Chapter 130 Sleepiness.
A week has passed since that day.
Life has been ordinary and uneventful this past week, just plain and uneventful.
But isn't peace and tranquility a good thing? Peace and tranquility mean no unexpected events. And unexpected events are never always a good thing. Rather than getting involved in trouble and putting one's life in a potentially chaotic situation, it's probably better to continue living a peaceful and stable life.
However, some people still inevitably have this thought—
"Ugh...so boring. Nothing interesting has happened at all lately!"
The undisguised complaints came right up to Tsukino and Chiya's ears.
Tsukino and Chiya nodded almost imperceptibly. His nod was very small, but Ohma Kokichi immediately noticed it.
Because the two of them were extremely close at that moment.
The afternoon sun shone brightly on the rooftop. The temperature wasn't too high for the season, but being exposed to such direct sunlight for so long could still be uncomfortable.
So Tsukino, Chiya, and Ohma Kokichi deliberately sat in a shady spot.
Tsukino and Chiya sat directly on the ground, with the wall behind him leading to the rooftop. He seemed more concerned with his own comfort than the dust that might be on the wall, so he leaned against it without a care, gazing relaxedly at the white clouds drifting in the wind, lost in thought.
Wang Ma Xiaoji, however, was not facing away from the wall. He was sitting sideways next to Tsukino and Chiya, with his back to their sides, holding a black notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, writing furiously, seemingly engrossed in something.
Finally, as if he had gotten tired of writing, he decisively closed the notebook and then casually lay back, leaning against Tsukino and Chiya with a very smooth movement.
Wang Ma Xiaoji's head also tilted back, naturally resting on Yueye and Qianye's right shoulders, unceremoniously using their shoulders as half a pillow, squinting at the sky and letting out a complaint.
...that is, the very first scene.
Ouma Kokichi has always been a rather enigmatic person. Tsukino and Chiya felt that no one could truly see through the true thoughts of this guy who shrouded himself in lies all the time.
However, at that time, Tsukino and Chiya could somewhat sense that Ohma Shokichi definitely had some new idea, which was why he was speaking in a veiled way. So he didn't say much, but just nodded casually, wanting to hear what Ohma Shokichi had to say next.
As expected, after sensing Tsukino and Chiya nodding, Ohma Kokichi almost immediately added, "But it's not a big problem!"
The purple-haired boy's voice sounded very excited and cheerful, as if he was adorably smug about having come up with a great idea.
However, compared to his excited, even somewhat agitated, voice, his body was lazily draped over Tsukino and Chiya in a completely listless posture, comfortable and relaxed, giving no impression whatsoever that he was about to jump up and get into trouble with great enthusiasm.
Tsukino and Chiya tilted their heads slightly to the right.
From his perspective, unless Wang Ma Xiaoji also turned his face, he wouldn't be able to see whether his expression was as excited and happy as his voice, or whether he was just too lazy to act since no one was watching.
Tsukino and Chiya turned their heads back and resumed gazing at the sky.
He looked at the sky, but couldn't ignore the commotion beside him... However, judging from Wang Ma Xiaoji's current lazy posture, it wasn't really that "moving".
Because of what Ouma Kokichi had just done, Tsukino and Chiya could clearly feel that a lot of the other's purple hair had brushed against their necks and even their cheeks.
Wangma Xiaoji's hair usually looks a bit unruly and sticks up, but when it actually comes into contact with the skin, Tsukino and Chiya can realize that beneath the unruly appearance, it is still soft, and when it rubs against the skin... it's slightly itchy.
Tsukino and Chiya were slightly distracted by the faint itch on their skin. Fortunately, Ohma Kokichi was close enough that, although he was a beat too slow, he still managed to hear what the purple-haired boy said immediately after "It's not a big problem."
Wang Ma Xiaoji's voice still sounded enthusiastic: "Because I know that something unexpected will happen soon! Because this is the result of my own efforts!"
"Um, that sounds incredible," Tsukino and Chiya asked in unison. "So what did Ohma do?"
"Hehehe..." Ouma Kokichi chuckled mysteriously, "Kozuki and your classmates went on an adventure to the shrine, but nothing happened. What a boring turn of events. But it's okay, things will get interesting soon. Hey, Kozuki, what do you think about the development where, a week after you left the shrine, the people who went with you suddenly start getting into trouble one after another?"
