Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"In my opinion, the lamp's wish has been granted."

"……Eh?"

Facing the girl's confused amber eyes, Narushe Ritsu slowly said, "Deng has become a human."

We will worry about our own shortcomings and feel confused when we encounter unprecedented difficulties - it is because of these limitations that human beings are called "human beings".

Even if the road is temporarily blocked by a turbulent river, humans will find ways to cross it.

Building floating bridges, making rafts, modifying river courses... It is precisely because of the ability to solve problems that human beings can take root and grow in the world.

It was because Ritsu Narose saw this clearly that he decided to observe the world from a human perspective again.

"But... I still don't quite understand what to do..."

Takamatsu Deng didn't think that Naruse Ritsu was lying to her, but she didn't feel any sense of reality about this statement.

If she were to describe it, her life didn't seem to have changed much, except that there was one more person she cared about and thought of often.

"It's okay," patted Deng's shoulder and smiled as he relayed what he had learned from the special effects drama:

"When you are at a confused age, you should be confused as much as you can."

"How about this sentence? I've wanted to say it for a long time, but unfortunately I never had the chance before."

Standing up, Ritsu Narose no longer avoided the fact that he was speaking sweet words.

He looked very happy at this moment, like a bird drying its wet wings in the sun after the rain.

Seeing the spirited Narose Ritsu, Takamatsu Touma found that his mood also became cheerful, and even the movements of standing up with him were much lighter.

As it grew darker, Ritsu Narose offered to take Takamatsu Tou home.

However, Deng was a little reluctant about the high price of taxis and didn't want Ritsu Narose to spend money on them, so he had to accompany Deng Takamatsu to the nearby bus stop.

The setting sun dyed the streets red, and the dim twilight shone on them.

Ritsu Narose and Touma Takamatsu walked side by side, and after getting on the train they sat next to each other - they looked no different from the other students in the car.

They rode all the way to Kishimojin Station near Takamatsu Deng's house, and then they got out of the car one after the other.

Soon after leaving the station, they saw a dark green pedestrian bridge spanning the road, connecting the two roads that were separated by traffic.

Standing in front of the steps of the pedestrian bridge, Naruse Ritsu suddenly asked, "Come to think of it, Deng should know Shiina Ritsuki, right?"

Hearing the familiar name, Gao Songdeng paused for a moment, then nodded.

For her, even if [CRYCHIC] disbanded because of her, she could not cut herself off from her former companions.

"So, what kind of person is Shiina Riki to Deng?"

"Lixi..."

Although it was unclear why Ritsu Narose suddenly asked this question, Takamatsu Deng still gave a truthful answer.

But she found that after hearing her words, Ritsu Narose's eyes seemed a little vague, as if he was looking at someone from a distance.

"So, does Tomo mind if Shiina Riki knows what you think of her?"

"If Li Xi says so...I won't mind."

Takamatsu Deng didn't think this was anything to hide. Hearing this, Naruse Ritsu's smile widened, like a soldier receiving the "free fire" order.

He patted Gao Songdeng's shoulder and pointed to an inconspicuous corner behind her.

Looking in the direction pointed by Ritsu Narose, Deng Takamatsu found a familiar figure staring at him with a vicious look.

However, when she turned around, Shiina Riki, who seemed to be furious, suddenly seemed to be stuck, and the anger that had originally appeared on her face was replaced by panic.

29. I don’t drink Pepsi

Leaning on the handrail of the pedestrian bridge, watching Shiina Riki reluctantly watching Deng go home, Naruse Ritsu finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

Perhaps his laughter was too straightforward, Shiina Riki immediately turned around and glared at him fiercely.

"Why, aren't you going to see her off?"

Seeing that Shiina Riki was choked by his casual words, Naruse Ritsu realized how clumsy the girl in front of him was.

In Ritsu Naruse's eyes, there is no change in Shiina Riki compared to when he saw her yesterday.

Her long dark brown hair draped behind her, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye gave her a unique charm, making the aggressiveness she displayed slightly softer.

But looking at her angry look, the effect of the above is probably equivalent to pouring a bottle of mineral water into the Ganges, which can only be said to be better than nothing.

No, her counterattack came immediately——

"What the hell are you trying to do with the approach light, you bastard!"

"Isn't it right for someone who has been following me all this time to say that?"

Her all-out attack was easily deflected by Naruse Ritsu, and Shiina Ritsuki's rising momentum was interrupted. When she regrouped and tried to attack Naruse Ritsu with her eyes, she found that she could not penetrate his iron wall.

"Want to talk about Lingba Wenling LingIX Shanyu JunZ Lingmeng?"

"what?"

Shiina Riki's eyes widened in disbelief, and then a strong sense of disgust welled up in her heart. However, before she could say anything, Naruse Ritsu's next words interrupted her.

"Don't you want to know about the lamp?"

Looking at the guy in front of her, who was smiling hypocritically and seemed to have already defeated her, Shiina Riki clenched her fists even tighter. But when she thought of the light that had once given her courage, she tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart.

The girl stared at him for a long time before she said coldly, "What do you want to do?"

"How about we take care of dinner first?"

After saying this, Ritsu Narose turned and walked towards the fast food restaurant at the intersection ahead.

Just as he expected, even if he didn't slow down and wait for Shiina Riki, the girl would still grit her teeth and follow him after some hesitation.

"Let's make it clear in advance that I won't be treating you, okay?"

"Your 'kindness' is not necessary."

