Chapter 74: WHO CLEANED THE HOUSE?!!

VIVIAN

Vivian stood in the middle of the room, staring around her.

Her mouth slowly fell open. The dirty floor was gone. The rotten food had disappeared. The strange DEAD smell was gone.

Even the broken furniture had been replaced.

The room looked completely different from the night before.

Vivian rubbed her eyes. Then she opened them again, the house still clean.

She walked around the room suspiciously. "Is this really the assigned room? It’s crazily different from yesterday."

She first went to Robot 99. The poor robot was still lying there, badly damaged from the battle on the transport ship.

Vivian crouched beside it and gently touched its metal body.

"99..."

The robot didn’t respond. Her expression darkened. She really needed to find someone who could fix it.

Then she turned toward the bed. Mimi, her Husky, was sleeping peacefully.

Vivian stared at him. "You didn’t clean the house, did you?"

Mimi only snored. Vivian narrowed her eyes. "Afterall its a dog. Can a dog do laundry or arrange the house?"

She walked toward the kitchen. The refrigerator was completely empty.

Vivian opened it and stared inside. "Not even food?"

She closed it. Then she noticed the nutrient solutions. They had been arranged neatly inside the cabinet.

Every bottle was perfectly aligned.

Vivian stared at them. Yesterday, everything had been scattered everywhere.

Now it looked as if someone had carefully organized them.

"This is getting strange."

She immediately called out to the Lotus.

Did Arin come back last night and arrange the house?

The Lotus answered calmly. "No."

Vivian frowned.

Then did Beeny wake up?

"No."

Vivian’s suspicion deepened. She closed her eyes and entered her consciousness.

The golden Lotus was there, quietly floating.

Vivian walked toward it. "You’re here, and you don’t know if someone entered my house?"

The Lotus’s petals swayed lazily. "It was late at night. I also rest like you."

Vivian stared at it. "You rest?"

"Yes."

"You can sleep?"

"I cannot remain awake constantly. I only awaken when I sense danger."

The Lotus paused. "Last night, I sensed no danger."

Vivian frowned. "So someone could have entered my house and you wouldn’t know?"

"If they carried no hostile intent."

Vivian rubbed her forehead. Useless!

She suddenly remembered Beeny. She turned around and walked toward the tiny girl.

Beeny was lying weakly on the ground. Her eyes were tightly shut.

Vivian crouched down and lifted her. "Beeny?"

No response.

Vivian shook her gently. "Why are you still this weak?"

Beeny’s little body barely moved.

Vivian sighed. "There is nothing for you to eat now. We have to go to the Forest to hunt Beasts."

She looked at the Lotus. "and I sold all the beast cores I had.."

The Lotus suddenly released one of its petals.

It floated gently into Vivian’s hand. "You can feed her this."

Vivian blinked. "Your Lotus petal? You know we need it more."

Lotus said. "Use it. It’s fine."

She carefully placed it into Beeny’s mouth.

Almost immediately, Beeny’s fingers twitched. Her eyes slowly opened.

She raised one weak hand. "I need more..."

Vivian glared at her "More? Why?"

Beeny’s voice was weak. "Not enough." She paused dramatically. "I used my power to arrange the scene for you so you won’t get caught for harming your school mate..."

She looked at Vivian. "So....Giving me more isn’t too much, right?"

Vivian’s mouth twitched. "You little..."

She took another Lotus petal.

"Fine."

She placed it into Beeny’s mouth.

Beeny swallowed it. A golden glow flashed across her body.

The weakness disappeared almost instantly.

She jumped to her feet and stretched.

"Ahhh!"

She spread her arms. "I feel alive again!"

Then she looked at Vivian. "I’m tired of staying here."

She grabbed Vivian’s hand.

"Let’s go outside!"

Vivian sighed. "Fine."

She left her consciousness with Beeny and returned to the real world.

But before Vivian could take a step, Beeny suddenly spoke. "Why didn’t you tell Arin that you didn’t destroy the robot?"

Vivian froze. She slowly looked away. "What should I tell her?"

"That it was destroyed while fighting Ina?" Vivian lowered her voice."Do you know how many commanders are probably looking for Ina right now? What if she slips off?""

Her expression became serious. "I don’t want Arin involved in this."

She looked toward the door. "It’s better this way."

Beeny frowned. "But Arin is very angry with you."."She misunderstood you.." Beeny continued. "You could have explained a little."

"I know."

Vivian sighed. "Later, I’ll explain everything."

She paused. "But for now, I need the Ina situation to die down. Once things are safe, I’ll bring Arin back."

Her expression softened.

"Arin is only sixteen." Vivian looked down. "I can’t just leave her alone."

Beeny stared at her for a moment. Then Vivian suddenly frowned. "Wait."

She looked at Beeny. "I thought you were unconscious."

Beeny scratched her head.."I was unconscious."

She smiled innocently. "I wasn’t deaf."

Vivian’s eyes widened. "Don’t tell me you pretended to be unconscious just so you could eat my Lotus petals?"

Beeny immediately stood straight."That’s not important!"

She pointed toward the messy parts of the room. Her clothes. "Come on! I’ll help you arrange your dresses now that I’m strong."

Vivian shook her head. "Forget that."

She looked around. "Did you see anyone clean this house last night?"

Beeny shook her head. "I was weak and unconscious. I couldn’t use my Reverse ability."

Vivian suddenly pointed toward the bed.

"And the wooden bed was replaced with a metal one."

Beeny walked over and touched it.

Her eyes widened slightly. "This is a Metal ability."

Vivian stared at her. "So someone really came here?"

Beeny thought for a moment. "Don’t worry, Vivian."

She tapped the metal bed. "I think this house has an automatic cleaning system."

Vivian looked around the old, cracked building. "This house?"

She pointed at the walls.

"It looked like it was going to collapse yesterday."

She looked at the spotless floor. "And it has an automatic cleaning system?"

Beeny shrugged. "Most houses are like that."

Vivian remained silent.Then she sighed."Maybe you’re right."

She decided to forget about it. She had more important things to deal with.

Vivian walked toward Robot 99. Her expression immediately became serious.

"I have a lot to do."

She carefully picked up the damaged robot. "First, I need to find a Robot Repair Shop."

She looked down at its broken arm.

"I can’t let 99 stay like this."

Her fingers gently touched its damaged head. "You’ve done enough for me."

Vivian’s eyes softened. "Now it’s my turn to save you."

Beeny sighed.."Pretty Sister..as we entered Ignora. I sensed a lot of danger. The Zerg beasts are planning something big. This Ignora isn’t safe. The virus is continuously spread by them.."