This is not the date I wanted.

I want to help those who are in trouble.

The girl is a kind person and also a happy person.

Born into a wealthy family, he was raised by his parents with great care, like a treasure. He did not encounter any constraints or dissatisfaction, and spent seventeen years of his life smoothly.

However, the girl did not become arrogant because of this. Instead, she developed a humble character that was neither arrogant nor impatient.

In order to fill the feeling of unwillingness in her heart, the girl tried a lot. She took out her spare time to participate in volunteer activities for urban environmental protection; she used her pocket money to support fundraising activities for seriously ill patients or refugees in disaster areas; and when she met people in need, she would naturally provide help.

However, the girl's heart was not satisfied because she found that her efforts were meaningless, the city had not changed at all, and the world was still running ruthlessly as before. Everything she did was in vain, not even a ripple could be created.

Insights, knowledge, abilities—this was the limit of what a seventeen-year-old girl could reach. After realizing this, the girl stopped as if admitting defeat and continued her peaceful daily life.

But even so, there was still a trace of obsession in her heart.

It is a naive sense of justice. In a good way, it is innocent, and in a bad way, it is childish.

If I had the power, would I be able to change who I am now? — The girl thought confusedly.

One day, just like any other day. Five o'clock in the afternoon.

The girl and her classmate Yamada Sawa were walking on the way home under the setting sun.

Because her mother is allergic to cats, the girl cannot keep a cat at home. Therefore, she has a special liking for cats and often goes to Sawa's house to shamelessly pet the American shorthair cat named "Chestnut".

After agreeing to go to Sawa's house tomorrow, the girl said goodbye to Sawa and walked towards her home.

However, a strange thing happened. The girl clearly did not take a detour, but she walked into an unfamiliar street without knowing when. She could not hear any other sound except her own footsteps. It was as if she had entered a different world, so quiet that it was eerie.

What followed was a weirdness that was completely different from her daily life.

A ferocious monster covered in black mist, whose true identity is unknown.

Faced with the fear of the unknown, the girl couldn't help but wanted to turn around and run away, but she fell to the ground because of excessive panic.

At this time, the monster also noticed the girl's presence, and approached her step by step, like a predator forcing its prey into a corner.

Just when the girl thought she was cornered, a woman suddenly appeared and defeated the monster in front of her.

She was a beautiful girl wearing a gorgeous dress and with a melancholy face.

The surviving girl thanked the woman in front of her and learned the truth about the monster from her.

"Elves. Evil monsters that lurk in the dark corners of the world, devouring humans and destroying the world."

"If left unchecked, this town will soon be destroyed."

"Do you want power? The same kind of power as mine. You and the spirit crystal have a good compatibility. If you are willing - I hope you can save the world with me."

Honestly, if the other party's words were in normal times, the girl would just treat them as the delusion of a chuunibyou patient and stay away from them. However, after seeing the monster called "elves" and the power of women beyond common sense, the other party's words became very convincing.

Moreover, the other party's words also ignited the obsession in the girl's heart.

Rather than uneasiness and fear, what filled her heart was a sense of high spirits and excitement at having her confusion resolved.

So, the girl nodded silently to the woman's proposal.

"Great! Having you here means we have a hundred more people to work with."

After expressing his joy in this way, the other party confessed his real name to the girl.

"——Please give me your guidance. My name is Takamiya Mio. I am what you call... a partner of justice."

Looking back now, that was the moment when the life of the girl named Tokisaki Kurumi was completely disconnected.

——————————————I am the dividing line that ends the memory killing——————————————

"Hahaha--!"

Itsuka Shido was running wildly on the street illuminated by the setting sun.

(Run! Run! Or you will be killed!)

His clothes were soaked with sweat, and his calves were numb due to lactic acid produced by long-term intense exercise, but even so, the danger signals from his instinct urged him to keep running.

This might be what was called "murderous intent". Even without looking back, Shidao could feel a chill.

