Chapter 19: The Rooftop
"Mirage" is just Kiyoshi Uesugi himself named after the mirage building.
To be honest, that strange black fog is more appropriate to call it "ghost qi".
Because Uesugi Kiyoshi has never seen a mirage on a living person, and he has never seen a dead person, he can't make an accurate judgment.
As long as the mirage appears, it will inevitably be related to the ghost domain.
Uesugi Kiyoshi squinted and scanned the surroundings, wondering if this was a ghost realm either.
Why did Nohara Apricot just haven't seen it overnight, and her body is contaminated with mirage?
Could it be that the demon is haunting? It's also possible ...
Well, this matter should be taken to heart!
Before he could ask, Kyoko Nohara came back to her senses first, and she found that the person she bumped into was Uesugi Kiyoshi again, and the original panic subsided a lot, looking at the gentle smile on that delicate face like a spring breeze, she even forgot a little bit of the panic that she had encountered last night's fearful incident.
Nohara Kyoko looked left and right, it was relatively late now, and there were not many classmates on the road, so not many people paid attention here.
Isn't there a better time to hand over your bento to Uesugi-kun?!
When you get to school, there will definitely be a lot of onlookers, and it will definitely not work during recess, and if it drags on any longer, it will be noon, and your hard work will be in vain.
...
Be strong, Apricot, this is an encounter arranged by fate!
Kyoko Nohara didn't know where the courage came from, and she threw all extraneous thoughts behind her, she took a small step back and bowed deeply.
"Uesugi-san, I'm sorry, I... I didn't look at the road properly! ”
"And... And also! ”
"This is a thank you gift for Uesugi-san for saving me!"
Kyoko Nohara buried her head and held up a cute bento box wrapped in a pink tablecloth in her hand and delivered it to Kiyoshi Uesugi.
Uesugi Kiyoshi couldn't cry or laugh a little, girl, do you know that you may be haunted by evil spirits, is it time to give a thank you gift?
You are a weak little white rabbit, but you will be eaten by those evil ghosts, and it is estimated that there will be no bones left.
However, he thought about it carefully, and felt that this was not a place to ask about such things at will, so he frowned and thought for a few seconds, but did not take the lunch box or refuse.
"I didn't save you for the sake of thanks, Nohara-san, I hope you don't get me wrong."
Kyoko Nohara hurriedly raised her eyes and shook her head a little helplessly.
"Nope! I didn't mean that, I just wanted to thank Uesugi-san! ”
"I... I..."
"I don't have any money, I can't afford a decent gift, and I don't know what Uesugi-san likes..."
"I don't have very high-end ingredients at home, and the bento is not very valuable, but I really have a lot of heart to do..."
Nohara Kyoko's voice gradually deepened, the more she spoke, the more unconfident she became, obviously Uesugi Kiyoshi saved herself from the hands of those bad people, and as a result, she repaid with such a cheap bento?
It's a bit of a distraction...
Of course, Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't look down on Nohara Kyoko, on the contrary, he was quite useful for it, he was a person, and he always followed the principle of "there is a return for paying", he helped Nohara Kyoko, and then received a thank you gift, even if it was not a valuable thing, but when the heart arrived, he was very satisfied.
A person who does not have a sense of gratitude is not worthy of help.
It's easy to raise a white-eyed wolf.
Uesugi Kiyoshi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked, "So, where is your bento?" Nohara-san? ”
Kyoko Nohara didn't seem to expect Uesugi Kiyoshi to ask this question, and she was a little speechless, she hesitated for a moment and shook her head.
"I don't have a habit of bringing a bento, I just need to go to the cafeteria and buy a bread, Uesugi-san, please don't take care of me..."
Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his eyebrows, and his smile softened a little.
"That's not good, Nohara-san, a gentleman doesn't take people's favor."
"Okay, let's eat lunch together at noon, even if you thank me, how about it?"
As soon as these words came out, Kyoko Nohara raised her head in surprise as if she had been hit by a jackpot.
"Yes! Won't it cause trouble for Uesugi-san?! ”
Uesugi Kiyoshi looked around and seemed to have noticed this, and he didn't want to say more, he basically figured out Nohara Kyoko's character, as long as he was stronger, she shouldn't refuse such a reasonable request.
So, he immediately made a decision in an unquestioning tone.
"That's it, I'll wait for you on the rooftop during lunch break - there's not a lot of people there, I have the key, that's all."
After saying that, he smiled at Kyoko Nohara, ignoring her reaction, and walked in the direction of the school on his own.
He wanted to ask her some questions when he was alone with Kyoko Nohara, and if nothing else, the source of the mirage must be clarified.
That thing is a big supplement for him now, whether it is to light up the Shishen, or to light up the Baiwen card, or to continue to enhance physical fitness, mirage is hard currency.
That's the foundation on which he became stronger.
Kyoko Nohara was holding the lunch box, her face was a little tangled, but in the end, she couldn't refuse the tempting request of "having lunch with Uesugi-san", she blushed and followed Uesugi Kiyoshi quietly.
A morning passed in a hurry, and Uesugi Kiyoshi politely declined the invitation of Yuichi Kudo to have lunch with him at noon, and then went to the direction of the rooftop in the ambiguous eyes of his friend.
The rooftop of Haicheng High School is closed, in fact, the rooftop of most Japanese colleges and universities is closed, because it is very dangerous there, and if there is a fall accident or suicide accident, the school will be very troublesome, but Uesugi Kiyoshi has the key, and he occasionally comes to the rooftop to practice swords during his lunch break, there are few people here, it is clean, and the environment is not bad.
So he asked the teacher for the key to the rooftop - he was the principal's baby bump, and Japan is a country that respects the strong, and an honor student like him actually has a lot of privileges in the school.
By the time he arrived at the door of the rooftop, Nohara Kyoko had already arrived, holding a lunch box and carrying a small convenience bag containing two boxes of juice sold by vending machines, as well as two loaves of bread - presumably prepared for him for fear that Uesugi Kiyoshi would not be full.
It's all a bargain, but it's cost Nohara Kyoko all the money she has - she can't even find a single yen on her now, I'm afraid she'll go hungry at school at noon in the future, her uncle has already stopped her pocket money, she can't bring a lunch box to school every day, her previous lunch was just cheap bread from the commissary.
Despite being penniless, Kyoko Nohara felt it was worth it.
There is no reason to receive favors in vain in this world, and Uesugi Kiyoshi may not take it to heart, but she can't.
Uesugi Kiyoshi smiled gently at Nohara Kyoko, and didn't speak, just took out the key and opened the door to the rooftop.