The soft dark blue water surface fell on the floor of the aquarium through the light, forming a layer of strange flowing light spots.
In the venue, all kinds of people are walking around. When they see a school of fish they are interested in, they will stop to admire it, or take out their mobile phones to take pictures.
And such a scene was also caught in the eyes of those big dead fish eyes.
At this moment, No. 8, who was wearing a large straw hat, looked at the sunfish slowly passing behind the glass in front of him, the expression on his little face was full of surprise.
She couldn't help but raise her head and asked Ya Shenkong, who was holding her hand next to her.
"Sora, is this the sea that the busker was talking about?"
"Strictly speaking, this can only be regarded as a small part of the sea." Ye Shenkong said while looking at the colorful fish in front of him.
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"However, if it can make you feel the shock and surprise in advance, then it has already done what it should do."
Having said this, he raised a finger to No. 8 again.
"Another point is that fish and other creatures don't have eyelids, so they can't blink, so don't play a game with them where whoever blinks first loses."
"oh."
Hearing this, No. 8, who had been staring at the sunfish in front of him, rubbed his sour eyes and let him go angrily.
Seeing this, the expression on Otonashi Chexue's pretty face couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Thank you for being able to guess what she was thinking."
"Well, it's just simple empathy. If you want to understand a child's thoughts, this is one of the most effective methods."
Ye Shenkong smiled and said,
"But No. 8 is No. 8 after all, and I may not be able to guess some of her thoughts, so I have to think about the possibilities over and over again."
Seeing the other party's serious expression, Otonashi Chexue raised her forehead helplessly.
"Yakami, you should know the reason why I asked you to come to the aquarium, right?"
"I can probably guess a little bit." Ye Shenkong nodded.
"In addition to ensuring the safety of No. 8, I also want to use this environment to temporarily forget the events happening outside so that I can better restore my mental strength."
Otonashi Chexue frowned and said.
"If you understand, then at least today, you don't need to think so much anymore, just try to relax..."
However, to Otonashi Chexue's surprise, before she could finish speaking, Yagami Sora in front of her refused unceremoniously.
"On this point, please allow me to refuse."
"Now that I have received overtime pay, I will try my best to complete this task. If I don't do this, I will feel unable to calm down."
"Captain Otonashi, you don't want to be the culprit of making me anxious, right?"
Seeing Yagami Sora's serious expression, Otonashi Cheyuki could only move his eyes away from his face, looked at the swarm of fish in front of him, and sighed softly.
"In that case, it's up to you."
"Thank you for your understanding."
Ye Shenkong smiled slightly.
He paused for a moment, then spoke again.
"However, apart from the above reasons, I also thought of another reason just now."
"What is it?" Otonashi Chexue asked subconsciously.
"Because my impression of Captain Otonashi has always been overshadowed by your strength and power, so that I often forget that your current image is just a beautiful girl." Yagami said thoughtfully.
"If you are the only one who takes No. 8 out to play, you will definitely be hit on by others. If you come with me, you should be able to reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"That's right, Captain Otonashi?"
"...Maybe."
Otonashi Cheyuki turned her face slightly to the left, avoiding Yagami Sora's sight.
No. 8, who was between the two of them, seemed to have noticed something, and tugged on Otomo Chexue's sleeves and asked.
"Artist, are you blushing?"
Otonashi Chexue was startled, then stretched out a finger, wiped it on the glass in front of her, and then showed it to No. 8.
"No, it's just the reflection of fish scales."
Before No. 8 could ask again, she had already changed the topic.
"So No. 8, where do you want to visit next?"
Hearing this, No. 8 suddenly became interested and pointed to the Penguin Road on the direction sign beside him.
"Over there, I want to go over there!"
Otonashi Chexue touched the other party's head.
"Really, let's go then."
"Um!"
Number 8's response was particularly loud.
She then impatiently took their hands and led them to run towards the elevator.
However, what Yagami and others did not notice was that after they left, a red-haired girl wearing a long linen trench coat suddenly showed her head behind the cement pillar in the venue.
He didn't care about the surprised glances of passers-by around him, but lowered his sunglasses. The strange, thin-line-like figure stared at the three people leaving in the distance, gritting his teeth.
"Finally...finally found you, No. 8!"
...
Penguin area.
In the white world composed of ice, snow and water, No. 8 stared across the fence at a plump black and white emperor penguin below.
This situation has been going on for several minutes, and there is still no winner.
