This is not the date I wanted.

Obviously, Rokuko didn't recognize this girl at all.

"Who are you?"

Rokuko asked subconsciously.

"Eh? What's wrong, Rokuko?"

Soon, the woman in front of her disappeared like a shadow, and Rokuko found that Shidou was looking at her with a puzzled look.

"It's okay... I just said something weird unconsciously, just forget it, sir."

After shaking his head to get it over with, Rokuko lowered his head, feeling confused.

(Is Liu Er too tired?)

However, the phenomenon did not end there.

[Hey, look, look! The view of the city from here is amazing!]

[——! The sweets sold here are super delicious, come and have a bite.]

[Sorry, sorry~——, I accidentally talked too much with my friend.]

[——, did you have fun today?]

It was as if switching back and forth between two parallel worlds. Since entering the Tiangu Tower, the world around Rokuko would change from time to time. Although he was still in the Tiangu Tower, the people following him were not Shidou and others, but several high school girls led by the girl just now.

As if she knew her, the girl would turn her eyes to Rokuko and talk to her from time to time when she was chatting with her friends.

Whenever this happened, Rokuko would feel extremely happy.

The scene changed again, and the faces of Shidou and others reappeared in Rokuko's eyes, telling her that they had returned to reality.

No, seriously, which side is real? Which side is illusion? Xing Gongliu is a little confused.

"Rokuko, are you really okay? I see you've been in a daze for several times."

"……nothing."

Unwilling to admit defeat to Tohka, Rokuko replied through gritted teeth.

(What on earth... just happened?!)

[——! Where on earth have you gone?! I and everyone else have been looking for you everywhere!]

The scene switched again, and in an aisle in the tower, the girl was standing a little away from Rokuko, her eyes filled with tears.

Seeing this scene, Rokuko couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

She ran towards Rokuko anxiously, but when she was just one step away, the girl stopped.

[——? What’s with the way you’re dressed?]

As if she instinctively sensed the danger, the girl asked anxiously.

Dress up? Rokuko lowered his head and found that his spirit outfit had returned to its original appearance.

"this--"

He hurriedly wanted to explain something, but when the words were about to come out, Rokuko realized that he didn't know this person at all.

Then at this moment, the world seemed to be disassembled into building blocks, and began to turn into scattered photos and then turned into powder and fell apart.

Afterwards, Rokuko realized that all this was just a dream.

A dream that is extremely real, but meaningless.

[Monster! You monster!]

[Rokuko! Rokuko! What’s wrong with you? ! ]

With two completely different shouts overlapping in his ears, Hoshimiya Rokuko fell into a coma.

32 A little turn of events

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Under the girl's gaze, the boy in the dream is growing up little by little.

He began to grow taller and his voice became slightly deeper - unlike when he was a child and the gender differences were not obvious, the boy was gradually growing into a teenager.

However, even though his appearance had changed, the girl could understand that the boy's essence had not changed at all. He was still so gentle, still valued his family so much, and still cherished them deeply.

Watching the boy grow up, the girl couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy and joy, as if it was not the boy who grew up, but herself.

But sometimes, boys do things that girls cannot understand.

——Secret! Instant Flash Explosion!!!

What on earth is he doing? Just like now, watching the boy strike a strange pose when he is alone at home, the girl shows a puzzled expression.

However, although she couldn't understand the meaning, the girl still thought the boy's behavior was very cute.

The time in the dream passed as quickly as a white horse passing by. In the blink of an eye, the boy's height completely surpassed the girl and he became a high school student.

A stable life, a normal routine, a happy time that seemed to last forever. Watching the boy's daily life, the girl was filled with joy.

However, one day, the arrival of an uninvited guest interrupted the boy's perfect daily life and turned his life into a mess.

First of all, the first thing that shocked the girl was the change in the boy's sister.

The little sister who was originally cute and innocent in the boy's eyes, showed her unknown side to her brother after that incident.

He is rude, has a bad attitude, is arrogant, and has no respect for his own brother, often deliberately putting him in bad situations to make him suffer.

She felt betrayed. Not to mention the character problems of the boy's sister, she felt indignant for the boy just thinking about how his sister talked to other people with such an attitude behind his back, giving away the time that originally belonged to them.

However, what surprised the girl was that when faced with the other side of his sister, the boy only showed a little surprise and accepted it frankly.

Why? The girl couldn't help but ask.

For the first time, the girl felt a little strange about this boy who looked like herself.

However, the boy in the dream obviously could not answer this question, and could only continue to show his life to the girl according to the trajectory of memory.

The boy's misfortunes did not stop there.

Since then, the boy's life has been unable to proceed at his own pace. There are always a bunch of strange women appearing in front of him, dragging the boy into crises that have nothing to do with him and adding all kinds of burdens to him.

