Mr. Zhongli, we can't slack off anymore!

Despite living under the same roof and sharing the same living space, the interactions between Al-Hysen and Kavi seem to always revolve around the theme of arguing.

Whether it's disagreements about academic viewpoints, how to handle daily trivial matters, or even insignificant little things, these can all become the trigger for their heated debates.

This morning, I was abruptly jolted awake by their fierce argument. They were so engrossed in their fight that it was as if the entire world had become a battlefield between them, completely forgetting that there was a third person in the house enjoying precious sleep.

Strangely enough, since I came into this world, I have found myself becoming unusually sleepy.

I need to sleep for a very long time every day, as if I can never get enough sleep.

At first I thought it was because my body hadn't adapted to the new environment yet, but now I'm more and more convinced that it must be because getting along with these two guys is too mentally taxing!

Just as I was drifting off to sleep, a loud bang shattered that hope.

"boom!"

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground instantly ignited my long-suppressed morning grumpiness.

Now it's not just arguing, they've started smashing things and tearing the house apart?

Anger surged within me, and the elemental forces around me stirred restlessly. Tiny particles of light burst forth uncontrollably from my body, flickering in the air before finally coalescing into small pebbles that "plop"ed onto the bed, making a mess of the bedding.

Looking at the small stones scattered on the bed, I felt a surge of heat rush to my head.

I have to make the bed again!

"Ugh! I can't take it anymore!" I finally snapped, jumped out of bed, flung open the bedroom door, and yelled at the two people facing off in the living room, "Stop making so much noise! ​​If you keep making noise, I'll throw you both out!"

As I shouted, dozens of small pebbles fell to the floor with a "plop, plop" sound.

The two people in the living room were clearly stunned by my sudden outburst. They remained face-to-face as they argued, turning to look at me in unison, their faces filled with disbelief.

This is understandable, after all, just a few days ago, I was still that little girl who trembled when she saw them and didn't dare to speak loudly, but now I have become a grumpy and irritable brat.

This is a huge change.

"Ah... my model..." Kavi was the first to come to his senses, his gaze falling on the architectural model on the floor, which had been smashed to pieces, and he let out a heartbroken wail.

That's when I noticed how alarmingly dark his dark circles were; he must have worked all night.

I have to admire his stamina to still have so much energy to argue after staying up all night.

Seeing that they didn't even realize their mistake, I stormed over and confronted them: "Arguing is one thing, but why did you have to throw things!"

"Ah? I didn't drop... I accidentally knocked it over." Kavi hurriedly explained, a guilty look on his face. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, did I disturb your sleep?" As he spoke, he squatted down and carefully picked up the model fragments from the ground.

Just as he reached for the shards, I inadvertently caught a glimpse of the clear teeth mark on the back of his hand—it was the one I had bitten a few days earlier when I was running away. The wound had scabbed over, but the mark was still clearly visible.

Seeing this wound instantly extinguished half of my anger.

Ultimately, Kavi has been very considerate of me these past few days, and he hasn't been angry even though I went too far.

Forget it, let's forgive him this time and call it even. No one is allowed to mention this again.

"It wasn't just me who woke up the travelers, Elhesen! Why don't you apologize!" Kavi suddenly looked up, standing up for me. He was always like this; even when he was in an awkward situation, he never forgot to fight for justice for others.

“I didn’t yell like you did,” Elhesen retorted calmly, arms crossed, without a trace of remorse on his face.

He clearly didn't think he had anything to apologize for.

“Hey! You…” Kavi was enraged by his attitude and was about to argue with him again.

I quickly reached out to stop him.

"You must have said something to provoke him too." I had long since figured out the pattern from their daily "necessary activities"—every time they argued, it was Al-Hysen who ignited the fuse with a few precise and even sarcastic words, and then Kavi, this powder keg that could be set on fire at the slightest provocation, would completely explode.

“I’m just stating the facts,” Al-Hysen replied casually.

"How...how did you know!" Kavi's eyes widened in surprise, clearly not expecting me to guess their interaction pattern so accurately.

"He said the same thing to me yesterday." I sighed helplessly, recalling the tone of Elhesen's voice yesterday when he said I "would be better off not having regained my memories."

"What! He's gone too far!" Kavi immediately showed an indignant expression, about to speak up for me again.

