This is not the date I wanted.

"——Bingo!" After pretending to snap his fingers silently, Erya continued, "So if Bilijiang's roommates are a group of people who live a very regular life and can take the initiative to keep the dormitory clean, what will Bilijiang do?"

Hearing this question, Shidao couldn't help but feel confused.

"How to do it... If my roommates can take the initiative to clean, I'll leave it to them...?"

At this point, Shidou seemed to understand something.

"That's it."

Erya shrugged, looked at Mengyue who was sleeping, and said,

"Bilijiang is probably the kind of person who will take the initiative to find a solution if the people around her can't solve the problem at hand. On the contrary, if there are people around who can solve the problem, she will probably be happy to take the initiative to let Xian hide aside and be lazy."

"what do you mean……"

Shidou looked at Nia nervously. Although he had the answer in his mind, it sounded a bit arrogant when he said it.

"The current Bilijiang probably has the idea that 'it's okay to be lazy' in her mind. That's why she is so relaxed."

Noticing Shidou's expression, Niya blinked with a smirk on her face and said with a long tone,

"Because I have the reliable Shidou by my side."

"..."

After bowing his head in silence for a moment, Shidou slowly stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

"Hey~boy, where are you going?"

"Get ready to cook. Since Mengyue can't get up, I'll have to find a way to prepare dinner."

"Before that, could you prepare something to drink for me? I'm so thirsty walking here from home. If possible, could you prepare some snacks for me?"

"Here, barley tea and senbei. If you want anything else, just let me know."

"..."

After taking a bite of the senbei with relish, Niya couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw Shido Gokawa rolling up his sleeves and walking towards the kitchen with full energy.

"Young man, you really understand."

Dream Moon New Year (End)

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"Uh...ha~"

Youyou yawned, Mengyue rubbed her sleepy eyes, and sat up from the kotatsu.

"what time is it now?"

"It's already seven o'clock, Bili-chan."

"Eiya..."

Meng Yue was not surprised to see Honjo Nia sitting next to her. She looked around lazily. She saw Origami and Tohka sitting in front of the TV, playing a fighting game on the game console.

"Look at this! How's that? Do you know how powerful it is? Origami!"

"The movements and techniques are too simple. There is a flaw here."

"Wow - damn."

"Do you want to continue? Yatogami Tohka."

"Of course, the battle has just begun?"

(Should I say this is a common or rare scene? Well, the relationship between these two people has always been unclear whether it is good or bad.)

Or should I call him an opponent? This thought inadvertently popped up in my mind. Meng Yue retracted her gaze and stared at Erya with a suspicious look.

"Ah~ What's wrong? You're staring at me with such passionate eyes. Does it seem like you're in love with me? That's really embarrassing, isn't it?"

Erya scratched his hair a little embarrassedly.

"No... I'm just a little surprised that you didn't draw on my face with a marker or something while I was asleep."

Meng Yue said in confusion as she picked up her phone and used it as a mirror to check her face.

"Wait! Bili-chan, that's too much. How could a sincere, kind, and simple beautiful girl like me do such a despicable thing as graffiti on my friend's face as a prank!?"

Hearing that his character and credibility were being questioned, Erya immediately protested with a look of indignation on his face.

"…What's the truth?"

Meng Yue asked calmly.

"I originally wanted to draw a lace pantyhose on your forehead, but I thought you would be punished badly when you woke up, so I stopped at the composition stage."

After saying that, Erya smiled awkwardly and looked away.

"You're smart... ah, come to think of it, I forgot to prepare dinner."

Meng Yue stretched slowly, looked at the dark sky outside the window, and suddenly reacted.

"Ah, you don't have to worry about that."

"Ok?"

Before Mengyue could react to what Erya was talking about, a tempting aroma slowly came from the direction of the kitchen.

"Oh, Mengyue, you finally woke up. And dinner is ready."

As he said that, Shidou walked into the living room holding a large tray.

"dinner!"

Hearing this, Tohka's eyes lit up immediately. She threw away the game console she was playing without hesitation and quickly walked to the kotatsu and sat down.

"Shidou, what's for dinner today?"

"New Year's Eve soba noodles. My confidence."

Putting the noodles in front of everyone, Shidou said proudly.

"Oh, this is something I'm really looking forward to. I'm starting!"

Looking at the fragrant soup noodles in front of him, Erya couldn't help but feel hungry. He quickly put his hands together and prayed, then picked up the chopsticks and started to taste it.

"It's so hot! But - the soup is seasoned just right. It's so hot! But - the soba noodles are smooth and have a rich texture. It's so hot! And - the fried shrimp tempura as a side dish is also fried to a crisp, and every bite is so plump and juicy. Oh, I feel like my appetite has been whetted!"

