Translator: Vivi
Editor: Dragon
Proofreader: Sleepymango123
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Once the champion league ended, another event, holding just as much excitement and popularity, was the carnival league. True to his promise, Gu Yan accepted the invitation to take part in the event as a guest-of-honour and arrived at Z city.
Now, with a vessel that he could control, Asa no longer needed to appear in a form that would allow others to misunderstand and believe he was just a virtual pet in Gu Yan's phone. However, he was still greedy for more and wanted to snuggle into the youth's embrace like how he used to when he had been a robotic pet. At the same time, he controlled the companion robot to wrap his arms around the other man's waist.
His treasure was too beautiful to look at. If he did not mark his possession early on, it would be eyed by others.
"?" Noticing the way his lover's gaze had changed as well as the darkening of those deep purple irises, Gu Yan shifted his sight from the stage to the man beside him questioningly.
The pair of eyes on the other end narrowed slightly before Gu Yan heard his lover use an especially deep voice to ask him, "Ah Yan is mine, right?"
Sitting at the frontmost seats in the audience section, Gu Yan was momentarily stunned by this sudden question and became speechless for less than a second. By this time, the hand around the kitten was already being nibbled upon.
"Oh, en..." Gu Yan hurriedly nodded. Although these words were filled with an intense sense of possessiveness, Gu Yan nonetheless agreed.
If it weren't for him having already accepted this part of his lover, he wouldn't have accompanied the other person and engaged in various immoral acts.
Due to the youth's nod as well as the rare smile that hung on his lips, the ice-cold expression on his lover's face cracked. As a result, the already beautiful face became even more attractive.
A gaze coming from the seats at the back was originally resting on the youth, but now, couldn't resist trembling slightly.
With the backrest of the chairs in the pavilion acting as a barrier, the people behind couldn't see the man who had looped his arms around the youth's waist. They were able to see the man's profile only when he turned his head.
Just like he was being rubbed by a large feline like animal against his lower cheek, Gu Yan's sitting position wasn't stable but he also didn't reject these actions, completely not noticing the change in the gazes coming from behind.
Homosexuality was a common sight in modern society. Understanding the relationship between the youth and the man sitting beside him, the long haired woman sitting at the back recalled her gaze in disappointment.
Those who could sit in the first row of the pavilion were special guests, so she could easily guess that they weren't simple people. Turned out, the one she had her eye on the moment she saw him, already...En, had an owner.
Asa was very clear on this fact that the youth's appearance was the type that easily garnered favourable feelings.
But no matter what, this person belonged to him. Having eliminated a possible rival without making a sound, Asa lowered his eyes calmly.
His reaction was different from others who were exceptionally hyped and excited about the Carnival League. The man's lowered eyes made him look like he was uninterested in the tournament, his line of sight always on the face of the dark-haired youth sitting beside him.
This year's winning team was a dark horse among dark horses, dropping countless of jaws. The final round's counterattack of three wins and two losses instantly attracted a large wave of fans. They basically made up the area that was the loudest and most passionate amongst the audience.
The carnival always invited the winning team of the Class League Tournament, then based on the popularity votes, they would invite two additional teams. One of the key events in the carnival would be the live friendly match.
Often, these matches would require players to draw lots and exchange teammates for the sake of entertainment and to satisfy the crowd's curiosity of 'How would the match between XXX and XXX be?'
There was also another important event, this one related to the special invite guests.
After the wave of friendly matches ended on stage, the host announced the next event and the lights in the area dimmed down, with the exception of spotlights on stage that started swaying. It finally landed on a certain outstanding looking dark-haired youth.
"The one beside him looks a little unfamiliar...No, wait, he also looks quite familiar at the same time." The one chosen by the glaring spotlights was the current tournament's number 1, as well as the genius player various guilds had been trying to snatch up back then. Naturally, the middle-aged man and the commenter knew each other before, having done sufficient homework in preparation for this match. But even he couldn't recognise the beautiful man beside the youth in that moment.
Thankfully, he hadn't selected the other man. To not be able to recognise a VIP sitting in the front seats... He thought sullenly while muttering into his mic. If he had truly been unfamiliar with this person's style of fighting, he really would have lost a lot of face.
The familiarity he felt was, in fact, from his outer appearance. The convergence of the Death God's and the Abyss Demon King's appearance gave him the false impression that he had done his homework on the other party when it wasn't true in this case.
To forge an invitation was a simple matter for the Light Brain and this was how Asa ended up in this seat.
"Hahaha, I'm going to die laughing. Isn't Lu Lu a brain dead fan of the Great God, Sen Luo? Who told her not to follow me to this year's carnival tournament." After the host finished a round of introductions for the honoured guests, a tall woman sitting in the audience took out her phone and began to take pictures for the 'Lu Lu' she had just mentioned.
[Sai Lu Lu: Why!!! QAQQ!!!]
Looking at the response she'd just received, the tall woman snorted and burst out laughing.
It's too bad. According to his low-key personality, missing this chance meant it was unlikely for them to encounter each other again.
1V1 battle. Gaze fixed on the youth, Asa finally swept a look over the rest of the stage although, the brunt of his attention was still on the dark-haired youth.
He hadn't expected this coincidence. But since he had already decided to come for the carnival league, Gu Yan had done sufficient mental preparation to come on stage. It wasn't convenient to carry a cat along with him, lest it was left in a corner, looking extremely pitiful. Therefore, when he stood up, he quickly stuffed the horned-kitten into the arms of the man beside him.
En...He'll let his lover...hold himself.
