This is not the date I wanted.

She knew that Shion and Nanazin were caring about her in their own way. Considering that Nanazin was thin-skinned, Mengyue did not point it out. She nodded and opened the door to invite them in.

“Wow… so amazing…”

Shiono couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.

"Really? The house was empty a few days ago, but it's completely changed today. Meng Yue-chan, did you cast some magic?"

"If anyone is to perform magic, it should be Kotori-chan."

"You... are really amazing..."

Nanashi also had a shocked expression at this time. However, the reason why she was shocked was slightly different from Yoshino. This kind of room completely exposed the owner's personal interests in an instant. If it were her, she would definitely not have the courage like Meng Yue to invite others in.

"So, what are you going to play?"

After preparing juice and snacks for the two, Mengyue looked at her game collection and asked Nanashi and Yoshino.

"Well... I'm not very good at games... If it's possible... it's something that everyone can play together..."

"It's fine if I'm the same as Yoshino."

"That's it."

After thinking for a moment according to Yoshino's request, Mengyue looked through her collection and took out a relatively old-fashioned game console and a matching game disc.

The game is an electronic version of Sogoroku. This type of game does not require much manipulation and is very suitable for killing free time.

(Well, I’ve mostly been playing stand-alone games lately, so that’s pretty good.)

"咚咚-"

After an unknown number of rounds, there was a light knock on the door.

"The door is open, please come in."

Hearing Mengyue's voice, the door was gently pushed open and a white-haired girl walked in.

"Excuse me for interrupting you."

"Tobiichi Origami."

Meng Yue couldn't help but open her eyes wide in surprise.

"Tobi, Tobiichi Origami?!"

Perhaps the incident of being chased by the reverse origami was still fresh in his mind. The moment Nanashi saw the origami, his hair stood on end and he shrank behind Mengyue in fear.

"Um...I'm sorry for causing so much trouble to everyone because of me."

As if noticing that Nanashi was a little afraid of her, Origami quickly bowed to Mengyue and apologized.

"Well, it's okay."

Nanashi nodded somewhat stiffly.

"Um, is the physical examination over yet Origami?"

"Well, there is no problem now. Thank you for your concern."

"Thank you for your concern... Well, I'm glad you're okay. What's the matter?"

Perhaps because her understanding of Origami Tobiichi was still stuck in the previous world, Mengyue was subtly unable to adapt to the polite Origami in front of her and gave a bitter smile with some embarrassment.

"Well, actually, I came here today to look for Meng Yue."

"Find me?"

"Yes."

Origami nodded, then spoke to Mengyue very seriously.

"Please date me."

Time seemed to be frozen, and the whole room fell into absolute silence. Meng Yue could fully imagine that Nanashi and Yoshino behind him were so shocked that they couldn't make a sound.

“…………Sorry, Ms. Origami. I was probably too tired to hear you clearly. Could you please say it again?”

"? Please date me."

Meng Yue couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hands because of the headache.

Can you imagine what it would feel like if a dinosaur from the Jurassic period suddenly traveled to the modern era and said to you, "Let's mate." Although Meng Yue knew that her metaphor was very strange and very rude to Tobiichi Origami, in fact, this sentence really impacted Meng Yue's worldview.

Calm down! Calm down! Meng Yue kept reminding herself rationally.

There is no doubt that Tobiichi Origami's confession to her is something that will never happen, even if the sky collapses and the earth breaks, and humanity is extinct. And this statement obviously cannot be understood literally, after all, too many Japanese light novels use the strangeness of Japanese pronunciation as a joke. (Note*)

"Huh... I see, that's what happened."

After taking a deep breath, Meng Yue finally calmed down from the chaos. She pushed up the non-existent air glasses on her nose and calmly, coolly, and wisely deduced the truth.

"Has the world line...changed again?"

Origami: “……?”

Note*: In Japanese, “交交” also means “going out with someone”.

26 One Day After Returning Home (Part )

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"I'm so sorry! I didn't make myself clear."

Origami said hurriedly, lowering her head.

"It's okay. It's just my misunderstanding."

Mengyue smiled bitterly and waved her hand, indicating that Origami shouldn't mind.

Now Origami and Mengyue are in an Italian restaurant in a shopping mall. Since it is almost noon when they go out, Origami invites Mengyue to have lunch together.

Although Meng Yue was shaken and a little overwhelmed when she first heard Origami confess to her, after she recovered, she realized that the "dating" he was talking about did not mean love, but simply meant inviting her to go out together.

In fact, after confirming with Origami just now, it was confirmed that Meng Yue's guess was not wrong.

(Really... How shaken was I to want to go to the part about world line changes?)

When Mengyue thought about how she had just said such a second-year line that only Yakuya would say in front of Nanashi and Yoshino, she felt so ashamed that her cheeks turned hot.

"Ms. Mengyue, please rest assured... I... I am not interested in that."

As if to reassure Mengyue, Origami added somewhat awkwardly.

Obviously, the aspect that Origami mentioned refers to communication between people of the same sex.

