I loaded the dream game

"Cleaning your ears." Xia Zhi pointed to the cotton swab in his hand and said.

"Because I said I would put you to sleep."

It seems that this is indeed the case.

Nogi Sonoko blinked her eyes: "Is this Brother Xia Zhi's special way of coaxing me to sleep?"

"It's special... This is my first time trying it, too."

Xia Zhi had never used this method to coax people to sleep or clean their ears before. It seemed that no one else except Xia Zhi had ever experienced this.

"Oh~! This is Sonoko's first time!"

Nogi Sonoko lay down again with great interest, and adjusted to a more suitable angle to face the boy, with an expression of great expectation.

...It seems that he doesn't resist.

Xia Zhi thought to himself and put the cotton swab in the girl's ear.

To be honest, Sonoko herself has never had anyone help her clean her ears. At most, she used to ask the miko who took care of her to help clean them.

However, perhaps because many of my senses disappeared at that time, the experience was far less intense than it is now.

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The moment the boy started to help her clean her ears, she felt a sense of comfort as if all the nerves in her body were untied, and she collapsed.

"Um...wu..."

It’s not that comfortable, is it?

Looking at the girl who was moaning comfortably in his arms like a limp kitten, Xia Zhi complained in his heart, but his hands did not stop moving.

Nogi Sonoko squinted her eyes slightly, enjoying the tranquility before dawn and the unprecedented comfort.

The familiar feeling of sleepiness came over her, but now she was reluctant to go to sleep.

I don't know how long it took before Xia Zhi withdrew his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

"that's it."

...Is it okay so soon?

It feels like not that long has passed.

Nogi Sonoko felt a little regretful and slowly opened her eyes.

..... .... ...

"You haven't fallen asleep yet?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

Is it because my skills are not good enough?

Nogi Sonoko stuck out her tongue: "Because I can't bear to sleep."

Where is the person who just said he was sleepy?

Xia Zhi thought to himself, rubbed her head and said again: "Sleep peacefully, I will wake you up later."

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly, enjoying his touch for a moment, and continued, "Brother Xia Zhi, you have always been very caring and accommodating to me. You have always spoiled me."

is it?

Xia Zhi himself didn’t feel anything... maybe he was used to it when he was taking care of Ailuko and Xia Zhi?

"Thank you, Brother Xia Zhi..."

While Xia Zhi was thinking this, the girl stood up slightly, hugged him, buried her head in his arms, and said in a muffled voice:

"You're welcome, because the garden is very lovely." Xia Zhi replied.

It's understandable that when faced with a cute girl, you unconsciously pamper her a little, right?

Nogi Sonoko shook her head: "That's not what I meant."

She buried her head in the boy's chest and said softly, "Almost all the wishes I made have come true."

What was originally thought to be an overly greedy wish was unexpectedly fulfilled by the boy.

Not only her, but also the people around her, her friends...

Although there may not be any direct connection, all these changes and the happiness she has now did start with that wish.

and so……

"...Natsuchi-nii, you are the god of the garden."

She raised her head slightly, stared into the boy's eyes, and continued

"Not as a hero's god, but as 'Nogi Sonoko', my god."

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Chapter 931 "I'm sorry for bringing you into this world"

The so-called wish is a person's beautiful expectation for the future.

Although the girl said her wish was very greedy, in Xia Zhi's opinion, it was just an ordinary wish.

I just hope that the people around me can be safe and happy.

Looking at the petite girl in his arms, Xia Zhi opened his mouth slightly.

"Garden..."

At this moment, a golden light suddenly rose from the dim sky in the distance.

"ah!"

The girl let out a small cry of surprise.

"Brother Xia Zhi, look! The sun is rising!"

She looked at the pale sky in the distance and cheered with joy.

Xia Zhi didn't look in the direction she pointed, but still looked at the girl in front of him.

The rising sun sprinkled on her delicate face, casting a layer of light golden halo on her profile, adding a sense of unreality at this moment.

