I loaded the dream game

Xia Zhi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, shook his head and decided to bring the topic back.

No matter what, I haven't produced any evidence. Is it really okay to just believe it?

Oh, she didn’t seem to really believe it.

"No, I believe you." Erya said.

Xia Zhi was slightly stunned.

Did she believe it now? Was her trust in me already that high?

After reminiscing for a moment, Xia Zhi remembered that when Tokisaki Kurumi introduced her to the "basic settings" of this world, she seemed to accept and believe it easily.

He hesitated for a moment and looked at the other person: "You are actually very easy to be deceived... the type who trusts others?"

"how is this possible?"

The girl shook her head slightly

Just because he said that I could trust him...

"Young man." Pulling her thoughts back from their wandering state, she took a deep breath and looked at Xia Zhi again.

"Hmm?" Xia Zhi tilted his head slightly.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are actually very pure?" the girl asked.

Well this...

"Some people have said that I just slack off every day."

Xia Zhi was a little hesitant.

I don’t know if this counts.

By the way, Erya's reaction was a little beyond his expectations... It was rather that the girl's personality was somewhat different from the second elf in his memory, and many of the ways of getting along that he had originally planned seemed to be useless.

...Is it because of her age? When I get to know her, she seems to be much more girlish than in my impression. But when I think about it, it makes sense, after all, she is 20 years younger... No, it's because I haven't stayed at home for more than 20 years.

Not knowing what Xia Zhi was thinking at the moment, the girl on the other side chuckled.

"I like you like this, boy, and I like this date too."

Xia Zhi came back to his senses and was a little confused.

Why did it suddenly turn to the confession part?

"But, if it's a date, then the last step is missing, right?" the girl continued, tilting her head slightly.

Do you mean giving gifts?

Xia Zhi thought about it and reminded him, "You still owe me money."

"Don't say such depressing things at this time." The girl puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

Although I suspect she wants to use this as an excuse to shirk her debt, as she said, it does seem a bit inappropriate to bring this up at this time.

"So……"

Xia Zhi took a deep breath and stretched out his hand.

The next moment, a brilliant silver light lit up in his hand, and a small silver crown condensed in the light and fell into his hand. It looked like the crown of a princess in a fairy tale.

He handed the silver crown to the girl, looked into her clear gray-blue eyes, and asked softly, "Beautiful maid princess, can I save you?"

"..."

Looking at the small silver crown in front of him, Erya pursed his lips slightly and recalled the boy's words before.

Save...yourself?

"elder brother!"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from the side. Xia Zhi turned his head subconsciously and saw the red-haired girl standing at the end of the road in the distance, waving and greeting him.

I was finally caught on the date, Xia Zhi thought.

On the other side, Erya was not distracted and was still immersed in his own thoughts.

Is it enough to just open your heart?

She thought to herself.

"I……"

The girl's pink lips slightly opened, as if she wanted to say something.

However, before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt a strange touch on her shoulder.

"Eh?"

She came back to her senses in surprise, and saw that a strange crack had appeared in the space behind her, as if the space itself was torn apart. And in the black crack that seemed to swallow up all the light, a white and slender hand stretched out and pressed on her shoulder.

Erya seemed to realize something

"Wait, the peripherals I just bought..."

Before she could finish her words, she was pulled into the crack and disappeared as the crack closed.

"..."

Xia Zhi turned around and looked at the empty seat and fell into silence.

So, does this mean that I have been intercepted?

.......

Chapter 1,282 Another elf?

"elder brother?"

Qinli came to Xiazhi's side and looked at the empty seat opposite him, feeling a little confused.

She seemed to have seen a beautiful girl sitting opposite the boy just now, but how come she disappeared when she turned around?

Short gray hair...different from my brother's classmate named Origami. She must be a woman I have never seen before?

Kotori turned back hesitantly and looked at the boy. He lowered his head as if thinking about something.

"Brother?" she tried to call out.

When Xia Zhi came to her senses, she realized that in addition to Qin Li, other girls behind her were also walking towards this side.

"Ah, did Mr. Xiazhi lose his date?"

Tokisaki Kurumi came to his side, glanced around, and asked with blinking eyes.

