After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Extra 4.1

“Can I Go Home with You” was a popular variety show recently. The show’s crew randomly interviewed people on the street and conducted observational filming.

Today, the variety show’s field team came to an ordinary commercial street. The on-site interviewer was nicknamed Xiaolin.

At 4 PM, the show’s crew had already started looking for suitable guests by the roadside.

Host Xiaolin was adjusting the livestream settings, feeling somewhat worried. The show’s reception had been low for the past week, and interviews hadn’t been going smoothly. He wished they could interview a guest with an interesting story who would be cooperative.

Xiaolin and the interview team approached several pedestrians on the street, but unfortunately, they were all busy and couldn’t accept the interview.

The viewers in the livestream room were also decreasing.

Would they be able to film normally today?

Xiaolin was somewhat concerned.

Just then, a fashionably dressed youth appeared on the street.

Red clothes, red pants, and a large backpack, with three silver chains of different thicknesses around his neck – this kind of outfit could easily look tacky, but the youth had such a high-class face that what should have been tacky became luxurious. Walking down the street, he had nearly a hundred percent head-turn rate, with many men and women letting out exclamations of admiration.

“Is he a foreign model?”

“A rapper?”

Xiaolin thought this was his chance!

Xiaolin quickly led the field team to rush in front of the red-clothed youth.

At the same time, the livestream comments increased dramatically.

[Wow, green eyes, he must be a foreigner, so handsome!]

[I want to go to the scene! Oh my goodness]

The youth stopped and looked at them curiously.

Xiaolin quickly introduced himself. “Hello, I’m Xiaolin, the host of the variety show ‘Can I Go Home with You?’ We’re currently livestreaming a show. Have you heard of it?”

The youth blinked, showing a somewhat confused expression.

He clearly didn’t know about it.

Xiaolin continued. “We usually won’t disturb you for too long. Would you mind accepting an interview?”

The youth seemed to understand now and laughed heartily. “Sure, sure! Are we going to my home?”

Xiaolin was overjoyed inside and said, “Yes, would your family members be available?”

The youth had a carefree personality and answered directly without seeming to give it much thought. “Come, come! My home is very big, you’re all welcome to come play.”

[Haha, his personality is so nice, he seems like someone from a good family background]

[But he doesn’t seem to be from our country]

[Never mind that, let’s look forward to it!]

Xiaolin smiled and asked, “What should we call you?”

“Just call me Zepar!”

Zepar scratched his head, his eyes mysteriously clear.

“Is your home nearby?”

“Not too far. Do you have a car? I’ll give you directions.”

“Yes!”

Xiaolin was somewhat excited and quickly made arrangements.

After getting in the car, Zepar suddenly remarked. “This is my second time riding in a car. These transportation tools are really convenient.”

The show crew was stunned. The comments section exploded even more.

[Eh eh eh, is this his second time ever riding in a car? Is he a local?]

[No no, even if he’s local that’s impossible, what city person these days rides in cars so few times?]

[But he seems to be telling the truth]

Xiaolin, being the professional host he was, quickly picked up on this thread. “Do you rarely ride in cars?”

Zepar nodded and looked around the car’s interior with curiosity.

“If you don’t usually take cars, how do you usually travel?”

“Spa…walking!”

Zepar almost said spatial transfer but managed to change it in time. He remembered His father’s reminder not to scare ordinary people here. He was His father’s good child and naturally had to obey everything His father said!

However, the online viewers caught that slip.

[Spa! What spa?]

[Does he usually travel by helicopter?]

[Oh oh, he definitely has that wealthy aura!]

By now, the car was moving.

Xiaolin, seemingly making casual conversation, asked, “Don’t you need to let your family know?”

“No need, no need.”

Zepar shook his finger, “My father is very gentle! He won’t mind about you all, it’s just that my fellow siblings might have some thoughts? But They always have thoughts about everything, what opinions could They have about me bringing you home to play for a while?”

This statement contained too much information.

