Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

Sakuraba Mitsuki looked at the boy again.

"You're the first person who's dared to call me pathetic."

Oreki Gen smiled and said, "Isn't this what you want to express? Otherwise, you wouldn't tell me things that ordinary people wouldn't think about. Do you want me to admire you for this, or hate you even more for this?"

Sakuraba Jianyue frowned, she felt inexplicably irritated.

At this time, Oreki Gen changed the subject in time.

"But it seems that I only saw you two these two times, and didn't see your parents."

Sakuraba Jianyue's voice became cold.

"My mother went on a trip to Kyu-Izawa and is away for a short time. My father died of illness three years ago."

"Ah...should I say sorry? I don't mean to be sarcastic, I'm just sincerely trying to gain your opinion."

Sakuraba Mitsuki shook his head.

"No, it's just a courtesy anyway. To others, these things are just a line of words on my business card. No matter how much you say, they won't really empathize with you. And I don't need others' empathy."

She is really a hedgehog-like girl.

This reminds Oreki Genji of Asagiri Ran, but the difference between Sakuraba Mitsuki and Asagiri Ran is that Asagiri Ran only wants to protect herself, while this girl tries to control everything and hold everything in her hands.

Oreki Gen nodded.

"Okay, but I still want to say one more thing. There's no need to be so harsh on that child. After all, when you see her, don't you think that maybe that's another version of you who didn't achieve certain goals?"

Sakuraba Kentsuki didn't speak immediately, but remained silent and then stopped.

They stood in the middle of the wide and clean road. The orange sunset fell on her long hair, like a dim warm light, as if it was the other side that was always beautiful but could never be reached.

Sakuraba Mitsuki was looking at the handsome young man not far away.

"You are so concerned about our family's affairs, do you want to be the son-in-law of the Sakuraba family?"

"what?"

Oreki Gen stood there in a daze.

Sakuraba Jianyue didn't sneer, and it didn't seem like he was mocking her.

There is a sense of extraordinary seriousness.

"If you really want to change something, if you want to change her or me, this is the only way, right? Or is it that you are just being kind, but in fact any little bit of effort will make you back off and retreat?"

coming.

Fatal problem.

This is a rather difficult question to answer and may affect subsequent questions.

It seems to be about whether to marry into the wife's family, but in fact it is testing himself to see if he wants to go a step further.

Do I really care about her background, her experiences, and her little world?

Or is he just like all other scumbags, whose superficial concern is just to open the other person's heart and take more advantage of him?

It’s unknown what will happen to the former, but it’s obvious to the latter.

A possibility that is very close to the original.

So how should we answer at this time?

Oreki Gen's gaze moved across the other person's face, just like the setting sun at this moment.

Then it falls, and falls.

It was not her long and straight legs, nor was it the clean road surface that seemed spotless.

“There’s a cat.”

The young man suddenly squatted down and waved towards someone not far away.

Sakuraba frowned when he saw Yue.

Then he saw a tiger-striped kitten walking towards Oreki Xian step by step, and then enjoying the touch of the boy's broad palm.

"How cute! Why are there stray cats here?"

Sakuraba Mitsuki said unhappily as he looked at Oreki Gen who was as childish as a child.

"Since it's a stray cat, it's normal for it to wander anywhere."

"That makes sense. By the way, do you want to touch it? It feels so good."

Sakuraba Mizuki saw the round-headed tiger-striped kitten rubbing its head against Oreki Ken's palm.

There was a flash of hesitation, then it turned into full-blown disdain.

“I don’t like cats.”

Oreki Gen raised his head and looked at Sakuraba Mitsuki in surprise.

“Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like cats?”

"Then there shouldn't be anyone in this world who doesn't like me."

How should he respond next? Faced with such an aggressive look from her, Oreki Gen didn't know.

Because he couldn't answer anymore.

It’s not that I lost the ability to speak, but...time suddenly stopped.

The leaves did not fall to the ground, but floated in the air.

The kitten stopped rubbing its palm.

