Anecdotes about Ma Niang in East China

It’s just my own wishful thinking——

Adoring Orihime, she closed her lunch box, clasped her hands together, and spoke to the air.

"I'm stuffed."

After putting away the lunch box, Aimu Orihime lay down on the table. She actually didn't have the habit of taking a nap. She usually spent this time sorting out the knowledge about racing, or simply reviewing the content of cultural classes.It's just that when Dongcheng Kuaiju comes here, he often sleeps lying on the table like this.

It must have been infected to some extent... Now that I admire Orihime, I occasionally want to take a nap.She closed her eyes and felt the breeze blowing in the quiet and lonely science classroom. She wanted to calm down her emotions a little. Just today would be enough, so that she could return to the adoring Orihime who was not afraid of loneliness. .

Anyway, tomorrow, she will definitely appear opposite him as usual, she will continue to exchange the food in the lunch box, she will take the initiative to talk to herself about topics that she is not interested in originally, and finally she will take a nap in front of him without any defense.She has become accustomed to her existence, so now... she is not used to such loneliness.

She was just letting herself coexist peacefully with loneliness - just like in the past, she was too numb to feel this loneliness.Dongcheng Kuaiju is like a ray of sunshine that shines into her life. It not only dispels her loneliness, but also makes her overly sensitive.When she lost this beam of sunshine, she felt like she was in a deep black box.

During the day, the stars are invisible, because there is a star that burns with flames anytime and anywhere, obscuring the brilliance of the stars. She may not be special, and may even be much smaller than those stars.But she is the star closest to you. Compared with the cold starlight that spans millions of light-years, her light and heat are real.

However, it is precisely because her light is so blazing that people often forget that there is a black sky beneath her brilliance.

She admires Orihime and always looks at the night sky, but occasionally, just occasionally, she will also miss the warmth brought by the sun.Perhaps, if you admire Orihime, you really have to admit one thing——

Some people are always within reach...

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After the lunch break, Dongcheng Kuaiju once again returned to busy training. Although she has not competed recently, she must keep training as much as possible to maintain her condition.While training, Vega whispered in her ear. "Sister, she seems to be here too."

Looking in the direction pointed by Vega, sure enough, Admiring Orihime appeared in the audience seat at some point.

She was sitting in the spectator seats at the training ground, her eyes fixed on the Dongcheng Kuaiju running on the field.This was her first time to come to see Dongcheng Kuaiju train.Dongcheng Kuaiju's training ground is open to the public, so anyone can come and see it, but this is the first time that Aimu Orihime has appeared here.

After finishing this set of training, she cast her eyes on Orihime, smiling and waving her hand.

Adoring Orihime was startled for a moment, then the corner of her mouth curved up with an elusive arc, and she nodded slightly.

You were still training just now, but you caught me peeking so quickly. As expected of you... Dongcheng Kuaiju.

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"Have you been here for a long time?" Dongcheng Kuaiju applied to Miss Touko and temporarily stopped training and ran to see Orihime.asked with some curiosity. "Actually, you could have told me first when you came over."

"I'm just curious about what you look like on a normal day." She admired Orihime and shook her head, "If I say no, won't I be able to see you?"

"Ahaha... I always feel like I'm being visited." Dongcheng Kuaiju said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I didn't have dinner with you at noon."

"It doesn't matter, you have your own things to do." Admire Orihime won't be angry because of this kind of thing, and she doesn't need Dongcheng Kuaiju's apology, "I'm not your girlfriend, why do I care so much?"

"That's right..." Dongcheng Kuaiju nodded, "Then you came here to watch me train just to see my normal appearance? Or is there something else?"

"Isn't it possible?" Aimu Orihime glanced at Dongcheng Kuaiju's slightly red cheeks from just finishing exercise. Although she had just wiped them with a towel, she still seemed to be wet. Dongcheng Kuaiju had a heavy training volume. She had heard about this in school, but this was the first time she saw it.

