Teresa won't starve

"Is this... is your home stolen?"

"Ok?"

Karen looked back and found that it was Empress Teresa.

Holding the thing in his hand, he handed it to her: "That's right, it's it."

"..."

What Karen held in her hand was actually a mouse the size of an adult orange cat. Just by looking at its chubby body, you could tell how much delicious food was in its stomach.

Of course, it's a dead mouse now.

"Don't look at it's size, it's filled with several weeks' worth of stored grain, but it's all gone into its stomach."

"Where do you know it's 'not big'?"

Theresa refrained from complaining, and asked a more practical question: "So can I eat meat for the next meal?"

After staying in this settlement for two days, Teresa also learned a little about the food here.It's nothing more than all kinds of wild vegetables and beans, and I haven't seen anything like fish.

I don't know if I can't afford it, or simply don't have it.

"how is this possible?"

Without much hesitation, Karen threw the dead mouse away: "This thing is not edible."

Since the "Day of Disaster", the creatures on the earth either died because they couldn't adapt to the environment, or simply mutated like those "scourge".

Obviously, mutant creatures cannot be eaten, unless they intend to stop being human.

In addition, don't take any chances, this non-human being does not become a 'rational monster', but a poor worm like a 'scourge' who only has the instinct to eat.

Therefore, even knowing that it was a rare meat, Karen threw it away without hesitation.

"Then what to do? Is there any food left here?"

"There's some left......"

Karen was silent for a while, and then signaled Teresa not to worry: "At least you won't be hungry for a short time. I grow vegetables here. It's better to eat fresh than canned food, right?"

However, Teresa is not so optimistic:

"What about the long run?"

"That's not something you should think about."

Although it looked as if this unexpected situation had happened as soon as Teresa came;

But Karen knew that this was actually her own problem. It was because she had been too lax recently and didn't come over to check the warehouse regularly, which caused this kind of thing to happen.

There is really no reason to be stolen by this kind of mouse that can bite through even steel.

Teresa saw that she didn't want to say anything, so she couldn't continue to ask.

"I'll keep going elsewhere."

"go quickly."

Until Teresa's figure and footsteps completely disappeared.

Karen looked back at the warehouse again, especially those empty jars that didn't even have any food soup left, and couldn't help sighing: "Oh!"

He stretched out his hand and rolled up his right sleeve, and glanced at the disaster stone embedded in his arm.

Thoughts drifted away.

1406 "Stubborn Two"

"Sister Karen, are you..."

Miura, who came to the door of the room, was about to say what she had prepared when she came.I saw Karen with her back to herself, sitting on the bed and overhauling three firearms.

It seems to be preparing for a long trip.

"What's the matter with you, little Myna?"

Karen turned her head to look at this elf-like girl.

"No......"

Miu Na replied instinctively, and then she pretended to be unhappy and said, "It's not young! Miu Na is already 15 years old! And... I almost forgot when you interrupted me, Ka It's time for Sister Lian to eat."

"Know it."

Karen said it perfunctorily, and when Miu Na hesitated to speak, she added: "You go first, I'll be there later."

"......Oh."

In fact, Miura really wanted to ask what she was doing and where she wanted to go.

But in the end, Miu Na still nodded sensiblely, and went back to the dinner table to wait for Karen to come over with everyone.

"Ugh!"

Karen waited for her to walk away before returning her attention to her hands again.

Doing a final check on two pistols and a shotgun, counting what little ammunition is left.She knew that with only this little ammunition reserve, once she encountered something on the road, she might never see these children again.

But she couldn't help but go.

......

Back to Teresa.

Looking at Miu Na who went back and forth, she looked sullen.Teresa thought she was being scolded, so she gloated and asked, "Did you get angry when you got up?"

"Sister Kallen doesn't have those bad habits!"

Miura glanced at Teresa angrily, and then sat down beside her.

It's strange to say that there are several children who are about the same age as Theresa, but she is the only one who can actually chat with Theresa.

