[PS: This is the first sight of Kuya.] ]

……

I was gently held in her arms......

It was a warm feeling......

It's also very comfortable......

My body curled up slightly, and my whole body gradually became confused......

"Kuya...... Did you hear what your grandma said? ”

Her voice was gentle......

It's just like her character......

"Hmmm......"

I replied in a whisper......

She has a very young appearance......

Even younger than my mother......

Time doesn't seem to be able to leave its mark on her......

She gives people a sense of reassurance......

But there is an inexplicable strangeness......

……

She stroked my head gently......

"Kuya, your mother may have been too strict with you...... Don't blame her, her personality has been like that since she was a child......"

After a pause, her body actually had some ...... Shiver?

"Kuya, in fact, you should be an ordinary person...... Maybe it's a good thing......"

“……”

I opened my eyes slightly, and looked blankly at the man and woman in the distance......

If you have a choice......

I'd rather be a kid from an ordinary family......

She seemed to notice my movements, so she touched my head again comfortingly......

"Grandma...... Mother, does her personality resemble that of a grandfather? ”

Hearing my question, her movements stiffened.

After a while, she said indignantly, "It's not like that stinky boy......

“……”

Every time Grandma mentions Grandpa, the holy aura on her body disappears instantly......

"Dead fish-eyed, foul-natured, gloomy...... And that face that always has the word 'really troublesome'! How can there be a second person in the world for this kind of person! ”

“……”

"Uh...... Sorry, grandma was so excited......"

She scratched her face wryly......

"Your grandfather was a fool...... But it's also a stupid and cute stupid fool...... After all, even a hundred-year-old woman like me would like to marry ......."

“……”

I shifted and looked up at her.

"Grandma, why did you marry grandpa?"

She was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes became erratic......

"That...... That one...... Although he is weak and a terrible person...... Perhaps, just maybe...... It's because I like him......"

I tilted my head.

"Like? What does it feel like to like someone? ”

“……”

She regained that aura of holiness and strangeness in her......

"When you feel pain and despair, if someone comes to you without a single word...... That's when you'll understand......"

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"Goo......

The water around me kept pouring into my nose......

As a result, consciousness gradually blurred......

I was reminded of a conversation with my grandmother at such a time......

It's so uncomfortable......

It's so uncomfortable......

Father......

Why do you have to kill me......

My consciousness began to go dark......

The hand that reached forward gradually lost its strength......

……

Suddenly, someone grabbed me......

It hurts a little though......

But in my heart I don't resist......

"Whew"

The popping sound of the water balloon suddenly sounded......

Who is it...... Saved me?

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

It was unbearable for me to burn my lungs......

I looked up with difficulty......

A gloomy face came into my view......

The dead fish eyes even showed a look of "really troublesome......

"Little, little star?"

……

"Are you alright?"

"I'm hungry......"

"Can you make a slightly better baked rice...... Last night's honey roast was ......"

I was held by him and could only listen quietly to his complaints......

Although a little shy......

But there was an inexplicable warmth in my heart......

What a strange feeling......

……

“……”

The night in the northern forest is a little scary......

Actually, I really wanted the Nightstar to bring me with me......

Because I'm really afraid of the dark......

But I saw a look of trouble in his eyes......

So I decided to stay where I was and wait for him to come back......

“！！！”

A creepy aura enveloped me in an instant......

I stiffened my gaze behind me......

I was so frightened by what I saw that I couldn't make a sound......

Four figures were not far away......

The tips of several tentacles protrude from their chests......

I know them......

Three of them have just met......

Touch, tentacle monsters!

"Little ......"

I wanted to shout......

But he stopped himself......

This、This is a quasi-ruined miè-level monster......

Even if Xiaoxing comes, he may not be able to fight, right?

I looked at the tentacles that kept approaching......

looked in the direction that Xiaoxing had left just now......

Then he smiled wryly......

