This is not the date I wanted.

Qi Zui didn't say anything, just silently tapped the PSV in his hand. Then, Meng Yue's PSV received the following message.

【Thank you. Please advise me. 】

After seeing the message in her hand and looking at Nanashi who was hiding her expression with a witch's hat, Meng Yue smiled slightly.

"Well, the game event is over. Let's go back and attend the banquet. If we go back too late, Tohka might eat up all the food."

"kindness."

(It’s not fun to eavesdrop from now on. Let’s go back and prepare some more food.)

After thinking this in his mind, Shidao turned around with a smile and quietly returned to the living room.

……

After a few hours, the noisy party died down and everyone started to clean up the living room.

"I'm excited when I'm preparing, and I'm happy when I'm playing. But it's the cleaning up that really makes me lose interest."

While washing dishes in the kitchen, Mengyue sighed lazily.

"Well, cheer up and work hard. If you don't clean these dishes, you won't be able to prepare breakfast for Tohka and the others tomorrow."

"Anyway, Shidou will be in charge of cooking tomorrow, so it has nothing to do with me."

"Hey hey——"

Hearing Meng Yue's lazy and unmotivated words, Shidao couldn't help but frown.

"Speaking of Meng Yue, why has she been calling me 'Stupid Shidou' ever since she found the Seven Sins?"

"Who knows?"

Meng Yue paused a little while washing dishes and answered as if she knew nothing about it. However, her eyes were avoiding Shidao and looking towards the ceiling.

"Well, never mind..."

It must be Meng Yue's doing. Thinking this way, Shidao smiled bitterly and shook his head. But he didn't intend to care too much. After all, it was Meng Yue's efforts that allowed him to communicate with Nanashi so smoothly this time.

"Hey... Meng Yue."

"What is it, Shidou?"

Shidao wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

What do you want to say? There are so many things you want to say.

When the girl was hurt because of Allen, he wanted to tell her not to force herself to take risks.

After the girl released Nana Sin without telling anyone, he wanted to tell her that she didn't have to bear it alone and it was okay for him to share the burden.

If you can, rely on yourself a little.

However, Shidao did not say these words in the end.

What qualifications do I have to say these words? Everything the girl did was not what she needed to do, but what Shidao wanted to do himself.

Mengyue took on half of the responsibilities that Gokawa Shido was originally supposed to bear without any complaints.

If Shidou could solve all problems easily, why would Mengyue keep taking risks?

After realizing this, everything I wanted to say seemed so ridiculous.

Therefore, we must become stronger.

Since there is no way to make Mengyue retreat and come behind him, the only option is to stand in front of Mengyue.

Shidou made up his mind silently.

"...Nothing~"

"?"

Mengyue tilted her head in confusion, feeling that Shidao seemed to have something on his mind that he wanted to tell her, but before she could ask, Shidao seemed to have figured it out on his own.

Looking at Mengyue's depressed expression, Shidao chuckled, wiped the water stains on his hands, grabbed Mengyue's face and pulled it slightly.

"...What do you want to say, Shidao?"

Meng Yue looked at Shidao with a strange expression.

"Trick or Treat! If you don't give me candy, I'll play a prank on you."

Shidou said with a smile.

Mengyue looked at Shidao with some surprise, then shrugged helplessly.

"Well, for Halloween's sake, I'll let you off the hook this time. Candy, huh? Wait a minute."

As she spoke, Meng Yue picked out a Russian roulette pumpkin pie from the ones prepared at the banquet and handed it to Shidao's mouth.

"Ah~"

"what--!"

Shidou took a bite of the pumpkin pie and tasted it with relish.

"how?"

Meng Yue asked curiously

"……ordinary."

After wiping the fillings off his mouth, Shidou savored the taste for a moment and added.

“But it’s delicious.”

"That's good."

After hearing Shidou's answer, Mengyue smiled with satisfaction.

postscript

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After a night of revelry on Halloween, Shidao and Mengyue, who were originally planning to fall asleep, suddenly found a pile of envelopes in the mailbox at the door.

