【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

Koito Rei's eyebrows twitched.She could see Qihai's erratic eyes and the faint embarrassment between her eyebrows; the joke she had just made with her sister downstairs suddenly jumped into her head with a bang.She turned her head to look at Yu, and found that the other party passed the long sleeve over with a calm expression, and then picked up the pants.

——No, no way.

She touched her chin.This long-sleeve dress was indeed bought together with the one from Yu. Since it was a discounted parent-child outfit, I also brought one for each of my parents.

But...it seems to be discovered now...it's okay to wear it as a couple's outfit?

"Which one do you think is better?" Yu straightened up with two trousers in hand, met Lian's eyes as soon as she looked up, and couldn't help frowning: "Wow - why are you staring at me and laughing? It's scary!"

Lian's face immediately turned from sunny to cloudy: "What do you dislike? Isn't it good to smile at you?... Let me tell you, I think the black one is better."

"I don't dislike you, thank you - I think the khaki one is better, don't you think black is too boring?"

"The pants are lighter in color than the windbreaker? That's weird."

"How can this windbreaker be so deep? I think it's totally fine!"

"My dear sister, if you have studied color matching a little bit, you wouldn't say that—"

"—You just read a bunch of soft articles on the Internet, don't question other people's aesthetics casually, okay?"

Looking at the two sisters who suddenly started fighting with each other, Qi Hai was dumbfounded: "Wait, wait, you..."

"Little Seven Seas!"

"Senior Seven Seas!"

It's good that she didn't make a sound, but when she interrupted, Sister Koito turned to her at the same time and said in unison: "Which one do you think is better?"

"Uh..." Qihai Dengzi's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

She looked at Koito Yu and Koito Rei, feeling that she was facing the most difficult choice ever.She instinctively wanted to follow her sister's judgment, but she didn't want to "offend" her sister whom she had just met...

"...I think, um... this one." She finally smiled and pointed stiffly at a pair of white pants beside her.

The two sisters pulled their faces down at the same time.

"Senior, you ran away." Yu pointed out mercilessly.

"You escaped, Xiao Qihai." Lian agreed.

Qihai raised her hand speechlessly: "...you two have a tacit understanding at this time."

After choosing the clothes, Sister Koito exited the room, leaving Nanami a separate room for changing clothes.With curly hair, Lian chatted casually: "What are you going to do next? A day trip to London?"

"I originally wanted to show my seniors around," Yu scratched his head, "but I just got a spot for the 'Easter Egg Game' at the Leaky Cauldron Bar, so I plan to try it out."

"The 'easter egg game' at the Leaky Cauldron? How do you play it?" Lian became interested.

Yu glanced at her, and hesitantly lowered the brim of his hat.

"Oh—it has something to do with your hat?" Lian hammered his hands, "I said why you suddenly thought about buying a hat. Is there something hidden underneath?"

Seeing that you pursed your lips in annoyance and did not speak, she took another step forward, trying to grab him.The girl yelled to stop it: "Ah! It's all right! I'll just pick it off!"

She slowly removed her white baseball cap, and a pair of orange rabbit ears popped out.The three small eggs on the string of the right ear collided together, making a jingling sound.

The two sisters looked at each other wordlessly for three seconds, then Lian covered her mouth and bent down.

"The identity I drew is 'Rabbit' - well, don't laugh!" Yu glared at her sister, her neck was flushed from the bottom of her ears, "The goal is to protect these easter eggs... There is another identity that is ' Hound', the Hound wants to snatch easter eggs from the rabbit." She pressed her ears and put her hat back on before continuing: "...The stage of the game is the entire center of London, and it will be announced every day as soon as someone draws it, at five o'clock in the afternoon End of unity."

"Pfft haha——" Lian smiled until tears came out, "Who thought of this, absolutely! A group of wizards are playing hide-and-seek on the streets of London! Hahahahaha—you can't use magic, right?"

Yu's face darkened: "Yes, yes. As long as you can't be witnessed by Muggles."

Lian slammed the wall twice: "My God, the Ministry of Magic is going crazy! No matter who came up with it - he is such a genius!"

