The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 607 - 309: Serpent Monster of Thirteen District_2
He and the fox and the Ancient Snake were all rather hedonistic types, getting on stage and messing around was certainly no problem for them, but to ask them to slowly clean up the scene, to erase every single trace...

Well, that was rather unlikely.

Leave these tasks to Lang Tai?

Lang Tai wouldn’t refuse, and indeed he had extensive experience in dealing with aftermaths, but to let such a T0 assassin constantly do housekeeping seemed a bit of a waste of talent.

Besides, Fang Yue was a bit of a clean freak himself, so he was always the go-to representative for housekeeping duties.

Now, this room looked exactly as it did before the Deception Group and the others arrived.

If nothing unexpected happened, no one would ever discover that this was the Deception Group’s stage for tonight’s performance.

Jiang Shu cast his gaze toward Hughes and the head of security, who were both in an unconscious state on the side.

Hughes had been hypnotized by the fox and tossed aside; the fox planned to place Hughes somewhere random before waking him with the ”Heart Anchor.”

However, the fox didn’t plan to erase this memory, even though it was something Hughes would absolutely not want to remember, and even though it would have been easy to obtain subconscious consent to do so.

The fox simply didn’t want to go through with it; he wanted Hughes to forever remember his choices today, even though it might not necessarily become some sort of psychological shadow for Hughes, but he also didn’t want Hughes to act as if nothing had happened.

On the other side, the head of the security team had also been spared by the fox; as a henchman for the chairman, he had certainly committed his share of evils, but since the fox had promised to let him live, he would indeed make sure of that.

As for how exactly he would live...

As the city’s most powerful hypnotist, the fox could easily decide the life of such a security team leader.

”Let’s go,” Jiang Shu surveyed the entire room and issued the simple command to evacuate.

He too needed some time to reflect on what he had gained from this operation.

”Hmm,” the fox, hands clasped behind his head, strode forward with long steps. To outsiders, it was often hard to imagine this guy as Lonely City’s most formidable hypnotist, since his image was so different from the refined and easygoing demeanor associated with hypnotists.

He seemed more like an eternally childlike figure, but everyone present understood that his thoughts were certainly not so innocent and cute.

Hmm, these mind-playing types all have dirty hearts.

”Hey? Little Snake?” Suddenly, the fox picked up a call, chuckling as he spoke, ”Didn’t I say? I was just on stage, busy.”

Little Snake...

Jiang Shu caught sight of Fang Yue’s mouth twitching, seemingly struggling to accept the fox’s nickname for the Ancient Snake.

”Why not call you? The boss had us do some work on the spot, how could I call you?”

”Yes, yes, yes, I can’t help it...”

”Don’t say that, the boss’s Flying Knife Magic was actually pretty fun...”

”Of course, you don’t understand, you’re not me.”

”No teaching, no talking.”

The fox and the Ancient Snake casually chatted on the phone, and their voices made Jiang Shu’s team seem not so solemn and lifeless.

Lang Tai was characteristically silent, and according to the fox, Fang Yue was a ’dark horse,’ not one for many words either. Hence, most of the time, when the fox and Ancient Snake were not both present, the Deception Group’s team was extremely quiet.

They descended the stairs, left the ruins, removed their masks, either disguising themselves or donning new human face masks, and stepped into the bustling streets.

Along the way, they could easily overhear people discussing the Deception Group’s performance tonight and the chairman’s death.

Of course, no one was saddened by the chairman’s death; rather, they found it to be a source of satisfaction or gossip to chat about over dinner.

Most people found it difficult to empathize with such a capitalist figure, therefore the chairman’s death, whether legal or illegal, whether he was righteous or evil, did not evoke a lament from the public.

Perhaps this was the best outcome; although the credibility of Thirteen District’s legal procedures had once again decreased, at least they had dealt with the chairman, a cancerous growth, and had prevented him from escaping justice.

And at a street corner, the group naturally dispersed into the crowd.

As usual, Jiang Shu found an alleyway and used the Paper Card Technique to return home.

He came downstairs from his upper-level room to find Liu Tingruo, as usual, sitting in front of the television, and Fish Mother busy with something in the kitchen.

