Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"Just remember it. I thought you would play dumb."

Sakuraba Izumi did not hide some of his speculations.

Oreki Gen smiled bitterly.

"Godmother, do you think I'm the kind of person who would just give a bad check just for the sake of temporary safety?"

Sakuraba Izumi raised the corners of her mouth elegantly, then reached out to pour tea, pulling the sleeves of her kimono, and her chest swaying slightly heavy. Every scene was beautiful to the extreme.

"I don't care who gives me a bad check, because I can make him cash it in the end."

"..."

This is not a threat that is inexplicable at all.

She pushed the cup toward Oreki again and placed her hands on her thighs.

"But I don't think it needs to get that serious, because I trust your words more than other people's promises... You won't let me look unpleasant in front of you, right?"

She smiled faintly, but it made people shudder.

Oreki Gen took a deep breath and did not agree directly, but asked the other party in return.

"What if I'm just bragging?"

Sakuraba Izumi sighed.

"Oreki-kun is still a teenager, and he has many immature aspects. For example... sometimes when you do something, what you should show is your hard work and your attitude of giving it your all. Even if the result is not satisfactory or just barely satisfactory, it is actually not that important."

What does it mean?

Does this mean...openly letting the water go?

Does this mean that you may not need to achieve this result completely, and just pretending to try your best will be enough to pass?

But how could this woman be so kind?

Soon, her second sentence followed.

“Of course, the standard of whether you have done your best is… I will make my own judgment. Oreki-kun should have no objection to this, right?”

"...No, that's what I promised to do. Besides, I really want to see this scene."

"Why? Or is it that nonsense you said about wanting everyone to be happy?"

She smiled contemptuously.

Not to mention this disdainful look, Sakuraba Mitsuki really has inherited her true skills, the two mother and daughter are exactly the same.

It is estimated that this woman made such expressions many times when she was young, but she gradually restrained herself as she matured. It does not mean that this temperament disappeared directly.

Oreki Gen looked at each other.

"Why must it be nonsense? Although it is very difficult, it does not mean that there is no chance at all. Moreover, this is a beautiful thing that everyone yearns for. As an ideal, it should not be underestimated."

Sakuraba Izumi smiled even more brightly.

"Should it be that it's because you're young that you tend to have unrealistic fantasies? You should know that the more perfect something is, the less worth pursuing, because it's simply out of reach. When humans were born, the Creator actually made a conclusion that humans don't deserve perfection."

"If there really is such a creator, then why do so many people yearn for perfect happiness?"

"That's just because human beings have desires, which drive human society to progress. But everyone, without exception, will go astray in the pursuit of perfection. The pursuit of perfection is the biggest trap for human nature. The so-called perfect happiness does not exist at all. People can only pursue relative perfection."

Sakuraba Izumi said it with certainty.

There is almost no room left.

This attitude is very similar to that of Sakuraba Mitsuki.

They are all people who do not believe in absolute happiness. They just want to pursue more chips to make themselves feel safe and satisfied.

Oreki Gen didn't answer immediately, but took a sip of tea first.

After putting down the teacup, the boy raised his head and spoke with his immature but sunny face.

"It seems that Jianyue's current state is really influenced by you."

"She's my daughter, of course."

"But she didn't have to be like this."

"As the only daughter of the Sakuraba family, she has to be like this. Anyone can be naive, but she can't. Anyone can live in fantasy and illusory hope, but she has no choice but to accept reality and become cruel."

"So... this is why you feel powerless and regretful about your relationship now, isn't it?"

"..."

Sakuraba Izumi's pupils shrank slightly, as if she just realized that she had fallen into a trap.

He downplayed it, and all the seemingly untenable reasons now became his boomerang.

That's right.

She always believed that her education of Sakuraba Mizuki was correct, and that only in this way could Sakuraba Mizuki be safer, more reliable, and happier in the future.

But when she grew up, when she needed more and more the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction of a mother...she realized that the distance between her and her daughter was growing farther and farther, and it seemed that an insurmountable gap had formed.

Despite discovering this, Sakuraba Izumi still felt a sense of shame and annoyance.

"What do you want to say?"

Oreki Gen shook his head.

