Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

"So."

Shoko Toyokawa's mind was spinning with everything that had happened today.

From the seemingly ordinary clocking in for work, to a strange guest, whose words seemed to be from another world, until he personally entered that different world...

——'Festival'.

She smiled quietly.

"I have an idea."

Under the dim moonlight, the smile painted silver sparkled with a brilliance that made Su Shi miss it.

"Being part of a cafe is a rare opportunity. I want to promote our business."

……

If you could easily share such huge "property" and "benefits" with me.

Then, I offer my knowledge and talents, which should be completely worthless.

If they are used for you, then they are suitable for your purpose, right?

Chapter 31 of the Box: Autumn Frost and Falling Maple Leaves, Snow Clears and the Camellia Sees the Light: Chapter : A Kind of Fun

Since the store door was connected to Inazuma's, Baodeng Zeli also put a sign at the door on Inazuma's side to indicate the business hours.

For some reason, the people of Inazuma and even the foreigners who visited Inazuma spoke a language that was clearly not Japanese, but was understandable to Zheli, Sushi and others, and also allowed them to express their meaning clearly, as if they had learned a language from another world in an instant using "what" as a medium, making communication smooth.

However, relying on absolute memory, Zheli was able to bypass this magical cognitive filter and learned the language of Teyvat and the Inazuma language: in terms of grammatical rules, it is very similar to Japanese, and it is almost just a matter of changing the symbols, so it is easy to get started.

Today is Friday, and it is still Nascita's business day.

It is also Tatsuki Shiina’s birthday.

The café usually opened in the late afternoon, so today's party was scheduled for the afternoon. To avoid interrupting their birthday party, Zheli double-checked that the sign clearly displayed the hours, leaving no room for misunderstanding, before returning to the shop.

He immediately saw Nagasaki Suyo busy at the wall, trying to hang a ribbon on the hook on the wall that was originally used to hang paintings.

Su Shi arrived early at Nascita to set up the birthday party, displaying unusual enthusiasm. Li Xi might have been shocked to see this scene. However, Zhe Li wasn't surprised: while Su Shi enjoyed bickering with Li Xi, it was ultimately just a game.

It is because she values every companion so much that she still tries hard to win him back even after Toyokawa Shoko leaves.

Now it seems that her efforts have paid off, right?

Su Shi tilted his head, a look of confusion on his face. "Zhe Li? Why are you standing by the door?"

"Is it necessary to decorate it like this?" Zhe Li looked at what she was busy with and couldn't help asking.

Previously, Su Shi's birthday party was also held at Nascita. Was it because it was Su Shi's own birthday? It wasn't as formal then as it is now... Perhaps this is how Su Shi treats her friends.

"Hey, I'm just sitting around doing nothing. Come here, come here." Su Shi waved at him, patting the back of a chair with a laugh. "What do you think, should we decorate Li Xi's seat?"

"Shiina-san will probably be very angry."

Are you kidding me? — probably something like this.

Although the members of CRYCHIC were once on the verge of falling apart due to misunderstandings, they all possess distinct personalities. Perhaps it's precisely because they were all so naive that something that should have been simple turned into a tragedy as devastating as the end of the world.

Su Shi also tried to imagine it, and foresaw the same scene as Zhe Li, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Haha, that's true. But Li Xi will be very happy in her heart."

"Why are you so confident?"

Su Shi winked at him and smiled playfully: "That's a girl's intuition."

"Are the ribbons hanging from the ceiling also part of your intuition?" Zhe Li brushed away the paper that had hit his face and said with a hint of sarcasm, "It seems that Xiao Sushi's intuition isn't very accurate when it comes to interior design."

"Hmph...it's because I'm so accurate that I can hit you right in the face!"

Su Shi pouted and snorted, but still went to the other side to pull the rope to adjust the height.

"It's more of an interest than an intuition."

No matter how many decorations you use in your room, no one will appreciate it.

Even her mother, who lived under the same roof, had always respected her private space and never entered her bedroom without permission. Not to mention her mother was always busy with work.

But if you were to decorate the scene for Shiina Riki's birthday party, you could see Shiina Riki pretending to be unconcerned despite being clearly surprised, or Toyokawa Shoko commenting on her silly taste, or you might even catch Wakaba Mutsuki smirking while they're arguing...

"It's a rare banquet, so it's okay to give everyone a little surprise, right?"

The girl turned around gracefully, put her hands behind her back and smiled broadly at the man.

If meeting Hoto Oriri taught Nagasaki Suyo that even if she was "herself," there would still be people who would affirm her, then joining CRYCHIC taught her that even if she couldn't be herself, she didn't necessarily need to wear the mask she hated the most.

A path she had never taken, a life she had never experienced.

"To borrow a word from Lenai—"

Su Shi placed her index finger on her chin. Zhe Li noticed that she had put on a light layer of lip balm.

"Everyone is an 'interesting woman'."

"calls me?"

"……Eh."

An ethereal voice came from the side. Su Shi followed the direction of the voice and looked behind Zhe Li.

A silver-haired girl poked her head out. It was Lenai.

Zheli made way for him, and Le Nai stood up straight. He winked at Su Shi and tilted his head: "Call me?"

When and where this free silver stray cat appears depends entirely on her mood.

Even though they'd exchanged contact information, no matter how many times Zheli and Sushi explained it to her, she still didn't know how to mark a message as "read" on LINE... Or maybe she knew but just couldn't be bothered. Because of this, even though Zheli had messaged her about Shiina Riki's birthday party, he hadn't been looking forward to her coming.

