MASG chapter 166: Extra 6

◎ “Oh? I neglected you?” Xia Yu asked calmly. “Tell me, when did I neglect you?” ◎

 

Xia Yu stood not far away and tilting his head in confusion.

He hadn’t even been this puzzled when Little Nut complained to him. My dear Haisruola, quickly look at your people on land—what exactly Anixida is doing? Has he fallen?

An electronic dancer, who appeared to be around his age, clung to Mo An’s strong, agile arm and twisted into an S-shape.

Cheers sounded from both sides. The strangers who had been drinking seemed especially happy. They laughed heartily and were immersed in this joyful life. They were no longer living in a drunken daze like before. Mo An wore a special combat uniform. Black fabric wrapped him completely, and the high collar covered his Adam’s apple all the way up to his chin.

His smooth, silver hair was tied up high with a small aquamarine dangling boldly from the hair tie. His clothes were plain and monochromatic—black.

But a restrained black outfit tested body hardware the most. Even dressed like this, Mo An attracted a lot of attention.

Xia Yu suddenly remembered a girl named Molly. She had liked Mo An when she was about Xia Yu’s height at age thirteen and had pursued him warmly for a month. In the end, she reported Mo An.

Because she accidentally saw Mo An kiss the center of his brow, the kind and righteous girl reported him to Nuwa, despite liking him very much, saying that he…cough, cough…liked children.

In the end, Xia Yu came forward personally to clear things up with Molly, resolving the awkwardness. It was truly an absurd and interesting time. Xia Yu felt it was normal when someone pursued Mo An.

With Mo An’s appearance, being liked by others was as easy as breathing, whether human or mermaid. Molly’s appearance did not stir Xia Yu’s jealousy, but now, Xia Yu genuinely felt what is called… possessiveness in love. Was Mo An behind his back, looking at other “men”?

“Xia Yu, y-you, you, how did you…” Mo An sprang up as if whipped. Because he was too nervous, he knocked over the cocktail. At a loss, he reached for the black-and-gold stage controller, wanting to shut it off immediately. However, in his panic, he pressed the wrong button.

“Oh, so great—so great. Master, do you like it like this?”

The electronic dancer twisted around while praising him. This time, he wasn’t just dancing around Mo An; the dancer also held Mo An’s shoulders and squatted down in an M-shaped legs spread.

Mo An swallowed. His fish life was completely over.

“What are you doing?” Xia Yu frowned and took two steps closer. “You like watching this?”

“Ah? I don’t like it! Who said I like it? I hate watching other people dance the most!” Mo An explained.

Right after that, the electronic dancer wrapped an arm around his lower back and began moving in a wavelike motion against him. Although the dancer had no physical body, each touch felt real.

Mo An simply covered his eyes. “Listen to my explanation.”

“First, turn this off. The dancing is peculiar.” Xia Yu pointed at the control panel.

Mo An lowered his hand and forced himself to calmly look at the control panel. He absolutely did not want to press the wrong button again, so he carefully identified each button before operating it. After pressing it, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank you for using me, Master. As a distinguished paid user, you will receive my burning kiss. Wish you a pleasant day today. I’m very much looking forward to seeing you again! Looking forward to your next visit! Unlock more outfits and actions. Become my exclusive master!”

The electronic dancer stopped, but before disappearing completely, it floated up. The suspended light and shadow circled once in front of Mo An, and finally the boy in a sailor uniform wrapped his arms around Mo An’s neck and gave him a smack kiss on the face.

After the kiss, the electronic dancer disappeared completely, leaving Mo An with a colorful mess.

Mo An looked at Xia Yu, his face ashen and his heart pounding like a drum. “Darling, I want to explain. Will you still listen?”

Xia Yu’s brow was still full of confusion. He turned around and said, “Let’s go back first and explain there. It’s too noisy here; I can’t hear you clearly.”

“Fine, then go back and explain.” As long as Xia Yu was still willing to listen to his explanation, that was enough. Mo An followed behind Xia Yu like a big-tailed puppy, drafting words in his heart. He truly hoped his eloquence would be as outstanding as his language ability.

“How was training today?” Mo An asked in the elevator.

“It was okay,” Xia Yu answered neither lightly nor heavily.

“Oh…” Mo An searched for something to say. “Where’s Xiaoxiao?”

“She went back,” Xia Yu answered.

“Oh… then how was her training today?” Mo An sensed that something was wrong.

Xia Yu replied with a slight smile. “It was okay.”

His bad feeling became a reality. Mo An seemed to already anticipate tonight’s outcome—he would most likely be kicked out and forced to sleep elsewhere. When they returned to the room, Xia Yu took off the wristband he had worn all day first. Nuwa and Jingwei did not say a word during the whole process, clearly watching the show.

These two artificial intelligences… were becoming more and more gossipy.

Xia Yu could already picture them in the virtual world cracking sunflower seeds while waiting for Mo An to speak.

And Mo An did not disappoint expectations and opened his mouth: “Listen to my explanation. I really didn’t do it on purpose.”

“Not on purpose, and you still went to watch? That device doesn’t have an accidental activation function. It requires fingerprint scanning.” Xia Yu was full of jealousy. Although he knew it was childish, nobody stays rational in love.

