man in tokyo, professional boyfriend

Chapter 344 [343] Aftermath

"Yui, sit here and don't move."

The moment she saw that shadow, Shiina Iori hesitated for less than half a second, then whispered to Yui in his arms.

"Eh?!"

Yui's whole body curled up in her arms was visibly shocked, and then she grabbed Shiina Iori's clothes with her backhand:
"No no no no no no!!"

Tears almost filled her widened eyes: "I will definitely die sitting here alone!"

"It's okay, just keep your flashlight."

Shiina Iori ignored Yui's struggle, and put her down next to a tree trunk with a bright signpost.

Again and again and again and again and again.

This is the third time Shiina Iori saw that shadow, no matter how much he deceived himself, he couldn't persuade himself to restrain his curiosity.

What's more, when he just passed by that shadow, he heard an obvious rustling sound.

That child is obviously a person!

Since he is a human being, why would he run there?
As long as you are human, you have nothing to be afraid of.His twice the physical fitness is not for a show.

Shiina Iori thought to herself, and amidst the wailing sound of Yui whose legs were already weak after half a step away from him, she turned on another flashlight, and followed the direction of the figure slowly with her keen [night vision].

He had already wandered around the nearby forest during the day and figured out the location of the landslide, so he was somewhat prepared and cautious with every step he took.

The sound in front was rustling, and the sound of footsteps that were barely covered could be heard from a distance.

In the woods, the sound of footsteps when stepping on the fallen forest leaves is very obvious, and can be heard from a long distance.

On the contrary, the figure of the child was hidden among the shadowy trees and could only be seen from a distance.

After following it for a short distance, I saw another crooked and corroded signboard erected in front of it.

[The hunting area ahead, no entry]

Judging from the degree of rust, it should be some years. Now only a small part of Japan's mountainous areas have not banned hunting, mostly because of the excessive number of wild boars and wild deer, causing disasters and disturbing the people.

If he remembered correctly, the meat used in the barbecue at the hostel seemed to be wild boar caught by the hostel itself?
Shiina Iori stood in front of the sign, feeling a little hesitant.

But when he saw the child in front of him walking farther into the depths, he paused, and tentatively called out:
"Hey!"

"what are you doing?"

It seemed that the sound suddenly startled the other party, the little figure turned around suddenly, seemed to be holding something in his hand, and immediately reacted when he saw Shiina Iori, and trotted into the jungle with a whoosh sound.

Seeing the direction in which he was running, Shiina Iori became more certain of her thoughts.

This is a living person, not a ghost.

But Shiina Iori, who was not familiar with the terrain, didn't dare to run like that kid, so she could only shine a flashlight on her feet all the time, and walked in the direction just now step by step.

It's just that the further you walk, the more you frown.

If he remembered correctly, walking a little further would not be far from the landslide.

While thinking about it, he suddenly saw a large plastic bag hanging on the ground not far away near the root of the tree.

Night vision has greatly improved the ability of Shiina Iori's eyes to see objects in the dark, and can clearly distinguish the color of plastic bags.

He paused, and finally took a few steps closer.

It's just that he didn't go far, but the steps under his feet suddenly stopped.

The strong physical ability made Shiina Iori's feet float in the air for a moment before landing.

As soon as I lowered my head, I saw that the soles of the shoes were only less than a palm away from a slender rope. They were lying quietly in the grass, almost mixed together, and ordinary people probably couldn't tell them apart even if they came in during the day.

Fortunately, night vision is strong enough.

And under this mechanism rope is a well-placed animal pliers, with a noose in the middle.

Judging by its size, it is probably used to deal with wild boars and black bears weighing several hundred catties.

Even if Shiina Iori's physical fitness is extraordinary, being caught by this kind of thing is still very terrible.

Fortunately, he was found.

"call--"

He took a deep breath, and slowly moved back the footsteps that were out of thin air.

However, just as he was about to escape from the trap, a shout suddenly came from behind.

"Big brother! Don't go there!"

A sharp voice suddenly sounded not far behind, Shiina Iori's pupils suddenly shrank, and her footsteps fell in a panic.

- What about me? !
"Bang!"

The moment the animal trap sensed that the mechanism rope was touched, it immediately made a crisp metal twisting sound, and the sharp iron teeth clamped from both sides towards the mid-air with a bang.

Shiina Iori reacted very quickly, her hands grasped the teeth of the pincers like a gray shadow before she was about to be crushed to death, and her calf was pulled out with a whoosh.

But this animal trap was obviously set by a seasoned hunter, the animal trap and the noose are intertwined with each other.

