【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

Son.Yoo, let's visit the Japanese team, Sonomura-san should also want to see you. "

Qihai secretly clenched her palms tightly to remind herself to maintain a smile on her face.

"I'm not going," Yu replied without thinking, "I want to be with you."

Qihai stared into the girl's warm yellow eyes, and sighed indistinctly: "Then I will go to visit with you. Let's go."

She took the lead to get up, but Yuu grabbed her sleeves.

"Senior," the girl looked at her sadly, "I don't like the way you force yourself."

Hearing this, she smiled soothingly: "I don't like your frowning look either, Yuu. Don't worry about me, I feel much better already. The two of you can't figure out what to do if you're bored in the room? Go out for a walk let's go."

Yu didn't respond, but tightened his fingers stubbornly.Qihai took that hand and said softly again:

"Let's go."

※※※

"Yu, what's wrong with you?"

Sonomura Natsuki stopped in the air and wiped the sweat off her brow—this was the No. 11 missed pass by Yuu Koito in an hour.

"You look in a bad mood," she said firmly.

"That's right..." Yu forced a smile and landed on the ground.Cai Yue also descended, glanced at Qi Hai who was reading on the sidelines, and said, "Is it related to Miss Qi Hai?"

"How do you know?" Yu looked at her in surprise.

"The atmosphere between the two of you is very delicate," Caiyue smiled, "Have you had a fight? It doesn't seem like it. What's bothering you? Can I help?"

"Well...it's actually not me," Yu scratched his head, "It's senior who encountered some very difficult things, I...I'm worried about her."

"That's it?" Cai Yue's eyes widened, "You are so out of your mind, I thought it was something super-troublesome, but it turned out that you were just worried about others?"

Yu was a little unhappy: "Of course I'm worried, senior is mine..." She paused, "My friend."

This sentence was finished smoothly, but there was a place in her heart where she felt a faint unhappiness, as if she had said something wrong.

"That must be a very special friend," Cai Yue laughed heartily, "I've never seen you like this before, worried about who and what for you to this extent - you are always calm, even if you meet It’s also the case that everyone is flustered.”

"That's..." Yu opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't refute.

- Is it special?certainly.She had never seen such a contradictory yet beautiful person.Both strong and slender, both stubborn and fragile, both frank and cunning.She opened the door of her heart to her, allowing her to see what kind of desolation was hidden inside, and she naturally became unable to let go, allowing herself to be touched by that frown and smile.

Qihai Dengzi is special to her, so special that she doesn't even want to use the word "friend" to define it.

"Hey-"

While she was in a daze, Caiyue unknowingly untied the golden snitch in the ball box.The Snitch jumped into the air, turned around provocatively, and then quickly disappeared from sight.

"Caiyue?!" Yuu was taken aback, "How - how are you going to catch this?"

Natsuki Sonomura laughed and said, "Of course I leave it to you, 'Calm Seeker'! Come on, the time limit is 10 minutes!"

"Isn't that too much—?!" Yuu blamed, but picked up the broom in his hand.

——Exercise is indeed the best way to relieve worries.Koito Yuu, who was flying in the wind, thought so.If possible, I really hope that seniors will try it too——

When Nanami Dengzi closed the book, what she saw was such a scene: Koito Yu was suspended at a height of twenty feet in the air, looking around vigilantly and keenly;This scene made her, who couldn't read the book, unconsciously raise the corners of her mouth, and was fascinated by it - she didn't even notice that someone around her got up and stood up at some point.

"It's really beautiful," the brown-haired woman murmured in admiration, "I haven't seen such a calm figure for a long time."

"You are..." Qihai immediately recognized her, "Miss Sato?"

The witch with medium brown hair in front of her was exactly the same as the statuette Koito bought, and even the freckles on her face were completely restored.

"Yes," the witch stretched out her hand neatly, "I'm Noriko Sato, hello."

"Qihai Dengzi." Qihai shook hands with her, "She flies very well, right?"

The witch was stunned for a moment, then turned her eyes back to the field, without concealing her admiration: "Yes, although the traces of technology are obvious, it doesn't make people feel abrupt; it takes a lot of time to be able to use what you have learned so flexibly. High talent."

"She often says she has no talent." Qihai sighed.

