Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

He's also a foul king.

A cheater.

The most obvious thing is that he always chooses the right time, when you are angry, depressed, sad or even heartbroken, to say something that catches you off guard and is simply a foul and cheating.

It's like a powerful punch to your defenses when you are at your most vulnerable.

Crush all your defenses directly at the vulnerable point.

Of course, this is also happening at this moment.

In such a cold wind, everything around seemed to be roaring, and she knew that was the sound of the north wind passing through.

Every time I am alone in a room in winter and hear the whistling of the cold wind, it feels like the wailing from another world.

Often at that time, Asagiri Ran felt a real sense of loneliness.

It seems as if I shouldn't belong to this world, or rather, I am already at the end of the world, just waiting for the moment of withering.

The strange thing is that when this boy appeared in his own world, as their relationship deepened, they understood each other better.

She felt more and more that the loneliness she had felt before, and the despair of working towards a direction with no end, were becoming less and less.

It was as if...his appearance was specifically to tell myself that I was no longer working blindly, and that my existence in this world was not so lonely.

And now...

Looking at Oreki Gen in front of him.

Asagiri's pupils dilated uncontrollably. Under the dim street lights, the boy was facing endless darkness. However, because he was standing in the beam of light, the darkness seemed to never reach him.

What does he represent?

At this moment, it seemed as if there were endless revelations in him.

But she was not a devout believer and seemed unable to read anything.

"You...you want a gift, go ask Sakuraba Mitsuki. You two are boyfriend and girlfriend, why are you asking me for anything..."

Asagiri Ran turned her head and saw that there was just a wall on the other side. There was nothing there at all, not even some interesting graffiti. It was as pale as her own emotional experiences.

Asagiri Ran now felt a little resentful.

Why didn't I have more relationships? Otherwise, I wouldn't be so helpless when facing this bastard.

I thought my intelligence could solve all problems. Not only should I study hard, but I should also be smart and rational when dealing with relationships.

But I didn't expect that emotions are such unreasonable things.

She was powerless and at a loss, with her hands clenched in her sleeves. She tried her best to hide her helplessness and appear calm and wise.

But...

"Only boyfriends and girlfriends can give each other gifts? I thought we were in a relationship where we could give each other gifts, too."

he said with a smile.

He did not get close to Asagiri Ran to the point where she could feel his body temperature, as if leaving her enough space to maneuver and retreat.

"We have nothing to do with each other...Don't keep saying such weird things, we..."

Oreki Gen smiled as he looked at this girl who was very strong-willed but not annoying when she was being strong-willed.

How should I put it? Her showing off is like a kind of self-introduction. As long as you understand the content of her showing off in reverse, it seems that you can get the correct answer.

Oreki Gen looked at the girl whose cheeks were inexplicably rosy, like plum blossoms in the snow.

I couldn't help but smile.

"Aren't you curious about what I want to give you?"

"I...why should I be curious? It's not a good thing. I don't want it."

She said so.

But I was already thinking about it in my heart.

Did he really want to give her something? But what could he give her? Could it be a few books? Could it be a bouquet of flowers? Could it be... I don't know, she couldn't think of it, but she didn't want to think about it, but she couldn't help thinking about it.

It is at times like this that one can truly realize that one's heart and one's reason are always pulling and rebelling against each other.

She didn't know how to get rid of this feeling. She just felt that she was so insignificant, so insignificant that she couldn't even fully control herself.

The so-called thoughts...seem not to obey one's will at all.

"Is that so? Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Oreki Gen took a step back and restored the distance between them to a normal level.

His smile looked so normal.

However, when Asagiri Ran saw this scene, she suddenly felt a little sad.

Are you...giving up just like that?

This was unlike him. She seemed to be used to this boy's persistence in pestering her until he achieved his goal, but she never expected that he would give up so easily.

In the final analysis, I just got used to it all.

When I found that things were not what I expected, I couldn't say anything to keep them.

She lowered her head slightly and looked at her toes.

"You really don't want the club to disband?"

She whispered these words into the wind.

My mind felt a little blank, and I didn't even know the purpose of these words, but now I didn't want to take them back.

I don’t understand that once you say something, it’s hard to take it back, but maybe I really want to know.

Oreki Gen smiled.

"How should I put it? I feel that there are places with special memories, and maybe places that I will think of often in the future, so I can't just let it go. But it's useless if I'm the only one thinking this way, and I don't want to cause too much trouble to you because of my feelings. So don't force yourself, just do whatever you want."

