Chapter 98 Chapter 98 "I know clearly and definitely that I...
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In the void, when the countdown displayed on the translucent screen showed only thirty minutes left, Li Xiaoqi returned to the room and planned to think about how to sneak into the Infinite City.
There was a noise coming from the next room, the door was pushed open. The sound was not loud, but it could be heard clearly in the quiet night.
Then there was the sound of hurried footsteps. Li Xiaoqi looked towards the door and saw a figure outlined on the door.
The hair is fluffy and the figure is very familiar.
She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Dazai Osamu would wake up in the middle of the night.
Li Xiaoqi stood up, walked to the door and opened it.
Dazai Osamu's face was hidden in the shadows, and the moonlight was blocked outside the door by him, so she could not see the expression on his face clearly.
Judging from the sound of his footsteps, he seemed to be in a hurry.
"Mr. Dazai?"
She called out.
Dazai Osamu smiled and suddenly started greeting people.
He looked full of energy, with the smile on his lips curved just right.
Li Xiaoqi always felt that something was wrong with him. His smile was too perfect, like a mask.
The brilliance of the day in the iris-colored eyes was hidden in the dim light, and the eyes were as deep as the black night sky, without any trace of the luster of stars and moon.
Sure enough, something was wrong.
Li Xiaoqi spoke to him about snoring in a teasing tone.
Dazai Osamu behaved as usual, without any unusual expression.
Then--
"Xiao Qi, the night is so beautiful tonight."
That's all she heard.
As Dazai Osamu said this, he moved sideways, allowing the silvery moonlight to shine into the room.
Li Xiaoqi looked up at the moon, which was still as bright as the one he saw in the yard.
The weather was clear but there were dark clouds, and a halo appeared around the round white moon.
Considering that she had just accidentally said something wrong to Tomioka Giyu, she didn't dare to think about love between men and women at this moment, for fear of being embarrassed again.
What if Mr. Dazai Osamu was just joking on a whim?
So, she said, “Yeah, it’s really beautiful.”
Well, that's a perfect answer.
Not awkward, and not misleading.
Li Xiaoqi looked at Dazai Osamu, and a look of loss flashed across his face, which made her slightly stunned.
“Right!”
Dazai Osamu raised his voice and looked up at the moon.
"Ah, Xiao Qi, you didn't think I just confessed my feelings, did you?"
Hearing the teasing tone, Li Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was just as he expected.
She chuckled and said, "What if I misunderstood?"
Dazai Osamu put his hand on Li Xiaoqi's head and looked straight into her eyes.
Li Xiaoqi was forced to raise his head and looked into the deep, iris-colored eyes.
"Then...will Xiao Qi agree?"
Dazai Osamu spoke in a very light tone, just like blowing out smoke rings.
Li Xiaoqi blinked slowly and looked at Dazai Osamu, who was only half an arm's length away from him. Suddenly, he felt that he seemed to be asking seriously.
She parted her lips slightly and arched her eyebrows.
"Promise, then what?"
Li Xiaoqi curled the corners of his lips and tiptoed closer to him.
Dazai Osamu's body froze. As he watched Li Xiaoqi's face getting closer and closer, his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, and the calmness on his face was instantly broken.
He hurriedly took a step back and turned his head away, feeling that the space in front of him became stuffy.
Li Xiaoqi looked at him quietly with a smile on his face.
Dazai Osamu did not answer. The black hair in front of his forehead hung down and floated along the line of his jaw with his temples.
His lips were kissed by the moonlight, giving them a light luster as thin as ice.
After waiting for a while, Li Xiaoqi didn't get any answer, but Dazai Osamu stood there stupidly and didn't leave.
She widened the smile on her lips, leaned against the door, and looked at him with an amused expression.
"Mr. Dazai, let's assume you agree."
Li Xiaoqi was neither angry nor complaining, he just spoke in a calm tone.
"Although being in a relationship doesn't necessarily mean marriage, it would be really frustrating if someone disappeared while you were dating."
"Especially a suicide enthusiast. After completing their plan, they would choose death without hesitation, right?"
"By then, I don't think I'll be important enough for you to give up dying. Moreover, in your plan, your death is extremely important."
"To protect the only world... where Oda Sakunosuke can write, isn't it?"
Dazai Osamu slowly turned his head to look at Li Xiaoqi, with no expression on his face.
He didn't know what expression to make at this moment. He wanted to get away with it by putting on a playful smile, but he gave up the idea when he met Li Xiaoqi's rational and calm gaze.
It's really unlike myself.
Dazai Osamu laughed at himself in his heart.
This kind of behavior of impulsively exposing something without any second preparation is not something he would normally do.
The feeling of regret climbed into my heart, and my mouth seemed to be sealed by something, so I couldn't tell a single lie.
No.
What lies, what deceptive sweet words, at this moment he was looking at her like a puppet.
The dirtiest thought in her heart...and perhaps the thing she looked forward to the most, was to see Li Xiaoqi get angry because of his silence, his refusal or agreement, and question him why he always gave her the illusion of ambiguity.
But now, Li Xiaoqi was very calm, so calm that it seemed that—
She doesn't like him at all.