"Everyone who can play a Seeker has talent, but it is more or less reflected in different places," Sato Noriko folded his arms, "A Seeker is not a position that can be filled by just one person .”

"With your words, she will be very happy." Qihai said with a smile.

Gazing at Yu in the air, Qihai felt the distress in her chest gradually go away, replaced by a quite familiar peace of mind and pride.

Yes.Even if she can't run, even if she can't live up to that vision, even if she's a Slytherin - so what?

She also has Koito Yu.

Yuu Koito was still by her side.

Maybe that's enough.She thought vaguely, maybe this girl is destined to be the whole world she has.

She watched as Yu caught the snitch with a beautiful maneuver, while the timer in Sonomura Nazuki's hands only reached No. 13 minutes.

"Senior!" The girl slid towards her excitedly and landed about two meters away, "I caught it!"

"Yes, I caught it." Qihai replied with a smile.

After getting a response, Yu turned his attention to the witch beside Qihai with satisfaction—this sight made her dumbfounded: "Sa——Miss Sato?!"

The witch nodded cheerfully: "You fly very well. What's your name?"

"Koito, Koito Yu," Yu stammered his name, and his whole body seemed to tremble when he saw his idol: "You, hello! I—I've always been your fan—"

"Really! It's an honor." Sato opened his hands with a smile, "I'm actually admired by such a talented child!"

"W-Where—" Yu was praised so much that her entire face turned red.

"So, I have a proposal, do you want to hear it?" Sato Noriko suddenly raised her finger mysteriously.

Yu didn't know what to say: "What?"

"Would you like to come to the magic institute for further study? We have a special exchange program, you can apply through your magic school, and it will last for one to two years. During this period, you will eat, live, and train with the Magic Institute Quidditch team. "

After all, she was afraid that the girl would not know, and added: "The Quidditch team of the Magic Institute is the direct reserve of the Japanese national team. Among the 7 members of the current national team, 6 are from the Magic Institute, and 3 of them— Including me—all Quidditch advisors to the Institute..."

She was talking endlessly, without even noticing that Qihai Lantern had fallen into an ice cave.

From disbelief, surprise, and anticipation to looking at him in surprise—the emotional changes on Koito Yu's face were caught by Nanami Dengzi's eyes.

She wanted to go, Qihai Dengzi immediately noticed this.

but--

"Senior..." Yu looked at her, his eyes filled with worry.

—I became her shackles.

The Heir of Ravenclaw (5)

——What kind of mood did Koito Yu stay by his side?

Qihai Dengzi has thought about this problem.

At that time, she saw the tenderness of the other party, but she didn't see that this tenderness could also become the shackles that imprisoned her wings.

——I didn’t realize it until now, it’s really, too late.

Koito Yu doesn't belong to her alone, nor can she belong to her alone.

"Go," she heard herself say, "this is a great opportunity, isn't it?"

Without waiting for the girl to answer, she continued on her own: "Didn't you mention before that you are worrying about your career? If you want to play a job like Mrs. Hooch said, the resume of the Magic Institute will be very important." .”

"Senior..." Yu stared blankly at her pale smile, suddenly felt a blunt knife cut across his heart.

"It's good, very good." Qihai repeated in a murmur, not knowing who she was talking to.

"...What?" Sato Noriko keenly sensed something was wrong, "You...?"

Before Sato finished speaking, Nanami stood up abruptly, startling the three of them.

"Miss Qihai?" Sonomura Nayue took a step forward worriedly, "Are you okay? You look terrible."

"I'm fine." Nanami was answering her words, but her blue eyes were staring at Yu without blinking.

——Quickly refute, quickly reject, quickly say that you are not going——

But Koito Yu lowered his eyes, and once again showed an expression as if he was enduring something.

Qihai closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

"I'm really uncomfortable," she squeezed out a smile, "I'm going back first, I'm sorry—"

"—Wait, senior!" Yu found her intention, but it was too late, she had already chanted: "Apparition."

The black-haired woman disappeared in front of the three of them.

※※※

Qihai Dengzi was walking among the shady woods, and the soles of his feet were tripped by twisted roots from time to time.This dense forest was discovered by the two when they were wandering. It is located in the southeast corner of the Brazil area. It seems that it was transplanted for the mascot to inhabit. I don't know what kind of magic is used to maintain the life of the trees.

