Chapter 103: The Emperor's Inner Vow

  The people of Hyotei were at their wit's end as they tried to learn how to ride bicycles for the upcoming school festival, under the orders of Atobe Keigo. Everyone was covered in bruises, but somehow managed to barely learn how to ride, because Atobe couldn't bear to look at those who just couldn't seem to get it, and even hired someone to teach them, holding their hands through it. If they still can't learn, they might as well go die.

  While Ice Emperor is not very skilled at cycling, in order to not lose to Qing Xue tomorrow at the Cycling Festival, they must work hard and practice! Bring out the energy from training tennis!

  Kiroku Kageo stood on the high and magnificent rooftop, wearing his school uniform jacket, looking down at everything below with a sense of superiority. The wind was strong, blowing his clothes to make a rustling sound, but it couldn't blow away his jacket. A figure approached from behind, swaying gently, and spoke in a soft voice, "Kiroku... I did some..."

  The distant water rain was still unfinished, but Tsuba Kageo had already turned around and left her. The faint scent of roses carried on his breath made her heart skip a beat. Looking at the dessert in her hand, she chased after him, "Tsuba..."

  "Unsightly stray cat! Don't follow me!" Kageo Traces didn't even turn his head as he spoke, but Mizuha's footsteps still faltered for a moment before she continued to chase after him, until Kageo picked up the pace and she had to jog to keep up.

  "Kazuchi!" Kageo Tsurube called out to Kazuchi Tsuruoka without turning around, followed by a "Who's there?"

  "Me too!"

  "Exactly!"

  Before Akane Motomiya reached the side of Kei Shigou, such a voice appeared from behind. Fortunately, that voice was relatively small and she couldn't hear it, but Kei Shigou with superhuman hearing heard it, and his mood became even better in an instant. He is willing to be subdued by her, apart from her, he really doesn't want to have any involvement with others.

  At the entrance, Tsuba Kageo stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to have Akagami Aoi place her hand in his. Akagami Aoi hesitated for a moment but still extended her small hand into his long and clean powerful one. Whether it was in her past life or this life, there were always people who wanted to hold her hand, as long as that person was important to her, she wouldn't refuse.

  She was well-protected by Gu Xi Ye and had never been in touch with any romantic love, her emotional world in the past life only consisted of Gu Xi Ye and her parents, no close friends whether male or female, none of them could give her a feeling of fullness like they did in this life. Besides Gu Xi Ye, they were the most important ones. For people she cared about, she wouldn't refuse, she just didn't want to see them get hurt by her rejection, all she wanted was for them to be happy and blissful.

  She didn't realize that the people she thought were important were gradually adding color to her blank love world. Originally, her love world was a complete blank, but in the end, it would be like an oil painting full of colors. The problem is, how can she make all those important people happy when the colored oil painting is finally complete? A colored oil painting is always richer and more colorful than a blank sheet of paper, but also heavier. She will eventually face the weight that catches her off guard, without realizing it.

  Soft and boneless little hand, full of trust, letting him hold it, all he can do is never let go of her hand.

  "Wait a minute, Jingwu, let's go to the flower shop first, I want to buy a bunch of chrysanthemums..."

  "Okay..."

  "The flower shop owner didn't even ask me to pay... what a strange person..."

  "Is it a boy or a girl?"

  "...is an uncle"

  "Xiang Fu..."

  "Huh?"

  "Get away from that strange sorghum..."

  “……”

  Two people hand in hand, Keiichi Tachibana instructs Akane Tsunemori on how to keep a distance from the monsters, pure-hearted Akane can only blink her eyes and respond, as the two of them walk further away, a tall figure silently guards behind them, but even for those who guard and are guarded, they are a serene painting, making one reluctant to disturb.

  How many people have seen such a scene, and they are already used to it. If one day they see two people separated, that would be strange. If someone intends to separate them, that would be unforgivable.

