After several rounds of hopping and bustling...
As the last Crispy Corner was set down, Mono finally let out a sigh of relief.
Although he had already learned about this strange quirk of the Crispy Corners while playing the game, witnessing and participating in it firsthand still felt somewhat novel.
Why do these little things become satisfied with just a kiss? He couldn't help but wonder. Mono's gaze suddenly fell back onto the system information displayed before him.
[Emotion]?
Is it because they are lacking, so they want to reclaim it from elsewhere?
Then, the Ship Master of the The Maw, who seized the [Emotion] of its "One Two Threes," was it also to fulfill a part that it itself lacks?
And what about those Eaters?
What status and role do they serve in its eyes?
What is it seeking?
Mono's gaze turned somewhat profound.
Although he truly did not want to probe the identity of that eerie "woman" monster wearing a kimono, when the matter was laid right before his eyes, he still had no choice but to face it.
Just as he was pondering this, Mono suddenly felt his body growing a bit cold.
What's going on?
Puzzled, he hugged his shoulders, only to find that this chill still couldn't be dispelled.
"Little Six... do you feel... uh..."
Mono turned his head, intending to ask, but upon clearly seeing the expression on the person before him, he couldn't help but freeze.
What's up with Six?
He saw the figure in yellow lowering her head, her bangs covering her eyes. Although her face was as calm and expressionless as ever, he could still feel a somewhat icy aura continuously emanating from her pitch-black pupils.
Wasn't she fine just a moment ago?
How did she turn into this 'keep away' look with just a turn of the head?
Mono quickly walked over and grasped her hand.
"Hey, Little Six, hey, you... what's wrong?"
Six's condition was very off. What happened again?
Little Six remained silent. Mono only felt her small hand was somewhat cold, and he couldn't help but hold it a bit tighter.
Then he glanced around, only to find nothing strange in the surroundings, no odd things, except for those Crispy Corners still hopping about incessantly.
What affected Six?
He didn't understand.
Mono: "Little Six... you..."
Just as he was about to continue questioning, his words were cut off halfway by a clear, cold voice.
It was interrupted.
He saw her repeating in a soft murmur: "Mono... why... why... did you... kiss them..."
Her small head remained buried, making it impossible to see her eyes. The only thing he could sense was that she seemed to be suppressing something.
Mono was once again dumbfounded by these words.
Why?
Is that even a question?
Of course it was to gain the help of these Crispy Corners... wait!
Mono looked at the yellow-clad figure before him displaying such unusual behavior, and an idea uncontrollably surfaced.
The way Six said that... it sounded like... an accusation?
Could it be?
Mono scrutinized her again and found that the 'keep away' aura was still continuously emanating from Six, making one's body involuntarily feel cold...
After a moment of silence...
The corners of Mono's mouth uncontrollably, couldn't help but, started to curl upwards...
But sensing he was about to laugh, he quickly let go of her hand and covered his mouth with both hands...
Can't laugh...
But his shoulders still couldn't help but tremble slightly up and down...
So Six... was... jealous?
Because of him?
This is just too...
Mono's shoulders trembled even more violently, and muffled snorts kept coming from his belly.
Little Six sensed the anomaly before her. She hadn't wanted to look up, but she couldn't help it, slowly raising her eyes...
Then, she saw Mono's bright eyes already curved into slits, his body half-bent, shoulders constantly shaking, one hand covering his mouth, the other covering his stomach.
It looks like... he seems to be...
"Hahaha!"
A loud laugh finally escaped from behind Mono's tightly covered mouth... He... was laughing?
"Little Six, I... I can't, hahaha, you're just too funny, actually... actually...", "Oohahaha,"
Mono straightened up a bit, placing one hand on Six's small shoulder, but still kept bending over, laughing.
Six could actually get jealous?
Over a few Crispy Corners?
Little Six looked at this laughing face brought close to her, right before her eyes, and felt... wronged...
Extremely... wronged...
Clearly Mono did something wrong, so why was he still laughing at her...
"Mono... is... hateful... don't want... to talk to Mono anymore..." A flat voice came, still carrying... reproach...
As if condemning a heartless, faithless person...
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