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The sky has completely dimmed, the full moon hangs in the night sky, but the square is singing and dancing, and the streets are full of colorful lights.The colorful lights are reflected in the dark night, decorating this extraordinary city center.There are still bustling crowds on the street carnivaling, some people have painted their faces, some are wearing masks, large and small stages are set up on both sides, and many people are flocking to play and dance, probably for a performance It hasn't officially started yet.No wonder Haruo gets angry during the day, the city is too crowded and chaotic these days, if he gets lost, he won't go back.

Unexpectedly, Haruo usually looks like a domineering person, often cloudy and sunny, and would tell some jokes to tease him, but now he is shopping in the street with great interest, and laughing happily at those people wearing ghost masks .Dasha followed him around, was very interested in everything around him, and looked at the rare expression on Haruo's face from time to time.

"It's still early for the show, let's go over there and have a look."

Haruo estimated the time and pulled Dasha out of the crowd under the stage. This is the most crowded place. He wanted to go to a place with fewer people so that the two of them could breathe.Probably because the people around him are different. Although these tricks on the street have been seen before, today they are particularly novel.

After walking for a while, a thin layer of sweat had oozed from Dasha's forehead. He wiped it off, and felt a slight vibration from a distance, and was obviously taken aback.No matter how many people there are, it won't make the ground shake.

When he was in panic, Hara pulled him to the side of the street.

"Don't be afraid."

Hara knows what's going on?

I felt the cheers of pedestrians on both sides getting louder and louder, and a low roar resembling the sound of a whistle came from the other side of the curved street, like a cloud cover, it turned out to be an elephant!It was nearly three meters high, and its huge body approached step by step, covering the entire street in a layer of shadow.

It reminded Dasha of the elephant riding scene in Dorling a few years ago...it was really big and scary.

Maybe because of a good heart, Haruo hugged him in his arms.

Fortunately, elephants are docile. After domestication, they will not take the initiative to hurt people, and people love them very much. Although the tusks are huge, they are tied tightly with ropes by the elephant trainers on both sides. There is almost no danger. The nose is dangling in front, and it is said that it can spray water, which can hold a lot of water. Every step of the thick legs has a solid and strong force, making the ground vibrate.

Several mahouts stopped in their tracks, and the giant elephant blew again, and stopped obediently on the side of the street, while people on both sides cheered for it.

Watching the elephant trainer introduce to the crowd with his arms outstretched, his voice was a little fuzzy amidst the noise, but Dasha probably understood it. It turns out that this giant elephant can be used for people to ride.He raised his head, as if a thick red blanket had been spread on his back, the tassels drooped, and there was a soft ladder made of thick rope.

Haruo took him forward and stuffed three or four gold coins into the hands of the mahout.

"Interesting, let me go up."

The mahout shouted, "Okay!"

They came here to do business during the festival, and it was expected that there must be nobles hanging out in the street.Domesticating elephants is a lot of money. If it weren't for the royal family's demand for riding, how could ordinary people afford it? Many children can only watch eagerly, but more children dare not sit on it at all. , and even hid behind his parents in fright, only showing a small head.

Haruo already looked excited, patted his trousers, and decided to go up and try.It's not that he hasn't ridden before, but this scene accidentally aroused the memory of the first time he met Fulou... That's why he had the idea of ​​recalling the memory.

At that time, Fulou was even thinner, timid, and cowardly than now. He sat on the back of the elephant and leaned against him, not daring to move at all, and he couldn't speak clearly. Later, his attitude changed, and he didn't know why, but now he She is so shy and gentle again, so the previous things are not important.Now they have all grown a lot taller, and Fulou's shoulders are also much wider, but they are still not as strong as Hara, and they can still be hugged tightly by him.

"Hara?" They had already stood beside the elephant, and Dasha was slightly stunned. He had a bad feeling that he would not sit on it, "What is this for?..."

"I'll help you up." Haruo wrapped his arms around his shoulders and stopped in front of the rope ladder, saying softly.

Haruo had never spoken in such a gentle manner, and it made his ears turn red for a moment.

The elephant trainer pulled the ladders on both sides to straighten, enough for them to climb up steadily. He didn't want people to see a joke amidst the loud cheers of the crowd. Everyone should wait for someone to sit on it and watch the elephant walk. Bar.

"Then, then I'll go up."

Dasha held the rope and began to climb slowly.Hara has been supporting his waist at the back, not letting up at all. It is the second time he has climbed up the elephant. It seems that he has grown up after a long time, and his body is much stronger. It is not particularly difficult, but Dasha is tight Pulling the hook on the elephant's back, for fear of falling, he was about to bend over halfway when his waist was bound.

It turned out that Hara also sat up.There are no armrests on both sides, so it is unavoidably empty, but with the protection of Hara, it seems that the body is already stiff in his arms, and I can only sit obediently in this position.

In any case, they are already grown men, so hugging each other is too close. Dasha knew that Haruo liked to make fun of him, but maybe it was really for his safety, so he never dared to touch the ring. With the hand on his waist, he turned his head and asked softly, "There are so many people, you won't look at us, will you?"

