Fight the monsters before 8 am

"...Rukia...Rukia, wake up, we should get off the bus."

Who is it? The stars and the moon?

The voices of Xing and Yue could be faintly heard beside her ears, but Rukia was sleeping comfortably, her consciousness was hazy, and she soon fell into a deep sleep again.

Suddenly, Rukia seemed to see her sister. She was being carried by her sister, walking slowly on the street. The warm breeze blew past, making Rukia feel warm all over.

The warm wind blew my sister's long hair onto my face, making it itchy.

In a daze, Rukia opened her eyes and murmured, "Sister?"

Through her sleepy eyes, she seemed to see her sister's profile.

My sister was smiling. She walked towards the light, and her smile gradually blended into the light.

As Rukia regained consciousness, the scene before her eyes gradually changed from clear to blurry, and then from blurry to clear. Her consciousness also followed the changes in the scene before her eyes, floating from the dream to reality.

At this time, Rukia realized that the profile she saw was not her sister's, but Xing Heyue's, and she was now lying on Xing Heyue's back.

"Hmm..." Rukia, who had just woken up, had her language system fail for a moment. She made unclear sounds from her mouth while rubbing her eyes with her hands.

"Good morning, you're awake." Xing Heyue heard Rukia's voice, turned her head to look at Rukia lying on her back, and said, "When we got off the bus just now, I couldn't wake you up no matter how hard I called. If you didn't get off the bus, you would be taken to the next stop, so I carried you down on my back."

"Well, thank you very much."

Rukia spoke in a soft voice. After she finished speaking, she laid her head on Xingheyue's back again, recalling the brief dream she had just had.

It has been a long time since I last dreamed of my sister.

My sister's appearance was very clear in the dream, but now that I have woken up, the memory of the dream is becoming blurry little by little.

Rukia lay on Xing and Yue's back in silence for a while, then she put away the weak expression on her face and regained her energy.

She began to struggle, and said with full energy: "I'm awake, put me down."

"Okay, okay, I'll put you down right now. Hey, don't move."

Xing and Yue put Rukia down, but unexpectedly, as soon as Rukia landed, she felt her head dizzy, her feet went weak and she almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Xing and Yue noticed it and quickly supported Rukia.

"Are you okay?" Xing Heyue looked at Rukia and asked with concern.

"Um..."

Rukia shook her head, then straightened up, patted her chest, and said with a smile: "What's the problem? I'm fine, of course. It's just that I haven't had enough sleep in the past few days. If you want to blame someone, blame the smart phones and the Internet nowadays. They really ruin my sleep."

Xing Heyue was not taken lightly by Rukia's explanation. He said, "Don't be careless. My body has been abnormal since I came to this world. At first I thought there was nothing wrong with your body, but if there was nothing wrong, why would the power disappear? Maybe the environment of this world is different from your world, and it has begun to affect your body."

"I know, I will observe it myself. Really, this is obviously my own body, why do I feel that you care more about it than I do." Rukia waved her hand, and when she looked up, she saw the extremely serious expressions of Xing and Yue, so she could only say, "I really lost to you. I promise you, I will observe my physical condition carefully and tell you if there is anything."

Xing and Yue then nodded.

The two of them were now standing at the intersection of Sunflower Street, which was the street directly opposite the shops on the first floor of their apartment.

"Okay, you don't need to support me anymore. I can stand firmly now." Rukia said.

Only after making sure that Rukia was fine did Xing and Yue let go of her hand.

At this moment, Rukia's stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound.

Rukia blushed slightly. She felt a little embarrassed that her stomach rumbled in front of Xing and Yue.

"Come to think of it, we haven't had breakfast yet. Let's go back quickly and I'll prepare breakfast." Xing Heyue said.

"Good morning, little ones."

Suddenly, someone grabbed Xing, Yue and Rukia's necks from behind.

Xing, Yue and Rukia all turned their heads to look over immediately.

When Xing and Yue heard the sound, the corresponding figure appeared in their heads, but Rukia didn't know.

She turned her head and saw a beautiful woman with long, smooth burgundy hair.

"Good morning, store manager sister." Xing and Yue greeted.

After saying this, Xingheyue said to Rukia in Neon language: "This is the owner of the Sunflower Bakery I mentioned before."

