"What's wrong? Xiayou, don't you want to eat?" Qian Yingxun asked cautiously.
Xia Youyuanluo looked at the eye-catching egg roll in his lunch box. He didn't even want his original meal, let alone eating it.
Nails...?
It must be a curse.
Xia You Yuanluo further strengthened the girl's intention to murder him and showed a polite smile, "I'm allergic to eggs."
Thanks to his mother who doesn’t like eggs and rarely cooks egg-related dishes on weekdays, eggs have never appeared in his lunch at school for more than a year, which increases the credibility of the lie.
"So that's it? I'm so sorry. I didn't even know." Qian Yingxun's cheeks were stained with embarrassment, and she looked very embarrassed. "Then is Mr. Xiayou allergic to other foods?"
"That's not the case anymore."
"That......"
"Asakura-kun, you can eat your own food. I'm a bit of a germaphobe." This comment was both tactful and not-so tactful.
If possible, Xia Youyuanluo didn't want to speak so harshly, but according to Qian Yingxun's current personality, he might not be able to understand people if he didn't speak more directly.
Speaking of which... Asakura Kaoru has changed a lot.
Could it be related to monsters?
As of now, it looks like they are inseparable.
The light in the girl's eyes dimmed, but she quickly cheered up and found another topic.
Xia Youyuanluo pushed the egg roll aside with chopsticks, took two bites of the food a little further away without any appetite, and stopped eating.
If you continue to eat it, you will feel nauseous.
"Xia Youjun, are you full after just eating this little?"
"The weather has been too hot recently, and I have no appetite."
He casually found an excuse to pass by. After dinner, there was still half an hour before the first class in the afternoon. The classroom had almost quieted down. Xia Youyuanluo showed a yawning and tired look at the right time. Returned to his seat.
Lying on the desk, Xia Youyuanluo thought that he could not go on like this. The sacrifice was too great. He did not want to wrong himself for too long and had to speed up the progress.
*
Big monsters are hard to find, but small monsters are as numerous as rat women. When you uncover the stone, you will find a pile at the bottom.
In the second period of physical education class, after completing the basic activities, the physical education teacher announced the dismissal and free activities.
Xia Youyuanluo sat under the tree, picked up a branch, and poked the soil.
"Ahhhhhhhhh so cute!"
"Xia Youjun, who plays in the mud, is so handsome."
The girls gathered excitedly not far away, secretly feeling infatuated.
Boys: "..." Is it cute to play in mud? Handsome?
Why are they disliked for playing in the mud, while Xia Youyuanluo is admired for playing in the mud? ? ?
It's not fair!
Qian Yingxun walked between them and walked straight towards Xia You Yuanluo.
A faint smell penetrated into the nostrils of the girl who was closest just now and was almost passed by Qian Yingxun.
"Uh-huh, what does it smell like?" The girl pinched her nose and looked like she was smelled.
"What does it smell like?"
"Don't you smell it?"
"No."
"It's strange... I obviously smelled a smell that is definitely not good, but it can't be said to be unpleasant. If I have to describe it, it's just an unpleasant smell..." the girl said confusedly, Because she was the only one who smelled it, and now the smell has disappeared. Could it be her imagination?
The girl didn't take this matter seriously, and the girl chatted with other classmates in a melancholy and complicated mood.
"I didn't expect that Qian Yingxun would pick the flowers in the end. I'm so envious."
"Are they really in love?"
"It's very possible. After all, no one around Xia You has ever been so close to him."
"It's unbelievable. If Shiratori Qi and Xia You were together, I wouldn't be so upset."
"That is to say, I feel that Qian Ying is really not worthy of Xia You."
"Hey, what are you talking about? Because you can't get it, are you jealous of others and talking behind others' backs?" Qian Yingxun's friend stood up and said unhappily.
Several girls also felt that their remarks were indeed inappropriate, so they let out angrily and walked away together.
When they walked away, Asakura Kaoru's friend Yu Yue, the girl who just stood up to speak, immediately looked depressed and looked depressed.
"Oh, does everyone really think so? I find it incredible too." Yu Yue said helplessly.
Yuki, another friend of Asakura Kaoru. Putting his hand on You Yue's shoulder, he sighed, "The crowd's eyes are sharp. To be honest, I think Xia You is blind because he fell in love with Xiao Xun."
"There's no need to say it so harshly, Xiaoxun still has advantages."
"Don't add the friend filter at this time."
The two girls looked at each other speechlessly.
After a while, they walked around to the other side with their companions and sat down in the auditorium of the playground.
The auditorium has 12 levels and is not used very much on weekdays. Students taking physical education classes will occasionally find places to sit and rest. It is usually full when there is a school sports meeting or other activities.
"I don't think this is right." Yuki said with a straight face.
"Xiao Xun has changed a lot recently." You Yue looked sad.
"She followed her like a demon. I almost didn't recognize her anymore."
"The same goes for Xia You. His attitude towards Xiaoxun before was similar to that of a stranger, and he also rejected Xiaoxun. Why suddenly... I can't figure it out."
"I can't understand it either."
"Let's take another look. I always feel like there's something wrong."
"OK."
The two girls, who were worried about their friends, made a quick decision.
the other side.
Xia Youyuanluo pulled out a watermelon bug-like monster from under the ground that was pretending to be dead. He Xuxu closed his palms and caught the watermelon bug in his hand.
