Beng San, I have an unfinished date with her

There are two large bowls placed on the counter next to them, and it seems that the seasonings have been prepared.

Kosmo had no choice but to come to the empty table in the kitchen and sit down, waiting for Qianjie's noodles.

Soon, Qianjie poured hot soup into the bowl.

The smell suddenly came out and soon reached Kosmo's nose.

Fragrant, very fragrant.

Especially Kosmo, who had been hungry for several meals at this moment, and his saliva appeared in an instant.

"Here you go, eat it, kid."

Soon, Qianjie came over with two bowls of noodles and placed them on the table.

The rich soup smells very fragrant, and it is obviously a very rich white soup with floating oil, but it seems that you can see the submerged bowl of noodles, showing the clarity of the soup.

It seems contradictory, but it is realized in this bowl.

Omelette, sauteed seeds and seaweed, and a soup stock that is obviously made from seafood.

A bit of a strange combination.

For the first time, Kosmo couldn't wait so much. He took the chopsticks and started to enjoy it without waiting for the temperature to drop.

"Hey, let me tell you..." Qianjie didn't even have time to remind him that the temperature was very high.

Kosmo's tongue was suddenly burned, and he had no choice but to blow on the noodles on his chopsticks.

"Ha..." Seeing Kosmo being so excited, Qianjie shook his head slightly and let out a little laugh of satisfaction.But at this time, he also took a bottle of juice and handed it to Cosmo: "It won't be so hot."

"Thank you..." Kosmo was stunned for half a second, then said thank you and took it.

Qianjie didn't say anything. He took a bottle of beer, opened the ring with one hand and drank.

Soon, the extremely hungry Kosmo destroyed the bowl of noodles and burped.

He no longer has such a big sense of alienation and fear towards the [brother] or [uncle] in front of him.

Qianjie only ate half of it.

Comparing the two, Kosmo is destroyed, while Qianjie is enjoyed.

Kosmo unknowingly showed the kind of satisfied look that belongs to humans after a good meal, and he didn't even realize it.

Qianjie was still eating, and after he pressed the button, the mask magically retracted part of it, revealing his mouth.

But most of it is still covered.

Kosma was curious too...but obviously it wasn't a good idea to ask.

"Go to bed when you're done eating. I'll clean up the bowls."

"Um..."

Kosmo nodded when he heard what Qianjie said and stood up as if he was about to leave.

But...he hesitated in front of the table for several seconds.

Of course, this gesture cannot be hidden from Qianjie.

After taking a sip of wine, Qianjie looked at Kosmo: "What's wrong, kid?"

"..."

"Ah."

"Oh?...Tell me." Qianjie moved his chopsticks, picked up the noodles and took a bite before saying nonchalantly.

Kosmo sat down again, lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Qianjie: "Qianjie...why are you so strong?"

Yes, Kosmo knows the power of Thousand Tribulations.

Regardless of whether it was the first time I saw him, I was forced by Qianjie's invisible sense of oppression to the point where my consciousness was almost blurred.

Or maybe he escaped once and was caught by Qianjie.

I still witnessed that time when Qianjie brutally dealt with the thief.

All of this allowed Kosmo to make an accurate judgment about the combat effectiveness of Thousand Tribulations...at least in terms of destruction.

Qianjie is definitely no weaker than the monster he faced today...well, yesterday.

At least the monster could slice through the building with the sharp blade in his hand.

But there is absolutely no way he could punch a big hole in the ground like Qianjie did...

At that moment, he punched the thief in the abdomen, fell straight to the ground, and blasted out a hole one meter deep and several meters wide, which really impressed Kosmo.

The punch was so powerful and so fast that the thief's body could not stop him.

Even most of the power is not transmitted in the thief's body.

Otherwise, Kosmo was sure that he would only see a cloud of blood mist illuminated by the nightlight on the outer wall of the orphanage in the dark night.

......

Qianjie stopped using his chopsticks and thought about it.

Brand new branch: 332. Kosmo’s question and Qianjie’s answer

The chopsticks in Qianjie's hand started moving again.

The stagnant atmosphere began to flow again.

"Suck slip—(￣_￣;), I have never thought about this problem." Qianjie said after taking the last bite.

"Strong or not, it never matters to me."

