There is something wrong with my infinite flow teammates!

Finally, she sat at her desk and watched the sunset being swallowed up by the tall buildings in the distance...the light dimmed.

Xiaohui suddenly felt very tired. Even though she had slept until almost noon, she felt a little sleepy again.

Take a nap, it will be fine after a nap. My sister will wake me up, my mother will prepare a table of delicious food, and my father will be waiting for me to come downstairs with a gift.

Then, without changing into her pajamas, she lay down on the bed in her princess dress and covered herself tightly with the quilt.

……

After an unknown amount of time, the room fell into darkness. The girl in the quilt had woken up. Although she didn't know the time, she knew that her parents had not returned home yet.

My sister might have been having dinner with her classmates in a restaurant and hasn't returned yet, or she might have simply stayed overnight at the home of a very good female classmate. She has stayed overnight at the home of a sister named Asuka more than once.

They forgot themselves again, and this time it was even worse. They had clearly ordered a cake but forgot it in the cake shop. They had clearly bought gifts but forgot them in their room. They forgot their tenth birthday.

Xiaohui began to shiver and felt very cold again. But just as she tightened the quilt, she accidentally saw a ray of light coming from the direction of the desk.

The little girl carefully opened a corner of the quilt, then opened her eyes wide, and her lost eyes became excited and eager... Mom and Dad did not forget about her, they quietly...

She threw back the quilt and rushed to the desk.

There was a chocolate cake with a diameter of only ten centimeters on the desk. The warm flames of ten candles were flickering brightly. There was also an exquisite gift box next to the cake, and a pink blessing card was pressed under the box.

Suddenly, she covered her mouth in disbelief, because on the cake was written with jam: Happy 9.23th birthday to the cutest crybaby -

However, the little crybaby has grown up a lot, from a ceramic doll in kindergarten to a lively and cute elementary school girl.

The little girl shook suddenly, as if she remembered something.

But, since when did I start to ignore that handsome older brother? From having to see him every day to feel at ease, to just hearing his voice.

Then we chatted less and less, and I gradually began to forget about him. Sometimes, I would inadvertently forget that he was still looking at me, and finally I even intermittently forgot that I was still with him.

Xiaohui stared at the cake in a daze, and felt her nose a little sour. Although there was no wind, it felt as if there was sand in her eyes.

When I came to my senses, crystal tears rolled down my eyes and dripped onto the cake.

"Eh?"

Xiaohui wiped her tears in confusion and made a cute exclamation.

How long has it been since I cried? It seems that I haven’t cried since that night, because since then, there has been nothing particularly worth being sad about.

Xiaohui was crying, but she forced herself to cheer up. She picked up the exquisite gift next to the cake and was stunned after untying the ribbon.

There was a pure white jasmine hairpin quietly placed inside. The petals were as clear as crystal and as pure and flawless as snow. With just one glance, Xiaohui fell in love with this exquisite little gift.

She suddenly had a feeling that this was hers, but she had soiled and lost it a long time ago.

She carefully stretched out her hand and wanted to touch the hairpin.

But before he could touch it, he withdrew his hand as if he was afraid of getting it dirty, carefully closed the lid, and put it carefully into his pocket.

Xiaohui felt like something was about to come out of her mind, as if she had forgotten something, but when she thought about it carefully, she couldn't remember it at all.

Her mood began to get depressed, and she picked up the greeting card. The handwriting on it was vigorous and powerful, yet it showed a softness in the sharpness, which made her feel extremely warm.

It says:

"Xiaoxiao Hui, I'm sorry that the Earthbound Spirit brother can't always be by your side. The fact that you've gradually started to forget about me is proof of that. If you continue to act recklessly, you'll just disappear completely."

"As for me, I'm not allowed to appear in front of you. I've already broken the rules. But when I saw you were sad, I couldn't help but want to hug you, touch your head, sing to you, and comfort you."

"From now on, you have to behave yourself. It's okay to be ignored. They don't ignore you on purpose. Mom and Dad love you, and so does your sister."

"In fact, every time they ignore you unintentionally, they will feel more guilty and sad when they think back on it. So you have to move on by yourself and learn to comfort yourself."

"Don't hate them. It is because of their existence that you can come to this world and experience all the joys and sorrows. I believe you also know that you are ignored because you are too 'ordinary'."

"There are thousands of people with the last name Kato in Japan, and there are thousands of girls named Kei. But your strengths need to be discovered, and there will always be someone who discovers your brilliance, just like me..."

At this moment, the strong and powerful strokes became soft, just like his tone suddenly became gentle. Another teardrop fell, wetting the card and blurring the handwriting.

