Chapter 500: Adapted
To Yi Ling, Sen Tong was simply too noisy.
She was always coming up with unnecessary ideas.
Saying things like, "To prevent the only other member of our kind from being kicked to death by the Master, I must remodel you into a form that satisfies the Master."
Thus, Sen Tong presented the recorded footage to Yi Ling in the form of a playback.
"According to the image the new Interstellar Overlord reshaped for us, she must have unique preferences. First, project all these clothes; I need to study how to make the Master happy!"
So, to get Sen Tong to shut up, Yi Ling had no choice but to project many objects, large and small.
Naturally, Yi Ling was also forced into various meaningless outfits.
Things like stockings and maid uniforms...
Various messy projected items ended up back on Yi Ling in strange ways.
Of course, Sen Tong was experimenting on herself as well, having studied human culture almost to its core.
Yi Ling felt this was completely meaningless and utterly redundant.
Unfortunately, Sen Tong's survival instincts were extreme, and she spent almost all her time in the World Within the Painting tinkering with those messy ideas.
Fortunately, she had already grasped the culture of the Blue Star humans, so she didn't produce anything too sanity-draining.
Yi Ling didn't truly despise Sen Tong.
Even though they weren't very compatible, she wasn't entirely useless.
For instance, Yi Ling needed to constantly update her memory bank, and Sen Tong's playback footage was far superior to the unchanging scenery of the World Within the Painting.
Even if Yi Ling could project the existence of Sen Tong, her racial talents would still be incomplete.
Furthermore, a projected Sen Tong wouldn't have those non-existent memories; to get fresh playback footage, she had to rely on the actual Sen Tong.
Consequently, Yi Ling had no choice but to accept Sen Tong's "remodeling" plan.
However, as time passed, Ye Yao didn't enter for a whole week.
Only Jiang Huashen had changed their environment.
Although this timescale was very brief for alien creatures—almost just a blink of an eye.
But according to the human timescale, it should be considered quite a long time, right?
Sen Tong understood human culture so well that even her way of thinking had become human-like.
Logically, since Ye Yao had just subdued them, she should have come to check on them at least a few times.
But that wasn't the case at all!
It was undoubtedly because they weren't important at all!
For Sen Tong, who worked hard to increase her value just to survive, how was this any different from the sky falling?
"Yi Ling, do you think the Master has forgotten us? Are we really necessary to the Master?"
"The previous Interstellar Overlord at least needed us to do some things, but the current Interstellar Overlord seems to have no need for us at all."
"She is strong, many times stronger than the previous Interstellar Overlord. Any living being is probably like dust in her eyes."
"It seems we're going to be forgotten. While we might survive, there's absolutely no sense of security..."
Yi Ling: "Oh."
"Wow, how can you have no sense of urgency? Still watching those short videos?"
"We're about to be forgotten! Maybe when the Master finally remembers and finds us redundant, we'll be kicked out!"
"Waaah~ our human lives... what on earth will become of them?"
Sen Tong continued to chatter incessantly.
Her emotions were incredibly abundant.
She was the complete opposite of Yi Ling.
The other elf-eared loli sat on the other side, staring at the short videos cached on a tablet computer.
This was brought to her by Xia Lian.
When that young girl came in a few days ago, she was even muttering things like, "Since White Kitty isn't here, I can only try using you guys as a substitute."
Yi Ling was the top choice; after all, she had snow-white hair, didn't talk much, and was easy to order around, which felt quite fresh.
Of course, Xia Lian had her principles; she easily fulfilled Yi Ling's request and brought her an electronic device with many cached short videos.
Thus, a deal was struck.
Naturally, Sen Tong was no longer needed either.
"You person with no sense of urgency, don't regret it if you get discarded by the Master later. I won't save you then!"
Sen Tong said huffily, feeling frustrated that Yi Ling wasn't living up to her expectations.
Just as the two girls thought another day would pass like this, a familiar aura suddenly arrived.
Holy crap! It's the Master's aura!
Without a word, Sen Tong ran out to greet her, smoothly kneeling before Ye Yao.
"Master! Welcome!"
?
Ye Yao saw Sen Tong kneeling devoutly before her, her forehead even touching the ground. She was incredibly practiced.
"Stand up first. Who taught you this?"
Although she had turned Sen Tong into a loli, she hadn't taught her to act like this, had she?
Why was she wearing a maid outfit?
How did she get so good at this?
It was indeed pleasing to the eye and looked very cute.
But Ye Yao remembered she had only recently become human.
Don't underestimate my Mahoraga-like adaptation!
Sen Tong stood up as told and answered honestly.
"Master, I taught myself!"
"Oh, I thought Xia Lian taught you."
Ye Yao nodded thoughtfully.
"Where did the clothes come from?"
"Yi Ling projected them!"
"Why would you want to dress like this?"
"According to my analysis of human culture, it's said that humans like this? Does the Master not like it?"
At those words, Ye Yao felt Sen Tong's strong desire for survival.
This alien loli definitely has a few screws loose.
Ye Yao was somewhat helpless.
She wasn't one of those cruel Interstellar Overlords, nor did she enjoy wiping people out on a whim.
What was the point of putting on a maid outfit?
This kind of thing is fine for private enjoyment.
But right now, there were several pure lolis standing beside her!
Sen Tong, who had been saturated with the "dregs" of Blue Star culture, better not corrupt them!
"Is this the Sen Tong that Ye Yao mentioned? She really doesn't look like an alien creature at all; there's no sense of incongruity."
Luo Jianhua cast a curious glance.
To an observer, Sen Tong indeed seemed very human, her emotions incredibly rich.
If she were placed before the Countermeasure Bureau High Command, they probably wouldn't recognize her as the alien creature that invaded Blue Star a week ago.
Aside from those pointed ears looking a bit like a sudden art style shift, she could truly blend into human society.
Mo Qiuli poked her head out from behind Ye Yao, staring curiously at the petite and cute Sen Tong.
"Hmm, she doesn't feel like a 'Villain' at all. She's more like a Magical Girl trainee."
Could it be... that a former Villain can also become a Magical Girl?
This redemption speed was truly unexpected!
Ye Yao suppressed the urge to give Sen Tong a playful headbutt and cleared her throat.
"Quickly take me to Yi Ling. Where is she?"
"Reporting to Master, she is inside. To think she didn't come out to greet the Master's arrival—Master must give her a good lesson later!"
Sen Tong said huffily, leading Ye Yao into the house.
Very quickly.
Yi Ling, also transformed into a maid, came into Ye Yao's view.
Two maids?
One fawning, one expressionless?
Ye Yao felt as if a wheel on her head clicked into place.
Adapted.
Good job, Sen Tong!