Chapter 241 The Day of Conversation
The setting sun was like fire, burning the whole Tokyo.
Amid the familiar sounds of musical instruments, a clear sound suddenly rang out; it was a metal bat hitting a baseball.
"What did you say?" Koizumi Aona responded in a panic.
"Where's Watanabe?"
"What are you talking about? How..."
"Answer me." Qingye Rin's voice was lower than usual, and his tone was slightly heavier.
The expression on that backlit face could not be seen, but "Xiao Qingna" felt a huge pressure.
Her throat was dry and she couldn't help swallowing.
The still cold wind in early April blew through the elevated corridor on the fifth floor, dancing with Kiyono Rin's long hair, slightly lifting her skirt, and flowing into her neckline and sleeves.
But she ignored her skirt being lifted up. The wind blowing into her clothes couldn't make her feel any colder. Right now, she only wanted to know one thing...
"Watanabe, Watanabe Toru, where are you?" Kiyono Rin took a step forward and walked into the shadow of the club building.
Without the light, "Koizumi Aona" could finally see the expression of the girl in front of him.
Cold and pale, his hands tightly grasped the shoulder straps of his schoolbag.
Angry, surprised, scared.
"Koizumi Aona" stared at her in amazement.
Although they had only been together for one day, the impression of Qingye Rin's calmness and coldness towards others had been deeply engraved in her mind.
Such a Kiyono Rin, at this moment, showed... an expression like a child who had lost his parents.
"Koizumi Aona" recalled an incident from a long time ago:
When I was a child, my grandmother had a cat. After she died, my father, who didn't like cats, was going to abandon it.
Her father was riding a bicycle, and she was sitting on the back seat holding a cardboard box. In the cardboard box was the cat that was about to be abandoned.
They walked for a long time, and to her it was as if they had come to another country. The cat and the cardboard box were abandoned on an unknown roadside.
When her father took her back, the cat kept chasing after them.
The father rode as hard as he could and the cat tried desperately to catch up.
Finally, the father got tired, stopped his bike, picked up the cat, and said, "Let's go home."
This incident happened when she was almost four years old. She had obviously forgotten it long ago, but now it suddenly and clearly came to her mind.
The Kiyono Rin in front of her reminded her of the cat that was desperately chasing the bicycle.
"Go back." The words her father said when he was hugging the cat came back to her ears again.
Koizumi Aona made the same choice as her father. She said:
"I'm sorry, I don't know where he went, but he must still exist and has not left you. I came into this body during the first class in the morning, when I was in physics class and I said 'This is not a dream'."
After hearing her words, the beautiful girl in front of him seemed to calm down a little, but then frowned again, and the movement was so beautiful that it made people feel distressed.
"Koizumi Aona" even wanted to walk over and reach out to help her smooth it out.
"Who are you?" Qingye Rin asked again.
"My name is Koizumi Aona, I'm sixteen years old, and I seem to be from the past." 'Koizumi Aona' answered in an uncertain voice.
"Koizumi Aona?"
"Yeah." 'Koizumi Aona' nodded, "She looks a lot like Watanabe Toru's English teacher. Her two friends, Fujiki Akiko and Miyazaki Miyuki, are also my current classmates, but we don't have a good relationship."
"Coming from the past to the present, the body I occupy is still..."
In the corridor, several people from the calligraphy department were walking out carrying buckets of water.
From what they were saying, it seemed that during the recruitment process, a first grader spilled ink on the floor, and they were going to clean it up before going back.
Kiyono Rin withdrew her gaze from them and subconsciously gave Watanabe Toru a look, indicating that they should continue chatting outside the school.
Then she remembered.
Before her eyes, there was only the body of a man named "Watanabe Toru". The man who could read her eyes was no longer there.
Just like the sunset before our eyes, orange and red like fire, but without any warmth.
"Let's go." She whispered and walked towards the teaching building.
"Oh, okay." Koizumi Aona hurriedly followed.
When they reached the shoe cabinet, "Koizumi Aona" looked at Kiyono Rin awkwardly.
"This." Kiyono Rin pointed at Watanabe Toru's shoe cabinet.
"Thank you, Kiyono-san!"
"Koizumi Aona" quickly opened the cabinet, and a pile of letters fell out like a tide.
"What is this?" Koizumi Aona was in a panic. She thought she would not be able to catch all of them, but there were so many of them and not a single one fell to the ground.
"Love letter." Qing Ye Lin put on his shoes, "Also, from now on, you are not allowed to laugh."
"No laughing? Why?"
"This is the reason." Qingye Rin pointed at the pile of love letters.
In the past, Toru Watanabe would only receive love letters from a few fanatical fans every day in the morning.
Today, many girls laughed a lot because of "Koizumi Aona", and they couldn't control their urge to express their love.
After changing his shoes and leaving Kamikawa, Kiyono Rin brought "Koizumi Aona" to his apartment.
