When Boxed Meal logged into the game again, it had been 12 days in the Segis World.

Awakening from his slumber, Youyou found himself lying in the villa gifted to him by Little Xian Miao some time ago.

Outside the window was the beautiful scenery of Mountain Peak City, blue skies and white clouds, the spires of castles, the sound of church bells—bringing a sense of peace to the soul.

Covering him was the silk elf-woven blanket given by several Elf Elders from the Shadow Tribe after he helped settle them last time, very soft and comfortable.

Beside the bed, Nightingale was resting her head on her hand, eyes slightly closed, nodding off.

Seeing her somewhat cute sleeping posture, Boxed Meal’s gaze showed a trace of smile, but it quickly vanished, replaced by melancholy.

He sighed softly and carefully turned to get out of bed.

However, Nightingale clearly wasn’t sleeping deeply, and Boxed Meal had barely moved before she awoke.

Her eyes, faintly filled with tears, were still a bit confused, but upon seeing Boxed Meal clearly, they widened with joy.

"You...you’ve finally woken up!"

She excitedly reached out to hold him.

Boxed Meal instinctively wanted to evade, but in the end, perhaps recalling something, he let her take his hand.

"Do you know? During this time, I, Hu Lu, Chopin, Optimist... we were all so worried about you! Did you go back to the other world? Why didn’t you contact Hu Lu and the others?"

Nightingale spoke rapidly, with a bit of dissatisfaction on her face.

However, behind that dissatisfaction was a deep joy, and a hidden worry within that joy.

Boxed Meal apologized with a smile. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

His smile was somewhat stiff, but beneath the stiffness was an indescribable tenderness.

Like a tough guy who doesn’t know how to express emotions clumsily apologizing:

"Sorry for making you worry."

After speaking, he looked towards outside the room:

"Where are they?"

Nightingale naturally knew who Boxed Meal was referring to by "they."

She pouted, then took a bowl of delicious fruit porridge from beside her and forcefully placed it into Boxed Meal’s hands:

"Eat something first. It’s been 12 days. Although you’re already a Gold Professional, after sleeping for so long, you must be hungry. Also, Hu Lu and the others went to do daily tasks; they should be back soon."

Looking at the fruit porridge Nightingale handed over, Boxed Meal hesitated for a moment.

But soon, he sighed inwardly, picked it up, and began eating with a spoon.

The fruit porridge was made by Nightingale herself, referencing Blue Star’s cuisine and combining it with the Elf Clan’s unique fruit brewing techniques, sweet, fragrant, and refreshing.

Boxed Meal ate mouthful after mouthful, seeming very much to enjoy and cherish it.

As if wanting to engrave this delicious moment forever.

Watching him enjoy the fruit porridge she made, Nightingale’s expression was very satisfied, resting her chin on her hand, her eyes full of smiles.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the bedroom was very warm.

But the next second, this warmth was shattered by a burst of surprise:

"Captain! You finally came online!"

It was Hu Lu and several others.

Nightingale glanced at them unhappily, but soon got up with a pout.

And Hu Lu and the others quickly came to Boxed Meal, asking worriedly:

"Captain, what happened the past few days?"

"Yeah, why did you suddenly go offline again?"

"We were really scared, thinking something had happened to you..."

Looking at his friends’ worried yet joyful expressions, Boxed Meal’s gaze grew softer.

"Oh, Captain, during the days you were offline, a noble who believes in the Goddess established a Follower Alliance in the south of the Holy Mania Empire, it’s a friendly force, with numerous richly rewarding tasks; want to check it out together?"

"Yeah! I heard there’s even a chance to drop the Divine Artifact Repair Points Scroll!"

Several players said excitedly.

However, hearing their words, Boxed Meal seemed rather uninterested.

He merely shook his head lightly and said:

"This time... I don’t really want to do tasks. I want to go explore various places in the Elf Forest, and I’d like to see the World Tree..."

Hearing Boxed Meal’s words, Hu Lu and the others were slightly surprised.

If these words came from a sightseeing player’s mouth, they wouldn’t be surprised, but as a famed task freak and battle maniac in the Elf Kingdom, Boxed Meal had never been particularly interested in sightseeing.

Today...what’s going on?

They couldn’t help but look at Boxed Meal, who merely smiled at them, as if all the smiles of his life were left for today.

"Captain, can you stop smiling? For some reason... seeing you smile like this makes me feel uneasy."

Chopin couldn’t help but say.

Boxed Meal froze for a moment, then smiled even more happily.

However, the happier he smiled, the more anxious Nightingale and several players felt.

"Don’t overthink it, accompany me for a stroll."

Boxed Meal shook his head.

...

Several players eventually accompanied Boxed Meal to the Elf Forest.

They arrived at Chosen City, the core city area first established by players, and the Stele engraved with the IDs of 300 first-test players stood there.

Boxed Meal gently touched the Stele, sighing softly:

"Remember when the server first opened, this was just a forest and a cluster of wooden houses; now..."

He looked at the beautiful streets and the row upon row of buildings around him, feeling emotional:

"It’s become a bustling metropolis."

Boxed Meal seemed to have much to say today, dramatically contrasting with his previously reticent self.