The son of the dragon who walks

Chapter 88 Illness and Confession

Two more games were successfully completed, and it was the weekend, and it was time for Ciel to make an appointment with the student union officials to go to Okutama.

A group of people took a van with the shape of a city-shattering thunder and spent a whole morning arriving at the Okutama area.

After arriving, the troops were divided into two groups. Guidehara Kanata and Shai Chenglei went to ask the administrator for details, while the others began to... prepare lunch.

Okutama is not only very large, but also has complex terrain, so investigation cannot be completed in a short time.

Moreover, after a long and tiring journey, if you don’t replenish your physical strength, you won’t be able to conduct a thorough investigation.

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Having said that, is it really okay to make work feel like camping? Not only did he borrow kitchen utensils, but Toudou Touka also brought a lot of ingredients.

However, as someone who was invited to help, Ciel also knew that refusing Tōdō Touka's hospitality would make things difficult for her, so the best Ciel could do was help.

Charles took a kitchen knife and cut all the onions, potatoes, and carrots on the cutting board into bite-sized pieces.

Although Ciel is not good at cooking, it is not a problem to chop vegetables with his muscle control.

But Stella didn't come to help. It would be better to say that she didn't come close, which was a big help. This princess is particularly bad at cooking and is a dangerous person who may blow up the kitchen.

And she was playing badminton with Usagi Maru in the open space.

Stella's hometown is in northern Europe, where the climate has always been dry and cool. The humid and hot summers of the island country are really difficult for her.

So after arriving in a mountainous area like Okutama, she finally felt a little more comfortable and became very energetic.

Ciel was also very pleased with this... What a ghost! She must be too energetic!

It’s okay to play badminton like tennis, why should we play it like that kind of murderous tennis? I’m not afraid that the next door will sue you for infringement!

Seeing the badminton flying around with the whistling sound of the wind, Charles couldn't connect it with the kind of sport in his mind.

Simply not watching the game with unknown rules, Ciel's eyes slid over Touka Todou next to the stove.

Unexpectedly, Yuzu Bubu was not messing around with Usagi Maru as usual, but was helping to cook.

Moreover, Charles found that Yuzhen Bubble and Todou Touka worked very well together, completing all the cooking steps while talking and laughing. The two could even communicate with each other just by looking at each other.

Ciel had long discovered that among the student union cadres, Takahara Kanata, Yuzhen Bupa and Todou Touka were the closest. They seemed to have known each other for a long time, and they always called each other by their first names instead of using honorifics.

But what attracted Ciel at this time was Toudou Touka's current state.

Todo Touka is making country curry and is putting the ingredients that Charles had chopped before into the pot.

The Touka Todou at this time was completely different from the one (Raikiri) on the field before, and he didn't feel a little confused when he first appeared in front of Ciel.

Stella had said before that Touka Todou was just like her mother, but at that time she only described her as worrying about the problem children in the student union.

But now, Charles can feel the gentle and kind motherly brilliance of Tōdō Touka.

Sure enough, Tōdō Touka has also been burdened with things that outsiders would never imagine. Being strong for others is the reason why Tōdō Touka is today.

However, this may also be the chain that restrains Touka Toka from going further. If you want to break the fate and become a demon, not only must you have the will to risk everything, but it is also important to awaken yourself.

If you only live for others, you will easily lose yourself.

However, Charles didn't have the time to worry about others, so he could only silently wish this girl to overcome her own difficulties.

It has to be said that Dongtang Daohua's craftsmanship is quite good, and Xiaer even ate several large bowls of it.

But it didn’t seem to be to Stella’s taste, she had no normal appetite at all.

After lunch, when everyone was digested, Dongdang Daohua divided everyone into groups. In order to take care of each other and prevent accidents, the two groups prepared to search the mountainous area separately.

Of course, Charles and Stella were in the same group, and the two of them packed up and set off to start climbing.

The two stepped into the area they were responsible for. Because Okutama was built as a training facility for swordsmen, the mountain road was different from ordinary ones, and was extremely steep and rugged.

But mountain trails alone cannot train a swordsman. Not only are the trails difficult to navigate, but there are also unexpected attacks during the climb.

Charles stretched out his hand to grab the poisonous snake that jumped out of the branch, and threw it far away.

Venomous snakes have appeared many times along the way, and Charles had to remind him: "Stella, be careful. There seem to be a lot of venomous snakes here, and it will be very troublesome if you are bitten."

Hearing Stella's feeble response, Charles couldn't help but stop and look back.

You must know that Stella had been looking forward to this investigation for a long time. Charles thought she would rush forward with interest, but he did not expect that she had not been very energetic.