"Koizumi Aona" told Kiyono Rin everything she knew.
I will definitely not tell anyone about "Kissing in the Mirror" and "One Hour Dressing Room", and I absolutely cannot let anyone else know.
"From what you said, plus the fact that it was indeed Watanabe Toru himself before the physics class today, we can probably conclude that as long as you fall asleep, you will enter Watanabe's body."
"Yeah." Koizumi Aona nodded.
"But..." Qing Ye Lin put her right index finger on her lower lip, "Watanabe should have discovered his condition first, why didn't he tell me?"
She seemed to be talking to herself, so 'Koizumi Aona' decided not to interrupt.
After a while, Qing Ye Lin said to her again:
"I have something to tell Watanabe. Can you please take a nap? That is, wake up from the 'past'."
"I don't know if I can do that."
"Let's try it."
"Okay...wait a minute!"
"What's the matter?" Qingye Rin frowned slightly.
Although the appearance of this 'Watanabe Toru' in front of her had not changed at all, his every move, even the degree of his lips opening and closing when he spoke, made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
This has nothing to do with "Koizumi Aona" herself.
What she hated was simply the fact that someone was using Toru Watanabe's body.
"Well," Koizumi Aona said, "I don't know if I can come back, so I want to look at the lottery, horse racing, and the exam questions two years from now."
"Search for lottery and horse racing on your phone. I'll get the questions for you." Qingye Rin walked towards the study.
"Koizumi Aona" found that her memory had become particularly good. She could memorize complex numbers and many test questions in a short time.
"How come I'm so awesome!" She couldn't help but boast about herself.
"Let's start quickly." Qingye Rin could probably guess the reason, but she was not in the mood to explain at the moment. She just wanted to see that person again as soon as possible.
"Koizumi Aona" got what she wanted and lay down on the sofa contentedly, ready to let this body "fall asleep" and wake herself up.
This whole process took about ten minutes, a long but not sleep-depriving period of time.
During this period of time, Qingye Rin had a blank expression on his face, his brows were lowered, and he looked very calm.
But she started with "Koizumi Aona" lying on the sofa, hugging her elbows with her back against the wall, and the posture did not change at all until Watanabe Toru opened his eyes.
"Maybe," Toru Watanabe lay still on the sofa, "I need a pillow on my knees to fall asleep."
"Get up!" Qingye Rin scolded in a cold tone.
After failing to play dumb, Watanabe Toru sat up and said with a smile:
"What Nagai Kafu said is indeed correct. It's not just the autumn sky and the court's political affairs that are changeable, but also women's hearts."
When he was away just now, Qingye Rin was nervous and uneasy; when he came back, she refused to let him lie down on the sofa - isn't this the fickle heart of a woman?
Qing Ye Lin had a cold face and ignored his smug look: "What's going on?"
"I still want to know what happened." Watanabe Toru sighed, "That day, oh, that was yesterday, when I was walking home from school, Teacher Koizumi - the one in the school - asked me what I was going to write on the career survey form, and then we talked about "Tokyo handsome boys". She asked me what "Tokyo handsome boys" were, and I wanted to tell her about my life, but the next second, the sixteen-year-old "Koizumi Aona" took over my body. "
"How could such a strange thing happen?"
"It's pretty good." said Toru Watanabe.
"Okay?" Qing Ye Lin looked at him and sneered, "Do you like Koizumi Aonai, or do you like being penetrated by a girl?"
"It has nothing to do with that." Watanabe Toru said with a smile, "Look, you can see through the lies. I communicated with you and found out that both of us are abnormal."
Without waiting for Kiyono Rin to speak, Watanabe Toru continued:
“It felt like the first day of a winter trip, an experiential learning class.”
“Experiential learning class?”
"Students from all four classes were there at the time, and everyone was talking about artificial respiration. The two of us were secretly sending messages on our phones."
Qing Ye Lin recalled the scene at that time and couldn't help but smile: "The first sentence you sent me was that you hoped something would happen to me."
"You must be remembering it wrongly. I even recited poems to you. How could I possibly hope that something bad would happen to you?"
"What poem are you reciting?" Qingye Rin asked knowingly.
"A line from the Manyoshu (Manyoshu) Tanka: 'My beautiful boy, when you are gone, the girl misses you; when you come back, she despises you again.'"
"There is no such sentence in the Manyoshu." Qingye Rin said lightly.
"Yes." Watanabe Toru said seriously, "I have memorized the entire Manyoshu. Trust me."
"What is the next sentence of "I know that in the past eight years"? "
"I have crossed secretly"
"What's the sentence before 'I picked black taro for you'?" Qingye Rin continued to ask.
""Beside the Yamada Floating Pond,"" Watanabe Toru replied.
"What's the next line of "The fire burns and I sigh"? "
"I still hope that my sorrow and thoughts may be resolved"
"Watanabe Toru... classmate, do you still want to insist that the sentence you said is in the Manyoshu?"
