Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

"Indeed...thank you."

"Why are you being so polite to me~"

-

After a while, the three returned to the basement of the villa.

Or rather, the place that used to be the basement of the villa.

The ground was sunken into a circular pit with a diameter of several tens of meters, as if it had been dug out by a giant spoon. The pit walls were abnormally smooth, as if corroded by strong acid, and even the exposed soil layer was flat.

Shen Qinyin walked back and forth in the basement several times, and finally returned to the original location of the metal door and "stood still."

"There's really nothing left..."

She supported her right elbow with her left hand and rubbed her fair cheek with her right hand, saying with some regret, "Did that thing go back to where it belonged?"

Tang Miao couldn't help but complain: "What the hell is that feeling of reluctance in your words..."

"It's not that I'm reluctant to leave. Although that thing was a threat to us and we almost died at its hands several times, it's also true that it saved us.

If it wasn't so hostile towards us, I would have liked to try to communicate with it."

"Well, you're right. That guy is so strong, he must be intelligent. If he can really communicate and turn enemies into friends, wouldn't we humans have an invincible helper?

Let's stop calling them Lurkers and just call them 'Shelters'. We'll build shelters around them, and when we encounter one we can't defeat, we'll just kick down its door."

"That's a nice thought. Although these guys are hostile to each other, they are still enemies of humanity in essence... huh?"

As she was speaking, Shen Qinyin suddenly noticed that a corner of something buried under rocks and mud not far away was exposed, emitting a cold light.

She used her telekinesis to pull out the object buried deep in the mud and sand. When she looked closely, she found that it was her wheelchair.

But now we can’t call it a wheelchair, it’s broken beyond repair.

"It must have been caused when I came out of that door just now..."

Shen Qiyin stroked the wheelchair armrest with some distress and complained, "When that guy came out, there were waves thousands of meters high. My wheelchair was probably rolled up at that time. When the waves dissipated, it fell down and broke."

"What else can you do? You can't ask the Lurker to come back and compensate you for the wheelchair, can you?"

Tang Miao joked with a smile.

Shen Qinyin was about to retort, but at this moment, a slight noise suddenly reached her ears.

She quickly signaled everyone to be silent, and at the same time activated her insight ability, and her perception network spread out like a stream of water.

Then she realized that something tiny was rushing towards her.

She originally thought it was a threat and was ready to fight and run.

But when that thing fell from the sky and landed at her feet with a "plop", Shen Qiyin finally saw the true appearance of this thing -

A constantly changing ball of blue, green, yellow, and black yarn?!

This ball of yarn seemed to be some kind of cloud. It floated in the air, and ripples kept appearing on its surface, as if there were countless tiny tentacles stirring inside.

The next second, it suddenly changed into an octopus-like shape, with eight translucent tentacles stretching out. Each tentacle had a crack, and it seemed like there were eyes peeking out from inside!

"Back off!"

Shen Qiyin used her telekinesis to try to throw the thing out, but before she could launch an attack, the creature suddenly collapsed back into a fur ball, and lines of various colors were secreted by it, forming two words in mid-air -

"Safety."

Safety?

This thing can actually communicate with people?!

Then, under Shen Qinyin's astonished gaze, the ball of fur expanded, shrank, and deformed again, exploding into a ball of constantly changing blue, green, yellow, and black mist.

"Meow~"

Suddenly, the cry of a kitten was heard in the fog, and when it condensed again, it had turned into a pitch-black cat-shaped creature.

The cat's fur had a strange metallic luster, like silk splashed with crude oil, but when the flashlight beam shone on it, it would strangely pass straight through it.

Its tail was raised high, swaying gently like a cat's tail. The strange thing was that although there was only one tail, the reflection showed three, as if three more tails had merged into the shadow.

"It, what is it?"

Tang Miao's voice trembled. If Shen Qinyin hadn't been here, she would have definitely run away.

Shen Qiyin shook her head and said, "I don't know. It has a similar aura to the original lurker, but it's obviously not him. The most important thing is..."

"What is it?"

"...It's very weak, pitifully weak."

As soon as she finished speaking, the black cat in front of her immediately made a sign with its tail: "?"

Shen Qiyin: “…”

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Qiyin tentatively stretched out her hands: "Are you planning to follow me? If so, jump onto my hands."

As soon as she finished speaking, the black cat jumped onto her hand, and its four soft pads gently touched Shen Qinyin's palm, so light that it was almost weightless.

The next second, the notebook in Shen Qiyin's mind suddenly opened a new page -

[Soul Resonance Awakened: Magician]

[Level: 1 star]

[Ability Obtained: Best Assistant (Lv.1)]

【Effect: Can do a lot of things for you. 】

Chapter 101 [Fool] Upgrade, Magician Mona~

Effect: Can do a lot for you...

Can you do a lot for me? Is that a general description?

You should take some responsibility for me, notebook! !

Shen Qiyin complained in her heart, but was also shocked by the awakening of soul resonance.

In the game, the magician's corresponding character is usually the protagonist's first male friend, and is usually a "perverted" male character. They are often the protagonist's best friend and right-hand man.

But his magician... is actually a cat?

And it's not an ordinary cat, but a strange cat with unknown origin, unknown abilities, and unknown race.

Hiss...If you think about it carefully, it seems quite reasonable.

Doesn’t this completely correspond to the setting of the fifth part of a certain game?

"Qiyin, it, it seems, it seems to be very close to you?"

Tang Miao couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, was slightly relieved. "It doesn't seem to be hostile..."

