Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Rabbit Sea! ...

After dinner, everyone returned to school. There were many empty rooms in the dormitory. Nobara Kugisaki chose her room, which was right next to Eri Kimoto.

After agreeing to go to class together the next morning, Fushiguro Megumi returned to her room. After washing up, she lay down on the bed, holding up her doll in her hand towards the light.

All the memories of the winter vacation in Otaru resurfaced before his eyes on this quiet night, and a faint smile slowly appeared on the boy's face.

At the same time, Eri Kimoto leaned on the bed with the desk lamp on. The white wool in her hand flew up and down with the movement of the crocheting hook. Soon the outline of a rabbit shape was revealed, and then a small rabbit was completed.

This is the largest number of rabbits. There are also many small rabbits on the bedside table. Eri Kimoto plans to string these little white rabbits together and keep them for herself... or give them to him.

Today's conversation reminded her of Otaru that day, which was really impressive.

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A few months ago in winter, the wind in Hokkaido was filled with snowflakes. The temperature was so high that the two people who had just got off the plane unconsciously wrapped their scarves tightly.

Compared to summer, Eri Kimoto seems to like winter better. Although her head is tucked into the thick cashmere scarf, her dark red eyes are still looking at the city that is about to be covered with snow with excitement.

"It's just like in the movies, such heavy snow!"

While waiting for the window to pick up this mission, Eri Kimoto looked around curiously, her voice filled with excitement, "Nene, Fushiguro-san, you should have read 'Love Letter', right?!"

This classic pure love movie, what Japanese person hasn't seen it? Fushiguro Megumi nodded, pulling up her collar, her hairy hair still stubborn in the cold wind: "I know, Watanabe Hiroko shouts that famous line at that snowy mountain."

"'How are you?' 'I'm fine!'" Eri Kimoto's eyes sparkled, and she had an urge to start performing right away.

Megumi Fushiguro had already stretched out her hand, ready to cover her mouth at any time to prevent her from performing in such a crowded public place.

However, Eri Norimoto did not start the performance. She just moved closer to Megumi Fushiguro and tilted her head up: "Fushiguro-san, Fushiguro-san!"

"Um."

"You said the male Fujii Itsuki definitely liked the female Fujii Itsuki, right? The portrait on the library card at the end must be his unspoken confession," Eri Kimoto paused, then suddenly frowned, her voice becoming a little unhappy. "If you think about it that way, Watanabe Hiroko really made a mistake, you bastard! But the movie is pretty good. Since we're here, can we go to the filming location?"

...Are you here to exorcise the cursed spirit or to make a pilgrimage to the holy land?

Megumi Fushiguro listened quietly, occasionally responding with a simple sentence or two. He was not very interested in this. As expected, what he remembered when watching the movie was the snow scene in Otaru... If there was more time, maybe he could accompany her for a walk.

By the time the car came to pick them up, Eri Norimoto had already repeated the contents of the love letter. Fushiguro Megumi was forced to review it successfully. After getting in the car, he checked the time and then directly asked the person in charge of the mission, "Can we go to the mission location now?"

"Eh?" The driver opened the window and asked, "Don't you want to take a break? You can go tomorrow."

Eri Norimoto, who was sitting next to him, probably understood what he meant. She turned her head quickly, looking away from the snowy scene outside, and looked at him expectantly. Fushiguro Megumi felt amused, but she still spoke calmly to the window: "It's okay, we're ready."

So two hours later, they showed up at the mission location.

This is an abandoned department store located in the suburbs. It is said that there is a quasi-first-level cursed spirit inside that has become increasingly powerful due to urban legends. There are not many people here at the moment, so at the recommendation of Gojo Satoru, two capable teenagers who will not be enrolled in school for a few months were sent here to deal with it.

The inside of the building was even colder than the outside. Eri Kimoto took off her gloves to hold the knife. She jumped forward a few steps and looked around.

The wind blew into the building through the broken glass. The abandoned shelves and yellowed paper scraps scattered on the ground, coupled with the strange graffiti by who knows who's the artist, made this place look like a haunted place. The higher you climbed, the more you could smell the indescribable musty and strange smell in the air.

"Be careful."

Fushiguro Megumi lowered her voice to remind the people in front of her. Two jade dogs appeared beside them after a gesture, until they climbed to the stairs leading to the rooftop.

"Woo!" They had already lowered their bodies, making threatening woofing sounds from their throats.

"This is it."

Eri Kimoto drew her knife, turned around and kicked open the rooftop door after receiving an affirmative look from Megumi Fushiguro.

This quasi-first-level cursed spirit looked green and purple, like a monster that had been frozen to death, but unexpectedly it was even more difficult to deal with than imagined. Eri Qimoto deftly chopped off the ice spikes that it used its power to attack her, and hummed with interest.

