Looking at the slender figure on the reef, which seemed to be swept away by the wind and flew into the sky, Yan Jingxing's mind was in a trance for a while.

He still remembered that on the road to Baiyue Town, he heard a beautiful and ethereal singing voice when he was drowsy in the car; When he came to his senses, he immediately poked his head out of the window and saw the singer sitting quietly on a similar reef, like a mermaid floating on the surface of the sea to rest.

That was the first time he saw Ji Chunzao.

He started his new life in this seaside town. Since then, less than a month has passed, but the experience spent during this time has been colorful for him, as if he was about to smear and cover the boring and pale past.

Of course he knows that Chunzao is not a dreamlike mermaid, she is a real and amiable girl who will have her own little temper and a girl of the same age who will have trouble with her friends......

Even so, the impression of the first encounter with her was so vivid that it was firmly imprinted in his mind, and at this moment he was reawakened by a similar scene.

"What are you doing?"

The girl next to him noticed that he was wandering and couldn't help frowning.

“…… It's nothing. ”

Yan Jingxing came back to his senses and hurriedly smiled and pointed to that position.

"Did you see that? Haruzamo is there, and she's shouting at us. ”

"Well, it doesn't seem like there's anything stupid, just out for a break." Xie Yuzhi stood still and stopped moving forward, "You go and pull her back." ”

“…… Why, you're not leaving? ”

"I'll forget it, she should want to see you more. Then I can send you both back to school, and that's it. ”

The captain of the group clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked a little impatient.

Yan Jingxing thought about it and felt that she might be mistaken.

"Come with me, Xie Yuzhi." He smiled and persuaded, "I guess Chunzao must have something to say to you." ”

Xie Yuzhi looked into his eyes steadily, and after a long while, she turned her head away and sighed quietly.

"Well, I can't help it. Do things to the end'......'

She muttered softly as if she were trying to persuade herself, then lowered her hand and followed the boy towards the reef on the shore.

……

The ground beneath your feet gradually softened, as if the waves had been soaked day and night, the weeds became thin, and the color of the soil took on a deep black hue.

As they walked along the guardrail, they were greeted by a cliff face with murky waves of white foam and steep rocks below.

Ji Chunzao, who was sitting on the reef, saw them approaching, and a big, happy smile bloomed on his face.

She climbed down from the top of the rock, but her hands suddenly went limp, and the whole person fell.

The two people below were taken aback, but fortunately they walked very close at this time, Yan Jingxing hurriedly rushed forward and took the little girl in his arms.

Although the stone is not high, if you do fall, you will inevitably get injured. It wouldn't be good if the face was scratched open by a pebble.

Holding Ji Chunzao's soft body, while he breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but complain loudly:

"You're too careless! Can't you just look at what's going on underneath? What if I'm not there? ”

"Hey, hey, I wouldn't have been able to wait to come down if I didn't see you......"

Ji Chunzao's hands tightly wrapped around his neck, his face was very close, and the wet and shiny hair fell on his neck, and the moment he brushed his skin slightly, it also touched his heartstrings.

She laughed silly, and said weakly in his ear:

"I'm sorry, I accidentally ran out of strength...... Now the hands are a little soft......"

"Y-Are you alright?"

When the little girl spoke, because she was too close, the breath exhaled from her lips could be clearly felt with her skin, which made Yan Jingxing's ears itch. He calmed down and hurriedly inquired about the situation.

"I'm fine...... Jing Xing, didn't you hear it just now? ”

Ji Chunzao's words paused slightly, his eyes looked directly at him, his joy was overflowing, and the girl's pupils were shining like the sea in the sun.

"I made it!"

It worked......? Yan Jingxing was slightly stunned, and quickly reacted.

"You mean, the thing about summoning 'aliens'?" He lowered his voice.

"Hmm!" Ji Chunzao nodded vigorously, "It's not an ordinary alien, it's like a whale...... Super giant alien creatures, this time it will definitely be visible to ordinary people! ”

She sighed contentedly and wearily.

"It's so good, I tried for a whole day and a half, and I don't know how many times I failed......"

"Wait, a day and a half?" Yan Jingxing couldn't help but interrupt in surprise when he heard half of it, "You have been in this place for the past two days?" I didn't sleep, I didn't sleep, I didn't eat—"

"Rice, rice is still eaten, and I brought a lunch box and mineral water from home."

Ji Chunzao pointed in a weak direction, allowing him to see a sand-stained schoolbag leaning against the edge of a rock.

"That is, you really didn't sleep?"

Yan Jingxing carefully looked at the little girl's pale face, and sure enough, he saw faint traces of dark circles under her eyes.

"You......"

I was excited to see her just now, but after a while, the girl's eyelids began to fight up and down, and she looked like she was about to fall asleep.

"You're not going to sleep here, are you?" He looked around, "You said you 'succeeded,' but I haven't seen you yet." ”

“……”

Ji Chunzao didn't answer, she suddenly lowered her head, buried her face in his chest, and at the same time took the initiative to hold her hand.

- This is the second hug that happened in a week.

Last time, it was because of unconcealable sadness, but today it is irrepressible joy.

It is also driven by strong inner emotions, and it is understandable.

"Forehead ......"

Yan Jingxing naturally wanted to hug her shoulder, just like last time - but he soon realized that it wasn't quite right.

Because, there are not only the two of them on the scene.