  A faint, originally soft and elegant figure was shrouded in a dark shadow, her fingernails dug into her palm, staring intently as they walked away. The bright red blood that dripped onto the floor was stained with dust, came into contact with the air, and turned dark red, just like the color of the heart gradually being filled with resentment, eventually turning black.

  Kazuo Atobe never wanted Akaya Kirihito to touch the strange dumpling again, so he had Hiyoshi go buy some flowers and then head to Tokyo General Hospital.

  Never thought that the two people walking to Xingcun's ward would see Qing Shui Lian Si, who was squatting there with a stuffy face, still wearing his hospital gown.

  Qingshui Liangsi heard the footsteps and looked up to see Kizuna Kijou and Saginomiya Iori appearing before her. She, who was always rejected by Yukimura, felt a brightening of her mood at seeing Kizuna Kijou! However, upon seeing Saginomiya Iori on the other hand, dark thoughts began to sprout.

  Kiroku Kageo knew that Shimizu Ryōshi had a strong grudge against Kagurazaka Tsumugi, so he wrapped his arm around Kagurazaka's shoulder and with an air of superiority and disdain, said "Huh? Unrefined mother cat! I'm going in with Tsumugi, move aside!"

  Qingshui's mouth twitched violently as she struggled to hold back her anger, heaven knows how much effort it took for her not to erupt. And then, of all people, Akane Tsukino had the nerve to show affection in front of her with Tsubasa Katsuragi! She cursed them to an early death!

  Kageo Kagerou's sharp eyes flashed with a hint of darkness, and the unglamorous mother cat's gaze revealed such malice that it made him want to dig out her eyes!

  "Get out! Take this plain-looking mother cat away from me!"

  Kageo's icy voice echoed at the door, startling Kōmura inside, while outside, Karaki Tōshirō let out a "whoosh" and grabbed Shinryū Kiyomi by the collar of his haori, tossing him far away.

  Originally, her foot would have healed in two days, but she didn't want to leave the hospital because Yukimura was there. However, he had been refusing to see her lately, so she sat angrily outside his hospital room door. She hadn't expected to run into Kageyama Tobio, and even less expected him to order Hoshiumi Chuuichi to throw her out!

  Yukimura opened the door and saw Kojirō Sasaki and Akane Tsunemori, also witnessing a scene where Kiyoharu was thrown away by Kazehaya.

  Koumura Seiichi: “……” He really didn’t think he would see such a scene.

  Even Kuzuha no Okina didn't think that Atsushi would let Karasuma Toga throw out Akutagawa Ryuunosuke, looking at the slender youth in front of her, she seemed even paler. She felt a pang in her heart and handed the chrysanthemum to Koukou, "Koukou-kun, are you okay......"

  Xu Mu said this sentence, he himself felt that it was purely unnecessary. With Qing Shui's calm and composed thoughts, there was no way things could get any better. He now especially needed to rest quietly.

  Koumura held the chrysanthemum, and the faint scent of the flower slightly improved his mood. Especially when he saw the warm and caring blue eyes in front of him, he smiled slightly, "It's okay, I'm fine, come on in..."

  Koumura let Akane, Tsurugi and Mitsuki all go in. Kiyomizu Akira also wanted to go in but unfortunately Hishitani Takahiro was staring at her so she could only swallow her saliva and step back a few steps before watching the door close.

  As soon as she entered, she felt a chill, and Kōmura had even pulled the curtains shut. The sickroom was eerily quiet and felt very closed off without a single ray of sunlight. So she walked over to the window and opened the curtains. Kōmura saw her movement, his lips moved slightly, but he still didn't say anything.

  With a swish, the sunlight outside poured in through the window, casting a warm glow on the room through that slender figure. In an instant, it was very warm. Whether it was the warmth brought by that figure or the sunlight, everyone present only wanted to say that she, standing in the sunlight, was the warmest and most addictive...

