Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

The man's expression suddenly changed, but before he glared, he suddenly saw another familiar figure standing next to the brat.

He stopped immediately, his anger dissipating like the tide, and a look of joy and sadness appeared on his face. He moved his lips, but no sound came out. After several seconds, his attitude finally became respectful, and he clearly called out: "Saki..."

Ritsu Narose, who had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu since entering the door, shuddered and finally realized that he had done something very extraordinary.

Ling Meng Er research [? Cold Wu Shan put Ni I 厲? ...

After leaving the police station, Ritsu Narose and the Toyokawa father and daughter walked on the side of the road.

None of the three of them spoke, as if they were all trapped by this indescribable atmosphere.

It was not until they were about to arrive at the station that they had to face the decision of "where to go next".

"Let's go back to the livehouse. Today's work is not over yet." Completely ignoring the middle-aged man standing next to her, Shoko Toyokawa said to Ritsu Naruse with an expressionless face.

"Um, what about me?" Pointing at himself, Mr. Toyokawa gave an awkward but polite smile.

"It's not my business?"

Without the slightest thought of saving face for her father in front of Ritsu Naruse—or perhaps because he had already lost all his face himself—Shoko Toyokawa looked at her father as if he were looking at a wriggling paramecium.

"But--" Turning his gaze to the silent Ritsu Narose beside him, the man's eyes changed again.

Before he could speak, he saw his daughter move sideways and stand in front of the brat.

The familiar sharp eyes cast at him were more heartbreaking than ever before.

No!!!

Despair struck, terror descended, and Mr. Toyokawa, who was hit by the harsh reality, finally stopped talking and got on the train home in a daze.

—It was surprising that he still had money left in his pocket for the tram fare.

Ritsu Narose complained silently in his heart.

After watching this annoying guy disappear from sight temporarily, Toyokawa Shoko turned to look at Naruse Ritsu and said, "Let's go."

"Is it okay?"

Noticing Naruse Ritsu's gaze, Toyokawa Shoko also turned her head to look at him. The girl's dim golden pupils were filled with calmness, and her chest, like a small hill, rose and fell slightly with her breathing, proving that her emotions were very stable.

When he had some spare money, he would go to the pub and have a well-mixed drink. Even if he only had a few cents in his pocket, he would buy a few cans of promotional beer to fill his stomach.

After boarding another tram heading in the opposite direction, Shoko Toyokawa saw that there was no one in the carriage, and then she slowly told the man the dark history.

Seeing her once gentle and reliable father fall to such a state, Toyokawa Shoko was angry at his lack of resistance.

Ritsu Naruse had no comment on this.

It is rude to scold a father in front of his son - no matter how harshly Toyokawa Shoko spoke, he would never follow suit and scold her father.

In his opinion, Shoko Toyokawa hoped that her father would become Jean Valjean who dared to fight against fate, but reality told her that the middle-aged man who suffered a severe blow was not even as good as detective Javert.

Unlike the straightforward Shiina Tatsuki, Toyokawa Shoko always likes to keep her thoughts deep in her heart.

She protected it tightly, fearing that others would see through her weakness.

To this end, she did not hesitate to create a cold and sharp appearance on herself so that the wound in her heart would not be discovered, while at the same time she could drive away those who wanted to approach her.

This also led to her taking a more impolite approach even though she clearly cared about her father.

Ritsu Narose has read many online novels, and most of the time the authors would set the protagonist as an orphan like a floating duckweed - at most living in an orphanage with other orphans.

The reasons are not difficult to understand: on the one hand, it is difficult to describe the protagonist's family, and on the other hand, the existence of the family is regarded as a constraint or even a weakness.

Only by letting the protagonist be free from worries can he or she do whatever he or she wants.

But Ritsu Naruse thinks that it is precisely because of their weaknesses that humans are called "humans."

"So what are you trying to imply by saying so much?" After patiently listening to Ritsu Narose's nagging, Shoko Toyokawa asked.

Not worried about his actions being too aggressive, Naruse Ritsu, after going around in circles, looked the girl in the eye and said, "I just think you could be a little more frank."

“…I can’t do that.”

"Hasn't this already been done?"

After realizing it belatedly, Shoko Toyokawa seemed to have been the victim of a perfect prank, with the expression on her face in a buffer zone between anger and shame.

Turning her face, her soft blue hair brushed against Ritsu Narose's body, making a rustling sound.

Toyokawa Shoko herself didn't realize that even though the carriage was not crowded at the moment, she was standing next to Naruse Ritsu, at a distance that seemed "full of stories" in the eyes of gossipers.

After the wobbly carriage had passed two stops, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly spoke up, "Even if we're in an employment relationship now, there's no need for you to go to this extent, right?"

Looking at the girl with a gentle gaze, Naruse Ritsu smiled and said, "Think of it as me investing—I'm investing in the girl named 'Toyokawa Shoko'. I firmly believe that building a good relationship with her will bring me returns far beyond my expectations."

A crack appeared somewhere in her heart, causing Shoko Toyokawa to be visibly shaken.

Her fine eyelashes trembled slightly, and she turned her face away to avoid looking at Ritsu Narose.

After a long moment, the usually confident girl responded sullenly, "I don't think I can bring you anything in return."

"It's not 'you think', it's 'I think'."

Unable to cope with the situation for a moment, Toyokawa Shoko could only try to put on a relaxed attitude: "It's indeed gratifying that you trust me so much, but this isn't the first time you've said this to a girl, is it?"

"Well..."

