I loaded the dream game

"Ahem..." Xia Zhi coughed lightly, and put his phone, which had zero battery, back into his pocket as if nothing had happened. He looked at the girl and asked, "So, Xue No came to see me tonight. Is there something going on?"

Facing his obvious intention to change the subject, Yukino didn't say much. After a moment of silence, she asked:

"Can you... tell me about that Yukinoshita Haruno?"

"You mean her..." Xia Zhi thought for a moment, then replied, "She is my girlfriend."

"..."

Feeling the piercing cold gaze coming from the side, Xia Zhi couldn't help but shiver.

"Sorry, I was joking."

Faced with his quick admission of defeat, Yukino withdrew her gaze and let out a sigh that could not be any lighter, as if she had a headache.

This should obviously be a very serious matter, but why can't this person be serious at all?

Even so, it's hard for people to feel disgusted with you... That's why it's so troublesome, Xia Zhi.

"As for Yukinoshita Haruno...I'm not very familiar with her."

Xia Zhi finally got to the point, and while thinking and recalling, he said:

"As for her appearance... she looks similar to you, but her temperament is completely different... maybe it's because of her short hair?"

"By the way, I prefer long hair."

After interrupting and briefly expressing his preferences, Xia Zhi continued:

"Her personality is completely different from yours, 077. She looks like a sunny older sister, but I heard that she is actually not someone you want to mess with. She also has a dark side, and you could even say she is evil..."

"..."

Don't these words sound like saying that in the boy's eyes, I am actually a person who looks cold and gloomy?

Yukino glanced at the boy beside her, a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

and……

"...Speaking of her sister like this in front of others, Xia Zhi, your character must be even worse." The girl responded coldly.

"Let's not talk about her personality..." Xia Zhi turned around and looked at the girl beside him, and asked, "Is it necessary for you to care so much about a sister who doesn't exist, Xue No?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Xue Noi let out a light breath, turned around, looked into Xia Zhi's eyes and said, "...It doesn't mean it doesn't exist, right?"

"At least, for you, Xia Zhi."

Chapter 254 The Promise

The girl's voice was clear and certain, as if she was not asking a question but stating a fact that had already been established.

Although this is indeed the case, Xia Zhi still wants to ask:

"Why do you think so?"

"Because, Xia Zhi classmate, you said something that made me worry."

Yukino stopped and looked over the guardrail of the road. Because of the terrain, from their current angle, they could just take in the night view of most of the town.

Quietly looking at the flickering lights in the distance, the girl said softly: "Although you usually like to say some nonsense, the feeling that time was different."

"What's the difference?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.

"It feels different."

"..."

I didn't expect that there would be a day when Yukinoshita-san would talk nonsense.

Was he led astray by someone? Xia Zhi couldn't help but think so in his heart.

Xueno seemed to have reacted as well, her face flushed slightly, and after a light cough, she regained her usual expression, looked at Xia Zhi and said, "Even if we put aside our subjective intuition and analyze it purely from a rational point of view, what you said this morning, Xia Zhi, was also very strange."

"The tone and attitude you used when you said those words were so natural, as if they were a matter of course for you."

"It didn't seem like a joke. Under the circumstances, you had no reason to make such a meaningless joke... You really thought that if I came home too late at night, there would be such a person who would be worried about me, so you asked that question."

"But... why?"

Xue No turned around, looked into Xia Zhi's eyes and asked, "Why do you think that I have such a 'sister'?"

"Well..." Xia Zhi hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to explain it specifically.

"Because she's supposed to exist, right?"

However, the girl on the other side seemed to understand everything without any further explanation from him.

"I asked Kirisu-sensei, and she said that you later went to her to get the list of past graduates, and checked it over and over again. It took you a long time to give up... If you didn't believe that 'she' really existed, why did you try to confirm it so seriously?"

"That doesn't mean that person really exists, right?"

Xia Zhi did not give a direct answer. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is it possible that she is just a figment of my imagination?"

"Xia Zhi, do you want me to think that there is really something wrong with your brain?" the girl asked back.

Summer Solstice: "..."

Is this what I meant by what I just said?

"If it were me in the past, I would definitely not think about it in this way..."

Yukino retracted her gaze, raised her head and looked at the lights in the distance again, and said in a low voice: "But these days, I have seen and experienced too many things beyond common sense... Therefore, there are some things that I have to admit."