“Something happened…” Tsukino and Chiya repeated the word. He didn’t think that Ouma Kokichi couldn’t achieve the situation he described if he really wanted to, but he asked, “Does that include me?”
“Of course!” Wangma Xiaoji said without hesitation. “Although it’s very hard for me, I’m not the kind of person who would back down because of feelings. Even though Kozuki is my favorite person, I still have to treat everyone equally and not go easy on her!”
Tsukino and Chiya remained noncommittal: "What could happen?"
Wang Ma Xiaoji thought for a moment: "Hmm... does that mean we won't play anymore after we say it out loud?"
Tsukino and Chiya nodded slightly again, and were about to say "I understand" when they heard the purple-haired boy continue, "But since it's Tsukino who asked... I'll just tell you quietly~!"
"Actually, I accidentally found a black notebook that fell from the sky at school a few days ago! After some research, I discovered that if you write someone's name in this notebook, that person will... have a whole day of bad luck for no reason!"
Tsukino and Qianye: "..."
Wang Ma Xiaoji: "..."
Tsukino and Qianye: "..."
After a sudden, eerie silence, it was finally Wangma Xiaoji who let out a soft sigh. People like Tsukino and Chiya, who had known him for a long time, could immediately tell that Wangma Xiaoji was about to start his performance again.
Wang Ma Xiaoji: "...Sigh. Okay. After all these years, has this setup finally become so cliché? That shouldn't be the case. Or has my lie become so bad that even Kozuki Kazuha doesn't want to talk to me anymore? Is my adaptation really that bad? I don't believe it! Ah, or perhaps it's not because the lie isn't funny? Is there some other reason why Kozuki Kazuha doesn't want to be my straight man? So it turns out it's a relationship issue? Could it be—"
No, it's not.
Before Ouma Kokichi could say something like, "It's true that feelings fade over time," Tsukino and Chiya finally spoke again after a moment of silence.
"I'm sorry, Ohma. I didn't mean to ignore you just now, it's just... I think I saw someone."
"Huh?" Wangma Xiaoji didn't even change his posture, refuting the argument with perfect logic, "Even if Kozukino wanted to tell a ghost story, she shouldn't have chosen this time, you know? The sun over there is still glaringly bright. We're sitting right by the door, if someone came, they would definitely notice us immediately... So where are they? Where are they?"
He peeked around and looked around for a while, but he didn't see anyone else.
"I just caught a glimpse of a red figure standing to my left out of the corner of my eye..." Tsukino and Chiya looked to their left, but there was nothing there.
So he could only say, "Well, it must be my imagination."
“‘That’…” Wang Ma Xiaoji followed with an ambiguous “Eh-do”, then stopped looking around, sat back down properly, and continued writing and drawing in his black notebook.
Tsukino and Chiya knew that the notebook was just an ordinary notebook. Ouma Kokichi seemed to be keen on writing and drawing his criminal plans in it lately. Chiya hadn't seen the contents, but he guessed it was probably some kind of prank book.
It's not some kind of criminal plan that would actually kill anyone.
This period of time seemed to have been too leisurely and peaceful for the two of them, to an abnormal degree.
But... isn't that wrong? Shouldn't a peaceful daily life be the most reasonable thing for most people?
Speaking of accidents...
Tsukino and Chiya pondered, searching through their memories.
What was the last unexpected event he experienced that couldn't be considered part of his daily life?
After having this thought, Tsukino and Chiya felt a sudden wave of sleepiness.
The drowsiness grew stronger and stronger, becoming increasingly difficult to resist, and he felt no will to resist it. It was as if his own body, and his entire being, were urging him to quickly drift into a peaceful sleep.
The black-haired boy closed his eyes and opened them again. Tormented by drowsiness, the once clear blue sky and white clouds gradually became blurry. Finally... he closed his eyes again, his breathing even, and succumbed to sleepiness, leaning against the wall to fall asleep.
Beside him, Wang Ma Xiaoji put a hand to his lips and couldn't help but yawn.
The rooftop, which originally only had two people, fell silent again as no one spoke.
until……
Accompanied by undisguised footsteps, someone slowly walked up the steps, step by step heading towards the rooftop.
The rooftop never belonged to any one person alone; it's normal for other people to come, it's just that one person...
The person who walked out of the door leading to the rooftop like a machine ignored the two people sitting by the wall near the door and walked step by step toward the edge of the rooftop without looking to the side.
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