Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Digging in the small garden.

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"To enhance the streamer's exploration experience, Teyvat's flora and fauna will appear on the world map for 120 seconds. The streamer must pick them within the 120 seconds they appear. The fruits, eggs, and meat from the animals will be added to their inventory after they are picked."

Following the administrator June's prompt, a countdown appeared above the crowns of the two fruit trees.

[Sunset Fruit! Pick them quickly!]

[Perhaps after eating this, Xiao Qi's injuries will be healed——]

[Zai Ye also eats a little, I don’t know if there are any wounds on his body that he has caused before]

[The system is quite impressive, it can actually create plants from Teyvat]

[For those who haven't played the original game, Sunset Fruit can restore 300 health points to the selected character~]

A barrage of comments full of concern floated by, and Li Xiaoqi was stunned, subconsciously looking at Dazai Osamu.

There can't really be any injuries under the bandages, right?

Li Xiaoqi suddenly remembered that when he accidentally bumped into the back of his hand on the sofa yesterday, Dazai Osamu smiled and said it was a joke.

"You're not really hurt, are you?"

she asked bluntly.

Dazai Osamu shook his head and spread his hands, "No."

Li Xiaoqi looked at him suspiciously, and without saying a word, he walked towards the sunset fruit tree despite the pain in his knee.

"Anyway, you should eat one too."

Dazai Osamu held Li Xiaoqi's shoulder and signaled her to stop.

"I'll go pick it. I'm also curious about the taste of this. Maybe it will have the opposite effect of the game?"

"Are you saying it will poison people to death?"

Li Xiaoqi folded his arms and looked at him.

Dazai Osamu raised the corner of his lips, "Maybe."

Li Xiaoqi disagreed and said, "It's okay, then we will die together."

Dazai Osamu was stunned and suddenly laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha, that's so easy to say."

He waved his hand, walked to the fruit tree, climbed up the branches nimbly, picked the sunset fruit and threw it to Li Xiaoqi.

Three sunset fruits flew over quickly. Li Xiaoqi hurriedly caught them and put them into his backpack. As soon as he looked up, a gust of air passed by. Dazai Osamu easily jumped to another big tree and picked all the sunset fruits.

Passersby looked up at the sunset fruit tree in amazement and started talking to each other in confusion.

“Has there been a tree like this before?”

"...I'm not sure. It seems like it exists, but it also seems like it doesn't."

"Hey, someone is picking fruits."

"Let's go, let's go. I haven't seen this fruit before. I don't know if I can eat it."

Li Xiaoqi stood awkwardly, picking up the stones under his feet uncomfortably under the gazes of passers-by.

After a while, Dazai Osamu fell back to the ground, picked up the sunset fruit and took the first bite.

"I'll give it a try."

After swallowing it, he commented like a gourmet, "It tastes sweet and refreshing, a bit like apple."

"It's not poisonous, don't worry."

Li Xiaoqi was slightly stunned, realizing that he might be worried that the system's output would be harmful to his body, so he tested the poison on himself.

Suddenly, she felt a little touched.

"Thanks."

Dazai Osamu looked over and white spots appeared around him. His slightly pale face turned visibly red.

Li Xiaoqi blinked and said, "You are injured."

Osamu Dazai: "..."

He turned his head away, puffed up his cheeks and murmured, "I'm not going to die anyway."

Li Xiaoqi was a little surprised. Dazai Osamu was a bit childish like this.

【Zai is so gentle】

[Zai should take good care of himself and still insist that he is not injured]

[Oh my god, Jae is testing poison, so touching]

I envy Xiao Qi so much, but I still admire her for not crying or making a fuss. If I were to encounter a cursed spirit, I would definitely be a drag.

Li Xiaoqi pointed to the live broadcast interface and couldn't help but say something.

"Look, everyone's worried. Didn't you say you were going back to your own world? Then take care of your body."

"You're so long-winded."

Dazai Osamu curled his lips and walked past Li Xiaoqi.

Li Xiaoqi sighed softly, lowered his head and bit the sunset fruit, and the familiar taste came from the tip of his tongue.

It tastes similar to wax apple.

"Whatever you say."

Li Xiaoqi hurriedly followed, and in the gap between words, white spots of light also appeared on his body, and the scratches on his body disappeared instantly.

"Hey, I've really recovered."

She sighed as she felt the pain disappear.

Li Xiaoqi did not notice the name of the gift on the live broadcast interface. Whenever someone sent a gift in the live broadcast room, the screen would be filled with special effects of fireworks.

[Have the gifts been refreshed? Last time I saw them, they were these things. What the hell are these Nichirin Sword and Just We? Hahaha]

[This gift list is a bit special, I just noticed it]

[Look at the full name. Xiao Qi and Zai, as well as Jie and Wu, didn't notice.]

[I noticed the gift bombing a long time ago, but I didn’t say anything because no one complained.]

As soon as she saw these comments, the live broadcast interface turned black.

Gift?

What gift?

"The live broadcast has ended. This live broadcast lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes and 34 seconds."

"Congratulations to both of you live streamers for receiving gifts like Just We Bomb x22, Nichirin Blade x20, and Wisteria Flower Concentrate x45."

"ha?"

Li Xiaoqi's brain froze and his expression went blank for a moment.

Did something mess up?

"Sun Blade? What's a just we bomb? Wisteria?"

Dazai Osamu read it out loud, tilted his head and asked, "Xiao Qi, do you know?"

Li Xiaoqi's mouth twitched, and he hesitated and said, "They are items from other worlds. Aside from the bomb, which is somewhat useful, the other two are useless in this world."

Why would the system give such a gift?

Obviously, the gifts that appeared in the live broadcast room last time were normal...