"Anyway, they didn't really violate the secrecy law, and they can't do anything about it," Yu shrugged. "And I heard that this game was actually filed with the Department for the Prohibition of Misuse of Magic, and I don't know how it passed."

"I can imagine how stinky the faces of those old guys from the Ministry of Magic are." Lian finally stopped laughing, and reached for the hat on Yoo's head: "Hey, don't hide your ears, come and let my sister touch it."

"Wh-no!" Yu hurriedly ran downstairs, but was quickly pulled back by Lianyan.The two sisters rolled into a ball noisily, and the door opened silently at this moment—the well-dressed Qihai Dengzi stayed in place holding the doorknob, her eyes fixed on each other's elbows and knees Even when Lian straightened his arm, it was still 1.5cm away from the hat, and his expression was so delicate that it was hard to describe.

Lian bounced away from her sister, and yelled as if nothing happened: "Wow! Xiao Qihai is really a beauty! This windbreaker suits you so well, I might as well give it to you."

You climbed up while supporting the railing, and straightened the brim of the hat that had been tilted to the right in some embarrassment: "...Senior, it looks good in this way."

"...Thank you," Qihai smiled slightly, and decided to pretend that she hadn't seen anything, "Koito-san is also dressed very nicely today."

She untied the ponytail.The hand that was used to the cover of the robe swiped twice after leaving the doorknob, and stuffed it into his pocket.Lian's windbreaker, which he bought too big, is just right for Qihai. The waist-tucking design just fits out the curves of his body, so smooth and graceful that you can't help but look at it a few more times.

After putting away the leftover clothes, Lian took the lead and led the three of them down the stairs. While walking, he told his sister to pay attention to safety, not to play too late, and to call Hongjun to pick him up at any time; He agreed one by one with his mouth open, as if he felt that his sister was making too much of a fuss.

Looking at this scene, Qihai couldn't help but think of her sister who should be in London at this time—the Ministry of Magic doesn't have Easter holidays.Unlike the intimacy between the Koito sisters without barriers, she never directly called her sister by her name.For her, Nanami Mio is not an object that she can directly express her heart, but more of a perfect dream, an unattainable vision, an appearance that she most wants to be but has been unable to become.

She knows Nanami Mio loves her, and her parents also love her; but love and understanding are not the same, and acceptance that comes from love rather than understanding is a burden for both parties.

She didn't want to bear or carry such a burden.

Qihai Dengzi was preoccupied with his own affairs, but he didn't notice that the person in front of him suddenly stopped and almost bumped into him.

"Koito-san?" She followed the girl's line of sight and looked forward, and found a man and a woman standing in front of the bookshelf on the first floor.The boy with a pointed face and yellow hair was flipping through a bound book. The girl was wearing a gray knitted hat. Hearing the sound, he raised his head and met Qihai Dengzi.

In the next second, both of their eyes widened.

"You..." Qihai looked at Yu subconsciously, and found that the latter was also surprised.The brown-haired girl between the bookshelves yelled, causing the sharp-faced man next to her to drop the book in her hand in fright.

"—Seven sea lanterns!"

Jane Gray pulled out her wand, pointed at her and shouted, "What are you doing here?!"

Down the Rabbit Hole (3)

"Why are you here?!"

Jane Greed pointed the tip of her stick at the Seven Seas Lantern, her facial muscles turned white.This scolding was like a sudden pause, freezing the air in the room together with time.

After a while, Lian took the lead and said, "Well, what's going on?"

Gradle still didn't put down his wand: "I'm sorry to scare you, Sister Lian, it's just a little personal dispute—Qihai, answer me, what are you doing at Yu's house? I should have warned you not to think about the Hufflepuffs. ?”

Her face was full of undisguised disgust, which made your heart ache.She subconsciously grasped the left hand of the Slytherin prefect hanging by her side, and took a step forward: "Grad, don't do this, I invited Senior Qihai to play."

Her senior's body temperature was really low, and her palms felt cold and tight.Yu couldn't help thinking about whether she should wrap her up a few more layers.What's the temperature today?Eleven or two degrees?

However, Qihai Dengzi struggled to break away from her.

She turned her head and saw the Slytherin prefect raised his chin slightly, and said with a cold expression: "Put down your wand, Greed. Do I need to remind you that 'minors are not allowed to use magic outside of school'?"

