I loaded the dream game

"I see..." Kato Megumi gently touched her chin with her fingers, thought for a moment and replied: "I don't think there is anything I particularly like to collect. I just read some fashion magazines on weekdays and buy some clothes during holidays..."

The girl thought carefully before answering, and didn't seem to care at all about what Xia Zhi had just said.

“These are all very common hobbies, right?”

"Isn't what Xia Zhi is asking about the hobbies of ordinary girls?" the girl asked back in confusion.

Xia Zhi thought about it and it seemed to be true?

So, collecting clothes is actually quite common for girls?

He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on what exactly.

Sure enough, being liked too much is also a kind of trouble, right?

"I'm sorry, I can't understand the troubles you have, Xiazhi." Kato Megumi said she was powerless to help the boy.

"How could that be?" Xia Zhi replied, "I really like you, Kato-san."

"Although I am very grateful that you said that...but because you said it too casually, Xia Zhi, it is difficult for people to tell your true feelings." The girl said with a slightly troubled expression on her face.

"and……"

and?

"Can you please leave for a while, Xia Zhi?" the girl kindly reminded, "If you continue to stay, it will cause trouble to other girls."

Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked around, only to find that all the boys in the classroom had left at some point, leaving only a group of girls, who were all looking at the two of them.

Only then did he remember that the next class was physical education and the girls had to change clothes in the classroom.

"……excuse me."

After leaving a few words, Xia Zhi stood up and left the classroom without changing his expression.

After all, he has seen big scenes, and he knows very well that as long as he is not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed... But then again, this seems to be the first time that he has been paid attention to by so many people in the class.

Xia Zhi thought to himself, raised his head and looked at the sky outside the corridor, and sighed slightly.

"Physical education class..."

He used to like it very much, but after realizing that physical education classes in this country were troublesome and he couldn't sleep, he gradually lost interest in this course.

Or, why not just skip it?

With this thought in mind, Xia Zhi did not go down to the playground, but turned downstairs, walked through the corridor in the atrium and went directly to the club building.

After all, when it comes to a quiet and undisturbed place in the school, where else could be more suitable than the club room during school hours, except for the rooftop?

Xia Zhi thought to himself, stretched out his hand and opened the door in front of him.

Then, looking at the beautiful girl with long black hair, who was sitting quietly by the window of the classroom, reading a book with the clear blue sky as the background, he was slightly stunned.

Hearing the voice coming from the door, Xueno raised her head and set her sights on the boy outside the door, also showing a somewhat surprised look: "Xiazhi classmate?"

Summer Solstice: "..."

What a coincidence, you’re skipping class too?

……

"Ugh……"

Xia Zhi sighed and lay down on the table listlessly. ........

"What's wrong with you?" Kong Yinzi looked at the listless girl and asked puzzledly out of concern.

Not just now, she could see that the girl had been worried since morning, as if something was on her mind. She was absent-minded even in class and had been called up by the teacher to answer questions several times.

It was rare to see Xia Zhi like this... or rather, in her impression, except when she was sick, the girl had never been so listless.

After all, she was one of the few good friends in school, and she was still worried about the girl's condition.

"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go to the infirmary and rest for a while?"

"No la……"

Xia Zhi hesitated for a moment, as if she remembered something, and replied with a slightly red face and a bit embarrassed: "It's just...something I didn't want to be known accidentally was known to others."

Things I don't want others to know...

Looking at the slight blush on the girl's cheeks when she talked about this, combined with her shy tone and the words just now, Kong Yinzi had an unlikely guess in his mind.

Could it be that……

"Xia Zhi, do you...have someone you like?"

"I guess so..." Xia Zhi answered vaguely.

What does it mean?

Sora Ginko 3.2 thought about it, considering that there were only girls in the school, but Natsuori didn't show any inclination in this regard, which means that if she had someone she liked, it could only be someone outside the school.

When she thought of those messy people outside of school or even in society, she couldn't help but become more worried.

"Does your brother know about this matter?"

"Of course I know." Xia Zhi answered as a matter of course.

Even the parents know about it... Has it developed to this point?

"Natsuori-san..." After hesitating for a moment, the girl spoke hesitantly.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi looked up at her in confusion.

"Although it may not be my turn to say this, but... you must be careful and don't be fooled by people outside."

Xia Zhi: “…Don’t worry about this.”

After all, the person who "cheated" her was a family member.

Chapter 512: Summer storms are like girls, always coming when they are expected

"…Xiazhi-san."

Feeling the gaze that had been falling on her, Yukino finally couldn't stand it anymore, sighed softly, put down the book in her hand, and looked at the boy who was lying on the table opposite her as if bored, but his eyes were always on her, and asked:

"Excuse me, why are you looking at me like that?"

It’s not illegal to take a look… Of course, this is a low EQ statement.

