In the beginning, it was just a child's game.
"Are you done hiding?"
"Not yet."
The silver-haired girl answered her parents' questions with a smile as she ran through the ruins. Then, her eyes lit up, and she crawled into an abandoned wardrobe in front of her and closed the door.
"Alyssa, where are you?"
"Come out."
Looking at her parents searching for her, the little girl who was hiding in the wardrobe covered her mouth and giggled. At that moment, a series of chaotic screams could be heard.
"Aragami!"
"The Aragami is here, run!!"
"Alyssa!!"
At that moment, her parents' voices were no longer relaxed, but filled with anxiety and fear.
"Where are you? Come out! Ahhhhhhh!! "
The gigantic monster descended from the sky and stepped on the prey in front of it. Then, it opened its mouth and bit down on their limbs, pulling, biting, and devouring them greedily.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
An ear-piercing scream rang out. The girl curled up in the wardrobe was unable to move at all. Her little face still had the remnants of a smile, but now it had turned ashen. Everything happened too fast. Just a moment ago, she was still playing a game with her parents, and the next moment, her parents were torn apart and eaten by the Aragami right in front of her.
Daddy … Mommy …!!
The girl widened her eyes as she fell to the ground. She could not even muster up a single ounce of strength. She could only watch helplessly as the Aragami devoured her parents. Then … the Aragami seemed to have sensed something. It turned around and slowly walked towards the wardrobe where the girl was hiding.
Then, the girl saw the monster's face staring at her through the door gap expressionlessly. The next moment, she lost consciousness.
"I see."
Fangzheng retracted his hand from the forehead of the unconscious Alyssa and frowned as he stared at the girl in front of him. He finally understood why Alyssa behaved like that. It was not just the hatred towards the Aragami who killed her parents, but also the deep hatred and self-blame towards herself.
If only she had not been so naughty and wanted to play hide-and-seek with her parents.
If only she had reacted earlier and come out of the wardrobe.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in reality.
The truth was that Alisa wanted to play hide-and-seek with her parents because of her naughtiness. In the end, her parents were unable to escape in time and were eaten by the Aragami, while she … managed to escape.
Faced with such an encounter, anyone with a slightly weaker mentality would probably want to commit suicide.
Of course, based on Alisa's previous performance, she wasn't any better.
"It seems that it's time to learn enchantment spells."
Fangzheng thought about it for a long time and only felt that it was troublesome. Although he had been a psychiatrist before, Fangzheng also knew that there were many problems that people would not listen to if you said you were to enlighten them. For such a question, if Fangzheng were to comfort Alisa by saying, "It was just an accident. You didn't kill your parents, and they don't wish for you to be sad over their deaths", Fangzheng wouldn't even believe his own words. Saying something like that could help the female lead walk out of her psychological trauma? That was completely necessary for the plot. It wasn't scientific at all.
Fabricating memories would be more reliable!
Or maybe he could just ask for help from the Carnivorous Bee? Although that was a solution, it was hard to say whether it would really solve the problem.
Knock knock knock.
At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. The door opened, and Phyllis poked her head in and stared at Fangzheng.
"Mr. Fangzheng, tonight's dinner …"
"Uh, I'll do it. I'll do it."
Looking at Phyllis, Fangzheng quickly raised his hand. He knew that if he asked Phyllis to eat instant noodles like he did the other day, he might not even be able to keep his door.
"Mr. Fangzheng, you know how to cook?"
Phyllis was stunned when she heard Fangzheng's answer. She had always thought that Fangzheng should be the ruler of some powerful force. Something like cooking … shouldn't there be a chef or something like that?
"Why wouldn't I know how to cook? You have to remember, even if you become a god, you can't be lazy when it's time to cook …"
Otherwise, what would the little girls at home eat?
"Do gods need to eat too?"
"Can't I be the God of Cookery?"
Faced with Phyllis's question, Fangzheng rolled his eyes helplessly. He was now very glad that the system did not give him a world like Cooking Master Boy or the Spirit of Eater. Otherwise, if the system gave him a mission to become the God of Cookery, would Fangzheng do it or not?
As for whether the system would give him such a mission, Fangzheng did not even need to think about it. Just look at the godhood of the Goddess of Magical Girls. As long as there was a chance, that son of a bitch would definitely seize it to screw him over.
Thinking about it this way, it was probably because he was lucky and cautious that he did not get the godhood of the God of Love in the love world. After all, although a bunch of girls in that world were secretly in love with him, in the end, Fangzheng only wanted Qiong. At most, he would have a little flirtation with Shimura Shimura and Hoshi Miki. Basically, he would reject everyone else. If Fangzheng took in World, Sayaba, Dongma, Takecai, and all the female idols from 765 into his harem, he was sure that he would not be able to escape the godhood of the "God of Love".
Oh my, thank goodness I'm smart.
Otherwise, it would be so awkward for a man to be the God of Love!
Don't tell me I'm going to be Cupid naked too?
