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Eriri, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."

She seemed to see three large characters etched on her forehead as a child.

What a great injustice...

Seeing the crowd about to riot, Yuuki shouted, "Quiet!"

His words still carried weight, perhaps because of his abilities; everyone still gave him face.

He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Although I am no match for them now, reinforcements should arrive in a week."

The eyes of the onlookers lit up immediately—was there a rescue?

That would be wonderful!

“But it’s been a week…” Sawamura Sayuri had to pour cold water on the situation: “We have no food now!”

The crowd, which had just begun to show signs of life, instantly fell into a deathly silence again.

Yes, all their food has disappeared. Even if rescue arrives in a week, they'll probably be starving and thirsty to death by then...

"As for food... don't worry, I'll provide it."

Yuuki glanced at the human cubs still crying and squabbling next door, then said to the adults with a grim face, "But I can only guarantee the bare minimum. You must distribute the food according to the situation, and absolutely no one is allowed to hoard any. If I find anyone hoarding..."

呲!

Yukiri suddenly produced a long sword and casually slashed at a nearby rock. The rock instantly split in two as if it had been cut by a laser.

"This stone is his fate."

Yuki threatened menacingly, and the group of adults immediately nodded in agreement.

"Of course, if anyone dares to hoard it under these circumstances, not only you, but we will definitely take action!"

"Yeah, there really are people like that, and they're probably not good people either."

"Don't worry, we'll take action!"

……

Yuki Osamu snorted coldly: "You all had better think that way."

No matter how eloquently these adults spoke, he didn't believe a word they said. He knew all too well what people would do when they were hungry.

"You, come with me to get the food."

After glancing at the group a few times, Yuki pointed at one of them and said.

"Ah, me, me?"

Sawamura Sayuri pointed at herself with some surprise and uncertainty.

"Nonsense, come here quickly."

"Okay, okay..."

Sawamura Sayuri followed Yuuki Risa behind the wall.

Yuki no longer bothered to hide it, and directly reached into the void in front of her, then pulled out a large bag of snacks.

That was what he had prepared for himself. He expended a lot of energy in battle, but he was eager to improve his strength and didn't want to waste time eating. That's why he kept a lot of snacks in his ear storage space, and most of them were high-calorie foods like compressed biscuits.

After taking out one bag, he thought for a moment and then took out a case of mineral water from it.

Water is more important than food.

P.S.: There will be another chapter later, but don't wait, it will probably be after midnight.

A bizarre and fantastical city: Chapter Nineteen - Human Cubs

"This...I might not be able to lift it..."

Sawamura Sayuri looked at the food and water in front of her and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Yuki shook her head: "I didn't really want you to come and get the food."

Sawamura Sayuri felt a chill run down her spine, immediately realizing that something might be amiss.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Yuuki nodded: "I remember you. You were the mother of that blonde little girl. I saved her from the monster's jaws along with you."

"Yes, speaking of which, I haven't thanked you yet..."

"I'm not here to ask for your thanks." Yuuki waved his hand, his face somewhat gloomy. "I'm saying all this so you know that I know you and I know who you are. Do you understand?"

Sawamura Sayuri immediately understood, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "You mean..."

“Yes, I suspect the mastermind is among you adults.” Yuki sighed. “I searched the entire alternate dimension but couldn’t find him. Therefore, I deduce that he must have the ability to disguise himself and interfere with cognition. He probably wouldn’t infiltrate the children. After all, it would be inconvenient for him to act as a child, and there’s too much risk for him to impersonate a child since none of them were injured. So I think he must be hiding among the adults.”

"Among these adults, you are the only one I know, and your identity is also credible. So I would like to ask you to help me check if there are any adults among them that you do not know or that you find somewhat strange."

Yuuki's expression was very sincere, but Sawamura Sayuri swallowed hard: "The problem is, I don't know anyone else..."

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

He was somewhat speechless: "You don't know any of them?"

"I don't know any of them..."

Sayuri Sawamura said a little shyly, "You probably don't know, but I'm a bit of a homebody..."

"Alright, alright." Yuuki interrupted her attempt to save face impatiently: "Then just be more careful from now on. Since the mastermind has chosen to hide among the crowd, you should be safe as long as you don't run around. Just be careful not to wander off."

After saying that, he picked up the snacks and water and headed towards the survivors.

Sawamura Sayuri followed behind him with a pitiful look on her face, while Eriri, who was watching from the side, almost burst out laughing. It was the first time she had ever seen her mother like this.

It was so much fun.

The replenishment of food brought a sigh of relief to everyone. Although the human cubs complained a bit about the dry biscuits, that was no problem. As long as they could fill their stomachs, that was better than anything else.

Yuki approached Kato Megumi, who was munching on compressed biscuits, and offered her a bright red apple.

"It's an apple!"

Kato Megumi's face lit up with joy. She put the half-eaten compressed biscuit into her pocket, took the apple, and started biting into it.

This action made Yuki Ryo look at her with new respect; children who cherish food are extremely rare.