Gray narrowed his eyes.After a while, she let out a breath from the tip of her nose and lowered her hands.

"Yo," she turned to the girl beside her, "Is what you said true? You invited her here?"

After getting the girl's affirmative answer, she put the wand back into her bosom, and leaned slightly unwillingly: "So, I misunderstood. I apologize to you, Slytherin."

Qihai frowned at the title that followed her apology, but she softened her tone: "It's okay. Koito-san is soft-tempered. I can understand that you want to protect her."

"What are you talking about? How can I be soft-tempered..." Yu muttered, unable to laugh.Qihai raised the corners of her mouth, and patted her on the back in relief: "I'm just complimenting you, Koito-san."

These few whispers between the two of them and the movement of holding hands earlier fell into the eyes of Grade. She frowned and stepped forward, and said "I'm sorry", and then pulled Koito aside, and began to cry. Talk loudly.

Lian didn't seem to intend to intervene in the delicate atmosphere of the few people, and had already slipped back to the cashier in advance, only looking at this side frequently with some curiosity; only Edward Lupine and Qihai Dengzi stood face to face between the bookshelves.

"Yo, Qihai," Lupine greeted with a smile, "I'm sorry, Gradle is like that, don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Qihai smiled inexplicably. "You and Grad... are here to play an Easter egg game?"

"Ah, I saw it... because Greed was wearing a hat?" Lupine rubbed his hair, "So, you and Koito too?"

"Yes." Qihai nodded.

In this game, there is a certain induction mechanism between the rabbit and the hound. Since Yu did not expect the appearance of Grad and Lupine, it must be a rabbit instead of a hound.Based on this idea, Nanami made a judgment that "it's okay to tell him".

Lupine seemed to have made the same inference: "Oh! Haha, we happened to pass by here and wanted to come in and say hello—I didn't expect you, Qihai, to come to play in Muggle territory!"

Edward Lupine smiled until his eyes were narrowed, but his words were not polite.Qi Hai has seen this kind of smiling face tiger too much, she shrugged and replied: "I am the same as Mr. Lupine. I just came to visit a friend's house. How can there be any place or place?"

Lupine grinned, didn't speak, and looked in the direction of Grad and Yu.The two had finished their conversation at this time and were walking towards this side through the bookshelf.Greed, who was walking in front, looked displeased, while Yu, who was following behind, showed embarrassment and muttered something in a low voice.

Qihai quickly understood why Koito Yu showed such an expression—Grad stepped in front of her, folded his arms and said loudly, "Qami, we are going to act with you and Yu today."

"……why?"

"You are also a prefect," Greed said bluntly, "you should know that we have the obligation to supervise the junior students, and we are also obliged to ensure their personal safety."

"Merlin's beard—Grade, I told you that Senior Nanami would not do anything to me!" Yuu covered his face and turned to Lupin, "Edward, say something too!"

Lupine's smile quickly turned into a wry smile: "I'm sorry, Koito, I... don't want my broom to grow another cosmos..."

It was only then that Yoo remembered that the pink cosmos cluster on his broom had not been eliminated so far.

She looked at Qihai weakly, only to find that the other party blinked at her in relief, unexpectedly calm.

"Okay, let's go together then."

The brunette agreed so simply that the person who made the request was dumbfounded: "Uh? You...how..."

"Even if I say 'no', you will follow, right?" Qihai walked past her, holding Yu's hand very naturally, "I have learned about your Hufflepuff's stubborn temper."

Ignoring Grad, whose eyes were about to drop, Nanami Dengko smiled at Yu who was staring at her in a daze: "Speaking of which, Koito-san, I have a place where I want you to accompany me."

※※※

After Qihai Dengzi stopped in front of a department store called TK Matt, Grad almost pulled out the thread of the knitted hat on his head.

She tugged at the fur edge irritably, watching Qihai's every move closely - this woman looked calm, as if she didn't care that there were two "stalkers" who couldn't get rid of behind her.Yuu Koito was more self-conscious than her, turning her head frequently without saying a word, and her eyes showed obvious embarrassment and apology, which made Greder more and more annoyed, wishing she could draw out her wand and cast a tongue-locking spell on Nanami Dengko.

