I loaded the dream game

Perhaps because she was not familiar with the new clothes, she did not notice that the neckline of this dress was a little looser than what she usually wore. After walking around, she could see a piece of silver chain exposed on the side of the girl's white neck.

Tokisaki Kurumi took out the pocket watch from the chain from her clothes, held it gently in her hand, and said with some regret: "I was too involved in the date with Xia "873", and I was a little careless."

"That's not all... I've actually noticed it a long time ago."

Whether it's the tone of voice or the familiarity between their gestures, they don't act like a friend I just met.

If their relationship could become so close after just a few days of spending time together, it would be too fast.

But unfortunately, Xia Zhi, who had been with the girl before, knew clearly that she was not someone who could make others get into her heart so quickly.

"...Besides, you didn't doubt me when I called out your name when we first met, right?"

Xia Zhi continued to point out the girl's "flaws". In addition to those he mentioned, there were many other flaws that could be easily discovered if one observed carefully.

Rather than saying that her acting is bad, it's better to say that...

"You don't actually want to hide it for long, do you?" he asked, looking into the girl's eyes.

"Who knows?"

Tokisaki Kurumi gave an ambiguous answer

"There aren't many opportunities to meet again, and I really want to get to know you again as if we were meeting for the first time... Maybe it will feel different, right?"

After a pause, she continued, "Just like you and your little hero."

Ah, this...

Faced with the girl's clear eyes, Xia Zhi looked away somewhat embarrassedly.

That was indeed a unique first encounter.

Fortunately, Kuang San probably didn't know the specific situation at that time, otherwise, with her personality, she would definitely not miss the opportunity to tease herself.

However, speaking of the garden...

"Is this one of the reasons why she sneaked into this time and space so early?"

Xia Zhi realized this.

She arrived at this time and space before herself and found Tokisaki Kurumi to convey the message from the "future" to her.

Now that she thought about it, this matter should have been discussed when she asked Tokisaki Kurumi to send her back here.

Maybe this is also a deal between them?

…It seems that the “punishment” that morning was not enough.

Xia Zhi thought.

But why go to all that trouble?

"Just consider it as a reward for Xia Zhi's hard work over this long period of time."

Tokisaki Kurumi looked at him with a half-smile and asked, "Haven't you been looking forward to the reward session for a long time?"

"I'm not particularly looking forward to it..." Xia Zhi looked away again.

How should I put it? It's not that it's a pity, it's just that the "reward" this time is a little different from what he imagined, and it feels a little less... a knee pillow or something.

"And..." the girl said softly.

"And?" Xia Zhi came back to his senses and tilted his head.

"Other elves have a good strategy for Xia Zhi, but I don't have this process. Don't you think it's unfair?" The girl turned her head slightly, as if she didn't want him to see her expression at the moment.

"You would also care about this kind of thing." Xia Zhi complained.

"How rude! I am also a normal girl."

Xia Zhi did not object to this.

What kind of life would they lead if they hadn't become elves?

When interacting with the elf girls with different personalities, Xia Zhi would have such thoughts from time to time, and it was no exception when facing Kurumi.

“I sometimes wonder, why me?”

The fireworks display in the distance seems to have started

The sparks rose into the sky with long tails, and they took an unexpectedly long time to explode, lighting up the night sky with brilliant fireworks.

The firelight illuminated the girl's profile, giving her a different colored outline as she gazed into the distance.

"Now I have thought it through. It is impossible for me to do it. ..."

It was something that had already happened, and it would be too embarrassing to avoid it, even if I was the spirit of time.

Moreover, if it weren't for me, all the other elves would be able to get to know the boy, but I would be excluded. Don't you think that is also too unfair?

So, it's unavoidable to be a little tired for this.

But she still has some selfish motives.

Just as the girl was thinking this, she felt a warm sensation on her hand.

She lowered her head and saw that the boy's hands were intertwined with hers at some point, and the warmth of their blending seemed to be comforting her.

"..."

Kuang San couldn't help but recall the park on that moonlit night, and it seemed to be the same scene.

Are you tired? Leave the rest to me.

This was the first time she felt the feeling of being dependent on others since becoming an elf.

It was also the first time that I was allowed to be a normal girl again.

"Thank you for giving me an ordinary date..." She looked up at the boy's eyes and said with a smile.

The next moment, another firework rose into the sky and bloomed brilliantly.

While the boy's attention was momentarily attracted by the firework, she opened her mouth slightly and said something, as if trying to drown out her voice with the fireworks.

