For the peace of the Lonely Band, please sacrifice yourself!

"My plan is to go shopping in the mall first, then find a store to have lunch at noon, go to the arcade to play games and watch a movie in the afternoon, and then go to Iris Park to watch the Halloween celebration in the evening."

"What do you think, Mio-chan?" Tianzhong Ritsu turned around and asked.

"Okay, let's do as Shuo said." Akiyama Mio nodded in agreement.

"For lunch, how about we go have some Chinese-style hotpot?" Wang Yueshuo thought of the Sichuan hotpot restaurant that had made Sister Ijichi Hoshige cry last time because of the spicy food. The hotpot was filled with chilies at the bottom and red oil floating on the surface. That feeling was unforgettable.

I lived in the north in my previous life and have never been to Sichuan and Chongqing. I must find time to go back to China and experience the authentic Sichuan hotpot to satisfy my curiosity and taste buds.

"Chinese-style hot pot?"

Tianzhong Ritsu's curiosity was aroused again.

"Well, it's different from the hotpot in Japan. The flavor is heavier, with more oil and more spiciness. Not only does China use more mutton, it is also rarely eaten with beaten egg liquid. The dipping sauce there is mostly a mixture of soy sauce, chili sauce and shacha sauce." Wang Yueshuo gave a brief introduction.

"The hot pot seems to be very suitable for this cold weather! I feel warm after eating it. I vote for it!" Tianzhong Ritsu was whetted by Mochizuki Saku's words, and she was looking forward to trying it.

Wang Yueshuo saw her like this through the rearview mirror and smiled secretly in his heart. Should I order spicy hot pot base then?

"Sure, but we have to order a shabu-shabu hotpot." Akiyama Mio rolled her eyes at Mochizuki Saku and poked him on the back in annoyance, "Do you want me and Ritsu to go out shopping with sausage mouths on?"

"Huh?! How scary!"

Tian Zhongli was horrified.

Chapter 14: Elegant Girl and Passionate Girl

The Sichuan hotpot restaurant that Mochizuki Saku had made an appointment for had authentic hotpot food. The last time he took Ijichi Hoshika to eat there, Mochizuki realized this when he saw this stubborn woman's face turned red from the spiciness and she kept drinking milk and water.

but......

Mochizuki Saku could never have imagined that even if she ordered a slightly spicy hotpot with mushroom soup, Tianzhong Ritsu, a girl who looked carefree and manly at first glance, would blush and tear up because of the spiciness.

She kept fanning her mouth with her hands, but it was no use. The spicy taste seemed to go straight to her heart, making her unbearable.

“It’s so spicy, so spicy, so spicy, so spicy————!!!”

His throat rolled as Tian Zhongli drank the whole bottle of milk. His eyes were red with tears, and his clear and bright golden eyes were wide open, full of resentment.

"Well, you see I'm useless." Wang Yueshuo spread his hands and smiled helplessly, "Mio-chan told you that if you can't eat spicy food, you can eat the mushroom soup base. It's you who didn't listen to the advice and insisted on being stubborn. Aren't you afraid that the spiciness will upset your stomach and intestines?" After saying that, he pushed the milk bottle in front of Lu.

Tianzhong Ritsu pouted and muttered pitifully:

"I... I saw you were enjoying the food, so I wanted to give it a try~"

Wang Yueshuo was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: No, then what about my fault?

Although she was embarrassed by the spiciness this time, Tian Zhongli did not give up hot pot. She decided to be prepared next time when she ordered slightly spicy hot pot, or directly ordered clear soup hot pot, so as not to put herself in such an embarrassing situation again.

"But it's completely different from the Sukiyaki hotpot I've eaten before." Tianzhong Ritsu glanced at the hotpot that was still bubbling and popping with some fear, and swallowed his saliva.

Before the girl had this meal, her impression of hot pot was that it had a light soup base and the seasoning in the bowl was sesame paste, orange vinegar and other seasonings made from orange juice.

Who would have thought that a simple pot would be so exciting? !

Tian Zhongli raised his hand, picked up a piece of beef from the plate and put it into the mushroom soup pot. After a while, he tremblingly put it back into the seasoning bowl, while staring straight at Mochizuki Shuo, as if to confirm with him————

“Is this soup base really not spicy?”

It's a bit like "Once bitten by a snake, you'll be afraid of ropes for ten years."

Wang Yueshuo smiled and nodded.

"Look, isn't Mio-chan very happy eating?"

“…Yes, it is.”

Tian Zhongli's gaze randomly moved to the girl with long straight black hair beside him. Her soft and silky long black hair was tied up with a black rubber band and combed into a neat high ponytail at the back of her head.

