I saw Xi Mio first took off her pajamas and hung them on a hook beside her, then wet a towel with water and wiped her neck and collarbone.

After finishing these things, he slowly sat on the toilet and began to relieve himself.

Just when he was drowsy, leaning on the backrest, closing his eyes and planning to take the opportunity to sleep for a while.

He suddenly heard that the toilet door, which had been closed, was opened again.

The strange thing is that Xi Mio remembered that he had locked the door when he came in just now. Could it be that he remembered it wrong?

"Sorry, someone is already there."

He said helplessly.

Just when Xi Mio was about to open her eyes to see who was coming, she suddenly felt that her eyes were covered with a towel and everything in front of her was dark.

Before he could say anything, a familiar feeling came from him.

"Uh...Arisa? Is that you?"

In his impression, the only person who would do such a thing was Arisa, but as soon as he finished speaking, the person continued with her actions without responding.

It was not until Xi Mio grabbed the man's shoulders tightly with both hands and pushed her away that the heat in his body dissipated a little.

Next, he planned to untie the towel wrapped around his eyes, wanting to see who was playing a prank on him, but after regaining his sight, there was no one except the half-open door that was not completely closed.

"Hiss... Could it be that I have seen a ghost? No way. If I really saw a ghost, Auntie Asami and Alisa would have known..."

But who is playing a prank on him?

Xi Mio couldn't help but think so and couldn't help but guess it in her heart.

Quickly, he cleaned himself up, put on the little dinosaur pajamas again, and walked out of the bathroom. There was still no clue left for him in the dim corridor.

However, under the constant attack of sleepiness, Xi Mio also felt her head was dizzy. Even if she continued to think here, she couldn't figure it out.

He went back to his bedroom and lay back on the bed without a second thought. After a while, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day.

Maybe it was because she stayed up too late, it was not until noon that Xi Mio finally got up from her bed with some difficulty and went to the mirror to brush her teeth and wash up.

When he went downstairs and walked into the living room, he found that Aunt Asi and Sister Fanxia were sitting next to the kotatsu, watching TV and eating oranges, looking very leisurely.

But Xi Mio had no idea where the other two people were, so she couldn't help but ask the two people sitting next to the kotatsu.

"Where did Sister Yachi and Arisa go?"

"Hmm? Xiaomiao, you're awake~ As for Yachi, she went to the store early in the morning to look after it, and Arisa said she wanted to go shopping, so she followed her out."

"Eh? Did the two of them go out together?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Ami and Fanxia couldn't help but feel a little confused when they saw Xi Mio's expression that looked like something was wrong.

"No, it's nothing..."

If they knew that Arisa might do something bad to Sister Yachi, they would definitely follow me to watch the fun.

So, after learning the news, Xi Mio hurriedly changed out of her pajamas, put on a cool vest and shorts, put on slippers and walked out the door.

"Strange...why is he in such a hurry?"

Fanxia, ​​who didn't know what was going on, muttered softly, as if she was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Xi Mio didn't take her out to play.

And Ashi, who was sitting across the table, said quietly.

"Let them be. Young people have good physical strength. I am too lazy to go out and suffer under such scorching sun."

At the same time, Arisa, who followed Hachiman to the small shop opened by Xi Mio's family, looked around like a curious baby.

This store gave her the feeling of a hodgepodge, with local products, groceries, drinks and snacks, and it seemed to be doing very good business.

The residents here also seem to be very familiar with Bachu...

Chapter 7 You Continue

"Hey! You're obviously not even a human, so why are you so familiar with the residents here?"

After a long time, finally unable to bear the doubts in her heart, Arisa asked Hachi who was sitting behind the counter and playing with his mobile phone.

"Huh? Why are you still cursing? Is the girlfriend that Xiao Mio found in Xijing so low-class?"

Instead of answering Arisa's question directly, Bachu started to quibble about the matter. He had no intention of talking the whole matter over with her.

