After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Extra 4.2

The young man wearing gold chains walked out of the living room. Like Zepar, He had golden hair and green eyes, but His hair was even more golden, as if every strand was radiating golden light.

“Hello, I’m Zepar’s fifth brother, Marbas.”

He smiled graciously, eyes narrowed slightly, and immediately put His arm around Zepar.

“This child hasn’t said anything He shouldn’t have to you, right?”

He looked at them, and though His expression should have been radiating sunshine and full of warmth, there was somehow an unconscious sense of pressure in His calm tone.

“No- nothing,”

Xiaolin trembled a bit, his voice shaking.

Marbas smiled and asked, “I heard this is an interview?”

“Yes, and we’re also live streaming.”

They quickly explained the situation.

“Wow.”

He seemed very happy, and even waved at the camera with a smile, “Hello everyone, I’m Marbas.”

The comment section exploded immediately.

[Wow wow, He’s such a sunny handsome guy]

[And He has golden long hair! God… He’s hit all my sweet spots]

[Is it just my imagination? Why do I sense such strong wealthy vibes!]

Marbas walked past Zepar and personally invited the guests to the living room, warmly saying, “Come, sit over here, what would you like to ask?”

Xiaolin and his team obediently walked over, somehow feeling they couldn’t resist!

“Just a moment.”

It must be said that this living room was very large, big enough for a fifty-person party. The TV was somewhat far from the sofa area, and the arrangement of tables and chairs between them was very tasteful, unconsciously revealing extremely high-end taste.

Xiaolin sat on the sofa, while at the same time, the filming crew adjusted their equipment.

What they didn’t know was that as soon as they left, Zepar was caught and beaten up by the cow cat and the ragdoll cat. Only the big orange cat followed them over. He seemed quite curious about what they wanted to ask, and with a bounce of His calf, He ran to Marbas’s side.

Next to the living room were large floor-to-ceiling windows, through which the outside scenery could be seen.

The cameraman habitually took some shots of the view, and immediately after, the live stream exploded.

[Ahh! There’s a beautiful person outside!]

[Help, their family’s looks are too good, I’m falling over]

Xiaolin paused, turned to look outside, then widened his eyes.

Outside was a garden landscape with an elegant classical design. In a pavilion five or six meters away, a young man with black hair and emerald eyes was reading a book. He lowered His eyes with a profound gaze, and from this angle, His flawless, exquisitely beautiful features were perfectly exposed.

Was He an actor? A model?

Whatever His profession, He was too beautiful!

The program team was all stunned, not to mention the online viewers.

The netizens were even more sharp-eyed, they also noticed other things near the young man.

[Wait, look there’s also a kitty]

[Where where?]

Looking carefully, next to the elegant young man sat a54r flat-faced Garfield cat, super fluffy, incredibly cute!

[Kitty! You’re so cute auntie wants to kiss you to death]

Xiaolin tried to calm his heart and turned to ask Marbas, “Who is that outside?”

“My fourth brother.”

Marbas smiled, “He likes to read books and drink tea in the afternoon.”

Xiaolin nodded, vaguely hearing some sounds from not far away.

Marbas seemed to know his confusion and explained, “That’s from the next room. My brother Bachin is playing games. He’s always like this when gaming, don’t mind it too much.”

But just as He finished speaking, the gaming sounds from the next room suddenly stopped, followed by hurried footsteps.

[Ah? What happened, is the brother coming out?]

The comment section tensed up.

They heard the footsteps coming closer, and then a young man appeared from around the corner.

The young man had rare straight bangs and short hair, with features as if carved by a sculptor, handsome and sharp. Perhaps due to staying up too late, His eyelids were dark, making Him look somewhat haggard.

But without doubt–

[SOS! He’s a handsome guy, a different flavor of handsome guy, what’s with this family, are they running a male model company? Ahh!]

[Calm down above, but really, these are unfiltered, no-tech, pure bare-faced handsome guys, no wonder we never see them, they’re all staying at home]

[No, this must be genetics, they’re all brothers!]

Xiaolin suddenly realized something – wait, brothers? They all looked about the same age, didn’t they?

