Lost Narrative Poetry

The breeze blew the curtains, and the setting sun slanted into the classroom. This corner of the building was very quiet, and even the air was cold.

There should be other club activities on the floor, but no noise can be heard from the east side of the fourth floor. I don't know if it's because of the location, or because of the strange atmosphere that Yukinoshita Yukino exudes.

After a long time, the girl narrowed her eyes, sighed coldly, and then spoke in a voice as sweet as a stream: "Then what if you lose?"

Xia Ran looked like "you've made a lot of money": "It's very simple, then let me take the initiative to beat you..."

"Because it's too disgusting, so I don't want it!" However, before he could finish his words, Yukinoshita flatly refused, with a look of disgust on his face.

"It's an immediate answer?!" Xia Ran was immediately shocked, but still had no choice but to change his mind, "Then let me agree to your request instead, so you don't feel like you're at a disadvantage, right?"

"Very good, then I have to think carefully about how to drive you."

Yukinoshita closed her eyes, thought for a moment, and finally nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answer.

From what she said, it seemed that she felt that she had a chance to win... It didn't mean that she really couldn't see that Xia Ran was full of confidence, and she still had to bite the bullet and force herself to jump into the pit.

It's because not only Xia Ran has confidence, but she also has confidence. If she thinks it's impossible, it's impossible. Besides, smart people think more and don’t just look at the surface. After all, who knows whether the other party is really confident or is just a tactic?

If anyone tried to bluff her, she would waver, flinch, and be unable to stick to her own ideas, then she would no longer be Yukinoshita.

Of course, the girl was not completely unwary, so she simply overturned the previous conventional questions and immediately raised new questions while flipping through the novel manuscript in her hand——

"Listen up, the first question, what is the second natural paragraph on the third page? I'll just listen to you read it."

"...Wait, is this a question you are asking? Isn't this a bit too much?" Xia Ran's mouth suddenly twitched, wondering if this woman should be so serious and give her all.

But this seems to be a matter of course. She firmly believes that she will not lose, but she will try her best to avoid the possibility of any accidents within the rules.

When Yukinoshita heard his retort, she opened her bright eyes and replied, "Didn't you say that you knew everything from the beginning? Do you want to change your words now?"

"Forget it, I won't argue with you... Anyway, let me break your boring fantasy!"

Xia Ran waved his hand very generously and said this confidently.

"The second natural paragraph on the third page, let me think about it... Oh, by the way, it says: "Fifty years of life, compared with the heaven and earth, are like a dream and an illusion; how can a person who is alive once be able to live for a long time? "There are those who are immortal"...I think it was a quote from Oda Nobuna. "

He just thought for a moment and immediately gave his answer. Without saying anything conclusive, he also explained what classics Zaimuzhao quoted from in the passage he wrote.

The other people were quietly paying attention to the development of the matter. Regardless of their thoughts, doubts or beliefs, they all looked at Yukinoshita subconsciously at this time.

The girl quickly turned back to the front, and then her expression changed slightly, but she seemed to be impressed. She breathed out lightly, but she raised her eyes and glanced at Xia Ran opposite, and her voice was still calm: "Nonsense, Oda Nobuna, It’s obviously Oda Nobunaga!”

"Really? Maybe I remembered it wrong..." Xia Ran thought for a moment and didn't care why he remembered the name of a celebrity wrongly. Anyway, he was about to give up treatment in this regard, "But at least I The answer is correct, right?"

"...Correct." Yukinoshita stared at him for a moment, and then said reluctantly, "But there is still more to come. You don't think that such a question can determine the outcome, do you?"

"As you like, I will accompany you to the end."

"Then on the tenth page from the bottom, what is the content of the third natural paragraph..." Yukinoshita is also a decisive person and immediately raised the second question. She really didn't believe in this evil.

At the same time, her hand movements were not slow, and she turned the original manuscript of the novel to the end and then turned back, preparing to review the answers.

""How could we be defeated in a place like this? She is still waiting for me to go back! Take the move - Phantom Red Blade Flash"! "Xia Ran said such a middle-class line with a calm face and a stick-reading tone.

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"..."

Maybe a gust of evening wind blew in from the window, blowing in a leaf from the cherry blossom tree outside, and then swirling in the whirlwind, it blew through the center of the activity room.

"The lines written by Zaimuzhao are so good. I wanted to create a sense of passion but ended up being funny. What can I do..." Xia Ran didn't take it seriously at all and said lightly.

"P-please... don't be so strict. If I am criticized for being useless, I might die." A weak voice came from the corner, it was Zaimokuza Yoshiki himself.

He looked confused and didn't know why he was hit by an arrow in the knee even while squatting in the corner.

Hikigaya patted him on the shoulder with a sympathetic look. There was no reason for such a top caste to love and kill each other. Yuigahama Yui was also a cashier after all, and she was located at the upper level of the campus food chain.

But now, aren’t you feeling trembling there? The only one to blame is that the commission of Yoshitsuki Saikiza was so inappropriate that even his own work was used as a weapon in the battle between the two people.

What else can be said?

