Horse Girl, Your Friend is Fighting Her Way Out of the Horse Racing Track

"Wow—amazing! This is 'Strawberry Mountain'!"

Narita clasped his hands together, his eyes sparkling.

"Look, look! The cookie on top is even shaped like a cat! Ayabesan, Xiaojiu, take a picture, take a picture!"

Ai Musashi looked at the dessert in front of her. Although she tried to remain calm, her purple eyes honestly lingered for two seconds.

"That's too much, this amount."

Despite saying that, she obediently took out her phone and awkwardly found an angle to take a picture.

"Alright! Let's dig in!"

Narita picked up a long spoon and happily scooped out a large spoonful of cream.

however.

Inside, Poetry and Wine were merely mechanically poking aimlessly at the beautiful cream with their spoons.

"A little wine?"

Narita finally realized something was wrong.

She still had a spoon in her mouth and leaned closer with some concern.

"What's wrong? Is it not to your liking? Or... are you feeling unwell?"

Dark Meteor: Chapter 206 Two People

"Oh, sorry, I was daydreaming."

Poetry and wine, instinctively trying to hide their feelings, hastily scooped up a spoonful and stuffed it into their mouths.

"This parfait... tastes pretty good."

"It's nice, but you almost ate the plastic card that was meant to be a decoration."

Ai Mu, resting her chin on her hand, pointed out the truth with a hint of speechlessness.

Poetry and Wine froze, awkwardly putting down their spoons.

Is it that obvious?

"It's very obvious."

Narita took out a tissue and handed it to her with a kind smile on his face.

"Is it because you just ran into Qi Zi?"

Poetry and Wine remained silent for a moment, then nodded, without denying it.

"Hmm. That idiot... probably misunderstood something."

'He only came to get his training gear secretly so I wouldn't worry, but he stumbled upon this scene. Anyone would feel uncomfortable in his shoes.'

She rubbed her temples in annoyance.

Narita and Orihime exchanged a glance.

"Then let's go."

Narita put down his spoon and said in a relaxed tone.

"Huh?"

Poetry and Wine paused for a moment.

"But we've only just started eating dessert..."

"You can eat parfaits anytime."

Narita smiled and winked, considerately offering a way out.

"Besides, since it's a misunderstanding, it's better to clear it up as soon as possible. The longer it drags on, the harder it will be to untangle the knot in your heart. You should understand that, right?"

"Go."

Ai Mu Shiri also spoke up. She picked up a strawberry with a fork, her eyes calm.

Instead of sitting here wasting time with us, let's get to the point.

"Feel sorry."

Poetry and Wine took a deep breath, stood up, and picked up his coat from the back of the chair.

"I'll treat you next time."

"It's a deal!"

Narita waved with a smile.

"Hurry up, she shouldn't have gone far in that direction."

"Ah."

Without further hesitation, he turned and strode quickly toward the door, drawn by the poetry and wine.

"Be careful on the road."

Ai Mu Shi added a casual remark behind her.

"Don't run too fast, your heart is still recovering."

"understood."

As the wind chimes rang, the black figure disappeared outside the door.

Only Narita and Aiko Orihime remained in the private room.

"Eh~"

For some reason, Narita sighed quietly, as if with some regret. She pretended to be fine, picked up the spoon again, and looked at the huge parfait in front of her, sighing.

"But now it really will be up to the two of us to solve this mountain."

"I'm only in charge of the strawberry part."

"I admire Orihime," she said calmly.

"You're responsible for the rest of the cream, class monitor."

"Eh—? Ayabesan is too cunning."

……

After leaving the dessert shop, Shi Yujiu didn't rush blindly. Instead, she stood at the intersection and calmly analyzed the situation.

'With something so heavy, Diamond Treasure can't walk fast.'

"Besides, this is a one-way street; if you take a taxi, you can only go to the intersection ahead."

She walked quickly towards the intersection in the opposite direction from the equipment store.

Although Minamisaka said running was prohibited, brisk walking shouldn't be considered a violation, right?

As she walked, she took out her phone, hovered her finger over the screen for a moment, and finally dialed the number for Diamond Treasure.

"Answer the phone... you idiot."

beep - beep - beep -

The phone rang for a long time.

Just when poetry and wine thought they would automatically disconnect.

connected.

"Moses, Moses?"

The receiver picked up a muffled voice from Lingzuan Qibao, with the background noise of traffic.

"Where are you?"

"Waiting for the bus."

Diamond Treasure seemed surprised that Poetry and Wine Party called directly, and her tone was somewhat flustered.

"Hey, Xiao Jiu, why are you calling? Aren't you going to keep playing with Alu and the others?"

"I can't play this game anymore."

Poetry and Wine slowed their pace as they looked at the gray figure sitting on a bench at the intersection ahead, ears drooping and huddled together.

"Because some idiot ran away in front of me."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"sorry."

Diamond Treasure's voice went even lower.

"I didn't mean to, I just felt like I'd be superfluous there..."

Whether something is superfluous or not is not up to you to decide.

Poetry and Wine hung up the phone.

She walked behind the bench.

I looked at the stump-haired horse girl, who was staring blankly at her phone screen with two heavy canvas bags at her feet.

Diamond Treasure was staring blankly at the screen in his hand, his head bowed.

Suddenly, she felt a weight on the top of her head.

A slender hand pressed on her head, not gently, but rather roughly ruffling her messy hair.

"Qizi."

A familiar voice came from behind me.

Diamond Treasure froze.

She abruptly looked up, her pale green eyes, still wet with tears, filled with astonishment. Against the light, she saw Shi Yujiu's expressionless face, though her brows were slightly furrowed.

"A little... a little wine?"

Diamond Treasure frantically tried to stand up, but tripped over the two heavy horseshoe bags at her feet and fell back onto the bench.

She instinctively pulled up the collar of her tracksuit, trying to cover her sweaty neck and messy hair.

"Don't come any closer, I'm covered in dust."

Lingzuan Qibao's eyes darted around, not daring to look at the glamorous girl.

"And Aru and the others are still waiting for you, right? Is it really okay to leave them behind?"

Poetry and Wine looked at the sulking diamond treasure in front of them and sighed helplessly.

'Troublesome, are you being petty?'

She complained inwardly, but her body moved anyway.

Poetry and wine showed no disdain, and instead sat down in the empty seat next to Diamond Treasure.

"There is indeed a lot of dust."

Poetry and wine spoke calmly, their tone devoid of any emotion.

Upon hearing this, Diamond Treasure's ears drooped instantly, its fingers on its knees gripped the fabric tightly, and its tail swayed restlessly.

Poetry and Wine stretched and yawned, draping her tail over the chair. She leaned back wearily, watching the traffic flow on the street.

"And you underestimate Naritaji too much. They're the ones who kicked me out."

Poetry and Wine pointed to his phone.

"I don't want to go back unless I find that idiot who's running away everywhere."

"Who, who ran away?!"

Diamond Treasure's face flushed red instantly, and she retorted in a low voice as if her tail had been stepped on, but her voice was clearly weak.

"I just, I just felt..."

"Do you find that image jarring?"