The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

Although it's an effective method, it turns out that Ping Xin is a malicious teacher.

"City dwellers have their own abilities, and rural dwellers their own, but their potential and their future shouldn't be confined to a single place. A king has his or her own talents, a chef has his or her own talents, and everyone has their own value.

If you want to go to Tokyo, go to Tokyo. If you want to stay in Asahigaoka, stay here. If you truly love your hometown, don't expect the rich to bring prosperity to others. Instead of hoping for the kindness of strangers, build your hometown bit by bit with your own hands.

But for now, just be a carefree kid. Don't think about growing up quickly because childhood is also an important part of life, but I can promise you -

Your future will be determined by you!"

Heishin touched Miyauchi Renka's head for the last time and said—

"To cheer you up, let's go have a barbecue together tonight!"

"Hmm...ah! Barbecue, are we going to eat in the nearby city?"

"You seem to perk up when I talk about food. Are you looking forward to it so much? Unfortunately, we still have to queue up for open-air barbecue in the village, also known as BBQ. I'll go out and buy some ingredients later. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"BBQ... Is it the kind that foreigners often eat on TV?! What should I do? I don't have a beautiful evening dress--"

Ping Xin smiled and patted her head. "The ones wearing evening gowns are for the party, and we don't have to worry about that if we're having a barbecue at home. So, can I ask you to tell the others? After all, I just arrived here and I don't know where they live yet."

"give it to me!"

Miyauchi Renka raised her right hand in a salute, and Hirayuko returned the salute gracefully before riding off on her bicycle.

Miyauchi Renka stared at Hiranobu's retreating figure for a long, long time, even longer than she had watched the ant. Even after she could no longer see him, she kept watching. It was only after a long while that she remembered the "important mission" Hiranobu had entrusted to her, and hurriedly ran towards the Koshigaya residence.

Just like that, the little hero embarked on a journey carrying her holy sword...

Chapter 6000 Let’s have barbecue tonight! ()

While Miyauchi Renka hurriedly embarked on her journey, Hirayuko was riding his bicycle freely on the road. In this deserted countryside, he could unleash all his strength to pursue the limit of speed.

Then I broke down the bike halfway because I was riding too fast.

"..."

At this moment, Ping Xin was staring at his broken bicycle in a trance. How could he possibly repair it in this desolate wilderness with no village or shop nearby? Then he casually tossed it aside and called his shadow maid Delta, who had taken a short vacation, to come and help him.

No matter what, running along a cement road where cars can reach over 90km/h is too exaggerated. Although it is not impossible, if it is filmed, it may become a new ghost animal material or even an urban legend.

Don't do that kind of thing, at least...at least wait until he puts on the clown mask!

"Delta, save me!" Pingxin then shared his current location.

The loyal maid who was enjoying the beautician's service suddenly stood up, pulled out a few 10,000 yen bills, and ran out. For some reason, the masseuse who picked up these new banknotes from the bed always felt something was wrong.

About half an hour later, your maid, Delta, arrived just in time and saw Pingxin playing with a bird under a roadside tree. Most people in this situation might consider letting Pingxin feel the danger, but Delta didn't. After all, what bad intentions could a good dog have?

After using the cold response on their scumbag master, the two drove back to Tomakomai City to purchase food and some other things. By the time he returned to Asahigaoka Village after lunch, it was around 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

"I'm back--"

"...Excuse me, I'm sorry for interrupting you."

Pingxin and Delta pushed the door open and walked in. In this rural area where the people were simple and honest and there were no unruly people, people usually left their doors unlocked.

"Welcome back...Ah, who is this?"

When the two passed by the living room, Grandma Liuhua greeted them, then looked at Delta with a bit of surprise. She hadn't had time to change into a maid outfit because of the incident, and her smile gradually froze.

After all, even she felt that men would prefer older ones. Moreover, although the surname of the Meigan family looked a bit feminine, there were real men in every generation. I don’t know what kind of wife Long Wo found to give birth to such a child.

Thinking of her child who had passed away so young, a faint sadness welled up in Migan Rumi's heart. Although Pingxin and Nilu both claimed that they were "accidentally" pulled here on the picnic, and Nilu still called them "Grandma Rumi" and "Grandpa" as if she had no idea who they were, the reality of this world would not change.

*The door plate with the surname written on it has been removed. See the front for details.

He bought so much food that he filled Meigan's large double-door refrigerator to keep it fresh until the evening. He even used the same baskets he normally uses for ice cream to place it in the river to naturally refrigerate it. If there's one thing the countryside has that's more convenient than the city, it's probably this "natural refrigerator."

