I don't want to dance

In the dark cave, there is no sunlight.

The surrounding silence was depressing, only the occasional ticking sound of water droplets falling on the rocks.

Until the corner of the cave, the white-haired old man sitting on the stone chair spoke slowly in a low and hoarse voice, as if he was talking to someone who did not exist beside him, or as if he was just talking to himself——

"Ayin...is that you? I always feel that you are by my side...you came to see me again, didn't you?"

"However, I still hope that you have returned to the world that belongs to you."

"I will use Infinite Monthly Reading to end all karma in this world, and make this world peaceful forever. And I will be the only waking regulator... Sorry, I can't meet you again in the dream of Infinite Monthly Reading, forgive me I."

What is this old man talking about?

In other words, how long has he been living alone in this dark hole?

And, why, did she have this dream again?

……

"Akane, Akane... Akane, wake up!"

In the warmly furnished bedroom, on the soft bed, the girl slowly opened her narrow peach eyes, her dark pupils stared at the face that appeared above her, the corners of her mouth were raised just right, and the dimples on her cheeks followed suit. Emerging, revealing a sweet smile that is quite deceptive:

"Good morning, Kagome-senpai."

However, Higurashi Kagome, who has already recognized the essence of the person in front of him and will never be confused by this charming little face, said without changing his expression:

"It's not morning, the sun is almost setting... Also, please get up from my bed."

Ming Yin, who was lying on the bed, also sat up, and said with a cute smile:

"I can't help it, Kagome-senpai's bed is so comfortable, I fell asleep without knowing it, and I was given a sweet dream as a gift."

Kagome still drooped her eyelids, with a wooden face, and asked in a calm tone as if she was reading:

"Oh yeah, what did you dream about?"

"I dreamed of a man~" Mingyin blinked slyly.

"Eh? It's actually a spring dream?" Kagome smiled teasingly. Adolescent girls will never lack interest in such topics, so they couldn't help asking curiously, "What kind of man is he?"

Mingyin tapped the corner of her mouth with her finger, looking aftertaste, "Hmm...he is a gray-haired old man, alas, don't they all say that the older a man is, the more attractive he is? However, the lonely old man lives alone all year round. In the caves, wouldn't there really be a tendency to develop psychologically towards perversion?"

Kagome: "...", she was wrong, she shouldn't have any discussions with this guy whose brain circuit is different from ordinary people, she has not learned from the past.

It was in the evening, Mingyin slowly turned her head, and quietly watched the sky outside the window that was dyed red by the setting sun gradually become darker and darker.

Caught in his own thoughts, he was really recalling the dream just now...or in other words, a series of recent dreams.

Yes, it wasn't the first time she had dreamed of that scene.

The scene in every dream remains the same, it is the cave that seems to be isolated from the world, the only thing that changes... probably is the man sitting in the center of the cave with his back to her, and she witnesses his Christmas tree-like explosion. The long hair changes from jet black to black and white to all white.Although she hadn't seen the man's full face, she also knew that his face must also have decayed from a youth full of collagen to an old age with dry and wrinkled skin.

...so why would she dream about a man's aging history?

"Hey, what are you thinking again? So focused?" Kagome couldn't help frowning when she didn't get an answer even after calling the other party a few times.

"Ah, I'm thinking of the romantic history of the Warring States Period that Senior Kagome told me about you." Mingyin withdrew her gaze from the window, turned around, and replied quite naturally, "Yes, yes, I remember Last time, senior, you mentioned that you went to a place called Taoyuan Township in order to find the jade fragments of the four souls, but by accident, your loyal dog boyfriend saw all of them. After that... nothing happened to the two of you. what?"

Of course, Kagome did not take the initiative to say the "Looking at the Guangguang incident", but was tricked out by Ming Yin's cunning formula at the time.

When mentioning that incident back then, Kagome blushed immediately.

Mingyin rested her chin on one hand, looked at Kagome's flushed face with a foxy smile, and looked very happy.

"Okay! Don't mention this anymore!" Kagome refused to continue this topic with this person in front of him, who knows what this guy will talk about, "By the way, tomorrow is your birthday, my mother said, please Come to my house for dinner tomorrow night, and I will cook your favorite grilled fish."