Besides, if I were to be the matchmaker, I might end up cuckolding the other party instead. After all, Katou Megumi was a good example. Back then, An Yilun also vowed that their relationship was extremely stable and would never break up because of such a "small matter". At that time, Fangzheng felt that he was a fool to believe that. If he still did not break up, he would be either a saint or a psychopath.
As it turned out, there was no such thing as a saint in this world. Having a good temper was one thing, but if one's heart was broken, one would still go berserk.
After all, it was fine if it happened once or twice. He could just grit his teeth and let it go. One week … … So, if Katou Megumi did not change her mind after one week, would you do it for another week?
Even a saint would not be able to tolerate that.
Hmm … … So, I should be the God of Tauren?
That sounds like it's not too bad?
But a Tauren … … a Tauren … …
"What do you think about having steak tonight?"
"… … Huh?"
Fangzheng did as he said. Before long, a sumptuous dinner was served. He even placed a few candles and goblets, then poured some grape juice into them to liven things up. It was going to be a candlelight dinner.
However … …
"Mr. Fangzheng, what's this?"
"A candlelight dinner?"
"No, I mean … …"
Looking at the food on the plate in front of her, Phyllis was speechless. Apart from the steak, the rest … … Phyllis did not know what to say.
Although Fangzheng had eaten Western food before, he had never cooked it before. Frying a steak was easy. He just had to find a video and watch it, but if Fangzheng did not like the other dishes, he would substitute them with something else.
For example, because he could not find a vegetable salad, he cut some cucumbers and tomatoes and used them as pickles.
Because he did not like bread, he cut the steamed buns into slices and baked them.
Fangzheng had never eaten spaghetti in his life, so he decisively cooked two packets of instant noodles as a substitute. Then, he placed a poached egg on top and a seaweed egg drop soup … … Hmm, perfect!
"Isn't this great?"
Looking at the dinner in front of him, Fangzheng shrugged.
"As long as it's edible. Besides, I've already given you the atmosphere, so don't worry about the other things. Aren't all Western restaurants like this? It's all about the atmosphere, and the food is passable. Besides, those black-hearted merchants don't have enough food, but we have plenty here! "
"That's not the problem … … Forget it."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Phyllis's face darkened. In the end, she sighed helplessly, sat opposite Fangzheng, and began to enjoy the special candlelight dinner.
The meal was uneventful. After all, Fangzheng's cooking … … had not improved much even after he became a God. However, the ingredients he brought were not bad, so the taste of the meal was naturally passable.
Of course, it was only passable. Phyllis took a bite, then her eyes became misty and her cheeks flushed. Her impression of Fangzheng soared. She looked at him, wishing she could give herself to him immediately. Things like this … … .should not even think about it.
Unless the food was drugged.
"This is really the most special candlelight dinner I've ever had."
Phyllis put down the fork in her hand. Recalling the instant noodles she had just eaten, she simply … … didn't know what to say.
Who would eat instant noodles for a candlelight dinner?
"I used to eat like this a lot. I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
Fangzheng shrugged. When he was a child in his previous life, whenever the power went out at night, everyone would light candles and eat instant noodles … … There was nothing special about it, was there?
"But I still have to thank you."
"This meal?"
"I'm talking about Jelnie."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Phyllis glared at him. It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned the meal, but now that he did, Phyllis felt like kicking him.
"Thank you for saving Jelnie."
"You're welcome. We've known each other for a while, after all. Besides, one more friend means one more path."
"… … …"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Phyllis turned her head and looked out the window at the dark land. She was silent for a long time.
"Did I … do something wrong?"
"Hmm?"
"Have you heard anything about me from my brother?"
"Not really."
Fangzheng shook his head, while Phyllis sighed.
"I was born in another city. In that city, my family was considered the ruling class of the city. Because I was born with a very powerful Psychokinesis, my family had always hoped that I could develop in this direction. In fact, after I was born, my future was already decided by everyone. "
Phyllis clenched the knife in her hand as she said that.
"But I didn't want to accept this fate. I wanted to choose my own future, so I left that place and came to Jelnie. But to my surprise, even my brother didn't support me. He still arranged for me to be in the martial arts department … …"
So that was why Felicia had always treated Caliane with disdain.
"So why have you changed your mind now?"
"Because I think … … I'm being a little too willful."
Phyllis looked at the land below her once again.
"I've always lived in a mobile city, so I never knew that the outside world was like this. I've always thought that I've been greatly wronged, but look at those who live outside without food, water, and constantly have to worry about being attacked by Aragami and Corrupted Beasts … Although I'm not too sure what happened to Miss Alisa, I'm sure that she must have had a tragic past for her to have such a reaction. But I've always been hiding in my own world … … "
Phyllis was usually a person of few words. The reason why she said so much today was probably because she was touched by the raging Arisa.
"There's nothing wrong with that. After all, you're just a child, and you're still growing up. It's good enough that you have such thoughts."
Saying that, Fangzheng raised his fork and pointed at Phyllis's plate with a grin.
"If you want to change yourself, you have to start from the little things in your daily life. Eat the tomato first."
"Urgh … …"
Phyllis's expression changed when she heard Fangzheng's words.
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