May 9, 6 p.m.

Russell was half asleep and half awake when he felt something fluttering on his face.

When he opened his eyes sleepily, he saw a pair of fluffy white dog ears, moving.

That's the delphinch. She didn't get into the quilt, just lay on her side outside the cup, put her head on the same pillow as Russell, and looked at him with a smile.

When Russell sleeps, it doesn't take up much space.

Whether in your own home or in the house of the delphinch; Whether it was in the school dormitory back then, or sharing a bed with the delphinium...... He would only occupy a small area and sleep in a ball. It's as if if it weren't for that, I'd feel uneasy.

At first, Delphinium will still feel uneasy and aggrieved. Because Russell looked so pitiful when he was huddled in a corner alone. It's like you're bullying him......

Because of this, Delphinium was once suspicious...... Did you kick Russell a few times after falling asleep, or did you not sleep well and would press your body on him to drive him away?

Delphinium set up a surveillance camera to see what it was like when she fell asleep. The answer is that she didn't move at all, and it was indeed Russell himself who slowly rubbed it over.

But he doesn't have to stay away from the delphinium. It's okay if it's on her side...... But then it became extremely intimate, as if I was about to rub myself into the delphinium's body. In short, he must rely on the "side" to relax, and it is impossible for him to fall asleep "in the middle". If he sleeps in the middle, he will slowly squirm in one direction in his sleep, and will not stop until he hits something or almost falls.

But every time Delphinium dragged Russell back from the bedside, he would slowly squirm back on his own. Over time, the delphinium will get used to it———— if he doesn't sleep with Russell in his arms, he will slowly shrink to the farthest place from the delphinium alone.

It's extra bed-saving.

This was originally Alice's large bed, and it was a spacious double bed, but it looked like it was completely large enough for three people......

To save space, this double bed is the kind that is on one side against the wall. Russell was at the corner of the bed and the wall, with his back against the wall facing the room.

The delphinium lies in the middle of the bed, pinching a strand of her hair and gently brushing Russell's eyelashes, eyebrows, and the tip of her nose like a small brush. It's like it's not hair, it's a makeup brush, and she's putting Russell on makeup.

"Get up."

Delphinium leaned into Russell's ear and whispered.

"Woo......

Russell shrunk his neck and sinked most of his head into the covers.

"I can't move......

He said angrily in the urn inside the quilt, "I was sealed by the quilt......

"It's not winter, can this quilt still eat cats?"

"Eat cats. The quilt eats the cat......

Russell responded in a daze.

Hearing this, the delphinium raised her eyebrows and tasted a little taste from Russell's state: "Didn't you go to bed at ten o'clock in the morning? Haven't had enough sleep in eight hours?"

"I've watched the news......

Russell was speechless, and his throat purred like a cat's.

But the delphinium understood what he meant.

The implication is that the time you go to bed does not mean the time you go to bed.

"Didn't you go to sleep first...... How long have you been playing?"

Delphinium was a little helpless.

Russell quietly opened his eyes and looked at the delphinch.

After making sure that Delphinium was not angry, he whispered, "I'll sleep at three o'clock......

「…… Three? 「

"Half past three. 3:40...... Forty-five, almost."

「…… That said, you've only been sleeping for over an hour, right?"

Delphinch's face was full of helplessness: "This is the first time......

Obviously, she came back several times in the middle, all

I saw Russell quietly huddled under the quilt with his eyes closed, looking as if he was sleeping soundly. So she didn't dare to come near to disturb Russell...... After all, with Russell's acuity, if he just called his name softly, he would wake up immediately even if he was really asleep.

Russell didn't sleep well because he was taking care of himself. The delphinium knew this, so she didn't bother Russell or even stay here for lunch. She feared that the aroma of lunch would wake Russell as well...... I specially closed the door quietly and went to the bar on the first floor to eat.

She came back in the middle to confirm that Russell was not awake several times - although the boss of Wolf Yin told her many times that he could let her go out for a walk, and he could help watch Russell; He also said that Russell is already an adult, so he doesn't need to be so nervous about him, just let him go out and play.

But the delphinium was still relieved......

It's not an overly idealistic, self-conscious reason like "I think he needs me."

It's because, when Russell was chatting with Delphinium before, she remembered that Alice was sick and died. And after her death, Russell had no relatives on Sogo Island...... He immediately went to the island of happiness.

When she realizes that Alice and Russell's "home" really has only one bed... She was sensitively aware that this bed, which had not been lived in for a long time, but was still kept neat and tidy by Boss Wolf Yin, was also the bed that Alice had when she died.

The Delphinium's psionic energy is related to love. She could clearly feel that Russell loved his mother deeply...... Loving Alice, who raised him alone. Alice's death did have a great impact on Russell, and even changed Russell's personality a little in a sense.

So, when Russell returns to his old place and lies in this bed again, will he be the first to remember his childhood, or will he be the first to think of Alice's death?

The answer is self-explanatory.

How can the vague memories buried in the depths of the brain compare to the despair of a year ago?

Delphinium is very worried that Russell will not touch the scene. Alone in this bed, he whimpered, recalling the loneliness, despair, and helplessness of the past......

Others looked to him as a senior, a leader, an idol, a hero, a savior...... and even the demon king who destroyed the world.

But Delphinium just regarded him as his companion and his lover.

She sees Russell as a person. A fragile mortal who can be happy and lost, angry and sad.

She came back several times, not to supervise Russell's sleep. Instead, I was worried that he would be cranky and unable to sleep, or that he would lie here and feel emotionally out of control.

If that were the case, she would have been there for Russell in time when he needed her comfort. and not to let him be "alone".

…… As a result, she never expected that Russell didn't sleep at all.

With Russell's specialized hearing, and leaning against the soundproof concrete wall, he must have heard it all. As he approached the door, he should have heard his own footsteps, and immediately adjusted and relaxed his body, pretending to be asleep.

Russell's acting skills can deceive the world - he can really melt himself and adjust to whatever posture he needs.

Delphinium can't see Russell's acting skills no matter what. No matter how you look at it, Russell is already asleep...... And she is far from being so abnormal, with the same level of intelligence and insight as Russell's acting skills.

She's just human.

Delphinium adjusted her emotions ———— said to adjust her emotions, but she wasn't really angry.

I just felt helpless and funny, "I said, brother...... I'm not your mother, you don't need to pretend to be so good in front of me.

"Didn't I say before, if you stay up all night again, send me a message. I won't call you, let you sleep well."

「…… You say you won't call me, but you'll still talk about me when I wake up. 「

Russell's voice buried in the quilt was a little resentful, "That's actually pretty much the same."

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Just as the teacher said "no homework", he had already celebrated the "oh-" finish, but the teacher quickly gave a bunch of "holiday homework" that was actually similar in nature to homework.

"I'm not here for your health...... Well, since you've only slept for so short, it's not right for me to disturb you."

Delphinium sighed, "But since it's all here, you might as well get up first."

"It's hard for you to be motionless for eight hours. But if you don't drink water for such a long time, your body will have problems...... You'd better get up and eat some food and drink some water."

Delphinium sighed softly, reached over and pinched Russell's ear, the smell of her orchid-scented mouthwash came to her face, "You sleep at random times every day...... I remember you didn't sleep for seventy-two hours, and then you slept all day, right? This makes me scared, and I'm really worried that something will happen to you."

"Hmm. I know, it's your love. 「

Russell's eyes curved slightly, and he whispered, "It's because it's true love that it's so heavy that I'll be careful. That "fear" is not based on fear, it is also a form of love.

"You are tolerant, even conniving, towards me. But I dare not squander this tolerance.

"Because I love you too, Flody."