【Skeletal Clouds and Early Mist Clouds】Ivory Tower

Chapter 1 Part 1

Strolling into the bathroom, he ran into Spade, who was adjusting his hairstyle in front of the mirror, and when he saw Mukuro, he showed a disappointed expression. "Why, are you still alive?"

"That's what I was going to say." Liudaokuo gritted his teeth with hatred, looking around for people who hadn't left, he had to give up the idea of ​​pressing the mushroom head under the faucet and rushing.Spade seemed to see through his sinful intentions, and grinned: "That's right. Learning to control your emotions is an essential element of success. Good young people don't make the same mistakes again~ Besides, if you beat me into it too There is a vacancy for the guidance consultant of the hospital and the association, isn't it?"

I don't want you if there is a vacancy.

The boy who lost his footing went to the pool with his back to Spade, bent down and splashed the water on his face.The class bell rang far away, and the last passer-by also ran out quickly, leaving a teacher who was out of shape leaning against the opposite wall, with his eyes fixed on his back.

"So... what happened?"

"You mean that bastard Bailan? You're still in the hospital... The injury wasn't that serious at all, he's just pretending!" Clenching his fists, this time it was probably out of real hatred, Mukuro lowered his head and boiled the water up. Beep. "It was my fault to hit someone with my hands, but I will never apologize."

"No, I mean the Association."

"..." He gulped down a few mouthfuls of cold water. "It's nothing, it's just being cramped and skinned by the president."

"What are you going to do with sponsorship?" Spade folded his arms.

"I... I'll try to find a way to pull it again."

For the weak link, always catch one from the tone.Spade was silent, looking at Mukui's sharply arched shoulders.The so-called club instructor is actually a temporary job. Not many people are watching if they don't care. It's just that at this age, I feel that being an observer is sometimes more interesting than a participant-letting go or raising points are all strategies.

Where do you think the spring water of the Yangtze River will flow?

"Discuss more with others. Time is very tight, although I don't like you, but I still cheer up~"

Mukuro felt a pat on the shoulder, and Spade went out lightly.He rubbed his cheeks carelessly, and the movement of screwing on the faucet became a little slow.Talk to people more?Do you still want me to be peeled off a few more layers?

After being stunned for a while, the water dripped down his neck and wet his collar, and the boy suddenly realized that he should curse:

"Is there such a thing as encouraging!!!" Sure enough, I should use that stuff to soak the toilet! !

In fact, I don't want to meet the chairman again because of such a moth, not because I'm afraid of cramps, but mainly... because the chairman is my lover, Hibari Kyoya.

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"Hey, isn't this our grassroots hero who everyone loves flowers and sees flowers blooming and rampages to eliminate violence and security? Hurry up and wash away the dust... Prepare the camera..."

"Okay buddy, don't torment me." He pushed back a group of roommates who came over to make a joke in distress, went into the room and spread out on the bed, with a strong anger in his chest, he turned his face to Irie who was facing him and shouted: "You'd better accept Bailan earlier, TT accept him, the happiness of all mankind, the merits are immeasurable ~ I said, are you listening, Mr. Jiang?"

He looked at the living Bodhisattva seated almost invisible amidst a crumbling pile of books, the red-haired, bespectacled messiah who, as always, seemed unconcerned about whether human happiness depended on him or not.After a while, he said flatly, "When I finish the GRE exam..."

The world is hopeless.

Bai Lan, even if you drag the confession banner to the opposite side of the canteen gate in the East District, it’s useless, the wavelengths of the two of you are in different dimensions, okay! ! !Liudaoku turned over and rolled over while hugging the pillow, feeling an inexplicable joy in his heart while sighing.

The so-called little demon in the temple is big, and there are many kings in Chiqian. After finding out that he can't curse others for having too much money, Mu then turns to curse that the school is too small and petty, so he connives at Bai Lan, who is such a domineering party.Pulling banners is just an ordinary part of the harassment campaign. The young master has many tricks. He goes to the building in the middle of the night to set off fireworks, and the love letter is broadcast live on the school radio station. Indeed, I have been envious and jealous all the year round.

The problem is that only half of the school is supported by donations from the Bai Lan family. The first three generations of honorary school directors, this guy was an angel with his wings pulled out in his previous life, so he couldn't afford to hurt him anyway.

