"There are lots of Infected outside. Brother Ivan and the others should be very busy. Mr. Wolf is a good cook, so please go help them."
"..."
Hearing that, Mr. Wolf nodded again and headed out of the warehouse.
After Mr. Wolf left, Griseo continued toward the corner blocked off by supplies, where Alyona was having her wounds bandaged.
"So little Griseo is back. I was wondering why your aloof Mr. Wolf suddenly left." Seeing the little girl return, Lois teased her with a smile.
"Mm, I'm back. Mr. Wolf usually comes to greet me." Hearing Lois's teasing, Griseo nodded her little head and explained seriously.
Without stopping what she was doing, Lois glanced behind the little girl and asked curiously, "I see. So did he go back now?"
Quietly listening to this, Alyona followed Lois's gaze, her eyes revealing a deeply hidden trace of curiosity.
"Mr. Wolf didn't return to the world of the painting. I asked him to help."
Facing their curiosity, Griseo explained softly, "There are suddenly a lot more people outside. Brother Ivan's side should be very busy."
Lois froze slightly at that, then showed an understanding look and reminded her, "There are a lot more people? Big Sis acted pretty quickly... But Griseo, don't run around outside anymore."
"Mm, I know..." Just as Griseo nodded in agreement and had only gotten halfway through her sentence, her little stomach protested again.
"Grrr~"
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Almost instantly, Lois and Alyona both turned to look at Griseo.
"Griseo, haven't you eaten yet?" Hearing someone's little stomach protest, Lois was startled again and asked in confusion.
The little girl had disappeared for so long, and Mr. Wolf had been the one to bring back the food, so Lois had thought she had already eaten outside.
Alyona also stood up, intending to hand the nearby dinner to Griseo.
"I haven't touched the food Mr. Wolf brought me yet. You can have it."
"Alright, don't move yet. There's only a little left before I'm done bandaging you. No matter how stretched the Reunion Movement is, we won't let children like you go without food."
Before Griseo could stop Alyona, Lois pressed down on her shoulder first and made her sit back down.
"Mm, don't worry. Mr. Wolf can bring me another serving later." Seeing Alyona worry that she would not have anything to eat, Griseo's eyes flashed with helplessness as she softly reassured her.
After a while, the densely packed wounds on Alyona's body were finally completely treated and bandaged.
After Alyona's wounds had been bandaged, the other Yetis had nearly finished taking inventory of the supplies.
After discussing it, they decided to leave only one person behind to guard the warehouse and watch the two children. Everyone else would go eat and help out.
"Lois, aren't you going to eat?"
Looking at Lois, who sat to one side looking a little bored, Griseo asked with a puzzled expression.
"The warehouse is important, so at least one person has to stay. Besides, you two little ones are here."
Lois waved her hand helplessly and continued, "But don't worry. Someone will bring dinner for you and me later."
"Mm."
After responding softly, Griseo turned her gaze toward Alyona, who was eating her food in small bites.
Honestly, it was only after entering this brightly lit warehouse that the little girl could clearly see the racial traits of the girl she had saved.
On Alyona's little head was a pair of fluffy bear ears, nearly hidden beneath her somewhat dirty and messy white hair... They looked soft and squishy.
"...Here. I've already eaten, if you don't mind."
Perhaps Griseo's gaze was too intense, making Alyona think that she wanted to eat too. She stopped and handed over the bowl in her hands.
"I don't mind. Keep eating."
As she spoke, Griseo pushed the bowl back toward her.
She was merely interested in other people's ears. She had not fallen so low as to snatch food from a child.
Suddenly, Lois, who had been sitting nearby, stood up and stretched her somewhat stiff body.
"Ah, you two stay here. I'm going to get up and walk around. I can't keep staying in this corner; my body is getting a little stiff."
"Mm, I'll take care of Alyona."
Watching Lois move, Griseo said seriously, a glint of determination flashing through her beautiful big eyes.
"Pfft, little Griseo is so cute. Do you really want to be Alyona's big sister that badly?" Seeing Griseo's serious expression, Lois could not help but laugh softly before rubbing her little head.
"Alyona and I have an agreement. Griseo is a good child who keeps her word."
"Alright, alright~ Then I'll leave Alyona in the care of her big sister. I'll still be in the warehouse, so call me if anything happens."
As she spoke, Lois revealed an indulgent smile.
Sure enough, no matter how many times she saw it, she still thought Griseo was unbelievably adorable—far cuter than ordinary children. Especially when her little face was expressionless but her eyes were exceptionally serious.
After Lois went for a walk, only the two little ones remained in this small corner.
The corner fell completely silent. Aside from Alyona's eating sounds, only Griseo's soft breathing could be heard.
However, this did not last long. Perhaps because she was unaccustomed to being watched, Alyona began eating faster and faster.
And since dinner was already getting cold, she quickly finished it.
"Cough, cough..."
"Eat slowly. Griseo isn't going to steal it from you."
Seeing Alyona nearly choke because she had eaten too fast, helplessness flashed through Griseo's eyes. She walked over and gently patted her back.
After all, the little girl remembered that there were many wounds on Alyona's back. It would be bad if she accidentally hit her too hard and caused them to split open.
