Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"Yes... only me..."

"I don't want my brother to be taken away by that bad woman..."

"I do not want..."

Whether it was mumbling in a dream or clear words in the end... no one knows.

Even the moon that never sets won’t know.

7: The young lady who can’t take a joke

The morning sun shines in.

When Oreki Gen opened his eyes, he subconsciously glanced at his cell phone and unexpectedly discovered that he had gotten up late.

Self-discipline has always been a strict standard that Oreki Gen holds himself to. After all, if one can't even achieve self-discipline, there's no point in talking about so-called goals and plans.

It seems that it is still the sequelae of not having a restful whole day yesterday. Fortunately, there is no problem with my body. I am not tired or sore.

Here are the benefits of improving your physical fitness. It seems that you can cope with everything every day with full energy.

After Oreki Xian put on his clothes and took a quick shower, he went downstairs.

He found that his mother had already prepared a table full of breakfast, and his sister Oreki Sakura was sitting on a chair, browsing her phone, with two ponytails tied casually.

Although she is still young, she is already tall and has long legs, and her physical development far exceeds that of her peers. The sunlight shines on her face, and the aura of invincible youth is overwhelming.

That’s right, no one in this world will be young forever, but there will always be someone who is young.

Thinking about what happened last night, Oreki Gen still felt like it was a dream. How to put it... Too many things and too many emotions seemed to burst out last night, and then faded away quickly like the tide.

Apart from the memories left in my heart, there was no trace left, as if nothing had happened.

He walked to the opposite side of Oreki Sakura, and there seemed to be some residual embarrassment.

But Oreki Sakura raised her head and glanced at the boy, as if nothing had happened, with the same hypocritical disdain as always.

"You got up so late, are you a lazy guy?"

These words seemed to dispel Oreki Gen's strange feeling. He smiled and stretched.

"Maybe it's because I haven't slept at home for a long time, so I slept exceptionally well."

Oreki Sakura, whose legs seemed to have nowhere to go, stepped on the floor twice with her shoes on, like a kitten kneading milk.

"Then don't go to Sakura to study. After all, books are just like this, reading them over and over again..."

"Snapped."

Before she finished speaking, her mother came from behind and hit the girl on the head with a chopstick and said unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about with your brother? Can studying in Sakura City be the same as studying in Baishe Township? And you, the final exam results are out, I want to see if you studied hard."

Oreki Sakura covered her head in grievance.

"Oh...Are you so strict with your daughter's studies? Haven't you heard that only one child in a family can study hard? If her brother's grades improve, then mine won't be much better."

The woman was amused by the girl.

"I've never heard of such a perverse reason. Stop making excuses..." Then he looked at Oreki Gen as if he remembered something, "By the way, Miss Sakuraba hasn't gotten up yet. Go wake her up."

Before Oreki Gen had said anything, the girl started to mutter, "Maybe the wealthy families in Sakura City don't have the habit of getting up early. Why are you asking them to do anything? Just starve."

The mother put one hand on her waist and looked at the girl: "Okay, then you can return the shoes. You took someone's gift and treated them like this. I don't remember having such upbringing in our family."

Oreki Sakura immediately looked at Oreki Gen.

"You stinky brother, why don't you go and wake them up? You don't know how to entertain guests!"

"...You two are playing a double act here?"

Although I said so, it seems that I really have to do this job by myself. After all, if the other person is in a bad mood when waking up, I am the only one who will suffer.

I went upstairs again and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

Oreki Xian simply opened the door and walked in.

The room was very quiet, with only the sound of the girl's shallow breathing. She seemed to be still asleep, but her sleeping position was a little strange.

The person was lying down, but the quilt covered even his face, with only some long hair leaking out from the gap in the quilt.

The whole gesture...it would be nice if the quilt was pure white.

Oreki Gen didn't wake the other person up immediately, but instead pulled open the curtains.

All of a sudden, the bright sunlight penetrated in and the whole room seemed to be lit up.

He clearly saw the figure on the bed move slightly.

But it soon calmed down.

Is it true that she can stay in bed so long?

Oreki Gen walked to the bedside and pulled the quilt down a little, revealing the sleeping face of the girl.

She was unexpectedly cute and naive, with her eyes slightly closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and her lips pursed, just as beautiful as a baby.

But the next moment.

"Shh!"

She actually pulled the quilt up again and covered her head, looking as peaceful as a dead person.

Oreki Xian was stunned for a moment, then pulled it down again.

"Shh!"

She pulled it back again!

Oh my goodness... What does this mean? Has the program not been lifted yet?

Robot beauty?

Oreki Xian pulled the quilt down again, but this time the other party couldn't pull it up because the quilt was held down firmly by Oreki Xian.

Finally, the girl who couldn't sleep with her eyes closed opened her eyes, and her cute face of Sakuraba Mizuki was filled with anger, and it looked ferocious.

"What are you doing... Ugh!"

She wanted to vent all her anger on this boy, after all, disturbing her sleep was a capital crime for Sakuraba Mizuki. But she didn't expect that Oreki Gen would hold her cheek and kiss her without saying a word.

