I won't be a loser.

"What's going on with my girlfriend?"

"A girlfriend is just a girlfriend. What could possibly happen? I'm already very tired, Eriri. I don't want to bear the memories of the past anymore. Nothing has happened yet. You and I are just ordinary classmates. So, having a girlfriend is a normal thing, right?"

Looking at the girl in front of him, that familiar face, that condescending look, the sage was silent for a moment, slowly lowered his head, held his cheeks with both hands, rubbed them gently, slowly exhaled, and then raised his head to look at her again.

His eyes were no longer as calm and pure as usual.

The exhaustion and bitterness he had buried deep in his heart suddenly surfaced in him. Gazing at the wise man before him, Eriri seemed to be back in that dark room, seeing the man curled up in the corner, his eyes closed and his face filled with pain as he slept...

Her heart ached slightly, but she couldn't help biting her lips. Her eyes were glaring at the person in front of her.

"What do you mean?"

"That's what I mean on the surface. I already have a girlfriend, and it's not Sayuri. So, I don't have any relationship with Sayuri anymore. And you don't hate me being in contact with Sayuri, do you? So, your wish has been granted, Eriri. I won't get close to Sayuri anymore."

Gradually raising his head and looking at the girl in front of him, the wise man answered with a smile.

Looking at the girl in front of him, who was looking confused and trying hard to suppress her anger, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. After speaking out the burden hidden in his heart, he felt a lot more relaxed.

When Xianren returned to his high school days, he was surprised at first, and then he was surprised that his life had started over again. He might have been happy, but not much, and he was more confused about life.

I said that I would get my life back on track, but until now, I don’t feel much of a sense of reality. Instead, I have been brooding over the matter of Sawamura and her daughter. I don’t know when I will wake up from this dream and return to that dark room.

For the wise man who has been completely accustomed to a life without seeing the light, the current life is too dazzling for him, so he does not have much sense of reality. He just regards it as a movie, a dream from which he does not know when to wake up.

He was in a daze until Eriri came to his door. Looking at the girl in front of him, she asked about him and his attitude. Xianren, who had been patient for a long time, completely tore up the feelings suppressed in his heart and confessed his thoughts to the girl in front of him.

He closed his eyes and at the moment when he was about to explain everything to the other party, Xianren felt genuinely comfortable. He opened his eyes with a smile and looked at the girl with a smile on his lips.

"If what happened back then caused Sayuri to give up her life in order to avoid reality, then now that nothing has happened and Sayuri is still alive and well, I don't have to feel guilty or regretful about it anymore. I don't owe you anything, Eriri."

Such a long time and such painful memories have turned those beautiful things into a spiritual burden. The wise man does not have the courage to end his own life. He can only live in the dark corners of the city, waiting for time to end his life.

But now, time has flown back, healing everything that happened. He hasn't contacted Sayuri yet, and he doesn't know why Eriri still remembers those things, but as long as no one else remembers, it's fine.

"Do you think that if you say this and other people don't know, then we can just pretend nothing happened?"

Biting her lips with her tiger teeth, Ying Lili clenched her soft white fingers, pinching her knuckles until they turned blue and white, and stared straight at the boy in front of her.

The wise man, who had already spoken to the girl in front of him, no longer needed to pretend anything, no longer needed to act as if he knew nothing, and he felt completely relieved to hide his guilty feelings towards the girl in front of him.

"But in fact, nothing happened. Do you think that besides you and me, who else knows what happened? I don't know why you and I would come back to the present with memories, but what is certain is that I don't owe you anything now, Eriri."

"I still remember everything that's happened now. It's the debt you owe me. You're not the only one burdened with those memories, sage!"

"......"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Xianren was silent for a moment. He felt that what Eriri said was not really wrong.

"Then why do everyone else have no memories, but only you and I have returned with memories?"

After a moment of silence, Xianren slowly asked Eriri in front of him.

He could guess that he returned to the present because of 'time travel'. He didn't know if this could be considered a natural ability of his that allowed him to return to the present. But Eriri standing in front of him should be a very normal and ordinary person, right?

"........"

Eriri stood in the room in silence for a moment, frowning, trying to recall why she had memories of the future, why she was the same as Xianren—

"Well!"

A feeling of nausea spread from all over her body, causing her to cover her lips with both hands. She leaned forward and began to make nauseous sounds, which made the wise man sitting in front of her suddenly nervous.

