The Tiny Lina Maya

Chapter 196 - Not Too Good

There was a stone axe stored inside the storage room, but, it was too heavy for Lina to be able to use it. Finally, he could only choose a very sharp little blade made from beast bones, which he would use to cut bamboo.

Then, Lina gently caressed one of the mutant bamboo trees, while saying in a soft voice, "Don't be afraid.. I'll do it as soon as possible, so you don't feel too much pain."

At that moment, the bamboo tree also made a slow whimper, like crying.

"Bgr.."

Upon hearing that, Lina's heart felt uncomfortable as well.

After all, these bamboos had been planted on their own with both hands.

"I could hear, some of them were crying too.." Inner Lina while staring at the bamboo trees around her.

Right now, Star was also looking at Lina excitedly as she asked, "Can't it be if you don't cut it?"

Hearing that, Lina sighed, "Hhhh.. If we don't cut these bamboos, we won't be able to make a raft."

"Raft? What's the raft for?" Ask Star.

Lina immediately explained her plan to Star, while making a paddling gesture with her hand.

After Lina finished explaining, Star said, "This is a dead sea. There will be nothing at sea. Even if you have a raft, you won't be able to do anything."

"But we can't stay on this island forever, doing nothing." Lina.

Hearing that, Star immediately said, "We didn't do anything?" Then he turned his head and blinked his yellow eyes, then said solemnly while pointing towards the bamboo forest, "Didn't we have planted so many bamboo trees? Look how beautiful they are.."

When Star finished saying that, immediately came the bamboo trees that seemed to be singing, while waving their leaves.

"Yuuu.. Krasak krasak krasak.."

Then came the voice of Star who continued to say again, "It's not easy for them, to be able to grow up in such a bad environment like this. Let them.." Pinta Star told Lina, to stop Lina's intention of cutting the bamboo tree.

At this moment, the singing of the bamboo trees became increasingly sounding graceful and sad. It made Lina and Star almost cry when they heard it.

At that moment, although still feeling reluctant, Lina finally put down the bone knife she was holding.

"OK, okay. I'm giving up."

Upon hearing that, Star's smile immediately exploded.

"You are so good!" Praise Star again with a smile.

Right after Star finished saying that, the bamboo trees also immediately shook the leaves again, while making a voice that sounded like a song, to express their excitement.

"Uuhaauu's.. Krasak krasak.. Uuhayou.."

After listening to the song of joy of the bamboo trees, Lina decided to get rid of the bone knife she was holding, then said to Star, "Hmm.. Yes already. By the way, if by age, you should call me big sister."

Hearing that, Star immediately said, "I would rather call your name. Your name sounds good."

Lina, "....."

"This boy.." Thought Lina who was feeling astonished.

Not so cut the bamboo tree, Lina finally dug and took the bamboo shoots.

After the bamboo shoots were fried, Lina also took some potatoes for her to roast.

"Hmmm.. Lezaat! This first time I ate bamboo shoots." Said Star. Then, he immediately tasted the potatoes baked by Lina.

"This one is delicious too!" Said Star again.

What Star did not know, the potatoes that were currently roasted by Lina, were three or four times the size of a normal potato.

Lina was only able to eat half of it, but, Star could consume two potatoes in just a short period of time.

"The appetite of this boy is truly extraordinary.." Inner Lina while looking at Star who was eating very greedily and quickly.

After feeling that her stomach was full, Lina gathered some bamboo leaves that fell on the ground, piled them on a small bed she made from several stones, then rolled out animal skins on top of them.

"Hmmm.. Padded.. The smell of bamboo leaves is fresh too!" Mumbled Lina.

Star also lying not far from Lina, she tilted her body towards Lina, while looking at Lina's face without blinking.

"You are indeed really kind," Star said abruptly.

This was the umpteenth time, Star said so to Lina.

Hearing that, Lina immediately asked casually, "Indeed, what do you think of me?"

"Not only have you saved me, but you have also planted bamboo here. And also, you've given me a lot of delicious food. You are the best person I have ever met!"

As the star said that, the look in his eyes looked very sincere, like a beautiful little angel.

Upon seeing her, Lina touched her head, intending to help tidy up the boy's ringlets, as she said softly, "Later, when we have come out of this island, she said, we can eat more delicious food."

