Uh...
Hada Ryuhiko, who had been about to nod and lay out his intentions in full, froze on the spot upon hearing those words. His mouth opened and closed, but he could not say a thing.
He had originally planned to tell Anna all of this. The reason he had not said anything earlier was because when Anna was hungry, her goldfish-memory trait would kick in. To keep her from suddenly forgetting, he had planned to wait until she was full.
Sooner or later, he would have told her.
Now that the time had come, he had intended to tell her.
But this was not something he had expected.
Or rather, Anna's words were something he had never expected—something he could never have imagined.
For that instant, his brain practically crashed.
He had no idea what to say at all.
"What's wrong, Long Yan?"
Anna froze as well, then hurried over to Hada Ryuhiko's side. Somewhat flustered, she waved a hand in front of his eyes and spoke.
"No! It's nothing! I just... didn't expect you to already know!"
Hearing her, Hada Ryuhiko's body trembled slightly before he immediately snapped back to his senses. With an awkward smile, he spoke.
For some reason, Anna was always full of surprises after she had eaten her fill.
That thought rose in his heart.
It seemed this was not the first time something like this had happened.
"Mm. Then what do we do next? Everyone is scattered throughout this Death Forest, and we don't even know where they are. How are we supposed to find them?"
Looking at Hada Ryuhiko's awkward smile, Anna gave him a sweet smile. Then she sat down beside him, pressed against his shoulder, hugged her knees, tilted her head onto his shoulder, and asked.
"Too... too close! All