I won't be a loser.

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Ghost Valley and Eight Wastelands really broke my defenses. I failed to hunt down the traitor and was killed instead. He was killed twice. I also failed to break the foundation. I stayed up all night but still couldn't find the NPC who treated me as an ATM... Chao!

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Cherry Blossom Season: 33. How could I be a good ship?

I thought that because of the opening ceremony, the students would go home early, but Kento waited at the gate of Sakakino Academy for nearly an hour before he heard the announcement of the end of school, and then the students who were going home after school appeared.

"Sorry, I'm waiting for someone."

This was the sentence he said the most today. Most of the girls coming out of the school would leave quietly after hearing Xianren's answer, but the girl in front of him did not choose to leave because of his words.

"Are you waiting for a student from our school? Maybe it's someone I know. Now, do you want me to ask around at school for you?"

"No, no need."

He smiled and politely rejected the other party's kindness. Facing the girl who was approaching, Xianren was thinking about how to keep a distance from her when he noticed a figure walking out of the campus out of the corner of his eye.

"The person I'm waiting for has come out. So, goodbye."

After saying goodbye to the girl with a ponytail in front of him, Xianren walked slowly towards the door.

Kato Otome looked at Kento, who had no interest in her at all and was gradually walking away, with an expression of loss and slight dissatisfaction on her face. Especially when she saw him interacting with girls from other schools, she felt even more concerned about him.

"Sister? That can't be a girlfriend, right?"

Looking at Kento and three girls walking together not far away, Kato Otome silently memorized the appearance of the three people, and planned to wait until she arrived at school tomorrow to ask about the boy.

Xianren, who was unaware that someone had been targeting him, walked towards where Setsuna was when he saw her leaving the school gate. When he reached her side, he looked at the familiar world of Saionji and the unfamiliar girl, and slowly approached the three of them.

"moment."

Masakazu stood beside Saionji Sekai, watching Saionji Sekai and Katsura Kotonoha talking, and listening to the two talking about their respective interests. A familiar voice sounded in his ears, which made Qingura Setsuna startled. When he turned around and saw the familiar person, he was filled with joy.

"Why, sage?"

"Because it's your opening ceremony, I was a little concerned, so I came to take a look. It seems you've made friends?"

Seeing Kento coming to the school because he cared about him, Setsuna walked from beside Sekai Saionji and came directly in front of Kento, opening his arms.

"Setsuna? Miyamizu-kun, there are so many people here, you don't want to..."

When Saionji Sekai saw the wise man appear in front of her and come to look for Setsuna, she was a little surprised, but she was more envious in her heart. She didn't expect that the other party would come to the school to welcome him home for Setsuna.

Especially when she saw Setsuna opening his arms when he saw Xianren, she felt a pang of jealousy in her heart, and wanted to remind the two of them that this was the school gate.

Katsura Kotonoha didn't know Kento, but looking at the close relationship between Setsuna and Kento, they didn't look like ordinary people at all. Thinking of the question asked by Saionji Sekai when they were in school, she felt a little surprised and astonished at this moment.

"Is that Qingpu-san's boyfriend?"

Saionji Sekai didn't want to admit this, but that was the fact and she couldn't deny it.

Without waiting for Saionji Sekai to answer, after Xianren gently hugged Setsuna in front of him with both hands and released his arms, Setsuna regained some of his usual calmness, looked at Katsura Kotonoha with a faint smile on his face, and nodded in acknowledgment.

"Ah."

After satisfying Setsuna's little willfulness and hugging her, Xianren also looked at the strange girl.

"Miyamizu Kento, you haven't asked for my advice yet?"

"Katsura Kotonoha, I'm a classmate of Saionji-san and Kiyoura-san. We just met today. Please give me your guidance."

When the familiar name first came into his mind, Xianren didn't remember anything. But after looking at Kotonoha Katsura's angelic, beautiful, and gentle face for a while, which made Kotonoha feel a little embarrassed and shy, Xianren's gaze fell on Saionji Sekai standing next to him.

Saionji Sekai, who had been paying attention to Kento, suddenly met Kento's gaze. Saionji Sekai felt a little shy and confused. She didn't know what was wrong with Kento and why he looked at Katsura Kotonoha for a while and then looked at her.

"what happened?"

