Chapter 9
Not much time had passed when Wayne returned to the tree house carrying the monster's hind leg in one hand. Shi Yu estimated that it was only about two to three hours... ?
Out of caution, she had already sat back in her original seat, away from Simon.
——During this period, she exchanged names with Simon. Shi Yu felt that this was a good start to making another friend and was quite happy.
After all, during these two strange days, Wayne had no hope. She could only talk to Xiao. Having one more person to communicate with her, although his attitude was not very friendly, at least she was not so lonely.
Shi Yu was looking forward to the future, so seeing Wayne come back, right? He was the first person she knew—but Shi Yu still felt a little resentful, thinking that if Wayne had come back a little later, it would have been better...
"That's it?"
What interrupted Shigure's thoughts was Simon's hoarse sarcasm.
"Is this your efficiency? Has it regressed?"
The grotesque, bull-like monster was thrown to the ground of the tree house with its last breath. When its strong body hit the ground firmly, Shi Yu felt that the giant tree shook under the weight.
Fortunately, the tree house is big enough so that people can walk around without any problems.
Wayne glanced indifferently at Simon opposite him and ignored him. The boy lifted the half black glove on his hand and walked towards Shi Yu.
Shigure:?
Her eyes instantly became alert, and she shrank back reflexively. However, Wayne's tall figure covered her head, and the familiar and overwhelming spicy smell of chili peppers rushed into her nostrils. Shi Yu froze all over, trembling and not daring to make a sound.
Wayne frowned, his emerald eyes filled with the image of a girl trying hard to suppress the slight trembling of her entire body... Shi Yu didn't hear anything for a moment and thought he was brewing anger...
But Wayne just leaned over and took the kettle beside her.
Eh, eh? ?
Shi Yu was a little confused, and her eyes carefully followed the boy's departing back. Wayne had his back to her, and in her ears she could hear the gurgling sound of water flowing into the bottom of the kettle... He was adding water to the kettle.
Because he had peed a lot when he was with Simon, and Shigure drank some afterwards, the kettle was basically empty.
Shi Yu's eyes wandered as he glanced at Simon opposite him, only to find that the other party had a slightly sarcastic smile on his face, which made Shi Yu a little confused about what he meant.
"I'll see you back at camp later, Kanhara Akira. I didn't find anyone."
Wayne suppressed his impatience and suddenly said this.
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment before she realized that Wayne was talking to her.
Shigure: ...!
Shi Yu was flattered and quickly replied: "Okay, okay, Wayne..." For some reason, she suddenly remembered that when Wayne was not around, she was still hoping that he would come back later, and for a moment she felt a little sour and guilty.
The words that came out were also whispered, "Thank you."
Simon, who was far away, seemed to be unable to hold back and let out a low and disdainful snort. In the silent tree house, Shi Yu found the laughter a bit irritating.
"Hey, Master Wayne," Simon said, "would you mind undoing this before we go back to camp?"
"After all, I'm not you. Hunting is a very time-consuming thing for me..." He paused, then emphasized his tone, gritting his teeth with hatred, "After all, I still have to go back and cook for you and your pets, right?"
Cook?
Shi Yu came out of her emotions, and a light bulb suddenly lit up in her head. She suddenly thought of - eh, eh? ?
In the past two days, Wayne really didn't seem to have made anything edible for her. All she ate was food she saw when she woke up, or food he brought back after disappearing for a while...
Could it be that Simon cooked all these meals?
Feeling like he had figured something out, Shi Yu scratched the hair on his cheek, poked his head out, and looked past the hill of monsters on the ground to the pale and gloomy boy. He said to him very embarrassedly, "Thank you, Simon."
Wayne: “…”
Simon; “…………”
The corner of Simon's eye twitched slightly, and he opened his mouth to mock back. However, when his sharp, dark golden pupils reflected the girl's lamb-like expression, his pupils shrank slightly into a thin line like an animal's, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down uncontrollably.
The hug was the beginning. The abnormality was like a line of fire buried in the body. Before the dry and painful desire could further invade his reason, the thin and gloomy boy coughed violently and bit his lower lip fiercely.
He secretly adjusted his restless breathing rate. The experience of enduring countless painful days and nights in the past made him endure and remain silent like a dormant snake.
Shi Yu thought in confusion, ah...why does Simon look like he's angry?
After a while of silence, Simon, who had been left out for a long time, was finally freed by Wayne.
It was almost dusk, and Simon seemed to feel that he had wasted time. He looked gloomy and irritable.
At this moment, Shi Yu suddenly felt that, well, they were indeed classmates. When they were upset, they gave people the same oppressive feeling.
Except for a few - such as Phil and Xiao, and the very beautiful person with silver hair and purple eyes, the young men she had met here so far seemed to have violent tempers and the way they spoke.
However, Phil and the silver-haired boy did not leave such a good impression on her. If we were to rank the impressions, Xiao would definitely be number one!
Simon stood up expressionlessly, using his body's strength and the treehouse's wall to decisively reset the twisted wrist bone. The dull crack of bone startled Shi Yu, who was in a daze. The corners of his mouth, which had been slightly raised at the thought of Xiao Shi, froze.
She seemed to have forgotten something while thinking about something just now... Simon's hands were still broken, but, wasn't this method too rough?
Shi Yu: "Xi..." Meng!
