Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"I mean, XP is like love; it doesn't need much explanation. When I feel something, I don't think about why I feel it; and when I start to think about it, it's usually when I don't feel it anymore."

However, even though Tenkai Ryu said this, Naruse Ritsu did not show any drastic emotional fluctuations of embarrassment or shame.

He simply looked at her thoughtfully and said, "No wonder I couldn't sense any normal love from your words."

Her warm smile seemed like weathered paint, easily rubbed away. Tian Huilong's expression suddenly turned grim, but the emotion only flashed across her face for a moment.

"Deng told me that you've read the story about the Tianhui Dragon."

Mentioning the girl who was not present at the moment, Ritsu Narushe carefully cut the Tenkai Ryuu that appeared in his eyes as if he were handling a piece of meat on a chopping board.

Looking at him, Tian Huilong's smile finally seemed a little forced: "Yes, I really like that story."

In her eyes, Ritsu Narose was like a mirror - without any emotions of his own, he just clearly reflected her appearance at the moment.

Suddenly, a feeling that she had not experienced for a long time spread throughout her body.

"The Tianhuilong, the prototype of the story, is dead."

"……Eh?"

Suddenly hearing an ending that hadn't appeared in the story, Tenkai Ryu's eyes widened. And when her questioning gaze fell on Naruse Ritsu, his expression remained unwavering.

Sky-turning dragons are rare to begin with, and witnessing the death of one is an even rarer occurrence. Therefore, that memory remains etched in Naruse Ritsu's mind, unfading.

Therefore, he could face this self-conceited Gu Long calmly.

His mind went blank, but his inner pride prevented Tian Huilong from showing any panic.

Her breathing gradually turned from rapid to steady. Knowing that she couldn't continue this topic, she chose to stop talking and focus her attention on the girls who were still arguing over there.

It’s not quite right to call it a “quarrel”; the situation over there was more like someone’s one-sided venting.

Unlike the ancient dragon who was still able to maintain his rationality, Nagasaki Suyo, as a human, seemed to have given up thinking.

——"It's really ugly that you're still clinging to the past."

Toyokawa Shoko's words not only stabbed Nagasaki Suyo in the heart, but also affected Tenkai Ryu who was watching the game not far away.

Having just experienced a major defeat, this sentence sounded like a veiled criticism to Tian Huilong.

However, secretly mocking Toyokawa Shoko at this moment would only make his temporary defeat look even uglier, so Tenkai Ryu shifted the focus of the conversation to Nagasaki Suyo.

"As for Ms. Toyokawa's situation, Ms. Nagasaki, are you truly ignorant of it, or are you unwilling to think deeply about it? Which do you think?"

"Quitting the team, transferring schools, cutting off contact—Ms. Toyokawa's string of actions didn't even make her realize the reason behind it... Please don't look at me with such a terrifying look."

Seeing that Narose Ritsu's eyes became sinister, Tenkai Ryu's tone became more cheerful.

"Do you think she might have realized what happened to Ms. Toyokawa and therefore doesn't dare to speculate further in that direction?"

This group of teasers is why she thinks Nagasaki Suyo is stupid.

Nagasaki Suyo pursues spiritual wealth, but spiritual needs are always based on material things. Toyokawa Shoko's predicament forces her to consider how to live. At this time, Nagasaki Suyo sends an invitation that is like playing house, and her ending is doomed to failure.

"This has nothing to do with you."

"No, this is of course related to me." Tian Huilong smiled unwillingly and continued, "I have a friendly cooperative relationship with them."

"Cooperation?" As if he had heard some fresh joke, the corners of Mingse Ritsu's mouth curled up slightly.

"I just put forward conditions and never forced them to make a choice."

"Save that kind of nonsense for when you go to the bathroom every day. I'm not interested in listening to your nonsense."

Tian Huilong couldn't help but clench her fists. She finally realized that reality wouldn't go as smoothly as she had planned. Her past success had numbed her mind, causing her to ignore the various objective factors.

But she won't give up.

She would sneer at losers like Ming Bolong, but at the same time she would never allow herself to become as useless as that guy.

If the situation does not develop in the direction you want, then disrupt it completely.

