To become a king and a magician

Grey seemed to realize something as well, and immediately blushed slightly as she looked at Natsukawa Tora: "Brother! Sit up straight!"

"I haven't said anything yet!"

31. If it's a dream

Night fell quickly.

【You worked hard last night. I'll take over the patrol tonight. Enjoy your Arcueid presents at home, junior!】

Because Aozaki Aoko said such a thing, Natsukawa Toraya, who had nothing to do, could only lie in bed and sleep idly.

But he didn't fall asleep.

"What is this gift...?"

Arcueid said the gift wouldn't arrive until tonight. Could it be that she ordered something online that wouldn't be delivered until tonight?

No, probably not. Arcueid doesn't have a cell phone, and there's no computer in this room, so she can't shop online.

What was the gift she was referring to?

(I'm worrying about it too much, I can't sleep at all...)

Xia Chuanhu tossed and turned in bed several times, and whether it was just his imagination or not, as he turned to face the window, he felt more and more that something was wrong with the moon tonight.

Normally, moonlight should be silvery-white, right? But when I look out from the bed, the moonlight outside the window appears somewhat...pink?

"A pink...moon?"

Xia Chuanhu subconsciously wanted to walk to the window to see what was going on outside, but for some reason, a sudden wave of drowsiness surged from the depths of his body to his brain, his eyes kept wanting to close, and his hands and feet gradually lost their strength.

What... happened...?

"Xia Chuan."

A voice suddenly rang out at the door, instantly dispelling Xia Chuanhu's drowsiness. Looking out the window again, the moonlight was still silvery white.

"Huh...it's not pink...is it really just my imagination?"

"Xia Chuan!"

The voice came from the doorway again, and when he recognized whose voice it was, Xia Chuanhu's face stiffened, and he hurriedly turned his head to look.

Meryl stood there smiling at him.

"Mei...Mei?" Natsukawa Torato asked, somewhat surprised. "What are you doing here? When did you come to Japan?"

"Ah, asking such a question means you don't know either."

After a slight pause, Mary seemed to understand something and sat down by the bed: "This isn't Japan, it's your dream."

My own dream?

Xia Chuanhu immediately pinched his cheek—it didn't hurt much.

"A dream... wait a minute, if this is my dream, then how could you appear—are you trying to mess with me in this dream again?!"

Thinking of this, Xia Chuanhu jumped out of bed to get away from Meili, but the next moment he found himself back on the bed.

“Merry—”

"Don't look at me, I didn't do this." Mary raised her hands in a French military salute with an innocent look on her face. "I really didn't do anything to you this time. Besides, I'm in England, how could I cast a spell on you from halfway around the world?"

"You absolutely can do that!"

(Hmm...you trust people so much in this regard...)

Mary sighed. "I really wish you could trust people more in other places. But this really has nothing to do with me. I was sitting in the living room having tea, and then I just blinked and ended up here. It's so strange."

"However, the moment I saw you, I understood everything."

Pointing at Natsukawa Tora, Meryl smiled and said, "That's why I'm here because you dreamed about me."

......

......

......

Huh?!

It took Natsukawa Tora a while to understand: "You mean... I dreamed about you?"

“To be precise, you dreamt about me under the influence of a nightmare demon,” Meryl laughed. “You were influenced by a nightmare demon other than me and dreamt about me. Since I am also a nightmare demon, my consciousness resonated with it, and I appeared here. Simply put, we are having the same dream now.”

"Ugh, what bad luck. I dream about you all the time, it's awful."

After being told what Merry had said, Natsukawa Tora immediately curled his lip.

However, Meryl smiled like a blooming flower: "Oh? Is that so? As the saying goes, 'What you think about during the day, you dream about at night.' You dream about me, isn't that because you've been thinking about me subconsciously?"

"I want to hit you, is there a problem?" Xia Chuanhu raised his fist with a friendly expression. "Don't you know how many times you've played pranks on me and dragged me into trouble every now and then? I've wanted to hit you for a long time."

"Then you do the hitting—"

Splat!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xia Chuanhu punched Meili in the face, instantly knocking her out of the room!

However, the moment she left the room, Meryl suddenly disappeared and then abruptly appeared on Natsukawa Tora's bed!

"Oh! So that's how it is!"

As if suddenly enlightened, Meryl clapped her hands: "It seems this is a dream with boundaries. The activity range is limited to this room. If you go beyond the boundary, you will be automatically sent back to the birth point, which is this bed."

"I see."