This kind of strength is still worth recovering. Qi Ben Eri nodded and prepared to take out her Poké Ball (bushi... She said hello to Fushiguro Megumi and asked him to slow down, and attacked the opponent together with the jade dog summoned by Fushiguro Megumi's shadow technique.

Everything seemed to be going as she expected, but just when Qi Ben Eri was about to touch the first-level cursed spirit, the cursed spirit, sensing something bad was happening, suddenly let out a sharp scream and then went crazy like a second-level explosion.

The cold wind whistled and rolled up the snowflakes in the air, and then turned them into dense icicles, like an almost airtight net of icicles hanging in the air, growing larger and sharper, and about to surround Qi Ben Eri.

Megumi Fushiguro subconsciously wanted to summon the Nue to capture Eri Kimoto in front of her, but the ice cone attacked at an extremely fast speed. Without any panic, Eri Kimoto's eyes fixed, and instead of thinking of retreating, she drew her sword and took a step closer!

She was as agile as a black cat suddenly leaping up, and with the help of her toes on the ice spike, she actually got out of the gap that was not yet completely closed. However, this jump made her situation even more dangerous. The curse spirit not far away grinned strangely.

Hidden in the inconspicuous corners, there are several thicker ice cones ready to pierce her body. If she is hit, her body will also be penetrated. If she dodges in the air, haha, then when she barely lands, there will be an abyss more than 20 stories high without any protection at her feet.

The angle of the ice spikes was so sharp and brutal, anyone who saw it wouldn't curse out loud, "How could such a despicable cursed spirit exist?!" Choosing either one would be like dying!

At the critical moment, Eri Qimoto did not panic. Instead, a brighter excitement flashed in her eyes. She quickly glanced at the icicles, and finally stared at the cursed spirit behind the cover of the icicles.

The smile of this rather mean cursed spirit also disappeared. It seemed to know that it would not be easy to fight against the two teenagers in such an open place, so it took a few steps back as if it wanted to escape along the outer wall at the edge of the rooftop. Of course, everything was seen by Eri Kimoto.

This discovery made her laugh softly, mixed with the excitement of having locked onto the beast, and of course... the evil taste of the crazy game that was about to be played. She knew that even if she jumped from more than 20 floors, she would not die, and her sister would definitely catch her.

So what are you waiting for!

"!?"

Fushiguro Megumi also saw all of this, and of course saw her actions. She dodged the icicles that attacked her in mid-air and landed on the edge of the rooftop. Her eyes followed the rapidly fleeing cursed spirit. Fushiguro Megumi, who was already preparing to summon the Nue, widened her eyes and said, "Wait—"

"Bye~"

The strong wind blew her black hair. Eri Kimoto tilted her head and smiled at Megumi Fushiguro who looked incredulous. It was that cunning, crazy and evil smile again!

Those eyes sparkled like bright stars, but at this moment, Megumi Fushiguro could only hear her greeting herself, and then she jumped down.

The strong wind instantly enveloped Eri Kimoto.

The whirring sound filled her ears. The chill brought by the cold winter wind was not too noticeable at this moment. What made Qi Ben Eri feel more interesting was the feeling of weightlessness falling downwards.

The headband that casually tied her hair had loosened, and her black hair was flying wildly in the wind. Her heartbeat was like a drum, thump-thump-thump violently.

It was really interesting. Eri Kimoto laughed and opened her hands. This feeling was much more exciting than a roller coaster. She could also kill a cursed spirit.

The moment she discovered the fleeing cursed spirit, she clenched the knife in her hand. She could feel the extreme sensation brought by this, and she could also feel that her surging cursed power was becoming stronger and stronger.

The next second, all that remained in her eyes was the coldness of a predator looking at its dying prey. Kimoto Eri gripped the knife with both hands, shifted her stance mid-air, and swung down a powerful blow with all her cursed energy, landing on the cursed spirit. The cursed spirit let out a painful scream. It was estimated that this blow, with its continuous damage, would at least reduce its HP to the bottom line or even wipe it out.

After the slash, Eri Nori continued to fall and sighed regretfully, thinking that it was such a shame that this Pokémon hadn't been captured. It was almost time for her to—

However, in the next moment, Qi Ben Eri's pupils suddenly shrank, because as she looked up and fell, the black figure appeared in her sight.

His black hair was blown back in the air, and his face, which usually didn't have much expression, was filled with shock and anger. His blue-green eyes were fixed on him in the wind and snow.

"Fool!"

He held out his hand to himself.

"Catch me—"

The wind was very strong, but Megumi Fushiguro's voice was still clear.

...Who is the idiot? ! !

