10:00 p.m., in the [Coral III] Reading Room.

I was sitting alone in front of the lamp and drawing.

Because Sister Ariel had an appointment with someone else, Hawke and I ended up staying at home.

After leaving [Undercurrent Street], we made our way to the department store in District 3, where Hawk sold one of the fish balls that Ariel had given him and used the money to buy a large number of ingredients.

The value of a fish ball is really beyond my expectations, and the money in exchange for just one is enough to purchase enough ingredients for us to eat for a month!

In the kitchen, you can hear the sound of Hawk's cooking and stir-frying, bursts of rich aromas into the study, and the belly that has been hungry for a day begins to growl again.

I held the pencil in my right hand and stroked back and forth with my left hand on the paper, because I couldn't find a decent ruler here, and if I wanted to draw a well-proportioned landscape, I had to grasp the distance and size between the different modules.

Although I have lost my memories of before I came here, I have not forgotten my passion for painting.

I don't know if I was trained by a professional painter before, or if I was really talented? The paintings are so realistic that even I was amazed by the beauty of the paintings.

"Liu Ruixin, you are such a genius!"

I held this "Happy Collaboration" above my head and showed it in the bright lights of the room.

The content of the picture is a group of hard-working workers in white coats, busy together in a laboratory full of various instruments and equipment, they are talking and laughing, and they are quite happy to cooperate.

In addition, I also draw my own image into it, so as not to affect the harmony of the whole picture, I painted myself in the far corner of the laboratory, after all, there are no ordinary little girls entering a place like this, right? (I like to draw my own image into the painting, because it makes me feel more immersed!) ）

'Knock~' There was a strange sound at the door of the study.

"Hawke?" I was startled and turned my head to look over there.

But the door was empty, and the sound of stir-frying in the distance proved that Hawke was still in the kitchen.

(Did I hear it wrong?) ）

I stood up and walked to the door.

'Knock~' again!

This time it came from around the corner at the end of the hallway.

It was dark and I didn't dare to go, but curiosity forced me to take a slow step.

Finally, I cautiously approached the corner and poked my head out.

In the dark, I squinted my eyes and took a closer look...

'Boom! 'Again!'

Oh my God, there's something there!!!

It's a slender black shadow!! Because the lights weren't on, I could only see the outline.

Its top is wrapped around the kraken's tentacle-like branches, swaying wantonly in the darkness, and its two branch-like thin legs keep swinging up and down, making a 'knock knock~' sound when it hits the ground!

I was scared, but I didn't dare to run to turn on the light, first, I was afraid that after turning on the light, what if it was a terrible devil who was extremely ugly!? (I'd rather look at its silhouette in the dark than see its terrifying face clearly!) ）

At some point, I had followed the dark shadow into the depths of the hallway, and there was almost no light around it, except for its silhouette by the dim blue light that shone in through the small airy window that connected to the outside of the room.

(Wait, it looks like we're at a dead end!) What is it doing here?? I was amazed, and my two little hands couldn't help but hold the soft tentacle beside me.

Wait a minute...

I've got a groove!!!!!!???????

I let out a scream, and with all my strength I slammed the soft tentacle with the suction cup in my hand against the wall.

"Ouch!" A strange scream came from behind him.

The voice was close at hand, above my head, in my ears!!!

I froze in place like a plaster statue, and I didn't dare to take a breath of air.

(Looking back?) Still not back!? Fear took over my brain, and I didn't know what kind of terrible monster was facing me behind me at this moment!!!

"Huo... Hawke~~~~" I couldn't help but let out a low sob.

'Smack! Someone suddenly turned on the overhead light, and the light instantly filled the entire hallway.

"Eat!" Hawke's voice came from the side of the hallway.

"Help... Help me~~~~~~~~ "I sat on the ground with a flutter as my legs went limp.

"Oh? Uncle Cree, are you done? Hawke smiled.

"Well, I've been working for a week, and I've come out to breathe." A shrill man's voice came from behind him.

"Ahh I turned around and looked up.

"Mommy!!!!!" Frightened by the strange creatures that appeared in front of me, I crawled to my knees and fled behind Hawke.

It was a huge octopus that was nearly three meters tall! There are more than a dozen thick tentacles waving in the air overhead, and you may even knock down the chandelier on the roof if you are not careful!

However, the lower half of its body is a human torso! A pair of slender long legs covered with leg hair... Like the wild men of primitive tribes!

"Roclay picked up the doll again?" The man's shrill voice came from the thick thick hands waving wantonly above his head.

"It's... Where is its mouth??? How does it speak!? "I clung to Hawke's neck, lest I let go and be swept into the unfathomable black vortex above his head by those horrible tentacles.

"Quick... I'm out of breath!!! "Hawke struggled desperately.

I didn't expect my strength to be quite strong, and in just a few seconds, I pinched two crimson marks on his neck.

"Alas, it's true~" Hawk turned his neck in pain, "Blame me for not telling you in advance last night, this little girl's name is Liu Ruixin, and she was picked up by Uncle Luo last night." ”

"Oh? It's her! The octopus muttered to itself, poking its huge tentacled head over to examine me closely, "No wonder there is an additional sign of a living organism in my mental perception..."

"Don't... Stay back!! I curled up behind Hawk with a scream, only half of my eyes leaking out to stare at it cautiously.

"She's the weird 'incapacitated' that was announced in the arena the other day, right? What did Uncle Luo do when he picked her up? ”

"I don't know, but after all, Uncle Luo picked her up, so I can only take good care of her." Hawke shrugged.

(Am I redundant...) I can't help but feel a little sad.

The octopus took two steps back, its body shaking slightly.

Soon, the tentacles on top of the head begin to atrophy, gradually become shorter, and eventually disappear into the head.

The face of a tall and thin man appeared in front of him, his clothes were disheveled, his hair was scattered haphazardly on the top of his head, and his glittering face had two huge dark circles under his eyes, I am afraid that he had not rested for a long time.

"Thank you, Uncle Kree, do you want to have dinner together?" Hawke smiled and raised the scented meal in his hand.

"Well, that's fine, then I'll trouble you." The man nodded, and walked towards the table on two tattered slippers of different colors.

"I... I'm suddenly not hungry, you... Let's eat first!! I picked up my head and went into the study.