"Why don't you go on?"

Noticing Xia Ran's obvious pause, he stopped talking, looked at Xue Xia again and tilted his head.

She probably didn't even notice it herself, but it was cute.

"That, ...... tonight" Xia Ran blinked her eyes and looked at her and said slowly.

Tonight? What's ...... tonight Xue Xia was slightly stunned, as if she had thought of something all of a sudden, but she tried to stay calm on the surface, but her expression was still a little incredulous.

"It's a noisy night of wind."

“……”

“……”

A gust of wind blew, the leaves rustled and swayed, and in this quiet night, the sound traveled far away, and it was indeed very noisy.

Xue Zhixia retracted her gaze expressionlessly, without any words, she just sighed softly, her voice so small that it was almost inaudible.

It's just that her fist, which was hidden behind her and clenched so tightly that her knuckles were a little white, was subconsciously released.

It wasn't the famous remark, which of course made her feel greatly relieved, because she was not prepared at all, and was even ready to give a cold response, and then quickly leave the scene...... In the case of having no cards to play at the beginning, you can only retreat strategically.

But in addition to breathing a sigh of relief, she had some strange feelings inexplicably.

What the hell was I thinking about just now, that kind of thing is impossible, right? It's really immature...... The girl continued to look up at the night sky, her expression as cold as ever.

“……”

“……”

In this strange silence, Xia Ran walked over silently and didn't say anything, and he was used to this subtle and strange atmosphere, and he wouldn't say that he felt embarrassed or anything.

On the contrary, there is only a sense of habitual comfort, after all, the relationship between the two has always been like this, so it is natural for him to look up at the starry sky, as if nothing had happened just now.

Strictly speaking, in fact, he did have an inexplicable impulse just now, but after thinking about it, he very decisively abandoned that idea. There is no other reason than to know the result.

And Xue Xia must know the meaning of that sentence, and it is difficult to interpret it as a simple emotion at that time...... Of course, he was very decisive in cutting off this sign and allowing the two sides to maintain the current more comfortable relationship.

The sky is full of stars twinkling brightly, and the Milky Way is like a shining band of light, spanning the eternity of the world. Under this vast sea of stars, facing the silver light in the sky, the two stood quietly.

At this time, Xia Ran suddenly found that he had never looked at the starry sky so seriously.

After all, there didn't seem to be anything to look at in the past. There is a lot of light pollution in big cities, and you can't see the stars.

And when he was in the real world, he basically didn't leave the scope of the big city, at most, he just went from one city to another-

As for the time and space of dreams, even if they are sometimes in the wilderness, they are basically struggling all the time, and occasionally when they set their eyes on the starry sky, they are full of thoughts about direction, time, and so on, and have no leisure time to enjoy any scenery.

So until this time, he seems to be in the mood to quietly watch the starry night sky in Gensokyo.

The clock ticks by.

The surrounding trees occasionally blow in the cool breeze, the leaves rustle and the summer insects that hide in the grass chirp, playing a symphony of midsummer when the cool breeze gently blows through at night.

Staring at the deep blue sky of the summer night, Xia Ran suddenly lowered his head, chuckled and shook his head, as if he had figured out something all of a sudden.

"You look happy?"

The black girl beside him gave him a strange look, because she actually heard a hint of relief and relaxation from the laughter, and even a faint hint of joy.

So she suddenly became a little suspicious and thought of a possibility.

"Huh? Is it so obvious? ”

Xia Ran smiled softly, but he didn't intend to hide it, he just said it very honestly-

"But I'm really happy now, I've never been so happy."

"So what? Why? Xue Xia continued to ask in a seemingly calm tone. Did you discover that this place is the right world for you? Planning to stay? ”

Hey?

Xia Ran subconsciously turned her head to look at her, but found that the girl was still looking up at the starry sky, as if the words just now were not what she said at all.

"Not because of this, but ...... Although there were a lot of accidents this time, in terms of results, it helped me shorten by at least three ...... Three troubles of the time of the transition period. ”

The magician said with a smile, but his eyes were far and deep, and he looked at the starry sky in the sky and reached out and clenched his fist, as if he wanted to hold the whole world into his own hands.

"This is the first time I have definitely felt that my fate is within reach, and I no longer have nothing under my control, and I don't even know if I will die in the kind where I don't know where."