"To live is to live, find a place to stay and live - that doesn't require much strength."

Qianjie said, taking the bowl away, turning his direction, grabbing the top of his wine with his fingers and shaking it slightly.

His back was against the edge of the table, his arms were spread out, and his elbows were resting on the edge of the table - a look like those free and easy young people outside.

If it is on the railing on the seaside, with the street lights on the trail in the dark as the background, it may be more charming.

Just Qianjie's figure, so stretched out under the street lights, is enough to attract the attention of many people.

However, Kosmo didn't understand it very well. He had no experience with this knowledge.

So he only saw the relaxation and laziness in Qianjie.

"You look relaxed..." Kosmo thought about it and said, "Is it because of the confidence brought by strong power?"

Qianjie did not give a definite answer. Instead, he said: "Boy, you ask me? How do I know..."

"I said - strong? Confident? Relaxed?"

"I didn't know that...it feels good to be here."

"Uh...", Kosmo blinked, he still didn't quite understand: "Why do you, who is so strong, stay here, hiding in such an... ordinary welfare home, going there from time to time? Be a chef in a restaurant?"

"And Apponi—"/"Don't mention that woman's name, and have a nice, quiet night."

Kosmo's words were blocked by Qianjie.

"You hate...hate her?"

"No, I don't have a close relationship with her, it's just a simple dislike."

"Ok?"

"What, you think I should be familiar with her? Haha——" Qianjie sneered and took a sip of the wine in his hand.

"That woman is so disgusting, she will use everything to achieve her own goals."

"Even the god she believes in."

"......".

Kosma was speechless.

Because even he could feel the persistence in Aponya's words.

Based on what she said to herself, the ambition she wanted to achieve - no matter whether the person who wanted to achieve this wish was capable or not, kind-hearted or disgusting, that person must be an extremely persistent person.

Maybe... paranoid?

But Aponia has power...it doesn't necessarily mean it's a delusion.

Paranoid is a difficult word to use.

"Then... do you know what her power is? And the... core of her church?"

Kosmo looked at Qianjie.

Qianjie is not a member of the Church of Aponia, he does not have those signs, and he even hates Aponia.

He originally thought Qianjie would reveal everything directly like before.

Unexpectedly, Qianjie raised his head, looking up at the lamp on the ceiling, and the wine in his hand stopped shaking.

After a long time, Qianjie finally said: "I know."

"Well, then..."

Qianjie sighed and said, "That's what she calls the power given to her by God."

"God?...Is there really—"

"It doesn't matter."

"what?"

"It doesn't matter, how many times do you want me to repeat it? It doesn't matter, you just need to know that that woman is capable."

"...What about the core?"

This question did not give Qianjie his unique melancholy and thoughtful reaction.

He drank the rest of the wine, lowered his head and seemed to throw it away, and the can fell accurately into the trash can.

"A new human being."

"I don't care. They're not that new compared to me."

"It's just getting closer to the nature of the world and evolving into bugs that are less likely to die."

"Brand new...human beings? Close to the essence of the world? Insects that are not easy to die?" Kosma repeated the key points in Qianjie's words.

But after repeating it, I found that I still only understood the literal meaning.

Qianjie said as if he knew what he was going to say: "That's the literal meaning. What I said is not popular enough?"

"No..." Kosmo shook his head: "What you said is very simple and you can understand it at once."

"But...how on earth-"/"I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing."

"Aren't you the...new human?"

"No..." Qianjie sneered and then said mockingly: "Ha! It's not even sure whether I am a human or not."

Kosmo was even more confused...

[In the past there was the so-called Honkai Impact and monsters, then there was Aponia and gods, and now there is a new human being - and finally there is one who is not sure whether he is a human or not. 】

【What's the meaning? 】

Kosmo is really tough.

"......"

"Can I become stronger by becoming a new human?" Seeing Qianjie wanting to leave, Kosmo asked hurriedly.

"I don't know..." Qianjie's tone was extremely perfunctory, and then he waved his hand: "You want to continue to become stronger before your hair even grows?"

"Let's practice for a few years first~"

After that, his back disappeared outside the kitchen door in Kosmo's helpless eyes.

"......"

[Why didn’t they agree immediately, but instead made me wait by making insinuations? 】

Kosma didn't understand.