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Chapter 02 Invisible barriers

He slapped his forehead with the palm of his hand, it looked like he was really eager to complete the task.

The weather in mid-October was a bit chilly, he took a breath and felt his body shiver.

Opened the door, changed her shoes to slippers so she could be inside, as the had just bought groceries walked first to the kitchen.

For an afternoon snack he was planning to cook a pot of pork stew with the excellent rice his grandfather sent him from the countryside a few days ago, just thinking about the taste made his mouth water.

put on her apron and began preparing the pork stew while she steamed the rice.

Five minutes later, a light rain began to fall outside the window.

Aoi Natsuki raised her eyes and looked out the window, noon, which should have been the time with the most sunlight suddenly became dark due to the gray clouds.

At this point the knife he was using to cut the pork stopped.

For some reason, the girl standing in front of the convenience store at this moment popped into his mind.

"I don't know if he's gone home yet" Aoi Natsuki thought.

But then I thought about it again, wearing such old clothes, that face also looks like it hasn't been washed for a few days, it will be....

His eyes looked out the window.

After thinking about it for a while, I was still a little worried.

Before crossing over, I was just an ordinary person, neither bad nor good, but just like ordinary people, I felt sorry when I saw some people in need.

¿Wasn't there a sentence before that said: Helping those in need is not only part of duty, but of happiness?

Maybe that's what makes ordinary people so cute.

Aoi Natsuki put the pork in the pot first, then washed her hands, turned around took off her apron, walked to the entrance and took out an umbrella, um....

He picked up his umbrella and stepped out of the yard, no sooner had he opened the door than, to his surprise, the seven or eight year old girl was standing miraculously under the eaves of his front door.

Aoi Natsuki was surprised.

At the same time, the other party also showed a look of surprise.

Obviously, he only found one place to hide from the rain and he never thought it would be Natsuki's house.

Aoi Natsuki saw the remaining tomato sauce at the corner of her mouth and the two looked at each other.

up to five seconds later.

The girl unconsciously shielded her body with her hands and retreated to the stone pillar behind her.

This negative impression is too much, isn't it?

In the last days he kept asking himself in front of the mirror why he was hated by all women.

"Don't be nervous. This is my home. I promise not to be near you. It's raining outside and the temperature will drop lower and lower. If you don't mind, sit in my house for a while.".

Aoi Natsuki worked hard to show a warm smile like a big brother.

only...

The effect is not very significant.

But there is no favorability reminder, does this mean that she also agrees with your statement?

The girl did not respond, under her tattered clothes, her collarbone was red from the cold and her whole body was shivering.

Aoi Natsuki then walked towards the kitchen entrance, before the girl dared to look sideways cautiously.

He continued walking, and then reached the living room, the girl walked to the kitchen dining room, which was next to the living room.

The image looks a bit comical.

There seemed to be an invisible barrier between the two.

Eventually, the two reached a good peaceful distance.

put on an apron and continued cooking in the kitchen with the door closed.

The dining room is connected to the living room, the interior is still relatively warm and the girl's body gradually warmed up.

"Favorability +2"

"Favorability +2"

Aoi Natsuki, who was cooking, lifted the corner of her mouth, at least this was good news.

It is difficult to eliminate the feeling of distance between strangers, so after making pork stew, he simply took out a portion and put it on a plate, then opened the door , put the plate on the table.

And he signaled the girl to eat.

Aoi Natsuki no longer cared about what was going on outside, found a plastic plate and served herself a meal, when in his head he started thinking about going to school tomorrow.

Finding S-ranked girls remains the top priority.

Toc Toc Toc-

A light knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

He turned to look.

The girl is standing in front of the door, pointing to the couch.

¿she does not want to eat alone?

Aoi Natsuki stared at the top of her head.

In addition to the rare A level, the favorability value also reached -27 during this time.

Is it still possible to speak normally within this negative value?

¡Guau!

Aoi Natsuki shook her head helplessly, then stood up and walked towards the door . As she approached, the girl quickly stepped back and the invisible barrier appeared again .

Only this time, the two are finally in the same space.

The girl pointed to the living room with trembling fingers.

Aoi Natsuki also understood what he meant, if he really plotted against her,she would walk out the dining room door, it seemed that she was still very worried about herself.

Try not to pay too much attention to each other, as this will only cause discomfort and displeasure to others.

Ten minutes later, they finished their meal and Natsuki Aoi felt she should talk to the girl a little.

Then he turned his head and discovered that the girl was sitting on the couch, looking directly at him.

At the moment of contact, the girl quickly averted her gaze, escaped from the couch and moved behind the table.

Um... it's still too sensitive.

"You ... can you tell big brother about your situation? Big brother can help you contact your family."

Aoi Natsuki showed a very warm smile.

"..."

The girl did not respond.

There was no worry, no unhappy or happy expression on his face.

Just looking at it with big eyes and blinking occasionally.

Aoi Natsuki said again, "Hamburger? Is it delicious? Or is the pork stew delicious?"

Speaking of this, the girl seemed to understand.

But she did not speak, but used sign language that surprised Aoi Natsuki.

She used sign language in front of him.

At this point, the whole house was silent.

This child, apparently... cannot speak.

[If you find grammatical errors, please let me know in the comments so that I can correct them.]