I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Yuzuru Tenkuji held an umbrella, walking in the damp and cold wind and rain, while holding his phone in his other hand, asking questions at a rapid pace.

"Didn't you find her in the women's restroom?"

Chapter 53 Old man, your abilities are truly amazing! (1/14)

"We've looked at all the nearby restrooms. Unless Natsukawa goes somewhere further away or hides inside without saying a word..." Yui Yuigahama said hesitantly.

"That girl who's hiding away, just leave her alone." Because it was a group call, Miura Yumiko's slightly annoyed voice rang out, "Everyone was having a good time, but she's the only one acting all weird and disappearing."

"They're not answering their phones and their whereabouts are unknown. The park is so big, how are we supposed to find them?"

While both were searching separately for the missing person, Yukino Yukinoshita's tone was much calmer: "If she refused to contact us without permission, then when she comes back, we will definitely make her apologize to everyone... But we cannot rule out the possibility that she has encountered danger."

"If you still can't find it after half an hour, notify the teacher and the kindergarten. Although it might escalate the situation, it's the safest approach."

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be that serious." Recalling the photo she saw through her ability five minutes ago, Tenkuji Yu frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I'll go look for her by myself from now on. You guys continue shopping, and I'll let you know when I find her."

"You're all alone?" Putong-chan said with some concern. "It's already like finding a needle in a haystack. If you're the only one searching, Tenkuji-kun..."

"Stop showing off, just let us help you honestly." Miura Yumiko, seemingly out of breath from running around, said irritably, "We're not strangers, it's not like I'm going to argue with you over such a small favor!"

"But Yumiko, you just said not to look for her..."

"It's so noisy! Yui, you've really gotten bold, daring to sabotage me?!"

"Haha~"

Listening to their conversation, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but smile. Her voice carried a relaxing quality as she said with a smile, "As long as I'm sure she's not in the women's restroom, finding her won't be difficult for me. Just relax and wait for me to bring her back so I can apologize to you."

"Yui, do your best! Make sure you bring Natsukawa back safely!" Yui encouraged cheerfully.

"What a troublemaker... Let's all gather back at the arcade. Forget about this couple, let's just play our own games."

"Miura-kun, I'm going to the bookstore to rest for a bit. Please make yourselves at home."

"No way, Yukino, you're coming with me! I haven't settled the score with you for refusing to take a photo booth picture with me yet!"

Ignoring the rest of the argument, Yuu Tenkuji cut off the group call and then launched "You're watching me, aren't you?" again.

Purple thorns lit up with a strange sound effect, wrapped around the phone from the wrist, and after a flash of lightning, the LINE interface started to show static, and a photo appeared on the screen.

—This effect was added by the system without authorization. Perhaps it was added to make the background music go unchecked after I turned it off.

Tenkuji Yu was too lazy to care about such trivial matters. Without stopping, he squinted and carefully examined the scenery in the photo.

"They were in the bathroom five minutes ago, have they already left... to avoid being discovered?"

Of course, Yuu Tenkuji did not use this ability to successfully spy on Masuzu Natsukawa going to the toilet.

A beautiful silver-haired girl in sportswear sits elegantly on a toilet with the lid closed, seemingly listening intently to the sounds outside the door—this is the scene depicted in the previous photo.

The "relatively accurate location" we obtained was quite simple: "the women's restroom in the Qingshui Scenic Area".

Well, at least it's more useful than just giving latitude and longitude.

As Miura Yumiko said, Natsukawa Masuzu deliberately hid away and disappeared without saying a word.

Tenkuji Yu already knew this, but he was too lazy to explain why, so he didn't tell them directly... As for whether it would cause those people unnecessary worry, that was none of his concern.

The fault lies entirely with Natsukawa Masaki, so why should he have to worry about so much? This doesn't apply to Soubu High School, and it certainly doesn't apply to the 'Shimizu Scenic Area'.

As for her motives and thoughts about disappearing, once we find Natsukawa Masuzu, Tenkuji Yu will naturally find out the truth, bring her back to everyone's side, and apologize to those who caused trouble and worried about her.

"Most importantly, where is the place in the photo?"

It was originally in a building with the same style as the arcade buildings in the shopping street, but now it has been moved to the edge of the flower bed.

The problem is that there are flower beds everywhere on this shopping street, making it impossible to pinpoint her exact location.

"As expected, old man, your ability is useless." Tenkuji Yu sighed, rubbing his forehead. How come he had this ability to find people, yet he still couldn't find them?

No, we can't just give up like this.

With a tentative mindset, Yuu Tenkuji activated her ability again. The purple thorns flickered with electricity once more, and the screen flashed, revealing the image of the silver-haired girl walking in the rain, which then transformed back into a photograph.

There was no one around, but I could vaguely see the nearby woods—was this a place near a mountain scenic area?

But most importantly, Yuu Tenkuji made a new discovery.

"This ability can be used repeatedly? If I keep using it—"

A sudden thought struck him, and he reflexively stopped in his tracks. Ignoring the strange looks from the people around him as he stood in the rain staring at his phone, lost in thought, he muttered to himself, "Wait a minute, in episode 8 of season 3 of the anime, Joseph Joestar used his telepathic abilities on the TV, and that famous scene, 'Are you looking at me?' happened then... DIO appeared on screen as a video, and also foreshadowed the later appearance of 'Yellow Temperance'."

