God Eater Sequence: The Devourer

Then, Qin Siyang followed Wen Shu and sent her home.

"I'm home. Thank you. I should've invited you in for a bit, but it's really late, and my home isn't convenient for guests."

"It's fine, I understand. No need to be so formal between us."

"Alright, then be careful on your way back."

Qin Siyang smiled at Wen Shu's clear and bright face,"You know, it's others who should be careful. See you."

"See you."

Watching Qin Siyang leave, Wen Shu let out a soft sigh.

The way things unfolded today was far beyond her expectations. Who would've thought that just studying hard at school could get her involved in a murder case?

All of this was brought by Qin Siyang. A few days ago, they were complete strangers, and today, they were already killing and hiding corpses together.

She couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of life.

Wen Shu didn't dwell on Qin Siyang anymore. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions.

Then, she turned around and opened the door.

"Grandma, I'm home."

Her cheerful voice rang out from the doorway.

As soon as she spoke, the candlelight inside the house flickered to life.

Even though her grandmother was blind, she would always sit by the candle every evening, waiting for Wen Shu to come home so she could light it for her.

Tonight, her grandmother had probably been sitting by the candle for three to four hours. Thinking about this, Wen Shu felt a little distressed.

"Nannan, you're back? Why so late today?"

"Mm, I'm back. Something came up, so I got delayed."

Wen Shu took off her shoes at the entrance and stepped into the house barefoot.

The floor was cold, but she had no slippers to wear.

Her home wasn't much better than Qin Siyang's. In fact, having an elderly person who couldn't work made their burden even heavier than his, who only had to feed himself.

She walked barefoot because the rough, low-quality composite floor was kept extremely clean.

Someone was always carefully cleaning every inch of it.

Wen Shu didn't want to dirty it with her shoes. If she walked in with them on, her grandmother would wipe the floor again the next day.

A blind person cleaning the floor—it was easy to imagine how difficult that was.

"Nannan, why aren't you wearing shoes? It's so cold! Put them on!"

"It's okay, Grandma. I like being barefoot. When I was little, I used to run around the house barefoot all the time. Do you remember?"

"Of course, I remember. Back then, you were like a little wild girl, impossible to stop. Ah, in those days, the sun was still in the sky. In the blink of an eye, it's been ten years since the apocalypse began."

Wen Shu sat on the carpet beside her grandmother, holding her hand, hoping to ease the old woman's sorrow.

After her grandmother went blind, to prevent her from bumping into things at home, Wen Shu removed all the chairs and laid down some carpets she scavenged from a junkyard.

Even their original wooden bed was taken out. Now, both she and her grandmother slept on three layers of blankets spread directly on the floor.

As a result, their home was empty and desolate. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they had nothing but four walls.

The only furniture in the house was a small dining table.

On the table, a single candle flickered, casting shadows of an old woman and a young girl leaning against each other.

Their faces were full of smiles, as if they were content with their current life.

After a while, Wen Shu asked,"Grandma, have you eaten? I'll go make you something."

"I already ate. Didn't you bring back some leftovers from the cafeteria yesterday? I finished them."

"Mm, that's good. I was worried you'd wait for me and go hungry. I haven't eaten yet, but I'll cook something for myself in a bit."

Just as Wen Shu was about to get up, her grandmother's aged hand grasped her wrist.

"Nannan, Grandma has a question for you."

"Go ahead, Grandma."

"The moment you walked in, I smelled something on you…"

Wen Shu froze for a moment, her heart tightening with nerves. Then, she smiled and asked, "What kind of smell?"

"Someone else's scent. Nannan, are you in love?"

Wen Shu secretly let out a sigh of relief.

She thought her grandmother had smelled blood.

Before coming home, she had checked multiple times—there wasn't a single trace of blood on her clothes, only dust on her shoes. She was afraid her grandmother would notice the scent and ask something she couldn't explain.

Ever since losing her sight, her grandmother's sense of smell had become incredibly sharp. She could even tell what Wen Shu had eaten at school just from the lingering scent.

Tonight, when she returned, she had been on edge, worried that their secret would be discovered.

"Oh, I was studying with a classmate today, so maybe I picked up some of his scent."

"Nannan, you always study alone. No one in your grade can really help you, so why would you study with someone else?"

Faced with her grandmother's concerned questioning, Wen Shu remained silent.

The more she explained, the worse it would get. Better to say nothing at all.

"I'm not saying this to scold you. You're in the most important stage of your studies now. Don't get distracted. If you want to fall in love, wait until you get into the academy—Grandma won't stop you then. But don't start now."

"No one in your school, besides you, has a guaranteed chance to get into the academy. Don't waste time on them and hold yourself back."

"Alright, Grandma, don't worry. I won't let anything interfere with my studies. As for dating, I know what I'm doing."

She couldn't explain the scent on her body, so she simply went along with the misunderstanding.

Denying a relationship would mean explaining that she had been out killing someone with a guy instead?

"That's good, then. Grandma has always trusted you."

"Grandma, I'm going to make some food. After that, I need to review a few more things. You should rest early."

"Isn't this candlelight too dim? Studying like this will ruin your eyes. Don't end up like me—blind."

Wen Shu chuckled,"Don't worry, Grandma. I know what I'm doing. Have I ever made you worry before?"

"Sigh, it's my fault. I can't give you a proper learning environment. If we could afford electric lights, you'd probably have even better grades."

Wen Shu hugged her tightly,"Grandma, being with you is the happiest thing for me. Whether or not we have lights, I won't let you down! I'm going to heat up some food now."

"Alright, go on then."

Wen Shu walked into the kitchen and poured the food she got from the cafeteria into the pot. Soon, a sizzling sound filled the air.

Like Qin Siyang, she also had the privilege of getting extra food from the cafeteria.

However, while Qin Siyang's privilege came from Aunt Zhang's kindness, hers was a real privilege.

The principal had personally instructed Aunt Zhang to give Wen Shu as much food as she wanted.

As the school's top prospect for the upcoming college entrance exams, the principal wouldn't allow her to lack anything.

Stirring the three-winged flying fish in the pot, Wen Shu's thoughts drifted back to everything that had happened today.

Listening to the sounds of Wen Shu busy in the kitchen, her grandmother's smile gradually faded, replaced by a bitter expression.

Under the candlelight, her deeply wrinkled face held an old woman's love and worry for the younger generation.

"Sigh, she has someone else's scent on her… and a faint trace of blood."

"Did she go out killing with someone again?"[T/N: What do you mean by, 'again'?]

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