Noah's Ark lay on the cold floor with bent and smooth feet, the white T-shirt reflected the ever-smiling rabbit head, the sea-blue denim shorts were the slender and graceful legs, and the white skin reflected the jade-like softness in the sun.

She raised her hands in a daze, and in the palm of her hand was a completed sketch, a simple pencil ink depicting a young and handsome face, black forehead and eyebrows, clear eyes without the slightest impurities as clear water as mountain springs, and the corners of her mouth with a shallow smile revealed the confidence and nobility of a prince. She looked at the unfolded drawing paper in a daze, with a touch of sadness on her delicate face, and she opened her mouth little by little, revealing a reluctant smile.

She still remembered the scene when she first met him, like an accident after countless coincidences, she stood in the quiet jungle, surrounded by towering trees and messy grass, and he lay quietly in the girl's arms, without pain or unwillingness, as if he were asleep, with his eyes closed and peaceful. But there were countless wounds on his body, large and small, like broken willows cut by sharp blades, each of which seemed to be fatal, but he was like a wood without feeling, bearing everything himself, protecting the promised figure with his life.

That moment was as long as infinity, and Noah's Ark saw a different scene from a person for the first time, as vast as the universe.

However, what fascinated her the most was those eyes, she could see mountains, rivers and lakes, she could see three thousand flowing clouds, she could see grass and warblers flying, and it seemed that inside the darkness was a world, a world that Noah's Ark had never seen. She slowly stretched out her fingers to touch the eyes on the scroll, with the creaminess of pencil powder and a hint of tenderness, penetrating through her fingertips. She smiled stupidly, like a voyeur hiding in the corner, without the courage to take a step into the light, just like the otaku girls in their mouths, she would never dare to step out of her own world.

In fact, Noah's Ark also knew what the feelings hidden in her heart were, but when she saw the figures snuggling up to each other outside the door, she knew that maybe she would never have the opportunity to lie in the arms that was enough to warm the world like that lucky girl, maybe she could only imagine in her own world, and imagine everything she longed for little by little through these stacked picture scrolls. She may be what others call a coward, who has been hiding in an invisible corner and envy, but other than that, she doesn't seem to be able to do anything.

Noah's Ark turned, her expressionless face was covered by the golden sunlight on the floor, like a light that illuminated the icy world, but she didn't feel the slightest taste of warmth.

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Jiqi stood in the closed doorway, his raised hand hanging in the air and hesitating.

This is Noah's Ark's room, a room in the innermost corner of the second floor, the closed door seems to separate her from reality, the outside is a world, and when you open the door, there is another world. As the Admiral of the Guard's House, he had been to the offices, Lexington, and Wales rooms the most, and he had only been here a handful of times, not a few times at all. It was the lovely girl who pulled herself back from the abyss of death, but she forgot her like a disgusting scumbag, and was unwilling to give her even a little mercy and love.

He looked up at the ceiling, rubbed his cheek vigorously, took a deep breath, and gently slammed the door.

"Who is it?" A lazy voice came from inside, as if he had just woken up.

"Noah's Ark is me."

"Admiral?" The owner of the voice was a little surprised, followed by a raindrop, and then everything fell silent, the closed door was quietly opened, and a cute face with a little baby fat poked out of it, and she looked at Jiqi with a puzzled expression, and her voice trembled a little. "Is there anything the Admiral is doing here?"

"I'll see if you've packed up? Today we're leaving here for our new town guard. Jiqi explained.

"Tidy up?" Noah's Ark's face instantly turned a little pale, "When...... Getting out of here? At this point, she suddenly remembered that the Admiral had spoken about it in front of everyone at dinner a few days ago. But when I got home, I forgot all about it, and there was not even a bit of residue left.

"Noah's Ark, you don't have ...... Get ready? Looking at the red-faced girl, Jiqi seemed to have guessed something.

"That...... That," Noah's Ark could no longer find an excuse to excuse himself, and finally sighed helplessly, "that's indeed me, I'm not prepared at all. She hung her head and didn't dare to look at Jiqi's face, like a little girl who had made a mistake. Such a ship girl will definitely be disliked, she won't do anything, she can't do anything, like a useless moth, she has no value at all. She bowed her head and blamed herself, like a swift that only flies in thunder, waiting for the rainstorm to come.

"It's okay if you're not prepared." Ji Qi smiled slightly and rubbed the girl's round little head, and the silky short black hair flowed in his palm little by little.

"Huh?" Noah's Ark looked up in bewilderment, his eyes confused. I thought I would see the Admiral's gloomy face and stern rebuke, but I didn't expect to see the corners of his mouth with a smile, just like the first time I saw it at that time. She stammered and whispered, "Admiral...... Don't you blame me? I was supposed to say yes, but I didn't...... Execute it well. ”

"It's okay, I often forget. Besides, I'm your admiral, and it's my duty to help you, isn't it? His tone was as gentle as a warm spring breeze.

