Lost Narrative Poetry

"Ahem, I mean, because I only know you people, I will naturally pay attention subconsciously, so I know about these things..."

Xia Ran tilted his head, finally discovering the problem in time, and quickly shook his head and explained.

"But that's all. You just think that your homes are actually very close to each other. It's like we all live in the same community. When you go back, I can see you all the way back home. …That’s all.”

"Really?" Yukinoshita Yukino still stared at him suspiciously.

"Really, unless I really don't care at all, that's why I don't pay attention to you at all, and I don't even have the interest to take a look. In that case, I naturally don't know the situation of your family, even if I just On the opposite side, you can see it at a glance..."

You can't blame him for this kind of thing because his perception is too strong and sharp, right?

For Xia Ran, understanding these basic information is like standing in your own house and looking out, easily seeing the scenery and layout of the yard. There is no difficulty at all.

Because the existence of the entire Chiba City is actually no different from the facilities such as sand pools, slides, and swings built in his own yard. They are all clearly visible and under control.

Therefore, as long as he subconsciously pays a little attention to people or things, he can naturally grasp the relevant dynamics relatively easily... but he will also control it to a certain extent and will not invade their privacy without any scruples.

"is that so……"

After listening to the boy's serious and detailed explanation, Yukinoshita felt slightly relieved and murmured to herself.

Then she crossed her arms and turned her blushing face to the side: "I'll just believe what you said... But now, I have to go back."

It's actually hard to say this kind of thing. It all depends on the other person's consciousness and her willingness to believe in the other person. Although it's still somewhat awkward emotionally, there's nothing that can be done about it.

But there was no point in continuing to dwell on it. She felt that the most important thing to do now was to go back to her residence first, lest time be dragged into the night unknowingly while talking.

And since the other party already knows his current situation and where he lives, there is no need to hide it...

"You really don't want to stay overnight? Sanae and the others are all here. There's nothing you can do if you go back by yourself. Wouldn't it be better to stay?" Xia Ran blinked and asked calmly.

"No." Yukinoshita pursed her lips and replied unhappily.

They are all here...

It's really a reassuring statement.

"..."

"..."

"Okay, okay, I get it."

Xia Ran sighed softly, nodded, then raised his hand and snapped his fingers——

"Charlotte."

"Master, what are your orders?" The maid who had just come down from upstairs came to stand in front of him and asked calmly, seriously waiting for the master's instructions.

This kind of subtle and just right connection and cooperation makes it really hard to tell whether Xia Ran chose to issue the command just because the head maid came to him; or before he was ready to give the command, the head maid I had a premonition of this happening, so I came over in advance to prepare.

"Well, it's only this close anyway, so I won't say anything about being safe on the road. Let Charlotte take you there."

Xia Ran turned to look at Yukinoshita Yukino, whose expression began to change. She shook her raised index finger and said calmly.

"..."

"..."

Although she had a bad premonition, when this happened, the girl still opened her eyes in disbelief.

Just like this, she stared at Xia Ran as if looking at something strange, her displeasure clearly revealed. After a long while, he sighed as if giving up, nodded wordlessly, and said nothing.

——She is already a little confused about this person’s thinking process...

——I even began to doubt whether the panic and instinctive joy I just felt was really necessary...

——Could it be that he is just being sentimental? Has this guy really taken himself seriously...

At this moment, Xue Xia's heart was quite complicated, and it was not enough to describe it as chaotic.

"Miss Yukinoshita, please come with me." Charlotte said at the right moment. The silver-haired and red-eyed doll girl gestured in the direction seriously and politely.

"..."

The girl with long black hair and straight hair gave up thinking, sighed coldly, and followed Charlotte forward. But she was still in a mess deep inside, and she felt a subtle sense of unusual loss.

Dong dong dong——

Following the head maid, she walked up the wooden, period-looking stairs step by step to the turning point on the second floor. Then she walked along the corridor and didn't stop until she reached the room at the end. The whole process took less than half a minute. time.

"Miss Yukinoshita, we're here." Charlotte stopped, smiled and looked at the girl with long straight black hair behind her who was absentmindedly following her step by step with her head lowered.

"..."

"..."

"Eh? Wait, why is it so fast?"

With her head lowered, Yukinoshita Yukino was distracted. After a few seconds, she raised her head with some hindrance and asked subconsciously.

Then she realized something was wrong and looked around quickly, while thinking back uncertainly.

like……

like……

It seems like this is not upstairs? I seem to have followed this doll-like delicate head maid from the living room downstairs up the stairs to here, right? Wait, didn’t you say you wanted to go back?

What on earth is that person doing? Did you hear it wrong? Or did you deliberately tease her like this?

At this moment, Yukinoshita Yukino's delicate little face had an obviously confused expression.

"It's right here, just open the door..." At this time, Charlotte said softly, as if she saw her doubts, so she gave a special answer, stretched out her slender white hands to hold the door The handle is just a slight twist.

——The door to the room was opened by her, revealing the scene behind the door.

"Wait, this, this is... why is this happening?"

Yukinoshita opened her eyes wide in surprise, looking at the familiar scene inside the door. Isn't this where she lives?

"Because this shrine is built on the boundary line, the inner part is not even in the real world. Through the Hakurei barrier in Gensokyo, it can be connected to various places in the world..."

