I will never give in to Miss Death

I walked on the quiet streets of Minami Nagi wearing my maid uniform and small shoes, feeling the breeze brushing my cheeks and the hem of my skirt. For some reason, I felt the same sense of comfort in my heart.

This feeling is hard to describe. It's like the high school students in school uniforms and stockings that often appear in anime, fighting outside with guns and using superpowers and being very confident. The audience will feel a sense of pleasure when watching such a heroine. At this moment, I seem to have become the heroine in the story, and I feel the whole world from a first-person perspective...

A little shy, but also very happy.

"How much watermelon? Is it sweet?"

"Guaranteed sweet, boss. All melons are grown in our own garden. If you don't want to fill it up, you can come over and exchange it until it's sweet!"

"Lao Liu! Hey, I can actually see you here. Are you lucky?"

"How can I make money? The economy has been bad recently. My son... works on a construction site, and his salary has been reduced a lot..."

In the hot summer, Nannai District is a relatively remote and unpopular area. People who appear on this path during this period are basically elderly uncles or elderly people from the neighborhood. There are also many children like Li Denghua and Zhou Xiaofei who are on vacation and run out alone because their parents are busy with work and have no time to take care of them.

If you don’t look at the map, people who come to Nannagi District for the first time might think it is a small county town.

After all, the style of both the buildings and the streets here are too old, so old that you can see the shadow of an innocent era long, long ago.

There is a small car repair shop on this side, and a snack bar with an old "Wang Ji Noodle Shop" sign on that side.

Here is a morning tea shop that is about to close, and there is a fishing tackle store.

These stores look very old, whether it’s the door signs or the equipment inside.

Just like the green plants on the roadside - there are almost no young trees in the Nannagi area. Most of them are towering trees that you can tell at first glance are at least 20 to 30 years old.

Among them, almond trees and pineapple trees are the most numerous, each of which is more than ten meters tall. Now is the season for these two trees to bloom and bear fruit. When you look up, you can see small flowers dotted on the almond trees, just like the gardenias we use to make yellow glutinous rice. When the wind blows, they will fall down like snowflakes.

Almond is a plant unique to southern my country, especially the big tree that is more than ten meters high. When I was a child, I planted a lot of such trees in the medicinal plant garden. Its biggest feature is that it is easy to grow. When the fruit is ripe, a group of us will go under the tree and shake it, and then a bunch of small mangoes will fall down from our heads.

Almonds are about the same size as small mangoes, but theoretically they are not small mangoes. The core is also very large and there is not much flesh. But because the fruit is so fragrant, everyone will happily wait under the tree for the fruit to fall and put it in a sack to take home.

In addition to almonds, the pineapples here are also very famous. Jackfruits and jackfruits. Pineapple trees can also grow very tall. When the fruit is ripe, someone will move a ladder to climb the tree to pick the jackfruits. At that time, there were two types of jackfruits: "dry bag" and "wet bag". The dry bag is the same as the jackfruit sold in fruit stores now, with little moisture. The wet bag is the whole jackfruit that is sticky and looks like slime, but it tastes very good.

The barks of these trees on the streets of Minami-nagi district all have some "traces of time" to a certain extent, such as the smoky makeup left by barbecue stalls, or a few rusty nails, or some carvings.

Walking on such streets every day, I always feel an inexplicable sense of security, and I don’t know why.

"call--"

Because it was indeed a bit too hot to be in the sun with a bun on my head, I found a relatively shady place on the side of the road, took off the ribbon that was used to fix my long hair on my head, let my long hair hang naturally behind me, then shook my head and simply combed my hair.

I'll do another hairstyle when I get back.

After roughly tidying up my bangs, I walked along the roadside and started walking towards Xingxing Garden Community again.

The way I look now...if you don't look at the shape of my ears, I actually look a bit like Shiro, the little sister in "No Game No Life".

They are all the same little kids, with the same long white hair.

"elder sister."

On the way back, when passing a small shopping mall, two children ran out from nowhere. One of them seemed to muster up the courage and asked: "Are you cosplaying?"

"Ok?"

I came to my senses and responded casually: "Yes..."

"Look, I told you I was cosplaying anime!"

The child immediately said to his companions: "It must be from King of Glory!"

"nonsense!"

Another kid argued, “It must be from the original God!”

