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"Oh, right, this is for you." Koshimura Sawa rummaged in his pocket for a while, took out [Night's Caress], and handed it to Shiina Tatsuki. "It's the reward I just got from climbing the tower."
"This is...?"
"Eye masks can help you sleep and improve sleep quality." Yuecun Ze looked at the faint dark circles under her eyes. "You should pay attention to getting enough rest. Try not to stay up late too often; it's bad for your health."
"...It's none of your business."
Shiina Tatsuki said this, but still reached out and took it.
"Would you like to try it on?" Koshimura Sawa asked.
"Mmm." Shiina Ritsuki nodded, looking down at the black lace trim and heart-shaped patterns she was holding in her hands...
Eye mask?
[What is Syndra, the Dream Rose?]
No, is your eye mask even proper?
Shiina Riki's hands, which were holding the blindfold, began to tremble.
She had only seen this kind of thing in one other place before.
That's... the little card I saw near my home before... that said "door-to-door service"...
"What's wrong?" Yuecun Ze asked quickly when he saw her suddenly freeze. "Don't you like it?"
He took the blindfold from her hand and held it up to her face; the blindfold immediately adhered to her face as if by magnetism.
"It suits you quite well, and it matches your temperament perfectly." Yuecun Ze carefully examined him for a moment, then nodded while stroking his chin.
"Let's just forget about it." Shiina Ritsuki's voice suddenly turned cold as she raised her hand to try and push his hand away. "This was originally yours, it's not really appropriate to just give it to me like this, is it?"
"What kind of talk is that?" Koshimura Sawa smiled helplessly. "I said I gave it to you, so it's definitely a gift for you. Anyway, I don't really need it."
[A. "Lixi, take care of yourself, or how will you be my wife in the future?"]
[B. "Lixi, you don't want your sister to know that you stay up late at night and sleep in class during the day, do you?"]
[C. "This chair is so uncomfortable to sleep in. Luckily, the staff break room isn't far away. Let's go to the bed and take a nap together!"]
"Lixi, take care of yourself, or how will you be my wife in the future?"
"Huh?" Shiina Riki couldn't hold back any longer. Her face turned red at a visible speed, and she almost turned red with anger and embarrassment. She looked at him with an incredulous look.
Seeing that she was about to enter battle mode, Koshimura Sawa quickly tried to salvage the situation.
"Maybe we should just forget about it. Lixi is so fierce, she doesn't seem like the type to be a wife—"
What did you manage to fix?
Koshimura Sawa swallowed hard as he watched Shiina Tatsuki, whose black aura was gradually solidifying into a tangible form, emerge from behind him.
No, being his wife is out of the question, and not being his wife is also out of the question. Li Xi is really in a mess.
"Wait, calm down—" Yuecun Ze said, backing away repeatedly. "Lixi, let me explain—"
"There's no point in explaining to a scumbag like you who can't keep his mouth shut." Shiina Ritsuki gritted her teeth, pressing him relentlessly.
Koshimura Sawa tried to back away, but crashed into the wall behind him with a "bang".
He immediately turned around, trying to slip away, but Shiina Tatsuki suddenly raised his right leg.
The girl's long, straight legs slammed against the wall next to his ear with a thud, accompanied by a whooshing sound.
Wow, there's even a leg-lock!
Beneath RiNG's staff uniform, her calves were sleek and powerful, with black stockings tightly encasing her skin and shapely ankles, just a hair's breadth away from Koshimura's face.
hateful--
Koshimura Sawa clenched his fist.
Just now, I stopped a crime with my strong willpower.
I resisted the urge to lick Lixi's feet.
[BYD seems quite proud of this]
Koshimura Sawa quickly turned around, trying to escape from the other side.
Since the right leg has already been used for a leg-slam, the left leg can't be used to block the road.
Otherwise, he would have just sat down on the ground.
Just then, the basement door was suddenly flung open with a bang.
The two of them turned to look at the doorway at the same time.
There stood Hachiman Kairin, carrying a heavy harp case.
She surveyed the scene in the basement with a blank expression—in the dim light, Shiina Ritsuki was wearing what looked like a sex mask on her face, with one leg draped over Koshimura Sawa's shoulder, while Koshimura Sawa was looking at her with a pleading gaze.
Hachiman Kairin's gaze lingered between the two for a few seconds before she decisively looked away.
"It's nothing." Her tone was completely calm, as if what she was seeing was just an ordinary scene. "You guys continue, don't worry about me."
After saying that, she walked past the two petrified people without glancing at them, went to the central control panel and operated it a few times. Then she walked straight into the hollow entrance next to it, which represented "Yongchao Bay", and her figure disappeared behind the rippling water curtain.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to leave one hand behind his back and give a thumbs-up to Koshimura Sawa.
