Neighbors in forbidden land

When I went back with the fish and the fire in my arms, Yimi had finished watering and was sitting quietly under the shadow of those huge rocks.

"Xiao Hei, you are too slow..."

"Feel sorry……"

I threw the burning fire on the ground, then held the fish and branches in my arms, and handed them carefully to Yimi.

The fire was lit by Xiao Gu at the seaside, as for why I dared to hold it directly with my hands...

In addition to the fact that I found that I was still not afraid of fire, the cloak specially woven for me by Yimi had all fallen apart in the sea, leaving only one or two vines and residual leaves hanging on my body.

"I remember that Xiaogu catches fish very quickly, why did it take so long?" Yimi took the fish and the branch from my hand, and still pierced the fish with the branch unskillfully, while asking questions.

"I thought I could too..."

At least, after having this body, I once thought I could do it.

However, reality... is often not as simple as imagined.

"Xiao Hei, did you catch the fish yourself?" Yimi slowly skewered the two fish, followed the heat from the flames and approached the fire, and then put the fish on the fire to roast.

Unlike the panic when he grilled the fish for the first time, now Yimi can at least hold the fish firmly in his hand.

I remember that when I was grilling fish at the beach, Yimi was frightened by the sudden rise of flames, and threw the fish in her hand into the sea, although Xiaogu seemed to eat the fish happily.

"I can't catch it... In the end, I asked Xiao Gu for help..."

Although I have accepted countless ridicules from Xiao Gu...

"Well... After all, Xiao Gu basically lives in the sea, so it's not surprising that she is good at such things?" Yimi said to me while twisting the branch in her hand to let the flames scorch all parts of the fish. Talking, but the action doesn't seem to be affected too much.

After a while, there was a slight crackling sound when the fish exploded, and the scorched fish oil dripped into the flames, causing flames to burst into flames.

"Come on...Although I want to say this..." Yimi just stretched out his left hand to hand the fish to me, but he immediately took it back and slightly turned his head away, "Let me feed this too...just open your mouth That's it."

Then, slowly bring the fish up again.

But... it seems a bit high...

I had no choice but to try to tiptoe and bite the grilled fish on Yimi's left hand with my mouth.

I tore off a small piece of meat, tried to chew it twice with my teeth, and swallowed it.

A strange taste spread in my mouth, I don't know how to describe it.The only thing that can be said is that it is not the same as baked potatoes, right?

"Speaking of...Xiao Hei, do you think my craftsmanship...has improved?"

Yimi shook the fish in her hand and asked calmly.

"Progress..." This question is a bit difficult for me, because although I have eaten Yimi's grilled fish many times, at that time I always swallowed it whole with the native hairtail fish.

Most importantly, I had no sense of taste at that time, so I had no idea what grilled fish tasted like.If I really want to say it, today is probably the first time I have eaten fish grilled by Yimi, at least I can "feel the taste".

However, I have no relevant judgment... I can't say whether it is progressing or not.

Because for me, these are things I have never experienced in the past.

"……I have no idea."

I tried to stand on tiptoe to take another bite, but found that Yimi raised the grilled fish slightly higher for some reason, and I barely managed to stick out my tongue to lick it.

"I don't know? It means that there is no difference, not much progress?"

I jumped slightly, and finally bit off a little bit of grilled fish from Yimi's hand.

"No...it's not like that..."

Because there is no way to make a comparison, in terms of taste, this is the first time I have eaten fish grilled by Yimi.

I jumped up lightly, but missed.

"So... what is it like?"

Because Yimi indifferently changed the position of the grilled fish from in front of me to to my right, so I jumped up without biting anything.

"Yes... I can't tell..."

I turned to the right and made another small jump.

"..."

As a result, Yimi just moved the fish to the left quickly in silence, and I just bit the air when I jumped up.

Why is Yimi's hand moving all the time?Is it because it is difficult to grasp my height and position after closing my eyes?

"I just……"

jump up.

"only?"

bite!Uh... didn't bite...

"...I just think that everything you bake, Yimi, should be delicious."

I used to have no sense of taste, but now I do.

However, because I don't have any experience and comparison, taste is just a dispensable thing for me.

That being said, maybe the feeling that spreads in my mouth to the tip of my tongue is not taste.

Or maybe it's taste, and I just don't understand it.

Even so, I also think that the potatoes and fish baked by Yimi must have a taste that can be called "delicious".

Because Yimi thought the wild fruits picked from those dead trees were not tasty, and also thought the meat of Bechymos was not tasty, so she probably wanted to eat fish and potatoes.

Then, the fish and potatoes baked by Yimi's hands must be delicious.

So, just when I was about to jump up again to bite the skewer of grilled fish in Yimi's hand, Yimi suddenly lowered the height of his hand and sent the grilled fish directly to my mouth.

"This is a return to Xiao Hei when you ate baked potatoes yesterday... Who told you to do that kind of thing suddenly yesterday..."

Yimi put the grilled fish into my mouth with a blushing face, and I opened my mouth to take a bite.

"whats the matter?"

What I said yesterday... I remember that Yimi said she wanted to feed me potatoes, but suddenly she blushed and lost her temper at me...

Still can't figure it out.

"...Sometimes I really don't understand, Xiao Hei, are you stupid...or simple..."

Yimi's face was still red, but she didn't lose her temper with me like yesterday, she just smiled at me.

Hmm... Yimi does this sometimes...

Different emotions will be shown, completely unpredictable.After I swallowed the fish meat, Yimi handed the fish meat to my mouth again.

She obviously didn't open her eyes, but she seemed to be able to see me.

"Yimi, won't you eat?"

Moreover, Yimi kept feeding me, but the grilled fish in his other hand didn't move at all.

"Eat, why don't you feed Xiao Hei first, or you will feel like you won't be able to eat by yourself."

"But I don't need to eat."

"...what if you don't eat it."

"It's okay not to eat."

"..."

Yimi was just silent, and then continued to send the grilled fish to my mouth, and at the same time began to eat another grilled fish in small bites.

We stayed silent like this until both fish were eaten.

Yimi gently put two branches on the ground, then wiped my mouth with her hands, tapped my fingers lightly on the side of my face, and helped me pick up the fish crumbs stuck on it, and finally stretched out two fingers Gently pinched my mouth:

"I really don't know when this mouth will be able to say something nice..."

"Holding is not enough..."

Talking or something is still too difficult for me.

"But..." Yimi moved her hand from my mouth to my head as she spoke, stroking my head through my hair, "...take your time—Xiao Hei, why are you so wet? ?”

"Because I went into the sea to catch fish."

"...Did I tell you to take a shower after swimming?"

"... Washing with sea water... doesn't count?"

I tried to raise my head slightly, sideways to observe Yimi's reaction.

"Sure, of course, no, forget it!"

As a result, Yimi put her hand on my shoulder, then slid down my arm, finally grabbed my wrist, and then suddenly touched my arm and shoulder:

"Wait... Where's your cloak, Hei?"

"Falled in the sea."

"..."

I watched Yimi's face that recovered with great difficulty turned red again, then clasped my wrist with more force than before, and pulled me forward.

"Hey, Yimi, where are we going?"

"Just follow me... No, where is the ditch?"

"Not in this direction..."

"Then show me the direction quickly."

"Yes... please turn right..."

"Wait...we should get the stone bowl first, I remember I put it next to the potato field after watering—"

"Then we have to go backwards..."

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"Squat down."

When we got to the edge of the ditch, Yimi just gave this order, so I had to squat down obediently by the edge of the ditch.

"Xiao Hei... let me tell you something now."

"W-what's the matter?"

Yimi's expression suddenly became extremely serious, so I had to squat obediently by the river ditch, waiting for Yimi's next move.

"Xiaohei, remember, hair is very important to a girl." Yimi untied the shabby clothes that bound my hair, and then gently straightened my long white hair with her hands , "And do you know how much sea water damages hair quality?"

"do not know……"

"Be careful of your hair falling out..."

"Will it be?"

I'm not sure about this...because I used to have no hair.

"If you go on in a daze like this, you will... So, washing the hair soaked in sea water is a matter of course, and of course washing the body is also necessary."

"Is that so..."

The human body needs to pay attention to so many complicated things...

So Yimi took a handful of water from the ditch and splashed it on my hair, and asked softly, "Is it cool?"

"Do not……"

It's a bit of a feeling, but nothing else.

"That's good." After confirming my words, Yimi began to splash more water on my hair, and the same dripping feeling fell from the top of my head to my body as last time, "If Xiao Hei you If such beautiful hair gets hurt..."

Beautiful...is it?

It never occurred to me that this word would be used to describe something about me.

Because in the end, I'm just a monster.

While gently washing my long hair with water, Yimi said behind me: "It's a pity that there is no hot water, ointment, etc. to take care of it... There is not even a towel... I can learn alchemy." There are not many... It can only be cleaned in this way..."

It's really complicated... Words that I haven't heard of have already started to appear...

During this period of time, we still have no words, only the warmth of the sun covering the ground, only the sound of the wind blowing through the soil, only the clarity of Yimi fiddled with the water, and only the breathing of us sitting here.

Until Yimi washed my hair until she was satisfied.

"Huh...then I should wash my body clean." Yimi said while splashing water on my shoulders and gently rubbing it on my neck: "Can you bear it?"

"Yes? Why did you ask again?"

"Shampooing my hair is different from taking a bath..." Yimi just muttered softly, and then began to gently wash my neck and shoulders, but when she touched the parts like black spots on my body , Yimi paused for a moment.

"Xiao Hei, these things on your body...why do they feel like...stones?"

"Well... I'm not human after all..."

It seems that these scale-like black patches on my body are the surface of my previous body, although I don't have scales...

"Xiao Hei, your arms are so thin...it's obviously thinner than mine...how on earth did you lift such a huge stone...is it because you're not human..."

While cleaning, Yimi gently pinched my arm and said in surprise.

"Hmm..." I nodded slightly.

"Is that so...then, can you wash this, this wing for you too?" Yimi's fingers slid down from my neck, climbed to the root of the single wing on my back, and slid gently along the surface.

"I shouldn't use this..." "...Isn't it part of your body, Xiao Hei anyway... there is salt left on it... just wash it together." As a result, Yimi didn't seem to obey my wishes, but just put the The water splashed on my wing, and then I started to gently rub the surface of the wing with my hand.

When Yimi began to help me wash my body, there was always an indescribable feeling coming from the place where Yimi's fingers touched my skin and spread to my whole body.

How should I put it... It seems to be trembling.

It wasn't Yimi who was trembling, as if... it was me.

what happened……

"It's the first time I feel like this..." Yimi chuckled from behind me, "It's the first time I helped someone other than my sister to wash... Take a bath, and I ended up washing such a strange thing."

"Yes, is it..."

"Yeah... this kind of experience is really rare."

Yimi lightly tapped my single wing with her hands, and then slid down with both hands to press on my back: "It feels like Xiao Hei, your skin is pretty good except for those black parts... ...Slippery and soft." Yimi said while washing my back with water, and I tried my best to adapt to the feeling that spread to my whole body bit by bit.

"Is that so..."

"From just now, Xiao Hei, your tone is as if you know it for the first time."

It was also the first time I knew that my own body was so human-like.

"Like Yimi's?"

After all, my body is very similar to Yimi's.

Because in appearance, they are all "human women".

"I... well, I won't talk to you anymore, after washing my back, it's—"

As a result, Yimi's voice stopped suddenly, and her hand quickly left my back.

"Yimi?" I tried to call her name, but Yimi didn't respond.

The moment I was about to turn around, Yimi covered my face with her hand, stopping my movement.

"Wash yourself in front..."

"Front?"

I do not quite understand.

"..."

But Yimi remained silent.

"Yimi?"

"I told you to wash your breasts yourself!"

I called her name again and she just answered me louder.

With my back turned to Yimi, I couldn't see her expression, but I always felt that her mood was a little different from just now.

Like every blush—

"Yes, yes...but how do you wash it?"

Not only because I've never washed it, but because my body is what it is.

"..."

"Yimi?"

After a brief silence, Yimi spoke softly:

"Xiao Hei, are you sure... Do you want me to wash it for you?"

"Sorry, because... I can't either..."

"That's not the problem..."

"Ok?"

"If it becomes weird... I don't care..."

"What's the meaning?"

I don't quite understand Yimi's words.

So I heard the sound of rushing water, and then felt Yimi put her hands on my back.

Then, slowly slide towards me.

Finally, it lightly touched the same protrusion on my chest as Yimi's chest.

The strange feeling I felt before seemed to become stronger, as if the ripples caused by a stone falling into the sea rippled all over my body.

Next, Yimi silently pressed both hands on my chest.

"Well……"

A strange feeling made me hum slightly.

what on earth is it?

Is it a unique reaction of the human body...

"Don't, don't make strange noises!"

Yimi withdrew her hand behind me in an instant and shouted loudly.

"Hold, I'm sorry... I don't know why I suddenly..."

This is a feeling that I have never felt before, and it is also a feeling that is different from other feelings.

"Forget it! Wash other places! This tail...jumped over!"

As a result, Yimi gave up cleaning my tail after shouting twice, and I can only agree with this.

There are countless sharp spikes on my tail coiled on the ground beside me. If Yimi really puts his hand on it, he will definitely get hurt.

Thus, Yimi's hand began to move downwards, wrapping around my thigh——

"Ah, it's all your fault, Xiao Hei! Wash the lower part yourself!"

As a result, after Yimi yelled suddenly, she stopped moving, and started to use the torn piece of clothes to help me tie my hair into a long ponytail, but the movements were obviously different from the gentleness before, and became very gentle. use force.

It seemed to be a sign that she was in a bad mood.

"Yi, Yimi?"

I wanted to turn my head to look at Yimi, but she directly pressed my face with her palm and pushed my head back to face forward.

"No, Xu, chaos, look! No, Xu, chaos, think! No, Xu, chaos, move!"

Only this tone, as always.

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"Today, Yimi always looks angry, and her face is very red. I don't know why, but it seems that I am not allowed to approach her. But she said that she is not angry. Yimi is indeed a very special person.

It's just that Yimi does have a strange feeling when cleaning my body. If human beings are always like that when cleaning their bodies, it is still very hard.I think I should learn how to take a bath from Yimi, maybe I can't wash my body is the reason for her anger.

Even if it is No.40 790 a day. "