Ah ha ha……

I carefully walked around the two children.

Actually, I am cosplaying the white-faced owl from Arknights, coo, coo.

It’s the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and there are more children here.

It should be very quiet over at Xingguang Primary School, right?

On a quiet afternoon, I, dressed in strange clothes, quickly walked along the road between the coffee shop and Elodi's rental house and arrived downstairs of the Xingxing Garden community.

At this time, the breakfast shops at the back door of the community have almost closed, and only a few old men and women who came here early to sell handmade vegetable products are chatting.

"You know what? We're going to build a sea bridge. It's over the Minami-nagami Sea. Oh my, a very long bridge."

"Where did you hear this, old woman?"

"It's all in the newspapers, we're going to build a new fifth district! What's it called... Democracy Movement, Mianyun District? Haha, life is getting better and better."

"That's not true. When I was young, I had nothing to eat. My wife and I fled here. Our hometown... was flooded..."

The old man and the old woman spoke the local dialect of Kamihama City, but I could understand them.

Growing up in an orphanage, I not only ate from the "big pot", but also listened to the "big pot talk".

There were not so many requirements at that time. Working in the welfare home was a job, but also a kind of "belief" profession, just like some teachers were willing to take care of children in mountainous areas. There were many "teachers" and "nurses" in the welfare home who were from around Kamihama City. In addition to Mandarin, they also taught us various dialects. Gradually, I could speak some of the dialects near Kamihama City, so at least I had no problem with daily communication.

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter."

"It's good to be hot. You don't know how many people died in that snowstorm that year..."

"That's right. Well, let's not talk about the past. We should look forward."

"Look at this girl..."

Under the gazes of these old ladies, I smiled at them and tried to walk in through the back door of the community with as graceful steps as possible.

"Is it the girl on the roof of the third building?"

"There are so many pretty girls there, I don't know where they come from to work..."

"Huh? Isn't he a friend of the girl from the Ai family?"

Like most of the old men and women, the few people selling vegetables here seemed to be a little gossipy. They probably thought I couldn’t understand the dialect, so their discussion was very casual.

Ah...I definitely prefer it hotter.

As I got into the elevator, I thought to myself.

After all, in my impression... cold sometimes means "death".

And I seem to be very sensitive to topics like life.

"..."

I stretched out my hands and looked at my own snow-white and tender little girl's hands.

Although I have been doing hard labor for the past two months, thanks to my special physique, my hands are still as white as the day I became a girl, my skin is as smooth as cream, my knuckles are as soft as boneless, and as tender as jelly as a whole, as if a gentle pinch would make people happy.

Elf.

It feels like a word that is a bit playful and quirky.

Looking down, I looked at my slightly bulging chest.

A little bit of cat hair can be seen on the clothes with a hint of fragrance and smell of laundry.

A little further down are slender legs wrapped in white silk stockings.

I remember that when I was riding in Xiongxiong’s car with Xiaomo, I seemed to have dreamed of something related to the elves when I was sleeping on the way.

Xiaomo said that she doesn't have much knowledge of the elves, and she doesn't seem to know about the existence of the elves' "barrier". This should be considered as proof that I am "ahead" of her, right?

With a "ding dong" sound, the elevator door opened.

I took the key from my skirt pocket and unlocked the house.

Dragon milk, dragon milk, I remember drinking it in the morning and putting it in the refrigerator here in the kitchen... Got it.

I walked straight into the kitchen and found the bottle of milk in the refrigerator that still had a lot of milk left after I drank it that morning.

Then I had a problem with the milk jug.

This milk bottle is specially designed for children. I don’t know what Xiaomo and the others were thinking before. It also comes with a pacifier. It’s okay for me to drink it at home, but for Ouyang Xue... I can’t just give it to her directly, right?

Moreover, even if I pour out the milk into the cup, how can I coax Ouyang Xue to drink it?

"I saw someone selling milk on the street, so I bought a small bottle, but I didn't finish it. Can you help me drink it, Sister Ouyang?" - If I say this, will Ouyang Xue think I'm an impolite bad kid?

Well……

After hesitating for a while in front of the refrigerator, I took out a bottle of boxed milk, cut open the package, poured out all the milk, and then carefully poured the dragon milk in.

