Yuze also laughed, rubbing her little head, saying comfortably to grow more flesh obediently.

This is his Little An, whom he had fed bit by bit with his own efforts.

How could he let go so easily?

The night Josh confessed to him, he wasn’t flustered.

Actually, since Josh joined the team, he could clearly feel that Josh was different from them.

He’s been in the game and interacted with quite a few players, he could feel a bit.

How to put it, in real life, everyone is subdued, at least not too free-spirited, when facing different forces and social environments, different people have different ways of handling things.

But inside the instances, precisely because everyone treats it as a virtual world, even though they might have fears, compared to the real world, their attitude is a bit more carefree.

It’s a very subtle mindset, like knowing you’re in a virtual world, so they’re not serious about many things; they know this world is virtual and can start over.

But returning to the real world, they restrain themselves a lot more, and their obsessions are more apparent.

But Josh is different from all of them.

This difference, how to describe it, is very subtle. She seems like a spectator passing through this world, not only in the instances but also in real life, she always unintentionally reveals a kind of detachment beyond her age.

This detachment, how to say, it’s like standing outside the world, calmly watching this world.

Not to brag, but at least most people, when seeing his parents, will show at least some preferential treatment.

But not Josh.

He remembers very clearly the look in her eyes when she gave gifts to his parents at his house.

She really liked his parents, especially his mother, but the kind of liking wasn’t the usual fondness for elders, it was more like an outsider’s liking for a character in a book.

She liked them very much, but she knew all this would one day be far from her.

Yuze often felt that kind of panic from her, a feeling of something ungraspable, unable to hold onto.

She seemed like a traveler passing by, always ready to pack up and leave, while he, as the local, could only offer all his enthusiasm to entertain her, not finding any other way to cope.

So when Josh confessed to him, he actually felt a bit relieved inside.

The unknown is the scariest.

He learned her motives, understood the direction she would go in the future.

So he had ample time and measures to try to keep her.

Even if in the end, he couldn’t keep her, he had at least tried his best.

Moreover...

Yuze lowered his eyelids, hiding the look in his eyes.

He wasn’t sure if Josh would stay for him, but he understood human nature.

He planned to strongly infiltrate her life, permeate into every little detail, taking care of everything for her, like slowly heating water for a frog, making her unwittingly addicted to him, unable to leave him.

One day, if she really lost him, she would realize that in every little thing, no matter how small or insignificant, there were traces he left behind.

Then, would she realize his importance.

If by then, she still resolutely didn’t want to return to him, then he...

He still had a plan B.

When it came to Josh, he was willing to spend a lifetime.

"Yuze!"

Josh’s voice pulled his thoughts back.

He looked up blankly at her: "What is it?"

Josh blinked, "What were you thinking? I’ve been calling you for ages, and your expression was so strange..."

Yuze cleared his throat, adjusting his expression: "Just now... what expression?"

Josh thought for a moment: "Like a trafficker on the street seeing a lost child, so sinister."

"Hmm..." Yuze changed the subject: "After I’ve finished eating, I’ll pack up and leave."

Josh quickly held his hand: "You haven’t answered my question yet."

Yuze paused in the middle of tidying the table: "Hmm?"

Josh: "I want to know, is there a way to meet the God? I really want to meet him, are there any requirements for meeting the God?"

Upon hearing this, Yuze frowned slightly: "Are you sure you want to meet him?"

Josh nodded.

Yuze thought for a while: "Meeting the God isn’t hard, that guy is free every day anyway, but..."

He wasn’t sure if meeting the God was a good thing for Josh.

The Mermaid King’s words still echoed in his ears, if the Mermaid King’s guesses were correct, the God was the biggest threat to her.

Was it really okay for her to deliver herself up like this?

Josh’s eyes lit up: "Then it’s possible to meet?"

Yuze didn’t immediately agree with her, only saying: "You wait a moment, I’ll ask later, if it’s possible, I’ll let you know."

Josh breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay!"

At least she wasn’t rejected like last time.

Josh asked again: "And the Mermaid King, he..."

Yuze looked at her amusingly: "Are you sure you want to ask?"

Josh looked at him confusedly, not understanding what he meant.

Yuze: "Today, didn’t you already test it?"

Josh looked at him in surprise, he actually saw through it??

Yuze’s mouth twitched slightly, he patted her head: "Don’t forget, from the moment you joined the team, I’ve been by your side, when you open your mouth, I already know what you’re going to say. If I couldn’t tell, I wouldn’t be fit to be the team captain."

Josh felt a mix of admiration for his keen insight and also a bit of embarrassment.

Yuze finished tidying up the table: "Alright, I know after eating you need to meditate, go rest, I’m leaving."

"Thank you, Captain~" Josh obediently said.

Yuze glanced at her lightly.

Josh quickly corrected herself: "Yuze."

She touched her nose: "I just feel you’re so much older than me, calling you by your name feels a bit impolite."

Yuze smiled slightly, a dark gleam flashed in his eyes, he half-jokingly said: "Then you can call me brother, I don’t mind."

Josh shrank her neck, playing dead.

She really couldn’t say it.

Although she was young, her mental age was older, she could even be his ancestor.

Calling by name didn’t feel right either, and calling him brother was strange too.

The title "Captain" seemed like the most appropriate title she could think of.

Yuze finished tidying up, took the lunch box, and left the room.

Josh heaved a sigh of relief, sat for a while, then took her little cushion to the balcony to meditate.

Yuze really treated her well, if possible, she even wanted to take Yuze back to that world with her.

Unfortunately, it probably couldn’t happen.

Moreover, Yuze had family and friends on this side.

And she was just a girl he liked recently, asking him to abandon family and friends for a girl he liked, even if he could do it, she couldn’t.

She cherished the time with Yuze very much.

It was light and joyful.

Josh touched her face, as she felt her mouth almost grinning to her ears, she couldn’t help but widen her smile.

Every time, as long as Yuze was by her side, she was extraordinarily happy, extraordinarily at ease, like she found a place to belong in this world.

She couldn’t help but look up at the vast starry sky, once she reached adulthood, could she have a brief romance with him?

He said it was possible.

But wouldn’t this behavior be bullying too much?

If only her senior sister were here, she could ask her senior sister.

Josh closed her eyes, took a deep breath, put aside the distractions in her heart, and focused on meditating.

A shooting star streaked across the sky and quickly disappeared.