"Why is Lenai here today?"

Like Sushi, Lena put her finger on her chin and whispered, "Matcha parfait. I want to eat it."

Zhe Li was shocked: "Isn't it 'want to play guitar'?"

"I want to play it too," Lenai said.

Well, even if it's just incidental, it at least fits the underlying logic of this kitten.

Sushi asked, "Is Xiao Lenai here to attend Li Xi's birthday party?"

"Lixi?" Lenai tilted her head. "The woman in black. ...Yeah. She's going to participate."

Zheli asked, "What if there's no matcha parfait?"

"Go back." Lenai replied calmly.

"..."

After a pause of one second, she spoke again, as if unwilling to give up: "No?"

"Of course."

If it’s a birthday party, then there should be food.

Bao Deng Zheli didn't know what the eldest lady of Yue Zhisen had in mind for the banquet, but since the venue was chosen in his store, he naturally had to follow his rules.

Lenai nodded, "Yes."

"In the end, they only stayed for food."

Su Shi gave a knowing smile.

It seems that in addition to everyone in CRYCHIC, Lenai herself is also an "interesting woman"!

Chapter of the Box, Act 32, Autumn Frost, Falling Maple Leaves, Snow Clears, and the Camellia Sees the Light: Chapter , huh?

"What's the matter, Li Xi? Why are you making that expression?"

"Ah. No—"

Shiina Riki shrank his shoulders and looked at Nagasaki Suyo with a strange look.

"Could you please stop laughing? It feels gross."

“…….” The corner of Su Shi’s eyes twitched.

It doesn't matter. The birthday person should have special privileges. For example, Su Shi enjoyed the birthday person's special privileges on her birthday a few months ago.

So here we must be patient, patient...

Seeing that Su Shi's expression was becoming increasingly stiff, Gao Songdeng quickly interrupted their conversation: "Um, um! Did little Su Shi make the decorations in the store? The colorful ribbons look, so cute."

"Yeah. As long as Xiao Deng likes it."

"I also helped a little." said Shoko Toyokawa.

Before CRYCHIC arrived as scheduled, Xiangzi arrived about an hour early.

She was slightly surprised when she saw Su Shi, but then she joined Su Shi and decorated the party scene together - Su Shi had been persuaded by Zhe Li and was ready to stop, but Xiangzi's joining made Zhe Li's efforts all in vain.

But judging from the results, at least Takamatsu Deng thought it was great.

●

During the banquet, everyone happily enjoyed snacks and drinks for a while, and finally it was time for gift giving.

"Here, a gift for Xiao Lixi." Nagasaki Suyo smiled and handed over a gift box.

Li Xi took it with some trepidation, "Oh. Thank you, thank you."

No matter how often they argued, they were... well, friends for now. It was the first time in her life that someone had prepared a party for her and given her gifts. Even Shiina Ritsuki wouldn't have given Nagasaki Motoyo a cold shoulder at a time like this.

——So, this is what Su Shichailixi thought.

She looked at Li Xi's slightly stiff and tense face and asked, "Aren't you going to open it now?"

"I'll wait until we get home and open them together." Li Xi shook his head and put the gift from Su Shi together with everyone else's gifts.

"Oh, I don't mind." Su Shi waved his hand and urged excitedly, "And I also want to see how Li Xi will react!"

Unabashedly.

Li Xi frowned and glanced at Su Shi's face with an emotionless expression. He looked like he was trying to suppress a smile, which made people angry. "Hearing what you said, I don't want to tear it down now."

Seeing that this person was determined, Su Shi launched the map weapon without any moral integrity.

"What do you think, Xiao Deng?"

"Me, me?" Gao Songdeng's shoulders trembled. He glanced nervously back and forth at Su Shi and Li Xi's faces. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his head and whispered, "I want to know what little Li Xi thinks, too."

“Eh? Ah——”

Shiina Riki opened his eyes slightly and stared at Deng's expression for a few seconds.

"...Sorry. I really don't want to open the presents here."

However (in Su Shi's opinion), he rarely refused Gao Songdeng's request and said it in a tactful tone.

Even though she had used the ultimate weapon against Li Xi, it had no effect. Su Shi had an obvious surprised expression, as if she saw Takamatsu Deng doing a live broadcast on the Internet, chattering to the audience, and suspected that she had accidentally entered an abnormal world line.

Su Shi sighed, "If you insist, then I won't continue."

Playing with Crychik was indeed a rare form of entertainment for her. But that didn't mean she would intrude on her friends' personal space without a clear conscience. Her bickering with Lixi, or her sarcasm towards Xiangzi, were simply friendly banter based on mutual acquaintance.

"It's not even close to 'persistence'..."

Li Xi scratched his face in distress, thought for a while, and simply explained:

"Seeing the gift, you'll have some thoughts, right? I don't want to comment on the gift in front of everyone."

In order to prevent the gift givers from comparing themselves with each other, she decided to take it home and open it together.

——She is tired of the feeling of being compared with others.

Therefore, she did not want her friends to experience the same frustration.

"Little Lixi..." Deng looked at Lixi's serious expression and was moved.

If it were her, she would definitely not be able to make such a thorough consideration. Even Deng, who was not very familiar with these interpersonal relationships, felt that her mood was taken care of at this moment.

As expected, everyone at CRYCHIC is awesome!

"Then the gift-giving period ends here—"