Time in a collapsing world

The next day, when Yaeri opened his eyes, it was almost noon. No one came to call him, and he didn't even know when his sister and Kallen would get up.

I'm slacking off...

After taking a second to reflect, Yaeri stood up from the mat, opened the tent curtain and walked out.

Francis was outside eating a piece of bread, with a few Valkyries always following him. When he saw Yae Li coming out, he came over to greet her.

"How did you sleep last night?"

"It smells good, but it would be even better if we could sleep in a big bed as soon as possible, what do you think, Uncle Francis?"

"The cleanup work is progressing steadily... no, it should be said that it is progressing rapidly."

After waving his hand to send the Valkyries away, Francis stroked his stubbled chin and stared at Yae Li, "You left after me yesterday?"

"how do you know?"

"Kallen told me that it only took one day to bring the Valkyries from the front. Even if we rode our best horses until our legs broke, we couldn't do it."

"Comparing me to a horse... I feel a little weird."

"Well, I mean how did you do that?"

"Want to know, Uncle Francis? If you are prepared, your brain might be manipulated again~"

"?!"

"Okay, I'm just kidding."

Yae Li signaled Francis not to be so nervous. "It's hard to explain the principle, but if you need my help in the future, just tell me. It's only natural for friends to help each other~"

Yae Li hopes that Kaslana will be her apparent backer and prevent Apokalis's people from harassing her. Naturally, she will not get something for nothing. This back-and-forth approach will be more conducive to long-term development.

"..."

Francis naturally knew what Yaeri meant, and considering the power she held, he was very happy to maintain a good relationship with her.

He also heard from some Valkyries the news that the corpse of the Honkai Beast was swallowed up by the land yesterday. In his opinion, if Destiny wants to develop in the future, it may have to rely on the power of these people.

Moreover, the other party is a friend of his daughter. Seeing that the little girl gets along well with him, Francis will not separate them at will until he finds that Yaezaki has other behaviors that are harmful to society.

"Based on the current progress of the cleanup work in the city, we will probably be able to move everyone in tomorrow."

After talking about topics that could not be heard by outsiders, Francis waved his hand, and a Valkyrie came over with some dry bread.

"Your breakfast and lunch. If it's not enough, you can ask Kaslana's people for more."

"Thank you, Uncle Francis~"

"…As for your sisters, they are with Kallen. Walk to the left and you should be able to see them soon."

Francis went to do his work after he finished speaking, while Yaegiri walked towards the left with the bread.

"Li? Look! A gift!"

Kallen had sharp eyes and soon spotted Yaeri walking slowly among the crowd, holding up a few bouquets of flowers in her hands, which seemed to have been picked casually on the roadside.

Yaezakura and Yaezakura Rin were originally squatting on the ground, but they stood up when they heard Yaeri's name.

"A gift? Who gave it to you?"

Yaeri walked closer and took a look. There were red and purple flowers in the huge bunch, and it was impossible to tell the types.

"Of course I picked it. I'm giving it to you as a thank you gift for saving my dad!"

"A thank you gift? Then I'll accept it. Thank you."

Without rejecting Kallen's kindness, Yaeri took the bouquet and held it in her palm.

"I can only prepare so much materials at the moment... Next time! I will definitely prepare more and better gifts for you!"

Seeing Yaeri accept the gift, Kallen immediately clapped her hands happily.

"Wait and see."

"Brother, you got up so late today. Are you really too tired? Or did you close your eyes and couldn't fall asleep last night?"

Yaezakura stared at Yaeri's face, but didn't see any dark circles under her eyes.

"Maybe it's because you and Rin are around that he sleeps so well?"

Yaeri indeed had a rare good night's sleep. Perhaps it was because he had established a connection with Francis that his and his sisters' lives could finally return to peace?

"Does it smell good? I haven't showered for a few days. I can smell the stench on my sister's body. I stayed up for a long time before I fell asleep yesterday~"

Yae Rin giggled, making Yae Sakura angry.

"Isn't it the same with Rin? We've both gone the same number of days without a shower!"

"I'm not denying it. Even Sister Karen stinks now. We're all the same~"

"Huh? Why did this involve me?"

Karin raised her little arm and sniffed, but didn't feel much. She used to jump up and down a lot, making herself sweat, and sometimes even rolling in the mud, so she was relatively immune to bad smells.

Although the Yae sisters seldom took baths when there was a water shortage, since leaving the village, perhaps in order to make up for their past selves, they have taken baths frequently and are particularly fond of cleanliness. Their sense of smell, which was almost degenerated, has slowly returned to normal.

"Li, smell it, do I really stink?"

Kallen approached Yaeri carelessly and put her arm next to her nose. Due to the height difference, Yaeri was closer to her armpit.

“…It does smell bad.”

Yaeri spoke truthfully, pinching her nose.

"Really?! How smelly is it?"

"If you don't move your arm away, I'm going to faint from the fumes."

"Well……"

Kallen seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly retracted her arm and retreated several meters away.

"Brother, help me smell it~"

Yae Rin approached with her eyes rolling.

"Let Ying smell it, my nose can't stand the damage."

"Hey~ But my sister said I stink~"

"Do you want me to come to a different conclusion?"

"May I?"

"Okay, okay~ Rin smells the best, even if she hasn't taken a bath for hundreds of years, she still smells the best~"

"Brother, what you said is completely perfunctory~"

After laughing for a while, Yaeri asked about the whereabouts of Theophil and Otto.

According to the three, Theophil was wandering nearby, while Otto was staying in the Apokalis family's camp, and there was no news at all.

The people of that family seemed to have locked Otto in a small dark room. After all, this guy left the main force without permission and ran back when the war broke out. It was absolutely impossible for the archbishop not to be angry.

"I really want to go see Otto..."

Kallen cast a hopeful look at Yaeki, who rolled her eyes and said, "No, the archbishop is punishing his disobedient son. If we go to visit him secretly and get caught, won't Otto be the one who suffers?"

"As long as we don't get discovered, that's all."

"Don't go."

Yaeri glanced in the direction of Apokalis and could see Otto inside the tent, eating a hearty lunch and looking very happy. "By the way, what did you say Otto went back alone to look for? Was it something important?"

"Uh, this...isn't important?"

Her expression tensed and Karin quickly laughed it off.