Mengyue: "'A letter visit from Fraxinus'? What is this?"

Shidou: "Sa——I heard that it is a letter that Fraxinus will receive in another dating world line."

Meng Yue: "Oh, that one - I've heard a little bit about it. It's a place that explains some complaints and keywords in the plot. But have there been so many complaints in the book review section of our book?"

Shidao: "It doesn't seem like much. After all, the jurisdiction we belong to doesn't have such a convenient complaint mechanism."

Meng Yue: "Even if there is, is there anyone who would complain about it? I feel like it's just a low-end plagiarism by an outdated fan fiction author who wants to regain some popularity."

Shidou: "No, don't say that. The author is brave enough to absorb the strengths of others to make up for his own shortcomings. Then, let's look at the first keyword first."

————————————————————Magic Change————————————————————

Shidao: "Indeed, after the volume of Seven Sins, the plot of this book has changed a lot compared to the original work."

Meng Yue: "Well, that's what the author said. Rather than ending the story naturally according to the flow of the original work, he wanted to write about the changes that my appearance brought to the world through the butterfly effect."

Shidou: "Indeed, whether it's Origami joining DEM Club early, Westcott developing a special manifestation device to restrain Yumezuki, or the changes in the Seven Sins strategy. Although it is very different from the original, if you think about it carefully, there are traces to follow."

Meng Yue: "Although some of the more interesting plots and plots in the original work were not included as a price, it is still forgivable in terms of the result. Especially at the beginning, the plot where Shidou, who was dressed as a woman, was turned into Shidou's Nanashi and was pushed against the wall by himself was really a stroke of genius."

Shidao: "I can't be happy at all!!"

Meng Yue: "Unfortunately, Shidao's complaint as a protagonist is unlikely to be accepted by readers. Just accept your fate. Then, the next keyword."

——————————————————Not sweet enough————————————————————

Meng Yue: "This kind of complaints is really inexplicable."

Shidao: "There's nothing I can do about it. After all, the Tsukika next door was full of sweetness. The degree of affection between me and the heroine in that world was enough to make me unable to resist taking out gasoline and torches."

Meng Yue: "Shidao, do you also want to taste the sweetness of being intimate with me?"

Shidou: "Well...if it's possible..."

Meng Yue: "Unfortunately, unlike the gentle and plump miko senior next door, I don't have the idea of ​​showing affection to attract hatred. Part of it is because I don't have the same awareness of living as a woman as she does, and the other part is that the enemy DEM has always been eyeing everyone and wants to harm them. It's okay to enjoy daily adjustments, but I don't have any gods to protect me, so I really don't have the money to fall in love during the war."

Shidou: "That's true...I know."

Meng Yue: "Well, once or twice occasionally is fine. Yoshi, yoshi, don't be sad~ (pats the head)"

Shidao: "(blushing) Don't treat me like a child!"

Meng Yue: "Then, the next keyword."

——————————————————No reversal, not happy————————————————

Meng Yue: “Evil…”

Shidao: "What's wrong Mengyue? You look disgusted."

Meng Yue: "Should I smile at this moment? I believe that those who have read the original novel must know the meaning of the word 'reversal'. Losing the most precious thing and being swallowed by the deep and invisible despair is the worst state of the elves. Shidao, think about it. From my point of view, it is a large group of people staring at you all day long, and in their hearts they are constantly cursing you, 'Become unfortunate and die quickly.' How can I be happy with such a keyword!"

Shidao: "Indeed, if you look at it from the perspective of the person involved, such comments are a bit excessive. However, in a sense, their feelings are understandable. After all, in many dating fan fictions after us, the reversal of the elves seems to be a frequent plot. And when the Seven Sins grew to 11, the author's interruption made you feel like you were going to be killed."

