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I: The Flowers Are Not Sleeping
Chapter 47: Deep-water Waves
Something you can't let go of.

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Satoru and Suguru deliberately delayed the return of Riko to Jujutsu High.

Riko, who was originally a little discouraged because her return date was approaching, lost her depressed expression, and the expression on her face became cheerful. The happy look reminded Yayoi of a jumping bunny.

Yayoi tilted her head and looked at Satoru for a while. Satoru was never a person who would have unnecessary emotions due to the sight of others, but when she looked at him like this, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

"What are you looking at me for? Don't look at me." Satoru slapped Yayoi's face, pushing Yayoi's face aside.

His palm was very big, perhaps because of Yayoi's small face. When his fingers were spread out, they just covered Yayoi's cheek. Her soft and delicate red hair was brushed against it, made him feel itchy.

Satoru was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his fingers slightly, gently rubbed Yayoi's face a few times with his fingertips, and pinched it a few times with a little more force.

The skin was soft and feels just as good.

Yayoi puffed up her cheeks and took off Satoru's hand covering her face, "Do you want to take a rest?"

Satoru's hand that covered her face paused.

"You are very tired." Yayoi said, "Have you been turning on your cursed technique all the time?"

Satoru said nothing. Through the thin lenses of his sunglasses, his eyes fell on Yayoi's serious face.

Yayoi thought he was going to say something, but what preceded his words were his actions.

Satoru raised his hand and flicked his fingers on Yayoi's forehead. The corners of his lips curved into a sharp arc, and the smile he showed was extremely arrogant, like an arrogant cat that was filled with confidence.

"Don't worry, I'm the strongest." He said, "Playing the hidden content of the game is much harder than this."

"Your senses are really well developed." Satoru looked at Yayoi and said, "You even know that I have the technique on all the time."

The date of return to Jujutsu High was postponed by one day, and there was plenty of time.

Yayoi inadvertently saw the tourism promotion poster of Naminoue Shrine. The oil paint reflected the vermilion torii gate and painted the solemn main shrine. Behind the shrine, someone seemed to have used blue ink to create a blue sky with white clouds.

She want to go to Naminoue Shrine.

Naminoue Shrine is built on a coral reef cliff overlooking the sea in downtown Naha. To the right of the entrance was the temple. The tiles on the roof of the shrine are bright vermilion. The first month of each year was the time when incense was most prosperous. Nearby villagers who live there would come here one after another to make first attainments.

The stone slabs paved on the approach are neat and tidy, with smooth and neat lines. On both sides of the approach, lush branches and leaves sit on the flat ground, casting mottled shadows. The tide laps against the rocks, and the tide rose and fell.

Yayoi was very familiar with shrines. After entering the shrine, she cleaned her hands, mouth, and worships. She grew up in a seaside shrine. Her sister took her to the shrine built on the cliff above the sea many times.

Yayoi and Riko wrote ema together and asked for signatures together. If they get good signatures, they could take them away, and if they get bad signatures, it could stay in the shrine to ward off disasters.

In the shrine, there were girls wearing miko costumes selling omamori to pilgrims. Yayoi received a long-lived red omamori with a cloud pattern that meant auspiciousness painted on it.

Yayoi gave the omamori to Riko, "I'll give it to you."

After receiving the gift, Riko carefully took the red guard and asked, "Longevity?"

Yayoi nodded, "I can live a long time."

The red-haired people were all longevity people.

"I don't have to extend my life any longer. I'll give you a long life." Yayoi said.

Because living alone was lonely.

"I wish you a long life, Riko." Yayoi said softly.

This was the first time she expressed her wish for a person to live a long life.

The ancient bell of the nearby temple began to chimed, and the long and ancient bell echoed in the sky, and the clouds on the horizon were dyed with a beautiful red color.

Dinner was udon noodles, boiled with sugar, soy sauce, and seafood soup, served with sliced wakame, fried tofu, and fried shrimp tempura, sprinkled with a handful of green onions.

Satoru suddenly thought of the soba noodles that Yayoi had cooked for him on the New Year. From the corner of his eye, he saw the chili powder on the table. He suddenly got mad and picked up the chili jar and sprinkled the chili powder into Riko's bowl.

