This will be the last fixed update in October, as I'm heavily busy. All updates in October are all irregular or possibly none at all.
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"Uh... huh?"
Just as Griseo was thinking about it, Alyona rubbed her eyes and slowly woke up.
She turned her head in confusion, looking at the little girl beside her with a puzzled expression.
"Good morning... Alyona."
After noticing that Alyona had woken up, Griseo quickly retracted her thoughts and greeted her calmly.
"Morning...!"
Hearing this, Alyona subconsciously replied and noticed her current position.
However, although she was startled again, her reaction was not as intense as before. Her ears turned slightly red, and she slowly loosened her hands holding Griseo.
"Well, let's get up and have dinner together later."
Looking at Alyona's cute appearance, Griseo reached out and gently touched her head like a sister.
Little did she know that she looked very cute.
However, since both of them were lying down this time, the little girl didn't need to stand on tiptoe to touch her head like before.
"Okay."
After noticing the touch on her head, Alyona not only didn't resist but even lowered her head slightly to facilitate Griseo's movements.
"It's warm in the quilt, Alyona, lie down for a while..."
After retracting her hand, Griseo whispered in her partner's ear.
Then she gently lifted a corner of the quilt, carefully left the warm quilt, and stood on the bed in thin clothes.
Without even Griseo's call, the huge Mr. Wolf appeared beside her, holding the white little dress in his hand.
"Thank you, Mr. Wolf."
After taking the clothes from Mr. Wolf, Griseo thanked him softly. Then she planned to change clothes.
Noticing the little girl's intention to change clothes, Mr. Wolf disappeared directly and returned to the world of painting.
Alyona, who was lying on the bed, also blushed and hid her head in the quilt.
Griseo didn't pay much attention to their actions and quickly changed into the clean clothes in her hand. Then she took small steps and carefully moved to the bed, intending to go down.
But just when the little girl was about to get down, Mr. Wolf appeared again and supported his beloved princess, allowing her to land steadily on the ground.
This time, Mr. Wolf didn't rush to disappear. He first took out a white painter's hat, put it on his princess, and then carefully put away the clothes that had just been changed on the bed.
"Well, since these clothes are back, then Mr. Knight should come back too."
Griseo, who was wearing a white skirt and barefoot, took out a paintbrush, gently turned around in place, and said to Mr. Wolf in front of her with a smile in her eyes.
Then, the azure color burst out, and the huge Mr. Wolf with red and gold edges soon turned into the azure knight who protected the princess again.
"..."
Noticing the noise outside, Alyona, who thought that Griseo had changed her clothes, quietly showed her red face.
When she opened her eyes, she was slightly stunned by the colorful colors and the source of the colors beside her. A hint of surprise flashed in her light green eyes.
Because they had not known each other for long, this was the first time Alyona saw Griseo in a white dress. Coupled with the pure white painter's hat, it perfectly set off her innocence and purity.
"Well... welcome back, Mr. Knight."
Looking at the blue knight who had returned, Griseo's eyes flashed a smile, and then she said softly with an idea.
"..."
And Mr. Knight also returned the greeting gracefully for his princess. Then he took the changed clothes and disappeared.
"Alyona...?"
After her Mr. Knight disappeared, Griseo turned her eyes back to Alyona, who was now showing a blushing face and looking a little distracted.
"I'll get up right now!"
Noticing Griseo's gaze, Alyona was startled, came to her senses, and sat up suddenly, almost breaking her wound.
"꒪꒫꒪)!"
When the little girl faced her partner's sudden big move, she was stunned.
After reacting, she said calmly: "Well, be careful... You are still injured, and it will be bad if you catch a cold."
"Got it..."
Alyona nodded after hearing Griseo's instructions. But she did not choose to lie down again, instead starting to change and dress at a very fast speed.
"꒪꒫꒪)?"
Looking at Alyona, who listened but didn't completely follow directions, Griseo did not know what to say for a while.
During the short time she hesitated, Alyona had changed her clothes at a very fast speed, left the warm bed, and sat aside to change her shoes.
"Well... it seems that Alyona is the bad child that Mother Aponia mentioned. She doesn't care about her body at all."
As she said that, a trace of helplessness flashed in Griseo's big violet eyes, and then she walked towards her companion.
"Well?"
At this moment, Alyona, who had already put on her shoes and was ready, tilted her head and showed a trace of confusion after hearing Griseo's words.
Obviously, she hadn't reacted yet and didn't know what the little girl was talking about.
"..."
This time, Griseo didn't speak again. She just walked to Alyona's side with an expressionless face, took someone's cold little hand, and silently covered it with her own hand.
"?"
And this time, Alyona was completely confused and didn't understand what was going on at all.
However, feeling the warmth and softness on her hands, she didn't dare to move at all.
Fortunately, the little white bear didn't move around. Otherwise, Griseo might have to try a method she had thought of before but had not put into practice.
For example, imitating or getting stained with the color of Aponia in "Griseo's" memory, and then educating the child who didn't take care of their body.
After Alyona's body warmed up, Griseo took her to wash up and left the tent.