……

It's so dark......

It's cold......

Tired......

[...... host signs of life on the verge of disappearing]?

[Signs of the host's life are on the verge of disappearing......]

Who are you......

[Do you want to enable [Bell's Protection]?] 】

Seashell...... You?!

[Host is not selected...... [Bell's Protection] will be activated on its own......]

No......

【……】

No, no, no, no, no, no!

【……】

Stop it...... Please stop!

【……】

If I had to go through those nightmares again...... You might as well let me die like this!

Please......

Please......

【……】

Don't let me be like that again......

[Request...... Confirm. [Bell's Protection] forcibly stopped activating ......]

I'm so tired......

It's okay to just sleep like that......

[Signs of the host's life disappear...... A qiē memory of the host's [Bell's Protection] will be erased......]

Call......

【……】

……

I don't know how long it took......

My consciousness gradually regained again......

Struggled to half-open his eyes......

I saw a huge black shadow......

Its eight wings are slowly retracting......

……

[Please confirm the execution completed.] 】

【…… Signs of life of the confirmed host have stabilized. 】

[[Bell's Protection]...... Please pay the price ......]

【…… [Bell's Protection] accepts [Sindo's Protection]'s request...... Begin to destroy self-consciousness ......]

【……】

【…… [Bell's Blessing] will go into a deep slumber. 】

【……】

The huge black shadow was silent for a moment......

Then fade away......

……

Who are they?

Why does one of these voices sound so familiar?

Bel?

【……】

A blur of light floated in front of me......

【…… Start Executing ...... Amnestics. 】！！！

Wait a minute......

"Please, please, wait......"

【…… Grasp...... Line ......】

The words fell......

I fell asleep again......

……

When I opened my eyes again, the morning sun had already risen.

Something seems to have happened last night......

But why can't I remember anything about it?

Compare, compare, compare......

“……”

I looked at a certain hand on my right chest, and my body began to tremble slightly......

This, this, this, this is really......

"Mu ......"

I guess my face is red......

Woo......

I want to cry......

……

"You're not dead...... You're not dead...... You're not dead......"

Xiaoxing hugged me tightly and kept repeating these words in my ear......

Did I die before?

That's right......

I remembered the last time I saw the tentacle monster......

And then what?

I always felt like I had forgotten something......

It's like a friend who has been with him silently for many years suddenly leaves......

“……”

I saw a large pool of dried blood not far away......

And Xiaoxing also has a strong smell of blood......

Isn't all that blood from Xiaoxing?

My heart tingled for no apparent reason, and I gently hugged him......

I'm sorry......

I'm really sorry......

……

Is this really a forest?

The earth cracked and turned upside down......

Trees and monsters buried alive......

And to my disbelief, it was the corpse of the tentacle monster in the distance......

“……”

Quasi-destruction of Miè-class monsters......

Killed?

Did Xiaoxing really do it alone?

It turns out that he didn't lie to me......

But、But it's too much to say, isn't it?

"Hey! Kuya! ”

Little Star's screams startled me.

I turned my head to look at him blankly......

"Tsk...... Let's go. ”

His hand reached out to me again......

There were also some dried blood stains on it......

Was it left behind by him when he fought?

Why is my heart so bad......

“……”

I raised my hand gently......

Let him hold it......

Xiaoxing's hands are a little rough though......

But it's warm...... It also makes me feel at ease......

“！”

My heart was beating faster!

What's going on?

This, this......

……

I looked up at the back of the boy in front of me......

Feeling a little hot in my cheeks......

[PS: Thank you for the 200 reward encouragement of the insect brother in the eyes of the book and the 100 reward encouragement of the house の fat meow ~~ In addition...... I couldn't help but post Kuya's extra...... There is also an extra article that was only issued in the second volume...... So don't worry if you don't like the reader fungus~~ Well...... All right...... The third heroine is about to appear...... Uh-huh, just sauce ......]