Past experience in breaking through the impasse emerged in her mind, and soon, Tian Huilong came up with a way to throw the current situation into chaos.

"Come to think of it... Miss Nagasaki is your lover, right? Is it really okay to just leave her like this?"

"Nothing to do with you."

Knowing what this guy was up to, Ritsu Narose decided to remain unchanged and just ignore her words.

"As an outsider, I can't stand watching this. She was bullied so badly. She just wanted to reconcile with her former friend, but she was treated like this..."

"Poor thing, she didn't even realize that Miss Wakaba behind her was actually on the same side as Miss Toyokawa. She was just like a clown on the stage. How pitiful."

The noisy words kept whispering in Naruse Ritsu's ears, as if constantly stirring his anger. However, it was just a useless effort. In Naruse Ritsu's ears, even the sound of the night wind blowing through the treetops was clearer than these nonsense.

Unable to tolerate his neglect of herself, Tian Huilong finally decided to drop a bomb in her hand.

"Tell me, if you and Ms. Toyokawa each wrote a song for her, would it make her happy?"

"The friend I longed to bring back and my lover met and got to know each other without me knowing, and even created a joint work..."

Slowly raising his phone, Tian Huilong's smile was as bright and brilliant as fireworks exploding in the night sky.

"Thanks to Ms. Toyokawa for telling me this secret, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to find this song and copy it so easily."

She deliberately revealed her plan, as if this victorious attitude could bring her peace of mind and confidence. The smile on her face gradually spread, even to the point of being crazy.

He never expected that Tian Huilong would have the courage to sneak into his house, and he never expected that she would learn about the existence of the song from Toyokawa Shoko.

Ritsu Narose frowned and looked at her and the phone in her hand with a wary look.

The situation returned to the direction Tian Huilong had hoped for, and turned into a runaway train, speeding along the track she had set.

Pressing the play button on the screen, a melody that was very familiar to Ritsu Narose sounded in this silent space.

The soft piano sound is like the snow in early spring, which gradually turns into snow water with the rising sun.

Nagasaki Suyo failed to understand the meaning of this prelude, but Toyokawa Shoko, who composed and performed it herself, instantly realized that her song was being played out loud.

Apart from her and Naruse Ritsu, the only one who could do this is—

Looking in the direction of the sound, the three people present realized that there were two other people watching in the park.

"Eh!?"

Seeing the familiar face, Nagasaki Suyo's panic-stricken heart seemed to find a backbone. She opened her mouth, about to call for someone she could rely on, but she found that Naruse Ritsu's face was extremely grim.

It was a gloomier look she had never seen before.

"Good evening, Miss Nagasaki."

Tian Huilong, who was walking beside her, greeted her with a smile, and seemed to be completely unaffected by the atmosphere between her and Toyokawa Shoko just now.

"Ms. Nagasaki, what do you think of this song? He prepared it especially for you~"

The confusion brought by the first half of the sentence was instantly replaced by the surprise of the second half. Nagasaki Suyo looked at her lover, completely unaware of the terrible expression on Toyokawa Shoko's face on the other side.

She didn't understand the meaning of Tian Huilong's words, and she didn't have the mind to think about the details. She could only respond with polite words.

However, Tian Huilong never intended to give her a chance to speak.

Without waiting for Nagasaki Suyo to respond, she told all the facts about the song.

The lyrics of this song, titled "Spring Passes Away," were written by Nagasaki Suyo's lover, and the music was composed by her friend, whom she had been begging for but had always treated her coldly.

"それでも手って(Even so, you are still willing to hold my hand)"

“隣に佇んで (I’m always by my side)”

"First time I hugged you (I got a real hug for the first time)"

Along with the music, the familiar voice and the shocking facts hit her head, making her feel dizzy and filled with guilt.

The tranquil music reminded her of the winter she had spent with Ritsu Naruse, and the regretful spring days. As someone who had experienced the story firsthand, she could certainly hear what the picture depicted in the song symbolized.

but--

"The time that keeps piling up silently"

"歓びもkuしみもwaitしく (no matter joy or sorrow)"

"Two hands melt together equally (both melt in the palm of your hand and mine equally)"

"Smile and atone for your sins, just to stay by your side."