Maybe this is the result of genius and hard work. After all, it is an undefeated three-time championship. This guy did something that he couldn't even do.Maybe there really is something special about her?

"Of course it's not impossible -" Dongcheng Kuaiju is not sure what the real purpose of admiring Orihime is. After all, she doesn't believe that she has the charm to make her admire Orihime come over to watch her training, but even Vega is at this moment He just spread his hands and seemed unable to figure out the reason for the arrival of Orihime. "Just a little surprised."

"Also..." Admire Orihime herself also felt that it was strange that she would come to watch other people's training. After all, she had always lacked interest in others and only cared about herself.Although she is not indifferent in the usual sense, it is just that her character does not take the initiative to care about other people's affairs.

The two people around her, Narita Road or Hao Opera, tended to be nosy. Seeing this, Dongcheng Kuaiju felt that it was normal to be curious.

"But this time, I really just came to see you." Admire Orihime thought over and over about the so-called reason, but in the end she only came to this conclusion.She wanted to see Dongcheng Kuaiju, so she came.She had always been someone who acted faster than her brains, and before she knew it, she had already arrived at the training venue. "I just wanted to see you."

"That's it..." Although Dongcheng Kuaiju still couldn't understand it, he accepted it frankly.In her mind, the admirer Orihime has long been her irreplaceable friend. Of course it is something to be happy about when her friends come to see her.So she took care of herself and took the hand of Admiring Orihime, "Come, let me introduce to you my trainer and support horse girl. They are my very proud partners."

Admiring Orihime was dragged away by Tojo Kaiju like this. If it were a normal her, she would definitely say that I will leave by myself, or that it is unnecessary.But at this time, she stared blankly at Dongcheng Kuaiju holding her hand. She could feel the other person's temperature. The temperature in the palm of her hand slowly melted her heart, which was originally like ice, and made her Some are reluctant to let go of the other party's palm.

It's just that she still doesn't understand this feeling or what it is, she just thinks about it.

——It would be nice if it could continue like this.

Dongcheng Kuaiju took Aimu Orihime around the training ground. He not only introduced his support horse Rei and trainer Makinohara Tooko to Aimu Orihime, but also introduced some of his training facilities. of.In fact, the training situation was similar to that of Admiring Orihime, but she never felt bored when listening to Tojo Kuaiju's introduction.

"Ah... I've been dragging you around for so long. In fact, you should know all of these facilities, right?" Dongcheng Kuaiju was already running to the last facility when he realized what he was doing. It was the first time that Orihime came to visit the class. , so she was a little too excited.By the time I reacted, it was already too late. "Sorry, I got a little too excited."

"It doesn't matter." She admired Orihime and shook her head, "I don't find it boring."

"That's not interesting... By the way, I'll talk to the trainer in a minute. Anyway, the training is almost done. Why don't I finish the training early in the afternoon? How about we go shopping somewhere?" Dongcheng Kuaiju After thinking for a long time, I came to this conclusion. After all, not everyone likes to stay in the room as much as I do. Although I admire Orihime as an introvert, it seems quite boring to just take them back to Ma Niangzhuang to play. of.

Then I might as well take them shopping, and I just want to buy some snacks to store back home.

"Afternoon?" Aimu Orihime didn't mean to object. The time spent with Dongcheng Kuaiju was never too long. "That's fine, I don't have any plans in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll go talk to the trainer, Orihime, please wait here~" Dongcheng Kuaiju let go of the hand that admired Orihime and left here.Admiring Orihime looked at her empty palms with some disappointment, feeling that the warmth of Tojo Kuaiju still remained in her palms.

She placed her palms tightly on her face and closed her eyes. For some reason, the scene of Dongcheng Kuaiju doing the same action appeared in her mind.However, this scene was too intimate. Admiring Orihime opened her eyes with a slightly red face, shook her head, and finally reached out to pat her cheek.

