Chapter 58: Reality Begins to Collapse

Then, not long after we walked, a light rain began to fall from the dark cloudy sky at an inopportune moment.

There was no other choice, so Shimizu Mi and Kikuchi Megumi had to go to a nearby dessert shop to shelter from the rain.

After walking in, Qing Shuijian realized that this dessert shop called "Dessert Paradise" was a restaurant with a one-sided customer base in terms of gender.

The store was packed with high school girls, and at most their boyfriends who had been forcibly brought in with them.

In the eyes of others, Qingshui and them should also be a couple. In principle, young men and women who do not have a special relationship will not enter such a store at this time.

After ordering a cup of coffee and some food, Shimizu Mi and Kikuchi Megumi sat down at the seats next to the transparent glass window.

"Shimizu-san, do others think we are a couple?"

"Even if it looks like it, it's not actually there, so it doesn't matter."

"Wow, so cold!"

After getting her hat back, Kikuchi Megumi seemed to be in a much better mood.

"Does Shimizu-san have a girlfriend?"

"The dessert you ordered is here."

The waitress came over with a huge mixed parfait and placed the dessert gently on the table.

Shimizu looked at the parfait in front of him, did a quick comparison, and found that it was actually bigger than Kikuchi Megumi's head.

However, this may simply be because Kikuchi Megumi has a relatively small face.

Kikuchi Kei thanked the waiter and brought the topic back to the topic.

"So, Shimizu-san, you have a girlfriend?"

"Are you so gossipy?"

"Although I talk to Shimizu-san every morning, I still feel like I know nothing about you."

Kikuchi Megumi's statement of "every day" can easily be misunderstood. In fact, Shimizu Mi didn't have much communication with her.

It's just because we sit at the desks in front and behind each other that we greet each other politely every morning.

This is the first time I have said so much at once like today.

"Maybe. I don't like talking about myself."

"why?"

"I don't like being overly self-conscious and talking about things that no one else is interested in."

Kikuchi Kei opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, Shimizu interrupted the spell:

"At the same time, I don't want you to be interested in my affairs."

What she wanted to say was forced back, and Kikuchi Kei's expression changed several times, and she began to reflect on whether she had asked too much. After all, before this, they did not communicate much.

Without further investigation, Kikuchi Megumi started to work on the giant parfait.

"As expected, the parfait in this restaurant is delicious."

Qing Shuijian couldn't help but complain, wondering how so many things could fit into that petite body.

“Is it really okay to eat these in this season?”

Although we have entered spring, there is still some winter chill and the temperature outside is only in the single digits.

"No, no, my stomach is very resistant to stress."

Kikuchi Megumi made this declaration while scooping a large spoonful of ice cream and cream into her mouth.

"I mean your pancreatic islets." Qingshui Jian supported his cheek and looked outside dejectedly.

Raindrops hit the glass window, being pulled downward by gravity. It had been cold and wet like this since a while ago.

Even though he was sitting in the heated room, drinking warm coffee and chatting, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Qing Shuijian is aware of the reason for his uneasiness.

If the figure I glimpsed on the other side of the road was Amamiya Iori...

Every time Qingshuijian thought of this, he would feel an anxiety-like feeling urging him on, making him unable to calm down at all.

Shimizu Miki believed that he had not done anything wrong, he just happened to see Kikuchi Kei involved in a troublesome situation and went up to her out of concern.

It is true that Kikuchi Kei seemed to want someone to carry her on his back, and at one point she jumped onto Shimizumi's back. However, Shimizumi did not want this to happen, and did not instigate her to do such a thing.

Qingshuijian had the courage to declare loudly that those were not his own will.

But...if Amamiya Iori saw these actions, how would they look in the eyes of a severe yandere...

At first, Shimizu thought that as long as he ate something after a while, he would no longer be troubled. After all, he couldn't confirm whether that person was Amamiya Iori, and it was very likely that he was just dazzled.

But it turned out that he was extremely wrong. After filling his stomach, he was still thinking about the same thing.

However, at this moment, the scene in front of him suddenly had a strange sense of distortion, and everything became unclear, like a smeared oil painting, with colors and lines intertwined and difficult to distinguish.

The walls and ceiling began to distort, as if they had turned into flowing liquid, constantly rolling and surging. The tables and chairs around me became blurred, losing their original shapes and outlines.

What shocked Qing Shuijian even more was that he seemed to see an invisible wave spreading around him, like ripples on the water, constantly spreading and rippling. These waves seemed to permeate the air, giving him an inexplicable sense of oppression.

For a moment, Shimizu thought he was going to travel to another world.

But then——

"Bang!" "Boom!"

The ground beneath my feet began to shake violently as if a magnitude 10 earthquake had occurred. At the same time, the whole world seemed to be soaked in water, and everything in front of me began to twist strangely.

"This is……"

Qing Shuijian felt as if his whole body was caught in an extremely terrifying shaking that would not stop at all.

This feeling is so real!
"Kikuchi-san, did you feel anything? Like vibrations, sounds, etc...."

"Yes, I can feel my stomach churning violently."

Kikuchi Kei held her stomach with a look of discomfort.

"..."

The corner of Qingshuijian's mouth twitched and he ignored her.

Then, he began to observe the guests around him. Everyone was doing their own thing and no one was affected.

"Am I the only one affected? But why is this happening..."

Shimizu suddenly remembered that night when Amemiya Iori was stimulated in his house, this abnormality also appeared for a moment.

However, this abnormality continued at this time, and was even stronger than before. Could it be...

The worst guess popped up in Qingshuijian's mind.

"Sorry, I forgot to turn off the gas when I went out. I'll go back now."

Shimizu placed a thousand yen bill on the table and stood up from his seat.

If things were really as he guessed, then he had to race against time, otherwise...

(End of this chapter)