Among such a large group of children, there were quite a few who threw tantrums and threw away the compressed biscuits because they didn't taste good. He had never seen another child like Kato Megumi.

Little Eriri, who was not far away, saw this scene, and her mouth immediately fell shut. She wanted to eat an apple too...

Looking longingly at her mother, Xiaobaihe could only helplessly gesture towards the compressed biscuits in her hand.

Eriri sighed, looking enviously at Kato Megumi munching on an apple. She then bit down hard on the compressed biscuit in her mouth. Although it didn't taste good, she was so hungry that she could ignore the awful taste of the biscuit.

"Eriri, do you still want it?"

Little Aki Tomoya came to her side holding half a compressed biscuit.

"No, I want to eat fruit..."

Xiao Yingli pouted and refused the gift from her childhood sweetheart.

Aki Tomoya looked a little aggrieved after being rejected. He thought Eriri was his best friend, which was why he shared his food with her... Of course, the fact that the compressed biscuit wasn't to his liking might also be a factor.

"Eri, you can't do that to your best friend!"

Sawamura Sayuri gently tapped her daughter's head: "Tomoya meant well, you can't say such willful things."

“Oh…” Eriri looked at Tomoya Aki with a wronged expression: “Tomoya, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that to you.”

Tomoya Aki seemed a little flustered by Eriri's apology: "N-It's okay, Eriri..."

However, he noticed that Eriri's eyes were still fixed on Megumi Kato and Osamu Yuuki.

So he silently made a decision.

As Yuuki was pondering a solution, a small guest arrived.

"Can you teach me that Biubiubiu magic?"

The girl with long black hair cautiously approached Yuuki Osamu and said, "I also want to fight monsters."

What the heck is Biubiubiu's magic?!

Yuki was speechless, but he knew it was probably because the girl in front of him didn't have a lot of vocabulary yet.

"Sorry, you probably can't learn it."

Although he has a preference for human infants, the suffering he endures is something that ordinary human infants cannot bear, or even normal adult humans may not be able to bear.

Do not believe?

The little girl's face was filled with disbelief and stubbornness: "Please, I'll do whatever you ask me to do!"

Yuuki looked resistant: "No way, I don't want to get caught... Hey, I guess I'm a kid now... But it won't work either."

"There's nothing I want you to do."

When the little girl saw that Yuki had refused, her face immediately showed grievance and resentment, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

This gave Yuuki a real headache. It wasn't that he couldn't stand seeing human cubs cry, but crying at this time could trigger a chain reaction among a large number of human cubs. After all, the environment was too oppressive, and many human cubs didn't have their parents with them. Right now, they were just enduring it. Once this little girl started it, he didn't even want to think about what would happen next.

"Okay, okay, stop crying. Let's talk first."

Yuuki asked, "What's your name?"

“My name is Kasumigaoka Utaha.”

The little girl pouted and answered in a tearful voice.

"That's a beautiful name. Why do you want to learn magic?"

Yuki Ryo casually made up a story, saying that as an outsider, he had no idea whether the name was good or bad. His priority was to keep the little girl calm and prevent her from crying.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yuki's praise, a hint of pride appeared on the little girl's face, but it quickly faded: "It was my grandma who named it, but my grandma has passed away..."

Yuuki remained silent for a moment, then changed the subject: "What about your parents? They must love you very much, right?"

"Mom and Dad are so busy, and they've been arguing a lot lately..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes dimmed even more.

Yuuki Risa: "..."

What else can I ask you?

"That's why I want to learn magic from you. If I learn magic, then Mom and Dad will definitely make up, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at him hopefully: "So, big brother, please teach me magic!"

Uh……

Strictly speaking, you should be older than me...

Yuuki estimated that she was about the same age as the blonde little girl, while the little girl in front of her was probably a year older than that girl...

"It's cruel, but even if you learn magic, your parents might not stop arguing."

Talking about reality with a little girl is not a good thing, but he decided to teach her a lesson.

"Why? If I learn magic, I can stay with my parents every day, and they won't fight as long as I'm around."

Utaha Komaki retorted, unconvinced.

"First of all, since your parents stop arguing as long as you are around, it means that the reason they are arguing is not because of you. So no matter what you do, you can only delay the time when they start arguing."

Yuuki shook his head, revealing a world-weariness beyond his years: "When it comes to feelings, once a crack appears, nothing you do can change that."

"Love is love, and when you don't love someone anymore, you don't love them anymore. Reconciliation only exists in stories. Forcing someone to stay together will only lead to a greater tragedy."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little confused; being young, she didn't quite understand what Yuuki Ri was saying.

But it does sound quite reasonable...

"Forget it, why should I tell you all this..."

Yuuki shook her head with a self-deprecating smile. He was just a 1-year-old child...

"that……"

Just then, a little boy came over and hesitantly said to Yuki Risa, "Hello, my name is Aki Tomoya."

Yuuki raised an eyebrow: "I know you. You're the brat who asked me to apologize before."