I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

Let's go back. "

After tidying up the tools, they placed them in the cave and covered them with stone slabs. The two of them got on their horses and returned to the settlement.

As soon as Todd showed up, he was rushed forward by his son who was waiting at home, and the warm laughter and playful sounds made Cheng Rang smile and nodded to the fat woman wearing a worn-out apron—— She is Todd's wife.

"Cheng~~"

The call full of vitality has a long tone, so that people can know who it is without looking back.

"Cron."

"I heard from Evan and the others that you are at the beach today, are you going to cook delicious grilled fish again? I'm looking forward to it~!"

The girl clasped her hands in front of her chest, her shiny eyes blinked back and forth with anticipation.

"Didn't you think you still can't forget it? Your saliva is flowing down."

Ke Long heard the words and quickly raised her hand to wipe her mouth, but found that Cheng Rang was just teasing herself, she pouted and said, "Really, don't always make fun of others!"

"Hahaha, who told you that the last time you ate the grilled fish I made, you almost had an accident because the fishbone got stuck. At that time, you almost didn't scare Rick to death."

"I....I'll be more careful this time~ So what? The kitchen is ready!"

"Don't worry, you are greedy like a kitten, what about Rick and the others?"

"Call it now!"

Kelong ran away in a hurry, and his style of acting was still in a hurry.

And Cheng Rang couldn't refuse Kelong, who wanted to have a good meal. After all, she was also worried about the situation in the settlement during the days of continuous black rain.

When Rick brought Shubi to the kitchen with Crom, the slightly burnt smell of grilled fish already made him sniff involuntarily.

Open the door and enter, and you can see Cheng Rang busy in front of the stove.

"Hey, welcome Lord Rick to my humble house~ Today is the long-lost salt and pepper grilled fish."

"Yeah!" Kelong immediately cheered happily.

Rick pressed his hair and smiled wryly, "Are you still teasing me about what happened last time? Just call me by name."

"Just kidding, it'll be ready soon, you guys sit down first." Cheng Rang flipped the sizzling grilled fish in front of the campfire and motioned for a few people to sit down.

The small wooden table in the square is not big, and it would look crowded even if four people sit down, but this will undoubtedly shorten the distance.

Rick and Hubie were pressed together by Crone as usual, and then she herself sat down on the opposite side, propped her chin on the table, her swaying legs foreshadowed her happy mood at the moment, narrowed her eyes and smiled He stared at Cheng Rang's busy back.

At this time, only when Cheng Rang cooks a small stove for a few people, can they sit next to each other like a family and enjoy the mouth-watering delicacy together.

"Awaited!"

The steaming and fragrant grilled fish was placed on a wooden plate, and Cheng Rang brought it to the table.

No more, no less, exactly four.

Hubie grabbed the grilled fish that was handed to him and looked at Rick on the side——

"You're welcome, eat." Rick replied as usual.

Even if Shubi, who is an Ex-Machina, does not need to consume energy through eating, but since Crohn is also present, such behavior is still necessary just to keep her a secret.

That was Rick explaining it to Hubie alone after the first foursome meal.

A meaningless act just for the sake of disguising and concealing one's identity...

But now, Hubby has the idea of ​​"expecting" this kind of behavior to happen.

Because being able to get close to Rick, Kelong's behavior towards Cheng can also be more helpful to the analysis of "heart", so do you expect it?

Hubby asked himself this question, but through logical calculations, the result was negative.

I just...just want to do it.

The reason...unknown?

"I'm starting~!"

The three of them clapped their hands at the same time, picked up the grilled fish in front of them and took a bite.

"...Mmm~ delicious!"

"Although I don't want to admit that such a delicious thing was made by this guy, but being able to taste this kind of thing seems to make life meaningful."

"Rick...do you still say that you are not arrogant?"

Rick kept silent, but continued to put food into his mouth with an awkward expression.

The pyroxene lampstand on the wall exudes warm yellow light, and the unextinguished firewood crackles in the stove. Compared with the coldness after the sun sets, the room is extraordinarily warm. Talking and laughing, tasting delicious food, enjoying the small and warm happiness in this world.

If you can live like this forever...

Shubi bit the grilled fish in his hand, and the taste sensor informed the central analysis module of the substances contained in the food.

It is obvious that you can't taste it like this, only the cold flow of information flashes through your mind.

But Huby felt the emotion of "joy".

"Is it tasty?"

Kelong, who was sitting opposite, asked Hubby.

"....Um....."

Hubby nodded slightly, answering the question he shouldn't be able to answer.

"Ah~ I'm so happy...." Kelong dangled the chair and leaned closer to Cheng Rang, "I really want to eat Cheng's cooking every day~"

"Every day, it's still a bit forced, right?" Rick sighed softly, for Ke Long's unrealistic

Idea expressed veto.

"That's right...hehe~"

"It's too close..." Cheng Rang reminded Ke Long helplessly that he was about to overwhelm the chair and lean on him.

"What, it's so cold!"

"It's probably because I dislike you for being too clingy. Thanks for your hard work, Cheng." Rick took the opportunity to give Crolon a precise blow.