Asking questions along the way, even automatic doors, self-service vending machines, and battery cars parked on the side of the road have to be studied for a long time.Gradle thought angrily, and became more and more suspicious that the rumor he heard some time ago was true.

What else can explain Qihai Dengzi's interest in their Seekers?This woman can't reach out to Quidditch, and she can't unite with the outer court to suppress her team just because she disagrees with Nott, and she won't be really practicing her "college friendly" ghost Theory - she very much hoped that Koito Yu hadn't been fooled by this woman's bumbling appearance.

A Slytherin is still a Slytherin even without his school uniform, even if he's not at Hogwarts.

"When are you going to follow?" Edward Lupine opened the can of Coke he just bought, "I think they have a pretty good relationship. Since you hate Qihai, why do you have to find something for yourself?"

Grad gave him a blank look: "It's just a good relationship! Yu said she only met Qihai this semester, and told me that Qihai is very nice and will help her make up lessons so I don't need to worry? It's a ghost if you don't worry! You How can she look like such a kind person? Isn't there some other purpose in getting close to Yu?"

Edward sat down on the computer armchair with a price tag of 280 pounds beside him, and said dryly: "What purpose can Koito have? Apart from being famous in Quidditch, what else does Koito... er, wait."

He seemed to have thought of something, squinting his eyes and said, "You don't--take what they said to Qi Hai seriously?"

"—Yeah," Greed folded his arms, "you know, 'that' has been spreading so much lately."

"You also believe that kind of gossip," Edward pursed his mouth. "How do I think that it was released deliberately by some people with ulterior motives. If there is such a thing, why did it come out now?"

"You have to catch wind to catch wind and shadows," Grade disagreed. "The person who released the news must have bad intentions, but the matter itself may not be gone."

Edward stared at her for a moment, then looked in the direction of Nanami Toko and Koito Yu.

The two men were picking out their phones at the counter.Yu has a Sony Zeperia Z1 in his left hand and an iPhone 5S in his right. He is explaining something to Qihai, while the latter leans over with a smile and points to the earphone that the girl is hanging on her left ear.The two were already standing close to each other, coupled with the problem of the angle, this scene became an out-and-out teasing in the eyes of others—is it not touching ears?

Edward squeezed the can with a "poof".

Qihai Dengzi raised his head when he heard the sound, glanced at the Coke that was still steaming out of his hand, and then glanced at Grad with a stiff expression, doubts flashed across his face, and then he raised the corner of his mouth as if he had figured it out.

"Senior? What's wrong?"

Yu pulled off the earphones and looked back, but Qihai suddenly lowered her waist and held her left jaw as if blocking her.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it," Qihai said softly, "This earphone... what do you think?"

— how do I feel?I think you're too close!

This sentence stuck in Koito Yu's throat, and was finally sucked away by the blue eyes of the other party with a sly smile.

——The eyelashes are so long.

A vague thought flashed through her mind, then she moved her head awkwardly, and caught a glimpse of the cloudy faces of her two prefects.

She suddenly understood why Qihai came out so suddenly.

"...Senior," she pushed the hand away helplessly, "don't make fun of me."

Qihai straightened up regretfully: "Koito-san, sometimes I really wish you weren't so smart."

"--Oh, is it so?"

Grad walked beside the two of them at some point.

"I wish she was smarter, so that she wouldn't be fooled around with sweet words."

"It seems that Ms. Grad has a disagreement with me," Nanami smiled, "Koito-san is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met, she can see many things that others cannot see." Her gaze lightly Sweeping across Yu's face, he sighed and said, "What's even more commendable is that this insight is accompanied by the purest kindness—I trust her, and I will trust the people she trusts."

Gradle was taken aback.Just now Qihai's look at Yu contained too much hesitation, and the girl's flushed face from the praise seemed to confirm that Qihai Dengzi was not opportunistic - the relationship between the two was stronger than hers. Think deeply.

A deep sense of frustration suddenly surged in Grad's chest.Doesn't she know that Yuu Koito possesses extraordinary intelligence?But she didn't think she had misjudged Qihai Dengzi: desire to control, ambitious, and unscrupulous, Qihai Dengzi was a Slytherin who couldn't be more thorough.