"You can rest assured now." Shen Qiyin comforted him in a relaxed tone, "You can treat this child as an ally. Maybe we will cooperate often in the future."

"Cooperate with it..." Tang Miao stared at the black cat with an awkward expression, "It means that it will always be with us from now on..."

"Probably, yes."

"I feel like something's a little strange. I don't think they'll cause us any trouble, right? I'm a little worried about these guys who come from unknown sources."

"It's normal to be worried..."

Shen Qiyin actually had similar concerns as Tang Miao.

This ball of yarn looks like a relic left behind after the door disappeared, but it is unclear what its relationship is to the door.

If the notebook had not passed its "certification", Shen Qiyin would not dare to bring this "assistant" of unknown origin with her.

"Now that things have come to this, don't think about those unnecessary things. You don't have to believe it, just believe me, don't worry."

"Okay, well, since you said so..."

Tang Miao sighed and looked at Xiaoxiang, "What about you, Xiaoxiang? What do you think?"

"I'm a mechanical maid. I don't have my own ideas," Xiaoxiang responded mechanically. "I respect my master's opinion. My master's attitude is mine."

"Ah, that's true..."

Xiaoxiang squatted down, his golden pupils contracting a few times before he spoke, "According to the social model between humans and pets, the first step should be to establish friendly interaction. Xiaohei, extend your hand."

As he spoke, Xiaoxiang stretched out his two hands in front of the black cat.

"Xiao Hei?" Tang Miao's mouth twitched involuntarily. "You've decided on a name so quickly?"

Facing Xiaoxiang's outstretched hands, the "black cat" was briefly confused, and then its body suddenly turned into a black octopus, and jumped directly onto Xiaoxiang's head. Its eight tentacles hung down and stuck tightly to her skin.

"?"

Xiaoxiang tilted his head and muttered to himself, "Is this how pets shake hands? I see."

Tang Miao covered his forehead and complained: "So it's a ghost. It's obviously expressing its dissatisfaction with you, right?"

"Maybe it's not satisfied with the name Xiao Hei," Shen Qiyin said seriously, "I think it probably wants me to give it a better name."

"Have you decided what to call it?"

"Well, I've decided, let's call her Mona."

"??? Have you figured it out so quickly?"

Shen Qiyin stretched out her hand towards Xiao Hei and called it, "Mona, if you don't mind this name, come here."

Upon receiving Shen Qinyin's call, Mona immediately turned into a pool of liquid, pounced onto Shen Qinyin's shoulder like a spring, and turned back into the shape of a black cat.

"It seems it has no objection. From today on, Mona will be our companion."

Shen Qinyin reached out and touched Mona's head. It felt very soft and quite warm, just like touching a warm furry ball.

"Meow~"

This little thing seemed to like Shen Qinyin's touch and made a meow that was exactly the same as a cat's.

"You look quite stylish." Tang Miao put one hand on his waist and praised Shen Qiyin's classic image of a human and a cat. "I feel like you already look a bit like those black cat witches in the movies. The only thing missing is a broom and a witch costume."

Tang Miao had just finished speaking when the mona on Shen Qinyin's shoulder suddenly turned into flowing water and dispersed. In just a blink of an eye, it really condensed into a magical black robe full of witch style.

"Hiss!" Tang Miao couldn't help but gasp, "I feel like this little thing can do a lot for you, Qiyin."

Shen Qiyin blinked cunningly and said in a deliberately sarcastic tone, "Not necessarily. Do you think it can fix my wheelchair?"

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Mona immediately pounced on the damaged wheelchair and turned into a flowing black substance that wrapped around the wheelchair frame.

Under Mona's wrapping, the broken armrest was filled and reshaped, the crooked wheel axle was covered with a layer of elastic gel, and the originally gray leather cushion surface appeared with fine fluff, which at first glance was no different from the fur of a black cat.

The damaged wheelchair was restored to its original shape just like that.

"Putting aside the provocation, how can mona be used like this?"

Tang Miao couldn't help but twitch his lips, then walked around the wheelchair and found that there were several cat paw-shaped decorative protrusions on the metal frame of the wheelchair, and there was even a slightly swaying cat tail standing behind the back of the chair.

"Is a wheelchair considered a car?" Shen Qiyin asked. Before Tang Miao could answer, she added, "It's scientifically sound that a cat can turn into a car, right?"

"You call this science..."

Shen Qinyin shrugged, slowly floated over the wheelchair, and then sat on it.

Well, the cushion is very soft and really feels like the furry fur of a cat.

“It’s a good experience.”

While praising, Shen Qiyin pulled off the joystick, thinking about driving the wheelchair for a circle.

However, the wheelchair did not move due to her manipulation.

Xiaoxiang, standing by, thoughtfully pointed out, "According to the scans, the wheelchair's engine, circuitry, and control systems haven't been repaired. Mona simply used her own 'body' to replace the damaged frame. Once she leaves, the wheelchair will return to its damaged state."

"So, this isn't a true restoration..." Shen Qiyin couldn't help but feel a little regretful. "What a pity! If Mona could really repair items, he would truly be the 'Concept God'."

After a pause, she said with relief, "But really, how could I expect a 'cat' to do the work of repairing circuits? This will do."

Shen Qiyin gently touched the armrest of the wheelchair. As if in response to her, the wheelchair under her swayed left and right twice.

She was about to praise Mona, but when she lowered her head, she suddenly realized that the sky outside the pit had become foggy again.

Looking around, the streets that had just been "clean" for a short time were once again covered by fog. The fog that was originally swallowed up by the black tide was now spreading throughout the city again.

"The fog has returned..."