I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"First, pay the price for the cause and effect!"

"Let's journey together, nameless monster..."

Just as Yhwach was singing, Kal'tsit happened to hear the song Yhwach was singing.

"An unnamed monster...?"

Kal'tsit stroked her chin as she listened to Ehka's song. Although the other Rhodes Island operators didn't seem to think anything of what Ehka's song was about, Kal'tsit felt as if Ehka's song was telling a story.

Based on the lyrics of Yhwach's song, which mention "brick wards," Kal'tsit speculated that Yhwach might be referring to a certain building. However, brick buildings still exist quite a few in the current Terra world. But the word "ward" confused Kal'tsit. Brick wards? Do such buildings even exist?

"Does it refer to a dilapidated hospital or other laboratories?"

Then came the lyrics, "In the misty night...a red moon appears." If I'm not mistaken, it refers to the blood moon phenomenon in astronomy, right?

When was that blood moon? And it had to be on a day with thick fog...

Then came the lyrics, "In the pitch-black iron box, I was born here!" This likely refers to Ehaka's birth from the black iron box. Kal'tsit guessed that the black iron box was probably some kind of experimental container, which reminded her of something similar, the "Stone Mansion." This piqued Kal'tsit's curiosity, but she didn't fully understand the meaning of the other lyrics and couldn't draw any conclusions.

but.......

"A nameless monster? What does that mean? Does it refer to you, Youyou...?"

Kal'tsit said this while looking at Ehaka playing the piano, and Ehaka stopped what she was doing. Then applause rang out behind her. The Rhodes Island operators who were watching Ehaka sing and play the piano raised their hands and cheered for her.

Originally, the Rhodes Island operators didn't have much of a reaction to Ehaka's singing performance. After all, they thought that Ehaka could only sing nursery rhymes or some well-known songs on the internet. But they didn't expect that Ehaka would sing a song they had never heard of before.

This surprised them and Kong.

"Youyou-chan is amazing!"

Katie ran over and hugged Yuhaka tightly. Yuhaka looked puzzled as Katie suddenly hugged him, as if to say, "Who are you? Why are you hugging me?"

Sora looked at Yuhaka and asked her:

"YuYu-chan, what was the name of that song just now?"

Upon hearing Sora's question, Yuhaka told Sora the title of the song he sang, "Nameless Monster." After hearing Yuhaka's words, Sora thought about whether he remembered a song with that title, which made Sora very curious about whether the song was Yuhaka's original composition.

However, at this moment, Rhodes Island's anti-aircraft team and Ehaka were waiting for the banquet to begin.

Chapter 290 [Youyou's Wish]

After the welcoming banquet at Rhodes Island ended, Ehaka and Texas headed back to their dormitory at Penguin Logistics. During the banquet, Texas had been searching everywhere for Ehaka until Ehaka appeared on stage and said to them:

"Hajimaruyo!"

As he spoke, Yuhaka winked at Texas, who looked a little confused.

However, Yuhaka's singing is quite good.

Although she was later targeted by the red wolf, Provence, who was standing nearby, was also targeted by it.

Texas looked at Yuhaka, who was munching on snacks beside her, and said:

"Youyou, how was your day?"

Hearing Texas's words, Yuhaka turned to look at Texas and said:

"Yes, I'm very happy, it's just that Ji Lin isn't here..."

Texas was stunned when she heard Yuhaka's words. Ji Lin? She didn't seem to have heard of this name before, and it seemed to be a name from the Yan Kingdom.

When did Yuhaka meet a girl named Ji Lin? Is she in Lungmen? Or is there a Rhodes Island operator named Ji Lin?

Just as Texas was thinking this, she opened the door to the Penguin Logistics dormitory.

Happy birthday!!

Accompanied by the sounds of Exusiai, Croissant, and Sora, as well as the sound of fireworks going off, Texas and Ehaka, standing at the door, looked completely bewildered. They were clearly not quite ready for what was happening. Even Ehaka, with her powerful senses, hadn't noticed that Exusiai and the others behind the door would suddenly pull this stunt.

Before Texas and Ehaka could react, Croissant and Exusiai each put a paper palace on them and dragged them into the dormitory. Only then did Texas realize that it was her birthday.

So this is the surprise Exusiai and the others were talking about?

Texas immediately gave Exusiai and the others a helpless smile; she just couldn't stand them...