Hearing that, Star was surprised for a moment. Afterwards, he asked, "Can we get out of here?"

With great confidence Lina immediately answered Star's question, "Of course you can! What matters is that we must not despair!"

As Lina had fallen asleep, Star quietly moved to her side, and carefully approached Lina, then whispered in her ear, "Never leave here, ok.."

...........

Life on that arid island is really boring.

Therefore, Lina bought some potato seeds and peanut seeds, and started a new chapter to plant.

Star is also very interested in this, he is happy to help Lina, to take care of the potato and bean plants that Lina planted.

It seemed, Star was very interested in growing plants on the island.

Potato plants are resistant to cold or hot places, and can grow well.

But not with seed beans. The seeds of the beans that Lina planted many died. In the end, only a dozen seedlings of beans could survive in that place.

...........

Under the cold hands of the two of them, part of the barren island had gradually been covered with green and lush looking plants.

At this time, Lina took out a powder of various colors, mixed each color with a little water, and began to paint the scenery of the island on a stone plate.

Seeing this, Star came over to Lina and immediately asked her out of curiosity, "Can you paint?"

Hearing that, Lina timidly said, "My painting isn't very good.."

"No, your painting is very good." Said Star who praised Lina's painting sincerely from the bottom of her heart, while continuing to look at the painting on the stone plate, without even a single blink of her eyes.

"Later on, I'd like to give this painting to my children." Said Lina who was currently starting to resume her painting action.

"Do you have children?" Star asked in surprise, after hearing what Lina had just said.

"Yes," Lina said as she continued to paint. Then he said again, stopping once in a while to continue painting again, "I have four children.. They also have not been able to change their form to the shape of the Orc. They should be a little younger than you.. When we get out of here, I'll take you to my house, and introduce you to my children."

"Do you still want to go back? Wouldn't it be better to stay here?" Ask Star.

"Of course not, there's nothing here anyway, it's just the two of us. I have to go back to my family. They all must have missed me. Missed me so much.. So do I. I miss them so much.." Said Lina who was currently stopping her painting activities, while looking towards the vast ocean.

After hearing that, Star lowered her head, and wondered in her heart, "Are there just the two of us not enough for you?!"

...........

After finishing painting, Lina immediately put the stone slab into the storage room.

Shortly thereafter, he finds a reply from Wiro.

"Huh? This guy actually drew on a stone slab? Hihihi.." Thought Lina who was a little astonished, yet found it funny.

The painting that Wiro painted, were three adult men along with four wolf cubs. They are all Uriel, Wiro, Saga, Wirna, Wirya, Wirdan and the most bontot Wira.

There are also four footprints on the bottom edge of the painting. As Lina watched more closely.

"It turns out these are children's footprints.." Lina's mind as she touched the painting.

Although the painting was still very new and crude, it did not stop Lina's desire to carefully touch the painting over and over again, due to her longing.

At this moment, Star came and immediately sat down beside Lina, while continuing to stare at the painting excitedly.

Lina turned her head to look at Star, and asked gently, "Do you want to learn to paint?"

"Hm! Hm! Hm!" Star said while nodding her head.

Lina immediately got up and found a clean and flat plate stone, then made a line around the stone plate with a powder that had been given water, and then made a line around the stone plate, and started teaching Star about the key points in painting.

Like an exemplary student, Star always listened to what Lina said very seriously.

When Lina finished saying, she handed the stone slabs and colored powder to Star.

"Now you try yourself." Lina.

Star immediately accepted all of this enthusiastically.

"This is the first time I've ever painted." Inner Star.

But, as she had been holding onto the slab stone and paint the color, she now started to look nervous.

Upon seeing this, Lina smiled slightly, saying to give Star a boost of encouragement, "You can definitely."

While sitting, Star carefully began to move her finger which was clamping a brush made of bamboo twigs that had been crushed to the tip, which she had previously dipped on color paint.

In order to avoid disturbing Star who was currently starting to paint, Lina quietly walked away to the garden, to dig up three large potatoes.

By the time Lina had returned, Star had already finished her painting.

When he saw the painting of the woman on the stone plate, Lina was stunned by the shock.

"It's.." Said Lina who was surprised.

Smiling, Star said, "This is you."