"Kokomi, let's go. Let's see where this tunnel I made leads."
Little Kokomi watched this scene with slight shock.
With just a wave of his hand, he had created a tunnel…
As expected of Lord Shura Anyakonsen-shou!
"Alright."
Since this tunnel had been dug upward, it was still an uphill path.
After walking out…
Not bad. They came out onto a stretch of beach.
In the future, if little Kokomi wanted to, she could come from the secret base to the beach to swim at any time.
But a second problem arose.
What if it rained?
And at this position, on the beach, the tunnel entrance seemed far too conspicuous…
This did not fit the definition of a secret base.
Since things had reached this point, Adeptus secret techniques…!
He would just directly hide the tunnel and be done with it.
Then he pinched little Kokomi's hand and left an authentication mark on it…
Heh, in the future main storyline, Lumine probably would not be able to touch little Kokomi's secret base.
The old uncle looked at his own masterpiece with great satisfaction.
"Kokomi, you must remember this position. Normally speaking, this place will belong to us as a secret base from now on."
Little Kokomi looked at the slightly excited old uncle.
"Belong to us… secret base?"
The old uncle reached out and rubbed little Kokomi's head.
"That's right. If one day you feel that the outside world makes you very unhappy, you can come here to rest properly!"
Little Kokomi could sense the excitement in the old uncle's tone.
If she was unhappy, it would still be better to find her mother…
But her mother seemed to hope to see her grow…
"But old uncle, isn't that called running away? It feels very immature."
"Maturity has mature ways of facing things, and immaturity has immature ways of doing things. Kokomi, after all, a person needs to experience some things before they can become mature.
And before that, making some preparations for one's own immaturity is also part of the wise man's considerations.
After all, forcibly pushing yourself forward also requires considering the backlash if you cannot cross that threshold."
The old uncle reached out and gently pinched little Kokomi's cheek.
Mm, so tender and soft. He could not pinch too much. What if he accidentally broke it?
Little Kokomi looked at the old uncle but did not stop him from pinching her face. She only felt in a daze that the old uncle was different from everyone else.
Everyone was hoping for her to grow up and be able to stand on her own.
But there were also people who would dote on her and let her feel at ease being a child.
Little Kokomi held the old uncle's hand.
"Then in the secret base, what kinds of things can I do?"
"There should be quite a lot of things you can do. Stay inside and read books…"
Seeing little Kokomi's eyes light up, the old uncle knew he had said the right thing.
"Speaking of which, what does little Kokomi like to read?"
"Military books."
"That's really not very child-like… I don't have any here… But would you like to read some light novels? I even wrote some myself."
"It can't be said that they're purely military books. I just like stories about military strategists and battles…"
No matter what, the secret base was still being built with great effort.
After quietly creating a secret passage…
There were still many things to do.
While ensuring survival, they also needed to guarantee comfort…
So the items needed were very simple.
Ventilation machines, a comfortable bed, sofa, coffee table, bookshelf…
It was temporarily hard to decide what to put on the bookshelf, so he placed the novels written by himself and the children on it.
Seeing little Kokomi's curious gaze beside him, the old uncle first handed her the copy of Liyue Huangguo he had on hand.
"Read this first. This old uncle will tidy up a bit over here."
Little Kokomi curiously accepted the book from the old uncle's hands and then sat obediently on the sofa he had provided, beginning to read the novel.