The rising steam from the hot pot and the sound of the boiling soup are intertwined, and the air is filled with the rich aroma of fruit, vegetable and oil.

She opened her lips slightly and moved them, and the tender beef and mutton slices wrapped with mashed garlic, chopped green onions and coriander were put into her mouth. She chewed gently. The next moment, the girl narrowed her eyes slightly, and a happy smile appeared on her cold and noble face.

Green hairpins for one portion, red sleeves for two portions. Holding water to make soup, avoiding the sky to relieve worries.

Tianzhong Ritsu finally understood what "beauty is a feast for the eyes" meant and why people have often said since ancient times that appreciating a beautiful woman eating is also a kind of aesthetic enjoyment. Akiyama Mio's elegant and calm demeanor made her stunned and gradually a little infatuated.

Akiyama Mio turned her head unexpectedly and happened to meet the eyes of Wada Inaka Ritsu. She frowned in confusion at first, with a clear stupidity in her eyes.

Tian Zhongli's face suddenly turned red and his eyes flickered.

"What's wrong?" Mio tilted her head and asked in confusion.

“No…it’s okay…ahahaha…” Tianzhong Ritsu turned his head away in embarrassment.

Akiyama Mio became even more confused. Seeing that Ritsu didn't want to say anything, she simply looked at Mochizuki Saku who was watching the show on the side. Her eyes moved, conveying the girl's confusion. However, Mochizuki Saku just blinked at her, raised the corners of his lips, smiled and put the blanched beef and mutton slices into Ritsu and Mio's bowls without saying a word.

Akiyama Mio first took out a piece of toilet paper from the tissue box beside her and wiped the corner of her mouth, looking suspicious, "Are you two hiding something from me?" "No, you think too much~" Tianzhong Ritsu answered, embarrassedly lifted the bangs in front of her forehead, lowered her eyebrows and eyes.

"Okay, the beef has been blanched and has floated to the surface. Why don't you pick it up quickly? It won't taste good if it's overcooked." Akiyama Mio didn't really care. She nodded, stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a lot of meat and put it on Saku and Ritsu's plates, and reminded them.

"That's true. The beef here is of very high quality. If it's too old, it won't have the flavor."

As he spoke, Mochizuki dipped his tongue in the oil sauce and savored the delicious taste of Kobe beef. He made a pleasant sound in his throat, and then he immediately turned into a foodie and buried his head in eating the meat without saying a word. As for the vegetables? Wait until I finish eating most of the meat before tasting them! Hehehe~

..............

After lunch, Mochizuki Saku drove the two girls to the largest video game arcade nearby. Mochizuki Saku went to exchange game coins, and Tianzhong Ritsu stood in front of the counter. The exciting electronic music echoed in the ears of the girls, "It's so big——" she exclaimed in a low voice.

"It's my first time here too, but all arcades should be pretty much the same. Let's go and find the games we want to play." Mochizuki Saku put the 90 exchanged game coins into the girls' shoulder bags and handbags, 30 coins per person.

The first game that Tianzhong Ritsu took a fancy to was a racing game called "Speedy Pursuit". She excitedly pulled Mio and Saku to sit in the racing-shaped cockpit and selected seven more human-machines to join. With a crisp gunshot, the ten players started their racing journey in the "Cyber ​​City".

Before the game starts, four of the ten players are randomly selected by the system as fugitives, and the remaining six players become police officers who are messengers of justice. They drive ultra-realistic racing cars around the city, chasing each other. From time to time, they can encounter golden glowing skill balls that can be used for interception and counter-interception, such as "missiles, mines, modified props", etc.

Tianzhong Ritsu was having a lot of fun. The feeling of stimulation and excitement drove her to defeat the evildoers one after another. And as if she was blessed by the goddess of luck, racing car modification props appeared one after another on the road she was driving on. After a while, an ordinary racing car turned into an all-round, super-fast agile attack god of war, scaring Mochizuki Saku, who was chosen as the [fugitive], to flee in panic.

In the end, of course, General Tianzhong won.

The brown-haired girl looked at the 'WIN' on the screen with a big smile on her face and hummed proudly.

Chapter 15: Only this moment cannot be separated

The sea breeze blew on the ramp where the car was parked, and the blood-red sunset sank into the distant sea through the gaps in the shadows of the leaves, like a big hot air balloon burning out in the sky. Its fiery red and golden yellow intertwined, spreading the last afterglow to the earth.

Under its shining light, the waves became sparkling, as if playing the final elegy for the end of the day.

The night falls quietly, spreading a deep blue. A bright moon rises from the horizon. It is so bright, so soft, and so sacred. It is the princess of the night, elegant and mysterious. Its light illuminates the entire night sky, rendering everything around it into a silver dream.