As for why Yhaka shares a birthday with Texas, it's because Yhaka's resume lists the exact same birthday as Texas's.

After all, when Yuhaka was found by Texas and her friends, they didn't know Yuhaka's birthday, and Yuhaka herself didn't know when her birthday was either. At that time, because Yuhaka looked a lot like Texas, Yuhaka's birthday was set to be the same as Texas's.

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"Hi, this is a gift for Texas, and of course, Yu-Yu will get one too!"

Yuhaka looked a little curious as she accepted the gifts from Sora, Croissant, Exusiai, and Texas. She looked at Sora with a slightly expectant expression, as if asking if she could open the gift box herself. After receiving permission from Texas and the others, Yuhaka opened the gifts they had given her.

Exusiai gave Yhwach a model of Laterano's Guardian Gun as a gift, Croissant gave Yhwach a strange statue, Sora gave Yhwach a blue crystal pendant shaped like a teardrop, and Texas gave Yhwach a wolf-shaped plush toy.

Texas received a comb for grooming her tail (given by Exusiai), tactical non-slip gloves that can resist Originium energy (given by Croissant), and a crystal pendant of the same style as Yuhaka's, but in black (given by Sora).

Seeing that everyone was giving gifts to Texas, Yuhaka, who was standing nearby, also decided to give Texas a gift.

So Yuhka went into the dimensional portal to look for something. Texas and the others were very curious to see Yuhka with half of her body sticking out of the portal, since although they usually saw Yuhka using the portal to take things out, they could never see what was inside the portal.

A few minutes later, after Yuhaka's big tail stood up, Yuhaka emerged from the dimensional hole. On Yuhaka's previously empty hands, there appeared a necklace strung with many teeth that looked like those of some kind of carnivorous creature.

Yuhaka, with a happy expression, handed the dragon tooth necklace to Texas. Texas took the necklace from Yuhaka and looked puzzled. After all, the teeth on the necklace Yuhaka gave her were... a bit too big... What kind of creature's teeth are those??

Although Texas had a lot of questions to ask, she felt it was better to thank Yuhaka for the gift first.

"Thank you, Youyou."

Upon hearing Texas's words, Yuhaka proudly displayed her firm, unwavering chest, causing Croissant and the others nearby to burst into laughter.

Then, Exusiai, who was standing to the side, held up a knife and said to Texas and Ehka, who were standing nearby:

"Alright, you two, hurry up and make a wish and blow out the candles!"

Hearing Exusiai's words, Texas patted Ehaka's head and told them to go prepare cake. Before blowing out the candles, Exusiai looked at Ehaka and said:

"YuYu-chan, make a wish before blowing out the candles."

Yuhaka tilted her head in confusion, then nodded to indicate she understood, and began to make a wish. After making her wish, Yuhaka opened her eyes, and Croissant, standing beside her, looked at her with a curious expression and asked:

"Hey, Yu-Yu-chan, what did you wish for?"

Just as Ehaka was about to answer Croissant's question, Exusiai, standing nearby, made an X-shaped gesture towards both Croissant and Ehaka and said:

"Hey! Wishes won't come true if you say them out loud~"

Hearing Exusiai's words, Ehaka was clearly startled. Did wishes become impossible if they were spoken aloud?!

Croissant, standing to the side, waved her hand and said:

"That's all superstition. When I was little, I made a wish that I would meet a rich Fungi boy when I grew up, but I haven't seen a single Fungi yet..."

Texas and the others present broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Croissant's wish. She was like this even when she was little...

Meanwhile, Exusiai, with a bead of cold sweat on her brow and a somewhat speechless expression, looked at Croissant and said:

"Perhaps it's because your motives were impure..."

When Yuhaka heard Exusiai's words, she tilted her head in confusion. Her wish was to have a child. Wasn't her motive for such doubt impure?

Yuhaka expressed great confusion.

Chapter 291 [Enemy Attack]

After her birthday, Yuhaka continued to run the Meru Cat Restaurant as always, and would occasionally wander around Rhodes Island. Ironhide and Frostleaf, who had returned from the last welcoming banquet, also came back to the Meru Cat Restaurant to work as waiters.

During this time, Iron Eater learned that Yuhaka could make very spicy Mapo Tofu and wanted to try it. Iron Eater then tasted the taste of hell. Fortunately, Iron Eater was born in Yan Country and had a good resistance to spiciness, so it was not overwhelmed by the spiciness like Huang.

