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Chapter 366: She, I and...

12 month 23 day.

Fine weather.

Outside the window, there were cotton candy-like cloud fragments, sparkling in the sunlight.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a cloud, but a faded fog. Some light could penetrate, but it wasn't perfect.

It's just a glimpse of what the real sky should look like.

"What on earth is going on..."

Tokugawa Airi held the samurai sword blankly. In front of her, the fog was getting thicker and thicker.

If you take one step forward, you will be sent back by the soft, foggy thing.

But it didn't hurt her.

The same was true for Su Ming. As long as he left the house more than ten meters, he would be immediately sent back by the tentacles covered by fog.

It shouldn't be called tentacles now.

Unlike the corner that Su Ming had glimpsed at the beginning, those patterns that looked poisonous had disappeared, replaced by a hazy emerald green.

"Ming...Is she really a human?"

"Your former wife?"

"..."

The situation is a bit complicated, to put it simply.

Put that little body into the house, Su Ming can touch it, nothing will happen.

But as long as Tokugawa Airi gets too close, the fog surrounding the house will immediately begin to stir.

Su Ming also never said that the little girl was related to Xia Ye, let alone that she was his wife.

"She is Ming's obsession... Ming's wife, like her father, is parasitized."

Ok.

This was a conclusion drawn by Tokugawa Airi on her own initiative.

But it’s just right, right?
No need to explain too much. It's more or less like this, at least for now they are both enemies and friends.

If she stabs him, she wins?
Su Ming didn't know whether that petite body was the core of the things in the fog. Without her, the tentacles in the fog could still move.

Is it replaceable?
In other words, the intelligent body that has been born with great difficulty will become as violent as before after the mother body is destroyed, and there will be no possibility of communication.

"If, she didn't do what Ming said."

"To be humane and wise."

"...I'll take action."

Looking at Tokugawa Airi's determined eyes, Su Ming didn't know what to say.

Start?

That moment didn't happen, it wasn't Xiaoye himself.

But, could it be from the past... or the future?

No matter how many excuses I made, I couldn't avoid it until that petite body was still and conscious and spoke. I couldn't do anything to that slightly childish face.

12 month 13 day.

noon.

Even though the girl was right in front of Su Ming, she wiped her exposed body clean and changed into Tokugawa's clothes.

But things in the fog are still moving.

It’s just that he simply ignored the two-story wooden house at the center and didn’t consider the place where Su Ming was staying as an area to search for food.

Her green hair is very smooth and feels good. Her face can be pinched to give it a little bit of flesh, not much different from Xiaoye.

Drum...

It's also uncomfortable.

"..."

I don’t know what Tokugawa Airi is thinking.

The mind may be confused due to the misunderstanding that one is also experiencing the 'fact' that the most important person is being parasitized.

But he didn't show any emotion, he just ran to the door of the cabin and closed it.

He kept watch with a samurai sword.

Regardless of her own thoughts now, the most likely way for her to survive was to kill the girl in her arms with a knife.

But first it was abandoned.

Extend your right hand...

Xue'er was no longer there.

Her mission was forcibly interrupted by Su Ming.

It should be the same. Whether it is Tokugawa or Xueer, they will make this choice and risk their lives and themselves.

Now because there is a save file, you can choose to reload the save file and try to kill the girl next to you even if she opens her eyes abnormally.

Back to reality, there will be save files to be loaded later.

Ok.

There is no need to overthink. I have the ability to bear the consequences. I am not kidding about anyone's life.

only……

If I can see Tokugawa Airi again in the future, I will be nicer to her.

12 month 13 day.

Night.

I have been standing at the door of the cabin.

The fog never dissipated and was always ten meters away from the cabin. Even if there were some fluctuations, they were very small.

"boom--"

Occasionally, I could hear some movement.

That's the monster in the fog hunting.

Maybe, I finally understood. Ming's obsession was that girl.

What will he plan to do?
Even if he wasn't attacked, that doesn't necessarily mean he's humane.

Once parasitized, recovery is impossible.

Would he plan to remain indifferent and be devoured by his wife?

So what should I do?
Not qualified to say.

I have no idea what kind of relationship Ming had with his ex-wife.

Give up, there is no hope.

Such words...cannot be said.

He had said that his wife was different from other parasites. She had that kind of expectation.

