I loaded the dream game

"So... after last night, do you still think so?" She asked with a blush on her cheeks and took a deep breath.

this……

Xia Zhi turned his eyes away somewhat awkwardly.

Although I have always regarded them as two different individuals, in essence they are the same person after all. It is impossible to say that I don't have any other perspective when facing her.

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Origami pursed her lips.

really

...His impression of himself was influenced by that person.

"Mingming, I was the one who knew you first..." She lowered her eyes slightly and said in a low voice.

Obviously, I was the first one...

"what?"

Xia Zhi looked at her puzzledly.

Xiao Origami shook his head vigorously and clenched his fists to cheer himself up.

...So, no matter how shy you are, you have to make it clear.

"I want to make it clear to Xia Zhi...about my own feelings."

"You already mentioned the other one."

Xia Zhi didn't seem to want her to continue.

"I want to say it myself."

But Xiao Origami looked into his eyes stubbornly and insisted: "I like you, more than anyone else, and more than her."

In fact, the other you said the same thing at the beginning. Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

"I know what Xia Zhi is worried about..."

Seeing that he didn't respond, the girl continued.

She knew this, so she had been hesitant before, not daring to express her feelings, fearing that she would be rejected.

But now is not the time to worry about that.

"I can't do it without Xiazhi..."

She clenched her hands slightly and looked at the boy nervously.

"Xia Zhi, will you accept my feelings?"

"……Feel sorry."

Xia Zhi turned his eyes away slightly.

It has nothing to do with body shape, nor with other reasons... It's just because I can accept Xia Zhi, but I can't accept Xiao Xia Zhi for the same reason.

"..."

Little Origami didn't say anything else and pursed her lips slightly.

She turned around and continued walking forward with the boy. When they reached the lake shore, she squatted down, took off her shoes and socks, and carefully stretched her feet toward the shimmering lake surface.

"It's so cold..."

It's just as cold as I remembered.

Looking at the rippling lake, she took a deep breath, turned her head to look at Xia Zhi, and without saying anything else, she jumped into the water.

The cold lake water instantly covered her head. The surging water rolled the sunlight into a whirlpool, which then shattered into a dreamlike brilliance that rippled across her field of vision.

...Just like what I saw at the beginning

But unlike the mood that gradually sank into the cold and darkness at the beginning, even though she was surrounded by the cold lake water and couldn't breathe, she didn't feel the slightest bit of uneasiness in her heart.

Looking at the gradually broken and blurred picture, she seemed to be waiting for something and gently closed her eyes.

"Wow--"

The next moment, the light and shadow were shattered, and the girl felt herself being held tightly in his arms.

"Even if I reject your confession, there's no need to commit suicide, right?"

Xia Zhi asked as he looked at the silver-haired girl who was soaking wet in his arms.

Her silver-white hair was wet and stuck to both sides of her cheeks. Her thin dress was completely soaked by the lake water and clung tightly to her petite body, making her look fragile and yet cute in a way that made people feel pity for her... The scene at this moment was just like the moment they first met.

"Cough cough..."

Little Origami coughed twice, then gently leaned her head against his arms without saying anything.

She knew that her confession would be fruitless.

At least now, the boy would definitely not accept 857's feelings.

However, whether he would be accepted or not is one thing...Now that my other self has already confessed to him, I can’t fall too far behind.

"...This world is more than just a place of terrible memories for me."

After she recovered a little, she said softly, "At the same time, this is also the place where I met you."

Xia Zhi knew that day was very special to her, but even if she wanted to reminisce about it, there was no need to do it in this way, right?

He complained in his mind but didn't say it out loud. He just gently helped the girl comb the messy hair on her forehead.

"I like you, the kind of like I would have for a husband or a lover." She raised her head and looked at the boy and said.

"...Yeah, I know." Xia Zhi did not avoid the topic this time and nodded in response.

"So...Xia Zhi, can you wait for me?" The girl asked with a faint blush on her face.

"I have already answered this question before." Xia Zhi replied: "No god will abandon his heroes..."

So, I will never abandon you

Xia Zhi stroked her little head, looked into her blue eyes and said, "I will always wait for you, my future brave lady."

It's a little different than expected, but it's enough.