"So...... Is the Admiral going to help me pack my bags? The girl asked quietly.

"Yes," Jiqi nodded, "but can you let me go in first?" He could see through the crack in the door that there was something messy inside.

"Well, Admiral, please come in." She pinched the doorknob a little bit to open the crack of the door, and also showed the whole room little by little, like a lonely person, showing her world to others for the first time.

The girl's room was small, facing the doorway was the floor-to-ceiling window that had been pushed open, and the pink curtains hanging on both sides shimmered in the morning breeze. On the left is a vertical wardrobe with grey wood lacquer reflecting the golden sunlight. Above that is the air conditioner hanging in the corner, the fan blades of the air outlet are unfolded, slowly sending out a cool breeze. On the other side is a long table piled high with books and comics, with drawing paper messily placed under a central lamp and a sharpened pencil lying quietly. The whole room feels simple and unpretentious, without the slightest warm color, as if living here is an ordinary boy rather than a cute girl.

"That...... The room is a bit messy, Admiral, you don't mind. Noah's Ark waved his hand and whispered, his timid eyes peeking at him from time to time.

"It's okay, it's much better than the last time I came." Jiqi remembers the last time he walked in was when he installed the air conditioner, and when he opened the door, the wooden floor was full of comics and novels, like a bookstore selling used books.

"Well, because I've cleaned up since the last time the Admiral came." The girl explained. Actually, it's not because I like it, but because I don't like it. Like a silly little girl, as long as the other person doesn't like something, she will force herself to make changes.

"Really?" Jiqi paced slowly and cautiously, this was the first time he had stepped into the world of this short-haired girl, and it was so simple that it was a little unbelievable. He can imagine such a young girl hiding in this small world every day and living unaccompanied days, like a lonely panda feeling the scenery outside through the window. He approached the long table against the wall, where under the green lampshade in the center were stacked with pencil sketches, the ink-colored curves constantly continuing, vividly depicting the imaginary world. "Is this Noah's Ark, did you draw it?" He picked up the top one and examined it, it was a magnificent picture, a young man with his eyes closed in the overgrown dense forest lying in the soft grass, the wind blowing his long forehead hair, revealing that delicate face, his face with a light smile as pure as a bay of clear water.

"I drew it when I was fine." Noah's Ark stared at the drawing paper in Jiqi's hand and whispered. It was a painting she had just finished, depicting an admiral lying in a haystack.

"And this man...... Is it me? Jiqi looked at the young man on the picture scroll, as if he saw a familiar figure, and every movement and expression had a sense of déjà vu. He looked away at the girl, as if trying to get an answer from her.

"Yes...... I drew it secretly, with reference to ...... The appearance of the Admiral. Noah's Ark's face was so red that it seemed to drip water, and she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Jiqi, as if the thief who had stolen something had been found guilty by her master.

For a moment, the room fell silent, save for the faint sound of the wind whipped by the leaves outside the window. Jiqi slowly looked back at the handsome figure on the drawing paper, not knowing what to say to continue the conversation. He didn't know much about Noah's Ark, but he learned from the mouths of other ship girls that she was a girl who liked to stay at home, that is, the so-called otaku girl, who didn't like to go shopping, watch movies and go to amusement parks, as if only comics and novels were her favorites. But now it seems that this is not the case at all, she, like other ship girls, likes her company. No one likes to be lonely, and so does she, but she never expresses her inner thoughts truly and bravely like others, she will only hold it in her heart and bear it alone, like a stuffy gourd, and she is unwilling to say anything.

Ji Qi sighed and put down the scroll, picked up the other one below, it was the same character with the same expression, the only difference was the scene behind him, he picked up another one until all the paintings were browsed by him. At this time, Jiqi realized that all the paintings on this pile of paper were one person, a person who had hardly been here, with long forehead hair, handsome face and bright eyes, each one of which was so perfect, as if there was no defect at all. Through these paintings, you can even imagine the serious appearance of the girl at that time, and under the light of the lamp, she pinched a simple pencil to depict her self in her heart, and spent lonely nights in such a boring way. He raised his head slightly, looking at the white chalk wall above his head, he felt like crying, if it weren't for today's accident, he didn't know how long it would take to become aware of such a lonely and lonely existence, and how long it would take for him to give her a warm response. He clenched his fists, his fingertips whitening feebly. He turned around and approached the cute girl who was hanging her head and pinching the corners of her clothes at a loss, and gently opened her arms to give her this belated warm hug.

Neither of them spoke, just quietly enjoying the moment.

Jiqi hugged hard, and the girl curled up in the world of her dreams and wept silently. Hot and wet tears soaked Jiqi's chest and flowed into his guilty heart.