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Chapter 8 - Fat Cat Interlude

Interlude: Baozi's Observation Diary ๐Ÿฑโœจ

Location: Caera's Unnecessarily Large Mansion

Time: Why are humans always so noisy in the morning?

Observer: The Great and Powerful Baozi

(Currently disguised as: "just a chonky orange cat" ๐Ÿ™„)

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[Morning Disaster Log]

8:23 AM - New Human Alert! ๐Ÿšจ

Constantyn arrives looking like he walked out of a "How to be Professional" manual

โ€ข Wire-rim glasses (trying too hard) ๐Ÿ˜’

โ€ข Burberry coat (future nap spot identified) ๐Ÿ˜ผ

โ€ข Leather shoes in Shanghai humidity (amateur hour) ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Initial Judgment: Another ENTJ, exactly what we DON'T need

Threat to Nap Spots: HIGH โš ๏ธ

8:24 AM - Smallest Goddess's Reaction

Caera pretending not to care about his arrival:

โ€ข Fixing her hair "casually" ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ

โ€ข Practicing her "oh, you're here" face ๐ŸŽญ

โ€ข Failing miserably at both ๐Ÿ˜ช

Secondhand Embarrassment Level: 888/10

8:25 AM - Eugene Being Eugene ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

โ€ข Bouncing around like a sugar-high puppy

โ€ข Still has that weird curse aura (note to self: investigate) ๐Ÿ‘ป

โ€ข Offering everyone McDonald's breakfast

โ€ข Something dark flickers in his eyes when...

Suspicion Level: ELEVATED ๐Ÿ”

Need to Watch Closely: VERY YES

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[Actual Events I Was Forced to Witness]

Scene 1: The Sphere Incident ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Caera: *tries to activate jade sphere*

Sphere: *does nothing*

Me: *judges silently*

Constantyn: "Your technique is fundamentallyโ€”"

Me: (ใ…_ใ…) here we go...

Entertainment Value: 9/10 ๐Ÿฟ

Actual Conversation Overhead:

Caera: "I know what I'm doing!"

Constantyn: "Evidently not."

Me: *starts cleaning paw for dramatic effect*

Eugene: *drops boba on priceless carpet*

Lin Yu: *suspicious phone typing intensifies*

Chaos Rating: Perfect ๐Ÿ’ฏ

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[Spiritual Network Status](Since I'm apparently the only one who notices these things ๐Ÿ™„)

Dragon Veins: Acting weird

โ€ข Probably because SOMEONE (Caera) keeps poking them

โ€ข Like watching a baby play with fireworks

โ€ข Should I help? No. โŒ

โ€ข Am I enjoying this? Yes. โœ…

Mansion Feng Shui:

โ€ข Completely messed up

โ€ข Ancestral tablets collecting dust (rude) ๐Ÿ˜พ

โ€ข Premium napping spots: endangered species

โ€ข Ghost in the east wing still complaining about the renovation

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[Suspicious Behavior Log] ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Eugene's "Curse":

โ€ข Claims it's from a Sichuan ghost girl

โ€ข Actually seems legit???

โ€ข But he's hiding something bigger

โ€ข Keeps glancing at the sphere when others aren't looking

โ€ข Note: He offered me premium tuna (trying to buy my silence?) ๐ŸŸ

Lin Yu's Secret Phone Calls:

8:30 - "Asset in position"

9:15 - "Timeline accelerated"

10:45 - "Package secure"

Me: ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

Her CIA Acting Skills: 2/10

My Acting Skills Pretending Not to Understand: 10/10 ๐Ÿ˜ผ

Constantyn's "Research":

โ€ข Too interested in the sphere

โ€ข Keeps "accidentally" ending up in restricted areas

โ€ข Definitely has hidden agenda

โ€ข But also might just be naturally annoying

Verdict: Need more observation (and more fur on his coat) ๐Ÿงฅ

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[Current Chaos Rankings]

1. Eugene (Chaotic Evil) ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

2. Lin Yu (Lawful Sus) ๐Ÿ•ด๏ธ

3. Constantyn (Lawful Annoying) ๐Ÿ“š

4. Caera (Chaotic Try-Hard) ๐ŸŒŸ

5. Me (Chaotic Superior) ๐Ÿ‘‘

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[Overheard Conversations That Made Me Lose Faith in Humanity]

Caera: "I can control divine power!"

Sphere: *does absolutely nothing*

Me: (๏ฟข_๏ฟข)

Eugene: "Maybe if we poke it with a stick?"

Everyone: "NO!"

Me: *considers returning to temple life*

Constantyn: *lengthy explanation about spiritual resonance*

Me: *deliberately knocks over his coffee* โ˜•

Satisfaction Level: MAXIMUM ๐Ÿ˜Œ

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[Urgent Action Items]

1. Monitor Eugene's suspicious activities ๐Ÿ”

2. Pretend to be normal cat (harder than it looks) ๐Ÿ˜บ

3. Judge everyone's life choices ๐Ÿ“

4. Nap on important documents ๐Ÿ“„

5. Maintain position as supreme being while disguised as pet ๐Ÿ‘‘

6. Figure out what Lin Yu's REALLY up to ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ

7. Watch Caera fail at goddess duties (always entertaining) ๐Ÿฟ

8. Shed strategically on Constantyn's coat ๐Ÿงฅ

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[Final Thoughts]

These humans really think they can handle Shanghai's spiritual network?

I've seen street cats with better energy control... ๐Ÿฑ

At least I'm being entertained while the world potentially ends?

Current Mood: Judgy but amused ๐Ÿ˜ผ

Need for Nap: CRITICAL ๐Ÿ˜ด

Done with Everyone: โˆž/10

Status Update: Going to take a nap on Constantyn's Burberry coat while everyone panics about the sphere

Evil Cat Rating: Purrfection ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

End Log.

Time for tuna. ๐ŸŸ

P.S. - If anyone's reading this, yes, I can write. Deal with it. ๐Ÿ˜พ