Even in her dreams, the girl who evoked feelings of love so deep she felt she could be her mother remained unseen beneath her feet...
......
Swish!
Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly sat up in bed, her chest heaving violently with rapid breathing.
The familiar, classically luxurious headboard comes into view, and the air is filled with a constant, cool, and dry scent from the air conditioning system.
This is reality...
A few strands of hair hung down in front of her smooth forehead, looking somewhat messy.
Kaguya Shinomiya looked around blankly, then fell silent, finally lowering her eyes and sighing softly.
The joy of creating stars at will in my dream, and the warmth I felt when my head was gently touched, which seemed to melt away all the coldness, formed an extremely stark contrast with the deathly silence of reality at this moment.
This huge gap made her feel very uncomfortable.
But... if I can help him, she'll definitely come back to me, right?
Will you... continue to pat my head?
Kaguya Shinomiya gently raised her eyes, her crimson pupils reflecting darkness, yet also seeming to burn with a light she had never seen before.
The next second, a hurried and loud shout, completely out of character for Princess Kaguya's usual elegant demeanor, shattered the silence of the Shinomiya Villa.
"Haasaka! Hayasaka!!!"
The motion-sensor lights throughout the mansion seemed to be awakened by the call, turning on one after another in an instant. The soft light dispelled the darkness of the corridors and halls, like a calm lake surface tossed with a stone.
Startled awake by the alarm-like shouts, Hayasaka Ai sprang out of bed almost reflexively and changed into an impeccable servant's uniform with superhuman speed.
Then, with the utmost professionalism and composure, he silently glided to Kaguya's bedroom door and gently pushed it open.
"Kaguya-sama, what's wrong?"
"Hayasaka, don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you. Listen to me, Hayasaka, I saw the boy from before in my dream..."
Cutting out all the content about the little girl in the red dress, Kaguya Shinomiya calmly but in a chaotic manner began her narration, accompanied by some incomprehensible and disordered gestures, greatly increasing the difficulty for Ai Hayasaka to decode Kaguya.
"That's settled then. Go to Chiba tomorrow!"
After listening to her young mistress's rambling and incoherent narration, which confused the bizarre and fantastical scenes of her dream with reality, Hayasaka Ai felt a throbbing pain in her temples.
Is Kaguya-sama under too much pressure, causing her to have a mental breakdown? She suddenly started shouting and uttering nonsensical things in the middle of the night...
"Young Miss, are you out of your mind...?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Hayasaka Ai realized that she had inadvertently revealed her truest thoughts.
"Huh? Hayasaka, what did you say?"
Kaguya Shinomiya cast a cold yet slightly questioning glance at him.
Hayasaka Ai's expression switched in a fraction of a second, her perfect servant's rationality resurfacing, as if her slip of the tongue was merely a tiny vibration in the air.
“It’s nothing. I mean, this request is very sacred, and I will definitely fulfill it.”
She bowed slightly, her tone impeccable.
"However, Lady Kaguya, it is late at night now. Please allow me to make arrangements for the specific actions first thing tomorrow morning."
"Please don't be stubborn, rest now."
After saying that, Hayasaka Ai helped her young mistress lie down, carefully tucked her in, and then turned and left the bedroom.
She sighed silently the moment she closed the door.
Sigh... I feel like a mom who gets woken up in the middle of the night by her child's crying...
so tired.
I hope that Lord Zoffy can heal me again next time he appears.
As Kaguya Shinomiya lay back down, she stared blankly at the magnificent yet empty ceiling, the warm, maternal touch from her dream—a touch that could melt even the hardest ice—constantly swirling in her mind...
After a long silence, a soft murmur drifted through the luxurious bedroom.
"Li Qingyang...?"
The girl fell into a deep sleep again, and slept without any dreams.
......
............
Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the blinds, illuminating the trails of dust particles in the still air.
The rhythmic sound of trams passing by in the distance gradually clarified the outline of reality.
Inside the apartment bedroom, the disheveled bedsheets suddenly billowed upwards.
Li Qingyang sat bolt upright in bed, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath.
A few strands of wet hair clung stickily to his forehead. He stared blankly at the unfamiliar bedroom, then, as if suddenly remembering something, he abruptly closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking inward.
In the boundless ocean of light, the ray of light that represents Zoffy's power has shrunk by at least three-quarters since it was first obtained.
It was even shorter than the length he had checked last night before going to sleep, by a small amount.
Li Qingyang suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand to cover his face, and let out a sigh of exhaustion.
"It's really true... I have to go to another world to work overtime while I'm sleeping? Is that for real???"
If things continue like this, then...
A certain Chaldea doctor, who seduced Waver, who was hospitalized and eating golden apples, Merlin who constantly made heroes and occasionally sang Avalon's songs, and Arash who was always shooting meteors across the map...
Damn, I don't want that kind of life!
Fighting monsters during the day, and then getting transported to other dimensions to fight monsters while sleeping at night...
Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare use my fierce horse like this!
Aminos! Wife Liu Yi Wo Er
I disagree! I want to appeal! I want to go home!
You heartless Loli Planet will, send me home right now!!!
