【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

Saying: "There is a competition today, and outsiders are not allowed in the camp, but you must come to play tomorrow. We can compete after a long absence." She blinked at Yuu, "Miss Sato will come to guide us if she is free. "

"...Really!" Yuu looked as if he had swallowed a snitch, "Will Miss Sato...?!"

Cai Yue nodded proudly: "Miss Sato is the Quidditch consultant of the Magic Institute."

"Senior!" Yu looked at Qihai inquiringly, his eyes full of expectation.

Qihai Dengzi looked at her shining eyes, and couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth: "If you want to come, of course."

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At 45:65 in the afternoon, the match between Japan and Bulgaria began.There are a total of [-] spectator entrances, located around the bottom of the stadium, and the water curtain, which is comparable in size to a waterfall, becomes a natural barrier that separates the entrances until the ticket check begins.

"As you said, senior, there are really pillars underneath." Koito Yu looked at the front of the line and felt that it would take at least another 10 minutes to check the tickets before it was their turn.

"...Senior?" Realizing that her comment hadn't been responded to, the girl turned her head.Qihai Dengzi was staring at the queue at the neighboring gate No. [-] in ecstasy at this moment, and didn't realize it until the girl pulled his sleeves: "Huh? What's wrong?"

"No, what's wrong over there?" Yu looked suspiciously at the queue next door, and found that the queue seemed to be the priority queue leading to the top-floor box. It was moving very fast, and most of them had already been checked.

"No..." Qihai hesitated for a while, "I think I saw someone from Rutherford."

"Eh? Where?" Yuu stood on tiptoe.

"It's the one next to the pillar now, with the pattern of eagle claws on its back."

"Want to say hello?"

"No, no need," Qihai shook her head, "Rutherford has many branches, and they don't necessarily know me."

"That's it," Yu retracted his gaze, "Rutherford's family crest is actually 'Eagle Claw', even for the Ravenclaw family, it is too straightforward."

"Indeed, if it's just a family of the academy, it would be too conceited to use the 'Eagle Claw' with the same name as the academy," Qihai put her hands behind her back, "but Rutherford is not a simple family. If they insist on going back, they can The rightful heir to the founder of the academy, Rowena Ravenclaw."

"What?" Yu was taken aback, "I remember that Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter died very young, leaving no heirs?"

Qihai nodded: "It's like this in history. Ravenclaw couldn't get sick because of this incident, and passed away not long after. However, judging from Rutherford's family history and some other rumors, it seems that she Before she died, she adopted a loyal maid as an adopted daughter, and then left most of her estate to her—that maid was the ancestor of Rutherford, and the family was named 'Ravencquer'. Law's heirs' claimed."

"Although there is no blood relationship, did you still inherit the title?"

"That's right. Rutherford is indeed very worthy of this status," Qihai smiled wryly, "Even if you count all the divisions, I am the only one in the last 300 years who has not been sorted into Ravenclaw."

"Senior..." You couldn't help holding her hand, "I don't think there is anything to brag about this so-called inheritance. You are you first, and then you are a member of the family and the family; It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a big mistake to disregard the individuality of the members."

"Thank you, Yu," Qihai folded her hands on Yu's face movedly, "Actually, I still feel that it would be great if I could become Ravenclaw back then; but whenever I think of you, I feel... as if Living as a Slytherin isn't so bad."

——Because the encounter, acquaintance and acquaintance between you and me are based on the premise of everything I have experienced.

She didn't say this sentence, but she believed that the girl must have understood it; because Koito Yu pursed her lips tightly, showing an extremely sad expression for a moment.

Qihai smiled and rubbed her frowning brows away, and said comfortingly: "Okay, it's a rare World Cup, don't worry about those messy things—we're coming soon, let's go."

Koito Yu walked as she said, but her heart was still tense.She never thought that Qihai Dengzi would regard her own existence so important, and even thought that meeting her was worthy of her gratitude for such a lonely and embarrassing past.

--why?Just because she was the first to show her understanding?

A vague premonition told her it was more than that.Qihai Dengzi seemed to see something else in her, and seemed to be expecting something else.

