Glacier sister, don't want to be a sandwich

"Just what I want!" Yazi laughed excitedly. "This is the moment for me—the Great Demon Princess—to challenge you! Come, Chaos Flame, follow me through the air—!"

Su Shi controlled her priest character and swung her staff. A circle of light golden light enveloped the entire team, simultaneously restoring life and strengthening defense.

"Everyone's attack power has also been increased!" The bard Xiao Deng's piano music was accompanied by the dancing emerald green notes, and the fire of fighting spirit rose in all the characters.

"Sisters, be careful and don't run around!" Yue Ge controlled her warrior character and stood at the front line, holding up her shield to withstand the Boss's first attack. The huge collision sound made the ground tremble slightly.

"Leave the control to me!" Yusaki waved his staff, and black and purple chains rose from the ground, instantly binding the Boss's arm that was accumulating strength.

At the same time, a silver-white arrow streaked across the sky like a meteor, accurately hitting the Boss's right eye from a high altitude.

That was the archer controlled by Hachiman Kailing. He was agile and had a good rhythm. He always stayed on the edge of the boss's attack, and every arrow hit the weak point accurately.

"I won't be a drag!" Saya responded calmly. As her sword was unsheathed, her character gracefully cut in from the flank and accurately stabbed the boss's weak spot.

But the single-digit damage that appears to be floating out always seems very touching.

"I'm here too!" The Japanese assassin character rolled, thrust, and sheathed his sword, his movements as smooth as dancing.

The battle lasted for nearly ten minutes. The boss continuously released area attacks and deadly skills, which at one point put the health of the entire team at a critical point.

Su Shi's healing light was almost uninterrupted, Xiao Deng's buff was updated accurately at all times, Yousaki's control was just right, the two mages, Ako and RinRin, and Hai Ling's archer output was like a spring, and Yue Ge and Sayo stood side by side in the front row, withstanding the most violent impact with their flesh and blood bodies, coupled with Hina's occasional harassment, the Boss's health bar was rapidly decreasing.

Just when the boss's health bar was about to be reduced to zero, Saya controlled her character with a perfect "block-counter" combo, successfully interrupting the boss's finishing move.

"Leave the final blow to me!" Yue Ge said excitedly, swinging his giant sword and leaping from mid-air, slashing down heavily!

Seeing the Boss fall in front of them, everyone cheered in the voice channel.

Saya leaned back in her chair, took off her headphones, and looked through the screen at the screenshot of her character and Yuege standing next to the boss's corpse in the game.

"Haa..." She let out a light breath. She thought it was just a temporary playmate, but she didn't expect that she would become serious.

but--

She didn't hate the feeling.

Looking at Yue Ge's message in the chat channel, "Let's fight other event bosses next time!" and Su Shi and Xiao Deng's echoing words, the corners of her mouth slowly curled up into an imperceptible smile.

"Occasionally... that's not bad." She said softly, reaching out to type a few words on the keyboard:

【Sayo】: Call me next time too.

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Chapter 150 Let’s Go to the Su Family (Revised)

"It's so hot..."

Bingchuan Yuege raised his head and looked at the merciless sun hanging in the sky, as if he was looking at it angrily.

The midday sun poured down mercilessly, the heat waves distorted the air in the distance, the asphalt road on the street seemed to be about to melt, and you could almost hear the scorching sound of the soles of your shoes sticking to the ground when you stepped on it.

Even with a hat on, she could still feel the burning heat coming from the top of her head. Sweat slowly slid down her forehead along her green hair, leaving a trace of wetness on her neck and collarbone.

She carried her small bag and walked listlessly in the shadows on the street, her lips too lazy to lift up because of the heat.

"If the circuit at home wasn't broken..." Yue Ge muttered, fanning herself with a small paper fan, "I wouldn't want to go out at this time."

"It's fine that the air conditioner isn't working, but even the fan is on strike... Seriously, this kind of weather is unbearable!"

Bingchuan Yuege grabbed her collar and fanned herself gently. Her emerald green eyes were filled with dissatisfaction with life, and she looked listless, like a small animal steamed by the heat.

She looked down at her shadow and found that it was almost evaporated by the sunlight.