  Kazuo Kise looked back at Suehiko and he also happened to look up at him, "Long time no see, Kazuo. Didn't expect to meet you here..."

  I still remember two years ago, when Koji Kanda entered the Rikkai University tennis club's regular selection challenge alone. At that time, Shinji Ibu accepted the challenge. Although at first Kanda seemed to be badly suppressed by Ibu and looked like he was about to lose the match, the moves he came up with in the end were incredibly powerful. If they continued playing, it would have been Ibu who lost.

  At present, Kiseki Kengo is indeed not simple as he thought back then and has stepped on the 200-strong tennis club of the strong to become the strongest!

  "Hmm? I didn't expect to see you here either, two years later. You used to be so spirited and full of energy." Kageyama Tobio leaned against the door, crossing his arms as he said this.

  Koumura's eyes flickered slightly, "I see, I never thought it would be in a hospital..."

  Akane turned around and looked at the two of them. Looking at Yukimura's state, she couldn't help but speak softly, "Yukimura-kun, you'll get better, definitely!"

  She knew that making such a promise might be meaningless to Yukimura, and although she knew the fate of this person, she couldn't convince this two-dimensional character to believe her. Still, she couldn't help but want to say it - even if the boy would eventually get better, she hoped he wouldn't suffer too much in the process.

  Koumura's eyes moved slightly as he turned to look at the girl. The conviction in her tone warmed his heart, and he knew that this gentle girl was trying to comfort him. Every time he thought about the doctor's diagnosis, all his good mood would instantly dissipate, but the warmth and hope this girl conveyed to him had always stayed in his heart. Even though it was just comfort, he felt satisfied. He smiled back at her, "Yeah, I believe I'll get better, but if you can call me 'Koumura-kun', I'll recover even faster..."

  Koumura-kun, what a distant title. Although he has always been distant to outsiders, this person just can't help but get close to him.

  Xu Mu's eyes widened slightly, and then she smiled faintly, "Alright, you can call me Ling Fu too..."

  "Kazuki, there's a word in this Chinese book that I don't quite understand. Can you teach me?" said Yukimura, picking up the book beside him and gazing at her with an earnest expression that made it impossible for Kazuki to refuse. The two of them then began discussing the contents of the Chinese book as if no one else was around.

  Kiroku Kageo slightly furrowed his brow, then immediately relaxed, looking at Akagi Tsumugi and Yukimura Seiichi. His eyes passed over a dark light, tightly staring at Yukimura Seiichi's eyes. In his heart, he was shocked. The current Yukimura Seiichi was so strange. Although he didn't have the same familiarity with Chinese as Akagi Tsumugi did, he could see the fleeting unfamiliarity in his eyes. However, under Akagi Tsumugi's explanation, it instantly transformed into his own knowledge, just like seeing something wrapped in an unfamiliar exterior. As Akagi Tsumugi peeled off that exterior, revealing a very familiar face, he seemed to be gradually recovering his memories of Chinese...

  Kiyokawa Kageo felt something was strange in his heart, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

  These two people were indeed in a world where no one else disturbed them, Atobe Keigo was always thinking about Kōmura Seichi's problem, and before he knew it, the sky had darkened. The hospital's ward lights that lit up at the same time woke up several people, which meant that Akagi Mitsuru and Atobe Keigo should leave.

  Koumura put down the book, lowered his eyes and wiped away a reluctant tear before raising them again with a warm smile to say to Akagi Mitsuki, "Let's head back, thanks for coming to see me today, I'm really glad..."

  "...Take a good rest, don't think too much, everything will get better." Akane Mochida held his hand, this was all she could do, to truly overcome the psychological barrier, he still needed to rely on himself.

  "Good..." What else could he say? For this girl's words, it seemed that he would never be able to add a negative word.

