Overturned Tower

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But when Delphinium drove home in the floating vehicle, her heart was still pounding, and even her fingers were trembling slightly.

"Nervous?"

Russell poked his head from the back seat of the car, and put his head on Delphinium's shoulder.

Feeling Russell's warm breath passing over her neck and collarbone, Delphinium shuddered all over, suddenly raised her voice in embarrassment, and scolded without looking back: "Don't make trouble, I'm driving!"

"A floating car, it's not that easy to hit..."

That's what he said, but Russell still shrank his head obediently.

He was just scratching the surface, and he didn't really want to have a car accident.

——It’s just that the cat’s reaction speed is too fast.

While Russell's mind was still thinking about whether this was good or not, Russell's body had already moved subconsciously.

"Don't go home yet, remember to go around and buy some fish."

Russell emphasized: "Buy some ham, and then some bacon!"

"Want to eat fish?"

"This is a gift!"

Russell said solemnly: "If you go to visit Cengfan, you must bring some gifts."

"And then I'll bring it out to you at night, right?"

Delphinium's mouth slightly raised: "Okay~

"I finally know why you dragged me out after three o'clock...

"I'm worried that if I go late, dinner will be ready, right?

"Shall I buy you some more cat strips?"

"You can get me some whole fries."

Russell's ears trembled: "Or some potato wedges."

But the delphinium still turned its head and drove towards the supermarket.

Although Delphinium had repeatedly told him to buy a meal, and the refrigerator at home was not that big... But Russell finally bought another refrigerator.

So the meeting gift became a refrigerator and various meats that came with it.

——The main reason is that Russell couldn't walk when he saw two pieces of tomahawk steak that were particularly good in appearance.

The two tugged, but the delphinium gave in.Let Russell hold two meat axes, as if he had released two battle axes, and happily walked to the refrigerator area-the floating car can't hold so many things.So Russell planned to buy another refrigerator and asked the supermarket to help deliver it.

Now that we have bought a refrigerator, it is better to buy more.With this in mind, Russell bought a lot of ice cream and ice cream, as well as some seafood that could be eaten at night.

On the floating island, seafood is quite an expensive ingredient.Of course, for the income of the two, it is actually not obvious that it is expensive.

The main reason is that Delphinium had a hard time before, so although the income was high, the expenses were very low.Basically all the money I earned was saved, except for takeaways, that is, to buy some discs.She hardly ever goes out to work, so she doesn't spend much on buying chips, prosthetic bodies, and weapons, and basically saves all the money.

Seeing Russell's satisfied look, Delphinium felt that Russell might not really want to eat Tomahawk steak... After all, Russell's appetite was not enough compared to hers.

Probably Russell saw that it looked like an axe and wanted to play with it, so he bought it...

Although he was not born rich, and his salary has only been reduced for two or three months now, Russell's way of spending money is completely opposite to Delphinium's - although Russell doesn't like to spend money randomly, but the characteristic of his shopping is I am too lazy to investigate and compare the cost performance, so I just buy the most expensive of similar items.

Buying game glasses is also the best match, buying ingredients is the most high-end, and I always like to find the most expensive restaurant of the same kind when I eat.

并不是天天去吃“桃花源”那种奢侈的饭店……而是比如说在吃烤肉的时候，有两家烤肉店的信用点期待值是每人7－8、还有一家是15－20，有家离得远的是28－29的，罗素一定会去最后一家——哪怕它稍微远一些、而且贵些是因为那里是个网红店。

Delphinium felt that she had gradually mastered Russell's habits...

Maybe it's because I think too much and I'm too tired.As long as money is spent to relax, then Russell will simply lose his brain and give up thinking.

For example, the two "tomahawks" he had in mind - delphiniums are quite sure, and he won't yell at his aunt to help make them when he buys them back, because Russell knows that these things are very troublesome to make.He simply likes and wants it, so he buys it first, and he may forget it the next time he comes.

Just like a child.Delphinium smiled helplessly.

After they finished shopping, the refrigerator went first.They found another place, bought two smoothies, ate them while chatting, and then drove back slowly.

When they went back, Mr. Refrigerator had already arrived home first.

Uncle Herman also felt a little helpless at Russell's "meeting ceremony", but he still took Russell to research the prosthetic body assembled for Delphinium.

The two studied from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-]. When Delphinium's mother came to urge her to eat for the third time, she lost her temper and ran to the living room in desperation. up.

