"Okay, it's all right now."
After sending the monster that had just materialized back into the painting, Griseo whispered to comfort Alyona, who had stood up.
Then she apologized: "Sorry... I didn't expect this to happen."
"It's okay... I'm okay. Sorry, let me hold you for a while."
After hearing Griseo's words, Alyona responded in a low voice and hugged the little Lolita in front of her.
"...?"
Although Griseo didn't quite understand why Alyona apologized, she still opened her arms and let herself be held.
Then the little Lolita felt Alyona's body trembling. Although she still had no expression, a trace of panic flashed across her eyes.
This was the first time that Griseo had scared others with her painting. For a moment, she was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
"...Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Finally, Griseo raised one of her arms, gently touched Alyona's furry little head, and continued to comfort her in a low voice.
"I think we should give them some space."
"I think so too."
The two Yetis on the side looked at each other and whispered after seeing this scene.
After unifying their ideas, the two of them walked toward the warehouse door quickly, leaving the space for the two little ones.
"꒪꒫꒪)?"
Looking at the two Yetis who suddenly left, Griseo's eyes were filled with panic and confusion.
...
"I'm really fine, Griseo, don't treat me like a child."
After a while, Alyona shook her head and shook off Griseo's little hands after feeling the touch on her head.
"Really?"
Griseo didn't care about her hands being thrown off but looked at Alyona and asked softly.
"Well, I've never been fragile. I just saw what happened in the past... Is this your ability to draw, Griseo? It's really amazing."
As she said that, Alyona raised the corners of her lips and smiled to reassure Griseo.
Hearing this, the little girl also roughly guessed what was going on. She turned and walked towards the easel, intending to get rid of the painting that was not liked by the owner.
"Griseo, are you going to destroy it?"
Looking at Griseo, who was about to tear up the painting after taking it off the easel, Alyona asked.
After hearing Alyona's words, Griseo paused with her hand holding the painting, then nodded gently and said: "Well, because Alyona doesn't like it."
Although this painting had reached the point where something could be materialized, if Alyona didn't like it, Griseo didn't mind destroying it directly.
After all, she didn't lack monsters to be a guard...
As for Alyona, Griseo would naturally paint her a new one, well... one that is not ugly.
After hearing what the little girl said, Alyona's big light green eyes flickered slightly, and then she hesitated for a moment and said: "Leave it, Griseo, I'm not afraid of it."
"..."
After hearing this, although Griseo didn't say anything, she looked into Alyona's big violet eyes, and the four words "You are lying" were clearly displayed.
"I'm serious!"
After seeing what Griseo meant, Alyona suddenly refuted with some anger.
But after continuing to stare at the little girl for a long time, Alyona finally lost and whispered in her hoarse voice: "But, no matter how afraid you are, you need to overcome it. That is, for me, it's over. That person is also dead... so it's okay."
"...Okay then."
After seeing Alyona's increasingly determined eyes, Griseo let go of the painting in her hand for the time being and handed it over.
Since her friend had the confidence to overcome this fear, the little girl had nothing to say. This was barely a good thing.
What's more, in Griseo's memory, there are people who can overcome their fears and live in peace with their fears.
"Well, thank you. This is the first gift I have received in such a long time. I will cherish it."
After taking the painting handed to her, Alyona's light green eyes flickered slightly, and she showed a bright smile to Griseo in front of her.
Since yesterday, Alyona had sighed in her heart more than once that she was lucky. She met an angel... Everything in the future would be completely different from before.
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At this moment in the woods outside the mine—
"Hmm?"
Sakura, who was resting and investigating in the tree, felt something, suddenly raised her head, and looked into the distance.
She felt a lot of movement. Even if someone deliberately suppressed it, it still sounded very loud to her...
"..."
Then, Sakura softened her breathing, lowered her body, quietly hid in the tree, and watched below.
"Crackle--Crackle--"
As the sound got louder, a team fully armed with heavy cotton clothes and crossbows appeared in Sakura's sight.
Seeing the clothes of these people, she almost instantly ruled out the possibility that they were infected.
Plus, the number of people was too small, so Sakura guessed that these people should be considered the scout team, coming to collect information about the mine.
And behind them, there should be a lot of people waiting for their news.
However, since it was the scout team, Sakura had no reason to let them go. She planned to leave one or two to ask for information and kill the rest.
With an idea, Sakura slowly took out a mask from the system space, rubbed it, and after a flash of nostalgia in her eyes, put the mask on her face.
Then, she exerted force on her feet and jumped up gently and quickly, and a stream of ice-blue sword energy slashed out. Before everyone could react, she dealt with almost all the members of this team in an instant.
"Who is it? Captain!"
This sudden accident made the only uninjured member of the team panic and look around.
Just at this moment, accompanied by gusts of cold wind, Sakura gently landed behind this person, and the long blade pointed directly at his fragile neck.
"..."
Noticing the long blade that suddenly appeared on his neck, the only survivor was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He instantly became quiet and dared not speak again.
"Next, I ask you questions and you answer them. You'd better answer truthfully, otherwise..."
When the voice fell, Sakura leaked a trace of murderous intent, which frightened the person in front of her and made him shudder violently, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"I... I'll tell you..."