Qi Ben Eri came back to her senses, thinking, "Didn't I say hello to him? Why did he jump down anyway?! I can protect myself, how could he not be afraid of death?! What am I waiting for? Call my sister to come out and save me—"

However, just as Eri Nori dropped her knife and prepared to summon her sister, Megumi Fushiguro was one step faster. He formed seals with his hands and shouted, "Rabbit!"

The two bodies were about to get close to each other under the influence of gravity, and Fushiguro Megumi's hand was about to reach her. Eri Kimoto subconsciously stretched out her hand to him, and was immediately caught by him.

It was a force that was difficult to break free from, and in the blink of an eye, Eri Kimoto had been pulled into his arms very, very, very forcefully.

It was like she had crashed into his arms. Before she could react, Eri Norimoto was held by Fushiguro Megumi. They changed positions in the air. Now she was the one being protected above. Fushiguro Megumi was protecting her tightly and seemed to be exerting strength. She could clearly hear the roar above her head: "Nue!!"

There was a sound of flapping huge wings, and Eri Kimoto felt her collar being grabbed by claws. Perhaps because she was getting closer to the ground, Megumi Fushiguro summoned another Shikigami for safety.

"hiss--"

At this position, Nue couldn't just grab them and bring them back into the air. He could only try to reduce the cushioning when landing. However, the feeling of landing after a blink of an eye was not that of an impact, but an unusually soft feeling.

It was like being surrounded by countless furry creatures, and the two people fell into a sea of ​​rabbits.

The world seemed to be quiet for a moment. Beneath Eri Nori was Fushiguro Megumi, who was still panting heavily. His hands were still heavily protecting the back of her head, which prevented her from looking up directly.

As if knowing that there was no need to worry anymore, Fushiguro Megumi finally let go. He grabbed Eri Kimoto's shoulders tightly and helped her sit up. There was still shock and anger in his blue-green eyes, and he was still frightened, but the most obvious thing was his relief that she was safe and sound.

The two of them sat in the sea of ​​countless fluffy rabbits in the flying snow. The sound of the wind seemed to have faded away, leaving only the sound of each other's heartbeats and breathing. Eri Qimoto looked at him obediently.

"Are you crazy?!"

Fushiguro Megumi's frayed nerves finally relaxed a bit, and his voice gradually became more serious and angry. He glared at Eri Nori, who had finally behaved herself, and he wanted to smack her head. "Can you please give me some peace of mind?! What the hell is this guy thinking?! What the hell is this lunatic?!"

"You dare to say goodbye to me??!"

"Do you know how dangerous this is, bastard?"

It's rare to see a young man so energetic.

Eri Kimoto also smiled secretly, with the corners of her mouth raised: "I know, I won't be in any trouble, because my sister will... Hey, you should know this too, Fushiguro-san?"

Qi Ben Eri suddenly had an idea, and a hint of inquiry flashed in her eyes: "Do you think I jumped down desperately just to kill that cursed spirit? So you jumped down too? To save me?"

“…”

Fushiguro Megumi would not admit that she had indeed forgotten this at that moment, but at that moment her reason had been completely dominated by instinct. The boy looked at her angrily and finally squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "Idiot!"

Qi Ben Eri did not refute, but turned over and fell on her back in the sea of ​​rabbits. The white fur of the fluffy rabbits was fluffy and soft, as if she was lying in marshmallows.

Snowflakes fell down, landing on her body and on her eyelashes. Eri Qimoto looked at the place where the cursed spirit gradually disappeared, then looked up at the sky. After taking a deep breath, the cold air entered her lungs.

She felt her heartbeat, one after another, thump, thump, thump, it seemed to be exactly the same as the force of the fall just now... maybe even clearer,

She quietly turned her head and looked at the young man who was frowning and looking at the remains of the cursed spirit that was gradually disappearing.

Even after being blown by such a strong wind, his hair is still messy, the lines of his profile are clean, and his tightly pursed lips reveal that he is as serious and reliable as before. Fushiguro-san has such long eyelashes.

"Otaru is great."

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"Otaru is so nice..." Eri Kimoto put down the last little white rabbit she had drawn, took out her phone and started looking at the house prices there.

During the winter vacation, after we dealt with the cursed spirit, I wandered around there with Megumi Fushiguro for two or three days and successfully checked in at all the famous places.

Compared to Tokyo, she still feels that the environment there is very suitable for her. It always makes her feel very comfortable. How about saving some money and buying an apartment there, maybe in a few years, or even more than ten years.

When the snow falls in winter, I will invite everyone to my home to sit around the fire and eat hot pot while chatting about everyone's recent experiences.

It should be very warm.

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Happy Chinese Valentine's Day hhhhhh