--What it is?Is it something she can give?

After sitting down on the designated seat, Yu looked up at Nanami's face, hoping to find some clues; but she saw nothing—except herself in the other's eyes.Nanami pinched her ears, handed her the panoramic binoculars she took out of her bag, and then tied the white square scarf with the Japanese team logo on the railing in front of her.

After everything was ready, the seats next to the two were filled up one after another.Yu looked around with a telescope, and the oval court was almost full; there were not as many Asian faces as expected, but the supporters of the Japanese team seemed to be overwhelmingly in the majority, especially the two hitters Hongo and Shingo The posters can be seen in every corner, and there is even an old wizard dressed as Hongo on the opposite side, standing on the seat and waving a bat excitedly.

"Those two batsmen seem to be very popular." Nanami also noticed this.

"After all, they won the best player in three consecutive games." Yu twisted the magnification button of the telescope, "Ah—the commentator and the referee have entered the field."

As soon as she finished speaking, the image on the big screen flickered, showing a long-haired wizard with a small stubble and bronze skin.As the wizard opened his mouth to announce himself in English, subtitles covering more than a dozen languages ​​including Japanese, Spanish, and Bulgarian appeared at the bottom of the screen, translating the wizard's greetings in real time:

"Ah-ha! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 427th Quidditch World Cup - the scene of the Patagonian desert in Argentina! I am the commentator of this game, Benjamin Rodgers! "

"What a heavy accent." Qihai frowned.

"Introducing the referee for this game, Georges Xenakis—please!"

Rodgris affectionately pulled a wizard in a striped cloak, who lazily raised his hand as a signal.

"Okay, then," Rodgers looked up at the screen, "Two players enter the field—"

The overwhelming cheers drowned out his final words.The Japanese team took the lead to fly out from the entrance on the left side, and then flipped and circled in the air for two and a half laps—the movements of each player were amazingly consistent, and even the angle of lying on the broom seemed to have been carefully calculated— — The screams on the field became louder.

"The Chasers of the Japanese team—Ryuichi Yamaguchi, Takamiko Kurosawa, Yoshi Wakaku!" The camera panned from the faces of two young men and a woman, and turned to a big man with a simple and honest face, "Goalkeeper—Toki! "Then followed the crowd's screaming wave and moved towards two strong black-haired men, "Batters——Masaki Hongo, Shintaro Tatsugo!"

Finally, the camera pans to the brown-haired woman beneath the batter.

"—Seeker, Noriko Sato!"

The applause dedicated to Sato was not as loud as batsman Hongo and Shingo, but it was also deafening.The petite witch raised her upper body and led the team to perform another mid-air turn—Xiaoito jumped up excitedly: "She just waved her hand this way! She waved her hand this way!"

"I saw it!" Qihai adjusted the knob of the telescope, "It flies so fast!"

It wasn't until the Japanese team stopped at a corner of the field that the crowd gradually quieted down.But the silence didn't last long, and was broken by the appearance of the Bulgarian team.

"Bulgarian national team—Seekers Levsky, Vasileva, Grozda!" Rodgris shouted at the top of his voice, "Batters Volkanov, Draganov— — Goalkeeper Zdravko!"

"Coming." Yuu muttered.

"—Seeker, Viktor Krum!"

With the appearance of this name, the arena instantly boiled.The veteran who returned at the age of 38 was controversial before the game. It was believed that the Bulgarian team "made a judgment based on human feelings rather than reason"; but his outstanding performance undoubtedly slapped the face of this remark— —

"The round of 21 played against New Zealand's 42-year-old seeker Bernica and won the round. The round of 20 played against the most promising Norwegian team and ended the game in the [-]nd minute-Krum is a returning legend. [-] years The time seems to have left no trace on him." Yu briefly explained the reason for this upsurge to Nanami.

"Do you think he is the biggest threat?" Qihai looked at the young man with a hooked nose and a gloomy face for a while, and felt that he was really a person.

"Almost," Yu watched as the referee got on the broomstick, "It's about to start!"

After a sharp whistle, the unbound Bludger and Snitch flew into the air, while the Quaffle was kicked high and fell into Wakaku Yoshi's hands in a chaotic scramble.

