It gets dark early in winter, and although Kyushu is located in the southernmost part of Japan, the daylight hours in winter are longer than in other places, but as Shimizu Lan cleaned up the tableware used by the two, the sky outside the window gradually darkened.

"Is it already dark? It's so boring, what are you doing?" Uesugi Maki looked at the sky outside, a little depressed.

The place of trials is a rural place, so naturally it can't be compared to Tokyo, and if this is still in Tokyo, no matter what you do, it's easy to spend the night time and not have nothing to do.

But here in the Land of Trials, as soon as it gets dark, the whole place of trials is completely quiet, not to mention any bars and KTVs and other places, and there doesn't even seem to be a tavern where you can drink.

Of course, there are a lot of otaku in Tokyo, and they don't go out at night, so they just play games at home, etc., but even if they are dead at home, when they are hungry at night, they can go out to the convenience store at any time to buy bento to eat.

But here in the Land of Trials, let alone a 24-hour convenience store, Uesugi Maki doesn't even seem to see a commissary.

As for playing games or surfing the Internet in the house? I'm sorry, but in the temporary room of the two people in front of me, not to mention the computer, there is not even a TV.

And it's not just a temporary room, it's estimated that the rest of the rooms will not be equipped with computers, because even if they are equipped with computers, there is no point, and there is no connection to the network here in the place of trial.

This is also the reason why Uesugi Maki obviously brought a laptop, but he still shouted that he was bored.

Of course, it's not that there are no electrical appliances here, at least there are still electric lights.

So as soon as it got dark, all the two of them could do was turn on the only light and be in a daze.

"Ah, it's so boring, why is there no internet here?

"Hey, hey. That's my bed, and your room is next door. Aoba couldn't help but complain.

"It's just a lie down, Brother Aoba, don't be so stingy! Uesugi Maki said to Aoba as she lay on the bed.

"Okay, let's not even go online! Just by the way, I can feel the life of human beings who have not entered the Internet age. Aoba sat at the table with a calm look and said while drinking tea.

"Speaking of which, Brother Aoba, you are really powerful, a child of your age is normally more dependent on the Internet than me, right? "Uesugi Maki looked at Aoba with a look of how powerful you are.

"Sister Maki, did you hear the sound of insects chirping outside the window? It's already winter, but it still looks very warm here in Kyushu. Aoba said as he replied, not as he asked.

"Yes, it's warmer here in Kyushu than in Tokyo, and there are insects chirping at night this time. Uesugi nodded in agreement.

"That's not all. What do you see out there?" said Aoba, pointing to the open door.

"Fireflies out there?" Uesugi Maki's eyes lit up suddenly.

"yes, don't you think it's fun to be able to hear insects chirping and even see fireflies during this season?" Aoba said with a smile.

"Brother Aoba, when you say that, it seems to be true. Uesugi thought for a moment and nodded.

"So, there is not only one interesting thing in life, even if there is no Internet, there are still so many interesting things to listen to and watch? Aoba took the opportunity to say words of persuasion.

"I understand, I fully understand what Brother Aoba said! But I can't do it, no matter how nice the insects are outside, I just want to surf the Internet now!" said Maki Uesugi as she rolled all over the bed.

"Well, it looks like my persuasion failed. Facing Uesugi Maki in such a state, Aoba had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and say that he had admitted defeat.

So I realized that I didn't appease Uesugi Maki Aoba with a few words. Shaking his head, he didn't care about it anymore, but continued to drink tea quietly.

As for Maki Uesugi who was rolling in bed and yelling that she wanted to go online, after a while, because Aoba didn't care about her relationship at all, and because she felt bored. So stopped.

"Alright, I'll go back to my room and go to sleep. Maki Uesugi, who had finished rolling on Aoba's bed, jumped up from the bed at once. Said as he walked towards the gate.

"Sleeping so early?" said Aoba with a smile as she looked at Maki Uesugi's back.

"What if you don't sleep? There's no hair here, I'll sleep first, good night." Uesugi muttered dissatisfied, then turned and entered the next room, followed by the sound of the door closing.

"Well, good night. Aoba said with a shrug.

In this way, Uesugi Maki went back to his room to sleep, and Aoba was ready to rest after drinking tea.

Speaking of Aoba hundreds of years ago, it has always been a sunset rest, but because of the relationship between being in a modern metropolis after reincarnation, it has been a long time since I felt the feeling of sunset.

So today Aoba also lay down in bed early after a long absence, and fell asleep after a while.

Who knows what happened today, but Aoba, who rarely dreams, quickly sank into a dream.

"Ai Concubine, come on, come on, what do you think of this Zhegui Palace I built for you?" Dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe embroidered with a golden dragon, the man stretched out his hand to lead a bewitching woman with a bewitching face walking in a palace.

"How did Your Majesty come up with this name?" said with a happy smile on the woman's face, looking at the man with affection.

"Isn't there a laurel tree in front of Chang'e's Guanghan Palace in the legend? I thought, the beauty of the concubine is enough to make Chang'e ashamed, so the palace where the concubine lives will naturally make the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace bend down and bow down. The man said as he looked at the woman with loving eyes.

"Your Majesty really likes to joke, where are the concubines as good as Your Majesty said. The woman said with a smile in her eyes.

So the two walked together, through the splendid palace, and across the flowered garden, and soon came to a splendid bedroom.

"Come on, come on, concubine, come and see this. The man led the woman to the table facing the door of the bedroom.

And looking at the table, there is a red silk. Cover an unbelievable object in it.

"Your Majesty, what is this?" the woman was naturally curious.

"Concubine, please see. As the man spoke, he lifted the red silk.

