I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

"He's here, bell."

At this point, Sakura became somewhat timid again, her movements becoming more flustered and hesitant, a stark contrast to her gentle and generous older sister demeanor just moments before.

"Sister...you're so lame."

Looking at her older sister's silly, girlish antics, Rin was speechless... Could it be that she and Nozomi would really have to take care of her sister in the end? No way...

"I...I was just a little worried..."

A slight blush crossed Sakura's face. She quickly applied the new lipstick she had received, tidied her and Rin's clothes a little, and then put on her shoulder bag and sun hat before heading outside—Xi Wang's car was already outside.

Good morning, Brother Wang~

"Although it's already morning to be precise, good morning anyway, Ring."

Xi Wang looked at Ling sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror, responded softly to her lively voice, and then turned her head to Ying sitting in the passenger seat.

Good morning, Sakura.

Good morning, Wang.

Sakura nodded, seemingly responding normally.

"Oh, right, this... is for you."

Before driving, Xiwang took out a wrapped gift containing two cherry blossom-shaped pendants. They seemed to be ordinary jewelry, but upon closer inspection, they appeared to be more exquisite than similar jewelry she usually saw.

"I thought this would suit you very well, so I'm giving it to you..."

Xi Wang explained.

"It also has some extra little features, you can try them out when you get back... Oh right, and this is for Rin."

As if she had thought of something, Xi Wang carefully took out a small bag of candy and placed it in Ling's hand.

"Um... thank you, Brother Wang!"

Ling was taken aback. Although she felt that the bag of candy in her hand was a kind of "free gift", Ling still responded happily.

"Thank you."

Sakura thanked Xi Wang and accepted the gifts he brought them. She then took out a candy box filled with light pink cherry blossom candy from her shoulder bag and handed it to Xi Wang.

"This is a return gift."

Sakura said this.

"........."

So, sister, this is a gift you prepared?

Ling looked at her older sister in shock from the back seat.

"Thank you, I like it very much."

What surprised Ling even more was that Xiwang accepted the gift with great joy, seemingly very fond of it.

"........."

Ling looked at the bag of candy in her hand, then at the box of candy in Xi Wang's hand, somewhat confused.

In the end, she could only regard it as a unique kind of fun between her older sister and her brother Wang.

Next up is the most important activity of the day – going to the amusement park.

Well... the process was naturally smooth and enjoyable. Apart from a few rides that Rin couldn't play because of her age, they explored almost the entire amusement park.

Of course, there were some minor incidents along the way... Rin ran into her classmates who were traveling with their families, just as they were about to ride the last attraction, the Ferris wheel.

It's just too much of a coincidence! (reading aloud)

Then Ling happily went to play with her classmates, even slipping out of the group and running to chat with a classmate who was resting at the rest stop. She couldn't be called back, leaving Sakura and Xiwang standing awkwardly in the middle of the group.

Although all of this felt strangely coincidental, although Rin seemed deaf at this moment, although Rin's classmates seemed confused and bewildered, although Rin's parents could have dissuaded them, and although they could have turned back at this point—even if they were next, leaving with Rin to wait for the next wave wouldn't have been a bad idea.

But... none of these things came to pass.

Ling pretended not to hear. She already knew that her classmate would be coming to play with her family today, so she asked her sister to book tickets for today. The coincidence of meeting her classmate was also because she had asked her classmate's location in advance using her terminal.

The classmate's parents obviously noticed something amiss, so they let Ling chat with their daughter and even thoughtfully bought her a drink.

My dear sister, I've gone to so much for you, please don't let me down again...

While keeping an eye on Sakura and Xiwang out of the corner of her eye, Ling thought to herself.

Perhaps hearing her younger sister's thoughts, Sakura, who was still hesitating, gritted her teeth, grabbed Xi Wang who wanted to turn back, and said those words.

"It's fine if it's just the two of us. We've already lined up this far, why don't we sit down?"

"That bell..."

"Ling wants to chat with her classmates, so we can just take her for another ride after we get off the train."

Sakura said this.

"........."

Xi Wang glanced at the sign next to her that read "[30 minutes per round]", then looked at the long queue behind her, and really wanted her to reconsider.

But in the end, it was Sakura who forcefully dragged him into the cockpit, seemingly not intending to give Xiwang any time to back out... nor did she intend to leave any time for herself.

