Date of appointment: Yesterday.
Origin: Blank.
Power composition: Unable to analyze.
Another record was displayed in the remarks column. "During the sealing test, he punched the eleventh Tartaglia, sending him flying out of the Snezhnaya Palace, through the outer wall, and landing in the snowy field outside the city."
Dottore stared at the file displayed on the screen, a file that was both unusually clean and unusually dangerous.
The corners of his lips beneath the mask slowly curved upwards.
"So it was you."
He made another stroke, and this time, a map of Snezhnaya City's streets appeared.
A tiny dot of light is slowly moving along the city streets, with its real-time location marked next to it.
The dot of light was completely unaware that it was being watched, and continued to hop and skip slowly forward on the map.
Dottore rested his chin on his hand and stared at the point of light for a while with great interest, as if he were observing a new experimental subject.
An Harbinger who appeared out of nowhere just yesterday, someone even he couldn't see through;
An unknown means that can temporarily reverse " Existence Correction ";
And these two things just happened to fall on the same little girl.
He reached out, his fingertips resting on the curve, his Kamisato filled with an almost burning infatuation.
"I've studied Columbina for so long," he murmured to himself, "And now, someone's handing me a key, telling me—this might be reversible."
"You're a special little girl, you'd better not disappoint me later."
Varesa, holding Bai You, turned two streets with practiced ease, and a large, domed shopping plaza came into view.
As soon as the glass door was pushed open, a wave of warmth rushed in, completely blocking out the cold air from outside.
Bai You's eyes couldn't take it all in at once.
She's been here Snezhnaya started, and she's never really explored a place like this before; the last time she went was to one of those food streets.
"Wow..." She unconsciously slowed her pace, turning her neck back and forth, almost tripping over herself.
"Take your time, no one's going to take it from you." Varesa was amused by her expression and squeezed her little hand even tighter.
"We have plenty of time today, you can shop for as long as you like."
"Hmm!"
The two first pushed a small cart and took the escalator up to the food section on the second floor.
The snack shelves stretched from floor to ceiling, row upon row, with colorful packaging that dazzled Bai You.
She tiptoed, tracing the edge of the shelf with her fingertips, stopping every two steps to tilt her head back and study it intently.
What is this?
Frozen dried berries, sweet and sour.
"What about this one?"
"The milk candy will melt in your mouth; you should like it."
"And this one, this one is red?"
"Smoked fish sausage, it's salty, you might not like it... Hey, don't put everything in your car."
Varesa said "Don't let go," but her body language betrayed her words.
Bai You would glance at each item twice, then reach out and gently place it in the stroller.
In no time, a thin layer of frozen dried berries, toffee, honey biscuits, a large jar of hot cocoa powder, two packets of crunchy roasted nuts, and two strings of fruit hard candies wrapped in candy wrappers were laid out on the bottom of the cart.
As you approach the tasting station, a staff member is smiling and greeting you with a plate of freshly sliced frozen pears.
Varesa took a small piece with a toothpick, and instead of eating it herself, she turned around and offered it to Bai You's mouth.
"Come on, try it, it's iced, see if you're used to it."
People were coming and going around her. Bai You's face felt a little hot, but she still opened her mouth and put the frozen pear in her mouth.
The ice crystals melted on her tongue, first a refreshing coolness that tingled her teeth, followed by a sweet and refreshing sensation that slowly spread up, with a hint of the pear's unique tartness. It was so delicious that her eyes immediately narrowed.
"Delicious!" she mumbled, "More."
"Little glutton," Varesa laughed, then fed her another piece. This time, just as she took a bite, she deliberately tapped her puffed-out cheek with her fingertip.
"Eat slowly, it's cold on your teeth."
Bai You shrank her neck at her suggestion, swallowed it, and then, not to be outdone, stuck one up as well, stood on tiptoe, and brought it to Varesa's mouth.
"You eat too."
"I'm feeding you, and you're doing the opposite of me—"
"Open your mouth." Bai You mimicked her usual tone, pushing the frozen pear forward, though her hand trembled slightly, "Ah--"
He imitated that last "ah" very well.
Varesa's heart melted when she saw the girl's serious little face, so she bent down and ate the frozen pear from her hand.
"Sweet." She straightened up and said slowly, deliberately, "The ones fed by Little Bai You are the sweetest."
Bai You's hand jerked back suddenly, her ear tips turning bright red instantly. She turned her head away, pretending to examine the shelf, but she couldn't bring herself to lower her ears.
[Tsk,] the system suddenly whispered in my mind, [In public, be mindful of your image.]
"Why are you out again? Shut up," Bai You thought to herself, but her lips curled into a wide smile.
system:...
After leaving the snack section, the shopping cart was quite heavy. The two took the escalator up to the third-floor home furnishing section to buy the most essential household items.
The residential area was quieter than downstairs, with warm yellow lights on one by one, and the air filled with the scent of new cotton fabrics and down jackets.
A whole wall of bedding, thick and thin, all kinds of styles, neatly folded.
Varesa was thrifty; she reached out and touched each blanket, pinching the corner, weighing it, and muttering to herself:
"The cave is damp, so we need to protect it from moisture; it gets cool at night, so we need to make sure the stuffing is sufficient, light stuffing won't work..."
Since the Bai You couldn't help with these tasks, it just wandered around the shelves on its own.
As she walked, she stopped in front of a quilt.
It was a milky white cotton quilt, with round kittens printed on the surface. Some were curled up sleeping, some were stretching, and some were tilting their heads and licking their paws.
The adorable design paired with the light pink pattern is simply too cute.
Two tiny cat ears dangled from the edge of the blanket.
Bai You's breathing became lighter.
She reached out and touched it; the quilt cover was soft and smooth, filled with fluffy down. When she pressed it, it left a shallow dent that slowly bounced back.
She couldn't resist and gently rubbed her face against it; it was soft and smelled sweet.
"Do you like this?" Varesa walked over at some point.
"Hmm..." Bai You lifted her face from under the covers, a little embarrassed. "They're so cute."
Varesa looked down at the pile of kittens, then at Bai You, whose face was buried in the blanket with only her eyes showing, and suddenly smiled, reaching out to ruffle her hair.
"She's quite cute." She was implying, "Just like you."
"I didn't have any."
"Why not?" Varesa pinched her cheek.
"When you're sleepy, you're always curled up like this, in bed or in my arms, and I can't wake you up no matter how much I call you."