Want to be human, but cube-like

Although Alex didn't have much experience making chocolate, she had made cakes many times before.

So instead of looking at the tutorials, I took some materials and used the workbench to make a cake. I didn't tell Ai-yin and the others, planning to surprise them at dinner time.

"Alright, let's go. I just heard Aine and Ryuna saying they were hungry outside. They must be getting impatient, right?"

Holding the cake in both hands, Alex walked over and gestured for Xiangzi to help her take the plates over there, smiling and urging him softly.

"okay……"

Slightly taken aback, Xiangzi pursed her lips, and after a moment, she responded softly.

It wasn't until he saw the cake that Xiangzi suddenly remembered that it was his birthday.

Although Alex didn't make this cake knowing it was her birthday and to celebrate it for her.

But those kinds of things are actually irrelevant.

Xiangzi's eyes were slightly red, and her nose was inexplicably sore. She turned her head to avoid Alex's gaze. She walked over and waited until Alex left the kitchen with the cake before sniffing, rubbing her eyes slightly, and trying to adjust her expression.

"Wow! Why is there a cake? Is it someone's birthday?"

"This is a Valentine's Day cake~ I made it myself, I don't know if you'll like it?"

"I want to eat it~"

Outside, the sounds of three people making a commotion could be heard.

When these words reached Xiangzi's ears, she subconsciously smiled faintly.

All Xiangzi knew was that she thought no one would spend her birthday with her.

She didn't stay alone in her room, staring blankly at the sheet music.

Unexpectedly, they had the opportunity to enjoy a sumptuous dinner and a beautiful cake with their good friends.

As long as it is like this, it is enough.

…………

P.S. To avoid affecting my motivation to update, I watched episode nine last night after finishing the previous episode, and it made me laugh out loud. Just treat it as entertainment; it didn't affect my mood at all after I changed my mindset. Now I'm just curious to see how much fun will unfold, and I'm not worried about it affecting my updates at all.

By the way, this screenwriter really only knows how to force couplets. In episode 5 of Mygo, there's a scene where Aine has an emotional breakdown in front of her middle school classmates, imagining herself collapsing to the ground, but when she comes to her senses, nothing actually happens. Then, in episode 5 to 10 of Mujica, which is this ninth episode, they put in a scene where Hatsuka also has an emotional breakdown, imagining herself pushing Mutsumi down the stairs.

The entire paragraph is completely superfluous.

Volume 1: Chapter 146 - Went out to play with the witch!

After the meal, Le Nai, who had eaten a little too much, sat in her chair with her little belly sticking out and yawned.

"Thank you for the hospitality~"

Ai Yin, who had also eaten quite a bit, finished her drink in one gulp before smiling and saying...

"Shall I help too?"

She saw Xiangzi and Alex getting up to clear the table, so she stood up as well.

"It's getting late, Aine-san, could you take Rakuna-san home?"

Xiangzi simply shook her head slightly, glanced at Lena who was already somewhat drowsy beside her, and said to Aine.

"Hmm...that makes sense."

Upon hearing this, Aine glanced at Lena's somewhat sleepy heterochromatic eyes, then looked at the wall clock.

We really need to find someone to take Lena home now. If it gets any later, Lena's family will start to worry. Besides, it's really hard to feel at ease for her to go home alone so late.

"Then I'll take Xiao Lenai to take the tram first."

As she spoke, Ai-yin, who had already changed her clothes before eating, picked up her guitar bag and walked to Le-nai's side.

"It's time to go home, little Lena~ Don't sleep here!"

He gently shook Lena's shoulder, helping her barely escape from her drowsy state.

"Woo..."

Lena stretched softly, rubbing away the tears welling in her eyes.

Stand up.

"Are you going home?"

She tilted her head and looked at Ai Yin, probably understanding the current situation.

"Bye~"

Immediately, she pulled up the small cart, and Lena followed behind Aine, bidding farewell to Alex and Shoko.

Goodbye, Ellie, Xiao Xiang!

Aine waved and then left through the back door with Rakuna.

"take care."

"Goodbye."

Watching the two leave, Alex and Shoko softly replied.

"I'll take care of things here. Xiangzi, you must have been busy all day, right?"

Turning back, Alex asked Xiangzi.

"...It's okay, I'll go back and rest after I finish these tasks."

Although she was very tired, Xiangzi seemed to be in a pretty good mood. She smiled and declined Alex's suggestion, then carried the tray to the kitchen.

"Well……"

But in reality, Alex wanted to persuade Xiangzi to go back, then casually clean the burger shop, and then, while Xiangzi was back in his room, she would go get some strange meat sushi and go out to play with the witch.

I'll clean up the kitchen when I get back late at night.

Having endured it for a whole day, Alex's desire to find some monsters to test her skills on was growing stronger.

