Clara

Hook glanced at the medicine.

"So that's how it is. Hook will help you look for it!"

Clara hurriedly stopped her. She couldn't trouble others.

"No, no, Clara can do it herself!"

Hook wiped her nose.

"It's fine! You're an honorary member of The Moles. When something comes up, we handle it together!"

With that, Hook went over to the pile of junk to help Clara search for the medicine.

Kids raised in the Underworld might not be good at much else, but they were absolutely skilled at finding things.

A few minutes later.

Leos looked toward the restaurant.

"Hook, go eat first. We can keep looking after you've eaten."

Hearing that, Hook poked her head out of a box in the junk pile.

"Is it time to eat?"

Leos nodded slightly.

"That's right. This little girl should come too."

After saying that, Leos walked over to the junk pile and picked Hook up in his mouth.

Clara shook her head.

"I'll pass~ I'll go back to the settlement to eat later."

Leos set Hook on his back.

"Come on, have a little something with us."

With that, Leos stepped forward, scooped Clara up in his mouth, and placed her on his back. Carrying the two little ones, he headed toward the restaurant.

Several robot soldiers continued carrying out Clara's orders, searching for the medicine.

Leos carried the two little ones into the restaurant just as Ye Yun came out carrying a huge pot of chicken soup.

"Oh, your noses are pretty sharp. I just finished cooking, and you came in at exactly the right time."

As he spoke, Ye Yun noticed the extra Clara.

"Oh? Whose little girl is this? Have you eaten? Come have some fresh chicken soup."

Clara smelled the fragrance filling the air and couldn't stop herself from drooling.

What was this food? Why did it smell so good?! Even Roasted Rock Crab, which she usually loved most, didn't smell this good!

Leos put the two little ones down, then went to lie down and rest nearby.

Hook pulled the very embarrassed Clara over to the dining table and sat down.

Standing on a little stool, Hook strained to peer into the pot.

Ye Yun immediately pressed her back down.

"Sit properly. I'll serve you some soup. Don't fall."

Ye Yun took out three Small Bowls and served a bowl of soup each for himself and the two little ones.

The only two chicken legs went one each to Hook and Clara.

As for why there were only three bowls, that was because Leos didn't eat meat! Though he was powerful, he was still a deer.

Hook couldn't hold back any longer as she cradled the chicken soup. She picked up a spoon and gulped down a huge mouthful.

The instant the chicken soup entered her mouth, Hook's eyes lit up.

"Wow! What kind of water is this? It's so good!"

After marveling at it, Hook continued drinking spoonful after spoonful. Before long, she choked and began coughing wildly.

Ye Yun patted Hook's back to make her feel a little better.

"Drink slowly. Don't just drink the soup—eat some meat too. Here, have this chicken leg."

After Hook stopped coughing, she picked up the chicken leg and took a huge bite, wolfing it down.

Ye Yun could understand that.

In the Underworld, Hook was considered one of the lucky ones. She had successfully set foot upon a Path.

Only after setting foot upon a Path and gaining powerful strength could Hook safely return from Rivets Town time and time again.

More often, ordinary children were willing to risk their lives searching for supplies in areas occupied by Fragmentum Monsters just for a bite to eat.

With bad luck, they might never make it back out.

Ye Yun looked at Clara and saw her sitting uneasily on the stool, hesitation written all over her face.

"Little girl, what's your name?"

When Clara heard Ye Yun ask her name, she introduced herself.

"Hello, big brother. My name is Clara. I'm from Robot Settlement, and I'm Hook's good friend."

Ye Yun smiled.

"Clara, don't be so nervous. Look at Hook. Since you're Hook's good friend, just call me Brother Ye Yun. Don't be so formal."

Clara smiled and nodded.

"Okay, Brother Ye Yun."

Hearing Clara call him brother, Ye Yun was very pleased inside.

"Alright, Clara, drink your soup. Now that you call me brother, there's no need to be so polite with me."

Clara still hesitated a little upon hearing that.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Ye Yun, but this bowl of soup must be very expensive, right? Clara can't drink it."

Ye Yun smiled.

"It's fine. Brother Ye Yun has plenty of chicken soup. The thing I lack least is supplies."

Clara shook her head.

"Brother Ye Yun, Clara isn't a child anymore. Supplies are very scarce in the Underworld. Clara knows that."

Ye Yun explained,

"Clara, you're mistaken about that. Brother Ye Yun isn't from your Underworld.

If you don't believe me, you can ask Hook."

Clara looked at Hook.

With a Big Chicken Leg stuffed in her mouth, Hook nodded to show that Ye Yun was right.

Clara heard this.

"So Brother Ye Yun is from the Upper District~ But Mr. Svarog said that the Upper District doesn't have many supplies either."

Ye Yun laughed heartily.

"Clara, I'm not from the Upper District either. I come from beyond this planet."

Clara was a little dazed when she heard that.

Beyond the planet? It seemed Mr. Svarog had mentioned that people from beyond the stars had come before.

Ye Yun nudged the chicken soup toward Clara's arms.

"Alright, drink the soup first. After you finish, I'll show you something fun."

Only then did Clara drink the chicken soup.

Just like Hook, once the chicken soup entered her mouth, she couldn't stop.

However, Clara ate far more gently than Hook, without Hook's wild abandon.

At that moment.

Hook was hugging her chicken soup with Noodles added to it and devouring it furiously. She never lifted her head again.

More than half an hour later.

The two little ones, Hook and Clara, lay on Leos's back with satisfied expressions, digesting their meal.

Hook's little hand slowly rubbed her tummy.

"Ah~ I'm so full~ Hook has never eaten this much before~"

Clara nodded in agreement.

"Mm, Clara really liked this meal too. Brother Ye Yun, thank you."

Ye Yun, who was sitting at the door browsing the System Shop, smiled when he heard that.

"It's nothing. If you want something to eat in the future, come find Brother Ye Yun.

Oh, right. I have something good for the two of you."

Ye Yun bought two phones with extremely long standby times from the System Shop.

Holding the two phones, Ye Yun went over to the two little ones and lay down beside them in a half-reclining position.

"Here, take these. They're called phones, and they can be used to..."

And so, Ye Yun taught the two little ones how to use their phones.

Clara was alright. She had experience with machinery, so she learned quickly.

Hook, on the other hand, took a long time. She had never encountered anything like this before; less than five minutes after being taught how to make a call, she had mostly forgotten it.

One adult and two children nestled together on Leos's back, playing with their phones and chatting at the same time.

Leos looked at the three lying on his back and raised his head slightly. A flame rose outside the door, keeping the bone-piercing cold outside.

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