Before you know it, the flame of the lighter flickers on and off, as if it will go out at any moment. At this point, Lola looked up at me as if she remembered something—

"Chihiro, do you feel bad?"

"Uncomfortable?"

When I heard her words, I was stunned for a moment, and my expression was a little stunned.

"Why? Are you feeling bad? ”

"Well, it seems a little uncomfortable."

Lola lowered her gaze slightly, thinking about how to describe how she felt right now. Then, he turned his face to me again—

"How so? It's like being choked by the neck. However, it is not obvious. ”

As she spoke, Lola's voice couldn't help but be a little depressed. The arms slowly drooped down with the shoulders......

"Am I the only one who feels this way?"

"No, it won't."

At this time, Natsume's voice came from the other side.

"I feel that way, too. So, that's about ......"

By the light of the fire on the floor and the eyes that I had become accustomed to the darkness, I was able to see Natsume's face clearly. She was now on the other side not far from me, and seemed to have found a couple of stools in the corner, and was now about to bring them.

"I'm going to catch a cold if I just sit on the ground, so I found this—"

With that, she handed the mat to Lola. Lola hesitated for a moment, said thank you a little embarrassedly, and then reached out to take it. Then, he sat down on the mat. At this time, Natsume also sat down and put his hands on his knees. In an instant, the eyes met—

"Natsume, you haven't finished what you just said!"

Suddenly, Lola, who felt a little embarrassed, reminded her seriously. His expression suddenly became a little serious......

"That's right......"

Natsume couldn't help but squint his eyes and muttered something in a low voice.

"Do you have any clue why we're so uncomfortable?"

As he spoke, the two of them came closer, and their upper arms were only a fist away.

"I think it's because the warehouse is now a completely sealed space with no fresh air coming in. And because oxygen is constantly being consumed, right? ”

After saying that, Natsume's expression couldn't help but become serious and serious. Stretch out a finger and slowly erect it. Then he added to what he had just said.

"I thought, if my guess is correct. Then over time, sooner or later the oxygen here will be depleted. ”

"I'm afraid we'll be even more uncomfortable then, right?"

After Natsume finished speaking, he turned around and stared at my face a little worriedly for a while, with a very guilty and sad expression.

"Brother, I'm sorry, if I had listened to you and hadn't insisted on coming with me, at least one of us would have found a way to seek help."

In an instant, she lowered her head. The voice that came out of the throat was very sad and guilty.

"It's useless to talk about that now. Natsume, stop blaming yourself. It's not your fault, and it's a relief that you're coming with me, to be honest. ”

As soon as the voice fell...... It was very quiet in the warehouse.

"After all, if my brother doesn't have me by his side, he can't do anything!"

The first to break the silence was Natsume, her triumphant and confident appearance made me can't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Now we can only wait for someone to open this door for us from the outside. Moreover, I don't know what happened to Shion and Izumi. To be honest, it's a little worrying—"

At this point, Lo stretched out her hand and gently took my hand—

"It's okay, they must be all right!"

Then, speak to me in a gentle voice.

Then, as if to comfort me, he stretched out his other hand, hesitated for a moment, and then gently ran his fingertips across his cheek. Just when I thought she was finally going to stop and withdraw her hand, she slowly pressed her palm up.

And smiled at me, who was a little nervous and embarrassed.

"Don't worry, don't worry. There must be a way to get us out! ”

At this time, although I can't say why I think so, and it even makes people feel inexplicable, but at this moment, I feel that her words have some kind of warm power.

Aster and Izumi are now taken to the river, far from the warehouse, after being knocked unconscious. The lush, tall weeds unconsciously flooded most of the two of them. It's in the shade of the ramp, so it's hard to spot.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

At this time, Shion opened her eyes with a very bad feeling, and her shoulders were very stiff. Where it was hit before, the pain seemed to slow down by half a beat and come back. However, even so, she sat up from the ground with her hands propped up. Then, it took a moment to slowly stand up—

The part below the knee still has a soreness and stiffness that is close to pain, but Aster can't manage it that much now. I went to a nearby tree and broke a slightly thicker branch, and held it in my hand, intending to use it as a crutch.

Then he turned around and walked all the way up the river, looking for the trace of Izumi.

Eventually, after walking a long distance and climbing several slopes along the way, I finally found her behind a rock.

"Izumi! Izumi!! Wake up......! ”

Shion, who couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, reached out and grabbed her shoulder and shook it several times, and slapped her cheek countless times...... I was in a hurry. After a while, Izumi slowly opened his eyes, and was startled when he saw Shion's face—

"Why are you here?"

Suddenly, she stepped back as if she was running away, and after calming down a little, she returned to Shion with a somewhat embarrassed expression and looked at her face and asked. The voice was full of confusion......