"go to sleep."

"I'll guard it."

"..."

I have a lot to say, but looking at Ming’s overly calm expression, I don’t know where to start.

The second floor of the cabin.

The petite girl was neatly dressed and lay on Ming's bed like a porcelain doll.

The quilt also fits very well.

I have a knife on my waist, Ming is on the first floor.

If I were cruel enough to stab her in the heart... maybe Ming and I could walk out of this alive.

"Squeak."

The hand gripping the knife handle was shaking, he was holding it too tightly.

Can't do it.

Kill it, and the things in the fog outside will not necessarily stop.

But if you really do it and people know about it, there will definitely be... a gap.

Ridiculous.

Between life and death, why should we hesitate about such things?
They are just monsters that mimic the behavior of the parasite before it died. Just like Dad.

Just wait until she stands up and is about to eat Ming...

"..."

I let go of the knife handle, fell on the bed made in the other corner, and closed my eyes.

Suddenly I figured it out.

I don't care whether I will kill her myself or be killed by her in the end. I just hope that Ming can get rid of his obsession.

Ok.

That kind of stuff is excruciating, I know.

"..."

Turn your head and look at her face. Body.

That's my dress...the only dress I can consider as private clothing.

The hair is wiped very carefully.

There was no dirt on the face.

It can be seen that Ming cares a lot.

No jealousy.

I just don't want to think about what will happen if Ming experiences the same thing as me. Will he not want to live at all?
Although it's okay to die together.

but……

If only I could die happy. Even just a little.

Like me, I can face death calmly after I have walked out of that shadow and accept the ending.

12 month 13 day.

late at night.

"Clap clap clap."

"..."

I had a very shameful dream.

I was in this situation, but I dreamed of Ming.

'How can there be a mother without pregnancy?'

'...'

do not know.

'Let me try it.'

'Eh? ’

The picture is beautiful.

He just couldn't wait to play a trick on me while I was busy in the kitchen after a hard day's work.

Don’t I have to worry about dinner?

It might get blurry.

What's stewing in the pot is...the ingredients for making rice balls.

'Very salty.'

'Why is your mother's milk salty? Do you eat a lot of salt?'

'...'

how come?
There's no movement in my stomach. Didn't we agree to adopt a child?
After all, I don’t know why it exists.

He kept lying in the cafeteria, commenting on others' affairs. Even I would... get upset.

I have clearly pushed it aside, why does it still feel so clear?
"Suck~"

I did hear voices.

Right in the chest.

I do feel a little bit of pressure.

明？
No.

He is not so light. Nor does he have this strong gardenia scent.

"Ba~"

Open your eyes.

In the dimness, I saw clearly.

is her.

The girl who was sleeping on the open bed was now lying on my stomach. The short-sleeved shirt I hadn't taken off had already been exposed because of her birth characteristics.

So, that's why I had that kind of dream?
But no matter what.

"Suck~"

"!"

"you……"

"Uh-huh."

Is that a tooth?
Very tiny, like grinding teeth. And desperately trying to get what I need from where I have nothing.

My mind went blank.

Only the young face was left, grinding teeth, and then slowly raising its face... babbling.

I became more and more aware of the characteristics that appeared in my dream and because of her.

"Ahhhh!"

"Ahhhh?"

"..."

Why do you want to scream like me?

12 month 14 day.

early morning.

Hearing the sound, Su Ming immediately threw away his cigarette and ran to the second floor.

But the situation was completely different from what he expected.

"Wuwu...Eh."

"..."

The girl who was supposed to be lying down was awake, her chin stained with saliva.

As if dissatisfied, she waved her white and tender little hands towards Tokugawa Airi.

"..."

Tokugawa Airi covered her chest with her hands, her face flushed.

"Ming...she, she, just now...I..."

He hesitated for a long time and couldn't organize any words.

But it did not prevent Su Ming from observing it.

After all, until now, the girl still wanted to get close to Tokugawa Airi's chest, but Tokugawa Airi pushed her face away and she couldn't get close.

12 month 14 day.

Two o'clock in the morning.

"Well."

"..."Su Ming didn't know why it turned out like this.

Anyway, it seems that after taking the girl away...she changed from pursuing Tokugawa Airi to pursuing Su Ming.

"Don't drink, I have nothing."