After hearing what Xing and Yue said, Rukia also remembered.

On the day when Xing Heyue took her to school, she saw from afar the proprietress coming out to hang a small blackboard outside the shop.

Taking this opportunity, Rukia once again looked at the proprietress.

According to what Xing and Yue said before, this proprietress should be a foreigner, but her facial features have a soft oriental quality.

The proprietress's long burgundy hair and facial features give her a very energetic feeling, but her voice is unusually soft, and there's always a feeling that something is not right.

"Neon language? Is this girl a foreigner?" The owner of the bakery asked curiously after hearing what Xing and Yue said.

"Well, this is my distant cousin. She just came from Neon a few days ago." Xing Heyue introduced.

The bakery owner looked at Xing and Yue, then at Rukia.

Then he continued to look at Xing and Yue, and then looked at Rukia seriously again.

The proprietress smiled and said, "I don't think you two look alike. But are you sure this is your cousin? Your cousin looks younger than you."

"Generation...uh, it's all a matter of generation." Xing Heyue said with a laugh.

Rukia still couldn't understand Chinese, so she could only watch the two people chatting, not knowing what they were saying.

"By the way, have you two had breakfast?" The proprietress suddenly switched from Chinese to Neon and asked Xing, Yue and Rukia.

Xing and Yue are no longer surprised by this. Now when they meet someone, they feel that their Japanese proficiency is better than theirs.

"I..."

"Gu..."

Rukia had just started to speak when her stomach answered before she could.

"It seems that you didn't have breakfast. You can't not eat breakfast properly. Come with me."

The proprietress let go of the two and walked forward first, basically giving Rukia and Xing Heyue no chance to refuse.

Chapter 27 Sunflower Bakery

The proprietress walked towards the Sunflower Bakery, not giving Xingheyue and Rukia any chance to refuse.

After walking a few steps forward, the proprietress turned back and urged: "Hurry up and catch up."

The lady boss was wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a white background and red patterns on the upper body, a pair of light brown casual cropped pants on the lower body, and white sneakers on her feet. She looked full of energy. In addition, she was wearing a green apron over her clothes, which should be the same green apron that Rukia saw on the morning she went to school.

Seeing that Xingheyue and Rukia were still standing there, she turned around, put her hands on her hips, and said in a feigned anger: "Really, don't make me wait too long."

Even when pretending to be angry, the proprietress's expression still looked gentle and pleasant, and would not make people feel scared.

Seeing the proprietress standing there waiting for them, they couldn't just run away, even though the apartment was not far away and could be reached in a few steps.

Xing, Yue and Rukia had no choice but to follow the proprietress to the Sunflower Bakery.

When you push open the shop door, the wind chimes on the door jingle, the sound is crisp but not disturbing.

As soon as you walk into the store, you can smell the sweet scent in the air.

The area inside the store is not particularly large, but thanks to good design and well-placed furnishings, the room does not feel crowded or messy.

Most of the furnishings in the room are in warm tones, and the light warm colors give people a plain and warm feeling.

The warm morning sun passed through the window and floated into the store, coating everything inside with a layer of light gold, making the room as golden and attractive as freshly baked bread.

The feeling this store gives people is just like the sunflower in its name, simple, warm and beautiful.

Xing and Yue also often came here before they became tight on money, especially after 8 o'clock every night, when many of the breads here would be on sale.

As for now, it’s still cheaper to eat at home.

This was Rukia's first time at the Sunflower Bakery. Before that, she had only seen the outside of the shop from a distance.

Walking into the room, Rukia felt very comfortable with the atmosphere created by the decoration and furnishings inside the store. The smell of bread and cake in the air made her stomach rumble unconsciously again.

Rukia quickly covered her stomach, her face slightly red as she said, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay," the lady boss said with a warm smile on her face, and patted Rukia's shoulder. "We are a bakery here, and we welcome hungry people the most."

She turned around and shouted into the house, "Honey, I'm back. There are guests."

After the proprietress finished shouting, a man leaned half of his body out from the kitchen.

This is a young man with short blond hair and lake blue eyes that are slightly narrowed because of his smile.

By the way, the proprietress’ pupils are emerald green.

