Chapter 280: Can't You Talk Normally
After leaving Red Rain House, Gu He felt like he had dodged a bullet. He continued down Shuhui Street, taking Sophia to get some more fresh air.
But when noon rolled around, a problem emerged.
Wearing that fully concealing mask, Sophia couldn't eat anything.
He couldn't exactly let her take the mask off in a restaurant, but eating by himself while she just watched felt wrong. Heading back to the Fishpond was too far out of the way, and the izakaya would be busy at noon anyway.
Sophia, however, insisted, "I'm not hungry. Just sync our senses while you eat. Let me taste your flavor."
Gu He knew that as an Extraordinary, skipping a single meal wouldn't starve her, even if she couldn't be as frugal with calories as the Ghost Girl.
But for him, skipping lunch just felt wrong. Plus, it was bad for his health regimen.
So in the end, he bought some bread and took her to an alley beside a restaurant. He had Sophia lift her mask just enough to bare her mouth without exposing her face so she could eat, and afterward, he went inside the restaurant to stuff himself.
In the afternoon, Gu He took Sophia to the Qianyi apparel store to pick out a few outfits—at least something that actually fit.