Ch 90: Nepenthe

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2B.

Lin Yie stands in front of the door, not sure if he should knock.

For some reason, he always encounters weird room numbers. Is it because Terra doesn't care about these things? Don't the residents of 2B feel weird? 

Sigh. It has nothing to do with him anyway. He's not living here.

He knocks.

A few seconds later, Matterhorn opens the door, but he is not wearing a shirt, and he is sweating profusely.

"Dr. Lin, you are finally here. Please, come in." Matterhorn stands aside happily. This gives Lin Yie a better view of his muscles.

"Uh." Lin Yie asks, "Are you cooking right now?"

"Of course." Matterhorn says, "Come in, please. I will let you have a taste of Kjerag's barbeques. In the meantime, please take care of Mistress!"

Lin Yie feels really weird. It is quite normal for men to not wear shirts in front of one another, but Matterhorn is too muscular. When those chest muscles that are larger than your head shakes in front of you, it is hard not to feel weird. If it were Ansel, Lin Yie wouldn't feel weird, but Ansel always covers himself completely.

He steps inside and sees that Matterhorn's room is much larger than his. There is even a kitchen with a grill. On the grill, here are pieces of meat that he had never seen before.

"I still need some time." Matterhorn says, "You can rest in the living room. There are jerkies and alcohol."

Lin Yie nods. He doesn't want to keep staring at Matterhorn's muscles.

"Is your saintess..."

"Sssh." Matterhorn stops Lin Yie, "Don't call her the saintess. Mistress hates that title. Just use her codename."

"Sure."

Lin Yie agrees readily, but then he realizes that he doesn't have a codename for himself yet. He wants to have a cool name as well.

"Are they here yet?"

"Almost." Matterhorn says, "They have a keen sense of time."

"But you said your relationship with Pramanix is not good. Why would she still come?"

"Our relationship is ok. She doesn't dislike me, but she distrusts me because Master sent me here." Matterhorn shakes his head dejectedly.

Lin Yie nods and goes to the living room. He thought he would need to wait for a while, but in less than five minutes, she is here. Because he saw her picture from Matterhorn before, Lin Yie recognizes her immediately. She is Pramanix, but she doesn't look as holy in person as he thought. She is wearing a simple T-shirt and a pair of shorts, revealing her white arms and well-proportioned legs. There is also that long, fluffy tail. Other than Nearl's, he has never seen a tail that looks so soft.

 Other than Nearl's, he has never seen a tail that looks so soft

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I want to fluff it so much.

"You are?" Her voice sounds so gentle.

Lin Yie stands up immediately, but before he can introduce himself, Matterhorn runs out of the kitchen.

"Dr. Lin Yie is my guest, Mistress. Uh, where is Young Mistress?"

"She has a stomachache, so she is not coming." Pramanix says, "That's all I came here to say. I have to go back to her now."

Matterhorn panics. He stops her, "Not yet, Mistress."

"What's wrong?"

"I will take care of Young Mistress myself. Please stay here tonight."

Pramanix frowns, "Why?"

"Uh..." Matterhorn doesn't know what to say. He can't just tell her he invited a psychologist over to educate her. He scratches his head, "One moment please."

He pulls Lin Yie over and whispers, "Dr. Lin, you have to help me."

Lin Yie feels speechless, "She looks fine to me."

"How is that fine?!" Matterhorn says, "Look at her clothes!"

T-shirt, shorts... There's nothing wrong.

"I don't understand."

"Mistress is Kjerag's saintess!" Matterhorn shows that pained expression again. 

Lin Yi already lost count of how many times he saw that face. 

Matterhorn says, "How can our god's favored child wear so little?! Her clothes are so revealing! How can she not care about her image?!"

Lin Yie glances at Matterhorn's chest.

Why don't you wear something first?

Lin Yie sighs, "What do you want me to do?"

"I will let you take care of Mistress." Matterhorn pats Lin Yie's shoulder, "You have to make her stay." After that, he goes back to the kitchen.

Lin Yie sighs again and walks up to her.

"Pramanix?" Lin Yie introduces himself, "I'm the new psych... uh, doctor. Nice to meet you. I brought you a gift."

"A gift?" Pramanix's ears shake slightly.

Lin Yie takes out a small bottle.

Pramanix perks up immediately, "What's this?"

"It's catn.... Nepenthe."

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Translator's Notes

"2B" is a slang term in Chinese that is synonymous with calling someone stupid.

Lin Yie used the proverb, "吃人嘴软,拿人手短" to describe his feeling after Matterhorn returned to the kitchen. It basically means he can't say no when Matterhorn is cooking for him.

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