"—You really aren't?"

Toyokawa Shoko, who was only a little over 1.5 meters tall, looked very imposing at this moment, and her golden pupils were full of dissatisfaction and contempt that made Naruse Riku feel guilty.

"It's something that's to be expected." The girl's tone suddenly turned into the frost on the winter window, and she ignored the guy next to her.

It was not until the two of them arrived at the studio that the chill gradually melted into a calm expression on the girl's face.

His ability to read people's expressions came into play at this moment. Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko had finally put her previous unpleasantness behind her, Ritsu Naruse took the initiative to invite her: "Are you free next weekend?"

"what happened?"

"There's a new book launch event, do you want to go?"

"No thanks, I have something else to do."

Planning to reject Ritsu Narose with the same reason she had used to deal with the squad leader, Toyokawa Shoko forgot that the guy in front of her was not so easy to get rid of.

"I'll be there with a whole new look, are you really not going?"

What the hell is this? It's like I'll just go over there if you're there.

The girl's pride made Toyokawa Shoko curl her lips, but before she could reiterate her decision, she heard Naruse Ritsu say -

"Don't you want to see how the songs you made perform live?"

"..."

I have to admit that Shoko Toyokawa was moved.

Of course, the reason for being moved has absolutely nothing to do with the first one.

After a moment of silence, Toyokawa Shoko keenly realized that something was deliberately concealed by Naruse Ritsu.

"Will they also go to the band you're in?"

Seeing the sudden change in expression on Ritsu Narose's face, she knew her suspicions were correct.

——"Don't worry, they won't play 'Spring Shadow' out of the blue this time."

When Shoko Toyokawa, who had originally outmaneuvered Ritsu Narose, heard that his dark history of being defeated was deliberately mentioned, she was so angry that she laughed on the spot.

　 "Of course, they won't play the music we composed this time."

"It's up to you. It's your freedom to play if you want to."

"You say one thing and mean another."

"..."

With her fists clenched, Shoko Toyokawa turned around, her puffed-up cheeks looking quite round and cute at this moment.

With a polite smile, Ritsu Narose was confident that he would win in this battle without gunpowder.

Take a leave for National Day

I want to play games!

I want to fight Nioh!

I want to fight the Delta! (Seven!) Another father Wu Si Liu Ba, Qi Qi Ling Meng

I want to slay the spire!

Anyway, I want to play games, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

So I'm taking a day off tomorrow!

In addition, I will go on a long trip to see the comic exhibition with hxd in the few days after National Day.

If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to buy mygo peripherals

We'll see if there's a chance to draw some small gifts for group members (if there's no good stuff on the last day of the comic exhibition, just ignore what I said)

A prize draw in the group

I didn't like any of Guan Gu's works, so I had to buy some fan works.

Draw five badges and go? No 覇|OI Four G Age House Reimu

(Why is there no ano? Because it’s sold out)

(Also, where did this yellow-haired guy come from? I don’t know!)

The group number can be found at the top of the book review area

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44.Mask

"what happened?"

"……nothing."

Walking together under the dusk sky, as the distant bird calls gradually disappeared in the red clouds, Toyokawa Shoko chose not to admit that she was thinking of the lyrics for which she was composing music just over ten minutes ago.

It was as if she had crossed time and space and saw the scenery that Ritsu Narose had once seen. An emotion that could not be expressed in words quietly filled the girl's heart.

Despite some unpleasant accidents, it did not affect Toyokawa Shoko's completion of her work tasks for the day. After leaving the livehouse, she did not rush home, but accompanied Naruse Ritsu to a bookstore.

I thought that Ritsu Narose was here to deal with "business" related to the launch, but Shoko Toyokawa saw him reading a magazine with a curvy cover.

"..."

Sensing a gloomy atmosphere surrounding him, Ritsu Narose turned around and saw the girl with a suddenly gloomy face.

"You want to see it too?" He asked tentatively, but he saw the girl looking at him with the same eyes she had used to look at her useless father.

As if she had suffered a great insult, Ritsu Narose immediately protested against this overly aggressive behavior, saying that she was just absorbing knowledge from human fashion trends.

　While trying to change the subject, he suddenly remembered something Toyokawa Shoko had discussed with him in the studio: "Aren't you also considering forming a band? If you debut as a commercial band, you should consider whether your performance clothes match the band's style, right?"

Not minding Naruse Ritsu's little trick, Toyokawa Shoko also picked up a magazine from the bookshelf in front of her and flipped through it while saying, "I've already thought about this. I plan to use masks to symbolize the identities of different members."

"Mask..."

Hearing Naruse Ritsu's thoughtful whisper, Toyokawa Shoko gave him a puzzled look: "What's wrong?"

“Just guessing what kind of band style you’ll be.”

"So what's your guess?"

"Perhaps something related to religion or the mystical? Perhaps something Gothic. I haven't done much research on human artistic styles."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips, then looked at him with a subtle gaze: "...Almost, but why do you think so?"

This was not the first time that Ritsu Naruse had guessed what she was thinking. Shoko Toyokawa was both in awe of his "talent" and curious about how he did it.

"The reason?" Putting down the fashion magazine in her hand, Ritsu Narose slowly gathered the knowledge in her mind.

Humans would make masks into gods, animals, heroes, and various special images. In the past, humans believed that masks would bestow power upon the wearer, so masks have had a strong religious connotation since ancient times.

Just like some festivals that modern humans still insist on holding, the hosts of many activities will wear masks, dance, and recreate the ancient rituals of the past.