I really don't want to be reborn.

Even though it's all an act, this person is still quite kind to think of themselves like this.

Her face flushed slightly, and she felt her cheeks burning. The next moment, she frowned, realizing that the burning sensation in her cheeks was not only due to her emotions just now, but also because of the sunlight.

I am not afraid of the summer sun.

From a scientific point of view, black easily absorbs heat, but as Chiba's Fallen Saint, as a demon, Black Cat felt that even if he were to die from the heat, he should be wrapped in black clothing, even though it was inevitable that his skin would be scorched by the hateful sunlight when he was out at this time of year.

But, umm!

It's not very hot.

As long as a thin layer of demonic energy membrane is stretched to wrap the whole body, it can resist the erosion of sunlight.

"Waaah..."

The view was a bit shaky.

But it's definitely not because of the heat!

It's just because of the air...

"welcome."

"Thank you."

He took the tea offered by the black cat, sat down on the cushion, saw the sleeping baby girl, and smiled: "Where's the other one?"

"I don't know where he went to be having fun."

Black Cat picked up the illustrations he had drawn with a somewhat strange expression. His drawing skills were undeniable, much better than his own, and most importantly, the figures were well-proportioned—wait a minute!

She looked at the illustration of the protagonist being "pitch black" and felt something was off—the character was supposed to be domineering and aloof, but Kousaka Kyosuke had drawn a sense of loneliness in him, especially in his eyes.

how to say……

It was surprisingly delicious.

She glanced up at him and found him staring intently at a group photo on her computer desk. The photo was taken when she, Saori, and Kirino first met in Akihabara.

Nostalgia welled up in Kyosuke Kousaka's eyes.

He was clearly reminiscing about how the three guys met at that tea party.

And the black cat is also reminiscing.

However, what she recalled was her first meeting with Kyosuke Kousaka at the bookstore.

The boy was looking for a book in the bookstore when he asked where he had the third volume of "A Certain Magical Index". After telling him, he muttered to himself, "What's so interesting about a hot-blooded idiot with spiky hair?"

Then this sentence caught his attention.

The gazes that came over... well, those gazes were a little intimidating, a sharp, probing look hidden beneath a gentle, silent exterior...

1. It's not scary at all!

That's right! It's really not scary at all!

The black cat was undergoing intense self-hypnosis—I am the Queen's knight, the Black Beast! I am an S-class "demon" who inherited the true name of "Chiba's Fallen Saint".

The Black Beast is... completely inadequate!

The arrogant cat glared back, which made the boy laugh.

"You've known Kirino for a few months now, haven't you?"

His words brought the black cat back to reality, and it nodded subconsciously: "Yeah, I could never have imagined that your sister, with such a perfect face and posture, that girl who would make even a toad feel inferior, would be an incurable lolicon pervert!"

Yes, when they first met, Kuroneko thought that Kirino Kousaka was a very charming girl, but also someone she couldn't live with.

But I never expected that we would become friends that we have to acknowledge openly, the kind of very, very good friends.

The two stared at the group photo, speechless for a moment.

The silence was broken by the little girl's "oh" sound as she woke up. Tamaki, seeing him, was a little happy, her chubby face beaming with a smile: "Onii-chan~"

Kyosuke Kousaka hugged the adorable creature and stroked its head. Meeting the displeased look of the sister-obsessed black cat, he suddenly said, "Should Kirino and I go help out at the August summer comic?"

------(sixteen)

I was short on time, so the writing is a bit dry. Please forgive me.

After publishing all sixteen chapters, there are now four chapters left.

We'll talk about it tomorrow!

Chapter Eighteen This summer, I shattered the sunlight.

Time is like urine in your bladder; if you squeeze it, there will always be some left.

That's actually true, because time flies by as fast as peeing; it's over in a flash, and after the pleasure, only a little lingering sensation remains.

After holding little Tamaki and discussing some things for August with the black cat, it was already past midnight before I knew it.

He got up to say goodbye and declined the parasol offered by the black cat.

"It's okay, it was already a bit moldy anyway, airing it out will help."

As he said this, he went out and stepped into the sunlight. The black cat watched him walk away from the doorway, feeling that the man's back exuded an inexplicable loneliness.

