Chapter 57 World B: 2 Ethan picked and chose, putting some...
Ethan picked and chose, removing some of the more tragic stories.
In short, he explained that he was discovered by the will of his city after his death, and was saved, thus reviving in the world as a living dead and becoming a guardian.
Because his body was dead, he couldn't digest food or convert nutrients, so he had to vomit everything he ate, otherwise he would feel very uncomfortable.
Ethan noticed that Tenas didn't look well. His faint smile had disappeared, and his lips were downturned, making him look unhappy.
Tenas, already dressed, rested his elbows on the sofa armrests, resting his chin on his hand in deep thought. After a long while, he finally uttered, "So Ethan can't even taste them? He can't eat and has to spit everything out after each meal. Maybe he could try not swallowing them?"
Ethan did try Tenas's suggestion, but he found that doing so would only make him crave more food. He would not be satisfied with tasting the food from a distance and would feel that his stomach was empty and he was very hungry.
Ethan told Tenas about it, saying that he hadn't eaten in a long time and that he should be able to resist as long as he didn't break his fast and start eating again.
It's unnecessary for your appetite to affect your work. As a guardian, you already have too much work to do. Later, he introduced many policies and reformed Starfall City.
Tenas seemed a little disappointed: "My little Ehtan here loves all kinds of food. When he was little, we would meet at all sorts of restaurants and dessert shops, or arrange to have picnics together and share the food we brought."
Ethan didn't comment on this. Given the choice, he preferred to eat something delicious. No wonder Tenas looked so unhappy. It turned out that his counterpart's love of delicious food had left a deep impression on him.
It seems that Tenas and I have a really good relationship in this world. When Tenas talks about Ehtan, he talks about their past memories in a sweet tone, and his affection is overflowing.
Not wanting his own experiences to affect their mood, Ethan began to listen to Tenas recount how he met Ehtan, spent time with him, and grew up together. The more they got to know each other, the more they discovered their soulmates were connected, and their relationship became even closer.
So Tenas is very upset that Ehtan is giving him the cold shoulder now. He said that Ehtan is very mean to him now, and he feels heartbroken.
Then he pretended to wipe away tears, which startled Ethan, who thought Tenas was really crying. He was shocked that they had such a good relationship in this world!
It turned out that Tenas was faking his crying. His eyes weren't wet at all, but he still looked mournful and pitiful. He looked so helpless that he would have looked even more real if he had just shed a tear.
Ethan: "..."
Tenas: "QAQ"
Ethan: "…………"
Tenas: "T_T"
Ethan: "………………"
How can this 28-year-old Tenas be so dramatic?
Wake up! You're twenty-eight, not eighteen!
How can a 28-year-old adult man fake crying so skillfully? And he actually looks so pitiful?! My God, I really can't imagine that this is the counterpart of Turner.
What kind of person is Turner?
She is a cheerful and enthusiastic guardian. She has an outstanding appearance, a gentle and considerate personality, and a keen eye for noticing even the smallest details. She makes everyone feel comfortable in her interactions.
His vocabulary for praising and comforting people is astonishing. The reason he is the most popular guardian is inseparable from his personality, his way of dealing with people, and his incredibly eloquent tongue.
Even if he refuses, he won't make the situation awkward. The person being rejected will still like him a lot, and even passersby can't help but praise the guardian of Yangyan City for being a very nice person.
Having been a Guardian for several years, Ethan knew that Tenas was a relatively mature and steady person. He was a senior member of the Guardian League whom Ethan was quite familiar with. They had even spent some time together due to some misunderstandings before. Ethan only lost his composure after learning his true identity.
But what's with Tenas in front of me?
Tenas, who is older, more experienced, and has been through more events, is able to fake crying so skillfully. Where is the mature and composed demeanor he had when they first met?
Ethan stared in disbelief, his expression shifting several times before finally settling into a blank look.
Seeing Ethan like this, Tenas burst out laughing and stopped pretending to be pitiful.
"Oh my god, Ethan, your expression is so cute." Tenas laughed heartily, tears streaming down his face, casually wiping them away with his fingers. "Is my counterpart's personality that different from mine? Why are you so shocked?"
As she spoke, she winked and gave Ethan a rather cute wink.
“There are indeed some differences.” Ethan realized this time that he was just being cute, and his emotions were complicated: “Ternas on my side has a more stable personality. Although he is also cheerful and talkative, he is a very reliable senior.”
He had such mixed feelings. Seeing his mature and composed senior colleague pretending to cry and act pitiful, even trying to be cute, was quite a shock to him. He felt like he had no idea the other person had gone into the adult entertainment industry.
Wait, what a strange metaphor! Is this metaphor even correct? You can't use this metaphor!
“I see.” Tenas was still smiling, his smile much more relaxed: “I don’t know if my little Ehtan here has seen me do this too many times, but when he sees me acting pitiful, it looks like I’m eating something really awful, it’s kind of disgusting. I didn’t see him being disgusted when we first met. He’s really getting less and less cute as he gets older.”
As she spoke, she pinched Ethan's cheek and rubbed his head, saying, "You're still the cutest, but you're too skinny."
Ethan: "?!!"
So natural? This world's Tenas is a bit scary. Whether he thought he was a woman or later found out he was a man, he didn't do that. He rarely took the initiative to make physical contact with people.
Aside from some young children, when comforting a frightened child, one might pick them up and soothe them by pulling out candy from somewhere, easily calming them down. This usually happens during a moment of rescue during a battle.
Okay, okay, I know you have a good relationship with his counterpart. You don't need to pass this on to him. He's not used to it. He and Turner aren't that close, nor are they childhood friends. They're just good seniors and juniors.