Watching the black-haired youth put on the gaming helmet, the man holding the cat thought about the way the youth would usually stroke the cat's fur and attempted to replicate the action. Although, he copied the same gestures exactly as the youth had done, he could only lower his gaze.
It was awful, completely different from how the youth stroked him.
The large screen specifically prepared for the audience to spectate the game flashed with the words "Success", before immediately moving onto the arena of the battle. The battleground was complete randomised and this time, it was the Lava rift valley – a map that would allow a player who had extreme understanding of this terrain to use it to their advantage.
In the first place, this was merely a game to be played for fun. Gu Yan's mood was also very relaxed and moreover, there was no way he would lose. The equipment, Ragnarok, perfectly made up for any short-comings of the magician class in such a 1v1 match, and only further highlighted the advantages of the magician.
However, the highest existence who had heard the youth say 'fast game' right before he left didn't give the magician any chance to showcase too many skills. He directly increased the luck of those audience who had secretly bet on the magician's victory to the max.
"One, two, three, four...twelve-winged heavenly race?" In the valley full of rifts where lava burst forth and gushed out from between crevices to slowly converge at one point, a miracle appeared. After the piercing light died down, a person seemingly from the rarely-seen heavenly race stood there quietly with a divine expression.
"...It's the light god. His face is engraved in the chapel in Gahtya." A priest who frequented the church in the game quickly joined the conversation.
Who on earth said the summoner skill was as weak as a chicken? This was clearly a skill to determine if the magician was of pure European descent!
In that moment, Gu Yan who had summoned a big boss was extremely stunned. He had only intended to summon some small mobs to harass his opponent and did not say a single word related to 'Qiu', yet he had once again summoned his family's lover out.
The big boss who appeared was clearly not one to waste words as he instantly took action. When the twelve-winged heavenly being raised a pale and somewhat transparent finger, the area where the god looked at –
Mysteriously collapsed.
Following that, Gu Yan heard the sound of his complete victory – a fast game. The god, surrounded by a halo of light, turned around and mouthed those words to him.
This battle ended too quickly, causing the commenter, a middle-aged man, to choke on his words for quite a while. But this victory was clear and therefore, he could only brag and insist it was the magician's luck before handing the show back to the host.
All the way until he returned to his seat at the front tow, Gu Yan could hear the phrase, "Place your bets."
Lowering his gaze, Gu Yan just took his seat when the the man beside him put the cat back on his lap in one smooth motion.
He pulled the youth's hand over the cat's back but seeing the fingers remain unmoving, Asa self-sufficiently pulled his hand to stroke the kitten's back.
"Meow." The cat being stroked let out a soft meow. This was the right feeling.
Although he appeared in the arena for only a short period, the video of this battle(?) that Gu Yan scored full marks in terms of luck spread around after the Carnival league ended. When this footage was first released, there was a barrage of '6666' filling the screen non-stop.
The event ended that very day and as he had promised the Paladin in the game, Gu Yan was treated to a grand feast that night.
"I already registered. I'm married." When the Paladin jokingly asked him which stage he was at with his lover, Gu Yan unhesitantly answered.
A perfect answer. Seeing the man beside him slightly narrow his eyes upon hearing these words, Gu Yan relaxed. Appeasing his lover's possessive desire was also a critical skill.
However, this was still insufficient to prevent a back-aching incident from happening that night.
The protagonist's team progressed according to the storyline and clinched the championship in the next season. Gu Yan brought his family's lover who was supposedly the villain boss of this world and burrowed at home to watch the match, or it should be said, burrowed in the game to watch the match.
"Qiuqiu, be good. Stop climbing, come over here and watch properly."
The black-haired youth leaned lazily against the tree of life with a virtual screen in front of him, displaying the full content of the match.
This was also the same scene as before, where a youth sitting under the tree of life while buried under small fluff balls; except this time, the number of kittens had increased from four to seven.
Sighing, Gu Yan resigned himself to his fate as a cat climbing post and coaxed the little fluff balls hanging off his body. Only in this way was he able to continue watching the ongoing match.
At that time, he had actually wanted several Qiuqius in order to summon the divine dragon and now that it'd actually happened, he finally realised the bittersweet flavour of having seven furry creatures stuck onto him.
To be suffocated by fluff balls, he really didn't know what to do.
Its original appearance was one that was most common among beasts, similar to a regular house cat. But, as a member of the Heavenly race, it possessed a pair of double-wings and just like the mermaid race, there was a small, blue scale in the middle of its forehead.
"Don't...it's itchy, stop licking." The kitten used the soft barbs on its tongue, resulting in the ticklish itch on his skin. Like some sort of exquisite delicacy, Gu Yan was licked and savoured by the furry creature hanging off his body, so he could only bring the little kitten into his arms. Apart from stroking it, there was nothing else he could do.
The tournament league was very exciting. Unfortunately, Gu Yan who was trying to coax his family's lover was too busy to pay attention towards the events unfolding on stage towards the end. In the end, he leaned against the Tree of Life drowsily and fell asleep.
Once he fell asleep, the kitten snuggling in his arms finally quietened down. In actuality, Asa only did these actions because he did not like sharing the youth's attention with another person. Thus, he fooled around in order to gain his attention.
In the current world, it was possible to retain a youthful appearance but impossible to maintain the physical capabilities of his actual body. As the light brain of this world, Asa was extremely aware of this point and had thus, already made ample preparations.
When that time comes, it will shut down.
And accompany its most important treasure into an eternal slumber.
The author has something to say: The seven Qiuqius have been gathered to summon the divine dragon
T/n: I made a footnote before, but basically the divine dragon is a legendary being that can be summoned with the seven pearls. In this case, the author is comparing the numerous Qiuqius to pearls