"Sonoko's first plan to kidnap a teacher and watch the sunrise was a great success~"

The girl turned around happily and wanted to high-five Xia Zhi, but he gently patted her forehead, causing her to let out a cute cry of pain.

"Isn't it a bit too arrogant to say such things in front of the teacher?" Xia Zhi said, looking into her eyes.

"Hehehe~" Nogi Sonoko stuck out her tongue, trying to get away with it by being cute.

Although it is indeed very cute, it is a pity that Xia Zhi has experienced the cuteness of Ailuko and is not so easily fooled.

Seeing this, the girl thought for a moment and tried to argue, "Brother Xia Zhi is my god, not my teacher."

You are not a teacher anymore.

Xia Zhi sighed helplessly, raised his head and looked at the sun rising slowly in the distance. The blue sky was gradually illuminated by the morning sun, and the girl's words just now came back to his mind.

...The god of "Nogi Sonoko"?

If the word "hero" represents her body as a hero.

Then "Nogi Sonoko" represents the girl's personal will.

If you look at it together...

"From what you said just now, should I understand it to mean that as a brave warrior of our Lord God, your body and mind already belong to me?" Xia Zhi asked, tilting his head.

Nogi Sonoko was slightly stunned

Eh? Is this what you mean?

but……

Her cheeks turned slightly red, her eyes turned to the side, and she stammered, "Big, probably..."

To some extent, that's what I meant.

"Where is Lord Shenshu?"

"I'm sorry, but Sonoko is now Natsuchi-nii's hero."

I don’t know if the sacred tree heard their conversation. If possible, Xia Zhi would rather it didn’t hear it.

Just as Xia Zhi was thinking this, he saw a pair of familiar light golden eyes approaching him.

"Are you happy?" Nogi Sonoko blinked.

"What?" Xia Zhi was stunned.

"Are you happy to hear my answer, Brother Xia Zhi?" the girl asked.

That's what you were asking.

Xia Zhi thought to himself, smiled, touched her head and said, "My heart is beating so fast."

Nogi Sonoko smiled happily and sat back in his arms contentedly.

But then she reacted quickly.

Huh? The heart is supposed to keep beating, right?

...But, never mind.

She shook her head and continued to look at the golden sun in the distance, which was slowly rising and changing in the clouds...

"How beautiful..." the girl couldn't help but exclaim.

Then she asked curiously:

"Brother Xia Zhi, is this your first time watching the sunrise as well?"

"I guess so." Xia Zhi replied after thinking about it.

If it simply refers to the sun rising from the horizon, then he has no idea how many times he has seen it when he was up all night, but this is the first time he has found a suitable place to quietly watch the sun slowly rise.

"It would be great……"

Nogi Sonoko said softly.

"…Is this what you are going to do even after holding on until now?"

Xia Zhi lowered his head and gently stroked her soft light golden hair and asked.

He had sensed it before. Although the girl said she was just trying to kill time because she couldn't sleep, she actually didn't care about walking, playing, sleeping, etc. She didn't really care about the location... In comparison, she seemed to just want to accompany him to do these things...

Why? He is always by my side, right?

The girl shook her head slightly and said with a smile

"I want to leave you with as good memories as possible."

She raised her head and looked at the beautiful sunrise in the distance. The world slowly woke up under the shining of the rising sun, welcoming a brand new morning.

Unfortunately... this is just an illusion created by Lord Divine Tree.

Human beings have lived under this false sky for three hundred years.

There is no way, after all, the world has been "destroyed".

Nogi Sonoko thought to herself and asked softly

“…What does a real sunrise look like?”

"It's no different from now." Xia Zhi replied.

"Really? I feel like there's suddenly a lot less anticipation."

Looking at the girl with a regretful expression, Xia Zhi thought for a moment and said

"If there's a chance, let's go see the real sunrise together next time."

"A real sunrise?"

The girl murmured softly and fell silent without saying anything else.

When the sun completely rose from under the high wall and illuminated the entire sky, she withdrew her gaze and spoke softly again.

"Brother Xia Zhi..."