Neighbors in forbidden land

"Given how badly we've been battered by the weather, let's relax today."

Holding a skewer of grilled fish, Yimi, who was sitting on the stretch of golden sand in front of the blue sea waves, gently tore off a small piece of charred fish with her white teeth, chewed it for a while, and swallowed it. Spit out a little pink tongue:

"Has my technique of grilling fish improved?"

Lying on the left side of Yimi, I swallowed the shavefish and branches together, and shook my tail.

Because I don't know how the progress is manifested...Is it more delicious?

But I have no sense of taste at all...

"Goo, gurg! (Yi, this is delicious!)"

The little Gu, who has become more than three meters long, still retains the same eating appearance as before. With the same elongated fangs, he easily tore the grilled fish into countless pieces of burnt black meat, and then kept eating. He tossed and ate the minced meat.

Every time she churned, the sea around her rushed towards Yimi's legs that were placed together on the beach like a tide, and after reaching her ankles, it receded like a tide.

so cycle.

"Look, Guo said I've made progress..."

I'm surprised.

Because Yimi shouldn't be able to understand Xiaogu's words.

"Of course! How come I've lived here for so many days, it's only natural!" Yimi proudly straightened her unprotruding chest, snorting lightly, "Right, little Gu?"

"Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (Yi, it's amazing.)"

After swallowing a piece of minced meat, Xiao Gu spit out a bubble, then wagged his tail and blinked his white eyes at Yimi.

Is this conversation really valid...

They are people and monsters with different languages.

But they can stay together like today, eating grilled fish together.

"This..." Yimi shook the branch with the grilled fish in her hand, spit out the fishbone in her mouth gently into the palm of the other hand, and then put the fishbone on the beach. The sea water swept away, "Although the time is not right, and there is no refreshment...but let's tell a story."

"Gollum? (What what?)"

"That's right...it started with you, Xiao Hei!" Yimi suddenly said such a sentence, which caused me to freeze in place, even my tail stopped.

I didn't understand Yimi at all.

In the end, Yimi just took a bite of the grilled fish, and then smiled slightly: "Of course it's telling a story?"

"Hmm..." Yimi lowered her head slightly, bit the grilled fish with her mouth but didn't bite down, and fell into a short thought.

"That's right, Xiao Hei, you are so stupid that you may not know what the story is..."

My words may not tell any story.

"So, let's talk about Xiao Hei's past!" As a result, Yimi waved her hand suddenly, not letting me go at all.

"Gulu. (Yi, Hei.)" After eating the last piece of fish, Gulu kept wagging his silvery white tail, and his white eyes looked back and forth between Yimi and me.

"I'm talking about your past, Xiao Hei..." The smile on Yimi's face suddenly faded, like the blue sky dyed by the setting sun, and her voice also softened, "...I want to know, in the past, What kind of life do you live."

so...

I don't want to tell any more lies to Yimi.

However, it certainly cannot be said that I have lived so many days.

Because the human life span is not so long.

Indeed, it has been a long time.

It's been so long that even if I keep a diary, I have already forgotten how long it has been.

"Mingming is younger than me...why do you always speak so calmly..." As a result, Yimi said this in a low voice, biting a little more of the fish.

Since that day, there has been nothing.

"..."

"Gulu... (uh...)"

Looking at the fragile life, born and died.

"..."

"..."

I lowered my head slightly and looked at Yimi, who was motionless beside me.

In this land, there is no brighter pale orange than your long hair.

In this land, there is no snow whiter than your skin.

There is no brighter crimson in this land than your face.

You have come, bringing countless colors that this land no longer has.

You have come, bringing countless colors that the world has lost.

You came, bringing colors I thought I would never see again.

Yimi, you gave me the name Black Pearl, although you prefer to call me Xiao Hei.

Yimi, you gave me half of your dress, although I can't wear it at all.

But I hang the clothes you gave me on my arm and watch them all the time.

But I have kept the name you gave me, always remembering it.

I did not lie.

It's just that it's not finished.

"..." Yimi just quietly put the branch used to skewer the fish beside her, and was carried into the sea by the sea water stirred up by Xiao Gu.

"Gulu Gulu? (Hei, what did you say?)"

It's normal not to understand...

Yimi covered her face with her hands, and then buried her face in her thighs that were almost bent in front of her.

After taking a few breaths and exhaling again, he raised his head and patted his face with both hands.

