I already said this is not a life simulator!

"Thank you for your hard work, Qianjie, and..."

Aponia was already accustomed to Qianjie's awkward attitude and manic words. She just nodded, thanked him, and bowed slightly towards Xiwang.

"Thank you for your hard work... Don't worry, I will catch up with you in a few days."

"……Well?"

"Please move forward firmly...Xiwang."

"Yes, I will~"

Although Xi Wang felt a little strange about Aponya's vague words, he did not refuse but just smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Then...see you later."

"See you later~"

After a brief farewell, Xiwang gently closed the door of the training room and turned to look at Ying who was huddled in the corner like an ostrich.

"Hmm~? Hmm~?"

As if doing it on purpose, Xiwang hummed a cheerful tune and slowly came to Ying's side. He lowered his head and spoke softly beside the pair of slender ears on her head which were covered by her hands.

"Sakura, won't you come and see me?"

"........."

"Also, I saw those ears, didn't I?"

"........."

Sakura's body stiffened slightly.

“Very cute~”

As Xi Wang said this, he lowered his body a little deliberately and spoke in a voice as gentle as water.

"Can I touch it, Sakura? In exchange... I can let you touch my hair, okay?"

As he spoke, Xiwang gently pressed his body against Ying's back and rested his chin on Ying's head, just between the pair of animal ears, causing her long hair, which had changed color due to the surgery, to fall in front of Ying and intertwine with her long cherry-colored hair.

"Look, doesn't this look good? Some of them are white like waves~ Maybe I can make some hairstyles in the future? Which one do you like?"

"...Xiwang, don't you want to ask me something?"

Sakura asked after a moment of silence, somewhat confused, her nervousness evident in her words.

"Hmm? No, I won't. After all... Compared to the things that have already passed and I can't change, I pay more attention to the things in front of me... No matter why you participated in the operation, I believe you must have your own reasons... You must have volunteered, right?"

"……Um."

"That's all. You underwent the surgery and survived successfully... Now, you are still by my side, so that's all. Everything else doesn't have to be too important."

"I see... You would definitely say this to other girls, right?"

"I'll tell Eden~"

"...Can't you just lie to me a little bit at this time?"

"No, resist, refuse! This is the only thing that won't work!"

Xi Wang fiddled with his own and Ying's hair, gently picked up a small handful of pink and white hair, and gently scratched Ying's cheek a few times to express his dissatisfaction to her.

"……snort."

Ying snorted lightly, but she did not show any dissatisfaction with Xiwang's words. Or rather, she was not surprised at Xiwang's answer. She even felt a little... happy about Xiwang's attitude of resisting lying to her.

Ah... If Ling knew about this, she would definitely tell on me again... I'm sorry, Ling, there really is something wrong with me, your sister.

"...I'm sorry, Xiwang, that I couldn't tell you about this...and I couldn't be by your side when you woke up."

Ying sighed softly and released her hands that were pressing the animal ears, letting the pair of slender ears stand up and rub against Xiwang's face, trapping him in the middle... In the middle, perhaps it was Ying's own instinctive thought, but the pair of slender animal ears rubbed Xiwang's cheek quite intimately, which made him laugh.

"I'm just a little worried... this look might scare you."

"No, I like it very much."

Xiwang's tone was light.

"Sakura is so cute like this...can I touch her?"

“Please…please…”

"Hmmm...soft~fuzzy~ah, will Sakura be very sensitive?"

"No...nothing...nothing..."

"But Sakura's face is hot, isn't it?"

“No…no, right?”

"Even the ears on top are red? Hehe~"

Xi Wang hummed happily twice, gently pinched the tip of the animal's ear, and then spoke softly in her ear in a soft voice.

"It's okay to be a little bolder, Sakura~"

？ ！！

Sakura's ears immediately straightened up, trembled stiffly, and then fell down softly.

"Xiwang... sometimes it can be dangerous when you say that..."

"Well?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Sakura quickly shook her head, putting her bad thoughts behind her.

"If I made you unhappy, I apologize."

"No, no, rather, I'm very happy... that you like my ears... or something..."

"Can you let me touch it again?"

"........."

"In exchange, I can give you this~"

Xiwang sat aside, patted his thigh and gestured to Ying.

"Come on, Ying, you are tired, you can take a rest~ I will sing a song for you~"

"No...actually..."

"you are tired."

"……Um."

There doesn't seem to be any reason to refuse?

Ying slowly moved her body, little by little, to Xiwang's side and slowly lay down.

A gentle breeze blew around me, warm, and the faint smell of sea water lingered at the tip of my nose, just like being on a beach in the sun... Xiwang's fingertips pressed softly on my forehead, massaging Ying with just the right amount of force and slightly unfamiliar technique, while he hummed a soft tune, which made me want to sleep.

Really, I will really fall asleep if this happens...

