The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

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After the disappearance of his only true friend, Xian Juan's heart changed and began to become a little strange, even weird.

The greater the position a person holds in her heart, the bigger the void left behind once that person leaves. The hurt people are often severely stimulated and even experience a drastic change in their personality. This is nothing strange in itself.

For example, a man who is broken up with by a woman because he is poor may become taciturn or hate women, but he will most likely pursue money afterwards. Perhaps when he is leaning on a Mercedes-Benz and smoking, he himself does not know why he is obsessed with this type of car.

But what about the string core?

Why did she become so "special"?

Out of apology, Xianjuan Shou canceled most of Xin's classes so that she could have a relatively happy childhood.

It is also possible that even he, the grandfather, does not know why Xin suddenly becomes lively and cheerful as a different person after she fell asleep from crying herself tired. She is no longer as well-behaved and even a little afraid of him as before.

Honestly, it was a bit scary when she suddenly asked for the scissors, but seeing her messy, dog-gnawed bangs now only made me feel a subtle worry. Now, she spends almost every day exploring the garden, jumping around, even running and singing, as if she has endless energy.

Honestly, if it weren't for the presence of the household god, Xianjuan Shou would have really suspected there was something dirty, but no matter what means he used to detect it, there was nothing -

"The dark (little devil) traits that develop from a suppressed personality are not cute at all. Honestly, such young lady characters are too common in urban romance novels..."

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Xianjuanxin couldn't understand what Pingxin was saying, but she could feel the hands caressing her.

"It's so neat... Let me make it messy!"

Chapter 86 Never More

The older brother I knew suddenly went crazy for some reason. His hands were twitching and he was scratching around randomly. Soon, Xian Juanxin's neatly arranged doll head was messed up, as messy as a chicken coop.

"I'll be scolded by my father and grandfather if I go back like this!"

Protecting his little head, he immediately distanced himself from her. This speed even surprised Ping Xin. His amazing physical fitness was already evident at this age.

"You are the only daughter of the Xianjuan family and the future head of a super consortium. You should be a self-centered person. Even if you take a step back, you are still a child. What's wrong with children being willful? What's wrong with being free and innocent?"

"T-T-T-Is this the reason why you suddenly messed up my hair?"

Xian Juanxin was frightened by Ping Xin's aura, but she was not stupid. Although her tone was a little weak, she still asked the point.

"...So-called precociousness and understanding are mostly based on erasing a child's nature. If I have a child in the future, I will definitely give him/her the space to grow freely, just like my parents did!"

Ping Xin refused to answer and threw out a series of specious reasons. In fact, he just wanted to do this, but what he said was also his true words, it just happened to mislead others!

Although Pingxin's words were extremely convoluted and baffling, the moment he approached, Xianjuanxin froze in place, unable to understand why, and could only let him do what he wanted. The only sound in the world was her increasingly loud heartbeat and the approaching face.

Although she was a little dissatisfied with the fact that her hair was (only) messed up in the end, having such a "hairstyle" gave her an unprecedented sense of comfort. Why was that?

It was a pity that before she could figure out this problem, the boy who gave her a special feeling left——

"Anything that will hurt you is unnecessary...so forget about me too."

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"Big brother, come and play——!"

Under the sunlight, her golden hair still shines so brightly, as if she is the real sun, bringing infinite joy and courage to others...

Oh, isn't that an auditory hallucination?

Ping Xin believes that the so-called "parting" is a time for people to reminisce before they meet again, a time for them to prepare topics for the next meeting, and a time for them to look forward to tomorrow.

But if we meet again on a street corner one day, what expression should I make?

Ping Xin looked at the girl standing opposite him. At this moment, the other party was looking at him curiously, as if they were meeting for the first time.

Some people choose to bury the past in darkness, never to mention it again, like their own gravekeepers. But others choose to forget the sadness and pain, and move on with a smile. Perhaps the girl in front of me is one of them?

Ping Xin didn’t know, because he just didn’t know.

Even without using his special abilities, there are only a very few people that Ping Xin cannot see through, and Xian Juanxin happens to be one of those two, and perhaps the one he least wants to meet.

But he should be able to protect himself at this moment, so he can't be seen by anyone. So how did Xian Juanxin find him? Is it... that I really want her to see me? Or is it that I instinctively don't want to pretend in front of her?

Pingxin was confused.

As long as everything went according to his plan and expectations, he wouldn't be afraid of anything, even volcanic eruptions, sudden earthquakes, biblical floods, and tsunamis; he would handle them with ease. However, it was the unexpected, the variables and accidents beyond his plans that made him feel at a loss.

