Outside, it still seemed to be the middle of the night. Had I... only slept for a few hours?
Frowning, I glanced at my watch. Sure enough, I had only slept for a few hours.
Sigh... It looked like drinking really couldn't help me sleep.
I rubbed the back of my head, only to grab a handful of thick, smooth, long hair.
I hadn't made that habitual motion in a long time. If I hadn't just had that dream, I might have even forgotten that I was used to scratching and brushing the back of my head.
I froze for a moment, then lowered my hand and looked at my slender fingers, completely different from those in the dream. In the moonlight... they looked even fairer.
"Sigh... So it was a dream."
Although it had been a dream, it had still been a beautiful one.
My mood was unexpectedly quite good.
At that thought, a faint smile unconsciously appeared at the corners of my lips. I tidied up my long hair and was just about to lie down and sleep when a "bang!" came from somewhere.
My body instantly went rigid. My ears pricked up as I listened carefully to what was happening around me. After a while... everything was still just as quiet.
"Looks like... nothing happened?"
Maybe someone had accidentally fallen?
With that thought, I closed my eyes. I had just been about to sleep when a faint sound suddenly came from next door. It was...
"Ugh~"
It was very soft, as if something had blocked the person's mouth, turning it into a muffled sound. But without a doubt, it was a scream!
I shuddered violently, sat up, and flipped off the bed. I quickly grabbed the shoulder strap from the bedside table and put it on, then