Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

The leaping flames and warm light disappeared, leaving only a pile of gradually cooling ashes, as if telling the story of the end of the lively scene.

At the same time, the clear sound of handbells and the devout chanting that had been lingering in the air seemed to be blown away by the wind, slowly disappearing into the air.

The entire square fell into a moment of silence, without a sound, except for the countless twinkling stars in the sky, like dazzling gems embedded in the black sky, silently overlooking this vast and mysterious land.

You lowered your eyes, your voice slow: "I never imagined that one day..." you would come into this world, "and sit with you in a corner of the world, talking about the world..."

"So, do you think we're talking about the same world?"

"I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but I'm pretty sure we're in the same world right now..."

You smiled again, erasing the lingering worry in your heart, and composed yourself to continue, "Where we come from, it's the perfect time to send flowers, but those kinds of flowers..."

You turn around to face him, one hand on his chest, the other brushing away the delicate petals from his shoulder.

All the petals were swept down to his chest. Your palm slid down and pressed down hard on his left chest.

"Have the flowers in your heart ever bloomed in this soil?"

The shadows of the palm leaves made one side of Qin Che's face indistinct, while the moonlight outlined the other side, giving it a mysterious and unfamiliar appearance.

"Before I met you, I never imagined that there were people in the world who couldn't be hurt or killed. I never thought such people actually existed; after all, I'd only ever seen them in movies before..."

Qin Che curled one corner of his lips and brought them close to your ear, saying in a voice only you could hear, "Before I met you, I never thought that there were people who could bravely move forward because of a vague and ethereal feeling."

"......"

Your body froze instantly. You knew exactly what he was saying, but for a moment you didn't know how to respond.

He chuckled softly twice, then placed your hand on his heart, as if wanting you to hear his heartbeat and answer his question: "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"It feels like you know everything..."

That must be quite tiring, right? Once you have something, you're afraid of losing it...

He must be scared...

But it seems you know so little about him, far too little...

Even with the information obtained through cheating, it's still far too little...

This realization made you feel uneasy: "I was wondering what you were like before you became Qin Che of District N109."

"Just like the role you assigned me today, a ferocious monster, even more terrifying than the Wanderer."

He's facing you; his brow bones and cheekbones are too high, and his eye sockets are too deep, making him naturally intimidating.

But the way he looked at you was so tender that it made you feel a pang of bittersweetness.

You suddenly remember the deep scars on the child's face.

"Tell me, if you were just an ordinary person, how many scars would you have on your body by now?" You stretched out your finger and traced it along the bridge of his nose from between his eyebrows.