Neighbors in forbidden land

Every day, we work on our potato fields.

Yimi herself waters at a certain time every day, and I follow her request to pull out all the vines growing around the field.

We basically rely on fish and potatoes as a food source every day. To be more precise, Yimi basically relies on fish and potatoes as a food source every day.

Fish is fine, but the amount of potatoes is limited before the planted potatoes grow.

I suggested many times that I could reduce my potato consumption by skipping food, but Yimi didn't follow my advice and just kept stuffing baked potatoes into my mouth.

What's more, the situation of potatoes does not seem to be very good.

Even if it is watered on time every day, only a few gray buds emerge.

In other words, out of sixteen potatoes planted, less than half had begun to sprout.

For unknown reasons, I looked at the potato sprouts sprouting in the field scattered with white particles. Even though Yimi and I have tried our best to grow these potatoes, things did not develop as we imagined.

The appearance of these potato seedlings is just better than those plants outside. Although I haven't seen what a normal potato seedling should look like, I can tell that this one is not growing well.

Before the day of disaster, every plant has bright colors, bright red, bright white, bright green...these colors with vitality are showing their attitude in this world.

After the day of calamity, until today, the plants on this land lost their bright colors under the sun, and just lived with a silence that was almost the same as that of the barren land.

The potato seedlings didn't look much better.

This is just the beginning, and it will take more time for a plant to grow.This point is very clear to me who has stayed in this land all year round.

There are many plants that finally broke out of the ground, but were eroded by the land during their growth, and their lives came to an end ahead of schedule.

In the current environment, there is no way for plants to freely bloom their own life colors.

More important than these is now.

"Xiao Hei... isn't the weather so good today..."

Hearing Yimi's words, I looked up at the gray clouds floating above my head, and the sunlight had been rejected above the clouds.Since just now, there have been gusts of wind blowing from afar, blowing dead vines, dead branches and khaki sand and dust around, and the distant skyline has been submerged in bursts of gray.

"Ah."

The rain is coming, at least this is the reaction to rain before.

"Xiao Hei, use rocks to block the top of the potato field."

After hearing Yimi's request, I hurried to the edge of the potato field, and while controlling my strength to avoid breaking the huge black stone disc on the ground, I lifted it up with both hands, then flew up gently, This huge disk covers the huge boulders that protect the potato fields.

If you look at it this way...there seems to be a lot of gaps between the stones that may allow rain and wind to leak in, but if it's just a little, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

Whether it is the stone used as a support or the stone on the top to keep out the rain, it is heavy enough that the strong wind should not be able to blow it away. At least for now, under the increasing wind and rain, these stones are also Not moving at all.

Maybe it will work this time.

I took one last look at the potato field, then quickly returned to Yimi's side.

This is the first time that Yimi encountered heavy rain after returning, so whether this method can protect the potato field from the storm depends on this time.

"All right."

"Okay? Then let's go back to the cave."

In the strong wind, Yimi walked towards the cave while holding down her fluttering long hair and the hem of her black dress.

I followed Yimi and spread out my wings to help her shield from the rushing wind.

Soon after we entered the cave, the rain came.

The raindrops pouring down from the surging dark clouds smashed the soil on the ground, the howling wind rolled in the low sky, the faint thunder was wrapped in a loud roar, and the whole world changed color in an instant.

That's the only thing that hasn't changed for so many days.

I looked up and watched the rain drip down the rough stone walls at the edge of the cave mouth, make a splash on the gravel on the ground, and finally settle with the mud.

"It's raining again."

Yimi, who was standing beside me, said softly, she closed her eyes, facing the world covered by heavy rain outside the cave.

"Well, yeah, it's raining again."

I have seen countless rains, but it is the first time to face a heavy rain with such an attitude.

In the past, I would just let the heavy rain cover me. For me, it is the same on sunny or rainy days. I neither need to hide nor have a place where I can hide.

But now, it's just that the body is a little smaller, and it feels like the rain is different from the past, as if it has some special meaning.

Together with Yimi, I hid from the rain in the cave.

"This time, I don't know if it will work..."