"Before that, you and I should have been knocked unconscious."

As soon as the words fell, Izumi was stunned for a moment, and then his expression slowly became stunned. However, it seems to have been recalled.

"Did you see that guy's face?"

Izumi asked and looked to the side, but unexpectedly, the aster that was supposed to be there disappeared at this time. Suddenly, Izumi's expression changed from stunned and troubled to frightened and panicked. At this moment, Shion reached out from behind and patted her on the shoulder—

"I'm here. I'm helping you untie the rope on your hands, so be a little quieter. ”

"Oh......"

After she said this in a slightly stern voice, Izumi was really much quieter. This is also her strength......

"I didn't see the guy's face, but I did something. ...... before losing consciousness"

At this time, Shion did not stop the movement in his hand and continued to speak.

"What do you mean?"

"Contact Mr. Xia Fan."

"Huh?!"

Very surprised, Izumi's eyes widened and he turned his head. In an instant, there was only one fist left between the two of them—but it didn't take long for Shion to gently push it away with his hand.

"Well, now, if the teacher had heard the recording, she might be rushing this way by now."

After saying that, Shion stood up and walked around to Izumi again. Then, hand her the hand.

"Still reluctant to get up?"

"Of course not!"

Izumi shook his head vigorously, his expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and he grabbed Shion's hand and stood up. It's just that there is a noticeable numbness in the feet. So it's a little wobbly when you stand up...... So, Shion immediately leaned over and supported her with her shoulders. Until Izumi stood firm on his own and his knees stopped shaking.

"Is it already possible?"

"Well, thank you."

At this time, Shion couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and her tense expression gradually eased. Just a sound coming from the throat, and a little nervous.

Just as she took a deep breath and was about to turn around and walk back, the same hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind her.

"Don't leave me!"

She tugged at the sleeve of Izumi's coat and pulled her to her side, as she spoke. His expression suddenly became very serious......

"What's wrong?"

"Someone, right behind the scenes!"

Unexpectedly, before Ziyuan finished speaking, Izumi turned his head and took a look. Suddenly, she was so frightened that she stiffened and didn't dare to move! But after a while, Izumi actually held his stomach and bent down with a "giggle" laugh. He kept patting her on the shoulder......

"What, what? What made you so funny! ”

In an instant, Shion was in a hurry. Knocked off the hand she had placed on her shoulder. With a serious, and obviously a little angry gaze, he stared at Izumi, who was a little out of breath with a smile. I couldn't help but emphasize it again.

"I'm serious!"

"It's not...... I mean, you can go back and see for yourself! ”

After speaking, Izumi took two steps back to the side, and in an instant, Xia Fan's face appeared in Ziyuan's field of vision, but she looked a little unhappy. At this time, Shion didn't react, and was stunned for a long time before two words with a strange sound popped out of his throat—

"Teacher ......"

As soon as the words fell, with an embarrassed and embarrassed expression, she slowly squatted down next to Xia Fan and covered her face with her hands. At the same time, the sound gradually became quieter......

"Don't look at me now, please......"

So, Xia Fan nodded, put on an expression of not knowing anything, and turned his face to Hequan's side.

"Teacher, do you know all about the situation?"

"Yes. Just now, an hour ago, right? I was about to catch up on my sleep after dinner when I received a strange phone call. She told me that Chihiro was in danger and told me to come here as soon as possible. And along the way, he told me everything he had been through. ”

"Do you believe that?"

"I believe it. Because she had no reason to lie...... And at that time, judging by the voice, it seemed that I was in a more anxious way than I was. So, I chose to trust her. ”

"Really?"

"Still, it's too bizarre. Actually traveling through different worlds...... No one will believe this kind of thing, even if they say it, right? ”

At this time, Xia Fan said with a smile and a sigh with a refreshing and bright expression.

In fact...... In order to rescue Chihiro who was trapped in the warehouse, someone had already started the operation before Xia Fan got there! At this time, Chihiro, who was in the warehouse, was draping her coat over Lola's hands.

"Why?"

Lola, who was a little surprised, slowly curled the corners of her mouth, turned her head, and asked in a weak voice.

"Because, your hands are cold."

After saying that, I slowly covered it with my own hands.

"Thank you......"

In an instant, Lola's voice was a little shy, but very calm.

But when I came back to my senses, the hands we held together began to turn into a ten-finger clasping grip that made people a little shy.

And, lola, right now, is resting her head on my shoulder. Our upper arms were also close together...... At the same time, her breath is within reach. Just when I was confused as to why this was the case, the door to the warehouse slowly opened...... Suddenly, the sunlight slipped in through the crack in the door.

It's like an innocent child suddenly sees a favorite toy......