Chapter 167: Reconciliation
The inner palace.
Anno lay in the center of the large bed, counting the "stars" in front of her.
The palace, which was originally dark, was now bathed in a soft, white light by countless golden jellyfish and other bioluminescent creatures. The light was bright but not glaring.
Augsis and Sevier lay on either side of Anno, looking at her with tenderness and love.
This was the first time they had seen what she looked like when she was drunk. When drunk, Anunu was like a real child, unaffected by her past memories.
Sevier tried to coax her to sleep, and she became more and more energetic, but her main consciousness was still dizzy.
"Mother."
Anno turned to look at Sevier, "When will Anunu grow a shell?"
Sevier was slightly taken aback. She saw the scene from Anuo's dream in her consciousness network. Her heart ached, and she smiled as she stroked Anuo's cheek: "Anunu will grow a shell when she grows up."
Anno squirmed on the bed, then rolled over and lay on top of Sevier.
Sevier took the opportunity to hug her, letting her lie on top of her, and gently patted her back.
Anno's petite figure looked like a child lying on her, and Sevier didn't seem to feel uncomfortable being pressed down by her. In fact, she thought Anno was too thin and should be helped to gain some weight.
Anno pressed her face against her mother's chest. "Mommy, when will Anunu grow up?"
Sevier listened to her ask the same question as in her dream, gently stroking her fluffy long hair and coaxing her, "Anunu will grow up soon, but Mommy doesn't want Anunu to grow up. Anunu will always be Mommy's little darling."
Anno sat up, cupped Sevier's cheek and kissed her, "Then Anunu will always be Mommy's little darling, but Anunu wants to grow a shell, so that when Anunu has a hard shell, no one can bully Anunu."
This wish of hers exists in her subconscious. In the past, she was stranded on Earth, hatched on Earth, and grew up in a harsh environment. She has always hoped that she could grow a hard shell.
At that time, she did not know that her branch would not grow a shell. She saw that other members of the insectoid race would grow hard shells, so she assumed that she would too.
Augsis moved closer, reached out and hugged Anunu, holding her in his arms and gently comforting her: "With Mom and Dad here, no one can bully Anunu."
Anno hugged Augsis's neck and said softly, "Anunu wants to protect herself and the people Anunu loves."
As she spoke, her voice gradually faded, "Anunu wants to protect Mother Wolf, Brother Little White, Sister Wenjia..."
Towards the end, her words became somewhat unclear.
Sevier and Augsis exchanged a glance, both unconsciously slowing their breathing; Anunu was about to fall asleep.
After a few minutes, Anunu's even breathing could be heard in their ears.
Seeing that Anunu's cheeks and the band of light were flushed red, Augsis asked Sevier in the consciousness network, "How much did Anunu drink?"
Sevier: "I drank quite a lot, all of it was wine brought by Tianyun and Yaori. Cangmiao even gave her a bottle."
Anunu inherited their drinking capacity, but he's not quite as good as them. They can drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk, but they don't have Anunu's passion for alcohol.
Sevier reached out and gently tapped Anunu's delicate little nose with her finger, her face full of doting affection: "Our Anunu seems to be a little drunkard in the future."
Augustus grasped Sevier's hand. "As long as Anunu is happy."
Sevier's gaze fell on Augsis's hand, and she slowly tightened her grip, making Augsis's bones creak. Augsis looked at Sevier with focused tenderness, completely unmoved.
"Sevier, please don't be angry with me anymore, okay? I know I was wrong."
Augsis finally found the right opportunity to apologize and make up with Sevier. During the time Sevier had been awakened from the abyss, although they appeared to be getting along normally, Sevier still harbored resentment towards him.
He had been sleeping on the floor for many days, and today he finally slept in the same bed as Sevier.
This is all thanks to Anunu.
Thank goodness for Anunu, otherwise I don't know when I would be able to sleep in the same bed with Sevier.
Sevier snorted softly, "I haven't completely gotten over Anunu's matter yet."
Augustus took Sevier's hand and kissed it. "Then how about you beat me up a few more times?"