This should be fine. When the time comes, I will say that I was worried that Ouyang Xue would get sick and not be able to get enough nutrition, so I brought the milk from home.

Anyway, she didn't know when she cut the packaging.

Thinking of this, I took the box of dragon milk, closed the refrigerator door, trotted out of the house, got into the elevator, and went downstairs.

Just like when I came back, I was surrounded by a lot of people on the way to the coffee shop. A few passers-by even recognized me as "the maid in the coffee shop over there" and greeted me. I responded to them one by one.

"Marathon! The Nannagi District Subdistrict Office organizes the Nannagi District's annual June 6th marathon!"

"All long-distance running enthusiasts can sign up on site tomorrow. The deadline is 10 a.m. No latecomers will be accepted. There are rich rewards!"

As luck would have it, when I was going back, I saw a promotional point had appeared on the street, seemingly promoting the "marathon" event in Minami-nagi District.

It turns out that June 6th is the annual marathon long-distance running event in Minami-nagi District?

Out of curiosity, I asked the staff for a flyer when I passed by this small pavilion.

"Little sister, are you going to run tomorrow too?"

"Ah... I, I'll forget it."

I smiled and said, "Just looking, just looking."

By the way, is the legendary noisy little centaur girl "Dolly" coming over tomorrow?

After saying goodbye to the staff here, I quickly walked towards the small hill of the coffee shop and soon arrived at the first floor of the coffee shop.

"Sister Ouyang!"

Holding the dragon milk, I pushed open the door to the employee lounge according to the lines I had prepared in advance: "I brought you some milk from home...eh?"

Then I was stunned by the scene in the staff lounge.

Li Chen, a truck driver and part-time clerk in the coffee shop, was helping Ouyang Xue pour medicine in the house at this time.

"After you finish eating this, you have to come with me to the hospital. If you don't go, I will tie you up and carry you there."

Speaking in a very domineering tone, as if noticing me outside the door, Li Chen turned around and said, "Oh, Nuo'er, you're here. It's okay. I'll take care of Sister Ouyang."

"I can't stand it anymore. She has to use brute force."

"..."

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Volume 7: Magic Records

No. 301 If you want to find me, come across the river

As far as I can remember, this seemed to be the first time I saw Li Chen get so angry.

This young man, who looks gentle and polite, usually gives me the impression of being a hard-working person. When he needs to deliver goods, he drives his small truck alone and goes out early and comes back late. When the coffee shop needs him, he comes back and puts on his work clothes, makes milk tea, cleans the shop, delivers meals, plays with cats, and cleans up poop. He can do everything and he hardly ever has any holidays.

Apart from Ouyang Xue, I feel that Li Chen is the most tired person in the coffee shop.

Even when we were having meetings, Li Chen would not take the initiative to come and listen. As long as we discussed the results in the meeting, such as what the coffee shop needed to purchase, what needed to be moved, or what goods needed to be counted, he would just say "Oh" after knowing it, and then start working. He never asked why we had to do this, nor did he express his opinions.

From the appearance, Li Chen is not outstanding, at least not compared to Su Yunjin. He is like an ordinary person, an ordinary person who is unknown, taciturn, works on time and rests on time.

What I admire most is that Li Chen doesn't have many bad hobbies. I have never heard of him smoking, drinking, playing cards, or gambling. He rarely gives people a greasy feeling. Occasionally when he is free, he will joke and chat with us, but he always stays within the scope of knowing when to say something and knows what not to say.

If someone like Li Chen went to the "snail apartment" where I stayed before, he would probably not get along with the people there at all. He might even be another "Yin Shiren" uncle.

However, if it comes to things related to Ouyang Xue, especially the issue of Ouyang Xue's "treatment", Li Chen will be particularly serious, as if he can suffer alone but Ouyang Xue cannot.

However, from my observations during this period of time, it seems that Li Chen has never had any status in Ouyang Xue's side.

He was like an introverted boy, silently watching and caring about Ouyang Xue. He would get angry when he saw Ouyang Xue ruining her body, but he didn't know what to do. He could only advise her to get enough rest and drink more water. He didn't know what his specific weight or "position" was in Ouyang Xue's heart, so he didn't dare to advise her, for fear that Ouyang Xue would hate him.

But this time, Li Chen seemed to be forced into a corner by Ouyang Xue. After all, many similar things had happened before.