Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Commonly known as Xiaobing.

Serenade recognized it, but seeing it in person—especially with the novice's perception now—was simply extremely strange.

"Ice dragon... Ice dragon?!"

On the battlefield, someone was shouting.

They had even called a truce, simply gazing at the night sky with vigilance and curiosity.

No... Serenade clearly felt that the one who gave him this sense of pressure was not the Ice Prison Dragon. Although it was powerful enough, it was more than that... It was not it.

Unknowingly, the Ice Prison Dragon, bringing with it the cold winter, had arrived over the island, spreading icy dust and severe cold.

If one's eyesight is good enough, one can also see a girl standing on the back of the Ice Prison Dragon, looking down.

She had no interest in the fierce battlefield and was just searching.

"Cat Laoliu, my brother is here, where the hell are you hiding?"

And, sent a message to the person I was looking for.

277·Spur

High in the sky above the battlefield, on the back of the ice dragon raging across the sea and islands—

"Brother, where is the invincible existence you are looking for?" Xiaobing's dragon song conveyed confusion.

"It should be on this island... She's been hacking people like crazy here... but it doesn't seem to be making any noise. The fighting continues below, and neither side seems to be damaged... It's strange."

After sailing at full speed, Yu Man even used some hidden conspiracies and tricks to reach the agreed sea area and island with Xiao Bing ahead of time. Just to be able to take the cat senior that Yu Man mentioned home and raise him as early as possible.

But the situation is a little different.

Yu Man used countless words to describe the power of this "old friend", but Xiaobing didn't feel anything special when looking down at the whole world.

"Oh, Mao Laoliu replied to me and said that he is indeed..."

"Then the monster that Big Brother described should be shining now, right?"

"should be……"

On the way here, Yu Man made some speculations.

She always felt that with Senior Cat's level, after arriving on the battlefield—

They would kill hundreds of people on the entire battlefield as quickly as cutting wheat.

So she told the young Xiaobing many preventive measures to prevent the child from being traumatized when she saw the blood-stained island and the scarlet sea.

But the situation is a little different...

"How about this... Xiaobing, you don't have to restrain your domain. I'm going to release my pressure too. Senior Cat is the weakest in this area, and she looks like the one who can't handle it the most."

"...What a contradiction! Big Brother clearly said that this cat-senpai was invincible, but he turned out to be the weakest."

"You see—that's how the world tends to work."

But Xiaobing did it anyway.

Yu Man also took off his robe, no longer suppressing the calm magic that was hidden deep in his heart.

then--

The sea suddenly became sluggish, and people within a hundred miles around suddenly realized that their movements had slowed down, and even their minds had become a little unclear.

Soon after, a thin layer of ice appeared on the sea.

Then the ice cracked with a creaking sound, covering the entire sea with a harsh winter.

Cold—but even more than the cold, the pain and suffering were worse.

But compared with the Ice Mage's overwhelming presence, this is nothing.

"Oh... I found it."

After such intimidation, the entire island, along with the entire battlefield and the players watching the battle, surrendered.

But the player who was most seriously injured was the only one standing.

She did not give in. Her soul and heart stood firm, but her body could not bear it.

It was a kind of resistance, like the prickly sensation of pebbles when kneading dough. They could sense the pressure of their own aura, something they couldn't destroy.

But - it should be more like a gem.

A sparkling, angular, beautiful gem.

“…It’s shining, as expected.”

Keenly feeling that Xiaobing quickly retracted the severe coldness, he then dived downwards.

Then, he used the dragon fangs that stretched out from his mouth to hook her clothes and took them away.

then--

"Hello, Senior Cat, nice to meet you. Now you are officially Cat Sixth."

“…It’s getting confusing.”

In the old world—they met.

Although one side is a high-level ice magician who is like a god, sitting on the back of a silver dragon.

On the other side, there was a poor mortal hanging on the dragon's fang, dangling and suffering from severe frostbite.

They left the island.

Although Yu Man had no interest in the territorial war that unfolded there, for a long, long time since then, the legend of the peaceful dragon that once brought down the bitter winter calmed the war and continued to spread mysteriously. Some also said that it was the legendary eel that stopped the war, but no one knew the reason or whether it was true.

……

"Come."

Yu Man's body was weak, but he easily used magic to carry Senior Cat onto Xiao Bing's back.

But Yu Man suddenly thought of something and put her back into Xiaobing's mouth.

"Xiao Bing, wish Cat Lao Liu the best first... Otherwise, it would be really troublesome if he froze to death..."

"Okay."

Xiaobing stuck out her tongue and gently licked the numb Serenade.

That gentle touch full of kindness did not bring even a bit of coldness, but was the tolerance and blessing for the entire winter.

The blessed ones will be immune to all kinds of cold below or equal to the Ice Dragon level.

“…It’s so warm.”

