Zongman: My five senses are connected with the proud daughter of the world

Chapter 4: Sayuri Sawamura: Can I trade Eriri for the cutie?

Although the bubble economy had burst, it is undeniable that Tokyo was still prosperous in 1996.

At least that's what it seems on the surface.

The Roppongi area in Minato Ward, Tokyo is a famous high-end residential area.

Because Roppongi is the location of the British Embassy in Japan, many people related to it choose to settle here.

"Then, we will live here for the next period of time, little master."

Belfast, pushing a stroller, stood in front of a luxurious single-family villa and said with a smile.

Jiang Lianqiu, who was lying in the stroller, had a rather subtle expression at the moment.

Not long ago, he saw with his own eyes Belfast take out a small handheld computer from somewhere - probably a storage place like a ship's space - and with a dazzling series of operations on the holographic screen, he successfully obtained all the information such as the identities and entry records of the two people. He also hacked into a bank to open an account and deposited money into it. In the end, he even got the real estate with extremely high efficiency.

The World Wide Web was invented and popularized in 1989, marking the beginning of the maturity of the modern Internet. Therefore, the Internet naturally existed in Japan at this point in time in 1996. After all, in this year, Softbank and Yahoo had jointly established Yahoo Japan. Last year, the word "Internet" became one of the top ten popular words in Japan that year.

This has greatly facilitated criminal activities in Belfast.

(You're really skilled, Befa! Is this kind of criminal behavior also a skill that a maid must master?)

Thanks to Belfast's super high efficiency, Jiang Lianqiu and she are no longer illegal residents in this world, but people with status.

——The child left by a poor couple who were born in China, developed in the UK, and eventually earned a considerable fortune, but died unexpectedly just after giving birth.

And the loyal maid who served the couple all year round.

Jiang Lianqiu could fully understand why Belfast chose the UK as its "development site", as she was the head royal maid.

But choosing one's parents as Shenzhou...

"Young Master, you look somewhat East Asian, and that's also the name recorded in the Starport archives. So, Belfa took it upon herself to arrange an identity for you. To avoid possible trouble in the future, it's best to take advantage of the lack of information flow between countries and choose a third country as the nationality of your parents."

These are the words Belfast said to himself not long ago when he was finalizing his identity.

His parents were born in China and went to the UK to develop their careers. Now their only child lives in Japan. Having changed three countries, Belfast has taken great pains to minimize all possible troubles.

Jiang Lianqiu was very satisfied with this.

She is indeed the perfect head maid.

Just as he was thinking about these random things, Jiang Lianqiu suddenly heard a female voice.

"Oh, is that the new neighbor?"

"Yes, my lady."

Jiang Lianqiu blinked.

He could understand Japanese, after all, he had taken this course in college before traveling through time.

As for why I chose Japanese as an elective course - it's very simple. The school stipulates that in order to obtain a diploma or degree, you must meet the requirements of passing the CET-4 or having a certificate in another foreign language.

Poor Jiang Lianqiu, he was greatly hindered by his failing English score in the college entrance examination. He didn't even get 90 points out of a full 150 points, so his total score barely exceeded the first-tier line by about 20 points.

When I went to university, I felt even more bitter and resentful when I saw English. Even the CET-4 exam was a headache for me. In the end, I was forced to choose Japanese as a minor, and only after obtaining the certificate did I meet the graduation requirements.

Listening to Belfast talking in fluent Japanese with the woman whose voice reminded one of the word "lady", Jiang Lianqiu was dumbfounded after catching some information.

"...Oh, this child has the same birth date as our Eriri. They were both born on March 20th, right?"

Jiang Lianqiu: “……?”

"We were born on the same day, month, and year, how nice~"

Jiang Lianqiu, who was suffering from the fact that he could hardly turn over on his own, let alone sit up to see whether the lady was Sayuri Sawamura, suddenly felt dizzy.

A woman with long black hair like silk, tied into two childish ponytails and wearing a gorgeous kimono, was leaning over and looking at Jiang Lianqiu lying in the stroller with a smile.