The moment Shiina Iori pulled out his calf, the noose was also pulled together with a swish by the mechanism, and it happened to be around Shiina Iori's ankle.

In an instant, I felt a huge force dragging forward along the ankle towards the front.

This type of animal trap has used metal twisted ropes as early as the early [-]th century. Nowadays, unless someone of Yuki Terashima's level comes, there is no way to break it manually.

Shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat.

Shiina Iori stretched out his hand to grab the tree roots beside him, but only a layer of bark was torn off in his hand.

"hiss--"

The strong desire to survive made him have no time to think about other things in his heart. His palms and fingertips plunged into the silt, but they were still pulled on the ground by the fast-tightening rope, leaving long marks on the ground.

The trees around me swept past one by one like the wind, and there was a sound of the rope shrinking in my ears.

The pain in the ankle is very clear, but because both hands are stuck in the soil to slow down the speed of being dragged, there is no time to pull.

Gan.

It makes sense that more than 80 travelers die in animal traps in Japan every year.

While being pulled, Shiina Iori also caught a glimpse of similar long scratches on the soil, which seemed to be dragged by wild boar trotters. The marks were deeper and longer than his, and it was estimated that they could weigh several hundred catties. , but was still pulled straight to the direction of the end of the rope.

There is no friction to grasp at all on the trail the rope is set on.

Am I going to die like a wild boar?

For some reason, at the critical moment between life and death, Shiina Iori had this extremely absurd idea inexplicably popping up in his mind.

"Whizzing--"

Just as he was being dragged deeper into the woods at high speed, he saw a beam of light emerging from the dark woods in the distance.

Shiina Iori raised her head, she was overjoyed at first, but when she saw the person coming, she suddenly became cold.

It's Yui.

"Iori?!"

Yui's voice trembled so much that he knew his legs were weak just by listening, and the light of the high-power flashlight swept in the direction of Shiina Iori.

The moment it swept over him, the light source suddenly stopped.

Shiina Iori felt her heart tense:
"do not come!"

The voice was hoarse and out of tune.

"Clap."

The flashlight fell to the ground at some point.

It seems that he was stunned for a moment when he saw the picture in front of him, but he took a step without any hesitation in the next second.

Even after running 50 meters, she would be exhausted and out of breath, and the girl in the abandoned house who would be afraid of being accompanied by someone to the bathroom in the middle of the night, at this moment, she seemed to have a personality reversal and ran wildly.

But there is no miracle in reality. It is impossible for the girl in the abandoned house to transform into Bolt in an instant. She is still out of breath even in the ten-meter sprint, and she can only barely keep up with the traces of Shiina Iori being dragged away.

But still chased after him.

At the moment of eye contact, the two of them were completely empty in their minds at this moment, and everything followed the thoughts from the deepest part of their hearts.

"Whoosh."

It wasn't until the end that Iori finally grabbed Iori's arm.

A very relaxed smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Caught."

That smile was like a nail, piercing Shiina Iori's heart hard.

"Whoa-"

Until the moment it was dragged across a certain area, the ground that seemed to be covered with fallen leaves and mud was suddenly empty.

The rope finally stopped.

"thump."

Shiina Iori hugged Yui and fell hard on the solid ground, his chest suddenly felt tight, and with his 19-point physical fitness, he almost passed out.

But my heart couldn't help but relax a bit.

He thought he would be directly dragged down the slope and fell to his death like a wild boar.

It's easy to say anything if you can save a dog's life.

After looking around, he realized that the trap here had obviously been destroyed and hadn't been restored to its original state yet.

Obviously, the pig brother he ate during the day saved his life.

The soil under him was still stained with blood, and the thin wooden stakes had collapsed.

For the rest of her life after Shiina Iori's death, after taking a look at the surrounding environment, she sat on the spot, dazed and speechless.

He was not a soldier king from the special forces, and he was just an ordinary person with a bit of awkwardness in his two lives. Even this kind of trap was encountered for the first time in his life, so his reaction was surprisingly chaotic.

And after the initial nervousness passed, my mind was blank like fear.

Yui, who was held in his arms, also didn't know how to move in a daze.

The two sat in the trap in a daze for a long time.

I don't know when it started, the long brain circuit of the girl in my arms seemed to finally react, and the body that had been tense all the time finally began to tremble and twitch.

Gradually, a thin, low-pitched cry sounded like a mosquito.

Until later, the voice became louder and louder, big tears soaked the clothes on Iori's chest, and they became a piece of "Wow-wah--", but his arms were tightly wrapped around his waist, and his body was still. Can't help trembling.

