This is not the date I wanted.

Hearing Shidao's words, Mengyue's eyes widened in disbelief. She grabbed Shidao's shoulders and shook him, questioning him with a terrifying momentum as if she wanted to eat him.

"Really?! Is this true? That "Sliver Bullet" really has a sequel?! Are you kidding me, Shidao? If you are kidding me, I will hang you on the clothes hanger on the balcony at night as a sunny doll!"

"Really? Really. Stop shaking Mengyue. I have a bag in my hand."

Shidou replied with his eyes full of tears. What is a sunny doll? It's too scary!

"Ah...sorry."

Realizing that she was too emotional, Meng Yue let go of her hand awkwardly.

"No, it's okay."

Still feeling a little dizzy, Shidao shook his head and smiled bitterly. Although he knew that Mengyue, a otaku, would be very excited when she heard the news, such an exaggerated reaction was still a little unexpected.

"Mengyue, you like that comic very much."

"Well, it's okay. After all, the style and plot are quite to my liking. To be honest, when I finished reading the whole chapter and wanted to find the next chapter, I found that Honjo Souji had stopped publishing. I almost couldn't help but flip the table. And the whole person seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. I couldn't find him no matter how hard I tried. I can tolerate the slow updates and the lack of inspiration, but I can never forgive TJ for being lazy!!"

"Well……"

Shidou agreed vaguely.

As he spoke, Meng Yue paused for a moment and made a proposal to Shidao.

"Shidou, can you take a short detour before going back? I want to go to the bookstore and buy this issue of Weekly Shonen BLAST."

"sure."

Seeing Meng Yue's expectant eyes, Shidao did not refuse without knowing how to behave. Anyway, it was still early, so taking a detour would not be a big deal.

And he himself also wants to read the sequel of that comic.

"……Um?"

On the way to the bookstore, Shidou and Mengyue stopped at the same time when they reached the corner of a street.

The reason was simple. Not far in front of the two of them, a young girl was lying on the road, looking dying, which made people think of a shriveled salted fish.

Seeing this scene, Meng Yue frowned slightly, put her hands on her waist and thought for a moment, then seemed to understand something and clapped her hands and said.

"Let's go, Shidou, this is a scam."

PS: When I re-read volume 13, I found out that the story took place on the day after Christmas. I was immediately confused and almost got slapped in the face by the official.

PS2: Another editor came to me, and this time the reason was more interesting. He said that my book was old, and he wanted me to put my name on it. I thought about it and it didn't matter, so I agreed. Everything else is the same, don't worry about it.

01 What’s the cuteness of a homegirl?

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"Touch porcelain?"

After hearing Meng Yue's words, Shidao looked at the girl lying on the street not far away in surprise, and said in confusion,

"Is that so? I don't think so. The girl is about the same age as us. Maybe she encountered some difficulties."

"Too sweet! Too naive Shidou!"

Patting Shidao's shoulder, Mengyue spoke earnestly.

"Don't judge things based on appearances. Who says there aren't high school girls who try to scam people? This society is much more complicated than you think. There are old people who pretend to be sick to defraud people, women who make money by prostitution, fake couples who pretend to have lost their wallets when traveling and ask passers-by for money. Even though you can't see them, there are people who feed on the kindness of others. Maybe a beggar you see on the street earns more money than a salaryman who works as a social animal in a company."

"This, this is it..."

Facing Mengyue's long speech, Shidao's forehead was slightly sweaty. Although he responded to Mengyue's words, his eyes were involuntarily cast towards the girl who fell to the ground in front of him.

I have to say that Meng Yue's words are correct. Shidou occasionally sees similar news on TV. Even Shidou has no intention of giving the money in his wallet to such a person for free.

But... for some reason, Shidou felt that the other party was not the kind of person Mengyue described.

"What if... I mean what if... if that girl really gets into trouble and no one comes to help, wouldn't that be pitiful?"

Hearing Shidao's words, Mengyue raised her eyebrows slightly and asked.

"Why do you think so?"

"That... intuition?"

"I'm talking about you..."

Hearing Shidao's unconvincing answer, Mengyue was speechless for a moment. She scratched her hair, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed in giving up.

"Forget it. Being a nice person is one of your strengths. If someone is really in trouble, I'll feel guilty if I ignore him."

"Yeah. Thank you Mengyue."

"But before that, let me confirm something."

confirm?

Under Shidao's puzzled gaze, Mengyue made a hushing gesture, indicating that Shidao should stay where he was, and then she lowered her footsteps and slowly approached the woman.

"..."

(No obvious external injuries, breathing is quite steady. Although his eyes are closed, he is obviously pretending to sleep.)

The other party obviously did not notice Meng Yue's approach and lay on the ground motionless, pretending to be dead.

First of all, Shidao's guess was wrong. After a quick observation, Mengyue made a judgment.

(But having said that, it doesn’t look like a scam.)

In this cold winter, the girl only wore a thin set of indoor clothes, and a coat on the outside, and she didn't wear a pair of socks except slippers. Although this couldn't clear the other party's suspicion in Meng Yue's mind, it was obviously unnecessary to deliberately ask for trouble just to hit the car.