What am I thinking?It was just hanging out and holding hands... Why would you imagine that kind of thing?

Admiring Orihime, she doesn't understand that although she and Dongcheng Kuaiju have not known each other for a long time, the other person has left wonderful traces in her heart. At first, she was obviously just an uninvited guest. Obviously... she was just a sudden outsider.Admiring Orihime, she felt that she must have been infected by something - maybe some kind of virus, or maybe she had reached a certain age.

Suddenly becoming so sensitive to other people's contact... This is not a good thing.Is it possible that my late puberty has arrived at this time?

It must be an illusion... Hmm...

Admiring Orihime firmly said that it was just an illusion caused by being too lonely for a while.How could I care so much about someone I've only known for a short time now?It's just that I've been doing things that I'm not good at lately. This feeling is just an occasional misunderstanding.

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Dongcheng Kuaiju's request for leave went unexpectedly smoothly, except that his senior asked a special question when approving it. "Are you planning to go shopping with the girl who just came here?"

"Really? What's wrong?" Dongcheng Kuaiju nodded, "Is there any problem?"

"...Well...if you think it's okay...then it's okay." Toko Makinohara has become accustomed to Dongcheng Kuaiju's self-conscious look. "Anyway, I think it's not you who is having the hard work, it's the other party." right."

"???" Dongcheng Kuaiju left the office with three question marks on his head. On the way, he saw Lian who was writing something in a small notebook. Seeing Dongcheng Kuaiju, Lian put the notebook away first. , and then said.

"Today's training is over?"

"That's right." After Dongcheng Kuaiju briefly told Lian about his plans and request for leave, Chu Lian first looked at the admired Orihime outside the window with some pity, who was still waiting for Dongcheng Kuaiju, and then said . "Xiao Dongcheng, how many people do you plan to seduce before you give up?"

"...What seduction?" Everyone in Dongcheng Kuaiju was confused, "It's just a relationship between friends. You can't use the word "seduce", right?"

"You must have misunderstood the relationship between friends." Rei shook his head and sighed. "Forget it, it's not you who's doing the hard work anyway."

"Why do you and senior have the same tone..." Dongcheng Kuaiju just felt that these two people were blaming themselves. It was hard for him to have a friend. What is seduction?A child like Orihime who loves Orihime can tell at a glance that she is straight, so she can't be turned away by herself, right? "Forget it, I'm going shopping with Orihime first. Remember to rest early, Rei."

"Okay, okay~" Chu Lian was already used to it and waved her hand, "Then remember to end it early and send them home.

"I understand~" Dongcheng Kuaiju waved his hand from afar and disappeared around the corner.

After all, if you want to play together, you can't go with sweats and sportswear. Dongcheng Kuaiju still needs to pay a little attention to hygiene.

"I'm back~" Dongcheng Kuaiju arrived in front of Orihime without stopping. He had already finished changing his clothes. She took a quick shower and rushed over after changing her clothes.It probably took no more than 10 minutes in total. Now she had changed into the school uniform of Tereson College. She was probably in a hurry, and her hair was still a little wet and she didn't have time to dry it.

However, this somewhat embarrassed look made Admiring Orihime find it a bit funny, "Are you too impatient?"

"I don't want you to wait too long, Orihime." Dongcheng Kuaiju smiled sheepishly, "Would you like to go shopping in the commercial street outside Treson? Or do you want to go somewhere else?"

"Just in the commercial street. Actually, I don't go shopping much." Orihime nodded, "So if you ask me where I'm going, I won't be able to give you an answer."

"That's right..." Dongcheng Kuaiju can almost understand why Orihime has no feelings about shopping. After all, introverts are always similar. "Would it be better to change the project? If you don't like shopping."

"I didn't say I didn't like it, I just don't go shopping very much." Admire Orihime corrected, "I also think shopping is a good option if you have someone to go with you."