Qian Yingxun sat down next to him, took out a bottle of water and handed it to him.
It turned out that she was not here before, but went to buy water.
Xia Youyuanluo wanted to refuse, but the moment before he refused, he met the girl's eyes. His eyes moved slightly, and his eyes lightly scanned the water bottle. Everything was normal under the clear vision. Rubbing his fingertips with his other free hand, Xia Youyuanluo raised his hand to take the water handed over by the girl.
"Thanks."
There was a faint smile on the young man's eyebrows, his expression was gentle, and his eyelashes were lightly drooped, as if he was ashamed to look at her.
The smile was beautiful and clean, and the curve of the lips was as gentle as the breeze.
The sweetheart who used to be so alienated is now treating her tenderly. Qian Yingxun's heart is beating wildly, and she is about to drown in those eyes that are like spring water in March.
After taking the water and putting it aside, Xia Youyuanluo whispered to Qian Yingxun: "Stretch out your hand."
Qian Yingxun didn't understand what Xia Youyuanluo wanted to do, but she still stretched out her hand. The sides of her cheeks were as red as cooked shrimps.
Xia Youyuanluo placed the hand that he had been holding emptyly on top of Qian Yingxun's palm, and slowly loosened his fingers.
The little watermelon bug monster fell into the girl's hand, unlike Xia Youyuanluo's hand where it pretended to be dead. It immediately turned around and tightly grasped the girl's flesh with its downy jointed limbs, sticking to it.
Xia Youyuanluo observed Qian Yingxun's expression. The girl's expression showed only a hint of confusion after he let go of his hand.
After waiting for two seconds, he saw that Xia Youyuanluo was just staring at him without making any next move. Qian Yingxun buried his head, his ears were so red that they were bleeding, and he shouted in a low voice: "Xia, Xia Youjun?"
The depth in his eyes was like clouds opening up and disappearing, and they were once again clear and clean. Xia Youyuanluo retracted his left hand and stretched out his right hand. He placed a candy in Qian Yingxun's hand and said with a warm smile:
"Candy please."
The girl hummed in a low voice, her head almost buried in her chest.
Boys and girls sit next to each other, interacting shyly, and the picture is youthful and beautiful.
——However, the reality is actually not that beautiful.
If Qian Yingxun looked up at this time, he would see Xia Youyuanluo's eyes full of inquiry. He looked at her gradually as if he were looking at a piece of meat, ready to move, obscure and dark.
And from Xia Youyuanluo's perspective, he couldn't see the expression on Qian Yingxun's face becoming more and more ferocious and twisted after lowering his head. The smile seemed to be crying but not crying. The corners of his mouth were rising and falling. Underneath his obsessed eyes, the deepest part was Desperate fear.
*
He made a perfunctory excuse to take away the little watermelon bug monster in Asakura's hand and throw it away. After the physical education class, there was another math class.
Xia Youyuanluo propped up his chin and looked out the window, planning to look around tonight to see if he could find a bigger monster between the second and third levels he defined.
Because he did not receive systematic knowledge education, Xia Youyuanluo's understanding of monsters was based on his own opinions.
Previously, he divided monsters into three levels, with their strength increasing from level one to level three.
Level one is the strongest, level two is the next best, and level three is the weakest. ①
If you want to force Qian Yingxun, the power of the third-level monster is limited, and it is basically useless. The second level is afraid of being too strong. After all, Qian Yingxun seems to be just an ordinary person at the moment. Ordinary people are as vulnerable as a newborn baby in front of stronger monsters. He just wants to test the depth of Qian Yingxun, not to Her life.
Therefore, the strength of the monster is best between level two and level three.
After finalizing tonight's activities, Xia Youyuanluo turned his head back. He felt a blazing gaze on him from the front left.
That was Qian Yingxun's gaze.
*
7:30 p.m.
After meal.
Xia Youyuanluo still asked his parents not to disturb him because he wanted to listen to English and practice listening.
Then he changed his clothes, put on his mask, jumped out of the window and left in a familiar way.
There are not many people in Tokyo at 7:30 in the evening. Many social workers get off work around this time. Of course, there are also some later. It's just that this time point is an average point in comparison.
There are office workers arming themselves with each other, some walking side by side and chatting...it's even more lively than during the day.
There are many food stalls taking turns, and the tempting aroma arouses the greed of countless hungry office workers.
"A drink tonight?"
"I found a newly opened izakaya. The owner is holding an event and there are discounts. Want to try it?"
...
Human beings have become lively, and so have the demons and monsters.
Countless monsters hidden in the dark corners of the corner slowly floated out during the day, and lucky ones were randomly selected to hang up.
People can't see the undercurrents hidden under the calm water, and they don't know that there are strange creatures floating everywhere in the air.
——Ignorance is actually a good thing.
After all, these things cannot be removed and killed, and they cannot even be killed by ordinary methods. Human beings are not simply afraid of the unknown. The essence is that fear has no power to control and solve the unknown.
Xia Youyuanluo stood on the roof of a tall building, with his feet on the guardrail (please do not imitate dangerous actions), looking down at the city below. There was a strong wind at high altitude, which made his clothes rustle.
Under the transparent view, the city converged into a clear blueprint in Xia Youyuanluo's mind.
