Preparations Before Leaving / There Are Still Plenty of Good People on Terra

"Suika, why aren't you asleep yet?"

As she walked down the dimly lit corridor, a voice suddenly came from beside her.

She was startled.

I raised my little fist and looked over, only to find it was the Doctor.

She missed it because the color of the other person's clothes was not obvious in the dim light.

"What are you doing here?" Since he was a person, Suika wasn't afraid anymore. She looked the Doctor up and down before asking.

"Um, I just finished reading a bunch of reports and I'm a little hungry. I'm going to go to the kitchen to get something to eat, wanna come together?"

Doctor pointed towards the kitchen and said.

Hearing what the other person said, Suika rubbed her stomach. She hadn't eaten dinner and had been "working" until now, so she was indeed a little hungry.

"Elbow!"

Suika said without hesitation.

As for the issue of gaining weight from eating late at night, Suika isn't worried about it at all. After all, she's a youkai, and her figure is something she created herself.

If I really wanted to grow up to look like Hoshiguma, I could just transform myself; having this appearance is just a personal preference.

After all, compared to a mature woman who is over 1.8 meters tall, a little kid who is 1.3 meters tall is easier to ignore.

This also better suits the behavior of Suika old coins.

The reason is simple: who in their right mind would be wary of a child upon first meeting them?

Chapter 480 Preparations Before Departure

Led by the Doctor, the two arrived at the kitchen door with practiced ease.

However, the kitchen door was tightly closed, secured with a very sturdy iron lock.

"Should I break it?" Suika asked, pointing to the iron lock.

Doctor shook his head

"Don't be so rude, ma'am. We're here to find food, not to rob, and this is Rhodes Island property."

If I report the damage to Amiya, I won't be able to open it if I get a new one."

After saying that, Doctor took out a key and skillfully opened the kitchen door.

After sneaking inside, Doctor, under Suika's watchful eye, walked to a kettle not far away, filled it with water, and started boiling it.

After he finished sitting, he noticed that Suika hadn't moved.

"Don't you know where the food is? How about we eat instant noodles together?"

Doctor opened a small cabinet next to him, which contained a lot of instant noodles.

However, the Doctor only took out instant noodles and didn't seem to be looking for a bowl.

"You're not planning to put instant noodles in your mouth and then pour hot water into it, are you...?"

"Hmm, you actually know this way of eating it!" Doctor's eyes lit up, thinking he had found a like-minded friend.

Suika took a step back and shook her head, indicating that she couldn't learn this fast-food method and didn't want to learn it at all.

Under the Doctor's regretful gaze, she took a frying pan, then opened the refrigerator and took out two Fowlbeast eggs and a small piece of butter.

Two minutes later, she handed a fried egg to Doctor, then added water to the pot and started cooking noodles.

On the other side, the Doctor didn't stand on ceremony either, opening the instant noodle bag after his water boiled...

"Burp~ Suika, your fried egg skills are really good!"

Just as Suika finished cooking, Doctor had already finished his "dinner".

"Absolutely. When you're traveling alone, you need to have some skills, otherwise you'll starve to death if you just eat bread every day."

Suika glanced at the doorway, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"I'll head back now, lest Kal'tsit finds I'm not in the office..."

Doctor rubbed his neck, thinking of something unpleasant.

"Oh, I'm leaving now... Or maybe I should stay a little longer, since you can't leave anyway."

Suika calmly took out a bowl and poured her instant noodles into it.

"Huh?" Doctor felt a chill run down his spine after hearing Suika's words.

He stiffened his neck and looked towards the doorway. The appearance of that familiar green figure finally put an end to his anxiety.

"Would you like some late-night snacks, Dr. Kal'tsit?"

Suika remained calm as she watched Kal'tsit emerge from the shadows outside the door.

At this moment, Kal'tsit's emotions were somewhat complicated.

She arranged for Red, a member of Sweep who was responsible for guarding the Doctor at night, to inform him that the Doctor had sneaked out again at night. She remained calm, after all, it wasn't the first or second time the Doctor had sneaked into the kitchen to eat at night.

Given the intensity of his work, it's normal for him to need to eat something to replenish his energy in the evening.

After all, you can't always make the Camel Beast run around without letting it eat Camel Beast.

However, she became somewhat unsettled after news came that Doctor and Suika had run into each other.

Because in her view, even if Suika wasn't one of those people, she still knew quite a few secrets.

She couldn't guarantee that the "amnesiac" Doctor wouldn't reach any cooperation agreement with her.

That's why I came here on my own initiative.

Her original plan was to hide outside the door and listen to what the two were saying, but she didn't expect Suika's perception to be so sharp.

I had only been here for less than ten seconds when they discovered my presence.

Now that her whereabouts had been discovered, she decided not to hide her presence any longer.

Seeing Kal'tsit walk in with a dark expression, the Doctor instinctively covered his neck.

