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"As for me...it's not a big deal." Yukino hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

But, are we going to Xiazhi’s house…?

"Why does it feel like it has developed into a reading club for no apparent reason?" Xia Zhi complained.

In this way, isn't it exactly the same as being in school?

The summer solstice didn't matter. It was very common in this country for classmates to organize a reading club before exams. Plus, the venue was at home, so there was no inconvenience at all.

only……

"Is this really okay?" He looked at Yukino and asked, "Your home should be quite far away, right? If you go back too late at night, your parents won't be mentioned, but your sister will probably be worried, right?"

“……” Yukino frowned slightly, a puzzled expression on her face.

"Ah, I have seen it before, your sister."

Seeing the puzzled look on the girl's face, Xia Zhi continued to explain: "After all, I've seen her drive you to and from school before... and the name Yukinoshita Haruno is quite famous in school. There are very few people who haven't heard of this former outstanding graduate, right?"

However, after hearing his explanation, the confusion on Yukino's face not only did not dissipate, but became even deeper.

Even Kato Megumi who was standing next to her tilted her head, showing the same puzzled expression.

"Xiazhi classmate..."

Yukino looked at him and opened her mouth, then asked in a confused and puzzled tone:

"Who is this Yukinoshita Haruno you're talking about?"

Chapter 247: The Disappearance of Yukinoshita Haruno

It needs to be emphasized again that Yukinoshita Yukino does not like to lie, and will never choose to joke by lying.

Therefore, when Xia Zhi heard the girl's answer, he was stunned.

Looking at the genuinely confused look on Yukino's face, he knew that the girl was not joking with him.

"Although it seems unlikely, I'll still ask...Have you hit your head anywhere recently?" Xia Zhi thought for a moment and asked in the most tactful tone possible.

"Before you suspect someone else's head was bruised, you should first suspect yourself, Xia Zhi."

Yukino sighed softly and looked at him as he made the suggestion.

"My sister, a celebrity in school, an outstanding graduate of Class 063... If she is a character created in your imagination, just let her continue to exist in your imagination. There is no need to share her specifically."

"You have no impression of this name at all?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"…Should I have any impression?" Yukino looked at him puzzledly.

"Xiazhi-san..." Kato Megumi beside him also reminded: "I haven't heard of Yukinoshita Haruno you mentioned. Besides, isn't Yukinoshita-san an only child?"

"...That's it."

Xia Zhi thought for a moment, put away the textbooks and homework books on the table and put them back into his schoolbag, then stood up and said, "Sorry, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll go back today."

He waved, said hello, then turned and left the activity room.

"..."

Watching the boy's back disappearing behind the door, Yukino frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong in her heart.

"Yukinoshita Haruno..."

Was this name really made up by the boy?

Yukino thought to herself and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

……

Does Yukinoshita Haruno not exist in this world?

the answer is negative.

After all, it was almost two weeks ago that I saw her driving to pick up Yukino from afar on the road.

So, is there something wrong with my brain?

After thinking about it, Xia Zhi confirmed with some uncertainty in the dream game and got a negative answer.

Since there is no problem with me, then the problem must be with others, right?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Zhi did not go home immediately, but went to the teacher's office and found Teacher Zhendong who had not yet had time to go home from get off work. After a lot of persuasion, he successfully got the list of previous graduates from her.

"no……"

He carefully looked through the list, searched it several times, and even looked through the information from ten years ago twice, but Xia Zhi still couldn't find the name he was looking for.

"You should give up now, right?" Kirisu Madoka rubbed her arm which was a little sore from the boy's shaking, and said to him unhappily.

"I told you a long time ago that there is no such person among the past graduates... If she is really as outstanding as you say, there is no way I would not have remembered her."

"Is Mr. Mafuyu only impressed by outstanding students?"

Xia Zhi tidied up the roster and closed it, then asked as if nothing had happened.

"Negative, please don't take the teacher's words out of context, Xiazhi." Kirisu Madoka said with a frown.

But...it is undeniable that the impression left on students with unique characteristics will inevitably be more profound.

Looking at the young man in front of her, she thought silently in her heart.

"Anyway, thank you, Mr. Madoka, for lending this to me. I'm sorry to bother you to stay with me until now." Xia Zhi returned the list to Kirisu Madoka and thanked him at the same time.

"It doesn't matter to me..."

Kirisu Mafuyu said nonchalantly.

