[Comprehensive] Akashi Haruo of a certain science

Chapter 7

The warm sunlight shrouded the couples going out in the city indiscriminately, and it also fell on the two of them indiscriminately——

Because of Qingshi's good-natured teasing (?) before, Kaneki got rid of the panic of meeting a real person, and found the familiar and comfortable feeling of chatting with text again.

When he realizes it, he becomes the one who speaks, being pampered to speak freely.

...So, those things when we met...were they all intentional?

The girl propped her head up with one hand, her long hair flowing down her fingertips, the combination of her slightly crooked head and half-closed eyes softened her overly outstanding facial configuration, and even revealed a rare lazy and relaxed atmosphere.

Together with the fine weather outside the window, it forms a quiet and pleasant picture scroll.

That's right, there was one in her name - the word "Qing".

"Listen to me, isn't it... bored?" Jin Mu asked in a low voice.

"How could it be?" Qingshi, who had been playing the role of listener, immediately smiled and denied the other party's overly cautious speculation, "Whether it's Jin Mu-kun's college life or the books he has read... I think it's very interesting——"

"Because that's a field I'm completely unfamiliar with..." She changed her lazy face and continued with some sincere respect, "Jin Mu-jun is very powerful—he has a lot of experience...because he is a few years older than me. ?"

The praise in Qingshi's eyes really came from the heart.

And Kaneki, who was stared at by those strange eyes, lowered his head embarrassedly, "It's not very powerful, it's just that I'm used to opening the book to read when I have nothing to do... In terms of experience, it's really nothing. A lot of knowledge is from books. Speaking of which, Ms. Akashi is amazing. She is so many years younger than me, but it seems that nothing can trouble you..."[01]

"Because I want to be that good."

Kaneki was taken aback by such a thoughtless answer.

Looking over, Qingshi didn't hesitate to meet Kaneki's gaze, it was no longer the soft and introverted gaze just now, the self-confidence and persistence in Qingshi's eyes at this moment were all too taken for granted, silent but powerful passed through the eyes for an instant After invading all the thoughts of others-making this sentence that may sound a bit too arrogant become as true as it is convincing!

...It also made her seem to have a strength and calmness that surpassed her peers.

But if it's this person, Akashi-san...it fits this kind of aura very well.

Do you want to be a good person...?

Kaneki smiled, "Miss Akashi is already very good..."

"not enough."

Qingshi finally put down the hand that was supporting her head, and placed it on the table in a regular manner. She raised up her ten fingers, and the porcelain-white fingers were polished with a warm halo.Then she turned her head out of the window, tapped her fingertips alternately unconsciously, gracefully dancing with her fingertips on the black and white keys.

There was another sense of laziness and lethargy.

"It's just that this level is far from enough. It's not all smooth sailing in Jin Mujun's imagination. There will be things I can't do well or even can't do..." She whispered, and slowly turned her head back, " ...a solution has yet to be found.”

It can be seen that the soft voice and delicate eyebrows are like a trap... tempting others to fall into it.

—Extremely...beautiful.

Kaneki was stunned by this aggressive beauty for a moment, but looking carefully, Qingshi in front of him seemed to overlap with the girl in the library who was completely silent in the books, no different.Or... this is her truest appearance.

So now...

If she is willing to show this kind of expression in front of her and present such a vulnerable side to him without reservation, does it also mean...she really agrees with "me"?

—Is it recognition... huh?

Kaneki shook his head to get rid of those distracting thoughts in his mind, pulled his mind back to the normal channel, and began to think about Qingshi's question. Problem solving' day. I haven't found it until now. Maybe it's because of lack of time or... the right time hasn't come yet? So there will always be a day when Akashi-san will become better than anyone else, because you are still young. Lots and lots of time ... I'm sure that day will come."

Kaneki himself is not good at saying such encouraging and beautiful words, because the person who communicated a lot in recent days and has a deep affection for Qingshi only said it, but at the end of the sentence, he still scratched his chin unaccustomed, The slightly drooping eyebrows looked extremely shy.

But Qingshi chuckled once again regardless of other people's face——

"Hey—how can a person be so easy to deceive, Jin Mu-kun?"

"Eh?--"

Kaneki once again... froze.

"Stupid. Those words before...of course I was joking."

