86 Chapter 85. (1/2)
”I don't want to do this Miss Gyoko.”
My husband really got pushed around by that little girl. Maybe that will motivate him to cultivate seriously from now on. With a child like that, who you really can't tell what she's thinking, she will surely keep my husband on his toes. She's hidden herself deeply, but I've always known what type of person she was from the beginning. She naturally can't hide anything from me when I can view the akashic records.
That girl is really too kind though. She's willing to do or use anything for the sake of her cause. Her purpose in life is to change a single outcome in this world. That much is the truth.
”I'm serious, I've changed my mind.”
That trauma of hers, is naturally related to what she has experienced in the future as well. She's simply sealed those memories away deep in her heart so she doesn't break is all. Prying too much into a girl's past… or should I say future, is rude though.
That kitten is the trigger that brings those memories close to the surface of course. It really is quite sad. She's decided to self hypnotize herself into thinking it's how cute it is that makes her faint just to avoid the inner demons in her heart, even when she knows the truth deep down.
”Please Miss Gyoko, can I maybe shoot for something a bit lower rather than this right off the bat? Aren't things escalating too quickly?”
Though husband has really done some unnecessary things by opening the Pandora's Box that belonged to that little girl. Thanks to that, the world line in this timeline has been split in two. It's all because of the cat that was summoned to this world. I suppose it's a new possibility that never existed before. This is what happens when realm gods get involved, timelines just become a mess in mortal realms. A single action like a sneeze by a lower realm god can lead to this butterfly effect.
”Miss Gyoko, are you even listening to me?”
”Of course I am Chu Yue, I was just thinking about something interesting on the side.”
”You see Chu Yue, my friend's husband just adopted a five year old child with a bit of history behind her. It's the second child they have adopted into their family, the first child they adopted was a fifteen year old.”
”A second child?! Five years old?!”
Oh? Did she catch on that quick? She's a sharp one after all, especially when it concerns my husband. She really is cute.
”Is the husband of your friend's strike zone that low?”
Oh? Was that what she was concerned about?
”No it isn't, rather, his strike zone is probably closer to the first child.”
”Is that so? Hehehe. I see. I see.”
That girlish bashful side she had was something my pride would never allow me to show in front of my husband as the older of the two of us.
”Miss Gyoko, are we really going through with this program? Can't I just shoot for something a bit… lower? Maybe closer to the ground?”
”Of course, of course we're going through with this. It was a bit rushed, but luckily you got through the basic training and were certified. We're all clear, this is the biggest chance you have to quickly rise through the ranks and make it big. You should really thank me you know. If it wasn't for all the strings I pulled, you definitely wouldn't get a shot at this gig.”
”But, isn't this a bit ridiculous? There isn't even a precedent for a concert like this, I've searched everywhere and know it's never been done.”
”Are you scared of the unknown?”
At first I planned this in an attempt to keep her as far away from husband as possible, but after a while, I found it more amusing than anything because she always got fidgety whenever the foreign idea of outer space was brought up to her. To one like her who had lived her life as a mere mortal, it was of course nerve racking to think about being unable to exert any force while drifting about without any control over where you wished to go.
It was a real blast when I had her undergo the simulated zero gravity training with a powerful fan. She broke down into tears after it was over. It was a surprising, but cute weakness I found in her. When she breaks through to become a saint, I'm sure she will look back on it as an extremely embarrassing memory. I'll naturally be there to poke jabs at her over it.
Naturally, one must get dirt on your rivals while you can. She even begged me in tears to delete the recordings I took on my phone afterwards. Of course I happily refused and shot her down.
”Kkkkkkkhhhhhh. Miss Gyoko, everything is in place. We can begin lift off at any moment. Please give the signal. Kkkkkkkhhhhhh.”
”Eh? Wait. What? Already?! Wait. Wait. Wait! My heart isn't prepared just yet! Give me some more time!”
”Chu Yue, training waits for no man or woman. This is all part of your training. I even had them create a room on the ship specifically for some true idol training while we are on route to your next big gig.”
”It will allow you to experience gravity up to one hundred times Earth's gravity.”
Of course, that was a lie. I would just be manipulating gravity in the room secretly. I somehow felt that something would be missing if we went into space without a spartan training session like this before her gig.