"On the contrary, you, Xia Zhi, have you given up?"

"If you can't find it, there's no point in looking for it, right?"

Xia Zhi shrugged, said hello to Teacher Zhendong, and then turned and left the office. ........

Walking on the way home, watching the classmates gathering in groups of three or four to go home, and listening to the sound of cars passing by from time to time on the roadside, Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.

After a brief confirmation, he had a general understanding of the situation.

In this world, at least in the perception of the people around him, there is no such person as "Yukinoshita Haruno". Her name is not even on the school's list of past graduates.

It is impossible for the school to delete the name of an outstanding graduate for no reason, and it is impossible for Teacher Mafuyu, Yukino, and Kato Megumi to deceive themselves together on such a matter.

So, there is something wrong with my memory?

"Has my memory been tampered with?"

Xia Zhi asked Dream Game.

Soon, the dream game gave a negative answer.

He felt relieved a little, thought for a moment and asked again, "So, have Yukino and the others' memories been tampered with?"

After waiting for a while, the dream game gave the same negative answer.

"..."

This is a bit troublesome.

Xia Zhi pondered.

It's neither my problem nor Yukino and the others' problem, so the problem can only be this world, right?

"last question."

Xia Zhi raised his head and looked at the sunset that was slowly setting in the distance, dyeing the clouds in the sky into a blood-red color. He asked Meng Jingyou softly in his heart:

"Has the world line of this world ever been changed?"

【……Sure】

This time, Dream Game gave a completely different and affirmative answer.

Chapter 248: Abnormality That Does Not Exist

"I am back!"

After returning home, Xia Zhi greeted everyone, changed his shoes, went to the living room, and threw his schoolbag on the sofa.

"Welcome back, Xiazhi..."

Hubie, who was sitting on the sofa studying the remote control, looked up and greeted him.

"What are you doing?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"Xia Zhi said... the channel change button on the remote control is broken... so it's being repaired..." Hubie explained: "By the way... they want to add some new functions..."

"Then you can take your time to fix it." Xia Zhi rubbed her little head, looked around in the living room, and asked in confusion: "Where is Xia Zhi?"

Normally, that girl shouldn't go back to her room so early at this time. Why can't I see her?

"Natsuori... just went to the bathroom..." Hubie blinked and asked, "Should we call her out...?"

"..."

Forget it, don't bother her.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the sofa, looked up at the ceiling, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

After verifying with the dream game, he can now basically confirm two points:

——The world line of this world has been changed, and Yukinoshita Haruno disappeared in the process of the world line change, and it seems that she never existed from the beginning.

So, when did the world line change?

Taking the “last time” I saw Yukinoshita Haruno as the boundary, it should have only happened within the last two weeks...

"Two weeks..."

Xia Zhi murmured, and suddenly the figure of a blonde girl appeared in his mind.

"…Suwako."

Yes, because of an unknown error that occurred in the dream game, Suwako from the past was pulled into the dream copy, causing the girl's consciousness to return to the original timeline after the copy ended, thus causing changes in the "future".

So, it was actually because of himself and Suwako that Yukinoshita Haruno disappeared?

If that's the case, it does explain it.

As for why he could still remember the existence of the disappeared Yukinoshita Haruno after the world line changed, Xia Zhi estimated that it was probably because he had gathered all his timelines into the "present", becoming an existence that was to some extent separated from the "past" and "future" timelines.

Not only will the damage suffered in the "present" be corrected by the "past" and the "future", any influence from the "past" will also be overwritten by the "present".

He who has gathered all time to the "present" is no longer bound by fate and cause and effect. In other words, even if someone traveled back in time and killed his past self, it would not have any impact on the current summer solstice.

Naturally, the change of the world line is even less likely to affect his memory.

In today's world, there are only three people, including him, who have the same ability.

Among them, Shubi and Suwako did not know Yukinoshita Haruno before.

In other words, the only one who still remembers Yukinoshita Haruno is Xia Zhi.

"Is this a good thing... or a bad thing...?"

Xia Zhi sighed slightly, looking at the empty ceiling and muttered to himself.

……and many more.

As if he suddenly thought of something, Xia Zhi sat up straight, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked softly in his heart:

"Let me ask you a question...how many times has the world line of this world been reset?"

After paying dozens of dream points for consultation, Dream Game gave an accurate answer:

【twice】

"...That's right."

Xia Zhi nodded thoughtfully.