It's like even someone as strong as Hirayuma didn't know that Genjumaki Shin was just curious and wandered around the school, where he ran into her. In fact, according to Genjumaki Shou's plan, the two of them should have had their first contact after school started.

So this moment is just like that moment, just as every time they met was an unexpected encounter.

"Big brother, come and play!"

Xian Juanxin invited him again.

"I should have told you before not to talk like that... Never mind, just consider it your punishment, Miss Natural Black."

Ping Xin spread his hands. Although he had no evidence, he subconsciously believed that the heart should be dark. This might be due to some kind of "self-cognition".

"Actually, I have something else to do, so I might be gone for a while. So remember to take care of yourself. If you have any problems, you and Xiaoshi and the others can look after each other..."

"I see!"

After hearing the energetic answer, Ping Xin turned around and prepared to leave. He didn't say that this might be a permanent separation. Everything was just like it was back then -

"...It wasn't just me. Even my parents were worried that I'd be alone for the rest of my life after leaving my few friends (Toru, Enka, and Koito). So, they arranged for you and I to go to the same elementary school and become friends. If our relationship had always been good, we might have gotten engaged... But unfortunately, there are no ifs. I thought everything through before I ran away.

I can't stand being stepped on by others! If it's something invisible or intangible, that's fine, but if someone provokes me in person, I will definitely find a way to slap them in the face and retaliate harshly. If someone plots against me, I will make sure they lose everything and even owe me something!

So... although I'm happy to be a gigolo, I won't accept marrying into the family. Honestly, dignity is worthless to me. I just hate it when people step on my head and point fingers at me.

Is Pingxin an explanation? Is he an apology?

No, even he himself didn't know why he said it or why he said it. It was as if a crack appeared in the dam, and then all the words he wanted to say and things he had thought about came out all at once, regardless of whether he minded or not.

"...The scumbag brother speaks so strangely, I can't understand him at all~"

"That's right... Actually, I personally prefer to call it taking in poor homeless girls and helping them have a happy life."

Pingxin tried to argue, but it was obviously futile.

Perhaps this is the price of having a halo. Asuna and Rin each have their own misfortunes, and it is Hiranobu's responsibility to make them happy. Perhaps this is also the reason why he has not been too proactive towards Yuuka so far. After all, she is now living a happy life.

"Anyway... forget it, just forget about me. Just think of it as a chance God has given us to get to know each other again. Let's stop here for today. If I can come back, we can have a good chat next time--"

Ping Xin turned and left without saying another word, without stopping for a moment. Everything was just as it was before.

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The blonde girl watched her older brother leave until he completely disappeared from her sight, as if nothing had changed.

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"You finally decided to come out, White Snake D4C form... Forget it, lead the way——"

During Ping Xin's career, a long train woke up from the void and took him to his destined place.

Sorry, everyone, this is really the last time...

The train was running between the cracks of time and space, and Ping Xin was sitting in the co-pilot seat in the front of the train with his eyes closed. Suddenly, as if he sensed something, he opened his eyes and looked out the window.

Is that passerby outside the car Enka and Toru?

...It’s okay that you’re the last ones I see.

"This time, let's really put an end to all the causes and consequences..."

Accompanied by sighs and wishes, the train sailed away into the distance.

*This is best eaten with my favorite song "Never More" from P4. The lyrics reflect my heart.

Chapter 87: Destined Death

Perhaps many people have had such a fantasy -

If I had the ability to predict the future, I would...

While everyone's abilities are unique, the reasons for exercising them generally remain the same. Money: buying lottery tickets, stocks, and futures; power: seeing the outcome of an event and choosing to step forward or play it safe, rising through the ranks as a wise man; and beauty: wouldn't someone with precognitive abilities still be considered a leading man? So, using these abilities to show off and build a harem seems perfectly reasonable, right?

Most people act out of desire, while a small number of people also hope to use this ability to conduct scientific research, save others, draw cards... In short, it is to satisfy their own diverse ideas. Pingxin often does similar things when testing his abilities.

Even if it is Hirayukobu, his luck would not be much better than others if he does not use his abilities. After all, he is just a person favored by the goddess of fate, not Asuna Ichinose who has such good luck that it is as if the goddess herself has come.

Hirashin's ability to predict the future comes from the psychic battle manga created by Hirohiko Araki, the final boss Diablo in the 5th part of the JOJO series, but it is different from his ability [Epitaph].

Epitaph was originally a derivative ability of King Crimson. It manifested on the subject's forehead and turned the subject's hair into a display screen that projected the future, allowing the subject to peek into a part of the future a few seconds later, and this future would definitely come true.

