Their commission was suspicious.

"Hey, brother, don't you have any money? But you own a big bar!" Abby exclaimed incredulously.

"Bib, have you ever seen your brother charge a fee at my bar?"

"It seems not. So... I can't buy books?"

“Hmm… I can’t afford Shakespeare’s manuscripts and plays, or even a regular hardcover edition, but I can get Shakespeare for you,” Chen Luo said after a moment of contemplation.

"???"

You're so awesome, brother!

But what would I need Shakespeare for?

Hold a knife to his throat and make him write a complete collection of comedies or lame jokes?

Thinking about it carefully, Shakespeare, who was summoned back to write plays after his death, sounds rather pitiful.

"Wow!" Chen Luo suddenly heard a crying sound.

Chen Luo turned his head and saw Yakumo Yukari holding the lollipop stick in one hand and supporting the dragon-horned loli's face with the other, trying to pull the lollipop out of the dragon-horned loli's mouth.

"Yukari Yakumo, what are you doing?" Chen Luo ran over in a panic and chopped Yukari Yakumo with a chop to the neck, then pulled her away.

After the dragon-horned lollipop was retrieved, she quickly hid behind Chen Luo, clinging to his leg while keeping an eye on Yakumo Yukari.

"You actually yelled at me for her sake? Waaah!" Yakumo Yukari burst into tears!

Chapter 1005 Yukari Yakumo: I'll take you with me even if I have to commit suicide!

"Are you some kind of tragic heroine from a melodramatic drama? And you talk like we're really close." Chen Luo placed his finger on Yakumo Yukari's forehead, stopping her from running over for a hug.

“…Wah!” Upon hearing Chen Luo’s words, Yakumo Yukari paused for a moment, then cried even louder.

"Okay, okay, stop crying. I was just joking. We've been through thick and thin together."

Using this special skill to turn a target into a child doesn't completely erase their memories; they still retain them.

However, once they become childish to the extreme, those memories become less useful and still cannot keep them rational.

Take, for example, Yukari Yakumo, who is now crying directly in front of Chen Luo.

Unable to bear the crying any longer, Chen Luo took out another lollipop and stuffed it into Yakumo Yukari's mouth.

No, I really can't let Yukari Yakumo cry anymore.

The current sample size is still too small. In addition, the first sample is a little fox, and the other sample is Kaguya Houraisan, whose behavior has become very strange. Therefore, Chen Luo is really not sure whether the effects of becoming a child will be reflected back to his original body.

If the mind that shrinks is the result of the original mind shrinking infinitely, and becomes more emotional and childish.

Will the effects experienced while in child form be amplified infinitely after reverting to the original form?

In other words, if Chen Luo makes Yakumo Yuuki feel that she has been bullied, will Yakumo Yuuki feel even more aggrieved after reverting to her original form?

"Does this mean that if I use this skill to influence someone in the future, I'll have to make sure it doesn't affect the child version of that person's affection level towards me? Wouldn't that mean I'd be constantly responsible for comforting the child?"

Although Chen Luo really wanted to complain about this assumption, if this assumption were true, wouldn't Chen Luo have many opportunities to turn enemies into friends?

Why turn enemies into friends?

Of course, it's easier to fight with friends.

Chen Luo has many special skills and items specifically designed for his friends.

If the opponents are of equal skill, Chen Luo would find it much easier to fight a friend than an enemy.

Once Chen Luo has raised his favorability rating high enough, he can even use the Soul-Summoning Bell to summon another version of him and have that version beat him up.

Since Chen Luo's Puppet Master Stigmata can increase the attack power of his summoned creatures by 60%, therefore...

Who says knockoffs can't beat the original?

Although Yukari Yakumo cried terribly just now, fortunately, children are indeed quite easy to coax. In addition, with Chen Luo's achievements as the kindergarten principal, it didn't take long for Chen Luo to get Yukari Yakumo to happily hug his other leg.

Therefore, it is quite necessary to know how to soothe a child.

As a traveler, it's never a bad thing to learn more.

"I'll figure out a way to resolve this issue regarding dramas, novels, and interesting books," Chen Luo said to Abi after temporarily resolving the conflict between the two little girls.

"Brother, didn't you say you didn't have any money?"

“Sigh, I really don’t have any money, but my friends do. Aren’t my friends’ money my money?” Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"How should I put it? Apart from me, all my friends who you see regularly are quite wealthy."

Whether it's Liu Wenxuan, Yun Xia, Yun Lian'er, Bai Zhi, or even Su Yuan, none of them seem to be people who are short of money.

"Then why don't you have any money, brother?"

"Because we don't need it," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo used to at least pretend, but after his S-level talent was revealed, he stopped pretending altogether.

From this perspective, the mission previously announced by this world, which designated Chen Luo as an S-level talent, to self-destruct, seems to have been a good suggestion after all.

Because he never needed money, and because Chen Luo was never given currency when he received his salary or when others traded with him, but instead received strange but valuable items, Chen Luo really didn't have much money on him.

After all, Chen Luo's only possible source of income is the living expenses given to him by his parents.

It's impossible for me to work, because the law prohibits the employment of child labor...

"Oh right, I just remembered. Logically speaking, now that there's an extra person in the family, Abby, my mom should give me more living expenses, right?" Chen Luo suddenly remembered something.

“How about this, Abby, let’s go ask my mom for living expenses together, and split the money we get 90/10,” Chen Luo said.

"You get nine and I get one?" Abby asked.

Abi felt a little embarrassed about this, after all, her aunt and uncle had rescued her from the town, and she had even had to ask them for living expenses...

