Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

After greeting them in advance, Ritsu Narose quickly went around to the other side of the mall and found a place that could provide him with fun.

Ha~Gachapon machine~

Standing in front of a row of colorful gashapon machines, he passed by the cheesy things like food model gashapons and found something that was enough to impress him.

Scan the QR code to pay, and as a burst of cheerful music sounded, a capsule toy destined to meet Ritsu Naruse fell into the groove, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

This was what Ritsu Narose thought before opening the first gashapon.

However, this thought didn't last even ten minutes.

Eight minutes later, Ritsu Narose stood there, staring at the machine in front of him that was obviously missing a layer of gashapon.

Looking down at the SD version of ν Gundam in his hand, which was a hidden model, Ritsu Narose's eyes suddenly became a little unfocused.

Looking at the pile of capsule toy shells and those identical-looking plastic toys placed around him, the joy of obtaining the hidden version gradually faded.

Taking out his mobile phone and taking photos to search on the trading software, Ritsu Narose soon saw rows of similar products with clearly marked prices.

He glanced at the numbers on the screen and then at the numbers on the capsule machine, and remained silent.

Although he was not short of money and he was not the penny-pinching Grandet, it did not prevent him from feeling like a fool at the moment.

No, that’s not the case.

Isn’t the fun of the capsule toy machine the excitement of the unknown?

But this excitement was too fleeting, and after it turned into the cold and icy reality of the 2 phosphorus house ⊙ (9) san翏 wine, it seemed particularly ugly...

"Isn't this just gambling? It's no different from things like shilling, Texas Hold'em, and roulette, right?"

Noticing that several children not far away were looking at him with admiration and curiosity, Ritsu Narose sighed and began to clean up the messy battlefield.

"that……"

After putting several duplicate Zaku Gachapon back into her bag, Ritsu Naruse saw one of the children standing in front of her with a nervous look on his face.

"Can we exchange Gachapon? If not, I can buy it."

Cavan

I encountered a card demon at night. His thoughts were disordered and as strong as a monster. I tried my best but couldn't defeat him.

After deleting and revising for a long time, I still felt something was wrong, so I surrendered.

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72. Off-the-Plate Tricks

——"So you also have a hobby of being a leader among children?"

After leaving the mall, facing Shiina Riki's teasing words, Naruse Ritsu did not choose to fight back.

Because based on the information casually revealed by the two human cubs, he had a very subtle guess.

After returning to the hotel, Ritsu Narose placed the chessboard he had picked up on the way to the edge of the guest room.

Unlike last time when Chihaya Aine brought a set of board games for entertainment, he did not prepare any multi-person entertainment in advance, so he rented this Go set from the hotel lobby, which no one used and was almost used as decoration.

Of course they don’t know how to play Go.

But Gobang is different.

The difference between them is like math and Chinese. If you don't know the former, you really don't know it, but you can still talk about the latter at some level.

Sitting face to face on either side of a low table, Ritsu Naruse and Riki Shiina were preparing for a thrilling Gobang bo3 game.

Sitting between the two players, referee and scorer Deng Takamatsu seemed even more nervous than the two players.

As the number of chess pieces on the board gradually increased and the outcome remained undecided, Ritsu Narose came up with a plan.

As he placed the black chess piece, he casually said, "Speaking of which, what industry does Li Xi plan to pursue in the future?"

Giving him a surprised look, Shiina Riki asked, "Why are you asking this question all of a sudden?"

"I'm just a little curious." Naruse Ritsu secretly took out his phone to search for a sure-fire way to win at Gobang, while still using the chat flow tactic. "Aine mentioned this topic to me before, so I'm a little curious about what you guys think."

“Aine?”

With a look of surprise on his face, Shiina Riki did not expect that Chihaya Aine, who was usually the most unreliable, would be the first one among them to make plans for the future.

Although such matters are usually discussed at a tripartite meeting between students, parents and the school, it does not prevent them from considering it more now.

"Aine plans to continue her studies after graduating from high school and major in fashion design."

