Master of Dreams

Furuhashi stopped blowing his hair and turned his head with a smile: "I'm really sorry for not being under pressure."

Naoki raised his hand: "I take back what I just said."

"Too late."

"It can only be regretted by practical measures." Naoki pointed to Ogata's side, "Come and massage too."

"Not." Furuhashi turned his head, "Anyway, my shoulders aren't stiff at all, and I don't need a massage to relax at all."

Naoki said calmly, "You are going home tomorrow, you don't know when the next massage will be."

Furuhashi was silent.

Running away from home this summer was a coincidence, so I won't be living in Asakawa-san's apartment again in the future?

Except later...

Furuhashi's face was a little hot, and she dispelled the thoughts in his heart, and sat quietly beside Ogata.

Compared to Ogata who has stiff shoulders and always suffers from chest tightness, Furuhashi's shoulders are very soft, she doesn't make the same weird sound as Ogata, but the temperature on his face is still rising rapidly.

"Ahn~." After a few minutes of silence, she noticed his throat was a little scratchy, and she seemed to want to hum a strange sound. Furuhashi quickly interrupted, "That's enough, time to read and study!"

The nightlife of the three is quite simple. They read books, study, and watch the latest episode of "Alice in the Dead Country" together. Overall, it was 11pm.

"Asakawa-san." Furuhashi raised his hand to cover his mouth and yawned, "Ricchan and I are going to sleep."

Naoki nodded lightly: "I fell asleep too."

"Good night."

....

After turning off the chandelier, Naoki lay down on the tatami, played with his cellphone for a while, then closed his eyes and began to sleep. His routine was always regular, day and night never reversed due to the arrival of summer vacation.

Soft footsteps sounded in the silent night.

Naoki had not yet fallen asleep, when he heard footsteps walking towards him, raised his eyes and looked up, Furuhashi wearing cat pajamas walked in front of him.

"Asakawa-san?" Furuhashi leaned over and whispered, "Are you sleeping?"

"Asleep."

"Sleep with your eyes open?"

"When people fall asleep their eyes move involuntarily, it's normal for me to keep my eyes open."

Furuhashi said with a smile: "I'm really sorry for accidentally waking Asakawa-san."

When apologizing, don't stab people with your hands, you have to follow the rules of the road and expose breasts!

Forget it.

You don't seem to have.

Feeling Naoki's gaze drop thirty centimeters, Furuhashi quickly raised his arms and covered his chest, she became alert:

"His eyes are not right… Are you thinking of something bad?"

You can see that the light is very dark, and the senses of the six girls are too sharp!

In this case, it doesn't matter whether the answer is yes or no, it is not the correct answer.

Naoki changed the subject: "Not sleeping too late... Are you insomniac?"

"No insomnia." Furuhashi shook his head gently, and whispered, "Itsuki-san came two days ago, Asakawa-san said entered a dream?"

Naoki quickly understood the intention of coming to Furuhashi, "It's certainly possible, but I can't be sure what will happen in the dream."

"Enough already." Furuhashi sat on the tatami, "What should I do?"

"Lie down." Naoki stretched out his right hand, "then hold my hand."

Furuhashi agreed to lie down beside Naoki, and held Naoki's right hand. The skin is smooth and silky, soft and boneless, and very comfortable to hold.

"Your hands are so cold."

Naoki whispered.

"It's late now, is it normal if your hands are cold?" Furuhashi slightly turned his head and came angrily, "Go to sleep."

Unlike Itsuki who was so nervous that she couldn't sleep, Furuhashi suddenly felt relieved, after closing his eyes for a while, his breathing became regular.

Naoki closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he appeared at a busy intersection, not far from the statue of the loyal dog Hachiko that many tourists have photographed.

A warm touch came from his palm, and Naoki turned his head and saw Furuhashi standing beside him.

"Entering Dreamland is a success."

Naoki looked around, still wondering what kind of dream. The next moment, the pedestrians on the street disappeared in an instant. The center of Shibuya which was once bustling and bustling now, had turned cold and uninhabited like a Ghost town.

A cold wind blew, the trash on the ground rolled with the wind, and there were many people littering the ground no matter where they were.

"Asakawa-san." Furuhashi's nervous voice sounded in his ear, "There's something strange on the wall."

Naoki looked up, and on the big LDE screen, a line said "Welcome all players, the game is about to start".

"Alice in the Dead Country?"

Naoki immediately assessed the contents of Furuhashi's dream, and he thought about it every day and night.

When he studied earlier, he had only watched one episode of the TV series Alice in the Dead Country. It is not surprising that he dreams at night.

But... Furuhashi seems a little wrong.

Naoki turned to look at Furuhashi and asked, "Furuhashi, where do you think all the people who suddenly disappeared have gone?"

