Rhodes Island's Psychologist

Ch 108: You Are My Light

When Yato is gone, Nightingale runs up to Lin Ye and cheers, "Pineapple Bun is so strong!"

Her praise sounds so sincere, it caught him off guard. He was actually ready to lose...

"Uh, no, not at all," Lin Ye looks away from her and mumbles, "Yato wasn't serious."

"What did you say?"

He sighs, "Nevermind, I'm done here. Let me walk you back."

Nightingale shakes her head. "But I don't want to go back."

"What do you want to do?"

So annoying...

"I want to eat pineapple buns."

"Didn't Shining tell you the cafeteria is closed?"

"Then, when can I go?"

"Tomorrow morning." Lin Ye says, "This time, I'll definitely wake up early."

He decides that even if it means he doesn't sleep, he will still knock on her door in the morning.

"But..." Nightingale shakes her head, "I want the other Liz to try pineapple buns."

Lin Ye stops in his tracks. He asks, "Can you feel her presence?"

"Sister Shining said we share the same past," Nightingale says. "We were both trapped in a very dark, very small place. There was no one, and we couldn't hear anything."

"Like this," She closes her eyes and waves her hands around, "It's really dark. I can't see anything."

"You're speaking nonsense."

"When I open my eyes." Nightingale looks at him, "I see light and Pineapple Bun. I see you."

She looks into his eyes. "Pineapple Bun, can you help her?"

Lin Ye pauses, there's just...there are no words. None in all of his mind for what she's asking.

"If it's you, I know you can do it."

He asks; "Why me? I'm just an ordinary person."

Nightingale speaks with confidence as if the answer were obvious. "Because you are Pineapple Bun."

"For the millionth time, my name is Lin Ye."

Nightingale ignores that.

Lin Ye sighs. "What do you want me to do?"

Nightingale grabs his sleeves and speaks softly, "Pineapple Bun, open her eyes. Let her know this world has light."

{Rhodes Island's Pscyologist}

Half an hour later, Ansel hears the door open.

"You came back early tonight," He doesn't look up from his book, "Dr. Kal'tsit just called you."

Lin Ye puts his shoes down. "Dr. Kal'tsit called me?"

"Yep. She wanted you to call her when you come back."

Lin Ye looks at the clock, "It's almost midnight."

"Do you think Dr. Kal'tsit sleeps at this hour?"

That sounds about right.

Lin Ye picks up his phone and dials Kal'tsit's number. In less than five seconds, he hears her cold voice. "Dr. Lin?"

"Um, it's me."

"Can you tell me why you brought Liz outside?"

"Uh...that was an accident. I won't do that again."

"No need to promise," Kal'tsit says. "Just keep doing that."

"What?"

"You have my permission."

Lin Ye is really surprised. "What? Didn't you tell me... Was it Shining?"

Kal'tsit pauses. After a while, she lets out a soft sigh, with what Lin Ye can almost call...happiness?

"No, it was Liz."

{Rhodes Island's Pscyologist}

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