"Hello, little one~"

The beautiful woman stretched out her finger and gently poked Jiang Lianqiu's soft cheek.

"This child is so cute! Much cuter than our Eriri... Damn it, why did I want a boy, but ended up having a girl? I really want to trade my Eriri for this little cutie!"

"I'm sorry, ma'am. The young master is someone I must serve for the rest of my life."

"Oh, excuse me, I haven't introduced myself yet. This is Sayuri Sawamura."

The lady stood up and greeted Belfast politely.

Jiang Lianqiu: “…”

It’s you, Sayuri Sawamura.

So this Earth is "The Girlfriend of Nowhere"?

By some accident, he became Eriri's neighbor?

Belfast chatted with Sayuri Sawamura for a few more minutes, and agreed with her to visit her later with gifts. Then he said goodbye to Sayuri and took Jiang Lianqiu into the villa.

Although the housekeeping staff had been arranged to do the cleaning in advance, Belfast still cleaned the villa again quickly by himself with a speed and efficiency that amazed Jiang Lianqiu.

By the time the preparations before check-in were completed, the sun was about to set.

"My young master, according to the etiquette here, Befa should take you to visit the neighbors."

Belfast leaned over the stroller and took out a gift from his hand like a magic trick.

Carrying a gift in one hand and pushing a stroller in the other, Belfast took Jiang Lianqiu out of the villa and soon arrived at the gate of the Sawamura family next door.

As soon as the doorbell rang, Sayuri Sawamura's voice came from the communicator next to the door:

"Is this Belfast? I'm coming right up~!"

The automatic door of the courtyard slowly opened. At the same time, the gate of the villa in the yard was opened from the inside. Sayuri Sawamura was standing at the door, waving at Belfast with a smile.

But those eyes were always fixed on Jiang Lianqiu in the stroller.

Poor Eriri, it seems like she was just born and already her mother was disliked because she was attracted to someone else...

Chapter 5: The desire to grow up is stronger than ever

"Ah Pu...Ah Pu...Ah Ba Ah Ba..."

"Puff puff--"

Jiang Lianqiu couldn't help laughing as he turned his head slightly to look at the little baby girl lying beside him, still in her cradle making all kinds of strange noises.

If I film this scene and show it to Eriri when she grows up, she will definitely be furious, right?

At this moment, he was also in his cradle, lying side by side on the sofa with Eriri.

Not far away, Belfast, who came with gifts, was smiling and comforting Sayuri Sawamura who was crying sadly.

"How pitiful! This child is so pitiful. He lost his parents right after he was born..."

"Fortunately, you are here with Befa. Wouldn't it be hard for you to take care of the child alone? Why don't you let the little one stay at our house too—"

"This is absolutely not possible, ma'am." Belfast put away the smile on his face, "Befa must serve the young master at all times."

"Such... such... such a perfect maid, wuwaa ...

Sayuri Sawamura hugged Belfast and burst into tears.

As Sayuri Sawamura started crying, Eriri, who was lying next to Jiang Lianqiu, also started crying.

Sayuri Sawamura had no choice but to come over and hold Eriri in her arms, coaxing her while pouting: "Really, Eriri, this child is becoming less and less cute the more I look at her. Look at her, she hasn't cried or made a fuss the whole time."

She looked at Jiang Lianqiu, who was also being held by Belfast, and then at Ying Lili in his arms. The more she looked at him, the more disgusted she felt...

"It's getting late, ma'am. I should take the young master back home."

"Ah? Are you leaving soon?"

Although she was reluctant to let them go, since it was their first visit, Sayuri Sawamura couldn't force them to stay. She could only warmly see Belfast and Jiang Lianqiu out, and left a message saying "Please feel free to help me if you need any help in the future." Then she hugged Eriri and watched Jiang Lianqiu being taken away by Belfast.

……Dividing line……

That night.

The bathroom in the villa's master bedroom.

