Chapter 32
Kurozuka Kirishi clearly realized that he was dreaming.
Dreams are like old photos soaked in developer, slowly revealing a blurred past.
She saw herself walking step by step towards the depths of the sea, the cold water gradually covering her ankles, knees, waist... until it completely swallowed her figure.
Then, there was the irregular pushing of the waves, and then, there was an endless fall.
She felt a little confused. This feeling was both strange and familiar, as if it belonged to her memory, but it was as if it was separated by a layer of glass and could not be seen clearly.
The strong sense of déjà vu made her feel a little confused in her dream.
My body continued to sink in the dark, cold water, and time lost its meaning.
I don't know how long it took, but in the endless darkness below, a dim light seemed to appear.
She tried hard to see the source of the light, but her vision was distorted by the waves and could not focus.
As her vision completely blurred and her consciousness was on the verge of fading, she could only see countless blood-red, living tentacles-like things madly spreading upward from the light below.
It instantly wrapped around her body, accelerating her descent into the abyss...
Heizhong Wushi suddenly opened his eyes, his heart beating rapidly in his chest for a few times before slowly calming down.
The sky outside the window is already bright, and it is pouring in through the gaps in the curtains.
She subconsciously turned to the seat next to her, but suddenly stopped, almost forgetting that she had moved from the double dormitory to a single room a long time ago, and that Tanai Sonoko no longer shared a bed with her.
She rubbed her eyebrows, the residual feeling of the dream made her a little dazed, as if... she had forgotten something very important?
She picked up the phone on the bedside table and turned on the screen. The dense message pop-up windows made her wake up instantly.
At the top was Hoshina Soshiro's name, and the latest message was from thirty minutes ago: [Tell me when you wake up. I'll be waiting for you at the old place. No rush, take your time.]
There were seven or eight older messages below, ranging from last night's "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" to this morning's "Are you awake yet?" and "I'm already here."...
Kurozuka Kirishi's pupils shrank slightly, and he belatedly remembered that today was Hoshina's day off, and they had made an appointment to go out last week.
She actually completely forgot such an important thing. Was it because of that strange dream?
Without time to think, Kurozuka Kirishi immediately moved away the pile of dolls around him, threw back the quilt, got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom and washed up as quickly as possible.
Looking at herself in the mirror with messy hair and pajamas, she took a deep breath, turned around and went out, heading straight for Tanai Sonoko's dormitory.
“Knock knock knock!”
On a rare day off, Tanai Sonoko had just applied a facial mask and set her noisy boyfriend to "Do Not Disturb" mode. Just as she was about to enjoy the quiet morning, she was interrupted by a rapid knock on the door.
She muttered, got out of bed and opened the door. When she saw the person outside, her eyes under the mask widened instantly.
I saw Kurozuka Kirishi standing at the door, his long black hair, which was usually neatly combed, now a little messy.
She was still wearing loose pajamas, with a crooked collar, revealing a small piece of white collarbone, and a trace of anxiety on her face that would never appear under normal circumstances.
"Wow~" Tanai Sonoko uttered a meaningful exclamation, and her eyes scanned the figure from top to bottom several times, finally focusing precisely on the exquisite black choker on Kurozuka Kirishi's fair neck.
Especially the clear ruby in the center of the choker, hanging above the collarbone and rising and falling slightly with breathing.
"Tsk tsk, this gem... really suits you." Tanai Yuanzi commented in an ambiguous tone, thinking that the picture of the beautiful woman with messy clothes in front of her was really pleasing to the eye.
Kurozuka Kirishi didn't have time to pay attention to her strange tone and got straight to the point: "Sonoko, can you lend me your curling iron? I need it urgently."
Tianna Sonoko's eyes lit up, and she instantly turned into enthusiastic mode. She rubbed her hands and said, "Borrow it! I must borrow it! Just borrowing is not enough. At times like this, of course you need a professional like me to personally help you create the perfect look! Leave it to me!"
She pulled Heizhong Wushi into the room and closed the door.
Behind the flowerbed grass near the base gate,
Guqiao Yichun pulled Ichikawa Leno's arm hard, pushed his body down, and whispered confidently, "Relax, Leno! We're hiding well. The deputy captain won't find us this time!"
Ichikawa Leno half-crouched helplessly, looking at the person on top of him: "I just don't understand why we have to follow the vice-captain again? And he's been standing there for almost an hour. Maybe there's something important?"
"Important? Of course it's important! Don't you think the deputy captain's outfit today is particularly special compared to last time?" Guqiao Yichun's tone was meaningful.
Ichikawa Leno leaned over and took a look: "Indeed, the vice-captain is not wearing a team uniform today?!"
"Not only that, look at him holding a pink shopping bag and staring at his phone! I bet the person he's waiting for is definitely not a simple person!" Guqiao Yichun said confidently.
Ichikawa Leno thought for a moment and was about to speak when he was hit on the back of his head again.
"Look, Leno! Someone is coming out!" Guqiao Yichun suddenly lowered his voice excitedly and pressed his head tightly.
Ichikawa Reno: ...
After looking at each other awkwardly, they turned their heads away.
When the two of them sneaked out from behind the bushes again, their sights immediately locked on the person standing next to Hoshina Soshiro.
The person was wearing a loose white off-shoulder top, which cleverly showed off the graceful shoulder and neck lines. The cross-lace design at the neckline made the skin underneath faintly visible.
Her neck is matched with an exquisite stacked necklace. The most eye-catching thing is her naturally and exquisitely styled wavy hair, which makes her look bright and beautiful.
"Wait, are they..." Guqiao Yichun saw the scene from afar, his jaw dropped in shock, his eyes widened.
Ichikawa Leno glanced speechlessly at his overreacting companion: "Didn't you guess it just now?"
"It's totally different, Leno!" Guqiao Yichun shook Ichikawa Leno's shoulders hard, almost shaking him apart: "I guess this is definitely not a relationship on the level of girlfriend! Look, look! They are holding hands! Holding hands!"
In the distance, Hoshina Soshiro held Kurozuka Kirishi's hand with an undisguised smile on his face.
Heizhong Wushi seemed to have noticed some movement in the direction of the bushes and glanced sideways in confusion.
Hoshina Soshiro followed her gaze, chuckled, and squeezed her hand, his tone a little helpless: "They are just a group of new members with extremely strong curiosity and excessive energy."
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