Just being hit by an arrow in the knee is good enough. If you are unlucky, being shot into a hedgehog wouldn't be surprising.

"What's the first paragraph on the next page?"

""This is the last! Let you see it! All my strength and belief are gathered at this moment! The world is spinning in my hands!"

"What about the next part?"

"I won't let you succeed! My pain is above yours! My partner is waiting for me to create a miracle. Look, what is darker than dusk, what is redder than blood, this is the echo of true love !The power of justice!"

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Although Xia Ran didn't add his own comments, I don't know if it was a coincidence. Many of Yukinoshita's questions were exactly the kind of lines that were simply a shameful play.

Judging from the slight change in Yukinoshita's expression, one can't help but wonder if she sensed that something was not right and intended to use this second line to prevent the correct answer from appearing... After all, no matter whether the other party felt too ashamed to be able to Say the answer, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that as long as he fails to tell the correct answer, it means losing this game.

But this has no effect, because Xia Ran can always read such second-level lines with a calm face, and his tone is always stable and gentle, seemingly not caring much about it.

But he doesn't care, but someone does -

Zaimokuza Yoshiki was no longer squatting in the corner. He was lying there with his back stretched out, staring at the ceiling blankly, a tear sliding down his cheek, as if he wanted to die.

It turns out that it is such a terrible and cruel thing to have someone recite the second grade lines that you wrote one sentence after another!

Did he have a mental disorder before he mustered up the courage to come to this unknown secret society, intending to let these people taste his works and make criticisms and so on...

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Three minutes later.

However, Yukinoshita held her temples as if she had a headache, and her face looked a little unhappy, because she seemed to be losing.

No matter how she raised the question, even if it was an unreasonable question like "What is the content of paragraph XX on page XX?", the guy opposite could tell her straight away. What is the structure of his brain? This kind of thing cannot be explained at all, right?

"What's the last page, the last paragraph?"

The girl sighed and asked another question without any hope, feeling a little irritated in her heart.

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This time, there was no immediate answer. Yukinoshita's heart suddenly moved slightly, and she subconsciously looked at the boy opposite.

He looked like hesitating about something and remained silent. After a while, he hesitated and said: "There's no need to say this, right? I've answered it so many times in a row before, and I've answered it correctly. Isn't that enough to explain the problem? "

Yukinoshita showed an emotionless smile and shook her head, her long black hair rippling slightly on both sides of her head:

"But we have not agreed before that we can only ask a few questions, so this is not a foul... This is the last, no, the penultimate question. If you can't answer it..."

What a terrible woman.

A row of black lines hung from Xia Ran's forehead. At this time, he still had to leave himself a question as a detour. He refused to die. Is this the key to the final victory? Should we be so cautious?

Forget it, let’s hurt each other, who’s afraid of who?

He sat up straight, stared into the girl's eyes intently, and said in the same calm and gentle tone as before:

"Let's make a lover's contract! I love you!"

Yukinoshita's hands shook: "You...what are you talking about?"

She felt a little dizzy in her head, and so did everyone else, feeling that her brain couldn't handle it.

Xia Ran very calmly pushed up the non-existent glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said very calmly: "You should know what I'm talking about... There's no way you could misunderstand that this is my confession to you, right?"

"...Yes, yes, how could I think so? It's too scary." Yukinoshita finally came to her senses. She glared at him angrily and anxiously, then lowered her head and quickly turned to On the last page, confirm the answer.

——Unmistakable.

I originally thought it was some super middle-class line, so the other party was too embarrassed to say it, but I didn't expect it to be such a confession that was neither romantic nor very abrupt and direct...

"Hmph! Even if you have passed this level..."

She raised her head, not yet fully recovered from the shock, and after a while she gritted her teeth and said this, but her voice sounded very unhappy.

"Hmm, there is one last question, come here..." Xia Ran spoke with confidence.

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However, the girl did not respond. She just glared at him, then lowered her head and gently put her hand to her lips, as if she was thinking seriously.

It's understandable, after all, even if she had just been very cautious and left herself some room for detours, she only had the chance to ask the last question. If the question continues like this, then Xia Ran will definitely win.

Of course she would not make such a rash decision. She would think about it carefully and see if there was any way to turn things around. At this point, it no longer mattered what the act of confronting each other was to prove.

What matters is winning or losing!

Xia Ran took his time and waited patiently. He didn't think there was anything else Yukinoshita could do.

As time passed by, perhaps a whole century passed, the girl finally thought of something and smiled like a flower at him, a smile that was not willing to be outdone.

"Then the last question -"

As Yukinoshita spoke, she took out her phone, slid it to unlock and operated it a few times, then looked at him, cleared her throat and continued:

"What's the last page, the last paragraph?"

Huh?

"Isn't this the same question just now?" Xia Ran was slightly stunned. Is this a repeat?

"This has nothing to do with you, you just need to answer the correct answer." Yukinoshita said with a gentle smile. "Classmate Xia Ran, tell me your answer!"

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I understand the truth, but why do you want to record... Xia Ran looked at the mobile phone in her hand with a troubled face, opened her mouth, and said nothing.