69novels Chapter 15 Food
Chapter 15 Food
wow-
The sound of water dripping from the bathroom was soft and gentle.
Warm steam rose from the frosted glass door.
After confirming that Ye Yue was taking a shower, Bai Yuze touched his stomach, which was protesting incessantly.
Right now,
His stomach protested again.
In the dim light,
He could almost hear the barely perceptible low-frequency vibrations deep in his throat, like rusty gears spinning wildly in vain.
But he just sat quietly.
He forcibly suppressed the savage urge in his mind to go out, to tear through and devour the crowd.
He opened his laptop and first sent the data he had collected that evening to his employees before opening the learning files that Professor Mu had sent that afternoon.
The title, "General Theory of the Structure of Abyssal Organisms," stood out starkly in the darkness.
Although he approached the other party with a certain degree of self-interest.
But I have to admit,
Professor Mu's expertise in the field of deep-sea biology is truly admirable.
Bai Yuze skillfully brought up the three-dimensional molecular model and lightly tapped and rotated it on the touchpad.
Those theorems that seem obscure and difficult to understand to ordinary people contain endless mysteries in his eyes.
For example, his shadow-traversing device, which he used specifically to escape, was created based on Professor Mu's theory of the abyss quantum tunneling effect.
Therefore,
Professor Mu was not only a university teacher to him, but also a guide who inspired him to master the use of miasma.
......
I do not know how long it has been,
wow-
The bathroom door suddenly opened.
The rising steam, carrying the delicate fragrance of gardenias, wafts towards you.
"Onii-chan, I'm done showering, you should go take a shower now."
"I'll go right away after I finish deriving the energy trajectory Professor Mu sent me."
Bai Yuze didn't even look up, his fingers flying across the keyboard, completely absorbed in his studies.
Suddenly,
A pair of cool, slender arms wrapped around his neck from behind, and wet strands of hair brushed against his ears.
Yeyue rested her chin on his shoulder, her voice languid after her bath: "Little sticky rice cake, you're being naughty~ Children need to go to bed early and wake up early."
The fresh scent of gardenias emanating from her created a strange contrast with the distorted abyss model on the screen.
Bai Yuzhe was momentarily dazed.
But the next second...
He then said angrily:
"Okasan! How many times have I told you to wear underwear after showering!"
"Hehehe..." The culprit behind him laughed, tightening her arms around him, making the soft touch against his back even more distinct. "No way, that's too tight, it's uncomfortable~"
"Has he grown again?"
No!
She drawled out her words, with a touch of coquettish whining, "It's just that it's uncomfortable to wear. Of course, if my little sticky rice is hungry, I can satisfy your hunger too~"
"Okasan, I'm not a child anymore!"
Bai Yuze saved his files, shut down the computer, turned his head and looked at the girl's delicate body that was faintly visible, and sighed softly.
"...Eh!??"
Upon hearing this,
Hazuki's arms, which were wrapped around his neck, stiffened for a moment, then her voice suddenly changed, filled with an incredulous, heartbroken tremor:
"Could it be that... Little Sticky Rice Cake is starting to dislike Old Man?"
In an instant,
Crystalline tears silently slid down her fair cheeks.
Those dark green eyes stared at him without blinking, like a pitiful mother abandoned by the whole world.
And her whole world,
It was this boy in front of her, determined to push her away.
Wow~
A very soft whimper, like the mournful cry of a small animal, escaped from her lips. "I know... my little sticky rice, you've grown up enough that you don't need your grandpa anymore."
This sentence is like a switch.
The girl's slender figure began to tremble in despair.
Within seconds,
The image of the tearful girl disappeared, replaced by a hazy, writhing black shadow emanating a faint light.
It's like a condensation of sorrow and resentment, exuding a faint, damp, and oppressive aura of an abyss.
The dark figure emitted a low, aggrieved grumble.
I stopped looking at him.
But then it began to move.
Whoosh!
Half a bag of cookies on the table was swept away by the shadowy tendrils.
Whoosh!
The stock of instant noodles in the cardboard box was swept into the darkness.
Glug!
Even the half-empty bottle of cola on the table was completely drunk.
In a short while,
The shadow swept away everything in the cabin that could be eaten.
Not a blade of grass will be left.
After doing all this,
The bulging shadow slithered to the door, paused for a moment, as if wanting to turn back, but then stopped abruptly.
"..."
Bai Yuze's face twitched slightly. He had no choice but to quickly run behind the other person, gently pull them into his arms, and speak softly:
"How could Little Sticky Rice not need Okasan? It's just that I haven't heard Okasan tell stories in a long time, and I want to hear Okasan tell bedtime stories again tonight."
As soon as he finished speaking,
The swollen, dark figure in his arms suddenly froze.
Next second,
The shadow recedes, shrinks, and reshapes rapidly, like a tide.
In the flickering light,
Ye Yue had already turned around, her bright smile dazzlingly radiant, with not a trace of tears or heartbreak in her eyes, as if her tearful runaway from home had never happened.
