Zongman: Dream with me

"So why is this guy here?"

Unlike Yang No who was in a cheerful mood, Mu You now looked at the two of them with a look of resentment. Natsume was a little surprised to see this, while Natori Zhou turned his head away guiltily.

"Come on, You-kun, aren't we good friends?"

"Yukinoshita-senpai, it seems we've only met a few times."

"Hmm?" Yukinoshita Haruno pouted slightly. This guy had done such an excessive thing to her in her dream, but now he turned his back on her. It was really too much!

But if that's the case, don't blame me.

"Wait, what are you doing!?"

Yukinoshita Haruno rubbed Mu You's fair face without any hesitation, "Pretending, eh? I'll let you pretend!"

"Hehehe, Xiaoyou is so bad. You clearly recognized me, but you pretended not to know me. I will be very sad!"

As he said this, he came up to me without any hesitation.

"Wait, I was wrong!"

Yukinoshita felt an invisible force pushing her away. After a brief moment of surprise, she looked at Mu You with more ambiguous eyes. Mu You felt a little regretful at this time. If she had known earlier, she would not have pretended and would have just put on airs. Now she was in a difficult situation.

"Humph! What's wrong with you? Stop laughing at those guys!"

At this time, Madara and Natori, a man and a cat, were snuggling with each other and laughing.

......

"You did a great job this time, it's worth it that I secretly left a message for you."

"I only brought Miss Yukinoshita here because I thought she could be considered our companion. I don't know anything else."

"Ah, you humans are so cunning to distance yourself from the matter so quickly."

......

After the jokes ended, Natori led the others to the top floor of a building. Natsume looked at the magnificent decorations around him and the strange looks from the people around him, and asked awkwardly, "Speaking of which, this kind of occasion requires formal attire, right?"

"Well, Angel's Staircase, the bar on the top floor of the Royal Okura Hotel, is quite famous in the whole Chiba." Yukinoshita Haruno introduced.

"It's usually like this, but I'm the boss after all, so I do have some privileges. The private room is ready, and no one will disturb us. I've also booked a room for Natsume-kun, so just enjoy your winter vacation these few days."

"When did you become a boss? And isn't your base in Tokyo? Do you also have businesses in Chiba?"

Mu You looked at Natori Shuichi with some curiosity. It seemed that this guy was a celebrity by profession. He was really not doing his job properly.

"Since I'm not the boss, it might be difficult for even Madara-sama to come in."

"Who are you looking down on, kid?" Madara, who was held in Natsume's arms, instantly got furious when he heard this, but was unfortunately held down by Natsume. "Okay, stop it, Mr. Cat, everyone around is looking at us!"

"So what? It's their honor to be able to admire my heroic figure—nyan!"

The conversation ended with a big bump appearing on Banzai's head.

"Can you understand cats talking?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked curiously.

"Ah, no, this is a demon. Try to use your powers on your eyes and ears, and you'll be able to understand."

Yukinoshita Haruno tried it and it worked. At the same time, she also saw the tattoo-like but moving gecko on Natori's face, but she didn't ask any more questions and once again marveled at the strangeness of the other world.

Although they arrived relatively early, there were already quite a few people in the bar. Mu You followed the waiter's lead through the lobby and walked to a private room, completely ignoring the familiar figures at a somewhat remote counter.

"Shiina-san, may I ask why you are here?"

While collecting folk songs, Shiina Mashiro was wearing a red dress. With her beautiful face and expression that remained calm, she looked like a real doll. She was holding a sketchbook in her hand and drawing sketches with great concentration.

In response to Kawasaki Saki's question, he simply replied, "It's just for information."

Saki Kawasaki looked to the other side with a headache. The white-haired girl who came in with Shiina Mashiro looked somewhat familiar. Combined with Shiina Mashiro next to her, she remembered some rumors in the class.

"Um, you must be Kasugano Yuu's sister Kasugano Sora, right? I'm Kasugano Yuu's classmate."

Kasugano Sora was also wearing a white dress. Her hair, originally in twin ponytails, was now down, leaving only a small braid on one side. She looked very handsome. When she heard Kawasaki Saki's question, she just nodded and politely replied, "Hello."

What kind of people are these? Saki Kawasaki felt a headache. She just came out to do a job, so why did she have to encounter such a thing?

Caifeng, why did you come to this bar? And you two seem to be minors. How did you get in?

"Aren't your family members worried if you don't go home so late?"

Shiina heard this and looked at Kasugano Sora.

"She lives in my house now. My parents have passed away."

".......Feel sorry."

"It's okay, another orange juice, what do you want, Mashiro?"

