Chapter 43 Chapter 43
On the anniversary day of the zoo, the park was packed with people, and it was much more lively than previous anniversary celebrations.
The director of the park knew very well that this was all thanks to Yumi. After the last dancing ant rehearsal, various videos recorded by tourists became popular on the Internet that day.
Of course, there was also the 300th anniversary promotional video they released at the time.
It was originally a very normal zoo video, with a soothing background music, showing clips of different animals in the zoo, some of which were cute, some were fierce, and some were lazy and funny... The finale was of course the rehearsal of the dancing ants and the trainers. In order not to spoil the content in advance, only a few seconds of interactive footage was included. The chubby little trainer, the dancing ants with big eyes, and the tall trainer stretched their arms and did exercises together. The picture was extremely harmonious...
The most popular comment at the time was: [What type of dancing ant is that chubby little cutie at the end? Why haven’t I seen it before? Is it a new species that has been introduced? ]
The zoo’s official blog replied: [Hello, that’s our new trainer. He’s just wearing a uniform similar to a dancing ant, but he’s not a dancing ant. Please pay more attention to our performance on the anniversary day! ]
I laughed so hard in the comments, and then I quickly bought a ticket.
The dancing ant exhibition area was bustling with activity at this time, with visitors patiently waiting for the dancing ants and their trainers to appear.
Yumi had already changed her clothes and was discussing the specific details of the performance with the trainer in the workshop.
The audience area of the Dancing Ants exhibition area was already packed, but this was only a part of the audience. After the promotional video went viral, tickets for the zoo's anniversary were sold out in an instant. Many people who couldn't buy tickets could only wait at home for the videos shot by the audience earlier to satisfy their curiosity.
Before going on stage, Youmi thought this was a normal scale. After all, the Dancing Ants are very popular, so of course there will be many tourists. However, the experienced animal trainer knew very well that the number of audiences for the Dancing Ants' performances was usually large, but definitely not this exaggerated!
Therefore, while the novice Yumi looked calm, the trainer was extremely nervous, fearing that he would make mistakes.
Fortunately, as soon as the trainer heard Yumi's singing on the stage, his attention was all shifted to Yumi, and he completed the whole set of radio gymnastics with Big Eyes step by step, very smoothly.
Yumi was in good shape and was enjoying the exercises because today, in addition to Bruer and Carl coming to cheer her on, Jane, who had just finished the second episode of "It's Okay to Be Different" yesterday, also came to the zoo with the werewolves Mond and Arlo.
They took up positions close to the scene in advance, holding dancing ant dolls to cheer Yumi on.
Yumi was so inspired that when she was singing, she even felt that she performed beyond her normal level and sang particularly loudly.
After finishing the gymnastics and singing "Good Days", the three of them bowed to the audience together. When they looked up again, they were drowned in the sky full of petals.
Yumi couldn't help but let out a wow.
So beautiful.
The head teacher standing outside almost cried with excitement.
The sky above the entire exhibition area was filled with falling pink petals, as if it was a pink snowfall. He believed that this day would be an unforgettable memory for both himself and the tourists. Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at the high platform above, wondering how the people inside would react to the performance.
The area on the platform is made of one-way glass, so people outside cannot see who is inside. Only the director knows that the people sitting inside and watching are members of the royal family. The other party wants to keep their itinerary secret, so he naturally doesn't dare to pry.
When the petals fell, the monster stood up and walked over, standing in front of the French window and staring at the tiny figure below.
He was unable to throw the petals, so he turned around and asked his subordinates to pass the bouquet of irises in his arms to him.
At the exhibition area, after the gymnastics ended, the people beating drums and gongs left one after another, and the staff began to play the classical music that Da Yan liked.
Under the moving melody, Yumi knew that his career as a tamer was about to end. Under the eager gaze of the audience, he looked at the trainer, then looked at Big Eyes, raised his hand solemnly, and shook hands with the trainer - they were performing a trainer handover ceremony.
In the eyes of the dancing ants, this was their trainer handing over his career to a new trainer.
However, to Yumi's surprise, the white circles around its big eyes began to become wet, and it actually came over to him crying. The dancing ant cannot speak, but everyone knows what it means by this action.
Some sentimental viewers have already started to shed tears, but more fans who pay attention to Big Eyes know that the little tamer is not a professional tamer, but just a small-sized Sna alien accepted by Big Eyes, and the handover ceremony now is necessary.
They began to cheer up the dancing ants: "Big Eyes, everyone loves you, don't cry!"
Looking at the crying eyes in front of him, Yumi was stunned for a few seconds and then bent down to touch its head. He understood the dancing ant's heart very well. When he came to this world, he would be closer to Lin En, who was relatively shorter.
"Big Eyes, from now on, I will no longer be your trainer, but I will be your friend," Yumi said, and just like not long ago, she also stretched out her hand to it, "You are such a good dancer, I will definitely come to see you again in the future."
