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

took a look.

I didn't find any chairs here.

I simply stopped looking and sat down on the edge of the bed, watching the little girl.

Then I noticed what she was holding.

"what is this?"

"friend."

"friend?"

"Yes, friend."

He nodded.

Actually, it's a pendant, the kind with a photo on it.

He opened it and handed it to Qiye.

Qi Ye glanced at it.

"Ok?"

The photo shows a little girl.

This is nothing. There are plenty of young girls in the world, and generally there's nothing to worry about.

The problem is that I've seen it before, Seven Nights.

And just recently, to be precise, around noon, I saw him.

The little girl lay there, waiting to be woken up.

"Is this your friend?"

"Ah."

He took back the necklace and nodded.

That was when they were in the orphanage. They were friends, but they separated later, and she doesn't know where the other person is now.

Seven Nights knows.

I feel like all these things are happening too coincidentally.

Is this some mysterious power from the East? Or is it just another conspiracy by some lazy bum?

"Hey, what a good person."

"Ok?"

"Can you help me find her?"

The little girl looked at Qi Ye.

It was a look of expectation, yet also seemed to carry a hint of pleading.

It's hard to refuse.

Qiye seemed to want to refuse, yet also seemed not to want to refuse.

He simply moved closer to the little girl.

"Call me brother, Brother Qiye."

"?"

The little girl tilted her head, her face full of confusion.

"If I call out, will you help me?"

Whether you call out or not has no direct relation to whether you help or not; I just want to hear you call out.

"?"

not understand.

Chun Shang Jinyi completely failed to understand the meaning of "Seven Nights".

Nana seemed unwilling to explain.

Stand up, face the sunset outside the window, and stretch.

"What a peaceful day!"

After saying that, he disappeared.

She left behind her spring-washed robe, staring blankly at the empty space.

……

on the street.

As dusk approached, Qi Ye didn't rush back.

Holding an ice cream, I walked and ate it; it was icy cold and felt great.

"There seems to be a lot going on these past few days..."

He was deep in thought.

Or perhaps because he was lost in thought, he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings and bumped into someone with a "bang".

A soft "ah" was uttered.

"Hmm? Early spring?"

Looking down, I saw the girl who had fallen to the ground.

Early spring is adorned with ornaments.

"Eh? Teacher Shichiya."

The girl was also a little surprised.

Qi Ye reached out and pulled her up.

The little girl patted her skirt and ate the ice cream in her hand.

"It's almost evening, why are you still wandering around outside?"

"We're just getting ready to go back."

"Is that so?"

Qi Ye nodded as if he understood.

Previously, in MAR's research institute, I sensed the presence of several girls, who had obviously just returned from there.

But judging from Uiharu Kazari's expression...

"in argument?"

"Huh?"

"Hey, I can tell just by looking at your expression. You're not only frowning, but you also look like a woman who's been grieving in her boudoir."

"A resentful woman confined to her chambers?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about it."

Qi Ye shook his head.

Looking down the street, Chu Chun Shiri walked towards her...

Are you really planning to go back to the dorm?

"Hi."

"This isn't the way you go back to your dorm, is it?"

"Huh?"

"Really..."

Shake his head.

He reached out and placed his hand on the little girl's shoulder.

Then, it disappeared.

……

dorm room.

The student dormitories at Sakukawa Junior High School are nothing compared to those at Tokiwadai.

Night falls.

It gets dark very quickly after the sun sets.

The streetlights outside were already on, and the lights were on in the rooms where people were staying. At night, most people chose to stay at home or in their dormitories.

Humans seem to be inherently ill-suited to darkness.

Shiori sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at her intertwined fingers.

Seven Nights sat in a chair.

"So? What happened?"

"..."

"Silence is not good. If you can't solve it yourself, then speak up. Maybe I can help you."

"Really?"

"of course."

Qi Ye patted his chest.

There's nothing wrong with helping; it just depends on whether he's willing to help.

However, he is not surnamed Lei, nor is he a saint, so under normal circumstances, he naturally wouldn't meddle in other people's business.

He didn't think that Haruharu Shiori would encounter much trouble, which is why he spoke up.