“Baumkuchen.”

"Sorry, we don't have that."

Kawasaki Saki prepared the drinks and continued to ask, "How did your brother let you come here?"

"Don't mention him."

So you had a conflict, so you were planning to get drunk here? Kawasaki Saki felt somewhat relieved that she had met her, and that Miss Kasugano hadn't ordered any alcohol in the end. However, she didn't have the same practice method as Yuu Kasugano.

Just as I was worrying, guests came over from the other side. Kawasaki Saki said, "Remember to tell me when you leave. If it's too late, I can take you back."

After saying that, he left, and at the same time, he cursed Mu You, his irresponsible brother, in his heart.

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"Hah!" At the same time, Mu You, who was sitting in the private room, sneezed and complained, "Ban, could you please stop jumping around?"

Madara, who had been attracted by the ceiling chandelier since he entered the room and had been trying to jump up, finally came to his senses and turned into Natsume Reiko's appearance and sat on the sofa, trying to change the subject:

"It's such a big bar, where's the wine?"

"Let's talk about that later. Otherwise, how can we talk about things if you accidentally get drunk again?"

Mu You said angrily that he still remembered the last time when Ban got drunk, he destroyed the teleportation stone that Mu You had worked so hard to make, causing Mu You to beat it up to vent his anger afterwards.

"Oh? Is it something fun?"

Natori Zhouyi looked at Muyou and, upon seeing the latter nod, he took out the information he had gathered, which was a request from Hinako Mukaimizu, whom Qiong and Xun had met last time. Muyou then commissioned Natori Zhouyi to conduct an investigation, and it seemed that they had already produced some preliminary results.

"The person who should have died but failed to go to heaven has his soul imprisoned in the water. Is that person cursed?" Yukinoshita sighed after listening.

"I'm not sure, but according to subsequent investigations, it seems more like it was caused by an obsession, coupled with some coincidences." Natori said on Monday, taking out a photo.

In this world where humans, demons and spirits coexist, many urban legends are more than just stories.

Last Christmas, Xiangshui Hinako and her boyfriend Zou Yingsugang were traveling in Chiba. On the Chiba Tower, she told her boyfriend a story: after it snows, huge waves will appear on the beach. Legend has it that if you ride that wave, your wish will come true.

The text message displayed on the mobile phone in the photo was the wish that Zou Yingsu made when she just rode the waves in Shanghai.

"...I hope Hinako can ride her own waves, and also, I hope I can be by Hinako's side forever and ever..." Yukinoshita Haruno murmured.

"Yes, but unfortunately, he died right after making his wish while trying to save someone from drowning. This is what I've gathered about the legend," Natori added. "There's also a rather unusual situation, but never mind, it'll be better to let the person involved tell the story later..."

Mu You took the documents handed over by Natori on Monday. After reading a few pages, he suddenly smelled a fragrance. Yukinoshita Haruno came over and leaned beside him at some point. She was also looking at the documents collected by Natori with a serious expression.

The group finished reading the document, but didn't gain much. Mu You wasn't surprised. Although the legend was talked about with great relish, few people had actually seen it. What was more important was the subsequent field investigation.

"This is really an interesting thing, Xiaoyou, I want to participate too!"

"Okay, let me introduce you to the rest of my friends."

"Besides Qiong-chan, is there anyone else?"

"Well, there are a few more. Let's not talk about that for now, Natsume, have you heard any rumors about this among the monsters?"

The latter shook his head. He had asked the monsters in Yahara before, but they didn't know either. He could only wait and see if there were any clues. At this time, Mu You also introduced Natsume's identity to Yang No. A future lord of demons and monsters who was friends with many great monsters.

The attribute of the Eye of God in his hand is grass element, and it gains abilities related to plants. When mixed with his demonic power, it can play a healing role. He is now a pharmacist respected by many monsters.

"I'm not that powerful. It's all thanks to Neko-sensei and Yu-kun."

"Not everyone can gain the friendship of so many youkai, and not everyone has the ability to activate the God's Eye. As for Madara, wait, where's that cat?"

"Uh, it seems it slipped out while we were looking at the information."

They should be going out for a drink, but Mu You and the others have almost finished their discussion.

"I'll go out and look for her." Natsume said as he stood up, and Yukinoshita Haruno also left at the same time.

"Yu-kun, Natori-san, would you like anything to drink?"

"Whiskey, thank you."

"Orange juice."

Yang Nai looked at Mu You in surprise and left.

After a while, Mu You was completely dumbfounded when he saw the group of people brought in by Yukinoshita Haruno.