After getting along slowly, Miu Na gradually forgot her age, and only regarded her as her peers who were about the same age as herself.

Although it's actually not that bad.

"Maybe it's just that she doesn't want to show it to you."

"Hmph! If you talk like that again, I'll—"

However, before he finished speaking, a pair of hands pressed on the heads of the two of them at the same time.

Accompanied by a familiar voice:

"You two, are you saying bad things behind my back?"

There is no doubt that this person is Kallen.

"No! Miuna never speaks ill of Kallen's sister!"

"I do believe that, my little Miuna is a good child!"

As she spoke, Karen rubbed her head vigorously.

But what about...

"What do you mean by that?"

Hearing the hidden meaning in Karen's words, Teresa felt that her credibility was gone: "Am I the kind of person who likes to arrange others?"

"Hmm! What do you think?"

"********************" (Whispers of an indescribable evil god)

Since Teresa came, it seems like every day I meet Joy.

Even breakfast, which would have ended as soon as everyone said hello, moved their mouths, and shouted hello, has become like an amusement park.

Although it seems a bit messy to describe it like this, but... Kallen is enjoying her life now.

but--

Some things have to be done after all!

Karen sighed, and under the watchful eyes of several girls, she picked up the shotgun and planned to go out.However, this time she didn't say where she was going.

Those who have long been used to it will naturally not ask.

There was only Miura, who was worried, and Otto, who didn't know how to hide it.

"Ka, Kallen, you, are you going to—?"

"Take a trip."

Karen walked to the door, turned her head to look at Otto who was standing by the door, and said jokingly, "You don't mean to stop me, do you?"

"I-I think—"

Otto knew what she was about to do.

After all, the matter of the warehouse being ransacked by rats cannot be hidden from others at all.Anyone who has been to the warehouse will know.

But Otto couldn't stop her.

Hitting is one thing.The other thing is because he knows that Karen must take this risk for the sake of everyone in the settlement.

"Yes, will it be too (dangerous)..."

"I'll go with you."

As the only person in the entire settlement who knew about it, Teresa came over to talk to Karen while Otto was still hesitating.

It’s just that she’s only been here for a few days, and Karen doesn’t want her to go on an adventure with her:

"Don't mess around! Just wait here with everyone and wait for my return!"

Although it is clear that Teresa has supernatural powers, knowing that does not mean that Karen will use them.

Just like the children in this settlement, Karen hopes that they can grow up healthily and smoothly, rather than face this cruel world prematurely.

"But you're not sure about it yourself, are you?"

"That's my business, not something you should think about."

1407 "Departure"

At last.

Not only the similar appearance, but even the stubborn personalities, the two girls who are exactly the same finally made a compromise with each other.

That is, Karen can bring Teresa, but the premise is that Teresa must listen to Karen.

For example, once encountering an irresistible danger, Karen wants Teresa to escape alone, and Teresa must not stay and act brave.Even if Teresa has a supernatural ability, she should not rely too much on this ability.

To this, Teresa agreed.

As for the reality...we will see the situation at that time.

......

"Actually, I still feel..."

Karen, who was leading the way, turned around to look at Teresa and wanted to persuade her again.But when she saw her summer dress, she couldn't hold back the spirit of complaining, and asked another thing: "Aren't you cold because you wear so little?"

Although Karen also doesn't wear much, as I said before; she wears that way so as not to affect her actions, which doesn't mean she doesn't feel cold.

But seeing Teresa's appearance——

"My physique is quite special."

Teresa, who didn't know hot and cold, spoke without the slightest bit of self-consciousness.

It was so sincere that Kallen couldn't see that she was lying at all.

Because a person may be able to disguise his expression, but body language such as facial expressions and muscle shaking, which symbolize physical conditions, is something that even professionally trained people may not be able to do.

Not to mention just a little girl...

"OK then."

Karen could only relax for the time being, and did not forget to tell me: "If you feel cold, you must tell me. If you accidentally get sick and have a fever, you may kill yourself."

"I know."