The forest is not big, and it takes only 5 minutes to reach the center of the dense forest.It was an open woodland, with a man-made stream running through the center, gurgling clearly.

She leaned tiredly beside a small growth ring, and slightly closed her eyes.

Yu said that it is very peaceful here and can cleanse the soul.Come here alone today, as expected.

In just two days, she suddenly lost everything she needed to survive.Maybe she shouldn't have come to the game in the first place - she thought so, but she knew very well in her heart that even if she didn't meet Hestin Rutherford yesterday, she would soon have a day to return to the host's house.

In this way, it was the right decision to watch the game; although the Japanese team lost, at least Koito met Noriko Sato.

Thinking of this, her heart throbbed slightly.She should have discovered that there was an infinite sky behind that girl, and there was nothing but a cliff in front of her, so what qualifications did she have to be with her?

——Perhaps ending this dream is the best choice.Before I really affected her.

……

When Qihai Dengzi opened his eyes again, the sun was almost setting.She rubbed her eyes, straightened up, and a familiar black robe slipped off her body.

"...?" Qi Hai twisted her robe in a daze, and smelled a faint fragrance of peaches.

When she raised her head, she realized that Koito Yu was sitting on a rock opposite, holding the book she had dropped earlier.

The girl looked at her quietly, her figure was dyed golden in the setting sun, which made her almost feel like she was still in a dream and hadn't woken up.

They just stared at each other without saying a word.

As time passed by, Qihai turned her face away unnaturally, and took the lead to break the silence: "You... how did you find it?"

"..." Yu was silent for a while, "You said this place is beautiful, I think maybe you came here."

"Well," Nanami still didn't look at her, "thank you for the robe."

"……fine."

The woods fell into an embarrassing silence again.

"The matter of going to the magic institute," this time, it was Yu who spoke first, "I refused."

Qihai's breath stagnates: "...why?"

"I don't know..." There was infinite confusion in the girl's voice, "Senior, what are you thinking?"

"Why do you want to know what I think?" Qihai asked back, "This is Yu's business, just let Yu make the decision."

"It's too much, senior." The girl stood up and walked towards her, stepping on the fallen leaves with every step, making a rustling sound.

"Don't you need me anymore? For seniors, is friendship with me really just a means to attract votes?" Yu stopped in front of her, her voice trembling slightly, "Many of them said that, but I don't believe it. , to me, seniors are very 'special' people."

Qihai Dengzi suddenly raised his head and saw the tears in the girl's eyes in disbelief.

"Senior, what kind of existence am I to Senior? Is it an existence that can be pushed away at any time, and is not even considered a 'friend'?"

"—how could it be!" Qihai stood up eagerly, "I don't see you like this——"

"—But I'm useless, isn't it? I can't help Senior, I can't be of any use other than listening to Senior. How can I stand by Senior's side like this?"

Tears kept pouring out of the girl's eyes, she lowered her head in panic and wiped them away, but she wiped more and more.

"I don't want to leave, senior. When I think of leaving you, I feel so sad—why? I don't understand..."

Qihai Dengzi's heart stopped for a moment, and then accelerated and beat wildly.She took two steps forward, stretched out her trembling hand, and embraced the girl in her arms.

"It's not like that, Yuu, I definitely didn't use you as an election tool." She felt that she was going crazy with her calmness, and the nerves in her brain were throbbing, "For me, you are——you are——"

She took a deep breath.

"I—— like you, Yuu."

She gently lifted the girl's face, approached cautiously, and then moved closer, and placed a trembling kiss on the other's lips.

"That's how I like it."

Koito Yu looked at her blankly, with tears still on her face.

Qihai Dengzi smacked his lips, and the tip of his tongue tasted the salty taste of the girl's tears.She frowned and smiled.

"...I just said it," she stroked the girl's temple hair, "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

"No...I..." Xiaoito was tongue-tied, as if she hadn't realized what happened, "Senior...you...why?"

"Why do I like you?" Qihai smiled helplessly, "It really looks like a question you would ask."

She clasped the girl's waist and locked her in her arms again: "I like everything about you. Your smile, your tenderness, the color of your eyes...you are the only one who really understands me, and the only one The person who reached out to me. Everything I have experienced with you is my most precious treasure."

