r18novel Chapter 1: An Unexpected Arrogance, Furious and Ferocious
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Arrogance, Furious and Ferocious
"Narukami, activate!"
Mao Die, wearing headphones, sat lazily at his workstation, slacking off. The afternoon sun was warm, and the login voice message after loading sounded pleasantly soothing.
Naruto is an open-world game independently developed by Frankenstein's monster. With its unique feature of "sitting on chairs", it has seized the position of the new era's second game king.
Upon login, along with the "Restart Connection" button, a slogan similar to "Aknets" and "Azurlan" appears, shouted by a random character in the game.
"My dear wife, please don't be lonely, I'm coming to see you right away."
Yes, today's startup voice is read by his "wife"—the tsundere blonde beauty Furlin, voiced by Rie Kugimiya.
Just hearing her voice made Mao Die feel incredibly happy, but as soon as he opened the portal to the other world on the login screen, he caught a glimpse of the shadow cast behind him.
The supervisor is here to catch him slacking off again?
Mao Die was so frightened that he shuddered, and his swift movement was so fast that even an old man with the same name would be ashamed of himself.
"Please, I just logged in..."
Now that things have come to this, should we just accept our bad luck?
"Mao Die, you're slacking off again!"
The last of the nine elements, the Void Element, has its spade-like icon mostly lit up; he'll soon see his "wife," who was just killed in the new storyline...
Love can transcend dimensions and overcome all difficulties; how could he possibly give up?
As long as he pretends to be dead and doesn't respond, what can the supervisor do to him? Even if he's dead and sucked into the door, he won't do any work!
He only makes 3,000 yuan a month, why is he working so hard?!
"Moody? Moody?! Moody..."
With just a moment of overwhelming excitement and palpitations, Mao Die was immersed in the world of Naruto. The supervisor's voice faded until it disappeared, and his vision...
Wait, how did it switch from 2D to 3D?! And it's still in first-person perspective?
My head is spinning... all I can hear is laughter and unfamiliar languages...
What you see first is blue sky and white clouds, then after crashing to the ground, there is green grass with dewdrops, and when you look up again... why is it a realistic style?
The students at the magic academy were all looking at him, each dressed in anime-style academy uniforms, their models and details so exquisite they seemed real.
The person closest to him was his beloved "wife," whose face was filled with astonishment.
Slightly wavy, fluffy long blonde hair, amber eyes, a cute yet sharp face, and a petite figure...
A long, dark blue robe draped over a white shirt, a dark red short skirt paired with white knee-high leather shoes, a pointed black hat on her head, and a brown wooden cane in her hand—this look is definitely her!
"Furlin? Is it really you?"
Mao Die was both surprised and delighted, and her voice trembled slightly.
His response was a small, unfamiliar gaze, trembling hands that seemed to have nowhere to go, and the mocking chatter of the onlookers who couldn't understand what he was saying.
"Furlin?"
What he saw and heard today made him feel an unusually strong sense of immersion, as well as a sense of unfamiliarity he had never experienced before. Was this right?
Judging from this setup, it seems to be a compulsory course for second-year students in the academy. The Narukami Summoning Technique, which a mage can only use once in their lifetime, is also the beginning of the game's storyline.
Could it be that I've actually become a magical contracted follower summoned by my "wife," an ancient spirit beast that chants incantations—Narukami?
"520#€,%**@『Ó』?"
The academy's lecturer, a bald, middle-aged man in a gray robe, walked up with a kind smile and said something to the lost and dazed Furlyn.
Maodie heard every word he said clearly... Was this a dream, or an illusion?
Although Mao Die couldn't understand the words, based on his character and the keen intuition of a player who had been online since the server opened, he deduced the general meaning of the other party:
"Furlin, aren't you going to say a word to your dream lover?"
Yes, Furlyn is an irresistibly charming tsundere. Judging from her unwilling expression, she is just as cute and adorable as she is in the game.
"No, I can't control myself anymore."
The beloved character who died in the story is actually alive right before my eyes!
Mao Die, who had been suppressing his desires for so long, could no longer restrain himself and took a step towards his "wife," who was both welcoming and hesitant.
"Huh? Huh?"
He had barely taken a step when his right hind foot tripped over his right forefoot, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"%≌｜β, hahaha!"
The students and teachers couldn't help but laugh, and the lawn was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
"What does it mean?"
He breathed on his feet, flicked his tail, and looked at the brownish-yellow fur on his front paws... He remembered, he remembered everything!