He had unkempt short gray hair and dark circles under his red glasses. Although not as good as Ling Yin, it was obvious that he had been up all night for quite a long time. His lips were very dry and it seemed that he didn't drink much water and didn't get enough nutrition.

"…I'm…hungry…"

The other person's eyes quietly opened a crack, glanced at Meng Yue, and made a slight whining sound. His stomach also made a "gulp" sound, and the meaning he wanted to express was self-evident.

(But in a sense it’s true… never mind.)

A mysterious girl fell down on the street because of hunger and was saved by the protagonist. Meng Yue had a feeling that dwelling on these details would only make her more tired. She sighed and turned to Shidao, beckoning him to come over and help.

Moreover, I don’t know if it’s an illusion. Meng Yue always feels that she knows this woman, even though it’s the first time she’s seen her face.

(Could it be that…)

……

Carrying the girl who claimed to have fainted from hunger, Shidou followed the direction she pointed and arrived at the door of a high-end apartment with Mengyue.

“Is this really the place?”

Shidou asked the girl with an incredulous expression. No matter what, he couldn't associate a girl who was nearly starving to death on the street with such a luxury apartment.

"Yeah. Ah, do you think I should live in a shabby apartment?"

"Um, no, that's not it..."

Shidou was somewhat embarrassed by the other party's words, and answered vaguely. However, the other party did not seem to care, but looked a little proud, and answered with a smile.

"Hey, it's nothing. What is this called? Yes, contrast cuteness! As a man, shouldn't you be excited at this time?"

"……that?"

Shidou was confused as he did not understand what the other party was saying. Just as he was struggling with how to respond, Mengyue, who had remained silent all the way, suddenly sighed and interrupted.

"The homeless girl has the contrast of hidden young lady attributes, right?"

"That's right! As expected of Bili-chan, you really know a lot!"

As if her previous weakness was an act, the girl nodded with shining eyes.

"Bili sauce..."

Meng Yue's mouth twitched slightly when she was given this bad nickname in every sense by a stranger whose name she didn't even know.

A wandering girl? A lady with a ladylike personality? Bilijiang?

After hearing the inexplicable conversation between the two, Shidou said that he was completely confused.

Arriving at the front door of the apartment, an apartment of this level is of course equipped with an automatic lock, but even though the girl knew the password, she obviously couldn't operate the interface at this time.

Just as Shidou was thinking about closing his eyes and letting the other party enter the password, the girl spoke.

"Ah. The room is 1801, the password is 1234."

"What about security!?"

Shidou couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Nice spit-speech boy!"

"Thanks for the compliment - I don't think so! Don't tell your password to someone you just met for the first time. And I'm a boy!"

"Ah~ What do you want to do? You are such a jerk~"

"No, I'm talking about the general theory!"

"I see. On the outside, she's a herbivore, but on the inside she's a carnivore... This kind of cute contrast makes people popular. I've learned something new."

"Will you listen to others?"

Shidou felt that the conversation was not on the same channel at all. By the way, the suspicious look of the administrator not far away was very irritating.

"Is this the confused girl attribute this time? You really like to play."

After glancing at the other person speechlessly, Meng Yue entered the password as the other party asked, and after the door opened, she urged the two of them.

"Alright you two. The improvisational comedy is almost over. Let's go."

"Good~"

"I'm not reciting a crosstalk..."

Shidou muttered to himself as he walked forward.

Soon, the three of them took the elevator and walked along the corridor to the designated room. Originally, Shidou was going to send her here and then go back, but she said that she was so weak that she would faint at her doorstep as soon as she landed, so she asked Shidou to send her into the house.

Then where did you get that energy just now from? Shidao couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

"Ha... I get it. Give me the key. I'll open the door for you."

"That's right. Ah, the key is in your hip pocket, so be gentle when you take it."

"Why put it in a place like that!?"

"Hate it, don't be so tactless. Of course it's a thank you gift. Young man, even if you accidentally put your hand inside your pants, as long as it's outside your panties, I will turn a blind eye~"

As she said that, the girl hugged Shidou's neck a little tighter, put her mouth close to Shidou's ear, and moaned in a slightly erotic voice.

"——!?"

"In the trouser pocket? Got it."

However, before Shidou could come up with any ideas, Mengyue reached into the girl's trouser pocket, took out the key swiftly, and opened the door.

"Hey~ What are you doing, Bili-chan? The flag that I put up with great difficulty has been folded down."

The girl said in a slightly dissatisfied tone. Shidou breathed a sigh of relief, he was saved.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I was just opening the door as you asked."

Meng Yue replied calmly.

"Hmm... I see. So that's how it is~"

Suddenly, the girl showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, looked at Mengyue, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Bili-chan, are you jealous of the boy and I being intimate and that's why you interfered, tsundere? Or are you actually a hidden yuri type? Yeah, either way it's so cute."

"..."

"That... Meng Yue?"

Shidou asked with some uneasiness, with a hint of expectation in his voice.

Mengyue silently opened the door, took off her shoes, and walked into the house without saying a word.

"Oh, yes, there is one thing I forgot."

As if she suddenly thought of something, Mengyue turned her head, looked at the girl on Shidao's back, and said with a smile and a very sympathetic tone.

"Although I said that just now, in fact, none of those attributes can be matched by a nerd like you. Phew~"