Just as Arisa shifted her gaze to the neatly organized shelves, looking for some snacks she wanted to eat.

The automatic door behind her suddenly opened, and the sound of customers coming into the store was heard. She looked back curiously, and a familiar figure came into her sight.

And Ba Qu, who had been sitting leisurely behind the cashier counter, suddenly stood up and shouted with some surprise.

"Mio? Why are you here? You look like you haven't had breakfast or lunch yet, right?"

Looking at Xi Mio who was slowly walking into the store wearing a cool white vest and shorts, Ba Qu could tell at a glance that he must have been in a hurry when he went out, so much so that he didn't even have time to tidy up his hair.

Without waiting for Xi Mio to answer, Arisa, who was standing next to the shelf, walked up quickly and hugged Xi Mio in her arms in front of Yachi.

"You missed me so soon, Xiao Mio, did you come here specially to see me?"

"Eh?"

Xi Mio didn't expect that Arisa would say that. He was stunned for a moment. He just came here to confirm that Arisa would not fight with Sister Yachi.

Even though he knew that Arisa was a demon, given the physical difference between them, he felt that the chances of his girlfriend winning were slim.

But the result was still good. The two of them looked quite harmonious in the store, and Xi Mio breathed a sigh of relief.

After letting Arisa let her go, Xi Mio rubbed her hungry stomach, walked towards the cashier counter, and said to Sister Yachi.

"Um, Sister Bachu~ I want a bowl of cart noodles, a hot dog and fish balls~"

"Okay, sit down for a while and wait for me~"

When he heard Xi Mio ordering food, Ba Qu just smiled and started busying himself behind the counter.

Meanwhile, Xi Mio was in his own shop, wandering around with Alisa. He hadn't been back for a long time and he almost forgot what his shop looked like.

Although he doesn't care much about these things, when he was studying here and living in his own home, he would come here from time to time to help look after the store.

While the two were alone and Yachi was busy preparing Xixiao's lunch behind the counter, Arisa, who was following behind Xixiao, took the opportunity to ask.

"Xiao Mio, don't your family members come here to help? Like your parents and the like..."

"Mom and Dad?"

Looking at Xi Mio's puzzled eyes, Arisa thought to herself that something was not good. Then, just like yesterday, she wanted Xi Mio to remember the previous events.

I saw Xi Mio suddenly squatting down, holding his head and looking like he had a splitting headache and was in great pain.

But in order to prevent Yachi from noticing anything unusual on their side, Arisa quickly stepped forward and covered Ximiao's mouth to prevent him from making any sound.

After a long time, Xi Mio's eyes gradually became clear. She looked at Alisa who was covering her mouth in front of her with a puzzled look, as if questioning what she was doing.

Seeing that Xi Mio was fine, Arisa slowly loosened the hand that was blocking his mouth and looked at him expectantly, as if waiting for him to say something.

however.

Before Xi Mio could speak, Ba Qu called out softly from behind the counter not far away.

"Guest, your noodles are ready. Do you want to take them away or eat them here?"

Just as she was teasing Xi Mio, Arisa quickly pulled Xi Mio, who was still slumped on the ground, up and took him to sit in front of the glass window near the store door.

"Arisa, what's wrong with you? What happened to me? My head feels weird and aches a lot..."

But before he could finish his words, he saw a bowl of hearty cart noodles, with fish balls and hot dogs as side dishes, placed in front of him.

Then, a still warm hand suddenly rested on his forehead.

All they heard was that Bachu, who had come behind them at some point, said in a low voice, "You have a slight fever, Xiao Mio, you probably have heat stroke, you'll be fine after a short rest~"

"Ah? I see... No wonder I felt a little dizzy, so that's why."

After hearing Sister Bachu's explanation, Xi Mio understood. She picked up the disposable chopsticks and slowly moved forward, intending to finish the fragrant cart noodles first.

