?


    Hikaru nced at Aiko, and upon seeing that she was smiling naturally, without any pretense, he felt a little… uneasy.


    He waved his hand and said: "I am not thirsty, you should keep it to drink. In the apocalypse, supplies, especially food, are precious, so use them sparingly."


    Aiko held a hint of sadness in her eyes, however, she kept a smile on her face, nodded and said, "Um… I know. Thank you for reminding me."


    Then, she suddenly nced at Lah aggressively.


    Although that gaze was only for 1 second, Lah easily recognized Aiko''s gaze.


    No one would have thought that a girl with an innocent appearance like Aiko would have such sharp eyes like a murderer.


    She shook her head and sighed, stood up and said, "You sit with him, I''ll patrol around a bit."


    Hikaru was confused when he heard that this was not the ce he wanted to stay, so what was she patrolling for?


    Hearing that, Aiko happily sat beside Hikaru, He then nced at Aiko and noticed that she was full of joy and triumph.


    Hikaru frowned, and felt a bit strange: "Have you finished gathering the supplies?"


    Aiko was a little shy, lowered her head and said, "I… I packed the supplies into the cartons, but they were too heavy for me to carry."


    Hearing that, Hikaru nodded. He only took supplies from the supermarket, while he entrusted the medical supplies to Aiko to collect.


    "Um… I''ll help youter."


    Hearing that, Aiko nodded, she looked around, and saw that the entire supermarket waspletely empty and was surprised: "You... how did you transport all the supplies in the supermarket?"


    Suddenly, Hikaru looked at Aiko menacingly: "You don''t have to know, don''t ask too much."


    Seeing that, Aiko lowered her head and hurriedly said, "Sorry… I… I''m just curious."


    He shook his head: "Don''t be curious, and don''t ask much."


    "I… I understand."


    Seeing Aiko lowered her head, and that her long ck hair covered her face, he sighed.


    He felt that Maybe… she really hated him, and wanted to stab him with a knife. But he didn''t want to get too involved with Aiko.


    Hikaru knew that Aiko seemed to be someone with schizophrenia.


    That was also normal. Anyway, she was shocked to see her entire family murdered.


    Later, even though she was hit on the head by Rakan''s father, causing amnesia, the memories of the past remained in her brain.


    Because she forgot the past, she formed a different personality, and that is what she has been using since .


    "Hikaru… you… can you tell me more about the past?"


    Hearing Aiko''s question, Hikaru shook his head and said, "I don''t know much, I''m not a member of the Ayasane family anyway, I don''t know much about you either."


    "So that''s it…" Aiko said, her voice filled with sadness.


    Hikaru was also silent because he really didn''t know much about Aiko.


    Even the information about her past was summarized and posted on the forum by a certain reader, and he just happened to read it.


    The story he told was also made up by him, so he didn''t know anything about Aiko''s past.


    No, Hikaru''s story was not 100% fake. 70% of the story was true, but the remaining 30% are fake.


    It was both fake and real, so it was easy for other people to believe the story.


    Aiko really believed what he said, however, the bigger problem was that he had to keep this slow-exploding bomb until the other one showed up.


    That''s right, a member of the Ayasane family was currently in another world.


    "It''s okay… anyway it''s in the past, I just hope for a better life in the future." As soon as Aiko said that, she nced at Hikaru.


    Her gaze was filled with expectations and dreams, however, it was hidden by her hair so Hikaru couldn''t see it.


    Even though he couldn''t see her, he could feel her looking at him.


    Hikaru shook his head, of course he understood what her words meant. Of course, Aiko was hoping that he could free her in the future.


    ''Haizzz, don''t worry, one day I will set you free, I just don''t know when.''


    ''When that person shows up, and pays a price that pleases me, I will immediately throw you away. You think I want to hold a ticking time bomb in myp like that?''


    "Alright!" Hikaru said, "Get ready, we''re going back."


    "Back?" Aiko confusedly asked, "Aren''t we here? This ce is also very safe, there is food, should we go somewhere else?"


    Hikaru smiled and said, "Of course it''s a safer ce, my home."


    "Your house?" Hearing that, Aiko was startled, and many thoughts appeared in her heart.


    ''His house? This is the first time we are meeting and we are already going to his house. Am I a bad girl?''


    ''Impossible. Now that it''s the end of the world, maybe his home will be safe.''


    ''But… that also means I have to meet his parents.''


    ''Heh?! Not true, I heard his mother passed away when he was a baby. A…so he''s a pitiful guy too.''


    Suddenly, Aiko looked at him with pitying eyes that confused him.


