Zongman: Dream with me

A gentle green light emanated from Kasugano Sora's fingertips and fell on Yukinoshita Yukino's bloody arm.

As a cool feeling spread throughout the body, the originally hideous wounds began to heal gradually, but the bloodstains still looked a little hideous from the outside.

Kasugano Sora untied the rope that bound Yukinoshita Yukino, helped her up, and the two of them snuggled up and walked out of the dark basement.

"Let's go to the hospital first and have a look?"

"Ah."

Yukinoshita Yukino thought about it and didn't refuse.

So, Qiong called a taxi and called Natori Monday. After a series of tests at the hospital, everything was normal, and Yukinoshita Yukino and Kasugano Qiong were relieved.

It was already early morning, and looking at Yukinoshita lying on the hospital bed in her hospital gown, Qiong felt even more guilty.

It's like this again. I always seem to bring misfortune to those around me.

Her parents died in a car accident, and Yukinoshita Yukino was almost killed this time. Why, I already have the power, why is it still like this!

"sorry."

As expected, he was a disaster star. He shouldn't have had too much contact with ordinary people, let alone tell his identity to Mashiro.

Do I really have the power to protect her?

"Qiong, don't blame yourself. You've already apologized to me. This isn't your fault. Those people were actually coming for me."

"but……"

"No, but I won't accept this unprovoked apology. Instead, I should be grateful that you came to save me. How did you find me? Through the Onmyoji's methods?"

Yukinoshita Yukino noticed that Kasugano Sora's attitude seemed a little off at the moment, so she tried to change the subject.

"..."

"what happened?"

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly had a bad feeling.

After a moment of silence, Kasugano Sora slowly walked to Yukinoshita's side, put her hand over her ear, and a small harp-shaped hourglass appeared in her hand out of thin air.

"This is?"

Yukinoshita suddenly realized that this seemed to be the gift that Kasugano Sora had given them.

"I used it to find you and confirm some of your basic conditions. If you encounter life-threatening danger, it can also help you resist."

"But I remember leaving it in my room."

“It’s tied directly to the owner.”

That's why Mu You was able to use this hourglass to directly open Yukinoshita's dream. This was within his expectations. What's more, there's one thing that even Qiong didn't know: if the holder's body encountered unstoppable danger, it might be possible for the hourglass to preserve the holder's consciousness...

"..."

"sorry."

Kasugano Sora apologized again, because this thing is essentially a locator, and she also knew that this is what Yukinoshita Yukino hated the most.

"Don't worry, it won't have any effect on Yuigahama and the others once it's in my hands..."

"So you're going to take it back?"

"I……"

"Am I that untrustworthy?"

Yukinoshita Yukino reached out and took back her small hourglass.

"Does it have a name?"

"The End of the Hour."

"It's a nice name, and thank you..." Yukinoshita Yukino said, looking at the hourglass in her hand.

Thank you for saving me, and thank you for your concern. Perhaps what Kasugano Sora did was not entirely correct, but Yukinoshita Yukino knew that with her special abilities, it was impossible for her to reveal everything, so she could only express her concerns through these things.

Yukinoshita Yukino, who has been hated by most people around her since childhood, can actually feel the kindness from people around her more easily, not to mention that the guy in front of her is her childhood playmate, even though she always has to ask for leave from time to time.

Yukinoshita held the small hourglass and recalled the series of events that happened tonight. Her eyelids finally couldn't hold back and she fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up again, it was already evening of the next day. The setting sun shone through the window onto the floor of the ward, coating it with a layer of golden film.

Yukinoshita propped herself up and sat up, looking around. Memories kept flooding back into her mind, and for a moment she felt as if she were in another world.

Before yesterday, she had always believed that the so-called urban legends were just stories made up in tabloids, until the woman who could transform into a bat suddenly appeared in front of her, leaving her self-righteous self with a profound lesson.

Yukinoshita gently stroked the shoulder that had been treated by Qiong, as if there was still a faint phantom pain.

"You're awake. How are you feeling?" Kasugano Yuu walked in, carrying a lunch box, with Shiina Mashiro beside her. "Would you like something to eat?"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the girl in front of her with some strangeness and nodded woodenly.

She was still wearing a white dress and had a cold expression, but it was much gentler than before. Moreover, the glowing ornament on her waist seemed to have disappeared.

"Are you curious?"

Yukinoshita nodded, but at the same time said: "If this is your secret, please don't tell me."

"But since you already know it, it's not really a secret anymore. Besides, it's really time for me to explain it to you and Mashiro."

So, Qiong told Yukinoshita about her abilities and what happened with the monsters yesterday.

Xue Zhixia couldn't calm down for a long time after hearing this.

God's chosen one, monsters, humans, Onmyoji...

All these things filled her mind. It turned out that these things really existed, but she just couldn't see them.

"Then why did that vampire kidnap me? Could it be that our family..."

Kasugano Sora shook her head and said she didn't know either, because in her memory, although the Yukinoshita family also had its own Onmyoji, their strength was actually very limited.

So where did that female vampire's talk of revenge come from? It couldn't be an ancestral grudge, could it?

"So what are you going to do from now on?"

“…I don’t know. I really don’t know.”

Kasugano Sora felt lost. After learning about the story of Gin and Hotaru and changing it herself, she found herself in a dilemma when facing her own interpersonal relationships.

Perhaps, Yukinoshita Yukino and Shiina Mashiro also have their own ordinary daily lives, like an ordinary high school student, and may even encounter their own youth stories.

But now, I have involved them.

But, can I really protect them?

Oh God, what should I do?

Just when Kasugano Yuu was in a dilemma, a small hand grabbed her. Yuu turned her head and saw that it was Shiina Mashiro.

She stood on tiptoe and touched her head as Qiong always did subconsciously.

It was as if he was comforting her, or silently supporting her, indicating that he would always stand by her side.

"Are you worried about us?" Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to see the reason why Qiong was entangled.

"You are just ordinary people and should not be involved in these dangers."

"But I've already encountered danger, Kyon-kun. Running away won't solve the problem." Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Kasugano Kyon seriously. "Perhaps you need some psychological counseling. Do you need to ask me for help?"

"...Yukinoshita, did you ever tell me that you're actually a tsundere?" Kasugano Sora rolled her eyes.

“People who have more than enough, out of compassion, give their surplus to those who are less. People call them volunteers, and they lend a helping hand to those in need—that’s my philosophy.”

Yukinoshita Yukino said breathlessly with a red face.

"Yu said so." Mashiro whispered beside him.

"Judging from that guy's mental state, he's not trustworthy." Yukinoshita Yukino said without showing any weakness.

But while the two were arguing, Qiong on the side was stunned.

"Who did you just quit?"

"Yu."

"What's wrong, Qiong?"

"Which Yuu?"

"That's your brother, Kasugano Yuu."

In an instant, memories came flooding back, and Kasugano Sora finally knew what had always felt wrong.

She actually forgot about You!