Qingshi retracted her hand to her curved lips, the skin color was in stark contrast to the bright lip color, she opened and closed her mouth to speak, her lips rubbed against the skin inevitably, soft enough to easily catch the eyes of others.She showed a slightly troubled expression, "But if Jin Mu-kun is so easily fooled...it will make me quite unfulfilling."

"I'm sorry..." Kaneki subconsciously apologized.

Qingshi sighed, with a touch of helplessness, but not regret, "...you are here again, Mr. Jin Mu."

"So, what you just said is also lying to me...?"

Jin Mu's head was still a little confused.

Just now, Miss Akashi's tone of voice and expression... It didn't look like she was lying, and no matter how serious and indifferent her expression was when she was joking with herself earlier, there was always a smile in her eyes.But just now—when the word "not enough" was mentioned repeatedly, it was completely indifferent and harsh.

Mingming has always been very gentle when talking to him... This rare harshness is for herself.

Really... are you just kidding?

So what is it for this time?

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, no matter what it looked like... Kaneki couldn't think of a reasonable explanation, so he simply threw the question back to Qingshi.

"Hmm..." Qingshi seemed to see through what Jinmu was thinking, she paused, and continued, "As for the reason... probably Jinmu-kun's expression is so cute, and there's more—— It's also super cute when you say words of encouragement with a serious face... I can't help but want to bully you hard."

Kaneki carefully observed the subtle changes on Haruhisa's face, and found that she was indeed as happy and relaxed after the prank as she said, and finally heaved a sigh of relief, and said seriously, "Please don't make such a joke again, Miss Akashi .”

"Jin Mu-kun... are you disgusted?"

"It's not really annoying." Kaneki looked into Qingshi's eyes seriously, thought about it carefully, and then said carefully, "Just like Miss Akashi said, maybe I'm really stupid, that's why I'm so stupid. I will always be deceived by Ms. Akashi. But Ms. Akashi’s expression when she said such words—from tone to expression are very subtle and vivid, which makes me so nervous that I don’t have time to distinguish the truth from the fake—”

"I will take it seriously..." he reiterated, "No matter how many times Akashi-san lied to me, I will take it seriously..."

Realizing that this sentence was too ambiguous, Kaneki lowered his eyes shyly to cover up, and happened to miss the fleeting astonishment on Qingshi's face.Her hand on her lips moved up to cover her eyes, but her exposed lips began to rise slightly.

"It seems——instead, I...have underestimated Jin Mu-kun."

She withdrew her hands to the temples, and there was a half-smile in her half-closed eyes, with a hint of pleasure in her teasing, "It's so despicable, Mr. Jin Mu——It's so dangerous, I was almost captured. So ...Should it be said that Jin Mu-kun, who usually looks honest and honest, has been hiding it well, or is it simply...a talent in this regard?"

After teasing several times in a row, Kaneki has figured out this character.

Just showing that face is...

He raised his hands in surrender, half helpless and half conniving, "Please forgive me, Miss Akashi."

"That won't work."

Qingshi winked at Jinmu, "Unless Jinmu-kun agrees to lend me the book "The Egg of the Black Goat"—— Hearing that Jinmu-kun has been praising it so much just now, I want to see it a little bit. Hmm... Jinmu-kun should It's not...so stingy, is it?"

As soon as Qingshi opened his mouth, he cut off all Kaneki's escape routes, but he was very familiar with the feeling of being led by the nose silently, and now he nodded without even thinking about it.

"No problem. But I don't have that book with me right now. Akashi-san is with me..." Kaneki quickly stopped talking in the middle of the conversation—it was just that the chat was more pleasant in the email, and the other party was still a girl It was too frivolous to propose to go home with myself.

So he changed his mind and asked Qingshi for advice, "Then...or should I bring it to you next time?"

"Okay——" Qingshi didn't show any more regretful expression, and smiled when she saw it, "Then I will trouble Mr. Jinmu."

Even if you show such a cute expression, I won't believe you again, Akashi-san! !

The two of them stayed in the coffee shop for a while again. It was close to ten o'clock, and the number of guests coming here gradually increased.But even if it's just a casual cup of coffee and dessert, Qingshi itself is too dazzling for most people.

