The Animal Bathhouse Run by a Socially Anxious Owner Goes Viral!

Luo Wen was extremely socially anxious. He ran a pet shop, and his favorite part of every day was bathing cats and dogs. What he dreaded most was having to deal with customers.

One day, he transmigrated to a mysterious planet... and discovered that it was full of fluffy animals. The most developed industries were animal grooming and animal bathhouses.

And the little animals here were so smart! They could come by themselves without their owners bringing them, making it possible to run a completely contactless business!

Luo Wen: Excuse me, is this heaven? OvO

The original owner had run an animal bathhouse, but it was about to go under due to poor management.

Luo Wen was so broke he couldn't even afford a phone. The only electronic device left in the entire shop was an automatic livestreaming machine.

Luo Wen: Surviving in another world isn't easy, but at least I don't have to talk to people. I'll work hard, livestream bathing the little ones, and earn some money! OvO

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The Kearn Empire had two kinds of people: 80% Evolvers and 20% Soothers.

Once Evolvers reached a certain age, they manifested their own spirit beasts. They were powerful, but easily angered.

Soothers were ordinary, but had the ability to calm Evolvers and their spirit beasts.

The great number of Evolvers created a society filled with spirit beasts. Soothers, in turn, opened animal grooming salons and bathhouses...

But the industry had always been plagued by a conflict:

Soothers couldn't handle the spirit beasts' temperaments, and would run away at the slightest bark.

Without soothing, the spirit beasts and their owners became even more irritable.

Just as this once-thriving industry was on the verge of collapse, a shop called Lolo's Animal Bathhouse suddenly appeared. Its owner livestreamed himself bathing spirit beasts every day, with a mental state that seemed out of this world.

Facing a fierce, barking wolfhound, he said, "What a cute baby! Ahhh, what a loud bark! Baby, give me another one!"

Facing an angry black panther who refused to cooperate, he said, "Is baby mad? You're so cute when you're mad! The cutest in the whole world!"

Facing a cool, aloof koala, he said, "Baby, you're so handsome! Give me another glare, baby. Mwah!"

After being called "baby" over and over, the wolfhound was baffled, the black panther was dumbstruck, and the koala blushed.

Viewers across the net went wild, too.

If they weren't mistaken, those spirit beasts belonged to the second prince of the imperial family, whose temper was the most terrifying in the empire; Lord Ander, notorious for being difficult, from a family that had been powerful for a century; and the youngest major general in the military, the cold-tempered young General Linqi!

Why were the spirit beasts of such important people here?

Didn't this shopkeeper named Luo Wen feel any fear when he saw these spirit beasts, knowing he was looking at their owners' true forms?!

Where had this social menace come from?!

Luo Wen, cut off from the internet and completely ignorant of the new world's customs because he never socialized: "OvO?"

Aren't they just some cute little animals?

Unbeknownst to Luo Wen, his animal bathhouse kept trending on the StarNet. More and more mysterious customers came to visit, drawn by curiosity.

Until one day, the most esteemed man in the entire empire pushed through a crowd of Evolvers and came before Luo Wen.

He shed the disguise he'd worn for so long, knelt on one knee before Luo Wen, and kissed the back of his hand. His voice was deep and elegant as he asked, "Lolo, will you be my partner?"

Luo Wen learned the truth and stared in shock, eyes wide.

Everyone online thought the social menace would throw himself at the man the very next second and cry, "Baby, baby, I accept!"

...But Luo Wen shrank his neck, his gaze darting about in panic before finally landing on the man's spirit beast beside them.

Blushing, he stammered to the silver wolf licking its paw and watching the drama unfold, "...B-but I can't fall in love with a human!" Then he turned and ran.

The man: "?"

The entire internet: "???"

The silver wolf: "Awooo?!!!"

#Who are you talking to?#

#Where did that social menace everyone promised us go?#

*The blurb has been screenshotted. Please do not plagiarize.

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