Unfortunately, no matter how much Li Qingyang roared inwardly, the little female ghost in the red dress and with black hair simply wouldn't come out.
After lying paralyzed in bed for about half an hour, Li Qingyang sighed deeply and finally had no choice but to accept the situation and get out of bed.
He shuffled into the bathroom in the slippers he had just bought the night before, started brushing his teeth, and then splashed cold water on his face haphazardly.
Water droplets dripped down his jawline and splashed into the old washbasin.
Looking at the handsome, somewhat listless young man with black hair in the mirror, Li Qingyang reached out and brushed his bangs back, revealing his energetic forehead.
Hmm, this looks like a lot more voluminous now.
Main text: Chapter 56 Hayasaka Ai also sees a ghost (trying not to laugh)
Li Qingyang had just dried his face with a towel when there was a sudden knock on the apartment door.
Thump, thump, thump.
The pace was steady, neither too fast nor too slow.
Li Qingyang casually hung up the towel, stepped across the entryway, grasped the doorknob, and turned it open.
The morning sunlight streamed through the stairwell windows.
The girl outside the door stood gracefully, bathed in this halo of light.
The light cast a soft golden hue on her neat bob haircut, gently falling on her fair cheeks and revealing fine downy hairs.
The soft cotton loungewear clung to the body, outlining the girl's slender and beautiful curves.
"Good morning, Mr. Li. Did you sleep well last night?"
Kato Megumi gave a faint smile, her calm eyes fixed on the boy in front of her who looked like he hadn't had enough sleep.
"Mom has prepared breakfast and asked me to come and call you."
"what?"
Li Qingyang subconsciously raised his hand and scratched the back of his neck, feeling a little embarrassed.
"You've gone to so much trouble, I'll just grab something to eat."
"Hmm..." Kato Megumi tilted her head slightly, her tone still flat and even.
"Mom got up very early this morning. She was just saying that Li Jun has a big appetite, so she made extra. If Li Jun doesn't eat it, it will definitely go to waste..."
Such a simple and unpretentious reason, but some people just fall for it.
Wasting food is a major taboo, and Li Qingyang hates it the most, so he had no choice but to agree. After changing his clothes, he followed the bob-haired girl to the apartment building next door...
As soon as he entered, Mrs. Kato, wearing an apron, had such a warm and enthusiastic smile on her face that she almost blinded Li Qingyang.
The look in her eyes when she watched him and Kato Megumi walk into the house together made Li Qingyang involuntarily feel a little scared...
Fear......
But thieves can eat.
Mrs. Kato got up early in the morning and steamed a big pot of rice. She simply divided it into three portions: 30% for the Kato family and 70% for Li Qingyang himself. There wasn't a single side dish left on the table...
Mrs. Kato was overjoyed; her gaze was almost exactly the same as the look her grandmother gave Li Qingyang when he was a chubby little boy and he was eating heartily...
Sigh, I feel a little embarrassed to have eaten so much. A man of China doesn't eat for free.
So Li Qingyang thought he would help wash the dishes, but Mrs. Kato kicked him out of the kitchen without saying a word and told him to rest in the living room...
Mr. Kato smiled and invited him to sit down and watch the morning news together.
That's true, there's no reason to ask a guest to help wash the dishes.
Li Qingyang had no choice but to sit down. Kato Megumi, who was holding her phone next to him, gave him a slight smile, turned off the phone screen, and placed it on her lap.
"Speaking of which, my transfer application should be approved in a few days, and then I will be going to Zongwu High School."
"Would Li Jun like to come along?"
Li Qingyang subconsciously wanted to reply, "I've already graduated from university...", but he swallowed the words back, almost choking himself. He sighed with a helpless expression.
"I can't go. I've lost all my things, including my ID card, passport, and visa."
On the other side, Mr. Kato, who was watching the morning news, turned around with concern upon hearing this.
"Do you need any help? My brother knows someone at the police station who might be able to lend a hand."
"Ah, no need, no need."
Li Qingyang quickly waved his hand, knowing that his unregistered status would cause a stir if it were investigated. "Uncle, you must be exhausted from moving yesterday. You should rest at home. I can handle this kind of small matter myself."
"I see... Alright." Mr. Kato was a little disappointed, but then his eyes lit up and he suddenly said, "Then let Megumi go with you. It'll be a good opportunity for you to walk around and get familiar with the surrounding roads."
"Uh..." Li Qingyang froze for a moment, then turned to look at the bob-haired girl, only to find her looking at him as well. "Kato probably has his own things to do..."
"Huh?" Kato Megumi tilted her head slightly, her tone flat and indifferent. "I don't have anything to do next."
"...Okay, let's go together then."
Li Qingyang felt that he had been set up by the father and daughter, but he had no evidence.
......
............
Kato Megumi looked down at her phone screen, her fair fingertips gently swiping across the map.
The screen shows the optimal route to the police station, and we're almost at the end.
Li Qingyang followed behind the girl, each step reluctant, his mind in turmoil.
What should we do next?
Are we really going in?
If we really went in, wouldn't it explode?
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