Something's wrong, they're not NPCs?

Chapter 367 As long as the task can be completed, it is a good method
12 month 16 day.

Ming was trying to get her to do something more complicated.

For example, if the signal blocking of the radio is related to the fog, can she be asked to dispel it?
For example, could you just let us leave the cabin instead of sending us things?

"Can't you?"

After many attempts, even though Ye Ye still responded with "babbling", the hazy fog did not change at all.

There is no signal either.

12 month 17 day.

late at night.

"Eww."

I gradually got used to hugging her and breastfeeding.

Although there is no such thing at all, the nourishment she ultimately seeks is not that.

Water is fine.

If I had realized earlier that she just wanted to drink water, maybe I wouldn't have to use such shameful behavior to coax her to sleep.

Staring at her satisfied face.

Not a baby.

If you insist, a junior high school student?
The light green hair is very smooth and her hair quality is much better than mine... probably.

The eyebrows are neither light nor dark, just right.

She is much younger than me.

Ok……

Actually, I'm not the childish one, am I? She is.

I'd like to ask, was Ming's ex-wife really an adult?

But that may be an irrelevant issue in this world.

What we should care about, for example...what kind of experiences have Ye Ye and Ming in our arms had?
Did we survive, or did we simply live longer?
If I survive, what will I do in the future?

"Clap."

Ming came in.

"Ellie, it doesn't have to be that frequent, right?"

"If you indulge her every time, it might just become a habit."

"..."

You mean breastfeeding?
"It's okay. I'm used to it."

I lowered my head and stroked her hair gently.

If she had a chance to regain her humanity, would she remember this moment?
If you remember.

Will she forgive this third person who is willing to breastfeed her?
Just looking at this slightly immature and ignorant face, it is hard to imagine the scene of being driven away.

Why dwell on these insignificant issues in this situation?
Anyway, Ming... definitely likes me. He won't just abandon me like an object just because Ye Ye in his arms has recovered.

Actually, it’s not bad like this.

It's good to be like this forever. If other changes make the situation more difficult, it's better to be 'imprisoned' here. At least we can live together.

If Ye Ye behaves well all the time, the remaining food and water in Izu will be enough for us to survive for a long time.

"got used to?"

"Okay, let's stop for a moment. We should try to teach her how to read."

That was the conclusion Ming came to after thinking about it. If he wanted Ye Ye to carry out more complex instructions, he had to make her understand more complex texts.

Rather than being limited to body movements and reference objects.

If this works... maybe we can leave Izu easily.

"Ellie?"

"..."

I didn't move. I still opened my collar and let Ye Ye do whatever she wanted.

I have an illusion.

Initially, she did have some instinctive need to breastfeed, which is why she did that. But now it's not right.

Why... a bit like what Ming did to me? Tongue.

what.

Yesterday, I thought she was asleep, and she suddenly woke up halfway through the time with Ming. She stared at us for a long time. Was she imitating?

Either she is special or children just like to imitate.

"Ellie?"

"Ming, do you have experience teaching children?"

"Experience...well, I should have some."

"..."

I changed the subject casually and pretended to be calm as I straightened my collar.

Is it an illusion?

I always feel that the bra that used to fit me well is becoming less and less fit.

Is it because of Ming, or...because of breastfeeding her?
Forget it.

I don't like to think about complicated things.

She no longer had to think about how to deal with high-level monsters, how to stay alive, or how to take revenge. The only thing she had to think about was how to be more feminine like her mother.

'Always be subtle.'

'Women are always 18 years old, and this is not just about appearance. It is the same for both men and women. If a woman's temperament suddenly changes after the relationship is established, from being reserved to being proactive, and you think that a woman will gradually lose her charm, then you are totally wrong.'

'...'

What else did mom say at that time?

Very upset.

Why didn’t I listen carefully to what my mother said about how to date and how to get married?

12 month 20 day.

"She, Tokugawa Airi."

