Teresa won't starve

"That, sister Sakura."

"Ok?"

In fact, Teresa was also quite embarrassed about this.

After all, I just received something from someone else, but I still have to ask.But she couldn't help but ask: "It's still the question just now. Does Sister Ying know where I can get more disaster stones?"

"not enough?"

Teresa had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod.

It's just that with this little disaster stone, just doing experiments is not enough.What's more, there is a need to prop up a large space-time tunnel that can hold a Teresa?

——Do you want more?

Sakura didn't know what to do with so many disaster stones, but she also didn't intend to ask.

In fact, many things about Teresa, including Teresa herself, are a huge mystery to her.She even thought about it herself, why was she willing to help Teresa without asking why?

However, before she could come up with a result, she stopped worrying about this problem.

"Heaven."

Sakura pointed to the top of her head.

It is obviously talking about the source of the disaster stone, that is, the disaster star.It was originally a meteorite that flew from space.If Teresa wants to get a lot of disaster stones, just picking up a random meteorite is equivalent to hundreds of disaster stones.

But just...

You can tell by Theresa's expression.

Waiting for a meteorite to fall from the sky, then I really don't know when to wait.

Sakura also knows that waiting for a meteorite is unreliable, so after much deliberation, there is only one answer left:

"Most of the existing disaster stones are concentrated in the cities. If you want to get more disaster stones, go to the cities in the deep urban areas and you may gain something."

"Big ones?"

"Solemnis is not the only city in the deep city, it's just the nearest large settlement. There will be more cities like this going south, but I haven't been there, so I don't know..."

"Oh."

Teresa nodded in understanding.

It is already very rewarding to know so much from the mouths of all the old house maids (witches).What's more, Sakura has given her enough help, and she is afraid that she will not be able to afford it any more (laughs).

"Are you going with Kallen?"

Sakura suddenly thought of a question. After Teresa knew this, how would she go there?

"Karen's words..."

Thinking of the few children who had little fighting ability in the settlement, Teresa shook her head: "She probably won't be free."

"Then you want to go by yourself?"

Sakura unconsciously clenched the handle of the knife.

"Ah."

Teresa nodded, then took a step back.They are a little closer.

"Then I-"

As soon as he was about to say it, he met the little girl's eyes. Under the gaze of those clear blue eyes, Sakura still couldn't say it: "Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

"If you can't fight, run away. There is nothing shameful in running away."

"Uh-huh."

"Being alive is more important than anything else."

"Hmm."

"Are you my—!?"

"I belong to no one."

Teresa looked up at her indifferently, but it felt like she was looking down at Sakura: "Don't make any mistakes again. This is the first warning and the last."

"..."

At this moment, the little girl became extremely strange to her.

It also made Sakura wake up all of a sudden, and realized that it was just her own delusion after all.

Teresa laughed at this moment:

"I'm kidding you! I always have such a straight face, and after a long time, people won't laugh anymore. You must know that when a person is alive, one day is happy, and one day is unhappy..."

As she spoke, Teresa's voice became smaller and smaller.

When Sakura noticed, she realized that Teresa had gone far away.Coupled with the cover of the wind and snow, only some voices could be vaguely heard at this time, and some of her silhouette could be seen.

"..."

Sakura stepped forward to catch up, and raised her hand to call her back.

However, his body remained in place without stopping, and his voice was stuck in his throat.He could only watch helplessly as the little girl gradually drifted away and finally left his sight.

He looked down at the knife in his hand.

Perhaps no one knows that Sakura once had a younger sister that she was extremely proud of, a younger sister who could be called a genius.

Biological sister!

It was a genius. At that time, Sakura was still in elementary school, but her younger sister had already inherited the family business and could forge expensive knives with her bare hands.

But maybe it was also because at that time, my younger sister was engaged in a career that only adults should do, and left the root cause of the disease early on.So much so that when he was found to be seriously ill later, it had reached the point where modern medicine could not cure it.

But even then, my sister will still have a smile as warm as the sun.

Said to her: I will make a beautiful knife for my sister.

[Who would need that kind of thing! ? 】

By the way, there is one more thing left unsaid.

At that time, Sakura participated in the real sword competition under the recommendation of the school.It's the kind of game where, even with all the armor on, injuries are inevitable.

It's really hard to understand, how could someone allow elementary school students to participate in this kind of competition?

But the reality is often more bizarre.

Nature.

