Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"Hey hey hey~ Now it's my turn~"

A clear and pleasant voice came from the other side.

Following the sound, one can see the sunlight, which has not yet turned dim, illuminating the visitor's long platinum hair, and there seems to be a flickering flame in those orange-red eyes.

The black robe, somewhat similar to a nun's uniform, completely covered her body, giving her a peaceful temperament and making her look like a trustworthy priest who could confide her inner secrets.

Seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar Gu Long, Nagasaki Sushi frowned slightly - as early as the night they first met, she didn't like his attitude and tone.

Although Wakaba Mutsuki didn't know the other person, from the atmosphere of her conversation with Nagasaki Suyo, one could roughly guess that the relationship between them seemed not very friendly.

"Don't be so cautious, Miss Nagasaki," Tian Huilong chuckled, revealing a calm and warm smile. "I came here with sincerity."

"I don't even know your name, why should I trust you?"

Because the other ancient dragons were visibly wary of this uninvited guest, Nagasaki Suyo also became extremely wary of her.

Hearing Nagasaki Suyo's words, Tianhuilong tapped his chin and explained calmly, "Human names mean nothing to me, so Miss Nagasaki...ah, and the lovely lady next to you, please just call me 'Tianhuilong'."

After saying this, she clasped her hands together and said, as if she had realized something belatedly, "If we really have to name it, wouldn't it be more meaningful for him to name it for me?"

Both sides were well aware of the "he" that Tian Huilong was referring to, and such provocation made Nagasaki Suyo extremely unhappy.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Miss Nagasaki wants to meet Miss Toyokawa, right?" Tian Huilong narrowed his eyes and gave her a smile that made her unhappy. "It's really sad to see former friends fall apart. I also want to help Miss Nagasaki and her friend reconcile."

Hearing her express her deepest wish, Nagasaki Suyo was inevitably shaken for a moment.

And all her actions were completely controlled by the ancient dragon in front of her.

Like a demon tempting humans, she continued to describe the wonderful scene after her friends reconciled. The picture she painted just happened to hit the part that mattered most to Nagasaki Suyo.

Her confidence was eroded as time went by, and her plans were interrupted by endless accidents. When she decided to make a desperate move, the help given by Tianhuilong made her look sideways.

Besides...

"You're curious too, right? How did he and Ms. Toyokawa meet?"

The question she had been deliberately avoiding was now posed before her. Nagasaki Suyo pursed her lips, as if unwilling to get an answer. She didn't notice that after Tianhuilong said this, Wakaba Mu, who was standing aside, suddenly moved.

"If I want to know, I'll ask him myself."

Nagasaki Suyo blurted out words that were not willing to be outdone, but the result was only a disdainful laugh from the other party.

"Really? But how do you know if he's hiding something?"

"Then how do I know if you are lying to me?"

Hearing the satisfactory reply, Tian Huilong's expression became even more joyful. She crossed her arms, lightly tapping her arm with the fingertips of her right hand. Then she looked at Wakaba Muyuu, who was standing next to Nagasaki Suyo, and said leisurely, "If you don't believe me, you can ask the lady next to you."

"It was through her that those two met."

"Xiaoluling Wo'er" III Braised = Shrimp is Mu?"

Turning her head in surprise, Nagasaki Suyo saw Wakaba Mutsu lowering his head - and this action just proved everything.

This kind of thing... She had never heard Ruo Yemu mention it before.

Staring at the other person blankly, Nagasaki Suyo suddenly felt betrayed.

"Nothing happened between them, and their relationship is still very healthy. If he saw Miss Nagasaki's reaction, he would be so sad..."

Fingers crossed, Tian Huilong's tone seemed to be lamenting the suspicion between lovers. But the other two present could see that he was clearly enjoying it.

"If you're willing, I can tell you Ms. Toyokawa's address right now, okay?"

——Xiangzi’s current address must never be made known to Su Shi.

At this moment, Ruoye Mu finally realized that he had to do something.

When Nagasaki Sushi was still hesitating whether to accept the "help" from Tianhuilong, Wakaba Mu slowly said: "I will take Sushi to see Xiangzi."

