Want to be human, but cube-like

Now, even without Alex by his side, Xiangzi can handle all sorts of tasks on the Sky Island quite smoothly.

She tugged at the slightly heavy backpack on her back, took out two more wheat pods, and fed them to the sheep inside the fence, one in each hand.

This backpack was made for her by Alex because Xiangzi doesn't have an inventory and can't carry items to herself. She can only carry one item in each hand at a time. If she wants to work on the Sky Island, she has to run back and forth between boxes to get things, which is very troublesome.

However, having a backpack made things much more convenient. Although it could only hold twenty-seven sets of items, it was more than enough for Xiangzi.

The backpack was very bulky, and in Xiangzi's opinion, it was quite ugly.

She was reluctant to carry this backpack outside, no matter how convenient it was. Not only was it a bit cumbersome, but it also looked very strange to others.

He took out the wheat again, waved his hand inside, and seeing that no sheep ate it, Xiangzi walked to the next farm.

Although these tasks were indeed quite arduous for Xiangzi, a girl who was still a little over half a month away from turning 15, she felt much more relaxed now than before when she had to brave the wind and rain to deliver newspapers for the money for a discounted bento box.

Moreover, Xiangzi actually quite enjoyed it.

After all, this is another world!

Spending more time here makes me feel like I'm getting a lot of inspiration for creating music.

Moreover, in this floating island world, there is no need to worry about money or food. As long as one doesn't recklessly jump off the edge of the floating island, there will be no danger. Once you leave the breeding area, it is a peaceful place. This has gradually calmed Xiangzi's anxious and tired heart, which was caused by a series of family changes.

She felt she was about to return to that carefree state of mind she used to have.

Having unknowingly resolved the animal breeding issues at the four farms, Xiangzi looked up at the sky. Just moments ago, the sun was shining brightly, but now the moon had appeared.

The passage of time in this world is also related to the outside world.

Unlike the outside world, or rather, the celestial movements in this floating island world are much faster. From sunrise to sunset, it only takes ten minutes, which is in stark contrast to the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere of this world.

I don't know whether to say the world moves fast or slow.

Turning around, I walked into a large square wooden house that Alex had built, where neatly arranged boxes came into view.

This is a specially built warehouse.

After opening a box and putting the remaining wheat, seeds, and carrots back inside, Xiangzi glanced at the dozens of neatly arranged small squares and gently closed the lid.

With her backpack on, she busied herself for a while before finally organizing everything. She then casually took off her backpack, placed it next to the warehouse door, and walked out.

There isn't too much to do on the Sky Island right now. Apart from harvesting and sowing in the planting area and breeding in the breeding area, Xiangzi can't help Alex with anything else.

When harvesting plants, she could pour a bucket of water on the ground and then slowly pick them up—Xiangzi still doesn't understand why a bucket of water could wash all the plants rooted in the soil out.

Xiangzi was powerless to help with the harvesting at the farm and the monster-hunting tower; she simply couldn't lift those heavy weapons and tools.

Furthermore, she couldn't build as quickly as Alex, and the constant climbing and scrambling was extremely dangerous; there was no need for her to take that risk.

Although Xiangzi looked at the various square boxes that Alex had built, he actually quite wanted to help her modify them.

According to Alex, her mother used to design the buildings, and she would just follow her mother's instructions without thinking.

It's no wonder that Alex's architectural style is so rudimentary and unsightly.

After confirming that she hadn't forgotten anything, Xiangzi stepped into the portal and left the Sky Island. She closed the door and headed upstairs to the hamburger shop.

During this time, Alex and Xiangzi's cohabitation became much more peaceful. They didn't encounter any more witches or familiars, and Kyubey hadn't been seen for a long time. However, the hamburger shop's business was booming. It was said that the addition of iron buckets allowed them to increase the variety of dishes, which in turn attracted more customers.

If you really want to ask Xiangzi what's been bothering him these past few days...

She pushed open the door to the stairwell and walked into the hamburger shop.

It was already afternoon, the time when school was letting out. Groups of students ordered some snacks and chatted in the shop, enjoying their leisure time.

Among them was a very outgoing pink-haired girl who sat in front of the counter, acting as if she knew the store manager very well, and kept chatting with Alex, who had been busy all afternoon and only now had time to sit down and rest.

This guy……

With a serious expression, Xiangzi walked to the counter and smiled at Chihaya Aine.

"Is there anything you need, sir?"

"Xiao Xiang~ Good afternoon! I'm here to play with you guys again!"

Seemingly oblivious to Xiangzi's attitude towards her, Ai waved her little hand and greeted him with a smile.

"what……"

He closed his eyes helplessly and sighed softly.

You're here to harass Alex, aren't you?

This week, whenever Aine had free time after school, she would come to the burger shop. Coincidentally, there weren't many customers during this time, and Alex would sit idly to the side, which Aine would take the opportunity to strike up a conversation with her.

Xiangzi had no idea when the two of them had become so familiar with each other.

How annoying!

Ah, don't misunderstand. She just felt that Aine's actions would affect Alex's rest after working most of the day. After all, she couldn't help out the past few days, and Alex was the only one in the shop, so her workload was very heavy.

Alex should be resting during this time, why does she have to deal with this pink-haired girl when she's supposed to be resting!

Volume 1: Chapter 81 You Don't Smell Like Perfume

Why have I been wanting to see Ellie so much lately?

After finishing her school affairs, she took the train to Ikebukuro and strolled over to the hamburger shop. Ayane couldn't help but have this thought pop into her head.

Lately, I've been very busy, and sometimes when I finish work, I realize that my classmates have already left together. So these past few days, Aiyin has mostly left school alone.

Aine, who was alone, had nowhere to go in the afternoon. Going home would be boring, so after wandering around for a while, she would always find herself here without realizing it.

