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54. The Hamster is Taken Liberties With
Shu Shu seemed to have always emphasized that he was a beastman, and therefore they could not be together. But he had never said that he did not like him . . . . Edgar was still pondering over it as the aircraft arrived at the door of the house where he lived.
As a housekeeper robot, 006 simultaneously opened the door and turned on all the lights in the house the moment the aircraft stopped. Then it stood in the doorway, waiting for instructions.
Edgar did not instruct it to do anything though. Instead, he quickly went to Shu Shu's room while carrying Shu Shu in his arms.
Shu Shu’s bright red face and the faint aroma of wine carried by his exhalation made Edgar unable to control himself from wanting to kiss Shu Shu’s lips once more. But, recalling the previous situation where Shu Shu suddenly woke up, he felt that he should not take advantage of Shu Shu's impairment again.
After putting Shu Shu on the bed, Edgar planned to leave the house and go have another look at the banquet, but unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he was yanked back by Shu Shu. Shu Shu, whose eyes were still closed just now, surprisingly opened his eyes again and was regarding him with a very serious look. "Disciple, you know that I’m your master, don’t you?"
Master and disciple seemed to mean teacher and student? Edgar really liked the way Shu Shu looked when he said in deadly earnest that he was his teacher. Looking at Shu Shu’s eyes, Edgar immediately answered, “I know.”
Shu Shu was very satisfied with this answer and once again said, “You’re my disciple, so you can't drive me away, you know?"
"I won't drive you away." Edgar felt a bit funny.
"Even if you marry a sub-beastman in the future, you still can't drive me away." Shu Shu frowned slightly.
"I won't marry a sub-beastman." Edgar promised.
"Then you won’t have children." Shu Shu's brow wrinkled even more tightly. As a hamster, reproduction was his instinct. If it were not for his determination to become a human and to not produce offspring whose life span was only a couple of years and that were unable to develop intelligence, he might’ve already bred several hundred litters of pups.
"Having no child is no big deal." Watching Shu Shu's expression, Edgar’s heart beat a little faster.
Previously, when Shu Shu said that he was a beastman, he thought that Shu Shu didn't like him at all. But, listening to what Shu Shu said now . . . perhaps Shu Shu wasn’t really without feeling for him?
"Edgar, you’re really great!" Shu Shu suddenly hugged Edgar, pushing his head onto Edgar's chest and nuzzling it.
Shu Shu smelled especially good, and his body was also soft. Edgar, who originally wanted to leave, immediately didn't want to leave.
Right at this moment, the wrist watch on his hand alerted him to an incoming private message.
Taking out his communication device, Edgar saw a message from Calvin.
"Edgar, you actually left while carrying Shu Shu in your arms like that. Do you know how many sub-beastmen’s hearts you’ve wounded?" Calvin sent a text message, but with an emoji at the end, which was a sub-beastman actor with face full of complaints.
Edgar hadn't returned the message yet, and Calvin's second message already came up. "Right, when are you coming back? Many people are here today. Let’s chat and reminisce together?"
Edgar also wanted to have a chat with Calvin. However, after trying to push Shu Shu away and only resulting in Shu Shu being wrapped round him even tighter, he promptly abandoned this idea.
Was reminiscing with friends comparable to being intimate with a sub-beastman?
"I am busy. You all chat." Edgar sent out six words and then decisively turned off his communication device.
Shu Shu was already asleep, knocked out, and Edgar watched him, not in the least sleepy.
He stared at the man in his arms for a long time and finally drew the man into his embrace.
His beloved was in his embrace. Edgar originally thought he would not be able to sleep, but, smelling Shu Shu’s scent, he unconsciously entered the land of dreams.
The next day at dawn, Edgar’s wrist watch vibrated lightly, waking him up straight away. And the first thing he did after he woke up was to touch the man in his embrace. However, he only touched air.
Heart startled, Edgar looked in the direction of his chest but found that it was empty . . . . Shu Shu woke up and then ran away?
Edgar thought of this almost immediately, but he quickly denied it. His alertness was very strong; if Shu Shu really woke up and then ran away, it was impossible for him to not know.
In this case . . . Edgar suddenly saw the formal attire on his chest.
Yesterday Shu Shu had worn a formal attire and then lain down in his arms. Shu Shu . . . .
Edgar tore the clothes open and saw a palm-sized little hamster sleeping flat on his back there.
Animals generally slept lying on their stomach, and furthermore, hamsters would sleep huddled together. In contrast, this hamster’s sleeping posture was a marvel and even exposed . . . . Edgar saw two very, very small balls, which actually wasn’t that small in comparison with the hamster's build.
He suddenly had an urge to touch it with his finger, and then he did stick out his fingertip.
Shu Shu was sleeping very comfortably when he suddenly felt that something was rubbing him playfully. Only when his owners touched him would they touch that part of him, and vigorously too, which was truly such a vile thing to do.
Shu Shu launched his whole body to hug that finger and took a bite of it.
Asking for a bite? Wait a minute . . . . By all accounts, he was not a hamster anymore, but a human!