"Eh?" Furuhashi was shocked, his eyes confused, "Who? Isn't it just the two of us?"

Naoki was silent for a while, "It's too hot, I'm a little dizzy… What are we doing in Shibuya?"

Like the previous Itsuki and the others, they will automatically ignore the nonsensical aspect of dreams, that is... Is this an immersive dream world?

Obviously they entered a dream, why can't Furuhashi stay awake like Itsuki?

"Is this a heat stroke?" Furuhashi was worried and approached, put his hand on Naoki's forehead and said while taking the temperature, "Didn't you say you came to watch a movie on a date today?"

I'm not saying that I want to watch a movie with you, it's really your dream!

It really is kind of an immersive dream... Wait.

Naoki suddenly froze.

"Date?"

Background in a dream, we are dating?

It's natural that ordinary friends can't date, it's better to say that the word dating is limited to couples, so the background of the dream world, have we started dating!

"The forehead is not hot, let's drink water, be careful with heat stroke."

Seeing Furuhashi with worried eyes and handing over the drink, Naoki also started to worry.

When Furuhashi wakes up, Naoki will most likely be killed and silenced!

While speaking, an arrow appeared on the screen, "Please go to the game building and participate in the game."

Furuhashi looked up with a worried tone: "Although I don't know what happened, I have a bad feeling that if I don't participate in the game, something very dangerous might happen…"

100% dangerous.

"Let's go have a look." Naoki took a sip of his drink and said sternly, "Forgot to tell you, I actually have a hidden identity."

"Eh?"

"As long as I don't want to lose, no one can beat me."

...

2 hours later.

In a dimly lit room.

Furuhashi's tense breath suddenly broke the calm of the night.

Furuhashi immediately got up: "Asakawa-san, run away quickly."

"Don't disturb the other neighbors." Naoki stretched out his right hand and hugged Furuhashi straight into his arms, "Don't be nervous, remember it well, it was just a dream adventure just now."

Furuhashi lay in Naoki's arms, sniffing Naoki's scent, she slowly came to his senses.

"Everything that happened just now… was it all my dream?"

"I remember."

"The game in the dream is clearly Alice in the Dead Country… I took advantage of Ricchan who fell asleep earlier, and I sneaked in here, wanting to dream of mom."

Naoki complained: "And it's still a dream game that you unknowingly fused together."

From the building escape at the beginning to the dream adventure behind, many games are combined together... But as a player in the dream, Naoki is not afraid at all, and goes straight through the level.

"Think about it carefully, it is indeed a dream, and there are too many things that don't make sense." Furuhashi narrowed his eyes, "Wait a minute, when we are dreaming, we sometimes have lucid dreams. …Are we still in a dream?"

Naoki said "If you doubt it, then verify it."

"How to verify?"

Naoki stretched out his right hand and gently pinched Furuhashi's face. "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts."

"Pain is true, if it is a dream, there will be no pain."

Furuhashi puffed out his cheeks: "...Quickly let go of your hand."

The memories of the big adventure in the dream were vivid, as if she had actually participated in the game Alice in the Dead Country and the thrilling adventure made Furuhashi a little lost.

Lying in Naoki's arms and resting for a while, Furuhashi could tell the difference between dream and reality, suddenly stretched out his right hand and pinched Naoki's waist.

"it hurts."

Naoki said.

As she recalled everything in the dream, Furuhashi's face quickly became hot, "The dream just now can't be real, don't think about it!"

Naoki looked at the girl in his arms, his eyes innocent: "Why should I think nonsense?"

"It's better not to think about it!"

Furuhashi blushed, and his embarrassment almost overflowed.

Embarrassed.

Embarrassed!

Dating, falling in love, taking vows, and then dating together... why does she have nightmares!

The more Furuhashi thought about it, the angrier she became, whispering: "Didn't Asakawa-san tell me it was possible to stay awake in a dream?"

"The ability to enter dreams has not been developed for a long time, how to use it requires a lot of verification." Naoki looked at Furuhashi and said softly, "Maybe that's one thing I just missed. .. Let's do it again?"

Aware of the dangerous light in Naoki's eyes, Furuhashi's heartbeat slowly accelerated: "No, I'm going back to sleep."

"It's only 2 o'clock, it's still early."

"Don't do that either."

"Thinking every day and dreaming at night, dreams can only form under the influence of strong emotions." Naoki earnestly and teased, "You don't want to see Auntie?"

Furuhashi suddenly hesitated and whispered, "Then… try again?"

"As ordered."

The next moment.

Feeling the hot touch from Naoki's lips, Furuhashi suddenly opened his eyes, and after a moment of silence, she hastily closed his eyes.

One thing was missing... Could it be bullying her?

This kind of thing has nothing to do with entering a dream!

