New Century Warriors

Chapter 71: Two people examining toys

Although he bought the hourglass, he didn't have a chance to use it. However, Raino could tell from his senses that this time stop would only last for a few hours.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the duration of time stop is not fixed, but can be freely controlled by Kroc.

This is even more troublesome.

And that mysterious ability to escape through black holes—who knows what other tricks they might pull off?

In short, Kerro didn't reveal much of her combat power during this trip. Her lack of strength doesn't prove that she's weak. On the contrary, the move she made at the end made Raiye's vigilance towards her rise several levels.

In terms of personality, she has a slightly naive feel similar to Ye Lei from Line 1, but she is far less humane than Ye Lei from Line 2.

...Is this adjective not used very well?

It's hard to say what bad things she did in the past, but she didn't seem as bad as Kepolis and Kemilien to me.

Since it is unknown what kind of battles she had in her earlier years besides the incident in the demi-human capital, it is impossible to determine whether she killed many people, so this is just intuition.

After returning home and thinking for a long time, Raino decided to trust his intuition and believe that Kerok was "the better one among the wicked." This lonely child was worth his effort to win her over, increase her favorability, and gather information. Perhaps after gaining her friendship, he could re-educate her without necessarily having to fight her.

Therefore, Raino is preparing to make some mysterious little toys for their next agreed-upon playtime.

Considering that magical items cannot be used during time-stop states, only simple items that do not use a magic drive engine can be made.

My recent sleep schedule has been completely disrupted by this time stop. Since I can't sleep anyway, I'm going to work until I'm sleepy.

While he was concentrating intently, someone tiptoed beside him, quietly watching him operate the equipment.

The sound did not escape Lei Ye's keen senses. Lei Ye turned his head and saw that it was Anlaxi. Although he did not know what she wanted to do, it did not affect his work, so he could watch from the sidelines if he wanted.

If it were Loya, Raino would probably push her out to improve his work efficiency.

"Mr. Raino, what are you doing?" Anrashi suddenly asked in a low voice after watching quietly for a while.

"I'm making toys... I thought it would be pretty simple, but it turned out to be a bit complicated. Look at these, aren't they a bit too childish?"

First, there was a bamboo dragonfly made from a piece of iron. Lei Ye disassembled a light steel dagger and made it; it was very light.

"This is...?"

"This is a bamboo dragonfly... no, a metal dragonfly. It flies up with just a rub. It's a pretty childish toy, isn't it?"

"No, it looks so novel."

"If you're interested, you can have it. Take it."

Raino sighed. It wasn't just a matter of childishness. After Raino finished making this little toy, he realized that it didn't work with the physical rules of time-stopped states. Once he let go of it, it would freeze, so how could it fly?

So as soon as the Iron Dragonfly was made, it was decided to give it away. Originally, he wanted Venus to play with it, but Venus's strange behavior last time left a very subtle impression on Lei Ye, and he didn't want to increase Venus's favorability in that way.

Giving it to Anlaxi is not bad. As a circus worker, she should be interested in such a small toy. Sure enough, as soon as she received it, Anlaxi looked very curious and rubbed it in her hands.

Lei Ye couldn't stand it anymore and snatched it back. "That's not how you play it. Look, you have to use both hands to hold it and then rub it here."

"Ahh?!" Anlashi suddenly screamed.

"Ahhh!" Then Raino screamed.

Lei Ye didn't know what Anlaxi was yelling, but he was startled by Anlaxi's sudden shout. Then, his hand slipped and the iron dragonfly flew into the carotid artery on his neck. Blood instantly sprayed all over Anlaxi's face, and Lei Ye lay on the ground convulsing.

The examination was not painful; it was even a little sore and pleasant.

He almost forgot about his special constitution as a landmine guy; small wounds didn't cause much pain. Lei Ye quickly pulled out the iron dragonfly stuck in his neck, and the wound healed rapidly. Then, Lei Ye glanced at the ground stained with his own blood and the Anrahi sprayed all over his face, and tilted his head speechlessly.

"...What are you yelling about?"

"Because I just realized that you, Mr. Raino, suddenly made me practice 'that kind of thing,' clamping and rubbing, it's so sudden... By the way, Mr. Raino, you're bleeding a lot, are you alright?"