Because of Delta's arrival, Ping Xin, who was originally going to be the chef, was about to step down. After all, with a professional here, what room was there for him to show his talents? So, Grandma Liuhua kicked him out of the Meigan family's kitchen and left him to sit in the living room with the idle Meigan grandfather and grandson, drinking barley tea and eating rice crackers while complaining about the boring shows on TV.

After watching boring comedy shows for a long time, Ping Xin was disgusted by the "bullying" pranks on Dongguo programs.

In Eastern countries, voice actors hold a very low social status, with ordinary actors and singers only slightly above them. Unlike in some other countries, they are not considered truly remarkable figures. Surprisingly, comedians hold a higher social status, and sumo wrestlers, a status foreigners find incomprehensible, are even more godlike.

Ping Xin switched to a scene where he was playing a prank on a swimsuited beauty, then exclaimed, "Shameless!" Grandpa Megan decided to watch carefully with him and study it carefully. After all, only by understanding your opponent can you better defeat it. Megan Nilu, sleeping on Ping Xin's lap, frowned slightly in her sleep. She turned her head back and nudged Ping Xin to indicate that he was being too noisy.

Ping Xin, with the "kitten" crawling on his legs, didn't feel like moving at all, because Nile's warm breath from her deep sleep was torturing his "cat teaser" again and again. If he woke her up here, he would be ruined.

That's right, just use the ripples to get by! (Smart General)

He used the ripple breathing technique to manipulate his body's physiological reactions. After hours of constant pressure on the gun, constantly on the verge of collapse, Ping Xin unexpectedly grasped the "Abyss of Emptiness." Now, he can achieve a kind of absolute calm "God's perspective" by instructing his brain to control various physiological reactions throughout the body, including hormone secretions.

*Sex is...

Although it sounds very powerful, Ping Xin feels speechless when he thinks about the reason for its appearance and the effect similar to "Sage Mode". He always feels that no matter what is in his hands, the style will be wrong.

While stroking Meganilu's head and smoothing her fur, Pingxin, seeing Meganilu's grandfather's surprised look, changed the program, and the old and the child happily watched the cartoon on Tokyo TV together. No matter wind or rain, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes or tsunamis, only it stood firm and unmoved.

After a classic cartoon ended, it was time for commercials. The two people awake in the living room had nothing to do.

"...What on earth happened to that kid Long that you could hide it from me like this?" After taking a sip of tea, Grandpa Mei Gan suddenly attacked.

"Haa~...Then how did you know that? Logically speaking, a grandpa who is basically just a mascot in the village shouldn't be able to know information about Tokyo." Pingxin yawned, and said after using his palm and ripples to block Nel's perception of the outside world.

"Don't play dumb with me... Although Long Wo always acts impulsively and has a stubborn temper, he would never let his daughter show that kind of expression—

I asked Xiao Nilu about her family before. Although she didn't say anything, her expression was enough... Even if Longwo was as useless as me—no... maybe he was better than me. No matter what he became after going to Tokyo, I only know that a man from the Meigan family would never let his family show such sad expressions!

Grandpa Meigan drank the barley tea in his cup in one gulp, just like someone who was relying on alcohol to numb himself. The men of the Meigan family always hide a gentle and delicate heart under their rough and impatient appearance. From this point of view, Meigan Nilu is really pure [Meigan]

As the countdown to the commercial ended, the cartoon began playing again on the TV in the living room. However, the two men did not fire "verbal bullets" at the sound of the sound like in a cowboy duel in the West, but instead stared at each other.

People always say that "eyes are the windows to the soul". Communication between men can not only rely on words and fists. Sometimes a look is enough to say everything, even the cruel truth they don't want to say.

"...I see—no wonder that kid let you come back without even preparing a 'challenge'. He was once influenced by classic chivalrous films and even clamored to go to a dojo to learn kendo and become a great hero...but did he do it?"

"I don't know—because I've never met him... But at least in the eyes of Mei Gan and her daughter, he was a good husband and a good father. In the eyes of the people in the rural mutual aid group who went to the big city together, he was also a trustworthy big brother. To this day, some people still remember everything he did."

"Is that so... That's enough. As expected of my son—"

Grandpa Mei Gan raised his head high, just like when putting eye drops in, so as to minimize the flow of liquid from the eyes.

"Should I move his grave (ashes) here..."

"Forget it... After all, that kid... has always liked to go against me since he was a kid. I'm afraid he'll have a fight with me even in his dreams one day. Besides... going to Tokyo and becoming a hero is that kid's dream. Since he has no regrets, let him stay in that dream place. This is also... his wish——"

So that’s how it is, have they “reconciled”?