The blush on her face was more vivid than ever.

It is indeed a rare color.

Finally, Yimi shook her head and put on a serious expression.

However, this expression was a little different from usual.

can't read……

"Ahem... Xiao Hei..."

"Do you know... what do you mean by what you said..." Yimi lowered her raised head again, covered half of her face with one palm, and kept fingers on the other hand Wrapping around her light orange long hair, "What do you mean 'with me'..."

Did you say the wrong thing again?

I put my tail back on the ground and continued to lie quietly beside Yimi.

"Goo? Goo? Goo? (Huh? Huh? Huh?)"

"……Fool."

"It's okay!" Yimi suddenly puffed up her cheeks, and turned her head slightly to the right, leaving only my flushed side face, "Again, although Xiao Hei said that everyone you touch will die... ...but what did you do to get exiled here, Hei?"

this...

A... big, big mistake.

"wrong?"

a lot of people.

Lots of plants.

A lot of animals.

A lot of monsters.

are dead.

"..."

"Gulu Gulu. (Yi, Hei, go into the sea.)"

"Okay, stop!" As a result, Yimi suddenly stopped me from continuing, showing a somewhat unhappy expression.

"Stop talking about such a heavy topic!"

"Don't talk back!"

As a result, Yimi showed a smile instead, and slightly bent the corner of her mouth: "Let me say it, Xiao Hei, you idiot, only make the atmosphere so heavy."

"Gulululu? (Yi, Hei, won't you go into the sea?)" Although Xiaogu, who kept spitting bubbles, tried to invite us to play with her in the sea, let's listen to Yimi's story first.

"Then I'll say it." Yimi supported the beach beside her with both hands, raised her body slightly, and turned her head to the blue sky.

Although her eyes have never been opened.

"Legend, there is such a magical place, where there is a warm green and vibrant spring, a hot red and radiant summer, a cool orange autumn with fallen leaves, and an icy white sky full of Snowy winter. In that world, there is—”

Yimi talked happily like this, and Xiaogu and I, who were floating on the sea, listened to Yimi's story quietly.

Even if I can understand.

Even if Goo can't understand.

"—at night, there will be rabbits, dancing on the beautiful star called the moon—"

Looking at the smiling Yimi, looking at the thumping little Gu.

Such a life.

"—The ocean divides the land into seven different continents, and the endless waves wash against the almost infinite coastline—"

It can go on forever.

"——In the end, the hero defeated the disaster that threatened peace, rescued the princess, and recovered all the lost beauty. It's over."

Yimi, what did you say?

"Well, isn't this story beautiful?"

"Gulu Gulu! (Yi, it's amazing!)"

The sound of splashing water, and Yimi's laughter.

"Xiao Hei? Xiao Hei? Why didn't you react at all? Isn't this story beautiful?"

Yes.

very beautiful.

really.

Humans still like, beautiful things.

"Xiao Hei, your words are very perfunctory..." Yimi said with a little confusion as the smile on her face faded.

"Next, let Xiao Gu tell a story!"

"Gulu? (What?)" Little Goo vomited a bubble.

"Yeah." Yimi nodded.

"Gulu, Gulu. (Yi, Hei.)" Xiaogu blinked.

"Yeah." Yimi nodded.

"Gululugu. (Come play in the sea.)" Little Goo wagged his tail.

"Yeah." Yimi nodded.

"Gulu, Gulu. (So, let's come together.)" Little Goo turned around in a circle.

"Xiao Gu is really good." Yimi clapped her hands, "Right, Xiao Hei?"

"No way, Xiaogu obviously told a very good story."

"Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

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As a result, when Yimi and I returned to the cave according to the same route, the sun was about to set below the sea level, and the orange sunset covered the entire beach.

"Little Gu! See you tomorrow!" Yimi waved towards the sea.

I also waved my paws towards the sea.

"Gulu Gulu. (See you tomorrow.)" Little Goo also shook his silver-white tail, turned around and disappeared into the blue-black ocean covered by orange sunlight.

So, Yimi and I also started to walk back to the cave.

So, on the way back.

I saw it.

A figure floating in the air half a meter above the ground, surrounded by colorful lights.

"Thinking about it carefully, although it's the first time we've greeted you like this...but——"

Around her, there are all the colors that this world once had.

"Should we say something like humans, long time no see?"