It was as if she had stepped from the cool early spring into the vibrant spring season, but Nagasaki Suyo, surrounded by the singing, felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Why..." She lowered her head in despair, even struggling to hold on to the schoolbag on her shoulders. "Why did you have to sing this song, Xiaoxiang?"

Obviously, this is a song written for her, clearly it is a story written for her, why do you appear in it?

She has always treated herself with that attitude and even said that "what she said and what she did are contradictory", so why did she do such an excessive thing?

All her efforts to revive [Crychic] were met with nothing but neglect and betrayal...

Looking away, Toyokawa Shoko did not answer, nor did she continue reading.

As the instigator of this situation, she just lowered her eyes and did not watch the show with great interest like the other guy who had caused this situation.

Holding her schoolbag tightly, she walked past Nagasaki Suyo.

"..."

Looking up at Toyokawa Shoko who was walking away, Wakaba Mu wanted to say something. But when she saw Nagasaki Suyo's expression, she couldn't bear to tell him that she had led Shoko to meet Naruse Ritsu.

It's my fault again...

Thinking back to the decision he made that day, regret engulfed Wakaba Mu like a tsunami.

13. Chase (two in one)

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko walking further and further away, Nagasaki Suyo had no intention of chasing her.

She stared blankly at the figure disappearing into the darkness in the distance until it completely merged into the night and no trace of it could be seen.

Turning back, the Tenkai Dragon that had been standing there had vanished without a trace, and the floating music had quietly ended. In this place, barely illuminated by streetlights, only Nagasaki Suyo, Wakaba Mutsu, and Naruse Ritsu remained.

How did she get home in the end?

Nagasaki Suyo no longer remembers.

Seeing her mother at home, she tried to smile as usual, but her broken heart made her smile uglier than crying.

Completely unaware of this, Nagasaki Suyo walked back to her room with mechanical steps.

"Su Shi she..."

Ms. Nagasaki watched her daughter hide in the bedroom with concern, then turned her attention to the two people sitting in the living room.

There was a boy and a girl. The boy looked familiar, and the girl was wearing the same Tsuki no Mori school uniform as Nagasaki Suyo.

"She had some conflicts with her former bandmates, and then they had a fight... Because they said some harsh things, she wasn't in a good mood, so Ruoye and I decided to take her home first."

Her eyes widened slightly. Ms. Nagasaki had never thought that her daughter would quarrel with others - or even sulk because she couldn't win the argument.

This is really rare...

It’s not that Ms. Nagasaki didn’t care about her daughter’s current mental state at all, but as a mother in the world, she had never seen this side of her daughter, so she couldn’t help but feel surprised.

"I see. Thank you for your hard work."

While Ms. Nagasaki was worried about her daughter's current situation, she was also happy that her daughter had made such a reliable friend.

Hearing the praise from the opposite side, Ruoye Mu lowered his head.

As the root cause of this disaster, she could not accept Su Shi's mother's gratitude to her. In her heart, such gratitude was nothing but ridicule, and every word tortured her heart.

"If you want to leave, go ahead. I'll talk to Ms. Nagasaki." While Ms. Nagasaki got up to prepare tea, Ritsu Narose whispered.

After all, it was he who brought Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Suyo here.

In his eyes, Wakaba Mu's mental state wasn't much better at that time. Although she wasn't as bad as Nagasaki Suyo, the inner torment and the erosion of her self-awareness were clearly reflected on her face.

Since leaving the park until now, Ruoye Mu's dazed expression has only improved a little.

Driving one sheep is driving, and driving two sheep is also driving. Unable to let this guilt-ridden girl leave alone, Naruse Ritsu took the initiative to ask her to accompany him to send Nagasaki Suyo home.

The reason was to reassure Nagasaki Motoyo's mother who might be at home.

Otherwise, if she saw a boy bringing his daughter home, and the expression on her daughter's face was extremely wrong... then he would be in big trouble.

"I... did it wrong again." Ruo Yemu suddenly said, exerting a little force with her hands on the hem of her skirt, "If I hadn't contacted her in the beginning..."

"No, even if you, Wakaba, do nothing, something similar will definitely happen." Interrupting Wakaba Mutsu's self-condemnation, Naruse Ritsu said firmly.