The surging white waves gently hit the shore, making soothing sounds. The waves become peaceful and mysterious under the moonlight, like a sleeping child hugging the mother sea in his dream.

Everything is clear in the moonlight, and every texture detail can be seen.

"Hmm - why does it feel like this autumn is lower and colder than in previous years?" In the past, the combination of a loose sweater and jeans was still enough to withstand the cold wind, but now it was different. The biting cold wind made the girl shrink her neck, cross her hands around her slender arms, and muttered softly.

"It may be because the cold air is too active and frequent." Mochizuki Saku said casually. He saw Tianzhong Ritsu rubbing his arms to keep warm through the rearview mirror, and reminded him: "There is a black bag in the back seat, which contains a women's mid-length wool windbreaker in the color you like, coffee-milk."

"Wow, wow, wow--Saku, you're so gentle, I'm crying my eyes out!" Tianzhong Ritsu was so moved that she burst into tears.

"I turned on the heater in the car, so it's better to wait until you get off at your destination before putting it on. If you put it on now, you'll feel hot and sweaty and have chest tightness and shortness of breath in a short while." Mochizuki Shuo looked at Tian Zhong Ritsu, who was about to search around after saying that, and reminded him with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Yeah - that's true!" Tianzhong Ritsu nodded in agreement and stopped rummaging through the drawers.

"Where's mine?" Akiyama Mio didn't say anything, but expressed this to him with her eyes.

"There's a scarf in the bag. If you feel cold, remember to wear it when you get off the bus." Mochizuki Saku quickly made amends.

That's about right. Akiyama Mio snorted happily and complacently, and glanced at Tianzhong Ritsu unintentionally. The latter first puffed up his cheeks with strong jealousy to express his dissatisfaction, but it didn't last long before he burst out laughing and hugged Mio's slender and soft waist in a bear hug.

"Sister mio, it's my fault. I shouldn't have competed for favor in front of you. Please don't tell on the young master, okay? I'm sorry." Green Tea Tian Zhongri acted hypocritically and spoke in a panic, but her face was full of smiles.

"Don't scratch there! It's so itchy! You female hooligan--!" Akiyama Mio blushed and pushed away Ritsu who was rubbing against her with disgust, her eyes full of smiles.

Witnessing this hilarious comedy through the rearview mirror, Mochizuki Shuo burst into laughter.

When you pass Aphrodite later, go down and buy three cups of hot coffee.

...........

Iris Park, cherry blossom viewing area, 19:00.

As if feeling too hot, Mochizuki Saku unbuttoned the two buttons on his collar, his eyes wandering around the men and women who were walking by on the street, dressed in costumes of vampires, zombies, mummies, witches, succubi, etc. Suddenly, he had an idea and asked the two beautiful girls beside him, "Do you want to try cosplay too?"

He pointed forward.

Following the direction of the finger, they saw a charming girl in a black leather jacket, leather pants, fishnet stockings, and little devil wings decorated on both sides of her back. Akiyama Mio remained calm, but her eyes gradually became full of disgust. Tianzhong Ritsu blushed, her eyes moved, and she spat softly, secretly cursing her as a perverted and stinky hooligan.

Moon New Moon: ???

No, can this also catch my timing?

"Ah————" Akiyama Mio's eyes seemed to be looking at a paramecium that could do simple movements. Tianzhong Ritsu shyly brushed the hair by his ears and turned his face slightly away: "It's not good to... do it outside... emmmm, if you really want to... come home, okay?"

The corner of Wang Yueshuo's mouth twitched, but who could have made him point to a place that turned into a succubus the next second?

"Ahem, is it possible? I mean the cosplayer who just walked past holding a magic wand and wearing a wizard robe?" He cleared his throat and defended himself. Although it didn't seem to make any difference whether he said it or not, it was better to mention it for the sake of being conservative.

Mochizuki Saku turned around and changed the subject. He held Tianzhong Ritsu and Akiyama Mio's soft and boneless hands with his left and right hands at the same time, and ran quickly towards the pumpkin lantern parade that was spreading light in all directions, "Let's go, let's go, it's time to spread pumpkin candies."

Pumpkin candy is specially made by the organizers of this Halloween celebration. It is made of malt sugar and made into a pumpkin-shaped candy. According to the official announcement, it will be scattered by the hosts on the Hell Pumpkin Car at 7:10 p.m.

As if in response to Wang Yueshuo's words, as soon as they ran to the side of the pumpkin carriage, countless pumpkin candies were like shooting stars across the sky, or like exploding fireworks, with sparks falling from the night sky.

