Monster Tea Party

Chapter 5481 Pretending
The young scholar felt a little flustered.

Even a little scared.

He turned his head sharply.

Again and again I looked at the bushes and my brother.

No rabbit.

My brother looks so cute like a rabbit.

……

"Shhh."

The woodcutter glanced sideways at the young scholar.

"Be gentle."

"Don't scare the rabbit."

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"elder brother!"

The young scholar couldn't help it.

he yelled.

"what are you talking about?"

"No rabbit!"

He stood up suddenly and moved forward.

He slapped the bushes hard a few times with his hands.

"look!"

"Where's the rabbit?!"

"Look!"

……

"younger brother?"

The woodcutter seemed startled.

"what are you doing?"

"You scared the rabbit away."

"I also wanted to catch it and give it to your sister-in-law."

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"elder brother!"

The young scholar felt like he was about to explode.

"No rabbit!"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying!?"

"No rabbit!"

"Brother, wake up!"

"You want a rabbit we can find somewhere else."

“But there really are no rabbits here.”

"elder brother!"

“Don’t do that.”

Such a brother made him feel a little uncomfortable and a little... scared.

……

The woodcutter stared at the young scholar.

Then slowly stood up.

"No rabbit?"

……

"no!"

The young scholar screamed.

"elder brother!"

"What happened to you?!"

"Maybe it's because it's too late and I'm sleepy, so I'm blurry..."

"Brother, let's go back and rest."

"elder brother……"

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The woodcutter's puzzled face slowly turned into a smile.

"…Are you scared?"

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The young scholar was stunned.

what?
what?
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"elder brother……"

The young scholar felt a little bewildered as he looked at his brother, who had changed a little but whom he couldn't quite pinpoint.

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"Was my performance just now quite frightening?"

The woodcutter curled the corners of his mouth.

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The young scholar opened his eyes wide.

The pupils contract violently.

W-what do you mean?
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"elder brother……"

The young scholar's voice was very soft.

"you……"

"What are you talking about?"

"What do you mean?"

The young scholar felt confused.

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"The way you just felt is exactly how I feel about you."

The woodcutter's expression darkened slightly, "That's how your sister-in-law feels about you."

"And there are a lot of other people who feel the same way about you."

"It's just that your sister-in-law and I both care about your feelings."

"Just so you don't find out."

“We asked you that too…”

"If you explain it to us, we will believe it."

"Even now..."

"We don't think there's anything wrong with your brain..."

"You are just tired of studying..."

"You put too much pressure on yourself..."

"but……"

The woodcutter was a little sad, "Can't we?"

"You need support and encouragement. Your sister-in-law and I can say a lot of nice things to you."

"You know……"

"We trust you the most."

His younger brother is his pride.

For a family like theirs to have such a good scholar... it can really be said that their ancestors were blessed...

Others were very envious of their family.

"Why did you create a black monster..."

"To make myself believe that I can do it?"

……

The young scholar's brain was a little slow.

He was a little confused.

"elder brother……"

"You've just……"

"Are you pretending?"

The young scholar lowered his voice a little.

It also reveals a bit of incredibleness.

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"Ah."

The woodcutter nodded.

"Pretending."

He just wanted his brother to put himself in their shoes and feel what they felt.

He pretended for a while but his brother couldn't stand it anymore...

They have been patient for a long time.

You can imagine their torment.

…The young scholar opened his mouth wide.

It's just pretend...

"……Fake?"

The young scholar murmured again.

……

In the quiet night, even the murmurs are clearly audible.

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The woodcutter nodded again.

"fake."

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"You didn't see the rabbit?"

The young scholar began to react.

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"No."

The woodcutter shook his head.

“There are no rabbits here.”

……

The young scholar's pupils contracted.

“…You lied to me…”

The young scholar said softly.

It seems a bit unbelievable.

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"I-"

The woodcutter wanted to explain.

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"You lied to me!"

The young scholar shouted.

The woodcutter actually lied to him? !
He was really scared just now.

The woodcutter looked so strange.

He really felt a little scared...

Even now, he still feels a little frightened.

As a result, the woodcutter told him...

no.

What just happened wasn't true.

It was the woodcutter who pretended.

The young scholar felt a kind of anger similar to that of being fooled or having his care betrayed.

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The woodcutter said nothing.

He allowed the young scholar to vent his anger.

When the young scholar stopped panting, the woodcutter spoke, "If it's true..."

"What would you think?"

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The young scholar was stunned.

Then he shouted, his voice a little hoarse, "It's fake!"

No if.

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"But you are real."

The woodcutter spoke slowly.

……

what?
The young scholar was stunned.

what?
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"You should be glad that my performance just now was fake."

The woodcutter smiled slightly.

"Otherwise, what would you be like now?"

"Have you ever thought about it?"

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The young scholar opened his mouth slightly.

What?

……

"Unfortunately."

The woodcutter sighed.

"I'm not as lucky as you."

"I can tell you..."

"My performance just now was fake."

“There are no rabbits there.”

"can you tell me……"

The corner of the woodcutter's mouth twitched slightly, "Is your performance also fake?"

"There are no black monsters here."

"You're just teasing me, joking."

"Can you put it that way?"

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"The black monster is real!"

The young scholar blurted out.

He turned his head.

The black monster was still picking the fruits from the branches and eating them.

He saw every move clearly.

Well.

Maybe it's not that clear.

After all, it is late at night and the light in the forest is not good.

but……

He was sure that the black monster was indeed there.

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The woodcutter felt helpless.

He spread his hands.

"look."

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"But this is different!"

The young scholar clenched his hands.

He explained eagerly and irritably.

"The black monster is real."

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"If I hadn't told you the truth just now, and I insisted that the rabbit was real..."

The woodcutter laughed.

"What do you think?"

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"I……"

The young scholar was speechless.

"But the rabbit is fake."

"You said you were lying."

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"What if I didn't say it?"

The woodcutter shook his head.

"Will you believe me?"

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"I……"

The young scholar felt like his brain was about to explode.

"….No rabbit…"

he murmured.

He didn't see the rabbit...