The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

After finishing their meal, Lin Xiyue and Mo Luosi slumped onto the eggshell stools. The bowls and chopsticks had already been moved and put away, so it seemed they didn't need to wash the dishes.

"Hey, tell me, what's your purpose in coming here?"

After lying down for a while, Meros suddenly said this.

"Huh? Me? Me? I already told you, I came here by accident. There's no benefit in lying to you. You still don't believe me!!?(?`?′?)?"

Lin Xiyue, who was lying on the eggshell stool next to him, sat up excitedly after hearing his words, and almost fell over.

"Heh, if what you're saying is true, then how do you explain the energy of mine that's emanating from you?"

Meros was a small man, but when he said this, he gave off an aura of someone who was 1.8 meters tall.

"You! I...I didn't know! And how could you do this, putting down your bowl and yelling at the cook! You just ate my food!??? If you don't trust me, then...then don't eat my food! You won't even let me poison it?! ψ(｀?′)ψ"

Hearing what Molos said, Lin Xiyue couldn't help but loudly refute him, almost bursting into tears from feeling wronged.

Hehe. :D

Seeing Lin Xiyue's aggrieved expression, Moros couldn't help but chuckle.

"You! You're still laughing!???"

Lin Xiyue felt very wronged. She felt that if she could produce evidence, she would want to let Molos see her thoughts directly.

"Okay, sit down. I believe you, but I need to confirm something. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked to you like that, but please understand, I was forced into this situation."

Moros first comforted Lin Xiyue, and then sincerely apologized to her.

Melos also casually released a barrier, covering himself and Lin Xiyue together.

"Ugh?!"

Lin Xiyue was a little puzzled. There were hardly any people around, just the two of them. Why would they be forced to do this? Wasn't this being overly cautious?

"You haven't learned how to read energy yet, so you don't know that almost everything here is a movement caused by energy fluctuations. For example, this stool that you like to play with is a result of my energy activating the mechanism underneath, which then caused the subsequent activity."

Meros gave a brief explanation of how these seemingly high-tech systems worked.

"Oh, I get it. It's similar to how humans used to develop a technology tree, while you developed a magic tree. Different paths lead to the same goal, ultimately bringing convenience to the users, right?"

Upon hearing this explanation, Lin Xiyue thought for a moment and then shared her own understanding.

"Yes, so I've actually been under something's surveillance all along. Now that the house is activated, the chaotic energy gives me the opportunity to speak the truth. Also, please take this."

Meros lowered his eyes, his voice gradually changing from a clear, childlike tone to something slightly different. As he spoke, Meros took out something resembling a crystal ball from his spatial storage; this object was entirely black and opaque.

"Huh? Then aren't you in great danger?! ∑(?Д?ノ)ノ Why are you being monitored? Don't you have any laws here? It's so dangerous for a child like you."

Lin Xiyue didn't notice the change in Molos's voice. She simply took the crystal ball that Molos handed her and began to play with it.

"Oh, you're so cute. It's always been a dog-eat-dog world here. If we're talking about laws, then they're just the rules set by the town's administrators and the simple rules set by the king of the highest royal family."

? ! ! !

Lin Xiyue was playing with the crystal ball when she noticed that after holding it for a while, the crystal ball gradually became transparent, as if there was something inside.

As a result, when she heard Moros's words, she was so surprised that she looked up. It wasn't because what he said was particularly surprising to Lin Xiyue, since the social environment of alien races could easily create such situations, but because Moros's voice changed from a clear child's voice to a deep and sexy one.

Most importantly, it was the voice of the Meros she knew.

"You?! (?Д?)ノ"

Lin Xiyue looked up and was dumbfounded.

This was the Meros she knew, only he was wearing the clothes from when he was younger—luxurious, exuding an air of wealth. As a child, he looked like a little prince in those clothes, very cute. But now, as a grown man over 1.8 meters tall, he suddenly possessed a commanding presence and the allure of a mature man. —To put it bluntly, she was attracted to his body. This outfit was probably a formal suit; it accentuated his physique so well, making him look incredibly handsome. (ˉ﹃ˉ)

System! System, come out here!!! (▼ヘ▼)

Suddenly realizing something, Lin Xiyue shouted the system in her mind.

[Beep beep]

The system emitted a startup sound, but it sounded particularly perfunctory.

You're saying he looks exactly like Meros, but doesn't recognize me? Is there something wrong here?! You're not going to tell me this is his twin brother, and also named Meros?! (〃′皿`)q

[(⊙o⊙)…You can say that?! How come I didn't think of that before?]

The system has a sense of having learned something.

No, I was being sarcastic! Don't learn all sorts of random things! No, no, don't change the subject, explain to me what he meant.

Lin Xiyue felt that she couldn't let the system get away with this, otherwise it wouldn't tell her anything later.

[(⊙o⊙)…Well, how should I put it? It's a long story…]

The system stammered, seemingly reluctant to speak.

Then give me a short story! (▼he▼メ)

Lin Xiyue wasn't going to tolerate it; she was determined to get to the bottom of things.

[Okay, okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything. ┓(;′_｀)┏]

I felt I couldn't get away with this anymore; the system had to point out the problem.

[Originally, you arrived here due to an energy clash, which caused you to pass through a spatial rift and be thrown here. Meros's energy protected you within the rift. After arriving here, it went dormant. During my scan, I only discovered that this is an alien planet.]

The system first explained the situation of those who had come here before.

[Then, you encountered Meros. At first, I didn't realize it was him until he hatched from the egg, and then I realized something was wrong. During that energy clash, you traveled through a portion of time, arriving ten years in the past. Ten years ago, alien races and humans didn't have such deep contact, so…]

so?

So even if you find a town now, you can't go back...

Huh? Huh? !! 0ДQ

[Don't worry! You're only temporarily experiencing a time disruption. After a while, time will repair itself and return to normal, and you'll naturally go back to normal.]

The system hurriedly explained, after all, Lin Xiyue looked gloomy when she heard that she couldn't go back.

……