[Who gets this feeling?
Today I ran into a shrimp-brained girl—the first thing out of her mouth was, “Are you from the Island Nation or the Sneaky Nation?”]
[By common sense, that’s absolutely an insult to a Dragon Nation citizen…]
[Thank you, I am now officially angry (smile.jpg).]
[Bear girl just chose the narrow road.
I said what I said!]
[Shut the door and release Mimi!
Bite her!!]
Seeing chat in open revolt, Chief hurried to smooth things over.
“To most foreigners, East Asian faces look similar—it’s hard to tell.
Same way we often can’t distinguish foreign faces either,” he added.
Thankfully, inside the Zone, Taliya apologized at once—and sincerely.
Given today’s decent relations between Dragon and Bear, public anger cooled…
But certain thin-skinned Sneaky Nation viewers took it personally and, through auto-translate, launched protests:
[Why is it ‘insulting’ to mistake him for one of us?
Is he looking down on Sneaky Nation?]
[Protest!
The Dragon Nation Trailblazer is openly discriminating!]
[Yes!
He owes Sneaky Nation an apology!]
Some Island Nation viewers were also displeased—but at the Sneakies, not the Dragon:
[We don’t mind being lumped with you, and you’re the ones yapping?
Watch the stream or hush.]
[Sneaky’s been looked down on by “dad” since forever.
Is that… not facts?
Why so pressed?]
[Recognized a stepdad and forgot your real dad.
That’s Sneaky (cute.jpg).]
Before Dragon viewers could even weigh in, the Island and Sneaky chats were already at each other’s throats…
Even battle-hardened Chief could only pretend not to see it and refocus on the feed.
In the Zone—
Jing Yuan accepted Taliya’s apology, but his face didn’t thaw.
She rushed to change the subject.
“Uh… if it’s okay, could I rest here a bit?
There’s a city ahead.
After a short break, we could… team up—”
“No.” His cool answer cut her off.
Before she could deflate, he added, “But in honor of Dragon–Bear friendship, you may rest a while.
On the condition you don’t disturb my sleep.”
He turned his back, sat down again, and cocked his chin at Mimi.
“Stand watch, little guy.
I’ll let you sleep all day tomorrow.”
Mimi: “(???)”
Orders given, he shut his eyes. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Moved, Taliya didn’t dare push her luck.
She tiptoed to the fire and sat.
The leaping flames drove the cold back, finally letting a little warmth into her bones.
She tugged off her winter cap—spilling a tousle of golden hair and a startlingly delicate face.
A face to drive a thousand men insane, currently filled with unabashed curiosity.
She snuck looks at the man beside her.
He seemed… younger than her?
Aren’t Dragon Nation folks supposed to have black hair?
Why is his white?
Oh my God.
That face—
Just as she leaned in for another peek, she felt a stare fixed on her.
She glanced back— and locked eyes with Mimi.
For some reason, the little thing’s gaze held… hostility.
After a beat of indecision, she steeled herself, dug in her pack, and came up with a sausage.
Dark red casing, a proper Bear Nation specialty.
Before entering the Zone, she’d packed it as life insurance.
Food here is life.
It mattered.
But for the sake of goodwill, Taliya forced herself to offer it up—hoping to win over the cat and, through him, the man.
She hoped.
Bear Nation prides itself as “born fighters,” but a reliable teammate is still gold—and Jing Yuan seemed decent.
It didn’t go as planned.
Mimi padded over, sniffed, and promptly backed away several steps, settling at a distance—with… disdain in his eyes.
Yes, disdain.
As a pet owner, she recognized it at once.
Heavens.
A sausage I wouldn’t eat lightly—rejected by a cat?
Taliya shorted out.
Her hand froze midair, holding the sausage, unsure what to do with her life.
[HAHAHAHAHA]
[Stunned?
Our Mimi rolls with Jing Yuan—meat feast every day.
You think he’s lowering himself for your sad sausage?]
[Mimi: Sausage?
Cats don’t eat that (disdain.jpg).]
[Not letting Lord Cat sleep is bad enough, and now you try to bribe him with trash?
What am I, Sneaky?
(tsundere.jpg)]
[Sneakies can’t afford sausage.
They eat Eagle Nation leftovers and call it Some-Name Stew (per a helpful Islander).]
[Siba!!]
—Night passed without incident.
At dawn, Jing Yuan stretched and blinked awake.
With Mimi on watch, he’d slept fine. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
Seeing him up, Taliya hurried over.
“You’re awake?
I made breakfast—want to share?”
“Mm?” He squinted at her “breakfast”: a heated veggie tin and a hunk of black bread dry enough to crack walnuts.
“No need.
Food’s scarce in here.
I won’t drain your supplies,” he said, smiling.
The softness warmed her— until he fished out a huge slab of meat and lofted it to Mimi.
The kitten caught it clean, hugged it, and went to town.
A home cook by habit, Taliya could tell at a glance: this was fresh meat.
Not the long-frozen kind.
Common on Blue Star, but rare in the Zone.
And he was feeding it to his pet?
She swallowed, baffled—and then it clicked why Mimi had spurned her sausage.
Even the cat ate better than she did.
This is… the National Fate Zone, right?
While she stared at her existence, Jing Yuan skewered another slab of the same quality and set it to grill for himself.
“Um…” she finally blurted, “Jing Yuan, where did you get that meat?
Do you… have more?
I’d like to trade for some.
Is that okay?”
He didn’t hedge.
“From the snowboar I killed.
You should’ve heard the prompt.”
Taliya blinked—and remembered the earlier banner.
She’d been too busy running for her life to listen.
“Trading isn’t impossible,” he said.
“But… what do you have?”
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