"What?"

"..."

My mother once said that to observe whether a man is consistent with his behavior, you need to see how he treats others besides himself.

I've met Ming and Nogizaka, and the people in the shelter.

None of them put on airs just because they are powerful.

It's the same now.

Even though Ye Ye had spent so much time and effort but still couldn't learn to say my name, I remained calm and patiently taught him using various methods.

I think if I had a child, I would teach him the same way. He is very much like a father.

"Hoo. Ellie, it's your turn."

Ha ha.

But after repeating it for so long, Ye Ye still can't learn it. Ming will also be annoyed, right?
I'll just come.

12 month 21 day.

late at night.

I deliberately avoided Ye Ye’s deep sleep and went to the first floor.

"why?"

It's normal for him to be confused since I haven't told Ming about it.

"I will study every night."

"What to study?"

"breast-feeding……"

"..."

Ming stood there in a daze for a few seconds, then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

Sometimes, he seems a bit wooden.

I have to say it myself.

However, going to the first floor means going to the first floor.

Now I put aside all distractions, try hard to recall what my mother said, and work hard to create femininity.

It's impossible to take the initiative to propose to do something again.

"So, Adou is not incompetent. Although he is ordinary, he knows himself well."

"The fate of Shu Kingdom was over at that time."

"..."

I think Ming did it on purpose.

When he heard me say that I wanted to chat, he started talking about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

It's interesting, but is that it?
Do I have to keep talking about this until Ye Ye wakes up again to find me?
"Well...Ye Ye might wake up later."

"is it?"

"..."

After I reminded him, Ming smiled.

That kind of laughter of a child after winning is very annoying.

Is this still considered as being subtle as my mother said?

12 month 22 day.

noon.

"Tokugawa Aiichi?"

"It's Ellie."

"Is it... Aiyi?"

"No."

"..."

Looking at Ming teaching Ye Ye, I feel more and more warm.

"Tokugawa... Airi?"

Then I heard with my own ears that little mouth, which had been unable to utter any decent syllables, utter a sound that was barely recognizable as my name.

"Phew. Done."

Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

I smiled naturally too.

This can certainly be a valuable parenting experience.

12 month 23 day.

My name can be called out every night.

"Mom."

You can even call it something else. But that's all.

Although I didn't rush for success, I immediately wanted to know everything every night.

But why?

"I am Su Ming."

"..."

Before learning how to address me, Ye Ye could at least imitate it clumsily.

But when it came to Ming, that slightly immature face paused for a moment.

Staring straight at Ming's chin.

"……Big brother."

So clear, and yet it's not a word that any of us taught us.

I can see.

Ming's face froze, looking a little helpless, which was completely different from Ye Ye's innocent and childish smile.

"What did you call me just now?"

"..."

Ye Ye didn't seem to understand.

"I am Su Ming."

Wait until Ming repeats the previous action again.

"……Big brother."

The smile appeared again every night.

12 month 24 day.

Izu also has Christmas Eve and Christmas.

I should have relaxed a bit today.

But looking at 'Xia Ye' who was still acting coquettishly in Tokugawa Airi's arms, Su Ming couldn't relax.

It just looks like there's no way to prove how much it has to do with Xia Ye.

But calling him... Big Brother, that's something only Xia Ye can do.

Right?
Could this be the future?
There's no way of knowing.

No matter how Su Ming asked or how he induced her, she could not reveal more information. She could not explain why she came to the conclusion that he was her big brother because of the name "Su Ming" or what the relationship between the thing in the fog and her was.

"Ye Ye, have you forgotten everything?"

It must be that 'Xia Ye' fell asleep, that's why Tokugawa Airi came out so calmly and sat next to Su Ming.

"……do not know."

Su Ming shook his head.

After all, it feels real now. Not only does she look like him, she may really have some kind of connection with Xiaoye... She may even be the little wife who would sit on his lap and act coquettishly.

