TTAETSC Chapter 35.1 - Schrödinger's Fallen Vest

When Ye Yunfan threatened and waited for the response of the little otherworldly creature, he subconsciously looked at the cloak on his body.

Fortunately, this military-style defensive cloak is both waterproof and fireproof, and its length is quite long. When worn by Yuan Ye, it almost reached his ankles, but on Ye Yunfan, it fit just right, reaching about the middle of his calves.

Suck—

The pink tentacles stretched out from his lower back, helping to pull up the zipper.

Although everything that should be covered was covered, Ye Yunfan still had this illusion that he was running around naked.

He subconsciously glanced at the unconscious Yuan Ye, confirming that the other person's eyes were tightly closed. The vague feeling of unease and embarrassment in his heart eased slightly.

However, Ye Yunfan waited for a while but didn't receive any response.

This was because the little otherworldly creature, which had been cut into the size of an egg, seemed unable to comprehend such a complex statement.

They only sensed the threat coming from Ye Yunfan and simultaneously realized that he could not serve as an incubator for their eggs and would even eat their beloved eggs.

The little otherworldly creatures, which had originally been desperately trying to pounce on Yuan Ye, trembled in place for a moment before suddenly turning around and retreating at a speed like a tidal wave.

Ye Yunfan: "...???"

This was his first failure to communicate since he learned this skill.

But now there was no time and ability to pursue. Ye Yunfan hugged Yuan Ye close and took refuge in the safe triangular corner, avoiding the occasional falling rocks from above.

At that time, the elevator entrance next to them was completely deformed. The elevator, which had been stuck at the top, fell down, jamming itself in the distorted shaft. This blocked almost the entire passageway leading up.

Ye Yunfan originally wanted to leave immediately, but he looked at his bare feet and then at the muddy, dirty road in front of him.

The top surface was covered in a thick layer of black mucus, followed by wriggling minced flesh. There were also numerous pieces of rubble from shattered stones.

After hesitating for a second, Ye Yunfan looked down at the black military boots on Yuan Ye's feet.

Anyway, since he was carrying the other person and their feet weren't touching the ground, it didn't seem like much of a problem to temporarily borrow their shoes to wear?

While Ye Yunfan was pondering, pink tentacles had stretched out from his lower back, using the number of pink suction cups as a scale to measure the length of Yuan Ye's feet.

[1, 2, 3...6 pieces.]

The little tentacle conscientiously counted one by one, then extended down again, comparing Ye Yunfan's own feet with the pink heart-shaped suction cups.

[1, 2, 3...7 pieces.]

Hiss...

Sure enough, when Ye Yunfan first transformed into a human, he felt that Yuan Ye seemed to be a bit shorter than him, probably between 1.75 and 1.77 meters.

As a result of this measurement, as expected, the other person's feet were indeed smaller than his.

The measuring pink tentacle shook its head.

—Won't fit.

He can't wear Yuan Ye's shoes.

"Tsk..."

Having successfully taken Yuan Ye's cloak, Ye Yunfan reluctantly abandoned his plan to take Yuan Ye's shoes to wear.

At this moment, his gaze shifted to the severed legs left behind by the black-cloaked big fake prophet.

Ye Yunfan, a man born under the spring breeze and raised under the red flag, was a law-abiding good young man. He rarely, if ever, argued with others, let alone killed someone.

At this moment, the two severed legs before him were gushing blood and even twitching slightly. Such a gruesome scene would be difficult to watch, even in movies and TV shows. Yet, as Ye Yunfan looked upon this sight, his heart remained unmoved*.

*Without any ripples

He could even effortlessly use his tentacles to pick up the two severed legs and compare the heels of the shoes to his own feet.

Hmm, surprisingly, they're almost the same...

But Ye Yunfan hesitated somewhat.

Should he change into it?

At that moment, the pink tentacles cautiously reached out to poke at the shoes on the severed legs, as if checking something. Then, the soft tips suddenly wrinkled up in a very human-like manner, shaking their head in disgust.

[Stinky!]

[Stinky! Don't!]

[Don't! Don't!]

Ye Yunfan furrowed his brow, unsure if the disgust he felt was his own or if it was being influenced by the rich emotions of the little tentacles.

So, he thought for two seconds and ultimately decided to throw away the smelly shoes of the black-cloaked man. Then, he shrank his feet a little.

This skill is called mimicry. At the beginning, Zhang Nan could completely transform himself into another person, so it was no problem for Ye Yunfan to change the size of his feet a bit.

The pink tentacles immediately stretched down again, measuring one by one with the heart suction cups.

[1, 2, 3...6 pieces!]

[It's the same, it's the same~]

The little tentacles' voices sounded delighted.

Now, Ye Yunfan could pull off Yuan Ye's shoes with his tentacles with no psychological burden.

When in the form of a little octopus, he had gotten used to using his tentacles. Even with eight tentacles, he was still very adept at maneuvering them, so the task of taking off the shoes was done quite swiftly and skillfully by the little tentacles.

Ye Yunfan rubbed the soles of his feet against the black-cloaked man's pant leg. After he lifted his feet, the little tentacles immediately grabbed the shoes and skillfully put them on for him, even tying the shoelaces into a beautiful bow.

Tada~

The pink tentacles patted the bow, expressing a considerable level of satisfaction.

Mm, fits just right.

But unexpectedly, just as Ye Yunfan had stolen the shoes from Yuan Ye to wear, the person in his arms stirred.

"Ugh..."