"Ugh...I can't take it anymore." Yue Ge shook the small fan in her hand, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she stepped into the nearest shadow and took a breath, "I have to find a place to cool down..."

But at this moment, her hand subconsciously reached for her small wallet.

I opened it with a click and took a look——

"……Well."

It was empty inside, with only a few coins making a soft rustle in the shallow layer of change.

"Ah... I really spent too much when I went shopping with Xiao Deng..."

She frowned, and her mind quickly scanned through every coffee shop, cold drink shop, convenience store she could think of... but she was eliminated one by one by "low consumption" or "shame".

"I'm not the kind of person who can shamelessly sit in a store for an entire afternoon without ordering anything..." She muttered softly, her blue bangs sticking to her forehead due to sweat, making her look a little disheveled and pitiful.

She looked up at the steaming streets in the distance, and finally seemed to have made some kind of fateful decision.

"I'd better ask whose house I can stay at to escape the summer heat!"

Yue Ge's eyes lit up and he took out his cell phone from his pocket.

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The first person to receive the call was Deng Takamatsu.

Yue Ge had just put the phone to her ear and before she could say anything, she heard the sound of water, insects, and faint birdsong from the other end of the phone - the sounds of nature.

"Little lamp?"

"Sorry, Yuege, I'm camping outside with my family right now." Deng's voice was still gentle, but the gurgling water in the background made this gentleness seem a little distant.

"Ah...it's okay, have fun, Xiao Deng!"

Yue Ge forced a smile, hung up the phone, looked at the phone interface and sighed, his fingers reluctantly sliding through the contacts.

Next is Hai Ling.

When the call was connected, there was a faint sound of piano coming from the other end. She must be practicing.

"It seems... I can only sit by and watch." She thought about the situation and gave up decisively.

The third call was made to Yazi.

"Huh? I'm at the arcade! I just defeated a super difficult boss!" Yazi's voice was like exploding soda, full of energy.

"Great, really awesome..." Yue Ge laughed dryly twice and silently glanced at the ice towel on her forehead.

Although she also likes to play games, she really doesn't want to go to places like arcades...

It’s just because… her little wallet is just not big enough.

If she had money, would she need to worry about these things? She could even sit at Yuze Coffee Shop all afternoon.

The next one is Arisaki-senpai.

"I'm in the library, Yuege, are you coming?" Ichigaya Yusaki's voice was very soft, like a whisper coming carefully between the bookshelves, and the sound of papers turning could be faintly heard.

"Wow..." Yue Ge's tone was filled with a forced exclamation, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile, but she was complaining in her heart: How could there really be people who go to the library to study during summer vacation!?

She quickly ended the call, holding the phone against her chest and sighing softly.

Although the library is indeed a good choice, it is free and she can learn knowledge, but she really doesn't want to go to the library to study during the summer vacation.

The sun was getting hotter and hotter. She had been standing in the shade of the tree for almost half an hour. The shade that had once given her a little comfort became thinner as the sun rose higher. The shadows on the ground were almost swallowed up by the sun, and they were as light as lines drawn by a pencil.

Yue Ge stood there, beads of sweat on his forehead sliding down his temples, and the phone in his hand was slightly hot.

"If I don't find a place, I might really collapse here..."

She blinked. The sunlight was a little dazzling, and the world seemed to be shrouded in white mist.

"It seems... I can only go to the Su family..."

Yue Ge looked at the words "Nagasaki Sushi" in the phone's address book, and hesitated for a moment before dialing.

The Su Shi family was placed at the end mainly because Yue Ge’s current location was still quite a distance from the station. After exiting the station, there was still some distance to walk to the Su Shi family.

It can be said that the journey to Su Shijia under the sun is the longest, but there is no other choice now.

"Yue Ge?" The phone was picked up after just two rings, and the voice on the other end was a little surprised.

"Su Shi... Can I go to your house to escape the summer heat?" Yue Ge's voice was full of weakness, like a little fish struggling to survive in the desert.

"My home's electrical circuit is broken, and the air conditioner and fan are all out of service... If you don't save me, Su Shi, I'm really going to die of heat today..."

