Xiao Xiao chuckled and agreed to the monsters' request.
He raised his eyes and looked ahead, his steps neither fast nor slow.
...
There was a familiar fragrance in the air.
It's the aroma of cake.
Several monsters started to move around.
Xiao Xiao was a little funny.
To be honest, although he has become accustomed to the monster being so fond of sweets, sometimes he still can't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After all, it's a bit inconsistent with the status of a monster but it's very cute, isn't it?
...
Xiao Xiao, who just wanted to speed up his pace, slowed down a bit for no reason.
"Woo~"
Taotie stretched out his claws and pulled Xiao Xiao's hair.
A look of dissatisfaction.
what happened?
It wants to have its cake and eat it too!
...
Xiao Xiao ignored the commotion of a certain monster above his head.
He stopped and looked at a ramen shop ahead.
The glass exterior wall of the store allows you to see the customers dining inside.
Especially the guests facing the window can see clearly.
Including everything on the long dining table.
...
"Bacteria man?"
Xiao Xiao muttered to himself.
...
A young man is adding chili powder to his noodles.
He didn't see it.
Right next to his bowl of noodles, a little monster was trying to climb up his bowl.
However, the ramen bowl is very big.
The wall of the bowl is very smooth and there is no point of stress at all.
Xiao Xiao watched the fungus pounce on the noodle bowl again, clinging to the wall of the bowl like a gecko.
Then, without any surprise, even though the little monster blushed and tried its best to suck the milk, it still slid down the wall of the bowl again.
...
The germ man lies face down on the table.
He looked quite shocked.
However, soon, it struggled to hold itself up again.
Repeated failures have almost exhausted its strength.
The next second, Xiao Xiao looked startled.
On the raised face of the fungus man, the frustration disappeared for a moment, and what was left... was full of fighting spirit.
His eyes were wide open and sparkling.
Xiao Xiao couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
But before the smile spread to his eyes, the upward curve of the corners of his mouth stopped.
He saw that the little monster raised its head high and showed an expression of extreme horror.
Her drooping eyebrows looked like she was about to cry.
What's wrong?
Xiao Xiao turned his eyes, and the scene he saw immediately made him look clear.
The young man had a piece of shiitake mushroom on his chopsticks and was putting it in his mouth.
This...is probably the accompanying shiitake mushroom of this fungus.
However, it has already been cooked. Regardless of whether it has been eaten or not, it is impossible for it to take back the mushroom.
This mushroom is already "dead".
Xiao Xiao looked at the fungus again.
Only to find that it pounced on the noodle bowl again.
With a bit of determination.
"..."
"This idiot."
...
"welcome."
Xiao Xiao quickly walked to the man he saw just now.
Fortunately it's past lunch time now.
So the store is very empty.
The seats next to the man were also empty.
Xiao Xiao sat down on the left side of the man, in the direction where the fungus was.
He casually ordered a bowl of noodles, and after the waiter came down with the menu, he pretended to look down at his phone, but the corner of his eyes was always on the rather "heroic" fungus.
The fungus pounced on the noodle bowl again and again.
He could even hear a "bang bang bang" sound.
However, the momentum is good.
The result... was not quite as demonic as one might expect.
Xiao Xiao held his forehead.
Obviously the fungus should have given up when this mushroom was picked.
Why so persistent?
Thinking of the mushroom man in his yard, Xiao Xiao thought that the mushrooms he chose at the beginning really had a special and important meaning for the mushroom man.
So I can't give up easily.
So I followed all the way here.
However, the persistence of the fungus man at home still has some meaning, but does this monster not understand the meaning of cooked mushrooms?
What would be the use of such mushrooms even if they were taken back?
...
Moreover, it is still very weak, right?
After all, it lost half of its body.
...
The man was completely unaware of the attention paid to him by the people around him.
Because he was hungry, he ate with concentration and speed.
He reached out and picked up the noodle bowl.
He wants to drink some noodle soup.
...
The noodle bowl suddenly lifted into the air, startling the mushroom man lying on the wall of the bowl.
It was motionless.
However, his body still slowly slid down as the bowl tilted.
Its eyes opened wider and wider, and panic gradually seeped into its confused look.
Its mouth couldn't help but open.
I wanted to scream, but found that my voice was stuck in my throat and I couldn't come out at all.
When its hand separated from the wall of the bowl, the only thought in its mind was - it's over.
...
The feeling of falling from the sky is very uncomfortable.
It's waiting for the severe pain to hit.
The next second, I found that I had "landed" safely?!
Huh?
Was it a miscalculation?
In fact, the height of falling is not as terrible as it imagined?
...
"What's wrong?"
The man looked at Xiao Xiao's stretched out hand in confusion, and then looked at Xiao Xiao again.
"Sorry, my chopsticks rolled towards you."
Xiao Xiao pointed to the chopsticks lying on the table on the other side of the man.
"oh."
The man was stunned.
He gave in slightly and said, "Actually, just get another pair."
"Yes."
Xiao Xiao smiled, "I just saw the chopsticks rolled out, and I subconsciously wanted to get them back."
"Sorry to disturb your meal."
"Won't."
The man shook his head and said, "I'm done eating."
...
The man checked out and left.
Xiao Xiao's face happened to come up.
After the place became quiet again, Xiao Xiao looked at the fungus he had placed on the table.
...
The fungus was a little confused.
Was it saved by this...human?
Can this human see it?!
The fungus had a blank expression of shock and confusion.
The inexplicable change of situation made it somewhat unable to react.
However, when it looked at the noodle bowl in front of this human being, its expression was shocked.
Its mushrooms!
It turned its head quickly to look at where the noodle bowl had been.
Then, it froze.
That position is empty.
There is no longer the human being eating noodles, nor the bowl of noodles with its mushrooms.
No, no more?!
The bacteria man's tears suddenly fell down.
...
Xiao Xiao was startled.
But he didn't say anything.
At this time, let this monster have a good cry.
...
"Pa-ta-pa-ta~"
Tears fell on the table and made a crisp sound.
Soon, a large piece of the tabletop where the fungus was was wet.
The fungus cried quietly at first.
There was still a bit of confusion in his eyes.
He seemed to not believe that his mushrooms were gone.
It obviously tried its best...
...
"Gu~"
A muffled sound came out.
It's like turning on some switch, "Woo~"
The fungus cried loudly.
Crying hysterically, shouting at the top of her lungs.
Like a sad child.
It has lost its most important treasure.
Lost forever.
...
Xiao Xiao looked out the window, the sky was still a bit gloomy.
There were yellow fallen leaves swirling down from his eyes.