Meng Yue: "It's obvious that the author has a bad taste. What's the point of me turning the tables at that time? It will only make things more complicated. My life is in danger. Instead of being decadent and falling into despair, wouldn't it be better to think about how to survive?"

Shidao: "Well, that's true."

Meng Yue: "I can tell you that my plot twist will never appear in the main text of this book. Although the author has given me some setting data for my twist, I can assure you that when I really do twist, you will definitely regret what you said in the first place."

Shidao: "Well, don't be so angry Mengyue. We don't really have any bad intentions."

Meng Yue: "Huh... Sorry, I got a little excited. Now let's talk seriously. Although the fragmentation at that time is indeed easy to be misunderstood, in fact, although the situation at that time was critical, it was not a fatal blow to me. If you look closely at the previous text, you will find many details that can save yourself. Moreover, it is indeed a bit far-fetched to constitute the conditions for a reversal. Just like Yakumo in a certain moon flower, and Tohka in the original work, they all reversed because they mistakenly thought that Shidou was killed by Eren."

Shidou: "Well, losing an important person is indeed a very sad thing."

Meng Yue: "However, even if Shidou was killed, I think the most I can do is to avenge Shidou in a rage."

Shidao: "After all, Meng Yue has always been a very calm person."

Meng Yue: "There is another point - I have never seen enough of Shidao in women's clothing in my life. How could he die like this?!"

Shidou: "I will take advantage of this moment to admire you and return it!!"

Meng Yue: "How could I die before Shidao became Shiori!?"

Shidao: "It's okay not to have such obsession!"

Meng Yue: "I will never die before I take away Shizhi's OO!"

Shidou: "It's enough for you to say important things three times. It's all become harmonious sound, right?!"

Meng Yue: "Well, 70% of what I said just now was a joke."

Shidao: "What about the remaining 30%!?"

Meng Yue: "Then, the next keyword."

————————————————Five Rivers Hero——————————————————————————

Meng Yue: "The Nuclear Sword Immortal is invincible! It's that simple!"

Shidao: "That's not really an explanation at all!"

Meng Yue: "Tsk~ Forget it - just like what the previous keyword said. In fact, our situation is not suitable for the state of conquering elves and cultivating relationships leisurely. Originally, at the beginning, Shidou really only needed to conquer elves and let them open their hearts to you. But now that enemies who want to harm everyone have appeared, Shidou naturally has the power and obligation to protect the sealed elves. Even if you don't protect the elves, Shidou at least has the power to protect yourself."

Shidao: "Meng Yue, are you naturally ignoring AST and the others?"

Meng Yue: "Them? It's rude but I think all the ASTs except Origami are threats (laughs)."

Shidou: "AST people will cry..."

Meng Yue: "In fact, my worries have indeed come true. In the latest volume of the original work, on Valentine's Day, Shidao, you have died enough times that you can write a book called "204 Different Feelings of Death When a Person is Killed."

Shidou: "......Although I don't know what will happen to my future self, I would really appreciate this experience."

Meng Yue: "I was punished by everyone for being too fickle."

Shidao: "Meng Yue, you are joking! You are joking, right?!"

Meng Yue: "To sum up, readers will find that in this Nanashi incident, except for the final communication with Nanashi playing games, I did not interfere too much with Nanashi's strategy. I focused more on protecting Shidou's reputation and blocking the attacks of DEM. Many crises that were originally overcome by coincidence were overcome by Shidou with his own strength."

Shidou: "However, is it really possible to apply Kotori's healing flame to others? Is it really okay to transform Tohka's Aoshakou into a bow and arrow? Is it true that imagination can affect spiritual power? There seem to be a lot of questions about these aspects."

Meng Yue: "Sigh, to be honest I have no idea. In fact, this novel has often stepped on the gray area that was not explained in the original book since the beginning. Even if it was suddenly slapped in the face one day, it wouldn't be strange. But he actually changed his job to an archer, so there's nothing wrong with this cheat."

Shidou: "What a weird theory..."