"What are you saying, silly child? It's nine for you and one for me. I don't need the money. And you don't need to feel embarrassed. Anyway, my parents always keep my New Year's money for me..." Chen Luo said with a hint of resentment.

Even though only a few people gave Chen Luo New Year's money, his parents would keep the money he received. Chen Luo didn't even know how much money had been in his red envelopes.

“This time, let’s do something big!” Chen Luo said.

"Going for something big?"

"I need to at least make enough for 100 books!"

"So many?" Abby exclaimed.

"When I call my mom in a while, just tell her I was in a car accident..."

"Huh?" Abby was taken aback.

"Hmm, that reason doesn't seem perfect. Just say I consulted a fortune teller, and the fortune teller said I'm in danger of bloodshed soon and need to spend 1 yuan to avert disaster!"

"I don't think Auntie will believe it," Abby whispered.

"If all else fails, I'll just say I recently found a girlfriend, and I'm going to take her out to dinner, so it's going to be quite expensive!"

Chen Luo suddenly remembered that his parents had urged him to get married.

"Um, brother, how about we don't buy this book?"

I don't think that will work!

Although Abby's idea wasn't strong enough to warrant a commission, and it might just be something she was interested in, Chen Luo bought these books to make up for his mistakes, not to complete the commission.

"Why don't we just ask Brother Wenxuan to borrow it?"

Abi didn't quite understand why her brother insisted on trying to get some living expenses from their uncle and aunt.

"It's not about living expenses anymore, it's about my New Year's money! No matter what the reason, I have to get some of my New Year's money back!"

It's no longer just a simple matter of money.

This is the obsession that has plagued Chen Luo for 17 years!

"But where are you going to find a girlfriend, brother? If your aunt doesn't see one after summer vacation, will she beat you up?" Abby reminded him.

"Abby, you don't understand. Young people these days fall in love so fast. They become boyfriend and girlfriend today and break up tomorrow! So, I'll just find some girl to impersonate my girlfriend, and when Mom and Dad come back, I'll just say we've broken up. That'll be fine. Okay, it's settled then. Abby, don't be a traitor!"

"Okay, alright..."

"It's a deal. By the way, do you still want Shakespeare?" Chen Luo asked.

"Brother, can you really bring Shakespeare here?"

"Why would I lie to you? Besides, there are two Shakespeares, one male and one female. Which one do you want?"

"Two?" Abby didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

And wasn't Shakespeare a man? How could there be a woman in his works?

"Ah."

“Let me think…” Abby began to ponder.

A Shakespeare naturally refers to the Shakespeare of the Moon World.

This is relatively easy to obtain; whether you exchange it using Chen Luo's remaining complete spirit cores or go to participate in the Holy Grail War to summon a Shakespeare, it's not a problem.

The other Shakespeare is more troublesome, and that is the Shakespeare of the Collapsed World.

To meet this Shakespeare and invite her to the bar, you first need to help Durandal resolve the issue of the bubble within her body.

"She stole my lollipop again!" Chen Luo felt his trouser leg being tugged again. He looked down and saw the dragon-horned loli mumbling something while biting into a lollipop.

It's amazing that she can talk while eating a lollipop.

"Yukari Yakumo, what are you doing? Don't you already have a lollipop?" Chen Luo looked at Yukari Yakumo with a headache.

"I'll eat two!"

"But she's already eaten hers."

"Then I want one too."

"...It's clear that you're one of the more difficult kids to handle." Chen Luo looked at Yakumo Yukari helplessly.

Not all children are well-behaved; there are bound to be some unruly children.

Whether Yakumo Yukari is a brat is hard to say, but she is certainly quite assertive.

Hmm, I should say he truly lives up to his reputation as a sage among monsters.

This small example shows that Yukari Yakumo is destined for greatness.

By observing the large, one can see the small; therefore, Yukari Yakumo was quite extraordinary even as a child.

"How about this, you call me uncle, and I'll give you a lollipop, but only if you don't snatch it from him." Chen Luo squatted down and looked at Yakumo Yukari in front of him.

"Hmm..." Yakumo Yukari held a lollipop, licking it while looking at Chen Luo with some hesitation.

"Can I call you brother?" Yukari Yakumo asked softly.

Yukari Yakumo still retains the memories of her original self, but the amount of those memories is relatively limited, since she has now become a child. She can recognize Chen Luo's name, but she can no longer treat Chen Luo with the same attitude as before.

Chen Luo was also puzzled by Kaguya Houraisan's situation, and she came up and hugged his leg, calling him "Dad"...

At least the little god has some emotional foundation...

From Yukari Yakumo's current perspective, the promises Chen Luo made were indeed very tempting.

However, Yukari Yakumo has inherited the original's good habits, so she is currently bargaining.

“I don’t think that’s right, that’s what I call myself,” Abby said from the side.

"I'll call out, I'll call out, I'll call out!" Yakumo Yukari said, making faces at Abby while hugging Chen Luo's leg.

"..." Chen Luo patted Yakumo Yukari's head and didn't say anything harsh.

Chen Luo suddenly understood Yakumo Yukari's current state.

Now that Yukari Yakumo has become a child, her personality is somewhat like... a little hedgehog?

It's not that Yukari Yakumo has become more aggressive, but rather that she needs to ensure her own safety.

A hedgehog's quills are only good for defense, and are difficult to use for offense.

Thinking about Yukari Yakumo's life trajectory, one can probably understand why she has this kind of personality.

Chen Luo had read Yakumo Yukari's Book of Friends and indeed remembered that Yakumo Yukari had climbed up step by step from a state of weak demonic power.