“Brother Kavi, calm down,” I gently patted his arm, trying to soothe his emotions: “If you keep getting provoked by him like this, you’ll lose ten years of your life.”

“But this guy…” Kavi pointed at Elhesen, wanting to say something, but I shook my head at him: “Forget it, forget it. How much does a house in Sumeru cost? Otherwise, I’ll lend you money to move out. Anyway, I’m not going to run away.”

Living separately might be a relief for both of them.

“It’s alright, let’s share the joys and sorrows here, Lü Ren.” He suddenly grabbed my hand excitedly, his eyes, bloodshot from staying up all night, shining with sincere light.

This sudden intimate contact made me blush instantly, and I didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Let go." Elhesen appeared out of nowhere, grabbed my wrist, and freed me from Kavi's clutches. He turned to look at me, his tone tinged with displeasure: "You've sided with him again?"

"Who told you to disturb my sleep and not apologize?" I glared at him reproachfully.

"Oh no, I'm going to be late!" Kavi suddenly glanced at the wall clock, exclaimed, grabbed his suitcase from the sofa, and rushed out without even putting on his coat.

"Who exactly does he want to clean up these things for?" Elhesen frowned as he looked at the bed that hadn't been put away on the sofa, the broken model on the table, and the blueprints and tools scattered everywhere.

"He seemed very busy..." My attention was not on the mess, but on Kavi's dark circles and his hurried departure.

Those dark circles under his eyes... he won't suddenly die, will he?

This thought made me worry.

"Can't you be a little more lenient with him? He's so busy." I don't understand why Elhesen is always so harsh on Kavi.

Knowing he's under a lot of pressure, why do you keep bringing up hurtful things to upset him?

"On the contrary, I've been overly lenient with him." Al-Hysen had no intention of cleaning up the mess on the coffee table; instead, he chose to ignore it and turned to go to the kitchen to make coffee.

Watching his retreating figure, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Their lifestyle is really strange... They clearly care about each other, but they always express it through arguments; they could clearly coexist peacefully, but they insist on choosing this confrontational way of getting along.

I probably will never be able to adapt to this kind of life where we argue every day.

I rubbed my temples, which were taut from their argument, and then I remembered the teeth marks on Kavi's hands.

After all, he took care of me for several days without complaint, so it's only right that I do what I can to repay him, since I don't know how long I'll be staying here.

"Elheisen, how do you do the healing spell you mentioned last time?" I followed him into the kitchen.

*

That day, I volunteered to help with housework for the first time.

She cleaned the living room, tried to help make simple breakfast and lunch, and even changed the sheets in her own room.

Perhaps because I didn't feel any sense of being disliked, I didn't feel any sense of constraint from being dependent on others.

Even though I couldn't understand the profound texts that Ehrlich studied every day, we got along exceptionally peacefully and harmoniously that day.

He sat quietly in the chair in front of the bookshelf reading, while I sat on the sofa opposite him flipping through children's picture books. Occasionally, he would get up to make coffee, and I would take the opportunity to stretch my stiff limbs. We didn't disturb each other.

I quickly finished reading those illustrated children's picture books.

I couldn't help but start worrying about what to do tomorrow to kill time.

In stark contrast to my idle time, my other two roommates seemed to have very fulfilling lives, which forced me to start thinking about my past, like playing a detective game, trying to piece together the whole truth from scattered clues.

For example, I found a strange bag in my luggage with writing on it that I couldn't understand. When I showed the bag to Al-Hysen, he told me that the writing on it meant "body bag".

This discovery sent chills down my spine.

Perhaps I am the truly dangerous person.

This thought loomed over my mind like a shadow, piquing my curiosity.

With these heavy questions in mind, I slowly drifted off to sleep.

However, my peaceful sleep didn't last long. After a suffocating nightmare, I felt the bed sink and woke up immediately.

When I opened my eyes, I was surprised to find that Kavi was sleeping in my bed, or more accurately, in his own bed.

He was sleeping so soundly that he hadn't even taken off his coat, and he was so tired that he didn't even remember that he had lent me this room temporarily.

Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, illuminating his tired, sleeping face.

I gazed at him silently, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside me.

This seemingly chaotic home is my only refuge in this strange world.