People always say that time can take away all emotions, and the passage of time can wash away all love, hate, and vengeance, leaving only the vague shadows of the parties involved and the indistinguishable phantoms of the past. However, there are always some things that no matter how long ago or how vague they are, they can never be forgotten.

"...When are you leaving? It's probably not far off."

"...Let's do it early tomorrow morning. I'm not used to the tearful scene of parting... After all, parting with tears is not as good as reuniting with smiles. Even if you have to cry, at least save it for the next time we meet, right?" Ping Xin looked down at the Meganilu on his legs.

He has never been one to cry easily, but he is even worse at dealing with other people crying. Some sorrows cannot be soothed by the comfort of others, and can only be overcome through one's own efforts.

"...By the way, what do you think of Nero?"

"Hmph—what else can I say? Of course she's my precious granddaughter. I'm the one asking this question. What do you think of Nel? Don't tell me that an ordinary classmate or friend would make you spend so much time taking her out to play!"

Ah, this time I shot myself in the foot——

Ping Xin originally wanted to trick him into telling a story, but he ended up getting himself into trouble. What should he do now... Nilu, who was lying on his legs, was secretly pushing hard against his abdomen in the blind spot under the table. If he let her fall asleep here, she would definitely be angry later, right?

After weighing the pros and cons, Heishin gave up thinking and decided to tell the truth. At this moment, he wanted to have a love system like those common in Tokyo reincarnation novels. If he could know the feelings between each other, perhaps he would not be so entangled. But this is also part of life...

"I don't know... Although I've thought about this question many times, in the end I can only say I don't know."

"Hmm↘↗? You mean you're just playing around and didn't think too much about it?"

"No, what I mean is... after all, I've never been in a relationship, either in the 'past' or the 'present'. I still don't understand what love is. Just learning how to love my family has taken all my effort..."

"..."

"To be honest, I do have a crush on someone right now, but I'm not sure whether the emotion surging in my heart is simply a 'lust at first sight' of a person's appearance, a possessive desire for shiny and beautiful things like the Western dragon, the sense of security that comes from having someone by my side, or simply 'liking someone for the sake of liking them'.

I often can't even distinguish between superiors and subordinates, friendships, and family, let alone love, which I have never experienced before? Sometimes I even doubt whether there is love in my heart. Is what I think of as love just a "habit" developed through learning? I——"

"Okay, stop nagging! Shout out like a man, what do you think of her? Don't think about those complicated questions that I don't understand at all. Just follow your heart and your feelings!" Grandpa Mei Gan asked loudly after turning around with his eyes still slightly red.

Ping Xin was silent for only a moment, but it lasted so long that Meganelle's heart began to race. She hadn't expected Ping Xin, who was usually so reliable and always comforting others, to have doubts in his heart, which made her examine her own feelings.

She probably just thought it was funny at first... After being defeated by her, a grown man didn't feel awe and keep his distance like the "passerby fan" whose name she didn't even know before, or became angry and caused trouble like those narrow-minded guys and then got beaten up by the short girl who looked down on her.

At first, Ping Xin played with her like a follower, but no matter what dazzling combos Meganelu, known as the "Red Tyrant" in the game center, used, he could learn and put them into use immediately. Only then did she begin to take this unassuming "vagrant" seriously.

*I don't go to school and play games every day. I dress and talk in a mature way, so I'm treated like an adult.

The battle between the two people gradually changed from a simple competition of technology and reflexes to a "scheming" in which the victory or defeat depends entirely on the brain. Only then did Meganelle truly regard this gifted man as an existence on the same level as her, or even higher and stronger, which made her want to "become stronger" after a long time.

At this moment, she remembered a strange thing that Ping Xin once said: Fighting is like falling in love.

The desire to fight, the desire to understand him better, the desire to touch him more deeply, the desire to touch him more intensely, this burning feeling could perhaps only be explained by [love]—

During that time, whether eating, going to the bathroom, or sleeping, Nilu was always thinking about how to defeat Ping Xin. She imagined what he would do, how often and in what order his fingers would rub the buttons, and Ping Xin did the same.

At that moment, the two seemed to be in love with each other.

Unconsciously, the two began to infer each other's personalities and habits through their actions, even going so far as to interpret each other's thoughts and speculate on their personalities. Their ways of thinking kept overlapping and gradually blended together. Eventually, with very little communication between them, they became the "most familiar" strangers, strangers who could "guess" each other's thoughts based on their eyes and small movements.

If this kind of feeling can be called love, then they have been in love with each other since then.