"It looks very sweet and sticky." Akiyama Mio commented as she looked at the candy in her hand. Inside the transparent plastic package was a small yellow pumpkin, which reflected a crystal light under the light.

Mochizuki Saku looked at Akiyama Mio's face from the side, and the girl gently lifted her hair and smiled sweetly. Her face was like a spring flower in full bloom, fresh and natural.

The light sprinkled on her cheeks, making her skin look more delicate and shining with a healthy and warm luster. Her bright almond eyes reflected an image like fireworks blooming in the night sky, appearing lively and agile. Her soft black hair swayed gently in the wind, and the small ear hidden in the hair was faintly visible.

She turned her head and said with a smile, "What are you looking at?"

This lovely gesture made Mochizuki Saku unable to help but hold the girl's hand and kiss her forehead.

Tianzhong Ritsu clenched his fists and exclaimed in fake excitement like a little child.

"Shameless bastard." Akiyama Mio buried her head in Mochizuki Saku's chest with a coquettish look. Her nose was filled with his scent, which was like the purest summer sunshine, bright and hot, warming her whole body.

Tian Jingzhong Ritsu, who was standing by, had a gloomy look in his eyes. He also came close to him, pouted his lips in dissatisfaction, and poked the boy's silly smile. "Did I come at the wrong time?"

"No, you're here at the right time." Wang Yueshuo acted like Li Xunhuan and extended his hand to invite him to join.

"Hmph~ You want to hug Mio and me at the same time. Am I such a casual person?" Tianzhong Ritsu said this, but his body fell into Mochizuki Saku's arms 'uncontrollably'. "Just, I'll satisfy you this time!"

"Good good."

No matter how long we live, all we can enjoy is the indivisible present moment, and nothing else.

Episode 16: Sakura Hill in November

"This year is the same as last year. There are still only five of us in the light music club————" In the light music club activity room of Sakuragaoka Girls' High School, Tianzhong Ritsu, the club leader and band captain, was lying on the window sill, looking at the club activities in full swing below. He couldn't help but frowned and sighed worriedly.

"If this continues...after we leave, Azi-nyanya will have to guard the light music club all by herself."

"I can be the sixth member of the light music club." Mochizuki Saku raised his hand.

“You’ll graduate next year, too. And you’re not a student of our school. It’s meaningless.” Tianzhong Ritsu rolled his eyes speechlessly at him and supported his face with his left hand: “Ahhhh, as the director, I can’t even recruit a new student. I’m such a failure as a director, wuwuwuwuwu————.”

The disqualified minister, Ritsu Tainaka, cried helplessly.

"Lü is right. In my opinion, why don't you resign now and give the position of director to me... ahem, to someone more capable?" Mochizuki Saku slammed the table and stood up, pointing out the way forward, writing passionately, speaking sincerely and righteously, as if he were really a loyal minister who was worried about the future of the light music club and offering advice.

"Hey! I never thought about resigning!" Tianzhong Ritsu protested dissatisfiedly and punched him in the chest with his little fist.

"But there's nothing we can do about it." Kotobuki Tsumugi interrupted and brought the freshly brewed black tea and delicious-looking desserts to the table. She watched as Tiananaka Ritsu and Mochizuki Saku turned to look at her at the same time and tilted their heads in confusion almost in sync. She couldn't help but smile and explain.

"I also heard it from my junior schoolmates. They said that when they mentioned the light music club, they only remembered the five of us. They always felt that it would be bad to join rashly and that it would destroy the harmonious atmosphere of the light music club. So the original idea of ​​joining quickly changed to 'just watching from afar is good enough'."

"After all, many of the junior school girls in the school are your fans, and they have basically joined your respective fan clubs." Mochizuki Saku complained. He recalled an off-campus performance of TEA TIME after school. In the huge audience, he saw all the junior school girls who looked familiar to him.

"Hehe~ There's nothing we can do, after all we are the flagship band of Sakuragaoka High School?!" Tianzhong Ritsu proudly put his hands on his hips.

"They are still too young. As the saying goes, 'admiration is the furthest emotion from understanding'. It is precisely because they admire you so much that they are restrained in everything and only dare to and want to be a small fan." Wang Yueshuo shook his head regretfully.

He looked up at Tianzhong Ritsu and added, "But it's better this way. At least they don't have to join the light music club and suddenly find out that the idol they admire is actually a hot-blooded idiot with no brains."

Tianzhong Ritsu:? What do you mean, I feel offended again!

"Oh, come to think of it, why is Mochizuki-san here too?" Hirasawa Yui, who was eating pastries, seemed to have just realized that there was an extra person in the activity room. She blinked, and a clear and stupid light reflected in her dark brown pupils.