The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it became difficult to see each other's expressions. Tezuka complained for a while, and before he could speak, he felt his left hand tighten, and she forcibly grabbed it again.

He was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he heard her change to a calmer tone and continue to explain. "Wait a minute, Tezuka-kun touches this bracer with his hand, and he will be able to go home soon. However, after touching this bracer, you will probably feel your body flying, so don't be nervous. I'm going to hold you tight and keep you from falling. ”

Tezuka

He hesitated, and before he could decide whether to believe her words so simply, and reached out to the bracer that had become a secret weapon that could make people fly, he felt his right wrist caught by her other hand, and forcibly tugged his right hand to touch it.

He only had time to feel his fingertips touch the bracer, and the next second it seemed as if a hook was slamming forward behind his navel with an irresistible momentum. And then he really felt his feet off the ground, and he was flying

Tezuka finally forgot about his eternal calm and blurted out an exclamation.

He felt as if his body was flying forward as if riding the wind, and he couldn't see anything in front of him. And the fingers he had been caught by her to touch the bracer before, but it seemed to be attracted by a magnetic force, and it had been clinging to the bracer, and he couldn't shake it off.

He felt his mind in a mess, and his body flew forward in the wind as if uncontrollably, and was swaying from side to side by the strange wind from time to time, like a shop sign when a typhoon came, as if it was about to be blown far away.

In the midst of this confusion and confusion, only the tactile sensation of being held tightly on the left hand was clear and real. The person holding his hand was very hard, and the slender five fingers that pinched his palm seemed to be about to spasm, Tezuka had no doubt that when she let go of him, a faint trace would appear on the back of his hand

No sooner had the thought passed through his mind, which seemed to be a mess and a blank mind, when he felt his body thump, first hitting someone's body, then losing his center of gravity from the collision, staggering backwards a few steps by inertia, unable to maintain his balance, and falling to the soft, cold snowdrift.

The bracer snapped and fell right next to him.

Almost immediately, Tezuka felt a dizziness of disdirection and a buzzing in his head. He gritted his teeth and shook his head violently, finally regaining his consciousness. Then he opened his eyes and found himself in a clearing not far from his home.

Due to the large amount of concentrated snowfall in a short period of time, a thick layer of snow quickly accumulated on the ground. Because of this, when he just fell to the ground, the snow had a good cushioning effect, and he didn't fall anywhere.

He tried to move his hands and feet, but when he found that he was fine, he propped himself on the ground with one hand and quickly stood up. He cautiously looked at the bracer that had fallen beside him, and did not touch it out of the thought that "I don't know what secret weapon this bracer has become now, so don't take it rashly", and then, as if he remembered something, he turned his head suddenly

"Are you looking for someone, Tezuka-kun?"

A clear voice sounded, and as far as he could see, he saw Yanagizumi Nobuya standing there.

Compared to the embarrassment he had landed, she looked much more at ease. She stood there just as her hair was ruffled by the flight in mid-air, and just stretched out her left hand and casually brushed the few strands of disobedient hair that had been blown up her face by the wind. Noticing that he seemed to have discovered herself, she flashed a wide smile at him.

"Look, you're home. She said.

Tezuka subconsciously sighed, and the scene fell into silence again because of the lack of necessary and responsive emotional intelligence.

He really didn't know what to say. But just thanking her for her help, and then simply leaving, didn't seem to be what he wanted to do.

He thought about it seriously again, trying to find a sentence in his brain that was suitable for continuing this kind of conversation, but after thinking for a long time, he blurted out such a sentence

"It's amazing, it's impressive."

Before he finished his words, he saw a look of surprise on Yanagizumi Nobuya's face for a moment. Then, she lowered her gaze slightly, as if she was thinking about something, and after a moment she raised her eyes again, blinking, the corners of her lips slightly curled.

"Tezuka-kun, don't you think I'm a monster. ”

Tezuka felt as if he had been speechless many times tonight, and now he was going to add it again.

"No, never thought like that. He simply gave up thinking about the meaning of this girl's endless questions, and replied bluntly.

