This is not the date I wanted.

"I...haven't eaten yet tonight..."

"Hmm... Darling and Honey ate all the curry, so there's nothing left."

Gu~!

Hearing the noise beside her, Mengyue looked at Qinli silently. The other party turned her back to her as if she was guilty.

As expected... people are more used to eating than cooking.

Meng Yue sighed helplessly, tied her hair into a ponytail with a hairband, rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the kitchen.

"Hey! I'm going to the kitchen to make some simple midnight snacks, you guys hurry up and clean up the table!"

Then, after that night, everyone agreed that Mengyue would be a good wife in the future.

Meng Yue expressed that… She can’t be happy at all ahhhhhhhhhhhh! (#╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻.

PS: There is still a paragraph left to be written during the intermission, I will continue to finish it in the next chapter.

14 The name of the interlude or the guard

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Since it was already late and Shidao had gone out to look for the guard, Mengyue couldn't prepare a luxurious dinner for the eight people including Tohka by herself. So Mengyue simply picked out some remaining ingredients and prepared to make a big pot of fried rice.

"Ha... I really don't understand why I have to prepare midnight snacks for so many people."

Meng Yue sighed helplessly, put the chopped vegetables into a huge iron pot, and added some seasonings. With a large spoon in one hand, she poured oil into the pot. While the fire was rising from the pot, she used the power of the elf to lift the heavy iron pot horizontally, shaking it to stir-fry the rice grains so that each grain of rice could be evenly heated.

[Oh, that's amazing! Miss Mengyue is really good at cooking! Paji Paji~]

Unexpected clapping sounds came from behind, causing Mengyue's shaking hands to pause slightly in mid-air. She slowly put the pot away, turned off the gas, and slowly turned around.

"Ah, long time no see... Although I say that, we actually just met last night, Miss Liangyi Mengyue~"

Just like last night, Ormori Junna, who was wearing a black nun's uniform with an inverted cross, appeared behind Mengyue at some point, waved at her, and spoke very friendly.

"Phew... I won't complain about your way of greeting that you learned from somewhere... Why, what can I do for you?"

Meng Yue took a deep breath and calmed herself down. She looked at the uninvited guest with some caution and asked in a deep voice.

"Ah~ You don't have to be so nervous~" The girl named Ormori Maruna blinked her right eye at Meng Yuedi and said in a playful tone, "I just heard that you guys seem to be holding a cooking competition, so I planned to come as a judge and take the opportunity to eat a little bit."

"…If that's the case, I'm sorry. The cooking competition just ended."

"Eh?!! What's happening?! Am I late?!"

"..."

Meng Yue's mouth twitched slightly. Looking at Junai who was maliciously acting cute towards her, she sighed speechlessly, shook her head and replied, "Please don't act stupid with me here. What do you want to see me for?"

The black-haired Orumi in front of him has higher management authority over this electronic world than the white-haired Orumi who stays beside Shidou. Logically speaking, no matter what happens in this world, the other party will definitely know it at the first time. If she really wants to come, there is no possibility of being late.

Then, it is nothing more than not intending to let other people know of his existence, and only appearing in front of oneself when aiming at oneself alone.

"Well... it's not quite accurate to say that there's something wrong." Jun Nai chuckled helplessly, shrugged and said, "I'm just a little curious about you, Liang Yi Meng Yue, so I came over to observe you."

stare--

Mengyue stared at Junai's bright golden eyes, but the other party smiled back at Mengyue without caring.

"Okay... whatever you like."

Although she couldn't figure out the thinking mode of artificial intelligence, it didn't seem to be hostile at the moment. Meng Yue could only sigh helplessly and continue with her homework.

"Hmm... Mengyue~ Are you still not well? I'm hungry..."

From the living room came the whimper of Tohka, who was almost fainting from hunger. Meng Yue quickly took off her apron, took out the bowl, chopsticks and rice spoon from the cupboard, and lifted the pot to serve the rice.

"Really? It's almost healed. Just bear with it for a while."

"Hey... Liang Yi Meng Yue, is she the elves'... mother?"

Junai sat aside, supporting his chin with both hands, watching Mengyue busying around, and asked curiously.

Hearing Huo Shou's words, Meng Yue slipped and almost spilled the rice.

"Please pay attention when you speak..."

Meng Yue looked at Junai with a blank expression. Although it did look like that from a bystander's perspective, from Meng Yue's perspective, being judged like that made her want to overturn countless tables.

"Pfft! As expected, you and Itsuka Shidou are both very interesting."

After a chuckle, Junai said something that made Mengyue a little concerned.

"Have you met Shidou?"

"Yeah, late yesterday evening, and also when I came just now." Junai waved her hand and said with a smile, "But, Itsuka Shido seemed to think I was that kid, and just now he wanted to ask me to go home... It's really funny."

…………Although the two look exactly the same, their hair color and clothes are completely different. How smart is Shidou to think they are the same person? (Shidou: "Yawn!")

"Then... let me taste Liang Yi Meng Yue's cooking..." Before Meng Yue could answer, Junai took a bowl of fried rice from the tray without permission, scooped a mouthful with a spoon, held her face with her hands, and showed an intoxicated expression, "Hmm~! You will definitely be a good wife."

"…The last sentence is superfluous. Besides, that's my share!"

Mengyue said dissatisfiedly that if she hadn't been holding the tray with both hands, Mengyue would have taught her an unforgettable lesson.

"Honey... I'm so hungry..."

"Ahh?! It'll be ready soon!"

