IBO – Chapter 74 All the Cubs Have Arrived

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A small starship sped through the vast universe.

The pilot of the starship—Song Fu—was carefully rubbing the silver bell in his hand, cherishing it.

Before setting off, he had secretly slipped back to the nursery and pried the bell back out after having stepped on it and flattened it.

He spent a great deal of effort restoring the bell to its original appearance.

“Heh… Big brother, I’ll be able to find you very soon.”

Song Fu had already located Song Yiran’s coordinates. If nothing unexpected happened, he would arrive at Song Yiran’s location tonight.

“Big brother, I really want to see—do you like me more, or that little cub more?”

At the thought of that little cub, who was just like him, living happily by big brother’s side, jealousy gnawed at him until his teeth clenched.

Clearly, he was the one who met big brother first! He was the one who should be staying by big brother’s side!

And that damned fox—damned Song Xiuhu!

How had he never realized before that Song Xiuhu was actually this scheming?

Such a grown person, and yet shamelessly turning himself into a little cub, following behind big brother’s butt every single day.

That hateful, stinking fox!

At the nursery, in the courtyard.

Song Yiran stood in the courtyard, staring at the group of little cubs in front of him. His heart was so excited it was beyond words.

He had originally been leaning against a small chair in the dormitory and had fallen asleep, only to have a nightmare.

What exactly he dreamed about, he could no longer remember.

But he still remembered the fear that gripped his heart when he woke up from that nightmare.

Xiao Zhong’er had also woken up. After coming out of the system space, he saw the newly awakened Song Yiran.

Just as Xiao Zhong’er was about to greet him, his attention was drawn to the red notification dot on the system panel.

He clicked it open and—oh my god! Several red dots representing mission targets were clustered together in the nursery courtyard!

“Wow! Song Yiran! Hurry to the courtyard—the map shows a ton of mission targets there!”

“I counted them—they’re all here! All the little cubs are at the nursery now!”

When Song Yiran heard this, his heart jolted violently.

All here? His younger brothers were finally all here!

Joy overflowed uncontrollably from Song Yiran’s eyes, and a huge smile spread across his face.

The cubs in the dormitory were still asleep, so he left quietly, then gently closed the door behind him.

Then, Song Yiran instantly transformed into a crazed, rampaging male monkey.

While letting out strange laughter, he flailed his arms and legs as he dashed toward the courtyard.

“Hahahaha hehehehe! Cubs, I’m coming~”

Xiao Zhong’er helplessly closed his eyes. This scene was just too eye-searing.

A sudden question popped into his mind: Song Yiran’s behavior had suddenly become so much like a wild male monkey—could this also be a kind of atavism?

Song Yiran excitedly ran into the courtyard and saw a bunch of fluffy male cubs gathered together.

There were kittens, puppies, little foxes, little leopards—and two eggs.

The cubs huddled together, looking at Song Yiran with confused, innocent eyes.

Song Yiran’s heart practically melted under their gazes.

“Excuse me, are you Director Song?”

A voice cut in. Song Yiran followed the sound and only then realized that there was someone standing next to the cubs.

He had been so completely focused on the cubs that he hadn’t noticed anyone else at all.

Oh no—his crazed behavior just now must have been seen too!

Song Yiran suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and squeezed out a perfectly standard smile.

“Sorry about that—I was a bit out of sorts just now. Yes, I’m the director here. My name is Song Yiran.”

“I’m a member of the neighborhood committee responsible for this area. My name is Jiuli.”

Jiuli pointed to her work badge, then took out several documents and handed them to Song Yiran.

“According to the latest regulations, all abandoned underage beast-shifters must be sent to beast-shifter welfare institutions for care.”

“These children have been assigned here. These are their related documents. From today onward, they are children of this nursery. Each child receives a monthly subsidy of 5,000 credit points, which will be transferred to the nursery’s account on the first of every month. The records show that there are already four beast-shifter children at this nursery. Their subsidies will also be transferred together into the nursery’s account each month. Today, before 5 p.m., this month’s subsidy will be transferred in advance.”

Song Yiran happily accepted the documents. “Alright! I’ll definitely raise them well!”

Hehe~ His cubs~ From today on, all the cubs are finally together!

“Thank you for your cooperation. We will send personnel for periodic follow-up visits to check on the children’s physical and psychological conditions.”

Song Yiran patted his chest confidently. “No problem at all! You’re welcome to come back for visits anytime!”

After Jiuli left, Song Yiran squatted down and greeted the cubs.

“Hello, everyone! I’m the director of this nursery. My name is Song Yiran. From today on, I’m your big brother, and I’ll take good care of you!”

Then he introduced Xiao Zhong’er to them.

“This is the deputy director of the nursery. His name is 555. You can call him Brother Five.”

Xiao Zhong’er also gave the cubs a friendly greeting. “Hello there!”

The cubs looked as though they had been bathed before arriving—every one of them was clean, with especially fluffy fur.

Even the shells of the two eggs were so clean they gleamed.

“Hello, big brothers!” the cubs said in unison.

Song Yiran beamed as he gathered all the cubs—and the two eggs—into his arms.

Next came the naming segment.

The kitten looked like a long-haired lion cat, snow-white all over, with one blue eye and one yellow eye.

The name Song Yiran gave the kitten was Song Chiyu.

The puppy looked like a Chinese rural dog, with yellow fur and honest, simple eyes.

Song Yiran gave the little puppy a name: Song Xianyue.

When it came to the little fox, he found himself in a dilemma.

This little fox was Song Xiuhu. More precisely, he was Song Xiuhu of this timeline.