Well, there's no other way but to speed up the packing process a bit.

……

"Okay! That's fine!"

Ten minutes later, after quickly cleaning up the kitchen, Alex put her hands on her hips and shouted happily.

"Well, hard work."

Xiangzi, who had just finished wiping the table, returned with a rag and said softly.

"However, why do you seem to be moving much faster tonight, Alex?"

She washed and wrung out the rag, then hung it on the rack, and suddenly felt a little confused.

"Huh...? Is that so?"

Alex, feeling slightly guilty for her somewhat perfunctory thoughts, avoided eye contact.

"Xiangzi, don't you seem to be very happy?"

She subconsciously adjusted her stance slightly, as if trying to conceal something, and casually changed the subject.

"Eh... um... it must be your imagination..."

This time, Xiangzi felt a little guilty. She avoided Alex's gaze and tried to brush it off.

I feel a little embarrassed if Alex finds out it's my birthday today...

"Well, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to my room first."

Xiangzi turned around and looked around the hamburger shop. There was nothing else going on. After speaking softly, he walked slowly to the stairwell and went upstairs.

"Okay, goodnight~"

Waving her little hand, Alex stood there, watching Xiangzi disappear from her sight.

"Oh, by the way, I'm thinking of going out for a walk later, so I might be back a little late~"

She didn't forget to shout it out.

"okay, I get it."

Xiangzi, who had already turned into the stairwell, poked her little head out again upon hearing this. She smiled and nodded, then continued walking upstairs.

"..."

Alex waited a moment before letting out a silent, soft breath.

Then he turned around and opened the box that she had been hiding behind him.

Inside was a pile of pots and pans that were completely unwashed.

"Hmm... I'll tidy up a bit more when I get back..."

Alex, who rarely did anything like this behind Xiangzi's back, muttered to herself.

"They shouldn't find out, right?"

A unique sense of excitement, along with a slight feeling of tension, rose within her at the same time. Alex slowed her pace and walked to the stairwell. She glanced up discreetly; it was pitch black. Xiangzi must have already returned to his room.

"Okay~ Let's hurry!"

She thought to herself that it would be best not to come back too late, otherwise the commercial area would be very quiet at night, and she would still need to wash everything. If she didn't control the noise and Xiangzi heard her, it would be bad.

Alex immediately ran to the Sky Island, with a milk bucket in one hand and monster meat sushi in the other. She ate two pieces with gusto, and after entering [Half-Monster Transformation], she gulped down a bucket of milk, let out a milky burp, cleared out the monster spawner with her knife, and then rolled all the dropped monster meat into monster meat sushi.

There were more than twenty pieces, which was more than enough for her to eat.

Just to be on the safe side, Alex brought two baby bottles and crafted a set of iron equipment from iron ingots, which she put in her backpack. She also checked to make sure she had all her weapons and enough regular food to sustain her while in [Yokai Transformation].

After all, she can't keep eating monster meat sushi, otherwise the duration of [Yokai Transformation] would become extremely long. Since she can't control the on/off state of the transformation, she has to control the duration of [Yokai Transformation] a little.

Alex still couldn't figure out whether her [Monster Transformation] state disappeared last night due to the end of its duration, or due to some other factor.

She only remembered that when she came back to her senses from looking at her phone screen, her hunger level had dropped to only one bar.

However, there's no need to dwell on those things now, since she'll be going through another "monster transformation" soon anyway.

Despite having a busy day, Alex was still full of energy. She ran out of the sky island with a backpack full of things. After glancing back at the burger shop, she excitedly ran out the back door.

He chewed on the strange meat sushi, swallowing it before it was fully chewed, and then stuffed another one into his mouth.

After swallowing four monstrous meat sushi, Alex quickly entered a fully transformed state.

It still has that same look with two long, drooping ears.

Sensing the slight change above her head, Alex subtly wiggled her pert buttocks.

She was still not quite used to the little tail behind her, but she was wearing a slightly looser dress this evening, so it wasn't too much of a hindrance.

Alex opened the mini-map and began searching for any remote, uninhabited areas where familiars and witches might roam.

In short, it's time to go out and play with the witch!

…………

PS Looking back

After reading the first two chapters, I suddenly realized that the world-building content was a bit too high, and I subconsciously wrote all the bystanders and onlookers as "姛" (a slang term for someone who is overly concerned with trivial matters or intrusive behavior).

Volume 1: Chapter 147 The Silver Mark

"what……"

Beside the quiet tram platform, on a bench, a pink-haired girl carrying a guitar case sat quietly, raising her hand to lightly cover her slightly open mouth as she yawned.

Ai-yin was waiting for the tram to arrive at the station.

She had just dropped Lena off at home, but because it wasn't on her way, she needed to transfer at another stop before she could get back herself.