The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

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Facing such a gaze, and the old man across from him waiting for his words, Ping Xin fell into thought and silence. But after a moment, he had already made a decision in his heart, a decision that, though irrational, could be considered correct and frank enough.

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"So what you mean is that not only my granddaughter has become the girlfriend of you, little bastard, but also these lovely ladies?" After listening to the explanations of Ping Xin, Ni Lu and others, Grandpa Mei Gan rubbed his eyebrows, closed his eyes and said with a look of distress.

Although he wanted to complain about how such a ridiculous thing could work, considering Ping Xin's various abilities, it didn't seem strange that he had several women. After all, who among the wealthy families didn't have a few mistresses? Even in the eyes of a man like him, the quantity and quality of his women were part of his ability.

Well, in every sense of the word.

But the boy in front of him not only had his granddaughter, but also so many high-quality beautiful girls. Not only were there so many, but they all knew each other and surprisingly got along so well. A harmonious harem would be fine, but this so-called harem was initiated by his granddaughter and the others. There was no reason to even scold him.

What else can they say? After all, this is all their granddaughter's decision, and these old folks who are behind the times should just shut up and accept reality...

"What a bullshit! Damn, God must be blind!"

No, could you at least open your eyes before you speak? Ping Xin complained in his heart, but these words did not affect his humble attitude in the slightest. After all, he had already taken advantage of them, so if they were angry, they would be angry. At most, he would get a few scoldings, and this was the punishment he deserved for being a philandering man.

Even from another perspective, this is actually a kind of recognition, right?

"...Humph, if you feel sorry for Nero, I will break your legs next time no matter what. Remember this!"

"Yes!"

Ping Xin's frank statement of the reality at the beginning and his humble attitude throughout the whole process made Grandpa Mei Gan unable to get angry. Of course, the most important thing was that his precious granddaughter was present and it was a matter of mutual consent between the young couple. Apart from that, the old woman's hand on his waist was probably just a "gift"...

He is the real head of the family!

When the hand on the soft flesh of his waist left and turned to pour tea for him, Grandpa Meigan breathed a sigh of relief without a trace, and then he enjoyed the massage from his wife Liuhua and granddaughter Nilu behind him with peace of mind. He wouldn't trade this little life for anything other than a god.

Besides, these girls all looked good and didn't seem like they would bully Nilu. However, given her granddaughter's physical condition, it would be difficult for her to become the first wife...

The little drama of the first night at Migan's house fizzled out before it even reached its climax, and the family enjoyed themselves instead. After dinner, Asuna, Karin, and Akane chatted with Migan's grandmother, learning some tricks that they were sure to come in handy.

But apart from them, the most eye-catching thing in this room is indeed——

"Wow, Grandpa, you're so good at playing games!"

"Haha, isn't that impressive? Back then, Ryuga (Migum's father) never defeated me once."

"No wonder my father is so good at playing games. It turns out you taught him that. I've never even beaten him when he was serious."

In front of the TV, Meganelle and her grandfather were playing video games. Although it was just a cheap TV used for watching news and TV series before, it would definitely be upgraded.

But there was one thing that had been stuck in his throat for a long time, and he wanted to get it out, and that was -

You two are both great cooks!!!

"Ah...it's snowing."

Chapter 72: Getting ready to set off, the destination is...

“It’s snow!”

"Asuina, don't just roll around in the snow. Come help after you're done playing, okay?"

"Okay~ Pingxin, come and play too."

No, it's not that I don't want to...but I just made a promise to Meigan's grandparents like a man yesterday, but the next morning I started doing things like an elementary school student. There's no need for my character to collapse so quickly!

But if it's at home... Speaking of which, it seems that Tokyo doesn't start snowing until December, so it will be almost snowing by the time I get back. By then, in the yard—

"boom!"

Sensing the presence of the projectile, Pingxin turned his head slightly, and the snowball thrown by Meganelle brushed past his body and hit the wall with a loud noise. Turning back, he saw Nelle, eagerly weighing a snowball, and Akane, holding a suspiciously large snowball that might have a filling.

"Speaking of which, opportunities are rare. How about we do our morning exercise in the snow today?"

"Okay, that's just what I want!" The joints in her hands made a crisp sound, and Nilu was eager to try it.

Most people might consider morning exercise to be jogging in the park or around the house, or stretching exercises like radio gymnastics at home. But for Pingxin and Nilu, whose bodies are completely immune to these low-intensity exercises, morning exercise is something far more passionate. It's a heart-to-heart connection, a physical collision of flesh and blood, followed by a sweaty shower together.

That’s right.

"Haa ...

"Oh, I dodged it, it was simple... Stop nagging, just go for it and give it your all!"