"Ruojiu—Heisawa—returned to Ruojiu—wasileva took her away!"

Qihai Dengzi was dazzled by the high speed of the chasers, who could only catch afterimages with the naked eye: "This is too fast!"

"That's why it's so exciting!" exclaimed Yu. "That's a wing attack—nice job! Oops!"

Her binoculars suddenly went dark.A figure in a dark blue robe came to the middle of the road and stood right in front of her.

"...?" Yu looked up suspiciously, and found that it was a blond witch with her hair in a bun, and her green eyes were staring at her right side without blinking.

So Yu also looked to the right and saw Nanami Dengzi's eyes widening.

"Histine Rutherford...?" A strange name popped out of her senior's mouth.

"Hello, Lantern of the Seven Seas." The blond witch smiled slightly, "I finally see you."

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This year’s Quidditch Cup has a full report written by JK Rowling on Pottermore, so the parts including the content of the game, the names of the players, and the names of the brooms are all written according to the official information^^

The Heir of Ravenclaw (3)

"Excuse me, would you like to change seats?"

Before Yu and Nanami could react, Histin Rutherford bent over to the wizard sitting on Nanami's right and showed a ticket.The man originally wanted to refuse, but the disdain on his face turned into astonishment after he saw the seat number: "Top, top box?" He grabbed the ticket immediately and looked at the blonde woman hesitantly, "Are you—are you sure you want to change?" ?"

Xisting nodded: "I have something to say to the lady next to you."

The man looked at her and then at the ticket, stood up abruptly: "Okay, okay, no problem." As if afraid of her repentance, he quickly gave up his seat and walked to the aisle.

Histin Rutherford sat down on the vacant seat, put his hand on his chin, and looked at Qihai with a smile: "Now I can finally talk properly."

From the beginning to the end, she seemed to regard Koito Yu as nothing.This attitude angered Qihai, she subconsciously protected the girl, and said stiffly: "I can't think of anything Miss Rutherford has to say to me."

"Indeed, I didn't know you at all until I heard Doris mention you." Heistine raised his legs, "After hearing Doris's name, you probably know why I came to you. ?”

"Doris Selwyn?" Qi Hai thought for a moment, then sneered: "It's a brilliant move."

"Heads are turning pretty fast," Heistine said approvingly, "then I'll make it clear, give up the election for female student president, and help Ravenclaw win."

"Impossible." Qihai replied without thinking.

"Senior!" Yu was startled by the sudden change, and grabbed Qihai's sleeve, who held her hand comfortingly, and shook his head slightly: "It's okay, I'm fine."

Hestin Rutherford watched the interaction between the two playfully, as if he just noticed the girl's existence: "This is your friend? It's cute."

Qi Hai's heart tightened, and she lowered her voice, "No matter what you want to do, it's best not to think of her, otherwise—"

Every year when she visits Rutherford's home, she has heard many anecdotes about this young lady.It is rumored that the heir of Ravenclaw eats all men and women, does not taboo meat and vegetables, and has an extremely indulgent private life. During his study at Hogwarts, he even caused absurd incidents of jealousy and duel duels.

"—I see, this is what you fancy, right?" Histin smiled easily, "Your eyes are so easy to understand, you should pay more attention."

Hearing this, Qihai quickly looked at Yuu, and was relieved to see the other party's confused face.She turned to the blond woman again, and said without flinching: "What you just said is impossible, I will not give up the election for female student president."

"Really?" Histin raised his eyebrows, "Do you have a position to refuse?"

Without waiting for an answer, she continued aggressively: "As a branch of Rutherford, what position do you have to disobey my order?"

"Aren't you just using power to overwhelm people?" Yu finally couldn't sit still, "How can you be so difficult as you are? Are you unreasonable?"

"In Rutherford, my words are the truth." Histin looked at her coldly, "You are not from Rutherford, and you have nothing to do here."

"You—" You were anxious, and wanted to stand up for a while, but Qihai held her down: "Yo, it's okay, let me do it."

