The next morning, Busujima Saeko got up as usual, practiced sword for an hour, wiped the sweat off her body, and prepared to go downstairs to make some breakfast. She passed by Chihu and the others' room, glanced at the closed door, and suddenly laughed.
Ten minutes later, Qianhu came down from upstairs wearing slippers.
"Morning, Miss Busujima."
"Good morning~ Chihu~" Busujima Saeko looked at the egg liquid in the pan as if facing a great enemy.
Chihu stood next to Busujima Saeko, holding the basket in his hand. After the fried eggs were poured onto the plate, Chihu put the basket on the kitchen counter.
"What's wrong, Chihu? Didn't you sleep well last night? Do you need to change rooms?" Busujima Saeko looked at Chihu and asked with concern.
"No, I'm here to apologize. Yesterday, Yuli... took some cookies away. She was just afraid of going hungry. Please forgive her." Qianhu bowed and said.
Busujima Saeko took a look at the frame and saw only a dozen wafer biscuits in it.
Looking at the thousand-footed man who bowed at a 90-degree angle, Busujima Saeko hesitated for a moment, then rolled her eyes and said, "It's okay, thousand-footed man. Just take it if you want, Yuri. Just think of it as my advance salary to you."
"Ah? Salary?" Chihu straightened up and tilted her head, looking as if she had no idea what Busujima Saeko meant. They didn't work for Busujima Saeko.
"Well... it probably means compensation. I will be away from here often in the future, and I hope you can help me look after the house when the time comes. I will also need you to help me clean up the books on a regular basis. These can be considered as compensation." Busujima Saeko explained, but she obviously had some misunderstanding.
"Reward..."
"Of course, here, providing food and accommodation is basic for work, so as long as you don't waste food, just eat well." Busujima Saeko put the handle of the frame back into Chihu's hand and said.
Looking at the frame in his hand, Qianhu nodded seriously, "I will do it well."
"Okay, it's okay. Wake up Yuli and get ready for breakfast." Busujima Saeko said as she picked up the plate.
"Well, actually, there is one more thing I want to explain to Yuli. There was no extra meaning for her lying on the bed yesterday. She just didn't understand some of the knowledge at all. It wasn't intentional." Chihu said beside Busujima Saeko.
"Ah?" Busujima Saeko blinked, as if she was recalling what Chihu was talking about.
Chihu looked at Busujima Saeko's expression and quickly explained, "But Yuri definitely didn't mean any harm, I promise, she's just a little silly. She once burned my books and diaries to start a fire."
"No way!" Busujima Saeko was a little surprised. She, who had just come into contact with him, could see that Chihuo liked books.
"Yes." Qianhu nodded helplessly, "Sometimes Yuli can't understand the act of writing a diary, nor can she understand the meaning of books."
At this point Qianhu sighed.
"Memory is a hindrance to my survival." Qianhu continued, "This is the reason she gave me later."
Busujima Saeko was a little silent. She had long guessed that Chitoge and Yuri should be from another world, but she didn't expect that world to be so cruel. In order to survive, sometimes one has to abandon one's memories.
But it seems that she has no right to criticize others. Isn't the world she lives in the worst possible way? If she really has to be alone until the end, then memories will be nothing more than a burden.
"Don't worry, you don't need any books to start a fire here." Busujima Saeko looked up and comforted.
Qianhu laughed. Yes, this place was much better than all the places they had encountered before. At least for the time being, they would not have to worry about food and clothing, and it was warm and livable.
Tap, tap, tap~ The sound of hurried footsteps sounded above the two of them.
Yuli's figure suddenly appeared at the stairs, her eyes instantly locked on Qianhu, then she jumped down and jumped onto Qianhu.
"Ah." Qianhu was startled by Yuli's sudden jump, and the frame in his hand fell to the ground.
After hugging Qianhu, Yuli let go of her hand, jumped down, and looked at Busujima Saeko very sincerely, "Ms. Busujima, I'm here to apologize to you. I took these cookies yesterday. I'm very sorry."
Busujima Saeko looked at Yuri who was trying hard to admit her mistakes and take responsibility, and suddenly smiled, "Chihu, you should explain it to her. I still have to go fry some bread. Explain it quickly because it's time for breakfast."
Yuri listened to Busujima Saeko's words and turned her head towards Chihu, a look of confusion on her face.
Children, do you have a lot of question marks
Qianhu picked up the frame on the ground, put it aside, and then explained to Yuli.
A few minutes later, at the dinner table, Yuli was eating a sandwich with fried eggs and bacon, feeling so happy.
"Ms. Busujima, don't worry. From now on, the safety here will be left to Yuli! Yuli's shooting is the best!" Yuli paused, and then she realized that her bolt-action rifle had no bullets left.
"Really? That's great. I've never been good at using guns. Let's go to the training room together later. There are guns there." Busujima Saeko responded.
Although the four corners and the top of the house are guarded by fully automatic rotating intelligent machine gun turrets, it would be good to have an extra reliable gunman. Anyway, Busujima Saeko is confident that even if Yuri is a sharpshooter and has a brain injury, she can end the battle in just a few seconds at close range.
"Okay, then, can I have another piece?" Yuli raised her hand and said.
"Of course." Busujima Saeko pushed the plate a little towards Yuri, then looked at Chihu, "Chihu, have you gone to the study to read? Do you need me to help you find some language learning books first?"
"Not yet. Also, language learning? What is that?" Qianhu asked.
"Well... books that help you understand the words in the book."
"Ah? But I have never learned characters before reading a book before." Qianhu was even more confused.
Busujima Saeko felt that she had discovered something extraordinary, and hurried to the study to get out a book and a scroll.
"Senhu, take a look at the book and see if you can understand it." Busujima Saeko said. The book she took out was a Chinese book. Without the blessing of the main god space, she could not understand it by just reading it.
Qianhu took the book. Although she had never seen the words on it, she understood its meaning the moment she opened it. She could even figure out some ambiguous parts.
"I can understand it. It's very easy to understand. Every word and every phrase has a corresponding meaning." Qianhu nodded.
"Then take a look at this." Busujima Saeko said as she opened the scroll. This was actually a copybook, and the characters in it were all calligraphy. Anyway, Busujima Saeko still couldn't fully understand these cursive scripts.
Chihu met Busujima Saeko's gaze and nodded, indicating that he had no difficulty understanding her, and expressed apology for Busujima Saeko's inability to do the same, and even felt a little sympathy.
The corners of Busujima Saeko's mouth twitched. Qianhu's barrier-free reading ability is actually a very strong ability. Many words actually have encrypted meanings, but this encryption is useless in Qianhu's eyes. In addition, if she has this extraordinary ability, then Yuri...
Thinking about this question, Busujima Saeko turned her head to look at Yuri, who was eating with her face buried in the plate. Suddenly, she felt that this person's image had become inexplicably tall and noble.