"Youyou, are you here?"

Hearing someone call his name, Yuhaka peeked out from the dormitory and saw Amiya with brown donkey ears appear before him. Amiya's appearance puzzled Yuhaka, but she quickly spoke to him:

"Um, Youyou, is there anything you need to do right now?"

Hearing Amiya's words, Yuhaka hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"No, Youyou, it's a holiday today."

After hearing Yuhaka's answer, Amiya looked at Yuhaka and said:

"Then could I trouble you and Angelina to go deliver some goods and purchase some supplies?"

Yuhaka tilted her head and thought for a moment. She didn't have anything to do herself, so going to deliver something to Angelina and the others wouldn't be a problem. Therefore, Yuhaka nodded in agreement to Amiya's request. Seeing that Yuhaka had agreed, Amiya also showed a happy expression and said:

"That's great, then I'll leave it to you, Youyou."

Amiya handed over some of the orders that needed to be escorted to Yuhaka and led him to the location of Angelina and the others. Soon, Yuhaka saw the convoy that Angelina and the others had mentioned.

"Ah, Amiya brought Youyou here."

Upon seeing Yuu and the others arrive, Angelina and her group waved and greeted Yuhaka and the others. After Amiya, who was with Yuhaka, arrived at the convoy where Angelina and the others were, Amiya told Angelina about the mission. Angelina and the others' mission was to transport goods to a small town in the Letania region.

In addition to Ehaka and Angelina, the messengers for this operation include Finn, Beagle, and Kroos as the escorts, while Warfarin is the medic.

When Yuhaka saw Warfarin in the car, he gave her an "OwO" look. Warfarin was also stunned; she hadn't expected to run into Yuhaka while preparing to go out with the group.

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After finalizing the cargo list, Ehaka and her group headed back to Rhodes Island. Finn drove, with Ehaka and Angelina in the back, while Warfarin sat in the passenger seat. Because of Ehaka, Warfarin didn't dare sit next to her. It wasn't that she was afraid of Ehaka, but the way Ehaka kept staring at her with an "OwO" expression and occasionally sniffing her made Warfarin feel a little uncomfortable. Warfarin had a feeling that Ehaka might lick her.

After all, Yuhaka was her boss's... uh? What was his name again? UO? I think so? But Warfarin didn't remember too clearly, since she had been busy practicing her new Originium Arts recently and hadn't paid much attention to anything else. Basically, whenever she didn't have anything to do, she would go and practice Originium Arts.

At this point, some people might ask why Warfarin, a medical operator, would need to learn offensive Originium Arts. Of course, that's obvious, since medical operators mostly rely on Originium Arts to heal Rhodes Island operators. In addition to healing the wounded, some Originium Arts can also be used as offensive Originium Arts.

Take Warfarin for example. Although she is a medical operator, she says that the blood-based Originium Arts she uses are currently unique in the game version.

Sitting in the back seat, Angelina was applying lip balm to her lips with a makeup mirror and a tube of lip balm. Yuhaka, sitting next to her, looked at Angelina's lip balm with a curious expression. It was the first time Yuhaka had ever seen lip balm. Although it was useful, Yuhaka didn't notice it.

Angelina, who was applying lip balm, noticed Yohaka's gaze beside her, so she looked at Yohaka and said:

"Youyou, do you want to try applying it too?"

Hearing Angelina's words, Yuhaka nodded and wanted to try it, since the lip balm smelled nice.

Angelina then touched Yohaka's cheek, preparing to apply some lip balm. However, at that moment, a spear encased in rock flew like a missile toward the vehicle Yohaka and the others were traveling in. Warfarin, sitting in the passenger seat, immediately noticed and grabbed the steering wheel from Finn's hand, turning it around.

"!?"

The sudden turn caused the inertia to almost make the people in the car fall over. Angelina, who was originally going to apply lip balm to Yuhaka, was also caught off guard and her body swayed. The lip balm in her hand slid across Yuhaka's face. Yuhaka looked confused, like a child who didn't know what had happened.

Because Warfarin managed to dodge the attack in time, Finn and the others' car was spared from being disabled. Warfarin, sitting in the passenger seat, quickly opened the passenger door and shouted to Yuhaka and the others inside: