People are on the Ark, assisting Oma Zi-O

The snack street is close to a river. This artificial river is not only a beautiful landscape here, but also one of the sources of drinking water for the residents here.

The river is wide, and it is said that the widest part can reach twenty meters. The rippling river surface reflects the surrounding neon lights.

Noah leaned his hands on the fence of the river, his eyes flickering as if he was thinking about something.

But the confusion that occasionally flashed in his eyes made it clear that this man seemed to be making a difficult decision.

"Hiss!!"

Noah screamed in surprise at the sudden heat on his face, and his body subconsciously reacted as he was grabbed by a big hand. When he looked up, he saw Fang Ark's slightly helpless smile.

"The reaction is good, but the strength is not enough."

The warm Sijichun was stuffed into Noah's hand. He stared blankly at the milk tea in his hand, pursed his lips, then curled his lips and looked back at the sparkling river and the ferry on it. He just held the milk tea in his hand without any intention of opening it to drink.

"Why not? This is delicious."

The voice with a hint of concern made Noah shudder all over, and then he looked at Fang Zhou with disgust and a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

"What are you doing? Suddenly... suddenly..."

Noah rubbed his arms. Fang Ark's caring voice gave him goosebumps all over his body, but at the same time, he also had an indescribable feeling, which made him feel a sense of fear in his heart.

"I know you have a problem with me. After all, you're from the Emperor's faction and I'm from the Demon King's faction, but you shouldn't reject the care and concern between partners like this. It's really disheartening."

Noah looked a little embarrassed. He looked at the cup of milk tea in his hand, opened the packaging of the straw and poked it in.

A refreshing yet mellow taste accompanied by the aroma of milk and tea rushed into Noah's mouth. The denseness and salty aroma brought by the cheese milk cap on top of the milk tea formed a sharp contrast with the freshness of the milk tea itself, making the overall taste of the milk tea more layered.

It tastes good.

Noah stared blankly at the milk tea in his hand, and after a while he took another sip.

"See, I told you it tastes good."

Fang Ark also took a sip of the milk tea in his hand, but the rumbling sound of ice cubes accompanying his movement proved that compared to Noah's cup of milk tea, the one in Ark's hand was obviously a cold drink version with ice cubes.

"Drinking cold drinks at this time, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"

Looking at the ice cubes rattling around in the milk tea cup, Noah clenched the cup of milk tea in his hand, and the warm feeling remained in his palm.

"If a cold drink in the dead of winter can give me diarrhea, then I'm too fragile."

Tearing off the paper cover on the milk tea, Fang Zhou used a straw to scoop out an ice cube and threw it into his mouth. The sound of chewing the ice cube was particularly clear next to Noah's ears. Noah was speechless for this guy who not only drank cold drinks in the middle of winter but also ate ice cubes.

Although he could do this, generally speaking, he didn't want to risk suffering from diarrhea by making such a trip.

But after saying this, a strange silence fell between the two of them.

When two people don't talk for 10 seconds, no one thinks there is anything wrong, but when 40 seconds pass, Fang Zhou starts to glance at the other person, until nearly a minute passes, and both of them start to wish for themselves.

Noah also wanted to find some topics to break the silent atmosphere between the two of them, but it was obvious that he couldn't do it.

Fang Zhou was also thinking about whether he should say something to Noah. After all, it was not right for the two of them to just stand by the river and stare blankly at the river and the ferry on it.

If it was just a man and a woman, it would be fine, but two grown men lying on the shore watching the ferry, which was running back and forth on the river without anything special, was quite strange no matter how you looked at it.

"Just now, why did you think of bringing me a cup of milk tea? Given how I treated the Demon King before, you would definitely try every possible means to harm me. Let alone bringing me a cup of milk tea, considering your attitude towards my colleagues, I'm thankful that you didn't beat me to death."

Finally, Noah found a topic that could barely open up the conversation. Although this topic is likely to push the atmosphere between the two from dull to a powder keg, these are the only things Noah can think of.

As expected, after he brought up this topic, he could see Fang Zhou's face darken immediately, but it was only for a moment. Fang Zhou quickly adjusted his expression back to the same as before, and then looked at the person who was "observing" the river with a helpless look.

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. As you said, Rhodes Island and Reunion are currently collaborating deeply. Since you're here to help Tallulah, we have no reason to continue to be hostile to you. You're Tallulah's companion, and therefore also Rhodes Island's companion, and my companion. Isn't it normal for you to be concerned about your companion's health?

And looking at the way you looked just now, you definitely didn't want to order. That won't do. After all, there are five of us here together. If it's just the four of us drinking there and you don't get anything, it will look really weird from the sidelines. It will feel like we're excluding you."

After taking a big sip and drinking all the milk tea in the cup in his hand, Fang Zhou casually created a ball of fire and burned the cup of milk tea directly into ashes. The ashes were blown across the river surface by the breeze beside the river and fell into the river and disappeared without a trace.

“…Thank you.”

Noah looked very conflicted, and his voice was as faint as the buzz of a mosquito in summer. If Fang Zhou had not had excellent hearing, he might not have even known whether Noah had spoken or not.

Just looking at Noah who was apologizing with difficulty, Fang Zhou couldn't help laughing. It was a very relieved smile.

"What are you laughing at?"

Noticing the smile on Fang Ark's face, Noah looked at him fiercely as if he couldn't hold back his anger, but this look hit Fang Ark's funny spot and made him laugh out loud.

"I said, what are you laughing at?"

"Hahahaha, sorry, hahahaha, it's just... you have a rather odd personality, not at all like... oh, haha. Anyway, you should express your gratitude out loud. Your voice is so soft that even the masseur giving you a massage can't hear what you're saying."

The problem was pointed out clearly and neatly, and Noah's face turned red, but he couldn't think of anything to refute Fang Zhou. He could only turn his head to look at the street scene of the city opposite in the distance, and the neon river right in front of him.

"Tallulah is so straightforward, even reckless at times. How could you..."

This sentence was Fang Zhou's soliloquy, but his next sentence did not mean to hide his intention.

"I don't know who you inherited this personality from."

Noah's whole body trembled, and his eyes, which originally reflected the bright neon colors, lost their luster in an instant. Those eyes only looked in the direction of the river and saw only his own and Fang Zhou's figures reflected on the river surface, which made him even more irritated.

"what happened?"

The straw in Fang Zhou's hand was not discarded because he kept chewing it. The end of the straw was covered with teeth marks and looked extremely messy.

However, Noah did not answer Fang Zhou's question, but just looked at the milk tea in his hand with a grim expression.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Seeing Noah's expression was so bad, Fang Zhou also leaned out to see what happened to him, but...

"I don't want to drink this milk tea."

Noah quickly stuffed the milk tea in her hand into Fang Zhou's empty hand, then walked forward without looking back, completely ignoring Fang Zhou's voice calling her from behind.

"Strange, what's wrong with this child?"

Looking at Noah's back, Fang Zhou was speechless for a moment, not knowing what words had caused the child to react so strongly.

“It’s almost like I’ve reached my rebellious phase.”

Chapter 269 I hope everyone is okay

In the following time, Noah seemed absent-minded the whole time. Tallulah tried to find topics to get him to join in, but the response was mediocre and could only be described as perfunctory.

"What did you say to him over there? I saw him talking to you in the river and he's been like this ever since."

There was a hint of blame in Tallulah's tone, as if she felt that Ark had bullied Noah during their previous conversation in the river.

"Do you care about him a lot?" Fang Zhou noticed the overly strong concern in Tallulah's tone and asked a question that disrupted her pace.

"That's not the way I'm saying it, it's just... this feeling is so hard to describe, it's just that child..."

Tallulah paused. Although she was already thirty, Noah didn't look young either. For the Immortals, it was difficult to tell their age simply by appearance, but judging by his height, he should be around 20. Even though there was a difference of ten or more years, calling him a child...

Perhaps it was because the other person came from the future, and I subconsciously did subtraction in my mind, so I called him that.

She quickly brushed aside the slight doubt in her heart, but Tallulah still vaguely sensed that Noah...

This Draco, who has the same silver hair as himself, seems to have some connection with him.

Shaking her head to get rid of all those random thoughts, Tallulah chose her words carefully.

"Noah, he does give me a special feeling. Maybe it's because we're both Draco, and he has silver hair like me. If I didn't know he was from the future and definitely not as old as he is now, I would have doubted whether he was really related to me."

Ah ha.

A strange look flashed across Fang Zhou's eyes. He had not tested Noah and Tallulah's DNA, and he had no need to do so. But now it still felt strange to hear Tallulah say that she intuitively felt that Noah and she were related by blood.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Noticing the strangeness in Fang Ark's eyes, Tallulah looked at him with some surprise.

"No, it's nothing. Noah, I just said that I don't know who his personality is inspired by, but he got angry. Maybe it was because I mentioned his parents, so it brought up some of his sad memories."

Parents...

If the future is based on Oma Zi-O launching a great war that affects the entire Terra continent, perhaps Noah's parents really died in that war, so he hates Oma Zi-O so much.

But if I were to go by my own guess about Noah's age...

So where are his parents now?

It shouldn't be in Victoria. After all, there should be no trace of Draco in Victoria now. But it's hard to say. Forget it. Why not find some time to get familiar with him and ask him.

Although it may seem like poking at other people's sorrows.

Tallulah thought so, and then looked at Fang Zhou with blame.

"You too, why do you mention their parents so casually? No wonder they're mad at you."

"Yes, yes, it's my fault. I will apologize to him later."

Tallulah glanced at him, thoughts racing in her mind.

"Why don't I go? You and that guy didn't have a good relationship to begin with, and now that you've said that, he'll probably hate you even more. It would be embarrassing if you go and apologize and get rejected."

popping.

"Wow, what are you doing?"

He casually patted Tallulah on the back, and when the latter screamed softly, he rejected Tallulah's idea of ​​apologizing on his behalf. Under the latter's slightly blushing gaze, Fang Zhou said it would be better for him to apologize in person.

"Like you said, he and I already had a bad relationship and he hated me. If I take the initiative to apologize to him this time and talk to him, it might help to thaw our relationship. After all, he's on your side now and can provide you with considerable assistance. The Reunion Movement and Rhodes Island are still in a cooperative relationship. Regardless of the considerations, it will be of great help to thaw Noah and me."

"Is that so? Ah, come on, we're supposed to be out shopping today, but why are we talking about work again? It seems like we never stop talking about work when I'm around you, can't you just relax?"

Speaking of this, Fang Zhou felt a little aggrieved. Weren't you the one who brought up this matter first?

I'm just following your line of thought.

At this time, Noah, who was sitting in the front, clicked his tongue as he listened to the noisy chatter between Tallulah and Fang Zhou in the back.

It’s really... a bit annoying.

"I really don't know whose personality you take after."

These words echoed in Noah's mind, along with the memories of his childhood, the hardships he had experienced, and the final despair...

"Doctor, what are you and Sister Tallulah talking about? You look very happy."

"Happy? Amiya—————, how can you say I'm happy? Fang Zhou actually started talking about work while we were walking. Besides, he completely ruined my good mood."

Who brought it up first? Are you trying to put the blame on someone else?

Looking at Tallulah who kept making her complain, Amiya could only smile uncomfortably, and then looked at Fang Zhou with an angry look.

"Doctor, didn't we agree to go shopping today? Why are you talking about work again? Your usual work is already very hard, you should take a break."

WOC, that's the opposite of Tian Gang. Although it's just a joke, it's really rare to hear Amiya say, "Doctor, take a break."

"I know, I know. This one is mine, mine. Is it okay?"

Kal'tsit came from behind Amiya and chuckled at Fang Ark who was begging for mercy, then her expression turned cold again when she suddenly looked at him.

"You're happy to see me get humiliated."

After fooling Amiya and Tallulah, Fang Ark watched the two of them run to a small stall in front and watch the stall owner constantly flipping the beige balls on the Chibi Maruko-chan with anticipation in their eyes. He walked to Kal'tsit and spoke when he saw that she was also looking at Amiya in front.

"That's not the case. It's simply human nature. Seeing someone who has always been successful and unfailing in everything suddenly suffer an unexpected setback will trigger a feeling of gloating. While this is a very rude psychological activity, it's universal among all intelligent individuals."

"so?"

Kal'tsit spoke a long and eloquent speech, but Fang Ark still refused to give in.

"I'm just saying, I didn't mean to laugh."

"Apologise."

"I do not."

"Apologize… Ugh."

Before Fang Ark could continue speaking, a mouthful of grilled sausage had blocked his mouth. Even if Fang Ark wanted to say something, he could do nothing about it. He couldn't spit it out and waste the food. He could only wait for Kal'tsit with a hungry look. But before Fang Ark could swallow the food in his mouth and continue speaking, the next mouthful of food had sealed his mouth again.

Kal'tsit looked at Fang Ark, whose cheeks were filled up because of her blocking behavior, raised the corners of her mouth, lifted the hair beside her ear, picked up a piece of iron plate tofu with a bamboo stick, blew on it twice, and put it into her mouth. She showed a satisfied smile under the siege of the impact of the sauce and soybean aroma.

"Doctor, try this meatball!"

"Noah, stop sulking over there and come over here with us."

Amiya also came back from the meatball stall, picked up a meatball and handed it to Fang Zhou's mouth. This time there was no hesitation. Fang Zhou opened his mouth and bit the meatball directly, then looked at Kal'tsit provocatively.

Humph, Tutu gave me the meatball first, but you didn’t. Oh, I’m so mad at you.

Looking at Fang Ark's smug look, Kal'tsit sighed silently.