Teresa won't starve

So, with the idea of ​​not wasting food.Anna found a quiet place, sat down and opened the package, and took out a donut wrapped in a chocolate shell.He looked at it with some hesitation for a while, and then took a tentative bite.

Then he frowned, it was still too sweet.

—Maybe only those little girls would like it?

Anna, who was thinking this way, didn't put the things back.Instead, he took another bite, wanting to eat it up as if taking medicine.

"If you don't like it, don't force yourself."

"?"

Only then did Anna realize that there was an extra person over there at some point, and it was Teresa who had just left not long ago.Seeing that she changed her outfit today, Anna greeted her in the tone of an acquaintance:

"Good morning! I didn't expect you to come to me so soon. I thought I had to wait at least a few more days."

"I didn't. I just happened to be passing by."

Teresa glanced back outside the gazebo, then turned her attention to the package of snacks in a paper bag: "What about you? It seems that you don't like eating too sweet things very much? Then why buy it?"

"Well...how should I say it?"

Anna propped her chin with one finger and thought for a while, then pushed the bag of desserts that cost a lot of money to Teresa: "Please help, I really can't eat it!"

"...If you can't eat it, let someone else eat it for you? How can there be such a reason in the world?"

I really don't understand what this girl is thinking, but she is not angry, just a little speechless.

"Because it's the prerogative of beautiful girls."

"Beautiful girls are not meant to be used like this..."

Teresa replied with black lines all over her head, and then, without treating herself as an outsider, she took out a donut from the paper bag, took a bite of the crispy shell and soft inside, and asked, "By the way, you haven't answered me yet. Why do you buy something you don't like?"

What's more, Anna originally intended to let her eat instead, so she couldn't say that she did something wrong.

"All kinds of reasons."

However, Anna didn't want to mention it.

In the end, it was just her own troubles, and there was no need for someone she had known for less than a day to spoil her mood with her.

1329 "The Courage I Don't Have"

Others don't want to say it, and Teresa can't stick to it.

Anyway, half of her goal was achieved. (crack rice?)

So that's it.

In the tacit silence between the two parties, Theresa's small mouth kept opening and closing, and quickly ate up the package of snacks that Anna couldn't swallow, and it also made Anna feel uncertain about a certain statement.

Do girls really have two stomachs?

Anna couldn't help feeling amused, and stopped thinking about it.

"Yes, Teresa."

"Ok?"

"Can I ask you a question?"

"what?"

"You are--"

Although I have already guessed it, but: "Valkyrie?"

"Didn't you already guess?"

Swallowing the last bit of food, Teresa rested her chin on her left hand and tilted her head to look at her, appearing absent-minded.

"But I want to hear you admit it more."

"What you said is very strange! Why do you still come to ask for my opinion on what you think?"

"because--"

Anna lowered her head and was silent for a while. Under the table that Teresa couldn't see, she squeezed her hands together vigorously, and the pinching turned a little white, but she didn't feel it at all: "I can, No, would you like to be my partner?"

"partner?"

Listening to this ambiguous term, Teresa couldn't help but feel a little confused: "Are you talking about friends? Are we not friends now?"

"More than friends, I think—"

Anna opened her mouth and paused for a while, then she made up her mind not to hide anymore: "I plan to rebuild the Xuelian team. So, can I ask you to be my partner?"

"Valkyrie team?"

Teresa is not unfamiliar with this.It's just that there's been very little contact - except for a pre-civilization trip with a master, and 'almost' alone since then.

After a long time, she will become a little unaccustomed to others intervening in her battle.

"Not interested in."

"..."

It was just a simple and unhesitating remark, which directly blocked all of Anna's follow-up words.She thought about the reason Teresa would refuse, but she never thought that she would answer like this.

So she asked incomprehensibly, "Why? Don't you, facing danger alone, won't you be afraid?"

"Yes! As long as it is a human being, it will be afraid! If it is not afraid, it is no longer a human being! Or, at least, it is not a normal human being!"

Teresa didn't know why she understood it this way, she could only express her own opinion: "Why do you think that you won't be afraid if you have a companion? Fear is an inevitable emotion of human beings! If there is no fear In contrast, where does the term 'brave' come from?"

Bravery without fear can only be called recklessness.

"I......"

However, such words, which seem ordinary and even love a little secondary, hit Anna's weak point.

But this alone can't convince her: "But, compared to being alone, having a companion by your side will make you feel more secure, right?"

"Do you have any misunderstanding about the sense of security?"

Of course, asking this is not to deny her:

"Perhaps from a human point of view, it is easier to feel at ease with more of the same kind. But in the end, it is only because of the strength of the number of people that you can feel at ease. So as long as you are strong enough, even if you are alone It doesn't matter."