He said so.

It's been like this tonight.

Calm and rational, smart as always, and seems to have no emotional upheavals.

It was as if the previous conversation was all irrelevant.

Asagiri Ran didn't know what she was thinking. She only knew that she never took the initiative to talk about any topic again. Her mind was a little confused, as if she didn't know what she was thinking, and in the end, she didn't get any results.

This road, this walk took a long time, but it felt as empty as if I had swallowed a lot of air.

It seemed meaningless...I was like a soulless walking corpse, just numbly accompanying this handsome boy to the end.

Maybe... this is a kind of repression.

Maybe it was my own fault.

She knew that her insincerity and habitual denial of everything were not what a friend should do, but it was really hard to change... She thought the other party would always understand.

But now it seems that people have limitations, and so does their patience.

No one will tolerate your bad habits indefinitely, just like the whole world never revolves around one person.

"Okay, let's stop here and have some rest."

He stopped at the familiar location at the entrance of his apartment complex.

It's like a game has reached its end.

Who was first? She was not. She felt no joy, nor the relief of ending her walk and the cool breeze.

She felt like there was something stuck in her throat. Looking at the boy who was smiling and seemed to be normal, she felt that if she didn't say something, she might not be able to sleep tonight.

It's this kind of calmness that makes people uneasy.

"Oreki string."

She raised her head and looked at the other person, the cold wind blowing her soft hair.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

The boy looked at her, still looking as if he was wearing a mask.

It's like I don't feel any harm.

She turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly.

"I...I know I tend to take things for granted...I always say things that annoy people."

Oreki Gen smiled.

"Don't worry, I don't think so. It really doesn't matter. If you are still talking about the club matter, I can tell you. I don't think your choice is a betrayal to me. Because it is your own choice, I have no reason to interfere. You can choose whatever you want, we are still good friends."

"But..."

Asagiri Ran felt that this was not what she wanted to say. She tried to do something she was not good at, which was to explain her thoughts clearly.

She never explained anything to anyone.

Because she thinks it is unnecessary, always taking things for granted, always taking everything for granted, always thinking that if others understand her, then they are smart. If someone hates herself because they don't understand her, she doesn't care, she will think that is the person who is destined not to be with her.

She always selectively ignores that she could try harder, be more proactive, and be more considerate at certain times.

Use fate to explain and cover up one's inaction.

Ignoring the interactions between people, we cannot rely on only one side to take the initiative and make efforts.

But this time he was the one who didn't give a chance.

"Don't think too much, go back and rest. Good night."

"..."

Asagiri Ran didn't say anything, but just watched in silence as the young man turned and walked away from her, heading towards a direction where there was no light.

It seems to be the first time that I have experienced such a silent moment.

I'm always used to his jokes, it seems like he always has something to talk about.

Even when we are about to say goodbye, I always give myself some unexpected mood swings.

She felt that she was disgusting at that time.

But only now do I realize this huge loss.

Was it because of my unchanging attitude that disappointed him?

Or has his patience reached its limit?

There is a saying that seems to be very correct: when you keep working hard on something that has no results and don't turn back, it is not unwillingness, but stupidity.

He was never stupid, was he?

So was it me who broke his heart? I had never thought of this before, but now it really appeared in my mind.

She lowered her head and entered the elevator, then went upstairs, then returned home, sat on the sofa, bent her legs and hugged them in her arms.

Bury your cheek into your legs.

"But...I told you a long time ago that I am this kind of person, right? He can't stand it...Is this my fault?"

Oreki Gen returned home and took a bath.

In fact, he really didn't feel any emotion. He did realize that Asagiri Ran did have something to say at the last moment, but he really had no interest in listening at that time.

It’s not that he is disappointed with Asagiri Ran, but he knows that no matter what the other party wants to say, he won’t be able to say anything, so he still needs to make various guesses and try his best.

A bit too tired.

I'm tired enough today.

So forget it for now.

The most important thing is that he thought of what Sayuri Yukino said to him.

It seemed that everything in this club was the result of her and her efforts. As for the other two girls, they were more passive.

In this case, they may really not care about this society.

If after Sayuri Yukino leaves the club, I still need to work hard to do these things to maintain the club, then it seems that there is no need for this club to exist.

It's just in name only.