This is not the date I wanted.

"…Sorry, Miku. I want to go out and eat a bento by myself today."

After hearing Meijiu's proposal, Mengyue thought for a moment, then shook her head and refused.

Although she had considered inviting Shidou to dinner, when she thought about the Shura field lineup on the opposite side of Shidou's side, which was even more powerful than usual, Mengyue could almost guess what kind of troublesome things would unfold at the dinner table with her eyes closed.

"Well - I want Honey to come and eat with me too!"

Mijiu puffed up her cute cheeks a little and looked at Mengyue with a little dissatisfaction.

"Sorry, sorry. As compensation, I will accompany you well next time."

After comforting Meijiu, Mengyue strolled out of the classroom.

However, at the moment when she was about to leave the teaching building, she suddenly felt a strong sense of distortion coming from all around, and then heard a sound like a TV restarting. Meng Yue came to her senses and found herself, for some reason, already sitting in the school cafeteria.

Not only her, but also Tohka, Origami, Kurumi, Yoshino, Yui, Yakuya, and Miku were gathered at the dining table. Not far away, Kotori, wearing a white headband, was pulling Shidou towards them.

What's going on? Meng Yue thought with a puzzled look on her face.

"The... cafeteria?"

Shidou, who was suddenly pulled here, was obviously a little confused about the current situation.

"Well, let's have lunch with my brother!"

Meng Yue frowned when she heard Kotori say this with a bright smile on her face. Seeing the expressions of the people around her who were not surprised at all, the corners of Meng Yue's mouth twitched slightly, and she seemed to understand something in an instant. She slowly stood up.

"Well, Sister Mengyue, aren't you going to eat? Everyone is ready to eat."

Meng Yue gave a perfunctory answer to Qin Li's question.

"Well, I'm a little anxious, so I'll go to the bathroom first. You guys eat first."

Then, Meng Yue quickly walked to an empty corner and talked to herself in the empty space.

"Oruma, please explain the current situation to me a little bit."

"Yes." A flash of light flashed, and the white-haired Orumi appeared out of thin air in front of Mengyue, explaining to her, "Since Gokawa Shidao seems to be troubled by the current situation, in order to improve the efficiency of collecting information about 'love'. So I re-selected a scene that allows everyone to get along harmoniously."

"The scene, you mean everyone eating together in the cafeteria?"

Meng Yue pointed at the powerful lineup of beautiful girls in front of her and said speechlessly.

"Well, the information says this is the most suitable scenario, and Miss Mengyue, you also said, 'It's best when everyone is having a meal together.'"

"Is it my fault?"

Meng Yue raised her head and held her forehead in silence, then pressed Huo Shou's shoulder and said earnestly with a look of a senior, "Huo Shou...you are still too sweet (naive)."

……

"Hurry up, Yoshino! Put the plan you just thought of into action! Let Shidou see your side as a teacher, and say 'Ah~' with full of emotion!"

"Wow... So, so embarrassing."

"Oh! I want to try this too. Shidou, have a bite of this! It's delicious!"

"Oh, this is a really good idea, but it's not exciting enough for Mr. Shidao. So, how about letting me do it mouth to mouth?"

"If that's the case, I'll do this task. I can do it while testing the poison. It's not only efficient, but chewing the food mouth to mouth is also good for digestion."

"Kuku... If I offer this tribute personally, it will definitely be a delicacy from heaven."

"Agreed. Although it's the spoils obtained after the heroic battle in the school cafeteria, Shidou can also accept sharing the belongings of Yakuya and Yui. Come on, ah——"

"Come on, darling. Follow me and say 'ah~', come-ah~"

“Well, it seems like all the seats are full. Then I’ll sit on my brother’s lap! Onii-chan, do you need your cute sister to give you an ‘ah~’?”

"Great! So cunning, Kotori. I want to sit on Shidou's lap and see!"

OK! I believe everyone knows what happened next even without writing it down. In short, just like usual, everyone surrounded Shidao in a very "friendly and harmonious (manually funny)" way, holding spoons in their hands and rushing to "Ah~" towards Shidao.

"So, this is what you consider a harmonious and friendly scene?"

As the only person present who was eating seriously, Meng Yue clenched the chopsticks in her hand, took a deep breath, looked at Huo Shou and asked.

To be honest... even someone as calm as her couldn't help but want to... burn Shidou.

Meng Yue felt that if she was just a little bit short of that, she would be able to summon the "Sage of Dawn" in this world and electrocute Shidao into charcoal.

"Strange... It's a little different from what I expected. Is there something wrong?"

Orshou tilted his head in confusion and said as he looked at the situation with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hehe, how should I put it... Exclusivity is also a kind of love. Everyone always hopes that the person they love can pay more attention to themselves." Meng Yue glanced at Shidao, sighed helplessly, waved her hand and said, "To be honest, when I saw the composition of this team, I could already guess the ending."

"I see... Love is so complicated..."

Hearing what Meng Yue said, Huo Shou closed his eyes and nodded with deep feeling. Then, Meng Yue shrugged and said jokingly.

"Well, if you really want everyone to dine together peacefully, you can set up a circular table, put Shidou in the middle, and everyone sits around Shidou. In this way, everyone is the same distance from Shidou, everyone is equal, and there is no gap. There will be no dissatisfaction and war."

"I see. Then I will change the setting now."

When Huo Shou heard Meng Yue's words, a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

"No, you complain to me."

Mengyue wordlessly attacked Huoshou with a knife.

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White snowflakes are flying all over the sky in the endless night, falling from the sky, landing on the roof, and landing on the ground, very lightly, like the footsteps of a kitten. The trees are covered with a white gauze, and the ground is covered with a thick white quilt. The earth has become a world of pink and white. On the road, you can see trees with many colored lights, and people dressed in Santa Claus costumes handing out flyers or selling cakes on the street.