Serenade rubbed the frostbitten parts of his body. Even though the high-speed night wind blew on his body, he didn't feel the slightest bit of cold.

Although she really wanted to log off and beat up Yu Man, she knew very well how to respond to kindness.

"Thank you - Xiaobing, I know."

Serenade responded to Xiaobing with a gently extended tongue, as if licking her fur.

She had heard from Yu Man a long time ago that the custom of the Ice Prison Dragons was to lick each other. As someone who had been a cat, she certainly didn't mind it and instead felt good about it.

"...Brother, this invincible existence seems...seems to know how to lick." Xiaobing was both shy and happy.

"After all, they come from different backgrounds."

After finishing the job, Yu Man took Serenade onto its back.

Serenade gently stroked the dragon's back and softly expressed his gratitude in the few Old World languages ​​he knew.

And just like that—Xiao Bing instantly developed a fondness for this person, a strange feeling that she should know her. There wasn't even the slightest grudge; it was simply a matter of course.

Xiaobing listened to Yu Man and her chatting, and the familiar tone of their voices made her feel very good.

Soon - it understood why it was so happy and comfortable.

Because... Yu Man fulfilled his promise.

After the long silence of the spring season, Yu Man brought back the promised excitement.

"No, Senior Cat, why are you so lame? I thought you took on the entire battlefield by yourself..."

"That's what I was planning to do, but you came too quickly... I just took out their sentry, changed into good equipment, and was about to recover properly when you... Sigh."

In Xiao Que's eyes, if Yu Man didn't know and understand how she came this far, she would probably be mistaken for a tenth-level monster with divine power.

But it feels like - it's really not much different.

She is still a newcomer with mortal body, so she has come a long way.

"Where is the owner?" asked Serenade.

"Don't shout. I threw off that plate armor burden so I could pick you up sooner."

"...You only dare to say that when she's not around, right?" Serenade said with a "tsk". "What's going on with you two right now, Xiaoman? Did you kiss?"

This cat is really... Yu Man felt embarrassed and ashamed.

But she pretended to be confused: "What do you mean?"

"Here we go again! Didn't you play a real trick on the entire audience during the Spring Season's one-on-one match? No one could understand what you were doing, but you, Cat Senior, of course, knew. Didn't you agree to her confession?"

"Really? At the time, I was saying—even if you and I won a few hundred million dollars...we weren't planning on moving out. We were planning on staying at Xiaolu's house forever. That's what I meant."

"...You only dare to talk such nonsense to your cat senior."

Serenade drew his sword—although it was still attached to the scabbard.

She gently poked Yu Man's belly to extinguish the arrogance of this pretentious guy.

"Do you dare to tell Xiaolu these words exactly as they are?"

“…I have a feeling it won’t work.”

"That's all right—you know that yourself, don't you?"

When talking about this, Yu Man's face became bitter, and he lost his dignity and divinity. He just struggled and hugged his knees.

Her voice was slightly brighter than the night breeze. "I just don't quite know... how to proceed with this kind of thing and make it go smoothly."

"Just think of this as a dungeon. She's an important NPC that needs a strategy. Your mission now is to have a long-lasting romance with her."

"That's different—the copies are all just fake and superficial... I can do that—I'm good at it... But the real thing... I'm not sure."

Serenade stared at Yu Man and thought to himself that this guy was really a bastard.

So, she taught Yu Man a lesson: "Kiss her cheek first, then her forehead, and proceed step by step."

This time, it was Yu Man who punched her.

After playing around, they became much more cheerful.

"Officially welcome back to the old world, Cat-senpai... Never mind, "Against All Things" Serenade."

"No, after meeting you, I've been called Triple Crown Champion, Cat Senior, and Cat Sixth... I'm not used to my old ID anymore. But this is a name that I failed once, and you've erased the traces of failure for me... I'm still going to use it."

"Why bother with all that fuss? It doesn't matter what you call it."

"I hope you don't think that way about the fawn—because it makes a difference where you kiss it."

"...Why are you still talking about this?" Yu Man's veins popped up. He really didn't want to hear her nagging about this. "Why do you think about this every day, you idiot?"

Serenade's eyes showed worry. "Because you're the damnedest type, so slippery. If no one gives you a push—a whip to spur you on, you'll be a pitiful little deer."

Yu Man choked.

The serenade is still speaking.

"She really likes you, very sincerely... and this must be her first love. The first time a gorgeous girl broke into her life, opening up a whole new journey for her... and therefore, for the first time, she fell in love without knowing what she was doing."

Yu Man couldn't say anything.

Only the sound of the serenade lingered in my ears for a long time.

"I don't want to see her pure love go unrequited. That would be very painful. Unfortunately, I also know what kind of person you are...so...I want to teach you a lesson."

"Is this the first sentence you say to those who pass through the Old World?"

"Why not?"