Chapter 27 - 27: Fruits Of Labor (1/2)

Chapter 27 - 27: Fruits Of Labor

"A so his nose as he coquettishly approached Van He was lightly hitting hier

"Should I have come later, eh eh?", Harvey said as he raised his eyebrows a couple of times, "Seriously bro, you should have locked the door if you we--"

Before Harvey could finish his words, a loud snapping sound reverberated inside the house Harvey instantly winced as he heard this, waiting for the pain to work on his body, however, he felt nothing

Both Van and Harvey then quickly looked into the direction of the sound, only to see Beatrice's cheeks red and with a handprint on it

"Bea?", Harvey could not help but gulp as he slowly backed away Did he actually go overboard with the jokes?

"I ah her eyes are a bit moist, it still contained a hint of pride, "Next time, I won't lose no matter what it takes I will be number 1!", she said as she released a deep breath

She then pointed her hand towards Van, "I won't lose to you again, no matter what it takes! And please do the sa Beatrice's hands, Van hesitated to reach for it first, but after a few seconds, he shook her hand with a sigh, "Of course…", he said, "But you better be ready to stabVan's words, Beatrice could not help but lightly chuckle, "Cheeky… But for now, I am your superior", she said, "It's time for you to learn how to read and write!"

"", seeing the two staring at each other and having a ful conversation, Harvey could not help but squint his eyes as he slowly approached the two

"Why are you guys leaving rabbed Van and Beatrice's hand, "I bought you food and you're leaving one!?"

It took a while before Harvey got tired fro so, the three decided to eat first before they would begin Van's literacy lessons

"One can not learn with an e out the meat skewers

"This is…", Van could not help but smell the skewers for a few seconds, it was probably thearoma he has ever smelled in his life

"Oh, it's boar meat that came from the Portal", Harvey nonchalantly said, "Then ood"

"What?", Van's eyes widened in shock He has heard that some people eat the meat of some of the Portal's creatures, but to think that it was real… "Isn't this… expensive?", Van could not help but gulp as he stared at the juicy skewer in front of him

"Eh, don't mind some minor details", Harvey waved his hand a couple of times, "Just eat it, eat it"

"Ookay", Van let out a deep breath as he slowly opened his mouth And as soon he took a bite of the skewer, it was as if it just ain, Van's eyes could not help but widen in shock The various tastes exploded in his h his nose, tasting it as he breathes

"", Van took another bite again And once again, it melted in his mouth