"But if you don't go shopping...what are you going to do?"

Adoring Orihime thought for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

"Then... do you want to go to a place that I think is pretty good?"

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Aimu Orihime and Dongcheng Kuaiju separated for the time being. After all, there was still some time before what she wanted to show Dongcheng Kuaiju. During this period, Aimu Orihime planned to prepare equipment first and made an appointment with Dongcheng Kuaiju. When it was time to meet, I ran over to change my clothes.

When Aimu Orihime and Dongcheng Kuaiju met again, they both changed into private clothes, and then got into a rented car at Aimu Orihime's invitation. There were several boxes stacked in the trunk of the car. Amidst Dongcheng Kuaiju's puzzled eyes, Admiration Orihime maintained her usual sense of mystery. No matter how Dongcheng Kuaiju asked, she insisted, "You will know when you get there."

The vehicle bumped slightly and slowly drove away from the city along the road. As the street lights on the roadside receded, Dongcheng Kuaiju still felt curious, but he still followed the intention of admiring Orihime and calmed down first.It seemed that it was still some time before he fell in love with the good place Orihime said. Dongcheng Kuaiju put on his earphones first and played All the Way North in the earphones.

I don’t know how long it took, but after passing through a tunnel, the van stopped on the side of a road with little traffic. The driver seemed to be an acquaintance who admired Orihime. After putting down the two of them and a pile of boxes, After making an appointment with Admiration Orihime to pick them up at a certain time, she left.

In this out-of-the-way place, if it weren't for his trust in Orihime, Dongcheng Kuaiju would have thought this was a good place to kill people and dump their bodies.However, there was no hustle and bustle in this kind of place. Following the steps of admiring Orihime, the two of them followed a path to a hillside, where there was also a tent platform specially prepared for campers.

However, the two of them were not here to sleep in the open, so they had no intention of setting up a tent. However, Admiration Orihime had already begun to prepare her own equipment.When Dongcheng Kuaiju saw the spears and cannons in the alley, he immediately understood what he wanted to do with Orihime.

The two worked together to set up the two telescopes on the camping platform. Although it was still some time before dark, it was almost dusk when the two were ready.

"...Aren't these things cheap?" Dongcheng Kuaiju asked in surprise as he looked at these professional-looking telescopes and supporting photography equipment. "Orihime, you're not some hidden rich woman, are you?"

"I saved up money to buy it..." I admired Orihime and shook her head, "After all, it's my favorite thing, so it's not weird to spend a little money on it."

Yes, these things are all prepared for stargazing.For Orihime, this place is a stargazing spot that she has hidden for a long time, and although these equipments are not top-notch equipment.But it is already quite luxurious equipment for an enthusiast.

Adoring Orihime is not an enthusiast, nor is she a particularly professional stargazer. She is just an ordinary horse racing girl who likes these things and spends her available funds on these things.

And what she wanted today was to share this feeling that should have been hers alone with Dongcheng Kuaiju.

Chapter 14·'Vega'

The stargazing location chosen by Orihime is far away from the city, so the light pollution level is not high. As night falls, the dark sky gradually lights up with stars. This is something that a person who has lived in the city all his life can rarely see. At the scene, Dongcheng Kuaiju raised his head and looked at the sky. The stars were like twinkling gems scattered in the black gauze. Just one glance was enough to captivate the soul.

Dongcheng Kuaiju often sees descriptions of the sea in various literary works. Many characters have never seen the sea in their lives. When they see it, they will lament their own insignificance and the vastness of the sea.But this was the first time Dongcheng Kuaiju felt that every night, there was always a field of stars waiting for him to look up.

Admiring Orihime, she adjusted the telescope and camera. She had begun to look deeper into the field than Dongcheng Kuaiju's pleasure of stargazing with naked eyes. However, she did not stop Dongcheng Kuaiju's actions because she could enjoy this way of starry sky.There are countless kinds, and the starry sky seen through a telescope is not just more brilliant than the starry sky in other people's eyes.