Little Origami snuggled contentedly against his chest.

Even if he cannot accept my feelings for the time being, it doesn’t matter, as long as he can wait for me.

Waiting for the day when I grow up

...But at the same time, my other self cannot let her get too far ahead.

and so……

She blushed and thought to herself, then took a deep breath and held Xia Zhi's cheek with her hands...

.......

Chapter 1353 The paradox of interdependence

"Welcome back~ Summer Solstice."

When Xia Zhi returned home, Ju Ya had already come out of the girl's room and greeted him as he walked into the living room.

So fast.

Beside her, Aye couldn't help but think.

From her perspective, the boy only went out for a short while and came back.

It is just like what Lord Xiazhi said, I will be back soon.

Aya thought so and looked behind the boy. When she didn't see any figure, she showed a hesitant expression on her face, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Maybe you are wondering why Origami didn't come back with you?

Xia Zhi rubbed her little head and briefly explained that the girl had left.

"Yeah……"

So Lord Xiazhi just went to see Miss Origami off?

Yaye lowered his head somewhat disappointedly.

Although she didn't understand the details, she roughly knew something about the fact that Lord Xia Zhi and the others did not exist in this world, and she was more or less mentally prepared.

It’s just a pity that I didn’t get to say goodbye to her properly.

She thought with some regret.

On the other hand, Xia Zhi also learned from Ju Ya why she came out so quickly.

She had just heated up the milk and came to the door of the temporary bedroom they used to live in last night. When she pushed the door open, the girl was no longer inside.

As Origami left, the girl who was determined to be the same existence as her by the dream game seemed to have left this world as well.

There could have been more time for tenderness, but her "honeymoon period" was forcibly interrupted by another version of herself.

Xia Zhi sighed in his heart.

Thinking back to the girl's previous behavior, this was probably something she had expected.

If Origami knew the truth, I wonder if she would be angry.

But that's just a matter between the two of them. It's a pity that we didn't get to see their quarrel and bickering.

Xia Zhi thought, glanced at his task bar, and his eyes fell on the only remaining side quest on it.

[Maintain the special state of Origami Tobiichi's current space-time paradox body until all mainline tasks are completed, and ensure that it is not erased by the world line or other forms of power]

The side quest about Origami still exists, and the status shows that it is not completed.

Although the existence named "Tori Ichizhe〃¨ Paper" has left this world, the side quest only requires maintaining the special state of the current space-time paradox body before completing all the main quests, and there is no requirement that she must exist in this world.

The "Pseudo-Cosmos" technique engraved on them, which I added universality and non-interference, will not be affected by the difference in the world, which is enough to ensure that they can maintain their independent existence even after returning. The task judgment of the dream game will certainly not be affected by the gap between the worlds. After completing all the main tasks, this task will naturally be completed, so it is not a waste of all previous efforts.

...Having said that, even if there are restrictions limited to this world, if the girl is determined to leave, I will not do anything to stop her.

Xia Zhi thought to himself as he put the dessert handed to him by the girl next to him into his mouth.

"How does it taste?"

Mio's curious voice came to my ears.

"good to eat."

Xia Zhi answered truthfully.

"That's not what I meant."

Mio sat down next to him, blinked, and asked meaningfully:

"I mean... how does it feel to taste the same 'dessert' at different times?"

This... is a little inappropriate.

Xia Zhi looked at Yaye who was looking confused and thought.

Is it not a good idea to say these things in front of the children?

And, if I were to say something similar...

"Actually, I've already experienced it." Xia Zhi said.

The person involved just happened to be herself.

Facing the girl's confused look, Xia Zhi chuckled and whispered in her ear.

Although the things that are changed by the "Fake Witch" are called "fakes", they are real to some extent, especially when the object being changed is the "original" itself.

Just like the form created by the key, the changes made by the "Fake Witch" to things can be regarded as transformation into another form, so it is also possible to create a form that the object did not originally have.

For example... the childhood form of a certain Origin Elf lady that didn't originally exist.

Mio also reacted quickly and her cheeks flushed.

Can that be the same?

She glanced at the boy next to her and thought shyly.

On the other side, Yaye tilted his head in confusion, not quite understanding what they were saying.