Want to be human, but cube-like

"Compared to the dishes in our restaurant, their set meals are much more complicated, and some of the names are completely incomprehensible."

As she spoke, she frowned, looking somewhat troubled.

"Will customers really like this way of ordering? I feel like it's hard to choose what I want to eat now."

Realizing the difference between her burger joint and other restaurants in this aspect, Alex began to consider whether she should also change her menu.

"Moreover, the Valentine's Day set meals at those restaurants don't seem very convenient to eat. The drinks are almost always shared between two people, which is a bit of a hassle."

She recalled Aine's distress at not being able to finish that large glass of juice for two, and added.

Two people sharing a drink?!

Chihaya Aine! Don't you know what it means to avoid suspicion?!

Could this be her intention?!

Xiangzi's light gold eyes widened for a moment, but before Alex could notice anything amiss, she quickly composed herself.

"Oh, I see... So, after you finished dinner, you went your separate ways home?"

Xiangzi turned his face slightly to the side, looked at the distant sky, and continued to subtly inquire about their plans after the meal, trying to maintain a calm tone.

If they went home separately after dinner, Alex shouldn't have come back this late.

"I also took Aiyin home. She seemed a bit off this afternoon for some reason. Her face was always flushed, and she wasn't looking around when she walked. I was worried that something might happen to her, so I took her hand and walked her home."

As expected, Alex shook her head and told Xiangzi about taking Aine home without any attempt to hide it. She even told him details such as holding Aine's hand the whole time.

Isn't this exactly the process for a Valentine's Day date?! Just one last step! The other person is blushing!

If we hug one last time before parting, and then kiss one more time... does that mean we're officially a couple?!

Xiangzi, who was subconsciously biting her lip, suddenly felt a little irritable. She squeezed the green leaf in her hand hard, looked around aimlessly, and remained silent.

"Hmm? Xiangzi, what's that in your hand?"

Xiangzi's actions, driven by her distress, drew Alex's attention to her hand, where she saw a leaf that Xiangzi still didn't recognize.

"Oh, were you fishing just now? Did you catch a water lily?"

However, Alex only glanced at it twice before realizing what Xiangzi had just been doing.

She walked over and took the water lily from Xiangzi's hand.

"This is a perfect opportunity to decorate this fishing pond."

As he spoke, he walked down to the side of the pool below and placed the water lily on the water's surface.

Xiangzi, who had originally intended to chat with Alex about fishing, has now lost that interest.

"..."

She looked down at the lush green water lilies that Alex had slapped onto the water's surface, and puffed out her cheeks slightly.

Suddenly, I felt that this thing was getting in my way.

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The song "Spring Shadow" has finally been released in the PS game, but I'll have to wait for the Mother Chicken card banner to come out before playing it.

After all, Kagura's style really doesn't quite work without a keyboard.

Volume 1: Chapter 117 Today I'm wearing pink?

It was night again on the floating island. The sunlight had long since faded, leaving only the candlelight that illuminated the pool in front of them.

After casually placing the water lily down, Alex looked around and still felt it was a bit monotonous.

"Wouldn't it look better if we planted another tree next to it?"

Now, with only one water lily floating on the water, the colors of this small pond appear even more pale.

Even with the light of torches, it didn't look very good.

"Hmm... I guess so."

Xiangzi, who had also come down from the pavilion, walked to the water's edge, squatted down, looked at the lotus leaves, and absentmindedly gave a perfunctory reply.

"Is this just for decoration?"

I gently poked it with my fingertip, and the water lily swayed slightly on the surface of the water, but it didn't move. It remained fixed on that one section of the water, as if it were in place.

"Yes, you can step on it. It's very stable and you won't fall. However, you can't put other items like torches on the water lilies, and any blocks you place will be suspended one block in the air."

As she spoke, Alex walked up and stood on the water lily. She stomped hard on the lotus leaves to show Xiangzi this amazing property.

"Xiangzi, why don't you give it a try?"

Extending her hand, Alex looked at Xiangzi, smiled at her, winked, and invited her.

"...Really, it won't sink?"

Looking in surprise at the water lily that barely moved, Xiangzi felt a little eager to try it out. She pursed her lips, glanced at Alex's expression, and hesitated for a moment.

In just a couple of sentences, Xiangzi seemed to have been completely captivated by the magical water lily that Alex had shown her, forgetting what she had just been agonizing over.

She always so easily became engrossed in Alex's floating island world.

"Well, it's okay."

Alex nodded, took Xiangzi's small hand, and watched as she carefully reached out and stepped on the lotus leaf.

"ah!"

Seeing that she was still somewhat frightened, Alex exerted a little force and pulled her close, holding her in her arms. Caught off guard, Xiangzi let out a short, cute gasp.

"Look, it won't sink at all."

Alex released her arms from around Xiangzi's slender waist, helped him stand firm, and then slowly took a small step back, standing on the edge of the water lily, giving Xiangzi some room to move.

Shoko, who had just closed her eyes in tension because of Alex's sudden action, slowly opened them and looked in surprise at the water lilies swaying gently at her feet.

"Ok!"

Her cheeks flushed slightly, and a smile played on her lips as she turned around and looked around.

