This is not the date I wanted.

【Um……】

Then, the voice on the phone suddenly fell silent. Just when Shidou thought that the signal was bad, Mana suddenly spoke,

[Brother, I called you this time because I have something to ask you. ]

"what is the problem?"

[Just last month, when my elder brother went berserk, he helped me in the battle between me and Allen. At that time, there was one thing that I was very concerned about.]

"whats the matter?"

Hearing Mana's words, Shidou couldn't help but feel curious.

[At that time, you said to me, "I'm glad you're alright, Mana.", "What happened to Mio? Didn't she come to help?"]

"…Mio?"

Hearing this name, Shidou showed a puzzled expression.

[Yes, the moment I heard this, I suddenly felt dizzy for no apparent reason, and some strange images appeared in my mind, so I wondered if it was the name of the memory between me and my elder brother? ]

"That's right, but..."

Shidou tried to recall his memory of this name. But to be honest, he had no memory of the rampage period, not to mention the name, and he couldn't even be sure that he had had such a conversation with Mana.

"I'm sorry, I don't know anything—"

Just when he was about to answer Shinji like this, Shidou suddenly felt the scenery in front of him spinning.

——Hmm——What happened——Brother——Come back soon——Brother——

Everything in sight seemed to be shrouded in a white haze, and for some reason Mana's cries were becoming increasingly distant.

In his hazy consciousness, Shidou vaguely saw the figure of a long-haired girl.

——Mio. That is... my name.

——Yeah… I’m so happy. Really so happy.

——I love you the most. Let’s be together forever.

(What's this?)

With such doubts, Shidou's body fell uncontrollably onto the bed, and his consciousness fell into a deep sleep.

————————————————————————————I am the dividing line for time reset——————————

(…Mio?)

Walking up the stairs of the shrine, Shidou looked up at the colorless sky and silently recited the name in his heart.

The next morning after that, Shidou woke up from his bed in a daze, and it was not until he saw a series of missed calls and text messages from Mana on his phone that he recalled what happened yesterday.

After comforting Mana by saying that he was sleep deprived and couldn't help falling asleep during the phone call, Shidou kept what happened last night to himself.

Except for the fact that he fell into a coma the first time he heard the name "Mio", his body did not have any abnormal reactions whenever Shidou silently recited this name in his mind.

However, it is certain that before he lost his memory, he once knew a girl named "Mio".

(What should I do?)

Shidao couldn't help but think in distress.

Although even if he doesn't recall the memories of the past, it won't cause any trouble to Shido Gokawa's current life, but even so, the words that came to his mind at that time still made Shido feel a little itchy.

(Should I discuss this with someone?)

Thinking of this, Shidao couldn't help but cast his eyes towards Mengyue who was walking in front.

(No... Let's wait a little longer.)

Although there was no basis for this, Shidao still vaguely felt that this matter should not be spread casually. Moreover, perhaps after discussing with Mengyue, she could find a way to give him a satisfactory answer. But if he wanted to rely on Mengyue for any problem, he would probably never be able to grow.

Moreover, even if he did find the answer from Yumezuki, Shidou might not be ready to accept it.

(If I knew that Mio... still had past memories, what would I become? What would I do?)

This feeling is both a bit anxious and a bit timid.

"Boy! Boy! Don't ignore me!"

At this moment, Niya's dissatisfied cry woke Shidao up from his dream.

"Ah... Sorry, I was distracted for a moment. What did you say?"

"What? Lack of sleep? It's not good to be so dazed at the beginning of the new year."

With a helpless sigh, Erya crossed his arms and asked seriously,

"Let me ask again, young man, which sect are you from?"

"Hmm? Ah... hm."

Perhaps out of a bit of absent-minded concern, Shidou nodded tentatively even though he didn't understand Nia's question.

Hearing this, Erya immediately revealed a very reserved smile.

"I see. You are more excited by the girl's skin showing through a messy kimono than by a girl wearing a dignified kimono. As expected of a boy, you are quite understanding."

"Eh?"

Shidao was stunned.

"Shidou-san... you actually have such an interest..."

"So you've been looking at us like that... Yoshino, we need to stay away from that stupid Shidou, or else he might attack us and rip off our kimonos if we're not careful."

"Throat... You're so bold to expose your sexual fetish in front of so many women. You're really bold, Shidao. If you're so interested in exposing yourself, why don't you take off some clothes and run naked on the street, you disgusting perverted gentleman."

"Gain. Xixian got some good information."

"Shidou, even if I'm attacked by you here, I won't resist at all."

Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, Shidou quickly waved his hands and explained.

"Wait! You misunderstood! I just--"

"Okay! I've decided. Since the young man has been waiting for me so deeply, I will give this to you."

Ignoring Shidou's panic, Niya grabbed Shidou's shoulders and quietly stuffed an Ema into his arms.

"This is……?!!"

Shidou's voice suddenly stopped when he looked at the Ema in his hand.

