So, the time came the next day-

Yan Jingxing lay listlessly on the table, his consciousness was half asleep and half awake, and he didn't even hear someone call his name.

He had always been a good student, but for the first time he fell asleep in class.

As a result, yesterday with Ji Chunzao, I searched for the astronauts all night, but I didn't find any traces.

With such a large size, it is impossible to miss it, and it can only be considered that "he" disappeared out of thin air in the true sense.

Yan Jingxing recalled the situation at that time, and after the huge astronaut pinched and exploded the insect cluster, he stepped over the distance of most of the screening hall in one step. By the time he wanted to turn around and look behind him, he couldn't see anything.

In the process of walking around, Yan Jingxing quickly felt tired. Although he was unwilling to find nothing, sleepiness had come over him uncontrollably.

"Haaa......"

Ji Chunzao, who was walking beside him, covered his small mouth, but he still couldn't avoid yawning, and the whole person looked weak and weak, which was in stark contrast to the beaming look when he pouted himself to find the astronaut.

It seems that she doesn't have the habit of staying up late like herself.

Yan Jingxing watched her yawn uncontrollably while wiping away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and her sleepy appearance was a little cute.

"Shall you go back?"

“…… Well, let's go back. ”

She nodded.

……

The boys and girls did not sneak back to school until the early hours of the morning, climbed over the door wall again, and said goodbye under the dormitory building.

When he returned to the house, his roommates, who had been waiting to see him lively, had already fallen asleep, but they didn't disturb him.

But Yan Jingxing couldn't sleep at all.

When I came back, I was sleepy, and when I lay down in bed, I was refreshed. As he tossed and turned, his mind replayed everything he had experienced that night.

A night full of fantasy.

It's as if all the delusions of the past have become reality, a magnificent adventure.

The scene of the first sighting of alien creatures eating human brains, and the mysterious existence full of oppression, greatly stimulated his spirit.

Excitement, confusion, curiosity, small horrors, confusion, complex emotions flowed in the heart, and gradually converged into one-

After fighting hard with the Sandman for a long time, Yan Jingxing, who was already too tired to do anything, finally fell asleep groggily.

Then, now is it.

"Alas......"

He covered his forehead and looked at the homework book in front of him with a little worry.

The first time I was in class, I was named by the teacher. Although the other party was not very angry, after all, Yan Jingxing's performance in the past has always been very good, and people only think that he occasionally feels unwell one day; But if the teacher goes back and makes a "small report" to his uncle in the same office, he will definitely be nagged for a long time when he comes home on the weekend.

"Good morning, Jingxing."

Ji Chunzao staggered over to him and said hello to him.

The seaweed-like hair fell down in front of her to hide the girl's face, but the tiredness revealed in her tone was the same as his.

She looked around and found that everyone was there, so she turned around and dragged her chair back and sat down next to Yan Jingxing's desk.

Since last night's experience, the relationship between the two seems to have become closer again, and it has become natural for the girl to make such movements, and he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong.

"Let's make an appointment to find it."

That's what she said from the beginning.

"Do you have a solution? Tell me beforehand, I can just see, and I can't do anything else. ”

"Nope. I can't even see it. ”

"Then it's better to save it, continue to wander around like a headless fly, there will be no results. It's all in vain. ”

"I feel the same way."

Ji Chunzao sighed and lay down directly on his table. A small face rolled around on the table, looking so soft that people couldn't help but want to reach out and poke it.

Yan Jingxing stuffed back the thought that suddenly popped up, and subconsciously looked away from her.

“…… So how do you do that? ”

"I thought about it for a long time last night, and I think the main reason is that I don't know enough. You've seen them before I do, and you know better, so can you tell me about them? Anything is good, maybe you can find clues in it. ”

It wasn't just the experience of last night that made people wonder, he was not sure about other things.

For example, if he can see alien creatures, is it a change brought about by the appearance of astronauts?

Also, he had never been in a similar situation since he had lived in the city before, and soon after he came to White Moon Town, everything was changing, and his previous worldview was turned upside down.

Maybe it's because White Moon Town is just a small place, and it just happened to let itself bump into it; Or—

It's the town itself that's special.

"More something to do with aliens?"

Ji Chunzao showed a thoughtful expression.

"Come to think of it, I've been able to see things that adults can't see since I was very young, but I didn't realize it was an alien creature at the time......"

"Hey, what are you two talking about with a serious face?"

Suddenly, someone came over and interjected, it was his tablemate.

"What else can she say, it must be an alien or something."