...he was really hurt.

In the past two weeks since the fight, the students all expressed their satisfaction, but it's a pity that this little reputation can't be eaten as food.Surprisingly, the school didn't take any action against Mu, but the Brand's Group announced the withdrawal of all sponsorship to his club.Right now, on the eve of a large-scale event, as the organizer suddenly lost the largest financial support, it was immediately fried.The airs have been set up, and it is very difficult to ride a tiger-in fact, everyone in the executive committee almost killed Liudao Mukuo because of this.

Of course Mukuro understood that this was Bai Lan's counterattack.

But he didn't expect that this revenge would affect Skylark's head, maybe this is Bai Lan's real brilliance.The committee members collectively witnessed the domestic violence scene of the legendary president and external relations minister that day, and the live broadcast post was once top ten on the front page of the campus BBS.It's an exaggerated rhetoric to say that skinning cramps are actually exaggerated. If it can be cured like that, it's okay... Mukuro changed his posture and closed his eyes, his heart sank slowly.

He always felt that he could still see Kyouya from those few days, who didn't sleep well all night, with clear shadows on his cheekbones, but he still kept his back straight every day, directing everyone to continue to operate.

He didn't regret anything else, except that he felt uncomfortable seeing such a skylark.

He was still given the task of finding an investor again, which was similar to making up for his mistakes, starting a new life, and taking revenge on the shooter.They both understand that neither getting angry nor apologizing with guilt will solve anything.At the meeting, a group of staff grind their teeth and suck their blood to watch Liu Dao Mu. How could the success or failure of the whole event be entrusted to this unreliable pineapple?In the tense atmosphere, he and Skylark occasionally made eye contact, and the president's eyes were dark and bright, and he glanced at him without speaking.

He couldn't imagine that if he caused the biggest fiasco in the history of the association because of himself, what would the new president Kyoya Hibari have to bear, and would he finally show disappointment to him.

This is the real hurt.The minister of external relations sat up in shock and picked up the dormitory phone.

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"Eh? Senior Liu Dao, why didn't you come to the last regular meeting?"

One couldn't dodge in time, and Tsunayoshi Sawada had already seen him. Fortunately, the little boy was carrying the poster display board and couldn't move, so Mukuro gave a vague answer and then ran away.

But after walking a few meters away, I couldn't help but turn back again.quietly asked.

"Um... Kyouya, did he say anything?"

"Hmm~ So you remembered to look for me?"

Seeing Spade coming out from the side door of the meeting place in all his clothes, he smiled meaningfully. Normally, Mukui must be on fire, but right now is not the time to be free to lose his temper.Calling in arrears, pretending to be a grandson is really not a good job. Liudaomu, who is known as the No. 1 communicative skill, gradually realized the seriousness of the problem-there is less than a month left before the scheduled opening of the forum.

"I'm called out in the middle of the meeting. It seems that I have nowhere to go?"

Bright ID led people to sneak in, standing in the corridor outside the hall of the lecture and exchange meeting, Spade blinked and looked at him. "Tell me, what's the matter with this little expression that doesn't look like a human being and vows not to see Jiangdong's elders?"

Mukuro glared at him angrily.

"Bai Lan..." Count him as ruthless.The young man felt a little crazy, and through the door, the loudspeaker on the other side of the venue was buzzing. "I don't know how many companies they have private relationships with. All the larger companies that can be contacted in China have rejected our request... He probably wants to block us. I was thinking, if you know some other resources... After all Your area of ​​expertise is on the economic side."

"Digging for my contacts?" Spade was still smiling, raising his eyebrows, "I have vision. Not to mention anything else, the founder of the multinational company Peng Gelie is my college classmate~" He watched the boy's eyes light up, Hook the corners of your mouth. "But I'm sorry, I'm not going to help you."

Liu Daoku was stunned.

"why--"

The man interrupts him. "I seem to have reminded you before, to discuss with others more."

"I talk a lot!! Do you know how many calls I make every day? But—"

"Have you talked to Skylark, anyone else about fundraising?"

"No, but—"

"So you haven't talked enough."

"But how can I talk to him!!!" The blue-haired boy couldn't help raising his voice, and there was something else on his face besides anxiety. "This incident was originally because of me, and I had to get it back myself! Kyoya believed in me and let me do it. It's not just the association that is at stake!!! I, no, can, lose here!!!!"