There seemed to be a faint glint in his eyes, as if it was a mysterious trajectory composed of criss-crossing lines. He was now able to see the disillusionment of time and space, and could simply observe countless line-like trajectories distributed throughout the world.

This is the manifestation of his perceptual ability that has begun to get involved in cause and effect, time and space, and observes a little embodiment of "fate".

Since he has mastered the ability to begin to observe parallel worlds, it is impossible for him to still be limited to the horizon of the narrow three-dimensional universe, and it can be said that this is a huge bonus brought by the second method, even many people who are stronger than him are far from being able to do this.

However, this is also normal, the difference in the main ability will always lead to some people being very advantageous in some aspects, but it is only leading in some aspects...... Just like the former Yakumo Purple, she can see the realm and manipulate the realm, but Kazami Yuka has no way to do it, she can only vaguely sense the changes in the realm.

But this does not mean that the former is absolutely better than the latter, it can only be said that she has more advantages in the realm, and that is the truth.

Xia Ran was in the same situation, because of his ability, he was able to lead many existences of the same level in terms of perception, and even began to observe time and space, cause and effect, and even the possibility of parallel worlds.

However, he was still very satisfied, even if his real combat power was weak, he had finally come to this point...... What the magic envoy of the realm brings, in fact, is in addition to the enhancement and amplification of basic attributes, that is, the integration and combing of the ability system.

This helped him save a lot of time that should have been stuck for a long time, and the real point was to achieve the second magic, which allowed him to break through to this height, and for the first time felt that he had a chance to control his destiny......

The most direct manifestation is that the fear of death is no longer lingering and lingering, which makes him really have a sense of relaxation.

It's been a long, long time, and his nerves have really been tense for too long, too long......

However, when he was in a good mood, he naturally spoke more casually, and Xue Xia also turned his head to look at his face in surprise, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and the whole person was completely stunned.

She looked at his side face in the moonlight, and found that the other party's expression was very natural, as if the sentence just now was really taken for granted.

I can't control anything, and I don't even know if I'm going to die somewhere...... The girl pursed her lips tightly, did he have been facing such a danger all along?

"What's wrong?"

Xia Ran didn't hear the sound, turned his head to look, and then immediately understood, and gently knocked his forehead with his fist a little apologetically-

"Sorry, I was a little bit brainy...... But that was all before, at least now, as I said, it's a lot better than before. ”

“……”

“……”

Xue Xia stared at his face carefully for a long time, as if to make sure that he was not lying, and then nodded slightly, only sighing slightly melancholy.

Then there was an indescribable silence, the insects chirping happily in the middle of summer, and the chill became more and more pronounced as the night grew darker. But there is still no awkward feeling, both of them have long been accustomed to such an atmosphere.

Xia Ran hesitated for a moment, organized his language again, and then spoke:

"Speaking of which, I'm here to see you off, and according to custom, there will be a banquet here at Hakurei Shrine tomorrow...... But I think they probably don't have that mood now, and they haven't even adjusted their worldview yet, and it's tormenting to stay for about every second they stay......"

He tried his best to be more tactful, although some things are true, and he is also well-intentioned, but it is very likely that people will misunderstand because they are not clear.

"Oh, I see, do you want me to inform them?" Under the snow, he lowered his head and kicked the gravel at his feet, and asked in a very flat tone.

"Yes, but it's best to explain first, everyone will celebrate at the Boli Shrine tomorrow, and there's no problem with holding a banquet, so there's no problem staying......" Xia Ran nodded, "If they really feel reluctant, then tell them that they can go back now, and I'll arrange it." ”

"Well, you're going to stay for the banquet?"

"I have to deal with today's matter and let that group of people get back to the field...... Xia Ran nodded, this matter still has to be handled by himself, and he can't just leave it alone.

"Oh." Xue Xia's tone was still flat nodding, and there seemed to be no other problems, she turned and walked towards the double-storey building behind her.

"That, classmate under the snow......" Xia Ran stopped her.

"Huh?"

"I'm not going to stay in Gensokyo, and I'll be back tomorrow at the latest."

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then immediately returned to normal, she retracted her gaze, and seemed to be very cold and said: "I know, but it's none of my business if you want to stay or not......

Leaving such a sentence, the snow turned around and left without a little hesitation, but the moment she turned around, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

The faint haze that had been permeating my heart disappeared silently—just as it had appeared silently.