The Song Xiuhu who had arrived earlier at the orphanage had been brought over by Xiao Zhong’er from another timeline.

At their core, the two cubs were actually the same person, but there was no way he could explain something like that to the children.

So what should he name him now? Song Yiran could only seek help from Xiao Zhong’er in his heart.

“Xiao Zhong’er, what do we do now? There are two Song Xiuhus in this timeline. How should I name the Song Xiuhu of this timeline? And if the two cubs meet, how am I supposed to explain it?”

Xiao Zhong’er thought for a moment. This was easy to handle. “Just name him as usual. As for meeting each other, you can say they’re actually twin brothers who were separated for many years, which is why they look the same.”

“Will they really believe that?”

“They’re still so young. At this age, whatever adults say is basically the truth to them. Don’t worry, it won’t be exposed~”

In the end, Song Yiran gave the Song Xiuhu of this timeline the name Song Yuexin.

Next came the little leopard. He looked like a clouded leopard, with pale yellow fur covered in cloud-shaped black markings.

The name Song Yiran gave him was Song Yinyun.

All the cubs were very satisfied with their new names, and Song Yiran quietly let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

“Brother, are these the new kids?”

A familiar voice sounded from behind Song Yiran.

His movements stiffened as he turned around. The cubs who had been sleeping in the dormitory had somehow come out into the courtyard.

And the one who had just spoken was Song Buli.

“Haha, yes! These are all new kids. They’re all little brothers!” Song Yiran laughed awkwardly.
His gaze flicked from time to time toward Song Xiuhu, silently praying that Song Xiuhu wouldn’t immediately notice Song Yuexin.

However, things rarely went as hoped.

Song Xiuhu spotted Song Yuexin at first glance.

He was shocked to discover that this new little brother looked exactly the same as him.

Song Xiuhu hurried over to Song Yuexin in astonishment, and Song Yuexin was just as shocked when he saw Song Xiuhu.

The two cubs stared at each other like this.

They tried to find some difference between themselves.

But no matter how they looked, they ultimately realized that they really did look exactly the same.

“Wow! That’s amazing! Brother, the new little brother looks exactly like me!” Song Xiuhu exclaimed in wonder as he looked at Song Yiran.

Looking into Song Xiuhu’s innocent eyes, Song Yiran felt that he truly couldn’t lie to a child with a clear conscience.

So Song Yiran chose to run away.

“Xiao Zhong’er, I really can’t bear to lie to kids! How about you explain it to them for me! Please, Xiao Zhong’er! Help me out!”

Xiao Zhong’er patted his chest confidently. “See? This family really can’t function without me! Leave it to me!”

Xiao Zhong’er flew over to Song Xiuhu and Song Yuexin, then cleared his throat.

“Ahem. Aren’t you two curious about why you look exactly the same?”

Song Xiuhu and Song Yuexin nodded in unison, then looked at Xiao Zhong’er with eager, expectant eyes, waiting for an answer.

Xiao Zhong’er said solemnly, “Actually, you’re twin brothers who were separated for many years! That’s why you look exactly the same.”

“Really?” Song Yuexin’s eyes filled with excitement.

So he actually had a twin brother who’d been separated from him for many years?

Xiao Zhong’er’s conscience twinged faintly.

But he still coaxed them, “That’s right! You’re about the same age and look exactly alike—you’re definitely twin brothers!”

“That’s great! We’re twin brothers! I want to be the big brother! Little brother, big brother will protect you!”

Song Xiuhu excitedly hugged Song Yuexin.

This was his little brother—they were twin brothers!

Song Yuexin happily hugged Song Xiuhu back. “Yay! We’re brothers!”

While the two brothers were enjoying themselves, Song Yang thought of Song An.

In his heart, Song Yang said to Song An, “Brother! We’re brothers too! Do you want to hug me as well?”

As always, Song An replied with sarcasm, “Who’s brothers with you? I don’t want a stupid little brother like you.”

Song Yang started acting cute and rolling around in front of Song An. “Brother, brother, brother~ Do you really not like me?”

Song An was annoyed beyond endurance and finally gave in.

“So annoying! Fine, hug, hug, I’ll let you hug me, okay? Such a silly sweetheart!”

Song Yang was completely satisfied as he hugged Song An in his heart.

After that, all the cubs gathered together to exchange names and then happily played in the courtyard.

Song Yiran looked on with relief as the cubs played carefree in the yard.

How nice…

Then he carried the two eggs to the nursery room of the orphanage.

The so-called nursery room was actually just a room with incubators.

Song Yiran placed the two eggs into two incubators and, following Xiao Zhong’er’s instructions, set the appropriate incubation temperature.

At this moment, he thought of what Jiuli had said earlier—that Jiuli could see from the records that there were still four cubs in the orphanage.

“By the way, Xiao Zhong’er, were the cubs’ records at the orphanage submitted by you?”

“I submitted them! According to the regulations, every time a welfare institution takes in a child, it has to be reported.”

Song Yiran gave Xiao Zhong’er a grateful smile. “Thank you, Xiao Zhong’er!”

“That’s nothing! We’re good partners and family, after all!”

Xiao Zhong’er put his hands on his hips proudly.

Song Yiran then thought of the latest regulations Jiuli had mentioned.

The new regulations were very friendly toward beastformers and even provided funding to welfare institutions for beastformers.

But before this, he had never heard of such regulations.

And why was Jiuli able to appear at the orphanage? Had the martial law been lifted?

Song Yiran hurriedly logged onto the StarNet to check the latest situation. All the major media outlets were reporting the same piece of news.

【The former interstellar society has been dissolved, the Interstellar Empire has been established, and the Empire’s new leader is…】