Chapter 113

Efnir chuckled, unconcerned.

"Let's go take a look over there?"

Efnir took a step, and Yukina followed.

There was no moon or stars on that rainy night; the light from our cell phones was the only source of light in our room.

Walking with Naoko in the darkness brought Yukina a sense of peace.

She pressed her arm against Naoko's and asked:

"Could this be considered haunted house exploration?"

"Shrines don't have ghosts..."

"Then we're ghosts!"

"Ghosts cry."

Yukina giggled.

They went around it from the side, passing the tree with white snowflakes once again, and saw that the dried-up pond had filled with rainwater again.

Yukina's gaze fell upon the white petals washed away by the rain on the ground, and she stopped under the eaves.

Efnir also stopped walking.

"Naoko..."

"Um?"

"Actually, I've thought about it... I don't want to go to school anymore..."

"Why?"

"I want to be with Naoko..."

Yukina lowered her gaze.

"Anyway, Naoko, you haven't been to school for a long time, right? I want to stand beside you and do the same things as you..."

"I see..."

Efnir stood beside Yukina and chuckled softly.

"How about we go to 'headquarters' together tomorrow?"

"May I?"

"I had the same thought. You're a prospective agent now, so some things are better faced head-on than avoided."

Efnir's straightforward answer took some of Yukina's surprise.

She raised her eyes and looked at Efnir's profile with a serious expression.

"Then... I will definitely try my best!"

The autumn night rain was fine and light, carrying the chill of approaching winter.

Efnir released the Synchronization and sat with Yukina under the eaves of the dilapidated shrine, quietly leaning against each other, looking up at the flickering night view of Xijing City in the distance.

The light from the phone became the only source of light in the darkness.

"The rain still hasn't stopped..."

"Yes, it hasn't stopped yet."

Efnir murmured softly.

I thought it was just a light drizzle that would pass quickly, so I spent some time at the shrine. But now it seems the rain shows no sign of stopping.

At this rate, it will be late at night.

"I should have called someone to send an umbrella over..."

Efnir lamented.

Yukina sat beside her, raindrops dripping from the eaves and spreading out at Yukina's toes. She pulled her little feet back and gently moved closer to Efnir.

"Speaking of which, when was the last time I took shelter from the rain with Naoko?"

"You were in junior high, and I was in high school... around that time, I guess?"

Efnir couldn't quite remember the last time she faced such a predicament.

She glanced at the time, then hesitated.

"How about... we go back? We can easily hail a taxi by the roadside! And once we get a taxi..."

"No."

Yukina moved a little closer to Efnir, forcing Efnir to lean to the side and brace herself with her arms to avoid falling.

"Naoko, you're not fully recovered yet, how can you get caught in the rain? What if your condition worsens?"

"But it looks like this won't stop for a long time, and just waiting like this isn't a solution... Besides, it's just a little rain, and my injuries will heal quickly..."

"No means no."

"Yukina is so strict..." Efnir didn't insist. "Should we keep waiting? What if the rain doesn't stop?"

What does it matter?

Yukina smiled, gently leaned on Efnir's shoulder, and lowered her gaze.

She was still holding the "Wish Bottle" in her arms.

"If the rain doesn't stop, I'll just go find an umbrella. This is the training area, so the duty room shouldn't be too far, right? Naoko, you can just wait for me here."

"That won't do! I can't let you get soaked in the rain... Or, why don't we just have Siyejian someone to bring one over? There's a patrol team nearby anyway..."

As she spoke, Efnir took out her phone, but was stopped by Yukina.

She said with a serious face, "Naoko, it would be too Siyejian Ms. Yonomami to bother Siyejian with such a trivial matter."

"You just don't want to go back, right...?"

"Anyway, it doesn't matter if we don't go home now. It's not easy to spend time alone with Naoko..."

Yukina swung her legs and tilted her chin up; their breaths were almost touching.

Her hand touched Efnir's cheek, lingering beneath the hair covering her right eye with gauze.

Efnir gazed into Yukina's clear eyes.

"... Is it okay if we don't go back?"

"Hmm... I've already decided not to go to class tomorrow, so what does it matter if it's a little later... It's still time to be alone with Naoko, and I really like that time..."

Yukina gently took Efnir's arm and responded softly.

If she were to "go back," would today have to end here? She suddenly wanted to stay outside a little longer; this feeling came out of nowhere and simply lingered in her heart.