As he spoke, Naruse Ritsu looked at Takamatsu Deng, who had remained silent, and asked her the same question: "What do you think?"

"I……"

Having thought about similar questions in the past, when Takamatsu Deng recalled them again, she seemed to see the scene she had imagined in her mind.

A gentle smile appeared on her face. When Takamatsu Deng whispered about the future she hoped for, Shiina V〒III Shanling Meiqi Jiuqiaba Lixi's eyes widened suddenly.

Shiina Riki thought she understood Deng thoroughly, but now she suddenly realized that she still couldn't read the thoughts of this weak girl.

What made her even more frustrated was that when she was still confused about the future, the girl whom she was subjectively protecting showed a more decisive side than her.

What I want to do…

Music? But the band they are in now is not a commercial band at all, and it is impossible for them to make a living from it in the future.

The reason why Shiina Riki got involved in music was just to catch up with the achievements of her sister Shiina Maki - apart from this reason, she doesn't seem to be that crazy about music.

So, what will the future hold for Tatsuki Shiina?

After thinking seriously about this issue that he had rarely paid attention to in the past, Shiina Riki casually put down the chess piece in his hand.

soon……

"I won."

"What on earth is this about Erling Bar V Ling and Shan (Six) Lin Meng!?"

Coming back to his senses, Shiina Riki suddenly discovered that a long black dragon appeared on the chessboard in front of him.

Looking up, she saw some jerk using the chat flow tactics raise an eyebrow at her.

Shiina Riki couldn't help but clench his fists, and realizing that he had been tricked, he laughed in anger.

She pushed away all the complicated thoughts in her mind and decided to devote herself wholeheartedly to the duel at hand.

However, after ten minutes, the cruel reality forced her to quit the game.

"Three to zero."

Placing the third piece of yokan symbolizing the score on Ritsu Narose's side, Takamatsu Touma, who was in charge of scoring, looked up at the two of them.

"How can it be……"

Letting out an unwilling whisper, Shiina Riki seemed to witness the giant swordsman at the moment of eclipse happening right before his eyes.

A feeling of powerlessness washed over her, and she could only watch helplessly as the situation turned against her... Wait, this was clearly a one-sided situation from the beginning!?

"Rishi's idea of ​​stretching the battle line is certainly sound, but you forget that my ability to capture information is far superior to humans," Naruse Ritsu said as he observed the chessboard. "Also, this tactic of pressuring the opponent and relying on their mistakes to win isn't very clever—at least, it doesn't work against me."

"You're so annoying! It's you who's been nagging in my ear, distracting me." As if seeing a pink-haired girl who has no idea of ​​her own taste, Shiina Riki couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"That's a tactic." Picking up the victor's yokan, Naruse Ritsu continued, "Didn't Riki also use a tactic? It's just that he couldn't force me into a corner where I'd make a mistake."

"...I say," after staring at Naruse Ritsu for a long while, Shiina Ritsuki suddenly narrowed his eyes, "could you please stop acting so naturally cool?"

"Really?" After swallowing the dessert, Naruse Ritsu looked at Shiina Riki with a little confusion, "But I'm just telling the truth."

"That's right! It's this attitude! It's this attitude of taking it for granted that's annoying!"

"Did Li Xi think that Lu was handsome just now?"

"I didn't—uh, I mean…I didn't think about it that way…"

He almost brought Takamatsu Deng next to him into the range of fire. Shiina Ritsuki glared at Narose Ritsu who was keeping a stern face across from him.

Considering that Gobang only has two colors and cannot be played by three people, it would not be appropriate to let Deng watch them alone, so Ritsu Narose stopped wasting time on this game that emphasized confrontation.

For the rest of the night, they dumped black and white pieces from the jar and tried to create patterns on the board with the pieces.

Cats, Twin Towers, helicopters, black mambas... When they gathered the strength of three people to piece together a penguin again, it was already late at night.

Unable to resist the sleepiness, Takamatsu Deng let out a cute yawn and got into bed first, and Shiina Riki also returned to her mattress.