Taking a deep breath, she said, "Miss Hestin, I respect you as Miss because I was indeed born in Rutherford, but we have no connection other than that, and there is no clear relationship. The superior-subordinate relationship—I believe you understand very well: wizards have no nobles, and there is no class in the clan. To obey you is to respect your judgment, and it is not against reason not to obey you. Doris Selwyn asked you to come out to me Surprise, I'm surprised that you actually condescend to ask about such a thing—"

Seven Seas paused, and continued: "—Why? I don't believe that you really care how many years Ravenclaw has not had a female chairwoman, because you once threatened to withdraw from the election. Then, what made you like this Do?"

Histin Rutherford laughed loudly: "Interesting! It's interesting! It's worth my trip!"

After laughing, she looked at Qihai with satisfaction: "I'm not interested in Quidditch, I just came with my uncle. I wanted to have some fun after I found you checked in at the 'Cave Hotel'. You are really interesting-" —It’s so interesting. There is indeed no subordinate relationship between you and me, but you must not forget that Rutherford has a contractual relationship with Nanami. As long as I am the heir of Rutherford, your grandfather must obey my orders .Do you think your grandfather would defy me to save you, a Slytherin not recognized by the family?"

Happily admiring Qi Hai's gloomy face for a moment, Histin said lightly: "Well, I'll give you a chance - how about a duel with me? Didn't you gain your prestige in Slytherin by dueling? Let me see how much you have. I won't use magic beyond your learning range. If I don't win, I will fully support you in killing Doris."

"What if I lose?" Qihai asked back.

"Then obediently do as I tell you."

"It's not fair," You Teng stood up, "whether you win or lose, seniors don't need to listen to you."

Histin glanced at her lazily: "Even if I can ask Nanami Mio to leave immediately?"

Qihai Dengzi was finally completely irritated: "This matter has nothing to do with my sister, you must involve her in whatever you do!"

"Because you are interesting." The smile widened on Histin's face, "This is a compliment from Rutherford's heir, and you should feel honored."

Koito Yu was shocked by this brazenness and was speechless.She could feel that Qihai Dengzi's grip on her was gradually tightening, and the commentator's voice was still ringing in her ears, but she felt that she had entered a completely different world from what she was ten minutes ago.

"After the game, I'll wait for you in Room 427 of the 'Cave Hotel'."

After throwing this sentence, Hestin Rutherford stood up and disappeared into the crowd.

"—The Japanese team scored first! 10:0, Kimiko Kurosawa, beautiful feint!"

The sharp whistle and thunderous cheers brought Yuu Koito back to reality.She sat down slowly, looked worriedly at Qihai Dengzi's pretendingly calm side face, and carefully covered his left hand on the armrest of the seat: "Senior..."

Qihai trembled slightly, and then squeezed out a smile that was almost wry: "Yu...Thank you, I'm fine."

After a pause, she said again: "Sorry, I disturbed you watching the football game because of my business, I..."

"—What about your business and my business?" Yu frowned, "It's because that guy is unreasonable. Such a person can also be the heir? What exactly is Rutherford thinking?"

"It's not a day or two for her to be self-willed," Qihai said with a deep breath, "but she is indeed extremely talented, so no one in the clan dares to comment. Remember I said that someone in the second grade only spent three days learning the Patronus Charm Is it? Hestin."

She squeezed the girl's hand lightly, as if it would bring her much comfort.

"It's okay, I have a solution, you can watch the game with peace of mind."

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"So, your solution is to fight her?"

Koito Yu held the bathroom door with one hand, pressed the bath towel on her body with the other, her orange hair was softly clinging to her neck, dripping water continuously.

Qihai Dengzi turned his back to her, put his hands on the doorknob, his body was a little stiff: "Why did you come out so fast?"

"I cast a surveillance spell just in case, I didn't expect you to really want to leave while I was showering," Yu stepped across the threshold of the bathroom, "I'm sorry, senior."

"I thought you were underage." Qihai's hand was still on the doorknob.

"I'm not of age," Yuu smiled, "but this is Argentina, and the traces of the British Ministry of Magic can't be traced back that far."

"..." Qihai didn't answer.