He, Mao Die, is now the invincible round-headed octogenarian! The strongest summon in the game's lore! The king of basic attacks among Naruto players!
Wait a minute... Although he always appears like this in the game, how come he turned out like this in the dream?
How can he get close to his beloved Furlin after transforming into a cat?
"Where's the manager? Where's the manager? Help!"
He let out a mournful cry like an electric baton, but it didn't earn him a shred of sympathy.
Whether it was the students' laughter, the teacher's awkward scratching of his head, or Furlyn's dilemma and hesitation, it was all adding insult to injury for him.
He was indeed sucked into the "Narukami" gate he had been longing for, but what awaited him was not that wonderful virtual world.
This fantasy continent called "Tesolawat" did not welcome him, a veteran player, and even persecuted him into a truly round-headed old man.
Compared to the heartbreak of being disliked by his two-dimensional wife, this fact was even harder for him to accept.
"I am too old to toil! Supervisor, please take me with you..."
He took another step with all his might, but still tripped and fell headfirst to the ground.
My body... it's so hard to control! This is completely different from the agile me in the game! Where did his top-tier, superhuman strength go?!
Another burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
At this moment, Mao Die could only comfort himself by the fact that his power was temporarily sealed, but he did not know the switch to unseal it.
He was already crying.
"Stop right there!"
Upon hearing Furlyn's voice, Modie struggled to raise his round cat head.
The girl turned her head and scolded the onlookers who kept mocking her. As if she had made up her mind, she clenched her two small fists and hurried over with small steps.
She held the cat's fur high, as if she were holding an ordinary cat, and looked him in the eye, her eyes filled with tears and a resolute expression.
Now, Modie is despised by everyone, and in this world, according to the original plot and setting, the "mediocre" yet unwilling to be ordinary, Furlin is often ridiculed by everyone.
The two people gazing at each other with tears in their eyes were a human and a cat who should have shared the same plight.
"Meow~ Meow~"
Mao Die strained out the strained sounds she could muster, trying to win the other person's favor.
"baka..."
She mumbled her signature lines softly, tears welling in her eyes, reflecting a few glimmers of light.
"Meow?"
In this delicate atmosphere, the boisterous laughter automatically blocked them out.
Mao Die felt a soft touch on her forehead, and upon closer inspection, she could feel the moisture in her hair.
That was a sweet kiss from a young girl.
Whether it was out of shyness or the extreme stimulation of the sudden change in atmosphere and the extreme joy and sorrow, he felt his heart beating very fast and his mind becoming much clearer.
On the left forepaw, which is usually used for casting spells, a spade mark of the ethereal element also appeared.
"My name is Chevalier Goodcat. Who were you just now?"
"It was just a kiss of contract between Master and Narukami. From now on, you will be my summoned beast, Furlin Cecilia's summoned beast. It's a promise of one person for life. Please take good care of me, okay?"
Wait a minute? He can understand what she's saying!
"It can talk? Wasn't this dirty thing just meowing a moment ago?"
"Truly worthy of being called an evil creature from the sacred scriptures; it became a spirit after being kissed by a woman like this?"
"This troublemaker has really formed a master-servant pact with evil spirits? Don't be surprised, it's not surprising that she willingly degenerated into a witch!"
After that kiss, Mao Die awakened the language module of this world, and he could hear all the arrogant insults from the noble students clearly.
Cats are the evil of this age. Witches are the heretics of this age.
This mob loathed cats and used that as an excuse to attack the cat's owner—his beloved Furlyn.
The more disdainful they were, the more friendly Furlyn appeared, creating a stark contrast.
"An overconfident provocateur...?"
With the contract in place, Mao Die enjoyed the warmth of huddling together with his "wife." He first half-closed his eyes contentedly, then his gaze turned fierce as he shot two murderous intents at the group of playboys.
Noisy and in the way, get rid of it!
The shimmering surface is imprinted on the screen, but the storyline in the game doesn't unfold that way.
Yes, when the game first launched, Mao Die had no idea that among those mockers was his "wife's" killer.
His species back then wasn't the cat that everyone despises today, but rather the noble "player".
But now, by a twist of fate, he has reloaded his save file with a max-level character and returned to a real world that was once virtual.
At the starting point of this fateful encounter, he must take control of the story's future direction!
A world without Furlin is a failed world. He used to be able to only accept a bad ending with tears in his eyes, but this time, he is fortunate enough to start over and he will only accept a happy ending.
"Ha—that red-haired woman in white boots! Try saying that again!"
Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and Mao Die is about to make his move.