The jet-black eyelashes fluttered a few times, and Yuan Ye frowned in pain. He seemed very restless and wanted to open his eyes.

As a former chief decontamination officer, Yuan Ye had experienced too many desperate situations. Although he had just been knocked unconscious due to a mental attack, he wouldn't allow himself to remain in an unconscious state for long.

These brief few minutes had reached his limit.

—This is completely a sign that he's about to wake up.

The shoe-stealing thief, Ye Yunfan: "...!!!"

Yuan Ye is about to wake up... about to wake up?!!

Ye Yunfan's heart raced wildly.

Change back now?!

No, no, no, there's no time, there's simply no time at all...

He had to change back immediately, put the shoes on Yuan Ye, and return the cloak. This process would take at least three to five minutes.

But Ye Yunfan looked at the person in his arms, whose eyelashes were fluttering as if they were about to open their eyes at any moment.

In a moment of desperation, he lifted Yuan Ye's upper body a bit and immediately leaned down.

In the next second, their foreheads touched, and their breaths intertwined.

Swish—

Invisible mental tentacles entered Yuan Ye's brain.

After multiple uses, Ye Yunfan gradually figured out some applications of this skill and slightly added some extensions during the experiment.

This skill is called mental communication, and communication means that it can both 'perceive' and 'convey'.

And by adding a bit of extension to the 'convey' function, it can be turned to achieve an effect similar to hypnosis.

For example, everyone can engage in conversation, but those skilled in communication can persuade others and even achieve effects similar to hypnosis or brainwashing.

However, the requirements for hypnosis and brainwashing are too high, and Ye Yunfan could not reach that level yet. He could only convey some emotions.

Some gentle and peaceful emotions were used to convey comfort.

Yuan Ye's brain had been attacked earlier and was undoubtedly very weak, in urgent need of rest. So, Ye Yunfan intended to take a gamble.

If he wins the bet, he can keep his vest*; if he loses, he will fall off the horse.

*Fake persona

**Reveal his true identity

But if he doesn't gamble, he will surely and quickly fall off the horse.

This choice is easy to make.

—Take a gamble!

The mental tentacles slowly reached out and touched a burning red space.

For some reason, Ye Yunfan just knew that it represented pain and anguish. He gently patted Yuan Ye's arm, trying to comfort him.

[Everything's all right now.]

[No one will hurt you.]

[Yuan Ye, you're exhausted right now. You can have a good sleep.]

The gentle male voice evoked an image of the sparkling sea bathed in the sunset glow, carrying a soothing and slightly intoxicating aroma.

Since the last time he lost control in the Main City, Yuan Ye underwent a long period of mental adaptation training. So, after receiving an attack by the black-cloaked man this time, he only lost control briefly, quickly regaining rationality.

So he had a strong resistance to ordinary mental hypnosis and mental suggestions. But for some reason, this speaking voice that suddenly appeared seemed different.

He seemed to have heard it somewhere, but couldn't remember where.

The voice said that he could have a good sleep.

But no one had ever spoken to him with such words before. When he heard them, Yuan Ye even felt as if he were being held in that person's arms.

But no one was able to touch him, and he was unable to touch anyone either.

...Who was able to hug him?

However, the sensations coursing through his whole body told Yuan Ye that he was indeed being held in someone's arms. The combat instinct and crisis intuition that had once stood like sharp spikes had fallen silent.

It was as if they were being gently stroked by countless tentacles, smoothing down each sharp, erect spike.

Then those tentacles gently patted him, their movements as gentle as coaxing a child to sleep.

[Rest well, sleep well.]

[Good.]

At the moment the last word fell, his consciousness, on the verge of awakening, suddenly paused, as if receiving some crucial command.

Suddenly, Yuan Ye opened his eyes.

This frightened Ye Yunfan. He stiffly straightened up his upper body, preparing to face the unknown consequences of falling off the horse.

"Yuan Ye...I...I'm..."

Ye Yunfan hadn't figured out how to explain everything, but he soon noticed something strange about those heterochromatic eyes.

Yuan Ye's gaze was vacant and unfocused, as if devoid of clear consciousness.

He looked a bit like a person who was drunk and had no clear consciousness, or a bit like a patient who was undergoing general anesthesia and was in a state of confusion.

"..."

The youth stared blankly at Ye Yunfan as if confirming something.

Two seconds later, without warning, he closed his eyes, leaned his head against the man's chest, and quickly drifted into a deep sleep.

The stunned Ye Yunfan: "...?"

Eh?

He was a bit confused about the current situation.

Was Yuan Ye awake or was he not awake? Was he discovered or was he not discovered?

Did he fall off the horse or did he not fall off the horse?

It's not entirely clear.

Even the little tentacles were tangled and bent into a question mark.

Just in case, Ye Yunfan carefully observed Yuan Ye's expression again. His eyelashes no longer trembled, and even his tightly furrowed brow had smoothed out.

The youth breathed softly and steadily, as if he had truly fallen into a deep sleep, and even the unconscious pain from earlier seemed to have dissipated like smoke.

"Phew..."

Ye Yunfan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless of whether the other party had discovered him, Ye Yunfan no longer needed to explain to Yuan Ye who he was, why he was there, or answer a series of other questions.

In short, his vest now had a Schrödinger prefix added to it.

If Yuan Ye wakes up and remembers what happened just now, then he will have lost his vest.

If Yuan Ye wakes up and doesn't remember what happened just now, then Ye Yunfan still has a vest.

But now, the priority was not this, but finding a safe place or finding a way to get out.