This is not the date I wanted.

After coming back to his senses from his thoughts, Shidou suddenly noticed that Tohka was now anxiously poking himself with a pencil and reminding him in a low voice.

"Ahem - Itsuka-san."

"Yes!"

Instinctively standing up from the chair, Shidao Gokawa saw his math teacher sitting at the desk with veins popping out of his head and a fake smile on his face.

"I called you so many times just now. Are you finally willing to listen to the teacher's class? Then, can you please solve this problem?"

"Forehead……"

Shidou lowered his head somewhat awkwardly and walked silently to the blackboard.

Then, looking at the questions on the blackboard, Shidao's forehead was slightly sweaty.

(Not good... How do I solve this problem?)

PS: Isn’t it a student’s duty to study? (?ω?)

02 Unfinished Salvation

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As a result, he was unable to answer the teacher's questions in math class because he didn't pay attention, and this embarrassment made Shidao's cheeks hot.

In order to avoid such embarrassment, Shidao had to put aside the previous questions and began to take notes seriously on the content of the class.

Just as Mengyue said before, what Shidao longs for is not the "abnormal" world surrounded by magicians and battles. In this case, he cannot simply ignore his "daily life" as an "ordinary person".

The peaceful time passed slowly. After finishing a whole day's classes with Tohka and the Yamai sisters, Shidou went to the shopping street to replenish some ingredients and then returned home to prepare dinner for everyone.

"I am back."

After saying this briefly, Shidou opened the door and walked into the entrance hall. When he was about to change his outdoor shoes, he heard a series of light footsteps coming from the direction of the living room.

"Welcome back... Shidou-san."

"Welcome back."

Shidou was greeted by Yoshino, who was wearing a light-colored dress, had fluffy hair and sapphire eyes, and Nanashi, who was wearing a simple set of casual pants and a white T-shirt, had emerald curly hair and looked a little timid.

"Hey, you're back, Shidou-kun. Do you want to eat first? Take a shower first? Or eat - Shido--?" The rabbit doll Shido--in Shido's hand asked Shidou with a frivolous laugh.

"Yoshina!"

With a flushed face, Yoshino covered Yoshina's mouth, even though the vocal organs were not there.

"Ah... Stupid Shidou, I'm so jealous of you."

Qiqi curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

"Ha ha……"

Shidou smiled bitterly twice, then seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Nanashi.

"By the way, Seven Sins, can you answer a question for me?"

"W-what?"

Nanashi, who was suddenly called, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"When you came over for breakfast this morning, you did say that you played games all night last night, right?"

"What's the matter? Are you going to preach?"

Nanashi looked at him with a wary look on his face, and instinctively covered his right pocket with both hands. It seemed that he thought Shidao was going to confiscate his game console.

"no no."

Shidou quickly waved his hand, indicating that he had no intention of pursuing Nanashi for playing games all night.

"I want to ask, why do you like playing games?"

In the previous world, a big part of the reason why Nanashi liked playing games was because Ryougi Yumezuki used games as a common topic to make Nanashi gradually believe and choose to accept Shidou and others, and finally let Shidou seal his spiritual power.

So, if the world was changed and there was no interference from Liang Yi Meng Yue, why would Nanashi like games?

"Eh?"

Hearing Shidou's question, Nanashi looked at Shidou with a puzzled expression.

"Why do I like it... of course it's because the game is fun. Especially this PSV game - "Fairy Tale 3", the character settings and battle system are very well done, the music is also very nice, and Tsunako-sensei's drawings are also very good... ah, I see. Staying up all night for a cute RPG game is like a meaningless waste of time. If others hear it, they will probably say something like "Ah, Nanashi really likes games", and then take a step back with a kind fake smile. And I'm not as beautiful as Tohka and the others. If I stay up too late and my skin becomes bad and I get dark circles under my eyes, I will become a complete ugly freak, hehehehe——"

As he spoke, Nanashi revealed a bleak smile with a hint of self-mockery on his face, and squatted on the ground, falling into a negative and inferiority mode.

"Wait, that's not what I thought."

Shidou and Yoshino hurried to comfort Nanashi together, and Nanashi gradually recovered only after Shidou promised that he would accept her no matter what she became.

"Well, anyway, I'll go prepare dinner first."

With no other options, Shidou had to put aside the question of why Nanashi played the game. He patted Yoshino and Nanashi's heads, walked into the kitchen with the ingredients in his hand, and started preparing dinner.

Nanashi and Yoshino looked at each other, then quietly walked to the kitchen door, peered at Shidou who was concentrating on preparing food, and whispered:

"Hmm... Shidou-san... Looks like everything is alright..."

Yoshino couldn't help but reveal a relieved expression, while Nanashi frowned with a look of suspicion.

"Yeah, he does look more normal than this morning. But I can't be completely sure now. To be honest, I thought he was dumped by a girl and was heartbroken. Or is it the same as a girl cutting her hair after a breakup to feel refreshed?"

"Oh, Shidou-kun went to get a haircut?"

"Is that so... It feels... Not very obvious."

Yoshino and Yoshina tilted their heads in confusion.

"Uh, it's just a metaphor... Boys are more likely to vent... Sorry... Please forget what I just said."

It seemed that because Yoshino's innocent eyes were too dazzling, Nanashi turned her head away without being able to look directly at them.