It is obviously a familiar scenery and familiar streets, but at this moment, it becomes so fresh and wonderful.

"Huh...it's really cold!"

At the entrance of the shopping street, Gokawa Shido put his gloves slightly over his mouth to trap the hot air he exhaled, allowing his cheeks to feel warm.

"Well...it's about time."

Glancing at the people coming in and out, Shidao kept searching, waiting for a figure to appear.

"Hey, I found it, Shidou~"

Hearing the voice, Shidou turned around and saw Mengyue not far away, waving at him and running towards him quickly.

"Hey, hey. Don't run so fast. The ground is very..."

Before Shidou could finish his words, the girl slipped on the ice on the floor, and then crashed into a tree on the roadside with great momentum. Then, she was drenched directly on the head by the snow that fell from the sky.

"Meng Yue! Are you okay?"

"Ouch... It's okay... It hurts... Shidou..."

Shidou hurried over. Mengyue covered her forehead with both hands and groaned.

Shidou hurriedly checked Mengyue's condition, then he breathed a sigh of relief, patted the snow off Mengyue's clothes and said.

"It's okay, just a little redness and swelling, no wounds."

"Wow...but it still hurts a little, Shidou...please give me a touch~"

Meng Yue moved closer to Shidao like a spoiled child. In response to Meng Yue's request, Shidao sighed helplessly, took off his gloves, and gently touched Meng Yue's forehead.

"Hey hey~ Let's fly away. Is this okay?"

"Hum~"

Looking at Mengyue who looked smug and satisfied, Shidao sighed and smiled with satisfaction.

This is his childhood sweetheart - Ryougi Yumezuki. Basically since kindergarten, this girl has always been a little reckless. For example, she would suddenly lose the group during a picnic, or accidentally bump into a telephone pole while walking due to distraction. This often made Shidao worry about her.

"Hmm... I feel like Shidou is thinking about something rude."

Meng Yue puffed up her cheeks a little dissatisfiedly and looked at Shidao.

"No……"

However, because of this, his intuition is always exceptionally sharp. Shidou looked away with some shame and thought.

Meng Yue obviously didn't intend to dwell too much on this kind of issue. She lowered her head and a happy smile appeared on her pretty face.

"But I'm really happy... Shidou asked me out on a date today."

"Well, today is Christmas after all... To be honest, it's great that you can come."

Shidou scratched his cheek and answered awkwardly.

Otherwise... I would have to attend the 'Chicken Soup for the Soul Party for Singles' hosted by Tenmachi, a gathering that sounds very unacceptable.

"…Hmm? Christmas?"

Hearing this, Meng Yue tilted her head in confusion, and then suddenly realized and said, "Oh... I see, today is Christmas... I'm sorry, Shidou, I don't know what day Christmas is..."

"You are really the same... You don't even know about such a famous festival."

When Shidou saw Mengyue's confused look, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry for a moment.

"Oh, is that so... Well then, Happy New Year... Shidou."

"Christmas is not New Year's!"

"Well... just kidding, Shidao... I just don't celebrate Christmas, so I don't have any impression of this holiday..." Mengyue chuckled and waved her hand, then said with an expectant look, "Then Shidao... what day is today~"

"…Huh? Is today still a holiday? How come I didn't know about it?"

Meng Yue was stunned when she heard Shidao's words.

"Shidou...you don't remember?"

"...Well, sorry, to be honest, I really don't know any other days besides Christmas." Shidao scratched his hair in distress, and then said as if he wanted to change the subject, "Anyway, let's go eat first. Mengyue, you probably haven't eaten yet. I know a delicious restaurant that's having a sale."

"Oh...whatever..."

Meng Yue seemed to have lost interest. After responding casually, she didn't even look at Shidao and walked straight into the shopping street.

"Eh? Mengyue, are you... losing weight?"

Shidou hurried over, noticed Mengyue's expression, and asked tentatively.

"... Stupid Shidou... I'm going to empty your wallet today!"

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"Phew...thank you for the hospitality. As expected of a restaurant recommended by Shidou, the dishes here are delicious."

Mengyue picked up the napkin and wiped her mouth. Looking at Shidao's pale appearance, a very refreshed expression appeared on her face.

"Hahaha...it's better than anything else that you're happy."

The corners of Shidao's mouth twitched slightly. He looked at the piles of dishes on the table, and then saw the bill handed over by the waiter. Shidao almost stopped breathing for a moment. He wanted to say something, but saw Mengyue's gleaming expression. After a moment of silence, he took out his wallet from his pocket with a painful look on his face.

This month... I can only eat instant noodles.

"Well, Mengyue seems to have a good appetite today."

"Hey... I don't know why. My appetite is normal... I don't know which idiot's fault it is..."

Meng Yue twirled her long hair with her fingers, looked out the window at the bustling Christmas street scene, and spoke indifferently.

Although it was said indifferently, Shidou could see the dissatisfaction in Mengyue's words.

As for the reason... To be honest, Shidou knew it. But for the sake of preparation later, Shidou could only continue to play dumb.

Looking at Mengyue's cute expression, which looked like a child throwing a tantrum, Shidao sighed and smiled helplessly.

"It will be here in a little while..." After checking the time on the clock in the restaurant, Shidao stood up and said to Mengyue, "Come on, Mengyue, I have something good to show you."

"Hmm? Good stuff...?"

Meng Yue showed a puzzled look on her face and tilted her head to look at Shidao.

"...Shidou's Christmas costume?"

"no!"

Shidou rejected it categorically.

"Anyway, come with me. You won't be able to see that thing after a certain period of time."

"Really... I see. Let's go check it out with Shidou."