We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

"There's a dance class tonight."

she spoke.

The implication of this statement is that I probably won't be able to play the guitar tonight.

Nan Yunyu smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Ruoye Mu nodded in agreement and then continued watering the plants.

The water in the kettle was almost gone, but fortunately there was a water dispenser next to the plantation, so she walked back and forth several times to make sure that not a single plant was missed.

This plant loves water, so it definitely needs more watering at this time of year.

Nanon Ugetsu just stood there, quietly watching Wakaba Mutsu water the plants next to her.

The sun was warm, the wind was gentle, and the water droplets on the cucumber vines reflected shimmering light, making the whole world seem quiet.

Chapter 26 The World is Gentle

"The world is gentle."

Time seemed to have passed before Ruoye Mu suddenly spoke softly.

Nan Yun Yuyue was stunned.

He hadn't expected Wakaba Mutsuki to suddenly say something like that.

He didn't know if Wakaba Muku was just saying it casually, or if he really thought so.

But living in such a cold and indifferent family, does she really feel that the world can be kind?

Nan Yun Yuyue turned to look at her.

Sunlight fell on Wakaba Mutsu's hair, even her eyelashes were coated with a golden halo.

The girl's features, illuminated by the sunlight, made her pupils appear golden.

Do you mean this plantation?

he asked.

"I don't know." Wakaba Mutsu shook his head. "It just came to mind suddenly."

Nan Yun Yuyue didn't react for a moment, but Ruo Ye Mu had already put down the kettle, wiped the hem of her clothes with her palm, and gently patted away the water droplets on it.

Nan Yun Yuyue followed her gaze and looked over:

In the plantation, rows of green leaves swayed gently in the wind, vines climbed the trellis, and water droplets still clung to the leaves.

The interplay of light and shadow creates a sense of tranquility and gentleness in the world.

Do you enjoy playing the guitar?

Nan Yun Yu Yue asked.

"Ah."

Do you like gardening?

"Ah."

"Do you prefer playing guitar or growing vegetables? You can only choose one. It's like asking which parent you would save first if they fell into the river."

"Ah."

"Haha."

Nan Yun Yuyue laughed out loud, and even Ruo Ye Mu's lips curled into a smile.

The two stood quietly in front of the cucumber field, neither speaking, until the school bell rang.

Then came lunchtime.

Nanon Ugetsu walked skillfully to Wakaba Mutsu's seat and put down her lunchbox.

He casually picked up his chopsticks, about to start eating, when he suddenly noticed that Ruoye Mu's gaze paused slightly.

Nan Yun Yuyue looked down following her gaze and realized that Ruo Ye Mu was looking at the cucumber dishes in her lunchbox.

"Those were sent by you, they were delicious."

Nanyun Yuyue said.

Ruoye Mutsu's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile again before quickly returning to their previous expression.

"She laughed twice today."

Nan Yun Yu Yue blinked.

He then slowly picked up some food and ate it as if nothing had happened.

Time flies by in this moment.

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon classes were over.

The students packed up their belongings and left the classroom in twos and threes.

Ifa Mutsu had a ballet class that evening, she had already left.

Nan Yunyu packed his schoolbag at a leisurely pace, and only walked out of the classroom after most of the people had left.

Unexpectedly, just as he stepped out the door, he ran into Nagasaki Motoyo, who had delivered the book to him that morning.

She still had that elegant appearance, holding several thick sheets of music in her hands.

Nan Yun Yuyue waved and greeted him with a smile:

"What a coincidence."

Nagasaki Motoyo realized what was happening and said gently, "Yes, school's over."

Nan Yun Yuyue's gaze fell on the sheet music in her arms, and she casually asked:

Are you going to rehearsal?

Nagasaki Motoyo nodded:

"I play double bass in the wind band. Because the music festival is coming up soon, we've been rehearsing intensively these past few days."

"After all, this opportunity only comes once a year, so we can't afford to mess it up."

"Oh, I wish you all the best."

Nanyun Yuyue said.

The two waved goodbye.

Nan Yun Yu Yue's figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

Deep within Nagasaki Motoyo's vision, an extremely dazzling red line was rising from Nagumo Ugetsu's body.