"Am... am I that good?" Yuu's voice was still full of confusion, "Obviously I... can't do anything..."

"I can stand here because of you, Yu." Qihai said firmly, "Without you, I would have lost my way a long time ago. It was you who took me out of the hesitation and supported me to come here. Therefore, Please stop saying things like 'I'm useless' - because just looking at you gives me joy and courage."

"I don't understand..." Yu looked at her in a daze, "I have never liked anyone, and I don't know what 'like' is...I don't know if I can respond to my senior's feelings, even if it is okay?"

"You have already responded," Qihai kissed her cheek, "You said, I am your 'special' person - that's enough. It doesn't matter if you don't 'like', that's enough."

"senior……"

"Do you hate me touching you like this?"

"...No, I—"

"—then let me hold you for a while. Just for a while."

Koito Yu slowly raised his hand and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"……it is good."

※※※

Hestin Rutherford was doing her nails when the door knocked.She blew on her newly sharpened ring finger, and raised the volume impatiently: "The door is unlocked, come in."

With a "click", the wooden door was pushed open by a black-robed and black-haired witch.Behind her was a petite girl with orange hair. The two held hands and clasped their fingers.

"... Oh?" ​​Histin stood up from the chair, "Miss Nanami, what's your business? If you want to beg for mercy, please forgive me. I will not take back what I said."

Qihai ignored her taunt, and said lightly: "As for the duel, I am willing to bet. I came to tell you another thing - please prepare for the 'Trial of Ravenclaw', the time is set at 15 Month NO.[-], the day Qihai returns to visit Rutherford."

Histin Rutherford froze for a moment, then said in disbelief: "You want to challenge the 'Trial of Heir'? You? A Slytherin?"

"Yes," Qihai clenched Yu's hand, "Yo is also with me—the 'Trial' is not limited to the number of participants, isn't it?"

Histin slowly gathered his thoughts: "...are you together?"

Neither of them expected that she would ask such a question, Yuu choked, but did not let go of Qihai's hand: "No, no—we—"

"—Not yet, this is not the point," Qihai blushed a little, "You haven't answered me yet, can you join me in the 'trial'?"

"Yes, yes," Histin said with one hand on her hip, "but she is not from Rutherford, so even if she passes the 'test', she will not be recognized as the heir."

"As long as seniors know it is enough." Yu looked directly at her.

Histin raised his eyebrows with great interest: "A Slytherin, a foreigner, do you really think you can pass the 'Trial of Ravenclaw'?"

"How will you know if you don't try?" Qi Hai laughed, "Don't cry when the time comes, miss."

Histin laughed: "Interesting, interesting! Since you insist on this, I will prepare—you must show me a good show."

"It will definitely be something you will never forget." Qihai replied.

Chapter5 Heirs End

Inter-chapter July 7st

dear yoo,

Are you OK?

The weather in London is really unpredictable. The sun was still shining brightly a few days ago, but it has suddenly turned cold recently. Please keep warm.

I am writing today because there is one thing that makes me want to ask your forgiveness: Please forgive me for keeping the double-sided mirror in a drawer these days and not taking the initiative to contact you.

Please don't get me wrong, it's not because I don't want to see you—on the contrary—I really want to see you, but I don't know what to say after seeing you.

I think you might think, what's the trouble with this?Whatever you want to say, just say it, why hide it.

I will guess like this because you are such a character.The frankness that makes me envious and enviable - you see, if I say something, I don't know how to not trouble you like this.

I'm too scared to bother you.Whether it's a frown or an annoyance, that look just isn't right for you; while cute (I love you every way), it's just not right.In my heart, you are the person who should and deserves to be surrounded by happiness the most.Even if it's only in the memory, only in the photos, your smile still has the intoxicating magic power, it gives me warmth, and also gives me the courage to write down these nonsense.

Yes, nonsense... I clearly said that I didn't want to disturb you, but I wrote these nonsensical words.This letter must never be seen by you.

……

dear yoo,

How are you?

It seems that London has entered the rainy season again, and the temperature is gradually getting cooler. You must pay attention to keeping warm.