Someone next to him said with a smile.

"yes, then why are you still taking the discussion so seriously? Is it affected by the seasonal algae? ”

The table mates laughed.

Yan Jingxing's eyes looked to the side, more than one person was casting his eyes to this side, and some people came directly to join in the fun;

Then, his eyes fell on Ji Chunzao next to him, and found that she was already lying on the table, burying her face with her hands and pretending not to hear.

It's like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand.

This little pitiful appearance almost made him laugh. However, Yan Jingxing didn't laugh in the end, but sighed quietly.

Because at this time, some people's "jokes" gradually evolved into thorny ridicule of her own words.

Although it is necessary to have a good relationship with his classmates, it is more important for him to have like-minded friends.

It is precisely because his previous mentality is similar to that of others that he has always wondered if Ji Chunzao is lying, deceiving himself, and treating her as a delusional fool, so he should take a firm stand at this time, otherwise he will not be able to pass this level in his heart.

"Well, we're talking about aliens, but what does that have to do with you? Take care of yourself. ”

Yan Jingxing didn't control his tone at all, so that the whole class could hear his voice.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became quiet.

His deliberate unceasiness was so effective that no one came to talk to them again until the bell rang.

……

It's another activity lesson.

There are no teachers in the class, and students rarely have the freedom to move.

Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao got up from their respective seats in unison. They looked at each other and left the classroom together.

"To the roof?"

"Okay."

Their destination was the rooftop across from the school building. The girl set up a small "secret base" there, a place where she could talk quietly.

The two passed the flower bed one after the other, Ji Chunzao held his hands behind his back, took light steps, kicked a small pebble on the ground, and kicked it into the sewer next to him.

The two of them did not speak for a while, until the girl whispered that the silence between the two was broken.

"That...... Actually, you don't have to say that. ”

"Last night, I saw the truth. You have fulfilled the agreement between us, and I thank you very much, and I feel that I must at least show my attitude. So, I can't tolerate people who don't know about it. ”

Yan Jingxing said. He knew what Ji Chunzao meant, but he had his own methods.

"As it turns out, you're right. I don't want to be on the side of the crowds, but on the right side. ”

Ji Chunzao raised his face, looked at him a little dumbfoundedly, and immediately lowered his head after a while.

Yan Jingxing was wondering how she was reacting, and suddenly noticed that the crystal earlobes exposed between the girl's hair had been dyed crimson.

"You're blushing? It's so easy to be shy. ”

Yan Jingxing couldn't help laughing.

"W-What......"

Ji Chunzao muttered.

"You don't understand my feelings at all. Ever since I started school, no one has ever believed me, not even anyone willing to listen to my explanations. Can someone speak for me like that now...... Of course, I think it's very rare. ”

Shyness is shyness, and the girl's attitude is very frank, and she is a little embarrassed to say to him:

"—you're the first."

“……”

When she lifted her flushed face and looked at herself with both joy and seriousness, it was Yan Jingxing's turn to feel embarrassed.

To avoid being seen blushing, he subconsciously changed the subject.

"I'm really the only one? What about your family? ”

"There used to be grandmothers who would believe what I said. But no one else, including my parents, believed me, let alone my aunt and uncle......"

The girl's expression darkened again.

Yan Jingxing regretted that his mouth was too fast, obviously he had long known that the relationship between Chunzao and his family was very tense, and even the things he had treasured all his time were thrown away by her aunt.

He coughed dryly and quickly changed the subject again:

"By the way, I suddenly had an idea about that 'astronaut'. Although you can only see alien creatures and not 'him', the spirit leeches were killed by astronauts, which means that there is an interference and connection between the two, right? ”

"Well, I thought so too."

Ji Chunzao nodded.

Being able to kill or expel alien creatures is actually the reason why she is obsessed with the sudden appearance of "astronauts".

She had enough of being a helpless bystander.

With a partner who speaks the same language, the girl naturally wants to get closer and get out of the situation she is in.

Perhaps, as long as you can unlock the secrets of the "astronaut", everything will be different......

"Actually, I didn't say everything about my abilities before."

Ji Chunzao held his other hand tightly with one hand, looked at the face of the boy in front of him, and made up his mind.

"Not only can I hear their 'call', I can call them in reverse."

"In other words, can you send a signal?"

Yan Jingxing's eyes widened.

"Well, that's what it means." She whispered, "If my shouts can be heard by the 'astronauts,' maybe he'll be in front of us again." ”

At that time, it was another opportunity to get in touch with him.

As for the people in contact......

"It can only be you."