"The sound stopped."
They waited quietly for a minute or two.
The knocking never came again.
At last, the two of them relaxed.
"Meng Fan, hurry up and cook the steaks! I'm starving to death!"
Power leaned halfway out of the kitchen and shouted.
She had no idea there had even been any knocking.
"I'll teach you, so you won't go hungry when you're home alone."
With that, he went into the kitchen to teach Power how to cook.
"Aki, don't worry about it. Maybe someone was just knocking next door."
Denji returned to his room, no longer giving the knocking any thought.
Aki Hayakawa sat on the couch and started watching TV.
"Anyone else want steak? Aki, Denji, do you want any?" After cooking the steaks, Meng Fan remembered to ask them.
"No thanks. I'm not used to eating at night," Aki Hayakawa replied.
"No need to ask. Denji definitely doesn't want any either. They're all mine!"
Power carried every last cooked steak back to her room in one go.
When she shut the door, she made sure to lock it so Denji couldn't steal any.
"Let's get some sleep. We still have to keep protecting Denji tomorrow."
Meng Fan returned to Denji's room.
A little while later, Aki Hayakawa came into Denji's room too, carrying his blanket and pillow.
"Aki, aren't you in the wrong room?"
Aki Hayakawa didn't answer right away. He first pushed the door shut with his foot, then said, "Denji could be in danger at any moment, so it's better to stay together while we sleep. That way, we won't be scattered if the enemy attacks at night."
As he spoke, Aki Hayakawa walked over to the bed and made himself a sleeping spot on the floor.
"Then we should call Power over too,"