After thinking for a while, Xia Zhi said, "I think there are always things to pursue in life."

"so what?"

"For someone like me who has left high-level pleasures and is hanging out with low-level interests, it's normal for me to want to take a few more glances at a pretty girl, right?"

"...Being able to express your lowly preferences openly is also one of your strengths, Xia Zhi." The girl praised nonchalantly.

"I personally don't think this is a low-level hobby..." After thinking for a moment, Xia Zhi continued: "Besides, what I just said can be interpreted in another way, for example...looking at Yukino you is the goal I pursue in my life."

Hearing this, the girl's hand on the book trembled slightly, and a faint blush was obviously stained on her fair face. As if to cover up something, she lowered her head and looked at the book again. After taking a deep breath, she said in a calm voice:

"If you take this as your life goal, aren't you worried that people will look down on you?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. It's because I'm a person who has lost sight of high-level interests." Xia Zhi said indifferently.

Now, even Yukino had no way to stop the boy from looking at her like that. After all, it was unlikely that she would kick him out of the classroom, and... deep down, she didn't actually have any intention of stopping him.

"I remember that classmate Xia Zhi, your class should have physical education class next period." In order to change the subject and also to divert her own attention, the girl asked a different question.

"It should be this class." Xia Zhi corrected.

After all, the class bell rang just now.

"If you don't pay attention to exercise, your health will get worse and worse."

Why do these words sound so unconvincing coming from the mouth of a girl who already has relatively poor physical strength?

Xia Zhi thought about it and replied nonchalantly: "To be honest, I am the type that can get stronger without training."

What kind of weird reason is that?

Yukino frowned slightly and was about to say something, but she heard a slight "click" sound of the door opening. The classroom door was pulled open, revealing a familiar girl's figure behind the door.

When she saw the boy sitting in the classroom turning around and looking at her, Kato Megumi blinked and showed a hint of happiness.

"Xiazhi classmate, you are here as expected."

Ah this...

After seeing the girl, the first thought that popped into Xia Zhi’s mind was... was he caught skipping class?

Although it was expected a long time ago and there would basically be no unexpected things, I still felt a little guilty when I was really discovered.

however……

"No." Kato Megumi walked to the table for two and shook her head slightly, and replied: "Except for me, no one in the class noticed that you, Xiazhi, skipped class and left."

"..."

Looking at the boy who fell into silence, Yukino lowered her shoulders slightly and let out a sigh that could not be any lighter.

She had become so socially alienated from her classmates that no one would care if she disappeared. To be honest, this was the first time she had seen such a person.

But then again...

"Physical education classes are usually done in pairs, right?" She turned around and looked at Kato Megumi and asked with some confusion.

If that's the case, then it should be easy to see that one person is missing, right?

"Well... because no one seemed to notice me." Kato Megumi replied with a little confusion.

Yukino: ...

Well, she'd seen two now.

These two people seem to get along surprisingly well in some ways.

"So, Kato, are you here to take me back?" Xia Zhi asked.

"Even if I say so, will classmate Xia Zhi be willing to go back?" the girl asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Not necessarily, if that's what you want, Kato."

"Is that so..." Kato Hui thought for a moment, then continued: "But, if I go back now, it will make people feel abrupt, right?"

As she said this, she sat down next to the boy. Her expression and movements seemed very natural, making it hard to tell whether she really thought so or just wanted to skip class like Xia Zhi.

I seem to have... gotten off to a bad start?

Looking at the girls gathered in the club classroom even though it was not the end of get out of class time, Xia Zhi thought to himself with some worry.

If teacher Manfuyu knew about this, she would probably complain about it, right? Worse still, it might be difficult for me to ask her for help in taking leave in the future.

In order to prevent such a thing from happening, Xia Zhi thought for a moment and took out his phone, clicked on the contact's avatar, and typed in the text in the dialog box that popped up.

"Mr. Mafuyu, I'm still your favorite student, right?"

Confirm and send.

After waiting for a while, the phone received a reply accompanied by a slight vibration:

"No cellphone use during class"

……All right.

The spell was interrupted before he could finish reading the bar. Xia Zhi threw his phone aside and lay down on the table again. He looked at the blue sky outside the window and the white clouds floating by. His thoughts couldn't help but wander again.

There is one thing that he has always been concerned about.

What would Kaguya do if there was no way for her to return to the previous copy world?

According to the dream game, it seems to integrate the world lines of the two worlds... In other words, all the things that I experienced in the copy may have become real history?

Of course, these are not the main points. What Xia Zhi cares about most now is...

Before leaving the dungeon, I seemed to have promised Kaguya that I would go back to see her after a while.

According to the time period of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, nearly 1,300 years have passed since then...

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi suddenly felt a little guilty.

How about... find some time to go to Gensokyo and take a look?