"Hello, excuse me." Rukia greeted subconsciously.

She suddenly remembered that when she was looking at the shop from afar that day, she heard Xing and Yue say that the shop was run by a foreign couple.

At that time, Xing and Yue's power went out of control, so they saw the owner of the store. However, Rukia only saw the lady boss, but not the owner.

Although no one has introduced the identity of this blond young man, Rukia feels that he is the owner of the store.

Because both he and the proprietress with long red hair look very similar when they smile, this is probably what they look like as a couple.

"Good morning, store manager brother." Xing and Yue also greeted.

Although Xing and Yue have always called the couple "brother" and "sister", they are actually very young and look about the same age as university students.

It’s just that this couple has a very special temperament. You can tell at a glance that they have gone through a lot to develop such a mature temperament.

It is precisely because of this mature temperament of this couple that people ignore their real age and think that they are older.

"Good morning, Xing, you haven't been here for a while. Who is this?" asked the shop owner.

"This is Xiaoxing's distant cousin. She just came from Neon." The proprietress answered on behalf of Xing, Yue and Rukia.

"Nice to meet you," the shop owner said to Rukia, but as soon as he finished speaking he realized that he was still speaking Chinese. He quickly asked his wife, "How do you say 'Nice to meet you' in Japanese?"

"You don't have to tell me anything. Hurry up and prepare the meal. We haven't eaten yet." The proprietress urged.

The shop owner smiled helplessly, but still went back to the kitchen to prepare breakfast as his wife asked.

"Manager sister, I'm sorry to have cost you money." Xing Heyue said a little embarrassedly.

Xing Heyue used to call the boss lady "Boss Sister", but the boss lady thought this name was too strange, so she asked Xing Heyue to call her "Store Manager Sister".

"I've already told you that it's okay. Don't be so petty, grown-up boys. Come here, let's sit down and talk."

The proprietress brought Xing, Yue and Rukia to the dining area and sat down. There were several wooden tables and chairs here for the guests to rest and eat.

“Although people have to rely on themselves in life, there will always be things that cannot be solved by their own strength, so we need to help each other.”

The proprietress saw that Xing and Yue also knew Neon, so in order to take care of Rukia, she simply chatted with her in Neon.

She looked around the room and continued, "This store was opened with the help of others. Even the name of the store was given by others. My husband and I had just arrived here at that time, and our lives were a mess. Fortunately, we met a lot of kind people. Maybe you will meet those people in the future."

Xing Heyue blinked his eyes. He had always thought that the name of Sunflower Bakery came from the Sunflower Street in front of the store, but he didn't expect it was given by someone else.

The proprietress looked around the store and then turned to look at Xing and Yue.

"Even if I say so, I guess you, little guy, will feel like you're accepting a favor. Actually, this meal is not in vain. Our store is planning to launch a new type of bread, and you can serve as tasters and help us taste it. You know, it costs a lot to hire tasters."

This was the first time that Xing Heyue knew about the profession of food taster in human society. However, considering that the Space Science Development Agency would sometimes look for people to try out new props, Xing Heyue was not surprised by the profession of food taster.

"Thank you, store manager sister." Xing and Yue expressed their gratitude.

"Look at you, you're saying thank you again. I just said so much just because I didn't want you to say thank you." said the proprietress.

Now, Xing and Yue were confused. Shouldn't they say thank you in this situation?

Seeing Xingheyue's confused look, the proprietress laughed, rubbed Xingheyue's head with her hand, and said, "Okay, don't think too much, relax a little, and just treat this place as your own home."

She turned to look at Rukia and said, "This outfit should belong to Xiaoxing. I've seen Xiaoxing wearing the same outfit before. After dinner, come upstairs with me and I'll give you some of my clothes. Really, I almost doubt whether you two ran away from home."

Chapter 28 New Bread Not Yet Available

"Thank...thank you very much."

The proprietress's enthusiasm made Lukia feel a little embarrassed, and she hurriedly thanked her.

"Don't be like your cousin. You don't have to be so polite when you come to my place."

The proprietress's hands never stopped rubbing Xing and Yue's heads.

Not long after, the shop owner came out of the kitchen carrying a tray full of food.

"You two sit still."