our secret base

Chapter 8
So, the time came to the next day——

Yan Jingxing lay listlessly on the table, his consciousness was half asleep, and he didn't even hear his name being called.

Always a good student, he fell asleep in class for the first time.

As a result, yesterday and Ji Chunzao searched for the astronauts all night, but they didn't find any trace.

With such a large body, it is impossible to miss it. We can only think that "he" disappeared out of thin air in the true sense.

Yan Jingxing recalled the situation at that time, after the huge astronaut crushed and exploded the worm mass, he walked half the distance of the auditorium in one step.When he wanted to turn around to look behind him, he couldn't see anything.

In the process of wandering around, Yan Jingxing quickly felt tired.Although he was not reconciled to the situation of gaining nothing, sleepiness had already flooded his mind uncontrollably.

"Aha……"

Ji Chunzao, who was walking beside him, covered his mouth, but still couldn't help yawning, his whole body looked weak, which was in stark contrast to the smug look he had when he urged him to find the astronaut.

It seems that she has no habit of staying up late like herself.

Yan Jingxing watched her yawn uncontrollably while wiping away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, her sleepy look was a bit cute.

"Let's go back?"

"...Well, let's go back."

She nodded.

……

Boys and girls sneaked back to school until early in the morning, climbed over the door wall again, and bid farewell at the bottom of the dormitory.

After returning to the house, the roommates who were waiting to watch him have already fallen asleep, but they didn't disturb him.

But Yan Jingxing himself couldn't sleep at all.

When I came back, I was very sleepy, but when I lay down on the bed, I felt refreshed again.While tossing and turning, he played back everything he experienced that night over and over again in his mind.

A night full of fantasy.

It's as if all the delusions once turned into reality, a magnificent adventure.

Witnessing the scene of alien creatures eating human brains for the first time, and the oppressive mysterious existence greatly stimulated his spirit.

Excitement, confusion, curiosity, a little panic, confusion, and complex emotions flowed in my heart, gradually converging into one——

After struggling against the Sandman for a long time, Yan Jingxing, who was already exhausted, finally fell asleep in a drowsy state.

Then, it is now.

"Ugh……"

He covered his forehead and looked at the homework in front of him, a little worried.

When I was in class for the first time, I was called by the teacher.Although the other party was not very angry, after all, Yan Jingxing's performance in the past has always been very good, people only think that he occasionally feels unwell; but if the teacher returns and makes a "small report" with his uncle in the same office, wait He will be nagged for a long time when he comes home on the weekend.

"Good morning, Jing Xing."

Ji Chunzao staggered to his side and greeted him.

The seaweed-like mess of hair fell in front and covered the girl's face, but the tiredness revealed in his tone was exactly the same as his.

She looked around and found that everyone was there, so she turned back and dragged her chair, and sat down beside Yan Jingxing's desk.

Since the experience last night, the relationship between the two seems to have become closer again. It has become natural for the girl to make this kind of action, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong.

"Let's make another appointment to find it."

That's what she said at the beginning.

"Do you have a solution? I told you in advance that I can only see, and I can't do anything else."

"No. I can't even see."

"Let's just save it and keep running around like headless chickens. There will be no results. It's a waste of effort."

"Same feeling."

Ji Chunzao sighed and lay down on his desk.A small face was rolling around on the table, looking so soft that people couldn't help but want to poke their fingers.

Yan Jingxing pushed back this sudden thought, and subconsciously looked away from her.

"...Then what should I do?"

"I thought about it for a long time last night, and I think the main reason is that I lack understanding. You saw them earlier than me and know more, so can you tell me about them? Anything is good, maybe you can find out from it clue."

What made people puzzled was not only the experience of last night itself, he also had other questions that he was not sure about.

For example, the fact that he can see extraterrestrial creatures is a change brought about by the appearance of astronauts?
Also, he lived in the city before and had never encountered a similar situation, but shortly after he came to Baiyue Town, everything changed, and his long-standing world view was subverted.

This may be because Baiyue Town is just a small place, and I happened to bump into it; or——

But the town itself is special.

"Anything more about aliens?"

Ji Chunzao showed a thoughtful expression.

"Let me think about it. Actually, since I was very young, I have been able to see things that adults cannot see, but I didn't realize that it was an alien creature at that time..."

"Hey, what are you two discussing with serious faces?"

Suddenly someone came over and interrupted, it was his deskmate.

"What else can she say, it must be an alien or something."

Someone next to him said with a smile.