Through the fluttering snowflakes, he saw a smile gently appear in the corner of her eye.

"I see," she nodded, as if she had thought of something, and her face had a look that looked like a mixture of understanding and sighing.

I don't know why, Tezuka actually felt a little worried and waited for her next sentence. I don't know what she will say again, I don't know what she says, he doesn't know how to respond, she is like a difficult and superb opponent, the ball path is always unpredictable, people are confused, and I have to feel admiration, heartbreak and helplessness for such a person in the deepest part of my heart

Sure enough, her next sentence was still something he hadn't guessed.

"I think I can finally understand now why my Patronus is still a phoenix. ”

Tezuka

Then he noticed that her eyes landed on his arm with a little thoughtful look.

What does this sentence have to do with his left arm?

He remembered the comment he had just made.

What, this so-called "curse" actually has a great meaning.

So, according to what she just said about this "Patronus Spell", it can be inferred that her Patronus will become the same as the Patronus of the person she likes

In this way, the person that Yanagizumi Nobuya likes, is the patron saint also a phoenix?

So what she did with her left arm, he was an excellent student who followed the rules, he didn't have tattoos on his body, and he wouldn't wear the kind of clothes that were so ostentatious that there were phoenixes, dragons, and other bells and whistles on them.

No, he didn't feel like a phoenix somewhere. To be able to think like this, he must have gone crazy.

Speaking of which, the phoenix can be resurrected. However, Qingxue has never played in a repechage tournament

In his impression, it was the Ice Emperor who played in the repechage match in the Kanto Tournament and finally won and entered the semi-finals

And phoenixes are gorgeous creatures. Gorgeous, isn't that one of the most favorite adjectives to be said by the traces?

Tezuka didn't notice that his brow gradually furrowed as the reasoning progressed.

The streets were deserted after midnight. There seems to be only falling snowflakes between heaven and earth, dim street lamps, and quiet streets

As well, the two of them.

"Speaking of arms, is it really okay? Nobuya Yanagizumi suddenly broke the delicate silence.

Tezuka suddenly came to his senses, subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at his left arm, raised it twice, and then replied solemnly, "Ah, it's okay." Originally, the moment you stepped on it passed quickly, and it wasn't like the long-term burden on your arm when you used the Tezuka field, so it couldn't have been okay. ”

His answer, however, made her purse her lips into a wonderful, indescribable smile.

"No, that's not what I'm asking. She said. Then, as if she had made up her mind after thinking for a long time, she walked up to him and stopped in front of him.

"I've had a very serious injury to my arm before. I've heard that you have to go through a lot of hard treatment and recuperation to overcome the effects of your injuries. ”

Tezuka snorted, completely confused.

In the snow that was falling quietly, he felt the cold air fill his surroundings. However, the moment she approached him, there was a faint fresh and sweet fragrance that did not belong to the snow.

How to describe it, he felt that the faint aroma seemed to be a bit like being in the kind of mountain forest with a stream, which could be smelled and mixed with a little bit of water.

It is the kind of atmosphere that gently surrounds him in his spare days when he is fishing by the stream in the mountains and forests, when the breeze blows through the treetops, the sun warms his body, and he watches the fish float on the surface of the water and occasionally drift gently with the waves.

For some reason, he suddenly took a nervous breath.

The next moment he heard her even more unexpected dialogue.

"Coming back from such a serious injury and being able to re-enter the arena on the way to the top may be a kind of nirvana."

Ahhhh What the hell was she talking about?

Tezuka didn't know that a wavering look had passed over his face for a moment.

The sudden color of confusion stained his handsome face, which was originally serious and serious, and unexpectedly softened the lines of his cheeks, making people feel that even in such a heavy snow, they couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's sunshine.

That's how it feels. Liu Quan thought.

For some reason, she suddenly thought of the Qingxue handbook that she had found at the bottom of the desk drawer of Shin Ya-chan after she woke up the day before yesterday.

So, as long as there is a world where this Shinya girl exists, then, the hidden setting of "I like Tezuka Kunimitsu" will always exist, and there is such clear and real evidence to prove it, right?