15. Traces Volume XIV
The scene in front of me was very lively.
There is a lantern in hand, the warm light is charming; There are holding transparent plastic bags, and the goldfish in them are still alive; There are people who clapped their hands and laughed at their friends......
It looks like a scene that happens every summer festival.
However, when the subjects of this qiē action are all non-human, this warm scene seems a little weird.
The trail moved with the flow of "ghosts", and although he still walked in great strides, he was extremely cautious, for fear of touching anything, which really did not seem like his usual style.
In this hustle and bustle, only the people around him are the same kind as him, and this feeling is subtle.
So he squeezed the girl's hand even tighter.
This is probably the first time in his life that he has held hands with the opposite sex in public, although the actual situation is far from usual, not willingly but forced. It sounded too unflamboyant, but he didn't feel the slightest rejection, but he felt novel.
Maybe it's because the object of this hand-holding is Asahi Qiye, an object he doesn't hate, on the contrary, he is still a little interested, although at present, he can't touch the youthful atmosphere that comes with the so-called "like".
"I guess I want to justify saving zài," she chuckled, "but it's just a boring idea that makes you laugh." ”
When you wake up one day and find that there is something inexplicable in front of you, you cry out on an empty plain, tearing your heart to tell you about your pain, only for everyone around you to look at you like a monster, and finally pass by without looking back.
Is the world collapsing, or are you collapsing?
Hearing this, he couldn't help but look sideways at the girl beside him.
She tilted her head slightly at the moment, although she couldn't see the facial expression with the mask, but she guessed that she should be looking into the distance, which was a small gesture she would do when she thought about things.
Although she is not a facial paralysis, or an iceberg with an expression that has not changed for thousands of years, it can be seen that she really rarely smiles after getting along for a short time, which makes Jibu inevitably a little curious about what the smile behind that mask is.
The understanding in the eyes of others, without personal experience, still can't fully understand the other party's feelings.
It's like a pot of soup that has been boiled in a variety of colors and can be classified as a dark dish, and you can imagine that it must taste weird when you see it, but you can't feel its true taste until you taste it.
But if he woke up one day and suddenly saw something strange, what would he do?
He wouldn't bury himself in the crowd like Seven Nights. Even with a pair of eyes that can see the other world, he can still stand proudly in the center of the crowd, holding his head high, and enjoy the pleasure of being watched.
The so-called nature dictates that it is impossible to be broken because of one thing.
And then there is his incomprehensibility -
Would you really risk your life to help a stranger for such an empty reason as "the value of life"?
Although there are really self-sacrificing people in the world, he has also met simple and kind people, such as the former elementary school brother Feng Chotaro's wish is world peace, and he often would rather suffer himself than help others, which makes everyone cry and laugh.
But his sixth sense told him that Seven Nights was not such a person.
But what kind of person is she?
The traces that have always been able to see people thoroughly have a sense of confusion about this.
It's not gorgeous, but I know more than I imagined.
You think that when she keeps saying some inexplicable words, you will inadvertently find that she will also be interested in many things that you are also interested in, such as the piano.
It's not that she can't see through it, but there's never a way to guess what she'll do next.
You think she's the kind of calm woman who doesn't panic at all times, but the next second she says she's interested in a little game of street pitching.
Suddenly, the crowd was in a commotion, and the air around them was like boiling water, boiling and tumbling, and layers of heat waves were rushing in the face.
"It's almost there!!"
"I've been ready for a long time, today's clothes must be mine!"
"Rob it with me, the ghost blocks and kills the ghost!"
The goblins shouted loudly, all gearing up to move closer to the largest one in the center of the festival grounds.
Nanaya and Jibu glanced at each other, and began to run desperately in that direction.
In the past, Shinobu and other friends complained to him about the difficulty of grabbing limited products, but today he finally experienced this sense of crowding and desperateness.
Then he completely understood one thing: grabbing the limited edition is definitely playing with his life!
Due to the number of "ghosts" too many, they could only stick to the backs of unknown objects in front of them, and they could no longer walk with their own legs, but were driven by the masses behind them, like the back waves pushing the front waves, and involuntarily squirmed.
The heat from the back sprayed on the neck, sweat came out one after another, and the clothes stuck to the body, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Looking at the black pressure in front of him, he forcibly suppressed the embarrassment and unhappiness in his heart, and calmly began to think about countermeasures.