"Adding more water lilies might make it look much better."

Alex said, her gaze shifting from Xiangzi's slender figure to the surrounding environment.

There's only a patch of water lilies now, which does look a bit monotonous.

"That's right! We can expand the pond later, turn it into a lake, and then pave the path with water lilies!"

Upon hearing this, Xiangzi's eyes immediately lit up. It was rare for her to speak in such a cheerful voice in front of Alex.

"We can also plant some flowers. Alex, you just said you wanted to plant trees, right? How about cherry blossom trees?"

Seemingly excited by his own idea, Xiangzi became more talkative.

"As for flowers, they can be planted now, no..."

"Before the cherry blossoms bloom, it might be a while before they do."

Alex did not reject Xiangzi's suggestion. She thought for a moment before speaking.

The flowers only need to be stimulated by using bone meal to encourage the growth of the surrounding grassland. Although this is not a plains community or a flowery forest community, there are still a few common flower species that can be stimulated to grow.

As for the cherry blossom tree, Alex remembered that the quest book mentioned that after using the blueprint, the adventurer summoned could be traded with to obtain various kinds of saplings.

In addition to cherry blossom saplings, there are also some other more unique, colorful saplings.

"Once you collect enough gold equipment from the monster farm and craft a Golden Apple, you can trade with the merchant."

She gave a brief explanation.

"How much more is needed?"

Hearing what Alex said, Xiangzi's enthusiasm cooled down a bit. She looked down at her feet, afraid that she might accidentally slip and fall into the water.

Although this small pool is only one meter deep, meaning that even if two people stand in it, the water will only reach their waists at most, it is very difficult for an ordinary person to struggle and climb out immediately if they accidentally fall in. Even if they can swim, they will inevitably swallow some water.

Moreover, getting your clothes and body wet will also cause a lot of trouble.

"Almost there. I remember I'm still missing four or five gold nuggets. I'll have enough after farming a few more gold-quality equipment."

"Thinking back, I remember checking the warehouse supplies a few days ago," Alex replied.

Although I've only been working sporadically, a month has already passed. From the time I built the mob farm in mid-January to mid-February, even though I only come in to collect mob farm resources four or five times a day, I'm almost at the point of having collected seventy-two gold nuggets.

It's still because she lacks motivation, and Alex is now following Xiangzi's advice and has started to maintain a normal daily routine. Otherwise, if she had stayed up all night guarding the monster-farming tower on the sky island like she did in the early days of building the sky island, she would have farmed enough gold ingots to synthesize a golden apple long ago.

After that, wait for a zombie villager to appear. Use the few bottles of golden liquid left behind by the banker witch to weaken it, then feed it a golden apple. After it transforms into a villager, use the loom to make it work as a shepherd. Buy blue dye and you can synthesize a blueprint. After that, you can directly recruit the adventurers that spawn in that tavern building.

and many more……

Just as she thought of this, Alex suddenly paused.

What is the currency used by the villagers in this world for transactions?

All she could remember was that it wasn't an emerald?

Alex seems to have seen it in the quest book; one page has something about trading, and it seems to be a quest that rewards a bank that converts currency.

Unfortunately, Alex hasn't seen any wandering merchants spawn on the sky island in all these days, otherwise she could have seen what currency this sky island world uses.

"Then we should be able to gather everything in the next few days, right? Or should we go check it out now?"

Xiangzi was clearly impatient with the idea in her mind. She gently tugged at Alex's sleeve and said, preparing to turn and go ashore.

"—Waaah!"

But Xiangzi, excited again, forgot to watch her step this time. Sure enough, she missed a step, her little foot touched the bank, and before she could stand up, she slid down.

Xiangzi subconsciously grabbed the wrist of the girl next to him. At this moment, Alex was just about to look at the mission book and did not pay attention. She did not know that Xiangzi wanted her to pull her up. Alex, who was afraid of hurting them and was used to not daring to resist, immediately bent forward to look at the girl by the force of the pull.

"Crack-!"

Then, both of them fell into the water.

"Ok?"

Alex instantly realized the situation, stood up, and leaned over as Xiangzi still held her small hand.

Of course, she couldn't possibly drown herself like that; Alex was practically just jumping into the water because of Xiangzi's movements.

"Gulu..."

But Xiangzi only managed to choke on the water twice before Alex picked him up and helped him stand up in the water.

"Ahem...!"

She coughed uncomfortably for a while before raising her head.

"are you OK?"

Alex's unique, soft voice came through.

"Uh...sorry, I just slipped..."

Xiangzi looked at her somewhat embarrassed.

Then he froze.

What came into view was a silver-haired beauty, soaked to the bone, who, under the night sky and surrounded by candlelight, seemed to glow all over.

The thin white shirt, now soaked, clung completely to Alex's body, almost transparent, revealing her fair skin and her underwear.

The light-colored pleated skirt below became somewhat transparent in the water, hazy and swaying with the ripples, vaguely revealing her delicate and slender legs to Xiangzi's eyes.

She even felt as if she could see the unseen beauty beneath Alex's skirt.

Is it...pink?

"Ugh...!"

In an instant, Xiangzi closed his eyes, his face flushed red.

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