    "Pks!" Suddenly, Aiko hissed, and her body trembled slightly.


    Hikaru saw this and took a thermal jacket from the Panara''s space and threw it to her.


    "The air is starting to get colder, you have to keep your body warm."


    Aiko held the shirt that Hikaru gave her, and she felt warm inside. She suddenly smiled: "Thank you."


    "No thanks needed. I don''t want you to have any problems." Hikaru shrugged and said.


    That''s right, if she had any problems, he feared that the other person would not reward him, on the contrary, she would cut him into a hundred pieces.


    He must keep Aiko intact, and take care of her in the best way.


    Aiko was like a locked treasure, waiting to be unlocked.


    ''It seems… he really isn''t a bad person.'' Aiko thought to herself, smiling warmly.


    Suddenly, she remembered the past. When she was young, when it was cold, Rakan''s parents only cared about Rakan, she could only endure the cold with her thin skirt.


    Even that dress was because the neighbors found her pitiful, so they gave her some old clothes.


    No matter how cold it was, she had to prepare hot water for Rakan''s father to bathe.


    Then came Rakan''s mother, followed by Rakan. In the end, Aiko could only take cold showers.


    Although Rakan''s parents didn''t scold her or hit her. However, what they did to her also hurt her feelings.


    At that time, Aiko endured everything because she thought she was an orphan, and thanks to Rakan''s parents she was able to live.


    Because of that, her previous purpose of living was to repay Rakan''s parents.


    She even had the thought of bing Rakan''s wife and taking care of him for the rest of her life.


    But now it was different.


    After learning the truth, all the suffering and anger from living in Rakan''s family now exploded like a bomb.


    Although Rakan''s parents were dead, and Rakan also had both his hands and one of his legs amputated by Hikaru, she was still angry.


    In addition, Aiko felt as if she had lost her purpose in life, her spiritual support.


    But when Hikaru appeared, he told her the truth and gave her another purpose in life.


    ''Hm… to be his hostage? Hehehe… doesn''t seem too bad either.''


    ''Apparently… he was going to use me in exchange for something. What can I be exchanged for?''


    ''So that means… I''m still useful to him.''


    ''Ah! No, if that''s the case, will I leave him? No, OK! I have to prove to him that I''m worth more than he needs.''


    Hikaru sensed that Aiko''s eyes were filled with the will to fight which made him feel a bit… nervous.


    ''Oy! I gave you a coat to keep you warm, do you need to be so angry?''


    Aiko suddenly asked, "It''s only the end of October, why is it so cold?"


    Hearing that, Hikaru shook his head and said, "It''s not because of the weather, it''s because the clouds are covering the sky."


    "Because the sun cannot warm the earth, the temperature will drop drastically. I fear the temperature will drop to -5 degrees Celsius or less."


    "If it continues, almost all life on earth will disappear."


    "nts won''t be able to grow, animals will also die, clean water will freeze. The Earth will enter an endless Ice Age if that cloud still exists."


    Aiko didn''t worry at all, on the contrary, she felt as if Hikaru had prepared everything well.


    Besides… he was very strong.


    Aiko''s gaze was filled with passion. Hikaru shivered, he shook his head and stood up, and started to gather all the remaining supplies.


    After collecting all the supplies, Aiko saw the sight of Hikaru throwing the supplies into Panara''s space and was startled.


    But remembering what he said earlier, she could only restrain her curiosity, and not dare to say much, nor ask anything.


    However, Aiko''s gaze seemed to nce at Lah from time to time.


    Lah felt her gaze and let out a tired sigh.


    With Aiko following, their speed was much slower, Hikaru saw that the sky was starting to get darker, he frowned and said: "Lah, you bring Aiko, we need to go faster."


    "Heh?! Are you a man? Why are you forcing a weak girl like me to bring another girl over a distance of more than 30 kilometers?"


    "Which weak girl? Where is she?!" Hikaru looked around, trying to find the ''weak girl'' Lah was talking about.


    Lah frowned, and grit her teeth: "Don''t think too much, I won''t bring her."


    Hearing that, Aiko bowed her head, embarrassed, "Sorry, you can go first. I… I will follow. Just leave your address and I''ll try to find your location."


    Hikaru let out a sigh when he heard that he was only able to hold Aiko in a princess style in the end.


    Aiko was held by Hikaru, and she was immediately startled, however, she felt extremely warm and safe in his arms.


    Ash saw this she was stunned, she suddenly sat on the ground, and started sobbing while saying, "Hikaru… me… I''m too tired, my legs hurt, I can''t walk anymore."


    Hikaru: "..."