Genshin Impact: Please don’t bully me, fellow stragglers

After the admissions were completed, Nan Ke’s file had been mailed to University A by his high school.

If you want to give up admission, you must apply for withdrawal.

Nan Ke withdrew his gaze from the receding car, and after shaking his hands again and again, he finally mustered up the courage to open the briefcase.

In the bright sunlight, the densely packed words looked like black reptiles, filling the white paper and shining brightly.

Nan Ke read it word by word.

All the necessary spaces had been filled in by her father, except for her signature and fingerprint.

Nan Ke suddenly raised his head and closed his eyes.

The scorching sun shone through her eyelids, making her eyes hot and her head dizzy.

suddenly.

The cell phone that fell on the edge of the green belt suddenly vibrated.

Nan Ke was shocked.

Then she thought that it probably wasn't her father anymore, and her heart was relieved a little.

Nan Ke put away the documents and went to pick up the phone.

"……Hello."

The store manager on the other end said in a surprised voice: "Opening at 2 o'clock, where are you?"

"I'm sorry, I have something urgent to do..." Nan Ke's throat was tight and bitter, and she was a little unable to speak. She raised her hand and squeezed it, then she took a deep breath and said, "I'll be back soon."

The store manager asked, “What’s going on?”

Nan Ke didn't know how to explain, so he paused and said, "…family matters."

Nan Ke never mentioned his family to the store manager.

I don’t know what the store manager on the other end was thinking. After a few seconds of silence, he said, “Then you go and handle it. I’m in the store now. You don’t have to come.”

"Yes, thank you for your concern..."

The other end hung up the phone.

Nan Ke's unfinished words stuck between his teeth.

Some results are self-explanatory.

Nan Ke held the phone, then finally closed his lips and let his hands fall to his sides.

After a long while, she looked up and around to identify the direction of home.

Things in the world have weight.

Nan Ke's chest was suffocated and she couldn't breathe. Her brain was filled with terrible and chaotic thoughts, but she couldn't make any sense of them.

Nan Ke's eyes were misty and countless fleeting shadows flashed by.

When she realized she was in a daze, she had been standing in the entrance for a long time holding the file bag, and her calves were so stiff and sore.

The room in front of me was very quiet.

A Liu doesn't seem to be here.

Standing here alone, Nan Ke's hands and feet felt cold for no reason and it was unbearable.

Nan Ke stumbled quickly toward the balcony, then went into the kitchen. Finally, he stood in front of A Liu's bedroom and knocked on the door with controlled force and sound: "A Liu, are you there?"

Time passed by second by second.

There was no response from inside.

The huge space was empty except for her.

Nan Ke couldn't help but lower his head, clutching the clothes around his chest, squatting silently, and resting his forehead against the hard door panel.

Nan Ke's mind went blank.

Why……?

Today, now.

Being alone made her feel so...

The nearby door handle turned for no reason.

Then came the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground with a "bang".

Nan Ke tilted his head in confusion.

It was her own door that was pushed open.

The strands of hair on the side of her face scattered in front of her eyes. In the fragmented vision, a dark shadow poked its head out of the crack in the door. Its purple eyes were crystal clear and it looked directly at her who was squatting on the ground.

"The country is collapsing?" Nan Ke murmured.

So that's how it slipped out of the room?

On the other hand, Guo Beng did not feel embarrassed at all as if he had escaped and been caught by his owner.

It maintained an elegant posture, slightly tilted its head and squinted its eyes, examining Nan Ke from head to toe with an almost scrutinizing look.

So much so that Nan Ke had the illusion that it seemed to care about her current condition.

Nan Ke raised his finger and touched its fluffy cat ears: "Guobeng, do you know where A Liu went?"

The cat's head suddenly dodged to the side.

Nan Ke touched nothing and was glared at by Guo Beng who turned his head away.

It's angry again.

Nan Ke held his hand in the air, looked at it for a few seconds, pursed his lips, and stood up with the help of the wall.

"I can't do this."

Nan Ke talked to himself, opened the bedroom door and returned to his room.