It seemed that she did not see Erya disappear just now.

Date? Partner?

Qin Li's ears moved, and she keenly captured the key words.

Tokisaki Kurumi's words confirmed that she was not seeing things just now.

So, is it true that my brother is dating someone else behind my back?

She puffed up her cheeks and turned her dissatisfied gaze to the boy.

Is your focus a bit off? Shouldn't these two nouns be used separately here?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart and nodded perfunctorily:

"Yeah, so can the beautiful and kind Miss Kurumi help with this date?"

Tokisaki Kurumi kept smiling: "Although I am very grateful that Mr. Xiazhi remembered me, unfortunately I have something else to do later... Perhaps you can try to invite other girls around you?"

As she spoke, her eyes glanced at the other girls around her.

Kotori, who was still angry, seemed to have not reacted yet. Yoshino's cheeks immediately blushed, and she lowered her head, rubbing the hem of her skirt embarrassedly with her little hands.

"Forget it then. Today I'm only interested in girls over 1.5 meters tall." Xia Zhi replied casually.

"?"

Kotori, who had just realized what Kurumi said and had no time to react, was filled with question marks after hearing his words.

What does this mean? Why does it have to be 1.5 meters tall?

She looked down at herself, feeling like she was being targeted.

In fact, Xia Zhi just reported a number at random. As for why it was 1.5 meters... it was just based on his many years of experience, he felt that Kurumi's height should be in the same range as Xia Zhi.

Fortunately, Origami wasn't here at the time, otherwise she wouldn't be "selected" based on this criterion alone... I would have to add a few more centimeters. He complained in his heart.

However, there is another girl present who is above this range.

Xia Zhi shifted his gaze to the pink-haired girl beside him.

Noticing his gaze, Rinne just tilted her head slightly, with a gentle smile on her face, and didn't say much.

"Um... Mr. Xia Zhi, just now..."

A girl's soft voice came from the side. Xia Zhi turned around and saw that Shion had calmed down from her shyness. She looked hesitant and glanced at the empty seat opposite him, as if she wanted to say something.

As perhaps the only complete elf present besides Rinne, she seemed to have noticed something unusual.

"nothing."

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and patted her little head.

Unfortunately, this unfinished date seems to have to be interrupted.

He thought regretfully in his heart

In short

"Let's go home first."

……

After saying goodbye to Kurumi and sending Rinne home, Xia Zhi returned home with the two girls.

"I'm sorry, Yoshino."

When Kotori returned to her room, Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at the blue-haired girl behind him and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry for bothering you today. I didn't play with you properly."

Come to think of it, I seemed to have promised to play with Erya after the date.

...Although it's okay now, unfortunately I have other more important things to do.

"It doesn't matter." Shiono shook her head quickly.

"Mr. Xiazhi... you must be doing something important... If you need anything, Yoshino can help..."

Seeing that the girl was not angry but was considerate enough to offer help, Xia Zhi couldn't help but rub her little head lovingly again.

However, after all, he had already troubled her before, and he didn't really need her help right now, so Xia Zhi thanked her for her kindness, comforted her with a few simple words, and then returned to his room.

After closing the doors and windows, he took out his cell phone from his pocket.

Although there were some factors of deliberate neglect in Erya's disappearance, it is obviously not something an ordinary person can do to make a living person disappear in broad daylight.

This is one of the reasons why Xia Zhi did not stop it immediately.

At that time, he felt a familiar spiritual power fluctuation

In addition to confirming that this was the work of the same "elf", he had also felt a similar energy reaction in another place not long ago.

Judging from Rinne's reaction at the time, she must have known something and knew that Niya would not be in any danger. It was a pity that it was not easy for him to ask her directly.

Fortunately, there is another "insider" here.

...About Erya and that (Qian De) elf, “she” should know more, right?

Xia Zhi took a deep breath, looked at his phone in his hand, and said:

"Come out."

"..."

After the words fell and there was a brief silence, the originally black screen of the phone suddenly lit up by itself, emitting a silver glow.

Gradually, the silver fluorescence turned into a thin line like magic, outlining a lovely human figure in the void.