I heard Yimi's murmur, and looked towards the potato field in the distance, the huge rock was submerged by the rainstorm that was so dense that it was almost gray,

Only the faint black ups and downs in the raindrops.

"It should be okay? Don't we all protect them so much?"

Even if the rain is so heavy, I think it should be fine.

"Well...but... sure enough, the temperature will drop when it rains..." Yimi hugged her arms, shrank her body slightly, and walked into the depths of the cave, "Xiao Hei, you now... probably Can't light a torch either..."

"Um...sorry."

Now I can only rely on Xiao Gu to make a fire. Even if I rushed to find Xiao Gu and lit the flame, under such conditions, it must have been extinguished before I came back.

The rain was too heavy, and I, who can't make flames, can't do anything in this environment.

"There's no need to apologize...but it's a bit cold..."

Yimi rubbed her arm, gritted her teeth lightly, and trembled slightly on the spot.

Is it cold... Now I can only feel that the surrounding temperature is indeed different from usual, but it doesn't have a significant impact on myself.

Because in general, even if I become like this, I am still a monster.

But fortunately, it is still similar to human beings in many ways, so now I can understand Yimi by observing my body, or learn Yimi to master this body.

"Let me help you block it."

If the wind can be blocked, it should be a little better.

I walked up to Yimi and protected Yimi in the single wing.

Fortunately, Yimi is big enough for me and Yimi, and it is enough to protect Yimi.

"..."

"Is it still cold?"

I stood in front of Yimi and looked up at Yimi's shrunken face.

"It's better...but still a bit cold...less clothes..."

Ah... is it because my single wing is broken... there are holes in it...

After I ruined my cloak, Yimi weaved two more, one was given to me, and the other was said to be...for washing?I also learned that for human beings, a piece of clothing cannot be worn all the time.

"Would you like to put on your cloak?"

I glanced at Yimi's cloak placed on a tree leaf, wondering if I could help Yimi.

"That kind of thing is not helpful for keeping warm... Besides, what does it look like wearing a dress with a leaf cloak... It's neither fish nor fowl."

"Eh……"

Is there such a saying?

But if you think about it carefully, the temperature here only drops when it rains and at night.Thinking about it this way, it seems that Yimi doesn't have to face that kind of cold winter with snow in the sky.

Since that day of calamity, the moon has disappeared, and the four seasons, which change with time, have also disappeared.

There are no more changing colors, and the whole world moves forward as if it will not change, although this is not a good thing.

But for now, maybe it's not a bad thing.

It would be nice to not have a cold winter, but rain and night will continue to appear, how can we help Yimi cope with this temperature?

"Xiao Hei, don't move around..."

"Ok?"

Just before I understood what Yimi's words meant, I felt a softness surrounding me.

Yimi hugged me directly, pressing her body and mine tightly together.

"It's much warmer this way..."

"Yimi?"

"Really... don't talk and don't move around, the heat is gone..."

Yimi hugged me tightly again, and I had no choice but to rest my head on her chest.

You can hear the rhythm of "plop" and "puff" coming from Yimi's protruding chest, which is very gentle, but it does not stop at all.

Is this the sound of a human...heartbeat...

From this distance, I can smell a strange smell coming from Yimi's body with my nose, but I have no way of knowing what it is.

Not like the smell of grilled fish, not like the smell of baked potatoes, not like the humidity in the air now, not like the earth on a sunny day.

Perhaps, this is... Yimi's smell?

I do not know.

The only thing I can be sure of is that the feeling coming from the slightly trembling Yimi must be a mixture of "cold" and "warm".

Yimi hugged me quietly like this, letting the dense rain and roaring thunder and lightning outside the cave make any noise, as if the wind and cold were no longer there, only the warmth at this moment, each other's embrace, and the quiet time.

"Xiao Hei, your body... is very warm..."

"is it?"

In my own words, I don't have any obvious feeling. I can feel the "warmth" from Yimi's body, but I can't feel the warmth from Yimi's mouth.

"Ah."

I could feel Yimi's head moving on my shoulder, like a nod.

Yimi feels very quiet today.

He neither blushed nor lost his temper at me.

