The Body Swap Game - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Forgetting Something
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
As soon as Xia Yu went onto the competition site, the two hosts started commenting.
The male host said with surprise, “Even though our show is called ‘Wipeout: Cats and Dogs,’ cat-owners don’t seem to be too excited. Today’s the first time we have a cat on the show.”
The female host continued, “It’s because cats tend to be less submissive than dogs. The only contestant who has run the whole race was a dog.”
“OK. All of the past cat contestants have been male cats, and this cat is female. Maybe she’ll surprise us.”
“Great, let’s get started. Let’s see how this cat can perform today.”
The female host picked up Xia Yu from Youxue while Youxue walked to the platform at the end of the race track.
Xia Yu just needed to walk from the race track to where Youxue was standing.
The race track wasn’t long. A human could finish it in around 10 seconds, but pets, without their owners around, would need a few minutes, if they didn’t fall into the water right away.
The female host showed Xia Yu where Youxue was standing and let him go.
They were trying to show the pets where their owners were.
Xia Yu started to slowly walk to the first level, the single-plank bridge.
The male host explained, “We’re seeing black cat Little Hei walking to the single-plank bridge. This seems easy, but the pet has to overcome its fear of water since the bridge is placed over the water.”
“Cats are more afraid of water than dogs, so this level is challenging for cats.” The female host continued the commentary.
Xia Yu glanced back at the two hosts and ran across the single-plank bridge. He was now at the second level, the maze.
The maze was just a fork in the road. Two of the roads were dead-ends; only one road was a way out.
It was easy to see which road was which.
After he got past the maze, Xia Yu reached level three, which looked like a monster. It was a tunnel entrance of one meter high, decorated like the mouth of a lion, with glistening teeth.
Pets who couldn’t tell what was real or not would be frightened.
But Xia Yu was a young man of typical intelligence.
He went through the tunnel, reaching level four.
“OK. We have seen Little Hei passing level one through three easily, but level four is where most pets get eliminated. This is where the golden retriever failed the last time.” The male host was not optimistic.
The female host explained the design of level four. “Level four is called the temptation of toys. There are many toys and snacks like dried fish, canned fish, etc., along the way. Can our Little Hei resist the treats?”
“Hah, it’s walking toward the toys. If it leaves within 15 seconds, it can keep going in the race. If it lingers for more than 15 seconds, it would be out of the race.”
“As of now, other than pets who didn’t touch the toys, any pet who touched the treats never left within 15 seconds.” The female host also sounded worried.
Xia Yu, biting on a dried fish snack, turned to look at the hosts. He only stopped since the fish looked delicious.
He took two more bites, then picked up a cat toy and kept walking.
The two hosts’ constant negativity annoyed him, so he picked up a toy to make it difficult for them.
The two hosts looked at each other. The male host said, “This is the first time we’ve seen this. Well, as long as the pet didn’t stop, they could keep going in the race.”
Holding the cat toy, Xia Yu reached the last level. He would be by Youxue’s side in just 10 meters.
Suddenly, a man wearing a goat mask showed up around the corner beside him.
Xia Yu was startled.
“Our Little Hei has reached level five. She was scared by the Goat Monster, hah, it blew up its fur! Next, the Goat Monster would keep scaring the cat. Can Little Hei overcome her fear and race…”
The male host’s excited expression suddenly became one of shock. “Um, something has happened. Little Hei is charging toward our employee playing the goat monster. Run, run!”
“Photographer, get something to distract Little Hei!”
All the employees on-site became nervous. The black cat with all her fur blowing up looked really scary.
The goat mask-wearing employee had to jump into the water to get away from Xia Yu’s attack.
Standing at the edge of the platform, Xia Yu looked coolly at the man in the goat mask. He eased his fur.
Since the earlier levels were too easy, he forgot there was going to be a goat monster in level five. He was caught off guard.
He showed his teeth at the man/goat in the water. Then, he picked up his dropped toy, reaching Youxue.
“Great. Let’s congratulate contestant number five, Little Hei, on successfully completing the race. It has won a washing machine from Lengliegu.”
The two hosts also got to the finish line and kept talking.
“While there were some challenges, our Little Hei has completed the race. As the first cat to reach the finish line, do you have anything to say?” The male host put the microphone near Xia Yu’s mouth.
Xia Yu looked at him as if the male host was a moron and stayed silent.
“I guess our competitor has nothing to say. Let’s interview her owner. Please tell us how you trained your cat to listen to you?” The female host put the microphone near Youxue’s face.
Youxue thought of how she talked to the cat, she didn’t have anything to share, but she couldn’t say nothing either.
Thinking of what her brother taught her, she cleared her throat and said, “It’s mostly heart-to-heart communication.”
“What do you mean?” The female host asked. She also has a cat, she actually wanted to know the answer.
“We can’t treat the cat like a machine. We have to build a friendly relationship in order to make the two hearts communicate with each other…” After a bunch of vague words, Youxue left the platform.
Youxue returned home after giving the show her address.
At 5 p.m, the show sent a van, delivering the washing machine.
Xia Yu, already back to his own body, directed the workers to move the washing machine to the balcony.
Xia Dongyang, on his way to work, pursed his lips at the machine. “Using a washing machine? Please.”
He couldn’t tell this was a high-end machine costing 10 thousand yuan, assuming this was a cheap product.
“Go to work!”
Xia Yu yelled at him, making the older man flee the apartment.
Youxue was a little nervous, but she relaxed after Xia Dongyang left. She stood next to the machine, reading over the instructions, constantly marveling at its power.
I’m more powerful!
Xia Yu glanced at the washing machine, then went to his room.
He’d already finished testing task number two. The first testing task needed two rounds, so he needed to play another game outside normal game-playing hours.
An Siyao went to school during the day, so he could play the game as the black cat. But Xia Yu remembered something.
Yesterday, he seemed to have promised An Siyao that he would be using her body?
“…”
I could pick the body I want to use!
I had important things to do!
But An Siyao was an important character in the game. It would be good to consider her feelings too.
He’d be in her body tomorrow, and experience campus life as a pampered rich girl. He could also use the opportunity to explain some things.