She glanced at the messages on her phone from her classmates, all asking if she wanted to go out and have fun together.

For some reason, Ai Yin wasn't in the mood for it at the moment, so she just casually replied that she had something to do and then turned off the screen.

During this period, Ai Yin's feelings were a little complicated. Although she was quite looking forward to her studies in the UK, the slight nervousness hidden in her heart could only be concealed from others, not from herself.

After all, it was the first time she was going to live so far away from her family. Even someone as optimistic and confident as Aine would have some complicated thoughts about it.

However, in the past few days, Aine has found that chatting with Alex has unexpectedly helped to soothe her tired nerves a little.

Perhaps it was because Alex was also British, and the feeling she had when interacting with her gave her some psychological preparation for the unfamiliar environment she would be living in in the future.

Moreover, asking Alex to help her practice her spoken English would at least reduce Ain's anxiety about facing the unknown environment after going to England.

Using this reason to explain her behavior over the past few days, Ai Yin gently pursed her lips, put on her usual sweet smile, and pushed open the glass door of the hamburger shop.

"Dingling bell~"

The pleasant sound of wind chimes rang out. Ai Yin didn't know why this was just a hamburger fast food restaurant, but they had to hang wind chimes at the door. Maybe it was a British custom?

Upon entering the store, the first thing that catches the eye is Alex, who looks up at her after hearing the sound of wind chimes.

Good afternoon, Ellie!

With light steps, she walked to the counter and sat down in a seat that Alex had specially reserved for her. Aine greeted him softly.

"Good afternoon, Aine."

Alex, who had been slumped over the counter, staring blankly at the street outside the window, sat up and responded with a smile.

At this moment, the side door next to the kitchen opened, and Xiangzi came out. She saw Aiyin, but she looked as if she had expected it. She pursed her lips imperceptibly before walking over.

"Is there anything you need, sir?"

"Xiao Xiang~ Good afternoon! I'm here to play with you guys again!"

Xiao Xiang always looks so serious.

With a slight sigh in her heart, Ai Yin said with a smile.

"Just a glass of apple juice would be fine, thank you~"

She barely glanced at the menu before casually making a comment.

Currently, the store doesn't have many beverage options; milk and apple juice are the most popular. Customers who have tried these two drinks generally don't choose the sodas that Xiangzi orders separately, and Ai Yin is the same.

Watching Xiangzi turn away to get apple juice, Aine moved a little closer to Alex.

"Speaking of which, Ellie, did you watch the video I sent you last night?"

She spoke softly, taking out her hand.

The phone turned on its screen.

"I have seen it, but actually I don't understand much about it..."

Alex nodded, then frowned slightly, her expression somewhat puzzled.

"Um... I was going to ask if the British really dress like this in their daily lives."

Seemingly disappointed by Alex's answer, Aine also clicked on the video she had mentioned.

Inside, a fashion blogger is introducing outfit styles, with the theme being British casual wear.

"My clothes were all designed by my mom; I wore whatever she gave me..."

After explaining softly, Alex looked at the various outfits in the video with a somewhat troubled expression.

After all, she wasn't really British; this was just an excuse to answer Aine's questions. If they continued the discussion, she risked being exposed.

"Come to think of it... Alex probably doesn't have many opportunities to go out, right?"

However, this was actually Alex overthinking things. She had already completely regarded Alex as Aine, a young lady from a British aristocratic family, and naturally found a plausible reason for her.

"what?"

This seemingly random statement did indeed leave Alex puzzled for a moment.

Why would Aine say that? She used to go out far too often.

"Hey! MeowDream updated!"

Ai Yin, who had just been muttering something, exited the video, refreshed her followed feed, and saw a new video pop up. She immediately put on a smile.

"what?"

Curious, Alex leaned closer and looked at the screen.

Good afternoon, meow meow~!

The first sound that came through the loudspeaker, turned down to its lowest volume, was this opening greeting that Alex didn't quite understand.

"She's a beauty blogger whose popularity has been rising quite rapidly recently. Her makeup tips are really useful, and the cosmetics she recommends are also very good."

With a slight smile, Aine tilted her phone screen slightly towards Alex so that she could see it more clearly.

"……make up?"

Tilting her head, Alex remembered the cosmetics store she and Xiangzi had entered when they were shopping at the mall.

"Well……"

"By the way, I don't think I've ever seen you wearing makeup, Ellie?"

Noticing Alex's change in expression, Aine stopped paying attention to the video on her phone and turned to look at her.

As a chef who usually works in a hamburger shop, it's reasonable that she doesn't wear makeup. However, when she and Alex went out shopping together before, Alex didn't seem to have any trace of makeup on her face.

"I've never tried wearing makeup, and I don't really like the smell of perfume."

Alex seems to have completely linked the two actions of applying makeup and wearing perfume together.

She gently rubbed the tip of her nose with her fingers. Just thinking about those perfumes made her nose feel a little itchy. Clearly, Alex didn't have a good first impression of this thing called cosmetics.

"That's great... Even without makeup, Ellie is still so beautiful."

With a soft sigh, Ai Yin gazed at Alex's flawless skin with a hint of envy.

"Ai-yin looks good even without makeup, and she doesn't have any strange perfume smells."

Alex simply returned the compliment with that same compliment.

"Hehe~ I do wear a little light makeup... but I don't have the habit of wearing perfume."

Ai Yin gently scratched her cheek with her fingertips and gave a slightly embarrassed laugh.

"It's fine as it is now. Aine smells wonderful."

Seeing Aine's happy expression, Alex leaned closer, her small nostrils flaring as she sniffed the faint fragrance of Aine's hair near her ear, and smiled gently.

"Huh? Is...is that so...!"

Ayane, momentarily at a loss, blushed slightly at those words.