This is not the date I wanted.

(Please give me a...nice date...)

PS: Maybe it’s because of the influence of the stars, I started to get too sweet while writing.

04 Picnic

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"Let's stop here for this training."

Meng Yue stood up from the floor, reached out to pull up Shidao who was sitting on the ground, brushed the dust off him, and said.

"Eh? Is that the end?"

Shidou couldn't help but ask in surprise. Although it's not a bad thing to be able to get rid of the hard training, to be honest, according to Shidou's own feeling, if he wants to reach the standard described by Mengyue, he will not be able to do it without training for another two or three months.

"Well, being motivated is a good thing, but eating yourself fat all at once is not a good thing either."

Meng Yue smiled slightly and shook her head gently.

"The training in this computer world does not affect your real body, Shidou. So you just need to remember the feeling of training and actual combat at that time. Also, if you stay in this world for too long, it may affect your real world self."

"Does it affect my real self?"

Shidou asked in confusion.

"Shidou, what kind of situation are we in now in reality?"

Hearing Mengyue's question, Shidao thought for a moment and answered.

"Eh? Everyone became children because of the Seven Sins. I had a lot of trouble taking care of them at that time."

“Isn’t it a little bit subtly unreal?”

"Yeah... indeed."

Shidou nodded undeniably. Although only a few minutes had passed in the real world, Shidou felt that almost a week had passed. Thinking about it now, although the matter of Nanashi still troubled and worried him, he was no longer as anxious as he was then.

"Seven days is a time to train you to control the power of the spirits, and also a time to relieve tension. No more than that. It's easy to forget many trivial things in the real world, and it's easy to feel uncomfortable."

Although in this computer world where the time difference with the real world is a thousand times, it doesn't matter even if the training time is increased dozens of times, but I am afraid that if so, when Shidou returns to the real world, his personality will change a lot.

"You will have to come to this virtual world for training in the future, but the time you stay here cannot exceed that in the real world. Otherwise, your understanding of virtuality and reality will become ambiguous. If Shidou ends up becoming a nerd addicted to online games, I will have to take responsibility."

"Who would be interested in indulging in this kind of Spartan training?"

Shidou said with a wry smile.

(But putting aside the issue of becoming a nerd, Meng Yue said she would be responsible... what does she mean by that?)

Although he knew that Mengyue's words did not have any deep meaning, Shidao's imagination still wandered. In the end, what emerged in his mind was Mengyue wearing a white wedding dress, holding flowers and smiling happily in the auditorium as the bells rang.

"Shidou?"

Seeing Shidao's dazed look, Meng Yue couldn't help but stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him with some worry. Could it be that he had been knocked stupid because he had been hit on the ground too many times in the past few days?

"Ah? Ahem, nothing!"

Coming back to his senses from his wild fantasy, looking at Meng Yue's puzzled expression, Shidao suddenly realized what he had imagined in his mind, his cheeks flushed, he turned his head away, coughed twice, and changed the subject.

"Come to think of it. Mengyue, you are really knowledgeable in this area. Are you really working hard to create a virtual world game in the future?"

"Well, I just drew on the experience of some great predecessors. I don't have time to invest in these now."

Meng Yue shrugged lightly. Then she raised her head and shouted to the empty gymnasium.

"Juya, Junai. The training is over--"

Meng Yue's voice echoed in the wide room, and before Shidao could hear Maria and the others' response, a brilliant light curtain like the aurora rose from all sides of the gymnasium, surrounding the entire gymnasium.

"what happened?!"

The overly brilliant light screen made Shidao close his eyes. Just when he was wondering what was happening, a breeze with a slight smell of earth, which could not have appeared in the gymnasium, passed by Shidao's nose.

He opened his eyes in confusion, and then Shidou's eyes couldn't help but stretch to the limit.

The scene was suddenly moved from the gymnasium to the outdoors, and the sudden contrast made Shidou rub his eyes in confusion.

"Pfft - Shidou, you're just like Alice who strayed into a fairy tale wonderland. Misaka Misaka made an appropriate analogy while covering her snicker and said."

"Meng Yue?"

Shidou lowered his head in the direction of the voice and found that Mengyue had changed back to her normal form in the real world. Unlike the cool and handsome image of a young girl, the child Mengyue looked more energetic, and the small tuft of hair on top of her head was particularly eye-catching.

"Hi! Misaka Misaka replied with a voice full of energy."

"I already told you that your last name is not Misaka anymore. And why did you turn into a child again?"

Shidou asked while silently complaining about Mengyue's strange way of speaking.

"Well~ After all, it was just an adjustment made to facilitate your training, Shidou. Now that the training is over, it will naturally change back."

Meng Yue waved her hands and explained in her normal tone.

"Training is over? But why do I feel like we haven't returned to the real world yet?"

Looking at the green lake in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't think there would be such a view in the Fraxinus airship.

"Well, Shidou, what do you think of this place? You know, the current setting is the best weather and the best season in the computer world."

