Tianqi looked up and down at the struggling kid, "You have quite an arrogant attitude!"
"Asshole, pervert, let me go quickly!"
"Ha?" Tianqi exclaimed in shock: "Kid, do you know what the situation is now?"
With that said, Tianqi directly snatched the purse that Uta held tightly in his arms, "This is my money, aren't you afraid of being beaten?"
Tianqi let out a long breath of relief, "I said, don't look like I'm bullying you, okay? I'm the victim!"
Uta lowered his brows, with tears in the corners of his eyes. He felt inexplicably aggrieved in his heart. Why did he do this? I obviously didn't want to.
"Ara, Apocalypse, you wouldn't bully a little girl, would you?" Maria came forward and said jokingly, her eyes immediately falling on Uta.
The clothes on her body were not as dirty as expected, and there was no dust on her fair face. She did not look like a little girl wandering outside.
After the destruction of the Kingdom of Elegia, the entire kingdom is still in a state of dire straits. There are many children who have been abandoned due to the oppression of life. Maria often sees children hiding in corners along the way.
Child.
Without exception, they were all dirty, their clothes were in tatters, and their eyes were empty and colorless.
"I don't know how. Who would do something like that?"
Tianqi took a long breath and touched his beardless chin, "Speaking of which, fussing over things with a child makes me seem narrow-minded. I'll bypass you. I feel uncomfortable in my heart. What kind of punishment should I give you?"
Good!"
"Kid, what's your name?" Tianqi suddenly asked.
"Uta..."
Tianqi looked at her thoughtfully, "Where are your parents?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uta stretched out his hand and grasped his palms. The resentment was like the dam in his heart suddenly cracking open, like the flood filling the river channel, roaring and overwhelming, flooding into his brain.
"I have no parents!" Uta said calmly, but the coldness and resentment in his eyes could not be hidden.
"Okay, I don't care if you have parents or not. Anyway, before I figure out how to punish you, you will stay with me for the time being. If you dare to run away, I will sell you!" Tianqi pretended to be fierce.
He opened his mouth and roared.
"Apocalypse, don't make other children cry, otherwise Brynn will be afraid of you!" Maria said jokingly.
"Huh, I'm not afraid!" Bryn put her hands on her hips and looked arrogant.
Uta lowered his head, tears streaming down his face. Why did it become like this? I don’t want to.
At this moment, an inappropriate "gurgling" sound suddenly sounded, and Tianqi's ears twitched, "Are you too hungry?"
Uta nodded, lowering her head and refusing to raise her head. The tension in the air gradually turned into depression, hitting her hard.
"Even so, don't expect me to forgive you!" With that said, Tianqi carried Uta and turned around and walked towards a noodle shop on the left side of the corridor.
"Ah, Apocalypse, are you hungry again?" Yamato followed behind and said without knowing why.
"I'm not full, I'll have another bowl!" Tianqi turned around and waved behind him.
After Maria and the others looked at each other, they smiled helplessly and said, "Come right away!"
The noodle shop was not big, and the afterglow of the setting sun stretched a straight line in front of the shop. There was no long queue, and there was no strong fragrance from fairy tales. There was only a yellow lantern that had just been lit and was scraping on the door.
"welcome!"
Tianqi pretended to be casual and said to the boss: "Give us a bowl of ramen."
"Okay, please wait a moment and you'll be ready!"
A few minutes later, the boss placed a bowl of steaming tonkotsu ramen in front of Tianqi and said, "Please use it!"
Uta swallowed her saliva and greedily breathed in the smell of old soup made from stick bones in the air. The drool at the corner of her mouth almost drooled on the table. She hadn't eaten in three days, and her stomach was beating unsatisfactorily.
belly.
"Eat it!"
Tianqi pushed the ramen on the table, and Uta looked surprised.
"Aren't you hungry?"
"But……"
"We'll talk about what happens next, but do what you need to do now!" Tianqi suddenly said.
"Apocalypse, where's mine?" Yamato pointed at himself and puffed up his mouth angrily.
"Okay, it's coming soon!"
Uta stared at Tianqi at a loss, then turned back to look at the fragrant ramen noodles on the table, with his mouth open but without picking up the chopsticks in his hand.
Why, why did he do this? Obviously before, I had...
"Don't think too much. If you faint from hunger, how should I punish you?" Tianqi said abruptly.
"Ara, Tianqi, shouldn't you say some gentle words at this time and capture the heart of this little girl?" Maria smiled.
"Don't be ridiculous, Maria, I'm not interested in little girls!"
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Some of the people present seemed to have their ears moved.
Uta picked up the chopsticks, picked up the noodles and put them into his mouth in a daze.
"Why doesn't this kid blow? Isn't it hot?" Smoothie took the cup on the table and took out an orange from his chest.
Smoothie has the ability to squeeze fruits, and can completely squeeze out the water in the body, whether it is a human, an animal, or even a plant.
"Here, freshly squeezed orange juice!"
Smoothie does not show his inner thoughts on his face, and will receive guests in a low profile on important occasions. He will put his own abilities to use and has extremely strong social skills.
At the same time, she is very sincere towards the Big Mom Pirates, but after receiving news about Katakuri recently, she is not only confused about her own situation.
Should we continue to contact Tianqi according to mother's orders, or return to the family, or...
Uta held the bowl in her hands. It was really hot, but it was so delicious that she couldn't help but want to stuff it into her mouth.
"Slow down, don't choke, there's not enough to eat!" Tianqi couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"Here, ladies and gentlemen, here is your tonkotsu ramen, as well as a large portion of barbecued pork and fried dumplings!"
"Wow..." Yamato's eyes lit up, he clasped his hands together and said, "I'm starting!"
By the way, Yamato, are you really still hungry?
Tianqi glanced at Uta sitting next to him and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
I don’t know why, seeing Uta’s hungry appearance, some memory fragments always come to my mind, intermittently.
But the feelings conveyed in the memory are sincere.
Well, I have to ask Vegapunk to explain it to me after I find him.
Suddenly, Tianqi felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes.
Uta blushed and lowered his head in embarrassment.