  Akane Kaito silently gazed at him for a while, then lifted his palm and wrote down a string of numbers on it. Yukimura stared blankly, the feeling of the fingertips tracing across his palm was extremely familiar, so familiar that it made his eyes feel hot.

  "My phone number, call me if you need anything..." said Akane Kaito with a faint smile.

  "Hehe, okay......" Kōmura had a strong memory, and he could still remember the string of numbers.

  Kazuki Akane and Kageo left, the space that was originally for four people suddenly became empty, Yukimura's heart sank, staring blankly at his palm, still flashing in his mind the scene of her writing phone numbers on his palm, finally sighed, lay down on the bed, pinched the bridge of his nose.

  He's really tired, always having those inexplicable feelings.

  Qingmu Xiangxiang, in his memory, there shouldn't be such a person.

  Kazuki Akane still saw Shizuka Hio's very persistent waiting outside the door, speechless. The door of Yukimura's hospital room behind her was locked by her, she didn't want Shizuka to disturb him.

  Kiroku Kageo and Karaki Takaaki were there, Shimizu Ryōsuke was holding back his anger, watching as Kiroku Kageo walked away hand in hand with Karaki Akane, gritting his teeth but unable to do anything about it, rubbing his chest in frustration, he thought that one day Karaki Akane would be the death of him!!!

  Sachiko Yukimura is always standing outside the door, she can't stay here anymore, it's only right to stand guard by Akane Tsukino's side! She's actually holding hands with Keiichi Tachibana now! This development is too fast! How infuriating!

  So she resolutely completed the discharge procedures and returned to Ice Emperor. As soon as she stepped out of the hospital gate, under the dark night sky, she made a vow to the stars!

  You're going down! Absolutely can't let you have a good life! The princes are all hers!

  Qing Shui's thoughts were suppressed, but the fire in her heart couldn't be contained as she headed home. Passing by a Chinese restaurant, she was surprised - it had been ages since she last had Chinese food! Without hesitation, she stepped inside, only to find herself face-to-face with Lin Mu and Kageyama Tobio... again! Can't they just not show off their lovey-dovey side in front of her?!

  She was extremely angry and had healed her wounds, forgetting the pain. She was about to join their dinner table when Tsuba Kageo saw her. With just one glance, Karasuma Chikara immediately took her out of the store, leaving her outside to frantically scratch her hair in frustration.

  Akane Motofuji fell silent, shook her head, and genuinely had no hope for Kiyomizu. Looking at the food on the table, she thought of Yukimura and asked the store to pack a portion, which she handed over to him before heading home with Atsushi Tsubaki and Hiroshi Hishida.

  The dark night outside had a hazy moonlight, and Kokoro Seiichi sat on the windowsill, his eyes distant, unsure whether he was watching the night sky or trying to see through time and space.

  Kazuo Atobe and Akane Kurogane walked hand in hand on the way home, not taking a car. Under the moonlight, the two walked slowly, without any urgency to return home, even though Akane's father, Akira Kurogane, was getting anxious again due to her late return.

  "Silk fragrance..."

  "Huh?"

  "Will you spend the rest of your life with me?"

  The boy under the moonlight wanted to say those words, but he looked down and saw the girl's vague figure beside him, and was afraid that saying it too early would push her away. He had always wanted to take something by force, but for this soft girl, he feared his overbearing ways would hurt her.

  "Silk fragrance..."

  "Huh?"

  "I just wanted to call you..."

  "Jingwu"

  "Huh?"

  "I didn't think you'd be like this too..."

  “……”

  Because I want to go home, the road under the moon will be walked even if it's far away. The boy under the moon actually wants to make a promise with the girl under the moon to hold her hand for life.

  You may know that the emperor's promise is not easy to make, once made, it will never change forever.

  He didn't want to take the too domineering road and bind her tightly, the emperor's gentle offensive was also very magnificent. He would slowly walk into the deepest part of her heart, until she couldn't leave him anymore, then he would solemnly make a promise to accompany her for life...