Dazai Osamu pondered for a moment, but didn't ask any further questions.

"Items from another world..."

He seemed to have thought of something, and the corners of his mouth curved up a little.

The phone vibrated and Li Xiaoqi's screen lit up. He found that Mr. Ino in the kitchen had sent him a message.

[Mr. Ino: How's the food shopping going?]

Dazai Osamu came closer and his fluffy hair rubbed against Li Xiaoqi's cheek.

Feeling itchy on his face, Li Xiaoqi moved a step to the side and secretly glanced at the face that was so close to him.

Looking closer, Dazai's features seem softer and more refined.

"I almost forgot."

"Oh, yes."

The two then remembered their main mission and quickly took out their shopping lists and ran into the commercial street.

As a result, Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu returned late and were scolded by Mr. Ino.

The cafeteria stopped serving dinner. It was said that the teachers and students in the school were on urgent missions, so the two were able to return to the apartment and rest early.

In the evening, Li Xiaoqi changed into casual clothes, washed the dirty dress in the washing machine, opened the refrigerator, and prepared to make a simple lunch.

Dazai Osamu moved a chair and sat on the balcony. He seemed to have been sitting there in a daze for a long time, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Li Xiaoqi looked at the ingredients in the refrigerator, thought about it, and then went to the balcony to ask.

"Mr. Dazai, I'm going to make Chinese food tonight. What would you like to eat? I can only make some simple dishes, such as stir-fried eggplant, tomato and tofu stew, and stir-fried pork with beans. How about these?"

The setting sun stretched his shadow very long, and the orange-red light was reflected in his kite-colored eyes.

Dazai Osamu looked over, his face as if he had just come to his senses, with a trace of confusion flashing between his brows.

"Xiao Qi."

"Um?"

His voice was lost in the breeze.

Li Xiaoqi looked at the sunset in the distance, took a step forward and leaned on the balcony railing.

The wind blew her black hair, and the expression on her face softened a little.

Dazai Osamu looked at Li Xiaoqi's back and said, "It's really comfortable."

It was the first time that he was asked softly what he wanted to eat tonight in the comfortable afterglow of the sunset, just like an ordinary person.

Dazai Osamu was a little dazed. He had seen such a common scene countless times in others, but this was the first time it happened to him.

Suddenly, I had an indescribable feeling.

It's like bathing in the spring breeze, comfortable and pleasant.

"Just make your decision, Xiaoqi."

Dazai Osamu closed his eyes and spoke softly.

Li Xiaoqi looked back at him and saw that the gloom between his brows seemed to have faded a little, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.

"good."

*

The next day, Li Xiaoqi was awakened by a series of life-threatening calls from the system administrator.

"Digging in a small garden, planting seeds this big and getting flowers this big—"

At six thirty in the morning, a song with a Northeastern accent filled my mind.

The singing lasted for a minute, making Li Xiaoqi toss and turn and unable to sleep.

She woke up in a daze, her hair was messy, and she couldn't help but curse: "Shut up!!!"

"The initial exploration point on the world map has been unlocked. Streamers Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu, please head there immediately."

Li Xiaoqi glanced at the time and started getting up cursing.

As soon as she opened the door, she was in a bad mood and met Dazai Osamu's sad gaze.

Dazai Osamu was surrounded by black energy, his hair stood on end, and his cheeks were sunken, looking as if his soul had left his body.

"I finally fell asleep, but I was woken up before I could even sleep for long... What kind of weird song is this?"

He opened his mouth and shouted weakly.

Li Xiaoqi yawned and became a little more awake.

She noticed the dark circles under Dazai's eyelids and asked, "Are you suffering from insomnia?"

Dazai Osamu raised his hand to his forehead and smiled softly, "Yes...sleep is a luxury."

The darkness in the man's eyes seemed to be overflowing at this moment, and Li Xiaoqi shivered with cold.

Li Xiaoqi jumped up and raised his hand to hit Dazai Osamu's forehead hard.

"Hmm."

Dazai Osamu was caught off guard and his eyes became clearer.

He covered his forehead and looked at her in surprise.

Li Xiaoqi put his hands on his hips and said sternly, "Tell me next time you have insomnia and I'll make you some calming tea. Drink as much as you can to feel better."

"Did you hear that?"

Dazai Osamu's whole body stiffened and he slowly put down his hand.

"……oh."

"Oh? Answer properly!"

Li Xiaoqi opened the bathroom door and stood in front of the sink to pick up the toothpaste and toothbrush.

Dazai Osamu followed closely behind, leaning against the door and watching Li Xiaoqi wash his face and brush his teeth.

Li Xiaoqi felt uncomfortable being stared at and turned around and said, "Um... could you please stop looking at me?"

Dazai Osamu raised his hand and gently rubbed Li Xiaoqi's hair, then stood beside her and started brushing his teeth.

His elbow would occasionally touch Li Xiaoqi's arm. Li Xiaoqi looked at Dazai Osamu who had just woken up in the mirror and suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

"Xiao Qi, do you have a younger brother or sister?"

Suddenly, Dazai Osamu asked vaguely, with toothpaste foam still hanging at the corner of his mouth.

Li Xiaoqi wiped his face with a towel and shook his head, "No, I just took care of my cousin's child before."

"No wonder I feel like a mother."

Dazai Osamu said.

Li Xiaoqi's forehead jumped up and he slapped him on the back.

"You are the mother! I am a beautiful young girl!"

“Cough cough cough——”

Dazai Osamu was choked by the foam and coughed several times.

Li Xiaoqi turned his head away, "Humph! Serves you right!"

Seeing her angry look, Dazai Osamu secretly raised the corners of his lips and a smile flashed in his eyes.

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There will be a list of the gifts Xiaoqi and Zai received later~