Although there was some experience, it was an accident or a last resort, and this was the first time Naoki took the initiative to kiss her.

Furuhashi wanted to push Naoki away, but unfortunately his body wasn't able to muster any strength at all, she could only symbolically support Naoki with his hands and closed his eyes nervously.

In his dizzy state, Furuhashi suddenly felt that Naoki's tongue seemed to want to move forward. She clearly wanted to refuse, but his body didn't comply, his lips parted slightly, then something hot came and firmly passed, then grabbed the tip of his tongue which was receding little by little.

It was as if fireworks exploded in his mind, at this moment, Furuhashi only felt that his breath and life were being taken with ease.

When she opened his eyes again, Furuhashi was surprised to find that he was standing in an old garden.

"What did we just do?"

Naoki looked at Furuhashi and asked.

"I just…" Furuhashi mused, a look of confusion flashing across his eyes, "I don't remember."

"True if you can't remember." Naoki nodded lightly, "Looks like the dream worked."

"What dream is it?"

Furuhashi was confused and the memory before going to bed quickly became clear, so that the face quickly turned red.

Naoki rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice, "You really are blushing even in your dreams…"

"You said it!"

The cross-shaped tendon on Furuhashi's forehead twitched slightly, and a hand knife stabbed him, hitting Naoki's weakness in the middle.

Naoki clutched his stomach and stumbled backwards: "It hurts, my bones are broken."

"This is a dream, there is no pain at all!" Furuhashi raised his hand and pinched himself, and it really didn't hurt at all.

Furious, Furuhashi turned his gaze to the garden, raised his hand to rest his forehead: "The garden looks familiar..."

Naoki stretched out his hand and pointed: "If I remember correctly, the front is where your family lives, and this should be a park near your house."

"I remember!" Furuhashi said quickly, "It is indeed a park near my house, but it was renovated when I was little, so I didn't recognize it right away…"

In the middle of the conversation, Furuhashi grabbed Naoki's wrist excitedly.

"The year the garden was renovated coincidentally the year my mother died, I will never forget it." Furuhashi was very excited. "The park hasn't been renovated, so mom..."

"Don't be excited, calm down, too strong emotional fluctuations can end the dream." Naoki reached out to hold Furuhashi, touching his head consolingly, "Control your emotions."

Furuhashi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I see... Let's go home first and see if Mother is home."

"Um."

Naoki followed Furuhashi back to the house, the house was empty and there was no one.

"That was the year when mother was sick…" Furuhashi glanced at the calendar on the wall and quickly turned to leave, "Asakawa-san, let's go to the hospital."

The two of them walked to the bus stop, Furuhashi was about to take his wallet, touched his pocket, and quickly opened his eyes: "Asakawa-san, the wallet and cellphone are gone."

Naoki said speechlessly: "This is a dream, it is normal to have no money."

Furuhashi became nervous: "How can I take the bus if I don't have money?"

Of course, straight up, as long as you are not embarrassed, the bus driver will never drop you off!

While they were talking, a bus came slowly and stopped in front of the two of them.

"Let's go." Naoki said, "Come on in."

Furuhashi stretched out his hand to hold Naoki's sleeve, and his face turned red, "How?"

"Keep your head down and don't talk." Naoki held Furuhashi's hand, "Follow me, don't waste your time."

This is a dream world, what if you don't pay the fare?

Pull the driver and drive the bus no problem!

Furuhashi had no choice but to lower his head and follow Naoki to the carriage, and was led by Naoki to the rear.

The trolley started quickly and swayed forward.

Furuhashi raised his head calmly: "Driver uncle didn't ask us to pay."

Naoki pondered: "Do you want to try onion food later?"

Furuhashi puffed out his cheeks: "Absolutely not!"

Even in the dream world, you must adhere to the bottom line. Those who eat garlic and don't give money are very sorry for the hard work and sacrifices of others!

Naoki slightly regretted: "I was planning to give it a try."

Furuhashi was angry: "You are not allowed to try. When you are alone, you have to take care of yourself."

"What can I do if I can't handle it?"

"Then I'll take care of it."

...

Talking all the way, Naoki and Furuhashi immediately came to the hospital door.

"This hospital." Furuhashi looked at the outside wall of the hospital which was white in the sun, his eyes slightly complicated, "Mother must be in the hospital."

Naoki was a little surprised that the hospital where Furuhashi's mother was staying happened to be the same hospital where the father of the Quintuplets worked.

"If you say that… Maybe I can meet Miku and the others in a dream?"

"Mother is on the third floor of the inpatient department." Furuhashi took a deep breath, "Asakawa-san, let's go."

"Um."

The two walked into the inpatient department and quickly came to the third floor.

Furuhashi stopped outside the ward, staring at a pale woman in the ward, with a hazy mist in her eyes.