Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

One cannot step into the same river twice.

Is he going to repeat the mistakes he made in the past?

Combining what Nagasaki Suyo said before and her changed surname, could he really not guess the other party's current family situation?

Picking up the bag he had put down, Ritsu Narose reached out and gently patted the girl in front of him who had her head down and didn't want to see him leave.

Seeing his change in behavior, the girl, who was originally wrapped in sadness, finally cheered up a little and expressed her gratitude in her still trembling voice.

I must have made the right decision, right?

Glancing back and watching Nagasaki Suyo slowly close the security door, Ritsu Naruse suddenly felt a little uneasy - this was his instinct warning him that something was about to happen.

But here - in Nagasaki Suyo's home, what could possibly make him feel uneasy?

Rather than this inexplicable emotion, Ritsu Narose chose to believe in her friend Nagasaki Suyo.

Putting the bag he had been carrying for a long time on the coffee table, Ritsu Narose sat on the sofa, basking in the sunset while looking at this house which seemed a bit "empty" in every sense.

"It's really big... Walking cage? Er Er Xiao? Private Dad Master..."

Ritsu Narose sighed unconsciously and saw Nagasaki Suyo coming over with tea.

Then sit next to him.

32.Yes, right?

Moving slightly to the side, Naruse Ritsu was unsure of Nagasaki Suyo's intentions. But when she didn't move any closer, he started to wonder if he was being too sensitive.

Picking up the teacup and sniffing the lingering tea fragrance, Ritsu Narose once again sighed at the great changes in Nagasaki Suyo.

"What a huge change..."

The girl beside him murmured the same opinion as him.

Putting down the teacup, Naruse Ritsu smiled and said, "After all, we haven't seen each other for so many years. People always change."

"So... do you like the old me more, or the current me more?"

"Su Shi, do you want me to praise you?"

"It's normal to be curious about what other people think, right?"

Faced with his relentless pursuit, Ritsu Narushe couldn't refuse this request. After a moment's thought, he submitted his answer:

"I prefer the current Su Shi."

"She's beautiful and dignified, gentle to others, and able to tolerate others like a mother... No one would dislike such a girl."

"Besides, 'Nagasaki Suyo of the past' is already included in 'Nagasaki Suyo of the present', right? And it's precisely because I liked Suyo in the past that I'm even more delighted by the changes she's undergone now."

If she were talking to anyone else, Naruse Ritsu wouldn't be so blunt. But when chatting with friends, there was no need to suppress her true nature.

There is no need to follow the so-called "subtlety". Nothing is more refreshing than being "straightforward".

Nagasaki Suyo was trying her best to get used to this pure way of speaking.

She did not regret her deliberate guidance - although Ritsu Naruse's words made her feel shy, from another perspective, the boy's sincere words also became fuel that fueled the fire in her heart.

"Wait a moment."

Having said that, Nagasaki Suyo left the living room and went to her bedroom.

Opening a drawer, she pulled out a lime green headband with the tag still attached.

Compared with other clothes in the wardrobe, the price of the headband is so low that it is embarrassing. No one would have thought that this kind of accessory would appear on the same person as Yue Zhisen's school uniform.

But now, after Nagasaki Motoyo picked up the scissors and gently cut off the label, she put the headband on her head like armor.

Looking at herself in the mirror, a sense of confusion as if she had traveled through time and space lingered around her.

After Ritsu Narose completely disappeared from her life, she had thought about what Ritsu Narose meant to her.

friend?

She and he were indeed friends, but the word "friends" was not enough to describe her feelings.

Lover?

She was just an elementary school student at that time. Did she really understand what "love" meant?

After several years of thinking, Nagasaki Suyo finally got the answer from another group of people.

--family.

Just like [CRYCHIC], she needs a family that can support and accommodate her and give her a sense of security.

If there is any difference between the two, then Ritsu Narose, who can always tolerate her and actively lend her a helping hand, is like her ideal husband, while Shoko, Deng, Riki, Mu... who bring her warmth, are the children who bring laughter and joy to the family.

Although the breakdown of her own family was a blow, Nagasaki Suyo didn't think she would fail like her mother.

Ultimately, there was nothing wrong with this relationship. Even if there were any problems, she would definitely be able to resolve them.

As long as she is prepared, she will not fail.

If I can get Ritsu Narose to stay, I can definitely reunite CRYCHIC, right?

With this thought in mind, she began to act.

Ever since the day she saw Ritsu Narusha, Nagasaki Suyo has been thinking about how to catch the person she lost.

She got information from Chihaya Aine, bought the same headband she wore as a child, staked out near the coffee shop... She tried everything just for this moment.

After pushing back the few strands of hair that had jumped out of the hairband, Nagasaki Suyo realized that she might have wasted too much time here.

She walked out of the bedroom, deliberately lowering the sound of her footsteps, and quietly walked behind the sofa.

Seeing that Ritsu Narose was chatting with someone on her phone, a slight feeling of dissatisfaction suddenly emerged from the bottom of her heart, and then turned into a sense of urgency urging her to take action.

Like an entertainer performing on stage, Nagasaki Suyo stepped onto the stage that belonged to her.

Then, she saw the surprised expression she had expected.

Gently fiddling with her fingertips, Nagasaki Suyo revealed a perfect smile; "Is it the same as before?"

"How should I put it? It feels like a lifetime ago."

After gazing for a long time, Narushe Ritsu finally turned his head to look out the window at the dusk. His tone was somewhat complicated, with a mixture of nostalgia for the past and concern for the girl before him.

The various conversations he had previously had with Deng and Shiina Riki were essentially to build up strength for his meeting with Nagasaki Soyo.

