Why play in a band if you don't form one for life?

By the way, Liang was the third to last person to arrive at Haizhijia because she slept late. She also specifically asked for a bowl of fried rice.

Kita and Ichiri came together. They were the first and second to last to enter the Sea House.

"Yili, clothes..." Shizi blushed when he saw the appearance of the two people.

Ichiri realized that her clothes were a little messy. She trembled all over and shrank behind Kita, using her body to shield herself from the explosion.

"Ha, there's a very good oppai in this place." Shizi held her cheeks with her hands, looking intoxicated.

No one could hold back any longer. Ichiri lost consciousness and fell on Kita's back. Kita's face flushed, but he couldn't think of anything to say. Nijixia was still getting used to it, but she almost spilled the plate of curry in her hand. Ryo laughed without any scruples. Next to her, Lisa, who was eating, spat a mouthful of water directly on the face of Yukina across from her. Yukina seemed not to notice, but just unconsciously moved the spoon on the plate. Saya was chewing French fries hard to hold up her expression. Ako blushed a little, but her eyes unconsciously glanced at Rinko beside her. Rinko felt uncomfortable all over and tried to arch her back to hold her chest, but it seemed that she was not very successful.

"You, you, you...what are you talking about...Mr. Wu..." For Xiduo, he stuttered a lot today.

"It's nothing. It's just Oppai." Shizi's voice was calm.

"That's it! Please don't talk about it anymore! If you're playing someone, please find someone else to play the role!"

"Mmq! That's it!" Shizi immediately changed the doll in his hand into a teddy bear, and his voice became cute and natural.

Kita breathed a sigh of relief. "This Sea House is..."

"I made it with Hongxia, Ako, and Rinko!" Shizi looked very proud.

"Oh, I see." Kita's tone unconsciously changed to "talking to a child mode", "Actually, I came here to ask Wu for help. The swimsuit for Goto-san has already been designed!"

"I see." Shizi looked at the design drawing that Kita handed over. As expected, there was no data on it, only patterns.

"Mom! I have a question!" She raised her right hand, raised her thin index finger and thumb, and pointed at Kita, "Why is there so little fabric?"

This natural question changed the atmosphere in the Sea House. Kita felt that everyone was looking at her with contempt.

The one who caused this situation, Shizi, just looked at her with innocent eyes. She always felt that there was a hint of joy in this look.

Fortunately, Goto-san was still asleep. Goto-san, who was lying unconscious on her back, became Kita's only salvation.

Finally, Ichiri, who woke up, calmly put on the swimsuit given by Ichiri, which was not very cute but at least conservative. The others also changed into their own. Of course, the swimsuits were given by Shiko, and the designs were given to Ryo and Rinko. Although Shiko, who had turned back into herself, was determined not to wear it, she still put on the swimsuit at the strong request of others - a school swimsuit. She also put on a coat on the outside. "It's obviously cute? Why are you so disappointed?" She said.

After dinner, a few people went to the beach. The others sat in the Sea House for a while and then left to do their own things. Soon, only Shizi, Hongxia, and Yili were left in the Sea House. Shizi was washing the dishes. Although it was an unnecessary task, she still did it seriously. While washing, she was humming a melody.

"Why do we need to wash?" Hong Xia asked while helping.

Shizi stopped humming and glanced at the three dolls placed next to him.

"I just want to experience their life on the Jingjiu Line."

"Ah, Xiao Shizi seemed to have said that this Sea House is the same as the one in that game." Hong Xia remembered what she said before.

"Yeah," Shiko said, taking the next plate handed over by Ichiri, "In the Shizuku line, Yuiri, Tsumugi, and Shizuku provide free curry at Umi no Ya every day."

With the help of Hongxia and Yili, washing dishes and cleaning were completed quickly.

"Wow, they are playing beach volleyball." Hong Xia looked outside, "Want to join us?" She invited the two. The two Yinjiao naturally shook their heads.

"Then I'll go first." Hong Xia said goodbye to the two of them and joined the others to play.

Now, only Yili and Shizi were left in the Sea House. Shizi sat down by the door, looking out at the ocean and listening to the sound of the waves.

Ichiri sat down next to her.

"Not going?" Shizi asked a boring question.

Ichiri seemed to be trembling, "If I leave here, I feel like Kita-san will immediately target me."

Shizi laughed dryly. As expected, being too enthusiastic would still scare Yili.

"Then just stay here." She leaned against the wooden wall comfortably and said nothing more. Yili also followed her example and leaned against the wall.

The sound of wind.

Sound of the waves.

The sound of laughter.

The two people didn't speak.

Chapter 30: The Sea House is now open for business

Ichiri and Shizi sat side by side, like two sculptures.

It's not because they have a lot of secrets. Shizi has gradually gotten used to communicating with acquaintances, but she is currently concentrating on thinking about how to solve her own problems and hardly pays attention to anything outside. And Yili - she really would never take the initiative to speak unless she has nothing to do. Moreover, she is already very happy as long as she can be alone with Shizi. Not to mention, neither of them will feel embarrassed about such a quiet atmosphere.