Mo An moved from behind him to stand in front of him, raised both hands and said, “I went with the intention of learning.”

“Who goes to learn that? Do you want to wear a sailor uniform? Or… do you want to dance that dance?” Xia Yu suddenly widened his eyes. He took a step back and looked at Mo An’s muscular body, imagining the light blue skirt hem flying over his thighs.

No, no, that’s too terrifying. Xia Yu rubbed his eyes. “What are you learning from an electronic dancer?”

Mo An’s face turned red. His burning palm pulled Xia Yu’s fingers, shaking them slightly. “Learning what you humans all like… Lao Gui suggested it, this is all his fault.”

“Ah? We humans? Only half of my genes are human. Why don’t you care what the jellyfish like?” Xia Yu pinched his fingertips and asked.

“Because I know what blue underworld jellyfish like. I know what Little Blue likes to eat and drink. I even know exactly how many hours of sunlight it needs. I personally replaced the sand and pebbles in the tank, and I chose colors it likes.” Mo An stroked the back of Xia Yu’s hand and spoke lovingly. “Lao Gui said that what humans mostly like is that kind…”

“What kind?” Xia Yu was afraid he would say something outrageous. “Speak properly.”

“The kind… that teases people, makes them burn with desire, unable to control themselves, and makes their blood boil at one glance.” Mo An quickly looked at him, showing immature panic and hormonal desire. “But I don’t know how.”

Xia Yu smiled helplessly. “Why are you learning that? I don’t even like it. Why does Lao Gui teach everything? And you actually dared to learn it?”

“I don’t care. Male fish must learn how to please their mates. We have to learn how to do that.” Mo An refused to let go, clinging stubbornly. While hugging him, he pressed close to Xia Yu’s ear.

The Xia Yu in his arms looked almost the same as he had at thirteen or fourteen, with some flesh still on his face and not as thin as he was after growing up. After hugging him, Mo An continued to complain. “You’ve been neglecting me lately.

“Oh? I neglected you?” Xia Yu asked calmly. “Tell me, when did I neglect you?”

“The past few days, when you went to training, you didn’t say goodbye to me. We mermaids easily get heartbroken. Our hearts cannot bear any hurt.” Mo An lowered his head. Xia Yu, who was much shorter and smaller than him, was in his arms. Yet, he was willing to become a well-behaved little fish.

Xia Yu was so angry that his lips felt hot. “That’s because when I left, you were always sleeping. I just wanted you to sleep a little longer.”

“You could have woken me up completely. In the face of love, mermaids don’t need sleep.” Mo An stubbornly rubbed against his ear.

Xia Yu patted the back of his head and smiled as softly as a spring breeze. “No need for sleep, but I need to go to a bar and watch others dance. Did I wrongly blame you for that? Should I apologize to you?”

Mo An wrapped his hand around Xia Yu’s waist and kissed him on the cheek. “No need to apologize because I’m not angry either.”

“Really?” Xia Yu smiled subtly. The moment he smiled, alarm bells rang in Mo An’s head again.

A few seconds later, Mo An stood outside the bedroom door and said to the surveillance camera, “Listen to my explanation. It really was Lao Gui who suggested I go.”

After saying that, the door still had no movement. It likely wouldn’t open for a while. Mo An could only pace outside the door like a fry lost in the sea. In the end, he reflected painfully—if the door really wouldn’t open tonight, he would have to find Mi Dou and make do for one night.

Wait, where was Mi Dou?

Mi Dou had gone to the bar with him and said he would wait somewhere quiet for Mo An. Why hadn’t he seen him?

At that moment, in the VIP room of the bar, Mi Dou, wearing a white coat, looked at the person in front of him, trembling. He asked with a worried expression: “How could I have that much money? Are you bullying me?”

The nearly two-meter-tall bear companion sat in the middle of the sofa, stretching his arms out wide.

“I never bully companions. You are a bear, and I am a bear too. At least half of our genes are the same, right?” Boden sized up the little bear and said solemnly, “Your drink spilled onto my equipment. I came here to make a deal. Now my weapon sample is gone. Tell me, what should we do?”

Mi Dou pursed his lips and secretly looked toward the door of the private room. Where was Mo An? Why hadn’t he come to rescue him yet?

“My patience is limited. I hope you can answer properly.” Boden tapped the crystal tabletop. “What did you say your name was again? Mi Dou?”

“But I really can’t afford to compensate for it. I’m just a researcher; I only have that many points.” Mi Dou hated that sweet cocktail. He carefully stepped back, planning to turn and run. But just as he had that thought, Boden saw right through him, took two steps toward him, and pinched his ear.

“Don’t bully me! I have friends. My friends will come very soon.” Mi Dou looked at his bear ears—they were dark brown, while his own ears were light brown. Clearly, their bear family genes were not exactly the same!

“Oh? You have friends? I’m least afraid of you having friends.” Boden bent down, his pale golden eyes blinking as he looked at the little toy in his hand. “I like eating little bears the most. If you really can’t pay sixty-five million points, what should I do?”

Mi Dou gave a resentful hum and glanced at the door secretly. Mo An, when are you finally going to notice I’m missing?

 

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[Author’s Note]

Mi Dou: Thank you so much, Mo An!

Mo An: You’re welcome…