After living there for more than a month, the familiar furnishings that she had arranged entirely by herself helped her calm down.

Nan Ke directly opened the drawer of the bedside table and grabbed the unused pair of scissors inside.

The iron was icy cold, and as soon as Nan Ke's fingertips touched it, it suddenly bounced back.

No, this is not what she is looking for.

Nan Ke came back to his senses, turned to the other side of the drawer and found paper and pen.

She has no experience dealing with rejections.

You have to find someone to seek advice from.

University admissions office.

You can find the address and phone number online.

Since she has disagreements with her guardian, perhaps the police station will help her.

She still has the police officer’s phone number.

And Mr. Ayato...

Nan Ke was lying on the desk, and suddenly stopped, staring at the name "Kamisato Ayato" he was writing. He could not control the strength of his pen, and the tip of the pen pierced the paper.

She couldn't bring Mr. Ayato into this anymore.

My father will definitely hold him accountable.

Just agreeing to help the underage Nan Ke run away from home was enough to get him into trouble.

Kamisato Aya has just reunited with her sister, and Nan Ke doesn't want to repay kindness with hatred.

So, what about Ray's movies?

Miss Ying should agree to help her?

However, Nan Ke could not imagine that such a gentle person would be scolded and ridiculed in front of his father and mother just because of their sympathy for him.

"..."

Nan Ke took a deep breath.

Guo Beng suddenly jumped onto the table and softly wrapped his cat tail around her fist that was holding the pen.

The bell on its tail had long been pulled off and no one knew where it had hidden it. Only a striking red bow remained.

Nan Ke was startled and looked from the tail to its head.

Guo Beng tilted his head and sat down on her notebook.

"Get out of the way." Nan Ke poked its belly with the tip of his pen.

Guo Beng brushed his ears and pretended not to hear.

"You don't want me to touch you," Nan Ke said reasonably, "don't get in my way."

It glanced at her sideways when it heard that, its face full of speechlessness.

A man and a cat were in a stalemate.

Suddenly, Guo Beng raised his head and touched Nan Ke's chin with his nose.

Cool and soft to the touch.

As if it was a signal of goodwill.

Then it looked into her eyes.

The cat's quiet pupils are filled with brilliant purple, like mountain flowers at dusk.

Like A Liu's eyes.

More like Ray's movie eyes.

Nan Ke bit her lip.

"sorry."

She leaned over, lowered her head and hugged it gently.

"I shouldn't let you accommodate my mood."

Guo Beng rubbed her face with a generous attitude.

"I... really don't know what to do." Nan Ke closed his eyes and said to it.

"I didn't tell Mr. Ayato the real reason why I didn't want to go to that school."

"It's because... I'm afraid that if I go, I won't have the chance to see you all again."

Nan Ke's throat seemed to be blocked by cotton, mumbling and dull, with a slight tremor.

"Dad made an agreement with that man that he would hand me over to him when I came of age. I know that without him, Dad wouldn't have been promoted and wouldn't have the position he has today. Nan Yi... and I, might not have been able to grow up safely."

"Mom said that this is the price I should pay for taking away Nan Yi's health."

"But I will anyway..."

I can't figure it out.

It's also unacceptable.

Nan Ke may have been blessed.

Maybe nothing was gained.

Even so confused.

There is still a price to pay.

...For whom and for what?

Guo Beng listened to Nan Ke in silence, letting her hold him tightly, like a soft stuffed doll.

Outside the tightly closed glass window, the sun continued to move westward, and the light was bent.

Until a shadow took advantage of the cover of the curtains and swallowed Nan Ke.

Guo Beng withdrew his gaze from the sky and rushed out of Nan Ke's arms.

Nan Ke felt his arms empty, and his eyes followed Guo Beng's shadow. He subconsciously reached out to hold it back: "Wait..."

"jingle".

Guo Beng half-crawled under Nan Ke's bed and suddenly dug out a series of tiny copper bell sounds.

Nan Ke lowered his head in suspicion and wanted to check under the bed, but Guo Beng's tail, which was exposed outside, swung and the whole cat quickly crawled out again.

It jumped back onto the table, holding something in its mouth.