The dancing ant blinked slowly, as if trying to understand what he meant. After a few seconds, it carefully stretched out its front legs and held the human's hand tightly.
From now on, we are friends.
Big Eyes jumped up suddenly and hugged Yumi.
There was overwhelming applause and cheers all around, and even the photographer's eyes were red.
He is over a hundred years old, and like many Sna people of this age, they have been working for nearly a hundred years and are still in their prime. They are consumed by day-to-day work, their lives are boring, and pure happiness seems to be far away from them.
But at this moment, they all saw their pure younger selves through the two small figures.
There is a pure emotion, both humans and animals are so serious... In the beautiful melody, a sense of happiness arises spontaneously, they feel that they are not in a zoo at the moment, but in a small house with warm lights, happiness is so concrete and so easy.
As long as they hug each other, everyone will smile.
After the performance, Yumi took a while to recover, but all good things must come to an end. After changing back into his daily clothes, he secretly went to see Big Eyes. Only after he was sure that Big Eyes had accepted the trainer did he feel relieved.
The performance was a success, and the director wanted to invite him to attend the staff's anniversary dinner, but Yumi declined because he also had his own dinner party - Lynn, Jane, Mond and Arlo were all waiting for him.
Bruel and Carl didn't go, mainly because they didn't want to affect the atmosphere of this group of young people. How could parents get involved when the children were having a party? Bruel wouldn't go!
Karl also felt that it was inconvenient and awkward for him not to know the other people.
Yumi booked a large private room in advance, and since everyone was adults, he decided to have a drink together this time.
He led everyone into the restaurant holding a bunch of irises that were probably given by tourists.
When the dishes were served, the atmosphere was already very warm. Lin En was a very outgoing person. He knew all three guests from Group B of the show. After chatting with them for a while, he started to treat them like brothers.
After the main course was served and the waiter left, there was a knock on the door.
Lin En was close, so he went to open the door. He was immediately frightened by the monster in front of him. He quickly recognized the other party, took a step back, and looked at Yumi who was trying hard to open a beer bottle on the dining table. He whispered, "Mimi..."
Yumi looked up, and her mouth, which had been tightly pursed because of trying to gather strength, suddenly opened wide.
Antheus?
Ansius had already walked over, holding a box of cake in his hand. He put it on the small table beside him and looked at him with a smile.
"Louis," Yumi also smiled and quickly called him by his online name. Yumi put down the unopened bottle of wine and ran over, "Why are you here?" Then he glanced at the box of cake, which seemed to be strawberry.
"I saw your performance, too," Ansius lowered his eyes, "it was great." He liked it.
Yumi blushed a little at the praise. There were so many people at the scene that he thought Ansius was blocked by the crowd and didn't see him.
Antheus continued, "I wanted to have dinner with you, Brewer said you were here." He looked towards the seat.
Yumi immediately and enthusiastically pulled his paw and invited him to the table: "I didn't know you were here, sit here first." After arranging the seats, she hurriedly brought the menu, "Would you like to order anything else?"
Anxius shook his head, glanced at his claws, and his eyelashes trembled slightly: "No, it's enough."
Ansius, who had not been seen for a long time, also came. Yumi felt that today was a double blessing. He happily invited everyone to eat, and was considerate enough to pour wine for the werewolf Mond who was drinking next to him. However, before he could pick up the bottle, Ansius snatched it away.
Antheus frowned and poured wine for Mond with a stern face.
Mond was also stunned, and quickly moved the wine glass farther away, fearing that the little guy would come to help again. However, he was not grateful for Louis's pouring of wine, and his werewolf intuition told him that this person was also hostile to him.
While eating, Yumi listened to Jane and Arlo talking about the events that happened in the second period. He was very engrossed in listening, but he drank too much and got up to go to the bathroom after listening for a while.
At the table, Lin En continued to chat with Jane and the others about daily trivialities in a familiar manner.
Mond did not participate in the conversation at the table. He glanced at Louis, took the opportunity to go over to the bottle to pour wine, and whispered to him: "Hey, do you like Yumi?"
Louis seemed not to hear it. To be more precise, he didn't care about Mond's existence at all. He just looked in the direction where Yumi left from time to time.
"..." Mond had an idea in mind.
After Yumi came back, the monster's demeanor returned to normal.
Mond, who had been observing secretly, noticed this. To be honest, this made him feel relieved. He was sure that Yumi and Louis were not a couple. At most, Louis was just having a one-sided love for her.
With this understanding, Mond was no longer as silent as before. He would occasionally chat with the others, but his eyes were always on Yumi. When the atmosphere was just right, Mond, who was glancing at Yumi, suddenly stood up under the influence of alcohol. His face was red, as if he was doing the most difficult thing. When everyone was puzzled, he finally stammered and said, "Yummi, I, I like you!"
Mond was not drunk, he chose to come here just to say this.
Mond knew that if he didn't say anything, it might be too late.