Then he was sanctioned by the girl's iron fist, and he lay on the table with his head covered with a bang.

"It hurts—you bastard!"

"...are you okay... Rick?"

Hubby seemed to be defending his shortcomings by making comments to Crone.

"...Kron...please don't do...unreasonable harm to Rick..."

Ke Long was stimulated by the reaction of the two of them, and shouted: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Boom (crying on the table)"

"Hey, it's too much to say that the famous flower has an owner or something..." Cheng Rang glanced at Ke Long aside with the corner of his mouth pulled.

"What, what! In this world, even if you marry two wives, no one will say anything! Why are you guys so clear about the boundaries for me?"

"...Klon, fell in love with Cheng... at first sight?" Shubi suddenly asked such a question to Kelong, which surprised Rick and Cheng Rang.

"Yes! I just fell in love with Cheng at first sight, I just like him! What's wrong! Anyway, he will only say that he has a wife and reject me!"

Cheng Rang didn't expect Kelong to make such an obvious confession to himself this time, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Unexpectedly, Xiubi was even more astonishing, and said a sentence with a flat expression:

"... Kelong, will you fall in love at first sight with someone who already has a sexual partner? Like?... Then who should be jealous?"

At this moment, everyone's eyes shot at Cheng Rang, who was holding the fish bone aside, which made his movements stiffen.

"Wait....what are you looking at me for?! Just because I taught her the word jealous?!"

"..."

".....stare."

"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I won't teach me any more indiscriminately." Cheng Rang, whose scalp was numb from being stared at by several people, immediately chose to apologize on the table, which made them look away.

"It seems that Rick still wants to train Hubby-chan alone~"

"Kelon, I really think it's better for you to change your mind."

Chapter 40 Night Raid

The dinner party still ended with the same lively noise as before.

Until late at night, Cheng Rang, who put on his gear and was about to sneak out to visit Ai Xueer with the rest of the fish, bumped into Ke Long who was hesitating outside the door...

"Wow!"

"I rely on!"

Both of them were taken aback by this.

"Ke Long...it's so late, what are you doing standing at the door of my room?" Taking advantage of the dark environment, Cheng Rang quickly threw his cloak and everything into the system backpack, and asked the question first.

"...I, I have something to say to you..." Fortunately, Kelong kept his head down because of his shyness, so he didn't notice Cheng Rang's situation.

"Is there something you can't say in front of Rick?"

"Ah."

Cheng Rang stretched out his head and looked around. After making sure that there was no one there, he opened the door and said, "Come in..."

After closing the door and dripping water on the pyroxene that was about to go out, the room finally lit up again.

"Aren't you asleep yet?"

"...Then I'll ask you." Cheng Rang glanced down at Kelong who came to his room in only light pajamas, grabbed the quilt from the bed and draped it over her body.

"It's cold, don't get sick from such nonsense."

"thanks..."

"So, why do you have to come alone in the middle of the night?"

Cheng Rang sat cross-legged on the bed, patted the front of his body, and signaled Ke Long to sit over.

In the dim light of pyroxene, Kelong seemed to be preoccupied, not as lively as usual, but wrapped the quilt tightly around his body, and moved to the bed.

After a long silence, she slowly opened her mouth and said, "Cheng, although it might be impolite to ask, I still want to know..... Has your wife—"

"She's still alive." Cheng Rang interrupted Ke Long's question, and replied directly, "She's still alive, but she's not by my side."

Cheng Rang said helplessly: "You don't think that my wife died in the war, just to keep rejecting you just to live up to the love for her? If you are here to persuade me to open something, then there is no need to say more ...The situation is much more complicated than you imagined, but I can be sure that she is living well now."

"But...you've been here for so long..."

Seeing Kelong's hesitant expression, Cheng Rang sighed and said, "Do you want to ask me if I'm worried about her, or if she's worried about me?"

Kelong hummed in a low voice.

"There are indeed some things that I miss, but I don't worry about each other enough. I don't think this is something you should worry about, Kelong."

The girl pulled the quilt horn and clenched her hands tightly. Cheng Rang's words imply that you should care more about the situation in the settlement than me.

The pressure on Rick is not small, not to mention that there are people around him now

According to Hubi, except for some important decisions in the settlement, other miscellaneous matters were handled by Ke Long alone. Although it was slightly less difficult because of Cheng Rang's help, such lax behavior was also a sign of irresponsibility.

"I know...Of course I know this, you don't need to say it. But even so, can I not have the right to like you?"

Cheng Rang opened his mouth and said again: "I never said that...Of course you have the right to like others, it's just the two of us..."

"Won't there be a result?"

".....Um."

"I see."

"Eh?" Cheng Rang, who received such a concise answer from Ke Long, looked up at her in surprise.

Kelong smiled and repeated again: "I said, I understand, since you have already told me this way, then I will not trouble you again in the future."

"Everyone in this world will have some secrets that they don't want others to know, but I don't know about you and your wife. If you continue to entangle, people will hate you, right?"

"That's not what I meant...Cron."