And she would never forget that she, Lupine, and so many people she knew or didn't know, had loved ones killed in that war 16 years ago.Parents and children separated by yin and yang, elder brother and younger siblings, husband and wife... The Dark Lord who was born in Slytherin and his Death Eaters carved indelible scars in the history of magic, which was so heavy that it would be hard for another 16 years Turn the page.

"That, Greed..."

"What?" Grade looked helplessly at the Seeker who called out to her, thinking that the other party was trying to persuade her again, but unexpectedly, Koito subtly pressed the brim of his hat, showing an indescribable embarrassment on his face.

"Well, I always feel that my ears are moving..." She wriggled her lips and whispered.

"What!" Grade pressed the knitted hat on his head tightly, only to realize that the rabbit ears were indeed shaking slightly. "Damn it, how come there are hunting dogs in the mall!"

She immediately turned back and waved to Lupine, "Edward!"

"What's the matter?" Lu Ping hurried over; Yoo pulled Qi Hai up and ran to the counter next to him to pay the bill on his mobile phone—the rabbit ears will vibrate, which means that a hound player has entered the radius of 50 meters. At this time, retreat as soon as possible. It is the best policy.

"There are hounds nearby, get your wands ready. Hey——Yo! Hurry up!" Seeing the two still queuing up in front of the counter, Grad couldn't help stamping his feet anxiously—all three of Koito's eggs were returned. It was intact, but she only had one!

However, Greid never expected that his Seeker had another plan.

"No hurry," Yu tiptoed and whispered, "The more chaotic the better, I just took this opportunity to separate from them."

Seemingly satisfied with her "responsibility", Yu couldn't hide her complacency, and Qihai Dengzi couldn't help poking the tip of her nose with her hand: "You treat senior Hufflepuff like this, huh? "

"What?" Yu waved her hand away angrily, "It's not because of you."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry." Qihai apologized, but she was elated inside. She really wanted to laugh twice, but she subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so she tried her best to hold back and turned her head in one direction.

With this turn, she caught sight of a burly man standing tall in the crowd in the distance.He had nothing on his head—neither hat nor hair—only the faithful reflection of the incandescent light from the top of the mall, his chocolate-colored skin was as smooth as silk, his face was slightly square, with thick jawbones, and a simple and honest visage.

She knows this man.Aaron Shaker, Ravenclaw fifth-year male prefect, is also the goalkeeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, and has another remarkable identity: the current Minister of Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt's nephew.

"Koito-san," she immediately turned and took Yu's hand, who had just received the mobile phone wrapped by the cashier, "I saw Aaron Shaker. He is probably the 'hound' you sensed, we Go--Lupine, Greed!"

She led the girl through the crowd, but she didn't expect that the two Hufflepuff prefects were already confronting a dark-skinned old woman—Lupine stretched out his right arm in a weird posture, looking He hid his wand in his sleeve; Gradle danced and mouthed at them, as if under a silencing spell.

Qihai and Yu stopped at a distance of fifteen to six meters from the three of them, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"Are both of them hounds?" Yu couldn't help but clenched Nanami's sleeves tightly, and the latter turned to look for the figure of Aaron Shaker, and met his gaze.The big boy was stunned for a moment, and then began to move away from the crowd.

"...What a pinch attack!" Countless spells flashed subconsciously in Qihai's mind, and she put her hand on the wand, but sadly remembered that she couldn't use magic outside of school.

"Senior," Yuu tugged at her sleeve, "Can you give me a—ah, you're not yet of age?"

Nanami nodded with a livid face.

"Edward!" Yu opened his throat, asking for help from the only 17-year-old person on the friendly side, "Cast me a loudspeaker spell!"

Lupine looked puzzled, but he still waved his right hand towards her, and whispered, "Sound like a bell!"

Under the gaze of several people, Koito cleared his throat and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention—"

The soft and waxy female voice amplified by the sound amplification spell echoed throughout the floor, and everyone stopped for a while.

