Seizing Dreams [B1]

Ch 54 - Tears

Translated by: DMlations/Zryuu
Edited by: Amelea, FistFullOfDollars and Juurensha

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"Ryuusei? Are you there? Does this house belong to the two of you?" Yu Hao looked around the room that was completely empty.

"Yes. This was our home in Manhattan." Nakagawa Ryuusei's voice rang out, "And it was our 'next life' that Nicky promised."

As soon as he stopped speaking, Ryuusei walked over from the living room.

Yu Hao immediately got off the bed and asked in astonishment, "Ryuusei, you can talk? Then why didn't you talk just before?"

Ryuusei was a little restrained as he nodded, "I am unable to speak the moment I leave this place. I can only speak when I'm at home. I know you're Yu Hao, I'll......make a cup of coffee for you ba? Please, take a seat."

Yu Hao's only thought was that this entire situation completely and thoroughly put into practice all the rules of dreamscapes - it seemed incredibly surreal. One minute he was still in Chichén Itzá, and the next he had crossed into Chen Yekai's house in New York.

Yu Hao looked up at the ceiling. There were no cracks in it, so how was he supposed to get out?

"I don't really have any friends." Ryuusei said, "You're welcome to visit."

Ryuusei's Chinese seemed a bit unnatural. Yu Hao noticed that he was wearing a black Japanese high school uniform over his white shirt, looking quite refined and handsome. He twisted open the coffee pot and added some Japanese-style UCC instant coffee into two bamboo cups.

"Did you buy this house?" Yu Hao's attention was distracted, "A house in Manhattan, Chen Laoshi really is rich."

"Yes." Ryuusei answered simply.

"Why do I care about this?" Yu Hao didn't know if he should cry or laugh, "I'm sorry, I'm really too crass."

There were no doors in Ryuusei and Chen Yekai's home. Yu Hao tried to draw the curtains that were illuminated by the sun only to find a wall behind them. This meant that he would be unable to leave by the usual means.

Ryuusei carried a wooden tray over; it was set with coffee, sugar, and milk, and there was even a small Napoleon cake on it. Yu Hao took a sip; the coffee was very fragrant.

"That's the kind Nicky likes." Ryuusei's expression was serene, "I hope you like it too. There's only this dessert in the house. I brought it for Nicky too, but he has never eaten it."

"Thank you." Yu Hao said, "I like it a lot."

The two of them sat at the dining table. Yu Hao wanted to say something, but he was mostly preoccupied with thoughts of how to leave this place, whether or not Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai had arrived at the well in Chichén Itzá, and what will happen next. But then he recalled the events that had transpired before he fell here: the Dark Ryuusei outside the well had been indirectly shot and killed by this bright Ryuusei, so maybe when they arrived at the well, they would also be looking for Yu Hao?

Yu Hao's mind was swirling with chaotic thoughts and he didn't know where to start. The two of them just stared at the table cloth. For some reason, Yu Hao had a strong impression that there was a peaceful, tacit understanding between he and Ryuusei as they enjoyed their time together, even if they didn't speak much.

Finally, Ryuusei spoke.

Ryuusei, "When I was with Nicky, we could also sit here quietly for an entire day. He would sit in your seat and read."

"What about you?" Yu Hao asked.

"I'd watch him." Ryuusei answered.

His hair was slightly long, but his eyes were very bright, as if the whole world would become tranquil in his presence.