This is not the date I wanted.

23 Goodwill

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"Okay, now let's start deciding what to do next."

After Shidou calmed down, Mengyue slipped out of Shidou's arms and asked Shidou.

"Let me confirm. The next mission is to find Rokuko, improve her favorability through dating, seal her spiritual power and convince her to lift the blockade on everyone's memories. Is that correct?"

"Ah."

Although he was a little reluctant, Shidou wiped the tears from his eyes and nodded firmly.

"Very good, then the first thing to do is to find where Rokuko is."

As she spoke, Meng Yue took out her cell phone and contacted Ju Ya and Ju Nai.

"Maria, Junai, you heard our conversation, right? Did you find out where Rokuko is?"

[Just now, I checked the images of all the cameras in Tiangong City and did not find any missions that met the characteristics. The spirit wave detector also did not detect any spirit wave reactions from the elves in the city.]

[However, in contrast, in the universe outside the atmosphere, the satellite camera did capture a similar image of a girl, near the location where you fought with DEM yesterday.]

Soon, replies from Ju Ya and Ju Nai were heard through the microphone of the phone.

"In the universe..."

Shidou couldn't help but frowned in confusion. Unlike Rokuko who could freely travel between the universe and the earth with angels, if Shidou wanted to go to the universe, he had to take Kotori's airship Fraxinus EX. Now that Kotori had lost her memory of Shidou, she might not agree to let Shidou get on board so easily.

"Meng Yue, can you explain the situation to Kotori and ask her to take me to Rokuko?"

"Well, don't worry. Maybe it's not necessary to go to see Rokuko." After thinking for a while, Meng Yue asked, "Shidao, since you have sealed everyone's spiritual power, you should be able to use the Seven Sins' 'Fake Witch' to copy Rokuko's angel?"

"Yes, you can. But unlike the real 'Sealing Master', the imitation 'Sealing Master' has a limit to the distance it can move, and it consumes a lot of spiritual energy, so it can't be transmitted directly to the universe."

Shidou nodded and replied.

"It's okay, as long as I can copy it."

Seeing Mengyue's confident expression, Shidao couldn't help but feel curious.

"Meng Yue, are you planning to let me use the 'Sealing Master' to unlock Qin Li's memory so that she will agree to send me to the universe?"

"No." Meng Yue shook her head to deny it. "Although it is indeed a method, if you take the initiative to go to the universe, Shidao, Rokuko will inevitably become suspicious. If he finds that his memory has been restored, Kotori herself may be in danger."

"That's it."

"And if nothing unexpected happens, Shidou, you can't restore the memories of others."

"?"

Hearing Mengyue's words, Shidao tilted his head in confusion.

"Well, as a senior in life, I'll tell you something from my experience."

Meng Yue said this with a meaningful smile on her lips.

"No one in the world is a fool."

"There is no one in the world who is stupid?"

Shidou repeated Mengyue's words without knowing what they meant. Mengyue nodded affirmatively and explained.

"Of course, this statement can't be true. There can't be no fools in the world. But when you look at others, especially your opponents, this kind of thinking can help you avoid a lot of losses."

"Ha...does that mean we shouldn't look down on each other?"

Shidou nodded, not quite understanding.

"Well, the other party is also a human like you... er, is it an elf? Anyway, it doesn't matter. In short, unless there is an absolute gap in intelligence, the other party will also be able to think of the first thing you think of. Shidou, don't you find it strange? Rokuko's goal is to seal everyone's memory and monopolize you, and she has succeeded now. Why doesn't she come out to find you?"

After hearing what Meng Yue said, Shidao seemed to understand something and showed a surprised expression.

"You mean... Rokuko is waiting for me to use 'Fake Witch' and then use 'Seal Master' to seal my means of unlocking everyone's memories?"

"Bingo!"

Meng Yue snapped her fingers approvingly.

"If I were Rokuko, I would definitely be waiting to detect the same spiritual wave reaction as mine in Tiangong City, and then I would seize the opportunity to teleport over and seal it. But if we think about it the other way around, we don't have to go to the universe specifically, and we can let her come to us on her own."

Having said that, Meng Yue paused for a moment and gave Shidao a sly smile.

"However, if you want to keep the 'Fake Witch' as ​​insurance, I can also find a way to convince Kotori to send you to space. What should we do, Gokawa Shidao?"

"Does that even need to be said?"

Seeing Mengyue giving him the right to choose with bad intentions as usual, Shidao smiled bitterly, shrugged, and answered firmly.

"I choose the former."

From the beginning, he was determined to accompany Rokuko until the end. If he couldn't even convince Rokuko to accept everyone, how could he possibly save Rokuko?

"very good."

Meng Yue nodded in satisfaction at Shidao's answer and took out a small wireless headset from his pocket.

"This is for you. If Rokuko sees me, there might be unnecessary trouble. So I will avoid him in advance and then contact you through this headset. Do you need me to teach you how to use it?"