"If you think it's hot, just blow on it before eating. There's no need to give me your opinion so seriously."

Looking at Nia who was putting soba into her mouth while saying it was hot, Shidou said with a wry smile.

"Hmm - it's delicious. As expected of Shidou!"

Tohka said with a happy look on her face.

"Thank you, Tohka."

"As long as Shidou is used as a side dish, I can eat any number of bowls of soba."

Origami said seriously.

"Well... I'm glad I can share some origami with you."

Shidou answered Origami with a dry laugh, then turned his gaze to Mengyue. Seeing that she hadn't picked up her chopsticks yet, he couldn't help but ask with a little confusion.

"What's wrong Mengyue, is this soba not to your liking?"

"No, no. It's just that..." Meng Yue waved her hand and denied with a wry smile, scratched her cheek, and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Shidao, I was responsible for cooking tonight, but I slept in until now."

"What? Don't worry about such a small matter." Shidao chuckled, shook his head and replied, "Cooking has always been my responsibility, and you have always been kind enough to help me. Even if Mengyue doesn't want to do it, I have no reason to blame you. It's better to say that I feel a little embarrassed to keep pushing extra work to you."

"That's it..."

Hearing this, Meng Yue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ah! Of course, if possible, sometimes I am really overwhelmed, and I hope you can help me."

As if worried that Mengyue would stop doing housework because of what he said, Shidou quickly clasped his hands together and added.

"Hey, I know. Just leave it to me."

Sighing helplessly, Mengyue looked at Shidao for a moment and nodded in understanding.

"Soba noodles, eat them quickly while they're hot."

"Got it, I'm starting~"

After putting her hands together and praying in a formal manner, Meng Yue picked up the chopsticks, blew away the hot steam from the noodles, and sucked the buckwheat noodles into her mouth with a "slurp".

"how?"

"Well, it's delicious."

Hearing Mengyue's comments, Shidao's shoulders relaxed slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah - it's so cold! Damn it, that damned host actually treated me, the daughter of a hurricane, as a troublemaker. He roared so loudly that I was drenched in cold water."

"Shivering. Xixian wants to find a place to warm up quickly."

At this moment, the door of the living room was suddenly opened, and Yakuya and Yakuya walked in with grim faces. After complaining, they got into the kotatsu without saying a word.

"Ah... I feel that there is still a trace of warmth left in this world."

"Intoxicated. Xixian feels like she can stay in this kotatsu forever."

The two guys who tried to pull Mengyue out of the kotatsu in the morning chose to become hermit crabs of the kotatsu without hesitation.

"You two..."

Mengyue felt the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.

"I'm back! Onii-chan, what's for dinner today?"

"There is a... nice smell..."

"Ah... It's so cold... Kotatsu... Where is my Kotatsu..."

Soon after, Kotori, Yoshino, and Nanashi came back one after another, and seven or eight people suddenly squeezed into a kotatsu.

"Hey! It's too crowded here!"

For a moment, she felt like she couldn't even stretch her legs, Meng Yue complained in dissatisfaction.

Seeing this scene, Shidou couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Well... I remember there's a kotatsu in the closet. I'll go get it out."

At 7:23, after finishing dinner, Erya got up and prepared to leave.

"Oh? You're not planning on staying any longer?"

Meng Yue asked with a little surprise.

"Although I want to, but if I don't get back to finish the manuscript, the editor will probably be furious."

Niya shrugged, and after glancing at Shidou who was trying to mediate the dispute between Tohka and Origami at the other table, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Besides, it's rare that I have a good inspiration, and I want to go back to the studio to work as soon as possible."

"Throat... Then I will look forward to your next new chapter."

By the way, before leaving, Erya deliberately acted like an elder and gave everyone a piece of Royal Nian Yu worth ten thousand yuan, which Mengyue accepted without hesitation.

Don't want it for nothing.

At 8:15, after finishing a series of idol activities such as photo shoots and handshake meetings, Yui Miku immediately took a private express car to the door of Gokawa's house. Because the incident was too sudden, Nanashi was unable to avoid Miku like last time.

"You, you, why are you here?! No, don't come over here! You cow!"

"Ah~ I rub it, I rub it~ Nanashi-chan's body is warm, and all the fatigue from work is healed. I lick it~"

"Nooooooooooooooooooo!"

Meng Yue silently expressed her gratitude to Qi Sin for becoming her scapegoat.

Then, it was nine o'clock in the evening. Since there was still some time before bedtime, everyone was reluctant to leave the kotatsu, so Kotori took out a game of Sugoroku to help everyone pass the time.

"Shidou, it's your turn to spin the turntable."

After finishing her round, Meng Yue urged Shidao.

"……call"