Shiina Iori was also a little confused in his mind, wondering why he didn't avoid the apparently simple trap.

His hands also hugged Yui tightly instinctively, as if there was a soft support in his very disturbed heart.

After crying like venting for a while, Yui seemed to finally react, holding on to Iori's clothes with one hand, and hammering his chest hard with the other.

This time it was really hard, hitting Iori a little bored.

Yui, who was still laughing when she was about to die, now her pink and dusty little face was covered with tears like a little black cat, her voice kept trembling:
"I told you I won't let you go! I won't let you go!"

"I, I was scared to death alone in the woods!"

"It's so dark over there!!"

"My short-sighted eye can't see clearly without glasses! The flashlight is dim!"

"You still deliberately scare me!"

"I thought you were going to die!"

While crying, the girl trembled and cursed, and from time to time, she slammed his chest hard with her clenched fists. The snot mixed with tears was wiped on the clothes on Shiina Iori's chest, which was dirtier than the time she vomited on him when she was drunk.

Shiina Iori didn't speak, just sat quietly on the ground and let her hammer.

It wasn't until the girl's hand was sore from the hammer that she didn't want to move, she just kept twitching, then she put down her hand tremblingly, but still tightly clutching Yizhi's sleeve.

As if afraid of losing him.

He just kept subconsciously repeating in his mouth: "I'm scared to death"

The next moment, he suddenly felt his dirty face being held up by him.

Yui froze for a moment as if he didn't react.

Immediately after, softness poured in.

The girl's whole body became tense in an instant, and she couldn't move at all.

The moonlight shone and fell into the vertical hole, as if a layer of silver light was cast on the dirty two people, and everything in front of them seemed to become clear and bright with this simple kiss, without any dust.

Igarashi's little hand that was holding onto Iori's sleeve couldn't help but gradually let go, and the subconsciously mumbled words were completely silenced.

Witnessed by the moonlight, Iori snatches her kiss away.

It seems to be venting the impulse to survive the catastrophe, and this moment has been frozen for a long time.

It wasn't until Yui gradually found it difficult to breathe that Shiina Iori gradually let go.

When she raised her head and saw Yui's cat-like face, Shiina Iori suddenly laughed out loud.

Hearing Iori's laughter, Yui paused for a moment, then immediately reacted, her little face couldn't stop turning red.

Seeing that Yizhi didn't intend to stop at all, he couldn't help but become a little annoyed:

"I, I can't! I haven't practiced before!"

"Yes Yes."

Shiina Iori replied softly with a somewhat hoarse voice.

The voice paused, and said again:

"Sorry, I was too arrogant this time."

He said, feeling a little sad in his heart.

Shiina Iori was actually arrogant and didn't know it before.

Because his physical fitness is almost twice that of ordinary people, he always thought that he was sure to solve some problems, but when it came to the real face, he panicked a lot.

Not to mention being calm, even maintaining a normal mind is a problem in a highly tense situation.

Hearing this, Yui was stunned for a moment, and said sullenly, "Anyway, anyway. It's good that you're fine."

"..."

The two maintained a delicate atmosphere, and they were silent for a while.

"that."

In the middle of speaking, Yui's voice paused, and she murmured very slightly, as if a little embarrassed.

"The one just now, can you do it again?"

"puff."

Shiina Iori smiled happily.

Looking at Yui's shy and timid appearance, Shiina Iori couldn't imagine her psychological changes at the moment when she rushed over.

"Hey!"

Yui was so angry that she blushed and hammered him.

Yizhi smiled and hugged her: "We'll talk about it when we go back, and we'll come back when we go back."

"...Oh." The girl agreed in a low voice shyly.

While speaking, a prompt on the system panel lit up in the blank space in front of him.

【Wish: Pretend to be a boyfriend】

[Progress: 75%]

【Life +1】

[Gain the trait 'Crisis Response']

Shiina Iori's eyes only stayed on the panel for a moment, and then fell back to the girl in his arms.

There are always times when the weight on the scale will be reversed for a split second.

Some things are no longer so important to him.

Shiina Iori wants to live well in the present.

Just as they were hugging each other in a daze, they saw a secret door pushed open in a pit at the bottom of the trap, and a pale little face emerged from it, asking abruptly:
"Big brother, are you all right?"

Yui was startled by him, and retracted into Iori's arms.

Hearing this, Shiina Iori's gaze instantly froze and became extremely serious.

Good boy, I caught you.

In an instant, even his tone changed from gentleness just now to fierceness:

"You! Yes, it's you!"

"Walking around outside in the middle of the night scared me to death."

"Go and call your parents for me!"

(End of this chapter)