"As long as I can be with Naoko, I'm happy no matter what we do..."

161. Feifei

--Yukina's eyes are too dazzling.

When gazed upon by such clear eyes, Efnir would always subconsciously look away.

"Since Yukina says so... well... let's wait a bit then."

"But waiting around is so boring, let's do something!"

"How about we play a guessing game?"

Efnir suggested.

But Yukina shook her head, a sly smile playing at the corners of her eyes.

"Naoko, I want to play a 'kissing' game with you, okay? Let me kiss you."

"Why all of a sudden?"

As they spoke, Yukina's breathing was already very close.

Their fingers intertwined, strands of hair falling down, and Efnir gently closed her eyes, letting her warm breath imprint on her lips.

It took them quite a while before their lips parted.

Yukina tilted her chin slightly and suddenly smiled, "I love kissing Naoko. I'm really into that feeling. Will Naoko forgive me?"

"You shouldn't say it like that..."

Her cheeks felt hot, Efnir's tongue swept across her lips before gently pursing them.

"If I don't express my feelings, I might never have another chance, so at least now I have to tell Naoko everything I feel for her..."

Yukina leaned to the side, took the wishing bottle from her bosom and put it aside, then moved closer to Efnir once more.

Efnir awkwardly looked away, letting Yukina's weight gradually press down on her and squeeze between her legs.

Yukina's lips were cold, as were her fingers.

Whether it was because the rainy night was naturally this temperature, or because her own body temperature was too hot, the warmth from Yukina felt very cool to her. Efnir gently closed her eyes, tilted her chin up, and interlocked her fingers tightly. The arm supporting her from behind moved backward inch by inch, and her body followed suit, lying back inch by inch.

The rustling of fabric, the gentle caress of hair, the absence of cell phone light, the starlight and moonlight all sunk behind thick rain clouds, and the darkness immediately made it seem as if Efnir had been blindfolded, unable to see anything clearly.

But her body could feel it.

The touch and caresses from Yukina, the breath and body temperature from Yukina— Yukina's breath seemed like a demon hidden in the night, pushing Efnir into the abyss of desire. She gradually became confused and breathed shallowly, until the second before her reason collapsed, she suddenly woke up and reached out to stop the cold fingers that were trying to hook open her skirt and invade the fabric.

"Yukina... wait a minute!"

Efnir's voice was slightly off-key. She gently pushed Yukina's shoulder away, and without Yukina's cover, the light from the phone reappeared between the two of them.

She looked away, embarrassed.

"Wait a moment..."

Efnir breathed softly and spoke in a low voice.

"This is outside... No, we can't do this here..."

She said that, but her flushed face, trembling lips, moist eyes, trembling eyelashes, and hot breath all betrayed Efnir.

Yukina's chest rose and fell gently as she looked at Efnir, who was clearly moved by her love, and felt her throat go dry.

She licked her lips and leaned forward.

"It's okay, no one will see... Didn't you say that almost no one comes here?"

Even so... but...

As she spoke, Yukina pressed down gently again, locking Efnir's wrist with one hand and pinning it above Efnir's head.

The phone clicked and fell to the side, completely extinguishing the light that had been illuminating the view; now I couldn't see anything at all.

Biting her lower lip tightly, Efnir instinctively didn't resist, but when her hands were grabbed, her body tensed up for no reason—the last time she was treated like this, she almost fainted on the bed.

Yukina gazed into Efnir's moist left eye, pursed her lips, and slowly leaned down, but then paused, loosening her grip slightly.

"I'm sorry... I didn't hurt you, did I?"

"It doesn't matter..."

Efnir tilted her chin slightly, gazing at the hazy figure of Yukina.

She knew that Yukina's feelings were becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

Being liked by Yukina, needed by Yukina, and being the object of Yukina's desires Efnir very happy and satisfied. It was as if a kitten was scratching at her heart, repeatedly crushing Efnir's rationality. However, when she thought about their current situation, her cheeks burned with shame.

A slightly damp, cool night breeze gently swept by, carrying a drizzle that constantly reminded Efnir: this was a shrine, outside, not in her bed at home.

... Should we stop here? If she had been a little more firm and said "I don't want to do it," then Yukina certainly wouldn't have forced her.

However, being strongly demanded and forcefully possessed by Yukina filled Efnir with excitement and satisfaction. She was unwilling to let Yukina suppress her feelings, nor could she deceive herself about the excitement that Yukina's demands caused her heart to beat.