I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

"No... I just have a bit of a headache. I think I'll just rest for a while."

Nozomi subconsciously rubbed her temples, not quite understanding why, but ever since Nishiyama Kyoko dragged her here to stroll and chat, her head had been throbbing.

Gradually, he also lost his spirits and became listless, which made Kyoko Nishiyama, who was standing next to him, worry that Nozomi might dislike him.

If that's really the case, then all her efforts have undoubtedly been in vain.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little lost, and inadvertently glanced at Xi Ling beside her, at her small hand hanging down by her side.

If it's just a test to see if I can hold it up, it should be fine, right?

however.

Just as she was trying to take the little boy's hand beside her, an untimely voice interrupted her idea.

"Hi~ Mio, what are you doing here? Aren't you wearing a jacket? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? By the way, who's this next to you...?"

After discovering that Kyoko Nishiyama was harboring some wicked thoughts, Hachiko-nee could no longer stand it and quickly stepped forward to stop things from escalating further.

"Tsk."

Seeing that someone had ruined her plans, Kyoko Nishiyama couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement, and then spoke politely.

“Miss Yagami, you may have forgotten, but I am Kyoko Nishiyama, a former classmate of Mio-kun.”

"Oh, it's Nishiyama-kun. My memory is getting worse and worse. Well, since there's nothing else, I'll take Mio with me. You can have fun~"

After saying that, she hooked her arm around Xi Ling's arm and forcefully led Xi Ling away, giving Xi Shan Xiangzi no chance to react at all.

When she came to her senses, her head was still throbbing. While Xi Ling was grimacing in pain, she had already been taken far away by Ya Yu.

"What's wrong, Mio? You don't look well."

She asked the question knowingly, trying to make Xiling forget about it. If she really wanted the boy to remember the past, there would probably be a lot more for her to explain to Xiling one by one.

As for Hachiko, who found it troublesome, she chose to directly alter her memories and led Himeko to wander among the stalls. Whenever they saw something that interested them, they would decisively buy it.

In no time, Ximiao's arms were filled with all sorts of snacks. If he hadn't stopped her, he might have been fed a lot by Yashiro before lunch.

On a bench, Xi Ling swung her legs, taking small bites of the fresh, hot roasted corn she had just bought, with the jacket that her sister, Ba Zi, had given her draped over her shoulders.

"We need to finish eating quickly and go back, otherwise Arisa and Honoka will worry."

That's what Hio said.

"Worried? Mio, I'm right here with you, why are you still thinking about other people? You weren't this fickle before~"

As if suddenly remembering something, she couldn't help but tease him, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xi Ling's face beside her, as if trying to see the expression she wanted to see.

After a while, Ximiao remained expressionless, completely ignoring what Hachiko had said.

This puzzled her a bit, and she wanted to know what Ximiao was thinking about with his head down.

After looking around and confirming that there were only him and Hachiko nearby, Ximiao sighed softly and then said gently.

"Sister Baqi, can you promise not to tell anyone else what I'm about to say?"

"Huh? Of course, what's wrong?"

She tilted her head, not quite understanding why Xi Ling would suddenly say that.

Then, Nozomi continued, "Abiza, Honoka, and I... we both have a little bit of an inexplicable relationship..."

"what?"

This was the first time she had ever heard of this.

She always thought it was that devil who successfully won over Xi Ling's heart and soul, but she never expected that this kid would play such a trick.

No wonder I always felt a strange sense of unease when I saw Honoka; so that's where the problem lay...

Chapter Thirty-Seven: This is too embarrassing for the demon!

"So, you tried everything you should have done, and everything you shouldn't have done?"

Yashiro was clearly a little hesitant to believe what Hio said, but if it was true, did his girlfriend, Arisa, know about it?

For a moment, Yashiro was overwhelmed by the amount of information in what Himiko said, and she couldn't bring herself to take a bite of the sausage she was holding.

"If I had to say... I did do all the things I shouldn't have done, and I might even have done a little bit of something fancy."

Ximiao scratched her head shyly, as if she were telling her older sister about her glorious feat of juggling multiple relationships.

The scene was incredibly bizarre, but he probably knew it wasn't good to talk about it, so he subconsciously looked around, afraid that Arisa or Honoka might overhear him.

But what he failed to notice was the meaningful look in Baqi's eyes as she looked at him; he wondered what she was thinking.

a long time.

Perhaps because he was afraid of staying outside for too long and making Fanxia or Arisa worry, he ate all the snacks in his hand and then went back to the camp with Hachi.

As a result, on the way back, she ran into Honoka and Arisa, who were searching for her everywhere... If you ignored the takoyaki or egg waffles they were holding, Nozomi might have been a little touched.

"Arisa, Honoka-nee! What are you doing here?"

