Zongman: Collecting starts with Shiori

Shiki Shoufeng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It was not only Shiki Morifeng himself who was shocked by his appearance. The girl standing in front of him was also stunned for a moment when she saw Shiki Morifeng's appearance, which could be said to be more delicate than that of a girl, but she quickly reacted.

"Are you still standing here in a daze? Are you an idiot? Don't you know that when a spacequake occurs, you need to go to the nearest shelter immediately? Don't joke with your life, okay?"

The spring water gurgled. Although the girl was scolding Shi Shoufeng, her voice seemed particularly light and ethereal, which made the scolding not seem heavy, but more like a coquettish tone.

The girl did not intend to wait for Shi Shoufeng's response. At the critical moment, she directly reached out and grabbed Shi Shoufeng.

"Follow me! Hurry!"

Just like that, Shiki Shoufeng was led by the girl he met for the first time and started running.

The girl seemed to be very familiar with the area. She held Shiki Shoufeng's hand and kept walking through the alleys.

During these few minutes, Shi Shoufeng could clearly feel the ground shaking occasionally.

"Is this what is called a spacequake... How is it different from an earthquake?"

Shiki Shoufeng muttered softly.

After running for about a few minutes, they arrived at the door of a shelter that the girl had mentioned.

"Swish...Swish..."

After walking into the shelter with Shiki Shoufeng, the girl breathed a sigh of relief after watching the heavy electronic door slowly close.

"Phew... Fortunately nothing happened."

Shi Shoufeng looked around the shelter. It wasn't a big space, only about two or three square meters. There was nothing there except a bench that could accommodate two people to rest.

So he quickly turned his attention back to the girl who was still adjusting her breathing.

"Um...I don't know what happened, but I think you helped me...? Thank you."

Hearing this, the girl calmed down and looked at Shi Shoufeng. She said with a slightly apologetic smile on her face.

"I'm sorry... I was too anxious just now, so I might have been a little fierce, but I have no ill will towards you..."

fierce...?

Shiki Shoufeng's eyes suddenly became blank.

Did she just get angry at me?

"It's okay.. After all, it seems that I don't know the rules here very well, so you are anxious."

Although Shi Shoufeng was a little confused, he still replied with respect.

"rule...?"

The girl looked at Shiki Shoufeng with some confusion, but she let out a cry of surprise while the words were still in her mouth.

"Oh... I think I forgot to introduce myself..."

She extended her hand to Shiki Shoufeng.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Gokawa Shiori, and I'm a sophomore at Zen High School. What's yours?"

"I..."

Shikimori Feng calmly stretched out his hand and gently held Gokawa Shiori's small and tender hand.

Her hands were so delicate and exquisite. Compared with her own, they seemed like the hands of a finely carved porcelain doll, and as small as an exquisite toy, which made people's hearts ripple.

At this subtle moment of touch, a subtle electric current seemed to flow quietly between the two people.

Perhaps due to the traces left by the previous rapid running, there was still a barely perceptible warmth on the palms of Gokawa Shiori's hands. Although she had quietly wiped them with the corner of her clothes, trying to erase the shy mark unique to a young girl, the faint fragrance of sweat was still hidden between the lines of her palms, with a slightly sticky feeling, but it was not at all offensive.

This unintentional trace of sweet sweat not only did not destroy the harmonious picture, but instead brought them closer together in a different way.

Shikimori Feng could clearly feel that what came from Gokawa Shiori's delicate and silky palm was not only the warm touch, but also the slightly faster beating heart hidden under that smooth skin.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Shiki Shoufeng, from..."

Just as Shi Shoufeng was struggling with his inner struggle and racking his brains to figure out where he came from, as if God was helping him, an unprecedented space earthquake suddenly struck, like a thunderbolt, ringing the "rescue" bell for him at the right time.

The shock wave swept in like a tidal wave, instantly shaking the sturdy shelter they were in, which was built specifically to deal with space earthquakes.

