Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

Is her house haunted?

No, I'm just a casual gamer, don't do horror elements, there's no such mission.

"You... don't say a word of truth. No one will believe you. Don't ever say these things to me again."

Asagiri Ran calmed down again and spoke quite rationally.

Oreki Gen smiled.

"Really? You seem to be quite sober now, unlike before."

"That...that was just an accident! Of course it's different. I will always be sober and calm."

"Really? Then why don't you dare look at me?"

This girl is so cute when she looks stubborn but guilty.

In the past, I only thought that Asagiri Ran was an extremely insincere person, like a naughty child who doesn’t cry or make a fuss but just makes people uncomfortable, and is full of annoying temperament.

But as the communication deepened.

As he gets to know more and more about the story of this girl and learns about so many of her characteristics, Oreki Ken now just wants to say she's so nice.

There is no one who can only be hated.

It’s just that such people are not good at showing their good side to others, or they are unwilling to reveal their true self easily.

Just like you need to know when playing a game.

The harder it is to obtain a reward, the more precious and generous it is.

"I...what are you looking at so late at night? Do you find it disgusting? You can't see anything."

"Then I'll turn on the light."

"you you you you you!"

Asagiri Sō was caught off guard and had no time to stop Oreki Tsugen's actions.

"Clap."

The boy stood up and turned on the light in the living room.

The dazzling light made it impossible for Asagiri Ran to adapt immediately, so she closed her eyes and even covered her face with her hands to gradually adapt to the dazzling light.

She thought that she probably now had the courage to face the boy calmly.

Anyway, it’s not the first time that I’ve embarrassed myself in front of him. Is it difficult to realize that he is simply my nemesis?

I've lost it so many times, what else do I need to worry about?

Don't be afraid!

So she gradually put down her hands, but what she didn't expect was that when she put down her hands, she opened her eyes.

What I saw was not the familiar living room scene, nor the glaring lights above my head.

Instead... he smiled and stared at his own face.

Caught off guard.

Completely caught off guard.

It was like being shot in the heart without any preparation.

Asagiri Ran's eyes widened, leaving no chance for escape and no assumptions in her mind.

She didn't expect that at this time, Oreki Gen was standing in front of her, bending down slightly, and looking at her with a smile.

He looked at me with that indescribably beautiful face and eyes that were deep and bright like the brilliant stars.

It goes without saying what kind of foul this is.

It seemed that she could only stare blankly at the young man, unable to prepare any words to escape this scene, and even felt as if she was about to melt in his eyes at any moment.

She was speechless, but Oreki Genre smiled and spoke softly.

"It's not that hard, is it?"

"...What did you say?"

Asagiri Ran didn't understand what the other person meant, and she didn't understand why the other person deliberately made this pose and looked at her like that.

Is it a tease?

Are you deliberately trying to see your abnormal behavior and more embarrassing moments of yourself?

There seemed to be stars twinkling in Oreki Gen's eyes, that was the arc of light around his pupils.

It seems like the most dazzling moment in a movie, a famous scene that will never be forgotten.

"Whether you're facing me or being honest with yourself about your pain, crying freely is actually not difficult at all. It's okay, I won't tell anyone, but you should allow me to remember this moment forever."

Something in my heart was beating wildly.

As if leaking.

It’s not the same sourness as before, nor the kind of sadness that seems to be about to burst out at any time.

It's an indescribable sweetness.

It’s like someone is holding your heart and taking good care of it.

How much did he hear... He was clearly just repeating why, and he clearly just chose to turn all his words into tears.

But why does he seem to know everything, as if nothing can escape his eyes?

Does he...really understand himself so well?

Asagiri Ran lowered her eyes slightly, her voice no longer firm, it was so weak that it was unreasonable.

"What's there to remember... It's not good, I'm just a crybaby. Anyway, in your eyes, I'm probably no different from other girls."

She seemed to have completely dropped her disguise.

At this moment, it is impossible to hide anything else, and one just gives up on oneself as if accepting one's fate.

"Yes, that's who I am. Just like what you said, I'm just that bad. I just like to make people angry and I don't like to tell the truth. You don't have to say anything to comfort me, I can get used to it. The more correct way should be to leave me... the farther the better."

The more reluctant I am.

The more you push the other person away.

Only in this way can I hide my attachment.

Asagiri Ran knows this truth.

But people are like this, they never learn from their mistakes and always repeat the same mistakes.

She actually didn't want... didn't want this boy to really disappear from her world from now on.

Otherwise, that glimmer of sunshine would have completely disappeared.

My life is just the same as before, there is no difference.

There is no vitality, nothing worth looking forward to, I can't be truly happy, I can't laugh out loud, and I can't vent my emotions freely and without restraint.

All those seemingly petty bickerings…are gone.

And Oreki Xian smiled and nodded.

"Of course I know you're a terrible person."

“What did you say…!”

Why is this sentence?

This bastard wants to be angry with himself at this time?

Why doesn't he die?

But the next moment, Oreki Gen covered Asagiri Sorrow with an even gentler gaze and spoke in a softer and clearer voice.

"But I just think your badness is cute, and your insincerity every time makes people not hate you at all. I understand that many things need to be done slowly. Maybe you think this is not good. You are different from everyone else. Only in this way can you appear stronger and have the courage to face everything, but..."

Oreki Gen shook his head.

He squatted down and stood in front of the other person.

Asagiri Ran's eyes had unconsciously lowered to follow the other person's angle, as if following his gaze.

It is a moth looking for the only light in the dark night.

Perhaps, it is the firefly that has become the fire itself.

"I think you're fine right now and don't need any changes. Just... don't push me away, I'll be sad too, okay?"

"..."

This bastard...

Too foul.

How can you say such things at this time...!

"I told you not to say such things... you are so mean... you bastard..."

She turned her head away, and the redness on her cheeks was more honest than any answer.

Oreki Gen smiled brightly.

Support your knees.

"I can't help it. You know I'm such a scoundrel. Can we get along normally from now on? Go to sleep if you're tired."

Asagiri Ran kept pinching her knuckles.

He squeezed it tightly, but instead of calming himself down, it made him feel even more dizzy.

She said after a moment's hesitation.

"I'm going to sleep, what are you going to do?"

"I sleep too."

"But...it's going to be cold, right?"

Asagiri Ran said softly while looking at the thin blanket on the sofa.

Oreki Gen thought about it for a moment.

"Hmm...it seems a little bit. How about you just put up with it and I'll sleep in your bed?"

"Get lost!!"

"Hahahahaha."

The boy's hearty laughter kept echoing in her heart.

Later, on a certain day of a certain year and month.

On a day when grass is green and birds are singing.

She stood at the intersection and looked back. The streets were bustling with people and countless car lights.

But she only remembered the boy's laughter at that moment.

She knew that life was not an arithmetic problem, and the cost of not anything could be replaced by quantity.

for example...

Billions of people around the world.

None of them can compare to the young man named Oreki Gen that night.

90: What if I mind? (Additional chapter 4!)

It was already dawn when Oreki Gen woke up from the bed... no, on the sofa.

He actually admired his own problem of not being particular about his bed.

But it is also possible that he had worked too hard all day and sacrificed too much physical strength. Although the boy's current physical fitness would not be affected, he still fell asleep quite smoothly.

Is this considered a sleeping pill?