Since Sevier woke up from the abyss, she has never hit him, which makes him very uncomfortable. Although he knows that Sevier is worried about his injuries, he would rather Sevier beat him up a few times to make him feel more at ease.
Sevier wanted to pull her hand back, but she didn't dare to move too much and wake Anunu, who was sleeping between them, so she could only let him hold her hand.
Sevier narrowed her eyes as she looked at him, warning him in her mind network: "Let me go, or I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to get out of bed for months!"
Augsis's consciousness followed Sevier, clinging to her incessantly, emitting the kind of courtship signals only Zerg would give. He laughed heartily: "Being unable to get out of bed... is quite nice."
With a snap, Sevier broke Augustus's hand bone.
Augustus's expression didn't change at all; he still looked at Sevier with a happy expression.
He was really happy today. Anunu had cheered up and even gave him stars, and Sevier was almost no longer angry with him.
Sevier glared at him, seeing his shameless behavior, and said, "Your hand is broken, and you're not allowed to get it back!"
Augsis propped himself up with one hand and leaned towards Sevier. "Would you be unhappy if I hugged you with one arm?"
Sevier pressed against his chest, glanced at the sleeping Anunu, and warned him, "You wish. Don't wake Anunu."
As he spoke, he punched Augustis in the chest. Augustis was laughing happily when this unexpected punch made him grunt involuntarily.
Sevier quickly covered Augsis's mouth and berated him in the mental network, "When did you become so delicate! I only punched you once and you're already whimpering, are you trying to kill yourself! Be careful not to wake Anunu!"
Augsis kissed her palm: "No, Anunu has drunk so much, she's quite lucid..."
Before he could finish speaking, Anunu stirred among them, making soft whimpering noises.
Augsis chuckled as he watched Sevier glare at him. "Anunu is dreaming."
Anunu's consciousness is open to them, and they can still see her dreams at this time.
She was riding on Momo's back, flying over the mineral field, and asked Momo to fly up to the sky and pick stars for her.
Momo huffed and puffed as it carried her into space, and she actually managed to reach the bright, twinkling stars.
They watched as Anunu picked stars and counted them, saying, "This one's for Mom, this one's for Dad..."
She put the stars she had picked into her bosom, but they kept leaking out as she picked them, all of them ending up in the mouth of the furry creature beneath her.
She picked stars for ages, but only a few remained in her arms. Meanwhile, Mao Mao was still smacking its lips. Annoyed, she grabbed Mao Mao's horn and made it open its mouth. "You stinky Mao Mao! You ate all my stars! Those were stars Anunu gave to Mom and Dad!"
Although Mao Mao looks fierce and scary, it is actually simple-minded and resilient. No matter how much Anunu teases it, it remains unmoved, thinking that Anunu is playing with it. It happily opens its mouth wide and carries Anunu as it flies and eats stars.
Anunu just watched as Momo ate all the stars.
Then, Anunu was so angry that she cried.
"Waaaaah, you stinky fluffy thing, you ate all of Anunu's stars!"
Sevier and Augsis felt both sorry for Anunu and found it funny. They wondered if she would still be sad when she woke up. But given Anunu's personality, she would probably feel ashamed for crying in her dream because Momo ate the star.
While watching Anunu's dream from within the King of Consciousness, Aughis no longer harbored any romantic feelings for Sevier.
He'd already gotten enough "advantages" today. His main goal was to admit his mistakes and make peace, so he decided to stop while he was ahead and lie quietly next to Anno, letting Sevier keep her company and get some sleep.
After a long while, Sevier suddenly reached out and placed her hand on his hand that had just been broken.
He instinctively grasped her hand, and a warm energy enveloped his hand, quickly healing the broken bones in his hand.
Augustus felt a warmth in his heart; Sevier was still so soft-hearted.
He kissed Sevier's hand, and Sevier glared at him slightly before pulling her hand away and placing it on Anunu. Augsis then placed his hand on hers, and together they drifted off to sleep, their consciousness connecting to Anunu's dream to soothe her.
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