He walked in the sunlight.

Yet it was as still as falling snow.

Kyosuke Kosaka had no idea that his silhouette would be interpreted so poetically by a girl. He happened to bump into Taihei Doma as he was leaving a nearby residence.

"You're all dressed up in a suit and tie, are you about to go out?"

"Yes, something came up at the company... Kousaka, have you been at home these past few days?"

Kyosuke Kosaka also sighed helplessly: "My sister's education is a big problem. Kirino and Dad are still a bit estranged. When I'm home, I can ease the tension. I admire them both; father and daughter don't hold grudges overnight."

Doma Taihei glanced at the sun with annoyance: "You really have it tough."

"I would be at ease if my little sister was half as good as Umaru—no, even a tenth as good."

"Speaking of Umaru-chan..."

Taiping hesitated for a moment: "I estimate I'll be away on a business trip for a day or two."

Kousaka Kyosuke, understanding the unspoken meaning, chuckled and said, "Let me be her nanny? Don't even think about it!"

"We can discuss it..."

"There's no room for negotiation."

Kyosuke's eyes darted around, and he shouted loudly at the Doma family, "Hamtaro! Your owner brother doesn't want you anymore!"

"Hey!"

"I'm going now. Speaking of which, Taiping, your eyes are very bloodshot. You need to see a doctor for treatment."

"I can't help getting a sore throat from staying up late, can chrysanthemum tea help?"

Kousaka Kyosuke, who was known for his gentle and refined manner, made a lewd joke to him, which was quite unusual: "Chrysanthemum tea can indeed improve eyesight and reduce internal heat, so Taihei, you should go to the bathhouse more often and drink the bath water."

"What the hell is this bathhouse? Hey! Kosaka! We're moving to Tokyo next month!"

He waved from afar: "We'll see."

Kyosuke walked briskly forward, following the meager shade of the trees. He could still hear Umaru, the hamster, crying and making a fuss over her brother, saying things like he wasn't allowed to leave her.

"I'm so envious..."

He envied the pure affection between the siblings and couldn't help but think of his own sister, Kirino, and that time that could never be brought back.

They used to be just as close as that.

I once had it, so I envy it now.

I want to have it again.

He walked along the shade and finally reached the tram stop. He waited for a while but no tram came. He wanted to buy a bottle of water at the station to quench his thirst, but suddenly he noticed a tram next to him.

A woman in the car was waving at him.

"Ah, it's so nice to have a car with air conditioning, thank you so much."

He climbed into the car: "Editor, are you going to work or leaving get off work? Or are you on vacation again?"

"There aren't that many days off! It's time to get off work!"

Kazaoka Mari frowned, looking somewhat uncomfortable: "Being forcibly ordered to go home and rest, what's with that? It's just that I'm sick, I can just tough it out."

"Workaholic, you're awesome! You said you're sick? A cold?"

"Um……"

Faced with the boy's concern, Kazaoka Mari pursed her lips and nodded, then warned him fiercely, "Don't be so concerned about me, I have a boyfriend now!"

"..."

"I...I was just joking, don't take it to heart."

Kyosuke exclaimed dramatically, "No, no, no, I wasn't paying attention. You weren't joking either. The way you were talking just now sounded like you were showing off! You're really in love?"

Take a look!

The editor at Kaisakusha, who usually acts like a strong, workaholic career woman, was now blushing and brimming with spring fever, which made Kousaka Kyosuke curious: "What's his name?"

"Oh, please don't ask about Xiaochunxi anymore."

"Oh, oh, oh, the name Haruki!"

Kazaoka waved his hands frantically, "No, no, it's Kitahara-kun!"

"Oh, Kitahara Haruki, right?"

She nearly pulled the steering wheel out, pouting, "Ugh—it's Haruki Kitahara..."

Do you even know whether Teacher Kou Tian's surname is Wu or Tun?

Kyosuke Kosaka discovered for the first time that Kazaoka Mari actually had the attributes of "cute" and "naive". Sure enough, women become completely different after falling in love, as if they have become a different kind of creature.

Clumsy yet shrewd.

Bored along the way, he tried to get information out of Ms. Kazaoka Mari, and managed to get all the details about her first love experience.