Chapter 14: Stella's room
After the bath in the game world, Alex didn't feel like leaving his VR Capsule at all.
Since VR Capsule was comfy to ensure that no player suffered any body injuries, Alex could just close his eyes and go sleep.
He did precisely that.
And a few hours later, his mother woke him up with an angry face.
"It will get smelly if you keep doing that," she whispered in a disappointed tone.
Alex awkwardly laughed and immediately escaped to the bathroom.
"It's weekend, so I can just hop in and play…" Alex whispered.
He first looked over some videos on social media.
But as he stared at a much more stabilized game world, Alex was lost in thought.
The person in his mind was a blue-haired cat woman. He recalled her golden eyes that concealed deep emotions and her frozen tail that stood erect as if on alert.
Alex cursed Schnee since she forced him to lie.
But as he thought about her, his thoughts changed.
He knew a little about Sara's predicament, but what about the other two?
They had a reason to stay in Deathwill's Castle.
Alex believed they had enough means to leave the castle's grounds since their father cared about them. Of course, the new world was a great source of monsters to level up, so they could leverage the world as well.
'Schnee… If you are wary of me, I will show you that I hold no ill thoughts toward you,' Alex smiled faintly.
The more he thought, the more relieved he became.
After all, Sara was similar to Schnee. She was still wary of Alex, even though she didn't show much of it.
But she was much more open-minded. She talked with him and showed off more of herself.
'I wonder how our relationship would look like if I didn't meet Celia first,' Alex could only imagine such a scenario.
Then, he thought about Schnee. She was suspicious of him and resolved to one of the hidden techniques right off the bat.
It didn't work, but it showed off her resolution.
'I can only hope she did it for her sisters. If she could control me, she would ensure their safety this way. They would be able to build up the Deathwill Castle for their own profit and get treasures from the treasury,' Alex thought in such a way.
Perhaps, it was naive. Perhaps, it was a wrong thought. But that was his own thought, and he would believe in Schnee until she revealed her true colors. If his assumption turned out wrong, Alex would regret his choice.
But since he was wary of her, too, he wouldn't let her take away his legendary class and break the relationship with Sara and Celia.
'If there were NPC's dialogues, it would be easier,' Alex chuckled, 'But such a real-world has its own charm.'
The Avander World was authentic. Its residents were like real humans, which was a charm that no game would topple soon.
Everyone was fully immersed in that game, revealing their true colors.
"Alex! You are here early!"
"I have a lot of free time today," Alex chuckled, ruffling Celia's hair.
Out of all people in Deathwill's Castle, Celia was always the first one to greet him. It was like she had a sensor to him.
But that was simply because she had a little to do in the castle. She was too young to help others, meaning Celia could only wander around sadly.
It was a little different this time.
She held the demon egg, "Mom helped me pour my mana into the demon egg. Because of my mana, the demon egg's hatchling will recognize me as his master!"
"Amazing!" Alex clapped his hands and spoke in an astonished tone.
Pleased by his reaction, Celia giggled.
She led him to the dining hall.
"Did Schnee bully you today?" Alex asked.
Now that the sisters were back in the castle, Celia's life should turn much merrier with them around.
Unfortunately, that was not really the case.
"Stella is sleeping, and Schnee hadn't left her room yet!" Celia replied, "We can't bully them yet!"
"Indeed," Alex nodded.
He promised to help Celia bully the sisters and make them play hide and seek with them.
But inwardly, he was a little glad that Schnee confined herself in her room.
He didn't know she would turn out to be this peculiar lady!
Now, he was a little skeptical about bullying this cat woman.
Fortunately, Stella had left a good impression of Alex. She didn't look bothered by their couple status, and she even took the initiative to hug him.
"How about we go to aunt Stella?" Alex suddenly said.
Celia raised her big eyes and nodded, "Okay!"
They turned around and headed straight to Stella's room.
Alex knocked on the doors, "Stella! Wake up. It's me, your husband! I am here to take care of you."
"What will you do, Alex?" Celia was curious.
Alex chuckled, "Ladies must take care of themselves. They have to take a bath, take care of their skins and eat healthily. A little exercise won't hurt them, either. Stella seems like a lady who would rather sleep all day, so I must take care of her. She also uses wings to move, right? Her body needs proper exercise."
Celia's eyes gleamed in interest, "Mom and I run around every morning!"
"Have you never thought about inviting Stella?" Alex asked with a big smile.
Celia nodded, "She didn't want to!"
Alex burst out laughing, then knocked on the doors again.
'Did she hear us?' Alex thought inwardly as there was no reaction from the inside.
He also used more strength, knocking louder, to no avail
"I guess exercise can wait. Just a bath and food should do for today!" Alex decided to take a different approach, eliciting 'Ehhhh' from Celia.
She looked at him with squinted eyes.
However, that worked well.
[You have access to Stella Deathwill's room.]
"Let's go inside," Alex proudly whispered.
Celia blinked her eyes, "You can enter?"
And as the doors opened, Celia's eyes widened.
Both of them entered the room.
Celia immediately jumped, "What a mess! My hatchling can't see this!"
She hugged her egg and turned around. In the next second, Celia ran away from the room, "I will return without my demon egg!"
"Sure…" Alex replied in a whisper, his eyes squinted.
In Stella's room, he saw a mess he had never seen before.
Her clothes littered the ground, walls, and ceiling. Some of them hang on the chandelier and furniture.
Those clothes alone were a big part of the mess. They were sweaty and dirty… It also seemed like Stella didn't take care of them for years! It was surely a little less than years, but their smell was pretty sharp and nauseating.
No wonder a little kid such as Celia ran away.
Worse, Stella even wore her torn clothes to sleep.
Alex could only stare at her with disappointment.
'What did my mother do to make me clean my mess?' Alex thought inwardly.
He then raised his voice, "Stella! If you want to sleep, you must clean your room! Otherwise, I am taking that bed of yours!"
In the past, Alex similarly lost his PC.
He approached Stella, took her into his arms, then carried her to the bathroom. In that bathroom, he told her to take off her clothes.
She opened her eyes a little and stared at him with a wronged look, "You said you would take care of me…"
Alex was no longer here.
He returned back to her room.
[Stella's Emperor Bed has entered your inventory.]
[Your inventory is full. You can not stuff more items here.]
[Your stamina wears down faster.]
[Your stats have been halved.]
"This is ridiculous. How big is that bed?!" Alex shouted.
He felt much heavier than ever before. That feeling drove him insane after a few steps, and he really wanted to throw away Stella's big bed from his inventory.
But it was necessary to keep it inside!
He took a seat on the chair and waited for Stella's return.
However, Celia returned first.
"I am back. Do we clean the room?" Celia was eager to help.
Seeing that angel, Alex's lips curved up unconsciously, "We will wait for Stella… Wait, will she clean herself?"
Alex trembled, "What if she can just sleep without a bed?"
Celia stared at him deeply, "Stella can sleep whenever she wants!"
"Call your mother…" Alex whispered with closed eyes.
"Okay!" Celia didn't mind running around the castle!
