I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Jun Yokokawa sat down on the bench next to her, took out a cigarette case from her pocket, and skillfully lit a cigarette for herself.

"call--"

Her expression relaxed considerably: "You did a great job. You've handled Chiharu Tokisaka's requests quite well."

"Her life has clearly improved. It seems the school no longer needs to give her the position of librarian. Asahi Aoi can finally continue as the librarian."

Jun Yokokawa leaned back in her chair, tilting her head back and exhaling smoke.

The smoke spread outwards in a chaotic manner, carrying an unpleasant odor.

"Xia Wu, you really did it."

Jun Yokokawa said, "I knew you could do it."

"Ah."

Xia Wuzhao replied, "It was just going with the flow; I didn't put in much effort."

"Eh."

Jun Yokokawa tilted his head: "If good people aren't praised and bad people aren't punished, then the world will be in chaos, so don't say things like that, Natsugiri."

Xia Wuzhao remained silent and did not answer.

“You did a great job. Even teachers have no right to say what is right or wrong, nor do they want to say such things.”

Jun Yokokawa didn't look at Kai Natsugiri: "But can you still hold on? Although I don't know the specific reason, you've all put in a lot of effort, haven't you?"

"If Chiharu Tokisaka doesn't get the librarian position this time, it will be very difficult for her to get it again in the future."

"Can you continue to help her maintain her current lifestyle?"

“Teacher,” Xia Wuzhao said, “Tokisaka Chiharu reached this point through her own efforts. To say that it was all thanks to our help would be to be too disrespectful to Tokisaka-senpai.”

"what."

Jun Yokokawa repeated, "Hard work, huh? So that's what hard work is all about. What do you think would happen if she didn't have the number of requests she has now, and she lost her position at the library?"

"I don't have the ability to predict the future, teacher."

Xia Wuzhao said calmly, "Teacher, I have absolutely no idea what will happen in the future."

"I see."

Jun Yokokawa said, "Don't be a bad person, Natsugiri. Being a bad person is very painful; you always have to do a lot of annoying things. You're someone who wanders outside of everyone else, so don't be one."

"It will be very painful."

Xia Wuzhao lowered his eyelids and said, "Teacher, I don't understand what you're saying."

Jun Yokokawa didn't say anything more; she stood up.

He patted Xia Wuzhao on the shoulder: "Then I won't say anything more. I believe in you. If it's you, you'll always find a way. And if there's anything you can't handle, just come to me. After all, you're my most prized student."

"But don't think about that now. Today is the cultural festival. Enjoy life. If you don't create memories now, you'll definitely regret it in the future."

"This is advice from someone who's been there."

She patted Xia Wuzhao on the shoulder again before turning to leave.

Jun Yokokawa waved goodbye.

He looked extremely carefree.

Xia Wuzhao sat back down in his chair, remaining silent.

Ai asked, "Lord Natsugiri, are you still going to continue like that? If there are no more requests and no way to become a librarian, what exactly is Tokisaka Chiharu going to do?"

How exactly did she survive?

"Why do you think Chiharu Tokisaka won't survive?" Natsuki asked in return. "She still has over 200,000 yen, enough for her to live on for a long time. Besides, she just can't find a job that she can keep doing. She can always find odd jobs."

Xiao Ai hesitated; "But is this really okay?"

“Yes, that’s just how it should be done,” Xia Wuzhao said. “Why not do the right thing?”

“But that’s just what you, Lady Natsugiri, think is right,” Xiao Ai said. “So, is it really right?”

"Ah."

Xia Wuzhao didn't answer Xiao Ai, but just gave a casual reply.

Xiao Ai stopped talking.

The noise surrounding the cultural festival grew louder and louder, and it was already around eight o'clock.

The cultural festival is about to officially begin.

Xia Wuzhao just wanted to sit here quietly, in this secluded corner where no one would find her.

"what are you doing here?"

Kirishima Chiho arrived here at some unknown time.

She was wearing a school uniform, but her hair was tied up with a white ribbon.

Moreover, she was wearing light makeup and some small pieces of jewelry.

It's not an exaggeration, nor does it deviate from her current identity as a student.

However, she now seems as noble as someone from another world.

The scent on her body was that of perfume, not the kind of fragrance that Xia Wuzhao was familiar with—jasmine, amber, and violet.

"Just doing nothing."

Xia Wuzhao responded calmly.

"Oh."

