This is not the date I wanted.

Rokuko nodded and said.

"Is that so? Remember to come and play when you have time. You are always welcome at our Liuli home."

"I understand. Thank you, Sister Liuli."

After answering Liu Li solemnly, Liu Kui stood up from the dressing table, walked to the crib, looked at Yao who was sleeping soundly, couldn't help but smile slightly, and spoke softly.

"Bye, Yao."

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"Ah, total defeat. I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to win again after two days. Haruzuki-chan, you're really amazing."

Liuli's father said with a convinced look.

"That's not true. Uncle, you are much better than me. I just discovered some of your little habits when playing chess, and then formulated some countermeasures against your moves."

Meng Yue answered modestly.

"Haha! I see! The younger generation pushes the older generation forward! Today's young people are truly amazing!"

Hearing Mengyue's answer, Liuli's father couldn't help but laugh.

"Here, Xia Ri. I made some cakes. Just take them back as a thank you for your help. If you don't mind, take them back."

"Well, thank you, grandma."

Taking the snack from Rokuri's mother, Shidou thanked her.

"Are we going back to the city today? The sun is about to set, do you want to stay overnight?"

"Thank you for your kindness, but we have to go back. Otherwise, our family members over there will be worried."

Meng Yue shook her head and refused. Then, she saw Liu Ku and Liu Li walking out of the house.

"Is it ok? We are going back."

Meng Yue asked.

"……Um."

Rokuko nodded slowly.

"Big sister and big brother. Are you going back to the big city?"

Guang came to Mengyue, tugged at her pants, and asked with reluctance.

"Yeah. Sister, we have to go back."

Mengyue squatted down, touched Guang's little head, and said gently.

"Will you still come?"

"Yes, I will."

"Really?"

"real."

"Can we make a deal?"

"Okay."

Looking at the little finger that Guang extended, Mengyue smiled knowingly, stretched out her hand, and hooked her little finger with Guang's little finger in response.

Seeing Meng Yue's actions, Guang's face regained its vitality.

"Bye! Remember to come play again!"

"OK Bye Bye!"

After waving goodbye to Liuli's family, Mengyue and the other two turned around and left.

"Won't come again."

Walking on the country path, when they were some distance away from Yuechuan's house, Mengyue suddenly spoke.

"Eh?"

Hearing Mengyue's words, Rokuko showed a look of surprise.

"What do you mean, Sister Mengyue?"

"It means exactly what it says. From now on, we will not come to this village again, nor will we come to see Tsukikawa Rokuli and her parents. If you come to see them secretly without telling us, then don't come back."

"But... Sister Mengyue... didn't you make a promise with Guang?"

"It was just a casual answer to coax a child. A child of her age will completely forget the promise she made to a stranger like me who she only met for a few days in a few years."

She spoke coldly and nonchalantly. Meng Yue at this moment was completely different from her usual self. Her indifference made Rokuko feel a little strange.

Seeing Rokuko's frightened look, Shidou couldn't help but stand up for him.

"Mengyue, you are too..."

"I'm sorry, Shidou. This is the only thing I need to make clear to Rokuko." Meng Yue said seriously, "Indeed, it was me who suggested that Rokuko meet her past family. But my goal is not to make her nostalgic about the past, but to make her make a break with the past. Moreover, if we contact them frequently, it will only cause harm to their lives. What if DEM finds out about their relationship with Rokuko and takes them hostage to threaten us?"

Shidao was speechless for a moment.

Just as Meng Yue said, now facing the threat of DEM, Shidou and his men are in a very passive situation. If they were in Tengu City, they would still be able to protect Rokuli's family, but if Westcott launched an attack on the remote countryside, it would be difficult for them to react.

"But you have to be careful about how you say it!"

"It's all right, sir."

Rokuko grabbed Shidou's collar and shook his head silently.

"Rokuko...is this okay?"

"Just like Sister Mengyue said... to my sisters, Liu'er is already an outsider. Any further contact with him will only bring them trouble..."

After taking a long, deep breath, Rokuko's expression gradually returned to calm.

"Liu'er is no longer a child. I can understand this. Thank you, Sister Mengyue, for giving Liu'er the opportunity to meet you and my parents. Thank you, Master, for worrying about Liu'er."

Seeing that Rokuko could calmly accept this fact, Mengyue and Shidou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

(Sorry, Mengyue, for making you play the annoying role.)

(Well, you definitely can’t say such harsh words with your personality anyway, it’s just applicable now.)

In response to Shidou's apologetic look, Mengyue shrugged as if it was nothing.

