Chapter 8

Thus, Lin Cheng and Mitsuri Kanroji established a love relationship. Lin Cheng did not live in Sakura City, so after confirming their relationship, they began to communicate through letters.

On the first day, Mitsuri Kanroji would write letters with what he wanted to say to Lin Cheng, and after Lin Cheng read it, he would reply with his own letters. Despite not living in Sakura City, the distance was not too great, so if Lin Cheng responded quickly, Mitsuri Kanroji usually received his reply the next day in the morning or at noon.

Therefore, whenever Mitsuri Kanroji sent a letter, Lin Cheng would do his best not to keep it waiting too long. If there was not something extremely urgent on his hands, Lin Cheng would temporarily postpone his current affairs to write a letter in reply and then continue with his other tasks.

Then, Mitsuri Kanroji would continue writing what she wanted to say to Lin Cheng, and on the third day, the letter would be delivered into Lin Cheng's hands. In an era without internet access, long-distance relationships were certainly a bit difficult.

However, since Lin Cheng had decided to establish a serious relationship with Mitsuri Kanroji and they had already confirmed their relationship, Lin Cheng would treat her with great seriousness and there would be no room for negligence.

Of course, since the distance between Lin Cheng's current location and Sakura City was not that great, he did not intend to maintain this long-distance relationship status for long. In two months, Lin Cheng would have a group of students completing their initiation training. At that time, he planned to move to Sakura City and begin to consider a wedding date with Mitsuri Kanroji.

In this era, it was not about simply having a temporary romantic relationship.

After confirming their relationship, the next step would be to move towards marriage. If Lin Cheng didn't have a group of students in charge right now, he would already be planning to discuss wedding dates with his future in-laws.

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"Lin Cheng, where should we go this afternoon before tonight's celebration?" Mitsuri Kanroji asked as they walked down the street, holding hands excitedly.

Despite the distance between them, Lin Cheng was doing his best to complete his daily chores early in the morning and arrive at Sakura City before noon on weekends, so that he could enjoy dates with Mitsuri Kanroji, like right now.

Today, Sakura City would hold a big sakura festival, organized by the city. After this day, the cherry blossoms would begin to lose their flowers, and the next opportunity to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms would be next year.

Lin Cheng pondered for a moment and then suggested, "Well, I remember there is a new play this afternoon. We could go see it together."

With a smile on his face, Lin Cheng watched Mitsuri Kanroji's expectant expression.

Even though silent movies already existed at this time, Sakura City was just an ordinary small town. They did not have access to the latest entertainment such as movie theaters. Usually, when Lin Cheng and Mitsuri Kanroji went on dates, they would stroll, chat and enjoy street food, sampling a variety of dishes along the way. If they wanted to do something different, they would opt to see a play.

However, the reality of dating often did not differ much in any era. Do couples really go to movies to watch movies in modern society? When Lin Cheng and Mitsuri Kanroji attended a play, the setting was the same, but whether they were paying attention to the play itself or not was something only they knew.

Lin Cheng suggested going to see a play, and Mitsuri Kanroji, with a flushed face due to her previous experience, sheepishly agreed:

"Let's go see the play."

"Yes, that's fine."

However, Lin Cheng did nothing excessive. He simply held Mitsuri Kanroji's hand. After all, they were in an ancient and traditional country, which still maintained a certain tradition of separation between men and women. Even if Lin Cheng and Mitsuri Kanroji had already confirmed their relationship and were considering getting married in the near future, holding hands was still an action that could make their hearts beat faster and blush their cheeks. Hugging and kissing were even more intimate gestures that required some discretion.

However, as they walked towards the theater of the play, Lin Cheng felt a slight palpitation in his heart. Accompanying that sensation, he also caught a faint smell of blood in the air.

"Is there a corpse?" he wondered. "Is it a murderer, o....?"

Following the faint trace of the smell of blood, Lin Cheng turned his head to look toward a nearby house. The throbbing sensation and the smell of blood came from there.

Lin Cheng frowned slightly, his expression turned uncomfortable.

"Mister Lin Cheng?"

Looking at Lin Cheng, who suddenly stopped and had a serious expression, Mitsuri Kanroji asked curiously, "Has something happened?"

"Mr. Lin Cheng's face suddenly became very serious."

Mitsuri Kanroji was seeing Lin Cheng with this serious expression for the first time.

For a moment, Mitsuri Kanroji also began to feel uneasy.

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I will release up to 15 or 16 chapters and then I will create patreon to have some money, because now I quit my job for the university, I can not work and study at the same time and more when I am from 7 am to 6: 30 pm and then go home which takes an hour and twenty, yes, my university schedule has gaps so I'm from morning to night, a part is also to be able to support myself because my career is to go to the countryside often and I have no money to be traveling every month, well actually is more to go to the sea, my career is related to the hydrobiological resources.