LRAB Chapter 19 Thrilling Scene 1
Chapter 19 Thrilling Scene 1
"It's as terrifying as eating bread without jam," Martin thought of a horrifying analogy.
"That's absolutely terrifying!"
Toad looked helpless. "What can we do? The tunnel has a cooldown period after each use, and I can't go back now."
Martin asked, "How long is the cooldown?"
"Twenty-four hours."
"How long?"
Martin's expression was bitter.
This is basically like you having to be there the whole time you're transformed into Mario.
Martin suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Hey, by the way, where's that time tunnel you mentioned?"
"Right here!" Toad pointed to the toilet.
(￢д￢。)
Martin glanced at the water in the toilet bowl and asked in shock, "You didn't come from here, did you?"
"Yeah, I got all wet coming out of here... Hey, Mario, what are you doing?" Toad looked at Martin, who was lifting him up, with a puzzled expression.
Martin disgustedly lifted him into the bathtub.
"Why do you smell like that? Stand still, I'll help you wash up."
As he spoke, Martin opened the lotus seedpod.
puff--
"Ah! It's so cold!"
Toad was provoked.
"Excuse me, excuse me... I'll turn it up a bit hotter." Martin hurriedly adjusted the hot water.
"Ouch! It's burning me! Mario, I feel like I'm about to be cooked!" Toad screamed as he was scalded by the hot water.
Martin adjusted the water to cold, saying awkwardly, "I'm so sorry, the bath water temperature has never been just right, you know."
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Toad spat out some water, complaining, "Couldn't you have waited until the temperature was right before giving me a bath?"
"I forgot, didn't I? Is that alright now?"
"Hmm, it would be even better if it were a little warmer." Toad gestured a very short distance between his index finger and thumb.
Martin did as instructed.
"Yes, yes, that's perfect, just the right temperature~ Ah~~"
Toad lay comfortably in the bathtub, completely limp.
Chen Meijia, who heard strange noises outside the door, revealed a gossipy smile.
QQ QQ—
A knock came at the door.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Meijia's voice came from outside.
"Martin, are you in there?"
"Shh~"
Martin quickly whispered, "Little O, remember, whatever you do, don't let anyone see you."
Toad stood up nervously, covering his private parts, and asked, "What if we can't dodge it?"
"Then you... just play dead, don't move. As long as you're dead, they won't be afraid."
Martin had no other choice.
"oh..."
QQ QQ—
"Martin? Were you going to come in if you weren't going to say anything?"
"Ah, here it comes!"
Martin drew the curtains, strode to the door, and opened the bathroom door.
Seeing Chen Meijia standing at the door, Martin forced a smile and asked, "Meijia, is there something you need?"
Chen Meijia peeked into the bathroom through the crack, then lifted the plastic basin in her hand and said, "Oh, I'm here to put my toiletries."
"Were you... talking to someone just now?"
"Huh? No."
Martin vehemently denied it.
"No?"
Chen Meijia looked at Martin suspiciously.
She clearly heard two people's voices coming from the bathroom just now from the doorway!
"Okay, could you move aside a bit? I..." Chen Meijia pointed to the plastic basin in her hand.
"Oh, hehe, no problem."
Martin Qian smiled, opened the door, and made room for him.
"Thanks."
Chen Meijia thanked her sweetly and carried the plastic basin into the bathroom.
"Hey? This bathroom is pretty good, much bigger than my old one!" Chen Meijia said with a grin as she looked around the bathroom.
"Hehe, yeah."
When Martin saw Chen Meijia walking towards the bathtub, he was so frightened that he quickly blocked her way.
"Mika! Didn't you say you were going to put the toiletries there? Here, you can put them there."
"Okay."
[Chen Meijia, acting as a detective: Martin's expression was off the moment I walked in. Add to that the two voices I heard outside the door, the curtain being drawn even though no one was showering, and Martin's behavior of stopping me from going over—there must be some unspeakable secret here!]
The two looked at each other and chuckled dryly: "Hehehe..."
As Chen Meijia put down her toiletries, she secretly glanced at the curtain.
"Oh no! There's a cockroach!!"
Chen Meijia suddenly screamed.
"Cockroaches? Where? Where?" Martin looked around.
"It's right there! It's huge!" Chen Meijia pointed fearfully to a corner.
"Let me see..."
Martin went over to check.
Chen Meijia smiled and quietly backed away.
By the time Martin realized what was happening, her hand had already touched the curtain.
Martin blurted out, "Mika, no!"
Ignoring Martin's attempts to stop her, Chen Meijia pulled open the curtain.
Martin nearly slipped and fell halfway through the run.
It's over! We can't hide it anymore!
"Ahhh!!"
Chen Meijia clutched her chest with both hands and screamed.
Martin was in a real headache.
What's meant to happen will happen...
"What a beautiful doll!"
Chen Meijia picked up Toad, who was pretending to be dead, and rubbed his face.
Martin walked over and chimed in, "What doll? Oh yeah, a doll."
"Huh? This doll doesn't absorb water! Isn't it filled with cotton?"
Chen Meijia pinched Toad's face hard.
Toad: Ouch!
Martin offered a haphazard explanation: "Oh, this doll of mine is made of high-tech PCL material, it doesn't absorb water or sweat~"
"It feels so good to touch! Just like the real thing!"
Chen Meijia really loves this Toad.
Martin said awkwardly, "Well, it's high-tech, it's all simulation technology."
Toad, who was pretending to be dead with his eyes closed, suddenly felt a chill below.
Chen Meijia pulled down his pants.
Wow! There's even a little Doraemon! Such great detail!
Chen Meijia blinked her big eyes, and to make matters worse, she reached out and flicked it.
Toad: "..."
Martin scratched his face and looked awkwardly at his toes.
Chen Meijia asked, "Martin, how much does this doll cost? I really want to buy one too."
"It's not much, just... a few tens of thousands of yuan."
Martin deliberately exaggerated.
"Tens of thousands of dollars?! Uh hehe, here you go." Upon hearing how expensive it was, Chen Meijia quickly returned the Toad to Martin.
Martin took Toad from him, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Meijia glanced around the bathtub and whispered in confusion, "I clearly heard two voices, so why aren't they here?"
Martin's mind raced, and he evaded the question by saying, "Ha, Mika, you must have misunderstood. When I give Toad a bath, I usually make two sounds on purpose, one is mine and the other is his, and then we talk to each other, as if he's alive."
"Oh, I see."
Chen Meijia suddenly realized.
Actually, she sometimes does that too...
"Then I won't disturb you playing with Toad."
A little embarrassed to realize she had misunderstood, Chen Meijia pinched Toad's cheek and said goodbye before leaving.
It feels so good! It's just... I can't afford it, sob sob...
After watching Chen Meijia leave, Toad sighed, rubbed his cheek, and complained, "Who is she? She's even scarier than Bowser!"
"Shh~"
Martin tucked Toad under his arm, grabbed his travel bag and power-up gadgets, and went to the bathroom door, peeking out.
Seeing that Chen Meijia and Lu Ziqiao were busy tidying up their rooms, Martin took the opportunity to run through the hall back to his room.
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