At this moment, Bachin glanced at the program team, as if He just came to check the situation, and left without a word.

A few seconds later, gaming sounds resumed from the room.

Marbas smiled and said, “That’s just Bachin’s personality, please excuse Him.”

“No, no, we’re the ones who came unannounced and disturbed you all.” Xiaolin would have been wiping sweat if he had a handkerchief.

“So then, what’s your program interviewing about?”

Marbas showed a curious expression.

Xiaolin immediately collected himself and said confidently, “Our program is a documentary-style interview and follow-up show.”

Before Xiaolin could finish, Marbas seemed to already understand.

“I get it! A very meaningful program, feel free to interview.”

[Haha, this handsome guy is a bit of a scatterbrain]

Xiaolin felt grateful, and finally couldn’t help asking what concerned him most, looking at the big orange cat, he tentatively said, “It’s a cat, right?”

Marbas nodded, “Yes, that’s right.”

Xiaolin continued asking, “Just now young Zepar called it brother.”

Marbas nodded, “Yes, He’s Zepar’s brother, my younger brother.” As He spoke, He casually patted the big orange cat’s head.

The atmosphere became subtly quiet for a moment.

Xiaolin’s mouth twitched slightly.

[I get it! This is a setting, right?]

[Such an interesting family setting]

[Hey, how have you all accepted this already, is the other side running some kind of rule-based horror story mode?]

Xiaolin gathered himself again, not knowing where to start asking, so he had to skip over this question.

“Are there really twenty-four brothers and sisters in your family?”

Marbas shook His head.

Xiaolin paused for a moment, thinking ‘I knew it wasn’t true.’

Marbas said calmly, “Not just twenty-four, our family situation is special.”

“Special in what way?”

Xiaolin asked instinctively.

Marbas fell silent, as if this was a topic that couldn’t be discussed.

“If it’s something that can’t be said…”

Xiaolin carefully observed His expression.

“No, I just don’t know how to explain it.”

Marbas seemed to be remembering something, “Father picked us up.”

Xiaolin paused, as if he had already understood.

[Wuu, I’m tearing up, I’ve already imagined a moving family drama]

[Oh my God, then their father must be a really good person]

[I understand why they’re so devoted to their dad]

But in the next second, a voice suddenly broke through the emotional moment.

“Fifth brother, what are you saying?”

Aelioge stood halfway up the stairs, emphasizing, “We are all His biological children.”

The comments exploded.

[Eh eh! Biological children?]

[Wait, how is this another handsome guy, and He’s wearing earrings! So good-looking, a cool, aloof type, handsome forever!]

Marbas turned to look at Aelioge, “Aeli, you’re joking.”

As He spoke, He was frantically giving Aelioge eye signals.

Aelioge seemed not to notice and said coolly, “I’m not joking.”

Xiaolin’s CPU was about to burn out.

Marbas quickly turned back and said, “Don’t listen to Him, He has an unusual obsession with bloodlines.”

I can see that. Xiaolin felt his heart seizing up.

Fortunately, Aelioge had only come out to take a look, and like Bachin, He turned and left on His own.

Marbas voluntarily explained. “Our family just moved here recently, we’re not very familiar with the situation here yet. The reason we all live together is because it feels more secure, and our house is big enough anyway. A family of dem- cough, a family should look after each other, right? It’s perfect for taking care of each other.”

His words seemed to pull the “horror story” back to reality, full of warm human feeling.

Xiaolin felt subtly relieved and asked, “Is your father here as well?”

Marbas shook His head and said, “He went grocery shopping with Lelagin, they’ll be back later.”

Xiaolin keenly caught the story point, “In your heart, what kind of person is your father?”

Without even thinking, Marbas blurted out, “Father has a gentle personality, keeps to himself, loves us very much, and we love him very much too.”

Xiaolin was shocked. As a host, he had interviewed many families, but this was the first time he’d heard someone speak so directly and frankly.

[Wow, so when is dad coming home! Urgent urgent urgent]

[Am I the only one curious about their family’s other members who haven’t appeared?]

