ARIWLBBC Chapter 21

As Gugu finished speaking, he felt the fluffy leopard ears in his hand move, scratching his palm and making him itchy.

“Forget about my matters,” Gugu loosened the cloak around the big cat’s neck. “Let Baba check how your injuries are doing.”

The leopard raised its eyes and silently looked at the young man.

Though not very old, it possessed the ambition of a ruler.

Gugu carefully examined the injuries on the big cat. The medications in this era were highly effective. On the various wounds, there were protective membranes; according to the veterinarian, the deeper the color of the membrane, the more severe the injury. When the membrane turned white, the corresponding wound had already healed, and the membrane could be torn off.

There were a total of eighteen protective membranes, and overnight, six of them had turned white.

Lying down with the big cat on a soft cushion, Bo Ge carefully peeled off the protective membranes. He was more cautious than when he mistakenly stuck tape on his exercise book in his previous life. Blinking his eyes, he didn’t tear too fast, and he even blew on the cat when he accidentally did.

Under the protective membrane was a jelly-like gel. Bo Ge wiped away the gel and saw that the originally bleeding wounds now only left a faint white mark.

“It’s a divine medicine.” Bo Ge exclaimed, observing carefully. The young man’s breath was casually sprayed on the leopard’s shaved skin, giving it a unique tingling sensation.

The big cat’s tail swayed slowly, and Bo Ge was immersed in peeling off the protective membranes and couldn’t extricate himself.

It took a full hour to tear off the membranes that had turned white. There were still twelve protective membranes left on the big cat, and the deepest-colored one was a wound on its hind leg that was over ten centimeters long. The protective membrane was bright red, and it looked terrifying.

Xiao Du came over to sweep the garbage diligently. He saw the young man staring at the black leopard with pity in his eyes.

“Who on earth hurt you like this?” Bo Ge touched the big cat sympathetically. “You’re so gentle and cute. How could someone be so cruel?”

Xiao Du’s hand, which was cleaning up the garbage, paused, and he lowered his head to roll his eyes.

Back in the day, when he and his little brother were rampant in the second world, taking advantage of bugs, this seemingly “gentle and cute” big cat had bombarded his base with the inspection officer, raised the light beam weapon expressionlessly, turned his little brothers into ashes, and even captured him, imprisoning him for a full eight years.

In the detention room, there were many consciousnesses like himself. As long as these consciousnesses tried to escape or contact the outside world, the devil in front of him would ruthlessly delete them without mercy. Any plea was useless.

But now, this demon incarnate as a big cat, gazed at the lovely human youth, emitting a low “purr” from its throat, innocent and harmless.

“Mimi is really obedient.” Gugu scratched the big cat’s chin and pulled up the “Pet Pain Contrast Score Sheet” provided by the veterinarian. Based on the final score, he looked at the corresponding suggestions.

“Mimi.” Bo Ge checked that the protective membranes on the big cat’s body were intact and brought it to the bathroom. He took out the anti-parasitic dry bath liquid prescribed by the veterinarian.

“Don’t be nervous.” Bo Ge put on protective gloves, squeezed the anti-parasitic dry bath liquid into his palms, and said, “The veterinarian said that you survived in the wild for a while and need to be dewormed. But Baba doesn’t have any credits to buy you a deworming device, so we can only use this.”

After saying that, Bo Ge began to rub the big cat’s body all over. The big cat stood steadily, allowing the young man to touch its body meticulously.

The big cat had a large surface area, and Bo Ge began to sweat while rubbing it. After washing the big cat, Bo Ge glanced at the nearby smart capsule shower, took off his upper garment, stepped on his pants with his feet, and set the bathing time.

The large cat lay quietly beside, its golden eyes slightly evading.

Bathing in the future was very convenient. All you had to do was undress and stand in the capsule bathroom. The intelligent bathroom would also customize different bathing modes based on your skin condition. Bo Ge set it for five minutes, kicked off the pants that had been stepped on, quickly took off the underwear, and walked into the capsule bathroom.

The kicked-off jeans fell on the leopard’s head, covering its eyes. The leopard stayed quiet for a moment, tilted its head slightly, letting the pants slide down a bit, revealing one eye.

After a five-minute battle bath, just as Gugu came out of the bathroom, he saw the big cat with his pants on his head.

“Sorry.” Bo Ge walked quickly, putting on his pants. For some reason, he felt a bit embarrassed being stared at by the big cat.

Considering the leopard was probably completely naked at the moment, Gugu felt relieved.

“Just now was external expulsion, and now internal expulsion.” After coming out of the washroom, Bo Ge took out a pill and, right in front of the big cat, put the pill into its meal.

The big cat remained silent, making no sound.

“The aerosolized medicine is ten credits more expensive, and Baba doesn’t have a nebulizer. Mimi, you won’t mind, will you?” Bo Ge confidently patted the big cat’s head. “The poor family’s meow-meow is the master, and Mimi, you won’t look down on Baba, right?”

The black leopard gracefully jumped onto the superpower chair, pretended not to know anything, lowered its head to eat. Bo Ge also ordered a meal. After both human and leopard finished eating, Bo Ge checked the leopard’s food box, and there was no trace of the pill inside. It should have been eaten.

“According to the doctor’s advice, you should also exercise a bit.” Bo Ge thought for a moment, ordered a “work” type anti-struggle cat leash from the light brain.