"..."

Unable to refute.

Even Anna began to imagine that if she had the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie a year ago, would everything be different?

And of course!

Not to mention the Cecilia Shaniat more than ten years ago, even the few remaining S-rank Valkyries in the Church of Destiny now have the same confidence.

It's a pity that the reason is very simple, but it can't change the fact that Anna is only an A-level Valkyrie.

"Okay, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

When Teresa saw Anna bowed her head and said nothing, she thought she had told her that she was autistic.He stood up and walked to her side, and patted her shoulder: "Human beings are social animals, and they have the nature of hugging together for warmth. So you want a partner who can trust you behind, which in itself cannot be said to be wrong. On the contrary, it is right It is the best choice for you."

"And what about Teresa?"

Anna wanted to ask Teresa's train of thought and why she was so brave.As soon as she raised her head, she realized that Teresa had already walked some distance back.

Anna quickly rolled the paper bag into a ball and threw it into the trash can, then chased after it:

"Where are you going?"

"Go eat!"

"But this direction..."

"I remember that your house seems to be going this way?"

"Yes... No! Didn't you eat it just now? Why do you want to eat again?"

"What does that matter? Didn't I agree yesterday that I will go to your house for dinner today!"

"..."

Anna has never seen someone who can speak so confidently after a meal.

1330 "Knowledge"

Maybe it's really a long time alone, and every day before has been muddled.Although she doesn't feel the torment of living through the days like years, but every night, she will have such things as——

Time for dinner?Time to sleep?So it's been a day?

- emotion.

But not long ago, when she got to know this strange little girl, time seemed to return to its normal flow.It's normal, it won't be fast, and it won't make people feel uncomfortable.

On the contrary, it seems to go back to the past, talking about the harvest of the day, sharing each other's joy and troubles with the acquaintances.It seems that the already exhausted heart has let go of a lot of burdens.

Even Anna herself didn't realize that the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing an inconspicuous but just right smile.

And this scene happened to be noticed by Teresa.

So he put down the egg beater in his hand, and regardless of the little batter left on his face, he put this cat face towards him: "Look at you, how beautiful you look when you smile like this! Don't always make a bitter melon face with sugar added!"

"...What are you talking about? Didn't I just show you a smile all the time?"

When she said this, the natural smile on Anna's face disappeared immediately.

"You also know that you are smiling for me?"

Teresa didn't care, she just wanted to tell Anna: "But have you ever thought about whether it's really appropriate to face me with a formulaic fake smile? You are not a waiter, and I am not your customer. You don't have to You have to act like that!"

"..."

Anna wanted to tell her that it wasn't like that, that she just, just didn't want to put on a face that anyone would find annoying if she saw it.That's why I forced myself to try not to let others worry about me - this is also one of the etiquettes she has received since she was a child.

But how do you tell Teresa this kind of thing?

"If you think what I said is too much, then I..."

Teresa waited for a while, but did not hear Anna's voice.I thought I had gone too far, so I wanted to apologize to her.

But she didn't expect someone to be one step faster than her.

"sorry."

"Eh?"

"I shouldn't use that attitude to perfuse you. I just haven't talked to someone I know for a long time, so I'm sorry." Anna bit her lower lip, lowered her head while talking.

Just like a rebellious girl when she realizes her mistake.

"...No, I said!"

Theresa put her hands on her hips, and fortunately she was wearing a white apron, otherwise the flour would have been rubbed on her body: "You didn't make a mistake, why do you have to apologize?"

"But, didn't you just say, tell me not to put on a fake smile to perfuse you? So I apologize, is there any problem?"

"I'm really..."

Looking at this girl who seemed to have a 'communication barrier', Teresa couldn't help feeling dumbfounded.Then he picked up the large metal bowl containing the batter, and stuffed it into Anna's arms:

"I just said that so that you don't look worried all day long. People are alive, happy is a day, and unhappy is also a day. Don't make yourself so tired."

"...I see, I'll pay attention. But you gave me this because..."

"I don't know if there is a wrong step. This noodle is still so sticky after I (huo) it for a long time. I have no choice but to leave it to you."

"..."

Where do things start?

Forget it, a little forward.

In short -

After discussing with Theresa, Anna and Teresa decided to make a large piece of bread for two people by themselves.So in terms of emotion and reason, Teresa will also help make it.

Although Teresa can be said to know nothing about cooking, if she really wants to do things like baking and not fry the oven, it can be regarded as a blessing from God; but if she just handles the ingredients, there is no problem, after all, it is just pure physical work.

However, even such physical work was messed up by Teresa.

In the end it was up to Anna herself.