Yu felt an inexplicable anxiety.She stepped forward quickly, grabbed the other's left arm, and forced her to turn around: "Senior, look at me."

Qihai Dengzi's eyes wandered in the air for a moment, and then lightly landed on her face.

It was hard for Koito Yu to describe this gaze.In addition to the guilt and panic of being exposed, there is also a kind of patience and enthusiasm that she can't describe.

This fiery feeling is familiar.she thinks.Where have I seen it before, it seems to be a pair of beautiful green eyes...

Nanami's sigh woke her up from her memories.

"Yo, I have no choice. Hestin Rutherford is not kidding, she said, she has the ability to do it."

"But that can't be...!" Yu squeezed her arm tightly, "She has graduated and is an adult wizard, senior, are you really sure that you can beat her? In case you lose, follow the rules of the witness, But promises must be kept!"

Facing Qi Hai's obviously shaken expression, she pleaded: "Senior, don't go, we must have other ways...I, I don't want to..."

...I don't want to watch you fight alone.Don't want to see you waving your wand brazenly.I don't even want to see you get hurt.

"...I can't bet on my sister's future for myself," Qihai slowly but resolutely opened her hand, "Besides, Histin is eyeing me now, if I don't follow her wishes, she will only get worse."

"Besides," there was a conciliatory smile on her pale face, "I may not lose. Yu, don't underestimate me. Although Histin is talented, it is mainly reflected in research; on the experience of dueling , not necessarily as many as me."

Yu pursed her lips tightly: "In that case, take me there."

"what?"

"Take me," Yoo raised his voice, "I won't leave you alone, as I said."

Qihai Dengzi's expression softened in an instant, she grabbed the girl's shoulders, took a deep breath, and then - kissed her lightly on the smooth forehead.

"Thank you, Yuu."

She broke into a blinding smile.

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"Okay, both parties are here," Raymond, the owner of the "Cave Hotel", cleared his throat at the edge of the warehouse, "Then, let me be the witness to witness Miss Hestin Rutherford and the Lantern of the Seven Seas Miss Zi's duel."

He waved his wand, and a golden light flashed.

"Both parties in the duel are voluntary, until one party admits defeat or loses the ability to fight. The loser will not be held responsible regardless of whether he is killed or injured. If Miss Nanami Dengzi wins, Miss Heistine Rutherford shall not interfere with her any longer; Ruoxi Miss Sting Rutherford won, and Miss Seven Seas Lantern is not allowed to run for Hogwarts Student President this year."

Koito Yu clenched his fists.Heistine Rutherford still looked indifferent, with his wand loosely held in his hand; her predecessor straightened his back, his face was calm, and he didn't see the slightest trace of expression when he faced her a moment ago. flustered.

"Ready?" Redmond looked at the two of them.

After receiving a nod in response, he raised his wand: "I announce—the duel begins!"

Before his words fell, a violent explosion occurred in the center of the warehouse—the two used some kind of destructive silent spell almost at the same time.Qihai Dengzi was the first to roll out of the thick smoke, and shouted at the blurred figure in the smoke: "Damn out!"

The figure dodged the spell, and a sharp yellow light slashed out in response, barely brushing the corner of Qi Hai's clothes.Koito suppressed the exclamation that rolled down her throat, watching her senior cast the Iron Armor Curse to block the two purple lights that followed, and then responded with a series of igniting spells.

"Not bad!" gasped Hestin Rutherford, spraying water from the tip of the wand, "I don't remember teaching such a large-scale ignition spell in sixth grade!"

"I only said that you don't use spells beyond the scope of teaching, but you never said that I don't!" Qihai Dengzi retorted.Taking advantage of the moment Hestin cut off the water source, she successfully cast an impediment spell, knocking him away.The disarming spell followed, but missed the target—Histine Rutherford cast a hovering spell on himself, distorting the trajectory of his fall.

