Unspeakable bubbles

He could hear rustling sounds all around him from time to time, and he kept praying in his heart that they were cute little animals, cute little animals, and not those ferocious beasts that he couldn't handle.

"Kyoko, are we... are we just going to keep walking like this?"

"Um"

"I think we should try to find a place to stay and some food..."

"Um"

"Why don't we go to the shelter first?" the boy suggested.

"Um"

"Um, Apricot."

"Hmm?" The girl turned around, her eyes sparkling.

"What should Xingzi say? Let's think of a solution together."

"Yang-kun, you've thought this through very well. I'll listen to whatever you say."

"..." The boy was taken aback, but when he looked up, he saw a bright smiling face.

The girl in front of me seemed to have nothing to worry about; her gaze was firm, like a warrior heading to battle.

The boy was stunned.

"Foreign Lord"

"what?"

"It's okay, as long as I'm with Yo-kun, it doesn't matter what happens to Kyoko."

"So, Mr. Yang, don't look so gloomy."

Hearing the energetic voice beside him, the boy lowered his head.

For some reason, he felt a surge of anger.

How could she smile when she was cold and hungry? How could she smile when her future was uncertain?

At the same time, the boy also felt a faint sense of shame.

He didn't want to think about why he felt ashamed.

All he knew was that he regretted it.

That's right, three hours and seventeen minutes after leaving school, the boy regretted it!

Of course, he had also considered that things might be tough and he might encounter many difficulties. Just hours ago, he believed love could overcome everything, however...

Well, we can't be too harsh on him.

After all, he's just a little boy; boys are bound to have impulsive moments.

The "apricot" boy's face flushed, but he still managed to speak with difficulty.

His voice wasn't loud, but the girl responded immediately.

"Are you tired? Let's rest for a while longer."

The concern in the girl's eyes made him hesitate again.

"Ah, no, it's nothing, let's keep going." The boy forced a smile and swallowed the words that were about to come out.

"Hehe, what a strange foreigner."

After walking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Xingzi, are you hungry?"

"It's alright." Kyoko touched her stomach, looking a little puzzled.

I haven't eaten much these past few days, and now I've walked such a long way, yet I'm not hungry at all. Where did the big eater Xingzi from before go?

"No, no way. I'm already very hungry, and you must be hungry too, Kyoko."

"You must be hungry, right?" the boy asked, his voice pleading.

"Hmm, it seems so, yes, maybe a little."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Apricot is hungry, so there's nothing we can do."

The boy breathed a sigh of relief, and under the girl's incredulous gaze, he said, "Then let's go back."

Chapter 19, Section 019: The Delicious Foreigner Ran Away

"Go back? Where are we going?" Xingzi asked blankly.

"Xingzi, let's go back to school."

"This can't go on, I promise..."

The boy was still saying something, but Kyoko wasn't listening at all.

'buzz buzz'

'Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz'

All I could hear was the buzzing of flies.

'Gurgle gurgle gurgle'

The hunger that had vanished surged back, and her stomach cramped in waves.

"I'm so hungry, so hungry."

Clutching her stomach, Xingzi squatted down, her face deathly pale.

"Apricot!" The boy was startled and quickly went to help her.

"Yang-kun, Yang-kun, let's go, let's keep going, okay?" Kyoko pleaded, tightly gripping the boy's hand.

"...Kyoko, don't talk nonsense! You're not feeling well right now, you need to find someone to help you!"

Amidst his anxiety, the boy also felt a subtle sense of relief.

"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it then."

'This is for Kyoko's sake; we have to go back to school for help. It's not my fault.'

'That's wonderful, that's really great!'

"I'll help you, Anzu." The boy carefully helped the girl up, his face full of worry. "Hang in there!"

'Poor apricot, oh, poor apricot'

'Hehehehe'

'Hmph hmph hmph'

"No, stop talking." The girl covered her ears in protest, surrounded by incomprehensible voices.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Anzu, you should save your energy and not talk for now," the boy said repeatedly.

In the darkness, a voice whispered in the girl's ear.

Look, look, look at the person next to you.

What to look at?

Kyoko struggled to lift her eyelids and clearly saw that Yo-kun looked anxious, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Tears welled up uncontrollably.

Yang-kun, why, why are you laughing?

Listen, listen to the voice in the heart of the one you love.

Prick up your ears, and Kyoko clearly heard:

'That's great, that's great!'

'Apricot looks really sad. Ah, I can't help it.'

'I had to go back, I had to go back, I did nothing wrong.'

'I did nothing wrong, that's enough, I've indulged her to this extent.'

"Yang-kun, Kyoko, are you really that willful?"

With tears streaming down her face, the girl asked this question.

"...Why would Xingzi say that? How could that be!"

"Apricot is always the most considerate person, don't overthink it," Yang-kun said earnestly.

The man's voice said, "He's a liar."

The woman's voice said, "He doesn't love you anymore."

The old man's voice said, "He regrets it."

'Oh, poor apricot.' came the child's voice.

"Hehe, poor apricot." A mocking voice.

The sarcastic voice of 'absurd apricot'.

The cheerful sound of 'Whimsical Apricot'.

The cheerful voice of 'useless apricot'.

'Hungry apricots'—that's the sound of chaos.

"I'm so hungry, Xingzi is so hungry."

She clutched her stomach and rolled on the ground, crying, "I'm hungry, I need to eat!"

"Apricot, cheer up!" Yang Jun was at a loss.

He pressed down on the girl's shoulders. "Don't do that, Anzu. You're scaring me."

"Eat, eat?"

When she opened her eyes, they were bloodshot, and her gaze toward the boy was filled with greed.