Like a burning flame, it pierces straight through the sky, connecting with some unknown singularity in the distance.

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not long ago,

One night,

Nagasaki Motoyo, lying on her side in bed, suddenly realized that her 'perspective' had changed.

She suddenly saw a thin red line rising into the air in the direction of her mother's room.

Ignoring the walls inside the building, it stretches straight into the dark night sky like a see-through curtain.

Nagasaki Motoyo doesn't remember how she felt at the time. She felt as if she had suddenly fallen into a deep sleep, and when she woke up it was already daytime.

The next day, she went to school in the Moon Forest as usual.

In a math class that requires intense concentration, several red lines of varying thicknesses reappeared in Nagasaki Motoyo's field of vision.

Initially, Nagasaki Motoyo thought she was just too tired, and even wondered if there was something wrong with her health.

She even went to the hospital for a checkup, but the results showed that everything was normal.

But sometimes, as long as she concentrates her attention a little, these strange red lines will appear in her 'vision'.

The patterns in which these red lines appear vary; some appear from a distance, while others are relatively close.

Moreover, the number of red lines she sees varies depending on whether she is at school, at home, or on the road, when she is concentrating.

Motoyo Nagasaki tried to find out where these red lines came from.

It turned out that her mother had such a red line on her body.

Nagasaki Motoyo then realized that the red thread she saw at home that night actually originated from her mother.

She sensed that this ability seemed unusual, so she didn't tell anyone.

Fortunately, these hallucinations did not affect her thinking; on the contrary, they made her senses even sharper.

Later, in the Moon Forest, Nagasaki Motoyo saw some other students with red lines rising on their bodies as well.

However, she still hasn't discovered what the red thread does, and has gradually gotten used to it.

Until yesterday.

As soon as Nagasaki Motoyo started school, she saw a crimson line rise into the air in her 'vision' and slowly approach her.

Other red lines within the Moon Forest also gradually rose, but compared to this red line, they appeared faint and weak, as if they could be dispersed with a gentle breath.

The shock that surged in Nagasaki Motoyo's heart was like a tidal wave.

"Could it be from the transfer student?"

She speculated in her mind.

Nagasaki Motoyo felt a little nervous.

Previously, she had secretly gone to find a group of students who had red threads on their bodies in the Moon Forest.

Furthermore, it was discovered that at least two of her classmates in the same grade had such red lines on their bodies.

However, most of the red threads on their bodies were only a single thread, and the red glow on them did not seem to have been lit yet.

But the red line that Nagasaki Motoyo saw today was so vast and fiery, as if it were about to pierce the sky.

For a moment, she hesitated to approach the owner of the red thread.

But to her surprise, Nagasaki Motoyo happened to catch a glimpse of Nagumo Ugetsu at a corner of a corridor during a break between classes.

The red line that had been lingering in her 'vision' was now rising from Nan Yun Yu Yue's body.

Although the figure next to him also had a red thread attached to him,

But Nagasaki Motoyo was so focused on Nagumo Ugetsu that she completely ignored Toyokawa Shoko standing next to her.

"How can it be so big..."

Nagasaki Motoyo opened her mouth in shock.

Chapter 27 Faces at the Ramen Stall

Nagasaki Motoyo was right.

The enormous red line that suddenly descended upon the Moon Forest rose from Nanon Ugetsu's body.

There were no boys in Tsukinomori before, so he must be a transfer student.

Nagasaki Motoyo didn't dare to make contact with Nagumo Ugetsu rashly.

But a voice inside her kept telling her that maybe through him she could find out what her suddenly awakened 'vision' was all about.

Nagasaki Motoyo thought for a whole day but couldn't come up with a natural and unobtrusive way to start a conversation with Nagumo Ugetsu.

If I start a conversation abruptly, will I scare people away?

At this moment, the harm of not having contact with the opposite sex for a long time is clearly exposed.

But as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. The next day at school, she had to go to the administration office because of some matters concerning the wind band, and happened to receive a request from a teacher.

"A few of the new transfer students haven't brought their textbooks yet. Su Shi, I remember you're in the third year of junior high, right?"

"Yes, teacher."