This is not the date I wanted.

As he spoke, Meng Yue knocked his head and acted cute.

——Huh? Nanashi's face instantly showed a confused expression.

“Ah——I really want to play games! I really want to watch the new anime! I haven’t even finished collecting all the CGs for Fairy Forest 3 yet! Why can’t I just enjoy Shiori’s photo album and live my life leisurely? Why are there so many things to do! Ha~…”

As if she had given up on pretending, the girl lay on the table, exuding a lazy vibe while complaining.

In the blink of an eye, she became the Mengyue that Qizui was familiar with.

"Um... Sister Mengyue, the acting you're talking about... isn't it the serious look you showed in the report just now?"

"Yeah. What else do you think?"

Meng Yue said as if it was a matter of course.

The corners of Nanashi's mouth twitched slightly.

"Um... I thought you were saying that the way you were with Nanashi was just an act. You were actually bothered by it or something..."

"What kind of prejudice do you have against me... Ah, you still care about what I said last time."

As if she suddenly thought of something, Meng Yue showed a bit of helplessness on her face.

"Eh? Um, well..."

Nanashi had no idea what Mengyue was talking about and could only give an ambiguous answer.

"Don't worry. Indeed, I once said that sealing the elves is not necessarily a good thing for the elves, so I refused to help capture the elves."

Seeing Qi Zui's attitude, Meng Yue sighed with a wry smile.

To be honest, Mengyue understands Shidou's idea of ​​capturing elves, but she doesn't support it.

Sealing the spiritual power meant that this elf had entered an unprecedented period of weakness, and it also meant that the responsibility on Shidao's shoulders had increased.

Especially with the dangerous enemy DEM, the disadvantages of these two points are extremely obvious.

Therefore, Mengyue decided that if an elf appeared who would not be troubled by space shock and was not dissatisfied with his current life, Mengyue would not help.

"But if it is indeed an elf that needs help, I will naturally help."

After spending these few days together, Mengyue realized that Qizui was more suitable to stay here.

"I want Nanashi to stay." Meng Yue said with a smile, "Besides, it would be great for me to have a family member to discuss home-based topics with."

"..."

His eyes widened slightly unconsciously, and after a moment of silence, Nanashi couldn't help but smile.

Although many of the conversations were basically irrelevant to Qi Sin, there was no doubt that during those short three days of living together, Meng Yue was completely unpretentious and got along with Qi Sin as her true self.

drip-

At this moment, the phone in Mengyue's pocket vibrated slightly, and she saw the incoming call notification on it. After a moment of silence, Mengyue pressed the hands-free button.

[Hey, hey! What's going on, Mengyue? Why aren't you and Nanazui in the room? Did Nanazui escape? ]

Qin Li's anxious voice came from the phone.

"..."

"..."

At this moment, the air in the room suddenly became extremely subtle.

"Huh? Do you have anything to say now? Nanashi-chan~"

Mengyue looked at the "Kotori" in front of her and a friendly smile appeared on her face.

"Ah ha ha--"

Nanashi laughed dryly. Seeing Mengyue approaching slowly as if preparing to catch a rabbit, he could not help but feel panic.

"Haniel (Fake Witch)!"

A white light flashed, and Mengyue's clothes suddenly turned into pieces of cloth, revealing the girl's smooth, delicate and white skin.

"Seven Sins... (▼皿▼#)"

"Um...bye!"

Seven Sins instinctively realized that something was wrong, and turned around without hesitation - and ran away!

"Fuck you! Seven Sins, if you have the guts, don't try this trick!"

PS: I have a good news for you. A book friend has drawn a colorful illustration for me. It is placed in the previous chapter. However, today is April Fools' Day. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide╮(￣▽￣)╭

22 I’m too lazy to come up with a title (lying down again)

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"As I recall... the accommodation area is in Area B."

Shidou walked at a slow pace in the corridor of the Ratatoskr underground facility.

"oops!"

Just as he turned the corner of the corridor, Shidou suddenly felt a shock on his chest. He looked down and saw a pair of red hair with twin ponytails tied with black headbands.

"Hey, Kotori. What's the matter? Are you running so fast?"

"Ah, Ah Shidou..."

After Kotori responded to him in an awkward tone, she moved to the edge of the corner and looked behind her nervously.

"Phew... I almost got rid of it..."

As if confirming that no one was chasing her, Kotori slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened?"

Shidou asked in confusion.

"Um, nothing..." Kotori smiled and perfunctorily passed it over. As if she wanted to change the subject, she looked at the suitcase in Shidou's hand and asked, "Speaking of which, Shidou, what are you going to do?"

"Ah, this. Starting today, I'm also going to live in the underground facility."

