When the Juggernaut Comes To the Second Dimension

He was thrown in Yong Ye silently looking at the ceiling, listening to the sound of rainwater splashing.

"I, am I really the same as Artosh? ... Is it different?"

In the dark night, Yong Ye murmured softly, but it was difficult for him to answer this question himself. He couldn't figure out what he was thinking at all. The silence of the rain.

And this question is not really meaningless, at least Jibril's answer made him basically understand Jibril's thoughts, although Jibril's reaction made his conscience feel a little prickly.

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On the second day, Jibril indeed returned to her normal state as she said last night, showing a sweet smile as always, and treating others with the same attitude that sounds respectful from the spoken language, but actually It's really just a sign of respect in spoken language.

In the blink of an eye, Jibril has been in this world for about ten days. She is not interested in going to school and staying with a group of humans like the elves. She just seems to have forgotten what happened that night, as if that night As if nothing had happened, he stayed by Yong Ye's side and read a book as before.

Of course, the reason for reading is because Yongye forbids her to hunt heads at will, and now she is not interested in human heads from other worlds. After all, the rarity is infinitely close to zero, and she has no interest in wasting time at all.

Yongye's White Cat Cafe has no business as before, and it has become a temporary refuge for him when the apartment is difficult to live in. It is used to avoid the turmoil in the apartment and obtain a certain amount of tranquility for a while.

By the way, Takamiya Mana came to return the umbrella on the second day, and became another long-term customer of the store besides Tokisaki Kurumi... Because Yong Ye, who was just running the business, gave her and Tokisaki Kuang offers a 35% discount and free admission fee, so that she can afford the fee here even if she is in financial distress.

After becoming a frequent visitor, the relationship between Mana and Yong Ye has actually eased a lot, and Tokisaki Kurumi chose to avoid the time when Mana exists.

Tohka and Yoshino watched the romantic drama yesterday as usual, nothing changed much, it can only be said that it is the same as before.

But that night, Yong Ye, who felt a little bit out of sorts, found a reason at random, and left the apartment to take a walk outside.

He wandered aimlessly, but didn't go there. He didn't start to walk back until late at night, and halfway along the road, he noticed a small figure in the shadow under the eaves of the shop.

"...What are you doing this late at night?"

Yong Ye, who quickly recognized who that person was, stopped quickly and walked in the direction of the figure.

Under the shadow of the eaves of the shop, a petite girl in a light-colored dress, with long wavy blue hair wearing a light yellow straw hat for some reason late at night, was staring at the notice board next to the shop.

There was a poster on the notice board of the store, and the girl looked at the poster with great interest, and she was so focused that she didn't even notice that Yong Ye had reached her side.

"Yoshino, what are you doing looking at this kind of thing at this hour?"

"...!"

Being called out from behind suddenly, the girl didn't make a sound but her shoulders trembled in fright, and then she turned around slowly.

"Yongye, sir?...Finally, you're here." Yoshino's voice was as small as ever, and if you don't listen carefully, you will ignore it.

"What's wrong? Are you looking for me? At this time?"

"Uh, uh... because, it's already half past ten, so..." Yoshino spoke halfway, or couldn't see it, Yoshino continued for her in a high-pitched voice that far surpassed her, "So Yoshino I'm a little worried!"

"...Do you think I'm some kind of child? Did you come out to look for me when you didn't go back at half past ten?"

"That, that... I'm sorry..."

Wanting to say something, but unable to say it, Yoshino huddled her body into a ball and chose to bow her head to apologize, Yoshino also played her main role at this time, "Uncle Yong Ye, don't give birth to Yoshino!" Qi, Yoshino doesn't have any malicious intentions, and I don't want to restrict your freedom. I just want to find you because I am worried that your mental state is not good. Of course, I also want to take advantage of the time when no one else is here. I invite you to go shopping together during the cultural festival."

"Si, Yoshina?!" After being told, Yoshino blushed instantly, betting on the talkative Yoshina's mouth, lowered her head to block her sight with a straw hat, and at the same time shrank back again, not wanting to be Yong Ye noticed his expression.

"...Is that so? It's not a big deal. If you want to go shopping, let's go shopping together during the cultural festival."