He has a characteristic since he was a child, the more disadvantaged the battle situation, the more quickly he can calm down, analyze the direction of the situation, and then take the optimal line to the other side of success step by step.
Seeing a monster in front of you that is nearly twice as tall as yourself, it is definitely not possible to fight hard. It seems that only outwitted.
And the seven nights beside him are also thinking about the best answer in distress.
In terms of height conditions, both of them are not qualified. Unless stacked together, there is a slight advantage.
However, she rode on the shoulders of the traces, rushed through the layers of "ghosts", and snatched clothes......
The picture is too tragic to look at.
With strength? Glancing at the traces and his small body in this pile of strange species, Nanaya could only smile awkwardly.
Suddenly, she felt a strange object against her leg, and when she looked down, she saw that it was the trophy of the basketball that she had held in her hand since the beginning - a miniature version of a tennis racket.
She suddenly opened her mouth and pulled her out of the small space under her with difficulty, and then handed it to the trace: "Trace-kun, I wonder if this can come in handy!?" ”
Glancing at the miniature racket in her hand, he pondered for a moment, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"You go and pick up your clothes under the tree over there," he said, pointing to the tree at the other end, "and leave the rest to Uncle Ben." ”
Nanaya tiptoed, barely seeing where the trail was pointing in the dark space ahead. She nodded, and then used her small body to squeeze through the gap with difficulty.
After a long time, she finally succeeded in reaching the designated tree against the current, and she breathed a great sigh of relief, and felt like she had seen the light of day again.
She couldn't help but think of the categorical words just now, and although she couldn't see the expression, she could feel a confident look. So what exactly will he do?
After thinking for a long time to no avail, the next thing to do was to stay quietly under the tree and wait.
She looked up at the dress hanging high on the tree, and many "ghosts" under the tree had begun to climb up, and the whole tree began to shake slightly, and the clothes were crumbling.
She secretly sweated.
Suddenly, a black shadow jumped out from the crowd not far away, and crossed a beautiful arc, approaching the canopy of the tree. Then the much-anticipated garment rose into the air, as if a sudden updraft had risen, lifted it up, and when it inexplicably rose to the top, it began to flutter down again.
Then another arc pierced the sky, hitting the middle of the falling garment with unmistakable accuracy, sending the garment swiftly in her direction like a gust of fairy wind.
Nanaya stared intently at the clothes that fluttered in the air, and suddenly understood what the trace was doing.
The technique of sending the garment to the designated place in two sections with a ball is really wonderful.
So how could she live up to such a cool stunt from him?
Seven nights have played ball games, according to good dynamic vision, calculate the landing point and trajectory, and finally put it into action.
According to the movement trajectory of the clothes, judge the landing point of it, and then accurately reach the landing point.
But what she can see, she may not see. Catching a glimpse of the myriad unidentified objects running towards the dress, her back felt a chill.
Just when she was at a loss, the clothes that were fluttering in the air suddenly began to accelerate again.
She ran as hard as she could, then jumped so hard that she finally grabbed a corner of her clothes.
Holding the dress tightly in her arms, a boulder in her heart finally slowly fell.
Looking at the trail running towards her, she couldn't help but squint her eyes and wave at him.
It's great that the efforts of the two people finally achieved the victory.
Jibu looked at Qiye who had successfully obtained the clothes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Unexpectedly, he went to the club to practice last week and the tennis ball he carried casually in his backpack came in handy. The accuracy of the ball control that he usually trains has been perfectly played, and the most important thing is the successful catch of Qiye. One step earlier or one step later will not achieve the fruits of victory.
She lived up to her trust.
Jibu has always felt that many things in this world are something he must get at ease, but he is a little confused about today's scene. Now that he's managed to get the clothes they want, he feels it's even more exciting than winning a fight.
Everything can be handled easily, and there is a sense of boredom after getting used to it, although for ordinary people, such a feeling is undoubtedly envious, and even underwhelming. And once things develop in the direction that is not under his control, although he will be a little unhappy at first, the novelty in his heart will be even greater.
Rather than following the rules, the trace department prefers challenges. The complex mood and tension in that process are not usually felt.
"Evacuate quickly." Nanaya breathed a sigh of relief, not carried away by the joy of victory.
It's like a sword of Damocles hanging overhead, and if you stay for a little longer, there are countless dangers hidden behind it.
The next thing is to wait for the resentful spirit to appear.
A tennis match between humans and ghosts is about to kick off.