"Drip drop..."

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Sunday evening, South District, in Yan Huan's public rental housing.

The warm light of the lamp was bright, and beyond the steaming mist, Miao sat outside the bathroom door, letting out a big yawn.

"Miao, could you grab the towel for me? I washed it earlier but forgot to bring it back..."

"Meow?"

The next second, Yan Huan's voice came from inside the bathroom, making the yawning Miao blink.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, it turned its head and scurried away, tail held high.

But strangely, quite some time passed, and it wasn't seen running back.

However, in the next moment, right outside the shower area in the bathroom, there it was, suddenly standing on a little stool in the dry area, holding the towel in its mouth like a ghost.

"Meow~"

Hearing the cat's meow from outside, the sound of the water faucet being turned off echoed from the shower stall.

The next second, Yan Huan, dripping with water droplets, walked out dissipating the steam.

Miao raised its head; its green eyes followed a water droplet that formed beneath his chin, trailing down across his Adam's apple to his collarbone, chest...

It wasn't until the sight was no longer decent that it opened its mouth and let the towel fall.

"Thanks, Miao."

"Meow~"

What could be more lovable than an adorable black cat that can talk, help you with work, doesn't need food or drink, and doesn't use a cat litter box?

Bending down to grab the towel, Yan Huan wiped his body and casually asked,

"Speaking of which, Miao, I noticed at the comic exhibition that as long as you're holding something, you can teleport it within a 15-meter radius. Really convenient."

At the comic exhibition, Miao had teleported a USB drive and Bluetooth earphones through walls, and now, carrying a towel bigger than itself, it had instantly returned to his side.

Upon hearing this, Miao, just as curious as Yan Huan, took a moment to look over its fluffy, pitch-black body and explained,

"Anything in contact with my body will teleport with me. This might also be due to the nature of the modifier, meow."

"...So, An Le's modifier?"

"Possibly, meow."

"Hiss, wait... if that's the case, does that mean you or An Le's modifier could teleport someone within a 15-meter range?"

"How could that be, meow. I've tried; it doesn't work with living things, only inanimate objects."

Miao flicked its tail, and seeing Yan Huan starting to dress inside the bathroom, it lost interest and turned its head, dashing out of the bathroom in haste,

"Forget that... Yan Huan, hurry, it's almost time meow!"

"What's the rush, it's not like I must level up at the exact second."

After changing into pajamas and drying his hair, Yan Huan walked out of the bathroom leisurely, looking at Miao sitting on the bed.

By then, it had already spit out two fragments needed for the upgrade.

One large piece of Spider Silk belonged to Ye Shiyu, and another fragment that was originally enveloped in green mist from Bai Yi, after purification by Spencer and An Le, who acted like "human activated carbon," had revealed its true form.

It was a bright green paste, shiny like a jade.

Yan Huan stroked his chin, pondering,

"I can recognize all the other fragments at a glance, but what on earth is this thing... It looks like grease, what is it?"

"It's toad poison secreted by a toad, meow."

"Toad poison..."

Hiss, thinking about it carefully, all five of these modifiers are indeed poisons.

Compared to them, Hajimi, the greedily fragment-eating creature, although a bit useless, is still quite adorable.

If he had been the host for An Le's modifier, sleeping with a snake every day would surely be a test of courage.

However...

Although An Le is timid in dealing with people, she's fearless in other respects.

Yan Huan suddenly remembered, as a child in the South District, she dared to catch spiders and geckos with her bare hands...

What a daredevil.

"Tick-tock~"

"It's time, meow!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

At that moment, as the clock's hour hand on the wall pointed straight up, Miao licked its lips and opened its mouth.

In an instant, the two fragments turned into a mist of golden light and were wholly absorbed into Miao's mouth.

The moment Bai Yi's Modifier Fragment was swallowed, the previous fragment collection page appeared again,

[Sequence Five: toad poison*1]

[Effect: A random powerful curse will affect anyone using a modifier on you the next day, granting you a random powerful enhancement for that day.]

[The severity of the curse will be mitigated by the Modifier Resistance, though the duration will remain unaffected.]

[Collection Reward: For each toad poison fragment collected, you can choose to: 1. Extend the duration of the curse by half a day, 2. Extend the duration of the enhancement by half a day.]

So that's how it is...

It turns out Bai Yi's modifier's passive is a reflection!

Not only will picking up a fragment lead to a curse, but also using it with her modifier.

Also, Bai Yi's modifier might have more than just one property.

For instance, for An Le's modifier properties, Yan Huan already knew two.

One is the piercing ability that breaks through resistance, and the other is the ability to transform into the modifier.

But collecting Snake Scales can only strengthen the latter; the former is not displayed.

It might be the same with Sakuragi and Bai Yi's fragments.

That is: There might be a second property, but only one is displayed by Miao.

Yan Huan thought this, but his gaze continued forward, looking at the next glittering golden page.

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