After the noisy underground fight ended not long ago, Long Dou and Yun Yan walked out of the dull underground world "Sai no Kawara" and came to the streets outside.
It's early spring now, and the cool night breeze blows on Yunyan's face, making her feel particularly comfortable.
"Wow. The wind at night is really cool, especially after coming out of that damn place just now."
Looking at the familiar street environment around him, Yunyan felt for the first time that things that usually seemed so ordinary seemed so beautiful at this time.
"Sai no Kawara" is located underground and the streets of Tokyo are located above ground.
Although there is only a floor between them, it feels like two worlds.
There is no doubt that the "Sai no Kawara" area is a different world full of "extraordinary things" for ordinary people.
In that underground world, the primitive forest rules of the jungle are so vividly displayed.
The strong can have money, status, and beauties, while the weak can only become targets for beatings, or become wandering girls responsible for laughing and sleeping with them.
Precisely because there are no social morals and legal constraints in this underground world, most people have taken off their disguises and exposed their side that is close to beasts.
The uncle who drinks flower wine and has fun with wandering girls on the street may be a sanctimonious boss during the day.
The aunt who looked at the fighters with a strange smile in the arena as they fought brutally might have been an official who spoke of benevolence, justice and morality during the day.
Demon caves like "Sai no Kawara" provide an excellent outlet for those who cannot do whatever they want in the earthly world.
The bad air mixed with the smell of money and desire made Yunyan so sick that he could hardly breathe. Only after he came to the ground was he finally able to take a few breaths.
From a certain perspective, hell and heaven have always existed as two sides of the same coin.
After all, as long as you have seen hell with your own eyes, then all places except hell can be called heaven. This is the meaning of hell.
But just after arriving on the street above ground, Yun Yan couldn't help but turn his head and look at Long Dou who was walking beside him, seeming to have a new understanding of this young master of the extreme path.
Now the only two people walking in this silent night were Yunyan and Long Dou, while Sotaro Komaki had already found a rubbish excuse to sneak away quietly.
From Ryuu Dou's point of view, the old man probably planned to have a good time at the disco in "Sai no Kawara". After all, there were many beautiful ladies there who would not be angry if their butts were touched.
But at this time, without Soutaro as a lightbulb, Yunyan could take a more serious look at the male classmate beside him.
Ever since he won three consecutive victories this year, qualified for the B-level group, and received a bonus of 30 million yuan in the ring, Long Dou's expression has not changed much, and he has always had a faint smile.
It seems that for this man, the underground world full of things that are extraordinary for Yunyan is an everyday thing that he is accustomed to.
This makes it difficult for Yunyan to imagine how such a sixteen-year-old boy can be so indifferent to the ugliness in the world. What kind of life did he live before? Do you mean to live in such a hell all day long
If we think about it at a higher level, Yunyan knows a male classmate "Ryuuto Kiryu" who is a sophomore in Class B of Metropolitan No. 1 High School.
Is that friend who is willing to seriously talk to her about the content of the novel really the person she knows
As if sensing Yunyan's eyes containing complicated emotions, Long Dou also looked at her with a smile.
At the same time, he asked: "Why are you looking at me with this expression? It's like you just met me."
"I thought I knew you before, but after tonight, I found that I didn't know you as well as I thought."
"Haha, mystery is also a kind of charm. Although I'm far behind you in this aspect, you don't have to be mysterious to be very charming, at least that's what I think."
"Why would you suddenly say something like this? Really, people who don't know would think you have some strange thoughts."
After hearing Long Dou's words that sounded like a joke at first, but sounded somewhat ambiguous upon closer inspection, Yun Yan couldn't help but blush slightly and turned his head.
Generally speaking, when men take the initiative to praise each other as attractive in front of women, this has a somewhat implicit meaning.
But a tough guy like Ryuu Dou wouldn't make such hints like ordinary high school students, right? Yunyan thought so.
However, Long Dou replied without hesitation: "Of course, I had strange thoughts. You didn't realize it until now, right?"
ah? Suddenly, Yunyan was stunned.
She was just joking with Long Dou, but she heard a reply that didn't sound like a joke at all
And this answer sounds a bit like expressing one's feelings
After being stunned for a few seconds, Yun Yan asked in a slow tone: "Excuse me, what do you mean by the "strange thoughts" you mentioned?"
"It's just that weird thought you have in your mind."
"How do you know what kind of weird thoughts I'm thinking?"
"Well, let's be more straightforward, Senior Yunyan. In fact, I have liked you for a long time."
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After hearing Long Dou's sudden and unabashed confession, Yun Yan suddenly had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
"What's that look on your face? It's so weird."
"No, no, no, it's obviously your way of thinking that's weird, right? Why can you make such a lightning-quick confession that's so casual that people don't know what to say about it?"
"It seems a little strange. I won't deny it at all."
Facing Yun Yan's question, which made him laugh and cry, Long Dou just nodded slightly and did not continue.
In fact, based on Yunyan's understanding of the romantic act of "confession", she never imagined that there could be anyone in the world who could say the words "I like you" in as relaxed a manner as "Good morning".
An ordinary high school boy's confession shouldn't be about asking a girl out to an empty place where there's no one there, then blushing coyly in front of the girl, struggling for a long time before saying the words "I, I like you."
But Long Dou is different. In his world, "I care about you" is as easy as "Let's eat something." It's as if he doesn't have to bear any psychological pressure to say it. It's very generous.
After that, the two of them walked silently on the street, like a young couple out for a walk at night.
It's just that although Long Dou always had a calm expression on his face.
But Yunyan, who was suddenly confessed to while walking next to her, felt more and more uncomfortable, and her walking posture showed subtle changes.
Because in just these few minutes, Miss Tsukimi's heart was really in a mess.
(End of chapter)