"You don't want to appear incompetent in front of Skylark. I understand." Spade said concisely, his expression and tone remained steady. "But that's your business, Rokudoku-san. I'm not going to help this time. That's it."

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He stood there dumbfounded, feeling that he must look very stupid and embarrassing.Spade was heading back to the venue, with aqua blue hair, and the boy stood there looking at him, as if some distance sign had just been inserted between them.Liudao Mu suddenly realized that it was not Spade but himself who was not serious all this time.I have been used to seeing it since I was a child, I am used to making troubles, and I have never taken the age difference as a matter-now, maybe Spade wants him to understand that free lunches are not always available. At all times, you can't always hold expectations for granted.

Mukuro felt a little cold in his palm.

He was dazed on the spot for a while, this was the first time in his life, the sense of despair of imminent death appeared in his mind.All kinds of scary scenes flashed by.Maybe Waterloo is really going to come to an end, there is no other way, they can only announce the cancellation of the forum to the outside world, and then they will be watched by others, criticized by verbal criticism, and the society will be degraded from then on...

Maybe it will also make the headlines of the BBS.Mukuro clenched his fists resentfully, followed in a few steps, and opened the back door of the venue.

"Speed."

"Call me teacher." The young man sat in the last row, tilting his head, bullying others and bullying happily.

"Teacher." Liudao Mumao sat down on the empty chair next to him, looked at the rostrum, and said in a low voice. "About sponsorship resources, I still want...you...to make a decision again."

"To save your future?"

"Ours." Me, Kyouya, and teammates ABCD, all the people who have been sincerely striving to achieve one thing.

"It's so serious~" Spade smiled, when the last speaker finished his speech, the applause in the audience overwhelmed his voice.I clapped my hands symbolically, "If you treat me as someone who really wants to attract sponsorship, please let me see where the benefits of doing so are."

Mu paused for a moment, "The success of the forum is an important qualification for the association, and it is beneficial to the development of everyone, including you as a consultant teacher."

"The halo is just a false name to me. As for development... I'm getting old..." The conference entered the question-and-answer session, and some people raised their hands.The stubborn guy looked down at his watch, "Personally, I think it would be more beneficial for you to suffer a little bit. It's a time when you are not afraid of losing in college, young man."

"You are... indifferent to fame and fortune~" Mukuo wanted to pinch someone now.

"No self-interest, only benefit others~" Spade smiled.

"If you really want to see us make a fool of yourself—" the boy stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking.Spade thought he was too angry to speak, but when he turned his head, he saw Mukuro staring straight at the front row.

Before he had time to ask, the man was also shocked by the sudden voice.

"I am the president of the AJIC Association."

The boy who was asking the question looked a little flimsy in a suit, but his aura was not timid at all, and it was so sharp that it instantly attracted everyone's attention.The cool and calm voice was amplified many times by the microphone and spread over them.

How did this kid get in here?

Spade reacted for a second, and from the corner of his eye, he looked at Muke next to him calmly. The latter froze there with a surprised face.

"Hello, classmate..." The conference affairs also seemed a little at a loss, "Um... your question?"

Hibari Kyoya cut to the chase:

"I would like to ask Mr. Chairman of the Gabrione Consortium, if he can give special sponsorship to the TR Forum we are organizing."

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Amidst the uproarious whispers in the audience, Liudao Mu only stared at Hibari's back.He couldn't see Skylark's expression, and he didn't know how it felt to stand in front of such an unfamiliar large crowd.He didn't realize that he had stood up from his seat.Some people around looked sideways, and some even stretched their necks to see who this daring young man was, but he just stood and watched from a distance, completely forgetting how to react for a moment.

...This is called, ultra vires?

No.Skylark ranks above him.

But that was supposed to be his job.

So maybe this kind of action should be called, launching into the water.

A certain president of AJIC not only personally solicited sponsorship but also openly solicited sponsorship. After many years, it was disseminated into various versions.But that was already a school history legend with a literary color. In the eyes of the only eyewitness at the time, the situation was far less hype.

Although the scene where Hibari Kyoya startled everyone was indeed dramatic.