Ximiao stepped forward and asked with some curiosity. Although seeing the two of them made him a little happy, it would have been even better if they had appeared when he was being forcibly dragged around by Nishiyama Kyoko.

He couldn't help but think this to himself, but he didn't show any sign of it on his face.

Upon hearing Nozomi's question, Arisa, who was enjoying the food in her hand, quickly swallowed the takoyaki in her mouth. She first glanced at Nozomi in front of her, and then looked at Yasuie who was walking slowly behind her.

She immediately understood what had just happened, and said with a hint of amusement.

"Oh dear~ Why do you seem a little unhappy to see us, Mio? Is it because Honoka and I interrupted your date with Yasuie?"

Although she knew that such a thing was unlikely to happen, it didn't stop her from teasing Himeko about it.

As expected, after hearing what Arisa said, a blush immediately appeared on Kiyo's fair face.

All that could be heard was Ximiao's irritated retort, "That's not what you're saying! My sister and I just went to buy some food, and there's still a while before lunchtime, isn't there? Besides, I didn't eat much for breakfast."

Although his explanation was rather weak, Arisa had no intention of continuing to make fun of the matter.

After all, her and Honoka's purpose in coming out was simply to find out where Nozomi had gone.

Since nothing happened, I was naturally relieved.

Just then, Honoka, who was standing behind Arisa and had also finished her hot dog, suddenly spoke up.

"I think I just saw that girl named Nishiyama Kyoko. Did you bump into her? She seemed to be in a bad mood."

"Eh?"

Clearly not expecting this, Ximiao was stunned for a moment, then looked to her sister Yashiro behind her for help, as if she wanted her to give her some advice.

but……

"She's obviously not in a good mood~ After all, she was walking with Mio just now, but I intercepted her halfway."

"I see~ So, we really have to thank you, Miss Yazuki~"

"It's okay, just a small problem."

After saying that, Hachiko's beautiful eyes glanced meaningfully at Arisa and Honoka behind her, as if she were thinking about something.

After quickly buying some simple things to take back for Aunt Ashi to try, the group returned to the campsite under the parasol.

Ignoring the sand still clinging to her swim trunks and bottom, Ximiao plopped down on the picnic blanket on the beach and let out a long sigh of relief.

Aunt Ashi, who witnessed this scene, was unaware of what had just happened, and asked with some confusion.

"What happened? Why does Hio look so strange?"

She glanced at the three people who had returned behind the boy, her wine-red eyes scanning their figures, but she couldn't find anything strange.

Before Arisa and the others could answer her question, Nozomi, who was sitting to the side, took a short rest and then handed the still-warm fried noodles and grilled sausage in a cardboard box to Aunt Ami.

"This is?"

"I brought this back especially for you, Aunt Ashi, to try~ It tastes pretty good, but I don't know if you like this flavor, Aunt Ashi."

As Hio said this, her light blue eyes stared straight at Asumi, showing no sign of guilt or remorse.

Seeing this, despite still having some unanswered questions, Asi chose to accept the box of fried noodles and did not press further about what had just happened.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The distraught Kyoko Nishiyama returned to her campsite, where, unsurprisingly, she ran into her close friends who had come to the beach with her.

They were gathered under a parasol, whispering about something, which piqued the curiosity of the somewhat disappointed Nishiyama Kyoko.

then.

The dark-skinned girl deliberately slowed her pace and crept up to them, wanting to hear what they were discussing.

"How far do you think Kyoko will go today?"

"Eating with his mouth is probably out of the question, but holding hands should be pretty much possible, right?"

"Tch~ You know Xishan looks like a hot girl, but she's actually very innocent. How could she possibly hold hands with someone so easily!"

"Who knows, maybe that little golden retriever is eyeing Xishan's beauty and will suddenly become aggressive, demanding to hold hands and kiss her?"

Listening to them chattering away about these things, Kyoko Nishiyama, the person involved, was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Seriously, my girlfriends have been chatting like this behind my back? They've even started talking about kissing! If I had come back any later, were you guys going to say we'd go straight to base?!

Well, she would have chosen to do that if it were possible, but the key point is that she hasn't even said a few words yet!

Thinking about this, the mood I had finally managed to adjust on the way back immediately plummeted to rock bottom again.

One of the girls under the parasol seemed to have noticed that Kyoko Nishiyama had returned. She suddenly stood up and said somewhat awkwardly.

"Nishiyama-kun, you're back! We were just wondering where you'd been~"

She tried to cover up what had just happened, but Kyoko Nishiyama just waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care about what they had been discussing behind her back.

She sat down weakly among the group, let out a long sigh, and anyone with a modicum of sense knew that what she was about to say was bound to be bad news.

This made everyone's hearts jump, feeling even more tense and exciting than when they were dating.

Under everyone's gaze, Kyoko Nishiyama sighed again before slowly speaking.

"Originally... I was going to hold hands with Nozomi-kun..."