He paused for a moment, then Lei Ye flew into a rage.

"What the hell are you thinking, Anrashi?!"

"I'm...thinking..."

Anlashi rolled her eyes, deep in thought, then suddenly covered her face shyly, "Ah..."

This time, Lei Ye looked at Anlaxi but couldn't say a word.

No wonder Loya disliked you so much back then; you can be quite annoying sometimes.

However, Raino now fully understands how dangerous the steel dragonfly is, and he decisively destroyed it. Raino doesn't want to hear any day that his casually made toy has hurt an innocent passerby.

Anlaxi kept a close eye on Lei Ye's movements as he put away the iron dragonfly, until Lei Ye put it into his storage bag, at which point Anlaxi cried out in despair.

"Hey...didn't you say you'd give it to me? Why did you take it away? Mr. Raino, it's not that I'm greedy for your things, but you just said you'd give it to me and then suddenly took it away, leaving me disappointed. That's a bit much. I...I didn't say I refused to practice."

"What are you thinking? This thing is too dangerous. I'll give you something else as a substitute, okay? Here you go."

Lei Ye sent out another defective product, an old-fashioned spinning top.

Why didn't they make modern toy spinning tops? It's simple... they lacked the technical skills to do so.

Even if it were made, it would be useless. Like the iron dragonfly from before, the spinning top toy is limited by the time stop function and cannot be played. That's why it's considered another defective product.

"I've never played this before, so I don't know if it will be easy to play. Anyway, you can take it and slowly figure out how to play it. You're a circus employee, so I believe you can figure it out."

"Ahhh!!"

"Ugh! What the hell are you yelling about again? Can you stop being so dramatic at night? If you keep this up, I'm letting Loya share a room with you!"

"No, no, no, no, I can let the previous one go, but this really won't do, Mr. Raino..."

Anlashi actually started trembling.

It seemed like they were terrified.

She looked at Lei Ye with a cautious, almost pleading gaze.

"Mr. Raino, how should I put it... if, I mean if I haven't agreed yet, if in the future we become... uh... that kind of relationship, then I'm willing to play along with you. My dad taught me from a young age that lovers should cooperate and give to each other."

As he said this, Anlahi raised his left hand, which was holding the spinning top and whip.

"But! This really won't work! It's definitely not going to go smoothly! No matter how much you develop it, it won't work. Even if you're a circus employee, it won't work. The size won't match. What do you take us circus employees for, Mr. Raino!"

As he said this, Anrahi raised his right hand, which was holding an old-fashioned spinning top.

Lei Ye frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

It took him several seconds to understand what Allah meant.

"Damn it, Anrashi! What are you thinking now? I'm asking you!"

"Again...you're asking!"

Once again, Anlashi covered her face in embarrassment, "Haa...no wonder...they were so aggressive from the start, giving me so much money, haa..."

You son of a bitch, Anlashi.

"Watch out for Anrahi. I'll only demonstrate this once; this is how it works."

Snatching the item from Anlahi's hand, Lei Ye took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Then...

Oh no, how am I supposed to play with this thing?

Lei Ye had never played with this kind of old-fashioned spinning top before. When he transmigrated, AI had already developed to a very advanced level, and the most primitive spinning top toy he had ever played with was a plastic product that cost five cents and you had to use your fingers to spin it. Looking at this old relic, Lei Ye didn't know how to operate it for a moment.

He gritted his teeth, aimed at the spinning top on the ground, and spun it hard.

The whip's tail lashed hard across Anlahi's buttocks as he leaned over to watch.

"Ughhhh!"

The lash caused Anlaxi to clutch his buttocks and scream in agony, collapsing to the ground and writhing like a maggot.

"Why..."

Lei Ye didn't mean it. He wasn't very good with a whip and didn't expect Anlaxi to suddenly come closer to him while he was whipping her.

It hit that awkward spot, and even if someone tried to rub it a couple of times, there was nothing they could do.

The blows weren't applied hard, so there wasn't much damage; it just caused some pain and left a few marks.

Isn't this really...

"This... " Lei Ye glanced at the whip in his hand, at a loss for what to do. "Is this too much or too little?"

He could only stand there blankly, waiting for Allah to recover.

