flstandardbreds Chapter 133 The Living Gecko Pattern
Chapter 133 The Living Gecko Pattern
Soothing music flowed gently through the café. Yu Bai, Shu Yue, and Wu Yan sat by the window, enjoying their delicious food and a rare moment of leisure, chatting about their interesting stories.
Amuro Tooru, busy behind the bar, was washing dishes, but his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the silver-haired boy by the window.
The setting sun's rays streamed through the window, bathing him in a soft glow and casting a gentle halo over his white hair. Perhaps they had discussed something interesting, for a happy and gentle smile immediately spread across the silver-haired boy's face.
This scene inevitably reminded Amuro Tooru of the time when he and four others often chatted and laughed with Yu Bai in Yu Bai's flower shop back in the police academy.
Unfortunately, the original owner of the flower shop has not been seen in the building for a long time. Instead, there is a new owner named Kawakami Anya, who is now called Morofushi Kagemitsu.
The images from his memory intertwined with the scene before him, causing a deep sense of nostalgia to well up in Amuro Tooru's eyes.
"So Pipi Crane is really..." While listening to Shuyue's complaints, Yu Bai's gaze inadvertently swept over the television on the wall of the coffee shop.
At that moment, the television, which had been black, was turned on by the shop assistant, Ms. Xiao Zi, who skillfully tuned it to a channel where Yu Bai was watching an idol drama he had never seen before.
What could attract Yu Bai's attention was certainly not the plot of an idol drama.
But...
"Huh? Is this a new TV show? The male lead is really handsome. But I also have a TV in my citadel. I watch TV with Shinano and the others when we're not doing anything. How come I feel like I've never seen this actor before?"
Seeing that her friend was staring at the wall behind her, Shu Yue turned around and followed Yu Bai's gaze. After seeing what was being shown on the TV, she asked in confusion.
Logically speaking, shouldn't an actor with this kind of appearance be more popular? How come I've never seen this handsome actor before?
"Hey, you also think Mr. Natori is very handsome, right? I only recently became a fan of his."
After hearing what Shuyue said, Miss Xiaozhi came over, and the two of them began to discuss the male lead of the idol drama, "Natori Shuichi".
“…Natori Shuichi?” Yu Bai covered his lips with his right hand, his gaze continuing to wander over the male actor in the TV series.
"that is……"
Then, in a fleeting moment, Yu Bai saw something black emerge from the collar of the actor named Natori Shuichi. In the blink of an eye, the black thing had already crawled up to Natori Shuichi's neck.
Squinting to observe carefully, Yu Bai then discovered that the black thing was actually a gecko-like pattern, which was like a mole on a person's skin, growing inside Natori Shuichi's skin.
And looking at how quickly the gecko crawled all over Natori Shuichi's body, it was as if... it were alive?
Thinking of this, Yu Bai frowned. Then he looked at Miss Xiao Zi, who was chatting with Shu Yue, and Amuro Tooru, who had also been looking at the TV series because of the group's discussion. Yu Bai realized that neither of them seemed to have seen the gecko.
Does this mean that ordinary people can't see this pattern?
Thinking this, Yu Bai turned his head and looked at Wu Yan beside him. Although Wu Yan did not speak, Yu Bai could confirm from his flickering eyes that Wu Yan had also seen the moving "gecko" just like him.
With the contrast in mind, when the gecko quietly crawled onto Natori Shuichi's exposed arm again, Yu Bai gently patted Shuyue's shoulder, signaling her to look up.
"!!!What's this?!"
Shuyue immediately spotted the gecko pattern and exclaimed in surprise. This exclamation caught the attention of Miss Xiaozhi, who looked up in confusion but only saw Natori Shuichi's handsome face; nothing else.
He pulled Shuyue, who was still in surprise, and gestured for her not to make too much noise.
Just then, a new customer entered the store, and Miss Xiaozi quickly got up to greet him.
"Hey, hey, hey, did you guys see that? What's that on Natori Shuichi's clothes?"
As soon as Miss Xiao Zi left, Shu Yue couldn't wait to whisper in Yu Bai and Wu Yan's ears. Because there were more and more people in the store, she didn't dare to speak too loudly and could only ask in a low voice.
"I don't know, but it seems like ordinary people without spiritual power can't see it." Wu Yan shook his head; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
While the three of them were whispering to each other, Amuro Tooru, who was preparing food behind the counter, had already seen everything they were doing.
He noticed Shuyue's exclamation and the subsequent whispers among Yu Bai and the other two, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.
When Shuyue exclaimed in surprise, he followed her gaze to the television, but apart from thinking that Natori Shuichi was handsome, he did not notice anything unusual.
Possible
The reactions of Yu Bai and the other two convinced him that they must have discovered something.
Can't others see this?
Suddenly remembering Yu Bai's magical amulet, a strange meaning flashed in Amuro Tooru's gray-purple eyes.
After eating and drinking their fill, it was completely dark outside, and the three of them prepared to leave Poirot Cafe and return to Honmaru.
Because Yu Bai was accompanied by Wu Yan and Shu Yue, Amuro Tooru couldn't bring up the past with him alone at this time. So he went up to him and got Yu Bai's phone number under the guise of making friends.
"It's okay, I already have a phone number, I can take my time," Amuro Tooru thought to himself.
After all these years, a little more time won't make a difference.
Looking at the string of numbers displayed on his phone screen, Amuro Tooru silently memorized them and then put the phone back in his pocket.
After saying goodbye to Shuyue and Wuyan, the three of them used teleporters to return to their respective Honmaru.
After returning to the citadel, Yu Bai greeted Shokudaikiri and the others, saying that he had already eaten, and then went to take a bath.
Soaking in the warm hot spring, Yu Bai's thoughts drifted to the scene he had witnessed at the Poirot Cafe earlier that day.
He was certain that he had never met this actor named Shuichi Natori before.
Although he didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, he had many classmates, especially girls, who often gathered together after class to discuss the latest TV dramas and celebrities.
As students of Hyotei University who are heirs to prestigious families, watching television is a rare form of entertainment for them, in addition to club activities.
Since we've never seen this person before, how did they suddenly appear?
Yu Bai speculated that this was likely related to the recent phenomenon of global integration.
Shuichi Natori is very likely a star from the world of Futsuki, and it was only through the gradual merging of the two worlds that he was able to make a name for himself in this world.
Upon realizing this possibility, Yu Bai's heart instantly became excited.
If even such famous celebrities have appeared, does that mean...?