On both sides are people dressed in strange clothes, walking around, holding bouquets and waving silks and satins, as if they are not looking at them...

"Who dares to watch?" Haruo laughed heartily twice, as if enjoying it very much, Prince Fulou has no reason to break away from his embrace, "Are you afraid of sitting here?"

"A little bit." Dasha rubbed his back, as if he was still worried that he would slide down the long nose from the front.

"It's okay, I can't let you fall." Haruo's arms hugged even tighter, as if to imprison him.

"...Thank you, Hara." Dasha tilted his head and smiled at him.

Haruo was startled, not knowing how to answer.Hands crossed in front of Dasha's lower abdomen, thinking of this beautiful body being covered by this long gown, even being held in his hands, no matter how tight he hugged him without resistance... Haruo's heart beat so fast extremely fast.Fortunately, he has the self-control that he is proud of, so he resisted countless impulses.

impulse?

What impulse?

The urge to kiss.After seeing him wearing such a seductive outfit, I had such an impulse.Not just kisses, but...

original……

Haruo didn't realize it himself, he was already attracted by the floating building.Even with unpleasant memories, in fact, just like love at first sight once, he fell in love again.

No matter who it is, no one has ever attracted him like this.

Those childish and violent actions are all due to jealousy.

No matter how much I hide my heart, I want to get closer again and again.

Although I feel upset when I see Fulou's smile, it's because no matter how angry I am, he will respond gently...

This will even make Hara's proud heart blame, feel guilty, and be at a loss...

He originally thought that Fulou's gentle character was a deliberate disguise, and teased and tried many times, but Fulou was not angry at all, and even he couldn't bear such a bad attitude, so... he didn't want to analyze whether it was true or not, he just knew If you don't take it as your own sooner, I'm afraid you will be robbed of your love by others——

Such a clean smile should belong to himself alone.

Seeing that Fulou doesn't hate him, that's good...

Their relationship should be on the mend.

For the first time in his life, Hara had the idea of ​​a similar pursuit, and he was still a complete idiot when it came to love.There is a lot of experience in love, but that is not true love, that set is definitely useless to Fulou, he is not a humble commoner, he will not be greedy for money, and he will not sacrifice himself easily.

Trying hard will only fail.It will definitely fail.After all, there was a Sumo who was as gentle as water fighting against him, and another honest and honest white dragon was approaching him.There are also those pasts that he doesn't understand, maybe he already has someone he likes.

Might as well let nature take its course...

"Hara, you haven't been very happy these two days, how are you now?"

It seemed that he hadn't spoken for a long time, but Dasha asked a question suddenly.

"It's okay." Haruo suddenly moved to the back of his hand, touched a small stone, and he pulled his wrist, "I didn't expect you to attach so much importance to this bracelet."

"I..." Dasha was speechless.It seems strange to say that it is important.His original intention was really just to keep a good memory, and that was the first time he went to the city to play.

Haruo didn't let go of a gap to take up his words, "Does it mean that you haven't forgotten me?"

forget?What was he asking nonsense, and Fu Lou also said that he hadn't forgotten him.Actually...he just wanted to ask if he hadn't forgotten the feeling they got along with...

"I really haven't forgotten." Dasha hummed for a moment, as if puzzled.Isn't this question a little weird?

He □ laughed twice, "I still remember, when we first met, I hugged you and sat on the back of an elephant. At that time, you were bigger than this elephant."

"Oh, yes……"

"Let's make up."

"reconcile?"

Haruo's voice was soft, as if begging for the first time, "I treated you badly before, from now on, I won't do that again."

"...Okay, okay!" Dasha nodded vigorously without blinking his eyes.He □□Well, he never cared about the unhappiness between them.And isn't it very good now, that's enough.

The humming of the elephant came from below, shaking the people sitting on it, and they also swayed as the elephant stopped.

"Hara, be careful." Dasha grabbed the edge of the rope and watched Hara go down first.Unexpectedly, Hara's movements were much faster than he expected, he easily stepped on the ground, and stretched out his arms to Dasha.

"I'll carry you down." There was no chance for anyone to choose, Dasha got halfway down the ladder and was pulled into his arms by him, so he looked at him embarrassingly.

"It's so strange that you always hug me."

...just a hug, nothing out of the ordinary.Last time he was pressed on the bed...he won't forget, right?Haruo thought angrily, he should really take his time.Their ears were already drowned out by the cheerful sound of musical instruments, and before they had time to talk, they saw Dasha looking at the stage in front of him.

Many children ran fast and rushed to the stage to look around. However, they were not tall, and they had to be held up by their parents to be happy.

"Mom, the show is about to begin!"

Many people on the stage wore masks of ghosts, ghosts and snake gods, dressed in shabby clothes, painted bright red to pretend to be bloody soldiers, and wielding wooden weapons in their hands. For the fighting action, the people in the audience just applaud and applaud, because such an astonishing scene can only be seen once a year, and they must celebrate it.