Kal'tsit didn't say anything, but glanced at the kettle not far away and the instant noodle bag lying next to it...

"There are quite a few empty bowls in the kitchen. I don't object to you eating if you're hungry, but please eat in a more normal way."

I don't want to see this happen again.

After saying that, she looked at Suika.

"Your egg-frying technique is good, but the butter from Victoria has too strong a flavor and isn't suitable. Next time, you can consider the butter from Ursus or Leithanien."

Suika nodded. "The butter flavor does overpower the other flavors a bit, but I don't know much about butter, as long as it's edible, it's fine."

"Go back to work after you're done eating." Kal'tsit glanced at the Doctor, then left the kitchen without looking back.

"I'll be going now. Remember to turn off the lights and lock the door when you leave after you've finished eating." Hearing Kal'tsit's words, the Doctor felt like he had been granted a pardon. After saying a few words to Suika, he dashed out of the kitchen.

The next morning, Suika slept until after 10 a. m.

I wandered around outside aimlessly all morning, yawning.

After being caught by Hoshiguma in the afternoon, I was forced to accompany her to exercise again, and then I wrote a story in the evening.

This went on for a week.

"You said you were going to leave in a couple of days, not half a month, right?" Hoshiguma stopped what she was doing when she heard that Suika was leaving.

"There's no other way. I calculated the time, and if I leave too late, it will be too tight to get to Siesta for the concert in the summer."

After all, this journey through Rim Billiton and the distance from Iberia to Siesta is not short.

I need to give myself enough time to deal with any unexpected situations that might arise.

Suika found a very suitable reason.

"Alright then..."

Hoshiguma knew that Suika was telling the truth, so she didn't try to stop her.

Raidian, however, found her after learning the news.

"You mean the story is finished?" Raidian looked surprised upon hearing Suika's words.

"Hmm, didn't you come here to urge me to finish the manuscript?" Suika, looking shocked.

"A request for a draft? Of course not..." Raidian smiled and then revealed his purpose.

It turns out that the children really enjoyed Suika's fairy tale storytelling session last time. After learning that Suika was about to leave Rhodes Island, Raidian came to find her, hoping that she could go to the school to hold another storytelling session.

After all, many children had a deep memory of the previous visit and hoped that Suika could come again.

After thinking about it, Suika agreed.

Anyway, I don't need to prepare anything, and the story is already finished, so I might as well tell it once and check if there are any omissions or errors.

She was startled when she arrived at the classroom.

The small classroom was filled with children of all ages.

Suika also saw Ifrit among them.

The other person waved to him from the crowd.

Suika picked up her storybook, opened it, and began to tell the story in a calm and unhurried manner.

The exciting stories drew gasps of surprise from the children, and finally, two days later...

Suika stood on the podium and checked the time.

"As you all know, I'll be leaving Rhodes Island soon. Before I go, let me tell you one last story, a story about legacy, called 'The Country Teacher'..."

Chapter 481 There are still more good people in Terra

A few days later, Amiya came to the school and studied with the children.

Because the story of "The Country Teacher" was so meaningful, Lena told it to Amiya.

Amiya also found it interesting; the idea of people living among the stars in the sky is common in fairy tales, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Moreover, this story is a good fit for Rhodes Island, since Rhodes Island is also a kind of legacy.

Those who trusted and believed in Theresa's ideals continue to walk the path she firmly believed in even after her passing.

Amiya also really liked this story.

That evening, while chatting with Kal'tsit Amiya remembered this story and told it to her.

Amiya had assumed that Kal'tsit would think it was an excellent story, just like she did, but she was surprised to see a grim face on Kal'tsit's face after she finished telling it.

Amiya swore this was the first time in her life she had ever seen Kal'tsit with that expression.

Fear, panic, anxiety, anger, shock...

She felt and saw almost all negative emotions.

"Dr. Kal'tsit?" Amiya was a little scared. She didn't expect that Kal'tsit, who was usually very calm and composed, would show such an expression.

Even MON3TR had somehow escaped from her body and was cowering in a corner, trembling.

"Where did you hear this story from?" Kal'tsit asked, looking at Amiya.

"The school... Before Suika left Rhodes Island a couple of days ago, she was telling stories to the children every day. This is one of them. Is there anything wrong with this story?"

Amiya thought about it for a long time, but couldn't find anything wrong with the story.

Therefore, I could only answer cautiously.

"Suika... where is she!" Kal'tsit was now finally certain that Suika was no ordinary person.

"Hmm... judging by the pace, we should be Rim Billiton soon..."

"Should we send someone to chase after them?" Amiya asked cautiously.

Kal'tsit remained silent for a long time before raising her head.

"Never mind, it's fine... Let it be like this..." Amiya saw weariness and confusion in Kal'tsit's eyes.

Amiya couldn't help but reach out and hug the other person because of their somewhat self-destructive appearance.

"It's alright, Amiya."