There was silence for a moment on the other end of the phone, as if he was seriously judging the truthfulness of her words.

“…Is it really that exaggerated?”

"Never mind, I'll send you an address, come over."

"Oh - okay -" Yue Ge was about to express her gratitude when the call was decisively hung up.

She blinked, looking at the message prompt that suddenly popped up in confusion.

"Eh? Didn't I go to Su's house before? Why did you send me the address?"

"what?"

Yue Ge clicked on the address Su Shi had sent her and was stunned. The map location...was not in the same direction as Su Shi's home in her memory.

"Why not the same place as before?" she muttered, blinking at the screen, feeling suspicious.

The sunlight shone on the tips of her hair, and her blue hair seemed to have a golden halo. She squinted at the sun and sighed.

"Well...anyway, first of all, let's get out of the heat!"

She gritted her teeth and walked towards the nearest station. Even if it was a journey destined to be baked by the sun, she had no other choice.

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Chapter 151: Big House (Revised)

"Wow...what a tall building..."

Yue Ge stood at the corner of the street and looked up. The high-rise building in front of her was like a gray-white barrier reaching into the sky. The metal and glass exterior walls reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight, which made her squint her emerald green eyes.

The phone case in my hand has become scorching hot due to exposure to the sun, but it still stubbornly sticks to its mission, pointing firmly forward on the map.

It seemed to know that as long as it took its owner to the destination, they could hide in the cool air-conditioned room together and end this sweaty journey.

Yue Ge raised his other hand with difficulty and brushed away the green hair stuck to his forehead. The sweat on his forehead had already soaked the roots of his hair.

She stood in front of the towering residential building, her head slightly tilted upwards, and her emerald green eyes reflected the entire sky as if reflected by the mirrored glass.

The sunlight streaming down the metal facade nearly made her squint. The entire building towered before her like a silent giant, weighing down her breath.

Yue Ge subconsciously took a half step back, her mouth slightly open: "Is this... really Su Shi's home?"

Her voice was almost drowned out by the chirping of cicadas.

I have been to Su Shijia before. It is an ordinary apartment building. Although the space is a bit small, it is still very warm.

However, the skyscraper in front of us clearly looks like a product from another world, and it exudes a sense of money just from its appearance.

Just when Yue Ge was estimating whether she could live in such a house in her lifetime, her cell phone vibrated in her palm.

It was Sushi's message: [Is it cool outside?]

"Eh?!" Yue Ge was stunned, then turned around vigilantly.

My eyes finally caught a familiar figure at the door of the building - a man with long chestnut hair and a straight and upright figure, standing in the shadow on one side of the glass revolving door, with his arms folded.

"Su Shishi——!" She pounced on him with a somewhat aggrieved and coquettish tone.

Su Shi sighed lightly and wanted to turn sideways to avoid her, but in the end he reached out to catch her, letting Yue Ge bury her head near his shoulder like a sweaty kitten.

"You don't know what I went through today!" Yue Ge took the opportunity to complain, her voice panting.

Su Shi raised his hand to brush the dark hair off her forehead. Seeing her clinging to him with a tired look on her face, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly: "Alright, alright... If you stand outside like this for a while, you're really going to faint from the heat."

She slightly turned her body, her movements natural and smooth, and reached out to gently hold Yue Ge's arm, half dragging and half supporting her into the side door of the building.

There was a slight feeling of sweat on the fingertips, but it didn't feel sticky. Instead, it had a familiar and intimate feeling.

"If you want to complain, go into the air-conditioned room first." Su Shi's tone was still light, like a breeze in the summer evening, blowing past the ears, but soothing the whole person.

Upon entering the lobby, the cool breeze that washes over you feels like a heaven-sent salvation, instantly enveloping you. The air conditioning's gentle yet steady flow, combined with the subtle fragrance of the building, creates a feeling of stepping from the desert into an oasis.

"Huh——" Yue Ge's whole face was filled with relief, as if even his pores were cheering.

She bent over, her hands on her knees, took a few deep breaths, then straightened up suddenly, her cheeks still a little pink from the sun.

She shook the hem of her T-shirt and exclaimed, "It's so comfortable! Air conditioning is indeed the greatest invention of mankind!"