This is not the date I wanted.

"Shidou, you're overreacting. I just wanted you to hear this."

Mengyue smiled bitterly and put the earphones into Shidao's ears.

"Is this...Miku's song?"

Hearing the familiar singing voice coming from the headphones, Shidou raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Well, I specifically asked Miku to prepare a new song for our comic in the next two days."

Mengyue smiled and nodded, then clicked on the upload page for the video.

"Not only Miku, but Yoshino, Kotori, and Tohka have also been promoting the video during the few days when we were stuck in our room finishing our manuscripts. Thanks to her, the number of hits on the video skyrocketed as soon as it was uploaded to the Internet."

[Meijiutan’s new song hasn’t been released yet? Buy it! 】

[Even if it’s shit, I will definitely go back just for this new song by Mei Jiu Tan! ]

[The Comic Colosseum is only a day away, but I didn’t expect a dark horse to emerge at this time. 】

[Very comfortable painting style, it seems worth looking forward to. ]

[Appreciators are going to start drawing comics? Is he a hidden master? 】

[Stupid, didn’t you see the name of the team that produced Ratatoskr at the end? Appreciators only participated in the video editing.]

[With this level, there is no way for us mad people to survive. 】

[Newcomers are all monsters ww]

"Oh! He's really popular."

Seeing the heated comments online, Shidou couldn't help but say in surprise.

“Well, actually the people from Fraxinus also helped with a lot of post-production, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to do it in such a short time. Also, although the PV hits are high, how many people will actually buy it is another matter.”

Meng Yue shrugged and replied, "But sales volume is something that can be achieved as much as possible."

"No, even so, it's pretty amazing. Eh? Wait—"

Suddenly noticing something was wrong, Shidao looked at Mengyue with some confusion.

"This PV has been uploaded. What were you doing just now, Mengyue?"

"Ah, this~"

Meng Yue closed the computer calmly, turned her head slightly, stretched out her tone and spoke mysteriously.

"A secret weapon against Erya."

"Oh, what is it?"

After hearing Meng Yue's words, Shidao couldn't help but feel curious.

"I can't tell you that yet. Let's leave it as a surprise for him."

"Oh……"

Although he still felt itchy in his heart, since Meng Yue had no intention of letting him see it, he didn't force it. He stood up from the floor with his hands on his knees.

"Then - next. I'll go buy some food to prepare dinner for everyone. Mengyue, you should also go and get some rest."

"It's okay. Staying up all night like this is a piece of cake for me."

"No."

Guessing that Meng Yue's personality would give such an answer, Shidao sighed helplessly and said in a serious tone.

"Mengyue, don't you always ask everyone to maintain a normal work and rest schedule? Then is it okay for you not to set an example yourself?"

"Come on, this..." Mengyue scratched her hair in confusion, looked at Shidao's tough attitude, hesitated for a moment, then nodded to show compromise.

"I see. I'll go to bed after this is done. Remember to contact Kotori to send someone to watch the house, and remember to call me when dinner is ready."

"Well, I see."

Shidou nodded, put on his coat and scarf, and after making sure he had not forgotten his phone, keys, and wallet, he put on his shoes and prepared to go out.

"Shidou, be careful on the road."

Hearing the voice coming from behind, Shidou smiled.

"Well, I'm going out."

————————————————————————I reached the dividing line of the shopping street————————————————————

(Hmm…what should I make for dinner? Curry? Hamburger? Tempura?)

While walking around the shops in the shopping street, Shidou thought seriously. Although it is a good choice, I want to try other dishes today.

(Hmm… I can’t think of anything. Forget it, I’ll go buy some discounted ingredients at the supermarket first.)

Today is Saturday, which happens to be a special sale day in the supermarket. Although he has not yet decided on the dishes for tonight, as a househusband who is in charge of the kitchen at home, Shidao has no reason to miss this event.

"Oh. Found it! I've been waiting for you for a long time! (Chinese)"

Just when Shidou was about to go to the supermarket, a strange woman he had never seen before suddenly ran over, said something meaningless, and then took his arm in an intimate manner.

"Eh?"

Shidou was immediately confused by this sudden development.

"Um, um...is there anything?"

Shidou asked with some confusion.

The other party didn't say anything, but just put her finger against her red lips and made a hushing gesture.

(Um... not even the most basic instructions?)

Shidou looked at the other person speechlessly, feeling very troubled.

(But then again, it’s so big and so soft…)

Even though there was thick cloth between them, the plump, tender and soft touch of the arms was still deeply imprinted in Shidao's mind.

(It’s about the same size as Yui-chan, but a little smaller than Miku Reine… No, no, no! What the hell am I thinking!)

At this time, several fashionably dressed men came over. They were generally around 20 years old and should be college students in the city.

Seeing the posture of Shidou and the woman at this moment, these people clicked their tongues with regret.

"Tsk, there really is a boyfriend waiting for you."

(I see, you’re trying to flirt with me.)