There are indeed things in this world that she cannot understand or explain. Even if she is unwilling to believe it, this is an irrefutable fact. The girl has clearly realized this.

"and……"

She breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at Xia Zhi, and said softly: "As for me, I believe in classmate Xia Zhi."

It is not because of any rational judgment, but simply out of inner emotion and wishful thinking to believe.

This is a rare thing for a girl, but she does not hate or resist such feelings.

"It is something that we have completely overlooked, and it is something that only you can realize... Because I believe in you, Xia Zhi, I also believe that such a 'her' exists."

"..."

Looking at the girl's clear ice-blue eyes, Xia Zhi let out a long breath:

"...That's true. Thank you for your trust."

You didn't treat me as a delusional person with a problem in the brain. This should be considered a kind of trust, right? Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

"Can you tell me about the relationship between 'her' and me?" Seeing that he admitted it, the girl withdrew her gaze and asked softly.

"As I just said, I'm not very familiar with her..."

Xia Zhi recalled for a moment and replied, "But from what I know, your relationship isn't very good."

"……Yeah?"

"Should it be because of your compatible personalities, or some other reason... Although your relationship is not good, you both actually value each other very much. From this point of view, your relationship is actually very good... Come to think of it, you are sisters after all." Xia Zhi continued as he recalled.

Yukino didn't say anything, but just listened quietly beside her, with a slight gleam in her eyes.

"Occasionally, she would drive you to and from school, and would greet teachers and classmates who knew you warmly. Although she lived alone, she would also take time to visit you...but you didn't seem to be very happy about it."

"So, to outsiders, the reason why your relationship is so bad is probably because you are the only one who is upset..."

After all, everyone knows the personality of Yukinoshita Yukino. When the other party is such a sunny and beautiful big sister, it is inevitable to have such thoughts when comparing with each other.

After thinking for a while, Xia Zhi added: "Of course, I don't think so. I stand firmly on your side, Xue No."

"That's right..."

Ignoring his subsequent words, the girl fell silent, quietly looking at the lights of the town in the distance, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Can you... bring her back?"

After a long silence, Yukino asked softly.

"..."

Xia Zhi didn't say anything, he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing his behavior, the girl seemed to realize something and silently clenched her hands, with complicated emotions in her heart.

After a while, she took a deep breath, regained her usual calm expression, and said, "If it's difficult for you..."

"sure."

The voice in her ear interrupted the girl's words. She was slightly stunned, her soft lips still slightly open, revealing a dazed expression.

"……Eh?"

"I said, sure."

Xia Zhi raised his head, looked at her with a smile and said, "If (Zhao Zhao) said that this is your wish, Xue Nao."

[You have triggered a new side quest: Find out the truth behind Yukinoshita Haruno's disappearance and restore her existence in this world]

[Task Reward: 1100 Dream Points]

Xia Zhi glanced at it briefly, and ignored the task prompt that popped up. He turned his gaze back to the girl in front of him, chuckled and said:

"After all, this is the first time you've asked me for something, Yukino. There's no way I can refuse you, right?"

"No, please..." The girl turned her head slightly and defended in a low voice.

"Indeed, it's not a request..."

Xia Zhi thought for a while and then said:

"It's a promise."

Therefore, in order to fulfill this promise, I have to work a little harder and show some enthusiasm.

As for what to do specifically, Xia Zhi already had some ideas in mind.

"So……"

Xia Zhi opened the dream game panel, took a deep breath, and edited new settings in his mind...

Chapter 255: Hughie is curious about going to school

In the early morning, the sun shines in through the window and thin curtains, turning the room into a warm golden color. The leaves outside the window sway gently in the breeze, casting mottled shadows.

The next moment, the crisp sound of the alarm clock broke the tranquility of the early morning.

“Ring… click!”

It only rang twice briefly, and then the alarm clock was turned off with a click.

The room was quiet again. Under the soft morning sunlight, Xia Zhi turned over and buried his face in the pillow. His breathing gradually became even and smooth again.

"..."

Hubie thought about it, then reached out his little hand and pulled the boy's clothes.

"...What's wrong?" Xia Zhi asked with his eyes closed, a little confused.

"The alarm...has rung..."

Hubie warned quietly.

"Ok, I know……"

"Aren't you going to get up...?"

"Wait and see..."

Does it mean that you won't get up anymore?

Hubie tilted his head and thought to himself.

"But... Xia Zhi is about to come..."

077 Just as she finished her words, there was a knock on the door from a young girl.