365 A Though ? (2/2)
”This fella could just be the most powerful apostle I've ever seen. He also owns the largest supercat organization I've ever encountered. This deserves further observation,” Nekomata pondered.
He narrowed his eyes as he remained deep in thought.
”It makes no sense for Xiao Yu and Ho Hao Cang to continue being on their own. They should just join Zhao Yao.”
”I doubt he can stay in charge forever after all.”
Having come to a conclusion he was happy with, Nekomata darted swiftly out of the portal. His industrious observations revealed that Zhao Yao had the ability to control who can go through the doorways. He had no wish to be stuck inside because of a newly placed restriction.
He shot up the stairs, heading straight for the roof.
He took out his handphone.
*
At the same time, deep in the heart of the city, Xiao Yu was walking along the football field of her new junior high school. She had just begun her first year there.
She was nudging a pebble with her foot with each step she took, only half-listening to the scrawny girl next to her.
”Xiao Yu, what should we do?” the girl asked, her voice tinged with panic, ”Do we really give them our money?”
”Of course not. I barely have enough pocket money for lunch. I'm not giving any of it away,” Xiao Yu replied coolly.
”But…but how do we refuse? We're at the very bottom of the social hierarchy right now. We're only in sixth grade! We can't handle the real middle-schoolers. Why must our city be the only one that sends sixth-graders to middle school? We're supposed to be ruling primary school right now.”
Xiao Yu pursed her lips. ”I'm still not giving them money. If they want it, they'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.”
Her phone vibrated in her pocket as she spoke. She reached for it and found a message from Noodle.
”Huh?” she murmured, scanning through it.
Her eyes grew wider and wider as she made her way through the text. They were practically shimmering with delight when she reached the end.
In contrast, the girl next to her continued to lament over whether they should hand over the protection fees to their seniors.
*
After spending the rest of the day organizing and furnishing the newly expanded extradimensional belly, Zhao Yao made his way home.
He was tired, but he could not stop thinking about how he could grow the Cat Nation's population. Capturing more supercats was not a problem for him. The issue here was ensuring that they all lived in harmony.
”If I introduced too many new cats at one go, the rest of them will flip. I have to take this slow.”
His thoughts were disrupted by an uproar of meowing, followed by the violent striking of keyboards.
”Matcha! Why are you hiding in the grass?! Attack now!” Elizabeth commanded.
She then turned her attention to Rice Cake. ”You! Come back here right now! Who gave you permission to charge headfirst?”
”Roly Poly…” Elizabeth's words were cut short by a loud smattering of gunshots.
The two opponents standing on a hill across from her collapsed to the ground.
She turned around to look at Roly Poly, whom had a smug smile spread lazily across his face. Her mouth hung open in shock.
”All taken care of. Small matter. Mango, zoom out,” he said.
Mango was currently holding onto a magnifying glass with his teeth. He moved it away from the center of the computer screen.
Roly Poly tossed him a piece of dried fish, which he happily let go of the magnifier to lap up.
The fat cat had been trying to train Mango to do tricks for ages. While the usual ”sit”, ”left paw”, ”right paw” commands never quite worked out, he found out that Mango could serve a highly useful and specific function at PUBG.
Rice Cake looked at Mango in awe. ”Is this a new cheat?”
”I wouldn't call it a cheat. It's just an eight-time magnifying glass. Come, let's play.”