PDLP Chapter 12 Seele is afraid of the dark
Chapter 12 Seele is afraid of the dark
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I quickly wiped my clothes dry. They were wet, but there was nothing I could do but make do.
Fortunately, it was summer, and although it wasn't the hottest time yet, the temperature in Mu Continent was already quite high. Inside the shack, the two of them relied on each other, so it wasn't too unbearable.
Seele lit a branch, providing a little light to the shed, but the smell became unbearable, causing her to cough twice, like a kitten sneezing.
Yun Fuyu: "Xi'er, don't light any fires indoors, it's dangerous."
Seele nodded, then shook her head. It meant she knew, but she still wanted to light it.
Once things quieted down, Yun Fuyu remembered to ask, "Where did you go just now? Why did you leave quietly all by yourself?"
He looked annoyed: "I was afraid you'd run into danger, so when I heard the wolves howling, I rushed over without thinking, only to be surrounded. I almost..."
Seele healed the numerous and deep scratches on his calves, lowering her head: "I'm sorry..."
Yun Fuyu: "So, at least let me know what you're thinking, right? I failed to save the damsel in distress, and instead you saved me for a while. I'm really embarrassed."
He made a joke about himself, and Seele breathed a slight sigh of relief before explaining what had just happened to him.
He simply woke up in the middle of the night, found the fire had gone out, and not wanting to disturb Yun Fuyu, went out alone to find fuel.
Seele said somewhat timidly, "Actually, Seele is very afraid of the dark... especially in the wild. As long as there is no light, Seele feels genuinely afraid, always feeling that something will appear from the darkness..."
"...You're afraid of the dark too?"
Yun Fuyu couldn't help but say.
Seele tilted her head, not quite understanding what he meant by those words.
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Yun Fuyu suddenly thought of Seele from the present civilization. Because of her experiences hiding in the treasure chest and falling into the Sea of Quanta, she had openly expressed in her voice that she was afraid of the dark.
The Seele before us is most likely the sixth Herrscher from the previous civilization, but she seems unable to escape the identity of "Seele," as she is similar in many ways to the Seele that everyone knows in the current civilization.
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"Well, in short, we must seriously review this matter and learn from it!"
Yun Fuyu sat up straight and said with a serious expression, "First of all, we two depend on each other for survival... uh, depend on each other for travel. In this situation, the departure of either one will make the other feel worried and fearful, so I propose that from now on, no matter what the situation, we two must act together! Especially you, Seele, your abilities are not reflected in combat, and your safety is not guaranteed!"
Seele nodded obediently.
"Secondly, I want to reflect on my actions. When I first discovered you were missing, I was suddenly filled with anger and anxiety, and I was especially afraid that you would leave alone... Maybe that's a bit abnormal, but Seele, you're the only one I have left now, and I can't bear to let you leave."
Yun Fuyu scratched his head and frankly expressed his worries for the day.
Seele pursed her lips, and just when Yun Fuyu thought she was about to turn on him and lower his favorability rating, the girl suddenly chuckled and nodded, saying, "Yes, Seele promises you. Seele won't leave you until we escape the Honkai."
“…Yeah, me too.”
"..."
"Ahem, so thirdly, today's battle summary..."
The voice gradually softened and lowered.
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Day four of our journey.
The journey wasn't always smooth sailing, especially after leaving the area Seele was familiar with. It was like entering an unexplored map, shrouded in mist, with no idea what the next step would bring.
Yun Fuyu and Seele never dared to take the official main roads because such roads were often controlled by strange groups (as Seele said). On the contrary, in the deserted side roads, although they might occasionally encounter Honkai Beasts, they were basically unlikely to encounter humans.
When Yun Fuyu first came to this world, Xier had some psychological trauma, so they both tacitly agreed to avoid interacting with other people as much as possible, taking small paths or using the main roads as directional guides.
This is why there are always trees in the places where they rest.
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night.
The firewood crackled in the fire, and the flames grew dimmer. Yun Fuyu stirred it a few times, but the fire burned weaker and weaker.
Seele opened her eyes, looked for a while, and suddenly said, "The wood must be too wet. Let's gather some dry branches."
