Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

That's a maid cafe.

However, she quit her job when school was about to start.

Since then, Nanaya has never been to that maid café again.

“Then… Senior Seven Nights.”

The little girl chose this title.

Although he was wearing a white coat, which suggests he was a doctor or researcher, Shichiya didn't look very old. He was probably a student, so I called him "senpai" (senior).

Even if they're not students, it doesn't matter. They're older than me anyway, so calling them "senior" isn't wrong.

"So Ruiko-chan still remembers me! I'm so happy."

"Of course I remember."

After all, it's hard to forget a guest like Qiye.

However, there is one question that she has never been able to figure out.

"Senior, how did you know my name?"

"Didn't I already say? It's all fate!"

Qi Ye shook his head and sighed.

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The sky seen here is small and narrow, lacking the vastness that makes one want to cry.

The little girl looked at him expressionlessly.

destiny……

Nobody knows if that kind of thing even exists, and she certainly doesn't believe it.

It's not that I don't believe in fate, but that I don't believe in Qiye.

While many things can be attributed to "fate," what does knowing her name have to do with "fate"?

If they hadn't known each other before, and if this wasn't just a chance encounter, she would have doubted whether this was Qi Ye's clumsy excuse for striking up a conversation.

"Um...senior..."

"Huh? You don't believe in fate?"

"No, that..."

"Well... in short, it's a bit complicated to explain."

Qi Ye scratched his head.

Lift your foot and continue walking forward.

The little girl followed behind instinctively, even though they were going in the same direction anyway.

They walked and talked.

"Zanchuan Middle School, Class 3, Grade 1, Saten Ruiko, thirteen years old, wow, sometimes I'm surprised at how clearly I remember it!"

Her ability is to manipulate air, but her level is only Level 0. She is one of the four main characters in Railgun.

Of course, that was to conceal one's identity.

In reality, he is the strongest being in Academy City, possessing various titles such as "Skirt Lifter," "Level 6 Updraft," and "Storm Commander"...

Okay, that was just a joke.

It was quite surprising that Qi Ye knew her name and some related information.

How did you know?

Her eyes widened, a mixture of surprise and wariness in them.

It was as if she had been investigated; Qi Ye knew her information, which inevitably made people wary.

However, Shichiya had a very good reason.

"Oh, I'm a teacher. What's so strange about a teacher knowing students' information?"

"teacher?"

"Yes, but not from Sakukawa Middle School, it's from Tokiwadai."

Qi Ye nodded.

As they were talking, the two of them reached an intersection.

The light was green, so I didn't stop and continued walking.

Saten Ruiko continued to follow.

Perhaps the two of them just happened to be on the same path.

"Tokiwadai? A prestigious girls' school? But even if they are teachers at Tokiwadai, how would they know about me?"

Saten Ruiko still didn't understand.

If they are from different grades and classes within the same school, that would be acceptable.

But they are completely different schools: one is co-educational, the other is a girls' school, one is a school for ordinary people, and the other is a school for the elite.

How did I come to pay attention to her?

"It's all just a coincidence of fate."

He waved his hand.

After crossing the pedestrian crossing, continue walking along the street.

The streets here are quite lively, with many shops of all kinds.

As they passed an ice cream shop, Qiye stopped again.

"Want some food? It's on me."

"This one is..."

"Don't be shy. Life is short, so enjoy it when you can."

They didn't give the other person a chance to refuse.

He grabbed the little girl's hand and walked over to pick out some items.

Behind.

The silk flag still follows me.

Mugino Shizuri and Takitsubo Riko were the same; after all, they had nothing better to do.

"The so-called lolicon is a strange creature that is unconditionally good to a loli."

Kinuhata loved to say that.

He nodded again as he watched Nanaya enthusiastically choosing ice cream for Saten Ruiko.

"She really is a super lolicon!"

Chapter 178: If...

The world is wonderful.

There is a type of person known as a "lolicon," which is also a very peculiar existence.

Lolita is a faith.

Whether it's a young girl, an older sister, a young woman, or anything else, they all evolved from loli.

Lolita is not only about innocence and beauty, but also represents all sorts of possibilities.

However, Shichiya never considered herself a lolicon.

But many people think so.

For example, certain beings who look down on all of this from a high place, or for example... Kinuhata Saiai, who saw through Nanaya's true nature at a glance.

"That guy is definitely a lolicon!"

As she observed along the way, she became increasingly certain of this guess.

Because his gaze often fell on the little girl passing by, he seemed to treat Saten Ruiko quite well.

Although she didn't know what the relationship was between Nanaya and Saten Ruiko.

However, based on her observations, she discovered that Nanaya and Saten Ruiko were not very familiar with each other.

He's so nice to a girl he doesn't even know. What else could he be but a lolicon?

"Kuanqi, are you still going to follow me?"

"Take another look. If you really don't want to look, you can leave first."

With that, he continued to follow Seven Nights.

Mugino Shizuri and Takitsubo Riko exchanged a glance, and then decided to continue following.

Anyway, I'm just killing time.

Nanaya was still walking with Saten Ruiko.

It seems they've always been on the same path, and perhaps their destinations are the same too?

Although I'm just wandering around aimlessly today, there's nowhere I want to go.

"Raiko-chan, why aren't you working at Media.Second.Lesson anymore?"

"I just wanted to give it a try, and I naturally resigned after the start of the semester."

Saten Ruiko was eating ice cream.

Since they were acquaintances, and there was nothing particularly important to do today, she didn't mind spending time with Qi Ye.

To be precise, it was just a short walk; she happened to be heading somewhere in this direction anyway.

Having received the answer, Qi Ye sighed.