I loaded the dream game

"It seems like you don't have much energy."

This is really rare for a young girl... She was still full of energy after hanging out with him all night.

"Want to sleep?"- he asked doubtfully.

Tohka shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I want to go around here, is that okay?"

Of course, Xia Zhi couldn't refuse such a simple request. He agreed to it easily, and completely forgot about the possible danger that Ruoye had just reminded him of... or rather, he didn't take it to heart.

After simply cleaning up the dishes and resting for a while, Xia Zhi accompanied the girl out of the shrine.

Walking in the deserted mountain forest, the air is filled with the fresh scent of earth.

Although it is a mountainous area, it is used by schools as a location for school trips and can be considered a scenic spot to some extent. The infrastructure is relatively complete.

In addition, the intensity of the earthquake just now was not very strong, and there were no major fractures in the road.

The sound of their footsteps echoed in the empty forest. Tohka's expression was obviously relieved. She looked down at the shadows under their feet, thought for a moment, and then quickened her pace a little. When their shadows overlapped, she nodded with satisfaction.

Just like a little child.

Xia Zhi, who witnessed this scene, thought so in his heart.

However, considering that she and Mio are both elves who were born not long ago, it is inevitable that she will occasionally behave like a child, right?

"It's so quiet..."

The girl couldn't help but sigh.

In the previous dates, she had basically been interacting with people. This time, when there were only the two of them in the world around them, she recalled the feeling of dating Xia Zhi alone late at night.

As for which one I prefer...

Tohka compared them in her mind...and couldn't quite tell which was better.

Suddenly, her ears twitched slightly.

"Is there a sound of water?"

Is there a leak somewhere?

"Maybe a stream or something like that?" Xia Zhi answered after thinking for a while.

Tohka seemed to become interested after hearing this and pulled him towards the direction where the sound of water came from.

Leaving the paved road, they walked through the forest and along a path. After a while, they found a stream.

"Look, it's really a stream at the summer solstice!"

The girl showed a smug expression, as if she was boasting about her discovery.

Xia Zhi touched her head as a compliment and came to the stream.

The recent earthquake did not cause any landslides, and the stream water was not contaminated by the mud and was still clear.

"The ecology here is well protected." The elf girl in my mind exclaimed.

After all, it is a scenic spot and is located around a shrine.

Xia Zhi squatted down, scooped up a small handful of stream water and took a look. The water quality was indeed quite good.

If he could use the water here to make tea, it would taste pretty good... but it's a pity that he doesn't drink tea.

"Do you know why spring water tastes extra sweet?" he asked the elf girl in his heart.

"Because of the minerals in the water?"

If that's the case, bottled mineral water would taste similar, right?

Xia Zhi was thinking and was about to answer when he heard the sound of water splashing not far away.

He raised his head and looked upstream following the sound, only to see that the girl had taken off her shoes and carefully put her feet into the river.

Feeling the cool sensation of the water flowing over her feet, she tried kicking twice, splashing water on the surface.

"Xiazhi, come down quickly!" Seeing the boy's gaze, Tohka greeted him happily.

"...Do you want to drink more?" Tokisaki Kurumi asked in her mind.

"..."

Xia Zhi loosened his hands, stood up and returned to the girl's side. He looked at the shoes and socks scattered on the ground and sighed helplessly.

Tohka realized what was happening and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. When she wanted to tidy it up herself, the boy had already tidied it up and put it aside.

"...Xiazhi is just like mother." She couldn't help but sigh.

Can you please stop talking about this?

Xia Zhi thought unhappily and did not go down to the stream as the girl invited him to do, but just sat down next to her.

Shixiang didn't care, she just quietly felt the coldness of the stream running over her feet, and the warmth coming from the young boy beside her.

"...Xia Zhi." After a moment, she raised her head, looked at Xia Zhi and asked.

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"Ok?"

"What will the world of the future be like?"

Well this...

“It’s about the same as now.”

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and replied:

Apart from the fact that there are a few fewer people than now, and that all resources are supported by the sacred tree, life is not that unsatisfactory.

...if we ignore the threat from the gods that may come at any time.

And now that the gods have disappeared, this threat no longer exists.

"It won't be long before it recovers to its current level of civilization, right?" Xia Zhi speculated.

