Let go.
You have to let go of these things. This extra burden is one that one cannot carry for too long. After all, it must be heavy.
Today, the sun is shining brightly. Today the wind is slow and gentle. Today, the water in the creek is warm and clear. Today, only my friend, Birch, is a heavy, slow, unpleasant thing.
I spread out the leaves and petals and stared at the sky. I bathe in the sunshine of a wonderful world.
-[sunflower]-
you bathe in the sun
+1 exp
Experience value: 216/240 EXP(Birch): 39/160
Her steps were heavy. Her breathing was heavy. She stepped hard on the grass, soft and pleasant, but heavy. Ever since that little one was hunted, she seemed to have become the most unhappy and heaviest person she could be.
-I don't quite understand why.
Is it because we didn't eat? Is that why she was sad? She wasn't sad when my friend hunted and ate the baby rabbit. So it can't be because it's young.
Wasted nutrients? Is that the problem?
There's no need to be angry, Birch. We did not eat the child's flesh. But grass will. Bugs will. Mushrooms and soil do. Others will reap the fruits of our efforts. Others will be fat and lovable, and we know this, so we'll be rewarded too.
-The knowledge of doing a good thing.
I calmly shook the leaves, imitating the rustle of the breeze through the forest.
That didn't calm her down.
-[sunflower]-
you bathe in the sun
+1 exp
Experience value: 240/240
Level!
Congratulations! You are now level {7}!
-[sunflower]-
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Health-Poi
ts: 17/17↗ Soul-Poi
ts: 13/13↗
Level: 7↗ Experience: 0/310
Category: You are a sunflower. Subcategories: none
Competition: You are a sunflower. Opel: 000
-[statistics]-
STR: 02 Agility: 02
Wisconsin: 09↗↗ INT: 08↗↗
Lu: 08 Value List: 06
new
-[Heavy Pollen]{Active} -
Cost: {6} souls
Spread a wave of loose, flower-like, sticky pollen in all directions, measuring distance in meters from your lover.
On success: 70% of targets gain status: [SLEEP] 15% of targets gain status: [LETHARGY] 15% of targets gain status: [DELIRIUM]
Does not affect targets with high nature resistance.
To attract pollinating insects, the flower's pollen emits a strong scent, which is made up of a complex web of phytochemicals. Inhalation of these substances can cause changes in physical and mental status.
I am a powerful sunflower.
Maybe I am the most powerful sunflower?
Wow.
I never knew sunflowers could be so strong.
Birch only glanced at me - wooden characters. Even today it seemed to bring her a little happiness.
-What a sad face.
My sad friend, From Ugly to Beautiful, and he and I continue our journey west. I can't help but feel that the sun is a little closer today than yesterday.
That shows we're making progress, right?
We hung out day after day.
Birch's desire.
I could tell because her blood was lacking the minerals and nutrients I craved. Instead, when she laid me down for the night and herself on the grass, I discovered that they were mostly in the dirt.
She hadn't lit a fire since that night.
This bothers me a bit. I like to make fires. Fire is like the sun at night. The weather is very warm. very good.
We sat under the tree and rested.
Her legs have become weak, which I also find troublesome, and now she is sitting on the grass, leaning against a tree trunk.
My my. Don’t I have a lot to complain about these days?
I am a spoiled sunflower.
I'm going to her. My good friend who was sitting in the shade put me into the sun.
She is so nice. thank you, friend.
-[sunflower]-
you bathe in the sun
+1 exp
Experience value: 04/310
The air is pleasant.
The grass tumbled around us as the wind blew through the somewhat hilly meadow. Flowers and tall leaves swayed in the breeze.
Something was chirping above us. I turned nervously and calmly to the tree where my friend was resting, staring at the bird perched on a thick branch.
The little red thing chirped violently, scurried about horribly, and then chirped again, like some kind of winged demon.
-It would be most enjoyable if it wasn't a scary monster.
I don't like birds.
(Sunflower)Used:(Heavy Pollen)
Soul: 7/13
From my head, my petals emitted a cloud that quickly spread around me, like a fungal spore explosion when a dry mushroom comes into contact with water and fresh air.
Status: (sleep) has been applied to (skylark)
Yellow pollen floats in the air and falls on the grass, like a light snow unfortunately, covering the green plants with a layer of floral fragrance.
The bird fell from the branch and landed in front of my friend, whom I had been looking for.
You're welcome
I looked over at Birch, who had not responded to my unsolicited offer to help with our trip.
Status:(Sleep)Applied to(Birch)
--Um. What a hassle.
oh.
My friend was asleep and the birds had landed next to her. My roots crawl through the dirt, toward small things in the grass, toward places where they don't belong.
For birds, meadows are the most unusual places.
They squeezed through and sucked it dry before it woke up so it wouldn't fly away before Birch could see it. before she eats it.
I'm such a good friend. My roots passed through the bird's soft eyes and entered its body easily.
(Sunflower)Used:(Bloodmeal)
It's dead.
What's this?
My friend was walking, the grassland had reached the end, and we found a path.
However, this is a most unusual path.
Unlike the roads we had walked in the weeks leading up to this, this road was not paved with dirt from many feet, hooves, and paws.
The road is large and wide and made of stones.
How strange.
Birch stood on the grass staring down the path, her eyes darting sideways. It was obvious to me that we should go west, and that's exactly what the road seemed to be going.
What a blessing.
She turned towards the sunset and we walked together.
However, I noticed that as we walked down the path, she did not step on the rocks, but chose to continue walking on the grass beside the road.
I guess it doesn't matter either way. But I do find it a bit strange.
oh.
-[sunflower]-
you bathe in the sun
+1 exp
Experience value: 06/310
What is life if not strange?
Look at the stars, Birch.
Aren't they smart?
Don’t they exude otherworldly beauty?
——Incredible.
We both sat on the roadside, staring at the spectrum of light that covered the entire world, leaving it suffocating and silent.
I don't like evenings. Dark night is when the sun is not around. Nighttime is when the air gets cooler.
However, I have a strange fascination with the night sky. There were so many stars, each one emitting a needle-like ray of light, like the sun in itself.
Just a lot less.
I guess it's like the analogy I gave a few days ago, wolves in different dens. Maybe the stars just have a different composition than the sun? Maybe they are the same species but come from different places and mothers?
-really interesting.
I wondered as my eyes lingered on my friend, who had fallen into a deep silence since that night.
Maybe I'm wrong?
Maybe she's different from the rest of her kind? Maybe that's why we hide? Maybe that's why we venture out in secret, escaping from things that might hunt us. Maybe that's why we eat meat in the dark of night to silence the screams of our children?
ah. What a fool I am.
No wonder we're here, doing what we do. My mistake was always assuming that my friends were the normal, natural order of the world. I mistakenly thought she was a sunflower, a bird, a mushroom and many other similar things.
However, I had been blinded by the sun's rays, its blurry rays hiding the truth from my eyes.
I understand now that my friend Birch is not an animal, a creature, or a flower.
-She's a monster.
How interesting.
I never knew a person could have a monster as a friend.
My monster friend felt me looking at her and turned her head towards me.
I shook my head to see the smile return to her face.
This is the most unusual behavior of Sunflower.
she said with a smile.
The night was a little brighter than before.
very good.