Riko was so burned that she poured ice water into her mouth desperately.

Satoru laughed like a squealing chicken on the spot, and his laughter continued under the umbrella.

When Yayoi and Misato came back to buy cold drinks, they saw the two high school boys laughing so hard, and Riko, who was aggrieved and ran over to accuse the two b*stards of their crimes.

The dusk sky was dyed with a deep ink color, and stars lit up from the sea.

Satoru bought five tickets to the aquarium.

Through the transparent glass, the whale swayed its huge tail. Its huge body was as graceful as a butterfly behind the sea water. Schools of fish with dazzling starlight on their scales passed by, as bright as a river of stars passing through the night sky. The manta ray flapped its wide pectoral fins and flew by like a kite.

The girl was wearing thick-soled shoes and a long skirt. She was separated by a layer of glass. Her star-like eyes reflect another beautiful world. The face reflected in the glass still has a childish look.

She's not an adult yet, she's still a little girl.

Yayoi lowered her eyelashes slightly.

"Riko is very happy." Yayoi said.

She vaguely knew where Riko's next destination would be after leaving Okinawa.

Modern transportation was very developed. No matter how far the distance was, there were cars and planes, and the time spent on the journey would be minimized as much as possible. However, there were always some places that once you have been there, you could never come back.

Riko was stunned for a moment, then raised a bright smile. That smile was so beautiful, like the bright sunshine pouring down from the branches, "Yes, I am very happy."

"It was my first time to go out so far, my first time to such a fun place, my first time to see a whale."

Riko smiled shyly. She lowered her head and looked at her toes. The girl had fair skin, her hair was neatly combed and tied up with a scarf.

"I know this joy won't last long."

Riko turned her head and looked at the school of fish on the other half of the glass. The huge whale flipped its graceful body in the seawater. The seawater distorted the light, and the light and shadow flowed on her face, bright and clear.

"It will be very sad and sad when we are separated," said Riko.

"But don't worry. As time goes by, no matter how painful things are, you will forget them." Riko's smile deepened.

Yayoi thought her smile was a bit like her mother's, but she couldn't tell exactly where it was.

But Yayoi knew that some things, some people, and some feelings would not be smoothed by time. They would take root, sprout, and grow in their hearts. As time went by, the roots spread deeper, until they penetrate deep into the soul, and death could not allow them to be annihilated.

"Riko, you have to make yourself happy." Yayoi said, "Any choice is good. Before making a choice, you have to ask yourself, are you happy?"

"There are some things that people cannot forget even if they want to forget them."

She didn't make a choice, and she couldn't make herself happy. She left herself in her homeland that was completely destroyed.

Riko stared blankly at Yayoi standing in front of the glass. In the distorted light and shadow, her hair was covered with a dark tone, her amber eyes were as silent as a faint pool, and there were elongated shadows under his feet.

Maybe it's because Yayoi was one year younger than her, she was thinner and a little shorter than her. Kuroi said that she beat up Kuroi's kidnapper alone. Riko still didn't believe it. She was obviously so small, okay?

Although they were only a few steps apart, she felt that Yayoi was far away, lonely and confused, like a lost little fox standing at a fork in the road, alone and confused.

At first, Riko felt that Yayoi was an exquisite porcelain doll. She was pretty, would not be sad, and her delicate appearance was lovable. All the unhappiness in the world seemed to have nothing to do with Yayoi. But only when the porcelain doll was opened would you know what was hidden inside. Riko did not open the porcelain doll, but the porcelain doll made her feel very sad.

Don't do this, don't do this.

"Don't be sad." Riko stretched out her hand and held Yayoi in her arms. The smell of the shower gel from the girl's hand penetrated Yayoi's nose, "The porcelain doll must contain good things."

"Pretend to be something that makes you happy," Riko said.

"Then I am a porcelain doll in your eyes?" Yayoi asked doubtfully.

"Of course, you are the most beautiful porcelain doll I have ever seen." Riko half-murmured, "Of course a beautiful porcelain doll must have something inside."

Yayoi was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer her, so she had to say, "Then you should also decorate things to make yourself happy."