Meng Yue did not answer Shidao's question. Instead, she asked Shidao about the scenery with a curious look on her face.

Shidao scratched his head, not quite understanding what Mengyue wanted to express, but he still expressed his thoughts honestly.

“Well, I think this is a very nice place.”

The cool breeze blew the lawn, causing ripples on the lake. A few leisurely white clouds floated slowly in the clear blue sky. To be honest, it was hard for Shidao to imagine that this was a computer world made up of data.

“This is a great place for a picnic.”

"Right, right! Shidou, you really understand!"

After hearing Shidou's answer, Mengyue nodded in agreement with a smile on her face.

"?"

Under Shidao's somewhat puzzled gaze, Mengyue revealed a mysterious smile, took Shidao by the slender little hand, and led him towards a lawn with good lighting in the distance.

"Shidao, Mengyue, this way."

"Too slow! You two!"

Shidou saw that at the junction of the lawn and the woods, two girls wearing black and white nun uniforms respectively - Ormori Marina and Ormori Maria, were sitting on the carpet and waving at them.

"Mengyue, what is this?"

"It's a rare opportunity for you to return to the virtual world. If you only focus on training and don't spend time with them, Shidou, you will be derelict in your duty as the king of the harem."

Meng Yue answered as a matter of course.

"Don't give me such a strange title without my permission!"

"Hi hi~"

Looking at Mengyue's unrepentant look, Shidao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

However, Shidao also agreed with Mengyue's proposal. After all, it was rare to return to the computer world. During this period, Shidao and Mengyue were busy with training and had not talked to the sisters.

"Shidou, please sit over here."

"Well, you're welcome."

Shidou came to Maria's side and sat down on the soft grass. Unlike the cold and hard wooden boards he had experienced in the past few days, it was so comfortable that Shidou almost lay down directly. Meng Yue was even more relaxed, lying directly on the blanket with a soft look.

"Ah~ I feel a little hungry after the exercise. Maria, is there anything to eat?"

"Hey, wait a minute."

Maria smiled and took out a basket, opened the lid, and filled it with sandwiches, salads, and mashed potatoes.

"We have bacon, beef, and chicken sandwiches. We also have a lot of mashed potatoes and salads, so just pick what you like. Shidou, do you want anything to eat?"

"Well, I'll just have a bacon sandwich."

Shidou picked up a bacon sandwich. He was even hungrier than he thought, so he finished the sandwich in just a few bites.

"what about the taste?"

Looking at Shidou swallowing the sandwich, Maria asked nervously.

"Mm, it's delicious."

Shidou nodded. Although it was just a simple sandwich, the ingredients were carefully prepared and the sauce was added just right, showing the care of the maker.

"Great."

Hearing Shidou's praise, Maria showed a relieved smile on her face.

"Did Juya do this?"

Meng Yue asked curiously.

"Hi. Of course, my sister helped too."

"Oh, that's how it is."

“What are you doing?”

Hearing the topic turn to herself, Junai turned her head away embarrassedly.

"No, no~ I just feel that the girl who turned this computer world upside down before, and who was so angry that she wanted to self-destruct like a child because she couldn't win, can now learn to cook like a normal girl. I can't help but feel a lot of emotion."

Mengyue shrugged and tried to imagine Junai wearing an apron in the kitchen, helping Ju Ya cook. To be honest, Mengyue couldn't help laughing out loud.

"No way! I don't want to be lectured by you in your toddler loli body."

Junai instantly got furious.

"Sigh~ I'm just kidding."

Meng Yue chewed the sandwich like a squirrel, pretending to be innocent. Then she tilted her head and smiled brightly at Junai.

"It's delicious! Sister Juna!"

Bang! Junai's body fell back as if she had received a huge impact.

"Damn it—you're breaking the rules!"

"Come on, Sister Junai, come and eat too. Ah——"

"Why do I need to be fed?"

Junai yelled with a blushing face.

"Hey~ I want to eat it for Sister Junai."

Although she knew that Mengyue was maliciously trying to be cute, she still felt a little flattered by her calling of "Sister Junai". After a moment's silence, Junai finally ate the food handed to her by Mengyue with a blushing face and without saying a word.

"Hum~"

"What's wrong? Such a weird smile."

"No, I just think Junai is cute."

"No, no Lusai!"

(Ju Nai, I’ve been completely drawn into Meng Yue’s rhythm.)

(Sister, Meng Yue has eaten me to death.)

Seeing the scene in front of them, Maria and Shidou looked at each other and thought the same thing.

"Juna..."

"What's wrong? Itsuka Shidou."

"Uh...nothing."

Although he really wanted to remind Juna that she was being fed like a spoiled child by a little girl who looked no more than ten years old, after hesitating for a moment, Shidou still felt that as long as Juna was satisfied with this, there was no need for him to point it out deliberately.

"Juya, please pass me the mashed potatoes over there."

"Ok."

Maria nodded, picked up the mashed potatoes with chopsticks and handed it to Shidou's mouth.

"Come on~ Shidou——"