While waiting and feeling conflicted, he decided to apologize to Anlashi properly and explain things in detail.

Anlashi wasn't particularly bright, but she was certainly much smarter than Loya. Lei Ye believed she would immediately understand that this was a completely inexplicable misunderstanding.

However, Anlashi, who was clutching his buttocks, did not get up this time. He looked up at Lei Ye with teary eyes.

"I see."

This sentence made Lei Ye feel uneasy, and he immediately retorted, "Stop, don't try to understand. Almost every time someone says this to me, they don't really understand. Can you please not try to understand?"

Ignore Raino's rejection.

Anlahi shouted.

"If I agree, we'll play this little game. If I disagree, this refusal is also part of the game. Is this the meaning behind your whip, Mr. Raino... You really are a very domineering person."

She coughed and sat up sideways with her legs together, like a weak little girl.

He whispered to himself, as if in self-pity.

"Yeah... what right do I have to refuse? I've already accepted so much money, and I'm living under someone else's roof. I have nowhere else to go but this place. It's just this kind of play... what reason do I have to refuse!"

She suddenly puffed out her chest, revealing her enormous breasts, and said, "Come on, hit me here!"

"While it makes sense to target your area because your fat defense level is the highest here, that's not what I really meant. Besides, you don't seem to be genuinely against it. Why is your face so red?"

"Looking refreshed!"

Lei Ye quietly watched Anlaxi, who had become inexplicably excited.

Gradually, gradually, his gaze turned into that of looking at Loya.

He couldn't understand why simply not having any interaction with her could have such a significant impact on Anlashi's personality.

Of course, you can still tell she's the same Anlahi, but some things have become strange.

Where is it...?

Forget it.

Lei Ye silently took away the spinning top as well, along with the idea of ​​giving her a small gift. This Anlaxi has a lot of dirty thoughts in her head, and she always manages to think of strange things.

I wonder what kind of life she led during those five years in the circus that turned her into this.

circus...

Lei Ye's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh.

With Master Allahshi around, why am I still agonizing over this? I should just ask her for it.

"Speaking of which, Anlashi, you're a top employee at the circus, so you must have a lot of fun gadgets. Do you have any that aren't magical props? Could you show me or demonstrate how to play with them? If they're interesting little things, I'm willing to pay for them."

"Huh? What's going on?"

Anlahini, get up.

Seeing her like this, Lei Ye immediately had a bad feeling.

Immediately recalling his earlier words, he quickly guessed what Anrahi was thinking.

"Of course I'm talking about a proper toy!" Lei Ye hurriedly corrected loudly, "Listen carefully, Anlashi, it's a proper little toy, the kind that can be performed on stage for an audience, a little thing to amuse. Please don't bring out anything weird, okay? Don't ruin the image I have of you."

"Oh, the kind you're talking about," Anlashi said suddenly, shaking his head and stopping his rummaging. "I don't have that."

What do you mean by "that's not there"?

So what was that thing you were trying to take out just now?

Lei Ye suddenly felt very tired, opened his mouth, and sighed silently.

I squatted down on the spot, but squatting was tiring, so I simply sat down, facing Anrahi who was maintaining that delicate sitting posture.

The impact of Line 2 on those around me has become increasingly clear over time.

To be honest, there was a time when Lei Ye felt deeply inferior.

The mothers in Sen no Kawa are all too outstanding, or rather, too exceptional.

Raino occasionally wondered if he was worthy of fighting alongside this person.

Incidentally, excluding Loya, Raino has never had such feelings for Loya.

However, on Line 2, Raino felt his own importance for the first time. Without his guidance, he realized that these mothers, who could have become excellent adults, were living their lives in a terrible way. He realized that he was not only playing the role of a partner, but also, in a sense, a father figure who acted as a guide.

To be honest, all mothers should respectfully call me Dad.

Lei Ye gradually calmed down and began to think about the fundamental reason why Anlashi would become such a brainless character.

Interestingly, he came up with the idea almost immediately by combining it with his own stress-relief methods.

These past five years have been so tough for Anlahi. In the quiet of the night, she can't possibly relieve her stress by just wrapping herself in a blanket and crying.

"Anlashi," Lei Ye looked up and asked in the gentlest voice he could, "to be honest with me, aren't you being a little too repressed?"