Seeing Eriri's strange reaction, he quickly stood up and supported Eriri, who had already started to tremble. Their bodies were pressed tightly together, and he hurriedly helped her into the bathroom while shaking.

After helping her to the wash basin, Eriri couldn't help but put her hands on both sides of the wash basin, her body bent down and trembling, she let out a low moan of pain.

"Ugh—Ugh—Ugh...Ugh—"

Xianren, who was standing aside, looked at Eriri, who seemed to have suddenly touched some sensitive point, which led to her current state. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he still silently left the bathroom temporarily and went to pour a glass of water.

The sound in the bathroom lasted for a long time. After about five minutes, it gradually quieted down. After waiting for a while, the sound of water was heard. When the sound of water stopped, Eriri, who had already washed up but looked haggard, walked out of the bathroom.

Her face was pale and she looked downcast at the wise man standing in the room.

"Have a drink."

The cup of water was handed to the girl. Eriri looked hesitant, but she slowly stretched out her hand and took the cup handed to her by Xianren.

"Thank you, thank you."

"It really surprised me to hear the word thank you from you."

After taking a look at the girl in front of him, the wise man was silent for a moment, but still expressed his concern for her.

"Are you okay?"

“…It’s all right now.”

"What happened just now? Are you feeling unwell? Or...some aftereffects?"

Eriri's hand holding the water cup trembled a little. She lowered her head silently, slowly turned her head away, avoiding Xianren's sight. After a moment of silence, she put down the water cup in her hand.

"I remembered that I have some things to do at home, so I'll take my leave now. See you tomorrow at school..."

After she finished speaking, Eriri placed the cup of water on the table beside her. The girl turned around and walked towards the door, which made Xianren, who was standing in the room, pay attention. He watched the girl's hurried back, her legs in black stockings, walk to the door, and just in time heard the doorbell ring.

Ding-dong-

Eriri, who came to the door, was frightened by the sudden sound. She stopped and looked at the wise man in the house blankly.

Xianren, who was in the house, glanced towards the door, slowly walked to Eriri's side, looked at the door, and opened it casually. The person standing at the door was, as expected, Setsuna.

After seeing off Kotonoha and Sekai, and thinking that Kento was almost home, Setsuna saw that the curtains of the apartment were no longer drawn. She wanted to meet Kento, but the moment the door opened, she not only saw Kento, but also a strange blonde beauty standing next to Kento. The other person's pale face and red and swollen eyes as if she had just cried made Setsuna's heart tremble, and she looked at Kento in front of her.

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Looking at the two people in front of him, his gaze stayed on Eriri for just a moment before he looked at Xianren beside him.

The wise man, who had foreseen this scene before opening the door, was not too flustered. He looked at the girl in front of him calmly, even smiled, and took the initiative to greet Setsuna in front of him.

"You're here, Setsuna."

"Who?"

Looking at the calm Xianren in front of him, Shanta was silent for a moment, his eyes fell on the strange blonde girl in front of him, whose identity he didn't know and why she appeared in Xianren's apartment.

Eriri, who was about to leave, narrowed her eyes slightly after seeing the girl in front of her, and looked at Setsuna with some concern.

She gradually turned around and looked at the wise man beside her. The corners of her mouth curled up, and she introduced herself with some ill intentions.

"Eri Sawamura is a classmate of Kento's. Are you the girlfriend Kento is talking about?"

"..."

Setsuna was a little surprised and looked at Kento, but found that he had no intention of explaining, so his eyes fell on Eriri.

"Well, my name is, Kiyoura Setsuna."

"So your current girlfriend is this type of kid?"

Squinting her eyes, Eriri stared at Setsuna in front of her for a while, then her gaze fell on Kento standing beside her. She chuckled, put on her shoes, slowly walked past Setsuna, and left the apartment.

The figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor, and Setsuma was left watching Eriri's figure disappear, then turned to look at the wise man in front of him.

"Current girlfriend? What do you mean?"

After watching the blonde girl disappear and hearing Setsuna's question, Xianren looked down at the girl in front of him, opened the door a little, letting Setsuna enter the house, and turned back to the room.

Seeing that the wise man remained silent and did not answer her question, she felt a little worried. She pursed her lips, put on her shoes silently, closed the door again, and followed the wise man into the house.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw flowers on the table.

"Did she give this to you?"

"Huh? Flowers? No, I was just wandering around for a while before coming back from school. I saw a flower shop and bought a bouquet of flowers for you. I didn't know if you were home yet, so I brought them back to the apartment and will give them to you when you come over."

