Yuan Qing immediately said, "Hmm, I remember these are all relatively common stars. Geography books will briefly mention them. They are the most basic knowledge for astronomy enthusiasts."
“Hmm.” Shiori Shiomi nodded slightly, the sadness in her eyes growing even stronger. “These stars, after looking at them for a long time, feel like I don’t recognize them. They’re so familiar, yet so strange.”
“I also have the situation you described. Is this the ‘Gestalt collapse’ psychological effect mentioned in the book? It manifests as a sudden feeling of unfamiliarity with familiar words, images, etc.”
Don't worry, just don't look at it and rest for a while, and you'll be fine.
Shiori Shiomi withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, as if she was thinking about something.
After a long pause, she suddenly called out Yuan Qing's name in a disdainful tone: "Yuan Qing..."
"what?"
"You idiot."
"???"
I was suddenly scolded!
But the corners of his mouth couldn't be suppressed, just like an AK.
What an adorable way to swear! Please give us more!
No, no, no, I misspoke.
This isn't an insult; it's clearly a reward!
you,
curse,
picture,
exist,
behave in a spoiled manner.
do you know?
baby.
Looking at Shiori Shiori's cute little face, Yuan Qing quickly turned his head away, not wanting her to notice that the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.
It took him a long time to calm down and suppress his restless desire for the chairman to scold him more.
"Ahem." He cleared his throat and said seriously, "President, I almost forgot about the important matter."
Thanks to you, I finally defeated the second-floor boss. Although the process was a bit dangerous—I almost got killed by that idiot—I managed a narrow victory.
"Ah."
"Stop 'uh-huh' and show some interest, okay?"
"and then?"
"And then?" Yuan Qing's expression froze for a moment, then he said with an embarrassed look, "Then I passed out. When I woke up, I found myself here. I didn't have time to explore what happened next."
By the way, judging from the current situation, I must have been automatically kicked out of the Tower of Delusion as soon as the Moon Etching ended after I fell into a coma.
But I still want to ask, did you bring me here? Is this your bedroom?
"Otherwise what?" Shiori Shiomi retorted. "Do you expect the Shadow Beast to carry you here?"
"Uh, the Shadow Beast will probably just eat me whole, but what did I just hear? 'Hug'?"
Gensei stroked his chin, deliberately giving Shiori Shiomi a malicious look:
"Wow, little president, you're amazing! I'm so big, how did you manage to carry me in?"
"Magic, isn't it amazing?"
"really."
Yuan Qing nodded, but his expression didn't soften; instead, it gradually became more ambiguous.
"Speaking of which, it seems like my original clothes were taken off. Who changed me into this pajamas? Ugh, it's so hard to guess..."
"It's not hard to guess, I'm the one who switched them."
Shiori Shiomi is even wilder than Minamoto Ao imagined.
Not only did she not try to avoid the topic, but she also retorted to Yuan Qing:
"While you were unconscious, I saw your body completely naked, and I even tasted and used it. The taste was so-so, and the experience was so-so."
I've done everything you can think of and everything you can't even imagine. So what? Do you have any objections?
“…No problem.”
Yuan Qing wished he could slap himself in the face.
What the hell was I thinking? Did I really think the student council president was some kind of innocent, sweet, and delicate girl who would blush if you rubbed her head?
These past few days, Yuan Qing has observed her "ice queen" side so much that he almost forgot one fact—
This girl was originally a sharp-tongued, witty little devil, how could she possibly lose in a verbal battle?
Shiori Shiomi...
She's the kind of person who can say something as outrageous as "You just want to sleep with me, don't you?!" without batting an eye!
The strong men of Douzong are so terrifying!
“When you were thrown out of the portal, you were covered in mud and your clothes were almost torn to shreds. I don’t want a filthy guy who’s worse than a beggar lying in my bed.”
Shiori Shiomi continued to be sarcastic, showing no mercy in her words.
Yuan Qing could only lower his head and laugh awkwardly. In terms of verbal skills, he was no match for the other party, so he might as well obediently accept the scolding.
"Drip drip."
Just then, the clock on the bedside table chimed a few times.
Yuan Qing looked in the direction of the sound and immediately widened his eyes.