“The house is too small.” Bo Ge looked around the room. “How about Baba takes you out for a walk?”

The big cat turned its head towards the mirror. Bo Ge, seeing this, put his cloak on the big cat again, then adjusted “beauty,” “more fur,” and “big eyes” on the mirror.

The big cat silently looked at the completely unfamiliar leopard in the mirror, lifted its paw, and let the young man fasten the “work” cat leash around it.

The residential area assigned to Bo Ge by the alliance was in very good condition, with a large green area. Bo Ge noticed that many residents were walking their cats and dogs on the lawn, so he joined them.

Bo Ge underestimated the pressure the leopard would exert on ordinary pets. Wherever the big cat went, various small animals fled rapidly until Bo Ge saw an old lady sitting on a bench, holding a small tiger.

Bo Ge carefully sat next to the old lady, unable to resist looking at the little tiger in the old lady’s arms. The black leopard lay beside the bench, in the blind spot of the young man’s vision, calmly dug a small hole, lowered its head, put the deworming pill in the hole, covered it with soil, and after patting it down, it pulled over some grass.

“Hello, human.” The old lady smelled the scent on Bo Ge and turned to greet him with a smile.

“Hello.” Bo Ge sat upright, very obedient.

“He looks not so small; you’re still leading him here?” The old lady looked at the black leopard, her eyes a bit puzzled.

“Although he’s in his thirties, he should still be able to come, right?” Bo Ge was a bit puzzled and politely asked back, “How old is your little tiger?”

“My grandson is three months old.” The old lady bent down, put down the little tiger, and the little tiger looked up at the human in front of him. His tail stood straight for a moment, and then he performed a roll in front of Bo Ge.

“He’s very clever.” The old lady looked lovingly, “Tell Granny, what is seventeen plus seventeen?”

The little tiger tilted his head for a while and drew thirty-four on the grass.

Bo Ge blinked and looked at his own big cat. “Mimi, tell Baba, what is twelve plus fifty-three?”

The black leopard looked at the old lady, the little tiger, and then at the young man who looked expectant. It turned its head without moving.

“It, it’s actually quite clever. Maybe it’s because I haven’t trained it.” Bo Ge scratched his head embarrassedly.

The old lady looked at the young man, her eyes full of meaning. “You being his dad is highly unlikely, right?”

Bo Ge was puzzled, pointing to the little tiger, jokingly asking, “Why can’t I be his Baba? Isn’t this still your grandson?”

The old lady picked up the little tiger, and the little tiger’s belly protruded. Its fur quickly faded, turning into a baby with small ears.

This, this… really is her grandson.

Bo Ge stayed in place, took a while to react, and explained embarrassedly, “This is my pet, not a beastman.”

“Child, you’ve come to the wrong place.” The old lady kindly raised her hand, showing the location information on the light brain, “This is the parent-child interaction area, not the pet area.”

Bo Ge looked around, and the lawn was full of playing animal cubs—no, these were beastman cubs!

“I’m sorry; I didn’t check the location information.” Blushing, Bo Ge stood up and walked briskly, leading the big cat. The big cat followed the young man, moving neither quickly nor slowly, maintaining an elegant posture.

Following the instructions on the light brain map, Bo Ge finally arrived at the pet play area in the neighborhood, where there were also flying robots specifically responsible for controlling pets. As long as you paid five credits, the robot would help you walk two hours.

Bo Ge handed the big cat over to the robot and stood on the side. He saw pets eagerly competing for a golden small ball. Whenever the ball was about to escape, a strange flying pet would catch it and throw it back down for the pets to play with.

“This is today’s prize, whoever catches it gets to keep it.” A managerial robot next to him cheered for the pets. Bo Ge noticed that after his big cat entered the field, the other pets scattered, leaving behind the golden ball.

Seemingly disdainful of the saliva marks on the golden ball, the big cat extended its claws, nudged the ball towards the exit, and then turned to look at Bo Ge.

“Played enough?” Bo Ge glanced at the light brain; it hadn’t even been five minutes!

The big cat turned its head, licked its injured hind leg.

“Does the wound hurt?” Bo Ge immediately forgot about the five credits, carefully holding the big cat, which was rolling the golden ball with one paw, and returned to the room.

The golden ball seemed to have some intelligence; as soon as it entered the room, it automatically went to clean itself. The big cat lay on the soft cushion, and Bo Ge cradled the injured hind leg, gently blowing on it, eyes full of concern.

Felines are creatures adept at hiding their pain. If they show signs of being in pain, it’s undoubtedly reached an unbearable level.

When the golden ball, which had endured hardships, flew out of the washroom, it saw the young man gently stroking the big cat, his voice tender and caring, “Good, it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt.”

The big cat stared silently at the young man, with an emotion in its eyes that Bo Ge had never seen before, starting to bud.

“Um…” The little golden ball made a sound to attract their attention, “Master and young master, hello, I am the Tease-You Leopard Intelligent Pet Toy.”

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Author’s note:
Old Lady: My grandson is three months old.
Gugu: My son is in his thirties.
Old Lady: My grandson can do math.
Gugu: My son hasn’t learned yet.
Old Lady: He is my true grandson.
Gugu: Why do you say that about yourself???
Old Lady: …Today, I’ll have stewed Gugu for lunch!

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