Mecha Slave Contract

Chapters 46-47 [End of Book One]

Mecha Chapter 46: Concealment
by exiledrebelsscanlationsupdated on April 2, 2021
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

Yuan Xi stared blankly at the box in his hand. Unbelievably, he confirmed it again and then lifted his head. Looking at Luo XiaoLou who was looking at him expectantly, he asked in surprise, "How did you get this?"

Even though he could get a high-grade energy box like this at his home, he knew how precious this seventh grade energy box was. And since he had left home, he had been using Grade 3 energy boxes all the time. Those damn boxes were always too easy to consume.

Was this Yuan Xi's only reaction? It was simply not worth working so hard for so long — and, something didn't seem right. Luo XiaoLou looked at Yuan Xi strangely. Cautiously, he replied, "I made it myself."

God. It was like the cold war that had just ended, started all over again. He'd had enough of Yuan Xi's capricious demeanor of a jealous husband catching his cheating wife!

"Made it yourself?" Yuan Xi was stunned and looked at Luo XiaoLou in shock. After a few seconds of silence, he angrily questioned, "You never mentioned to me that you could make such a box! It's at least a master level! How can you be so good — wait. Have you been hiding from me before? Deceiving me? Deliberately giving me the illusion of a poor student?" Yuan Xi was getting angrier by the minute. The look on his face was first one of hurt, then it began to darken beyond recognition.

He had never hidden anything from Luo XiaoLou, and he even let him inside his own mecha! None of his family ever had been in there! It wasn't like him at all. After so many assassination attempts, this was the first time he'd ever trusted someone so much!

Okay. Except he didn't count the truth of his identity.

Yet. This damn slave, he'd been lying to him all along!

Luo XiaoLou groaned. This was the typical Yuan Xi like thing to do. Was he really letting go of his trust in Yuan Xi too much? He was so happy and he wanted to save the best for Yuan Xi, but he forgot that he was a poor student. How could he get such an advanced energy box? In fact, if there was no Black Chert and Source of Consciousness he wouldn't have been able to make this energy box.

But, his secret must never be revealed to anyone. 125 had said that the Federation people hated his kind. Fear and hatred. The Blue Origin Star had exploded because of a mutation, and the Federation hunted down the surviving Blue Origin Star people all over the galaxy.

Now, the Federation had been reassuring themselves that the Blue Origin Star Exotic Beasts had been extinct for years.

If Yuan Xi knew of his exotic beast lineage — would he help him hide it, or send him to the lab?

Aside from the issue of his inability to let him know of his lineage — and even that, he'd only learned and been forced to accept it recently — he'd really never meant to conceal anything from Yuan Xi. He hadn't even given him the opportunity to hide it! Hadn't he felt that the invasion of his own home had gone far enough?!

"Although I don't know how you came to such a conclusion, listen, I never meant to hide anything from you! If I was that good, I would've tried for a full merit scholarship or something! It's not just you. I never wanted to hide anything from anyone!" Luo XiaoLou said in an even angrier tone. Although there was an element of bluster in there, he also did feel angry.

The angry expression on Yuan Xi's face significantly lessened. He focused on the phrase 'I never meant to hide anything from you'.

"If you don't believe me, and continue thinking I'm deliberately hiding a secret and getting close to you to seduce you, you can leave this house right now! And the energy box. Although you picked it up and started questioning me, but to make that box, I spent at least a month and a half of my free time buying materials, practicing, making it and I was able to achieve this effect. The main reason is that there is a strange material in the high-level design that someone gave me, and also the materials you bought for me in the last auction. That's why this miracle happened, on accident. Maybe you don't care, but to me, that's the best thing I've ever made!"