I once thought that the reason Yimi blushed and lost her temper was because she had physical contact with me.

Now it seems that I have judged wrong again?

If you don't understand it, you may need more observation and study.

"It's just that the body is a little stiff."

"This is indeed... because I am very experienced."

If I were just an ordinary monster, I'm afraid I would have died long ago.

Even if I can't cause the vision on the Day of Calamity, I will definitely die due to other random reasons.

It is also because of this body that I am alive today.

Life will not come to an end naturally like humans, animals, and plants.

It will not be hunted like other monsters. After all, there are no monsters or humans who can hunt me.

So I live to this day.

Met Yimi.

"Xiao Hei, your words are still as strange as ever..." Yimi sighed softly next to my ear, and moved her right hand on my back to the top of my head, "But if you say this... Hei, how many things did you lie to me before?"

"what?"

Yimi's sudden words stunned me.

"Didn't you say that you were exiled here? Now it seems that you are a monster living here, right?"

"Ah... ah ah..."

"You lied to me all kinds of things at the beginning, just to prevent me from discovering your identity?"

"This one……"

Why did you bring it up suddenly at this time?

Although it is slightly different from the original purpose, it seems to be completely correct?

"Do you know how surprised I was when I heard Azusa tell me what Bechymos is? Xiao Hei, you defeated such a huge monster by yourself? For a moment, I really thought you were imagined by me Okay……"

"..."

"As a result, after knowing that you are a monster from the beginning, many things are very clear... especially your words and deeds that violate common sense, Xiao Hei."

"Uh……"

"But..." Yimi patted my head lightly, and pressed her face against mine, "Xiao Hei, you are already very good."

"Huh?" Yimi's sudden reversal made me a little confused.

"Because, I have never heard of a monster that can communicate with humans..."

Yimi paused for a moment, and the hand stroking my hair also stopped.

"...and still so...gentle."

"..." Yimi's voice was much softer than the rain outside the cave, but I could still hear it clearly.

"..."

"..."

So we were all silent.

"Okay, forget about the sentence just now." Yimi patted my head lightly.

"Eh?"

"I said forget it, the words just now don't count."

"Why?"

"...Little Hei?"

"Ok?"

"I said forget it, forget it, do you understand?"

I don't know if it's because I'm not familiar with this body yet, so I made a certain misjudgment...why do I always feel... that "coldness" has become stronger?

And Yimi's hands on my head and back are still exerting force?

"Understood!"

Anyway, just listen to Yimi...

"That's good... be good."

At this moment, everything returned to the way it was before, and Yimi continued to gently stroke my head.

Uh……

There are some things that I still can't understand...

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When the rain stopped completely and a ray of sunlight fell from the gap in the clouds in the sky, Yimi and I walked out of the cave together.

Water vapor permeates the air, and there are small puddles of hoarding all over the ground. Every time you take a step, the puddles will make a crisp sound, looking sparkling.Most of the plants had been uprooted and soaked in khaki muddy water.

Not far away, those huge rocks were still standing there, showing a hazy gray-black color in the sunlight.

Yimi and I walked towards the potato field.

I didn't move the pebble plate to keep out the rain first, but took Yimi to the entrance of the potato field.

This time, maybe we thought of blocking the pouring rain.

This time, maybe we thought of blocking the howling wind.

However, there are very few things we can predict.

"……How about it?"

Yimi, who was standing beside me, asked me.

"Flooded by water..."

Only a few faint rays of light filtered through the cracks in the stones, but even that was enough for me to see.

The entire potato field had become a puddle, the sun lighting up the ripples of water dripping from the top.

Even I know that potatoes cannot survive in water.

"That's it...I didn't expect...it failed."

Yimi's faint voice echoed in the darkness.

"Um……"

"So this time, we just need to dig a drainage ditch, right?"

"Eh?"

Only back to normal speed, which I didn't expect.

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"It's raining today, and it seems like we're going to plant new potato fields again, but Yimi said that as long as there is a drainage ditch, it will be fine?

By the way, Yimi said that I am very, wipe it off, forget it.

Should it count as No.40 790 two days? "