The stage froze for about half a minute. The host felt very troublesome about this untimely question, and hesitated for a while, as if he was about to dismiss it first, but the chairman of Gabrione, who was sitting in the middle, motioned him to pass the microphone.

The blond man looked at the young man who was still standing quietly under the stage with interest. "May I have your name?"

"Kyoya Hibari."

"Well~ To be honest, I appreciate your courage, but if everyone follows your example in the future, I will be in big trouble." Dino Gabriel smiled amiably. "I would welcome a private talk. May I?"

"No—" Mukuro almost blurted out, but Spade covered his mouth and pushed him back into the seat.

"You boy... this matter has its own way, so we can't get involved now!!!"

The body was tightly covered by him, and the turmoil was filled in his throat, whether it was sour or bitter.Unable to break free, he clasped his hands on the back of the chair, making several deep marks.They watched as Gabrione asked his assistant to hand the business card to Hibari, and the black-haired boy took it.

The flow of people at the end of the field became sparse, and Liudao Mu didn't speak anymore. Spade sat with him and didn't move. He looked at the boy staring at the ground in front of him as if he was frozen, and looked at the rostrum. It seemed that Skylark had followed Gabai Ronye's people left.It’s interesting to think about youth. Many things can change in a short period of time, just like plasticine.It is expected that Qiao Chunhan wakes up from the drunkenness, loses his wife and loses his army... He reached out and tapped the back of Mu's head, but Mu ignored him and sat still.

The blue-haired youth leaned back in the seat.

"When I was in the club, the more I got to the senior grades, the more I felt uncomfortable. People I knew all left, and there were more and more new faces I didn't know. Sometimes when I look around, it feels like a lifetime..." He said in Spreading your arms on the back of the chair, it seemed like you were sitting back in the small restaurant of the regular meeting, listening to your teammates talking nonsense until the restaurant closed, turning off the lights first and kicking them all out the door every time...

"But because I wanted to persevere, I still stayed. I felt that even if I was the only one left, I could go by myself without any reason."

Maybe it's playing the piano to the cow.Spade didn't care, though.

"So do you know how happy you are right now?"

Do you know that when you were desperately trying to fight on your own, Skylark had instructed all members of the association to engage in diplomacy as much as possible; before you came to me, even the little Kurom from the daily activities department had asked me to Helping to find a way, knowing your self-esteem, and specifically asking you not to tell you... "Don't you also understand? The past mistakes may be your own business, but the future is not."

The future is, 'our'.

"So, the other party is a man of action. The more you want to stand out, the less proactive you are, the more he will silently carry more. Why bother with this closed loop—hey, hey, wait a minute, he hasn't finished talking yet. Is this how you treat your life mentor!!!!!!"

Liu Dao Mu didn't look back, and disappeared directly outside the door.Only Spade himself was left in the huge auditorium, muttering a few words angrily and sighing, unable to tell whether it was boasting or self-deprecating.

"Alaudi, why didn't you have such a life mentor to guide us back then..."

Are there some things that you have to beat yourself to the ground to understand.

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Walking has no purpose.

The willows are starting to turn green and along the lake the wind is blowing gently across the water.At this time, even if it was donated by Bai Lan's family, the garden looked so gentle and innocent that people couldn't hate it.Mukuro squinted his eyes, and the falling cherry blossoms were flying past his sight like snow.

Just return your life mentor with your half bottle of water... He pressed the face of Spade that popped up in his head into the sink.

Those, I understand, understand.

But you were young and loved when you were young, you should also understand my feelings.

Want to accomplish something big, want to become a stronger person, want to prove to someone, want to get rid of the feeling of powerlessness, and then, you can confidently——

Mukuo suddenly remembered Bai Lan's confession campaign that caused a sensation in the whole school.He naturally scoffed at the taste of the rich second generation, but there was a small voice of the truth in his heart to remind him: In fact, what he hated was Bai Lan's style, what he envied was Bai Lan's wealth, and what he envied was Bai Lan's personality. ……courage.

How are we going to see Kyoya again?

Bai Lan confessed dozens of times.He hasn't even once.

When the future was in jeopardy, the phone suddenly rang, and when I picked it up, I heard the voice of Fran, who also belonged to the External Relations Department, listlessly: "Mr. Mu, where have you been wandering——I met the chairman just now."

He hesitated for a while. "Is there something wrong?"