"Well, that girl just now..."

"She was someone I knew before, but she wasn't my girlfriend. You don't need to take her words too seriously. She was just trying to make you suspicious of me."

Setsuna frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at the flowers and then at the wise man in front of him, feeling somewhat concerned.

"Have Xianren and her ever had conflicts before?"

"Well, I guess so. We had a pretty good relationship at first, but one day, he suddenly started to dislike me. Now that we're together again, he's looking for trouble with me."

It was difficult to honestly explain the matter of Eriri to Setsuna. Even if he did, Kento felt that the other party probably wouldn't understand much and would feel that he was just being perfunctory and joking with the other party, so he simply skipped this step.

He took out the invoice for the flowers from his pocket and casually placed it on the table. The moment he saw the small piece of paper, he felt relieved. He walked to the table silently, picked up the flowers on the table, and looked at the beautiful flowers with an innocent smile on his face.

"Thank you, sage."

"As long as you like it."

Qing Pu Mai hadn't returned yet. Setsuna received the gift and was very happy. After putting down the flowers, she took the initiative to hug Xianren...

After leaving Kento's apartment and walking home, Eriri covered her lips with one hand. She didn't understand why she had such a strong physiological reaction when she recalled the end of her memories of the future. The uneasiness and fear from the bottom of her heart made her still a little confused and bewildered.

"Miss, you look very bad. Why don't you go out with us to relax? It will be very fun."

On the way home, they met a troublesome guy. Eriri ignored him and walked forward, which made the boy who was ignored feel a little embarrassed.

With an unhappy expression on his face, he walked sullenly in the opposite direction.

After returning home, without paying any attention to her mother who welcomed her home, Ying Lili went straight into her room, closed the door, slowly walked to the edge of the bed, stopped, and lay down on the bed.

"Well--"

Her face was buried in the pillow, and breathing became difficult. The scattered hair was tangled around her neck, and the itchy feeling made her use her hands to push her ponytails apart. She continued to keep her head down until the thin breathing made her feel like she was on the verge of suffocation. Only then did she stop her fruitless thoughts, silently raised her head, took a deep breath of fresh air, and watched the setting sun over the western mountains.

"Is it already this late?"

Ying Lili, lying on the bed, slowly turned over, staring at the bed curtain above her head with empty eyes, recalling what she had done today.

That's a bit extreme.

However, she did not regret it, even though Xianren now had a girlfriend.

Based on her understanding of Xianren, the two of them had only been dating for about a month at most. No matter how quickly their relationship developed, it could never compare to the relationship between her and Xianren that lasted nearly ten years.

She didn't care about what Xianren said to her before, and just thought it was just a momentary angry remark from Xianren. When he calmed down, it would be her chance.

dong dong——

A gentle knock on the door interrupted Eriri's thoughts, and she slowly turned her head to look towards the door.

squeak-

The door was opened a little. Sayuri tilted her head and looked into the room. She saw Eriri lying on the bed, also looking at her.

"Are you okay, Eriri? What happened? You look unhappy."

Faced with her mother's worry, Eriri felt even more depressed for some reason. Her cute little tiger teeth couldn't help but bite her lips, shrank her body, pulled the quilt beside her, covered herself with it, buried her face in the quilt, and gave a muffled reply.

"Nothing's wrong, I'm just in a bad mood."

"Well... then, dinner..."

"Casual!"

"......Okay, if there's anything, remember to tell Mom."

"I know, I'm not a kid anymore!"

Helplessly looking at her daughter lying on the bed, Sayuri slowly withdrew her gaze, gently closed the door, and went to prepare dinner.

As for Eriri, she was lying on the bed. After the door was closed, she slowly poked her head out from under the quilt. Looking at the closed door, she felt guilty and sad, and sullenly pressed her face back onto the pillow.

But this time, she only suppressed her eyes. She felt a dull pain in her heart, and her nose felt a little sore for some reason...

I don't know when it started, but I basically accepted the idea that as long as Xianren is at home, the three of them will have dinner together with Qingura's mother and daughter. After hanging out with Setsuna in the apartment for a while, I followed Setsuna to Qingura's house. Qingura Mai had already prepared dinner.

"Even if you're young, you still have to be careful. You're not old enough to have children yet."

Qing Pu Mai glanced at her daughter and gave her a warning, which made Setsuna look at Xianren involuntarily.