However, the boy still had no complaints. He risked his life as if it was his right to save them, accept them, and take care of their daily lives.

Why did he go to such lengths? The girl didn't understand why the boy was so tolerant of those strangers who broke into his life, and why he could accept it all so calmly? Was he a so-called saint?

If she were in this situation, she would have collapsed long ago.

——I am willing to swear that I am willing to accompany you for the rest of my life, and until the moment I die, I will treat you as my family!!!

I remember one night when the boy made this oath to a girl with long brown hair.

The moment she heard these words, the girl suddenly realized.

Just like the boy's parents and sister, who regarded the homeless boy as a family member and poured their love into him without reservation, the boy chose to accept those "disasters" that could not be tolerated by the world and treated them as real family members.

In order to repay the boy's feelings, the girls who were accepted also treated the boy as important family members.

Boys and girls are different.

Faced with the stranger who broke into their lives, the boy chose tolerance and acceptance, while the girl chose exclusivity and rejection.

As a result, the boy had everything he wanted.

But the girl has nothing.

(how so……)

After realizing this, the girl - Hoshimiya Rokuko - was immediately filled with shame.

Her actions did not help Shidao. She simply and unreasonably destroyed all of his important things and tried to keep him all to herself while he was alone.

(Liu'er... is so ugly... Liu'er... is not qualified to accompany the master.)

--It's fine.

Suddenly, a steady voice sounded in my ears.

His head was gently stroked, and a very comfortable and peaceful feeling made Rokuko's heart gradually calm down.

(I miss it so much...)

Rokuko couldn't help but think. She didn't know when she had been buried in someone's arms, being caressed and comforted so gently by the other person.

(Mother……)

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

In the rest area of ​​the Tiangong Tower, the unconscious Hoshimiya Rokuko was lying on a bench with his head resting on Mengyue's thighs.

Since Rokuko's forehead was covered in sweat, Origami went to another floor to buy him a towel and some drinks to replenish his water.

To be honest, it would be better to give this task to Shidou, but Tohka insisted, so Shidou had to stay in the observation tower to accompany her.

But this situation is what Mengyue wants. In order to make Rokuko willing to unlock everyone's memories, they also have to find a way to improve Rokuko's favorability, and naturally they cannot miss this opportunity to look after them.

"Are you having a nightmare?"

Looking at Rokuko's face full of pain, Mengyue felt a little distressed and tried to stroke her head, hoping to make her feel better.

"Mother……"

(Forehead--)

Hearing Rokuko's mumbling in his sleep, Mengyue's eyes twitched.

As a virgin who had never had a relationship in his previous life, it was okay for him to become a woman now, but he was also called that. Every time Meng Yue heard it, she had the urge to flip the table.

If it was Niya or Yakuya who dared to call her that, she would have picked up a paper fan and hit them on the head.

(Fortunately, everyone was away at this time... never mind.)

"Hey, it's okay now. Don't be afraid."

Mengyue comforted Rokuko in a tone like coaxing a child, smoothing her fingers through Rokuko's soft hair while humming an animation interlude similar to a lullaby.

I don't know if my actions really worked. Meng Yue felt that Liu Ku's complexion was gradually getting better, and his originally rapid breathing gradually calmed down.

"...Liang Yi... Meng Yue."

After a few minutes, Rokuko slowly opened his eyes and looked at Mengyue's face in confusion.

"You're awake now. Are you feeling better now, Ms. Rokuko?"

"fine……"

Sitting up straight with Mengyue's help, Rokuko looked around and asked in confusion.

"Liu'er...is unconscious?"

"Well, about fifteen minutes later."

"I see. Sorry... Liu'er has caused you trouble."

Realizing that he was being taken care of by Mengyue, Rokuko asked a little ashamedly.

"fine."

"Sir, where are you now?"

"Ah, well... Tohka seems to have something important to tell her. The two of them are at the observation deck now."

Meng Yue smiled bitterly at this obvious question. Although it was an excuse she had thought of long ago, Meng Yue still felt a little guilty about letting Tohka play the role of the villain in Rokuko's mind.

"Huh... As expected... She took advantage of Liu'er's unconsciousness to attack the official. What a despicable woman."

However, to Mengyue's surprise, although Rokuko's reaction was full of displeasure, he did not seem very angry.

"Well, since you're awake now, do you want me to go get the Gokawa boy?"

“…Not for now.”

In response to Mengyue's proposal, Rokuko hesitated for a moment and shook his head silently.

"After all, Liu'er has taken up a lot of your time. This is a matter of victory or defeat. As long as she doesn't do anything beyond the limit, Liu'er might as well be patient and let you accompany her. And..."

Having said this, Rokuko suddenly lowered his head and muttered in an almost inaudible voice.

"Now Liu'er...is not ready to face the official yet."