Seeing No. 8's engrossed expression, Otonashi Cheyuki couldn't help but reveal a bit of amusement and helplessness in her eyes, and then discussed with Yagami Sora.
"Well, I'm going to buy some drinks. Is there anything you want to drink?"
"Just Coke." Ye Shenkong said casually.
"And me, I want to be the same as Sora."
While concentrating on the battle with the Emperor Penguin, No. 8 did not forget to intervene.
"Okay, I understand, Ye Shen, keep an eye on No. 8 here."
Otonashi Chexue nodded and then walked to the drink station nearby.
Shortly after she left, an aquarium docent led a group of tourists to the penguin exhibition area and pointed to the penguin colony below.
"What you are seeing now is the penguin ecological exhibition area of our Kasai Aquarium. Like most birds, penguins are also monogamous animals, but what is different from other birds is their rules for giving birth to offspring.
It’s a little more special.”
"As oviparous animals, after the penguin mother lays her eggs, she will hand them over to the penguin father as soon as possible, while she will go out to look for food, leaving the penguin father alone to continue the task of incubation."
"This phase often lasts for one or two months or even longer. During this period, the penguin fathers can only stay in a standing position to incubate and take care of the baby penguins until they are completely obese after two months.
After the fat penguin mothers come back to complete the handover, they can run to the sea again to find food..."
Hearing this, No. 8 suddenly felt something. He stopped looking at the penguin below, raised his head, and looked at the night sky in front of him.
"In that case, Sora who is left here is the penguin father?"
"Huh? Maybe there are some similarities in some places..." Ye Shenkong was stunned.
No. 8 showed a rare thinking expression and continued to ask.
"Then the busker who goes out to look for food is the mother penguin?"
"this--"
Before Yagami could reply, Otonashi Chexue had already returned to the penguin exhibition area with a drink in hand.
The moment he saw the other party, No. 8's eyes suddenly lit up and he greeted the other party loudly.
"You're back, Mom."
"Well, you've been waiting for a long time. Here, this is yours."
Otonashi Cheyuki, who didn't notice anything wrong, naturally handed the milk in her hand to the other party.
Suddenly, she was startled, and the whispers of nearby tourists reached her ears word for word.
"Hey, did you hear what the child called her?"
"Is this cute girl already a mother!?"
"Who is the father of this child? Call the police. Go to the police and arrest him!"
Noticing the suddenly angry gazes of nearby tourists, Yagami could not help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly at this moment.
Although I expected that the worst case scenario would be a riot on the 8th, I never expected that it would take this form...
He lowered his voice.
"Captain Otonashi, in order not to cause unnecessary commotion, we'd better leave quickly."
At this moment, Otonashi Cheyuki reacted belatedly. She pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.
He just lowered his head rarely and gently tapped his chin towards Ya Shenkong in a girlish and shy manner.
After reaching a consensus with Otonashi Cheyuki, Yagami Kong continued to discuss with No. 8.
"Then, let's go back, No. 8."
"oh."
Hearing this, No. 8 pulled his head back from the gap in the fence and handed his hand to Ya Shenkong.
Holding No. 8's hand, Yashenkong bravely walked out of the crowd.
Waiting for the dengdeng lantern...
Suddenly, a burst of melodious music played from the radio speaker nearby.
"Dear visitors, the next event to be held is the aquarium's monthly three-person parent-child triathlon fun sports meet!"
"The winning family will receive a special souvenir from the aquarium, a customized 150cm giant salted fish doll!"
The moment he heard this broadcast, No. 8 suddenly stopped and looked straight at the loudspeaker on the roadside.
Noticing the other party's sudden stop, Ye Shenkong had to turn around and said.
"What's wrong, No. 8, why aren't you moving?"
"If you want a doll, we can go to the souvenir shop and buy you a smaller one later -"
"Of course, in addition to the salted fish doll, the other prizes include tasting coupons for the latest caramel pudding and a cash prize of 100,000 yen!" the broadcast voice from the loudspeaker continued.
"All interested families, please come to the first floor of the aquarium to sign up for the competition!"
After hearing this, Otonashi Cheyuki and Yagami Sora, who had just wanted to flee the scene in a hurry, stopped at the same time, and their eyes changed invariably.
Ye Shenkong whispered.
"Captain Otonashi, did you hear the broadcast just now?"
"To tell you the truth, I have a plan now, but I need your cooperation."
Otonashi Chexue's eyes narrowed and she nodded slightly.