By the time the food was reheated, it was already 08:30 when they officially started eating.

Neither Russell nor Hermann drank, as there was delicate work to be done afterwards.But this meal was still eaten after ten o'clock.

After eating, Russell and Herman went back to assemble the prosthetic body - because tomorrow is Sunday, if you ask for leave in advance, you can have a day off, so both of them asked for leave in advance, and asked Delphinium to also ask for a day off.

Delphinium knew that these two people were going to tinker with prosthetic bodies for her, so she agreed.After all, it doesn’t matter whether she goes on Sunday or not. She just stays at home and doesn’t know what to do. If she reads and studies, it’s not as good as being able to calm down in the office...

But hearing that Russell will be staying at her house tonight... Delphinium is still a little nervous.

Although Russell had been living for several days when he was picked up by himself last week.But for some reason, when Russell came back, she still felt her heart beating non-stop.

She originally wanted to generously give up her room to Russell again, but Russell said that he and Herman would probably work overtime tonight...so Delphinium went to her bed for the time being.

The rooms in Delphinium's house are very well insulated from sound.

Although Russell and Herman were busy in Herman's workshop, there was little noise in Delphinium's room.

But even so... Knowing that Russell was at home, Delphinium still couldn't sleep.

——If you want to describe it, it's a bit like the feeling when you just finished the exam and agreed to hang out together the next day.

Like anticipation, but also like nervousness.My heart was beating non-stop, and I wanted to yell loudly to soothe my emotions, but I was worried about being heard.

After all, her father's soul relative is also a puppet cat.Both he and Russell have good hearing. If they thought something happened to them and ran over to check the situation, it would be embarrassing...

"Aren't those two stupid cats done yet?"

Delphinium, who was lying on the bed in her pajamas and couldn't sleep, thought so, rolled on the bed, and turned over silently.

She shook her ears, and quietly pressed her big ears to the door, earnestly listening to the voices diagonally across the workshop.

She could only hear that the two people were still discussing something, and then the sharp sound of the cutting machine sounded for a short moment from time to time-only that sound could be heard clearly by her through the soundproof wall.

"It's really going to be late at night..."

Delphinium muttered, and lay down on the bed again.

She wasn't really looking forward to any "new prosthetic bodies", she was just curious about what they were doing.

...And, I'm nervous about assembling the prosthesis tomorrow.

"To assemble the prosthesis, you have to take off your clothes..."

She buried her face on the pillow, thinking wildly: "But my prosthetic body is located on the lumbar spine... This, this is not very good..."

Maybe it's because I usually go to bed too late. Even though I went to bed at eleven o'clock, I still rolled around and didn't fall asleep after an hour.

Until August [-]th, at midnight.

"Ultramarine" sent an email to Delphinium.

"It looks like a timed email at first glance, it's really dishonest..."

The delphinium complained softly, but the corners of its mouth still couldn't help but rise.

She didn't fall asleep in the first place, so she simply opened her eyes sideways, and the UI of the personal system that only she could see appeared in front of her eyes.

But when she opened the letter, her smile froze quickly.

——Because it was a suicide note.

It was originally Russell's suicide note ten days ago, before Russell went to assassinate the director of Camalthe, he gave Delphinium a scheduled broadcast, but then forgot to cancel it because he was in a coma for more than a day.

花触

Chapter 1 Sleeping in the Sun

August 22nd was another Sunday that was so hot that people didn't want to go out.

Russell huddled into a ball on the sofa of Delphinium's house, motionless while the air conditioner was blowing.

With his eyes closed, he lazily stuffed his head under the pillow of the sofa, at the corner between it and the armrest of the sofa, clamping his head.

While half asleep and half awake, he slapped his tail leisurely on the sofa.

Inherited from feline spirituality, Russell's bones are soft, and only a proper sense of crowding and narrowness can make him more comfortable.He likes to arrange four folded quilts around him like a chess game, and then huddle in the small central grid-Russell can roll in these quilts for hours before completely messing up.

This was the "ritual" he used to relieve his stress when he was in school.

Although the tutor has a very good temper towards other students, and it can even be called connivance—it is the kind that will not deduct performance points even if you skip class, and will not call the other party's name if you don't make a sound during the big class discussion, or distract yourself in class. Fishing will turn a blind eye, and even if the final thesis homework is not written, you can accommodate the level of connivance for a few days.

