Chapter 400: Chapter 297 Mature and Steady Sister_2

However, no matter what, Eve knew that she had to take him away from here now. If they stayed here any longer, his body wouldn’t hold up.

Then, Eve asked, "Where is your home? If we go there, we might be able to find some clues about your mother."

"..." The boy heard this and immediately looked in a direction.

That was a rather remote suburban area, directly opposite the city center.

"Is that so? Over there, huh? Well, having a destination is better than wandering around aimlessly. Hmm... but, if you’re hungry, you won’t have the strength to look for your mother. So, let’s go eat something first. After we eat, we’ll go look. Is that okay?"

"..." The boy nodded, not refusing.

"Then... let’s go."

Saying this, Eve held the boy’s hand, and the two of them left, walking through the city.

It was now deep autumn, and the wind that blew was increasingly cold, making this already chilly city feel even colder.

The boy who had been standing there waiting was already weak, so they needed to warm him up as soon as possible.

Despite the weather being so cold, the city was bustling with people, all trying to squeeze towards the city center. However, Eve, with the boy in tow, intended to leave the center.

They moved against the crowd, trying to make their way forward was somewhat difficult.

However, if they stayed here, regardless of where they wanted to go, it would always be this difficult. So, heading to a relatively secluded area would be less crowded.

Even if it wasn’t as bustling as the city center, the convenience of their own lives was more important.

"..."

At that moment, the boy noticed something. The sister in front of him wasn’t being jostled like he was.

Unlike himself, others saw him but still didn’t make way; but her... others didn’t even glance at her, as if they couldn’t see her or she didn’t exist.

Moreover, others could not touch her, as if... she was a ghost.

"..."

Nevertheless, the boy said nothing, just silently followed behind her, finally leaving the crowded situation.

"We’ve finally left; I’m sorry... it must have been very uncomfortable. But if we had stayed there, we could only have been constantly jostled. A short pain is better than a long one, so I had to take you away first. Alright, let’s first go eat something. Do you have any food you like?"

Eve looked at the boy and asked gently.

"..." The boy shook his head, indicating he had nothing he particularly liked, or rather, nothing he wanted to eat.

"Is that so?" Eve asked again, "Then... do you have any food you dislike?"

"..." The boy also shook his head.

"I see. No food that you dislike..." Eve smiled at him, "It seems you’re a good child who isn’t picky about food."

"..."

"But that makes things a bit troublesome..." Eve shook her head somewhat helplessly again, "Given my current situation, I can’t help you make a decision."

Eve’s situation was somewhat peculiar.

To avoid having too much impact on the world and thereby causing issues like she had before, this time, Eve chose to minimize her existence to an extreme.

As far as the world was concerned, she almost didn’t exist; invisible and intangible to others. She also could not make any substantial changes to the world.

She indeed resembled a ghost-like existence.

In this world, only one person could see her, could touch her, and that was the boy in front of her.

However, this also brought up a problem—being unable to interact with the world, she could not genuinely offer help to this boy.

Eve fretted as she pulled out a stack of money from her clothes.

"I do have money, but I can’t spend it. Damn, if only I hadn’t made my existence so utterly minimal, but regretting it now is too late, um..."

Eve had no choice but to look helplessly at the boy and hand the money over to him.

"Sorry, can you buy something by yourself? I... It’s a bit hard for me to communicate with others right now. But! Don’t worry about the money, use as much as you want! Here, take it all!"

"..." The boy nodded and then, hesitantly, pulled out one bill from the stack and ran to a nearby stall.

Then, contrary to Eve’s expectations, the boy easily bought what he wanted.

"..."

He still didn’t speak, but that didn’t affect his interaction with the shopkeeper.

He simply pointed to the items and quantities he wanted, and the shopkeeper got it all right away.

"Wow...impressive!" Eve exclaimed, "When I was his age, I definitely couldn’t buy things by myself. He’s so mature, I don’t need to worry too much, but... Oh! Why is he so mature? Now, where’s my chance to shine?"

Aside from being happy, Eve felt somewhat uneasy in her heart.

"...Thinking about it, I should be older than him. To him, I should be like an older sister. But! I always appear childish in front of him, leaving only a juvenile impression!

I finally had the chance to meet him as someone older, I am now a whole ten centimeters taller than him! But...why, why has it turned out this way again? This won’t do!"

Eve shook her head vigorously, deciding in her heart that she must leave behind an image of a mature, dignified, and charming older sister!

Just then, the boy returned, holding a bunch of food and looked puzzledly at Eve, who was continuously trying to motivate herself.

"Oh, you’re back...uh-hum!" Eve suddenly coughed and put on what she believed to be a mature smile, "Child, you’re back."

"..."

Seeing the boy’s confused look, as if asking, ’is everything okay? What happened?’, Eve still maintained a poised and mature demeanor and smile, responding,

"Nothing’s wrong, just... I’ve returned to my original self, don’t worry, don’t be scared, I am indeed like this."

"...The boy seemed a bit helpless as he glanced at her, said nothing, and just silently handed back the change.

"You’re giving it back? No need, I can’t use it anyway, keep it for yourself."

"..." Seeing her unwillingness to take it, the boy instead handed her the food he bought.

"Oh? For me? Thank you!" Eve immediately opened her mouth with joy to accept it, but then...

"Ooh... I can’t eat, I really can’t eat now, I regret this even more now..."

"..." Watching Eve’s almost tearful expression, the boy didn’t understand the situation but still reached out to pat Eve’s head, trying to comfort her.

"Hmm? Thanks...ah!"

Seeing the boy’s action, Eve was touched but quickly realized that she was supposed to be the comforting, older figure!

"Damn...!"

Eve gritted her teeth, frustrated, as she was determined to show her mature and poised side.

Just then, Eve suddenly saw that a nearby bookstore was brazenly selling unhealthy content!

Eve was about to look away instinctively, but then a thought struck her—wasn’t this a chance!?

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