[You’re not alone above, I want to know too! Everyone who’s appeared has been super handsome, I can’t even imagine!]

But Xiaolin seemed to have already entered interview mode and asked earnestly, “Can you share the most memorable thing between you and your father?”

“Most memorable…”

Marbas lowered His eyes.

The big orange cat beside Him also seemed to be remembering something.

“He once left us for a very long time due to an accident.”

Marbas recalled, “At that time we tried every way to find him, but after searching for a long time, we almost despaired, we couldn’t find him.”

[Ah, there was such a story]

[My heart aches for dad]

Xiaolin couldn’t help but feel anxious, “But you finally found him successfully, right?”

Marbas smiled. “Yes, thanks to our second brother. He’s incredibly capable, omnipotent, perfect in every way, just a bit of a riddler. We’re too stupid, often can’t keep up with His train of thought.”

But you don’t look stupid at all!

Xiaolin almost asked out loud, but quickly realized that the “stupid” they mentioned must be in comparison to that second brother.

In other words, that second brother must be an extremely impressive figure, a genius among geniuses? That kind of feeling, right?

[So mysterious!!]

Marbas laughed and said, “Haha, He’s usually on the third floor, otherwise you could have met Him.”

“Does He rarely go out?”

Xiaolin couldn’t help asking.

“Rarely?”

Marbas actually asked back, rubbing His chin thoughtfully. “Hard to say, He doesn’t tell us when He goes out, even if He does go out we don’t know, He’s more often with our eldest brother and fourth brother.”

Xiaolin could barely keep track of people anymore, “Your eldest brother is?”

Marbas’s smile grew broader, “He’s very strong, like could destroy the sun with one punch strong.”

Huh?

Xiaolin’s eyes widened, his teeth chattering.

[Such a fierce eldest brother!]

[I get it, the eldest brother specializes in combat output, and the second brother specializes in intelligence and strategy, right!]

Xiaolin: “You…”

Marbas smiled and said, “I’m joking.”

[Couldn’t tell you were joking at all!]

[Damn, now I really want to see the eldest and second brothers, Xiaolin quick, ask!]

Xiaolin contained his shock and uncertainty, “Is your eldest brother here?”

“He’s in the training room on the second floor, Ninth Sister Paimon was looking for Him to practice boxing.”

Marbas said calmly.

[Ninth sister! Must be a great beauty]

[Can we go see? Xiaolin quick quick ask]

Xiaolin gathered his courage to ask. “Could you take us to see?”

Marbas thought for a moment and said, “You’ll have to wait, I’ll go ask first, if They say it’s okay then I’ll let you know.”

“Thank you thank you, sorry to trouble you.”

Marbas stood up and said, “It’s fine, besides Father’s six friends, we almost never have human guests anymore.”

After saying this, He went upstairs.

Leaving behind the stunned program team, and the completely exploding live stream chat.

[Humans! He just said the word humans, I didn’t hear wrong, right!]

[Yes, He definitely said it, and seemed not to notice any problem]

[Did He slip up?]

[No, their family is clearly mixed-race, probably not familiar with the language and accidentally used the wrong word, don’t exaggerate]

Unlike the freely chatting online viewers, Xiaolin remained in the living room, directly facing the big orange cat on the sofa.

The big orange cat tilted Its head, thinking who knows what.

And just as Marbas left, a small cat came down the stairs.

He was the blue point Selkirk Rex cat, also known as the big orange cat’s twelfth brother Sitri.

The blue cat had just woken up and yawned, completely unaware that a program team had come to their home.

He walked downstairs only to find several humans staring intently at Him.

[Help, He’s so cute]

[Why are their family’s cats so cute, I want to grab that curly cat and sprint a hundred meters!]

The blue cat was confused, about to open His mouth to speak, but in the next second, He was picked up by Marbas and placed in His arms.

Marbas smiled at the program team, “Alright, They’ve agreed to let you go up for the interview.”

Xiaolin was delighted and blurted out. “Thank you for the trouble!”

[Yay, let us quickly see the eldest brother and ninth sister!]