"It is said that Gabrielone is going to invite someone to the dinner... Me is not sure, the materials are here..."

"That's not a good opportunity. People are optimistic about him."

Mukuro felt that his voice was too unnatural, and complained in his heart about his oversensitivity to Kyoya's interpersonal interactions.Fran probably heard it too, and there was some joke in the answer.

"But the president told people that this is a matter of the External Relations Department, and the association will send Liu Daoku, the Minister of External Relations to attend—"

The boy froze.The sky was so blue that it made people dizzy, everything was quiet, and the snow-white petals swirled and flew past with the wind, falling silently on his shoulders.

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When walking through the wisteria corridor next to the dormitory area, I took out my phone and checked that it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.Mukuro took off his formal coat and draped it in the crook of his arm, clutching a folder in his other hand.

Leather shoes are really not suitable for walking long distances... If I knew it earlier, I would have accepted Gabrielone's suggestion to send him back by car TT

Classmate Liu Daoku, the director of external relations, tugged on his tie with some difficulty.The sponsorship agreement he just signed was the largest amount in his life, but when he actually got it, he didn't seem too excited or relieved.

In his somewhat tired mind, there was probably only one thought that could clearly emerge.The person standing at the end of the corridor with black hair soaked in the night probably also understands it?

"came back?"

It felt like this was the first time I had been face to face with Hibari Kyouya for the first time in a month of tossing around.

"Ah."

Mukuro didn't decide whether to smile first, or hand over the folder containing the contract first.In the end the two did it together.

However, Skylark looked unsurprising when he took it over, and did not give any explanation for the previous launching operation, nor did he intend to hear any explanation from Mu.The black-haired boy just yawned lightly.

"Why did you stay here and not go back to the dormitory?"

Could it be that he has been waiting for me to come back?I want to.

Skylark simply turned around. "Can't get in. I forgot my key card."

He didn't know that the look in Mukuo's eyes was a peace of mind he had never felt before.

"You don't even ask me how the negotiations are going?"

"Ask?" Skylark walked neither fast nor slow, Mui rubbed against him and walked next to him, Skylark raised his eyebrows. "If you mess it up, I'm sorry you won't come back like this. You should have hung the southeast branch somewhere."

"I don't have such poor anti-strike ability!!!" A little ashamed and a little happy. "But I'll tell you if you don't ask, I have a lot of things I want to tell Gongmi..."

Whose family taught me that only by taking the initiative can I become the king of Gong.

"The chairman of Gabrielone knocked over the plate 5 times in one meal..."

"Why is this..."

Walking towards the dormitory building, the street lights in the distance shone on the steps in front of the building, there seemed to be a few figures dangling there, Yunque frowned, "What crowd?"

Muke didn't say anything, but his heart suddenly seemed to be filled with a cup of hot milk.

"you--"

He looked at this group of long-awaited teammates one by one.Collom, Tsunayoshi Sawada, Fran, and others.They all stared at him helplessly, nervously.

"Signed." Mukuro said simply, "The full amount."

Everyone cheered in a low voice, and Collom rubbed his chest as if he was relieved.Fran made a disappointed look, "It's really bad that you have already raised 20% of the money..." Someone came over to take the shoulders, "Is there something wrong with the Minister of External Relations~~"

"No, actually... After all, why didn't you go back to sleep?"

"We—cough." Tsunayoshi Sawada stood behind his elated teammates and scratched his hair, "Forgot, forgot to bring the key card."

That was an unforgettable moment in the songlike years.There are still many such moments, especially in the past few years.For example, the day before, Yunque determined that his dream was to build a school in Hesheng, manage many people, plant many cherry blossom trees, not too big or small, full of greenery, and he can have all the sunshine on the roof of the building.For example, one day after that, Irie, who finally passed the GRE exam, sat down and drafted a mathematical formula to subdue Prynne, and it turned out that the probability of them being benevolent if they failed was about equal to the third power of seven.Another example is today, now, sitting among a group of guys who simply ran out of school to eat supper to celebrate, Rokudokuku felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, and Hibari Kyouya slept next to him like no one else, making him feel that he needed to catch up on sleep... Their hands were under the table, tightly clasped together.

I know that I am not more powerful than others.

But I always have a wishful thinking.

— Grab this person's hand, and then, hold on to it for the rest of your life.

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