In that case, can the meme-making ability given by the system also accomplish the same thing?

The moment the thought flashed through her mind, Tenkuji Yu's action was already complete.

As the power of the infused energy intensified, a more dazzling purple flash of lightning streaked across the thorns, and the photograph was suddenly covered by black and white lightning, with a faint, piercing noise emanating from it.

After a while, the phone screen became clear again, as if a live stream had been opened, and the back view of the silver-haired girl appeared on the screen.

The rain soaked her sportswear, making her look pitiful and fragile, yet with an indescribable, hazy beauty.

Yuu Tenkuji lightly touched the screen with his finger and discovered that he could also change the angle by swiping the screen, so he directly turned to the front of the girl and successfully saw her beautiful face with no expression.

Then, even though she didn't open her mouth, Natsukawa Masuzu's voice came out from inside.

"I'm just like a sulking child."

Yuu Tenkuji: "..."

This... this even comes with a voice from the heart?!

Foreword retracted.

—Old man, your abilities are just too amazing!

After making his remark, Yuu Tenkuji took out his earphones, plugged them into his phone, and began comparing the terrain of the entire park to try and guess the location of Masuzu Natsukawa.

But the next moment, he felt something rapidly draining from his body, which made his fingers loosen and he almost dropped his phone to the ground.

Holding her lower back, Yuu Tenkuji murmured with a subtle expression:

"It's just a live stream, why is my stamina dropping so fast?"

Having been buffed by the system to the point of almost becoming a superman, he unexpectedly experienced the feeling of kidney deficiency for the first time in a long time...

Well, I feel a bit nostalgic.

Chapter 54 I Need You (2/14)

Why run away?

I just wanted to find a place to be alone.

Why did you leave without saying goodbye?

I just didn't want to explain the reason to them.

But we still have to go back to the assembly point, right? What should we do then?

It's okay, as long as you apologize sincerely!

Say your phone suddenly died and you got lost. As long as you act pitiful, nothing will happen!

As long as you act like a good kid, you'll get candy. Little Zhenliang has won a great victory!

"She's so stupid at lying, she's hopeless."

Brushing aside her rain-soaked bangs, Natsukawa Masaki couldn't help but sigh.

I made an excuse to leave those five people and wandered around alone until they called. I refused to answer while hiding in the bathroom playing hide-and-seek, hoping they wouldn't find me, yet also hoping to be found.

After failing to find them, I didn't even bother to buy an umbrella and just headed straight for the woods. I had no destination and didn't want to do anything; I was just following my instincts, moving forward and getting further away.

—Look, this guy who's in the final stages of his second year of high school syndrome is actually a beautiful high school girl with a lewd body!

Hahaha, that's so funny!

In short, Natsukawa Masuzu is currently in a state of mind where she feels like she'll die if she doesn't make fun of herself.

"So I have a masochistic personality... Let me think, which characters in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure do I resemble..."

With his thoughts in such a chaotic state, even JOJO's thinking began to stagnate.

Looking at the puddle on the ground, Natsukawa Masuzu saw her own incredibly disheveled and ridiculous reflection on the water's surface, and couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

I thought I could ignore everything and continue shopping and chatting with those people just like I did two hours ago, then calmly end this autumn outing and return to my daily routine full of lies.

But at some point, the emotions that had been buried deep in my heart suddenly exploded.

Just being around them made me feel itchy all over, and just hearing their laughter made me feel nauseous and want to vomit—like there was a foreign object mixed in with my porridge, and I wanted to pick it out and throw it away as quickly as possible.

By the time she realized that the foreign object was herself, she had been standing there for a long time in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people. Rain was falling from outside the arcade, wetting her thin sportswear.

"That's right, it's all Tuanzi-chan's fault... If she hadn't been so casually concerned about me, I wouldn't have felt so bad."

"That snow woman is also at fault. She's clearly a Stand of the same type as me, so why can she blend in with that group of people so easily? Doesn't she feel out of place?"

"And then there's the blonde double-helix drill bit, the ordinary-looking girl... What's her name? I only know her last name is ○○... Wait, was it censored?"

He complained to himself for a long time, with only the sound of rain echoing his solo, which was desolate and pitiful beyond words.

When Natsukawa Masaki looked up, she realized that she had already left the shopping street quite a distance. She was surrounded by tall, dark green trees, and a winding path stretched out in front of her, as if leading to another world.

She wiped the rain off her face and smiled happily, saying, "The biggest mistake is Natsukawa Masuzu. What right does a liar have to go shopping and chat with 'friends'?"

If you can't stand it, just leave. Isn't that a normal thing to do?

She had no reason to be condemned, nor did she expect anyone to come looking for her; since she would have to obediently go back when it was time to gather anyway, she might as well do whatever she wanted, even if it was so childish that even she couldn't stand it.

So the girl continued walking.

The pure white sneakers were already covered in mud, water splashed up, and the wet path played an irregular melody.

The sound of rain was deafening, constantly stealing my body heat. The world before my eyes was hazy and indistinct, and my breath seemed to turn into white smoke.

It's not that cold yet.

"Then, the most outrageous person is Yuu Tenkuji."

Natsukawa Masaki said softly, "He is the main culprit, that bastard, that virgin, that virgin monster."

If it weren't for him, why would I suddenly feel uneasy?