Anyway, they didn't make any noise except for occasionally changing their positions until Youkina came back with a pen and paper.

"..." Youxina looked at them from a distance. She was not sure whether she should go over and disturb the atmosphere between them at this moment. If she just found a place to sit down and do her own thing, she felt it was not polite.

Thus, a new sculpture was added outside Haizhi House.

Liang had just escaped from the sea. She was still frightened when she saw the shark fin floating on the sea. She was swimming peacefully, and suddenly something like this appeared, almost scaring her to death. However, now that she was on the shore, she regained her confidence. The low sound waves instantly parted the waves, and the shape under the fin was completely revealed.

"……"Under the fish fin was a strange fish that was only as long as an arm. The sound wave just now split it in two. When the sea water gathered again, it had already been stirred into the waves as mud and sand.

Anyway, let's go have some shaved ice to calm down.

Blue Hawaiian flavor.

However, when she approached the Sea House, she saw Pochi and Shiko sitting together, and Yukina silently watching them. Her first reaction was to check behind her. After finding that no one was following her, she adjusted her hair and walked towards Yukina.

"What are you doing?"

Yukina turned around and said, "It's Yamada-san. It's just that the atmosphere over there makes me feel uncomfortable to disturb him."

Liang glanced at Yili and Shizi, and then she walked over leisurely.

"Hi." Greeting.

So Shiko stood up and started to do the work of a shop owner. Everything was normal. Yukina looked at this and began to wonder if she was overthinking. But fortunately, Liang broke the deadlock first, so she was able to follow, asked for a glass of water, and sat down at the table.

Shizi also made himself a bowl of shaved ice, Blue Hawaii.

"Yili, do you need anything?" she shouted from the kitchen.

Yili suddenly woke up: "Huh? Oh... the taste of honey will be fine."

"One million yen." Shizi responded instinctively.

"Huh?" Yili was stunned for a moment.

Liang silently complained: "Are you playing Jingjiu or Cang..."

Shizi handed the shaved ice to Liang and said, "I'm sorry for the poor service!"

"It's a mixed performance..."

Liang left quickly, and the store became quiet again. Ichiri and Shiko sat at the door again, eating shaved ice. In addition to the sound of the spoon and bowl colliding, there was also the rustling sound of Yuki writing. She said she was sorting out the information about the characteristics of the monsters in the ocean and thinking about the next action plan.

There was one more person, and although he didn't talk either, Yili seemed to sense the change in the atmosphere. She gradually felt embarrassed to continue to be in a daze, so she remained silent. Although Shizi was still in a daze, she had to find a topic...

She held it in for a long time.

"Ahaha, the sea is so beautiful." Sorry, this is the only thing I can come up with.

"Yeah." Shizi seemed to be answering automatically.

"..."

Silence again.

Ichiri is panicking now. If only she were Kita-san, she would know what to do in this situation. However, she is not Kita-san, nor does she have Shiko's ability to play someone else as she pleases. I'm sorry, even though I've been with Kita-san for so long, I haven't learned a single thing from her. I'm really a paramecium, a nodule snake...

The movement nearby attracted the attention of Shiko and Yukina. They both watched in amazement as Ichiri suddenly began to wither like a yellow leaf in autumn.

What happened? Yukina looked at Shiko and asked. Shiko thought for a while and quickly gave up. But she knew what to do. She started watering Ichiri.

It worked. Yili came back to life and her skin even became transparent.

Too much water.

Shizi put down the kettle and continued the previous topic: "Isn't Tokyo by the sea? You should have more opportunities to see the sea, right?"

Yili said softly, “I’ve only been there with my family when I was a kid.”

"That's true. I only went there when I was a child." Shizi nodded.

As Yili relaxed a little, her words became natural: "Ah, I remember Shizi's home was by the river, in Hangzhou..." She suddenly covered her mouth.

"Huh?" Shizi felt a chill on her back. She had never mentioned which city she lived in in her previous life. How did Yili know?

Yili seemed to have given up on covering up. Her face suddenly turned red: "That's right...that's right...before the time travel, the dishes that often appeared in Shizi's lunch box were generally light, but only the Dongpo pork had a strong taste. I did a quick search on the Internet...combined with what Shizi said recently about living by the river and the high tides, as well as the tide height that Shizi was familiar with, I think I should be right..."

Shizi's face was stiff. How should I put it? Gravity, it's so magical... Obviously, the gravity in Ichiri's original work was not to this extent... No, maybe it is?

However, she couldn't say anything, as it would be bad to let Yili feel sorry for herself.

"Ah... Indeed, I live there. Ah, now that I think about it, I miss it a lot~" She began to describe the scenery of her hometown. Although as a stay-at-home mom, she didn't know much about the attractions in her hometown.