The girl twirled slightly, her skirt fluttering in the breeze: "How was it?"

"So cute."

"Hmm, that's a bit insincere." The girl looked at Xia Wuzhao in front of her with a smile.

"How about it being like a flower on a high mountain?"

Xia Wuzhao's reaction was lukewarm.

"A flower on a high mountain, that's not a good phrase."

Chiho sat down next to Natsugiri Kai and smoothed her hair slightly. "This term is just like a boss title in a game. It exists solely to help players conquer the boss."

After saying that, Chiho couldn't help but smile.

"However, since it was Xia Wu who said it, I'll take it as a compliment."

She tidied her hair and said to Xia Wuzhao, "Aren't you going to ask why I dressed up so beautifully today?"

Xia Wuzhao glanced at her and said, "Why are you dressed up so beautifully today?"

"Because I came with my dad, and because the school invited me. So, I want to become famous too."

She chuckled and said, "This means I've become the company's heir."

"Whoever marries me in the future will be able to take all of my family's assets."

"Aren't you going to change your surname?"

Xia Wuzhao asked in return.

"Yes, that's right. First, you need to change your gender and become an adopted son-in-law."

Chiho Kirishima said, "But compared to the future, probably no one would refuse something like this."

"Ah."

It was unclear whether Xia Wuzhao's answer was perfunctory or a response.

He looked up at the sky.

The sky in October has lost its azure color.

Instead, it was a blinding white expanse, making it seem as if it wasn't the sky at all.

It's not that the game didn't load the space; many games do this. To save space, terrain isn't loaded in areas that aren't visible; instead, a white area is used as an obscuring layer.

The girl also imitated Xia Wuzhao, looking at the pale white sky.

"What was Mr. Yokokawa Jun doing here just now?"

"They're talking about Chiharu Tokisaka."

“Oh, Tokisaka-senpai,” Chiho said. “What’s the specifics? Or is it your position?”

"Yes, according to the procedure. If you lose this opportunity, you won't have another chance to become a librarian."

"That's a real shame, but Tokisaka-senpai probably doesn't care about these things. After all, with so many commissions lately, you must have made a lot of money."

Chiho said, "But even if there is no librarian position, there should be other positions available."

“And—” she laughed; “if not, I can have my dad sponsor a school.”

"Does it resemble a landlord recruiting tenants?"

Xia Wuzhao asked in return.

"Hey, don't portray such a good thing as something so bleak."

The girl smiled and patted Xia Wuzhao on the shoulder: "No matter what, we can help Tokisaka-senpai."

Xia Wuzhao did not answer the girl's question; he remained silent.

The girl looked at him and couldn't help but ask, "Xia Wu, what do you think the future will be like?"

"The future is just the future."

Xia Wuzhao said, "It was all predetermined."

"So that's what you think?" The girl was slightly surprised. She said, "Well, that makes sense."

"A future where you can't see the future is still a future."

She smiled and said, "In fact, this kind of future is better than other futures."

"If we knew from the beginning that there was no hope for the future, then there would be no need for everyone to run so hard."

“This kind of thing would have been hopeless in the past.”

"But now, it suddenly makes me feel—ah, so this is what my future is like. I can finally relax, I can finally stop the endless competition."

"Finally, I can rest."

As she said these words, Xia Wuzhao looked at her.

"As a member of the Wu family, you shouldn't say such a thing, right?"

"Hmm...it's probably because someone changed me."

The girl chuckled as she looked at Xia Wuzhao, her eyes and smile carrying an indescribable meaning.

Xia Wuzhao turned her head to the side: "Is that so? I really don't know who's affecting you."

"She's my favorite person."

Chiho said, "I really like him. But I'm always ignored. Do you think he's pretending not to know? Or does he have a reason he can't tell, so he's deliberately avoiding me?"

"Probably deliberately avoiding it," Xia Wuzhao replied calmly.

Is that so?

Chiho tossed her hair and smiled, "Although saying this might sound a bit like showing off, I should consider myself a cute girl, and my family is quite wealthy, so why would I be deliberately avoiding you?"

"If it were you, what would you choose?"

"I'm not him, how would I know the specific reasons?"

Xia Wuzhao answered in this way.

"Ha, that's exactly the kind of answer they'd give."

Chiho smiled and said, "I knew you would say that."

She stood up and stretched: "It's so nice to chat with you."

Chapter 278 A Little Girl's Wish