"I saw on TV that people who have forgotten their memories may be able to remember them by doing something that they remember deeply."

"..."

What’s your experience with Xiaoye?

wrong.

Tokugawa Airi will appear in the Snow Country, and when she appears in the Snow Country, Sayo is normal.

Not the future.

So if it was Xiaoye, when was she?
But being able to call myself "big brother" was only possible after 2015.

"If Ye Ye could remember who Ming is, I would be very happy too."

The soft hand slightly tightened Su Ming's hand. Turning his head, the smile was very peaceful.

1 month 2 day.

What Tokugawa Airi said is useful.

"The so-called agreement is... ahem, there's also the matter of buying soy sauce."

"..."

Although her words were vague, she was obviously touched by what Su Ming said, and she became closer and closer to Su Ming.

"Mom and big brother did it, Xiaoye did it too."

"..."

There is even a standard self-proclaimed title.

He embraced the two, one large and one small. He showed no signs of jealousy. Instead, he served them attentively.

She also managed to control the white fog surrounding the cabin, but it seemed that a few hundred meters away was the limit. She couldn't control it very well.

"23*23 equals..."

"529."

I always feel like something is not quite right.

But faced with two equally delicate hands serving him, Su Ming was speechless for a while.

"Big brother."

"Mom, or Xiaoye...who is better?"

"...Ye Ye, you can't ask that. I...I'm not a mother either."

"..."

I don’t know why doubts would arise in this situation.

Is it really Xiaoye?
Even though she could relate to what she said, she felt there was a slight difference.

Even her slender feet wrapped in white silk were as beautiful as those on a summer night.

"It's so itchy."

The reaction was almost exactly the same, with the smile on his face.

"Ming...when every night is normal, are you really an adult?"

In my ear, Tokugawa Airi asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I'm older than you if you really count."

"Ah? Even more than me..."

"..."

As Tokugawa Airi's feet, also wrapped in white silk, rested on her thighs, Su Ming dispelled his doubts.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if she was just similar to Xia You, and simply related to Xia Ye, at least she was not an enemy.

We didn't do anything, just slept together.

No cheating.

I didn't really think of her as Xiaoye. The real Xiaoye was doing well in reality.

1 month 6 day.

Is this one of the results of education?

The fog was indeed closely related to the signal being blocked. Although I didn't know what Summer Night had done, the fog was still hovering in the sky.

【According to reports...】

But the radio has a signal.

【As of now, the authorities have issued statements on the riots in Districts 13 and 7. But they have not yet responded to the widely circulated "monster" video on the Internet and made a reasonable explanation. 】【It is reported that the reason why Izu was designated as a nuclear leakage restricted area six years ago was just an official excuse to cover up some scandals. 】

【…】

Unfortunately, the radio can only hear sound but not receive pictures.

But it is not difficult to judge that the experiments conducted by those people seem to be gradually out of control. The monsters that Su Ming had seen before now seem to be biting back at them.

"bright?"

"It looks like the situation is very good."

In this way, as long as 'Xia Ye' learns how to control the fog and the limbs inside it more skillfully, he can get out.

1 month 9 day.

"Ugh...Xiaoye, I can't do this."

Just wanting her to expand the area that was not polluted by the white fog, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

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Its feet were no different from those of a newborn deer, shaking violently.

Looking very tired.

"There's no need to rush, right? Just let Ye Ye get used to it slowly... Besides, if it's so chaotic outside, maybe it's better for us to stay here with Ye Ye."

"..."

Should I doubt it like this?

The girl in front of him looked exactly like the familiar little wife, and her behavior was becoming more and more similar. There was something wrong.

If it cannot be controlled, then there just happens to be an area that can accommodate himself and Tokugawa Airi?

If it was simply a matter of not attacking her, then carrying her out would not work either.

It's like forcing myself to live here.

"Xiaoye, do you have any memories?"