The hard object that was released fell onto the table with a crisp sound, rolled halfway, and stopped next to Nan Ke's hand.

It is a small white conch.

"Guang Dai's conch?" Nan Ke picked up the conch and stroked it, then raised his eyes and asked Guo Beng, "When did you hide it?"

Guo Beng pretended that it had nothing to do with him and tilted his head to clean the lint off his hair.

It looked like the bell had also been stuffed under the bed.

Nan Ke blew away the dust on the conch and thought.

The air flow poured into the hole in the shell, following the swirling shape, and squeezed out a very light whistle.

Nan Ke was stunned, remembering what Guangdai said when he left.

"As long as you blow this conch, no matter where I am, I will come to you immediately!"

The girl's solemn vows are still ringing in my ears.

"……is that true?"

Nan Ke murmured.

Would he really fulfill such an important promise just for her whom he only met once?

In the quiet space, the air was extremely cramped.

Everyone is fine.

Now, Nan Ke doesn't want to be alone.

Nan Ke wants to see Guangdai.

She suddenly pushed away the chair, stood up, holding the conch in her hand, and hurried to the window.

Dusk had fallen.

The dark blue sky enveloped the city, and dark night clouds were rising in the west.

When the glass window was opened, the hot wind, together with the hustle and bustle of the distant city, lifted up Nan Ke's hair that was stuck with dried cold sweat.

Nan Ke clasped his hands together to hold the conch, puffed out his cheeks, closed his eyes and blew hard towards the empty sky!

Please, Mitsuyo!

Please come!

A low, soothing, long whistle that seemed to shatter the fragile murex, accompanied by the scattered air currents, rushed out from Nan Ke's fingers and flew into the sky.

It's like a drop of water falling into the surface of a mortal lake, stirring up inconspicuous waves.

Nan Ke tried to hold his breath and exhale, continuing the dim sound of the conch -

Suddenly, a strong wind blew against Nan Ke's cheek.

"Pah!" There was a sound, like a huge bird vibrating its powerful wings against my face: "Wife~!"

Nan Ke opened his eyes in surprise.

Two thick black wings, more than a meter long, blocked the view from the window.

She raised her head slightly.

It was Mitsuyo’s face, with beads of sweat swaying in the wind.

"My wife is blushing!" Guangdai's golden pupils were round and bright. She came closer in surprise, clearly reflecting Nan Ke's cheeks that were flushed due to blowing. "Is it because you saw Guangdai?"

Nan Ke heard his heart pounding.

"Mitsuyo..." she began.

I can’t describe my feelings at this moment.

Beyond cognition.

Unbelievable.

happy.

Eyes warm.

And beyond all this, there is an inexplicable warmth that suddenly sprouts from the heart and flows through the whole body.

"Guangdai," Nan Ke tightly grasped the conch, and his upper body involuntarily jumped out of the window, "Okay..."

Can you help me?

Can you accompany me?

Can you take me away?

The surging emotions crushed what Nan Ke wanted to say into a ball.

Because I didn't know what to say, my throat was blocked.

"Okay!"

Although Nan Ke couldn't say anything, Guang Dai rushed over and hugged Nan Ke's shoulders warmly.

“Do you want to visit Mitsuyo’s current home?”

The wind was howling outside the tall building, and the girls' voices were drowned out by the noise. Within thirty seconds, both of them were gone and silent.

The defenseless fool was abducted again.

The willful Tengu was not careful enough to remember to close the window of an empty room, and a gust of wind came in through the window, lifting the curtains high.

In the rising and falling shadows, Guo Beng sat on Nan Ke's notebook, glanced at the sky outside the window, retracted his gaze, and glanced at the sky again, repeating the same eye movement over and over again.

The cat's tail, which best reflects its emotions, couldn't help but stand on end.

Forget it.

It's better than leaving her, who is emotionally fragile, in the same room with a homeless person.

After a long time, it tried to convince itself.

Guo Beng lowered his head, his eyes swept across the scribbled handwriting at his feet, and landed on the "Withdrawal Application Form" lying quietly on the corner of the table.