He liked Yumi at first sight. At that time, he just thought he was cute. Later, when he watched the first episode again, he was completely conquered by his every move and smile.
It is no exaggeration to say that Yumi is his dream girl.
During the time when Yumi announced that he was sick, he looked for him almost everywhere in the world, but he couldn't find him! He swore at that time that the next time he saw Yumi, he would seize the opportunity no matter what.
If it weren't for the purpose of continuing to stay in the main city, he would not have participated in that stupid show again.
The room fell silent.
Yumi looked at Mond in surprise, he seemed unable to react to what Mond meant by that.
The expressions of the others varied. Lynn went to see Yumi first. Jane slurped the soup with her eyes rolling around, while Arlo shook his head mechanically.
Ansius's face looked very ugly, and a dangerous aura emanated from his body. Just before he could speak, Yumi suddenly stood up and called Mond outside.
Mond followed.
Ansus stood up immediately and wanted to go too, but Lin En stopped him in time: "Louis, Yumi doesn't want to reject Mond in front of everyone. He will take care of it. Don't go over there." He was also a little afraid of Louis at this time, and lowered his voice.
A few drops of sweat broke out on the monster's forehead. Veins bulged on his forehead, and he was obviously extremely anxious. But after hearing that sentence, he slowly sat back down.
Anthus counted every second as if it were an age.
Corridor.
Yumi looked up at Mond: "Do you like me because I'm similar in size to you?"
"No!" Mond said almost angrily, "I'm not the kind of person who needs a companion, Yumi, don't say that."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it," Yumi was a little surprised, "but we haven't been together for long, you don't even know me."
Mond froze for a moment. He tried his best to suppress the emotion that might scare Yumi. He gritted his teeth and turned his back to him: "In the first episode, we spent a day together in the cabin. One day was enough. I knew exactly what you were like! Later... later I also went back to watch the first episode, and I already knew you very well." He turned around helplessly and walked towards him, his wolf tail beginning to shake frequently, "You, you can try to date me first. If you don't understand me, I will make you understand! Our tribe is the king of the Evil Beast Desert. I can dedicate the entire Evil Beast Desert to you... Yumi, I, I will protect you!" God knows how difficult it was for him to say these words.
"...I don't want the desert," Yumi shook her head blankly, "Mond, thank you for liking me, but I don't have that kind of feeling towards you."
If he doesn't have someone he likes, he can be alone all his life. He is a human being, not an animal.
Mond's tail dropped instantly and he looked at Yumi with a broken heart.
Yumi nodded at him and began to walk into the room. After a few steps, she looked back at Mond worriedly.
Mond leaned against the wall silently, his eyes reddened. When he noticed Yumi turned around, he immediately turned his head away and said, "If you refuse, then refuse... If you don't like the desert, then I will try to stay in the main city. I'm not doing this for you, I just think it's interesting here... Yumi, I'm not the kind of person who can't stand rejection."
Yumi pursed his lips. He didn’t know what to say and went back to the private room in silence.
Alas... Mond, I hope you are happy.
After returning to her seat, Yumi found that Ansius had been staring at her. His golden eyes seemed to contain thousands of words, and his body was tense.
Yumi whispered to him what was wrong.
Ansius said nothing, but just grabbed his hand with his claws and held it tightly. When Mond came back in a daze, the monster who knew everything seemed very happy, and he actually started drinking too.
Seeing that the atmosphere was stagnant, Lin En called on everyone to toast to celebrate today's happy moment.
Yumi was the first to stand up. Although he felt mixed emotions about being confessed to, he was still happy about the successful performance, and he drank two glasses of beer in a row.
Yumi was drunk right away. When Ansius went to cut a cake, the equally drunk slime over there started to play with Yumi by holding her on its elastic head... Ansius hurried over and picked Yumi up, for he was afraid that Yumi would be bounced to the ground and fall.
It was late and the meal was over. Everyone, except Mond, was having a great time.
Carl had found a flying machine in advance and arranged to take the drunk people back. He knew that Ansius had come to Yumi's party quietly, and he was used to it now.
As for Yumi, she was naturally taken away by Ansius himself.
It was late at night, the aircraft returned to the manor, and the monster carried the little man down. In the night, there were insects chirping and frogs croaking, and they walked through the shadows of the trees. As they walked, Ansius looked at the face in his arms, and his heart began to beat again. Before stepping onto the stairs, he couldn't help but lower his head and quietly kissed the other's forehead.
Gently, and extremely cherished.
Yumi was still drunk. He seemed to think he had touched something cold, so he turned over and kicked Ansius' arm with his foot.
The monster let him kick it, and even enjoyed being kicked.
Yumi didn't know that when Mond confessed his feelings, the Crown Prince was so anxious that he almost went into a state of violence.
But Antheus got it under control.
Yumi is afraid of monsters.
Ansius knew very well at that moment that he couldn't become a real monster, and for Yumi, he could endure everything.
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