Participating in the competition also requires a good knife, otherwise, if it is interrupted during the competition, and if the opponent is unable to hold back, the result will be that Sakura, who is the contestant, will be injured.

The younger sister didn't want her sister to be hurt, so she dragged her sick body to forge this knife; this knife has not been worn out even after 500 years, and it has never left her body and became famous because of her.

pity.

When Sakura returned with victory, she could no longer see her sister's smiling face.

"..."

Sakura closed her eyes, not letting herself look at it again.

She understands that even if her younger sister is still alive, it is impossible for her to live until this time.It's even more impossible to become someone you don't know at all.

But whenever she sees Teresa, she just wants to ask:

【Are you my sister? ? 】

1437 "Evacuation"

When the sun was still warm on the person, Sakura, who had just left for about half a day, returned to the door again, and was immediately seen by Tsurugi who was cleaning the snow in front of the door with a broom.

Hastily put down the tools in his hand, and trotted up to Sakura.

"Sister, why did you come back so soon? I thought I had to wait until night..."

"After sending her away, I will come back."

Sakura also didn't explain where the "sent away" was sent to. She didn't want to lie to Tsumugi, but that didn't mean she had to.Fortunately Tsumugi didn't ask, and let Sakura caress her cold side face.

"Your body is just right, you need more rest."

Saying that, Sakura took off her coat, put it on Tsumugi's body and tied it up for her.

Although Tsumugi was also wearing a fuchsia red bathrobe with long sleeves and hem, it was not warm at all.

Tsumugi didn't resist Sakura's care, or she was used to it.

It's just occasional tantrums and things like that.

Like now-

"I don't want to lie in bed all day! I also hope to share some housework for my sister!"

Even though Suzu's personality is like that, in Tsumu's eyes, he is an extremely reliable person.Usually, when my sister is not at home, Bell takes care of her, and most of the dirty work is done by Bell.

Although Suzu always complains about 'I'm so tired' and 'I'm so disgusted', when I pretend to laugh at Suzu, I envy Suzu who has a healthy body and can do many things that I want to do but can't do. .

Sakura squatted down and looked at this sister, who had a big difference in appearance, had a different name, and was not even related by blood, but found that 'they' were very similar in at least this point.

They are all so unable to control themselves.

Obviously it's just...

"Then help me eat some. I can't eat so much by myself."

After thinking about it carefully, I knew that if she was asked to do nothing, it would probably be boring.Sakura took out a handful of air-dried wild plums that hadn't been delivered before.

In this way, Tsumugi can not only have things to do, but also not be tired.

The best of both worlds isn't it?

Tzuyu didn't think so at all.

When she saw this kind of sour plum, she immediately recalled the sour taste that made her brain tremble, and her saliva began to flow out uncontrollably. (Looking for plums to quench thirst)

Of course, this is not greedy, but——

Facing her sister's 'expectation', Tsumugi gritted her teeth and grabbed it from Sakura's palm.

And said with an 'I'm brave' look: "Leave it to me!"

People who don't know the truth may think it's poison.

Just at this time.

Bell, who didn't know where to go before, came back with something in his hand.

Seeing that Sakura was here, he walked over and said hello: "Big sister came back so early?"

"Ah."

Sakura responded, and then her eyes narrowed, and she locked her eyes on the thing that was carried in Bell's hand:

"This is!! Where did you find it??"

"Oh, you said this?"

Bell mentioned the arm that looked like a human, or a humanoid creature, but the skin was as pale as if it had been painted with white paint, which made people think that it should have nothing to do with humans.

And this arm is still very fresh, purple blood is still flowing from the broken crack.It was obviously not a corpse that had been dead for a long time, but a section of body that had just been cut off not long ago.

It's a pity that with Ling's knowledge, she couldn't recognize what kind of animal it belonged to: "I just went to Jizo when I had nothing to do, and then I picked this up not far away... Do you know what this is, big sister?"

Dizang refers to the Dizang Buddha, a small Buddha stone statue that can be seen near shrines.

When Sakura moved the Yae Shrine to the snow-capped mountains, she also made some useless Jizo Buddhas out of nothing to make the shrine look more complete.

"do not you know?"

Sakura stared at Bell cautiously for a while, making sure that this child who had never lied to her really didn't know what 'animal' the arm came from.

He took a deep look at the 'home' where he had lived for a long time, and then set his sights on the two younger sisters.

"Pack up your things, we have to get out of here."

"Eh!?"