After making sure that the camera would capture it well, she slowly came to Dongcheng Kuaiju and whispered. "Isn't this place nice?"

"Well, it's much more amazing than I thought. I didn't expect that there is such a place near Tokyo where you can see so many stars." Tojo Kaiju nodded vigorously, "That's amazing, Orihime."

"There is a hill here that blocks the light in the city, so there appear to be more stars here." Orihime pointed to the hillside and explained. "This is the place I have hidden for a long time and rarely tell others. And Xiaodongcheng, you are the first person I brought here."

"Is that so?" Dongcheng Kuaiju was a little happy after hearing this. "Can I just say I'm very honored?"

"Sit down first, your legs will get sore sooner or later if you stand and watch." The corner of Admiring Orihime's mouth curled up, and looking at Dongcheng Kuaiju's expression, she could certainly see the difference between flattery and sincerity.She was glad that she had brought Dongcheng Kuaiju here. In this secret base of hers, Dongcheng Kuaiju was the one who really understood her. She was not mistaken.

The two pony girls sat down. The night in early spring was still a bit cold, so Orihime took a blanket from the package, wrapped the two of them tightly together, and then stretched out her hand to let Dongcheng Kuaiju follow it. Look in the direction she pointed.

"At this time, you can see the Spring Triangle. You see, this planet is called Arcturus, and when connected with Spica and the Five Emperors, it is the Spring Triangle. They belong to the stars of Boötes, Virgo, and Leo respectively. If In addition, Chang Chenyi in the constellation of Canes is arranged like a diamond, so it is also called the Spring Diamond." Adoring Orihime poured her knowledge of stargazing into the Toujou Kuaiju who was standing by.

"Orihime, how did you recognize these stars? I think you found them very accurately." Dongcheng Kuaiju asked curiously, "In my eyes, these stars are difficult to remember. Do they have any characteristics?"

"Actually, it's easy to remember. You can first look for the stars that are easier to find, such as the Big Dipper. Follow the handle of the Big Dipper and extend it along the arc. Then you can find Arcturus and Spica. This The curve is also called the Spring Triangle. Using these two stars as a reference, you can find the Spring Triangle." Adoring Orihime does not hate Tojo Kaiju's inquiry. For a person who participates in this kind of activity for the first time , such a question will only make Orihime feel happy.

After all, this is also a symbol that she values ​​this stargazing and that she values ​​herself.She didn't think her interests were strange, nor did she find them boring, which was quite gratifying.The current admiration for Orihime is like a nerd showing off her figurines and Gundams. What she really needs is not a professional evaluation with a lot of treasures, but a very simple "It's amazing."

"I'm very lucky today. There are no clouds and I can see many stars." Orihime said so many words for the first time in front of Dongcheng Kuaiju. This is probably why people who talk little will usually stay in their favorite places. Become a chatterbox.Also, if you talk to Xiao Dongcheng about her painting period, she can talk endlessly.

Looking at the side face of Admiring Orihime with excitement and joy, she felt that the barrier between herself and Admiring Orihime that had been worn down to a piece of window paper seemed to have been quietly broken during this period of time.It is a very romantic thing for two people to wrap themselves in a blanket and watch the stars.

"On this side of the Milky Way - is Vega." Looking in the direction pointed by Admiring Orihime, the star named Vega twinkled in her eyes, "That is my favorite star."

"...Really?" Dongcheng Kuaiju subconsciously looked at Vega floating beside him, and the reason why he admired Orihime and liked Vega was easily revealed. "Does this star mean anything special to you?"

Adoring Orihime, she didn't notice the subtle tone in Dongcheng Kuaiju's tone. She also felt that it was time to tell Dongcheng Kuaiju some of her inner secrets.She had always kept these things in her heart and had never told anyone else.About his sister, about himself, and even about what this Vega star means to him.

