Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 322 Stars Under the Moonlight
"I can't help it. My parents gave me a gloomy face. I can't smile all the time."

Ryuuen pretended to be cool and teased his appearance, and Sakayanagi understood and responded: "Ryuuen-kun's depth is quite superficial, it's all on his face."

Pretending to be light-hearted, the topic could not alleviate the sorrow in the hearts of two thoughtful people.

The night was so long, and it was destined to be a sleepless night. Ryuuen carried Sakayanagi to the house built by Nanyun. The space in the house was much smaller than that on the boat. It was originally designed for six people, but now that Ayanokouji was missing, the space seemed much more spacious.

The task of taking care of Sakayanagi was left to Ichinose and Horikita, and since they were transferred to the ground, they had to arrange for someone to keep watch at night.

"Leave it to me in the first half of the night, and leave it to Nanyun in the second half. Is that ok?"

Long Yuan spoke first. Actually, no one could sleep tonight, so they had no objection to who should keep watch.

The wooden house had no roof, and Sakayanagi could see the stars and the moon while lying inside. The moon was reflected in Sakayanagi's eyes, forming a river of stars.

Smart people can deceive others but cannot deceive themselves. Sakayanagi can face Ryuuen with a smile, but when she looks at the starry sky, she cannot face herself with a smile.

After all, the feeling of fear always shrouded the weak girl. The powerful disguise was peeled off layer by layer in the dark night, leaving only a crystal clear drop of water that could evaporate and die at any time.

How can you not be afraid? When your brain senses the world clearly, the bright starry sky brings a hint of chill, the salty taste of the ocean remains on the tip of your tongue, and the sound of the waves is still in your ears.

All of this is so clear, telling you clearly that you are truly alive, but you cannot feel your body.

No matter how much he wanted to stand up, he couldn't even control a finger. In his previous life, Sakayanagi would feel the pain in his legs and the throbbing of his heartbeat when he walked far away, but now there was none of that, as if this body was dead and not a single cell belonged to him.

Sakayanagi is a genius. Before she was labeled as a genius, she was a weak sixteen-year-old girl.

When a little girl hurts her hand, she will cry and ask her mother to bandage it. But Sakayanagi is far away from her father at the moment. She can cry to Ryuuen, but the stubbornness in her heart does not allow her to show her vulnerable side in front of Ryuuen.

When you like someone, you always like to show your strengths in front of that person, show off your abilities and hide your weaknesses.

True love requires you to reveal your most vulnerable and darkest side, accept it, and embrace your imperfections so that liking can grow into love.

Sakayanagi doesn't understand this, and even if she did, she wouldn't do it, because she is not Horikita, nor is she Ichinose. Ryuuen has never responded positively to her feelings, and her love is a deformity. She is afraid that she will not be loved by Ryuuen.

Who would like a paralyzed person?

Even though Sakayanagi knew that even if she remained paralyzed in bed from now on, there was a 99% chance that Ryuuen would respond to her love.

At this moment, as long as Sakayanagi opens his mouth, Ryuuen will not refuse, but Sakayanagi does not want Ryuuen's pity and charity, and she dare not gamble on the one percent probability. If Ryuuen refuses her, then on this isolated island, Sakayanagi really doesn't know how she should survive.

So when Sakayanagi smiled in front of Ryuuen, how could the silly Ryuuen understand the girl's delicate mind and the sadness behind this smile?

I pretended to be strong and finally found relief in the darkness, but once the tears burst out, I couldn't stop them.

The air was moist, and Sakayanagi tried her best to suppress her sobs, not wanting to disturb the people around her who were resting.

In the darkness, even the slightest sound of wind seemed noisy. How could Sakayanagi's faint crying not make people concerned and distressed? However, no one knew how to comfort such a fragile girl.

Even Ichinose felt her heart break when she heard Sakayanagi's sobs, and she couldn't help crying, but she couldn't do anything to comfort her.

Crying can't solve any problems. Sakayanagi, who has long recognized this point, hasn't cried for a long time. Let her cry this time. It's her only way to vent. Sitting at the door to keep watch, Ryuen looked at the starry sky with his nose twitching: "The sea breeze is saltier tonight." "Hey, Nanyun, come to change shifts if you're still awake. I'm sleepy."

Ryuuen spoke loudly, not caring if he would disturb someone, because he knew that no one was asleep.

Nan Yun walked to the door of the room and said, "I am still your senior. Even on the island, I still have to respect my senior."

Nan Yun acted like a senior at this time, patted Ryuen's shoulder lightly, and glanced into the house.

Ryuen knocked Nanyun's hand down. Such a simple hint was meaningless. Even if Nanyun didn't remind him, Ryuen was going to do it.

After all, the only person who can make Sakayanagi smile is Ryuuen.

Long Yuan was very tired. After arriving on the isolated island, he felt like the parent of a group of children. He had to clean up the mess for each child when they got into trouble. Although it was very tiring, he had no complaints because he loved every child deeply.

So parents are great. Long Yuan has experienced the hardships of being a parent before he even had a child. Although Long Yuan is not good at comforting others, he has also grown a lot on the island.

After calming himself down, Ryuuen went into the house under the cover of night.

Feeling Ryuuen's breath, Sakayanagi pursed her lips and clenched her teeth. After all, the last thing Sakayanagi wanted was for Ryuuen to hear her crying.

Ryuuen lay directly next to Sakayanagi. Sakayanagi closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, but under the moonlight, her tear marks were clear and new tears were faintly flowing.

What should Long Yuan say?

What should Longyuan do?

I had thought of many words of comfort at the door for a long time, but they all disappeared the moment I saw Sakayanagi crying.

Heartache and despair, Sakayanagi did not want to bring such emotions to Ryuuen, so she tried her best to hide it, but such behavior only made Ryuuen more distressed.

Ryuuen couldn't help but stretch out his hand, but only two fingers could move. These two fingers stroked across Sakayanagi's cheek, which was delicate and cold, with only the traces of tears that were a little warm.

The moonlight was hanging on her long eyelashes, and stars were flowing underneath. Ryuuen remembered that he still had a handkerchief on him.

With the only two fingers he could move, Ryuuen picked up the blue handkerchief Hiyori had given him and wiped away Sakayanagi's tears.

"Do you believe in miracles?"

Ryuuen whispered softly in Sakayanagi's ear.

Sakayanagi knew that she had been discovered while pretending to sleep, and Ryuuen also saw that she was crying, but she just didn't want to open her eyes.

"You don't need to answer, I know it. You definitely don't believe it, but you can believe it this time. There will be good news tomorrow. Believe me, and then, sleep well. Good night."

After saying that, Ryuuen hugged Sakayanagi's waist and fell asleep with her in his arms.

He couldn't fall asleep at first, but Ryuuen was too tired. His tense nerves and exhausted body made him fall asleep after relaxing next to Sakayanagi.

(End of this chapter)