A few women dressed as fairies move their lotus steps lightly and fly gracefully across the middle of the stage. These dancers usually wear exaggerated costumes, revealing their navels and fragrant shoulders, and all the excited people in the audience are men.

Haruo suddenly heard a young man say in his ear, "The big battle is about to begin! Hold my hand tight!" He should be holding his lover, a petite woman who was said by him immediately fell into a trance. She threw herself into his arms, as if she was really frightened by the ghosts on the stage.

Maybe he was being silly, but he also grabbed the hand of the person next to him.

"...What's wrong, Hara?" He squeezed tightly, no matter where he was, Hara was tied to his palm like this, in fact, how could he get lost.Hara's hands are a bit rough, just like him, it should be because of frequent sword practice, Dasha found out when they came out, fortunately Hara didn't ask anything, Dasha's hands are rough because he has done a lot of rough work rough up. "You're not afraid of the monsters here, are you? They're all fake."

"I'm worried about you!" Haruo said with her head curled.Thinking that he used that snake to scare the other party, he thought he had lingering fears about these monsters.

"I'm not afraid, it's very lively."

Dasha answered him with a smile... In the crowded crowd, it felt like a cool breeze was blowing around his ears.Haruo was nervous and refused to let go, he knew that his face should be flushed.From the corner of the eye, I saw Fulou's smiling face again, and I could see that he was really happy.They watched the show with their hands tightly squeezed, and they didn't let go until they saw the end was coming to an end.

Haruo changed the way, put it on Dasha's waist and walked towards the snack street. Smell the fragrance, and there are some miscellaneous perfume and spice shops.

At some point, Haruo had grabbed several gold coins and was shaking them in his hands.He swept through the rows of shops, somewhat disdainful, but somewhat interested.

"Whatever mask you like, for snacks, just take it away."

In fact, the things here are very cheap, and you can enjoy them without spending too much money.Dasha hummed.After a few steps, Dasha was attracted by a plate of dumpling-shaped things, with various patterns drawn on it with red sauce. It is surprising that this is a kind of dim sum, because there is a sign next to it that clearly states , called... called auspicious cake.

He couldn't help but look at them a few more times. The patterns were different, and he didn't know which one to choose. There were rabbits that he liked very much, but also fish, or lotus flowers.

This kind of dim sum can also be made in the palace, and Haruo took a look at it indifferently, "Choose whatever you like, you can have everything you like."

"Why do you buy all these? Where can we finish eating?" He had already eaten a lot at the banquet in the palace today, and he hadn't fully digested it yet.It's just that these snacks are so cute, I couldn't help but choose them for a long time.

"Throw it away if you can't finish it."

"Ah? Throw it away again. You can take what you can't finish and leave it for the servants to eat." Dasha immediately walked aside, not wanting to choose.

"You've always been like this, thinking of the next person?" Haruo chased after him and asked.

Shaking his head, "No..."

It's rare to come out to play, so don't think about bad things.Besides, Haruo has changed his attitude towards the maids around him a lot in the past few days. As long as they don't do anything wrong, he won't lose his temper indiscriminately. I heard this when I met those maids by chance.

In order to prevent waste, I didn't buy food and continued shopping.If it was because of the festival, Dasha once again saw a lot of gadgets that he had never seen before. It seemed that he seldom went out for shopping. He stopped casually and discovered novel things.He touched the small bottle on the shop and seemed to smell a strong floral fragrance. It turns out that there are cheap perfumes sold on this street, which are juices made from nectar or vanilla. It is very fragrant, and many commoner women are choosing, and there are many sachets next to the perfumes in small bottles.

Haruo has no research on this, but when he saw the broken bottles, he guessed that it was perfume, and stared at the small cloth bags the size of palms. It is really suitable for people with delicate thoughts to take with them, and it also has a relaxing effect. , "Do you like this?"

"Um……"

"Which one do you like?" Haruo is not very interested in what women like, but he put down his temper and chose. The fragrance of each one is different, but he can't smell the difference at all.

Dasha held a small sachet and put it next to his nose, "...this, this."

"It smells so good." As if fascinated, Hara pinched his nose.Only then did Dasha withdraw his hand, holding the sachet and smelling it again, the sweet smell made people feel good.

"Yes, it's made of flower petals."

And there are embroidered patterns on it. I didn't expect that the folk crafts can be so fine. Dasha lamented that his craft is not as good as it is.

Haruo suddenly leaned on his shoulder, and the tip of his nose brushed against his neck, "Let me smell it, have you become fragrant?"

Hehe... It's so embarrassing to lean over like this.In fact, Hara just wanted to sniff his body, and immediately straightened up pretending to be calm. After choosing for a long time, there was no extra rupees. Generally, only Naga would prepare copper coins. He only brought gold coins and threw one away. To the owner of this shop, the other party caught it with both hands, eyes wide open as if getting rich.

Holding the sachet, Dasha wondered, "It's so expensive, why not make it yourself..."

"What did you say?"

"Ah, nothing..."