The walls made a dull roar, the ground heaved violently like a small boat in the stormy sea, and even the air seemed to be squeezed and distorted.

The lighting equipment struggled for a few seconds in the tremor, but ultimately failed to withstand the sudden impact.

With a "swish" sound, the lights hanging above their heads dimmed like a falling meteor. The light disappeared in an instant, throwing them into endless darkness.

At that moment, the entire shelter seemed to be squeezed into a ball by a huge invisible hand and compressed tightly into an endless dark abyss.

"what!!!"

A sharp scream pierced the darkness, like a sharp arrow shooting straight into the eardrum. Shiki Shoufeng was not startled by the sudden space shock and darkness, but was frightened by the sudden scream, his heartbeat stopped, and his body instinctively tensed up.

However, what shocked him even more was yet to come...

The elegant fragrance that he smelled by chance came over him like a surging wave, accompanied by a soft touch, and a trembling body nestled tightly in his arms.

“No, no! I…I’m afraid of the dark…!”

Gokawa Shiori's voice echoed in the darkness, every syllable was drenched in fear and helplessness, it was the instinctive resistance to the unknown darkness from deep in his heart.

There was no trace of affectation in her words; every word was filled with genuine fear. It was obvious that her fear of the darkness far outweighed the violent shock she had just felt.

Shi Shoufeng was stunned. The feeling of holding the delicate girl in his arms made his heart beat like a drum in his chest.

After a moment, he slowly raised his arms, hesitated for a long time, and finally gently placed them on Gokawa Shiori's trembling shoulders.

Wherever his fingertips touched, he could feel the delicacy and warmth of her skin, which could not be concealed by her school uniform, and it was transmitted to Shikimori Feng with a slight tremor.

"Don't be afraid...don't be afraid...I'm here with you...don't be afraid."

Shiki Shoufeng tried his best to make his voice sound calm and gentle.

And these words seemed to have some kind of magic, penetrating into the darkness like silk threads, soothing Gokawa Shiori's frightened heart.

Shikimori Feng could feel that as he comforted him, Gokawa Shiori's tense body gradually relaxed, and the deep fear was slowly fading away. He seemed to be much calmer, but the hands that were tightly holding him did not relax at all.

Chapter 3: Such a weak...combat power?

Although aftershocks of space earthquakes occur from time to time, there are no large-scale tremors anymore, and the small shelter is completely silent.

There was no other sound except the breathing of Shikimori Kaede and Gokawa Shiori.

But now, Shikimori Feng just felt uncomfortable all over. After all, Gokawa Shiori's soft body and her rising body temperature were transmitted to his perception without omission.

The faint fragrance that came from time to time made Shi Shoufeng complain.

What should I do in this situation?

"Um...are you okay? Is this space shock over?"

Shiki Shoufeng thought for a long time, his mind was a little blank and he could only utter this one sentence in the end.

Upon hearing the voice, Gokawa Shiori's body trembled slightly.

"I……"

She timidly pulled the clothes around Shi Shoufeng's waist.

"Yes... I'm sorry, but I really don't dare to leave... I'm most afraid of the dark. I can't stand it if there is no light at all..."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, but after he said it, Shikimori felt that Gokawa Shiori was hugging him tighter and tighter.

“Okay, okay! I get it! Be gentle! I’m… I’m suffocating!!”

"Oh...oh! Okay!"

Itsuka Shiori was also a little embarrassed. After all, she and Shiki Morikaze had just met for the first time, but she hugged him so tightly that he couldn't breathe...

Anyone would find this kind of thing embarrassing.

But after weighing the pros and cons of fear and shyness, Gokawa Shiori finally succumbed to her fear. At worst... she could just thank him properly afterwards.

After all, darkness and such...are so annoying!

Time passed minute by minute, and Shikimori Feng gradually got used to Gokawa Shiori's embrace. At least he could barely ensure that he would not show any embarrassment and make both of them uncomfortable.

