“!” Before seeing it with her eyes, Yelena first felt the warm touch on her hand, her first reaction was to shake her hand, then she said sternly: “Don’t touch me.” “Hmm…” When her hand was suddenly shaken off, Griseo didn’t react much, nor was she disappointed.
She just quietly continued to look at Yelena with her large eyes.
Others who didn’t understand Yelena might not know, but she knew very well that the person in front of her had such a strong reaction simply because she was afraid of getting frostbite.
“I’m sorry… Is your hand alright?” Yelena looked at Griseo, whose hand she had shaken off, but who wasn’t crying or making a fuss, and whose expression hadn’t even changed, just quietly still looking at her.
A hint of apology flashed in her eyes, and her voice involuntarily softened.
Hearing this, Griseo just gently shook her head, then said with a serious expression: “…Is Big Sister Yelena very cold?
I’m not afraid of the cold, I’ll warm you up.” After she finished speaking, Griseo used the same little hand that had just been shaken off to once again grasp Yelena’s hand, which still felt cold even with a glove on.
And just as Griseo had always said, she was indeed not afraid of the cold… and showed no signs of getting frostbite at all.
After observing for a while and confirming there was nothing abnormal, Yelena’s heart finally settled.
However, even so, she didn’t dare to move her hand, just letting the Little Girl hold it.
After all, who could bear to harm such a cute and well-behaved child like Griseo?
“She can actually touch Big Sister without getting frostbite!” “Someone can finally touch Big Sister!
That’s great!” “Stick, stick to her!” After noticing Griseo and the other’s situation, the Yetis were somewhat dumbfounded, but then came joy, happy for their Big Sister.
They all knew that their own Big Sister, the Yeti Princess, hadn’t had human contact for too long.
Normally, even they couldn’t touch her because they would get frostbite.
Now, suddenly, a little adorable one appeared who wasn’t afraid of the cold and could even touch their Big Sister.
How could they not be happy?
Just a few minutes after coming into contact with Yelena, a sound suddenly rang out again in Griseo’s mind from the system.
[Character: [Setsuna] Sakura, unlocking, unlock progress 1%, please maintain contact with the target character as much as possible, Host.] “…?” Upon hearing the system’s prompt, a question mark slowly appeared above Griseo’s cute little head.
No matter how much she racked her brain, she never thought that the ‘unlockable under certain conditions’ marked on the system panel…
actually meant’sticking close’?
And she had to try them one by one, without any hints.
Although Griseo quite liked sticking close to pretty girls, but…
trying them one by one, sticking to each one…
please spare her.
She originally didn’t like to intentionally approach others for certain purposes, especially now that she was influenced by Griseo’s innocence.
Griseo could choose to approach someone because she liked the person themselves, or because she liked a person’s colors…
but just to unlock characters was really unnecessary.
So, after figuring out the unlocking method, she simply left it to fate…
After thinking clearly, Griseo no longer hesitated and directly took Yelena’s hand, sitting down by the campfire together.
“Sister Yelena…
can you tell me the story of your Yeti Squad?” After sitting down, Griseo gently shook Yelena’s hand and asked softly.
Although she knew many stories about Frostnova and the Yeti Squad through the game, when everything became reality, Griseo still preferred to learn about their past from the people involved, not to mention many things the game couldn’t explain clearly…
“Hmm…
alright.” After a slight stunned, Yelena came to her senses and agreed, gently stroking Griseo’s little head with her other free hand.
“Tell stories?
I’ll join!
Our Big Sister has many legendary stories!” ;?; “Count me in too!” At the mention of storytelling, the lively members of the Yeti Squad became excited again and gathered around.
By this point, the atmosphere around the campfire was incredibly lively and harmonious, and Griseo had successfully blended in.
Inside the tent— “It was actually…
them…” After listening to Alina’s narration, Tallulah’s expression became somewhat complex and self-reproaching.
She had guessed that the attackers of her best friend were people, but she hadn’t deeply considered who exactly they were…
or rather, she was somewhat afraid to think about it.
But under Tallulah’s own questioning, Alina directly presented the bloody truth before her.
Those Infected who harmed her best friend and wanted to kill her for a bit of food were the very Infected who were originally part of Reunion Movement!
They were the Infected whom Tallulah had agreed to let retreat and go free!
This fact, without a doubt, directly challenged Tallulah’s previous decision, the decision to allow Infected to freely leave the organization without punishment.
It also caused a tiny crack, one she hadn’t even noticed, to appear in Tallulah’s long-held belief that most people would be very kind and good in a favorable environment.
“Heh, Tallulah, I made you promise before not to seek revenge, right?” Looking at the dragon girl in front of her, whose expression was complex and whose eyes held a hint of self-reproach, Alina chuckled softly, patted her shoulder, and asked a puzzling question.
“Yes.” Hearing the question, Tallulah nodded lightly, then looked at Alina in confusion.
“But in fact, what I made you promise was that you personally wouldn’t seek revenge because your friend was harmed.
I didn’t want you to hate because of me…
not even a hint of possibility.” At this point, Alina paused, her smile fading as her expression turned serious, then she continued: “However, Tallulah, you are a leader, the leader of Reunion Movement…
the one whom many Infected willingly follow.” “When you make a mistake, correct it.
When you find a loophole, fix it.” “To the outside world, our Reunion Movement is already linked with the Infected here.
Regardless of any factors, regardless of whether those people have left Reunion Movement, you, as a leader, have a responsibility to restrain them and pull them back onto the right path!” “…” Alina’s words directly dispelled the complexity and self-reproach in Tallulah’s eyes, plunging her into deep thought.
“Hmph…
you’re right, this is my responsibility as a leader.” After a moment of thought, Tallulah exhaled a turbid breath, stood up, and said seriously.
At this moment, all other emotions in her eyes vanished, leaving only unwavering determination.
“Thank you, Alina…”