Shidou thought to himself after taking a look at the woman beside him. He was still wondering what had happened. It seemed that he was being used as a shield.

After all, he had been vaccinated by Niya a few days ago, so he didn't expect anything. A beautiful girl who he didn't know suddenly appeared and threw herself at him. For a high school student who was full of adolescent impulses and delusions, only Tonomachi could be a good choice.

"Is he really your boyfriend? He looks a little young, and he doesn't look like someone who is going out."

"Maybe they like to eat young grass."

"Yeah, even if it's fake, there's nothing we can do. They've done this much, it's clear they've rejected us. If we continue to make trouble, it will be embarrassing."

"I failed to flirt with him. Damn it! I got this guy a bargain for nothing."

Shidao was originally worried about whether he would get into trouble. Fortunately, the other party did not seem to be the kind of unreasonable thugs. Even if he understood that Shidao was just passing by, he did not deliberately embarrass him. He just nagged a few words and left in disappointment.

"call……"

Seeing the few people leave, the woman exhaled softly, let go of Shidou's arm, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, handsome boy. I'm glad to be approached, but I'm a little scared to be alone with so many boys (Chinese)."

“Ah? No, you’re welcome…”

Although he didn't understand what the other party was saying, but judging from the atmosphere, he seemed to be thanking him, so Shidou answered hesitantly.

Only then did Shidou have the chance to take a serious look at the woman in front of him.

The other person's height is considered tall among girls, only slightly shorter than myself who is 170cm tall. She has long black hair that reaches her back and the ends are curled. Her straight and beautiful facial features give people a feeling of stability and virtue, but when she smiles, she looks lively and innocent.

She wore an off-white tweed coat on her upper body and a black open-collar shirt underneath. The harem pants on her lower body perfectly highlighted her slender legs, and the black Martin shoes further highlighted her tall figure, making her look very elegant.

A very fashionable and mature woman, Shidao couldn't help but sigh. No wonder those people just now approached this woman.

"Oh? What's wrong, little handsome boy? Why are you staring at me so intently? Are you trying to strike up a conversation with me too? (Chinese)"

As if noticing Shidou's gaze, the woman turned her eyes and looked at Shidou with a smirk on her face.

“Eh? Uh, um…”

Since he didn't understand what the other party was saying, Shidao suddenly felt flustered.

(What is she saying... a foreigner? But it doesn't seem to be English? Um... Chinese?)

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Shidou hesitated for a long time before swallowing his saliva, revealing an awkward smile and saying:

"ni...hao..."

"--puff!"

Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but turn her head and laughed out loud.

14 Disharmony

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"--puff!"

"D-Did I say something wrong?"

Seeing the woman in front of him with her head turned away and sneered, even though he didn't understand what was going on, Shidou still felt embarrassed and his cheeks were hot.

"Ah - no, no, your pronunciation is correct. It's just that from the Chinese perspective... it's very subtle."

"Don't you speak Japanese?!"

Seeing the other party suddenly speak fluent Japanese, Shidou couldn't help but complain loudly.

"Because it's funnier this way. The group of people just now actually thought I didn't know Japanese just like you did, and said almost the same greeting. I really wanted to laugh at that time, but I held it back because I didn't want to arouse the anger of the group."

As she spoke, the woman winked playfully. Contrary to her first impression of being mature and sexy, this woman's personality was actually quite childish.

"Forehead……"

Shidao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. In other words, did she think that he was not dangerous, so she dared to tease him without any worries?

"never mind……"

Shidou let out a light breath. He really wasn't going to argue with someone over such a small matter. Since the other party had already gotten rid of the flirtation, there was no need for him to linger any longer.

"Well, I still have to prepare dinner for my family, so I'll excuse myself for now."

"Wait, can you please not leave yet?"

Suddenly, the woman called out to Shidou.

"Ok?"

Shidou stopped in confusion, only to see the other party scratching his cheek and speaking a little embarrassedly.

"Actually... I was transferred to work in a company here not long ago. I was thinking of taking a good walk around the city and getting familiar with it before going to work tomorrow..."

"be lost?"

"a ha ha ha……"

Seeing that Shidao had said something embarrassing, the woman couldn't help but smile bitterly in embarrassment.

"Why don't you just take a taxi? Tell the driver the name of your company and he should be able to take you there."

"Because I just arrived in this country, I didn't prepare enough Japanese yen, and the only things I had were the credit cards in my wallet."

"Well, there really is no way."

"Right, right!" The woman nodded sharply, grabbed Shidou's hand, and pleaded solemnly, "Please, handsome boy. I don't ask you to take me to the company, I just ask you to lead the way and help me get to the nearby bus stop."

As the woman got closer, a very elegant scent of perfume lingered around Shidao's nose, making him a little overwhelmed.

"Oh, well...it's not far from here anyway."

Being asked by a beautiful woman in such a humble manner, Shidou couldn't refuse.

"Handsome boy, are you running errands for your family?"