Koshimura turned around stiffly and found that Shiina Riki was standing there blankly, as if her soul had been taken away, with empty eyes.
She mechanically withdrew her leg, summoned her sword, and gripped it in her trembling hand.
"Wait, Lixi, calm down—"
Shameful request for leave
I've been marching all day, and I really want to update, but I can't type a single word. I feel like I could fall asleep as soon as I lie down in bed...
I've run out of drafts, so I have to abandon my perfect attendance record and ask for leave. I'm sorry...
Speaking of which, the main storyline of this volume is almost over. Should we consider opening a bounty during the National Day holiday?
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Chapter Thirty-Six: Echoes (Part 1)
"Another one..."
Shiina Riki lay on the table, aimlessly flicking a white Bluetooth earphone with her fingers, watching it spin futilely on the smooth surface, making a slight scraping sound.
The computer screen was the only light source in the room, illuminating her delicate face.
In the dimly lit room, apart from the old panda doll on the bedside table, there was nothing else that exuded a girlish charm.
Everything was clean and tidy, with pure white walls and a pure white bed, without any unnecessary decorations or colors. The composite board bookshelves were crammed with heavy ancient books and music theory books, while in the corner stood a wooden dummy used for practicing chopping, its surface covered with marks of varying depths.
The only things that reveal any trace of personal touch, besides the worn-out panda doll, are the long sword hanging on the wall.
The sword is long and slender with cold, hard lines, which can blend into the style of this room, yet also seem out of place.
If you didn't know that this was the home of a high school girl named Hanasaki River, you might have thought it was a newly renovated show flat that hadn't been occupied yet.
It's clean, but it lacks the feel of life.
Shiina Tatsuki sighed, looked at the headphones that had rolled to the side of the table, and finally stopped typing.
...genius.
She hates that word.
It's not that I hate the word itself, but that I hate how I can't help but use it to describe others—it's despicable of me.
Because she clearly knows that geniuses are not born perfect; they also work hard, feel lost, and have their own troubles and worries.
That's why she deeply realized that even if she put in several times more effort than others, she could only ever look at their backs from afar, unable to even catch up with the dust they kicked up.
When did it start?
Is it from the moment one awakens to the idea of becoming a professional?
No, perhaps even earlier...
From the moment of birth, the gears of fate had already begun to turn in different directions...
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Memories are like faded film, playing slowly with a cacophony of sounds.
"Congratulations to Maki on becoming a professional!"
Colorful ribbons and confetti burst forth from the confetti cannon, fluttering down on the girl who had just entered.
The girl paused for a moment, then smiled happily.
"Little Maki has successfully awakened at only 13 years old. She will definitely become a very powerful mage in the future!" her father said in a congratulatory voice.
“And don’t forget, today is not only to celebrate you becoming a professional, but also to celebrate your 14th birthday!” the mother added gently.
Young Shiina Ritsuki excitedly held a small firework tube and followed behind her parents, twisting it vigorously.
But perhaps because I wasn't strong enough, I twisted it for a long time without any reaction.
"Dad, Mom..."
She looked up and whispered to her parents for help.
But then they saw that they had already embraced their sister tightly, one on each side, with smiles of relief on their faces.
Shiina Tatsuki's faint voice was drowned out by their unrestrained praise.
Just then, the firework tube in her hand finally went off with a "bang".
The opening of the tube should face downwards.
Colorful pieces of paper flew out of the paper tube, and after losing their initial momentum, they drifted down unsteadily, eventually covering the cute panda slippers on her feet in a messy manner.
"Ah, Xiao Lixi, come along too." Her mother seemed to finally notice her standing there blankly, straightened up, and reached out to pull her over.
I took out my phone and pressed the record button.
"Come on, everyone, let's all wish Maki a happy birthday!"
Happy birthday, sister!
Shiina Tatsuki tilted her head back, faced the camera, and gave a faint smile.
At that time, she was simply happy that her sister could become a professional and that she could eat cake.
She had no idea what this would mean for her life afterward.
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"Is that Maki's sister?"
Shiina Tatsuki rarely heard anyone call her that.
She looked up at the older girls sitting on the sofa, wearing the uniforms of Yuuki Junior High School.
...Is she my sister's classmate?
Moreover, she seemed to have mentioned before that these were all members who would form an adventure team with her in the future.
Shiina Tatsuki really likes the adventure team.
She always watched the Girls' Adventure Team anime, which aired regularly on TV.
Her favorite character was the gray-haired female warrior with a shield.
Because her transformation animation is the shortest, it won't interfere with her watching the plot...
She always stood at the very front of the group, protecting everyone in the adventure team.
Although she was always the first to be defeated by the monsters in the hollow, waiting for the red-haired mage and blue-haired paladin from the main group to come to her rescue.
But Shiina Tatsuki still liked her very much.
So, when she grows up, she wants to form an adventure team and become a super cool professional.