This is not the date I wanted.

"Wait! Why do you say that!?"

Seeing Mengyue's reaction, Shidao instinctively felt that what Niya said was not a good thing, and hurriedly refuted it.

"Well, this is something that is ingrained in our bones. No matter how much you refute it, it's useless, young man."

Erya answered with a smile and then turned his target to Mengyue.

"Comparatively, as a girl, Bilijiang has a stronger sense of attacking with strong energy. Oh? It seems that she can unexpectedly provide a good CP."

"Don't put your delusional glasses on me, you fujoshi."

Mengyue rolled her eyes at Erya in annoyance.

"Meng Yue... You understand what Erya said..."

"Don't confuse me with her. In your eyes, Akihabara and Ikebukuro may be the same kind of creatures, but in fact there is an insurmountable gap between the two."

"Forehead……"

Shidao didn't understand what Mengyue was saying, so he could only answer with a frown on his face.

"Well. Strictly speaking, I'm just an omnivore. I read not only BL, but also other genres like mystery novels, girls' comics, and science fiction."

"That's it."

Meng Yue nodded, not doubting it. After all, the comics she just bought did have works of those themes. It would be a rather childish prejudice to think that authors of boys' comics only read works of the same type.

“What matters is the author’s passion for creating.”

As if she was in a good mood, Niya took out a book and started to explain it to Shidou and Mengyue with great interest.

"For example, this one. In the fantasy world, it starts out as an orthodox story about a prince and a knight. But in reality, it's a forbidden NTR story. Just reading it, you can feel the author's determination to write this. Is there any objection?!" Especially in the third volume, when Orpheus was captured by the enemy, the psychological description of his reluctance to accept when his body was conquered was simply a foul..."

In the end it’s still BL!

"Oh, sorry, sorry! I got a little overexcited."

Seeing the indescribable subtle expressions on Mengyue and Shidou's faces, Niya stuck out her tongue playfully.

Afterwards, they checked out the selected books. Niya said that she wanted to thank Shidao and take him to a nice place, so she walked into a computer store.

"Well...I'm not good at using computers."

Scratching his head in annoyance, Shidou turned his gaze to Mengyue, feeling that the other party was more likely to have something he needed to buy.

"No need. I've already bought the latest parts."

Meng Yue shook her head and replied.

"No, no, no, you're wrong, young man. It's this way."

Niya waved her hand, pulled Shidou to a counter, pointed at the items on it and said.

"Young man, pick the one you like. Consider it a gift from me."

Looking in the direction that Niya pointed, Shidou was speechless for a moment. On the counter were a pile of game boxes with **beautiful girl covers, and without exception, there was an "R18" label on the corner.

"This, this is!?"

"Yeah, erotic game."

“I’m still a sophomore in high school!”

Shidou couldn't help but complain loudly about Nia's blunt explanation.

"Eh? Boy, don't you play erotic games? There's something in the room..."

"—Shh!—Shh!"

Seeing that Nia seemed to be about to expose the personal privacy obtained using the "Whispering Volume", Shidou quickly raised his finger to signal Nia to shut up.

"Haha~ I see, there's no need to be shy, young man. Sex, desire, appetite, and sleep are called the three major desires of life. People will die if they don't eat or sleep. Similarly, if we don't reproduce, the human race will become extinct."

"Don't you know how to be a little more reserved in your words?!"

"Ah~ You're welcome, boy. It's normal for a healthy high school student to have such thoughts. You don't usually have the opportunity to visit this kind of store, so why not try it out?"

"This one……"

Hearing the devil's whisper of temptation from Niya, Shidao couldn't help but hesitate. To be honest, as a normal man, he still has a little interest in this kind of thing.

but--

[Oh~ You're interested in this kind of thing. Isn't that great? It's a good opportunity to see if your taste has changed, you year-round horny ape.]

Shidou did not forget that his sister and the employees of Fraxinus were watching him from the other side of the camera.

He is not brave enough to do that.

"I'm sorry... I appreciate your kindness."

"Oh... what a pity."

Seeing Shidou retreating in fear, Niya lowered her shoulders in disappointment.

however.

"This is the latest one. This is the one I didn't find last time. Oh, this limited edition adds new playable characters."

While the two were talking, Meng Yue was selecting the games she wanted and putting them into the shopping cart without hesitation. Her momentum was no less impressive than Er Ya who had just selected BL books.

Shidou's expression suddenly became very interesting.

"Dream, Dream Moon..."

"It's okay. I've asked Junai and the others to blur out the cover of the game box on the screen over there."

Meng Yue replied nonchalantly.

Is this the problem?!

"Eiya. Are you sure you want to pay?"

"Oh, don't worry, I keep my word."

