Zongman, a perfect life simulation

Although it was late at night, neither of them was in a hurry and just maintained a leisurely pace like taking a walk.

Hanada Qiyu briefly recalled the nearby map and said thoughtfully.

"Utase 1-chome...it's very close to Makuhari Seaside Park!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino.

The latter looked calm, but couldn't help but look away slightly.

She didn't peek at anything on purpose!

She was just having afternoon tea in her apartment as usual.

Hanada Qi Yu did not point out any possibilities, but just continued chatting calmly.

"It doesn't seem too far from my villa. I wonder if you can see it directly from your side."

Well, here’s something to note about this: there are some things you can’t do on a rooftop terrace.

"I didn't pay attention, but judging from the direction of the window, it should be difficult to see."

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't have so many thoughts in her mind, she just answered calmly.

"That's a shame. If I could see it, maybe I could say hello from afar at night."

At night, you can wave light sticks or other luminous objects, but it is troublesome during the day because it is difficult to distinguish the silhouettes of people in the distance.

As his thoughts turned, Hanadazaki U suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Yukinoshita Yukino and asked.

"Want to go play with fireworks?"

"……fireworks?"

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at him in some surprise, and the topics she originally wanted to talk about suddenly got stuck in her throat and became difficult to say.

"Yeah! Let's go!"

Hanada Qi Yu didn't wait for her response, but directly took her soft and boneless little hand and walked towards a nearby 24-hour convenience store.

Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to say something, but seeing how excited he was, she just let him do it silently.

The employee on duty at the convenience store was a cute girl with short white hair who looked lazy. Perhaps because it was not her usual working hours, she felt a little sleepy and dozed off leaning against the cash register.

When Hanadazaki Ame entered the convenience store, she looked at her with some surprise.

Aoba Moka-senpai, the guitarist of Afterglow.

I didn't expect to work here.

What a small world!

Considering that they were not familiar with each other and had never said a word, and that Yukinoshita Yukino was right next to him, he did not go over to say hello or chat, but just pulled Yukinoshita Yukino to the area where the fireworks were set up.

There were only two of them, so naturally they wanted to buy small toy fireworks, among which the most common ones were cigarette fireworks.

The small fireworks are wrapped around thin bamboo sticks. After being lit, you can hold them in your hand and watch them emit a not very bright but very brilliant light.

Hanadazaki Ame bought a bouquet, took a lighter, and then took Yukinoshita Yukino to check out.

Aoba Mocha behind the cashier looked at Eyeliner Cigarette Flower, then at Hanata Zaki Ue and Yukinoshita Yukino, smiled subtly, and spoke in a soft and rather slow voice.

"Hmm~ Fireworks... they're so pretty..."

A blush appeared on Yukinoshita Yukino's face, and she turned her head away. The hand held by Hanadazaki Ame pinched him hard.

Hanada Qi Yu asked Aoba Mocha to pay the bill without changing her expression. After receiving the receipt, she raised her eyebrows at her and said with a smile.

"Aoba-senpai is really diligent at working, but please don't fall asleep while working!"

Then he took Yukinoshita Yukino away.

Aoba Moka looked at their receding backs with some surprise, and after a while, he whispered.

"So they're my junior classmates... That's great... They're full of youthful energy..."

Her youth was spent with her four childhood sweethearts.

The five of them grew up together. Except for the time when one of them was assigned to a different class in the first year of high school, they have been in the same class all the time. They even formed a band together and have an extremely deep bond.

But because of this, I've never had any experience with love...

Lost in thought, Aoba Mocha's eyes suddenly caught sight of some small boxes neatly arranged on the shelf beside the cash register.

"Ah, don't they have any safety measures?"

……

On the street, Hanatazaki Ame and Yukinoshita Yukino lit the cigarettes in their hands, watched the orange-yellow flames bloom into the shape of flowers at the ends, and slowly walked towards Utase 1-chome.

Because he had to look at the cigarette smoke in his hand, he walked slower than before.

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the one in her hand, then looked at the one Hanadazaki Ame was holding.

Even if they are of the same brand and manufactured in the same batch, the shapes of the fireworks will still be different when they are lit.

But it's very beautiful.

Like a candlelight in the dark, it makes people stare at it unconsciously, and their hearts seem to be cleansed and become peaceful.

A string of cigarette fireworks can burn for about ten minutes, which is longer-lasting than other fireworks.

Amidst the subtle sound of burning, Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Hanada, you're really good at pleasing girls... to the point of being annoying..."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Hanada Qiyu responded softly, staring intently at the cigarette smoke she was holding.

Yukinoshita Yukino raised the incense burner high up into the sky. With the deep night as the background, it burned more brilliantly and charmingly.

"I think you should distance yourself from complicated interpersonal relationships and focus more on research. Our lives are so short, we should always focus on doing something meaningful."