"See, I didn't lie to you. I really memorized the Manyoshu. You can always go right if you trust me." Watanabe Toru said in a relaxed tone.
Qingye Rin put her hand on her forehead and sighed slowly.
The living room is quiet and full of a reassuring atmosphere.
"Kiyono-san..."
"What's wrong? Don't tell me that the Manyoshu you read is different from the one I read."
"It has nothing to do with the Manyoshu. She wants to..." Without saying a word, Watanabe Toru fell asleep.
The next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes.
"Why are you back?" Qingye Rin's face turned cold.
"It's early morning over there, I'm too sleepy." 'Koizumi Aona' said, "How is it? After discussing for so long, have you and Watanabe Toru come to any conclusions?"
“…”
Qingye Rin blinked and his expression eased a little: "I know the cause of the incident, but I'm not 100% sure."
"What's the reason? Tell me now!"
"It is you now who want to understand the daily life of the "Tokyo Handsome Guy", so you traveled through time and space, entered Watanabe's body, and experienced his life."
"'Tokyo handsome guy'? Is he the kind of scumbag who relies on his good looks to have multiple girlfriends and live a luxurious life?"
After hearing what she said, Qingye Rin smiled.
This was the first time that Koizumi Aona saw her smile. It was more charming than the night view of Tokyo. No, maybe this was the real night view of Tokyo.
"Everyone has a different understanding of 'Tokyo handsome guy'." said Rin Kiyono.
"So what does Toru Watanabe understand?"
Rin Kiyono recalled the scene in early May last year when she was standing at the door of her office and listening to Toru Watanabe talking about "Tokyo Handsome" for the first time.
“1. Be handsome enough; 2. Always keep 30% of mystery to others; 3. Do what you should do; 4. Have the confidence to accomplish anything; 5. Be prepared to be stabbed at any time.”
Koizumi Aona was stunned after listening to this: "What is this all about? Where on earth is the "Tokyo Handsome Guy"? "
Kiyono Rin looked at "Watanabe Toru" in front of her. If it were the real person, she would never show such an expression.
For a long time, Kiyono Rin felt that Watanabe Toru was abnormal.
Not to mention his joy and other emotions, I have rarely seen him afraid.
Even though he looked timid and submissive on the surface, she was able to see through lies and knew clearly whether he was afraid or not.
No.
Even when facing Kujo Miki.
This is also the reason why she said at Uji River that Watanabe Toru does not take anyone seriously and looks down on everyone.
"You have more important things to do than 'Tokyo Handsome Guy'," said Rin Kiyono.
"What's the matter?" Koizumi Aona asked subconsciously.
"Don't let anyone discover your secret."
"Is there an evil scientist who is planning to capture me for research? Are we actually people with super powers?"
"Evil, but not a scientist." Qing Ye Lin had no interest in Koizumi Aonai's unconventional thinking. "You need to pay attention to a woman named Kujo Miki."
"Meiji? The beautiful princess? She and the Tokyo handsome guy are not a couple, right?"
Qing Ye Lin's expression turned cold, and then he smiled without any warmth: "Yes, they are a couple."
There is no doubt that the pressure on Qing Ye Lin's expression is overwhelming. "Koizumi Aona" glanced at her and said cautiously: "Are you jealous?"
"You are using Toru Watanabe's brain now. Your memory should be better than a chicken's. Did you forget so quickly what I just said, 'There are more important things'?"
"Sister, please speak!"
He is jealous indeed.
"Given Kujo Miki's personality, once she finds out that you have taken over her boyfriend's body, she will definitely kill you right now."
"Murder? Impossible?"
"That person has a very bad personality, is particularly jealous, and has a strong possessiveness. According to what you just said, you used Watanabe Toru's body to go to the toilet, change clothes, and see everything you should see. What do you think will be your fate?"
“…”
More than just looking.
"Koizumi Aona" once again made up her mind to permanently block "One Hour Changing Room".
"For your future, you must listen to me from now on." Qingye Rin said without allowing any refusal.
"So what should I do first?"
"When Kujo Miki appears, you wake up immediately and replace her with Watanabe Toru."
Koizumi Aonai thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. When do the two of them usually meet?"
"She's sitting right behind you."
"…How is that possible?! I can't stay awake forever, right?"
"This is the safest method." said Qingye Rin.
"No, no, even if I don't like studying , I can't sleep during the day, and who knows if I will come here if I sleep during the day?"
Qingye Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "Indeed."
“Really?!”
"Then there is only one way. You must play the role of Watanabe Toru well, and try not to talk to Kujo Miki if you can."
"Is it that exaggerated?" Koizumi Aona didn't believe it.
"With your IQ, she will suspect you if you say three sentences at most, and you will be imprisoned if you say ten sentences at most." After that, Qing Ye Lin added, "I'm sorry, I only tell the truth, I'm not scolding you."
...It’s better to scold.