At this moment, he was being hunted by the "enemy". As the name suggests, once caught, he would die.

He did not dare to use spiritual power and angels rashly, because that was not an opponent that could be easily defeated by violence alone. Blindly launching an attack would only make him confused and allow the opponent to seize his flaws, thus hastening his death.

——Closer! Closer!

There were no so-called artillery shells or slashes, nor were there any so-called traces or sounds. But the sound of his violently beating heart kept telling Shidao that the Grim Reaper's scythe was silently approaching his neck.

(Damn it! How can I just surrender like this?)

Shidou gritted his teeth unwillingly.

While running away using trees and buildings to cover his tracks, Shidou didn't think he had gotten rid of the opponent, but it did disturb him to a certain extent. In fact, when he foolishly ran to the empty playground at first, he was directly killed by a sniper.

Running along the route he remembered in Tengu City, Shidao suddenly turned at a crossroads, then turned another turn and rushed into the alley.

"Local deployment—Hurricane Knight!"

Shidou leaped suddenly, and a whirlwind gathered under his feet, moving rapidly in the intricate alleys.

After walking for about ten seconds and passing a dozen forks, Shidao arrived at the exit of the alley, and outside was a crowded shopping street.

Causing a commotion was not a good idea, so Shidou took back the angel and blended into the crowd.

(No signs of angels being used, and no sightings of the magician's random fields... safe.)

"call……"

Shidao breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that the other party had no intention of causing a riot in such a place.

"Just hold on for another minute and it will be over."

While moving along with the flow of people, Shidou checked the time on his phone.

"Unfortunately, you lost, Shidou."

At this moment, a smirk came from behind, and Shidou felt that his heartbeat almost stopped.

Turning around suddenly, Shidou saw Ryougi Mengyue, who was wearing casual clothes, standing one meter behind him.

"The lesson from this time is, don't think that the only ones who can threaten your life are angels and CR-Uint."

As he said that, Meng Yue put his right hand into a pistol position and pointed it at Shidou.

"Bang~"

"Ice puppet!"

Almost at the same time, Shidou summoned an ice wall as a shield and quickly retreated to create some distance between himself and Meng Yue.

boom--!

Without even realizing what was happening, Shidao only felt a huge impact coming from his side. By the time he came to his senses, his limbs had been twisted in strange directions and were tumbling in the air.

(That's... a truck?)

Glancing at Mengyue out of the corner of his eye, Shidao realized that what hit him was a large truck that suddenly lost control.

Shidao's eyes widened in surprise. He now understood that Meng Yue's action just now was just a pretense to attract his attention.

"Oh my god... don't play like this, Mengyue."

[Gokawa Shidao's damage exceeds the specified value and he is judged dead. The scene simulation ends and enters the penalty mode. ]

Hearing Juna's report, Shidao's face suddenly turned pale.

"Wait--"

Before Shidou could finish his words, the scenery in front of him turned dark. Then, Shidou felt the world spinning around him, and his body was sucked into an invisible violent vortex.

(Stop…wait…vomit…err…)

The body was spinning uncontrollably, the sense of direction was messed up, the concept of heaven and earth was changing every second, maybe this was the feeling of clothes tumbling in a washing machine running at full speed. Shidou couldn't help but sigh.

Nausea, an unprecedented nausea. Even though he hadn't eaten, Shidao felt a strange sour taste coming out from the depths of his throat.

Although he didn't know what it felt like when a person actually died, Gokawa Shido swore from the bottom of his heart.

I absolutely don't want to die again!!!

01 Computer space, training

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——Hey, Shidou, wake up.

"Well……"

Hearing the voice next to his ear, Shidou opened his eyes dazedly.

In front of me was a blue sky with white clouds floating in it, and Mengyue's somewhat worried face.

(Ah...Is that so? Am I dead again?)

Recalling the memories before he lost consciousness, Shidou thought depressedly.

This is not the real world, but a computer space created by Lingyin and others using the Fraxinus EX main computer to develop a game called "Let's Fall in Love, MY☆LITTLE☆Shidou 2".