He couldn't help but turn his head to look to his side, and found that the captain's classmates looked bored and watched not far away, even if he saw the two of them hugging each other, he didn't react much

Although for junior high school students, this is an intimate and overly out-of-the-ordinary move...... Yan Jingxing felt that his ears were hot, and when he came back to his senses, he quickly helped Ji Chunzao to stand up.

"What, you're done with it?" Xie Yuzhi asked in a calm tone, "You can go back with us now, right?" ”

She said as she looked at the junction of the sea and the sky, immersed in gray.

"It's going to rain heavily."

“…… Yuzhi. ”

Ji Chunzao didn't care about it, as if he hadn't heard her words at all, and stretched out his hand to grab Xie Yuzhi's arm.

The corners of her mouth slowly opened little by little, and the smile that bloomed became more and more excited.

"You're coming to me, thank you. So, I can show you the 'evidence' now. ”

Xie Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, thinking for a while before recalling what he said that day.

"I'm talking about this again." The captain was a little helpless and angry, "You really don't know how to learn a lesson." ”

"Don't worry about the past, this time it's different, you just wait here and see."

“…… When will you be able to see reality? If you want to fight anything, you must have actual strength, even if you are a child. ”

Her tone was low, and Yan Jingxing listened to it, and realized that if she didn't stop the two, they would quarrel again, and the ending would definitely be unhappy.

"One last time." He interrupted, "Haruza has something she wants to show you, this is the last time, and after that, she won't come to pester you again." ”

Yan Jingxing looked at Ji Chunzao again.

"Is that okay?"

The long-haired girl smiled.

"Of course."

She stood slowly, pointing to the nearby reef.

"Go up, you can see it more clearly. Next, I'll show you enough. Don't drop your jaw. ”

The tone is too confident to speak. But in the next second, she bowed her head in embarrassment and begged:

"That...... Jing Xing, I don't have any strength on me now, can you help me push it up? ”

At this time, I can still say no.

Yan Jingxing climbed up the reef, helped Chunzao come up, and finally stretched out his hand to Xie Yuzhi below.

"Want to help?"

"No, you don't."

Xie Yuzhi ignored his hand, grabbed the bulge on the reef and climbed up, still thinking about it as he crawled:

"I'm really having a problem with my brain, so I'm playing with you...... I regret it now, maybe I should have left you two here. ”

Yan Jingxing smiled and didn't care.

Although the two have not been together for a long time, he has gradually become accustomed to the personality of the captain's classmate.

……

After the three of them came up, Ji Chunzao closed his eyes.

Xie Yuzhi crossed his arms and watched coldly, while Yan Jingxing sat down cross-legged and waited quietly.

The wind grew stronger, howling over the young people on the reef, carrying the moisture from the sponges, and the chill of the forest slipped down the sleeves and neckline into the shirts.

"It's dark."

He muttered.

He heard the girl next to him taking a deep breath. Again, again, again, chest heaving slightly.

Ji Chunzao's expression was unprecedentedly serious, facing the sea and standing in the wind. The spirit seems to be completely immersed in another world, reaching out towards the empty place in the distance.

Her long hair fluttered along with the corners of her skirt, and sweat ran down her forehead.

The girl didn't speak, she didn't make any other movements, she was purely concentrating on communication.

Can it really succeed?

Yan Jingxing was worried about her.

Of course he believed what Haruza said, but it was hard to deny the possibility that the girl would drop the chain at a critical moment; As for the captain's classmate, he felt that he should not give Chunzao another chance.

……

Xie Yuzhi said to herself in her heart: This is really the last time.

It's true that there are still parts that can't be put down, but they don't matter anymore.

She cared about Ji Chunzao's life and wanted to help the other party, but this girl was always immersed in the shadow of the sadness of the past, obsessed with delusions, and she couldn't accept this unwilling to change her attitude towards life, so she decided to give up.

People can't save others - not to mention that their relationship wasn't that good in the first place.

It's just a personal choice made after consideration and that's it.

Xie Yuzhi thought about leaving later.

Do you wait for her to declare yourself defeated, or take her away before she can retort? Looking at the weather, it is about to rain, and it is likely to be a heavy rainstorm, this person will not be stubborn to this extent.

…… No, it's hard to say.

Fortunately, there is this boy named Yan Jingxing, although he somehow also believed in Ji Chunzao's set, but he is finally a normal communicator, and he should help him persuade -

"Huh?"

At this time, Xie Yuzhi heard the surprised voice of the boy next to him, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"How-"

Before she could ask her question, the conversation stopped.

At this moment, Xie Yuzhi also sensed the arrival of something unusual.

Why did the surroundings suddenly ...... Got so quiet?

The clouds in the sky stopped flowing.

The sound of the wind disappeared along with the sound of the waves.

Even the dim light of the sky came to a standstill.

She felt uneasy, an inexplicable chill creeping up her spine, and she felt like she was in another world.

Xie Yuzhi couldn't help but start looking around, and then, she heard Ji Chunzao's shout:

"—Look up! It's in the sky! ”

Xie Yuzhi subconsciously raised his head.

In the distance, the dark clouds hung low, and the shadow of the behemoth revealed a magnificent corner.

Is that...... What?

She opened her mouth wide and couldn't help but rub her eyes vigorously with her hands.

However, nothing has changed.

That thrilling spectacle of horror has not changed, it is she who has changed, it is the perception of all the realities of this world for fourteen years, which is subverted in this moment:

Beneath the clouds, several huge tentacles were falling down like tornadoes connecting the heavens and the earth, and they were slowly wriggling......