Looking at the door ahead, enduring the soft sensation underfoot, Mono felt time pass with exceptional slowness.
This nauseating, awful feeling was like running on rotting entrails, with juices spurting uncontrollably into his shoes.
Finally, speeding up a few steps, he ran out of the room piled high with foul-smelling garbage.
'Ah!'
Once outside, Mono exhaled a long breath.
This stench was even more stimulating to the taste buds than the smells from the Bilge, a thousand times more terrifying than fermented fish cans.
Even though he had run out, Mono still felt the odor lingering around him.
He lowered his head to sniff his clothes, and his face turned ashen once more.
What the hell kind of place was this?
Why were there so many rotting, foul-smelling piles of garbage?
'Mono... are you okay?' Six came to Mono's side, wanting to support him.
Although she had witnessed several times before how low Mono's resistance to filth and stench was, she couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Why was Mono's abilities so formidable, yet his tolerance for foul odors so low?
It was just too strange.
At the moment, she... didn't know how to help...
'Don't, don't come near!'
Mono quickly reached out a hand to block Six, who was preparing to approach him.
Six had just been walking barefoot through the garbage; the smell on her was even stronger than on him.
Little Six's movements halted.
'I... I need a moment. You go... go over there... wipe your feet clean!' Leaning against the wall, Mono waved his hand, pointing at a pile of tattered rags placed in the corner as he panted at Six.
Little Six's small hands unconsciously clenched into fists. Her originally expressionless little face revealed a trace of indignation.
She really... wanted! To teach the person before her a proper lesson, but...
Seeing the person before her looking so haggard...
After a long silence...
Six ultimately turned around silently.
Stepping over, she walked to the pile of rags stacked in the corner, lifted her foot, and stepped onto the rags.
As she stamped her feet, she muttered under her breath.
'Mono...Hate... (hateful)'
He had just been... holding her, and in the blink of an eye, he was Dislike (disgusted with her)... The rags suffered an unwarranted disaster.
Finally, as if her anger was vented, she slowly stopped her movements.
But upon turning around and clearly seeing the scene behind her, she let out a startled cry and quickly raised her hands to cover her eyes.
Mono had already stripped off all his clothes, leaving only... his underwear.
Mono threw the removed clothes and shoes to the side, hanging them up. The foul stench was dizzying; he truly couldn't stand it. For now, he could only wait for the smell to dissipate a bit before putting them back on.
Taking another deep breath, he felt much better.
But when he looked back, he saw Six covering her eyes.
Mono was taken aback for a moment. He glanced down at his own body, clad only in shorts, and slowly walked over.
"Hey, what's there to hide? Is my body really that unpleasant to look at?" Six's reaction was rather annoying.
Did his body really hold no attraction for her at all?
Wasn't this just insulting? Although...
Lost in thought, Mono touched his own arm.
His arm was thin and long... indeed, it didn't seem to have much muscle. But still, it wasn't that bad.
"Mono... why... why did you take your clothes off..."
Six still covered her eyes.
Listening to the gnawing sounds still echoing, Mono clenched his hand, turned his head, and said leisurely:
"Little Six, kill it!"
What more could one do for the departed besides mourning in silence? As the words fell, Six's movements were as decisive as ever, taking a step forward. She was very willing, or rather, happy, to be able to help mono.
In a flash, the rat that was still tearing at Crispy Corner's corpse, before it could recover from the thrill of its stolen feast, had its tail grabbed.
With its tail seized, it jolted in shock, turned its head, and upon seeing the small yellow figure holding its tail, a fierce glint appeared in its eyes. It bared the large incisors characteristic of rodents, ready to bite down.
This meat-eating rat was far more ferocious than imagined.
However, a tremendous force suddenly came from behind its tail, directly flinging its entire body, head included, into a skid across the sky.
"Thud!"
The rat's action was interrupted as its head slammed heavily against the wall, its front teeth knocked clean out.
Its plump body also fell to the ground. With that single blow, it was dead beyond any doubt.
Mono finally understood how Six had caught rats before. This was... practiced technique?
As he was thinking this, Six, dragging the rat by its tail, lifted her small head and asked softly:
"mono... are we going to make roast meat?"
She thought Mono had her kill the rat to eat it.
Mono couldn't help but feel a vein bulge on his forehead. He scolded, "Roast your head! Throw it away, T, and go wash your hands."
Six's nerves were just too thick, wasn't she? Couldn't she see what that rat
had just been eating?
A Gnome? Crispy Corner? That was originally a person.
How could one eat a rat that eats people?
That's just too heavy a taste.
Thinking this, Mono's actions suddenly paused again.
Wait! Roast rat?
A strange thought suddenly arose from the depths of his heart, causing his body to shudder once more.
That's right, the previous two rats were also caught by Six, and they were quite plump too.
Damn it.
Mono's face instantly turned ashen.
Ahead... Six hadn't let go. She hesitated and said, "But, mono... this rat, it..."
Hearing the word 'rat', Mono couldn't hold back: "Shut up for me, no more nonsense! Throw it away, quickly!"
Eat!!?
All you know is eating!!?
Poor Six, he was really damn fooled.
All that talk about 'removing the head and tail and it's edible' was indeed all lies.
Mono felt as if he had once eaten shit, feeling choked up and disgusted.
Hearing this, Six hesitated no longer and finally released her hand.
However, a trace of confusion and... grievance still flashed across her calm little face.
She hit it because he told her to, so why yell at her like that?
Mono looked around, picked up a fallen rag from a corner of the room, walked over, took her hand, and began wiping it.
"Don't ever mention the words 'roast rat' in front of me again, or I'll beat you to death!" he said seriously as he did so.
Little Six let Mono hold her hand. The look of grievance faded slightly, but she was still confused:
"But, mono's roast rat was really delicious... Why can't we..." Thud!
Mono couldn't help but raise his hand,
directly knocking on Six's head, stopping
her words. Then, furious, he yelled again,
"I said, shut up, did you hear me!? You idiot!"
Mono was truly growing more and more regretful.
Six really was still a pitfall!
Had she led him into a ditch, and he only realized it now?
At this moment, only "F*ck" could describe his desolate mood.
Sooner or later, he would be done in by this girl, Six!!!
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