After getting Niya's affirmation, Mengyue turned around and ignored the stunned Shidao, and walked towards the cashier with the erotic game in her hand with a righteous look.

Then, Nia patted Shidou's shoulder and said with certainty.

"A timid weakling."

In an instant, Shidou fell to his knees in pain as if he had been hit by a heavy punch.

10. Ravine

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A few hours later, after visiting all the big and small shops in Akihabara, Shidou and the other two finally decided to take a break and have a late lunch at a hamburger restaurant.

"Satisfied. Very satisfied."

"Wow - yeah - I never thought Akihabara was such a fun place - so happy -"

Shidou couldn't help but say something to please Nia, then he took out a tissue and wiped the sweat off his head, sighing tiredly.

There was no other way. Shidou accompanied Niya and Mengyue to visit almost all of Akihabara. They bought comics, light novels, data collections, anime Blu-ray discs, figures, game software and game consoles. Niya's backpack and suitcase were packed full, and the rest was placed on a foldable cart. Except for the storage time, most of these heavy loads were carried by the only male in the team (himself).

To be honest, if he went back to weigh himself now, Shidao felt that he would be three or four pounds lighter.

"Bilijiang, I don't buy much other than games."

Looking at the two game shopping bags next to Mengyue's chair, Erya asked with some surprise.

"Well, I just went shopping in Akihabara a while ago. I didn't need to restock as much as you did."

Meng Yue took a sip of Coke, shrugged and replied.

"Well - that's great. I also want to go back and have fun as soon as possible."

"Do you want me to go back and make a priority list for you to watch and play games?"

"Please, please!"

(That’s great.)

Looking at the two people chatting, Shidou couldn't help but think sincerely.

Although he was confused by the conversation between Mengyue and Niya throughout the journey and found it difficult to get a word in, even so, Niya did not ignore Shidou and took the trouble to show and share her hobbies with Shidou.

Perhaps, this is the life that elves, no, it should be said that this is the life that Erya and Mengyue should live.

"Boy! Boy!"

"Eh?"

Suddenly coming back to his senses, Shidou realized that Niya was shaking her hands in front of him, looking at him with a puzzled look.

"Didn't you hear what we said?"

"Hey, sorry! I was distracted for a moment. What did you talk about?"

“Email addresses, exchange email addresses!”

Shaking the phone in her hand, Meng Yue reminded helplessly.

"It was Bilijiang who proposed it. She said that in order to facilitate communication in the future, she wanted me to exchange contact information with you. Bilijiang has already exchanged with me. Young man, you should also take out your phone quickly."

"Oh, okay, wait a minute!"

With a grateful look at Mengyue, Shidao quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket and exchanged contact information with Erya using infrared.

"Ohh! In addition to the editor, there is a new contact in my contact list. I'm having a really busy day today. I'm not going to explode, am I?"

"No way."

Looking at Nia who was inexplicably excited while looking at his phone, Shidou couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At the same time, the faint sense of mission in my heart surged up again.

I must protect her. Shidao silently made a vow in his heart.

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"Very good, it's going very smoothly."

Sitting in the temporary command room in the underground facility, Kotori couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction when she saw Shidou successfully exchanging emails with Nia.

Unlike previous dates which always had unexpected incidents, this date went unexpectedly smoothly. Along the way, Niya's favorability did not drop due to choosing the wrong option, nor did she attack Shidao. The whole way was basically just chatting and having a happy atmosphere.

"No, it's bad, Commander!"

At this moment, Minowa, one of his "Protective Observation Officers", suddenly made a panicked sound.

"what happened?"

Seeing the other person's flustered expression, Kotori frowned and asked.

"Please look at this number. Niya's favorability has not changed since today... It only remains at the level of friends... Forget kissing... I'm afraid it's impossible to seal the spiritual power."

After hearing Minowa's words, the atmosphere in the temporary command room suddenly became tense.

——————————————I am the dividing line for shifting perspectives————————————

"Eh……"

Hearing Kotori's conversation, Shidou couldn't help but frown. Niya seemed to notice Shidou's change and asked in confusion.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to Qinli?"

"No...that..."

Seeing Shidou's hesitant attitude, Niya seemed to understand something and smiled bitterly.

"Ah... I think I understand. It's the favorability, right? It has to reach a certain value before you can seal me, right?"

"..."

Shidou was speechless for a moment. But soon, he realized that he couldn't hide anything from the person in front of him.

"Ah... Actually, I am tired of being hunted. I am not against being sealed... But I still can't accept it in my heart. I'm sorry that you have wasted your time."

"Did I do anything to displease you?"

"Ah... That's not the case. The problem is on my side."

Erya scratched his hair in some confusion, hesitated for a moment, and then answered,