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Qiu Yu laughed quietly and didn’t reply. He then turned to leave the second-floor bathroom.
After lunch, the three returned to their rooms to take a nap and adjust to the new time zone.
Qiu Yu set an alarm for two hours later to avoid losing sleep later at night, affecting the next day’s plans. After getting up, he wandered around the house for a while to wake up his mind. Then, he turned on his bracelet and started browsing through introductions of the most famous tourist locations on Nacitie Star.
Not long after, his bracelet suddenly buzzed twice as he received a message.
It was from Mu Feibai: [Are you awake? Want to go for a stroll along the streets by the hotel? I saw that there was a foodie street close by with a pretty good reputation. We could stroll around and have dinner there for tonight, then return to the hotel at night to enjoy the onsen. How does that sound?]
Qiu Yu had no objections.
This time, they didn’t bring along Qi Zhefeng and only left him a message telling him their destination.
Thinking of it, this was Qiu Yu’s first time strolling so leisurely along streets packed full of stores and food stalls since he arrived in this world.
The last time the original body went for a stroll in his memories was back when he was young, and accompanied his parents. After he differentiated into an Omega, he had barely left his house save for the times he was forced to move to another address. Until Qiu Yu arrived, he had never been in public for long periods due to fear of his unstable heat periods.
Moreover, the Western districts’ cultures were very different from that of the Eastern districts. The original body had never visited either, so all this was extremely fresh and intriguing to Qiu Yu.
Mu Feibai walked alongside Qiu Yu, unabashedly holding the other’s hand, all ten fingers intertwined.
Qiu Yu didn’t resist, allowing him to do so.
“There had once been many active volcanoes on the northern half of Nacitie Star, while the north was almost entirely covered by ice and glaciers. The Alliance had spent a lot of effort to change the climate of this place.” Mu Feibai said, “There’s all kinds of gems and jewels here, we could consider buying some jewels as souvenirs.”
Stalls covered both sides of the street, many of them selling souvenirs. Pairs of men and women whose clothes clearly marked them as tourists stood in front of the counters, picking through accessories or ornamental carvings.
Qiu Yu didn’t have any particular interest in gems or jewellery, but his line of sight fell on a nearby souvenir shop.
Two men stood in front of the stall. One had a tall stature and sharp features, while the other was delicately built with cute features. A slight bump could be seen on the stomach of the delicate man who was excitedly leaning over the counter, looking at the jewellery displayed within.
The taller man lightly knocked on the counter and said something. The stall owner quickly opened the glass door and took out a delicate bracelet. Receiving it, the tall man carefully put it on around the delicately built man, speaking gently in a language Qiu Yu couldn’t understand.
All his attention had been drawn by the man’s slightly protruding lower stomach.
A pregnant man… It was as strange as he imagined.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Qiu Yu’s brows drew together slightly and he quickly removed his line of sight.
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However, Mu Feibai didn’t feel anything wrong.
This was Qiu Yu, the one and the only, and there was no need for him to force himself to adopt ‘Omega characteristics’ as determined by the rest of society.
“If you’re not interested in these accessories, we could go look around elsewhere.” Mu Feibai swung his hand that held Qiu Yu’s, “Although it isn’t yet time for dinner, we could go try a cup of Nacitie ice-fire.”
“Ice-fire?” Qiu Yu asked, curious.
“I saw it online, it seems to be a local specialty drink,” Mu Feibai smiled, “Don’t worry, there’s no alcohol in it.”
Qiu Yu smiled, “I’m not scared even if it does.”
Mu Feibai raised an eyebrow, “You’re not scared of me getting you drunk and kidnapping you?”
Qiu Yu thought about it and said, “I don’t think you’ll be able to get me drunk.”
Mu Feibai smiled, “Oho! Aren’t you getting enthusiastic, do you really want to compare alcohol tolerances? I refuse to believe I can’t beat you!”
Hearing him speak, Qiu Yu laughed, “I’m not saying that you can’t beat me in alcohol tolerance.”
After a pause, he continued to explain, “I’m quite vigilant, so as long as something feels off, I definitely won’t continue drinking. If I’m drunk and someone dares to try to get me to drink more, the knife in my hand would probably be swinging at their necks.”
This was a reflex cultivated from years of living in a dangerous environment. The more his consciousness was clouded, the more brutal his response was. No matter who approached, he would do his best to incapacitate them in one blow, never leaving an opportunity for him to fall into danger.
Mu Feibai has seen Qiu Yu in this state before—not in the game, but in real life.
So he quickly understood what Qiu Yu meant, with an odd expression he asked, “What made you so alert? Did you encounter something before… that gave you this reflex?”
Qiu Yu smilingly shook his head and didn’t answer.
They walked around the commercial street for a little longer, buying some ice-fire tea on the roadside. They sipped on it as they watched a street dance battle and then held hands as they strolled towards the food stalls.
Mu Feibai usually wasn’t a fan of strolling around shops, especially in busy tourist areas. It was too crowded and the stores’ products were too similar to each other, and he would rather go back and play games—cities in the game were so unique and so much more interesting than places full of tourists in real life!
However, his current mood was very different from back then. Holding Qiu Yu’s hand, he would’ve even been happy to stroll around the Eagle Riders’ base with closed eyes, not to mention a popular tourist street.
The two walked shoulder-to-shoulder. Mu Feibai had been ceaselessly introducing Nacitie Star’s culture and customs when Qiu Yu suddenly caught the sound of rushed footsteps heading straight for them. He subconsciously turned to look at a turn in the path in front of them.
The person who approached them was a four or five-year-old little girl with black eyes and hair, who looked like someone from the Eastern Districts. Her eyes were red and gleaming with tears, and a stain could be seen on her skirt. She had probably fallen somewhere earlier and looked especially helpless and distressed.