Since I said goodbye to you on July 7, I haven't contacted you for two full weeks.I don't know if you have contacted me with the double mirror during this time; if so, please let me apologize for not getting it.Because I went to Iceland with my parents to visit friends, I accidentally left it in the corner of the drawer when packing my luggage.Although I brought a mobile phone with me, I couldn’t use it at the home of my parents’ friend in Iceland—the friend didn’t seem to have heard the word “electricity” at all.

Iceland is an amazing place and I would love to visit with you if possible.Unlike the Muggles living here, most wizards do not know English. For this reason, they have bred a red-billed puffin that is proficient in English and Icelandic to help them translate simple words to form a conversation.I have a lot of admiration for their dedication to spending time cultivating a new magical species rather than learning a new language.Perhaps this is due to the fact that Icelandic wizards are almost completely isolated and distinct from the rest of the world.

During the two weeks I lived in Iceland, there was one more thing that struck me.Can you believe it?They actually domesticated small ice dragons!I saw one in the owner's house where I lived.Instead of breathing fire, they breathed out a breath of ice that nearly turned my robe into a block of ice.They use these domesticated ice dragons to herd sheep, I really doubt whether these herbivorous ice dragons are herding sheep or competing with sheep.

In addition to herding sheep, these ice dragons also serve as vehicles.My parents and I tried to ride once under the leadership of the owner. The feeling of flying in the air is very stable, much better than the magic carpet and flying broom (please forgive me, I really don’t like the feeling of riding on a broom), if It's not that this ice dragon is only adapted to Icelandic living conditions, I would definitely recommend that they import this ice dragon into the UK for business - believe me, they will make a fortune.

Another eye-opener for me was the Icelandic horse people.The vegetation in Iceland is extremely scarce, so the centaurs reached a peace treaty with the wizards and lived and multiplied in the jungle that the wizards built for them.Icelandic horse people are very small, but they are very resentful of you mentioning this (if this letter of mine was read by a horse person, I probably would have no chance of returning to England).In contrast to this shortness, they have outstanding prophecy and astrology abilities.My parents and I met a horse man named Froser in the jungle behind the host's courtyard. He pointed out that I was about to encounter a love, or that I was encountering a love, which shocked my parents and kept asking.

I don't know if Frozer's prediction is accurate.After all, I don't expect to be able to—

"Oh no..." the dark-haired witch sighed, "I'm starting again..."

She moved her finger, and the quill automatically crossed out the last three lines.The strikethrough words spontaneously dissolve and disappear after a moment, leaving a blank space to be filled in.

...My parents and I met a horse man named Froze in the jungle behind the master's house. He pointed out precisely that my father was facing a very difficult decision in the business field, and offered him very solid advice.Froze boasts of his most accurate love astrology, if you're interested-

"Merlin's beard!" Qihai Dengzi threw the quill on the table irritably, "Can't I write a letter properly!"

Her soliloquy seemed to startle the living room.A few seconds later, there was a gentle knock on the door: "Dengzi? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Mom!" Nanami muttered, "Just writing a letter."

"Write a letter?" Mrs. Nanami paused for a while, "To Mio?"

"No, not for my sister, but for a friend of mine..."

"Friend?" Mrs. Qihai's obviously hesitant tone could be heard through the door.As if wondering if she should ask, she cautiously uttered a word: "...boyfriend?"

"It's nothing," Qi Hai said bitterly, "You don't take the words of that centaur master Froze seriously, do you?"

"No, of course not...then you can write well, do you need some black tea?"

"No thanks, Mom."

The sound of Mrs. Qihai's footsteps went away, and the black-haired witch was relieved.She picked up the dropped quill again, dusted off the dust, and took a sip of dark blue ink:

...Frozer boasts that he has the most accurate love astrology, but I don't really believe it, since he has been playing The Bachelor himself for almost 100 years.

Going back to ice dragons, I realized that I left out something that might be of interest to you, and that is that people here don't play Quidditch on broomsticks - they do it on ice dragons!During the two weeks I was there, I was lucky enough to witness a small Quidditch practice with the owner's son and several other families in the neighbourhood.Icelandic Quidditch was brutal compared to what I saw at Hogwarts (and at the World Cup) - yes, even I saw Bulgaria players being beaten by Japan at the World Cup The batters were bloodied, and I'll say the same--they let the ice dragons that were riding them bite each other!If there were no restraints to hold them firmly to the ice dragon, I think they would have been thrown from thirty feet.

