Chapter 45: Really love the sour taste a...
「 The more she thought, the more confused she became. The more confused she became, the more she thought. Bronya pondered for a long time, but still felt lost.
She couldn't see through what the future held. So Bronya suggested that Stelle accompany her for a walk, just like a stroll. 」
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~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"Huh? Aren't they supposed to be on night watch? Are they not doing night watch anymore?"
Stark scratched his head in confusion.
"Kid, please read the room, okay?"
Sein said with a tone of experience,
"When a beautiful girl sincerely invites you for a walk, you should discard all the distractions in your head – the most important thing right now is to find a way to take this girl to the best bar nearby and buy her a drink."
Putting his left arm around Stark's neck, Sein began to impart knowledge that only adults should know to Stark:
"The fruit wine of Visaster tastes sweeter and smells more fragrant if you add a few drops of Stone Orchid juice. If you buy that girl a drink..."
Before he could finish, Stark, beside him, was already pulled away by Fern.
"Please don't teach Stark-sama such vulgar and useless knowledge."
Sein immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He felt the chilling threat in Fern's eyes.
"Sein-sama, if you continue like this, the next time you lose all your money gambling, I won't help you redeem your clothes anymore – you can go beg the old village chief with your bare butt yourself."
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「 Not long after walking outside, they saw that Seele and Natasha seemed to be discussing something.
Stelle scratched her head. Was everyone unable to sleep so late at night?
"Aren't you guys resting? What are you doing out at this hour?" Seele snorted, "...You're not up to anything bad, are you?"
Bronya stood with one hand on her hip, forcefully retorting, "We just couldn't sleep and came out for a walk. Please withdraw your baseless accusations."
"Then go walk somewhere else—"
"Seele, don't be so hasty. Maybe they can help." Natasha spoke up to stop the two from squabbling. "Seele is typically hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. She doesn't mean any harm."
Natasha explained that the recent battle between the vagrants and the miners had caused many injuries. The underground resources were already insufficient, and now they were even more stretched thin. They planned to go to Rivet Town, which had been previously infested by the Fragmentum, to search for medical supplies, but that would undoubtedly be very dangerous.
Hearing that Seele was going alone, Bronya immediately said she would join without a second thought.
Seele: "Hold on! I haven't agreed to let you join yet!"
"It's a matter of life and death. There's no harm in having an extra helper, right? I happen to have a lot of experience dealing with the Fragmentum, so I can definitely help."
"Hmph, then... don't drag me down." Seele put her hands on her hips like a little cat, and her snort was so tsundere it could almost drift with the wind to the Goethe Hotel.
The tense, water-and-fire relationship between the two quickly melted... The atmosphere suddenly became subtle and complex, as if pink bubbles were floating in the air.
"Uh... Did I come at the wrong time?" Stelle awkwardly scratched her head, feeling like a complete third wheel stuck between these two, unable to understand the atmosphere at all!
Natasha: "No, Stelle, you came at just the right time. Could I trouble you to go with Seele and Bronya?" 」
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~Chainsaw Man World~
"...The sour smell of love."
After letting out a "tsk," Denji felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body, and he sat on a chair in the coffee shop. Although he spoke words of disgust, his face couldn't hide his envy.
"Denji, don't you want to be in a relationship with Bronya or Seele?"
Power opened her mouth wide and let out a "huh" sound. It was the first time she had seen Denji uninterested in women.
"I don't want to... Every woman who wants to be in a relationship with me wants my heart."
"I see, you want to be in a relationship with me, the great Power, right?"
Power suddenly understood.
"Okay, if you're willing to give me all the meat for the next year, I can satisfy you~"
"No, Power, you still want to kill me sometimes, and you're narcissistic and selfish, a liar... and you like to discriminate against others."
Denji leaned his head on the coffee table and counted on his fingers,
"You don't flush the toilet after using it, you're picky and only eat meat, and you pour coffee you don't like into my cup... Even though I also hate this stuff that tastes like slop!"
"Bastard! How am I as bad as you say I am!"
Power "ao" ed and rushed forward, tearing at Denji's hair.
The coffee shop immediately became a chaotic mess.
As if it were a common occurrence, Aki Hayakawa silently stepped forward and took Denji's cup, pouring the double portion of coffee into his own cup.
There were still ten minutes until it was time to report to the Public Safety Bureau. If he didn't arrive in time, Miss Makima would probably...
Aki Hayakawa looked down at his wrist watch, then looked at the two demons happily wrestling on the ground, and took a small sip of coffee.
Hmm... It's really bitter.
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「 In the center of Rivet Town was a market. When the townspeople evacuated, a lot of goods were still piled up there. Whether it was alcohol, bandages, or other medical supplies, they could all be found in the town.
This wasn't the first time Seele had been asked to do something like this. She expertly led Stelle and Bronya into the town.
As soon as they arrived in Rivet Town, Seele led everyone to a steel bridge. Through the faint light of the town's streetlights, her gaze fell on a building on the distant mountaintop.
The girl's heart seemed to finally open a corner, and a rare nostalgic expression appeared on her face.
"Over there is the orphanage that Natasha used to run. After Uncle Oleg found me, he sent me there. I spent most of my childhood in the orphanage."
"Natasha said that the house was donated by a wealthy businessman from the past. No matter what he did, he must have been a great person."
"Those carefree days when I was a child, thinking about them now, I really miss them..."
Listening to Seele's story and looking at the distant orphanage, Bronya couldn't help but fall into thought... It was as if a corner of her memory had been lifted, and something deliberately buried was being unearthed.
...That place it's so familiar. 」
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