The current atmosphere was completely different from the one when he was chatting with Takamatsu Deng in the afternoon, but Ritsu Narose didn't hate this feeling.

It would be more accurate to say that he felt even happier when he saw Shiina Riki looking angry but having to suppress it.

—until he saw that the Coke he ordered came from a dispenser with a Pepsi logo.

Looking at the Coke in front of him, Shiina Riki frowned: "What are you doing?"

"One drink for you." Ritsu Narushe said as he put the included straw and Coke together.

After witnessing Ritsu Narose's mischievous behavior, Riki Shiina suddenly felt that his anger was meaningless.

"Why don't you tell me? You used the light to trick me here. What exactly do you want to say?!"

Unlike most girls who care about how they are viewed by others, Shiina Riki crossed her arms across her chest and had no intention of touching the cup of Coke.

"That's too much! I didn't lie to you. You followed me here on your own, didn't you?"

bang——

Unable to contain her anger any longer, Shiina Riki slammed the table, and the loud noise instantly made her the focus of the store.

While apologizing to the clerk, Naruse Ritsu looked at the face of the girl across from him and said, "You're so angry. I'm worried that Deng might get hurt."

"What did you say!?"

"Don't you know? Deng really needs friends to support her right now."

Without touching the food in front of him, Naruse Ritsu folded his hands in front of him and said calmly, "I can't help Deng get out of his confusion by myself."

"Confused... Are you saying that Deng is confused?" Sitting back on the sofa, Shiina Riki lowered his head and began to review the memories of Deng in his mind.

"Yeah. I believe everyone will get lost sometimes and eventually find their way out, but seeing Deng like this still makes me a little worried."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Shiina Riki suddenly felt nervous.

This tension was not only due to her worry about Deng, but more from the understanding that Attorney Naruse conveyed about Deng. She was the one who became friends with Deng first, but it turned out that he understood Deng's thoughts better than she did.

This irrefutable fact put pressure on Shiina Riki.

"You still don't understand... Then I'll explain it more bluntly—"

Taking a deep breath, Naruse Ritsu seemed to take off some disguise, and looked at the still ignorant girl in front of him with a somewhat cold and uncomfortable look.

"Shiina Riki, do you think there is pure friendship between normal men and normal women?"

"If we take a lifetime as the premise, will that kind of friendship really remain pure and unchanging forever?"

The words were so explicit that even if Shiina Riki was not very sensitive to this, she understood what Naruse Ritsu meant.

"Are you—"

"It hasn't come to that yet." Without giving Shiina Riki a chance to finish his sentence, Naruse Ritsu's gaze sharpened again. "But if I'm still the only friend of Deng, perhaps this relationship will change soon."

After the conversation with Deng, Ritsu Narose was very clear about what he was thinking.

He was happy to make friends with Takamatsu Deng and was willing to spend this confusing period with her, but if he didn't put any restrictions on her, he was afraid that his behavior would deviate and eventually lead to irreversible consequences.

Just like Ichinose back then...

"If one day, I, as your friend, leave this place, will Deng, left alone, become brave again? Will she have the courage to walk out of her confusion, or will she be like now, devastated because the band you and she once formed disbanded?"

"how do you know--"

"Of course I know," Naruse Ritsu's tone suddenly became a little stern, "Don't you understand? What Deng needs is not just protection..."

There was a sudden pause in his words, and Ritsu Narose seemed to realize something and suddenly fell silent.

He seemed to have unconsciously put himself in a superior position...

Realizing this, the idea of ​​continuing to argue with Shiina Riki gradually faded, and his body seemed to have lost its strength.

While reorganizing his words, Naruse Ritsu looked at Shiina Riki and said, "Also, I must apologize for my previous attitude towards you."

"……what?"

With her eyes wide open, Shiina Riki never dreamed that the guy in front of her who spoke harshly and insulted her all the time would actually apologize.

Are you kidding me?

"At first I thought you were a vulgar person blinded by the 'light' of your own imagination, but later I found that was not the case."

"Based on my observations, I've finally determined that you're just a little dumber, a little quick-tempered, and a little irritable..."

Clenched fists...

I really want to punch this guy in the face...

He looks so good, maybe throwing a burger in his face wouldn't be a bad idea...

As Shiina Riki's eyes gradually became more sinister, Naruse Ritsu, who had a premonition, hurriedly grabbed the Hanqi 3 Ling Sijiu (Seven) 衤 San Sibao from the plate and looked at the other party with a vigilant look.

"You have many advantages, but let's not talk about them now. Anyway, I think you're actually a good person."

After quickly finishing his conclusion, Naruse Ritsu focused on finishing the food in his hand and no longer paid attention to Shiina Riki who seemed to be in a red temperature state across from him.

30. If I meet you again

Will Shiina Lixi change her original behavior pattern?

Ritsu Narose didn't know the answer.

He just hopes that the future will develop in the direction of a good ending.

The next day, Ritsu Narose showed up at the coffee shop on the second floor of the Livehouse on time as usual, and she seemed to be checking in here every day.

After so many times, even the store manager in charge of this area was impressed by him as a customer.

Some people may be very concerned about leaving an impression on strangers.

For example, if you often go to a certain restaurant to eat, after a few times, some bosses will get used to saying something like "Same as usual?" when they see you.

The boss's behavior may have been well-intentioned, but in the eyes of some customers it was tantamount to a public execution.

Ritsu Narose couldn't understand this mentality. For him, it was a happy thing to have someone remember him.

He took out the notebook from his bag and wanted to write something but felt he had no idea where to start.