In Japanese-style guest rooms like this, everyone's beds are usually next to each other. Still mindful of the precautions she'd written down before departure, Shiina Riki became a wall between Naruse Ritsu and Takamatsu Touma.

Unlike them who were tired from a day's travel, Ritsu Narose was ready to enjoy the hot springs in this hot spring hotel all to herself, which was currently unused.

Watching this guy leave the room humming a little tune, Shiina Riki suddenly sighed, as if expressing the complicated feelings in his heart.

The complicated emotions that he had aroused earlier came flooding back, causing her to think of the troubles he had caused her while paying attention to Ritsu Narose, and she ended up sitting on the mattress and sulking.

"Is Lixi thinking about Lu?"

Takamatsu Deng's gaze, when he poked his head out from between the quilts, made Shiina Riki shudder.

73. It is clear that the two sides had a full exchange of views.

The delusional Shiina Riki was arrested on the spot by Takamatsu Deng.

She stammered in rebuttal, leaving only dry and weak words in the end.

Knowing that he couldn't turn his embarrassment into strength, and unable to refute the correctness of this statement, Shiina Riki bit his lip and said angrily, "It must be Ritsu and Aine who led you astray."

Gao Songdeng was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Li Xi would target the two people who were not present. Then he whispered, "But, I saw Li Xi and Lu a long time ago..."

Thanks to the powerful effect of the secret potion that Ritsu Narose had made, she can now accurately describe the scene she saw more than a month ago.

After she finished speaking, she saw Shiina Riki had turned his back at some point and completely retracted his head into the quilt.

"…Lixi?"

Curled up in the quilt, Shiina Riki covered his face tightly and let out a silent scream full of grief.

Why, why did Deng catch me doing something I did out of a momentary obsession?

This was no less terrifying than her parents publicly exposing her dark past to her friends and family when she was a child—no! This was clearly ten or even nine times more horrifying than a public execution!

Since Deng knew that she had feelings for Naruse Ritsu, then, after Deng accepted Naruse Ritsu's travel invitation, would her sudden move to become the third person be interpreted as a thief on guard against...

No! ! !

There is no doubt that the truth spoken by Gao Songdeng is a heavy blow to the body and mind.

There was a ringing in his ears and his vision was blurred - the dizzy Shiina Riki hurriedly lifted the quilt and breathed in the fresh air outside.

Seeing that she was finally willing to communicate with him after a short period of isolation, Gao Songdeng, who was standing by, hurriedly finished what he hadn't finished saying: "I actually know everything that Li Xi and Lu did at the hot spring hotel before."

"..."

what?

His face paled. Having already suffered this fatal blow, Shiina Riki felt as if he had been stuffed with an unripe lemon in his mouth before he died.

Doing this did cheer her up as she was only breathing her last breath, but the taste in her mouth was not only so sour that it made her face twist, but also so bitter that it made her scalp numb. It was simply an inhumane torture carried out on both the physical and magical levels.

"Gu... Kill me..." Too embarrassed to listen any more, Shiina Riki covered his face and wailed.

Seeing Shiina Riki's intense reaction for the first time, Takamatsu Deng was sure that he had made the right decision.

If you recall carefully, you will find that Lixi always speaks out about things that she doesn't like, and for those things that are right, she never refutes their correctness.

Now, although Lixi did not express her opinion directly, she did not express any objection either - doesn't this mean that she has no objection to her act of speaking the truth?

Thinking of this, Gao Songdeng smiled: "That night when we were getting ready for bed, Li Xi kept rolling around on the bed, hugging the quilt and burying his face in the pillow."

"I was just thinking that it turns out that Li Xi will also like Lu."

Realizing that he was completely seen through by the light, Shiina Riki lay back on the mattress, resting his head on the pillow and looking up at the wooden ceiling.

The warm yellow light was not glaring, but she still squinted her eyes, as if she would fall asleep in the warm bed at any time.

After a few minutes—or perhaps even longer—Shiina Riki turned around, looked at the dark night scene outside the window, and whispered, "I'm sorry."

While concentrating on counting the wood grain on the ceiling, Takamatsu Deng suddenly heard an apology from Shiina Riki in the room.