And the choice of words felt somewhat strange. Did “fellow siblings” refer to brothers and sisters? Do normal people use this term to refer to their siblings?

Xiaolin felt somewhat confused, then suddenly thought that since the other person dressed so uniquely, maybe he was just somewhat dramatic in private.

Probably nothing strange about it?

At this point, the excitement in the comments reached its peak.

Seeing that they seemed to be approaching their destination, Xiaolin asked. “How many siblings do you have?”

Then, he took a tactical sip of water.

“How many?”

Zepar answered without hesitation. “Including me, there used to be twenty-four of us, now there are more, I don’t even know how many.”

Pft! Xiaolin almost choked on his water.

Twe-twenty-four? No way? Twenty-four?!

And it was still increasing?

Xiaolin’s brain exploded.

The comments section exploded at the same time.

[Whoa, what’s going on, what kind of family has so many children???]

[As far as I know… uh, ancient emperor families?]

[No no no, what era is it now, this kind of thing is impossible, and he just said his father is very gentle, how could such a gentle father have so many children!]

[There’s one possibility, maybe they’re all adopted?]

While they were still arguing, Zepar had already gotten out of the car.

Xiaolin was still in shock, just about to ask if all twenty-four were biological siblings.

However, before he could speak, he froze in place.

This turned out to be a detached villa in the city center. It wasn’t very tall, only three stories, and the square footage probably wasn’t huge either – the main feature was the garden and green space outside.

“So beautiful……”

Not just Xiaolin, but the entire field team thought so, including the numerous netizens in the comments.

[The garden design is amazing, the aesthetic sense is so strong]

[The Zen feeling hits you right away… this must be a master’s work]

The time now was 16:21, so the light was a bit dim. If they had come in the morning, it would have looked even better!

[Oh no oh no, I’m even more excited now what should I do]

Xiaolin came to his senses and asked dazedly, “May I ask about the design of this courtyard……”

Zepar proudly said, “It’s my sixth sister, with help from my fourteenth brother!”

As He spoke, He gave a thumbs up.

“Isn’t it beautiful, isn’t it amazing?”

“Yes.”

Xiaolin sincerely praised.

They hadn’t walked far when they saw a butterfly perched on a vine.

[Wow wow, what a beautiful butterfly!]

[Just looking at this garden, I can say the owner must be a really good person!]

[Wait, is no one concerned about what he just said about his sixth sister and fourteenth brother? Such a beautiful, high-class, elegant courtyard was actually designed by their family]

[No no no, more importantly, it seems he really does have twenty-four siblings?]

At this point, Zepar was walking very quickly, and the field team could barely keep up.

He opened the door and called out loudly. “I’m home!”

Xiaolin, with his professional dedication to not missing good footage, immediately rushed to the doorway, thinking he would see his family members.

However, when he looked up, the entryway was empty.

It seemed no one had heard Zepar’s enthusiastic greeting.

Well then, Xiaolin felt somewhat awkward.

However, Zepar seemed used to it and smiled at them saying, “At this time They’re either busy helping Father prepare dinner or playing chess and games.”

Xiaolin laughed and said, “Maybe because the house is so big, the people inside can’t hear?”

But Zepar thoughtfully said, “If They wanted to hear, They would definitely all be able to hear.”

What did that mean?

Xiaolin was stunned for a moment. With just one year of work experience, he was starting to lose track of the other person’s train of thought.

[Xiaolin don’t worry about it, just go in first, help, I’m so curious]

[Let me see the gentle father quickly!]

[Wait, haven’t you all noticed this is a new residence?]

Xiaolin regrouped and said, “I see. But with so many family members living together, isn’t it inconvenient sometimes?”

Zepar was taking off his shoes at the entrance when he heard this and looked up. “Inconvenient? Hmm, it probably is inconvenient, but there’s no helping it. We all want to live with Father, no one is willing to leave, so it ended up like this.”

Boom!

Xiaolin’s common sense seemed to have been bombarded.