"Of course, I've always pretended to make myself happy." Riko arched her eyebrows.

The whale passed by with its long tail swaying behind them, and the water-like light and shadow swayed on the ground.

The two girls suddenly hugged each other while walking, which made the two boys behind them very confused. On the other hand, Misato, the older woman showed a soothing smile and her eyes fell on the girl she had cared for since childhood. The completely opposite feelings were like wool, kneaded together in a mess.

She was happy that Riko had made new friends, but sad that her days were numbered.

The aquarium in downtown Naha was not far from the hotel, so a few people chose a hotel closer to stay overnight.

Yayoi contacted the teacher in charge of the summer camp and explained that she would stay one more night in Okinawa. After repeatedly ensuring that she would return to Saitama Prefecture safely, she also obtained her mother's consent. Yayoi stayed in Okinawa Prefecture for one more day than originally planned.

Riko happily rushed towards Yayoi.

"Can we sleep together at night?" Riko's eyes were bright, "I have never slept with anyone before! We can chat together all night! We won't sleep all night!"

Before Yayoi could answer, someone grabbed her collar. Satoru pulled the person over with a stinky face and said confidently, "No."

"Why?" Riko opened her eyes wide and stared at this unruly cat that had been blocking her from being intimate with the little red-haired cat all the way.

"Why?" Yayoi looked at Satoru in confusion, why do you want to stop me from having a sleepover with Riko?

"No reason." Satoru had a stinky face, a super serious expression on his face, and stretched out his fingers to push up the small sunglasses on the bridge of his nose.

The white-haired boy held the little redhead in one hand and put his other hand in his pocket. He looked at Riko with a serious expression, "You also know that your bounty is still hanging on the black market, right? Shameless guys are active at night. time, your danger will also greatly increase."

"So..." Satoru lengthened his tone and changed his tone, "You two can't sleep together."

Riko suddenly felt that it made sense.

Yayoi thought it made sense.

Next to her, Misato looked at Suguru, covered her mouth, and whispered, "Miss Yayoi is better than me."

"Yeah." Suguru admitted that even if Yayoi was not a sorcerer, if it was a simple duel between people, even Misato would be the loser against Yayoi.

"So it would be safer for Miss Yayoi to stay with Miss Riko than with me." Misato asked her soul, "Why doesn't Mr. Gojo let Miss Yayoi sleep with Miss Riko?"

There's nothing inconvenient about girls sleeping in the same room, right?

Suguru: "..."

How did he know what this sh*tty cat was trying to do?

Naha was a city with a long history. The ancient years were embedded in every inch of the city. The tide hitting the rocks and the waves undulating on the beach still maintain the oldest sounds after countless years.

The hotel was located on the seaside. As long as you open the curtains, you could see the rising and falling tides, as well as the bridge across the sea. The tram would rumble across the bridge during the day.

The windows of the room were floor-to-ceiling glass windows. When night fell, the beautiful moonlight flown quietly under the curtains, and the window opened a small distance.

The whole world was quiet, except for the sound of waves rolling in from time to time, and the sea breeze blowing the white curtains along the gap that was opened.

The person in the quilt slept soundly, curled up in a ball. The quilt was tightly wrapped. The black hair was scattered on the pillow, breathing evenly and rhythmically. The person under the quilt slept soundly.

With a swipe, the curtains were blown up, the thin fabric fluttered in the wind, shadows fell silently on the bedding, and the metal tools shed a cold sheen.

The person in the quilt was the little girl on the reward order. No, she was not only a little girl, she also had a reward of 30 million. The little girl looked ordinary. She was not a sorcerer and she didn't even have the strength to kill a chicken. He could earn 30 million without expending too much energy or using too many brain cells.

It's a good job, wasn't it?

No matter life or death, this also showed that there was no need to spend a lot of effort to maintain his life, and it was the same with taking her head to see the person who issued the reward order.

It's so profitable.

The man trapped in the shadow licked the corner of his mouth, and slowly raised the knife in his hand. The metal sharp weapon was slowly raised. The hand holding the handle of the knife used force and stabbed towards the person in the quilt, but it stopped between the rulers above the quilt.