"...Although West Lake Vinegar Fish is quite famous, I have never actually eaten it, and I don't know if it tastes good or not, but I heard that it tastes terrible and is used to cheat outsiders..." As she spoke, she gradually immersed herself in the memories of her hometown. She didn't know it before she left, but only after she left did she realize how precious the familiar plants and trees in her hometown were. Even if she was walking in a strange place, she would be more relaxed if she was in that city than in other places. After all, on those streets, the traffic lights and zebra crossings were familiar.

Ichiri noticed Shizi's nostalgic expression.

"Well, Shizi, have you ever thought about... going back?" she asked when Shizi had almost finished speaking.

"Ok?"

"Go back to the life we had before." She seemed a little afraid of what she asked, and her voice became softer and softer.

Shizi chuckled as if he heard something funny.

"Whether I miss my hometown or not and whether I want to go back to the past or not are two completely different things."

She put her hands behind her back and said, "I probably haven't told you about my past, have I?"

"Now?" Ichiri looked behind him worriedly. Yukina was still doing her own thing. She didn't know Shiko's identity during her two time travels.

"I can avoid it if necessary." Youxina didn't turn around, but she seemed to have heard the conversation between the two.

"It doesn't matter." Shizi said, "Well, if I miss my hometown, I can go back after returning to reality. But other than that, I don't miss anything at all."

Chapter 31: The Sound of the Past

"My child, you are really talented." In my previous life, my piano teacher said, "It would be a pity if you don't pursue a career in music... If you want to participate in a competition, I will help you sign up."

I was very happy. For the first time I found that I was good at something. So I went home and told my parents to let me continue to learn piano.

"I've told you so many times, you're going to junior high school and you don't have time to study." They were very impatient.

“But I have a talent…”

My mother sneered: "Of course your teacher would say that! He will charge you more money if you continue to study, so of course he would say that!" What my parents said seemed to be natural.

I was very angry. My teacher was very kind to me, and the books said that teachers are great. I never want anyone to slander my teacher, even my parents. So, when I was a child, I had a quarrel with my parents.

Of course, it was fruitless. How could a sixth grader rebel against his parents? The piano at home was given away to a relative’s house. I heard that their child didn’t play it much. A few years later, the piano was sent to an unknown place. I only found out about that later. I wanted to study. I won a place in a key junior high school. It was a great luck, so I had to cherish this opportunity, get into a key high school, and finally get into a key university. Finally, like my brother who was ten years older than me, I joined a big company with an annual salary of one million.

The path was laid out before I knew what the future held.

"It's all for your own good."

I know that my parents’ educational journey has had many “original” experiences.

One of them graduated from a technical secondary school, which was decades ago. The other graduated from a university which was very good at that time but is now a fake one.

"My score was good enough at that time..." My father often regretted missing the 985 university at the dinner table. That university was also the one he hoped I would get into.

In junior high school, I found that I was better at liberal arts. Compared with a bunch of inexplicable formulas and symbols, long paragraphs of text were more suitable for me. My grades in chemistry, as a major subject, were only average, but in social studies and geography, as minor subjects, I was always among the top students in the class.

But generally speaking, I am not good at doing questions. In the third year of junior high school, my grades could barely reach the high score line, which was only considered above average in the school. I was just selected by lottery. Half of the students in the class got into this school by themselves, and there are many geniuses who can rank at the top without working hard. The most despairing thing is not that some people are born in Rome, but that they started with you and competed fairly, but they were born to run faster than you.

Then let's work hard. Looking back, I don't know why I worked hard, but for a long time, all kinds of propaganda and teachings around me told me to study hard and get into a good university. So, I seemed to feel that I had to work hard from the bottom of my heart. But if I were to say that I sincerely wanted to do well in the exam, there was a reason.

There are some people in the class who were drawn by lottery like me. They are uneducated and of poor quality. Because I have no friends, they often bully me. As long as I can get into a good school, I should be able to get rid of such people.

I was so desperate that I am still shocked when I think about it now. Although I seemed to be living a normal life, my mind was full of study 24 hours a day, and I would not waste my energy on anything else. I did an English test and a math test every day, and then asked the teacher. I wrote down all the standard answers for Chinese reading and found a pattern. The same goes for physics and chemistry. I never turned my face to the window again. Mobile phone... I got a mobile phone that my parents had discarded when I was in the third grade of junior high school, but I basically never touched it.

In the last few mock exams, the total score each time increased by more than ten points compared to the previous one, which converts into dozens of rankings.

Like a miracle.

The high school entrance examination results have been announced.

"Ha! Ha!" Even though I never show my emotions, I couldn't help but laugh. That was a result I never dared to imagine, a result that belonged to those top students.

Finally, I entered a prestigious university ranked third in the city, known as the "Top Three", with a history of more than 120 years and 53 academicians. My parents were very excited to show off to other parents. I don't know who they were. But they should be the parents of my classmates. I basically forgot the names of those classmates after a summer vacation, and they probably forgot me the same way.

In high school, the proportion of liberal arts scores increased. I was still not good at chemistry. I had no problem with liberal arts, and biology was close to liberal arts so it was okay. The most strange thing was physics. Although I had no idea about the questions and could only substitute a few formulas, I got a good score. I guess it was because no one knew how to do it.