"Sorry... I'm just not used to it."
Looking up at the cute blue-haired little girl beside her, Alyona apologized hoarsely before explaining herself.
"Um, it's okay. You don't need to apologize to me. Don't rush... Mama Aponia said children should chew their food slowly." As she spoke, Griseo reached out and touched Alyona's head.
"You... you don't think I'm dirty? Before, when you held me too... I was obviously so dirty."
Feeling the warm softness atop her head again, Alyona furrowed her brows deeply, a complicated look flashing through her light green eyes.
"Mm...?"
Hearing that, Griseo was first startled, then looked at Alyona before her again. One look showed pure light green, and another look still showed pure light green.
"Alyona is very clean. Your color is also very pretty. Mm... It makes me want to paint."
"How could that be? I'm obviously so dirty..."
Although Lois had briefly wiped her down earlier, Alyona knew how long it had been since she had bathed and how dirty she was. She instinctively refuted it...
But when she met Griseo's violet eyes, filled with sincerity, her voice gradually faded away.
"..."
After falling silent for a while, Alyona changed the subject and continued, "Griseo... What exactly is this color you keep talking about? And how am I supposed to give it to you?"
"Color is just color. Everyone's color is different. You don't need to do anything yourself..."
Griseo thought for a moment before giving an answer to Alyona's question about color. Whether she could understand it, however, had nothing to do with Griseo.
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Clearly, Alyona was also among those who could not understand.
"Even if you say that..."
"Ah~"
Alyona wanted to say more, but just as she began speaking, she heard Griseo yawn and stopped.
Looking more closely, she saw drowsiness appear on the cute little girl's face.
"..."
Noticing the sleepiness on Griseo's face, Alyona instinctively opened her mouth, wanting to offer her shoulder for Griseo to rest on.
But when she caught sight of her own dirty, somewhat tangled white hair, she ultimately closed her mouth.
"Mm..."
After noticing the hesitation in Alyona's eyes, Griseo slowly sat beside her. Then she gently rested her little head against one of Alyona's shoulders that was not badly injured.
In truth, Alyona was not as dirty as she imagined herself to be. Other than her tangled hair and a little grime, her body had been wiped quite clean. There was barely any smell at all.
Even if there were some smell, Griseo did not care much. Besides, she had saved Alyona herself, and her color was very nice.
"Let me... lean on you for a while."
After murmuring softly, Griseo slowly closed her eyes and let the drowsiness wash over her mind.
For her, today had been another day when many things happened. Right now, she was both hungry and sleepy.
Though it did not affect a Fusion Warrior, Griseo still wanted to rest if she could.
Judging from the current situation, everyone would probably spend the night at this mine. After all, returning now was simply unrealistic.
That did not mean the Yeti Squad could not return. Rather, with the sky so dark and the Yeti Squad having so few people, there was no way they could bring so many Infected back to camp.
Besides the Infected, there was also a considerable amount of supplies in this mine... The Reunion Movement definitely would not abandon either of them.
Therefore, if Griseo was right, not only would everyone stay overnight at the mine, but Yelena would surely find a way to notify Talulah and have her send people to provide support and transport the supplies.
"..."
With a soft, fragrant little girl resting against her shoulder, Alyona's body instantly stiffened, and a long-lost sense of nervousness surfaced in her heart.
Only after noticing that Griseo had already closed her eyes did she dare to secretly turn her head and look at the little cutie beside her.
In Alyona's experience, Griseo was truly a very strange child. Some of the things she said were hard to understand, yet she was also magical and mysterious.
Combined with what had happened before, Alyona could not dislike her at all... She even found being with her comfortable and happy, and wanted to get closer to her.
These long-lost positive emotions appearing in Alyona's heart left her feeling unfamiliar and lost for a moment.
"Big Sis, are these all the Infected from the mine?" Looking at the people filling the area outside, Alexei leaned close to Yelena and asked quietly.
"Mm, they've all been rescued. There are indeed rather a lot of them. After they finish dinner later, arrange for all of them to rest."
Yelena swept her gaze over the Infected before them, who were wolfing down their food, and answered softly.
"Alright, we'll get things ready in a moment."
Hearing that, Alexei nodded lightly.
"Wait, where is that little Griseo? With so many people outside, it's better not to let her run around. And..." As she spoke, Yelena turned her eyes toward the red giant wolf helping prepare dinner by the campfire.
Following Yelena's gaze, Alexei looked over. Upon seeing the busy enormous figure, he smiled and explained.
"Big Sis, you mean that? He was probably sent by Griseo to help out, and this big guy's cooking is surprisingly good."
"As for where the little one is, she's in the warehouse with Lois and hasn't been running around. I just brought dinner to the two of them."
Alexei very much agreed with his big sister's concerns. With so many people around and the situation not yet fully under control, letting Griseo come outside really was somewhat dangerous.
Just a moment ago, quite a few Infected had come to complain to the Yetis that Griseo was not Infected... Who knew whether anyone overly extreme might appear?
Although everyone had learned from this operation that the little girl had several powerful guards, risks should still be avoided whenever possible.
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