Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

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It’s a bit of a stretch to call it a walk at this time, but when you are with some people, you can do anything and be wherever you are.

Perhaps what is important is never the scenery but the people who watch the scenery with you.

Walk out of the gate of the apartment complex and head towards Oreki Gen's apartment.

Oreki Xian looked at the street lights lined up in a row. The light beams were in order, like a bunch of chasing lights.

The boy said with a smile.

"This is the road I walk most often. I don't know why, but it feels different every time I walk on it."

"What does it feel like?"

Asagiri Ran put her hands in her pockets and even put on the hood of her hoodie.

Looks very chilly.

In fact, the girl who had been wearing the jade Buddha given by Oreki Xian tied to her feet was not that cold.

Just taking a walk alone with this boy always made her feel a little shy and nervous, and a hat like this could help her feel more at ease.

"How should I put it? Sometimes I feel relaxed and happy, as if I'm going home. Sometimes I feel melancholy, as if this road will never end. I feel even sadder when the sun sets on it. I feel as if I'm heading towards a road of no return."

"It's not that serious."

Asagiri Ran found it a little funny, then looked at the boy's profile. The two of them just happened to walk under a bright street light.

"Then do you know how I feel now?"

He stopped, turned around, and looked at the girl who was bathed in the light and seemed to be glowing like a treasure.

"...What?"

It was another obvious trap, another temptation that made people unable to resist jumping into it.

She was fooled again and didn't learn any lesson.

Oreki Gen slowly stretched out his hand, his movements were not very fast, but the girl still seemed to have no time to dodge.

Or maybe they simply didn't think about avoiding it.

She just let Oreki Gen pull her hand out of her pocket and gently hold it.

He looked in the direction of the continuous street lights.

said laughingly.

“I hope we can end up under this kind of spotlight.”

Chapter 22: Her Fairy Tale

End seems to be a regrettable word.

It represents the end of a story, the actors’ farewell, and the stance of all the audience.

The entire theater will fall into darkness, all the lights will be turned off, and it will be empty and without any sound.

But when Oreki Gen said this while looking at Guang with a smile, it seemed as if all the flowers in the world were blooming.

Words like "the end" don't seem sad anymore.

Asagiri Ran's expression froze for a moment as her hand was held, and she looked at the beams of light.

"The word 'end' doesn't sound good."

Oreki Gen smiled.

"Everything has an end. Are you afraid of the end?"

Asagiri shook his head.

“I just don’t like it very much…”

As someone who has witnessed the death of family members and faced the breakup of a family, she knows exactly how she will feel when it’s over.

I know very well how irresistible the pain of separation is.

Just because you know this fact doesn't mean you can become calm when facing it.

Oreki Gen nodded.

"Yeah, I know. I don't like the word 'end' either. How about using the word 'complete'?"

"Perfection?"

"Well, it was perfect. Everything was the best it could be. The story was finalized at that moment, and there was no need for any surprises or accidents. It was just like in a fairy tale, where the prince and princess lived happily ever after. There was no further news."

Asagiri Ran couldn't help but laugh.

"How do you coax a child like that? I'm not that fragile. I know that everything has an end, even the earth will be destroyed one day. I just feel that every step towards the future is a farewell to the present. It's a bit regrettable."

Oreki Gen nodded.

"That's right. Every moment we are saying goodbye to the past, to everyone we pass by. But... we won't say goodbye."

Oreki Gen held the girl's hand.

He suddenly pointed forward and spoke to the girl who looked confused.

"There's a park on the corner ahead. How about we run there?"

Asagiri Ran was stunned for a moment.

"Run over there? Are you crazy?"

Why is this young man like a madman, doing whatever he wants?

Oreki Gen held the girl's hand.

Said to her with a smile.

“Life is a never-ending run. Keep moving, run!”

He sounded very childish as he said this, with a rare sincere smile on his face, and he pulled the girl and ran away.

"What the hell! Hey! Wait a minute!!"

The girl had to run even if she didn't want to.

Carried by his strength, I had to move my legs reluctantly unless I wanted to fall.

She is indeed a girl who doesn't like sports.

The only exercise I do is probably playing badminton or something like that in physical education class at school. Other than that, I have no desire to exercise at all.

But when I ran in such a hurry, I suddenly felt unwell all over.

Although his legs looked nice, he really didn't have any athletic ability.

Not to mention the biting feeling that comes from walking through such a cold wind.

It was just that the young man's palm seemed to have passed on endless power to him, carrying him and pulling him to run towards a place not far away.

Asagiri Ran thought the speed was very fast, but in fact, Oreki Gen didn't go that fast. If it was any faster, the girl would definitely not be able to keep up and would fall down.

The journey was not long, but Asagiri Ran felt like she was almost out of breath.

I just forgot when, but the feeling of shortness of breath suddenly disappeared and retreated gradually.

She seemed to hear the sound of her own heart beating wildly in her chest, and felt the wind becoming cooler as her body temperature rose.

It seems that running is not that uncomfortable after all.

Although the breath transfer between the lungs is not smooth and a bit dry.

It feels like I can't breathe at any time.

But looking at the smile of the boy in front of him, feeling his strong hand firmly pulling him forward, he ran.

I seemed to be able to clearly feel the jumping of every hair on my head.

It feels like life really exists, as if youth has come alive because of it.

She hadn't felt this way for many years, and had been living under a gloomy sky, as if everything was locked in a cage.

I don't want to run or do anything that requires physical energy.

Therefore, life seems to sink.

But now, she seemed to be struggling to climb out of the mud, and her eyes seemed to have a fresh luster.

Until the boy finally stopped, turned around with a smile and looked at the girl he was pulling, who was already panting and even sweating.

At this time, he let go of his hand, supported himself on his knees, bent over and gasped with difficulty.

I even couldn't help coughing.

Oreki Gen couldn't help but laugh at the other person.

"How much do you dislike exercise? You're out of breath after such a short distance?"

Asagiri Ran really wanted to say that she even felt like vomiting at this moment.

But she still raised her head stubbornly.

"It's been a long time... I haven't run like this, I'm a little uncomfortable... cough cough cough!"

Oreki Gen smiled and patted the other person's back gently.

"You are like Lin Daiyu."

"Lin Daiyu? The one from Dream of the Red Chamber?"

"Have you seen this?"

"No, I've heard of it. I tried to watch it, but there were cultural differences and I couldn't understand some of it. So I gave up for now."

Asagiri Ran finally recovered a little and straightened up.

The two of them walked towards the park.

The park was very quiet in the dark, and it seemed that there was no one walking around.

It may also be that the weather is too cold, even the old men and women who usually take a walk here are nowhere to be seen. If the street lights were not still on, and if the facilities such as swings and slides were not clean, it would look like an abandoned park.

It's somewhat scary.

But fortunately, the boy was always by her side, so Asagiri Ran didn't feel scared.

The two eventually chose to sit on two swings in the central area of the park.

The slightly swaying swing carried the young boy and girl.

This angle is wonderful. When you look up, you can see the night sky without any tall buildings blocking the view. The bright moon peeks out from the dark clouds, but the stars appear dim.

Probably just like the weather, getting colder.

Asagiri Ran looked up at the sky.

"What a pity, I didn't bring a telescope with me."

"Is the telescope fixed?"

"It's been fixed a long time ago."

Asagiri snorted softly.

His feet were slightly off the ground and swayed with the swing.

Oreki Genji smiled and said, "I'll keep the badge too."

Asagiri Ran thought of the training camp during her absence from school and she couldn't help laughing.

There were some things she was curious about that she didn't ask at the time, but now that she thought about them, she blurted them out.

"correct."

"Ok?"