He may regret his past mistakes, but he will never be restricted by those shackles.

No matter what happened in the past, life must always move forward.

It was precisely because of this conviction that he had the courage to sit here and sever the weakness connected to the past.

However, Nagasaki Suyo's current actions confused him.

He originally thought that Su Shi had grown into someone who could tolerate everything like his mother, but in fact she was just dwelling on the illusion of the past.

Ritsu Narose, who never looks back, meets Soyo Nagasaki, who is stuck in the past.

If it were someone else, Ritsu Naruse would just treat it as material to be put into a story, or simply ignore it.

But now this person is none other than the one who made the move.

She is Nagasaki Suyo...

"..."

　?Liu Bajiu Wu Ba Lin hissed?〔~〢Ming Wu is indeed useless.

After taking off the headband, Nagasaki Suye's long, smooth hair, which was enough to make women envious, fell down with gravity. Her blue eyes, which were slightly lighter than Naruse Ritsu's, reflected a deeper color than her own.

She should have understood earlier that even though he had been led by her since they met, Ritsu Narose also had his own persistence.

Putting the headband aside, the girl took a step forward.

One hand pressed against the sofa behind him, the other supported underneath, and the knee not covered by the black calf socks gently fell beside his thigh.

Nagasaki Suyo's posture looked extremely awkward, as if she was half-kneeling on the sofa, or using her body to block him.

The brown hair fell beside Ritsu Narushe's ear, teasing his earlobe as if tickling him.

The distance between the two of them has reached a point where it can be called "dangerous".

Ritsu Narose sensed that another strange atmosphere was brewing.

After staring at each other for a long time, Nagasaki Suyo lowered her eyes and whispered in a voice that didn't match her actions: "...Will you stay?"

"You have to leave eventually."

The dusk outside the house gradually faded, and night would soon arrive. Ritsu Naruse said this, pretending not to understand the deeper meaning of her words.

33. Something dangerous in her heart

"Love is a very troublesome thing."

When he uttered these words, Dilios Discator, the Flame Spirit Dragon King, had yet to enter the graveyard of marriage. He still maintained a delicate distance from the hot-tempered Flame Dragon Queen next door, never expecting that he would one day be knocked unconscious by a stick and taken back to the Flame Princess's chambers.

After witnessing his end, the young Tianhuilong agreed with this statement even more.

You've been out there for so long, and you've never eaten pork but have seen a pig run?

Although Ritsu Naruse had never been in a relationship, he had played lesbian games and read comics. He couldn't say he had a complete understanding of the twists and turns involved, but he did have a good grasp of them.

So he understood that Nagasaki Suyo was at a rather ambiguous distance from him.

After understanding this, Ming Lai Lu finally realized the huge discrepancy between her feelings for him and his feelings for her.

Therefore, when Nagasaki Suyo gently pulled his sleeve and asked him why he didn't stay, he said:

"I'm scared."

Turning her head quietly, Ritsu Narose looked through the clear and bright floor-to-ceiling windows at the tall buildings in the distance that were one level shorter than her.

After a pause, he turned back to stare at the two teacups of similar styles on the coffee table and said slowly, "Because I can't love Su Shi the way she loves me now."

"……Eh?"

Gently pushing away the girl who was pressing on him, Ritsu Narose stood up and straightened the wrinkles on his clothes.

This action suddenly gave him a sense of déjà vu, as if he was a middle-aged man going through the seven-year itch, and the blazing love he once gave to his wife gradually turned into ashes, with only the wisp of smoke connecting the two of them.

However, he is neither a middle-aged man nor Nagasaki Suyo is his wife. The "seven-year itch" is nonsense. Even the big house under his feet belongs to the Suyo family.

He really wanted to leave, but when he saw the girl's lonely look, he couldn't ignore it.

If you fall into "hell" in the future, it will definitely be the price you pay for your indecision today.

While sneering at his own inconsistent behavior in his heart, Ritsu Narose held Nagasaki Suyo's left hand with a strong sense of self-loathing.

Looking up, Nagasaki Suyo looked at him blankly. However, as night fell, in this space where only the light from the tall buildings outside the window could penetrate, she could not clearly see his expression.

"Su Shi has been taking care of me since we met. Isn't that a bit too cunning?"

Exposed...

Pursing her lips, Nagasaki Suyo realized that her thoughts were all seen through by the person in front of her. She wanted to pull her hand away, but she couldn't shake off the palm that was wrapped around her with warmth.

"Then what do you want to do..." She said this in a fit of anger, but she felt a little regretful after she said it.

"Of course it's my turn."

Naruse Ritsu's voice was soft and slow, as if announcing the beginning of a battle. With something in mind, he took Nagasaki Suyo's hand and walked to the door.

"Su Shi, do you want to come and see where I live?"

"..."

There is silence around me, but "silence" itself is a response.

After opening the door, Narushe Ritsu deliberately turned his head away and waited for a moment. When he turned back to look at Nagasaki Suyo, the girl had already changed into her shoes and was ready to go out, as if her previous incompetence was just an illusion.

With a light chuckle, feeling the faint gaze directed at him, Ritsu Narose finally let go of his hand with peace of mind.

After leaving the apartment, Ritsu Narose thought it was halftime, but as soon as he sat in the back seat of the taxi, he saw a white and tender hand placed between his seats and Nagasaki Suyo's.

Glancing at the girl who turned her head away, not giving him a chance to observe her expression, Ritsu Narose sighed and took her hand again.

The shell made of glass and steel blocked out the noise. He wanted to say something, but was reluctant to break the tranquility that made him feel at ease.

It was not until the driver showed him the power of a sharp overtaking move that the silence in the car was broken by Su Shi's exclamation.