"Eh?"

When Nagasaki Suyo heard Wakaba Mu suddenly speak, she was completely confused.

She didn't understand why Ruoye Mu, who had been holding on stubbornly, suddenly agreed to her request.

Although Wakaba Mutsu's behavior of concealing the truth made her full of resentment, since she had spoken up and she still needed her help, she could only put aside the fact that "Ritsu Naruse and Shoko Toyokawa knew each other" for the time being.

Noticing the bright smile on Tian Huilong's face, Nagasaki Sushi could no longer maintain her expression. Looking at him coldly, she couldn't help but ask, "You've been lying to us from the beginning, haven't you?"

"Hehe~" Tian Huilong chuckled twice, then fixed his gaze on Ruoye Mu's face, revealing an even more subtle smile, "Who knows? After all, I haven't given my answer yet~"

To those in the know, these suggestive words sound particularly harsh.

Wakaba Mutsu didn't dare to look up, for fear that his surprise would attract the attention of Nagasaki Suyo, leading to an even more chaotic development.

She felt like she was living in a jar, otherwise why would she encounter obstacles everywhere.

The bitterness in his heart could not be reflected on his face. Ruoye Mu could only endure the sting of guilt in his heart while leading Nagasaki Suye to an unknown ending.

Looking at the two girls in front of him, Tian Huilong was not in a hurry to take out his real trump card.

hold on……

she thought.

She had finally found an opportunity when Ritsu Narose was not at home to sneak in, but she couldn't just play out all the cards in her hand like that.

The current situation is stable and improving. She has plenty of time to stir up trouble, but she just stands by and watches...

……

At the train station near Hanegaoka Girls' Academy, Ritsu Narushe quickly spotted his target. After seeing the message on Line, he decided to wait for the target to show up.

Without any unnecessary politeness, he got straight to the point and asked directly, "So, where are you planning to meet?"

Knowing what Ritsu Narose was thinking, Shoko Toyokawa's expression was not good.

Of course she knew that what she did was purely self-deprecating, but her inner pride did not allow her to choose to meet Nagasaki Suyo somewhere else.

What's more, she has concealed it for so long. If she reveals it now, doesn't it mean that all her previous cover-ups have been in vain?

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

The bitter fruit that was watered by Toyokawa Shoko's self-esteem will eventually be picked by her own hands.

The final meeting place was set at Asukayama Park, which is also in Kita Ward - it is not too far from Toyokawa Shoko's former residence, but not too close to avoid more embarrassing incidents.

"I'll go with you." After thinking for a moment, Ritsu Narose looked at Shoko Toyokawa and said seriously.

The girl's golden eyes met his gaze for a few seconds before she looked away. Looking at the ground beneath her feet, she said calmly, "There's no need to go to this extent."

"It's necessary. After all, I'm Su Shi's boyfriend."

"...That's it."

The fact that she had been ignored by Toyokawa Shoko resurfaced, and she couldn't help but smile. However, her smile contained no joy, only a strong sense of self-mockery.

As she was about to step into the carriage, she heard Naruse Ritsu say beside her, "And we are friends."

"..." Her movements paused, and Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips slightly, but in the end she did not turn around to look at the other person.

After getting on the tram, she didn't say anything else.

Shoko Toyokawa just quietly looked at the reflection in the glass, not knowing whether she was looking at herself or the person standing next to her.

Suddenly, she saw her reflection in the glass seemed to be looking at her.

Her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and she quickly looked away.

As time passed, more and more people filled the carriage at the stops.

In order to make some space for the office worker next to him who was working overtime and looked ethereal, Ritsu Narose took the initiative to move towards Shoko Toyokawa.

The other side was the end, and with nowhere to escape, Shoko could only let Ritsu Naruse approach him.

As the distance between them narrowed, they inevitably came into contact.

Although to Ritsu Naruse it was just friction between clothes, in the eyes of others, it undoubtedly made her breathing slightly faster.

The heat around her was particularly noticeable in the air-conditioning inside the train. When Toyokawa Shoko realized she was getting a little closer to him, she quickly stopped herself and squeezed in.