"Really, then why are you still following the discussion so seriously? Was it influenced by Ji Chunzao?"

The deskmate laughed.

Yan Jingxing looked to the side, more than one person was casting his gaze in this direction, and some came directly to join in the fun;

Then, his eyes fell on Ji Chunzao next to her, and he found that she was lying on the table, covering her face with her hands and pretending not to hear.

Just like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand.

This pitiful look almost made him laugh.However, Yan Jingxing still didn't laugh in the end, but sighed softly.

Because at this time, some people's "joke" gradually evolved into a sarcasm of her own words.

Although it is necessary to have a good relationship with classmates, like-minded friends are more important to him.

It is precisely because his mentality is similar to others before, he has been wondering whether Ji Chunzao is lying, deceiving himself and others, and treating her as a wishful fool, so he should stand firm at this time, otherwise he will not be able to pass the test of his own heart.

"Well, we're talking about aliens, but what does that have to do with you? Mind yourselves."

Yan Jingxing did not control his tone at all, so that the whole class could hear his voice.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

His deliberately rude attitude was so effective that no one came to talk to the two of them until after the class bell rang.

……

Another activity class.

Without teachers occupying classes, it is rare for students to be able to move freely.

Yan Jingxing and Ji Chunzao got up from their seats at the same time.They looked at each other and left the classroom together.

"Go upstairs?"

"it is good."

Their destination was the rooftop opposite the teaching building.The girl set up a small "secret base" there, a place where she can talk quietly.

The two passed the flower bed one after the other, and Ji Chunzao, with his hands behind his back, walked lightly, kicking a small stone on the ground, and kicking it into the sewer next to him.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, until the girl spoke softly, breaking the silence between them.

"That... Actually, you don't have to say that."

"Last night, I have seen the truth. You fulfilled the agreement between us. I am very grateful to you. I feel that I should at least show my attitude. Therefore, I can't tolerate those people who don't know anything and say three things to you. Four."

Yan Jingxing said.He knew what Ji Chunzao meant, but he had his own way of doing it.

"As it turns out, you're right. I don't want to be on the side of the crowd, but on the right side."

Ji Chunzao raised his face, looked at him a little blankly, and immediately lowered his head after a while.

Yan Jingxing was wondering about her reaction when he suddenly noticed that the girl's crystal earlobe exposed from the hair had been dyed crimson.

"Are you blushing? It's too easy to be shy."

Yan Jingxing couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What, what..."

Ji Chunzao muttered.

"You don't understand my feelings at all. Since I went to school, no one has ever believed me, not even anyone willing to listen to my explanation. Now someone can speak for me like this...Of course I think it's very rare."

Shyness is shyness, this girl's attitude is very frank, she is a little embarrassed to say to him:

"—You are the first."

"..."

When she raised her rosy face and looked at herself happily and seriously, it was Yan Jingxing's turn to feel embarrassed.

In order to avoid being seen blushing, he subconsciously changed the topic.

"Is it really just me? What about your family?"

"There used to be grandma who would believe what I said. But other people, including my parents, didn't believe me, let alone my uncles and aunts..."

The girl's expression darkened again.

Yan Jingxing regretted that he spoke too quickly, obviously he already knew that the relationship between Chunzao and his family was very tense, and even her aunt had thrown away all the things she had treasured all along.

He coughed dryly, and quickly changed the subject again:

"By the way, about the 'astronaut', I suddenly had an idea just now. Although you can only see the alien creature but not 'him', the spirit leech was killed by the astronaut, That means there is interference and connection between the two, right?"

"Well, I think so too."

Ji Chunzao nodded.

Being able to kill or expel alien creatures is actually the reason why she is obsessed with the sudden appearance of "astronauts".

She had had enough of being a helpless bystander.

After getting a partner with a common language, the girl naturally wants to take a step closer and get rid of the current situation.

Maybe, as long as the secret of "astronaut" can be solved, everything will be different...

"Actually, I didn't say everything about my abilities before."

Ji Chunzao held his other hand tightly with one hand, looked at the boy's face in front of him, and made up his mind.

"Not only can I hear their 'call', but I can also call them back."

"In other words, can you send a signal?"

Yan Jingxing's eyes widened.

"Well, that's what it means." She said softly, "If the 'astronaut' can hear my shout, maybe 'he' will appear in front of us again."

At that time, it was an opportunity to contact him again.

As for the people in contact...

"It can only be you."

　Thanks to the lord @元木希美 for bad luck!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)