The Protagonist Just Wants to Fall in Love [MTL]

Chapter 177 On the Run

P/N: 洛斯修(Luòsī xiū): Loshu/Ross is Los Xiu..

伊弗莱(Yī fú lái): Ifrel/Ivry/Ifflay is Iverley..

It was a calm morning like any other. A gray sky covered the town. The girl who had gotten up early washed her clothes and hung them on a rope in the yard to dry.

　　The birds outside the window were standing on the branches, chirping and making a lot of noise.

　　Losxiu took the map hand-drawn by Ifrel and walked along the route with his fingertips. Every time Ifrel came back from delivering milk, he would tell him about the families he had visited, the scenery along the way, and some common shops. He recalled what Ifrel had said.

　　"There's a very sweet bakery on this street..."

　　"The old lady in this family is a bit fierce—"

　　Those casual remarks of Ivry were the few colors in the boring days when Losxiu was waiting for his return, and they were unconsciously memorized by his brain.

　　There was a route that Iverley hadn't mentioned to him.

　　And... this leaflet for drawing the map.

　　Arena?

　　Losxiu hadn't paid much attention to it before, and Iverley hadn't been too defensive against him either. He just drew whatever he thought of on it, and even marked the name of the street next to it.

　　Since Ivry didn't tell him, he would look for the answer by himself. Now he had a pretty good guess in his mind. At this moment, Ivry's reaction not long ago suddenly came to his mind.

　　Not used to it, or don't like it?

　　His body movements were escaping him, and Losxiu thought back then, wondering if he had scared Ivry. Ivry looked like... a novice who knew nothing.

　　Losheu didn't like Iverri running away from him.

　　He heard the birds chirping outside and looked out the window.

　　The window was open for ventilation.

　　A little bird landed on the windowsill, combing its feathers with its back to the window. Losxiu reached out and touched the bird's back. The bird was suddenly startled, spread its wings and wanted to fly away, but Losxiu grabbed it with his five fingers.

　　The little bird called helplessly. Los Xiu clenched his hands, feeling the fragile life under his palms. His hands tightened inch by inch, and the petite and warm body was full of vitality. When the little bird made a high-pitched sound, Los Xiu let go of his hands.

　　Having gained its freedom, the bird could not wait to leave here, leaving Losxiu standing at the window, looking up at the bird that he would never see again, his silver-grey eyes calm and peaceful.

　　If small animals sense danger, they will flee.

　　It was a cloudy day today and it was difficult to tell the time. When Ivry came back from outside, it was still gloomy outside the window.

　　"Did you go anywhere new today?" Losxiu asked, seeming curious about the outside world.

　　Before this, Losxiu had never revealed his edge to Ifair, and Ifair was not too wary of him. He just regarded this question as ordinary curiosity. As usual, he took out a bottle of milk from his arms, unscrewed it and handed it to Losxiu. Losxiu reached out to take it, but held it in his hand without drinking it.

　　"It's the same old customers today." Ivry pointed to several places on the map and told Losxiu where he had been.

　　Losxiu lowered his eyes and followed his fingertips with his gaze.