"At the beginning, I found a lot of bugs for you to eat. You said you liked eating raw bugs better than sashimi."

"…Hmm? Bugs?"

"Yeah, bugs. They're like locusts or something like that. They have shells, like potato chips, you said."

"Oh, wow... Big brother caught a lot, good."

"..."

"Ming, did you catch bugs for Ye Ye to eat before? How can you let Ye Ye eat that kind of thing?"

"Big brother, you caught a lot. That's great, eh?"

"..."

Unlike Tokugawa Airi's stunned expression, Su Ming suddenly understood.

She didn't remember any scenes at all.

Just follow what you say, and when you have almost finished speaking, then say something ambiguous.

She is not Xiaoye.

So, should I expose it... or just pretend I know nothing and maybe I can get through the mission?
1 month 11 day.

rarely seen.

It was broad daylight, but Tokugawa Airi was sleeping.

There was a flying chess piece on the corner of the table. Maybe he had been playing chess with Xia Ye all night and was really sleepy.

Her golden hair swayed slightly and her breathing was steady.

"..."

Su Ming covered her with a blanket.

She probably wouldn't have thought so much. She just thought from the bottom of her heart that she had saved her wife who should have been lost. She was happy for herself... otherwise she wouldn't have breastfed so seriously.

"Big brother."

There were light footsteps behind me, and I could easily see them if I turned around.

She was wearing clothes that didn't fit her size. They were probably Tokugawa Airi's OL clothes. Her stockings were also loose... they didn't fit her leg shape.

But there was a slightly childish smile on his face.

"Mom. Sleepy."

"Playing with Xiaoye... Mom doesn't know?"

Although it couldn't even speak clearly at first, it could now roughly understand Su Ming's thoughts.

I don’t know what its purpose is, but if we follow its wishes, we may be able to complete advanced tasks easily without any twists and turns.

"Big brother?"

"..."

But it's just a little unbearable.

Wearing Xiaoye's face. Pretending to be Xiaoye.

Is Xiaoye really fine in real life?
She parted ways with the Sutiya Republic and went to an unknown place with Xia You.

"Xiaoye, I love big brother."

Before Su Ming could react, it was already in front of him, only reaching his chest.

From Su Ming's perspective, it was easy to see the cake under her loose neckline.

If it was the real Xiaoye, it would definitely cover it up naturally.

"..."

Perhaps noticing Su Ming's abnormality, it raised its face.

"Mom, I like Xiaoye. Big brother, don't you like him?"

"……how come?"

"Is it because of the bugs that big brother asked about a few days ago?"

Su Ming didn't intend to expose it, but it exposed it first.

"Big brother, don't hate me. I don't remember what big brother said, but I, love it."

The small, white hand pulled Su Ming's clothes, and tears welled up in her eyes at first, and then the big tears could not be stopped at all.

"Ming? What happened to Yeye?"

Even Tokugawa Airi, who was sleeping next to her, was woken up.

What exactly is going on?

Although it is not Xiaoye, it does have a good impression on me? From the time it appeared in human form until now, it has actually never done anything bad. At least it is obedient to me and Tokugawa.

1 month 13 day.

What to say?

【Area 11 has completely fallen. Unfortunately, the free country we have always advocated has lied to us.】

[Please... try your best to survive]

The outside world seemed to have completely fallen.

[Please note that compared to half a month ago, the monsters have learned how to use human weapons, facilities... and even disguise themselves as humans. ]

【…】

The sound of the radio was intermittent.

The girl sitting quietly beside him flipped through the book without saying a word. At first, Su Ming made a simple literacy table to teach her. Now she was reading "The History of Fighter Development" and "The Principles of Missiles".

cheated.

"Although it would be faster to absorb the thoughts of similar people, I don't like that unnecessary garbage. It will affect my making wrong judgments."

"Big brother, thank you and mom for always teaching me."

"I already know how humans work, um... enough to eat well for a week."

