This is not the date I wanted.

In the amusement park, Christmas nursery rhymes echoed pleasantly, and countless people came and went in the bustling square, like a flowing maze.

"Um...the center for lost children is...here."

After confirming the route using the map on her mobile phone, Meng Yue raised her head and prepared to set off towards her destination.

However, a slight force was felt from the swing of the coat.

Mengyue turned her head and saw the little girl who was pulling her coat was standing there hesitantly, with confusion and anxiety in her tearful eyes.

"That... onee-san..."

"Um...what's wrong?"

"Mom...will you really come to find me...and not abandon me because of my willfulness?"

"Of course not."

Meng Yue smiled gently and answered as a matter of course.

She could see that although the little girl in front of her was introverted and shy, her appearance and clothes showed that her family loved her very much, otherwise she would not have gotten lost in the amusement park.

(She is probably the type who cares about her children but has little time to take care of them. The children like their mother but are also uneasy because they don’t understand her.)

Meng Yue squatted down and looked at the little girl with her gentle tea eyes.

"Little sister, what's your name?"

“…Saki.”

"It's a nice name." Meng Yue took Saki's hand and said with a smile, "Your mother must be very anxious to find you now, so we have to go to a place where your mother can find you."

"……Um."

Hearing Mengyue's words, the little girl barely stopped crying and nodded slightly.

(Haha… Fortunately, it was me who met her, and there was no suspicious person. Let’s take her to meet her mother quickly.)

After sighing silently in her heart, Mengyue picked up her phone and sent a text message to Shidao, telling him that she had sent a child to the lost center.

"I'm sorry, this child seems to be lost. Can you please take care of him?"

"Ok. Please wait for a moment."

Hearing Meng Yue's call, a chestnut-haired girl in a staff uniform came out of the house. Seeing the person coming, Meng Yue was stunned.

"Bamboo Princess?"

"They said to call me classmate... eh?" After complaining subconsciously, Zaodao Xiazhu looked at the elegantly dressed girl in front of him, and after a long pause, he hesitantly asked, "...Liangyi-san?"

"Why are you here?"

"Working at an amusement park."

Xia Zhu replied somewhat awkwardly.

"You're really hardworking, Bamboo Princess, even going out to work during Christmas."

"It's okay. After all, the salary during this period will be higher. Also, please don't call me by that title here, okay?"

"Oh? You're not stressing that you're the class monitor like usual?"

"After all, it's vacation now, and this isn't a school. There's no need for me to emphasize this point, right?" Xia Zhu smiled bitterly, squatted down and looked at Saki who was hiding behind Meng Yue, and asked kindly, "Hello, little friend."

"Well--"

Saki grabbed the corner of Mengyue's clothes and shrank his head timidly.

"Eh……"

Seeing that he was being avoided, Xia Zhu couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

"I'm sorry, this child seems a little shy."

After a wry smile, Mengyue gently stroked Saki's head and said softly.

"Okay, Xiaosaki. This sister is an acquaintance of mine. You don't have to be afraid."

"……real?"

Saki asked anxiously.

"Yes, that's right. She is the Bamboo Princess from the moon."

"No, no! Please don't let the kids have strange misunderstandings about me, okay?!"

Zaodao Xiazhu quickly waved her hands to deny it. Looking at her exaggerated reaction, Mengyue couldn't help but feel a little amused.

“I think this will be more popular with kids.”

"Bamboo Princess..."

This name seemed to arouse Saki's interest. She stuck her head out, her big round eyes full of curiosity.

"Ah... that's it."

Xia Zhu wanted to explain something, but when he saw Saki's innocent eyes, he could only smile bitterly and lower his head.

"Anyway, let's just leave this child here for now. I'll make an announcement to inform the parents of the child."

"Well, please."

Seeing that things were settled, Meng Yue couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

(It's about time to go back. It wouldn't be good to keep Shidou waiting too long.)

"Woo..."

However, Saki seemed to have sensed Mengyue's thoughts and held her hand tightly, not wanting her to leave.

"I really can't do anything about you..." Meng Yue sighed and chuckled, and used a steady tone to calm Saki's emotions, "Don't worry, little Saki, I will always be with you until your mother comes."

"Ah."

Afterwards, Meng Yue spent time with Xiao Saki at the Lost Children's Center, while Hayado Xiazhu played a missing person announcement in the broadcasting room. Soon, about fifteen minutes later, a woman ran over in a hurry.

"mom!"

"Xiaosaki! Where have you been? I was so worried."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

"Oh, forget it. Mom was also wrong. I didn't consider your feelings..."

(That’s great…)

Looking at the mother and daughter hugging each other, Mengyue felt relieved, but at the same time, a hint of envy emerged in her heart.

"I'm really sorry to bother you."

"No, no, it's nothing. Xiaosaki, be careful not to run around and get lost next time."

"Well! Goodbye, big sister! Goodbye, Bamboo Princess!"