Seeing Ethan's discomfort, Tenas withdrew his hand and changed the subject, talking about his own Ehtan.
Through Tenas, Ethan came to know himself in another world.
Ehtan and he are not much different in personality.
When I first met Tenas, he told me that Ehtan was a rather shy person who liked to read alone, all kinds of books, under a big tree in a nearby park.
Children his age were playing and laughing nearby, while he leaned against a tree, immersed in the world of books.
At that time, Tenas had just moved to the vicinity after his parents died. He wanted to get away from the sad place and ease his emotions. He walked around the neighborhood and ended up in the park, where he saw Ehtan quietly reading a book among a group of children playing.
Tenas was curious about this unusual child, so he went up to him and they started chatting. It was the first time he had ever seen a child who loved reading so much, especially a physics book.
Little Ehtan was so engrossed in the world of the book that Tenas had to call him several times before he realized someone was talking to him. His face turned red instantly, and he stammered embarrassedly that he was so absorbed in the book that he hadn't heard him.
Tenas rarely saw someone who loved reading such profound books, especially since he was still a child. After exchanging a few words with him, he discovered that he had a very good knowledge base, and that's how they met.
Tenas also has a lot of books, and after getting to know him, he would bring him a few books that Ehtan hadn't read.
As their relationship deepened, they had more and more to talk about, their interests and hobbies became quite similar, and their views aligned.
During that most familiar year, Ehtan even felt that the people who ruled were too hateful, and he angrily cursed them. Tenas nodded and clapped beside him, agreeing that they were too bad.
However, they weren't always together. Besides each other, they also had daily social interactions, and their personalities gradually changed. According to Tenas, Ehtan entered his rebellious phase when he was fourteen.
His attitude seemed to suddenly become intense. He felt that the world was a mess, and he even started arguing with me, arguing fiercely, because some of our views no longer aligned.
As he was talking, Tenas started pretending to cry and act pitiful again. He did it for two minutes without shedding a single tear, but his tone was that of a parent going through a rebellious phase and experiencing increasing conflicts with their child.
During his rebellious phase, Ehtan became too impulsive and turned into a radical, especially with his side hustle, which brought his relationship with Tenas, who was trying to persuade him, to a freezing point.
After going even more insane for a period of time after the leader's death, Ehtan became abnormally quiet and lifeless, which Tenas disliked.
The conversation went on until very late. Ethan also talked about some things in his own world, and how he and Turner initially had a misunderstanding. Of course, he didn't mention being mistaken for a prostitute, as that would be too embarrassing.
At first, my relationship with my Guardian colleagues wasn't very good because I was too socially anxious. By the time I wasn't so socially anxious anymore, our relationship had already been established. Things only got much better after the misunderstanding was cleared up because the two of them were too far apart in age, and I treated him like a child.
Tenas said that you do look like a child.
They chatted until three or four in the morning, when Tenas felt it was time to sleep and gave up his room to sleep on the sofa.
Because I live alone, I only have one room to sleep in, and the rest have been converted into a study or other spaces to store my personal belongings. I can only sleep on the sofa at most.
How could Ethan steal someone else's bed? He quickly waved his hand in refusal, saying that he didn't need to sleep and that he could stay on the sofa by himself.
How could Tenas possibly let Ethan sleep on the sofa? It would be too impolite to let a guest sleep on the sofa. Even with his close friend Ehtan, he wouldn't let Ehtan sleep on the sofa, let alone Ehtan's underage counterpart.
"Go to sleep." Tenas pushed Ethan to the bedside with an unyielding attitude, made him lie down and covered him with a blanket. "You have to sleep eventually. No matter how anxious you are, little Ehtan won't be back for a while. Get some rest first so you'll have more energy to save your world."
He turned off the light, pulled the doorknob, and said, "Goodnight, Ethan, sweet dreams. If you need anything, you can come find me in the middle of the night." Then he closed the door, completely shutting out the living room lights, plunging the room into darkness.
There was no other way, so we went to sleep. At this point, Tenas seemed to calm down a bit.
But Ethan felt a little uncomfortable. He adjusted his head several times but still felt uncomfortable. He touched the bottom of the pillow and found a gun.
Ethan: "..."
I learned from our chat that you've been assassinated many times. It's certainly dangerous to do this kind of thing, but aren't you afraid of it accidentally going off while you're sleeping? What if you accidentally blow yourself up in your sleep?
Very good, just like the movies Ethan has watched. Be careful, Ethan put the gun on the bedside table and lay down again.
Ethan is asleep.
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Author's Note: I can't take it anymore. When will I be able to break this bad habit of writing novels instead of studying for finals? My roommates have asked me so many times, "Aren't you going to study?" I just can't concentrate! Ugh!
During the most stressful final exam period, my creative urges became particularly strong, but time was also very tight. I didn't even open my textbook during class; I was just typing away. Don't follow my example—
This guy is really good at acting cute, charming, and even pretending to cry. I saw the picture Teacher Wan posted a couple of days ago and thought it was perfect for him! If you're interested, you can click on the book title tag to check it out in the Green & White section.
Tenas really hates assassination attempts, so he makes special preparations at his residence, as he has a gun license.
The two parents of Trunas were in an arranged marriage; they had no feelings for each other or for their child, and each went their own way. However, they gave all their love to Trunas. Trunas had known Reina and Nadia since childhood [because they were from the same social class], so they had a very good relationship.
Next time, I'll try writing about my favorite villain. [Rubbing my hands together in anticipation]
Fanfiction is welcome, as long as it doesn't involve pairing up 14-year-old Ethan from the main world with a romantic partner (≧ω≦) [But there aren't many people doing this, hey!]
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