However, it should be noted that the picture is uncertain - in simple terms, although the predicted future will definitely happen, because the future itself only has a picture but not the process, the actual future may be different from what the person with the ability imagines.

Ping Xin's ability to predict the future, like his other stand abilities, is similar to the original epitaph, but it's not. Ping Xin named it [Foresight Inscription] -

Epitaph is activated automatically by the holder's will, allowing them to see a fragment of the future several seconds in the future. However, Hiraishin's Premonition cannot be activated at will, but rather is more like a special feeling.

The epitaph was unlucky so it was changed to [Inscription of Foresight], and Inscription of Foresight has two different ways of activation.

One is that you can see it as long as you have a strong desire + concentrate, but the price is that this thing is destined to happen (the observed future will be fixed). Although you can see very far and in detail, the more you know, the more certain the future will be.

Passive triggers reveal a future that can be changed. Clip triggers basically rely on faces, and except for the most crucial parts, everything else is blurry (for example, Goto Ichiri can meet someone in the park who invites her to join the band, but the park doesn't know because it's a standard mass production, and the face can't be seen clearly because the future is resisting his observation).

So when Ping Xin thinks about something strongly, pictures related to it will appear uncontrollably in his mind. The picture he sees at this time is the result of the current trajectory of fate, one of countless possibilities, and this result will change according to Ping Xin's actions.

The Crimson King changes his fate by relying on his ability to delete unfavorable time, while Ping Xin changes his fate by relying on his own efforts, or perhaps this also reflects the difference between them to some extent.

Just like many people would try to do, Ping Xin once curiously predicted his own death, and then saw an extremely strange scene -

He was in total darkness, unable to distinguish up from down, left from right, front from back. The only things he could see were tiny flashes of light in the distance, and he himself was constantly moving away from them, flying into the endless darkness...

Ping Xin certainly tried to change. The days when he was under the pressure of death were also the time when Ping Xin's strength increased the fastest. The power of magnetic field rotation and the power of another spiritual development continued to grow stronger, but what was the result?

The result was that nothing had changed. The dark future and premonition of death still followed him like a shadow, and even became clearer as time passed and his strength increased, but he still could not find that result.

As time passed, Ping Xin gradually forgot about this matter.

Since he was going to die, then so be it. He hadn't planned on immortality anyway. But then he traveled through time, met and parted with the students with halos, and then saw the bleak scene after traveling through time again (time travel).

Whether he liked it or not, these things were like sharp thorns that pierced his heart, causing him to feel immense pain whenever he thought about them. Among the relics he retrieved after traveling through time again were notes from his past life, a tattered card, and...

A disk taken out by the White Snake himself, which contains the memories of "him" and his students.

Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps it was out of guilt, but one day Ping Xin found the notebook and the cards and CDs inside.

The moment his fingers touched the disk, Ping Xin felt a stronger premonition of death than ever before, but it was too late. Everything...

Just like when he chose to leave, when he chose to leave his students, it was already too late—

Ping Xin believed that he would die in the Halo world not only because of the vague future he had seen, but also because of a feeling.

He had been confused before, because according to reason, when a person with a strong magnetic field exceeds 25w, he will break his original destiny trajectory, rely on the mysterious connection to detonate his own life star, and get rid of the fixed destiny trajectory.

But… Ping Xin had never felt his destiny star, not even after reaching 99 HP. Assuming his destiny star truly existed, there was only one reason for this: he had never escaped his fate.

In the JOJO world, everyone is a prisoner of fate. Perhaps he, who has awakened his stand ability, also bears such a fate - although he doesn't want to admit it, this is what Ping Xin thinks in his heart.

So since he was going to die anyway, Ping Xin hoped that he could at least freely choose how and when to die, not wait for fate to control him towards the future, but that he could actively embrace death.

"So here I am... Sorry, everyone, has the wait been long?"

Unlike the previous times when he needed multiple springboards to search and approach bit by bit, this time Ping Xin quickly arrived at the Halo World, floating in the pitch-black universe. The only living thing within his sight was his stand, the White Snake, standing silently behind him.

Looking at the planet below, which had turned into a dead gray due to the rampant coloration, Ping Xin suddenly smiled with relief.

Isn’t it also a kind of destiny to work hard to fulfill the promises made in the previous life in this life?

only......

"I'm sorry, Toru, and everyone else. I'm really not sure this time, but I sincerely hope that my promise won't turn into a lie."

besides...

"I am coming."

And the death that is destined for me, when will you take away everything from me?