Of course. In the ema, a brown-haired girl in a kimono is being pushed to the ground by a blue-haired boy. Her crystal-clear skin under the kimono exudes an alluring color, and her slightly flushed cheeks and hazy yet watery eyes are like a foul, which touches people's heartstrings.

This is an illustration that is just a little bit away from changing from R15 to R18, and it is an illustration that takes the edge ball technique to the limit. And next to it there is a text "I hope to see such a romantic encounter scene. - Erya." What a specific wish...

"Eriya, what is this?"

Shidou felt his face turn red as if it was burned by fire.

"Well, this was originally the ema I was going to hang. But I felt that Bili-chan and Meimei-chan would definitely not agree, so I planned to take it back secretly. This is a rare opportunity, so I'll give it to the boy."

“You, you…”

Shidou looked at Nia, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Why, young man, don't you want it?"

"..."

"What what?! I seemed to hear Darling and Miss Erya talking about something very H, I'm very curious!"

At this moment, a tall kimono girl with long purple-blue hair, Yui Miku, rushed to Shidou's back, her eyes flashing with a light called "curiosity".

"Darling, what's drawn on the painted horse in your hand? Can you show it to me? Or rather, please let me see it!"

"Wait - Mijiu, don't get so close to me. We're still on the stone stairs."

Seeing Miku reaching out her hand while maintaining this posture, Shidou shouted in panic.

Even though it had happened several times, he still couldn't get used to Miku's unhesitating skin contact and that pair of proud peaks.

"Alright Miku! Shidou looks troubled now, get off him quickly."

"Miku. You are an idol after all, so please pay attention to your image."

Seeing Tohka and Kotori trying to pull her away from Shidou, Miku struggled like a child.

"Um--don't. Miss Kotori and Miss Tohka are both bad people-!"

“Ahhhhhhhh—don’t pull it.”

Finally, Miku couldn't resist the strength of the two and let go of her hands. The three of them leaned back due to inertia and sat down on the stone steps of the shrine.

However, Shidou missed his step and his body fell uncontrollably forward - to where Meng Yue was.

"Eh?"

Mengyue, who was watching the fire from the sidelines, obviously did not expect this development.

"Mengyue, hide quickly--Puff!"

Before Shidou could finish his words, a shock came from his abdomen, and his vision went dark.

"Ah... I saw someone rushing towards me, and I reacted subconsciously."

Looking at Shidou who had fainted in her arms, Mengyue had a little sweat of embarrassment on her forehead.

"Feel sorry."

After picking up the ema that fell on the ground and brushing off the dust, Niya looked at Shidou who was being held in a princess hug by Mengyue, then looked at the illustration drawn on the ema and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"As expected, if even the 'Whispering Annunciation' can't have any effect on Meng Yue, then even the most powerful ema is meaningless."

04 Single women in their thirties can still use magic (laughs)

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Today is Monday, January 9th, the first day of school at LaiChen High School.

The campus, which was empty and cold yesterday, has welcomed bustling students in the morning.

Students were seen walking into the school gate with a faint white mist on their faces. Most of them had a relaxed expression as if they had not yet recovered from the holidays, and they greeted their classmates whom they had not seen for a month.

Because they were in different classes, after changing into indoor shoes in the corridor, Mengyue and the Yami sisters were about to part with Shidou and the others.

"Well, see you after school."

"Yeah. See you after school."

Shidou nodded, looked behind Mengyue, and asked a little worriedly.

"Um... Is Yakushiya okay?"

"It's okay... just leave her alone."

Having said that, Meng Yue's voice still sounded a little weak.

"Ha~ My compatriots... I... don't want to come out of the cradle of my dreams yet."

After changing into indoor shoes at the corridor entrance, Yakuya placed his hands on Mengyue and Yui's shoulders respectively, using them as a support to prevent himself from falling down, and looked drowsy.

Just yesterday, Mengyue accepted the invitation from the Yami sisters to "have a party on the last day of winter vacation" and went to their room to play video games all night.

"Have you finished your winter vacation homework?"

It was fun to play. However, at Meng Yue's careless question, Ye Jushi's face instantly turned ashen, and the game controller fell to the ground from his sweaty hands.

Then, the carnival on the last day of winter vacation turned into Xixian, Mengyue and Yakushi staying up late to finish their homework.

"Ah... It's so long... How far is the end... Is this the work of the devil?"

Yakushi put his weight on the shoulders of Yui and Mengyue, squinting his eyes in a daze, and was almost half-dragged forward by Mengyue and Yui.

Meng Yue wondered if she just left Yakushi alone, would he fall asleep in the corridor?

Finally, under the astonished gazes of passers-by, Mengyue finally arrived at her classroom of Class 3, Grade 2 and threw Yajushi onto her seat.

"Didn't I remind you a long time ago? You should allocate time to finish your homework every day. If you leave it to the last day next time, I won't help you anymore."

"Hmm~ I'm like a vampire exposed to the sun right now... Please spare me if you want to lecture me..."

Yakushi, who had overused his brain, obviously didn't want to listen to Mengyue's long speech. He covered his head and asked Xixian for help.