What was going on then?
Open your eyes. Shu Shu finally opened his eyes and saw Edgar watching him.
Shocked, he flipped his body over and found that he had unconsciously changed into his original form. Initially, this did not count as anything much. The crucial point was . . . did Edgar touch him just now? And was still touching him . . . . The hair on Shu Shu's body blew up. He faced Edgar again and bit him with all his might this time.
His teeth were very strong, but it was obvious that Edgar's skin was even stronger. After being bitten by him, Edgar was not hurt at all, but his teeth were falling apart.
It’s really too unfair!
Shu Shu covered his mouth with his own tiny claws and turned round to slid into the quilt beside him. It’s just that while he was very fast, Edgar was even faster and immediately caught him in his hand.
The hamster's very small, furry body was grasped in Edgar’s hand, making his palm nice and warm . . . . Obviously, two beastmen should have repelled each other, but he didn't dislike the little hamster before his eyes one bit. He even wished he could go up and give the hamster a lick or two.
Edgar touched Shu Shu repeatedly almost everywhere. He even grabbed Shu Shu and turned him over to take a look at that place between his two hind legs.
This time, Shu Shu was already beyond angry—this guy actually treated him like this; it was simply too vile!
However, no matter how he clawed and scratched that hand, it was nevertheless no use at all. On the contrary, it made him look pathetic.
The little hamster in Edgar’s hand suddenly turned into a stark naked youth. The youth then pounced on him, clawing and scratching once more . . . . What a very passionate guy!
"How dare you touch me as you please!" Shu Shu failed in scratching Edgar and also failed in biting Edgar and finally could only complain.
"I'm sorry." Edgar admitted his mistake. He wanted to hurry up and disengage from Shu Shu, or else . . . he might really make a major criminal mistake.
Although Shu Shu thought that what Edgar did was very vile, but since Edgar already apologized, he would not pursue it again. "You can't indiscriminately touch me from now on!" When he was teased by his former owners, he didn't feel anything at all. But when it was Edgar, he, for some reason, actually couldn’t stand it.
“After getting drunk yesterday, is there any discomfort?” Edgar did not acknowledged Shu Shu’s words but asked about other things instead.
"No, I'm very good." Shu Shu said. "Yesterday, how were things afterwards?" He really looked forward to the banquet and very much wanted to see how exactly it would run. He did not expect that he actually got drunk in the end . . . .
How shameful!
"Afterwards, it’s also like that." Edgar simply said a few words and asked Shu Shu again. "I’m free today, and you’re also on holiday. Do you want me to take you out to play?"
"Do not! I’m going to study!" Shu Shu firmly stated. He already made a firm resolution yesterday. He had to study hard every day, try to improve himself, and strive for becoming a useful person in the future. He had better be more amazing than that Myer.
Let’s do it. Shu Shu found a pair of pajamas to wear, pulled Edgar to go to the study, and then lay down directly in the virtual cabin. "I want to learn every kind of etiquette. You help me download a program. I’m ready to follow and learn."
Since Shu Shu had a mind to learn, Edgar naturally wouldn’t stop him. He quickly downloaded the program and helped Shu Shu install it.
After a few days, Shu Shu once again entered the virtual reality. Only this time, what appeared in front of him was not all kinds of snakes but all sorts of figures of a person.
Heart calming down, Shu Shu began to learn inside the virtual cabin, watching a person who was full of manners do all kinds of movements.
Before, he always thought he could do as he wished. Once he started learning, he felt out of his element, but as time went by, he found a few tricks and learned faster and faster.
This kind of program was really convenient for a beginner to learn. Later, he could also use it to learn something else . . . . Shu Shu did not mind taking all the trouble to do all kinds of common movements over and over again. The most thing he did not lack was patience.
If he didn't have the patience, it would be absolutely impossible for him to internally circulate that drop of spiritual power several hundred times every day just to become a human.
Before he became a human, he briefly ceased to have a goal. Then he discovered himself coming into a completely strange place, which made him think that it was all right so long as he could just drift along, eat, and wait for death. But now . . . he had another goal.
He decided to wait until he became a little more powerful, and then he would continue to drift along, eat, and wait for death.
Shu Shu had the mental power to remember and then imitate all kinds of movements. He did some basic movements several times, and his score reached 80 points, which met the standard.
Most people at this time would proceed to the next movement, but he, however, felt that it was still not good enough. When he cultivated before, a little mistake would have brought a big problem. Naturally, he had to achieve the best as much as possible now . . . .
Redoing it repeatedly for a few hundred times, Shu Shu finally scored 90. After redoing it for several hundred more times, Shu Shu scored 95 and then 96, 97, and 98 . . . .
After reaching 99, Shu Shu would often get stuck for a long time, but as he practiced more and more times, he was able to achieve 100 points at last!
Only after one movement got a full mark did Shu Shu start the next movement.
TL's note:
Next update will be on February 13th because I have to go out of town. Also, because future chapters are 6000+ characters long, update will be once a week every Wednesday.