But it was Setsuna who was standing next to Kento who raised doubts and questions. She was also curious why Kento looked at Saionji Sekai so strangely after knowing Katsura Kotonoha's name.

"No, it's nothing."

Although they were a little surprised, Katsura Kotonoha and Saionji Sekai still got along and became friends, but this had nothing to do with him anyway.

The four of them were walking home together. Because Kotonoha Katsura seemed to be a little afraid of boys, she stood next to Sekai Saionji, while Kento stood next to Setsuna, keeping a distance from Kotonoha Katsura.

Along the way, it was Saionji Sekai who was looking for topics to talk with Katsura Kotonoha. Setsuna would occasionally respond, and Kento would only answer when questions were thrown to him.

"Speaking of which, has Miyamizu-kun heard about what happened today?"

After chatting with Katsura Kotonoha for a while, Saionji Sekai suddenly remembered something and looked at the wise man who was walking beside Setsuna.

"what?"

"Two students at our school fell onto the tram tracks today."

Recalling the conversations he overheard among the housewives on his way to Sakakino Academy, Xianren nodded.

"I heard a little bit that two students unfortunately passed away. Were they students from your school?"

"They are also freshmen, their names are Ito Makoto and Sawada Taisuke, I think they are these two names."

Xianren paused for a moment, then quickly started again. Looking at Saionji Sekai beside him who was beginning to speculate about the situation between the two of them, Xianren's expression was a little subtle.

When he was on the road earlier, he only heard the other person's name was "Cheng". In this country, there are quite a few people named "Cheng". He didn't pay too much attention to it for a while, but now after hearing what Saionji Sekai said, he realized that the deceased seemed to be the "Cheng brother" he knew?

His eyes couldn't help but look at Katsura Yanye who was standing next to Saionji Sekai, but it happened that his gaze met the girl's who was secretly looking at him. The girl was stunned for a moment, her cheeks quickly turned red, and she lowered her head.

As for Xianren, he looked at the shy girl, and then glanced at Saionji Sekai, who was only a moment away from him.

For some reason, he vaguely felt a chill in his neck and stomach...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 34. Kiyoura Mai, gave up thinking

Heading east from Sakino Academy, Kento and Setsuna arrived at their own apartment first. As newly-acquainted classmates, Kiyoura Setsuna and Saionji Sekai invited Katsura Kotonoha to visit Setsuna's home.

However, because she had a younger sister at home who needed to be taken care of, Gui Yanye reluctantly rejected the two's kindness, made an appointment to meet again next time they had time, and went home first.

Sekai Saionji originally wanted to stay with Setsuna, but after noticing Kento beside Setsuna, after thinking about it, she decided not to stay and left with Kotonoha Katsura. The two of them were heading home in the same direction, so they could walk together for a while.

As for Setsuna, after the two left, he looked at the wise man beside him.

Shui Lingling's eyes were fixed on Xianren. The meaning behind this was self-evident. Xianren himself had already understood it clearly, so he led Setsuna to his apartment...

"Xianren, you were staring at Kotonoha just now."

After entering the apartment, the girl took off her shoes and stepped on her black over-the-knee socks over her slippers. After putting on her shoes and entering the room, she suddenly said to the wise man who was walking in front of her.

Hearing the words of the girl behind him, Xianren turned around and looked at Setsuna. There was no emotion on her calm expression. She nodded and acknowledged it.

"Because she's Setsuna's new friend, and she's a seemingly gentle and kind young lady, I'm a little concerned."

"Then why did you look at the world after looking at Kotonoha?"

Shanna had not asked on the way home, suppressing his confusion. Now that he was alone with Xianren, he asked about Xianren's previous strange reactions and behaviors. Shanna had always seen the look on his face that seemed to be surprised by something.

The answer to this question is, of course, because he knows the emotional entanglement between the two girls. However, nothing has happened now, and nothing seems to be happening. Xianren didn't know how to explain this problem for a moment, so he used a reasonable excuse to perfunctorily get away with it.

"Because that Katsura-san's personality is completely different from Sekai's, I'm a little surprised that the two of them became friends."

Seeing that Setsuna seemed to have accepted the answer, Xianren casually asked about Setsuna's feelings today.

"How do you feel about entering a new school and meeting new classmates?"

Thinking back on what happened today at school, Shanshan didn't find it very interesting. He looked at the virtuous man in front of him, and walked with his snow-white legs to the virtuous man. He stretched out his hand and pushed the virtuous man to sit on the bed, and then he sat in the virtuous man's arms.