It seems like a crime no matter how you look at it, right?

But in fact, she is not that young... almost the same as Xia Ye.

"..."

Tokugawa Airi had already changed into Su Ming's coat to barely cover her body.

He just stared blankly at the girl in Su Ming's arms.

"She has some special abilities, just like me."

"It doesn't apply to ordinary parasites. I saw your father at that time and he was beyond help."

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The monster's brain was pure mush, without any human parts.

"I, I didn't think about it."

"……she."

Tokugawa Airi pursed her lips, "Really... can it be restored?"

"do not know."

recover?

Su Ming had no idea whether the girl in his arms was a monster or something else.

This instinctive breastfeeding behavior without any thinking ability can only prove that... she might also be a mammal?

12 month 14 day.

Half past two in the morning.

The noisy girl woke up and closed her eyes again and fell asleep.

There was no change in the fog surrounding the cabin.

"What are you thinking about?"

Su Ming also had time to go outside the door and stand next to Tokugawa Airi.

"Hmm... I think she's different from other parasites I've seen."

"Your father was not saved."

"I know. I knew it when Dad killed Mom."

"..."

is it?

"..."

No one spoke, and the air fell into a brief silence.

"Ming, will we... survive?"

“The possibilities have become much greater.”

Just one day, just a "summer night", Su Ming couldn't draw any conclusions.

If you want to come to a conclusion immediately, the only option is to try to kill her.

If you don't plan to do that, it's only December now and you have to wait until next June, which is too early.

The so-called difficult task, will it be possible to choose to kill Xiaoye from another period? The past... Then, the reality will also die.

Ok.

But I definitely can’t tell Tokugawa about this. It’s too complicated, and there’s no benefit in explaining it clearly.

"Ellie?"

A cold cheek pressed against my neck. I was hugged tightly.

"…If she needs to breastfeed, I…I will try…"

"..."

"Do it well."

"..."

"If she can really get better, Ming will be very happy, right?"

"..."

"I can do that, too. So... Ming won't..." just because he finds his ex-wife.

"..."

Su Ming stroked her hair, "It's a good time to start practicing parenting. Right, Ai Li?"

"…Childcare?"

"Yes, if I can get out alive and if I can be cured, no, I can probably cure it. Sooner or later, I will be able to breastfeed. Or if I can have a baby, you don't want to give it to me? I'm really looking forward to seeing you as a mother."

"..."

Tokugawa Airi put a little more force on Su Ming's back and suddenly separated her hands. His expression, which was a little gloomy just now, had become much brighter.

The cheeks are slightly rosy.

"If that counts as contact parenting, Ming has already let me practice it many times."

"When did I practice?"

"…No matter when we practiced, Ming, you don't plan to…practice with me again in the future?"

Her head is tilted slightly, her blond hair hanging down.

Her profile with rosy cheeks and drooped eyes is so cute that it takes your breath away.

"Of course. It's necessary."

12 month 14 day.

early.

"Ming... don't look at it."

"What?"

"..."

Tokugawa Airi's face became redder and redder.

There was no way, the girl wanted her as soon as she woke up.

For convenience, she even took the initiative to pull down her collar, no longer wanting to eat "Summer Night" with her clothes on.

"This is also part of getting used to. Do you want me to avoid you when you feed your daughter in the future?"

"... Being watched all the time, I... would feel a little weird."

She twisted her thigh unconsciously.

Close together, trying to hide anything unusual.

"Is it strange? Then let's check what's strange later."

"...Shiwolf."

"..."

Sometimes Su Ming really wondered if he had become a pervert.

Why is there no feeling in normal chat?

On the contrary, being called a pervert by Yao and being whispered to by the current Tokugawa would give him a subtle feeling?
"Suck~"

Looking at the girl who was still in Tokugawa's arms, she was still so childish... and unconscious.

Will it last till the end?
impossible?

12 month 14 day.

noon.

Su Ming tried, picking up the girl and walking into the fog, but it was no use.

"..."

The ground will still shake, and the things in the fog will still prevent Su Ming from leaving.

What to do?
Food and water were not so plentiful.

No matter how sparingly you use it, it will only last for two days at most.

12 month 14 day.

Night.

I don't know if I mentioned questions like "water" or "food" in front of the girl.