Ying thought helplessly, but did not resist the gradually rising sleepiness... She always felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if she had done it many times before.

It's so strange, why do I have such thoughts?

Ying couldn't help but think so, but gradually, she no longer had the energy to care about such things.

Her eyelids slowly closed, her thoughts gradually relaxed, and her breathing gradually became steady... Finally, with the gentle singing, Sakura slowly fell asleep with a slightly raised corner of her mouth.

In her sleep, Ying's slender animal ears trembled from time to time, and occasionally she would rub Xiwang's waist affectionately, as if unconsciously expressing her love for him.

???~

Just like that, Xiwang hummed a soft song, and the warm breeze surrounded the two of them, soothing the thoughts of Ying in her sleep and allowing her to sleep peacefully... He lightly twisted and pinched the trembling slender ears with his fingertips, feeling the slightly shy warmth, and rubbed it gently, feeling the soft, furry touch that made people love it.

Click——

An unknown amount of time had passed before the sound of a door opening was heard. A pink figure quietly poked its head out. Alicia looked into the room and her gaze finally rested on Xiwang.

She blinked her beautiful and lovely eyes, and her gaze stayed on Xi Wang who was singing a soft song for a while, and then moved to Ying who was breathing steadily. She blinked at Xi Wang, as if asking if she had disturbed them.

???~

Xi Wang was just singing a soft song, and the tone of his voice did not change at all because of Alicia's arrival. He raised his hand slightly, placed his fingertips lightly on his lips, signaling her to speak more quietly.

So, Alicia walked quietly and carefully to the two of them, squatted down, looked at the sleeping Sakura, and showed a smile full of joy.

She quietly reached out her hand and gently touched Sakura's slender ear... but she didn't know if it was because Sakura realized that the touch was wrong, her ear moved slightly and broke away from her hand, making her look a little angry.

Xi Wang just smiled gently at this. The singing did not change, but the wind blowing around him brought a hint of joy, which made people feel wonderful.

Alicia seemed to be a little bothered by this matter. She moved her body and, as if in revenge, she started to fiddle with Xiwang's hair, dividing it into clumps and began to play with his hair... In the end, she seemed to be in the mood and simply started to braid Xiwang's hair.

Ta-da~

Ai Lishiya deliberately braided a princess braid for Xi Wang as a small revenge for him "ridiculing" her. She took off her hair accessories and let her long pink hair spread out. At the same time, she helped Xi Wang tie up his hair. Finally, she opened her arms and mouthed a message to Xi Wang in an attitude of surprise, which made Xi Wang speechless and amused.

Then, Alicia pointed at Xiwang's braided hair, then pointed at her own elf-like ears and blinked, as if to indicate that she wanted to use this as an "exchange"... or as an "apology"?

Xi Wang just smiled and shook his head to express his refusal.

Alicia put her hands on her hips and deliberately showed a somewhat unhappy expression. She fiddled with a small bunch of her hair and deliberately scratched Xiwang's nose twice with the pink hair ends to express her dissatisfaction. Then she left the room with quiet but brisk steps.

Just before closing the door, Alicia leaned back and made the shape of a photo frame with her hands, framing the figures of Xiwang and Ying. She then blinked her slightly cunning eyes, as if pressing a shutter, "capturing" the two of them at the moment and memorizing them in her mind.

Immediately, she stuck out her tongue at Xi Wang, made a cute expression, and quickly slipped away.

"........."

After Alicia left, Xiwang's singing slowly became softer and stopped, and the house fell into silence again.

"Sakura, she's gone?"

"........."

"It's not good to pretend to be asleep, right?"

Xi Wang lowered his head slightly and spoke softly with a hint of smile in his eyes.

"........."

"...Okay~"

Xiwang lowered his body and gently...啾～

He tapped Sakura's chin.

You can feel her/his warmth coming from your lower lip.

？ ！！

At that moment, Ying opened her eyes instantly, and her whole body bounced up instantly, almost hitting Xiwang's face... otherwise, something interesting would have happened again.

"........."

Ying glared at Xiwang with some embarrassment and annoyance, but looking at Xiwang's braided hair, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose a little, but she still suppressed it.

With her head lowered and her face blushing, Ying quickly left, leaving behind only a faint scent of cherry blossoms that matched her.

"……uh-huh?"

Xi Wang tilted his head, feeling the breeze around him. He seemed to sense the joy hidden in Ying's heart. He smiled faintly, stood up, and walked away slowly.

There is a celebration tonight, don't be late~

Chapter 4724 Eden, the sky... is clearing up~ ()

"Hello, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Hmm? Sure, but... please don't ask too many questions. I still have things to do..."

"Okay, so...how are you feeling about the situation?"

"...It's terrible. The fire destroyed a lot of people...including my relatives and my family...Also, your question is a bit rude."

"Sorry, this is just our job... I hope you can understand."

"Oh... never mind, just ask."