This is not the date I wanted.

After sighing involuntarily, Shidou took out a piece of chocolate and put it in his mouth. Soon, he showed a relaxed smile.

"Ahahaha, this is delicious. As expected of Kurumi."

“…Well, it really doesn’t work.”

However, looking at Shidao's reaction, Kurumi felt inexplicably regretful.

"Kyouzo?"

"Haha, what a miscalculation. I had planned to let Shidou be shut up by Miss Mengyue first, and then give the chocolate to the lost Mr. Shidou."

Kurumi replied with a wry smile.

After hearing what Kurumi said, Shidou was stunned for a while before he reacted.

"...Did you know Mengyue didn't prepare any chocolates at that time, and you still lied to me to go find her?"

"Well, I feel a little sorry for Miss Mengyue. But this is also a way to increase the chances of winning, even though I ended up suffering in the end."

Kurumi said with a hint of self-mockery.

"To be honest, when I saw how motivated Mr. Shidao was, I realized that this chocolate could not surpass Miss Mengyue's gift, nor could it make you excited. But in the end, I still wanted to give it to you. Because--"

Kurumi looked at Shidou and smiled softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Shidou. It's been a long time since I had such a plain yet happy date like today."

"...Well, don't be so exaggerated, Kurumi."

Shidou took Kurumi's slender hand and spoke in a gentlemanly tone.

"The date isn't over yet, the fun is just beginning."

"Ok?"

Under Kuang San's curious gaze, Shidao took her to a nearby bench and sat her down. He himself took a few steps back, stood on the empty sidewalk, and bowed slightly to Kuang San.

"Well, for tonight only, Gokawa Shido's Magic Kitchen is open!"

After declaring this in a light tone, dazzling colorful lights appeared around Shidao. Then, Kurumi saw an open-air kitchen full of kitchen utensils, and it appeared in front of her out of thin air.

Kurumi couldn't help but open her eyes wide in surprise.

"Ratziel (Sage of the Dawn)."

[Received - Partial expansion - Michael (the master of seal) - Gabriel (the song of Pojun). ]

Following Shidou's call, the materials needed to make chocolate fell from the [door] onto Shidou's desk, and at the same time, a cheerful tune started playing.

Just like dancing, Shidou started making chocolates in accordance with the melody of the music.

Chopping chocolate, tempering and melting, seasoning, moulding, solidifying, decorating, packaging - each monotonous and simple process, under Shidao's performance-like cooking, has a bit more fun and makes people enjoy watching it.

Gradually, Kurumi began to match Shidou's pace, shaking her shoulders happily.

Unconsciously, an hour passed. The open-air kitchen turned into spiritual light particles and dissipated into the air, leaving only Shidou walking towards her with a beautiful gift box.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Kuang San."

As he said that, Shidou handed the chocolate in his hand to Kurumi.

"...Shidou-san, Valentine's Day is a day for girls to give boys chocolates."

Kurumi said with a wry smile.

"Well, although boys give gifts to girls on White Day, there is no rule that boys can't give chocolates on Valentine's Day."

"That's an excuse, Mr. Shidou."

"Well, I just suddenly thought of it this afternoon."

Shidou winked playfully and said.

"Well, Miss Kuang San, are you willing to accept this Valentine's Day chocolate made just for you?"

"You're so cunning, Shidou-san... Girls are really weak to lines like 'just for you'."

Sighing helplessly, Kurumi blushed and accepted the chocolate handed to her by Shidou.

"Oh? Did you become fascinated with me because of this?"

"What a shame. Although Mr. Shidao did give me an unexpected surprise, you are still a little short of conquering me. I will not surrender so easily."

Holding the chocolate given by Shidao in her arms, Kuang San took a deep breath, smiled and shook her head.

"Really? That's a shame."

After hearing what Kurumi said, Shidou shrugged regretfully.

"Kuang San."

"Yes, Mr. Shidou."

"I want to understand you. Why did you become an elf? Why do you want my spiritual power? And why do you want to hold such a competition with me? I want to know your thoughts, wishes, and determination."

Shidou looked directly into Kurumi's eyes and said solemnly.

"So, can you tell me the reason why you want to defeat the Origin Spirit? And the truth about the time cycle you have experienced in the past few days."

PS: In the original story, Shidao and Kurumi exchanged chocolates directly, but I accidentally forgot about this when I was writing, so I changed it to a live performance. (Sorry)

34 Ten Bullet

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At first, it was just a minor feeling of disharmony.

It’s like walking on the way home. You are clearly following the usual route, but when you actually reach the door of your home, you suddenly wonder, “Did I take a detour?”

It's not a dangerous matter, there's no loss to me if I don't dwell on it, there are other things to do than this - such thoughts unconsciously affected Shidou's judgment, and he simply ignored it as an illusion.

However, as time passed, this little feeling of disharmony did not fade away in Shidao's heart. Instead, it took root in his heart like a seed and slowly sprouted.

Of course, even so, he was only a little concerned. Even if he wanted to explain it to others, Shidao himself had no idea about this sense of disharmony and couldn't put his finger on it.