"Um... there shouldn't be anything dirty on me, right?" Looking at his sleeves, Ritsu Narose asked awkwardly.

However, the only thing that responded to him was the back of Toyokawa Shoko's head and her long blue hair draped behind her.

Where Ritsu Naruse couldn't see, Shoko Toyokawa was scared. She was afraid that she had wrong thoughts about someone else's boyfriend.

She knew that he would not do anything to her - he helped her entirely for the reason of "helping Nagasaki Suyo", not to repay a favor or use his strong position in their relationship to force her to do anything.

Therefore, Toyokawa Shoko felt extremely disgusted with herself.

It is both a disgust for the dirty thoughts deep in one's heart and a hatred for one's lack of courage to be honest about it.

She once thought about how she would resist if Ritsu Narose had that kind of intention towards her.

However, this idea of ​​assuming malicious intent about others did not last long before she dismissed it—this was due to both her inner shame and her fear of the answer.

As she was about to face Nagasaki Soyo, Toyokawa Shoko found herself feeling extremely complicated.

Glancing at Ritsu Narose who was in a daze beside her out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly wanted to hold his hand, trying to draw from it the courage and strength that she did not have.

However, this thought vanished as the announcement of the tram's arrival sounded.

When the tram arrived at the station, it was getting dark.

For some reason, the journey, which had originally been extremely long, now flew by. Before Shoko Toyokawa could figure out how to deal with the next development, she was already preparing to leave the station and head to the meeting place for tonight.

Standing up, Toyokawa Shoko's long blue hair swayed slightly with her body, and the fluttering hair gently brushed past Narose Ritsu, leaving her fragrance in the air.

Looking back at Ritsu Narose who was walking behind her, she blinked, and finally just turned her head away without saying another word.

It was not until they walked deep into the park that the silence between the two was covered by the sound of the rushing fountain.

12. Spring Passes (Two in One)

When the sun completely sets into the distant horizon, night falls.

Walking into the depths of the deserted park, the three people who came here from the Moon Forest saw the girl standing alone in front of the fountain.

Huh? Not here?

Looking around, Tianhuilong was surprised that he could not find any trace of Mingze Ritsu.

According to his own deduction, he should have come here with Toyokawa Shoko. Did he overestimate her position in Naruse Ritsu? Or did Naruse Ritsu already see through his plan?

There was a small change in the plan, but it will not have a fundamental impact on the current situation.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Since the two girls walking in front have stepped into this area, they will never leave easily.

Two days ago, Tianhuilong took the initiative to find Toyokawa Shoko and reached a cooperation with her that led to the current situation.

Logically speaking, Toyokawa Shoko would not trust this suspicious person whom she had only met once, and it was impossible for him to tell her such a thing.

but--

"Ms. Toyokawa probably doesn't want others—especially Ms. Nagasaki—to know, right? You and…"

She deliberately didn't finish her words just to see the amused expression on the human girl's face.

To sum up those trivial words, the reason that prompted their cooperation is nothing more than the four words "coercion and inducement".

Having accomplished his mission by arranging the two of them to meet, Tian Huilong leisurely walked to an excellent viewing point, ready to carefully record their ugly quarrel.

However, when she got here, she found that someone was already waiting there.

"Could this be the legendary 'telepathy'?" Seeing Mingse Ritsu gazing at the person not far away with his arms crossed, Tianhui Long said with a sweet smile.

“…” Ritsu Narose didn’t say anything, he just looked at the girls over there silently.

After a while, he sighed and whispered to Toyokawa Shoko, who was dozens of meters away, "It's really ugly..."

"Like a child throwing a tantrum when he can't get his toy?"

Hearing Tianhuilong's suppressed smile, Mingse Ritsu turned his head and looked at her carefully. He didn't stop observing until she started winking at him.

"I'm sure we haven't met before. Why are you so persistent?"

"Hmm... why? I'm looking for the answer too~" Her fingertips wrapped in white gloves lightly touched her lips, and her expression formed a strong sense of incongruity with her outfit.

As if giving Ritsu Narose enough time to react, she slowly said, "Maybe it's because I want to reproduce with you~"