She also stared at the cigarette smoke, her tone calm as usual.

"Hmm...that makes sense, but, Yukinoshita, have you ever thought about a question?"

Hanada Qiyu tilted his head to look at the pretty figure walking side by side with him. The faint light of the fireworks overshadowed the nearby street lights, adding a warm hue to her cool, bright and delicate face, making her no longer seem so distant.

"What if love itself is the subject I want to study for the rest of my life?"

he asked softly.

Calm but serious, no perfunctory, no deception, Yukinoshita Yukino could clearly feel his attitude from it.

She tilted her head, looked at him for a few seconds, and suddenly looked away.

"That's... terrible..."

In the warm light of the fireworks, it was unclear whether her cheeks were still as white and translucent as before, and even her heartbeat was lightly covered up.

……

Chapter 69: Anything is possible!

Hanada Qiyu is not a piece of shit with high IQ and low EQ. He is more sensitive to emotions than most people, and can express them delicately and accurately through the violin.

Naturally, he also understands what love is.

Ask him questions, he has the answers to all the questions about love in her mind.

However, he could not solve the problem of how to use love to travel through time and space.

Love is not his strength.

So, should we find a way to make the power of other people's love materialize and take them to the other side of the spiritual world?

"Yukinoshita, even though we work together, even though you may have noticed a little secret of mine, there is still a great distance between us. We have never been honest with each other and have never understood each other."

Before one cigarette string had burned out, Hanata Qiyu broke all the remaining cigarette strings and lit them. The fireworks in his hands were like bright torches, and the sparks even fell on his sleeves, burning tiny holes.

He ignored the burning sensation, slightly adjusted the structure of the incense burner in his hand, and threw it upwards!

It was like a large firework launching into the sky. The bright orange light spot rose a short distance and then deviated and dispersed due to the applied force, like blooming petals, beautiful and gorgeous!

"Yukinoshita, would you like to try and study with me what love is?"

He asked with a smile as he stood under the fireworks.

Yukinoshita Yukino stared at the scene in a daze.

At this moment, she clearly felt that Hanada Qi Yu was someone who could meet her expectations, but was not someone who was born to meet her expectations.

They may walk together because of similar goals at a certain stage, but in the end, they will become strangers sooner or later.

And that is why... he proposes new possibilities for this relationship.

Love?

She didn't really want to know what secrets it held, and she never had any expectations about it.

But facing his eyes as beautiful as fireworks, her heart beat uncontrollably, and some emotions rushed vividly and passionately in her blood.

She couldn't say no.

"Somehow... I feel like this is going to turn into some really vulgar research..."

She looked away, her fingers nervously pinching the soft hair that fell, and spoke as calmly as possible.

"Well, theoretically, it shouldn't be possible..."

Hanada Qi Yuye looked up at the sky with a guilty look on her face and continued.

"Regarding my research on love, I'm currently considering materializing this power of the mind, and then attempting to use it to travel through time and space. There shouldn't be any strange links involved."

"Um!?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a moment.

What is he talking about!?

It was like hearing some minority language.

Feeling so nauseous!

She would rather hear him say that the real purpose of doing this research was to have sex with cute girls.

No, that’s not right either!

He still has the heart of a scholar and wants to explore the mysteries of this world. She should be happy!

Yukinoshita Yukino clenched her fists and stared at Hanadasaki Ame with a frosty face.

She didn't want to know where her current anger came from, but she really wanted to punch this guy!

Hanada Qi Yu ignored it and just smiled.

"Yukinoshita, you have many doubts. Due to your lack of understanding and in-depth thinking, I am now inviting you to experience the unknown and hidden side of this world. I believe you will gain sufficient growth from it."

Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and asked after she had recovered a little.

"How to say it specifically?"

She also realized that what Hanada Qiyu said was serious. Although he had promiscuous relationships and a chaotic private life, he had always been reliable in doing things. The abstract things he just mentioned, such as psychic power and time travel, were probably not groundless!

"You've known Akane Shinjo for a few days now, what do you think of her?"

Hanada Qiyu suddenly asked this.

"Shinjo-kun? He's cute and gets along with everyone, but he keeps his distance and it's hard for him to make close friends."

Yukinoshita Yukino spoke carefully, but her heart couldn't help but think of the evil weight.

When she was with Akane Shinjo, she had the illusion that her face was slapped hard when she saw the plump curve of her snow-capped peaks rising and falling with her movements.

The more you lack, the more you care.

"She is very special. I believe her love possesses a unique power, capable of doing anything. However, I want her, who is inherently cold and resistant to all emotional communication, to understand and feel love, so that she can learn to love others and use her power gently. It's too difficult for me to do this alone while juggling my magnetic field research and other tasks. So, I hope you can help me accomplish this together, Yukinoshita!"

Hanada Qiyu said this in a very serious manner.