...what?!

The curse users' pupils shrank due to shock, he trembled violently, and his arms could not move. No matter how his brain gave him instructions to stab, the blade hanging on the quilt remained motionless.

It's obviously still a little bit away... the huge bounty could be obtained!

The curse users roared loudly in his heart, veins like small snakes popped up on his forehead due to his anger and energy.

The quilt was thrown away, and the curse users turned around suddenly. A flash of bright red came into his sight. The person on the bed pulled off the wig on her head, raised her feet, and hit him with a sudden kick. His jaw clicked, and the clear sound of bone cracking sounded in the empty night.

Severe pain spread along the cracked mandible to his head. The broken mandible prevented him from screaming and could only make intermittent muffled sounds.

However, before he could finish his muffled scream, another kick came out of the air.

The size 42 big foot directly kicked the most vital part of the man. The guy who kicked the man was not only insidious, but also very strong. The pain that made countless male creatures tremble from ancient times to the present made the curser suffer continuously. He didn't have the strength to scream anymore, so he clutched a place between his legs and fell straight down.

Satoru angrily opened the other half of the quilt, jumped up and kicked the unfortunate guy who fell on the ground. While kicking, he cursed, "It's because of you b*stards that I can't even sleep!"

He hadn't slept in days!

Satoru, who had not slept for several nights, flew into a rage and looked like a big cat with explosive fur. He kicked the curse users to the point of death. His eyes seemed to be fixed in death as he stared at the person on the bed.

She was not the black-haired girl in the reward order, but a little red-haired girl with eye-catching hair. She was only wearing a close-fitting and thin shoulder strap nightgown. The cool moonlight made her fair skin feel colder.

Why...?!

They've fallen into a trap!

"Where are you looking at?!" Satoru noticed that this person was still looking at the little redhead and was furious. He stepped up and kicked the person under the bed. "If you dare to make any unnecessary noise, I will kill you!"

With a bang, the curse users who was kicked under the bed hit another person's head. Under the blackened bed, the curser met another pair of eyes. A fellow countryman met a fellow countryman. Although they were not fellow villagers, they didn't even have the same last name. No one knew their names, but they fell into the same pit, and when they met each other's eyes, the emotions conveyed were full of "we were both from the same world, so why should we have known each other before".

They simulatenously sighed inwardly and then remained quiet.

You have to be quiet. The sinister guy above who kicked the two... was Six Eyes. If he said he would kill them, he would really kill them.

But... why would Six Eyes sleep on the same bed with a little red-haired girl?

The two people under the bed were thinking about it. After a moment of silence, Six Eyes' muttering came intermittently from the bed board.

"So tired." Six Eyes muttered, and the sound of the quilt fabric being rubbed filled the air, and the person above moved.

"Then why don't you sleeping?" Little redhead said, "Just wait for me."

"No, there will be another wave of people." The other party said decisively, "If I leave you alone, you will definitely mess up. I am the strongest, so I don't care about this fatigue."

"Oh."

"Why are you touching me?" The person above was shocked, and the bed board shook slightly.

Curse users A: "..."

Curse users B: "..."

Wasn't this redhead still a loli? Shameless! I didn't expect that Gojo family's Six Eyes was actually like this!

"I just touched your hair." Little redhead said, "You look like a cat."

Six Eyes didn't say anything. He was silent for a while and hummed twice, sounding in a good mood.

Curse users A: "..."

Curse users B: "..."

This mission was such a loss. Not only did I not make any money, I was also kicked and fed dog food!

History was always repeating itself, and not long after, another unlucky guy was kicked in. A fellow countryman met a fellow countryman. Although they didn't know where they came from, they were brothers who have endured the same beating. Both of them had tears in their eyes.

Yayoi blinked. Satoru kicked the person under the bed and then lifted up the quilt and sat on the bed. He lay down and covered himself with the quilt. The two of them lay side by side on the bed, staring at the ceiling with wide eyes, like two salted fish lying side by side on the bed with wide eyes.

Would Riko sleep peacefully this time?

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• Omake •

5 Satoru: !!!

5 Satoru: Let go of that little redhead!!!

5 Satoru: I am so exhausted.



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