She herself is quite used to this kind of attention, but Kaneki who is indirectly influenced by her on the opposite side...behaves a little unnaturally.Qingshi noticed this carefully, she had stayed here long enough, and she had already discussed all the topics that could be talked about, so she suggested to return the books to the library of Shangjing University.

Kaneki naturally agreed, but there was some disagreement when paying the money——

Qingshi handed the money over before Kaneki reached out, and said to the clerk, "Excuse me, please pay the bill."

"Miss Akashi, this..." It's too, too much for a girl to pay...

Kaneki's expression could be called panic, he even forgot about the difference between a man and a woman, and was about to push Qingshi's hand away, but Qingshi pressed it down as easily as if he had already seen everything, the other party's unique coolness Body temperature is coming slowly through the skin.

"It's your turn next time..."

Qingshi turned around after paying the money, and blinked slyly, "I invited Jin Mu-kun this time, so...Jin Mu-jun would be too ungentlemanly to rob me. If you want to be a 'gentleman'...then take the initiative to invite next time." Me, Jin Mu-kun."

Feeling Qingshi's temperature, and being seduced by the wonderful word "next time" from the other party's mouth, by the time Kaneki realized it, he had already been dragged outside by Qingshi.

So, he seemed to just nod and say - "Well, next time"? ...disgraceful again.

But... Akashi-san seems happy?Forget it, as long as she is happy.

Kaneki originally followed Qingshi half a step away, but was forced to a position directly to her right by Qingshi's soft question "Am I that scary?", walking almost side by side with her.

Qingshi once again became the focus of the crowd with her outstanding face and unique temperament.When Kaneki turned his head, he could see Qingshi raised her head, although her gaze was soft, but she still pointed towards the endless front as if she wanted to tear apart all obstacles——she didn't repel being the focus of other people's sights, but she didn't enjoy it very much. This kind of feeling... It seems that this kind of attention is a matter of course.

Being watched, focused, watched, admired, worshiped, believed in...as obvious as the earth is round, she seems to be born like this...put at the very center of the world! [02]

So, what Akashi-san said just now, "I want to be such an excellent person"... is the truth, right?

I just walked to the nearby central garden. The temperature at this point in summer is quite suitable. It is not only adults who come out to play, there are also a lot of children playing and frolicking nearby. With their petite bodies, they can nimbly shuttle among the crowd.

"Akashi..." Miss——! !

At the same time as the exclamation sounded, Kaneki pushed Qingshi to the side, and he fully withstood the impact, and fell backward uncontrollably due to inertia - behind him was a torrent of fountains !

Qingshi reacted quickly and grabbed the child who was about to fall, because of the height gap, she had to lean over and lower her center of gravity to stand firm and ensure that the latter would not be injured. When she noticed Kaneki leaning back, she immediately reached out to rescue him , still didn’t hold those hands, or Kaneki gave up voluntarily-the force of the backward leaning is very strong, it would be bad if Miss Akashi and that child were brought down.

The water splashed all over the pool immediately, and it must be too late to hide now, Qingshi lowered her head with her back to the fountain, and protected the little boy who caused trouble to her body, put one hand on the back of his head, and covered his eyes with the other, "Close your eyes. "

When the mist cleared, Qingshi was inevitably wet, and even her beautiful long hair was a little sticky, which was a rare untidy thing for her.

Qingshi let go of her hand, raised her hand indifferently to wipe off the water on her face, and saw the boy's eyes widen after being frightened - knowing that under the double protection of herself and Kaneki, the latter would not have any problems, or I couldn't help asking softly, "Are you okay?"

She still maintained the posture of squatting down and at eye level with the boy. With the movement just now, she had the illusion that this person was gentle and friendly.

The little boy was stunned for a few seconds, then slowly shook his head.

Although he is still young, he has already been taught to have the basic ability to distinguish things. He knows that he has caused trouble, and he lowers his head obediently as if he is willing to accept criticism, and said in a childlike voice, "I'm sorry...thank you for saving me. "

"En." Qingshi stood up and replied, when she met the boy's shocked eyes, she finally lowered her head and gently rubbed his head to show her comfort, her voice was also gentle and delicate like never before.

"Wait here obediently and don't run around, I'm going to see the brother who fell into the water now..."

"Mi—!"

Qingshi raised her head when she heard the sound, and met the eyes of the oncoming man...