But I found that there were many more bottles at the door of the wooden house, just like the ones used to store water inside the wooden house. Unfortunately, they were all empty.

"Huh?"

"..."

Su Ming picked up the water bottle and shook the water inside. Then he picked up the empty bottle next to him and shook it.

"I want this, not this."

"Can you understand?"

"Uh-huh?"

She didn't look like she understood anything and couldn't speak properly.

"..."

He looked at Tokugawa Airi, who was also standing there in a daze.

It can't be a coincidence, right?
Just as I mentioned the shortage of water and food, so many identical barreled water bottles appeared.

12 month 15 day.

early morning.

"Rumble--"

Su Ming was awakened by the strong vibration.

"Ming... could it be that she sent something?"

Tokugawa Airi didn't sleep. She was still in the room which was used as the living room, holding the sleeping girl in her arms, as if she was raising her as her own daughter.

"I gonna go see."

Su Ming went out without even putting on his coat.

it is true.

The thing in the fog is still not here to attack me, but to deliver something to me.

Lots of bottles.

But it was still a pity... This time it didn't bring many empty water buckets, but a lot of empty mineral water bottles that Su Ming used for demonstration. They were piled up into a small hill.

It is hard to imagine how it could collect so many empty bottles in such a short time. Is there not a single bottle with water in it?

No.

Some of the bottles still had water in them, so maybe it thought it was emptying the bottles, so it poured out all the water.

12 month 15 day.

One o'clock.

"Water... is it."

"Y-you want to drink from mom, but this one has no color."

"..."

Looking at Tokugawa Airi using her own cafeteria as an analogy with obvious shame, Su Ming didn't think that 'Xia Ye' could understand.

12 month 15 day.

Two o'clock in the morning.

I was woken up by the earthquake again.

The water is coming.

There were bottles of water everywhere, but not much. Compared to the previous hill, nine-tenths of it was cut off... Water resources are really scarce, right?
But that was only compared to the empty bottles it brought last time. This was enough to survive for at least one month. Even if Su Ming was to collect them, it would be impossible to find so many in a short time.

"Very nice."

"This is what I want... Come, I'll give you a drink as a reward... ah!"

"Ming? Why didn't you knock on the door..."

"..."

Su Ming really didn't know what to do now.

What if it really goes that smoothly?

Then, the girl is related to Xia Ye and may even be her past self.

"Do you know him? He's Ming. Su Ming."

"Before... No, actually it was your husband."

Tokugawa Airi, who was holding 'Natsuye' and breastfeeding her, called herself a mother...she felt that she was doing something right, and she looked like she was expecting to be praised.

No.

My mind is a little confused.

12 month 15 day.

Four o'clock in the morning.

"See this? This is clothes, this is black stockings."

"Go and bring this back to me."

"..."

"Ming, what are you teaching Ye Ye?!"

"...Yeye?"

"Didn't Ming tell me her name? This is her nickname... So, why do you want Ye Ye to bring something like this? If there are no socks, she won't like it at all?"

"That's not the case. I just want to see the wisdom of this little thing."

"It's not little thing, it's Ye Ye! She's obviously my wife, why do you call her little thing?"

"..."

"Guh huh?"

Perhaps it had no idea what Su Ming and Tokugawa Airi were talking about, and just waved its hands blankly.

12 month 15 day.

Five o'clock in the morning.

coming.

It surrounds the wooden house with overwhelming momentum.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand.

After all, the things that Su Ming wanted were not needed by anyone in the doomsday...beauty was not something the survivors needed.

and so.

Which factory did it purchase from?

You want black silk, right?
"..."

What are those long johns piled up in front of you?
"Eh?"

It probably didn't realize that it had messed up. He reached out and held Tokugawa Airi's canteen, asking for a reward.

"Ye Ye is doing great, right? Ming wants this, long johns."

Tokugawa Airi became more and more maternal and became more and more skilled in breastfeeding.

But she didn't have any at all.

Do we really have to worry about being killed... by this little thing that looks just like Xiaoye?
Instead of worrying, why not raise your "wife" as a daughter like Tokugawa Airi did?
Hiss. Why does this game suddenly feel so cool again? Shouldn't I trample on my body and soul? Even the medium difficulty missions are so uncomfortable... This shouldn't be the case.

(End of this chapter)