At night, sickly green will-o'-the-wisps drifted back and forth through the Nightmare Star's Atrium.
Yang Yi and Su Na were having dinner.
The former was on a weight-loss diet, so he made do with a single Bread Can, leaving him about a third full.
The latter's meal was rather more refined.
She used a Vitality Coconut shell as a bowl, filled it with diced dried monkey meat and torn-up White Bread crumbs, then put it in an iron pot, covered it, and steamed it.
It looked visibly fragrant.
Unfortunately, he couldn't smell it through his mask.
"You can cook?" Yang Yi asked in astonishment, as though he had discovered a new continent.
"I wouldn't say that, but I'm much better than you!"
Su Na gave a perfunctory reply, picked up some steamed bread with wooden chopsticks, and put it into her mouth along with the diced meat.
Eating in the Abundant Sea was inconvenient. After all, they wore masks and had to lift them to eat.
But compared with the other difficulties, this inconvenience was utterly insignificant.
Yang Yi watched Su Na take two bites, swallowed, then turned his gaze away.
His will was as tough as steel. Having said he would lose weight, he certainly wouldn't let himself eat his fill.
When he had time, he could make a portion himself. There was no need to stare at what Su Na was holding.
Yang Yi looked out at the sea to divert his attention.
There were no strong winds or large waves, but schools of fish could be seen churning across the surface as they fought over food, with constant splashing.
Suddenly, a few drops of water landed on Yang Yi's cheek. It seemed a light rain had begun.
He looked up and saw tiny droplets falling. One happened