"—The building's smoke alarm has been activated. Please exit from the nearest escape exit immediately after hearing the announcement. Please do not take the elevator. Repeat—"

The crowd erupted.Although this type of fire alarm is probably misjudgment caused by the oversensitivity of the smoke alarm, the customers and staff present still put their things aside and rushed towards the stairs quickly—there was no response. There were only a few wizards present: although Grad and Lupine didn’t know anything about Muggle society like Qihai, they only came here occasionally to hang out, and they didn’t even know what the series of nouns in Koito Yu’s words were. The thing actually has such a large "lethal power".

After all, the old woman was older, and immediately realized what Yu wanted to do. Unfortunately, she happened to be standing not far from the stairs with Grad and Lupine, and the flow of people washed them away before she could do anything.Yu and Qihai were not much better, they were also pushed and squeezed towards the same staircase, while Aaron Shaker floated among the heads and flowed to the other end.

"senior--!"

Even though Yuu Koito held Nanami Dengko's hand with all her strength, she still underestimated how big the flow of people in the shopping mall was - they were dispersed the moment they squeezed into the stairs.She managed to break out of the encirclement and jumped up the upward stairs, while Qihai Dengzi was led all the way down, staggering as if she would fall down in a second.

"Yu!" Qihai called out weakly, her eyes were helpless like never before.She couldn't draw her wand, and even if she did, she couldn't cast spells.She was so powerless without magic, the only thing she could do was reach out to the girl at the other end of the stairs—and then watched the distance grow wider and her figure smaller—until she stumbled around the corner , had to turn around and continue to go down.

Qihai Dengzi hugged her arms tightly in the crowded crowd, and the fear and anxiety that had been suppressed after leaving Diagon Alley finally broke out, choking her neck so tightly that she couldn't say a word.

The surroundings were extremely noisy, but she felt very peaceful.It was as quiet as if I had returned to the late night five years ago, wrapped in a quilt alone, uncomfortable but unable to cry.

When she was young, she didn't like to practice spells, and she always forgot how to light the candles at night; her grandfather forbade others to help her, so her room was always dark and quiet.

Now she can use the silent spell to complete most of the daily magic, but she suddenly found that she seemed to have never left that dark room from the beginning to the end—how she wished she could go back to the past and practice every homework carefully In this way, will he be able to get the approval of his family and be assigned to Ravenclaw College, which is proud of studying academics?

But all this is no longer possible.She thought desperately, and gently closed the door.It is no longer possible for her to be recognized by anyone.

At this moment, a hand suddenly firmly locked the door.

"—Senior! Grab my hand!"

She looked up in a trance along the source of the sound, and was stunned by the scene in front of her:

Koito Yu was sliding down on the handrail of the ladder, and he had reached a place that was only a few feet away.The yelling rolled up Qihai Dengzi's throat, but she couldn't vomit it because she was too frightened - she was doing such a dangerous move, but the girl showed a relieved and bright smile after seeing her.

Qihai's eyes turned hot, and she held Yuu's hand as she slid past her.

"—'Down the Rabbit Hole'!"

After grabbing the other party, Koito recited this sentence that was used as a "port key" in the Easter egg game at the moment he fell into the crowd.

After a "bang", they disappeared into the air.

Down the Rabbit Hole (4)

Because she hadn't used the Portkey a few times, Koito Yu forgot that she and Nanami would appear in mid-air—she waved her hands a few times indiscriminately, and fell to the ground in an extremely unsightly posture.

Qihai Dengzi was better than her, but it was only good because she landed on all fours instead of falling.After straightening up, she quickly helped up Yu who was humming on the ground, and asked repeatedly: "Xiaoito-san, are you okay?"

"I'm fine..." Yu stood up with her strength, "Senior, did you get stepped on in the crowd just now? I'm sorry, I—"

"——Why are you apologizing?" Qihai interrupted her angrily and amusedly, "Everyone is going down, what can happen to me? Just meet me on the first floor, why do you have to do such a dangerous thing?" move?"

"Me," Yu rubbed his neck in embarrassment, "I too... I just don't think I can leave you alone, senior..." The more she spoke, her voice became weaker, "Look, I invited you here, and I I was the one who wanted to play the Easter egg game, and I was the one who caused the commotion... No matter how I say it, I can't..."