After all, the two of them had been in the tent for a long time and were hungry. It was time to go out and find something to eat.
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By the campfire in the campsite—
"It's almost time, should we wake up Griseo and the others?"
Alina, who was eating her simple breakfast, seemed to have remembered something, temporarily stopped her actions, turned her head, and looked at the person next to her and asked.
After Alina stopped talking, Talulah paused while eating, and then said with a helpless look in her eyes:
"Don't worry, there's no need to talk about the other child, but Griseo hasn't had a good rest these days. Let her sleep a little longer."
"Well... that's true. Let the two little ones sleep a little longer." After thinking for a while, Alina nodded gently, agreeing with her best friend's words.
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"Good morning, little one, how did you rest last night, Alyona?"
"Good morning, little Griseo, Alyona, come and have breakfast together, you must be hungry."
Both Talulah and Alina smiled and responded gently to the little girl's greeting.
"Well, I rested well, and the quilt was warm..."
As a good child, Griseo would naturally answer truthfully and well when facing other people's questions.
"Me too, I rested well."
However, Alyona was different. Although she answered the question normally, her tone did not contain any emotion, and her hoarse voice made her seem even more indifferent.
Moreover, her smart and shy expression in the tent disappeared the moment she left the tent... Only endless indifference and alienation remained.
"It's okay to rest well, you two come and have dinner, don't stand stupidly in such cold weather."
As she said that, Alina showed a gentle smile to the two little ones. "Yes, come here." Hearing this, Talulah nodded, then stood up and gently pulled the two little ones to the fire.
Both Alina and Talulah saw that Alyona was indifferent and distant to them and even wary.
But neither of them cared much, or in their eyes, this was normal. After all, in this cannibalistic snowfield, it would be really strange if you didn't have a little disguise and vigilance.
To exaggerate a little, if you didn't have the strength, didn't have a little disguise, and didn't have a little vigilance, you might have been eaten by this land without mercy.
Then, when Griseo sat aside and ate quietly with a small bowl, Talulah and the others looked at her from time to time, looking like they wanted to say something but stopped.
Even after a night, there were some things they were still curious about, and now the only one who could answer their doubts was Griseo, a child.
However, up to now, neither of them has figured out how to start the conversation. Besides, Alyona was sitting next to them.
However, Griseo, who had been watched all the time, finally couldn't help but said in front of the two people: "By the way, there is one thing I haven't given to Talulah..."
From the beginning, the little girl noticed Talulah's gaze and intention, and waited for them to ask. But who knew that after waiting for this time, the meal was finished and there was no question.
As a result, Griseo herself couldn't hold back and spoke first.
However, what she wanted to tell Talulah was not about Sakura, but another thing that she almost forgot.
"What is it?"
After hearing Griseo's words, Talulah, who had been hesitating, temporarily dispelled her worries and asked curiously.
Alina, who was sitting next to her, also had a glimmer of curiosity in her eyes and also perked up and listened quietly.
"That's the second painting I drew that night." Griseo blinked her big violet eyes.
"Which day... Oh, that night!"
Talulah didn't react at first, but after she did, she not only remembered what happened that night but also remembered what Sakura said last night, and then asked curiously:
"So, why did you draw so many paintings that night?"
"Because I saw a snake and then sealed it in the painting." Griseo's expression became serious.
"...?!"
"What did you say?! Wait, the snake you mentioned is the same thing as what I thought?"
After listening to Griseo's words this time, Talulah's pupils shrank slightly, and she was no longer calm and peaceful as before.
At this moment, even Alina, who was sitting next to her, covered her mouth, and her face could not hide her surprise.
"Um..."
Looking at the excited Talulah in front of her, Griseo did not explain again.
After nodding her head gently, she silently took out the painting in the space, handed it to the person next to her, and then said softly:
"It's in this painting. I'm giving it to you, Talulah."
"Wait... let me sort out the current situation."
After hearing this, Talulah took a look at the painting in her hand, and couldn't help rubbing her forehead gently, and began to digest the large amount of information she had just received.
Not only her, but Alina, whose surprise had not yet subsided, had begun to try to understand the whole thing.
And Griseo was not in a hurry. She retracted her gaze and looked at Alyona, who was sitting on her right and biting on the hard bread.
"Hmm? Do you want to eat? Here."
After noticing Griseo's gaze, Alyona stopped eating, tilted her head slightly, and then handed the food in her hand over.
The little white bear thought that the little girl next to her was not full and wanted the food in her hand.
If it were anyone else, Alyona would never give up the food that could sustain life, but if it was Griseo, there would be no problem at all.
It's not because she knows that the little girl will not really eat her food, but because Alyona feels that Griseo is very good to her and will protect her, so she is willing to give up the food.
After all, in her opinion, it's just a matter of being hungry, and she has long been accustomed to it.
"..."
Looking at the food suddenly handed to her, Griseo was slightly stunned, and the whole person was a little confused.
After reacting, she quickly shook her little head and refused: "I'm full, and Alyona, don't give up your food casually."