Charlotte explained in a calm tone, saying that this kind of spatial confusion was actually a normal phenomenon in this room.

To give a more intuitive example, in the geography of Gensokyo, Moriya Shrine is located on the top of Yokai Mountain, while Hakurei Shrine, which is near Human World, is just like a shrine. It's just a straight line distance of about ten kilometers.

But in the real world, these two shrines also exist, and they are the same shrine. However, Moriya Shrine is located near the city center of Chiba City, while Hakurei Shrine is located deep in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. This huge difference is enough to explain the problem.

Just like the back of Moriya Shrine in the real world is directly connected to Gensokyo, it does not mean that in real geography, Gensokyo also exists near Chiba, bordering the city, but it is hidden...

In fact, it is located in the deep mountains in the far east, and it only connects Moriya Shrine from the outside directly to it through the power of the great barrier.

In the same way, just because it is located on the boundary line, as long as you make a transit and change the local direction of the barrier, you can naturally connect to other spaces in Moriya Shrine.

Xia Ran's rich and vast occult knowledge, as well as the partial authority of the great barrier that Yakumo Zi has opened to him, are fully sufficient to support such a small transformation, and there is no difficulty at all.

So that’s what it looks like…

You clearly know what you are thinking, but you deliberately don't say it. This is obviously because you are sincerely trying to make yourself angry!

After hearing the explanation from the head maid, Yukinoshita didn't say anything, and her expression seemed even more angry. But the corners of the girl's mouth unconsciously curved a little, betraying her true mood, and her eyes were as bright as the moonlight.

All the previous depression and anxiety disappeared in an instant, as if they had disappeared.

Although this kind of illegal construction to open up her residence without even saying a word was indeed bad enough... but at this moment, it also gave her an unprecedented sense of peace of mind.

…

…

"Good evening, Yukinoshita-san."

About an hour later, still in the living room, Xia Ran was writing and drawing on paper, stopping from time to time to think carefully about something. Not long after, she heard footsteps coming from the stairs, and then she raised her head and called. call.

"Good evening, good evening..."

The girl replied with a stiff expression. After hesitating for a long time, she followed the maid's instructions and reopened the door -

That door became problematic. It was obviously a single door design, but it could be opened to both sides inexplicably. According to a specific direction, it determined whether the outside of her residence was a normal apartment or directly connected to Moriya Shrine. The room at the end of the corridor on the second floor.

"Are you... ready to go out?"

Xia Ran stopped writing, looked at the girl's dress carefully, and asked hesitantly.

"……no."

Yukinoshita was speechless for a moment, and replied with a shift of attention. She also knew that it was strange that she was still dressed so formally after taking a shower, and not at all casual at home, but it would be even more strange if she was not dressed like this.

No matter whether she had come here or not, she always felt that she was no longer at home, and there was a strange sense of dissonance.

At least... it's still a bit unacceptable to wear pajamas or something in front of this person.

"Speaking of which, what are you doing? Doing your homework?"

In order to divert this delicate topic, the girl took the lead in asking and at the same time subconsciously glanced around.

Sanae Tofugiya has probably gone back to the Sato Shrine in Gensokyo. She is not here now. The head maid is busy in the kitchen at the moment, and she doesn't know what she is doing.

There is also Saber. This knight girl went out on patrol just after dinner. Mainly because Xia Ran wanted to make her feel more at ease, so he simply told her to pay attention to this aspect because of the special location of Moriya Shrine——

We cannot allow outsiders to pass through the shrine quietly and break into Gensokyo illegally, nor can we allow people in Gensokyo to run out without permission...

Although the big barrier is actually not that deceptive, such serious malfunctions generally do not occur. Especially Yakumo Murasaki must have deliberately strengthened it not long ago. The quality is currently quite excellent, even Toyuki Toyohime does not. The method breaks directly into it.

But this is not important. The important thing is to let Knight Ji have some "serious things" to do, so that she will not be able to match Charlotte's full-time and omnipotent housework and become depressed.

Well, the nature is probably the same as the duties of the court master of the White Jade Tower in the underworld. In fact, there is no need to guard the White Jade Tower at all, but there is such a position...

It’s not that this position needs people, it’s that someone needs this position. It’s that simple.

"How is that possible? Although I did have the urge to study hard just now, I calmed down after drinking a glass of water..."

Xia Ran explained seriously: "This is what I plan to do later. I plan to anchor an asteroid into Gensokyo, but this matter still requires precise calculation."

"Really?" Yukinoshita was slightly confused. She felt like she understood, but she didn't seem to understand.

"Forget it, don't talk about such embarrassing things, do you want to eat candy?" Xia Ran smiled, then seemed to remember something, stretched out a hand and clenched it into a fist, "Guess how many candies I have in my hand? If you guess it right, I’ll give you both.”

"No need, I've already brushed my teeth." Yukinoshita turned away, why was her tone like this again?

"Then just brush it again after that."

"..."

"..."

Isn't it sugar? But yes, this person shouldn't be that naive, maybe he wants to give himself something else... Yukinoshita looked at him strangely, then closed his eyes, thought about his question for a while, then cleared his throat and said:

"Five."

She deliberately ignored the prompt given by Xia Ran just now.

"Yeah, you guessed it right! I'll give you two first, and I'll give you the rest later..." The young man nodded, seeming to be satisfied with the answer.