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"Cut it off——"
"Thousand-hundred-hundred-hundred-year-old boy kills himself!!!"
As you wished, the elephant's trunk suddenly stood up, and like the ghost sergeant, the eyes of the doll that the suicide boy was staying in lit up red.
The white and dark blue auras complement each other, and their strength is no less than that of the powerful graduates' [Spirit], and from now on they will be used by Xiao Yexiao.
They will be trustworthy and truly strong backup.
At the same time, Sakurai prepared a small midnight snack...
The real meaning of "apprenticeship ceremony"
This way, I can rest assured.
With these two people checking and balancing us, we can temporarily put down our guard against Chi Ran Ji.
From now on, he can spend more time doing what he wants to do instead of following a babysitter around for midnight snacks.
"I am known as Sakurai Eito."
"Witness this restraint."
"From now on, you and Baoyue Yexiao will fight side by side, live and die together."
"If there are those who are unwilling——"
"You will be buried by this dagger."
After pulling out the Aragami fang, the flame of the soul was ignited, and Sakurai's eyes glowed with golden light.
"Great!"
Little Yexiao waved his little fists and cheered, and couldn't wait to hug the two dolls in his arms.
Then her eyelids kept twitching, and she, who had been forcibly woken up, leaned on the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.
I smacked my lips from time to time, it seemed like a good dream.
Sakurai's mouth corners curled up slightly. This child is indeed still a child.
Carefully, he picked up Xiao Yexiao who was leaning on the sofa. Xiao Yexiao, who was lying in Sakurai's arms, naturally changed to a more comfortable position and continued to sleep, while Sakurai quietly pushed open the door of the apartment.
It is better to go to your own room to sleep.
After delivering the midnight snack to the meeting, he also needed to take a good rest.
First, he helped Kirisu Madoka move, then he crushed hundreds of supernatural waves, and then he defeated the ghost doll Hanako-kun and saved the naughty kid Xiaoyexiao.
They had just been quiet for a while and had not even had time to enjoy their dinner when they heard the news about [Spirit] and immediately had a fierce battle with the ghost sergeant and the self-sacrificing boy.
After a very fulfilling day, Sakurai was really exhausted.
If he didn't close his eyes, he had no doubt that he would die suddenly.
Even if he is immortal, this way of dying is too abstract.
You will be laughed at by unscrupulous businessmen for a whole year.
Anyway...
Good night, Sakurai Eito.
43. I stand between the lines
"Sakurai-san, can we talk?"
When Sakurai sent Xiao Yexiao, who was drowsy after the excitement, back to the next room, he took a look at Xiao Yexiao who was sleeping soundly, and Kirisu Mafuyu, who was wearing the Ichinose High School uniform, made the following lip shape.
In response to this, Sakurai, who also glanced at Xiao Yexiao, nodded slightly. Although he didn't know why Kirisu Mafuyu called him, if it was Sister Mafuyu, then they would have a talk.
Sakurai was also quite curious as to why Kirisu Madoka invited him to a late-night chat so late at night.
By the time Sakurai had prepared the midnight snack, Kirisu Madoka had already made two cups of coffee and was sitting on the sofa waiting for Sakurai.
Looking at the steaming coffee, Sakurai looked at the calm Kirisu Madoka in disbelief and silently typed a question mark.
After two seconds of silence, Sakurai was sure that Kirisu Madoka was simply unaware of what she had done. Sakurai sat opposite her as if nothing had happened, picked up the coffee on the table and took a small sip.
Very good, it tastes like brewed instant coffee.
"Sister Manfuyu, what do you want from me?"
"Tell me anything, I'm all ears."
Putting down the coffee cup, Sakurai, who was extremely sleepy, politely drank a third of the cup of coffee before asking the other party.
"Sakurai-san, didn't you notice?"
"You look bad."
After thinking for a long time, Kirisu Madoka finally expressed her thoughts directly.
"Me...?"
Sakurai was a little confused. According to his own situation, even if he was very tired, his complexion should not be bad.
You know, he is the kind of [cheater] in life who can easily reset his status by sudden death.
No matter what, the phrase "bad face" should not appear on Sakurai.
"Yes, Sakurai-san, didn't you notice it yourself?"
"You are in a very bad mental state right now."
Staring straight at Sakurai, Kirisu Madoka was very serious.
Sakurai himself didn't notice it, nor did Xiao Yexiao, who had just been with Sakurai for a short time, and Yotsuya Miko didn't notice it either. The bartender did notice it but thought that this little bit of tiredness was nothing considering Sakurai's condition.
But...
The first time she saw Sakurai this time, perhaps because she didn't see Sakurai every day, Kirisu Madoka naturally noticed that Sakurai looked very bad.
It's not the physical fatigue, but the excessive mental fatigue that eventually leads to the whole person being exhausted.
Kirisu Mafuyu didn't know what Sakurai was busy with. Nor did she know what great achievements Sakurai had made during this period.
But she was clear about one thing, that is, she couldn't bear it anymore.
If this continues, Sakurai might have a mental breakdown.
This situation was not what she wanted to see.
After coming to this conclusion, Kirisu Madoka could no longer bear it.
That's why she insisted to move in and live with Xiao Ye Xiao, so...
She had to point this out.
Even if what she thought was a serious situation was just a trivial matter to Sakurai, she had to point it out.
Only in this way can Sakurai regain his energetic and radiant appearance.
This is something that only Kirisu Mafuyu can do.
It is also her responsibility as a teacher and as a...family member.
"is it?"
"I look very bad."
“I didn’t even realize it myself.”
Taking out a mirror, Sakurai looked at his face in the mirror, which had become too pale and sickly, and muttered to himself.
When did it start?
Is it the fight with the mountain god, or the uninterrupted fighting during this period, or is it the confrontation with Kong Wang when the enemy is at the end of its strength?
Sakurai couldn't remember clearly.
After all, if Kirisu Madoka hadn't told him, he wouldn't have had time to notice this matter.
"Sakurai-san, I don't know what you are busy with, nor do I know what kind of responsibilities and missions you are carrying now."
"But I hope you understand the principle of combining work and rest, Sakurai-san..."
"It's time for you to rest."
Looking at Sakurai, Kirisu Mafuyu's words were firm and serious.
"I understand. I will take a break for a while."
"Mafuyu-sister, you should also go to bed early."
After a long silence, Sakurai drank the coffee in one breath and left Kirisu Madoka's new home in silence.
......
......
After that, Sakurai accepted Kirisu Mafuyu's suggestion and entered a long-awaited period of rest.
He refused Little Night Snack's invitation to explore a haunted location, and he also refused the profiteer's invitation to buy him a drink.
Sakurai left his friends in the room, just like a normal high school student who didn't fight, didn't meddle with supernatural things, and rested frantically with revenge.
Going to and from school, taking extra classes, and picking up kids for midnight snacks.
Even the scooter used for transportation is left unused downstairs, and Sakurai, who walks to and from school...
I began to get used to the calmness that ordinary people should have.
In the blink of an eye, a week passed, from one weekend to another.
This is a life that Sakurai has never experienced in his past and present lives combined. In his two lives, he has never had such a long vacation.
As Yin Jing, his daily routine is spent on experiments, training, and fighting. As Sakurai, he also deals with the supernatural.
Quiet, peaceful, tranquil and...
It's completely boring and tedious and I can't adapt to it.
It is said that a considerable number of soldiers who survive the battlefield will suffer from a mental illness called PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
Perhaps, Sakurai also has similar mental problems.