While Mengyue was responding to Meijiu, Junai took the opportunity to distance himself from Mengyue, and brilliant light particles began to emerge from his body.

"That's all for today. Bye~"

Then, two halos formed by light particles surrounded Junai. When the two halos merged, Junai disappeared silently.

"Tsk, she escaped..."

Meng Yue clicked her tongue, then let out a long sigh in distress.

"The purpose of that artificial intelligence... is really hard to guess."

If the white-haired Orshou is like a well-behaved and quiet white cat that is kept at home, then the black-haired Orshou should be like a casual and cunning black cat wandering in the wild.

"Come to think of it... since the black-haired Oromaru is called Kunai, what is the white-haired Oromaru called?"

This question suddenly popped up in Mengyue's mind, but before Mengyue had time to think about it, the wailing of Yabu Tohka and others made Mengyue hurriedly bring over the midnight snack.

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At this time, Gokawa Shidao was still running on the deserted street, looking around, constantly searching for or guarding the figure.

Although I had found Huo Shou once in the park just now, there seemed to be something wrong with his condition at that time. After saying some inexplicable words to me, he suddenly disappeared.

Really, where did he go?

Although this is indeed a world managed by the Orumi, it is already quite late, and Shidao couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After running around the school, the shopping street, and every place he knew, Shidao finally saw the white-haired girl he had been looking for for a long time on a very remote road.

"Got it! Hey, Orumi! You are really... I have been looking for you for a long time."

After supporting his weak knees with his hands and calming his rapid breathing, Shidou asked slowly.

"...Itsuka Shido? Are you here to see me?"

"Yeah... You suddenly disappeared. What happened to you? Why did you run to a place like this?"

Orochi closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then answered slowly with a slightly uncertain tone:

"I... have been looking at the stars here. Is that the correct answer?"

"Star?"

But I saw you in the park just now... I was about to ask this question. But as if he felt something was wrong, Shidao didn't say it in the end.

"Yes... I want to know if there is a difference in the position of the stars when viewed from Gokawa's house and from here?"

Hearing Oromaru's thoughts, Shidou couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"No, it should be about the same. After all, the stars are so far away from where we are... Well, if we go to other countries or the southern hemisphere, it will be another matter."

"Yes, the positions of the stars have hardly changed..." Halfway through his words, a hint of hesitation appeared on Orshou's calm face. After a pause, he said, "...but there are still other things that are changing."

"Ok?"

"…I said some insignificant words, please don't mind them."

After saying that, Huo Shou looked up at the sky again. Looking at the night sky dotted with stars and moonlight, he seemed to be attracted and remained silent for a long time.

Shidou scratched his cheek in some trouble. Although it was late at night and it would be better to go back, seeing the focused look on Ormori's face, Shidou gave up trying to persuade her and stood beside her, quietly watching the night sky with her.

"…It's incredible. It feels completely different from when you look at the stars alone."

Ormori spoke slowly, using emotions that he himself could not understand.

"Well, after all, the time is different now than it was then. Maybe it's just a matter of time."

"Really? I don't quite understand..."

When he said this, for some reason, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in the look in Orshou's eyes when he looked at him.

"Um... Is this what you just said you were going to do?"

"…What are you talking about?"

Seeing Oromaru's puzzled expression, Shidou was basically certain that the Oromaru he had just met and the Oromaru now were probably not the same person.

"Huo Shou... Is there another Huo Shou in this world?"

"…Is the meaning of the question incomprehensible?"

"Oh, no no, nothing?"

Seeing that Yushou looked confused, Shidou just shook his head and didn't dwell on this topic for too long.

"...I am statistically defined as either a defender or a defender...but..."

There was a hint of confusion in Orshou's tone.

"Or Shou, that should be my last name. That way, I should have a name... If I had one, maybe it would be better... I don't really understand."

"Don't you remember your name?"

"I don't know... maybe I forgot... or maybe I don't have it..."

Huo Shou raised his head, looked up at the bright full moon in the sky, and answered in a very small voice.

Or Shou, no name? Shidou thought with some surprise.

However, if you think about it carefully, the other party has always called herself "Hosho" in front of everyone, and Shidou and others didn't have time to ask her name because of various things that happened, so it's not surprising that they didn't notice this.

You know everything about the world, but know nothing about yourself?

Looking at the calm face of Ormori, which contained a hint of loss, Shidao's heart was slightly touched.

"Come to think of it... during the cooking duel, it was you who asked Meng Yue to give me that portion of Barbara, right?"

Or Shou nodded gently.

"Yeah. Considering the huge amount of food, I decided to make some food that helps digestion."

"I see... that's really delicious. Even though it's still a little strange... but it has a very gentle taste."

"Tender... taste?"

"Well, that's a dish that's very much in the style of Oro. So in the cooking duel - I chose Oro's dessert."

After hearing Shidou's words, Ormori's face, which was as calm as lake water, showed a bit of surprise, and as if to confirm that he had not heard it wrong, Ormori repeated it over and over again.

"Choose... me? Itsuka Shidou... chose me? I... was chosen..."

"Well, isn't this okay?"

Seeing Ormori like this, Shidou asked with some uneasiness. However, Ormori immediately denied it.

"No, it's just... an incredible feeling."

"Really? That's good. Yeah! Although it's a bit weird for this reason..." Shidao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, coughed, and then said nervously, "As a congratulations for your victory, I thought of a name for you... Maria, what do you think?"

"……Eh!?"