Hmm?

Fish Mother?

In the kitchen?

What was she doing?

In an instant, Jiang Shu thought of some unpleasant news, like a wife engrossed in fun at home failing to keep an eye on the children leading to the house catching fire or the like.

So he made a beeline for the kitchen, and the glass door of the kitchen was closed tight. It wasn’t until Jiang Shu approached that he smelled something burnt.

Jiang Shu slid open the glass door and peered inside.

The Mermaid had already learned how to use fire, and it seemed she was directly grilling something over it.

What was it?

Jiang Shu: ”...”

It was tentacles.

As everyone knows, Mermaids and tentacles are not the same species.

However, Jiang Shu hadn’t expected that the Mermaid didn’t cut them off before grilling.

Thus, the Mermaid’s face was flushed red.

With a thought from Jiang Shu, a black playing card flew out.

It was then snugly caught by a platter made of black cards and placed in front of the Mermaid.

”You sure about this...”

The tentacles did look a bit like those of a giant octopus’s leg, after all, it was just grilled.

Meanwhile, the Mermaid’s eyes sparkled as she nodded rapidly. She quickly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, then reached out to grab the tentacle but immediately let go from the pain of the burn.

”Huff huff huff—” As she blew on her reddened fingertips, she pointed at the tentacle again, signaling Jiang Shu to eat with her.

Jiang Shu: ”...”

Now he could understand how Kobayashi felt when she saw the dragon maid cutting off her dragon tail to grill for her to eat. This sort of thing...

Ordinary people really couldn’t accept it.

So Jiang Shu shook his head and while stroking the Mermaid’s head covered in soft golden hair, he instructed, ”Next time you want to eat something, tell the Tablet Spirits directly, and they’ll buy it for you.”

Then Jiang Shu made the tentacle disappear in front of the Mermaid.

He didn’t want the Mermaid to eat that kind of thing.

If the Mermaid went insane from it...

That would be a disaster in itself.

Such an easily sustained creature, Jiang Shu couldn’t let her befall some senseless accident.

Afterward, Jiang Shu shooed the Mermaid out of the kitchen.

A young lady’s home, what’s she doing in the kitchen.

He casually set a password on the kitchen door to prevent the naughty kid from entering next time.

After sending the Mermaid back to her bathroom, Jiang Shu went downstairs and sat beside Liu Tingruo, his tone carrying a hint of the grievances one might have toward a wife who doesn’t keep an eye on the children at home.

”...” Liu Tingruo lifted her head from the Simulated Light Screen in front of her, staring blankly at Jiang Shu. She seemed to have not yet snapped out of her work, but once her brain kicked back into gear, she turned to glance toward the kitchen, ”What was the Mermaid doing?”

”I’ve sent her back already.” Jiang Shu also shrugged his shoulders with resignation in his voice, ”Heaven knows why she thought it tasted good.”

”Uh, sorry, I thought she was just heating up some instant food in the kitchen.” Liu Tingruo’s expression was somewhat awkward, as this incident had caught her off guard, and at this moment, she also remembered Xiao Yi, who should have always been by her side.

Why didn’t Xiao Yi remind her?

Her gaze swept over the vicinity, but Xiao Yi’s silhouette was nowhere to be found, prompting a surprised exclamation from her, ”Where’s Xiao Yi?”

”Hm?” Jiang Shu frowned slightly.

Indeed, since earlier on, it seemed like only Xiao Jia, one of the Tablet Spirits, remained by his side. Had the other three not completed their tasks?

At this moment, Xiao Jia also sensed a bad premonition upon realizing it was the only one left by Jiang Shu’s side.

Trouble!

”Thirteen District Special Report, A large number of serpentine creatures have emerged in Area F, suspected mechanical combat creatures made by a terrorist organization. Citizens in Area F, please do not go out, do not go out!”

Suddenly, an emergency news broadcast cut in on the television, and the serpentine creatures that appeared intermittently amidst the flames and smoke in the video were all too familiar to the two people in the living room.

In an instant, accusatory glances were cast simultaneously toward the only Tablet Spirit present.

Xiao Jia wore a smile.

It should have seen this coming.