"Why, are you still unwilling to lose to Usagi-senpai just now?" Charles thought about it, and there was no other possible reason for Stella's depression.

Stella denied: "It's not because of this!"

However, her tone was not so sure, and it seemed that she did not know the reason for her sluggish state.

Charles didn't care, but just told Stella to be more careful.

But there are many things that Ciel didn't expect, such as the weather.

The sky that was still blue in the morning turned gray at some point, and a moist wind began to blow through the mountains and forests.

The weather in the mountainous area has always been unpredictable, but Charles didn't expect it to change so quickly. And the worst thing is Stella's current state.

Although Stella kept saying that it didn't matter to her, Charles kept paying attention to her and soon discovered something unusual about her.

The temperature in the mountains dropped obviously, but Stella's face was red and her forehead was covered with sweat.

Not only her forehead, but also her body was sweating abnormally. Looking at her weak look, Charles still didn't know what was going on.

"Stella, are you feeling unwell?" Charles approached Stella who was holding the tree and asked worriedly.

"Sorry, I've been feeling very heavy since just now...I feel like vomiting, and my head is still dizzy! What's wrong with me? I'm not going to die!"

Stella is particularly fragile now and looks pitiful.

Charles said: "What are you talking about? You just have a common cold. You will recover quickly if you take good care of yourself. But the current situation... we need to go down the mountain quickly."

How about it, can you still walk on your own?"

Although she was dizzy due to illness, Stella Fuli replied sincerely: "No, I have no strength at all!"

Charles sighed, turned around and squatted down in front of her.

"Let me carry you! It looks like it's going to rain soon, so we have to go down the mountain quickly."

"Um!"

Stella agreed and lay directly on Charles' back. Her face, which was already flushed, became even more rosy.

The moment Stella lay down on the ground, Charles couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

Stella's body temperature is usually higher than that of ordinary people. Now when she is sick, she feels hot even through her clothes.

Especially the hands holding Stella's legs felt as if they were touching the top warm jade.

The sweat on her body also gave off a special feeling of moisture, and the fragrance wafting in her nose continued to arouse Charles's mind.

But within just a few seconds, these charming thoughts disappeared.

Because Charles could feel Stella lying on his back panting rapidly, her breath blowing on Charles' neck, which made Charles couldn't help but feel pity for the sick girl.

Swordsmen of Stella's level are physically strong and rarely get sick. But because of this, they are often more vulnerable than others when they get sick.

Stella was like this. She had never experienced this feeling of weakness before, so she asked Charles if she would die.

Although I knew I just had a cold, the uneasy feeling did not completely disappear.

"If you really want to die, you can't leave any regrets before then." With such a mood, Stella felt that she suddenly had the courage that she usually didn't have in her uneasiness.

"Char, I have something to tell you!"

Charles replied as he walked quickly: "I'm here! Don't worry, we will be able to go down the mountain soon."

Stella bit her lip and said, "The first time we met was at the airport, right?"

As if she was not asking Charles, Stella continued: "At that time, I felt that there was some connection between you and me!

Then the chairman said he wanted us to live in a dormitory, but I was very unconvinced that you rejected it so quickly."

Charles felt as if Stella had turned into a child, and her voice actually sounded like a coquettish child.

"I saw your strength after that, so I made Ciel my target, the person I wanted to chase.

Before I knew it, I couldn't take my eyes away from Charles."

Charles' steps slowed down, and no matter how slow he was, he could still sense what Stella was about to say.

"Then on the commercial street, Ciel protected me. Ciel was really handsome at that time!

But Ciel, you spend more time looking at Ikki Kurogane than I do, so I won’t be willing to lose to a man in love!”

Cold sweat broke out on Charles's forehead, maybe Stella was confused because she was saying such strange things!

Stella seemed to have exhausted all her strength and said firmly: "So, Charles, I have to tell you now! I like Charles, I like him very much.

No matter what reply Charles gives me, my mood will not change."

Charles stopped immediately. At this time, his mind was filled with the daily life of getting along with the girl.

Charles is also a man, so it is impossible to say that he has no thoughts about a girl like Stella.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not just her appearance that attracts Stella.

Her kindness in enduring humiliation for others, and her strength to not give up even after she vomited, that flaming girl had unknowingly left such a deep impression on me.

Even her little confusion from time to time has turned into a cute thing.

"Stella, maybe you don't know me well enough! If you don't change your mind after knowing everything about me... then we will become a couple!" Charles said calmly.

He could feel Stella pressing her face completely against his back, and her muffled voice could be heard in his ears.

"I am very stubborn and will never change my mind easily! However, I will listen carefully to what Ciel tells me."

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