Seeing Qihai looking at him with a half smile but not a smile, Yuu silently stopped.

In fact, she didn't think that much at the time.Where is the chance to weigh the pros and cons when the incident happened in an instant?She just subconsciously felt that she couldn't leave the other party alone in that situation—especially when Qihai Dengzi looked at her, which made her so annoyed that her internal organs were about to burn.

Her predecessor was so disturbed and flustered.The kind of eyes that were obviously terrified to the extreme, but still carefully concealed—Qihai Dengzi was trying to be brave, and she should have noticed it long ago.

And she doesn't want her to be brave.Yuko Koito hoped Nanami Touko could speak out.I am not used to not being able to use magic; this is the first time I have penetrated into Muggle society like this, I am very disturbed; I am not understood, I am very sad...

She wished she had spoken well.If there is no way to be brave in front of others, at least in front of her, she wants Qihai Dengzi to be herself.

So she has to do something.The door of the heart is always easy to open and difficult to open. If she did nothing at that time and let Qi Hai be dragged away by the crowd, she would probably lose the qualification to be relied on by the other party.

"Speaking of which, where have we been?" After stuttering for a long time, Yu changed the subject.Qihai didn't expose her, because she was also very curious-they were in a Japanese-style pavilion-like building, surrounded by green vegetation and streams, as if it was some kind of man-made landscape.

"Hmm..." Yu walked a little forward and looked around, "Here, if I guess correctly, it's probably Kew Gardens...?"

"Kew Gardens?"

"The Royal Botanic Gardens. To put it simply, it is a Muggle plant museum, which is far away from where we were before."

Nanami walked thoughtfully to the edge of the pavilion.There was a drizzle outside at some point, and the man-made landscape shrouded in rain and fog added a bit of natural flavor.With no one else around, Qihai also felt much more comfortable, and couldn't help but began to observe the surroundings with interest: "They are all plants that don't move and have no magical value, but they still have to be placed in one place for viewing. Still plants, where is the point of view?"

"Well... there are a lot of them. There are a lot of plants that are not found in the UK. These residents from other lands, even if they can't speak, can convey a different kind of exotic style to tourists, can't they?"

Nanami watched the girl's hair blown by the breeze, and said in a gentle tone that she didn't notice: "Sometimes, I feel that Koito-san is also very 'exotic'."

"Huh? What's that?"

"Even though I'm in the same school, learn the same things, and I'm a wizard like me, but I know so many things that are 'another world' to me," Nanami smiled and tilted her head. It's incredible."

Yu smiled heartily.

"Senior, I told you before that I insist on reading Hogwarts, right?"

"Well. You said Uncle wanted you to live as a Muggle like your sister."

"Yes. But, even though I chose to go to Hogwarts to study, I regretted it very much after I first went there."

As if remembering himself at that time, Yuu grinned.

"No mobile phone, no computer, no novels, no softball, not even a water heater, refrigerator, electric light... Although my father is a wizard, he never told me and Xiao Lian about this; before I got the notice, I I don’t know anything about the wizarding world. For me, after the novelty passed, I began to feel that Hogwarts is not a fantasy magical world at all, and the Muggle society full of various technologies is more colorful. .”

Yu paused, looking into the distance with bright eyes.

"It's naive, isn't it? I made a noise to come, but I regretted it after I came."

——Not childish, very cute.

Qihai was thinking silently in her heart, feeling the urge to rub the girl's hair.

"In the fifth week at Hogwarts, I borrowed my classmate's owl and told my dad that I wanted to go back. I wrote a long list, but he only replied with one sentence. He said, 'For my choice Responsible'."

"what……"

"This is a sentence that is easier said than done, so senior, when I know what kind of path you have chosen, I really admire you."

Yoo turned to her.

"At the beginning, my remorse was nothing more than childish childishness. I soon found the joy of magic and began to enjoy exploring an unknown world; but senior, you didn't even leave room for regret."

She took Qihai Dengzi's hand and squeezed it a little harder.

"I am not and will not persuade you to give up, senior. But I hope that you can give yourself a proper rest. Don't push yourself too hard, and don't always try to be strong."

She hesitated for a while, then said