Yun Fuyu nodded: "Okay, I'll go pick it up now."
Seele tugged at his sleeve: "Let's go together."
Yun Fuyu turned to look at her. At that moment, the girl was tugging at her sleeve, and the phantom of flames flickered in her beautiful eyes. The ripples on the water made her indescribably beautiful.
Yun Fuyu nodded again: "Okay. If I go out by myself, I'm afraid Xier will abandon me."
Seele loosened her grip on his sleeve, then, as if remembering something, shook her head: "No way."
Just like I said yesterday, Seele won't leave him until he escapes the Great Collapse Zone.
"..."
But Seele is so cute!
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In the forest.
At first, things went smoothly. With so many days of survival experience, she could tell how much moisture a broken branch contained just by its weight and feel. Before long, Yun Fuyu was carrying many pieces of dead wood that met her requirements.
But the next time he looked up, he suddenly noticed a pair of vertical snake eyes, glowing with an eerie green light, gleaming in the darkness. The next instant, those snake eyes seemed to have spotted him; their pupils contracted slightly, and they swiftly lunged towards him!
The snake-like creature slithered across the ground, and Yun Fuyu could even hear the sound of fallen leaves being swept away. He shuddered; having always been terrified of snakes, he nearly fled in panic, but he remembered to call for Xi'er first before running away!
"Seele, watch out!"
Yun Fuyu shouted, then grabbed Xier and ran quickly toward the campfire camp!
"Eh?"
Xi'er was still a little confused, but she couldn't help but trust Yun Fuyu. Yun Fuyu also grabbed her wrist, and she and Yun Fuyu started to run away together.
After running to the camp, Yun Fuyu threw the dry branches she was carrying next to the fire, then looked behind her warily, holding a thick stick about five centimeters in diameter (also picked up), ready to fight to the death!
Those are snakes! Don't be fooled by his courage in the face of the wolf pack yesterday. In that battle, he initially performed well because of the adrenaline rush from the brink of death, and later because Seele was right behind him.
But you should know that he is most afraid of long and multi-legged animals. Just thinking about the feeling of being entangled by a snake makes Yun, who is even afraid of earthworms, tremble with fear.
Soon, the fire behind them gradually brightened as fuel was added. Just then, those serpentine eyes drew closer in the deep forest, their eerie green glow gleaming greedily in the darkness. And then!
For a moment, even breathing seemed to freeze, but the next instant, a scantily clad, green-haired woman emerged from the darkness. She glanced at the stunned Yun Fuyu with a mixture of anger and reproach, her cold voice rang out: "Hey, you two, why did you run away when you saw me?"
Seeing that Yun Fuyu remained silent for a long time, Xi'er peeked out from behind him and asked warily, "Who are you? Why are you approaching us? If someone suddenly approaches you in the forest at night, wouldn't a normal person run away?"
The green-haired woman strode over, facing the wooden-carved Yun Fuyu, and slightly raised her head towards Xier—note that this woman was at least 1.7 meters tall, and although she was wearing flat shoes, she was already much taller than Xier. With that raised head, her imposing aura was overwhelming, leaving everyone speechless.
But when she spoke, her tone was strange.
She said, "Oh dear, how sad! A beautiful woman like me, stranded in the wilderness, is overwhelmed with emotion to see two of my own kind."
Her tone was quite resentful: "Who knew you would run away as soon as you saw me, making me think I was going to be abandoned again, so I had to catch up with you as fast as I could."
She suddenly became shy and gave Yun Fuyu a reproachful look: "Hey, why are you staring at me like that? Your girlfriend is right next to you, aren't you afraid she'll get angry?"
Seele quickly said, "I'm not his..."
But she only got halfway through her sentence before the green-haired woman had already sat down by the fire as if they were old friends, taken off her shoes and socks, put them to dry by the fire, and then looked around their makeshift camp with great interest.
Of course, Seele had to protect her home! She tugged at Yun Fuyu's clothes, somewhat angrily, "Yun Fuyu! Wake up now!"
Is Seele not pretty? Why does he freeze up like that when he sees this woman?