Wh-what? Because they all didn’t want to leave their father, they all lived together.

Isn’t this—father complex?

He couldn’t believe it, because looking at Zepar’s cheerful and enthusiastic demeanor, he couldn’t imagine he was this kind of person.

The comments also exploded.

“Hmm? Is there something wrong?”

“No, nothing wrong.”

“Just… quite shocked.”

Xiaolin was sweating profusely, feeling both expectant and nervous, feeling that this family would be the most incredible one in the show’s history.

“Haha, just follow me.”

Zepar turned and walked into the house.

They efficiently followed quickly.

Zepar suddenly turned around and said, “Oh right, I forgot to mention, some of my family members are perverts, don’t mind them too much.”

Per-perverts? He just casually said perverts!

Xiaolin shuddered violently. This young man called Zepar was already quite unique, those he considered perverts……must be even more perverted than usual perverts.

The field team looked at each other, inexplicably getting chills, fortunately they remembered he had said his father was very gentle, and the children had father complexes, which meant that as long as father was there, things shouldn’t get too out of hand, right?

They didn’t know why they were starting to worry about their personal safety when they had just come for an interview.

The comments section, however, was completely detached from the situation.

[Haha, he’s really interesting, Xiaolin don’t be nervous, we chuunibyou are just like this]

[Hey hey what nonsense are you saying above, I have chuunibyou but I’m not like this]

[Stop arguing and go in quickly, help, I’m really looking forward to it!]

Xiaolin pressed forward bravely amid the urging comments.

Just then, Zepar suddenly stopped in front of him.

What sound was that?

They saw Zepar suddenly crouch down and say softly, “Isn’t this Brother Beleth? Why did you come out?”

Brother?

Xiaolin was shocked, was his brother lying on the ground?

They nervously looked closer.

The camera captured without any obstruction a large orange cat sitting on the ground.

Zepar had just been talking to the large orange cat.

Xiaolin’s eyes widened.

Zepar’s brother was a large orange cat, and a very fat one at that, with a belly that looked like it had several hula hoops stacked on it.

Wait, huh? No way, your brother is a cat?

The comments exploded again.

[LOL, I thought something seemed off]

[Is he serious? But wait, what a cute orange cat, let auntie give it a kiss]

[No no, he must be joking. How could a normal person consider a cat their brother]

[Hey, you got something against cat big brothers?]

On scene, Xiaolin couldn’t help but ask: “It- it’s your brother?”

Zepar turned around and said seriously. “Yes—”

Before He could finish speaking, the orange cat stepped on His foot with one paw, seeming to complain about this guy bringing strangers home without saying anything.

Xiaolin looked down and saw the orange cat docilely move its paw away, smile at them, and even let out a friendly meow.

They had many questions in their hearts, but somehow that one meow resolved seven or eight tenths of their doubts.

What a cute meow.

[God, so healing……]

While they were spacing out, another meow sounded.

“Meow?”

They froze, turned to look, and discovered a black and white cow-patterned cat.

There was also a ragdoll cat wearing a pink bow on its head.

Eh eh! So many cats.

Before they could be shocked, Zepar spoke first, “Sister Bu, and sister Ayni, you’ve come out too.”

Xiaolin’s eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

Ah? Ah!

[I’m dying of laughter, those siblings he mentioned aren’t all cats, are they]

[That’s impossible, I was saying what era is it now, how could there be such a big family]

[Aww, so many cats, the fluffy ones are so cute]

Xiaolin pulled himself together and introduced himself. “Hello, I’m host Xiaolin.”

After speaking, he realized he was introducing himself to cats? Could they understand?

However, the ragdoll cat glanced at him, its eyes seeming to say: Hmph, foolish human, this princess knows already.

The cow cat swished its tail, its squinting eyes seeming to be sizing them up.

Such- such smart cats. It felt like they understood!

The field team looked at each other speechlessly.

At this time, finally another person appeared.

“I’m sorry if They caused you any trouble.”