"Oh, I see!" she replied cheerfully, wrapping her arms around me again, her voice sweet as honey. "I thought my little sticky rice cake really didn't want me anymore!"
Bai Yuzhe looked at her face, which brightened instantly, and felt the cool warmth of her body against his skin and the scent of gardenias. His lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
Ultimately, it turned into a resigned acceptance of fate.
11 p.m.
Bai Yuze pushed open the bedroom door, drying his wet hair.
Under the warm yellow light,
I don't know when,
Yeyue has completely changed her appearance.
To be precise,
She transformed from a cute little girl into a mature, older woman.
Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down to her waist like an ink waterfall, with natural curls at the ends. A few stray strands of hair lazily clung to her cheeks, highlighting her sharp and defined jawline.
She wore a fitted black dress with an elegant square neckline that revealed her delicate collarbone and a section of her fair neck. The waist belt accentuated her slender curves, and the skirt flared out gently from her waist and hips, the flowing fabric gleaming with a dark sheen under the light.
She lay there on her side, one hand supporting her forehead, like a painting that had been drawn for a long time, finally waiting for the person who was meant to see it.
"Little sticky rice cake, Uncle has been waiting for you for a long time."
She reached out her hand.
Her fingertips were painted with a deep burgundy nail polish, which shimmered slightly under the light, like pomegranate seeds soaked in moonlight.
Bai Yuzhe swallowed hard, not because of her beauty, but because of fear.
"Oh, Okasan, I'm actually all grown up now... You could go to sleep first."
The voice has not fallen,
Two pale pink tentacles had already eagerly wrapped around his wrist.
Bai Yuze instinctively tried to struggle.
But he was soon imprisoned by the whiskers.
The texture of these tentacles was unlike the cold, sticky feel of those during battle; instead, they felt like silk soaked in a hot spring, with a relaxing warmth.
Before he could react, he was gently lifted up and placed into an embrace filled with the fragrance of gardenias.
"Sweetie, little sticky rice cake, stop fooling around..."
Yeyue held him close to her chest, like a clam guarding a precious treasure.
The rhythmic sound of my heartbeat came through my thin pajamas, blending with the piercing sirens and ambulances outside the window to create a lullaby.
In a daze,
A few soft tentacles carefully tucked the blanket around him, and cool fingertips gently stroked his tense nape.
Bai Yuzhe finally gave up resisting and buried his face in the fragrant clothes.
Those thoughts and anxieties about the Abyss Formula, about tomorrow's relocation, all melted away in this warm darkness.
Before completely falling asleep
He vaguely heard a lullaby being hummed above him, the melody as ancient as the wind at the beginning of creation.
"To protect him, she patrolled every night, sharp claws and fangs gleaming, beheading every ferocious beast hunter, and her power grew stronger with each passing night..."
Very familiar,
But I can't remember where I saw it before.
......
Morning light filtered through the gaps in the curtains.
It jumped across Bai Yuzhe's face.
He opened his eyes groggily, the sweet scent of honey still lingering on his lips.
He had a dream.
A blissful dream of ultimate satisfaction.
In dreams,
He seemed to have returned to being a normal human being and went to the buffet restaurant.
Over there,
He could eat whatever he wanted, which was the first time in years that he had tasted the happiness of being full.
however,
The warm touch from his fingertips jolted him awake.
He found himself tightly embracing a glistening tentacle, like a cherished pillow, unconsciously sucking on the crystalline liquid seeping from its tip.
"Onii-chan, are you full?"
Ye Yue lay on her side beside him, her long, black hair spread across the pillow, her innocent eyes filled with a deep, gentle tenderness as they slowly fell upon his face.
Bai Yuze released his whiskers as if he had been electrocuted, his ears burning hot.
"this……"
"He was so hungry that he was even looking for food in his sleep."
Yezuki's whiskers gently tapped the tip of his nose, and she sighed softly, "There's food everywhere outside, why are you holding back, Onii-chan?"
Silence spread in the morning light.
Bai Yuze lowered his eyes, his voice very soft:
"Because... Okasan tastes different from those foods."
These words caused the surrounding air to freeze instantly.
Ye Yue was stunned at first, then her fair cheeks flushed crimson at a visible speed, and even her neck turned pink.
She abruptly pulled her tentacles back and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, leaving only her wet eyes exposed. Her voice, muffled by the fabric, was filled with shame and annoyance:
"Onii-chan...you big pervert!"
The blanket rustled and swayed, and you could vaguely see her rolling around shyly inside.
And outside the window,
The early birds brought back a few worms they had pecked to their nests and carefully fed them to their hungry chicks.
Seeing that Ye Yue had been fooled by him
Bai Yuze finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although his physical body was no longer human, his soul was absolutely a 24k pure human soul, so he really couldn't bring himself to eat humans and magical girls.
However, he felt no qualms about consuming pseudo-humans and abyssal beasts.
otherwise,
He starved to death long ago.
But in recent years,
In order to pass the political review at Dongqing University
In order to ensure that Yeyue and he could settle down stably in Dongqing City, he hadn't had a proper meal in a long time. If he really couldn't take it anymore, he would go hunting Abyssal Beasts or Pseudo-humans.