Until just now, after learning from Kotori about Kurumi's strange mood changes, for some reason, he thought of what happened after he changed Origami's past. At that time, his mood changes seemed quite inexplicable in the eyes of others.

(Could it be that Kurumi has traveled through time?)

Shidou couldn't help but wonder.

This guess is not impossible. After all, he was able to go back to the past thanks to the power of the girl in front of him.

and so--

"So, can you tell me the reason why you want to defeat the Origin Spirit? And the truth about the time cycle you have experienced in the past few days."

Hearing Shidou's request, Kurumi couldn't help but widen her eyes, her expression full of surprise.

"I traveled through time... Why do you think so, Mr. Shidou?"

"Hmm... how should I put it, it's just a little intuition. I've been having the illusion of forgetting something lately. If I were to say what happened around me during this period of time, the only thing I would think of is that you, Kurumi, came."

As he said this, Shidou scratched his cheek and gave a bitter smile.

"Well, to put it bluntly, it's just bluffing without any evidence. I thought that even if I said it, at most people would laugh at me as 'overly delusional chuunibyou', so there's no harm. ——But it seems that I'm lucky."

He didn't need Kurumi's acknowledgement, just by seeing her reaction, he was sure of his thoughts.

After a moment's silence, Kuang San couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said with conviction.

"Oh my god... I never expected this. I was actually tricked by Mr. Shidou. I never thought that Mr. Shidou, who looks like a harmless and honest man, would use such a cunning method."

"Well...after all, Meng Yue often scolds me for being stubborn...By the way, were you praising me just now?"

Shidou said with a smile on his face.

"I see. You didn't hear it from Miss Mengyue, but you changed because of Mengyue..."

After exclaiming like this, Kurumi stood up from the bench, walked forward a few steps, then turned and looked at Shidou.

At this moment, standing in the focal point of the street lamp light, with her back to the night, Kuang San felt as if she was standing on the stage of an opera.

"Although I always thought that it would be Miss Mengyue who asked me this question, but since Mr. Shidao asked, I will tell you the truth as a reward. But——"

In an instant, Kuang San's eyes suddenly changed, and her cold gaze pierced through his body like an arrow.

"Do you have this awareness? Mr. Shidao, once you know it, there is no turning back."

The right eye is as red as blood.

A golden left eye that records the constant rotation of time.

It was as if the touching and pitiful girl before was just an illusion, and what Kurumi showed at this moment was her side as the most evil elf.

“…Ah, of course!!”

After swallowing secretly, Shidou dispelled the timidity in his heart and answered loudly.

"Like I said at the beginning, I want to know everything about you, then save you and make you completely obsessed with me!"

“——Okay, okay.”

As if her pace was disrupted by Shidao's overly straightforward declaration, Kurumi looked a little flustered. After taking a deep breath, she calmed down.

"Zaphkiel (Emperor of the Moments) - Aleph (One Bullet)."

Suddenly, Kuang San took out a flintlock pistol and pulled the trigger at her own temple.

Then the next second, Kurumi disappeared from Shidao's sight, and the rustling sound of leaves swaying in the strong wind came from the surroundings.

【……!?This is--】

【The screen was cut off! 】

【what happened? 】

[The autonomous camera seems to be damaged! ]

【elder brother--】

Kotori's shaken voice came to his ears, but before Shidao could react, the disappeared Kurumi appeared in front of him again, her snow-white fingers slid along his cheek and took off the earphone from his right ear.

"I don't want too many people to know what's going on. So this... is okay, right?"

As she said that, Kuang San crushed the wireless headphones.

At this time, Shidao had lost contact with "Fraxinus". At the speed just now, if Kurumi wanted to "eat" him, it would probably be a very easy thing.

“…Ah, it’s okay.”

Shidou took a deep breath and answered firmly.

"Really... Then please follow me."

Hearing Shidou's answer, Kurumi smiled slightly, put the "Keke Emperor" back into the shadow, turned around and walked towards the dim road.

Shidou hurriedly followed.

Just like that, about twenty minutes later, after passing through various winding alleys, Shidao arrived in front of an old building.

Shidou took a quick look. This seemed to be an abandoned building that no one used. Although the surroundings were in ruins and covered with graffiti, it was still powered. The two followed the flickering lighting and climbed the stairs to a room on the third floor.

"Mr. Shidou, please come in."

"here it is?"

Shidou looked around the room. Unlike the corridor and stairs outside, although there was only a simple bed and curtains, it had been cleaned thoroughly.

"One of the bases I set up in the city. Even though I have nothing, I'm still grateful for your patience."

"I see. It's an honor to be called into a girl's room."

"Hehe~ You really know how to talk. Mr. Shidou today."

Hearing Shidou's answer, Kurumi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Well then - let's get to the point. First, let me answer Mr. Shidou's first question, the reason why I want to kill the Origin Spirit."

As she spoke, Kuang San once again took out her angel - "Ke Ke Di".

"Zaphkiel (Emperor of Keke) - Yud (Bomb of Ten)."

Following Kurumi's summons, a huge clock appeared behind her, and black smoke emerged from the location where the "X" symbol was engraved, turning into ammunition and filling the muzzle of the gun.

"Kyouzo?"