"You really can't go in and touch it? It feels like your relationship is not as simple as a tourist and an animal."

After coming out of the Polar Museum, Kitahara and Kaede asked G curiously.

"The management of animals in the zoo is very complicated. It is best for outsiders not to go in."

Mr. G, who was separated from his little fox, looked a little melancholy: "But she does have something to do with me... She was resold in the market as a marble fox, and I bought her after I recognized her identity - it should be

Arctic fox caught in the wild in Northern Europe.”

In the eyes of many people, albino red fox, white marble fox, and arctic fox are three species that are confusing to distinguish, but in fact there are very big differences between these three species.

Under the current ecological situation, wild Arctic foxes living in Northern Europe are absolutely protected animals: the number may not even exceed 200.

Well, there is one such rare fox that lives in the Berlin Zoo.

Beihara and Feng thought about it for a while, and felt that something was wrong about this matter: "But in this case, the Arctic fox will eventually be released into the wild, right? Why does it stay in the zoo?"

"Her hind legs were lame because of the animal trap. Although it wouldn't be obvious if she didn't run fast, life for arctic foxes in the wild in Northern Europe is very difficult. Putting her back is almost like a death sentence."

Mr. G simply explained a few words, and his pair of invisible fox ears seemed to droop down. He didn’t know who he was comforting by the words he said: “But life is not bad now, I have food and drink.

If I were here, the zoo would not euthanize her..."

"Euthanasia?" Anthony, who was looking around, raised his head in confusion, and caught a keyword that seemed strange to him, "What is this?"

What is euthanasia?

The two adults were stunned for a moment by this somewhat sudden question, and then they both fell into deep thought.

"A way to safely say goodbye to everything."

This is after careful consideration g.

"A way to get someone home pain-free."

This is Kitahara Kaede after careful consideration.

"..." These two people felt that something was not quite right in the other person's description, and began to look at each other in confusion.

"So is this a way to say goodbye to everything and go home at the same time?"

Anthony did not notice the wonderful atmosphere after the words of the adults, and said in a very happy tone: "That would be great. I have been thinking about how to go home: it is too far away from here, and the previous way of traveling was too

slow……"

"Of course, this method is actually not recommended."

Kitahara and Kaede suddenly thought of the ending of "The Little Prince" and coughed twice, even adding: "You will always lose something by taking shortcuts. Look, there may be many beautiful scenery waiting for you on the way home.

——It would be a pity if you missed it, wouldn’t it?”

"Indeed." G felt a little guilty that he had brought up someone else's child, so he nodded, "A complete farewell is not a good thing... There are always things that you need to remember."

The traveler rubbed the confused cub next to him a few times, then took a few banknotes and asked him to buy mineral water from the nearby beverage shop.

"I saw a blue bear doll in that drink shop." Kitahara and Kaede said, and successfully diverted each other's attention, "If you are interested, you can play with it for a while."

After Anthony nodded obediently and ran away with the banknotes, the two adults finally had some time to chat alone.

"I always feel that your view of life and death is not quite right." G complained, "To be honest, I thought you would be a very optimistic person..."

"Why don't you talk about yourself?" Beihara and Feng's mouth twitched, "I think someone as familiar as you shouldn't be able to say such a thing, right?"

"There is no way." Mr. G seemed to have recalled some past events, and his tone sounded quite sincere, "After all, I have tried to shoot myself before, but it just didn't work."

"As for why, of course it's because of love."

This German gentleman did not have the old-fashioned stereotype in the eyes of outsiders. He raised his hat and said in a joking tone: "Things in youth are always absurd and romantic, aren't they?"

"To be honest, your statement reminds me of a person..."

The traveler raised his eyebrows, showed a thoughtful expression, and spoke slowly.

Of course, this person does not refer to a certain shark enthusiast in Yokohama, but to the protagonist of a very famous book in his previous life, Werther.

"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by German Goethe: After the publication of this book, it made a generation crazy about it, and even caused some young people to imitate "Werther's love" and shoot themselves in the temple.

Of course, although this has brought a lot of criticism to it, it is only a small episode in the legend of this great work.

"Okay, okay, actually I should have thought of it earlier." Kitahara and Kaede curled their lips and suddenly laughed, "jwg, even the abbreviation of the name has not been changed. That's it, Germany's transcendent man, Goethe

gentlemen?"

He looked at Goethe with his orange-gold eyes, with an alert look in them.

In the third dimension, Goethe was not only a great writer, an expert in anatomy and botany, but also the Prime Minister of the Principality of Weimar, an elegant and smart politician.

Considering that he is also specifically mentioned in "55 Minutes" as "the transcendent man who entered the battlefield in Europe" and has always been secretive about his name before, it is difficult not to make people have some subtle associations.