Apart from the occasional itchy feeling from the scent and heat of Gokawa Shiori's breath, there was nothing serious.

“Sizzle…sizzle.”

Shi Shoufeng heard the sound of electric current flowing. He raised his head slightly and looked above his head. Since there was the sound of electric current, the power supply should be restored soon.

"The light should be on soon... hold on a little longer."

“Ah… mmm…”

Gokawa Shiori's reply was a bit hesitant, but Shikimori Kaede was just chatting for no reason, so he didn't care.

After all, all he could think about now was how to find the cards exclusive to this world and then collect them.

Clearing this world... is his ultimate goal.

Just as Shi Shoufeng was daydreaming, he felt his wrist getting hot.

He turned his back to Gokawa Shiori and raised his hand, and found that the strange card device on his hot hand was the cause of the problem.

The diamond-shaped tattoo now glowed with a faint red light, not obvious, but very hot.

"Found the collection target: Gokawa Shiori

Card strength: 1 stars (can???)

Collection method: Card favorability reaches 30 (current favorability: 5)

Successful collection rewards include a novice gift pack, activated card bond effects, a star upgrade card, and a free-of-battle card.

Gokawa Shiori: One of the main origins of this world, his appearance is totally inconsistent with his strength, and he may burst out with endless power at a critical moment. "

As the card device became hot, a piece of information that made Shiki Shoufeng feel very familiar was transmitted to his brain.

Shikimori Feng didn't find it strange. After all, in his world, when he encountered a card that he could capture, similar information would be displayed on the blank card. The only difference was that this time it was transferred from the card to his brain.

But what bothered Shiki Shoufeng was...

too weak……

As a character-based combat card, it only has a one-star strength. How is this different from the slime in the novice village in the RPG game being slashed to 999 by someone?

However, the question mark behind Gokawa Shiori, her collection method and rewards, actually aroused Shiki Morikaze's interest.

Should we say it is indeed a game world...

Big gift package for newbies?

Star upgrade card?

Does that mean even a one-star card can become stronger by using a star-up card?

interesting!

Now that he has decided to find out the truth, there is only one problem before him - how to improve his favorability with Gokawa Shiori?

This made Shiki Morikaze scratch his head. He thought about it for a long time and finally decided to have a chat with Gokawa Shiori first so that they could get closer to each other.

"Um... Itsuka-san?"

"I...I'm here. Is there anything I can help you with? Shikimori-kun."

An awkward conversation that made Shiki Shoufeng want to pick his feet finally started, but the lights above their heads suddenly came to life and lit up brightly.

The darkness that had lasted for a long time suddenly turned into light, which made both of them close their eyes involuntarily.

After a period of calming down, the two opened their eyes almost simultaneously. At this moment, they realized that the distance between them was so close, as if their noses were breathing together. As long as one of them moved forward an inch, they could touch the other's face.

This intimate state was filled with an indescribable atmosphere of ambiguity, quietly flowing between the two of them.

Gokawa Shiori's brown eyes stared at Shikimori Kaede who was right in front of her. In her eyes, the delicate face was like a delicate painting, and every line and every color made her feel intoxicated.

Her eyes reflected Shi Shoufeng's deep gaze, which seemed to absorb her thoughts deeply into it, making her unable to extricate herself.

In this subtle atmosphere, as if pulled by an invisible force, Gokawa Shiori unconsciously leaned his head forward slightly towards Shikimori Kaede.

At this moment, her heart was beating like a drum, and nervousness and anticipation intertwined, causing a faint blush on her cheeks.

Shiki Shoufeng's eyes suddenly widened. He felt a cool and moist breath brushing against his lips. It was the soft lips of a young girl, with a hint of sweet fragrance, like cherry blossom petals blooming in early spring gently touching his skin, which instantly made him fall into an unprecedented shock and astonishment.

For Shikimori Kaede, who has always been immersed in the cycle of working, buying cards, collecting, and fighting, such affairs between men and women are undoubtedly unfamiliar and unexpected.