(Went out for barbecue with my roommate today. Ah, that was amazing!)
"I always feel like... something's strange."
Kafka stared at the expanded Recuperation Courtyard before her, her expression somewhat subtle.
"What's wrong?" Lena asked, puzzled.
Kafka scratched her head.
"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the plants in this courtyard... feel like they've come alive..."
"Pfft—plants are alive, obviously." Hearing Kafka's silly remark, everyone burst out laughing.
Kafka shook her head.
"No, I know they're alive... but these plants and flowers feel different somehow. I can't really explain exactly how, but I feel like they're watching me..."
"Eek—why are you making it sound like a horror movie?" Doumiao shrank back, rubbing her neck. "Kafka, you must be joking..."
Having spent so much time together and gotten to know one another, everyone knew that Kafka liked to joke around.
"She probably isn't joking. Looks like she really is quite a sensitive little girl..." Bai Ye suddenly said.
"Little girl?! Bai Ye, you're talking bad about me on purpose again! You know how old I am!" Kafka trembled with rage.
"Yeah, yeah. You just stopped growing taller, that's all~" Bai Ye teased as he reached out and patted Kafka's little head.
Kafka sighed, looking utterly helpless.
Meanwhile, Doumiao looked at Bai Ye in disbelief.
"Even Senior Bai Ye says so..."
"Well, I did awaken these trees a little before. Maybe they haven't fully gone back to sleep yet, so it feels like they're staring at you." Bai Ye answered with a smile.
"They're probably like your talking Rock Crab, except treefolk are rather lazy. If nothing's going on, they usually just sleep."
"They might sleep for over a hundred years at a time, and if no one disturbs them, they'll keep sleeping."
As he spoke, Bai Ye patted