"Yeah……"

Tohka lowered her head again and looked at her reflection in the water.

In three hundred years, not only has there been no progress, but we have regressed to a worse situation than this.

The current situation is already bad in her opinion... What kind of world will people live in three hundred years from now?

...... 0 .......

The girl pursed her lips slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.

“…Actually, I don’t like this world.”

After a long silence, she suddenly said this.

"As soon as I opened my eyes, I was already in this world."

Facing the boy's puzzled look, she continued to explain

"I didn't understand anything at the time. Before I met Xia Zhi, I had been attacked by gods, but no one could help me... It was as if the whole world was full of malice towards me."

In this case, it is impossible to make her like this world, right?

However, it is different now.

“You are the first person who showed me these beautiful things.”

The girl continued

"Sundae, milk coffee, crepes, donuts, takoyaki, hot pot, sugar-roasted chestnuts, tamagoyaki... It was you, Xiazhi, who made me realize that there are so many beautiful things in this world."

In your mind, is food the most beautiful thing in this world?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

"There's also the summer solstice." She looked at the boy and said.

"Thanks for putting me in the same stall as Sundae Latte."

Xia Zhi rubbed her head and said.

"It's not the same level, it's... something better!" The girl shook her head and quickly explained.

As long as you don't think of me as food, that's all. Xia Zhi thought.

“So, Summer Solstice…”

The girl leaned her head gently on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and whispered

"I'm starting to like this world a little bit."

……Several.

Chapter 976 Xia Zhi has extensive experience as a boyfriend

Because we had eaten and rested for some time, and we also walked around for a long time, we didn't stay by the stream for long before the sun in the distance began to set.

I wonder if Ruoye will be worried when she sees that they haven’t been back for such a long time?

Xia Zhi thought to himself, and turned to look at Shixiang, only to find that the girl had fallen asleep leaning on his shoulder.

He sighed slightly, gently supported the girl's body, and stood up.

Then, Xia Zhi carried the girl on his back, trying to be careful not to wake her up, picked up her shoes in his hands, and walked towards the shrine.

When we returned to the shrine, we saw from afar the two girls named "Six O Seven" standing at the entrance of the shrine with worried looks on their faces.

Seeing them coming back, Ruoye was obviously relieved and hurried forward to greet them.

"Mr. Xia Zhi, where have you been? You haven't come back for so long, I thought you..."

"Shh..."

Xia Zhi made a silent gesture to her and pointed at the girl behind her.

Ruoye finally reacted and subconsciously closed her mouth.

But it was obviously a little late. As if she was awakened by their voices, Tohka said "hmm" softly and slowly opened her eyes.

"...Good morning, Xiazhi." She rubbed her eyes and greeted him in a daze.

"It's already dusk, my princess." Xia Zhi responded softly.

is it?

Tohka tilted her head slightly, then noticed her current situation.

Huh? Why am I on Xiazhi's back?

On the other side, watching this scene between the two, Ruoye opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, while Hinata beside her pulled the corner of her clothes.

Seeing the girl turned around in confusion, Hinata blinked at her

"Don't disturb them at this time." She reminded in a low voice.

After all, it has been confirmed that they are okay, right?

Nogi Wakaba hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Returning to the shrine, the once bustling courtyard had become empty, with no one to be seen.

According to Wakaba and the others, considering that it was getting dark and there were continuous aftershocks, the people in the shrine let them go into the Kagura Hall, where Kagura songs and dances were played, to rest.

It is said that this need was taken into consideration when the shrine was first built, and special structural improvements were made so that it can be used as a shelter to some extent.

...What kind of need would lead to building a shrine as a shelter?

Xia Zhi thought about it, shook his head, and didn't think about it too deeply.

After saying goodbye to the two girls, he took the elf girl back to the tent.

He put the shoes at the door and asked her to sit inside. Xia Zhi also made her a cup of milk coffee.

Tohka said "thank you" and took the cup from him.

Xia Zhi originally wanted to persuade her to drink it while it was hot to warm her body, but thinking of her special preference, he gave up the idea of ​​persuading her after hesitating for a moment.

Then, his eyes fell on the girl's bare feet. After thinking for a while, he took out a blanket and handed it to her.

"Cover it up first, don't catch a cold."