Although they were facing a little girl who looked so unthreatening, Qiu Yu still subconsciously took a step back when she barreled towards them, fingers wrapping around the willow-leaf blade concealed in the waistband of his pants.
The next second, the little girl caught hold of Mu Feibai’s leg and cried loudly, “Dad!!!”
Mu Feibai: ?!
Qiu Yu: ……
Mu Feibai’s entire figure froze up. He turned his panic-filled eyes towards Qiu Yu, “No! I don’t know her! What’s going on with her?!”
Qiu Yu couldn’t help but burst into laughter, his originally taut nerves relaxing.
Cold sweat was about to drip down from Mu Feibai, “Believe me!”
“Hmm?” Qiu Yu purposefully side-eyed him, “What should I believe?”
“How could I have a daughter this age,” Mu Feibai was frantic, “I’m only twenty!”
“Well that doesn’t prove anything,” Qiu Yu said, “Fifteen is old enough to have a child.”
Mu Feibai’s expression immediately collapsed and he looked speechlessly at Qiu Yu, “You’re pulling my leg right?”
Qiu Yu admitted, “Yeah, I’m just teasing you.”
Mu Feibai: ……
Qiu Yu squatted down to eye level with the little girl. He asked with a smile, “What’s your name?”
Judging by her language as she cried ‘dad’, she should be a traveller from the Eastern districts.
The little girl was a little scared of him and hid behind Mu Feibai’s leg. As she sniffled, she looked up and aggrievedly said, “Dad…”
Mu Feibai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing Qiu Yu also look up at him, he suddenly found the situation quite amusing. He reached down and familiarly held the little girl in his arms, the way he held his nephew who was of a similar age. He even reached out to wipe the little girl’s tears, “What’s your name, little one?”
The girl didn’t answer, too preoccupied by her crying.
Qiu Yu sighed, “Let’s call the cops.”
This girl probably wandered off and couldn’t find her parents. Getting scared, she probably just ran to two people who looked similar for protection—people from Eastern and Western districts had very distinct appearances, so it was no wonder she approached them.
Thankfully, before Mu Feibai had pressed the call button, the girl’s parents found them.
The moment she saw her real father, the little girl struggled away from Mu Feibai onto the ground and leapt into her father’s arms, sobbing.
Only then did Qiu Yu notice that the other couple was also an AO couple, both male.
Considering the tiny percentage of male Omegas in the Star Alliance’s population, he was quite surprised to see two couples along the street within an hour.
The little girl’s parents were extremely thankful to Mu Feibai and Qiu Yu and were extremely insistent on getting them a gift in thanks. After trying unsuccessfully to reject their offer, Mu Feibai gave up and grabbed Qiu Yu’s hand, leading him to escape into the crowd and into the countless little alleyways along the main road.
Seeing that the parents didn’t follow them, Mu Feibai heaved a breath of relief and stopped his footsteps, unsure whether to laugh or cry. Qiu Yu, caught by surprise, panted with a hand supporting himself against Mu Feibai’s shoulder, a smile at the corner of his lips.
“That little girl is so silly,” Mu Feibai casually remarked, “She didn’t see who it was before grabbing onto me and calling me dad, what if she had met some bad guy instead…”
“She was probably spooked. Everyone around was blond and blue-eyed or red-haired and green-eyed. Her first reaction to seeing someone like her would probably be to grab hold of them.” Qiu Yu replied, “Besides, your height and build are quite similar to that of her father”
“You’re also built quite similar to her mother, why didn’t she call you mom?” Mu Feibai found it funny but he shut up and shrugged after a glance from Qiu Yu.
After some silence, he looked towards Qiu Yu and spoke in a much more serious tone, “You seemed to be very vigilant when she was approaching us earlier? I noticed that you were about to pull out that blade…”
Qiu Yu replayed the scenario in his mind and replied honestly, “En, I was thinking of pulling it out.”
Mu Feibai’s expression turned a little strange, “But you did see clearly that she was just a little girl right?”
Qiu Yu nodded, “Yes, I did.”
Mu Feibai couldn’t understand, “Then why were you still about to pull out the blade?”
For some time, Qiu Yu didn’t reply.
Mu Feibai hazarded a guess, “Do you really dislike children?”
“That’s not it,” Qiu Yu smiled, “I quite like children.”
Children were the future, they were hope, light, and sparks. No one who lived in the apocalypse would dislike children. Even the most wicked tyrant would protect and guide children, and avoid harming them under most circumstances.
Of course, that would be a whole other story once the child had already learned to hate and to kill.
Even if the child was only four or five, they had the ability to take one’s life.
Mu Feibai’s brows drew together, “Then why…”
“I overreacted, it was just a reflex.” Qiu Yu chuckled quietly, “I didn’t end up pulling it out after all, right?”
I would like to see Qiu Yu explain his past to Mu Feibai at some point. I think it would bring their relationship to a new level that I would love to see.
+1 hoping for it too
I’m sure he’ll have to explain at some point, it’ll just be hard to build up to it since it sounds completely absurd 😅 MFB will definitely believe him, but it’s still difficult to figure out the words to explain the situation
I can’t imagine ever living in the apocalypse, where even a child would learn how to kill 😭
Aw, sweetie, unfortunately we don’t have to wait for the apocalypse. Child soldiers have been a thing since time immemorial, and continue to this day. 😣
Damn I forgot about that 😥
Ansioso para o momento em que Qiu Yu precisará explicar seu passado.Obrigado pela tradução!
Thanks for the update ❤️
Awhhhhh I just want him to heal someday🥺
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