"Except for the world, there were only strangers. It didn't feel very good, but then I met a lot of people, and it was just so-so."

To put it simply, the general meaning is that I entered a new school and didn't have anyone familiar, so I felt a little lonely. But later, I got together with Sekai Saionji and met many classmates, so I didn't think it was that bad after all, and I was quite satisfied with my new school life.

"amazing."

After praising Setsuna, he reached out and gently stroked the girl in his arms, causing Setsuna to squint her eyes and enjoy the sage's touch with peace of mind.

"Xianren will also be going to school tomorrow."

"Well, school starts tomorrow. I probably won't run into anyone I know. Gifu is pretty far from here."

"come on."

Kento couldn't help but chuckle at Setsuna's encouragement. Thinking that if nothing unexpected happened, he would be meeting Eriri tomorrow and they would be in the same class, he became inexplicably nervous. He looked down at Setsuna in his arms, not knowing how the situation would develop.

The two of them sat in the room, not knowing what to talk about for a moment. They just sat in the room quietly holding Setsuna, and who knows how much time had passed.

"Hey, wise man."

"Ok?"

"Let's do it?"

Xianren, who was holding Setsuna, had a blank mind for a moment and fell into a brief blackout. After a moment, he opened his closed eyes and lowered his head to meet the eyes of Setsuna, who was raising her head.

"Let's do it?"

As if worried that Xianren didn't hear clearly, she repeated it again, causing Xianren's expression to change from suspicion to confusion, then to surprise, and then gradually regaining his composure.

"No."

"Hate?"

The unexpected answer made Setsuna a little confused for a moment.

"No, you still have to go to school tomorrow, right?"

I don’t know why Setsuna suddenly brought this up, but looking at the girl in his arms, Xianren decisively rejected her.

"You can ask for leave."

"If today doesn't count, tomorrow is the first day of school. If I ask for leave, I'll become a problem student, right?"

"I do not mind."

Looking at the girl with a determined look and expression, it took him about three months to get to that stage with Sayuri, and now he has only known Setsuna for less than a week. The girl was so proactive that he didn't quite understand why she was so anxious, but he didn't completely reject her.

"But I do care. I don't want Setsuna to be looked at strangely at school. Besides, isn't today Thursday? Tomorrow is Friday, and the day after tomorrow is a holiday. Let's talk about this after the holiday."

"the day after tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Setsuna's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded with satisfaction. He turned around and sat facing Xianren, stretched out his arms, hugged Xianren tightly, and buried his face in his chest.

"It's agreed."

"Yes, it's a deal."

She truly likes Kento, but she also knows that he is being remembered by Saionji Sekai. She feels that she needs to take the initiative, especially since Katsura Kotonoha appeared today and attracted Kento's attention. She is already a little nervous, so she decides to go for the love sprint directly!

"Can I marry Xianren now, Mom?"

In the evening, because of the agreement, Qingpu Setsuna returned home with satisfaction. With excitement and anticipation in his heart, he looked at Qingpu Mai who had returned home and was preparing dinner.

"Are you asking this now? No, Setsuna is only 15 this year. You have to be 16. Miyamizu-kun can only get married when he is 18. He is only 16. You have to wait at least two years before you two can get married."

Qingpu Mai knew that her daughter liked Xianren very much, and she also knew that their relationship was heating up, but she didn't expect that her daughter was already considering getting married.

"What's the matter? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

She looked back at her daughter sitting in the living room, her face a little flushed, which seemed different from usual. Since the day they confirmed their relationship, she knew that her daughter had always been in a good mood, but today she seemed even happier and... more expectant than usual?

He remembered what his mother had promised him, that he would tell her all the progress between him and Xianren. Shanna hesitated for a moment, then shyly and happily told his mother what he and Xianren had agreed upon.

"It's agreed."

"Promise?"

"Graduating this weekend with Xianren."

"Graduating this weekend? What graduation? Didn't we just...?"

I subconsciously refuted my daughter, thinking it was about school. She just started school today, so there was no graduation. Even if she graduated, it would be three years later.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, Qing Pu Mai remembered the other meaning of "graduation". The salt spoon in his hand shook, his expression stiffened, and he hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned around to confirm with his daughter.

"moment......."