"Xiaoxiaohui, the word 'loneliness' is really too lonely, because it doesn't even have an antonym. On a rainy day, even the shadow will be absent."

"But do you know why the light of birthday candles is warm?"

Xiao Xiaohui turned her gaze towards the candlelight. The warm light illuminated the dark room, and her shadow swayed gently. She felt very warm. Just looking at the candlelight made her feel warm.

Her hazy eyes moved over again, staring at the words with afterimages in the reflection.

"Because it warms every lonely person, so you have to be stronger."

He knew that he didn't know many Chinese characters, so he used the Goku Kana to spell them all, so he could understand them all.

"Please remember that every separation is for a better reunion, and all encounters in the world are reunions after a long separation. Don't worry, we will meet again in the end."

"Although you may not see me in the future, I have always been by your side before we met. I will be by your side all the time. I will be fine, fine, and accompany you to grow up."

……

Xiaohui stared quietly at every word on it until tears began to drip on it, until the clear handwriting gradually became blurred and finally disappeared.

She carefully put the greeting card, which was soaked with tears but had no words on it, into the drawer. Then she put her hands together, made a wish to the cake, and blew out the candles with a whoosh.

She stretched out a finger, dipped it in some cream and put it into her mouth. As the refreshing sweetness spread in her mouth, she finally held her mouth and let out a whimpering sound.

"Don't forget you, don't forget you..."

Xiaohui, who is already in the fourth grade and has almost forgotten how to cry, has become Xiaohui in kindergarten again. She started crying again today.

She stood alone in the room, clenching her fists tightly. Her suppressed voice gradually became louder and louder, and she began to cry loudly... No matter how accustomed she was, no matter how strong she was, she was still an elementary school student after all.

She sobbed and cried, turning her head around in bewilderment to look around the dark surroundings, begging: "You called me a crybaby, I won't be angry anymore, please don't leave... Big brother... Wow... Don't go!"

The empty room was completely dark after the candle was blown out. At this moment, it seemed as if I had returned to the dark night of the kindergarten playground.

"Liar, you said you would grow up with me, but I'm not grown up yet, I'm only in the fourth grade!"

The little girl's howling turned into pitiful sobs...

"I won't forget you, you liar!"

Xiaohui's eyes tightened, she turned on the desk lamp, and took out a small notebook and pencil from the drawer. But just when she was about to push the cake aside temporarily, the chocolate cake disappeared, and except for the intoxicating aftertaste in her mouth, it was as if it had never appeared.

The stubborn Xiaohui's face darkened. She suppressed the urge to continue crying and wrote something quickly on the notebook.

The place where we met, the universe...

"Eh?"

Xiao Hui wiped her eyes and murmured in confusion: "What is the name of the place behind the universe..."

Crystal clear and confused, became confused, became frightened...she forgot!

Why did he forget it? When he was in kindergarten, he only needed to say it once to remember it. Why?

Suddenly, Xiaohui seemed to remember something terrible. She opened the drawer and began to search randomly, but the greeting card was gone. She reached into her pajamas pocket, but the gift box was gone.

Just when she couldn't help crying again, she felt something hard.

She held the hard object in her palm, then carefully pulled her hand out and opened her small palm. The pure white jasmine hairpin lay quietly in her palm. Only the birthday present did not disappear, and it was great that it did not disappear.

Xiaohui held the hairpin tightly in her palm, feeling the hard touch of the gift. She put her fist against her chest and whispered softly: "Then, I will trust you once. We have a promise. We will meet again in the future. You are by my side now. You will always accompany me and help me grow up."

Chapter 8: Protecting Your Own Power (First Update)

Japanese schools have three semesters a year, and naturally they have three holidays: spring break, summer break, and winter break. Fengzhiqi High School organizes a group camp activity every year, and the activity season is divided by grade.

For example, the third-year students usually vote before the spring break, and most of the activities are spring outings. After the last activity, they will enter the most intense sprint stage of their lives. The second-year students vote on the eve of winter vacation, and most of the classes vote for hot spring training. The first-year students vote on summer vacation.

Each class chose a different destination, and Class E voted to go to Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, for a three-day, two-night trip.

At this time, six buses stopped in front of the gate of Toyosaki Private High School. Under the guidance of the teachers, densely packed students lined up in an orderly manner to get on the buses.

Kato Megumi is dressed very cutely today. She is wearing a white wide-brimmed sun hat on her head and a white one-piece bubble skirt.

Since this cute style of outfit is not suitable for stockings, the straight and smooth calves are worn with a pair of shallow lace stockings and dark brown women's leather boots.

After getting on the bus, the girl looked around and locked onto the empty seat in the second to last row. Her friend had already taken the seat and was waving at her eagerly.