But if we were to ask when their relationship truly began to change, it would probably be that day in the alley. Meganelle, who arrived a step late, saw the corpses of the thugs lying on the ground and Ping Xin standing at the center of the world. It was then that she suddenly remembered that she and him were just "playing games together" -

In order not to bring more trouble to her friends, Meganelle disappeared again, escaped, and returned to the empty house. She couldn't do anything, whether it was defeating so many thugs by herself to protect her friends from their hands or anything else, until he appeared...

He didn't fear or hate his friend, the threat she posed. He simply extended his hand to her and asked if she wanted "revenge." Nilu nodded, initially believing she'd made a deal with the "devil" to gain power (pistols), but in the end, the two of them only managed to cause a scene before notifying the East Country police to clean up the mess and being chased through the streets.

Ping Xin is a person who often makes mistakes in small things, but it is also possible that he is just enjoying the "excitement" brought by relaxation. In short, because of his frequent "weird words" and various extraordinary actions, he often looks like a funny weirdo in the eyes of outsiders.

But in the eyes of his family and friends, there is no one more reliable than him, even Nilu thinks so. But which side does she stand on to Pingxin?

Family? Friends? Partners? Classmates?

Or is it a more complicated relationship?

Meganelle wanted to know—

Even though she had secretly sparred with Ping Xin every day to learn his techniques and ponder his way of thinking, she even knew Ping Xin's height, weight, leg and arm length through physical contact, and even the shape, hardness and heat of "that thing" that was awakened on his face by her collision.

Meganelle was even able to use the "skill" of splitting her mind like the [Hell War God] in the early stages, allowing a false Ping Xin to advise her in her mind, but that was only Ping Xin during battle.

Meganelle could deduce whether Ping Xin would punch, kick, or bite in that situation, whether he would use tricks or just show off his power. She could give answers one by one. But she couldn't see through Ping Xin's true heart, as if he had never truly opened his heart to them.

But so what? What did it mean if Ping Xin had a secret that he didn't tell them? Even Nilu herself had secretly expressed her unwillingness to let Ping Xin investigate or interfere in her family affairs. Although she had let him "trick" her out here, but... Meigan Nilu had willingly been deceived.

"If I were to say whether I like her or not... then I definitely like her. I really like [Meganelle]—"

I like her smile, I like her anger, I like her smug and handsome expression after winning, and I like the way she shouts "one more round" without getting discouraged after being defeated. I like the fire burning in her eyes when she is studying hard or learning to fight, I like all of it.

Simply put, I really like the existence of Meganelle, the kind of person we could be together for the rest of our lives without any problems."

This...this is a complete confession, right?!

Nilu felt like her heart was about to escape from her chest, and she wanted to escape to that man to express her feelings——

"So I still can't tell... I really can't tell... Because we're so close and our relationship is so close, I can't tell whether it's family, friendship, or love, whether it's dependence, companionship, or genuine... love—"

"...I see. This is the trouble with those involved."

"The more you care about someone, the less likely you are to take action, for fear of hurting each other. So please give me some more time, at least let me try to change, try to understand what true love is... To be honest, there are many people I like and each one is very important and irreplaceable to me... I am now very glad that my previous two [confessions] failed. Perhaps this is also a kind of [luck]...hiss——!" The beautiful girl under the table suddenly exerted force, and Ping Xin took a breath of cold air.

I've actually confessed my feelings... to someone other than me...

"So what about time? You don't want to keep hanging around girls like a scumbag who doesn't take the initiative, never refuses, and doesn't take responsibility, do you? So who is that tall, beautiful woman who drove you here today? What does she have to do with you?!"

"Haha—it's just a simple employment relationship... Or maybe you could say she's my sister, my family. This winter... I'll bring you the answer when I come here next time."

"I understand. I'll wait for you then." Grandpa Mei Gan crossed his arms and nodded in approval.

Right here, the sound of a group of people entering the entrance could be heard, and one of them came running towards this side with a "dong dong dong" sound.

"Brother Pingxin, is it true that we're going to have barbecue tonight?!" Natsumi Koshitani took the lead.

"Xia Hai, you are so rude! Nilu-senpai seemed to be sleeping. Did you wake her up?"

At this time, Nilu finally rubbed her eyes and sat up from Pingxin's legs. No wonder people always say that women are born drama queens. It is very obvious when compared with the men of the Meigan family.

"Nothing, I just almost fell asleep--"

"Really... Then let's get ready together and have a barbecue tonight!"

"Oh~!"

Is this too close? Should I try to change that, too? Maybe... maybe even if I don't have the physical advantage, there are still people who like me, right? But at least I have to change the impression from "brother" to "opposite sex," Meganelle thought.