Shidou scratched his cheek and said.

It is quite a distance from the Gokawa family to here - and in order to avoid being followed by the people from DEM Club including Allen, they had to take a long detour, so it was very tiring to get here every time.

That being said, after all, Nanashi is staying here now. Shidou also has to show up more often. After considering this, Shidou asked for a sick leave from the school and came here with a change of clothes and a toothbrush.

"Now that Nanashi has Mengyue's help, she has been able to adapt to interacting with others. So I also want to take this opportunity to live with Nanashi."

After hearing what Shidou said, Kotori's expression became a little strange.

"I say... Sister Mengyue is a woman, so that's fine. But what you said, Shidao... Are you a lolita complex?"

"No, no, no! There is no connection between the two. Just trust your brother a little bit!" Shidou quickly waved his hands to deny it, coughed awkwardly, and explained, "I was wrong. What I meant was that I lived in the room next to Nanashi. From morning to afternoon, I would go to Nanashi's room to play with Mengyue. After helping to prepare three meals, I would go back."

Hearing this, Kotori asked in confusion.

"You guys are really crazy. Is it necessary to go to such lengths for the Seven Sins?"

"Isn't that natural? Nanashi... She looks wary of strangers approaching. But in fact... she's quite afraid of loneliness. How can I just leave a child like that alone?"

Shidou scratched his cheek and said.

"Well - well, maybe."

For some reason, Kotori looked like she couldn't accept it.

"Oh, Kotori. If Nanashi is able to get used to interacting with others, why don't we take her out of the isolation room next time and have dinner together? I believe Nanashi will be happier... Kotori?"

Hearing Shidou's proposal, Kotori sighed helplessly.

"Well... I never doubted that you were an idiot from the beginning."

"Well, I don't understand what you are talking about. But I always feel that you underestimate my sister."

Looking at the resentful expression on Gokawa Shidao's face, Nanashi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

(Really...why would I doubt these people?)

Qiqi sighed in his heart.

I remember when I first came to this world, Nanashi always hoped that someone would talk to me, take care of me, and acknowledge my existence.

However, the people here never even looked at their "original" selves.

Therefore, Nanashi used the power of her angel, the Fake Witch, to transform herself into a sexy and charming big sister, so that everyone would be attracted by her.

But such scenes - no matter how many times they happen, there is always a hole in my heart that cannot be filled.

On the contrary, as the flattery after the transformation increased, even Nanashi herself began to deny her "original" self without realizing it.

But, it's different here.

Whether it was Ryogi Yumezuki, Gokawa Shido, or other elves, even if they saw their true appearance, they all cared about the Seven Sins who kept making things difficult for them in their own way.

For the first time, Nanashi's heart was filled with a warm feeling called kindness.

"Kotori, why are you crying?!"

"...Ale?"

When Nanashi came to his senses, he found that his cheeks were covered with crystal tears without knowing when.

"Strange, I... this is... why..."

I reached out to wipe away my tears, but I couldn't hold them back and they kept flowing out of my eyes.

"What happened? Do you have a cold? Are you feeling unwell? Did I do something wrong?"

"Calm down Shidou, I'm fine."

Looking at the panicked Gokawa Shidao, Nanashi seemed to understand why she was crying.

[If you want to leave here, as long as you stop interfering with Shidao's life, I won't stop you. You are free to go wherever you want. But if you want to stay here. I don't mind having a family member with the same interests as you.]

Choose? Stay?

Perhaps, the answer has already come out.

“Seven Sins, where are you? Get out of here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Suddenly, an angry roar echoed throughout the corridor.

"Mengyue, what happened to her?"

Shidou asked with a confused look on his face.

(Um, I'd better stay out of the spotlight for now.)

The corners of Qizi's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought secretly in his heart.

"Hey, Itsuka Shido."

"Kotori?"

Shidou felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Kotori calling him by his full name.

“This home is a very warm place.”

Nanashi whispered softly, a smile curving up at the corner of his mouth.

"You...are you..."

"Well, I have something urgent to do so I'll leave first~"

Before Shidou could react, Kotori immediately turned around and ran away at full speed, leaving a meaningful expression.

"Hey! Wait..."

Seeing that the other person was in such a hurry and looked like she was about to run away, Shidou couldn't help but chase after her, and then when he turned the corner, he completely lost track of Kotori.

"Really? What on earth was that guy in such a hurry for? He even dropped his lollipop on the ground."

Picking up the Kabejia lollipop that fell on the ground, Shidou couldn't help but say in confusion.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of hurried footsteps came from behind.

Shidou turned around and asked, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Mengyue, what made you want to eat gunpowder—wawawawawawa."