But what he didn't notice was that Arisa, who was originally sitting in the empty seat next to him, was grabbed by Hachiman by her fair and tender arm and forcibly pulled to the shelf area nearby.

"What are you doing? You want to fight?!"

Arisa, who thought that Hachiman had brought her aside to fight her, was also rubbing her hands, looking eager to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, she behaved contrary to her usual behavior and placed her slender white fingers on her pink lips, signaling Arisa not to speak for the time being.

Then, I heard Bachu speak in a low voice.

"Please don't talk to Xiao Mio about his family anymore... This is for Xiao Mio's own good..."

"what?"

Arisa couldn't help but let out a puzzled sound. "Aren't you so outgoing? We just played a game of flying chess together last night. Did you tell her everything?"

Seeing that the girl in front of him didn't seem to understand what he was saying, Bachu sighed helplessly and continued to explain.

"I... didn't do anything to Xiao Mio's family... they just abandoned Xiao Mio and ran away to a foreign country."

When she said this, she looked a little annoyed, which made Arisa a little confused.

She has always thought that Yachi was an unknown ghost who coveted Xi Mio and used her ability to tamper with Xi Mio's memory, making her look very familiar with Xi Mio.

But now it seems that the situation is a little different from what Arisa imagined.

"Go on, I'm a little interested. Or, tell me about your background? From what I see, you help Xiao Mio run the store and take care of him. Your relationship should be special, right?"

"What? Are you acting like a girlfriend and checking me out?"

Seeing that Arisa seemed to have agreed to his request, Hachiman's mood improved a lot and he even wanted to tease Arisa.

Just as she was about to continue speaking, she suddenly shuddered, as if she was frightened by something.

This made Arisa turn her head and she saw Xi Mio staggering towards them.

When he saw Arisa and Sister Yachi chatting here in an extremely ambiguous posture, he showed an expression of "I understand" and pretended to pass by without paying any attention, still muttering to himself.

"I'll just go get a bottle of drink, don't mind me, you guys continue."

"..."

Chapter 8: Alone

I saw Yachi and Arisa came to a quiet corner, which could prevent Xi Mio from hearing their conversation and was the best place to chat.

After repeated confirmation, Xi Mio had already taken the bubble soda and returned to her seat to continue enjoying her bowl of luxurious cart noodles.

Only then did Arisa signal to Yachi to continue what she had not finished saying just now. It seemed that she was quite interested in this matter.

then.

After sorting out his thoughts a little, Bachu said.

"Before my power was not strong enough to appear in front of humans, only Xiao Mio could see me... and be friends with me... But because of this, his family thought he was possessed by evil spirits."

"I understand this. It's written like this in many TV dramas or novels, but why would they leave Xiao Mio here alone? As far as I know, they also give Xiao Mio living expenses every month... Wait, did you send that?"

As if she had discovered something important, Arisa was slightly surprised and looked at Hachiman in front of her, not understanding why she did this.

After hearing Arisa's question, she didn't hide it and nodded directly.

"Although I would like to give more... but in the countryside, unless it is the peak tourist season like summer vacation, this store won't make much money..."

This can also explain why Xi Mio's living expenses are so little. His family may have given up on him, and he relies entirely on Bachu to support him.

Thinking of this, Arisa silently looked back at Xi Mio who was still leisurely eating cart noodles. She always felt that there were many things that were being hidden from him.

In just a short while, Arisa had no choice but to start feeling hostility towards Yachi. Although they might still be rivals in love, it would not be to the point of a life-and-death fight.

a long time.

After Xi Mio had eaten and drunk his fill, he pulled Alisa out of the store. Before leaving, he did not forget to say goodbye to Sister Bachu who was going to continue to look after the store.

On the way back, I saw that the white vest on Xi Mio was loose, and the straps on his shoulders kept sliding down his shoulders.

The scene that was inadvertently revealed was also seen by Arisa who was walking beside him. She couldn't help but lick her pink lips and felt a little dry in the mouth.

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