Kato Megumi took off the small brown leather backpack on her back and hung it on her chest. Before she sat down, Oi Rumi, who was wearing exaggerated frog-eye glasses, started complaining.

"Ah... Really, why do we have to go so far to Aichi Prefecture?"

"It is said that the squad leader really wants to visit Tokugawa Garden and tour the Warring States ruins." Hui responded in a flat voice while fastening his seat belt.

"Ah!!! Wouldn't it be better to go camping in the nearby countryside? Only the devil wants to go there!"

"The majority must obey the minority. The students voted to make the decision. The teacher can't do anything about it."

Indeed, where to go was decided by the whole class in advance by voting, but because the class monitor was popular, he directly said where he wanted to go. So the boys around him and the girls who had a crush on him actually voted for Nagoya, which was so infuriating!

Liu Mei looked at the back of a boy's head in the first row and complained unhappily, "But why do we have to take the bus? Isn't the Shinkansen good enough? The ride takes more than five hours. Most of the day is wasted!"

"Because you still have to transfer to a bus after taking the Shinkansen, and the transfers don't save much time. With so many of us, it's most convenient to go directly."

Liu Mei was stunned, took off her sunglasses and stared at Hui's face unhappily, and said angrily: "Hui, shouldn't you complain with me and relieve your best friend's bad mood!"

"Eh--"

Hui blinked her eyes and responded with a very calm expression, "So Liumei needs my comfort?"

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded with an expression of 'I understand', "The class monitor is really going too far by engaging in clique-like group dynamics in the class."

"Yes, yes, yes! That's so..." Liu Mei clenched her fists tightly, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly reacted and glared at Hui, "Hey, are you coaxing a child?"

"Well?"

"Ahhh, I can't stand this sinister guy anymore, I want to sit with Tomoko!"

"There are no seats left. Go to sleep now!"

Tomoko's teasing laughter came from the front row, and Rumi responded angrily, "Idiot!", then put her sunglasses back on, tilted her head angrily, and prepared to go to sleep...

After the little episode, the car started moving, and the voices of the students' conversations gradually died down with the roar of the engine.

Kato Megumi looked at Rumi dozing against the window, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a super subtle smile.

I don't have many friends in my class, only Tomoko, Rumi and Risa.

The three of them are the only ones I can talk to and go shopping and watching movies with on weekends. Actually, I had two very good friends during the three years of junior high school, but we haven't been in touch since I entered high school. It seems that we haven't met this year.

It is actually a very lucky thing to have friends, because I am very ordinary, really too ordinary.

I didn't join any clubs, didn't have any particular hobbies, and my grades were average. An average name, an average face, and average grades.

If I were in a TV series, I would definitely be the type of extra.

Thinking of this, Hui suddenly felt a little distressed. Although she had gotten used to her ordinariness, this trait would bring her a lot of trouble in life, and even people from childhood to adulthood would ignore her from time to time, even though they didn't mean to.

"Hey--"

The girl sighed slowly, but inadvertently, her eyes were attracted by the boy sitting opposite her.

The boy had neat short hair. He wasn't ugly, but his regular facial features were lowered by a pair of black-framed glasses, giving him the image of a dull bumpkin.

He had a very rustic backpack at his feet, and he was wearing a white T-shirt on his upper body and light blue jeans and casual shoes on his lower body.

However, the boy’s T-shirt was printed with a pattern of a beautiful anime girl, and even when he went to the training camp, he was holding a game console in his hand.

This kind of game console is probably called PSP or something. Kato Megumi doesn’t know what it is called specifically, but this person is quite special.

His name is Aki Tomoya, and he is a celebrity in the class. His self-willed style of doing things has always made Kato Megumi feel very powerful, because this guy actually played anime on the big screen in the auditorium during the school festival last month!

"Eh?"

The girl let out a slight sound of surprise. She had been his classmate for two semesters, and she had never felt anything special during that time. Why did she have a very strange, indescribable impression of him now?

It seems like... a sense of déjà vu?

Why? I have never spoken to him before, but I feel like we have had some interactions, and... I suddenly feel that he is disgusting, like a cowardly idiot?

But he is obviously very brave. Not only did he play anime on campus, but he also argued with the dean when he was reprimanded. This kind of courage is not something that a cowardly person can have.

But the game console that looks more and more familiar...that familiar schoolbag should contain light novels, right?

"Eh?"

Kato Hui was even more puzzled. Why could she guess that there were light novels in his bag? !

Just when the girl was confused, Aki Tomoya seemed to feel his gaze, and subconsciously raised his head and met Kei's eyes.

He looked at the girl's face with some confusion, and seemed to be recalling for a long time. Finally, he asked tentatively: "Um...Ghana-san?"

"It's Kato."