And so the two were "forced" to share a room.

But after that, a new problem arose... how to bring it up?

Sitting upright on one side of the cabin, Sakura lowered her head, fiddling with the handle of her shoulder bag, her eyes darting around like mosquito coils.

We've shared a room before during missions, even in more cramped spaces, and been in close proximity before, so why am I so nervous today...?

Moreover, initiating conversations was never her strong suit. Although she had seemingly managed to pull Xi Wang into the conversation quite skillfully, she had no way out of her predicament.

It's not that doing nothing is impossible, but we've come to this point, and it would be a bit unreasonable to take no action at all.

Ah... my lovely little sister... as expected, your older sister isn't just an idiot, she's a complete failure...

"If you're feeling nervous, you can listen to some music."

A calm voice came from the seat opposite. Xi Wang was sitting on the side, propping her face up with her hand, leaning against the railing, and admiring the scenery outside through the cabin window.

"You're wearing them, right? Headphones. If you're nervous, listen to some music. I remember you have that habit."

He glanced at Sakura sitting opposite him, then shifted his gaze to the scenery outside. His eyes occasionally lingered on the gradually darkening sunset, and sometimes swept over the roller coaster rides located at the edge of the park, but his gaze lingered more on the rest area below.

"If you're worried about Rin, you can see them here too."

Sakura turned her head and looked down, and sure enough, she saw Rin chatting happily with her classmate's parents. Occasionally, she would look up, seemingly searching for their cockpit.

"Feel sorry……"

"It's ok."

Sakura took out her earphones from her bag with a slightly apologetic expression. After all, wearing earphones to listen to music in this situation was, frankly, a bit impolite and implied that she didn't value the other person.

When she took out her headphones, her bag visibly deflated, as if it contained only that one item.

She took out her device, connected it to her headphones, and played her favorite music. Gradually, Sakura calmed down and was no longer as nervous as before.

Looking up at the other person, I found that Xi Wang was still looking outside, as if he liked the scenery so much that he couldn't take his eyes off it.

"Um... Wang, would you like to listen to this?"

Perhaps having adjusted her mindset, Sakura took off her headphones and asked softly.

"Huh? Okay."

Xi Wang shifted his gaze back to her, seemingly somewhat surprised, then nodded knowingly, and reached out his hand, waiting for her to hand him the earphones.

However, Sakura got up and leaned over, personally putting headphones on Xi Wang, and then sat down next to him.

She was very nervous—Xi Wang clearly realized this because Ying forgot to switch songs.

Although she had heard before that Sakura's taste in songs was very "unique," to the point that most people in the Poisonous Chrysalis were terrified of it, Sakura herself eventually realized this. That's why she got into the habit of wearing headphones during breaks to prevent herself from disturbing others too much while listening to music. Eventually, whenever a newcomer was curious about what song Sakura was listening to, she would change the song before letting them listen to it, so as not to cause any misunderstandings.

As for Che's songs... naturally they are Eden's songs, since Eden is currently the most famous and popular superstar.

Right now, Sakura is clearly unaware of this, or perhaps because she's too nervous, her headphones are still playing her favorite songs.

By the time Sakura realized this, the entire duration of a song had already passed.

"A very unique taste."

Upon hearing the famous star's voice coming through her headphones, Xi Wang promptly took off her headphones and said...

"Please, please stop talking..."

Sakura just wants to dig a hole and disappear... This world is no longer a place to live, let's just run away with Rin!

Sakura's eyes looked almost dead.

"I mean it."

"Put the headphones back around Sakura's neck," Xiwang said sincerely.

"……Thanks."

At least, there was someone willing to acknowledge her taste... no, even if it wasn't acknowledgment, just acceptance, she was already very happy.

The last person who could tolerate her playing songs aloud was her sister; now...

"……see."

Sakura seemed to have made up her mind.

"Ah."

"Thank you so much for helping me and Rin so much, whether it's this relatively 'safe' job, the protection you applied for for Rin, or those high-paying missions... Thank you for your help all this time."

"……Um."

"so……"

Sakura took a deep breath.

"Would you like to stay for dinner tonight?"

She said so.

"I also made some cherry blossom wine. Although it sounds like I'm bragging, I believe I'm quite good at cooking."