"Quick imprisonment!" Histin shouted the moment he landed.The power of this spell was much stronger than the silent spell, and it actually knocked Qi Hai back a few steps who had cast the Iron Armor Curse; when Qi Hai was unsteady, the woman did a complicated trick: "Clear water is like a prison! "

The water flow appeared out of thin air from above Qihai's head, forming a four-sided waterfall, enveloping her in it.Qihai probed with an elbow, and found that the water flow was like elastic cloth with reflective properties, so she pointed her magic wand at the ground without hesitation: "Vines are clustered!"

The vigorously growing ivy quickly broke through the water prison, and the clear water hit her body, fascinated her eyes.Amid Yu's exclamation, Qihai rolled to the right by feeling: "Armor protection!"

This time, her Iron Armor Curse was not only erected in front of her, but also pushed forward while Qihai gritted her teeth - like a knight holding a shield, she bounced the dense spell all the way, approaching in front of Histin.The latter also started to run, raised his stick and shouted: "Flock of birds!"

Attacks of a physical nature can penetrate the Iron Armor Curse——Histine planned this way, but Nanami detonated the shield without hesitation, blowing up the flock of birds and affecting the two——Histine was defenseless. Flying out, Qihai, who had been prepared for a long time, shouted at the moment of flying out: "Disarm you!"

The disarming spell successfully hit Hestin's abdomen, and the silver basswood wand flew out of the latter's hand and landed on the ground a few meters away.

"Admit defeat," Qihai Dengzi got up from the ground, his chest heaving violently, "Don't force me to knock you out."

Histin's hair was undone.With one hand on the ground, she looked up at Qihai Dengzi who was approaching gradually, with a smile on her face: "...you are really interesting, Qihai."

"Thank you for the compliment." Qihai stopped in front of her and looked down at her, "You are also very strong, as a researcher."

The blond woman blinked: "It's too much. You have too many little tricks, obviously my spells are stronger. What can I do now...?"

She lowered her body secretly while speaking.Noticing the charging movement of the woman's legs, Yu exclaimed: "Senior, be careful!"

"Varied--"

The warning came too late.Hestin Rutherford hit Nanami hard in the shin with a sweeping kick, and as she fell, he jumped up cleanly and snatched her wand in one fell swoop.All this happened in an instant, and both Raymond and Yu were stunned—it was the first time they had seen someone "show their strengths" in a wizard duel like this.

"—You lost, Nanami Lantern."

Hestin Rutherford pointed Nanami's wand at her, smiling triumphantly.

The latter struggled twice and closed his eyes in despair.

The Heir of Ravenclaw (4)

Yuko Koito unscrewed the lid of the ointment, and lightly lifted the back of the woman's robe.A few eye-catching red spots on her snow-white skin made her heart ache.At this time, she regretted why she didn't read the healing spells while studying the housework spells.

"Senior, be patient a little bit, I want to rub it, it may hurt a little..."

Qihai Dengzi did not respond.Ever since she was picked up from the ground by Koito Yuu and brought all the way back to the room, she has been in this state.

She didn't speak, but obediently held a corner of the back of the skirt, so that Yu could free up her hand to apply the medicine.Koito Yu couldn't help looking up at her face, but from this angle, she could only see her delicate ears and jawbones.

"Senior..." She couldn't help murmuring, with a light sigh interspersed between the words.The breath sprayed on the back, mixed with the cool ointment to form a complex touch, Qi Hai shivered, and said dryly: "Okay, that's it."

"Is there any other place?" Yu asked worriedly.

Seven Seas shook her head.

"Senior, you..." You opened and closed his mouth, and after a while, he clumsily hugged her head. "You... don't be afraid. We must have a way... By the way, we can go to Professor McGonagall, she is the headmaster of Hogwarts, and she will definitely not sit back and let the students be coerced..."

Qihai rubbed her warm chest, which was not broad, and said lightly: "Professor McGonagall has always disliked Slytherin, maybe she will be happier when I quit the election."

Yu immediately retorted: "She will never be happy because of this kind of thing. We told her that it was Doris Selwyn's idea, and she would definitely not stand idly by."

"What can she do?" Qihai closed her eyes, "This is Rutherford's family business, and we don't have any evidence to prove that Selwyn was involved in this matter."

"But..." Yuu hesitated to speak.