"That's really thank you, auntie~" Mingyin's eyes lit up when she heard that there was her favorite dish, and it was cooked by Auntie Higurashi, who is a top-notch cook. It means, "But, birthday or something...it doesn't matter to a person like me...Hiss."

Unexpectedly, she was poked on the forehead, and Mingyin let out a soft cry.

I saw Kagome tapped her forehead a few more times with her fingers, and said seriously but gently:

"Even if you don't care about your birthday, as long as someone remembers your birthday, then your birthday is meaningful... at least give others a chance to express their love for you."

After being slightly stunned, Mingyin tilted her head, showing her usual sweet and obedient smile, and leaned forward to peck Kagome lightly on the face:

"As expected, I like Kagome-senpai the most~"

Kagome, who was "sneak attacked", backed away again and again, covering her cheek that was taken advantage of, pointing her finger at her elementary school girl, unable to form a fluent sentence for a long time.

Mingyin waved her hands indifferently, signaling senior sister to relax:

"It's okay, it's okay, your man won't know~ He won't chase me for 500 years~"

Hearing what she said, Kagome subconsciously imagined the scene where these two people would get together... It would really give me a headache just thinking about it.

"But... Senior Kagome, you are really persistent. It's been, almost three years?"

Mingyin changed the topic, raised her eyebrows slightly, and the words she said were more of a simple puzzlement than coldness:

"I've been waiting for so long, don't you plan to give up? Besides, even if a miracle really happens one day in the future, you and him are together again, but human life is really short and fragile for monsters. How long can you stay with him? In just a few decades, you will be separated again, and this separation means farewell. He who is still young and fresh can only stay by the bed, watching you who is old and weak Lost the last bit of life, but can't do anything... Don't you think that is more sad? So why be so persistent, instead of waiting for the ending that is destined to be a tragedy..."

"But I will continue to wait, waiting for the day when I can reunite with him." Kagome interrupted Mingyin's words, there was no hesitation or wavering firmness in her pupils, and they were so bright that people could feel them just by looking at them. Infinite hope, "And, I believe Inuyasha is the same, he must be waiting for me in that time and space."

"...Why, both you and him are so persistent? I don't understand." From Mingyin's world view, she couldn't understand the logic of going joyfully and happily towards a tragic ending.

And Kagome also knows that it is really difficult for the girl in front of her to understand this, but she still wants to tell her feelings and the future she has already considered:

"That's right, as you said, human life is too fragile and short compared to monsters, but it is precisely because it is short and perishable that the time we can spend together will be more meaningful and more cherishable. So, in the end On the day I say goodbye to Inuyasha, I will definitely say goodbye to him with a smile. And for Inuyasha, he does have a longer lifespan. Ten years, 50 years, or even 100 years are nothing to him. It’s just a flick of a finger, but such a long life also means a long loneliness. If because of my existence, I can make him live happily for several decades, then it is enough, decades of happiness is better than Decades of solitude are better."

While listening to Kagome's words, Akane looked into Kagome's eyes.

...She wasn't lying, and she didn't have any hesitation about what was on her mind.

So, why, are you so determined...

"By the way, I remember Senior Kagome you said that you fell into the ancient well of Higurashi Shrine on the third birthday of the third year of the country, and thus traveled to the Warring States Period. Tomorrow is my birthday. Tell me, do I want it?" Try jumping into the well too, maybe something miraculous will happen too?" Mingyin suddenly changed the subject with a smile, her smile was sweet and soft, as if she was not the same girl as the girl who said the cold words just now.

And Kagome has long been used to Mingyin's instant face change, or in other words, she knows that Mingyin's temperament is actually hot on the outside and cold on the inside, and she knows that no one can really walk into her heart, so she is not surprised at all, but just gives her whims. A blank stare:

"Please, how is it possible."

"That's it..." Mingyin tapped her chin with her fingers, and she didn't show any regrets. Obviously, she just said that casually, "Then, what birthday gift are you going to give me, Senior Kagome? I will tell you I am looking forward to the gift from the seniors."

"Hey, there is no connection between these two things, okay? Don't change the subject casually!"

"Oh, it doesn't matter if you tell me in advance what gift you have prepared, Kagome-senpai is the best~"

"So you really just want a gift!"

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