Suddenly, a gorgeous phoenix crown appeared on the table.

However, on top of this phoenix crown, in the center of the place where it should be inlaid with a pearl, there is a vacant position with a fist.

"Your Majesty, what is this?" the woman was stunned, and asked with some excitement holding the man's hand.

"Aifei, I heard that Zhu Chongba has a priceless night pearl in his hand, and I will wait until I defeat him. How about setting the pearl on this phoenix crown, and then using this phoenix crown to marry you as the queen?" the man said as he looked at the woman affectionately.

"Your Majesty. The woman of the country was speechless at this time, her eyes were full of tears, and she looked at the man like that until tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Suddenly, Aoba sat up from the bed.

After a moment of stunned froze, he got up and got out of bed.

Pushing open the door and stepping out, he continued to stare at the broken moon in the sky. After a long pause, he let out a long sigh.

"Can this be remembered?" Aoba continued to be in a daze, until he noticed a chill in the corner of his eyes, stretched out his finger and scraped it gently, and then flicked it casually. A drop of water flew out and landed on the grass in the yard.

Only then did Aoba take a deep breath again, and he could be regarded as packing up his mood.

I just wanted to go back to sleep, but I couldn't sleep.

"That's fine. Just go and see, is this the same as the Zhegui Palace in your memory, it is really the same. And what the hell is going on with all this. Aoba nodded to himself, then closed the door, left the courtyard where he was, and walked towards the depths of the Origatsura Palace.

The Zhegui Palace in front of you, although it is only a replica, is not much different from the Zhegui Palace in Aoba's memory, even if there are some different places, it is estimated that it is also the result of continuous modification in the hundred years after it was built.

Therefore, according to the memories of his previous life, Aoba continued to explore in the Zhegui Palace.

Although there are people who live in some places, they can sense that they have a strong aura from afar, but with Aoba's ability, it is still very easy to avoid being discovered.

In this way, Aoba has already explored most of the location of the Origui Palace, whether it is the school building that is now empty, or the dormitory where the students rest, and the place where the staff rest.

You can confirm through the breath of Aoba that sure enough, there are all of these students, even non-humans, which means that in addition to humans, there are also a lot of youkai and so on here who are also studying here.

I really don't know how humans and youkai here can get together and live in peace, and Aoba doesn't think that the way he or others interact with the monsters like Cat and Mei is the norm.

At least as far as Aoba knows, the mutual hostility between youkai and humans is still very serious, which can also be seen from the dormitory accommodation here, where youkai and humans live in separate dormitories.

If you want youkai to be able to get along with humans closely, unless you are raised by youkai from a young age like Kamiyo Nazuki and her Uncle Raven Tengu and Uncle White Wolf, the two sides will naturally have a strong bond.

Or like Aoba and others treat cats and Meiyi, a long time of sincere getting along will also make the relationship slowly better.

However, it is difficult to do this for the school in the trial land in front of you, and the students who enter the trial land from the outside world for various reasons have already been infected with the hostility of humans and monsters in the outside world, so even if they also enter the trial land, it is difficult to become close.

In this way, Aoba turned left and right in the Zhegui Palace, and soon a familiar place appeared in front of Aoba's eyes.

So after a pause, Aoba stood in place, looking at the familiar courtyard in front of him with a little daze, and he was stunned.

It wasn't until a moment later that Aoba slowly approached the courtyard.

Feeling the energy entrenched around the courtyard, Aoba gently stretched out his hand, and the golden runes in his hand continued to pour out, and after a while, the enchantment around the courtyard was successfully broken by Aoba A gap.

So Aoba pushed open the courtyard door and stepped into this courtyard, which was still familiar to Aoba even after six hundred years.

Although the original courtyard was destroyed in the war 600 years ago, the identical courtyard in front of him still gave Aoba the illusion of time and space travel.

In this way, Aoba walked into this familiar courtyard with an inexplicable mood, a little excited and a little panicked.

The familiar flowers and plants, the familiar stone table and stone bench, and the Go chessboard carved on the stone table, and even the traces of the corner of the chessboard that he inadvertently drew with a knife, are all exactly the same, as if he was still here yesterday talking and laughing and playing chess with his concubine.

Aoba's palm brushed over the stone table, and he raised his head to look at the room in front of him with an open door, which was the bedroom of his beloved concubine in his previous life.

So Aoba took a deep breath and walked in with a sense of excitement, he didn't know what was waiting for him inside, but this moment of Aoba was the most delusional moment since he awakened the memory of his previous life, and it was also the moment of the most anticipation.

In this way, Aoba entered the dark bedroom, and with the help of the moonlight, Aoba could clearly see that there was no modern facilities in this bedroom, not even electric lights, everything was exactly the same as it was back then, maintaining the appearance of that era.

So Aoba stretched out his hand, and small flames floated out of his palm and shot around, lighting the candles on the lampstands around him.

Aoba looked at the lampstands, which were in the same position as they had been back then, and turned his head to look at the unrecognizable shape of the table facing the door of the room, which was covered by a piece of red silk.

So Aoba took a deep breath again, and with a more excited mood than before, and at the same time full of apprehension, he reached out to the red silk.

Touching the red silk with his fingers, feeling the tips of his fingers trembling slightly, Aoba took a deep breath again, and then lifted the red silk.

Sure enough, inside was the phoenix crown that Aoba was very familiar with.

And under the illumination of the surrounding candlelight, the light reflected by the gorgeous phoenix crown shot from the table to the surroundings.

However, Aoba didn't care whether the reflected light was dazzling or not, and just looked at the phoenix crown in front of him fixedly, and set off a monstrous wave in his mind. (To be continued.) )