The funny thing is that my brain started to remember everything about her on its own.
The encounter at Lupin Bar when they were kids, the reunion in the computer game, and everything that happened after being possessed by the system...
Before I knew it, the memories of being with her filled my mind.
Dazai Osamu's breath stopped and he felt his limbs begin to go cold.
He knew that he was the worst one in the darkness and had no right to touch the sun.
In an instant, the memories of the parallel world flooded back, and the brain began to ache dully, and this dull pain spread through the body to the heart.
My heart felt like it was being pinched by an invisible hand and was being crushed so hard that I forgot to breathe.
Odasaku... Xiaoqi...
He seemed to have become a ball of hair that could never be sorted out, a tangle that could not be untied.
Xiaoqi was right. He had his own things to do and would never stop for someone.
“…”
Li Xiaoqi looked at the cold and stiff expression on his face, his thin lips tightly tightened, and he just said nothing.
She let out a helpless breath, raised her hand, clenched her fist, and knocked Dazai Osamu on the forehead.
"Are you stupid?"
Unexpectedly, Dazai Osamu heard words he had never expected.
He opened his eyes wide, raised his hand to support his forehead, and looked stunned.
Li Xiaoqi looked at him like this and burst out laughing.
"I also have my own things to do. I can't give up my family and friends because of someone, even if that person is an anime character I've liked for a long time or someone I like very much."
"My life has never been in a fantasy world. I know what path I want to take."
"I know clearly and precisely which world I belong to."
"Besides, I won't stop because of someone."
She smiled brightly, and the light in her eyes was brighter than the bright moonlight at this moment.
Dazai Osamu was immersed in her eyes, and his beating heart did not slow down because of her words.
thump--
His fingertips trembled slightly, and a wonderful throbbing filled his entire chest.
Why, he didn't say anything, why do you know what he is thinking?
"Undercooked!"
Li Xiaoqi put his left hand on his waist and pointed at Dazai Osamu with his right hand.
"Mr. Dazai, you are so immature when it comes to relationships."
She opened her palm and stretched it out towards Dazai Osamu.
"Of course, while we're partners, I'll always be by your side and trust every decision you make."
"Try your best to survive and return to your own world! Then head towards death—"
Dazai Osamu was stunned, and a light flashed in his eyes.
He raised his hand and tried to grab the slender white hand.
"Xiao Qi..."
Some emotion filled my body with this call, and my empty soul seemed to be filled at this moment.
Now, he just wanted to hold Li Xiaoqi tightly.
"The countdown ends, and the world quest 'Growing Vegetables in Infinite City' begins."
"Infinite City Teleport, begin."
A Japanese sliding door appeared under Li Xiaoqi's feet. When the door opened, a complex space appeared inside.
She felt her body suspended in the air, and the next second she felt weightless.
Their fingertips brushed against each other, and neither could catch the other.
"Xiao Qi——!!!"
Dazai Osamu's voice came.
He shouted anxiously, his voice broken, as if he had lost something treasure.
Before the door closed, Li Xiaoqi saw Dazai Osamu's panicked face reflected in his eyes and smiled at him.
She didn't expect that she would be teleported directly to Infinite City after the mission started.
The rooms and stairs are upside down and disordered, and the disordered space is filled with yellow lights.
The complex structure appeared before the eyes, with rooms and attics scattered east and west, and countless stairs floating in the air.
The wind whistled past my ears, and my coat was blown away by the air current, leaving only the light green yukata on my body.
"The live broadcast has begun. Please manage your facial expressions."
"Due to mission requirements, I will automatically use the item Ghost Experience Scroll x1."
"Please note that ghost experience coupons are valid for 72 hours. Please use a new coupon as soon as the time limit is about to expire. Otherwise, the host will be at risk of being eaten by ghosts. If the body is gone, it will be impossible to revive it with props."
Li Xiaoqi felt his body getting hot and his teeth started to itch.
The black hair that brushed against her cheeks grew longer and turned white from the roots, and the nails on her ten fingers became long and sharp.
Her limbs became exceptionally strong, and she adjusted her body, looking at the intricate corridors below, her vision clearer than ever before.
"Attention! Anchor points have been detected in this space. Due to the special nature of the Infinite City space, the anchor point location is hidden. It is recommended that the anchor point be located during the mission."
System, you are worthy of it.
This operation is really... not surprising at all.
"The dynamic CGs - 'The wind blows past my ears under the moon' and 'The moon is so beautiful tonight' are now available in the shopping cart. Welcome to purchase them."
The voice of the administrator June rang in her mind, one after another. As usual, the excessive reminders made her head hurt.
Li Xiaoqi saw that falling down all the time was no use, so he opened his backpack and used the Wings of Wind inside.
The blue wings of wind spread out, and the rapid descent began to slow down.
Suddenly, long dark red hair fluttered before his eyes, and his arm was grabbed forcefully.
She opened her eyes wide, and a face with six eyes suddenly came into view up close.
“Ahhhhhhh!!!”
“Ghost—”
In an instant, Li Xiaoqi's frightened cry echoed in Infinite City.
Kokushibo: “……?”
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