"Slow down, slow down, it's all yours, don't choke"
As Harley Rhine said this, she opened the small clay pot and handed over the jar of water.
"Levi, drink some water."
After swallowing a big mouthful of bread with great effort, Levi took the can from Harley Rein's hand, but after taking a sip, he was stunned.
"Hmm?" Looking at the jar in his hand, Levi hummed in surprise. This was not water.
"What's wrong with Levi?"
"What is this?" Levi handed the jar to Harley Rein. She looked inside and smelled the milky aroma coming from the jar.
"It's milk," she replied.
"Milk?" So this was milk? I'd never drunk it before, because it was something that people on the underground streets couldn't possibly get. It was a very precious food.
Levi looked at the milk in his hand and handed it to Harley Rhine.
"You drink." Levi saw that Harley Rhine looked thin. This little girl looked much younger than him, and she needed more nutritious food.
"No, Levi drinks it." Harley Rhine shook her head and refused.
But this time Levi's attitude was very firm. Seeing that Harley Rein didn't drink, he put down the bread and stopped eating.
"Wow...Levi, why don't you eat? I'm not hungry, I'm really not hungry. Please eat quickly."
Seeing her cry again, Levi wordlessly put down the milk and bread. It was as if she was begging him to eat. Huh? How could this little girl, who was only a few years old, store so much water in her body? It was as if she could never stop flowing.
"Levi, you need this food more than I do. Eat it quickly. It doesn't matter if you eat it all. I can get more food when I'm hungry." Harley Rhine sat in front of Levi, hugged her legs, and said sullenly.
"...Okay." Seeing that the other party was so persistent, Levi stopped talking and started eating again.
Seeing Levi eating his food seriously and attentively, Harley Rhine finally smiled happily. She felt so happy just by watching him fill his stomach.
Levi was eating food, but he secretly glanced at Harley Rein from the corner of his eye. Why could this little girl smile so happily while watching him eat?
Haley Rhine rubbed her eyes, feeling a little sleepy. She hadn't eaten anything in days and had just run too hard. Her vision was blacking out and she wanted to sleep. It seemed that crying really drained her energy...
Levi finished the last bite of food, but he couldn't bear to finish the milk, so there was still a lot left. He looked up and was about to thank Harley Rein, but he saw a scene that made him breathe for a moment.
Harley Rhine suddenly closed her eyes tightly and fell in front of him, motionless.
First Encounter with Child Levi 5
"...Hey." Levi pushed her gently, but she didn't respond.
Levi suddenly felt panicked. He was afraid that this little girl, who was a complete stranger to him but was willing to give all her food to him, would never move again, just like her mother lying in bed.
"...Wake up." Levi dragged the other person's small body to his side and shook him anxiously.
Under Levi's persistent actions, Harley Rhine finally responded.
"Hmm..." Harley Rhine's eyelids moved with difficulty and she slowly opened her eyes.
After seeing Harley Rhine open her eyes, Levi finally let go of his hanging heart. He looked at her worriedly and asked:
"What's wrong with you?"
Harleyline was afraid that Levi would no longer be willing to eat the food she gave him after she told the truth, so she lied and said she was just sleepy.
"You're lying. You're obviously fainting from hunger."
"Ha...ha, you even fainted from hunger."
"I'm many years older than you, of course I know."
"Do you know how old I am? I don't even know myself."
"You're only the size of a child of a few years old. How do you know my name?"
"I just know it. I've known you for a long, long time."
"You're obviously only a few years old, how could you have known me for a long time?"
"Oh! I just know it!"
The two children were chatting with each other. Harley Rhine saw a person lying on the bed nearby, covered with a white sheet, and asked Levi:
"Levi, do you...no longer have a mother?"
Levi glanced over there without any emotion and said "hmm".
"..." Harley Rhine looked at the skinny boy in front of her and felt her heart ache. She took Levi's hand and leaned against him.
"Levi, I don't have a mom or a dad anymore, I'm alone now."
"Levi, do you want to be alone? If you don't want to be alone, can I accompany you?"
"From now on, I will give you my bread to eat and all my milk to drink. I will not let you be lonely. I will always be with you and will never leave you."
"I will protect you."
Levi was shocked by what Harley Rhine said and didn't know how to react.
This girl suddenly broke into his house and gave him all the food. She kept crying when she saw him. She was happier to see him full than she was. Even if she fainted from hunger, she was unwilling to eat a bite. She thought he was more important than herself.
Why does she care so much about herself?
There has never been a person who cares about me like she does.
A mother who would never care about him again except in bed.