She thought she could tell Dongcheng Kuaiju all this, because she would never laugh at herself or let herself down.She doesn't know why, but she just has this confidence.

"Vega is my favorite star. As for the reason..." Admiring Orihime paused, "Because I once had a sister."

"...Sister?" Of course Dongcheng Kuaiju knows this, but she also understands that she needs to pretend to be confused at this time and let her admire Orihime express her feelings. Just being able to share this feeling is already a sign of love. A big step forward.

"Well, my sister, but she and I may have only been sisters for ten months - after all, she left me when she was born." Admire Orihime said with a smile, "Although in my mother's belly It’s impossible to have any memories when I was there, but I still remember that once, we were so close to each other, as if we were one person.”

Admiring Orihime, describing the secrets in her heart was like dissolving the remaining ice in her heart. She originally thought that she would never be able to talk about these things with others in her life. After all, these things were the deepest secrets in her heart.It even shaped the beginning of her admiration for Orihime.

"Actually, we are younger sisters. We are twins. In fact, we should be the same age. She might even be the older sister. So my name, the name Ai Mo Orihime, might have originally belonged to her. But, because I am the only one who survives... so whether it is the name or anything else, it all belongs to me." Admiring Orihime's expression was a little downcast, "When I was born, I lost everything in the world. the most important person."

"...Isn't it painful?" Dongcheng Kuaiju held the somewhat cold hand that admired Orihime, hoping to give the other party the strength and courage to continue talking. "I can't say that I can understand you. After all, I don't have the same experience. But I also have a sister. If she disappeared, I would be speechless in pain."

"Well, at first, even though I was a child, I knew what I had lost... but my family kept it secret from me, and I always thought I was an only child. Then every time it was my birthday, my parents would always buy There are two birthday cakes, one for me and one just left there. The gifts always come in pairs, and there are two identical rooms at home." Admiring Orihime recalled the past time, "Of course I couldn't at first I understand, but when I became sensible, I realized that it was something that originally belonged to my sister."

"I have had troubles before, after all, I am a child. I think these should belong to me. But my parents' expressions were very strange at that time." Admire Orihime smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Then we moved. , my parents have never done anything like this again, and there is no second identical small room. It’s like she just disappeared completely..."

"...I can understand the difficulties of my uncle and aunt." Dongcheng Kuaiju whispered, "They just want you to grow up happily."

"I know, after moving, I will be a real only child." Admire Orihime nodded, "My parents are very good to me, but I feel more and more strange, after all... I really feel that I have lost What, I can’t say.”

"...That's it." Dongcheng Kuaiju nodded, but she immediately realized something was wrong, but this sense of dissonance only passed for a moment.

"I took the initiative to ask my parents about this matter, and then I learned that I had lost my sister since I was born." Admire Orihime responded, "Only then did I understand that two identical rooms and two identical gifts, And what does that exact cake mean?”

"It turns out that I... am the lucky guy." Admiring Orihime, she looked up at the sky and stretched out her hand to Vega. "It turns out there was always a girl whose life was taken away from me."

Dongcheng Kuaiju knows that the current admirer Orihime can say these things is already very powerful.These are the psychological shadows that have changed her life, and they cannot be solved in a short time.She could only slowly try to let her come out, but it was easy to say that coming out. If it could be that easy, there would be nothing difficult in the world.

"My parents are both very good people. They could see that I cared too much about this matter, so they told me that when people die, they will become stars in the sky, and the stars that belong to my sister must be there. Look at me from the sky. She has always been with you——" She closed her eyes slightly in admiration for Orihime, as if this could stop the tears that were about to fall. "So I fell in love with looking at the stars. I was looking at the stars and the stars were looking at me - it was the only way I could see my sister."

"I believe your sister has always been with you." Dongcheng Kuaiju said with a smile, "So... don't let your sister see your current embarrassment, and become the excellent and strong Miss Orihime you were before. ?”