Ever since the incident between Ju Ya and Ju Nai, the main body of the game has been destroyed, but the computer space was successfully restored thanks to Meng Yue's efforts and became a training ground similar to the Spirit Time House.

Because Kotori sent the aerial ship back to the headquarters for renovation, Shidou had not trained here for several months. It was only until the recent Rokuko incident that Shidou continued training under the arrangement of Mengyue.

But to be honest, compared to the previous two training sessions, the task that Mengyue assigned to Shidao this time is simply hellish.

——Don’t die. Just three simple and clear words.

The first training was to allow Shidao to use angels and spiritual power freely, and the second training was to learn to use the power of spirits to protect others in various crisis scenarios. This time, Mengyue asked Shidao to survive Mengyue's pursuit for a period of time or knock Mengyue down under the condition that he was forbidden to use Kotori's healing ability.

To be honest, although he had a premonition to a certain extent, when it actually started, Shidou couldn't help but sigh that Mengyue's training was indeed never easy.

For the first time, Shidao was confident in his own strength and chose to fight Mengyue head-on. However, before he could summon the angel, Mengyue had already knocked him to the ground with one punch, and then a burst of electric shock killed him directly.

Of course, no matter how strict Mengyue is, she can't let Shidao really die, so instead, every time Shidao accumulates a certain amount of damage, he will experience a horrible punishment like being put into a washing machine and spinning, and then vomit all over the place.

The second time, Shidao, who had experienced the fear of punishment, resolutely abandoned the idea of ​​sympathizing with women. He immediately summoned the angel and fought Meng Yue with all his strength.

Then died again.

It turns out that as Shidao gradually grows, Mengyue is also getting stronger at an alarming rate. No matter what angel Shidao uses, Mengyue can predict it with the ability of "future prediction" and formulate countermeasures. As long as Shidao reveals a flaw, Mengyue will mercilessly kill him.

The reason why Shidao and Mengyue fought back and forth before was entirely because Mengyue was engaging in a "competition" rather than a "fight". Without restrictions, Mengyue was far superior to Shidao in terms of both combat experience and means.

Then, the same situation repeated itself for the third, fourth, and fifth times...until the tenth time, when Shidou finally saw the reality, admitted his mistake and chose to run away.

However, after the experience, Shidao realized that this choice was more difficult than facing Mengyue head-on.

The previous escape was just to escape from the dangerous place with the elf's family, but in this escape, as long as the time is not up, Mengyue's pursuit will continue. No matter where Shidao escapes to, he cannot relax, no place is safe.

Poisoning, sniping, beheading, accidents - basically there is nothing that Meng Yue dare not do. Before Shidao could draw lessons from the last death, Meng Yue immediately changed to a completely different method to deal with Shidao. Shidao even suspected that Meng Yue was playing a prank on him in the name of training.

And this time, the 21st training session also ended with Shidao's death.

"Hey... Meng Yue?"

"what happened?"

"Am I resting my head on your lap now?"

Feeling the soft touch on the back of his head, Shidou asked curiously.

"Yeah, that's right." Meng Yue nodded with a wry smile, gently stroked Shidao's hair and said, "After all, although it is training, it left you with so many bad memories. This is a small compensation. I'm sorry, Shidao."

"I see. I didn't expect there would be such a hidden reward. Meng Yue's knee pillow. Now all the grievances I suffered before are worth it."

With a smile on his face, Shidou sighed with satisfaction.

"Oh? You've become thicker-skinned, Shidou. Before, you were so shy that you had to crawl up directly."

"I've been tormented so many times that I don't even have the energy to be shy anymore."

Shidou shrugged helplessly.

"How do you feel? Now that you're awake, it's about time you get up from my lap."

"No, let me rest for a while."

“…Well, forget it. I’ll make an exception this time and let you act like a spoiled child again.”

Meng Yue rarely refused Shidao's request and nodded gently.