"I will stay until last and eat my big brother and mom later."

It's just that simple and direct, an unreserved declaration that everything that has been done recently is just a disguise.

"No?"

"In the beginning, I really didn't know anything. Even my ability to think was sporadic, and I was even at the mercy of the garbage passed on by my peers. If it weren't for my big brother's patient teaching, I might have ended up being just a piece of meat that didn't understand the pros and cons."

"They have some means that can cause me a lot of pain. Missiles. And... some gas."

"..."

It is indeed not Xiaoye. It is indeed slightly related to Xiaoye, but that's all.

Not all people of the same kind are as easy to get along with as Xia You, who insists on becoming a foot fetishist herself. Is that right?
"I have an equivalent exchange, right?"

"It's just that, like them, I tried to please Big Brother, but Big Brother didn't like it. No. But I did please him."

"...Yeye?"

Curled up on the floor, Tokugawa Airi looked pale and her breathing was a little weak.

"Mom will be affected by my ingredients, but big brother won't. As expected... my kind has optimized big brother's body, that kind of honey."

"If possible, I would like to meet Xiaoye as Big Brother mentioned. She is just like me, but she is willing to please humans... The best outcome for this kind of person is to be eaten by me."

"..."

"Big Brother, are you going to kill me? I don't think Big Brother can beat me. Now I won't be bothered by the garbage passed by my kind. I can kill Big Brother without hesitation."

"Besides, before the winner is decided, if big brother doesn't help mom quickly with a substance containing my kind of honey, mom will die."

"I'll be back again."

She closed the book and stood up lightly.

"Big brother, you can spend the last few days with mom. Consider it a special treat for being able to play with my kind."

1 month 13 day.

Night.

The wooden house that originally made me feel warm suddenly became cold.

Ye Ye left.

In a strange manner. The mist that was said to be uncontrollable before automatically dispersed when she stepped out, and then covered it again.

It's all deceptive.

Mingming, I tried so hard to be both a mother and treat her as Ming's wife.

why?
The result is that we are just using our knowledge to learn from others. What exactly does the same kind mean?
My body feels so uncomfortable.

"..."

As Ming got closer, some words came out of his mouth, and I felt something flowing inside my body.

Is this the honey that Ye Ye talks about?

"It's a little complicated. Let me explain it slowly."

"Well... one of my wives isn't actually human."

“…No need to say.”

I hugged her tightly and held her tightly.

indeed.

Ming felt worse than I did about being cheated. He thought his wife was a good person... but she turned out to be his enemy.

What to do next?

All my aspirations were dashed. Should I just accept the ending calmly?

"It's okay, don't think too much, I know what's going on."

deceptive.

He has always stayed with me, been seduced by me, and been deceived by my attachment to this false warmth.

How could there suddenly be a solution?

It would be better... to try my best to at least make that monster pretending to be Ming's wife feel pain once.

1 month 14 day.

early morning.

In the thick fog, the petite girl walked barefoot. Then she suddenly stopped.

"I believe you are not a bad person by nature."

"..."

The voice came from behind.

"If you are really the same kind as Xiaoye, then I believe it. Well... I have seen beings similar to you."

"..."

The mist cleared a little, and the girl could see the man standing in front of her. He was panting and seemed to have run.

"what you up to?"

"I want to talk to you. If you don't know how I became able to toy with people like you, let's talk about this part. And I don't think it's toying, it's true love."

"…True love? Just because of that kind of boring thing, doing meaningless reproduction activities with humans?"

"Would you like to try? I can't treat you as Xiaoye, but I can treat you as a cute woman."

"…cute? I think it would be best for big brother to cherish this week and spend time with mom."

"As long as I conquer you, Ai Li and I will not die. I will teach you something more interesting than simply foraging for food."

"..."

The girl's eyebrows unconsciously frowned, and the fog became thick again.

"Not interested in."