If he was alone, he wouldn't need to pay too much attention to this - but there was a little prince from an alien planet beside him.

Humanity's desire to explore the stars is endless, but he doesn't want the child next to him to be involved in this matter.

"Ah... Actually there is no need to be so nervous."

g, or should we call him "Goethe" now, in short, the gentleman muttered a few words in a low voice and seemed to be a little distressed.

"I think you should know that as Transcendents, we always have to bear some worse obligations. But I swear today is just an accident...well, probably."

The traveler tilted his head and glanced around him. He felt as if he had seen an awkward fox that rolled itself into a ball uncomfortably and stuffed it back into its cave.

A bird flew up from the branch above, causing the whole branch to shake. The snow accumulated on it fell in large tracts, and many of them even fell on him, showing a somewhat embarrassed and aggrieved look.

Kitahara and Kaede sighed helplessly, and then stretched out their hands to help wipe off the snowflakes on each other's bodies - every time at this time, he would regret why he didn't prepare a few more scarves.

"Personally, I don't mind this, but I have a child with me."

"Ha, do you think I'm a bastard who would do anything to a child? I'm just a politician, not a politician!"

Goethe pretended to be indignant, but within a few seconds he laughed, with a fox-like cunning in his eyes: "Well, I know you are not angry with me."

The German transcendental man blinked his eyes almost playfully, not seeing the frustration of being exposed before.

He put his face very close to the traveler. This was a dangerous distance, and the two of them could even feel each other's breath.

Kitahara and Kaede have never been so clearly aware of the fact that the other is a fox: after all, the joy and bad humor in the other's eyes are almost overflowing.

"You are a very interesting person and a good friend. Huh? Don't look at me with such suspicious eyes. I mean what you say."

Goethe pondered for a few seconds, and seemed to notice the helpless look in Kitahara and Kaede's eyes, and continued to speak in his opera aria-like tone: "Romantic and free, peaceful and tolerant, he does not hesitate to use his only warmth to warm others...

"

"So how did you come to such an outrageous conclusion? We have only met for less than two hours, right?"

Beihara and Feng rubbed their eyebrows, moved a little away from each other, and asked seriously.

Anthony hasn't come back yet. But he hopes he can stay in the store longer.

Mr. Goethe held his chin and thought for a while, and then quickly showed an expression of enlightenment, as if he had just realized that there was something he had not said before.

"It was Turgenev who said it." When the transcendent man said this, he seemed to have some sincere emotion. "Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen him like someone so much.

.”

Turgenev...I knew it was you. It's really amazing that you can expand your network of people to Germany.

Beihara and Feng raised their eyes, but they also felt a little relieved - after all, if the Goethe of this world was really a pure politician, Turgenev would not be friends with him.

"He actually wants me to swipe his card for you. This guy really doesn't know what politeness is." Goethe muttered to himself with some resentment, "Turgenev really likes you."

His eyes rested on a snowdrift, on which someone had ingeniously built a snowman. The carrots on it had become pitted: the reason was naturally the free birds in the zoo.

"The way you are jealous now...can I interpret your words as asking me for a piece of Russian purple candy?"

Kitahara and Feng also looked at the snowman who was paying attention and said slowly.

The young traveler frowned slightly, smiled at Goethe, who looked a little confused, took out a piece of candy from his pocket, and stuffed it into the other's hand.

"Actually, I think German nougat is pretty good," he said in a relaxed tone. "If you think this is not an equal exchange, please invite me to eat nougat next time."

"...You've got to ask the right person about this."

Goethe looked at the purple candy in his hand, was silent for a while, and then laughed easily, with obvious pride in his tone: "I know the best candy store in Berlin!"

Okay. Goethe put the candy back into his pocket and thought to himself: Turgenev does have a good vision.

He now fully understands why the other party likes Kitahara and Kaede so much. In other words, in every sense, the traveler is an existence that most people can't hate.

He has a strong tolerance for any idiosyncrasies and character flaws, but he also has his own principles and persistence under his gentle appearance, gently and silently protecting the fragile and beautiful things in people's hearts...

More importantly, he can always give people a feeling of "I understand you". Then he will stay at a distance that will not make you nervous or make you feel unappreciated, and stand with you silently.

There is no excessive contact, but he can always be by your side at the first moment and help you get rid of any bad emotions in his own way.

"That's really an honor. In fact, I'm also curious about which candy store is the best in Berlin."

Beihara and Feng looked at the fox who seemed a little nervous, and suddenly realized something, so they raised their eyebrows and added: "I believe in Turgenev's vision."

"Hmm, of course I trust him too."

Goethe snorted twice: "Those who can tolerate this guy's temper will definitely have such a good temper that they will be like the moon in the middle of the night, the shining silver stream wrapped in pearls, and a butterfly falling on the shining snow-like jasmine..."

"
To be continued...