Before she finished calling her name, Simon didn't even look at her. He jumped down from the hole in the tree house with a quick and beautiful jump.
Shigure: “…Ah, haha.”
Feeling Wayne's gaze sweeping over him, Shi Yu laughed awkwardly twice and fell silent.
But Wayne didn't let her off easily.
The young man half-crouched beside the fire, gun parts and other items scattered about the floor. His fingers curled up, tapping the palm of his other hand thoughtfully.
The beautiful upturned green eyes narrowed slightly, and the red-haired lion stared at Shi Yu's face. The interrogating gaze almost made Shi Yu cry.
"Simon?" he asked hoarsely. "Have you exchanged names?"
"Yeah, um...right."
Shi Yu stuttered and uttered three words in a row to express his acknowledgment.
It's over, the atmosphere seems to have become terrifying.
Shi Yu scratched her head and pondered her next move. After a while, she pursed her lips and suggested to Wayne in a somewhat sad tone, trying to change the subject: "Should we go back...?"
Knock me out, quick, quick——!
Shi Yu had never thought that there would be a day when he could feel relaxed even after being knocked unconscious, and he urgently hinted to Wayne with tears in his eyes.
…
After calculating the hunting points and bringing back the food ingredients for dinner, Xiao, who was moving slowly and leisurely at his own pace, was suddenly stopped from behind.
This seemed to be a very rare thing for him. Due to his background, although he had talents in some aspects that these young masters could not reach, Xiao only maintained superficial interactions with his peers.
Of course, this so-called interaction, in the world of Alpha in the military academy, was nothing more than him occasionally fighting one or two games with others when he received an invitation to a battle regarding mecha control. His mental talent was the best among the freshmen this year, so he received quite a lot of such invitations.
He was also used to breaking away from the group and fighting alone, but he was completely different from Wayne's image of being a public enemy.
The person who came is... um, Xiao recalled the name of the somewhat unfamiliar Alpha in front of him. Fortunately, the young man in front of him had excellent self-awareness.
He introduced himself: "I'm Yule Torre."
At the same time, he nodded slightly to him. This was the behavior of aristocrats. For someone of Xiao's status, even if his tone was humble, he did not think it was necessary for him to salute.
"Oh, hello?"
Xiao smiled casually, looking friendly.
This un-Alpha-like posture made Youlai frown slightly. He had hair that shone with a silver luster, and his facial features had some of the beauty of that "Noah" - Xiao finally remembered that the surname Torre seemed to be one of Sturga's loyal "foreign dogs"?
"You established a mental link with that Beta."
Yulai began with an arrogant statement, asking bluntly, "Lord Noah believes that with a 3s mental power rating, you hold an absolute dominant position when linking with a Beta, and are capable of peering into the Beta's memories."
"Or add additional suggestion. Use hypnosis to make Beta reveal his past and intentions." Yulai paused and asked as if to add, "Did you do that?"
Xiao sighed helplessly: "This isn't a good idea..."
When connecting with Shi Yu's spirit body, Xiao always abided by his principle of not spying or interfering, even though it was easy for him to do what Yu Lai said with his ability. After all, mental power is such a useful thing.
But precisely because of this, one should be extra cautious when using this superior ability.
"No? You seem to lack the vigilance a soldier should have."
"..." Xiao's thoughts were interrupted. He looked speechlessly at the boy who was almost two heads shorter than him but was criticizing him seriously and with great dignity. He was glad that he had a relatively good temper.
…
"—You had a fight with Kanhara?"
Noah looked at Youlai with a little surprise as he returned to the team. His combat uniform, which he had always tried to keep neat and clean, now had many cuts on it, and there were also some tiny bloodstains on his face.
This method of attack... was Kanhara. But according to Noah's guess, he shouldn't fight with Yulai just because he asked a few questions.
Yu Lai was very concerned about his loss of image in front of Noah. He suppressed his anger and replied in a serious tone, "Yes, it was Shen Yuanxiao."
"Why?"
Noah wondered if he had misjudged Kanhara. Perhaps he was a rather irritable person? It was just that because he was used to being alone, his true character was well hidden behind his friendly facade.
"I honestly informed Kanhara Xiao of Lord Noah's doubts and prepared to record his answers." Yulai said this with a hint of anger, "But he told me that he didn't do anything during the mental link, he just replenished Beta's mental energy!"
"There's not even a hint of vigilance. If that Beta is really a spy, then—"
"Okay." Noah suppressed his smile, clenched his fists, and coughed lightly at his lips.
Although he had guessed what would happen next, he still asked, "And then?"
Yulai was stunned. "Of course I suggested that he take action again and hypnotize that Beta. After all, he is a 3s Psy.C. after all."
"Did you also say something like, 'It's best to take action tonight'?"
Behind Noah, a black-haired boy lying on the mechanical arm of a mecha rested his arms on his head, closed his eyes and asked the question with certainty, while the black leather combat boots on his feet swung back and forth in the air.
"Of course it is."
"Heh." The boy paused with his military boots, then kicked the mechanical arm hard. Amidst the loud trembling sound, he couldn't help but sneer, "Idiot."
The author has something to say:
Simon the cook, Simon the housekeeper, and Simon the best friend in the future...
That's right, every barbecue that Shigure had before! It was all meat that Wayne snatched from Simon, the best cook! (The child was so skinny and was not allowed to eat meat)
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