She used the power of the spirits to seal the memories of her family, abandoned them and drifted alone in the universe. Judging from the cause and effect of this incident from a third-party perspective, we cannot put all the blame on Hoshimiya Rokuko. In fact, she is just an innocent victim affected by someone.

But even so, in order not to repeat the same mistake again, she must realize what irreversible consequences her actions have caused.

(I really have a bad taste.)

Meng Yue couldn't help but think with self-mockery.

Night falls.

If they wanted to take the bus and train back to Tiangong City as they did when they came here, it would be late at night when Mengyue and the others got home. So this time, the three of them chose to go around and walk into an uninhabited forest, and let Qinli take them back in an airship.

"Rokuko. You can go now."

"..."

"Rokuko?"

Looking at Rokuko who had stopped, Mengyue asked puzzledly.

"…Sorry. Can you wait for Liu'er for a moment?"

Rokuko pleaded softly.

"Wait a moment, Mengyue. There's no rush anyway."

"...Well, it doesn't matter if it's just for a while..."

Meng Yue glanced at Shidao, sighed, and nodded in agreement.

"Grateful."

After answering like this, Rokuko turned around and looked towards the direction of the village.

Compared to the bustling Tiangong City, the countryside at night is so quiet and peaceful. From a distance, the scattered lights look like a group of fireflies lost in the dark.

But it is also because of this that the stars in the night sky shine like diamonds.

"The night sky... is so beautiful."

Looking up at the sky, Rokuko couldn't help but sigh.

——Winter is very cold, right, Rokuko? But the starry sky at this time is the most beautiful. That is the Big Dipper, and on the other side are the Little Dipper and Cassiopeia. The three stars in a row and the four stars around them are Orion——Huh? What's the difference between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper?

——Rokuko, look! Those are the alpha, beta, and gamma stars of Pegasus, and the alpha star of Andromeda, which is called the Autumn Quadrilateral.

——It’s so hot, Rokuko, but I really like summer. Look at that, that super bright star is a white 0th magnitude star in Vega, which is also part of the Lyra constellation.

——Rokuko, that is the Big Dipper. I heard that in the past, when people got lost, they would look at that star to find their way home.

——Hmm? Like, star with me? Of course, Rokuko.

——Welcome home, Rokuko.

——From today on, you are our family.

Tick.

At some point, a line of crystal tears began to flow down Rokuko's cheek.

"Oh? Strange...why...Liu'er..."

Rokuko hurriedly tried to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but no matter how hard she tried, the tears kept flowing out uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry... Liu'er has already decided to say goodbye to the past... I want to be like an adult... I have already decided to change..."

"There's no need to apologize, Rokuko."

Gently holding Rokuko in his arms, Shidou whispered to comfort him.

"The fact that you're crying shows how important they are to you as family members."

"Official..."

"Shidou is right. It has nothing to do with whether you are an adult or a child. If you can accept the separation calmly, it doesn't mean you are mature, it just means you are numb. So--"

Looking up at the beautiful starry sky, Meng Yue said this.

"You don't have to be patient, Rokuko."

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—”

The moment he heard this, Rokuko's tears burst out like a dam breaking, accompanied by sobs.

It's so painful. It seems that I am the only one abandoned by time. Everyone is growing up quietly without telling me. When I realize it, there is no place for me to stay and I am alone.

I regret it so much. I regret my stupidity and my naivety. She was so happy before, but she lost everything because of her stupidity.

She was so unwilling to accept this. Everything was irreversible, nothing could be changed, it was all her own fault, her only choice was to swallow the bitter fruit and warn herself not to repeat the same mistake again.

As if saying her final goodbye, Rokuko cried and shouted into the distance.

——Sorry sister, Liu'er didn't listen to your advice!

——I’m sorry, Dad and Mom. I can’t be with you to show my filial piety to you!

——Thank you, Liu’er’s beloved family!

——Thank you for loving Rokuko!

PS: There is actually a serious logic bug here, which is Westcott's Eclipse Arc. As long as that thing is there, Rokuko's visit to his family will definitely be exposed. Logically, Mengyue would not propose that Rokuko go to see his family. But I think that only after Rokuko makes a break with the past, the Rokuko volume can be considered truly over, so I still wrote it, just as if Niya painted the flowers on the Notice Arc and Westcott didn't notice it.

Shidao Juniors (I)

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It was a trivial daily incident that happened around Gokawa Shido at the end of September in the previous world line.

"Wuka, someone's looking for you."

During the break, Shidou suddenly heard a classmate calling him.

Someone is looking for me? Shidao couldn't help but feel a little surprised.