Things were fine for a while after I first arrived.
Food was plentiful.
But later, I don't know what happened.
Suddenly, there were many more magical girls in Holly City. They didn't even spare the Abyss Beasts, let alone the pseudo-humans who used to hide in society.
This has led to him now looking at these magical girls with a lecherous gaze.
I don't know if it was from hunger or anger.
After washing up,
Bai Yuze carefully saved the data he had collected online, as well as the text of his records of miasma over the years. There weren't many classes today, but he had to complete the assignments given by Professor Mu. This would not only affect his grades but also his reputation with Professor Mu.
As for the research partner chosen...
He has intentionally or unintentionally forgotten about the other person.
Although it's unclear which classmate Min Zhirou was covering for, the fact that she was able to carefully select a fake person to cover for her shows that she has quite a life.
Bai Yuze placed the warmed milk and the foie gras he had hunted yesterday afternoon on the table and said softly:
"Oh, breakfast is ready. I'm going to school."
Upon hearing Bai Yuze's words,
Yezuki looked up earnestly and said, "Onii-chan, I want to go to school with you too!"
"no."
Bai Yuze refused without even thinking.
Although Yeyue is practically invisible to both humans and magical girls right now, it's best to keep her at home just in case.
now,
Ye Yue's expression overlapped with that of last night.
The usual naivety had faded from those deep green eyes, replaced by an undeniable seriousness and earnestness.
"Little sticky rice cake, you have no right to refuse Okasan. If I hadn't examined your whole body twice yesterday and found that your VPN was low, I wouldn't have known that you'd been starving all this time. As a qualified mother, I absolutely cannot let my child go hungry."
He paused for a moment.
Ye Yue looked at Bai Yuze with a very serious expression in her deep green eyes.
"Therefore, I suspect your hunting skills have become rusty, and I've decided to re-teach you!"
"Huh?"
Bai Yuzhe was momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.
He could only helplessly rub his forehead.
"Oh, this is human society. Humans are the protagonists of this world, and we... are monsters. If we're too conspicuous, magical girls will target us, and then we'll have to run away again."
Ye Yue curled her lip indifferently.
"No, that's not true. Humans are just food for us. What kind of food can become the protagonist of a planet? So what if they are magical girls? They are just a bunch of slightly prickly food. If you want to eat them, I can go and catch a few for you right now."
She tilted her head back.
His eyes were clear and determined, as if catching a magical girl was as easy as catching an ant.
Bai Yuzhe naturally had no doubt about Ye Yue's determination and strength, so he could only sigh and admit defeat.
"Okasan, I promise you, from today onwards, I will definitely take good care of myself and will never go hungry like before."
But if you're bored, Okasan, you can play on your phone. You can learn how to get along with humans and what their weaknesses are. You can use these things in the future.
Also, I can promise you that after we finish moving this afternoon, we can go hunting together, how about that?
"Tch, I don't want to learn this useless stuff! They're just a bunch of insects I can crush at will..."
Yeyue pouted unhappily. Although she was not very satisfied with Bai Yuze's answer, she stopped insisting when she heard that she could go hunting in the afternoon. Instead, she immediately turned around and ran back to her room. After a rustling sound of rummaging, a girl in a JK uniform appeared gracefully.
The light blue sailor uniform accentuated her tall and straight figure, and the skirt exuded youthful energy, making her look exactly like a high school girl.
"Onii-chan, how do you think I should wear this when we go hunting this afternoon?"
Bai Yuze turned his head, somewhat surprised, "When did you prepare this outfit?"
"I found it on some dry rations a few days ago."
Yezuki answered casually, then twirled lightly around, "Onii-chan, do I look good?"
"It looks good, of course it looks good."
Bai Yuzhe walked behind her, and a faint scent of gardenias quietly lingered around his nose.
He carefully combed her long hair and skillfully tied it up.
"My grandma is the most beautiful in the world."
For Ye Yue
Humans eat wild vegetables, pseudo-humans eat dry rations, abyssal monsters eat compressed biscuits, humans eat delicate desserts, and magical girls eat the most delicious food.
For Ye Yue
Food has never been a right.
morning,
Bai Yuze, carrying his backpack, walked towards the checkpoint, only to find that the special operations team seemed to have changed. He turned to a nearby special operations officer and asked:
"Where's Uncle Jian'er? I remember he's usually on duty in the mornings."
The special agents from the security bureau glanced at Bai Yuze and said:
"Morikawa-senpai has taken leave due to some family matters."
If it were someone else...
He probably didn't want to pay any attention to the other person, but Bai Yuze had a certain status and seemed to be quite familiar with Senior Morikawa, so he couldn't ignore him.
"Okay, thank you."
The special agents didn't say anything more, they just scanned Bai Yuze's student ID and checked his iris before letting him pass.
Cross the checkpoint,
The air seemed clearer, and the streets were noticeably neater and wider. A silver-gray ride-hailing car with its hazard lights flashing was parked on the side of the road.