newbobooks Chapter 89 The Iris Being Followed
Chapter 89 The Iris Being Followed
"Goodbye~ Let's hang out together at the next anime convention!"
"Okay, goodbye, Sister Tianqing."
After dinner, Hua Ling stood at the subway station entrance and waved goodbye to Su Tianqing and the other person not far away.
The girl was holding the fluffy pillow she had won from the game stand in her arms. Even though it was wrapped in a bag, she could still feel the silky smoothness and softness of the pillow inside.
In addition, there were also many related toys in the backpack, making it a very rewarding experience.
Hua Ling took a deep breath, walked into the subway entrance, and began her journey home.
But a petite pink figure quietly appeared in the shadows behind her, and Rabbit followed stealthily behind.
After passing through security and boarding the subway, Hua Ling found a corner to sit down and looked down at her phone.
The album now contains many more photos.
Many of the photos are selfies taken with friends, and some are group photos with cosplayers.
Hana Rin opened a photo with a red heart icon.
Looking at the smiling faces of everyone on the screen, the girl couldn't help but smile with joy.
It's so nice to see everyone in a group photo.
Especially when they see something they like, everyone's bright smiles are incredibly infectious, capable of making everyone around them smile as well.
Should we print out this photo as a keepsake?
That would be a bit strange, so let's just make it our desktop background.
Thinking this, Hua Ling silently set the photo as her phone wallpaper, her smile widening.
After finishing these tasks, the girl put her phone away, stretched, and looked around.
The evening rush hour was over, and the subway wasn't too crowded; you could see the whole line at a glance.
Not far away, a petite pink figure caught Hua Ling's attention.
The figure's presence was so subtle that it was difficult to spot without careful observation.
Pink bunny ears drooped on her head, her face was obscured by a mask and sunglasses, and she was wrapped in an ill-fitting long coat.
Only her legs, clad in black tights and pink sneakers, revealed that she was a petite girl.
"The rabbit-race beastmen..."
Hua Ling spoke to herself in her heart.
There are quite a few orcs in Chengdu. Sister Tianqing and Sister Jiayu are among them. They often see orcs with ears and tails on the subway.
But the rabbit-like beastmen... this was truly the first time I had ever actually seen one.
Come to think of it, I saw her at the anime convention today. So she was going the same way as me? I almost never see her usually.
With that thought in mind, Hua Ling didn't pay much attention.
……
The subway arrived at the station, and the girl walked back to the surface, clutching a pillow.
Strolling along the empty streets, Hana Rin leisurely reminisces about the day.
Besides the body pillow in my arms, I also bought a lot of interesting merchandise.
The new iris-themed badges and tinplate are already hanging on the outside of my backpack. In addition, there are a lot of posters and shikishi (art boards) with laser prints, which should satisfy my mental needs for at least a month.
"But this cushion is still better."
Hua Ling hugged the pillow in her arms tighter, her face full of happiness.
Heart Moon Fox Tail Pillow!
I'm already really looking forward to getting home, unpacking it, putting it on my bed, and hugging it to my heart's content. It must feel amazing!
"Rustle and rustle, splash and clatter."
Suddenly, a strange noise came from behind.
Hua Ling turned around and caught a glimpse of a black figure flashing by in the shadows of the corner.
"!!"
A bad feeling crept into the girl's heart.
It was completely dark, there were few pedestrians, and the surroundings were somewhat eerie.
But Chengdu has always had a good public security record, so this shouldn't have happened...
"...!!"
Suddenly, a figure wearing sunglasses and a mask peeked out from the corner of the wall. Upon seeing Hua Ling staring in their direction, the figure immediately retreated.
Hua Ling's heart was pounding so hard it was in her throat.
What happened?!
Wasn't Chengdu supposed to be very safe? Why would such a stalker appear?!
The girl quickened her pace considerably.
Seeing this, the black-clad figure quickened its pace.
Turn the corner, and it's still there behind you.
After crossing another main road, I could still see him.
Hearing the continuous rustling footsteps behind her, Hua Ling almost burst into tears.
What a stalker!!
Why did this have to happen to me?!
So those stalker videos I see on websites are actually real?!
Maybe we should call the police.
The person behind him had been following him for over ten minutes. If he didn't call the police soon, he might...
The girl was filled with panic, frantically rummaging through her bag, but she couldn't manage to pull out her phone.
The more nervous I was, the less I could feel it, and something actually fell out of my pocket.
But Hua Ling had no time to care what it was. After turning a few corners, she looked up and saw the gate of her community not far away. She rushed up to it as if she had seen a savior.
"Hmm? It's Karin-chan. What brings you back today...?"
"Uncle! Someone's following me! Uncle, please help me!"
Before the security guard could finish speaking, Hua Ling nervously scurried into the security booth and asked him for help.
Seeing the girl on the verge of tears, the security guard quickly looked behind her.
The figure wearing sunglasses and a mask appeared in his field of vision, which startled him quite a bit.
"A1 Gate! Something's happened at A1 Gate, need two backups!"
“!!!!!!”
The petite, masked figure jumped in surprise, her ears, which had been lying flat on her head, snapped up, and she turned and ran.
It was only then that Hana realized the identity of the person following her.
Was it the bunny girl I met on the subway?
But why is she following me?
Thinking of this, Hua Ling took out her phone, intending to talk to Xiao Feng and the others about it.
But the moment the girl put her hand into her pocket, she sensed something was wrong and then froze.
—The guardian star in my pocket is gone!
……
Xia Taotao walked dejectedly down the street, carrying a backpack and looking exhausted.
Messed up.
Everything was messed up.
In order to win the pillow in the target shooting game, Xia Taotao practiced target shooting for two whole days.
Unexpectedly, he hesitated for a moment because he was afraid of being stared at by those around him, and the girl took it first.
I've always wanted that tail-shaped body pillow.
The bunny girl planned to negotiate with the girl who got the body pillow, exchanging her backpack full of merchandise for the limited-edition body pillow, but she didn't have the courage to approach her and speak to her after following her the whole way.
So he followed for half a day, and when he finally mustered up the courage to go up, he was so frightened by the security guard that he hurriedly ran away.
Two days of intensive target practice were completely useless; I failed to get the limited-edition tail pillow, and I couldn't even snag the limited-edition standee I'd been longing for.
Rabbit Girl glanced down at the heavy satchel beside her, her nose stung, and tears immediately rolled down her cheeks.
"Waaah... Waaah—"
"I'm such a... such a useless piece of trash... Waaah... Waaah..."
"I...I practiced for two days...Waaaaah..."
The girl's heartbroken cries went unnoticed. The street was deserted, except for a passing stray cat that glanced at her before quickly running away.
"Click".
"?!"
Suddenly, the rabbit stepped on something, stumbled, and almost fell over.
Even little stones are trying to stop me, Rabbit!
Steadying herself, Xia Taotao turned around with a mournful face, but her expression suddenly froze.
"That is..."
The rabbit girl, her face covered in snot and tears, walked back to where she had stumbled, bent down, and picked up a shiny object from the ground.
By the light of the street lamp, Xia Taotao could see the appearance of the object in her hand.
A golden star—the guardian star.