It's already 5 a.m.!
Was I unconscious all night?
As if sensing his confusion, Shiori Shiomi explained simply, "You slept all night and didn't go back. Kaoru was very worried, and I've already let her know you're safe."
Don't worry, I haven't told anyone about the Tower of Delusion, but she's still worried about you. Go meet her when you get to school.
"Yes, I'll try to visit her when I have time."
"In addition, Danzhu also inquired about you with me, but I turned him away, since it's not easy to explain why you fainted."
By the way, Danzhu requested that she accompany you on future missions, and I agreed.
"Okay, I understand."
"..."
Shiori Shiomi lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment before getting up and walking to the bedroom door.
Just as she was about to open the door and leave, Yuan Qing seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly called out to her:
"Wait! President!"
Shiori Shiomi stopped and turned slightly to the side, her crimson eyes fixed on him without any emotion.
Yuan Qing quickly took off the blessing ring from his ring finger.
The runes that once flowed on the ring have completely dimmed, and it feels slightly cool to the touch, far less intense and vibrant than before.
With an apologetic look on his face, he apologized to the other person, "This... here you go, thank you for the ring, it was a great help. But, uh, it seems I've used it to its limit."
"It's alright. It's just a magical item that can only maintain its effect for a short time. Once the magic power is used up, it will naturally lose its function."
Shiori Shiomi nodded, calmly extending her hand with her palm facing upwards, gesturing for Gensei to place the ring on her hand.
Yuan Qing readily handed over the ring.
However, just as his fingers were about to touch the other person's palm, a cunning glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.
The next second, he flipped his wrist and, with lightning speed, grabbed Shiori Shiomi's slender, fair wrist!
Then, to her slightly surprised look, Yuan Qing's lips curled into a wicked smile:
"President, you put it on me before, so how about I put it on you this time? It's only fair."
Before he finished speaking, he held the dull ring and, with incredibly smooth movements, slipped it precisely onto the base of Shiori Shiomi's right ring finger.
Even the position was exactly the same as the one he wore before.
"..."
Shiori Shiomi's blood-amber eyes widened slightly for a moment, seemingly completely unprepared for Gensei's unexpected move.
She looked at the ring on her ring finger that she had found again, and then glanced at Yuan Qing's smug expression that said, "Look how good I am at handling things."
Something in his eyes seemed to flicker very subtly.
However, not long after the ring was put on—
"Crack!"
A soft, yet crystal-clear, crisp sound suddenly rang out.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the ring, which had already exhausted its magic and was covered with tiny cracks, shattered inch by inch on Shiori Shiomi's ring finger.
The fragments of the ring turned into specks of golden dust, falling softly and scattering in the air before finally disappearing.
All that remained was a very faint red mark at the base of her finger.
"..."
"..."
The air froze instantly, and the smile on Yuan Qing's face also abruptly stopped.
He stared dumbfounded at the spot where the golden powder was scattered, then looked at Shiori Shiomi's empty ring finger. An indescribable sense of embarrassment instantly overwhelmed him.
No, man...
what is this?
I just put it on someone and it broke?
That's so unlucky!
It's just like, just like...
It's like implying that a close relationship will end in failure!
Gensei cautiously stole a glance at Shiori Shiomi.
Seeing that the other person was also looking down at her bare ring finger, he felt an intense sense of shame and wanted to kill himself on the spot.
Oh no, I've really made a fool of myself this time.
I originally wanted to show off and maybe flirt with him back.
That's bad, everything's smashed.
Let's go back to Gotham. Batman said he won't hit me anymore.
Shiori Shiomi remained silent for a few seconds, a complex emotion seeming to surge within her eyes.
Then, she slowly raised her head, opened her big eyes, and looked at Yuan Qing with an innocent expression.
So cute~
Pshaw, is this the time to be thinking about that?
Yuan Qing's cheeks flushed slightly, and after a long pause, he finally managed to stammer out a sentence:
"I'm sorry, like I just said, this ring has already been used to its limit..."
"..."
Shiori Shiomi stared at him, but ultimately said nothing.
She simply withdrew her hand, as if the awkward moment had never happened.
Immediately, she turned around and opened the bedroom door.
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