"No, Kotori taught me how to use this thing before. I know how to use it."

Understanding Mengyue's plan, Shidao took the headphones and put them on.

"That's good. Good luck then, Shidou."

"Yeah. I'll try my best."

After Shidou finished his preparations, Mengyue waved goodbye and turned to leave the park.

After Meng Yue's figure completely disappeared from his sight, Shidao glanced around the park and, after confirming that there was no one else, he activated the spiritual power in his body.

(Expand - Fake Witch - Thousand-Change Mirror - Sealing Master.)

Following Shidao's summons, a broom appeared in front of Shidao, and then the "fake witch" emitted a silver glow all over its body, and its shape kept changing like plasticine.

After a few seconds, the "fake witch" turned into a huge key-shaped scepter, which was Rokuko's angel "Seal Master".

Then, just as Meng Yue expected, when Shidao imitated the "Master of Seal", a small [door] appeared in front of Shidao, and a giant key came out of it and was inserted into the fake "Master of Seal" accurately.

--【close】!

With the sudden twist of the key, the fake "Master of Seal" in Shidao's hand was instantly beaten back to its original form, and then turned into light dust and dissipated into the air.

Shidou tried to mobilize the spiritual power in his body again. As expected, he could no longer use the "Fake Witch" of the Seven Sins.

(Well, this is something I already knew.)

"…Is that you, Rokuko?"

After taking a deep breath and adjusting his mood, Shidou called out the other person's name.

"Woohoohoo—you are worthy of being a master for being able to detect Liu'er's true identity immediately."

With a sweet laugh, Rokuko walked out of the slowly expanding [door].

"Rokuko, is it you who sealed everyone's memory of me?"

"Yes, that's amazing."

Puffing out her plump chest, Rokuko answered proudly.

"That's it..."

Shidou's expression was a bit complicated. Although he already knew this, he still couldn't imagine that the girl in front of him was someone who could do such a thing.

"Can you tell me the reason?"

"Oh, sir, this question is very strange."

Rokuko looked at Shidou with a confused expression, but she still answered Shidou's question very straightforwardly.

"In this way, you don't have to worry about hurting other people's feelings, and you can accompany Liu'er and love Liu'er without distraction."

Without any guilt or sense of sin, Rokuko showed a bright smile on his face, as if he was saying that he had done a good thing.

Seeing this scene, a chill rose from the soles of his feet and gradually filled Shidao's whole body, making him shiver.

So far, he has experienced many crises and Shuras, and has some understanding of the so-called murderous intent and hostility.

For example, the murderous intent and madness emanating from Tokisaki Kurumi; the powerful murderous aura that oppressed Alan to the point where people could hardly breathe; or the creepy malice felt from Westcott, as if he were an inhuman being.

However, Hoshimiya Rokuko is different. Shido feels pure kindness and love from her, but it is the sharp contrast between this purity and what she does that makes people feel more dangerous.

"Hey, sir."

With a happy smile on his face, Rokuko looked at Shidou gently and asked.

"You are in love with Rokuko, right?"

"I……"

Shidao opened his mouth slightly, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Can he respond to Rokuko's kindness? To be honest, Shidou felt a little uneasy deep down.

[Shidou, don't answer this question directly. Try to respond with words like thank you.]

At this moment, the voice that sounded in his ears calmed Shidao down like a reassurance.

(Yes, even if I am forgotten by everyone, I am not alone.)

"Thank you Rokuko, I'm really happy that you can do so much for me."

"No, no need... This is Liu'er's job. If the master is satisfied, it will be Liu'er's happiness."

Hearing Shidou's answer, Rokuko couldn't help but blush, lowered his head and replied shyly.

(Then let's begin our date/war.)

Shidou announced silently in his heart.

24 Yatogami Tohka's Confusion

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That person is not here?

——Ten-spice sauce?

Where is that person?

——Ten-spice sauce!

Speaking of which...who is that person?

——Ten-spice sauce! Ten-spice sauce!

"--ah?!"

When she heard someone calling her name, Tohka opened her eyes wide as if she had just woken up from a dream. She found that her classmates Ai, Mai and Mii were looking at her with uneasiness.

Tohka tilted her head and asked in confusion.

"What's wrong, everyone? Is there something on my face?"

"No, that's not the case. It's just that Tohka-chan suddenly fell silent during the conversation, and she didn't respond after I called her several times."

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Would you like to go to the infirmary?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm in good health, don't worry."

Seeing that they were looking at her with worry, Tohka quickly shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

(But...I always feel like I was thinking about something just now?)

While eating the lunch box that Mengyue prepared for her, Tohka was thinking in confusion, but for some reason, her memory was as blurred as if covered by a layer of fog.

"Yatogami Tohka."

"Ok?"

Hearing someone calling her name, Tohka subconsciously raised her head, only to see Tobiichi Origami suddenly sitting next to her.

"Tobi, Tobiichi Origami?!"