"I just want to tell you, godmother, that if you want her love, maybe... you have to change a little bit first."

"Is this what I asked you to do?!"

Seeing the other person suddenly become angry, Oreki Gen couldn't help but sigh that they were indeed mother and daughter.

They will not allow others to change their existence.

Oreki Gen thought about it and did not give a direct answer.

But he said something.

"We have all watched many movies and TV series, and we all laugh at the male and female protagonists in them, who are stuck in the quagmire, are hopeless people, but keep crying that no one is willing to love them. They have never thought about changing themselves. Even if there is a happy ending in the end, it is just the screenwriter to satisfy everyone's fantasy and needs. We all laugh at such bloody and boring plots. So... Godmother, do you really think that you don't have to do anything, and she will come to you, hug you, and say she loves you?"

"..."

Sakuraba Izumi did not answer, as if she was unable to answer.

Her hands, placed under the table, had involuntarily grasped the edge of her kimono.

Even the snow-white legs turned slightly red.

Oreki Gen didn't continue.

Instead, he stood up politely.

"Okay, it's getting late, godmother, go to bed early. It's windy at night and it's not good to catch a cold."

She saw his back as he turned calmly, as elegant as a swordsman who should not appear in this era.

She couldn't help but sigh.

My premonition seemed to have come true.

It was just like the intuition that made me decide to adopt him as my godson.

He... really seems to be able to do things that no one else can do.

How did he do all this? Can he really create the miracle he hoped for?

And a young man who carries many expectations and even miracles.

Walk through the corridor gracefully.

Came to a door.

He took a deep breath and punched like a swordsman.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"What are you doing!"

An impatient voice came from inside.

And Oreki Gen took another deep breath.

"Just let me go in and sleep~ Please~ Jianyue~ My Jianyue~ Please, it's so cold outside, really so cold, wuwuwu!!"

21: I bet there’s no bullet in your gun!

"The final is at three in the afternoon."

"Yeah, so I'll just go after I finish my meal."

This was the conversation between Oreki Gen and his sister Oreki Sakura before they were getting ready to go out in the morning.

Oreki Sakura seemed to be eating breakfast very leisurely, and she didn't seem to be nervous at all about the upcoming decisive battle.

"Do you want me to just take some time off and go with you?"

Oreki Gen asked.

Although it seems difficult to ask for leave from Amamiya Momiji, it is reasonable to sacrifice some other things for this girl.

Oreki Sakura originally wanted to agree to this suggestion. After all, if her brother accompanied her, it would seem better than going alone, and she just wanted to spend some time alone with this boy.

But think about it carefully.

If I take this boy with me, those girls in the swimming club who have never seen the world...will they go crazy?

Really.

Why do you have to be so handsome?

I can't even walk out the door! I was born with a face that doesn't follow male ethics. It's really unique.

So after thinking about it, the girl shook her head.

"No need, if you want to watch, just come and watch when I'm playing..."

"Jianyue and I will both go there."

Oreki Gen blinked.

Oreki Sakura immediately frowned.

"What was she doing there!"

Just at this moment, Sakuraba Mitsuki came out carrying her bag. She was wearing a long black coat with a JK uniform underneath. She handed the bag in her hand to Oreki Gen nonchalantly, and the boy took it.

There's no way. It took me a long time just to get into bed last night.

Although she did beg, didn't she still have to open the door for him and let him sleep on the bed?

She is really spoiled. She talks as if everyone has a certain status in the family.

Don’t ask me whether I begged or not, just ask me whether I slept in the same bed.

Sakuraba Jianyue looked over with a gloating look on his face.

"What's wrong? Isn't the game for people to watch? Since there is a game and a spot, what's wrong with me going to watch it?"

Oreki Sakura snorted softly.

"You just want to laugh at my joke. It would be best if you could be happy just by seeing me make a fool of myself."

Sakuraba Mitsuki did not deny it at all. She would never try to wash off any dirty water thrown on her. Her favorite thing to do was to make the things that others feared happen.

So she squinted her eyes and smiled.

"That's right, so you have to be careful. I will record the whole process. If you embarrass yourself, I will have someone edit it into an hour-long video with an infinite loop and put it online."

"you...!!"

Oreki Sakura had never seen such a bad woman.