"Bye~"

"B-Bye..."

After saying goodbye to Xiaosaki, Xia Zhu asked curiously.

"Come to think of it, Kosaki's mother's outfit is similar to Ryougi-san's. Both have pigtails and a trench coat."

"Ah... To be honest, I was a little surprised too." Mentioning this, Meng Yue couldn't help but shrugged helplessly and said, "At that time, when I was suddenly grabbed by a little girl I didn't know and was called 'Mom', I was completely stunned."

"That's true..." Hearing this, Xia Zhu couldn't help but smile, and then nodded to show his understanding, "But that's true, after all, Liang Yi classmate has really changed a lot today. When I first saw Liang Yi classmate's dress, I thought I recognized the wrong person."

"Yes, yes..."

Meng Yue scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly. Seeing Meng Yue's reaction, Xia Zhu seemed to understand something.

"Liang Yi, are you going out on a date with someone today?"

"Well, that's right..."

"Well, you should go back quickly. It's not good to keep your boyfriend waiting for too long."

"Yeah...that's right."

Hearing Xia Zhu's words, Meng Yue smiled slightly and nodded to show her understanding.

"Well, I should go back as well. Good luck with your work, Bamboo Princess."

"So don't call me by that name!"

(So, what should we play next?)

Looking at the dazzling array of amusement facilities along the way, Mengyue was eager to try them out.

"Well... Anyway, according to Shidou's personality, he will definitely choose that place for the last seal."

Thinking about Shidao's plan in her mind, Mengyue couldn't help but look forward to it.

"...Hmm? Shidou isn't here?"

Returning to the original bench, Mengyue looked around, but didn't see Shidao anywhere, and couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

"Could it be that he went to the Lost Center to look for me, but missed me on the way?"

Taking out her cell phone from her pocket, Meng Yue tried to dial Shidao's number.

[Hello, the number you dialed is turned off——]

"Off?" Hearing the dead tone coming from the phone, Meng Yue couldn't help but frown, "Shidao...did something happen to that guy?"

Walking to a corner with fewer people, Mengyue summoned a very small number of spiritual equipment and angels, and used the ability of the Sage of Dawn to invade the surveillance video of the amusement park.

Soon, Shidou's figure appeared on the phone screen.

"Fortunately, it seems nothing happened." Meng Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then became confused. "However, I should have sent a text message. The place he went to was not a children's center. Could it be... that his phone ran out of battery?"

Seeing that Shidao didn't make any phone call in the picture, Mengyue felt that her guess was correct.

"So...what should we do next?"

Logically speaking, Mengyue should have directly joined Shidao at this time. But for some reason, Mengyue always felt that this was a bit boring.

After thinking for a moment, Mengyue showed a devilish smile on her face.

"That's true. It's a rare Christmas... so let's play a little trick on him."

Mengyue IF——Reconciliation with Christmas (V)

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"Excuse me, have you seen the girl I just walked with come back here?"

"She was slightly shorter than me, wearing a light pink coat and had a brown single braid."

"Um... where can I charge my phone... I don't know... ah, it's ok, thank you."

Shidao hurriedly walked through the amusement park looking for Mengyue. However, the result was not ideal.

In this huge amusement park, there are tens of thousands of tourists coming to play. The existence of one person is as inconspicuous as a grain of rice dropped in the desert. Looking for Mengyue in this vast sea of ​​people is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Ha ha……"

Shidao was breathing rapidly, sweat was running down the corners of his mouth, and it tasted a bit salty and bitter.

"Haha, I really did... I thought I was fully prepared, but I just forgot to bring the charging cable and power bank... and it turned out like this."

Although I used to feel that everyone in Fraxinus was a little unreliable, in fact, every time I went on a date with the elves, I received a lot of help from them.

Even though Mengyue doesn't like others to interfere in his dates, everyone in the strategy group will still try their best to help him make plans and make various preparations in advance.

But this time was different. Starting from inviting Mengyue, the date location, time, local activities, and even the tickets for today's admission to the amusement park, Shidao did not rely on anyone's help, but prepared everything with his own time and money.

This may be just boring self-esteem and willfulness. But it is precisely because today is Christmas, and because Shidao understands what kind of day today is for Mengyue, that he wants to use his power to leave Mengyue with a good memory.

"If I knew what the text message said, I would at least know where Meng Yue went..."

Looking at the unresponsive phone in his hand, Shidou couldn't help but sigh again.

To be honest, even if the text message said something like "I feel a little bored, so I'm going home first," which could cause a mental blow, Shidou would catch up with Mengyue and find a way to make up for it.

[Ding Dong - Now playing a missing person broadcast, from Gokawa from Raizen High School, your classmates are waiting for you at the Lost Center, please go to... I repeat, Gokawa from Raizen High School...]

At this moment, the following broadcast suddenly came from the player in the amusement park.