Facing the request of this half-grown girl, Yong Ye put his hand on her head without thinking too much, and simply agreed to her invitation, because in Yong Ye's opinion, it was just a stroll with a child. little things.

"Really, really...is it okay?"

"Just strolling around, what's wrong?"

"Great, great!" The goal was easily achieved, and Yoshino's voice was filled with obvious joy.

"That's enough talking, let's go back."

"…Uh-huh!"

Nodding exaggeratedly and affirmatively, Yoshino obediently followed Yong Ye.

On the way back, I still walked along the small river. The riverside was much darker than other places. Only the minimum lighting was maintained here, but it was also guaranteed to be able to see the road clearly so that it would not be scary.

The full moon poked its head out from the gap between the clouds, illuminating the night sky, and at the same time adding a little light to the small river.

The two walked along the river side by side, because Yoshino grabbed Yong Ye's clothes and followed him, maintaining a subtle sense of tension and continuous silence, which made Yong Ye feel a little strange, and then like He stopped suddenly as he thought of something.

"Woo...!"

Without noticing, Yoshino bumped headfirst into Yong Ye's body, let out a small mournful cry, and then fell backwards, looking like she was about to fall to the ground soon.

But Yong Ye grabbed her hand instantly, saving her from falling, and sighed softly, "... What are you thinking about? Are you still unwilling to say after walking for so long?"

"That, that... woah..."

Just about to say something, but then seemed to notice something, Yoshino opened her eyes round in surprise, her small mouth kept closing in a panic, her cheeks were as red as if they were about to bleed. This flustered look made Yong Ye look confused, and he asked puzzledly, "What's the matter?"

"...hand, hand..."

"Ah... hands? Sorry, sorry."

After being reminded, Yong Ye noticed that he was holding Yoshino's hand, which made this overly pure child a little uncomfortable, so he simply let go of his hand and continued to ask the previous doubts.

"What are you thinking about? Or... what's on your mind?"

"This...I think...Yong Ye, Mr. Yong Ye, seems to have something on his mind..."

It was completely beyond Yong Ye's expectations. Yong Ye thought that Yoshino had something on his mind, but he didn't expect that he was said to have something on his mind. This made him want to refute, but... Yoshino took the first step With anxiety, he said cautiously.

"Ever since we met for the first time, Mr. Yong Ye has this feeling... Even when he is smiling, he has a... scary feeling. When he meets his eyes for the first time, it seems... as if he is about to fall into the night sky , in the dark... that, that feeling..."

"... into the darkness of the night sky?"

"I-I'm sorry, I can't express it very well, but... this kind of feeling, on the second day after Miss Jibril's visit, it seems to become more obvious. What happened?" I was a little nervous Said in a low voice, the girl's speculative and uneasy eyes revealed deep worry.

"You are overthinking, I have always been a cheerful person." Without any reaction to Yoshino's words, Yong Ye knelt down to meet her gaze level, poked her fleshy face lightly, smiled "Don't worry, my mental state is better than ever."

"But, but, Mister Yong Ye..."

Not caring about Yong Ye's intentional teasing of her, Yoshino still couldn't let it go, and didn't want to be simply perfunctory.

She is obviously a timid and shy child, but Yoshino possesses the meticulousness far surpassing other elves and even others, because she is always silently observing, although she is introverted, she is unexpectedly delicate, so she pays attention to Yong Ye didn't believe what Ye said, even though Yong Ye seemed to be no different from ordinary people since she met.

It's just... even though Yong Ye is occasionally laughing, expressing his helplessness, teasing people, and even showing a gentle side sometimes, but the emotion lodged in the depths of his pupils has not changed at all since the very beginning.

How can I dispel that nothingness like the hollow and deep night sky? Yoshino has been observing quietly the whole time, but she can't find an answer... She can't find a way to solve this problem at all.

"Mr. Yong Ye, that... this... what does Mr. Yong Ye feel, is it bad? You can say it, and then...then..."

The intermittent hesitating words are quite unclear in description, because Yoshino is not a person who is good at words, and she also knows what to say. Most of the external communication is handed over to Yoshino, but Yoshino But obviously he didn't intend to intervene, but wanted to leave these matters to Yoshino to solve.