I don't have that kind of interest either - Meng Yue subconsciously wanted to complain like this. But the next moment, she realized that it was very subtle to say this from her own mouth no matter from which angle she looked at it.

"..."

"Um, did I say something I shouldn't have said?"

Origami was obviously a little overwhelmed by Mengyue's sudden silence.

"...No, nothing."

After a long time, like a deflated balloon, Meng Yue sighed with a wry smile, picked up the fork on the table, took a bite of the spaghetti, and then asked.

"Then, why did you invite me out here? It's impossible that you just want to treat me to a meal."

"Well, actually I want to go somewhere today, but I feel a little embarrassed to go alone, so..."

"So you want me to go with you?"

"Um……"

Origami smiled wryly and nodded.

Hearing this, Meng Yue held her chin with her hand, thought for a moment, and asked with some doubt.

"I understand the reason. But is it necessary to come to me specifically for this kind of thing? Can't someone else do it?"

"that……"

When Origami heard Meng Yue's question, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded firmly in acknowledgment.

"Yes, if possible, I would like Miss Mengyue to accompany me. Otherwise, I might give up halfway because of my fluke."

"What is that... Well, there's nothing special going on today anyway. It's no problem for me to accompany you."

Meng Yue could not help but scratch her cheek speechlessly. Although she did not understand what Origami wanted to say, her attitude was very serious, and Meng Yue clearly realized it.

In fact, she was also a little curious about what kind of place the fearless Origami Tobiichi in the previous world, especially when she did those inappropriate things to Gokawa Shido, would go to become so timid.

So, after lunch, Meng Yue followed Origami and walked around the shopping mall for about five minutes before finally arriving at the destination Origami mentioned.

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"Beauty salon..."

Looking at the extremely fashionable building in front of her, Meng Yue's mouth twitched slightly.

Ah, how should I put it... I was prepared to drink the dark drink, but what was actually handed to my mouth was ordinary boiled water - a huge sense of disappointment.

“Um… Origami, just to confirm, you didn’t make a mistake with the address or anything?”

"Yes, this is it."

Seeing Meng Yue's surprised look, Origami scratched his cheek with a wry smile, and said a little embarrassedly,

"Actually, I only found out about this shop after a classmate recommended it to me. I'm usually busy with military training, so I feel a little embarrassed to come to a place like this alone."

"I see……"

Meng Yue's face showed a look of realization. Indeed, although the blood feud of her parents' murder had disappeared after changing history, Origami had been training hard in AST all the time for the past four years, and without the interference of Gokawa Shidao, it was naturally impossible for her to come to a place like a beauty salon.

If it were Mengyue herself, she wouldn't have the courage to come to such a place alone.

"puff--"

"Um, Miss Mengyue?"

Looking at Mengyue who suddenly laughed, Origami showed a puzzled expression.

"No, it's nothing."

Meng Yue chuckled and shook her head.

To be honest, until just now, Mengyue's understanding of Tobiichi Origami was still stuck in the "previous world". But now, looking at the girl in front of her who invited her because she was afraid to go to the beauty salon alone, Mengyue clearly realized that Tobiichi Origami in this world also has a side as an ordinary girl.

"But to be honest, at first I thought you were going to take me to the pharmacy to buy some strange medicine, or to get some illegal anti-theft equipment, or to take me to a lingerie store to help you pick out some sexy lingerie that could seduce Shidou."

"You, what nonsense are you talking about, Miss Mengyue!"

After hearing Meng Yue's words, Origami's eyes instantly turned into the Rinnegan, and even his voice became a little stuttering.

"S-Sorry, I said something wrong..."

"How can I find someone to accompany me for something like this?"

"……Eh?"

Meng Yue was stunned. What did he mean by that? Could it be that he had been there alone?

"what--"

As if realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, Origami's face turned red like a boiled lobster, and even a wisp of steam could be seen faintly above his head.

"Anyway, let's go in quickly!"

As if to change the subject, Origami took Mengyue's hand and quickly walked into the beauty salon.

"Eh? Wait. This is my first time in a beauty salon too!"

Meng Yue couldn't help but shout in panic.

To be honest, when Mengyue first saw Origami taking her into the beauty salon, she was still very resistant. After all, although she had never been to such a place, she heard on the Internet that hairdressers in beauty salons often like to use magic tricks to sell you hair dyeing, perming and treatments, but the person coming was not her. Origami obviously decided to come here after knowing this, so Mengyue did not stop him.

But what surprised Mengyue was that the attitude of this beauty salon was very good. The waiter did not do any annoying MLM, but directly started to cut hair according to Origami's request, and even said that Origami was the 100,000th customer of this store, so all the consumption today was free. They even presented fruits and snacks to Mengyue who was just there to keep her company.

(I see, this store also belongs to Ratatoskr.)

With some doubts and curiosity, Mengyue tried to intercept the radio communications in the area with her mobile phone. Sure enough, she found the information coming from Fraxinus's piano.

[I have heard about the situation from Yoshino and Nanashi. We will support you in secret. Good luck on your date, Mengyue! ]

As if she knew that her actions had been discovered by Mengyue, Qinli did not hide it and directly sent a text message to Mengyue to encourage her.