"Someone!!!"
Xiao Qian and Yuri, who heard the sound, were startled. They hadn't seen anyone else in a long time.
Now that they heard someone, they were both surprised and delighted. Surprised, because they didn't know if the newcomer was good or bad.
Delighted, because encountering a living person at such a time proved that humanity had not yet perished.
Then, the rumors of Eden might very well be true.
However, even so, the two little ones immediately stopped their playful antics and looked in the direction of the sound.
Yuri even loaded her rifle.
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm not a bad guy, no ill intentions! Be careful, the gun might go off!"
Zhong Chen looked at Yuri's rifle pointed at him, raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, indicating he had no ill intentions.
Although he wasn't afraid of mere bullets, there was no need to provoke these two poor children who had been struggling in the apocalypse for who knows how long.
"Who are you two?! And aren't you cold?"
Xiao Qian looked at Zhong Chen, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and Sakuya, who was in a maid outfit but clearly not dressed warmly, and asked with a puzzled expression.
"Who am I? I am Lord God!"
Zhong Chen reached up and smoothed his hair, imitating Aizen's hair gel hand, and shouted loudly with a chuunibyou expression.
"Lord God!!!!!!!!! ∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ"
Yuri looked at Zhong Chen with a shocked expression after hearing his words, unable to stop gasping.
"Yuri, you idiot, how could he really be Lord God!"
Xiao Qian looked at Yuri with an expression that said, 'How could you believe that?', and shouted at her.
"Oh? Little one, you don't believe I am a Lord God, do you?"
Hearing Xiao Qian's words, Zhong Chen lowered his hands. At the same time, the hair that had been swept back returned to the front.
"I just don't believe there are really Lord Gods in this world! If there really is a Lord God, I hope to receive endless books."
Xiao Qian said seriously. Yuri, holding her rifle nearby, quickly shouted:
"Xiao Qian! You should wish for endless food, so I can always have something to eat! Hehehe!"
At this, Xiao Qian seemed to fall into a beautiful fantasy, smiling foolishly.
"Dong!"
"That hurts! Xiao Qian, why did you hit me again!"
Yuri put down her rifle, covering her little head, and looked at Xiao Qian with a wronged expression.
"Who told you to start giggling foolishly again!"
Zhong Chen watched their interaction, a smile flashing in his eyes, then he lightly swiped his right hand from left to right.
Suddenly, a dining table and four dining chairs appeared on the ground.
On the dining table, a steaming copper pot was placed.
The rich broth in the copper pot continuously simmered with the heat of the charcoal fire.
Around it, a dazzling array of side dishes were arranged.
"This... this... is this really Lord God!!!"
Yuri looked at the dining table and shouted in shock.
Xiao Qian, meanwhile, stared intently at the dining table, smelling the fragrance wafting from it. Saliva unconsciously dripped from her mouth.
"Are... are you really Lord God?"
Xiao Qian asked Zhong Chen, her eyes full of shock.
"Didn't you see it?"
Zhong Chen didn't answer directly but instead asked back.
"..."
Looking at the two who were staring intently at the dining table, drooling and forgetting to speak, Zhong Chen walked to the table, sat down, and said with a slight smile:
"Haha! Come and sit! I'll treat you to a meal!"
"Re... really? Can we eat?"
"Of course!"
Hearing the affirmative reply, Yuri immediately ran excitedly towards the dining table.
Xiao Qian, after much hesitation, still couldn't resist the temptation of the delicious food and slowly walked towards the dining table.
Looking at the two little ones, Zhong Chen felt as if he were a demon leading people to their downfall.
He was also certain that as long as Xiao Qian and Yuri ate this meal, if Zhong Chen didn't look after them afterward, their survival skills would plummet.
After all, there's an old saying: I could have endured the darkness, had I not seen the light! (Had I? ∑( ´△｀ )?!).
Coming to the dining table and sitting on the chairs, the two placed their most important belongings beside them.
Zhong Chen looked at Xiao Qian's diary and Yuri's rifle, thinking of the later plot in the original work.
In the later stages, the two abandoned the tracked motorcycle they had always ridden to go to the upper levels.
And as they continued their journey, Yuri discarded her rifle, which she never let out of her sight.
Later, to boil water, Xiao Qian threw her most important diary and books into the fire as fuel.
As the two progressively discarded their important belongings until only each other remained, it meant they were getting closer and closer to despair.
By the time they reached the top floor, despair was no longer unacceptable, because they had long since despaired.
"Oh, right, I don't think I've introduced myself yet. My name is Zhong Chen, and this is Izayoi Sakuya, my personal maid!"
Zhong Chen looked at the two little ones sitting in their chairs, somewhat at a loss, and said with a gentle smile on his face.
It was as if the chuunibyou just now wasn't him.
"Zhong Chen?"
"Maid? Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian, what's a maid?"
Yuri, who had never heard of a maid, asked Xiao Qian with a puzzled expression.
"I think I saw it in a book once. It seems to be a servant who specializes in serving people!"
Xiao Qian recalled a book she had read earlier that seemed to mention maids, and then explained.
"Wow! Someone who specializes in serving people, that's amazing!"
"Does that mean if I had a maid, I could have endless food to eat!"
"Idiot Yuri, how could that be possible!"
Hearing Xiao Qian's words, Zhong Chen couldn't help but glance at Izayoi Sakuya, who was standing beside him.
"Yuri might actually be right! With Izayoi Sakuya, it seems I really wouldn't have to worry about food anymore!"
"Haha! Since I've introduced myself, shouldn't the two of you introduce yourselves too?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's question, Xiao Qian and Yuri quickly stood up and said loudly:
"Xiao Qian, 17 years old!"
"Yuri, 17 years old!"
PS: The ages of the two were not specifically stated, so it can only be guessed to be between 16 and 18. Here, we'll take the middle number.
Zhong Chen looked at their bodies wrapped in thick cotton coats, unable to tell they were 17. From their appearance, they looked like middle school students around 14 years old.
This was clearly due to malnutrition.
"I understand. You can call me Chen Gege or Zhong Chen!"
"Don't be shy, eat quickly!"
Zhong Chen, who had heard their self-introductions, told them to sit down and eat.
"Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian, it's meat! And what's this green stuff!"
"You're so loud! Yuri, shut up!"
Just as the two put beef and vegetables into the copper pot, Sakuya, standing nearby, brought two portions of dipping sauce and placed them in front of them.
"Ladies! It will be more delicious with the dipping sauce!"
Hearing Sakuya's words, the two quickly stood up and thanked her:
"Thank you, Miss Sakuya! * 2"
Sakuya bowed slightly, a rare smile gracing her lips, and softly said:
"You're welcome..."