The lips were blocked.

A kiss that felt completely different from last night.

As gentle as the autumn sunshine, like a feather falling on the lake.

When he left, Sakuraba Mitsuki could no longer be angry. Her mind was a little blank as she looked at the young man so close to her, looking at his extremely handsome face.

She blinked, and then her face turned red uncontrollably.

"what are you doing?!"

You forced a kiss on yourself last night and did it again this morning. You’re addicted, aren’t you?

Oreki Gen stood up as if he had never done anything.

"Get up and eat."

"That's not what I'm talking about. You...what do you mean by kissing me suddenly?!"

There was no sign at all, and he treated her like a toy? This made the girl particularly dissatisfied.

But... this kind of lingering kiss with a hint of sleepiness, in the morning light... was particularly comfortable, and she didn't hate it at all.

Oreki Gen shrugged: "Nothing, I just thought you were going to lose your temper, so that's it."

"You kiss me when I lose my temper?"

What's the logic behind this? When kissing is your own switch, can you control your emotions?

Oreki Gen smiled and said, "No, I just think you look extra adorable after this. Okay, hurry up and change your clothes. We're all waiting for you to eat. I'll be out first."

"Asshole, stop right there... Hey!"

"boom."

"boom!"

The first sound was the sound of Oreki Gen quickly closing the door, and the second sound was the sound of a pillow hitting the door heavily.

Oreki Gen discovered last night that although this girl always seemed to like to test him with excessive contact, as soon as he took the initiative to kiss her, she would become particularly real.

This might be one of her weaknesses, but it's also a trait that I can make good use of.

Of course, not all the time. It is very likely that when she is awake and aware of his intention, she will slap him before he kisses her.

After waiting for a while, I heard some movement inside, and he finally got up.

When the door opened, the girl, who had already changed her clothes, tied her hair into a lazy ponytail and put on a familiar black skirt. The moment she saw Oreki Gen, she immediately revealed a cold and cruel expression.

"I'll settle the matter with you later."

How late is it? Can I wait until the next life?

Oreki Gen didn't answer. The girl walked ahead and went downstairs on her own.

The eating process...should I say it was peaceful or weird?

I don't know, because during the whole process, only Oreki Gen and his mother were talking. As for Sakuraba Mizuki, he was just eating with his eyes slightly lowered, as if he couldn't hear any other people's voices.

As soon as Oreki Sakura saw that something seemed wrong with Sakuraba Mitsuki, she suddenly became less talkative. It was not just her attitude towards Sakuraba Mitsuki, but it seemed that even she herself was implicated. When he looked over, she snorted and turned her head away.

"By the way, has Dad already eaten? Why is he not here?"

Mother smiled and said, "I ate early in the morning and went out to work."

Oreki Gen was a little surprised: "You're working so early? What kind of work?"

The woman thought for a while and said, "I'm not too sure. It seems that a family in the south who had left Baishe Township a long time ago came back a few days ago to renovate their old house... As you know, your father is the best bricklayer around here, so naturally they asked your father to help with the work."

Oreki Gen said in a somewhat strange tone, "The south... I haven't been there, but it's pretty run-down and inconvenient there. How could someone be willing to come back and renovate the old house there?"

Mother said with a smile: "I don't know what the situation is, but the situation in the south is much better now, and they have built roads and so on... But that family is very generous. Your father said that he had never heard of such a price in Baishe Township and thought it was a scam. It turned out that they paid by the day."

Oreki Gen smiled and said, "Maybe he came back from a big city. That's what successful people do."

"Take your time to eat. I'm going to leave first."

The girl, who had finished her breakfast at some point, picked up the backpack beside her and stood up.

Oreki Gen was stunned. Why would Oreki Sakura go out on a holiday?

Before he could ask, the girl left home in a hurry.

He could only look at his mother.

"Where are you going so early Sakura?"

The mother smiled and said, "Oh, it should be something about the shrine. Isn't the festival coming soon? Your sister is the shrine maiden this year, so of course you have to prepare..."

"A shrine... eh? Wait, when did she become a miko?"

Oreki Gen did remember the shrine in Baishe Township. It was not a small place. Baishe Township was not too small. Such underdeveloped places tend to be more superstitious, so the shrine festival in Baishe Township was considered a major festival in Baishe Township.

The selection of priestesses was naturally a very strict task.

How did it happen to my sister? When I and Oreki Sakura were young, we often went to the shrine to play, so why didn't I notice that she had this potential?

The mother explained.

"The previous shrine maiden fell ill, and it seemed to be quite serious. She went to another place to recuperate, but before she left, she seemed to know Sakura and chose her to be the shrine maiden... Sakura was not happy at first and felt that she could not do well, but unexpectedly, everyone in the shrine seemed to be very satisfied with her, so she had to do it this way."

“I see…” Actually, Oreki Gen wanted to ask more about this matter.

But—"Have you finished eating?"

Sakuraba Kentsuki next to him wiped his lips and raised his head.

Oreki nodded: "I'm done eating, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to go out after I finish eating."

Oreki Xian looked at him strangely: "Why are you going out? Isn't it good to be at home?"