Nanami grabbed her wrist and slowly raised her head.Those blue eyes that had drawn her like an ocean were filled with fatigue, so heavy that Yu could barely breathe.

"I still have a choice," she said dreamily, "Rutherford has a tradition that the position of heir is allowed to challenge - as long as you pass the 'Trial of Ravenclaw'. If I become the heir, Heath Ting has no position to interfere with me anymore."

She said so, but there was no hope in her eyes.

"senior……"

"Trials of Ravenclaw, Yu." Nanami repeated every word, and suddenly raised her voice, "And I'm a Slytherin!"

"senior!"

"I'm a Slytherin!" Nanami cried hysterically, "I'm a Slytherin. Why? Why! Why! Tell me, tell me!"

"Senior, calm down!" Yu hugged her vigorously, "Academy is just a symbol—"

"——Because of this symbol, I have to go to this step!" The woman's wailing was filled with tears, "I worked hard, I worked hard! But everyone is blocking me, no one believes me , everyone thinks I'm just a joke!"

"I didn't!" Yuu retorted loudly, "I never thought you were a joke—"

"—what on earth have I done to be treated like this? I don't want to be in Slytherin! It's not what I want...! I don't want to..."

The voice turned from high to low, gradually blurred, and was drowned in a low whimper.Koito Yu felt that the front of her clothes was being wet by some kind of warm liquid, and she couldn't do anything except hold him tighter.

Koito Yu felt so powerless for the first time in his life.

For the first time in my life, I hated myself so much for being powerless.

what can she dowhat can she doThis question created a gully in her heart over and over again, but the blood seeping out could not write any meaningful answer.

She was wrong.Her predecessors had never walked out from the cold and dark bottom of the lake.Qihai Dengzi is still imprisoned in the suffocating black lake, undergoing endless torture.Minutes and seconds, days and nights, months and years.

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When the first ray of sunlight in the morning came through the cracks in the window, Qihai Dengzi slowly woke up.

It wasn't until Koito Yuko's slightly frowning sleeping face came into view that she realized that she was being hugged by the other party.The girl's slender arms passed through her hair, encircling her arms softly but firmly, the warmth came through the thin shirt, seeping into her heart bit by bit.

Qihai was very confused for a moment, and then remembered what happened last night - she seemed to be tired from crying and went straight to sleep.

In an instant, bursts of embarrassment sent unspeakable sweetness flowing through her whole body, making her almost forget why she broke down and cried because of something; Koito Yu's embrace seemed to accept everything, allowing her to anchor with complete peace of mind Inside, I don't care about worldly affairs.

She was in a daze like this for a moment, then gently took the girl's arm away and sat up on the bed.Koito Yu and she both slept in their clothes, presumably she caused the other party to dare not let go, so they had to go to bed together.

Recalling the girl's anxious and helpless expression last night, she raised the corners of her mouth bitterly, leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, and murmured: "You are just too gentle."

Maybe it was because her movements were not gentle enough, or maybe it was because she was too close to her when she spoke, Yu's eyelids twitched a few times uneasily, and then slowly opened.

"……senior?"

The girl muttered in a low voice, dazedly grabbing the wrist that was supporting her.Qi Hai hurriedly backed away and adjusted her expression: "Are you awake? Take a shower, wash up, and then go down to eat?"

"...Oh." Yu got up sleepily, shook his head, and then stared at her with wide eyes as if he just woke up: "Senior, you...?"

"Huh?" Qihai looked at her with a half-smile, "What's wrong with me?"

"...uh," Yuu's eyes wandered over her face for a moment, then lowered slightly, "it's nothing..."

She didn't mention what happened last night, so she didn't.The tacit silence lasted until the moment the two finished their meal.

"Senior," Yu put down the knife and fork hesitantly, "Are you... all right?"

"I'm fine." Nanami put the last bite of fried egg into her mouth with a calm expression.

"..." Yu lowered his eyes again.Unbearable worry was written on her face, and Qi Hai's eyes were like a knife sharpening her heart - she used to wonder what this girl would be flustered because of, but now it was because of herself.

Does this mean that I have a special place in her heart?Or is it the same for everyone?

"I want to go home and rest for a while