"Wait, what did I say?! Xia Chuan! You're so mean! Why did you suddenly hit me?!"

"Huh? Didn't you say I could hit you?" Just like Meryl before, Natsukawa Tora looked completely innocent at this moment. "I didn't know you liked being hit, Meryl. We're old friends, so if you want to be hit again in the future, you can just tell me, and I'd be happy to hit you."

"Woo~~~~~ Haa......."

After pouting for a while, Mary sighed heavily: "Fine, I won't hold it against you in my dream. I'll just tease you a few more times when you come back."

"Then I'll take this opportunity to punch you a few more times, so grit your teeth and bear it."

"Hey! No, no, no! I know I was wrong! Besides, it's rare for you to have such a dream, you should at least make me happy!"

"Merry quickly ran to the wall and said."

Upon hearing her words, Natsukawa Tora frowned: "[Such a dream]? What do you mean? Is there anything special about my dream?"

"It's not that special, it's just a wet dream," Meryl laughed. "The nightmare that cast the spell on you seems to have guided your dream in that direction, so what you're having now is a wet dream, where you dream about the person you desire most in your heart."

"Oh—wait, wait, wait! Doesn't that mean—"

This was a wet dream, Natsukawa Torato's own wet dream. In the dream, the person he wanted most appeared, and then it was Merry...

Mary's smile was as bright as the azure sea.

"Oh my, I never thought you would think of me like that, Xia Chuan. You usually ignore me and pretend you don't see when I offer you benefits, but you've actually been thinking about me for a long time."

"No way! What nonsense are you spouting! This is definitely your doing! If it were truly my own dream, then what appeared would definitely be—"

Who could it be?

The conversation abruptly ended.

Meili returned to Natsukawa Tora: "Hey, Natsukawa, this is the only time I can assure you that this dream wasn't my doing. It really was your own dream, and you dreamt about me in it."

"In dreams, why not be a little more honest with yourself, and with myself?"

"Hmm...it's not about sincerity or insincerity, but how could this be..."

The person he was dreaming about was actually Merry?! Although she was indeed a beauty, probably the most beautiful person Natsukawa had ever seen, but, but, but... if he had to choose, he still hoped it wasn't her!

32. I'm sorry, ue

Several tens of minutes later—although the dream mentioned that the time was strange.

Seeing that Natsukawa Tora was still somewhat doubting his life, Meryl said softly, "Alright, alright, calm down. Although I know why you're reacting so strongly, at least pretend to be happy. It'll hurt your feelings if you look so resistant."

"Ugh... I'm sorry, this was just too much of a shock for me..."

"What kind of image do I have in your eyes...?"

Mary sighed helplessly.

I haven't recovered yet.

"Well then, let's change the subject and talk about something else. Judging from your expression, it seems like it's hard for you to accept this all at once."

What do you want to talk about?

Do you really like me?

Turning to meet Natsukawa Tora's gaze, Meryl asked with a rare serious expression, but only for a moment before immediately reverting to the familiar smile Natsukawa Tora had: "Oh dear, even though we're talking about other things, even I'm still very concerned about this matter."

So why are we talking about something else?

Turning his head away and remaining silent for a while, Natsukawa Tora glanced at Meryl briefly: "Can you not say anything?"

(There's definitely something fishy going on!)

This was the first time Meryl had ever seen Natsukawa Tora so hesitant and timid!

(Sigh, I wish this were a dream I created. I really want to save Xia Chuan's expression forever. I'd probably get a lot of pleasure from showing it to him later.)

"Tell me, tell me! I'm so curious!" Meryl climbed onto the bed and gradually moved closer to Natsukawa. "You know, Natsukawa, you've always been so indifferent to me. Even when I make intimate moves, you don't react at all. I always thought you weren't interested in me, and I even wondered if you liked men."

How could that be!

Natsukawa Tora raised an eyebrow, then, as if giving up the struggle, lowered his head and whispered, "Probably... he likes it..."

"Hey? Speak louder, I couldn't hear what you said."

“I already said… it’s probably… I don’t even know myself…” Xia Chuanhu rubbed his hair in frustration. “I’m a man too, how could I not like a woman as beautiful as you? I used to panic every time you made those intimate moves to me.”

"is it?"

Mary blinked. "But don't you always look so resistant?"

"It's because I considered your personality, thinking that you might be planning to mess with me again, that's why I resisted you," Xia Chuanhu said with a hint of helplessness. "Don't you even think about what you usually do?"