"You got broth in your eye?"
Sora's voice turned grim.
Seeing Anna's distressed expression as she continuously rubbed her eye, Sora quickly stood up and grabbed the gluttonous girl's right hand:
"Stop rubbing your eye. Hurry to the restroom."
As everyone knows.
Sweet, sour, bitter, and salty are common tastes, but spiciness is actually a sensation of pain, not a taste.
If it were ordinary seafood flavor or original flavor cup noodles, it might still be okay. But unfortunately, Anna was eating chili tomato flavor Cup Noodle. Accidentally getting spicy broth in her eye naturally caused exceptionally intense irritation and pain.
It was already the early hours of the morning, so the restroom was naturally empty. Disregarding the separation of genders, Sora pulled Anna directly into the women's restroom and turned on the faucet:
"Hurry up and cup some water to rinse your eye."
"I-I know..."
Anna nodded hurriedly and bent over to cup water to wash her face.
Sora quickly recalled an emergency treatment method and decisively turned around to head outside first.
"Where is Sora going?"
Anna, with her right eye closed, looked over in a panic, like a puppy worried about being abandoned by its owner.
"To borrow something." Sora didn't look back. "Keep rinsing your eye, I'll be right back."
"Oh..."
Arriving at the checkout counter, the female convenience store clerk proactively asked if they needed help. She had clearly seen the situation just now.
Sora didn't hold back. He directly asked to borrow a washbasin, and then returned to the restroom carrying the plastic basin.
"I'm back, Anna, make some room."
Sora walked to the faucet and began filling the basin with water.
Splash splash.
The sound of clear water falling into the basin was exceptionally loud.
Anna covered her right eye, her tone pitiful: "What is Sora doing?"
"I just remembered that the Home Health Manual mentioned a relief method for when oil and vinegar get into your eyes..." While speaking, Sora looked at Anna. "How does it feel now?"
Anna sniffled, her voice aggrieved: "I-It's still very uncomfortable."
"If only you hadn't taken that sip of broth."
"B-But if you eat cup noodles and don't drink the broth, your life would be incomplete, right?"
You still have the mood to make jokes? Clearly, it doesn't hurt enough!
The plastic basin was quickly filled more than halfway with clear water. Sora turned off the faucet and pulled Anna over:
"Take a deep breath, submerge your face in the water, and then blink your eyes while shaking your head."
"Okay..."
Naturally, Anna trusted Sora's words one hundred percent. Without another word, she took a deep breath and plunged her face directly into the water.
Blub blub blub~
Watching Anna's small head shaking left and right, splashing water everywhere, the corner of Sora's mouth twitched slightly. Some distant memories involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
When piglets fight for food, their movements look exactly like this...
Splash.
Her breath quickly reached its limit, and Anna had to lift her head. Her pink lips parted slightly as she panted lightly, but her voice was filled with pleasant surprise:
"It really works... It feels like it doesn't hurt as much as before."
"It's good that it works." Sora breathed a sigh of relief. "Keep going, don't stop."
"..."
In daily life, the liquids that accidentally get into people's eyes are mainly divided into two categories. One is soapy water, shampoo, body wash, as well as vinegar and oil from the kitchen, etc. Their harm is actually not very significant.
The second category is strong acids, strong bases, etc. from construction sites or laboratories. The harm caused by these things is immense. After rinsing with clear water, one must go to the hospital as soon as possible for follow-up treatment. Especially hydrofluoric acid—if even a tiny bit gets on you, the entire chunk of flesh or even the bone must be amputated.
Fortunately, the thing Anna got in her eye was just cup noodle broth. Once rinsed clean, there would basically be no danger.
A moment later.
The girl's satisfied sigh echoed in the restroom:
"Sora is so amazing... Just now, I felt like I was almost going to die..."
That's enough! Stop saying things that would slander my innocence!
Looking at the girl whose face was covered in water vapor and whose sideburns were completely wet, Sora silently handed over a tissue:
"Wipe your face."
"Thank you, Sora~" Anna took the tissue. Her voice had already recovered its usual brightness and crispness. She wiped her face while saying, "My eye still feels a teeny bit uncomfortable, but it's acceptable now."
"Get ready to head back to the inn." Sora turned and walked out. "It's already the middle of the night."
"Wait for me, wait for me~"
Anna hurriedly stepped forward to catch up.
The two left the restroom, returned the washbasin and tissues to the female clerk, and then took their leave.
It was already the early hours of the morning.
The street was exceptionally quiet, with no other pedestrians in sight.
"So cold..."
A gust of cold wind howled past. Anna crossed her arms over her yukata and shivered slightly.
"Your clothes got quite wet just now. When the wind blows, you'll definitely feel cold." Sora casually remarked. "You'll warm up after walking for a bit."
"In the movies, shouldn't Sora take off his clothes and give them to me to wear at a time like this?"
"I'm sorry, I'm only wearing one yukata. If I take it off, I'll be arrested and sent to prison to pick up soap."
"Ugh..."
Anna's gaze shifted. She quickly reached out her right hand and pitifully grabbed the hem of Sora's yukata:
"My eye is feeling uncomfortable again."
"Hmm?"
Sora raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"The cold wind blew into my eye, creating a magical chemical reaction." Anna covered her right eye, spouting nonsense with a straight face. "Anyway, it's super uncomfortable right now."
"Then should we go back and wash it again?"
"No, that would cause trouble for the clerk." Anna shook her head quickly. "I can't see clearly. If I walk, I might fall, so..."
"So what?"
Sora felt that the gluttonous girl had an ulterior motive.
"So..." Anna tilted up her pretty face, her voice full of anticipation. "Sora, can you carry me back on your back?"
"I refuse."
"W-Why?"
Sora's tone was deep:
"I'm worried I won't be able to carry you."
"Ugh—"
Anna's pink cheeks instantly puffed up. She clenched her small fist and lightly punched Sora's chest:
"Sora is so mean. I'm not that heavy, alright!"
Sora clutched his chest and stumbled back. "So painful, this punch actually contains thirty years of inner strength."
"It does not! I'm clearly only sixteen!"
"So what is Anna's current weight?"
"I won't tell you!" Anna quickly turned her pretty face away, crossing her arms in an X shape in front of her chest. "Weight is a girl's top-secret intelligence. I absolutely can't casually tell a boy!"
"Then walk back yourself."
"Nooo. Please, Sora, please, please..."
Under Anna's persistent pestering, acting spoiled, and playing the victim, Sora finally agreed to carry her back.
"Hop on."
Sora crouched down helplessly.
"Ehehe~"
Anna immediately broke into a smug smile. She opened her arms and hopped onto Sora's back with a "heave-ho."
"Mmm... Nn~!"
The next second.
The girl's shameful, trembling hum sounded softly, instantly adding a touch of pink to the cool night breeze.
"I f-forgot..."
Going out to eat was a spur-of-the-moment decision, plus it was late at night, so Anna wasn't wearing a bra. Now, jumping directly onto Sora's back, under the intimate contact and friction, an electric, trembling sensation instantly swept through the girl's entire body.