Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 412 - 303: Becoming Family_2

Chapter 412: Chapter 303: Becoming Family_2

So Xiao Yi was not confused, nor did he worry about his future, for he was not alone.

"Mmm..."

Eve was sleeping with her eyes closed, her sleep shallow.

This was a rare occurrence for Xiao Yi to see Eve asleep, and he found it quite novel.

"...Hmm?"

Perhaps sensing Xiao Yi’s gaze, Eve slowly woke up.

"It’s okay, don’t worry..."

In a haze, she spoke to Xiao Yi:

"I... won’t let you be alone. Even though up to now we’ve experience many sad and painful things, your future will surely be happy, I... promise you. So sleep peacefully."

"..." But Xiao Yi just silently stared at her, saying nothing.

"...Hmm?" Eve’s consciousness gradually became clearer, and she asked slowly, "Can’t sleep?"

"Mmm..." Xiao Yi nodded, "Somehow I don’t really feel like sleeping tonight."

"Is that so?" Eve said, "Is it because you’re going to a strange city and your mind is full of random thoughts, too excited to sleep?"

"Mmm." Xiao Yi nodded, "My mind won’t listen to me, and I can’t do anything with it."

"Not listening, huh..." Eve softly laughed, "Then, maybe you can just tire out your brain a little bit, so it won’t wander, and you can fall asleep."

"Use my brain...?"

"Yes! For example... let me ask you a question." Eve said, "Question! If I, your sister, and another sister were trapped in a burning room, whom would you save first, me or the other sister?"

"...?" Xiao Yi found the question strange because there was no need to ask it; from the beginning, he only had one choice.

"Do you even need to ask?" Xiao Yi replied, "I would definitely save you first."

"I’m sorry～but you’re wrong." Eve chuckled, "The correct answer is to save the fire first! See, you didn’t expect that, did you?"

"..."

"Uh... don’t look at me like I’m an idiot! The question was supposed to be like that...! It’s not my fault!"

Regardless of the specifics, after messing around with Eve for a bit, Xiao Yi might have felt tired or reassured, and he too fell into a deep sleep.

"..." Eve smiled gently at him and with a soft voice, like a lullaby, she said, "May you have a good dream, and ... I hope your tomorrow is a wonderful and happy day..."

...

After that, time flew by, and several years passed.

Xiao Yi had completely shed his childishness and had become a youth with a hint of maturity.

However, with growing up came certain troubles.

"Mmm..."

In a park somewhere, Xiao Yi looked at the few rolls of documents in his hand, somewhat worried.

"Looks like it didn’t work out, but that’s okay, it makes sense. Not many would want to hire someone with as many issues as me."

Xiao Yi touched his pocket, which was empty.

"Ah..." he sighed, "The weather is so nice today, the air is fresh, and I don’t have a single cent."

At that moment, his stomach also voiced its protest.

"Shut up," Xiao Yi said, "The child who cries gets milk, but that’s not the case for me."

Even so, feeling hungry was definitely not pleasant.

Xiao Yi rubbed his stomach and murmured:

"Come to think of it, today is a special day, I wonder... if I will get to see her."

Xiao Yi had been in this city for quite a long time, at first, Eve was still accompanying him, and they got through the toughest of times together.

Then, Xiao Yi survived in this city by his own means, made what were called friends here, and encountered things he had never known before.

Everything should have gone smoothly, but Xiao Yi inadvertently brought up Eve when talking to that friend, only to be told that she was merely a childhood fantasy of his.

After all, a person whom only Xiao Yi could see, and no one else could, was nothing more than an imaginary figure, conjured up to comfort his own regret-filled childhood.

But Xiao Yi didn’t think so, or rather, to be more precise, he was scared by the thought. To suggest that Eve never existed, that she was just a figment of his imagination, was a notion that left Xiao Yi breathless just by contemplating it.

And so the two of them had a huge fight and parted on bad terms.

This friendship had thus dissipated.

Xiao Yi didn’t care about it much, thinking it was fine as long as that sister figure was still by his side.

However... after that, Eve no longer stayed constantly by his side. Instead, she became someone who would only appear before him after certain intervals.

"..."

Faced with this, Xiao Yi could only respond with silence. He treasured every opportunity to see her and didn’t want to risk reducing those opportunities by bringing up such matters.

"When I was little...she used to always be by my side."

Xiao Yi looked up at the sky, feeling the various pressures bearing down on him, yet unlike before, he now had the strength to bear them.

"Is it because... I am now able to bear the pain on my own, so she thinks there’s no need to show up anymore? A childhood...imaginary...friend?"

Xiao Yi then suddenly shook his head vigorously, trying to shake these thoughts from his mind.

Following that, his stomach growled in protest.

"Ah... no good, I need to find something to eat."

Just as Xiao Yi was about to get up, he suddenly noticed several pieces of bread next to the chair he was sitting on.

"...!" Xiao Yi immediately knew, she had been there.

Thus, Xiao Yi hurriedly looked around and, sure enough, saw her figure near a tree not too far away.

Eve was hiding behind the tree, peeking out just half of her head, looking at Xiao Yi.

"You came," Xiao Yi laughed softly and called out, "...Sister."

Even though the figure that once towered over him had now become so petite, Xiao Yi was still willing to call her sister.

"Yep! Long time no see, Xiao Yi..."

She still smiled gently just as she had in his memories.

"Sorry," she said, "today was supposed to be a special day... Next time, next time we meet, I’ll bring you an even better birthday present."

Indeed, the special day referred to Xiao Yi’s birthday.

Actually, Xiao Yi had long forgotten when he was born; he only remembered the day he met Eve. So, he had taken that day as his birthday.

"It’s okay. Thank you..." said Xiao Yi, picking up a piece of bread to eat, "...delicious."

"Is it? That’s good then..."

The two of them still did not close the distance, exchanging words from afar, which also represented the distance between them now.

"Xiao Yi..." Eve asked, "how... are you?"

"How?"

"Yes, do you feel lonely? I... am very worried about you."

Eve’s face was full of worry and helplessness as she seemed to sigh out:

"Although someone like me has no right to say this, but I really, truly, am very worried."

"..." To not worry her, Xiao Yi replied with a smile, "Don’t worry, thanks to you, I’m not lonely."

"Is that so? That’s good..."

Eve said this from behind the tree, so Xiao Yi couldn’t see the expression on her face.

Then, Eve added, "Xiao Yi... I hope that next year... you can safely welcome this day."

"...Sister?"

Xiao Yi looked towards her, wanting to say more, but... Eve’s figure had already disappeared.

After that, Xiao Yi never again saw the sister in his memories whose name he still did not know.

By the time he realized it, the days of their parting had already passed.