After taking off all her clothes, Belfast tied up her silver hair and was bathing Jiang Lianqiu gently and carefully.

"That's great..."

Suddenly, Jiang Lianqiu heard Belfast chuckle.

"The neighbor has a newborn baby who is the same age as you, my little master. Does that mean you are childhood sweethearts?"

"Having a playmate who has grown up with you will be of great benefit to your future mental health..."

Looking at Beifa who was talking to himself and kissing himself from time to time, Jiang Lianqiu couldn't help but sigh - this perfect head maid really went to great lengths to create an "absolutely sound and healthy" growth environment for him.

(It’s a pity I can’t speak at all right now, otherwise I could tell Belfast the truth about my situation.)

Jiang Lianqiu had no intention of hiding the secret that he actually had a mature soul from Belfast.

With the wonderful connection between her and Belfast, her loyalty was beyond doubt.

Jiang Lianqiu wanted to communicate normally with Belfast as soon as possible, and he also wanted to know the true situation of the out-of-control mecha-servant civilization.

Since the Mind Cube appeared in that abandoned starport, and Belfast was obviously extremely proficient in using various equipment of the servitor civilization after its birth, Jiang Lianqiu concluded that even if Belfast did not know everything about the servitor civilization, he must know a lot of secrets.

Just as he was thinking about this, Jiang Lianqiu found himself being picked up by Belfast.

After his body was quickly dried, he didn't even wrap himself in a bath towel. He just wiped off the water on his body and then carried Belfast out of the bathroom naked, put him on the bed, and quickly put on his clothes.

After doing all this, Belfast changed into pajamas, prepared several bottles of milk powder, put them into his ship space, and then went to bed, hugged Jiang Lianqiu and patted him to sleep.

Listening to the Irish folk songs humming in Belfast, Jiang Lianqiu soon felt an irresistible sleepiness and slowly closed his eyes.

Not long after, he was awakened by hunger...

Looking at Belfast, who got up the moment he opened his eyes, obviously had hardly slept, and was already busy taking out the bottle, Jiang Lianqiu's desire to grow up quickly became unprecedentedly strong.

……Dividing line……

In a blink of an eye, about three months passed.

According to the precise "date of birth" inferred from Belfast's measurement of Jiang Lianqiu's physical development, Jiang Lianqiu was already five months old at this time.

Under the warm afternoon sun, Jiang Lianqiu lay alone in the cradle.

The cradle was placed on the open-air balcony on the second floor of the villa. The warm sunlight shone on Jiang Lianqiu, making him squint his eyes comfortably.

Leaving a five-month-old baby alone was a huge dereliction of duty for a perfect head maid like Belfast. The reason for this was naturally because Belfast already knew that Jiang Lianqiu was not just a baby.

Everything was just as Jiang Lianqiu had imagined. When Belfast learned that Jiang Lianqiu's body had traveled through time and space and had grown backwards due to some currently unknown mechanism and force, and had shrunk back into a baby in a short period of time, he was only briefly surprised, but then he was more delighted with the peculiarity of his little master.

"No wonder the little master is so amazing. Ever since Befa started taking care of you, you haven't cried or made a fuss. If Befa hadn't checked you at least three hundred times to confirm that there was nothing wrong with your body, I would have doubted whether you were..."

Jiang Lianqiu still remembers how surprised Belfast was when he first learned this secret.

Of course, this does not mean that the head maid's attitude towards Jiang Lianqiu will change.

Even though he is mentally mature, Jiang Lianqiu still needs Belfast's meticulous care due to his physical limitations.

At this moment, Belfast was busy cleaning the villa happily, while Jiang Lianqiu was lying quietly in the cradle on the balcony.

A small holographic projection screen unfolded before his eyes, displaying all the civilization archives that could be recovered from the ruins of the last starport of the out-of-control robot-servant civilization's "self-service network."

“…I didn’t expect so many things to happen in this world.”

Looking at the documents on the screen, Jiang Lianqiu pursed his lips, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

Chapter 6: Befa: Small and cute