Nero threw a lightning-fast jab, but Pingxin easily dodged it. Being lighter than her, she hadn't pressed the snow down directly, and wasn't used to the slippery surface, so Pingxin easily dodged it. That was why Pingxin reminded her to use all her strength, to firm up the snow so her agility and speed could be fully utilized.

However, this was certainly within Pingxin's expectations. Beyond the disturbing "trash talk" and "reminders," these words were also part of his tactics. After all, this was a morning exercise based on actual combat standards, and he couldn't afford to lose.

"Haha, look at my move of blinding you with snow!" Ping Xin swept his leg and kicked up large flakes of snow. He would only use this move when the snow had just fallen and was relatively clean. He would use it to interfere with Nilu and clean up the snow, fulfilling two wishes at once!

"Wow, despicable!" In the past, they were all simple, direct and exciting clashes of fists and kicks. Although Ping Xin was better at boxing and kicking, Nilu could occasionally get back at him with whimsical tricks, keen intuition and understanding of him. I didn't expect that Ping Xin would use such means today. It was really baby-spicy!

"Using the field is also part of the battle, just like in Pokémon Battle and Super Smash Bros. It's a must-try!"

"Then I'll come too, watch out!"

Meganelu refused to give in, so it became a Sand Falls Funeral (Snow) duel. It was a really bizarre scene.

"Wahahaha, you two are all white now, I want to come too!"

Ichinose Asuna clapped and exclaimed, "It's fun!" Murokasa Akane, holding a snowball that had somehow snowballed into something even bigger, was also eager to try. Normally, only the skilled fighters Hirashin and Nel were engaging in the fight, but they had somehow become the spectators, acting as an uncertain factor, their job being to find opportunities to muddy the waters.

Behind them, Kadodate Hana Rin, who was diligently sweeping the snow, covered her face with her hands. It was simply because her face couldn't bear the surprised looks of the two elderly people beside her.

Don't ask me, I don't know anything!!!

"They've always... played so... wild, haven't they?" After a long pause, Grandpa Meigan finally finished his words. What kind of scene had he not seen in his life?

Sorry, he has never seen such a scene!

"...Yes, I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest!" Hua Lin bowed and apologized.

"Okay, okay, as long as they are fine, what else can we say? Besides, while Kohana Rin, Hirashin and Konilu were...'playing', they didn't forget to sweep the snow. Since they are working hard, let them do what they want." Grandma Meigan Liuhua said kindly.

In fact, compared to Nero, who was a bit of a son, she admired Karin's quiet devotion, like a traditional Yamato Nadeshiko, more than anyone else. Of course, as a junior, she was different from the others and was very aware of what others thought of her, but maybe she was actually the most normal one among them?

After playing around for a while with the two of them in an unregulated fight, they started to shovel the snow seriously. Because it didn't snow for long, the work was completed in just a few minutes. After being urged by Grandma Liuhua to wash up, Pingxin took Nilu's hand and went into the bathroom.

Also coming in were Akane, who had just stuffed a specially made firecracker into a snowball and was exposed by Hiranobu, and was pinned to the snow and spanked, and Asuna, who had been playing around without knowing what was going on and ended up covered in snow. If they hadn't been outside, he would have definitely "punished" them as an extra round of morning exercise—

"Ping Xin, don't touch there~"

"I'm washing your hair, don't interrupt!"

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"Huh—I didn't expect this to be even more tiring than my morning workout." Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Ping Xin was drying his hair with a hair dryer. Running around outside in such a cold climate without properly drying your hair was a common occurrence, easily leading to a cold.

In order to prevent himself from being detached from the ordinary people in his mentality, Ping Xin is also thinking hard today.

"Ping Xin, come and have breakfast." Hua Lin, wearing a white apron, walked over from the other end of the corridor. In order to make it easier to cook, her hair was simply tied up, which made her look different from usual.

"Okay~~"

“!......?~”

Ping Xin must of course reward Hua Lin, the most obedient of the four, who prepared breakfast for everyone together with Grandma Liuhua. Is there a second option?

There are rewards and punishments, but this is one of the basic logics of how this world works.

After dozens of hits, the two finally separated. Although their lips were separated, the crystal clear water line was still connected, which reminded them of similar but different scenes. Maybe the difference between one mouth and another is not that big?

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"Speaking of which, you came here with the school, right? What are your plans for the rest of the trip?" Grandpa Meigan asked after the meal. Because he believed in not talking while eating or sleeping, he hadn't asked this question during breakfast.

"Well...I have to go now."

"!...Is that so——" Grandpa Meigan's expression did not change, he just continued to drink the coarse tea in his hand, but the aura around him was obviously lowered a bit.