She always has a gentle motherly smile on her face, and she always persuades other tutors not to be too strict.So in the eyes of other students, this is really a good teacher.

—but only Russell knew her essence.

Her tolerance and gentleness were not due to her good temper—on the contrary, it was because Sally Ruth had a bad taste.

That is... She especially likes to see people regretful and hard-spoken.

Throughout her long life, Sally Ruth had a special way of having fun.That is how she especially likes to pamper the ephemeral species, coddle their laziness, and then quietly observe how they indulge in short-term joy and pleasure, and finally fall to the point where they start crying after drinking, "What if I That's fine."

In terms of her long life, the life of every mortal is so short.She likes to watch this kind of live-action drama, and she enjoys it as much as listening to cross talk.

At that time, Russell hadn't awakened his memory, so he was keenly aware of the arrogance and evil taste hidden under that gentle smile, so he always tried to stay away from her with his tail between his legs.

In other words, it is precisely because he lacks previous life experience that he does not know how to hide his differences from ordinary people.

So in the end, because of this special and weird behavior, his extraordinary essence was noticed by Sally Ruth.In the end, Russell was also captured by her and became her graduate student.

However, it is different from the attitude towards other people... Teacher Sally Ruth is quite strict with Russell.

Under the super high standard, it will naturally bring super high pressure...even for someone like Russell.

He has no time to go out, no money to have fun, and he doesn't like smoking, drinking, and catnip. The only way to entertain him is to roll around in bed.But sadly, he didn't have any roommates to call on, so he had to clean up the mess of quilts and sheets he made...

At that time, Russell often suspected that he might die suddenly from exhaustion, but he did learn a lot. Although he was called a mentor, Russell still ran away immediately after graduation.

Looking back now, the sense of danger accompanied by evil tastes on the mentor reminded Russell of the terrible boss in his previous life...

After all, these two sides are also happy people who hide their inner arrogance, and they also have a gentle and generous appearance. It seems that they can make friends with anyone and easily gain the trust of others, which also makes Russell feel a kind of almost instinctive fear. ...Coincidentally, that sense of fear is quite close.

And these two also knew that Russell saw through their essence at a glance and wanted to avoid them, but instead liked to order Russell and make Russell work overtime.

Russell, who knew everything, did not dare to act willfully like other pampered people. Instead, he could only honestly choose to work overtime with an intensity close to sudden death.

...This probably belongs to the homotopy of another dimension.

--exist?Your boss in your previous life came after you and asked you to continue working overtime.

It's fucking frightening to listen to, like a sudden cardiac arrest... Those two little bastards in The Shining are nothing short of frightening.

At this moment, Russell suddenly felt the pillow on his head being gently pressed down.

Although he didn't make a sound, Russell had already guessed that it was a delphinium—uncles and aunts wouldn't be so nasty.

But fortunately, delphinium only lightly pressed the pillow and didn't sit on it directly.

Therefore, although he felt a little short of breath, Russell still didn't bother to move—he just used his tail to gently slap the delphinium's legs and tail, reminding her to let go of her hands.

"Hum hum……"

Seeing the sudden increase in the frequency of Russell's tail wagging on the sofa, Delphinium couldn't help but chuckle.

Russell used to watch TV on the pillow, but now he just tucked his head under and was still lying on the sofa curled up into a ball.So the delphinium simply sat in Russell's arms, with Russell's chest and abdomen leaning on his back.

"It's so hot..."

Russell complained, but stretched his legs a little further so that the delphinium could sit a little further in.Otherwise, sitting on the edge of the sofa will be a little uncomfortable.

Feeling the delphinium's thick, fluffy tail wagging and sweeping across his body, Russell felt a little itchy.

With his eyes closed, he lazily stretched out his hand to grab the tail, but the tail was dodging back and forth.

After grabbing it twice but failing to catch it, his hand landed straight on his body again, feeling drowsiness becoming more intense.

Speaking of it... I don't know if it is an illusion.

Delphinium seemed to feel a little closer to herself two weeks ago after fitting her with a prosthetic body for her birthday.

Russell thought at first that Delphinium would be too shy to allow himself to install her prosthetic body.After all, the prosthetic body needs to be installed on the lumbar spine, so basically according to the most conservative considerations, you can only wear underwear...even when you install the back part, you have to take off more than half of it.

And Russell didn't want to take advantage of Delphinium by giving him a birthday present.