Nanami Dengzi paused here; she recalled many pictures of Koito Yu on the field.From hugging the Bludger for her to saving the scheming Landon Knott, to the smile she gave her as she flew through the crowd in that game.

Qihai felt her face start to heat up again.She couldn't help but opened the drawer, looked at the mirror that was placed face down, and stared at it for a long time with her lips pursed, but she still didn't have the courage to open it.

…Icelandic food is very delicious. There are a lot of sheep raised here, so lamb is the main food.The Icelanders also made woolen robes to keep out the cold, and used spells to make them warm enough and close-fitting. They are both good-looking and flexible, and they don't affect movement like the heavy clothes worn by Muggles.

In the end, my stay in Iceland was very short, so I didn't see the rumored aurora.My mother regretted it and my father reassured her that we could come back sometime over the Christmas holidays... It's a bad way to say it, but I've had a lot more freedom at home since my grandpa was ill - please don't Misunderstanding, of course I hope grandpa gets better soon.I just hope he doesn't know about my trip to Iceland with my parents until he's healthy enough, otherwise I'm not sure if his body can handle the consequences of another rage...

Yoo, I miss you so much...

When Qihai wrote this, she stopped writing, as if she was deciding whether this sentence was appropriate.

Finally, she crossed out the line and changed it to:

Yu, I wonder if you have traveled during these two weeks, or encountered any interesting anecdotes?You know I don't know much about the Muggle world, and I'd be more than happy if you'd write to explain a thing or two.

After writing this sentence, Qihai breathed a sigh of relief, and wrote his full name at the end of the letter.After looking left and right at the whole letter for a while, she crossed out the slightly scribbled signature and changed it to a neater writing style; but this writing style didn't seem to please her—in the end, she chose a name that she didn't like. Such a commonly used swash font, I think young girls may prefer this font.

Then, she smiled mockingly.Will Koito Yu really care about the details of this letter as much as she does?She thought not.Although the girl is modest and prudent, sometimes she is careless and careless, and she is afraid that she will only be more interested in the contents of the letter.

After the ink dried naturally, she carefully rolled up the letter and tied it to the foot of her own owl.It was an old taupe owl, who was not very familiar with her who seldom came home, so she didn't show any intimacy, just pecked her fingertips symbolically, and then flapped her wings from the window fly away.

※※※

The gray owl's footsteps were fast, and Nanami Dengzi received a reply before going to bed.Compared to her style of rolling the letter up and putting it in the stationery tube, the letter came in a rather lovely light pink envelope, so the tawny owl held it in its beak and spat out unceremoniously. out.

With some distress, Qihai picked up the letter with the claw marks and bite marks of the gray owl, smoothed it, opened it, and opened the thin page of letter paper with trembling fingers:

Dear Seven Seas Seniors:

message received.The Iceland that my predecessors wrote in the letter is very fascinating. If there is a chance, I certainly want to go with you.It's a pity that we didn't see the aurora. When we go, we must choose autumn and winter. Maybe the graduation trip is a good choice.

Seeing this, Qihai laughed foolishly.But then, she stopped laughing.

...Speaking of the two-way mirror, seniors don't feel guilty, I haven't used it in the past two weeks.

Qihai wiped her face, deeply feeling that she was being self-indulgent.But when she looked down again, she was not so sure:

But if you want, we can talk on July 7nd (I'm not sure about your owl's footsteps) between 22pm and [-]pm.

For the past two weeks, I have been staying at home, playing games, watching TV, and helping my home study to reduce the burden of manpower. There are really no "interesting anecdotes" to say... But, I miss you very much.

Qi Hai firmly grasped the letter paper, almost crushing the four words and swallowing them.

...Then, see you on July 7.

yours,

Yu Koito

This letter was very short, only half a page long, which was nothing compared to her eloquent three-page letter, but she read it over and over for half a night, as if she wanted to put every word, Every stroke is deeply imprinted in my mind.What she didn't write, the girl wrote for her—she missed her very much, very much.

really want.

This night, Qihai Dengzi fell asleep with a smile on her face.The letter landed on her chest, rising and falling slowly with her breathing, as if it had life.

Inter-chapter · September 7 · End