Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

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"I told you to come earlier. There are too many people here and things could easily go wrong. Besides, you have never been here before and you won't be able to find the way. Why come now?"

I heard the other person seemed to be blaming myself.

However, Asagiri Ran had no interest in arguing loudly, she just felt extremely wronged.

I am a girl...

No matter what, she needs to dress up... and it's not like Sakuraba Mitsuki has you by her side so she can come over anytime. If you come alone first, and then wait like a fool... won't that make you look too pitiful?

Looking at the silent Asagiri Ran.

Oreki Gen took a step forward, and Asagiri Sakura sensed something and raised her head.

However, she didn't expect that the boy who was so close to her would squat in front of her and help her tie her shoelaces which had become loose without her noticing.

As she watched this scene, she felt as if she was under a spell of freezing. She stood still, unable to utter a word or make any other movement.

But she happened to hear a young man sighing.

"Rather than whether or not to celebrate the New Year's Eve... I care more about not letting anything happen to you. I just hope you're okay."

Chapter 125: Opening

"Okay, let's go over there, are you okay with that?"

Oreki pointed towards the entrance to the building.

Today is obviously special, because as time goes by, the flow of people not only does not decrease, but increases instead.

It is obvious that many people come here to get through this year and welcome the new year. If they can't make it to that moment, who would be willing to squeeze in such a crowded place?

So all of a sudden even the 'territory' where the two of them were together seemed small, with no extra space at all.

Asagiri Ran didn't want to touch other people, so she was forced to get closer to Oreki Gen.

Fortunately, she doesn't have so much resistance now. After seeing some things clearly, she no longer insists on deceiving herself.

She sincerely felt that only by being with this young man could she feel the sense of security she needed.

So what did I miss in the past?

He is indeed an idiot.

"Yeah...I'm fine."

Asagiri nodded, as if she didn't want to be the one holding back.

Oreki Gen walked a little ahead, leading the girl towards the surging crowd.

She actually just wanted to follow the boy's pace and walk through the crowd.

But there were too many people, and Oreki Ken finally found a "passage". He walked in and helped Asagiri Ran block the way in advance.

I wanted Asagiri Ran to come over, but she only took one step forward.

Immediately, someone took advantage of the opportunity and wanted to follow the passage found by Oreki Xian.

All of a sudden, Asagiri could hardly see anyone in front of her.

Just when she was a little panicked, she suddenly saw Oreki Gen took a step back and got back into position. He actually reached out his hand to her at this time.

"hurry up."

Asagiri Ran was stunned for a moment, looking at the other person's palm hesitantly.

Although she convinced herself a lot, even her temper had obviously changed.

But to... hold his hand?

Holding the hand of a young boy, walking through the crowd, it seems that no matter what the road holds, I will not lose my direction and will always be behind him.

This is such a romantic feeling that it makes me feel suffocated just by thinking about it, and my heartbeat can't help but speed up.

She looked up at Oreki Gen's face.

The boy just looked at himself, his expression couldn't reveal much more, but now...

Asagiri Ryou stretched out her hand, and the moment she gently held her palm, Oreki Gen's five fingers closed together, grasping her small palm in his hands.

It's like I caught something.

It was clearly far away, but now it is clearly in the future.

"Don't look at me, look at the road."

"Who's looking at you!"

Asagiri's cheeks immediately turned red.

But the strength of the young man holding his hand made him feel so at ease.

Under Oreki Gen's tough attitude, he was led through the crowd and bypassed the walls of people in a complicated way.

She looked at the colorful signs around her. The different lights looked like a blurry rainbow palace.

They shuttled through it, as if time had frozen at this moment, as if they could follow his steps to the ends of the earth, to places they had never been to, or even thought of...

"Alright... huh."

Finally entering the building, the noisy and bustling voices seemed to be excluded from this space, and the elevator in front of her appeared in Asagiri Ran's eyes.

"So fast..."

She said subconsciously.

Oreki Gen looked at the other person with amusement.

"You think we're walking too fast?"

Asagiri Ran immediately argued with a slightly blushing face.

"No way!"

"You're not going to let me hold your hand and enjoy it on your own, are you?"

"Shut up asshole! I didn't..."

Asagiri's face turned red as she tried her best to deny it, she was more flustered than ever before.

The night hasn't even started yet, but I'm already so flustered. What should I do next?

"Then your hand..."

Oreki Gen's words made Asagiri Ran realize something. She lowered her head slightly and saw Oreki Gen's hand, which she was still holding tightly.

Just now...didn't you let go?

The warmth from the other person's palms continued to be transmitted to my own palms.

Is it because I'm already used to it that I don't even realize it?!

"...ah!"

Asagiri Ran reacted, and she loosened her hand in a very pretentious manner, then held her bag tightly.

When Oreki Gen saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The girl glared at Oreki Gen with a blushing face.

"dare you laugh!"

Oreki smiled and waved his hands, "Sorry, sorry, you were just so cute, I couldn't help it..."

This sentence made Asagiri Ran even more confused.

But it seems that I can't seem to come up with any rebuttal. Is he really praising me, or is he just trying to embarrass himself?

"Ding dong~"

The elevator door finally opened.

Oreki Xian didn't waste any time.

"Go up, they are waiting for you."

Asagiri Ryou followed Oreki Gen's footsteps into the elevator, and when the elevator door closed, Asagiri Ryou suddenly reacted.

"You... came down to see me in front of Sakuraba Mitsuki?"

Oreki Gen nodded.

"Otherwise, do you think this kind of thing can be hidden from her eyes?"

That’s right, the possessive girl, who had an unusual obsession with the boy, would never let go of such a thing.

But how could she allow...

"Are you okay?"

"How can I put it? I don't know what it matters... Hey, Ran-chan, look at the risks I'm taking for you."

Asagiri Ran blushed slightly.

"There's nothing to worry about anyway. If you don't come down to find me... I can still go up."

This was all the girl could argue.

But as she said this, she couldn't help but feel a few ripples in her heart.

After all, this boy rushed down just because I couldn't hold back his scream because of a phone call, even though Sakuraba Mitsuki was right next to him... Am I so special to him?

The answer seems obvious. It is precisely because of this thought that I am probably so shaken at this moment...

How will this night end?

When Oreki Xian heard this familiar sentence, it seemed like her previous style, but now Oreki Xian didn't think it was a big deal. After all, people always give each other some way out.

The elevator quickly reached the floor as the two of them fell silent.

When he walked into the bar with Asagiri Ran, Asagiri Ran paused for a moment.

Oreki Gen looked at the girl.

"what happened?"

Asagiri Ran's expression looked a little awkward, and she looked inside.

"I've never been to a place like this."

Indeed, she did not have any bad habits. Even though she had lived alone for such a long time, she had never thought of giving herself up to freedom and falling into depravity.

She is like a pure water lotus that blooms firmly in the tragic and chaotic muddy swamp.

So was she nervous since she had never been to a place like this before?

Oreki Gen reached out and squeezed her palm.

Then he looked at her as she raised her head.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

"..."

Human beings are very complex animals. It seems that when we cannot take care of survival, we don't need anything.

Just surviving is enough.

But once you seem to have satisfied your basic needs, you will start to feel dissatisfied.

Need emotional value, need security, need warmth, need a lot more...

If not, I would often feel empty, as if my life in this world does not seem to have that much meaning.

But as long as I am with this young man, it seems that these things will not be a problem.