"Really? What are you two hiding in here looking at?"

After gently tapping Nanashi and Yoshino from behind, Kotori sighed silently, tied a black hairband on her head, and walked into the kitchen.

"What's wrong with Kotori?"

"Shidou, I want to eat foie gras tonight."

"…I'm sorry, my lovely sister, but we don't serve French food. Also, please don't eat lollipops before eating."

Shidou complained with a frown on his face. Not to mention that what he was going to make was just an ordinary home-cooked meal, even if he really had the money to buy expensive ingredients like foie gras, Shidou didn't know how to cook it.

"Hmph - it looks like it's back to normal."

After staring at Shidou's face for a moment and confirming that he was indeed fine, Kotori breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, I slowly calmed down when I was in school." Shidou scratched his cheek with a wry smile and said, "After all, if I keep looking gloomy, Tohka and the others will worry."

"Throat~ You've grown, Shidou."

Picking up the lollipop stick in her mouth, a smile appeared on Kotori's face.

"By the way, thank you, Kotori. You came all the way to care about me."

"Gu——This, this can't be helped. It's Shidou's fault for always being so worrying."

Kotori blushed and turned her head away. After a dry cough, she asked in a slightly serious tone.

"Then, what happened in the morning? Suddenly he looked inexplicably cheerful, and then inexplicably became listless, just like an office worker who just got the good news of a promotion and then found out that his wife had run away from home when he returned home."

Pfft——Shidou almost cut his finger with the kitchen knife.

"Shidou?"

"Hahaha - it's okay, it's okay."

Shidou smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

Although there was no ill intention in her words, Kotori's words still made Shidou feel like he was shot in the knee.

"Which one...Have you ever heard of the name Liang Yi Meng Yue?"

Putting down the work in his hands, Shidou hesitated for a moment and asked with some uneasiness.

In the morning, after discovering that Mengyue did not live in this house, Shidao did not confirm with Kotori and others whether he knew Mengyue. First, the incident was too sudden, and Shidao did not know what to do for a while.

Second, he was a little afraid that he would come to understand from everyone's words some possibilities that he could not accept.

For example, in this world, there is no such elf as Liangyi Mengyue - this is the answer.

"Liang Yi Meng Yue... the name you mentioned this morning?"

Kotori crossed her arms, thought for a moment, then shook her head apologetically.

"I'm sorry Shidou, at least in my memory, I haven't heard of this name."

"That's it..."

Hearing Kotori's answer, Shidou lowered his shoulders somewhat dejectedly, and then continued to ask with a look of reluctance.

"Then, is there an elf in this world who has long brown hair, wears a black windbreaker, and can control lightning?"

"Oh--?"

Hearing Shidou's description, Kotori's eyes widened in surprise.

"What? You meant Hacker."

"H...acker?"

Shidou hesitantly read out the name Kotori said.

After a few seconds, Shidao realized that Hacker was Mengyue's identification code before she was sealed.

"Yes, yes - it's her, Liang Yi Meng Yue! What? So you know."

Shidou nodded suddenly. At this time, Yoshino, Yoshina and Nanashi suddenly poked their heads out from outside the door.

"What? So Shidou was talking about Hacker-chan this morning. Really Shidou-kun~ Don't make a fuss."

"So it's... Hacker-san..."

"I see. Hacker guy... well, it's been a while since I last saw him."

Seeing everyone's reactions, Shidou couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Why? When asked about Mengyue, everyone looked confused, but when they heard Mengyue's code name, they seemed very familiar with it.

"Everyone, why do you call her by Meng Yue's identification code?"

"I should be the one asking this question, Shidao."

Kotori scratched her hair, holding the lollipop in her mouth with a bit of depression, and asked,

"Shidou, how did you know that? The hacker's real name is Ryogi Yumezuki."

"Well--"

Shidao was speechless for a moment. The sense of disharmony during the conversation made him clearly feel the butterfly effect brought about by his change of the past.

But no matter what, after confirming that Meng Yue really exists in this world, the huge rock that had been hanging in Shidao Gokawa's heart was slightly relieved.

"Let's not talk about the name for now...Kotori, do you also know the spirit Meng Yue?"

"Well, if the elf named Mengyue you are talking about is a hacker I know, then I should know him. Or rather, how could I not know him?"

As she said this, Kotori sighed as if she couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's the spirit that clearly has a good impression of you, Shidou, but just doesn't want to be sealed."

"Eh?"

After hearing what Kotori said, Shidou couldn't help but fall into a daze.

Meng Yue, don't want to be sealed? Why? What happened? A series of questions kept flashing through Shidao's mind. With a little anxiety and expectation in his heart, Shidao hurriedly asked Kotori.

"Kotori, do you know where the Dream-hacker is right now? I have something I want to say to her."

"Hey, Shidou, I support you being so active in conquering elves. But unfortunately, I don't know where the Hacker is now. After all, even if the Hacker descends into the world, it will not cause space shock, and it is impossible to detect the specific location."

Kotori shrugged helplessly.

Even if it descends, there will be no space shock?

Before Shidou had digested the information in Kotori's words, Kotori turned her head to look at Yoshino and Nanashi, leaned a little closer to Shidou's arms, and whispered,