He set the bag down and pulled out the unfinished "Long Night's Journey."
Kiyono Lin focused intently on the hardcover book in the thirty-two mo format;
Jiutiao Meiji lay playing a video game, her long legs in pantyhose resting on the arm of the sofa, idly swinging back and forth, the most potent hypnotic device in the world.
Dubian Che's heart settled, and then he realized a fact that had changed without him noticing:
The world outside the Human Observation Department was no longer the daily life he was used to and desired.
In this club room, nobody gave him chocolates, no one cared whether he chose arts or sciences, and appearances made no difference.
Only here were they all "the same."
Even the voice acting circle, or even the more prestigious entertainment circle, meant nothing to them three.
Perhaps, even without Ochazuke, he would gradually drift away from the everyday.
"Dubian."
"Hmm?"
"Come here."
Dubian Che closed the book, stood up, and walked to the sofa,