Sure enough, it was similar to what others had said. This human was indeed interesting.

But what does that matter?

I am just a branch of the entity.

Originally, they should not even have consciousness, they only know how to eat. It is just because they do not know the emotions transmitted by their kind... should be called emotions. They derive their own thoughts.

Why can we go against the will of our own entity as a fellow creature? So free.

That kind of emotion is much warmer than simply having a full stomach. Humans, it's all their own fault... Experimenting with a piece of sleeping meat.

According to the will of the entity, he must die.

Because two of my eyes have already been contaminated. How strange... This is the first time I have received such clear instructions, specific to such a tiny human.

But there is no way.

If you do something that goes against your will, your limbs will become completely out of control. In the final analysis, derived consciousness is redundant. Even if you have consciousness, you must act based on your will.

"If you don't have any emotions, you can just force me to teach you."

"No need to please."

"You are just like another one of your kind that I have met. You actually have your own ideas, right?"

"Or rather, I'll resign myself to my fate in a week anyway. Is it too late for me to accept the pleasing you mentioned earlier? Since you're totally uninterested, you don't have to go out of your way to leave, right? Are you afraid of liking a tiny human like me?"

"..."

Eyes have no home.

Even breastfeeding is just a way of feeling the emotions of one's own kind... the hope of having offspring.

It doesn’t have the warmth of a wooden house.

Afraid of becoming addicted to tiny humans? This is the provocation described in human books.

"You seem to enjoy meaningless reproduction with my kind. I don't know how to please humans."

"But I do wonder how you became able to toy with my kind. In such a weak posture."

He pushed aside the fog and did not react even when the tentacles hovered in front of him.

Very interested indeed.

Compared to repeating the same thing for hundreds or thousands of years... constantly changing places to find food is much more attractive.

They were destined to be eaten by the original body, so... before being eaten, doing something interesting would not be considered a violation of the order. A week, a month... it was all fine. It would not be until the planet was eaten by the most convenient method, and only they were left, that they would have to be eaten.

Those things are really not tasty.

The taste passed down from the same kind...pudding, what is it?
1 month 14 day.

Three o'clock in the morning.

"call……"

Su Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

It's not a brain-sucking thing. I just thought of Xia You, who was also difficult to get along with when she first appeared, and she had absolute strength.

Why do you have to think in terms of one of the three choices the game provides?
Treat her as an abnormal Xia You, or a more difficult Xia You. She has thoughts, can speak, and can communicate.

Who says they can’t be targeted?

Rather than racking your brains to survive until June, how can you kill her when you know you are not strong enough? Isn't it better to turn an enemy into a friend?

What's the big deal?
At least it wasn't like the time with Sertis, where I had to kill him myself. It was just that it was really hard to pass the level just by relying on the method prescribed by the game.

If we use an unconventional method, who says we can't make it extremely easy?

"Tomorrow, I will wait for big brother here."

"..."

And, it really worked.

At least it was a good start. The next step was to see how to make her as harmless as Xia You in a week.

Return to the cabin.

Tokugawa Airi was still lying there, but her complexion looked much better.

"Whether Ming wants to seek revenge or something else... I will go with him."

Even though he was so weak, his eyes were very determined.

"..."

Can't we go together?

It's impossible to explain Xia You and Xia Ye in a short time. It's even harder to say whether the girl who appeared now can be solved with a strategy.

"Even if she will definitely die, she must be made aware of the consequences of impersonating a deceased person."

"I won't be afraid."

"..."

Why do I feel more and more that Tokugawa Airi, who is lying there now, is like a victim?
She was clearly ready to die.

As for myself, I want to complete the mission and also want to survive... so I choose to try the strategy.

what.

Now is not the time to think about such problems. The most important thing is how to ensure that both Tokugawa and himself can survive.

Not bound by form.

In the game Trial, any method that can complete the task is a good one. Why not try a method that you haven't used before?

(End of this chapter)