Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 188 Tianze's Plot

Rihe nodded. Only now did she realize that her sudden collapse was not accidental. The sorrow that had accumulated day after day, the melancholy that had come day after day, was just the result of her burying herself in the sea of ​​books. Rihe herself was just escaping from it.

Hiyori is too smart, so she can find some clues, the abnormality between Ryuuen and Horikita, the atmosphere between him and Kamuro, the way he looks at senior sister Akane Tachibana, the ambiguity between him and Ichinose, and his interest in Sakayanagi. All these things piled up in Hiyori's heart one by one. Hiyori found that she was a very selfish person. She wished that Ryuuen could only look at her and accompany her to study.

Hiyori had long noticed that the relationship between Ryuen and Horikita had become closer, but Hiyori herself did not want to ask about it, nor did she have the right to ask about Ryuen. Before, Hiyori always felt that she was no worse than Horikita, and that Ryuen would definitely choose her in the end. As long as she did her part well, everything would be fine. However, the defeat in the cooking competition made Hiyori realize that she was not bound to win, and that she was simply not as good as Horikita in some aspects.

The sudden psychological gap and the accidental failure in the cooking competition acted like a fuse that made Hiyori fall into the abyss of self-doubt.

Hiyori was quite lucid, she knew she couldn't restrain Ryuuen, so she endured the pain clearly.

Hiyori is not an active person. Most of the time, she likes to endure things silently. The spiritual world in the book is her safe haven. Hiyori feels happy and painful about Ryuen's sudden intrusion. People who have never seen the light can endure the darkness, but now Hiyori can't bear it anymore.

"Neither you nor Horikita is perfect, and neither am I. We all still have room to grow."

"I know all this. Now I just want to know, compared to Horikita, where am I inferior to her." Hiyori is now quite decisive. If Ryuuen is the source of her pain, then Horikita is an accomplice. Now Hiyori wants to know where she lost. She wants to defeat Horikita head-on.

Ryuen took a deep breath and said, "Hiyori, this is too heavy. You know, I'm not talking about your weight, but your feelings. I'm a person who likes freedom, but your feelings are a cage. At first I thought I could open this cage, but later I found that your feelings will only get deeper and deeper, and this cage will only get smaller and smaller, so I'm avoiding it. This doesn't mean that you're not good, it's just my problem. I'm destined not to be a person who can be faithful to one person."

"You still haven't answered my question, Ryuuen. Compared to Horikita, what exactly am I inferior to her?"

Hiyori didn't give Ryuuen any chance to fool her.

Ryuen was having a headache, as Hiyori was clearly being too picky.

"You are both very good. If I have to say something, it's probably that your physical strength is not as good as hers, and your cooking is not as delicious as hers."

This was the answer that Ryuuen came up with after much thought. It was a very objective evaluation, and anyone else would have said the same thing. Ryuuen thought that this answer was the least harmful to Hiyori. After all, Hiyori was a weak girl with poor physical strength, which was known to everyone, while Horikita was the first in the female physical test. In terms of cooking skills, Horikita was definitely the best among the first-year students, and it was not shameful to be inferior to Horikita in this regard.

"Physical strength and cooking skills, I understand."

Hiyori knew that the two things Ryuen mentioned were indeed the areas where she was not as good as Horikita, so Hiyori thought that she should change herself and improve her abilities in this area.

Now Hiyori's situation is the same as Ishizaki and Ibuki. She is crazy about improving herself and proving herself. This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

It's not easy for Ryuuen to persuade Hiyori now. Sometimes being yourself is a better choice, but it's obvious that Hiyori won't listen now.

With a new goal, Hiyori gained motivation and drive. After taking the phone back from Ryuen, she returned to work.

It was not early when they returned. Ryuuen thought Horikita had already prepared dinner, but it turned out that she hadn't. It was really unexpected because Horikita was never late.

Taking out his phone, Ryuen saw the message from Horikita: "I have to deal with class affairs tonight, so you can take care of dinner by yourself."

"She's really a strong woman. She never forgets her work even after school." Long Yuan complained in his heart. There were quite a lot of edible ingredients in the refrigerator, but it was a pity that Long Yuan didn't know how to cook, so she could only make do with bread and milk for breakfast.

"Ding Dong." The doorbell rang. Ryuen subconsciously thought it was Horikita, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Horikita had a key and there was no need to press the doorbell. After opening the door, the person who came was not Horikita.

"I didn't expect you to come. Didn't you cry and shout that you wanted to report me to the school yesterday? Why didn't you go?"

Ryuuen looked at the familiar red-haired girl with twin ponytails and let her enter the room.

"I don't know what you are talking about, senior. I went back home after dinner yesterday. Where is senior Horikita? Hasn't she prepared dinner yet?" Tianze walked into Ryuen's room as if nothing had happened.

"Playing dumb? You can if you want, but Horikita isn't here today, so this is all we can have for dinner."

After saying that, Long Yuan pushed the bread and milk in front of Tianze. Tianze had a psychological trauma when it came to milk, and now he felt nauseous when he saw the milky liquid.

"Senior, since Horikita-senpai is not here, let me cook." Tianze said and went into the kitchen.

It's strange, very strange. A normal person would not be so enthusiastic to cook for the criminal who bullied him the next day. Tianze must have planned it.

Long Yuan plans to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances and see what Tianze is trying to do.

Long Yuan's initial thought was that Tianze would put drugs in the food, so after Tianze entered the kitchen, Long Yuan followed him in.

"Senior, you don't have to help me. The school kitchen is designed for one person, and the space is very small. It's too crowded for you here, senior."

What Tianze said was true. The space was really too small. The distance between Longyuan and Tianze was less than 20 centimeters, which greatly affected Tianze's cooking progress.

"It doesn't matter. I just like watching other people cook."

That's a lie. Normally, when Horikita cooks, Ryuen never watches. Even if he wants to watch, Horikita will chase him away. After all, having Ryuen around is really annoying.

The real cooking scene is not beautiful. It is a physical job. Although Tianze is cute, it does not mean that the food she cooks is also cute. Under Ryuen's supervision, the omelette rice made by Tianze is a real mess.

“Although it doesn’t look good, it tastes pretty good.”

Tianze scooped a spoonful of the prepared omelette rice and placed it next to Ryuen's mouth.

"You are really tolerant of yourself. To this extent, you are just able to eat."

Longyuan is quite demanding, and Tianze’s cooking skills are really average, but not saying it’s unpalatable is already very respectful.

Suddenly, Long Yuan's phone rang. Few people would call Long Yuan, so Long Yuan would answer every call as soon as possible. However, Tianze grabbed Long Yuan's hand as he was about to answer the phone.

"Senior, please answer it after dinner. You can get busy after dinner."

(End of this chapter)