Chapter 10: Peers
A ripple appeared in the girl's stagnant pupils.
Slowly, very slowly, she raised her head and looked at Jiang Chanji.
"You're also going to apply for Momiji Academy, right? If you don't go faster, you might be late. Jiang Chanji reminded again, thinking that she had just been distracted and didn't hear clearly.
She stared at him blankly, and it wasn't until a few seconds later that ripples spread from her pupils to her eyes, and from her eyes to her face, forming an expression, a mixture of surprise and bewilderment.
"You...... You...... Can you see me?"
Before she spoke, Jiang Chanji thought that her voice would be as weak and soft as her body shape, like a little girl, but in fact, her voice was a little hoarse, and the way her lips opened and closed was obviously clumsy, giving people a very strange feeling, like ...... She hadn't spoken in a long time.
Her question was weirder, though.
Jiang Chanji looked at her inexplicably, and asked rhetorically, "Why can't you?" I said, you are going to apply for the Red Leaf Academy, right? If you don't go faster, you may delay your registration. ”
Her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and the expression on her face disappeared, returning to the state of a wood carving clay sculpture.
Jiang Chanji pondered, this may be to express several meanings, one is to affirm his guess, the second is to show that she understands, and the third is to express gratitude.
When Pingshui met, he didn't say anything, passed by her, and continued on his way.
After walking for a while, he couldn't help but look back and saw her following far behind - in fact, it can't be said to be "following", because everyone is going to Momiji Academy, just by the way.
It seemed that she had listened to his advice and walked a little faster, otherwise she would have been left behind by him in a hurry.
The moment he turned around, the bangs on her forehead shook a few times, as if she was also looking at his back before, and when he turned around, he quickly lowered his head again to avoid making eye contact with him.
Maybe it was a misunderstanding, maybe she just looked up at the road.
This girl is a bit weird—but it's not his turn, he's a weirdo, after all.
In this way, Jiang Chanji looked back after walking for a while, as if he was afraid that she would lose it.
Soon, he noticed some more outlandish details about her.
The pedestrians who came and went on the sidewalk seemed to be oblivious to her, and men and women, adults and children, strode towards her without the slightest intention of slowing down or turning.
If only one or two people are like this, Jiang Chanji may think that he has met an impolite person, but everyone is like this, even a young mother with a stroller, it stands to reason that even if you don't consider the safety of the other party, at least you should consider the safety of the little baby, right?
This made him puzzled.
Although she kept looking down at her feet, she seemed to be used to this situation, she would not wait for others to give way, and always changed her route in advance.
Take two steps to the left and avoid an office worker carrying a briefcase.
Take three steps to the right and walk around an oncoming drunken hangover man.
Stop and wait for a middle-aged woman with a shop on the street to splash a basin of dirty water on the sidewalk in front of her, then stand on tiptoe and step on the dry masonry to jump over the sewage-crossing area.
Whether it's going to go or stop, her choices are ...... Economy.
Yes, the word "economic" is the right word to describe it, and when you can avoid obstacles and pedestrians, you can take three steps if you can pan two steps, and never take five steps if you can take four steps diagonally.
What's going on?
Boom!
"It hurts!"
Jiang Chanji looked back and was fascinated, his brain with sugar deficiency tried to analyze the girl's walking style, and he didn't notice that a telephone pole appeared in front of him, and he hit it defenselessly......
Fortunately, he is thin and has a light body, if it is a fat house that hits it, it will definitely not be light.
He inhaled the cool air, rubbed the red door of his head, and grinned in pain, but the collision seemed to have touched his inspiration.
If the bottle of invisibility potion hadn't partially failed, but had really made him completely invisible, would a similar situation have happened?
Everyone will ignore you, ignore you, and will not avoid you when they walk on the road, which ...... While it is true that you can avoid creditors, it is not necessarily a good thing.
Then, his mind diverged into a wider range.
Pedestrians are okay to say, what if it's a fast car?
If the driver also didn't notice her......
Car accidents are fiercer than tigers, and millions of people die in traffic accidents every year, counting the number of injuries caused by traffic accidents.
It's easy to avoid pedestrians, and anyone with normal reflexes can dodge, but high-speed vehicles are dangerous.
Jiang Chanji rubbed his head, just walked to the middle of the two streets, about to cross the road, and it is a busy road, although the drivers will slow down when at the intersection, but the intersection is still a high incidence of traffic accidents.
After thinking about it, he stopped, half-turned and stood, taking a nap while waiting for her.
She took a few more steps, and when she saw that he had stopped in front of her, she slowed down her pace, hesitating whether to go any further, probably wondering why he had stopped.
"I'm also going to Momiji Academy to sign up, let's go together. Jiang Chanji said, waiting for her reaction with fear.
If she has an expression like "What? Why do you want to apply for a women's college when you are a man? Are you a pervert? Stay away from me!", then he doesn't have to go to Momiji Academy to waste time and energy, and hurry up to find out if there is an opportunity to work before he starves to death.
may be the reason for being hungry for a long time, Jiang Chanji has weak breath when he speaks, and he sounds soft, and even a little neutral.
She stared at him, a very slight expression on her face, like a few eyelashes moving.
What was she thinking?
Are you trying to figure out his intentions, or are you wondering whether to go with him as a stranger?
The word "observing words and feelings" is not very good for her, Jiang Chanji can't guess her thoughts, so he can only wait for her reply.
Her gaze shifted slightly, glanced at the busy intersection, and then fell back into his face, only to nod slightly after a half-sound.
Jiang Chanji also breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that he hasn't revealed his stuffing yet, he can go to the Red Leaf Academy to try it.
The two of them walked side by side, and when crossing the street, the driver may not notice her existence, but at least he could notice Jiang Chanji's existence, take the initiative to slow down or avoid, and pass the intersection safely and soundly - this is something that other people are accustomed to, and even children can cross the road smoothly by themselves, but for her, it is not so simple.