But she forgot that the boy was not an ordinary person.

Xia Zhi reached out to her

5.2

When she came to her senses, her lips were already occupied.

"...Xia Zhi is unexpectedly tough today." The girl said to him while panting slightly.

"A certain elf lady is not going to redeem the reward, so I can only come and get it myself, right?" Xia Zhi replied.

uh-huh

Kuang San didn't say anything else, nor did she look back at the fireworks.

Looking up at the sky is not the only way to enjoy fireworks

When she saw the fire in the boy's eyes, she realized today that

...My own redemption ends here.

A little regretful that I couldn't see the last moment

"So, I'm asking you to witness the moment when this world is saved." She held the boy's hand tightly.

then

Tell me when we meet next time.

.......

Chapter 1367: The Miracle of the Ending (Two Chapters in One)

"So, do you have anything to say?"

Xia Zhi crossed his arms and asked the light blonde girl in front of him who was looking down with an embarrassed expression.

After Kurumi left, at the last moment before the singularity was about to be solved, he found the brave girl hiding in the corner, eating ice cream and watching the fireworks, and brought her back to the original time and space.

Sonoko was sent to the past by Kurumi, and unlike herself, she did not have the pick-up service of the dream game, nor did she have the ability to freely travel through time and space... This time she returned to the past in her original form, and the original time and space did not allow her to synchronize. If she did not bring her back in time, she would really have to stay there for two years.

"Um...I didn't mean to peek over there."

The girl's eyes turned to the side.

You followed me on purpose... No, I'm not pursuing that.

"Brother Xia Zhi is so handsome when he takes the initiative." Yuanzi praised from a different angle.

"I know that kind of thing."

Yuanzi giggled, walked forward and hugged him, rested her head on his chest, and said softly: "Thank you, Brother Xia Zhi, for finding me."

I don't know if she means that I can go back to the past to find her, or that I found her before I left, Xia Zhi thought.

"As a thank you..."

She thought about it, moved a little further away, and handed the ice cream in her hand to Xia Zhi.

Is it really okay to give you the ice cream you ate as a thank you gift?

Even though he thought so, Xia Zhi still opened his mouth and took a small bite of the ice cream that was almost forced into his mouth.

"How is it?" the girl asked expectantly.

Sweet, with a taste I've never tasted before

"...Choose the type of pain you like." Xia Zhi thought about it and gave her the freedom to choose as a reward for this delicious food she had never tasted before.

Yuanzi subconsciously shrank his neck and asked weakly:

"Hasn't he been punished already?"

"That was just the punishment for you running away from home without permission. It didn't include the fact that you helped Kuang San hide this from me." Xia Zhi crossed his arms again.

Let's be clear about one thing and even if the starting point and the result are good, we can't ignore the fact that she and Kurumi "plotted" against herself for this.

Thinking back to when Yang Noi plotted against me, I punished her for a long time... ahem, nothing.

"It's not just for Sister Kuang San... I also want to meet Brother Xia Zhi again for the first time..."

Yuanzi pouted and muttered softly

"Brother Xia Zhi did something so excessive to me in the past, didn't he?"

this……

Xia Zhi looked away awkwardly.

Seeing the boy's reaction, Sonoko secretly smiled triumphantly.

She knew that as long as she mentioned this matter, Brother Xia Zhi would not pursue the matter.

If you think about it carefully, this can be considered as using "welfare" to offset "punishment", which is also called "making amends", right?

The girl blushed slightly and thought absentmindedly.

If her teachers at school knew that she used idioms in this way, they would definitely be angry and give her a severe lesson.

Just "thinking back" to that time, I still feel a little shy...even though it wasn't the first time.

Yuanzi took a deep breath, then exhaled gently, feeling a little emotional.

In this way, the world will be restructured.

Compared to her predecessors like Sister Hinata, this is the first time that Sonoko has experienced the world being corrected... I am a little curious, when the barrier that isolates time and space is lifted, how will the world change in the face of such inconsistent history?

No matter what, we will move towards a better future.

Yuanzi firmly believed this.

It's not that she has confidence in the world itself, but that she believes in her brother Xia Zhi.

The happiness you have now will not be lost, and you will encounter more happiness in the future

After all, this "future (ending)" was created for them by the boy.

Whenever she thought of this, she couldn't help but smile.

"What are you grinning about?" Xia Zhi glanced at the girl who was grinning beside him.