When I looked over to the terrified Chu Yue trembling within her pink space suit I couldn't help but smile deviously. I'm not an evil woman or anything. This doesn't constitute bullying or anything, this is all in the name of training for her gig which we will arrive at in four days.
”By the way Chu Yue, you're really thinking of backing out after all the underhanded things you did to get here?”
”Underhanded? What underhanded things are you talking about?”
”During the stranded emergency crisis training in the desert with all the trainees, do you really think I didn't notice how you sabotaged all the other trainee's rations? You even went so far to contaminate their water bottles with laxatives and thought I didn't notice, right?”
”Hahaha? Who would do such a malicious thing in an emergency crisis situation like that Miss Gyoko? Besides, was it not you who said if I wanted to get selected to take part in this mission I needed to stand out from the rest of the crowd? How can I be blamed if I was the only one who luckily, no, miraculously left the training camp in top condition?”
She sounded calm, but I could tell she was a bit nervous.
”Hoh, I see, then going into space shouldn't be a problem at all.”
”Wait! This and that are two separate matters!”
For a villainous child like her who even went so far to seduce the male who was most likely to be chosen for this mission, only to snap some photos to blackmail him and get him to resign, she sure is indecisive when the moment of truth is at hand.
”HQ, we're a go.”
”I said wait!”
”T minus 15… T- minus 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. All systems are a go.”
”Nooooooooooooo! Stop! I don't want to anymore!”
”Ehem. I repeat, all systems are a go.”
”Damn it! Would you please listen to me?
”Houston we have liftoff.”
”Can you stop ignoring me?! I said I don't want to go!”
”Kkkkkkhhhhhh. Is everything alright in there? Kkkkkkhhhhhh.”
”HQ, don't worry it's just stage fright getting to her.”
”Miss Gyoko, please stop messing around! Turn this ship back around and land! I changed my mind, idol work is scary! It's too scary!”
”You can't, that would be a breach of contract.”
”What about the right to refuse unsafe work? This must be violating some sort of occupational safety laws, right?”
”Oh? I'm surprised you knew of those. You're quite studious for a child. However, you're an idol, not a human. Human rights no longer apply to you.”
”What?!”
Krkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkrkr.
Along with the loud crackling sound of combustion, a strong burst of acceleration suddenly assaulted us. To me it was nothing much, but Chu Yue on the other hand was scared out of her mind and she screamed out at the top of her lungs.
”Kyaaaaaa! Ahhhhhhhh! I'm going to die! I'm really going to die! Stop! No more! Waaaaah!”
Messing with her really is too much fun. Ah. I almost forgot. I quickly pulled out my phone to record, I definitely couldn't pass up a chance to capture all her ugly moments crying with a runny nose like this. Truly, the perfect blackmail material, if I do say so myself.
”Kkkkkkhhhhhh. Miss Gyoko?! What are you doing?! This is a spaceship! You can't suddenly start using your phone! Kkkkkkhhhhhh.”
”Tch. Relax HQ, it's on airplane mode. Even I know that much.”
”Kkkkkkhhhhhh… it's... a spaceship though. Kkkkkkhhhhhh.”
”Same thing. Same thing.”
Sniff. Sniff.
”Miss Gyoko… you're not recording me are you?”
”Me? Never. How could I ever do such an insensitive thing?”
”This is the worst. I want to see master.”
Tch. Can you not talk about wanting to see my husband in front of me? It's unpleasant. The only thing that made me feel slightly better was the fact she had no way to wipe up the snot and tears in her helmet until we were cleared to take them off.
Hmmp! Try to defy me in the future and see if I don't show my husband the dirt I gathered on you while you were weak.
After listening to Chu Yue weeping while curled up into a ball in her chair, along with the overly loud rockets for about ten minutes, we were finally in orbit and given the okay to move about freely.
It's about time, mortal rules are such a pain. When we were given the all clear, I got up, unbuckled the dejected Chu Yue and dragged her off to the training room I'd arranged for her.
”Chu Yue, you're to master singing and your choreography while undergoing intensive training with gravity fluctuating between zero g and one hundred g. This will allow your balance and stamina to reach new levels. If you're a true idol, something of this level is nothing, so don't give me that defeated dog look.”
”But-”
”No buts.”
”Tch. If it was Master, he would at least give me a reward I bet.”
”Oh? You want a reward if you make it through training?”
”Of course I do!”