"So you want to come with us? We're planning to go to Lake Toya over the next two days. It's a rare opportunity, how about you two also go and enjoy the hot springs?"

"This..." Grandpa Mei Gan hesitated.

"...I heard you can go fishing there?"

"Hmph...are you trying to provoke me, Asahigaoka Angler, boy?"

He took the bait so quickly!

And his mouth is still as hard as ever!

Chapter 73 Arrival at Lake Toya

Lake Toya (東爺湖/とうやこ, Touyako) is a freshwater lake in southwestern Hokkaido, located near Uchiura Bay. It's part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park and is also known as Caldera Lake. In fact, Lake Shikotsu, the other lake from which the park gets its name, is much closer. The reason for choosing Lake Toya over the more distant location is...

It's just Pingxin's personal interest!

After all, whoever has read that famous two-character manga and knows the origin of the wooden sword's name wouldn't want to see Lake Toya in person?!

Yes, you want to, I want to, and he wants to...

In addition to bringing Grandpa and Grandma Meigan on this trip, we also brought friends Ichijo Hotaru, Miyauchi Renka, Koshigaya Natsumi, Koshigaya Komari... and the almost forgotten brother Koshigaya Taku, who we met yesterday. It was really hard work.

For safety reasons, the "new" maid Omega, who had agreed to swap shifts with Delta for a while, failed to register and was confined to her home by Alpha. The person who came was Beta, who happened to be nearby and had not been seen for a while. As usual, she was dressed like a country girl.

But as we all know, in some works, the so-called country girls are...

Ahem, anyway, Beta, who usually roams around and is responsible for intelligence gathering and espionage work, has joined the team, bang bang ka bang~~~~!

Because it was Saturday and Sunday and with the guarantee from Grandpa Meigan (Grandma), who was quite famous in the village, the girls who had been tricked by the unscrupulous teacher into planting rice under the pretext of a spring outing could finally go on the autumn outing.

"Great! Long live Brother Pingxin!"

"It's so noisy, Xia Hai, we're in the car now, so please keep your voice down!"

Unlike her ever-busy and more boyish sister, Koshigaya Komari's dream is to become a mature woman. Even though her figure seems to have shattered that dream...but everyone should still have dreams, right?! So, even now, she's trying hard to appear calm.

Although she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night, as long as no one knows about it, it didn't happen!

Xiaoju, who wanted to take the opportunity to take a nap in the car, was woken up by her noisy sister, so of course she was in a bad mood. But this slightly angry look is very cute in the eyes of some people with special hobbies.

"Senior Komari..."

Looking at Koshigaya Komari who was trying hard to hold back her yawns and nodding from time to time, her saliva was about to flow out. That's right, the one who likes or even obsessed with Koshigaya Komari is not her brother Koshigaya Taku, the only male in the car, but this illegal queen, Hotaru Ichijo, who has reached a height of 11cm at the age of 164 and is in the fifth grade of elementary school, and has the plump figure that Koshigaya Komari dreams of!

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In this car, apart from Beta who was responsible for driving, there were two other people who did not speak. One was Taku Koshigaya who had no voice actor (crossed out)... and remained silent throughout the whole process. The other was the genius elementary school student Renka Miyauchi who was observing the scenery the whole time and trying to look out the window.

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Lake Toya is the third largest pot-shaped lake in eastern Japan and the northernmost unfrozen lake. Its name, meaning "mountain lake" in the language of the indigenous Ainu people, was formed approximately a century ago by several volcanic eruptions. Located in an area of ​​frequent volcanic activity, the lake remains frozen even in winter.

Surrounded by lush green mountains and dotted with hot springs, the lake ripples with clear water year-round, making it a haven for relaxation and wellness, earning the nickname "The Pearl of Hokkaido." Beyond the lake itself, there are four islands within it, and the lakeside hot springs make it one of Hokkaido's most famous tourist destinations and one of its three most famous scenic spots.

After switching from the car to the plane that Hirako hates the most, it didn't take long for us to arrive at our destination today, Toyako Yusen Town, located in Abuta Town, Abuta County, Hokkaido. As the name suggests, it is of course the location of the hot spring town around Lake Toya.

"Wow! It's so big!"

"It's completely different from the village..."

Natsumi Koshigaya looked around, and so did her sister Koshigaya Komari.

"You two, stop looking around. We have to get to the hotel we booked before we can start playing. Besides, getting lost outside is very troublesome and dangerous, so you must stay close to the main group and don't get separated, okay?" Ping Xin shouted to the people behind him.

"Good~"

Well, the responses were both neat and tidy, just like those of elementary school students, and it was completely unclear whether anyone understood the response or not.