Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 304: The Shura Field Caused by the Apple
Horikita was picking fruits from the tree, and Ryuen was picking them from below. With a man and a woman working together, the work was not tiring.

The sun rose up unknowingly, and the sunlight shone through the treetops onto the ground, like beams of light piercing the earth.

The higher up the tree is, the bigger the fruit is. Horikita really wants to pick the biggest one, and it will soon be within her reach. Ryuuen is also looking forward to it. The side of the fruit is a little red, and he thinks it must be very sweet.

Just as Horikita was grabbing the branch with one hand and reaching for the fruit with the other, a big bird suddenly flew over.

The big bird flapped its wings and pecked Horikita's hand. Horikita subconsciously tried to dodge, but the next moment he felt weightless and the beam of light hit Horikita.

"It's over."

Horikita thought to herself, but she didn't feel the pain she imagined. She opened her eyes and saw Ryuuen's face that deserved a beating.

"I saved you, so you don't want to say thank you?"

Ryuuen teased Horikita.

"Thank you."

Horikita's words were very decisive, leaving Ryuuen with no further action.

How long had it been since Ryuuen hugged her last time? Horikita suddenly realized that she had a little bit of nostalgia for Ryuuen's embrace.

"what happened to you?"

Seeing Horikita distracted, Ryuuen thought she was frightened.

"fine."

Horikita bit her lip and jumped out of Ryuuen's arms.

"Let's talk. You're in a weird state right now."

Ryuuen felt that it was about time to have a serious chat.

"Are you concerned about me?"

Horikita crossed her arms and looked at Ryuuen with scrutiny.

"The concern between companions is that we are all in the same boat now."

Ryuen scratched his head. Why did he feel that the situation was not right? Wasn't it Horikita who took the initiative to follow him and wanted to chat with him? Why was he the one who became passive now?
"Hmph, then you should pay more attention to Ichinose."

. . .

It was such a sour feeling, but what right did Horikita have to feel sour? She was just the ex-girlfriend.

"I cared about you yesterday, and I care about you today."

"Scumbag."

"If you talk like this, it will be meaningless."

Ryuuen wanted to talk to Horikita about something practical instead of just talking nonsense.

Horikita pinched her other arm with one hand, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, but she spoke with difficulty: "What is your relationship with Ichinose now?"

Tsk, this question is really hard to answer. Sakayanagi is also concerned about this issue. She thought she could keep it a secret. It seems that everyone knows it, and Horikita just came to ask for clarification.

"It's just what you think."

Ryuen didn't argue with Horikita, as he was hesitant to make a decision and would only cause trouble.

"Ichinose is your current girlfriend?"

"Yes, any questions?"

Ryuuen has given up hope, and if he gives Horikita hope at this time, it would be a bit unfair to Ichinose. Besides, it's not like Ryuuen didn't give Horikita chances before, but Horikita didn't cherish them.

"Will she become an ex-girlfriend like me?"

Horikita never stops talking until she shocks people. This question made Ryuen dumbfounded. He seriously suspected that Horikita was in cahoots with Sakayanagi, as Sakayanagi had asked similar questions before.

"Ichinose and I have a very good relationship now."

"Will she become a close girlfriend?"

"Ichinose's personality is very suitable for being a good wife and mother."

"So she will become my ex-girlfriend?" Ryuuen was a little mad, and Horikita pressed on.

"I had sex with Ichinose last night!"

"And then, will she become your ex-girlfriend?"

Horikita's expression unconsciously became more confident, as if he was sure of winning.

How difficult is it to say "no"? How heavy is it? Ryuuen was not sure at all. If he was really sure, he would have made his relationship with Ichinose public immediately, but he didn't.

Horikita also grasped this point. At the beginning, he and Ryuuen did not have an open relationship, and now the same is true for Ichinose, so Horikita feels that Ichinose is likely to follow the same path as himself.

Ryuen held his forehead with his hand: "So what exactly do you want to express, Miss Horikita? Why are you so interested in my personal feelings?"

"I just feel sorry for Ichinose, meeting a scumbag like you."

Long Yuan had nothing to say, he was indeed a scumbag.

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Longyuan started to play badly.

"So I have to correct a scumbag like you."

"What did you say?"

Ryuuen wasn't sure if he heard Horikita's words clearly, and Horikita didn't intend to repeat it, so he left with his hands behind his back in a good mood.

Ryuuen could only follow Horikita back to the camp alone with a bunch of fruits.

When Ryuen and Horikita came back, it was time for lunch.

We didn’t finish eating the venison from yesterday, so we finished it at noon today. Tongshan also brought back a lot of seafood. As practice makes perfect, Tongshan’s fishing skills are getting better and better.

After a simple meal, Long Yuan distributed the picked fruits to everyone.

Each person gets two small oranges and one green apple.

There were just the right number of oranges, but there was one less green apple (Long Yuan ate the slightly reddish apple on the way back. It wasn’t actually sweet at all, but just not as astringent as the other green apples).

Originally, Ryuen had distributed all the apples and wanted to save himself from missing out, but Ichinose saw that Ryuen didn't leave any for himself, so he quietly stuffed the green apple in his hand into Ryuen's hand.

It was just a small matter, just a very sour green apple. Ryuen thought that Ichinose didn't like it, so he just took it.

But unexpectedly, this little action was discovered by Horikita, who directly stuffed the green apple in his hand to Ichinose.

Ichinose was a little flattered and waved his hands to refuse, but Horikita was quite determined and insisted that Ichinose accept it.

After Ichinose was forced to accept it, Horikita nodded with satisfaction.

Ichinose hadn't realized what was happening yet, but Sakayanagi saw it clearly.

Ichinose gave his apple to Ryuen, and Horikita gave his apple to Ichinose, which was equivalent to Horikita giving his apple to Ryuen.

Sakayanagi judged that something must have happened when the two of them went out to be alone, which caused Horikita's attitude to change. It turned out that these two people should not be left alone. Horikita was much more difficult to deal with than Ichinose.

Sakayanagi also planned to join the war. She threw her apple to Horikita. The distance between Horikita and Sakayanagi was not far, and Sakayanagi's action of throwing the apple was also very gentle, giving Horikita enough time to catch the apple while it was falling.

Using this method, Horikita couldn't refuse his own apples at all.

"I don't eat much, so I'll give this apple to Horikita-san."

The boys also noticed the little farce of the girls. It seems that not only girls like gossip, but boys do too. Even Ayanokouji focused his attention on the girls, looking very interested.

Even so, Horikita didn't intend to accept Sakayanagi's apple. She placed the apple in front of Sakayanagi's seat and said, "You're not hungry now. You can save it for dinner or tomorrow. Princess, you must take good vitamin supplements."

Horikita emphasized "Princess-sama" to indicate that Sakayanagi was weak.

Sakayanagi smiled and said, "Oranges are enough. I don't want to waste precious food resources. After all, I only consume resources but can't help much. Horikita-san is so dedicated and should eat more."

Sakayanagi pushed the apple to Horikita again.

Long Yuan felt that the situation was not good. Three women made a good show, which was just the right number.

(End of this chapter)