At this moment, time paused.

Oreki Gen felt suddenly nervous.

What is the purpose of stopping time at this time? I didn't say anything wrong, did I? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?

What's the point of stopping time at this moment! What does she want to do?

Just when Oreki Gen was unable to move and couldn't get out of the predicament, he saw Sakuraba Mizuki squatting in front of him not far away.

No, to be precise, he was squatting behind the tiger-striped kitten that was also affected by the time pause.

From this angle, Oreki Gen could clearly see that Sakuraba Mitsuki's face had inexplicably turned red.

Then she cautiously extended her hand.

Then he began to stroke the tiger kitten's head again and again.

She wasn't just stroking.

Even as he touched it, a sweet smile appeared on his face as if he was healed.

It was a pure, natural smile that Oreki Gen had never seen from her before.

Even made unimaginable sounds.

"Hehe... so soft..."

So...why does time stop if she's touching a cat? And why does she say she doesn't like kittens?

I don’t know how long it took, but she touched me for a very long time.

Then he stood up.

Little by little, Oreki felt time begin to flow.

Feel the freshness of the air.

He blinked and looked at the girl in front of him who seemed to have not made any other moves from the beginning.

"But... cats are cute, aren't they?" He said the unfinished words.

Sakuraba frowned when he saw Yue, looking disgusted.

"Again, I hate cats."

Oreki Gen couldn't help but laugh, and he almost burst into laughter.

This made Sakuraba Jianyue look confused.

"why are you laughing?!"

Oreki Gen's tears were about to well up in his eyes, because he just realized what this girl was doing and why time had to stop.

Because she doesn't want to reveal any preferences or likes she has, which she regards as weaknesses. She would feel embarrassed if she realized that she actually likes cats very much.

The boy wiped the tears from his eyes.

"No, nothing. I just suddenly thought that you are very cute too."

"What did you say..."

"I said you're cute, Sakuraba-san."

(Quick double update! Isn’t it annoying!)

63: I hope you will be more obedient (vote request!!)

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

On the street outside the courtyard, the orange-red light shone on the girl's fair face, creating a warm blush.

It looks like the rendering of the sunset, but is it the girl's shyness?

Looking at the way Sakuraba Mitsuki was glaring at him.

Oreki Gen stood up and picked up the tiger-striped kitten on the ground.

"Do you have a cat?"

Sakuraba Mitsuki didn't understand the other person's train of thought.

Oreki Gen said with a smile.

"I like this cat very much. Please help me raise it."

Sakuraba frowned when he saw Yue.

"If you like cats, just keep them yourself. What do you mean by asking me to help you keep one? I am your servant."

Obviously, in Sakuraba Mitsuki's eyes, face is more important than anything else, and the so-called help may also be a form of domination.

"My house isn't big enough to support it, and you just did that to me, shouldn't you get some compensation?"

Looking at Oreki Gen's eyes, Sakuraba Kentsuki almost kicked him in the face.

I have never seen such a shameless boy.

"How dare you say that? You're the one taking advantage of me. Don't even think about me helping you."

"Then I promise you that next time I will cooperate with you in drawing whatever you ask for. Is that okay?"

Sakuraba Mitsuki hesitated for a moment.

The proposal seems tempting.

To be honest, Sakuraba Mizuki felt that he had not had enough fun in the studio just now, mainly because he had not tamed the boy enough. And the exchange request made by the other party was like an opportunity that came right to his door.

But Sakuraba Mitsuki is not stupid. This boy would do this for a cat, even though he was so resistant before...

Or is it that he is actually addicted and just needs a reason to move forward in the relationship?

"Are you sure you want to go this far over a cat?"

Sakuraba Mitsuki was very suspicious of the other party's intentions.

The boy smiled.

"I just thought you would like it, that's all."

He handed the cat to Sakuraba Mitsuki, and looking at the other person's expression, the girl seemed to understand something.

It wasn't because of the reason he thought, but because he discovered that he was actually saying one thing and thinking another.