Let's do it again, Yukino.

"I heard from them that you're in cahoots with them. So, you're a thug and scumbag too?"

The girls, who didn't seem afraid of Anton, were still curiously speculating about Haruhi's identity.

"..."

Chunri's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. How could anyone talk about their benefactor like that?

I still feel like it was a mistake to have intervened and saved this girl.

But, is he a scumbag?

He touched his nose, not angry at all.

Well, what she said isn't wrong.

"Judging from your school uniform, you're probably not a student at Soubu High School. Because it's near the city center and the roads are a bit winding and complicated, there are a lot of thugs in this area. Although it might be a shortcut to the city center, try not to walk this road alone after school. It's very dangerous."

He only gave the girl one piece of advice, and looking at the darkening sky, Chunri didn't intend to say anything more. He turned and walked towards the exit.

Although she was a pretty high school girl, she wasn't his type.

If it were a girl from Zongwu High School, he might exchange a few words with her, at least it would be nice to tease Xiaoxue in school. But if it were a girl from another school, then forget it, there's no motivation for him to make a move.

Before he had gone far, the girl he had saved suddenly uttered a light, airy sentence.

The setting sun's rays did not reach this place, but the faint sound evoked a response from spring.

"Young Master Shinomiya?"

It was a tentative tone mixed with hesitation and uncertainty.

In an instant, as if those four simple words had been bound by a golden headband, Chunri, who was walking ahead, stopped in her tracks and frowned.

Seeing that Haruhi reacted to the address, the blonde girl, who had been hesitant, breathed a sigh of relief and showed a delighted expression.

The girl took a few quick steps and arrived in front of spring.

"It really is Young Master Shinomiya. I'm not mistaken. Do you remember? When I was little, I met you once with Miss. And you look so much like the master back then."

"What do you mean by 'four palaces and six courtyards'? I already told you you've mistaken me for someone else. Who would want a surname that sounds awful? Besides, didn't you hear those guys calling me Kasuga?"

"I know you're still angry with Master, but he was only trying to protect—"

"So I already said you really mistook me for someone else. I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, young lady. Now that everything's alright, hurry home."

I originally just wanted to go to the bookstore on a whim because of Yukino, but I ran into this on the way. I'm really unlucky.

Springtime impatiently interrupted the girl, picked at her ear as if flicking away something unclean, and then took another step, disappearing from the girl's sight in no time.

"I remember Miss mentioned to me that the lady's original surname was Kasuga, so I think I haven't made a mistake."

Standing still, without chasing after Haruhi, the blonde girl seemed to remember something. She turned around, took two steps, and pulled up a delinquent who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, as if picking up a chick.

Her originally gentle and delicate features turned somewhat cold as she looked at the blond-haired boy in her hand, who remained motionless with his eyes closed.

"Stop playing dead, or if you don't want to really die, please tell me everything you know about that person right now."

but----

Thinking about this, she was somewhat puzzled.

Why has the eldest son of the once prestigious Shinomiya Group, after so many years, become like this?

……

Unknown under the cover of spring and snow

Their accidental rebirth did indeed create a corresponding butterfly effect.

Their future is subtly and quietly changing from their past.

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Chapter Seven: Five Centimeters Apart

"I heard that Hachiman and Yui are getting engaged this week."

That year, Chunri was just twenty-two years old.

He was studying literature at a private university located in the heart of Tokyo, which was known as one of Japan's largest private universities. One day, in the library, he learned this information from his girlfriend, who was also studying literature.

"Huh? Xiaoxue, what did you just say?"

Springtime, a junior in college, temporarily took her face away from the sea of ​​books.

Recently, Chunri and Xiaoxue's group has been holding a research discussion. For the past two weeks, he has spent almost every day with his girlfriend in the library, searching for various documents that need to be organized and then working together to create the materials needed for the final discussion. Because of this, he has been so busy these past few weeks that he has hardly had time to go out with his girlfriend to have dinner or meet up with her friends. So when he heard the news from Xiaoxue, his first reaction was, "Could it be April Fool's Day?"

"I heard that Yui Hachiman and her boyfriend are getting engaged."

Xiaoxue lowered her head and repeated the sentence.

"Holy crap, you're absolutely sure it's Hachiman, the psychology student, and Yui, the nutrition student, and not some strangers?"

Haruhi, who was carrying several thick books and walking to the desk, looked somewhat surprised as she uttered a vulgar word.

Are they taking a rocket? Those two people?

However, compared to Chunri, who had her mouth wide open, Xiaoxue seemed quite calm. She took a book that needed to be copied from the bookshelf and placed it on top of Chunri's pile of books, her expression nonchalant.

"It's just an engagement, not a wedding. And even if they do get married, it's not uncommon for college students to get married."

"I remember they just confirmed their relationship earlier this year, right? Is it really okay for things to progress so fast?"

"I heard from Yui that the two of them got engaged because of pregnancy. When the baby was born, they were about to graduate from university, so they should get married soon after. Last night, Yui called me and asked whether it would be better to have the wedding in Hawaii or Sanya in the east."

"Holy crap, holy crap, do they not even use contraception normally? Or is this dead-fish-eyed Hachiman so powerful that he hit the target with just one bullet?"

Unfortunately, I lack culture in spring, but I'm awesome and can go anywhere.

"Be a little more careful, we're in the library, there are other students around."

Xiaoxue blushed and couldn't help but gently pinch her boyfriend's shoulder, who was spouting lewd remarks.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

But jokes aside, upon hearing their friend's good news, the couple, who were flipping through books, slowed down their movements a bit.

"I'm a little envious of them."

Spring scratched his head, grinned foolishly, and slowly said to Little Snow.

"Me too, I really envy them."

Yukino sat at her desk, admiringly remarking with a hint of envy, but then sighed. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and her every move exuded an air of refined elegance and approachability.

"Although Yumiko and the others were also surprised, saying that although they are still in college, they are at the age where they can get engaged, married and have children. Um, Haru, sometimes we should also think about our future marriage. Are you still unwilling to tell me about your family situation?"

Although she had never mentioned Kasuga's family situation before, Yui's engagement this time greatly shocked her, so she decided to take a little more initiative.

"Although I haven't really thought about marriage yet, my family situation is a bit special. How about you just pretend my parents are dead, Xiaoxue? That way, you won't have any worries."

"How can you curse your own parents like that?"

Xiaoxue couldn't help but pinch Chunri's shoulder again; she was extremely dissatisfied with this answer.

Have you thought about our future plans? Or rather, can our dreams really be realized after graduating from university?

Yukinoshita looked a little lost; since last night, she had been feeling uncertain about her future with Haruhi.

Both of them were liberal arts students, majoring in literature, so this wasn't the first time these topics had been brought up between them.

"There will always be a gap between ideals and reality, and this gap can make people feel very unhappy from time to time. Everyone has experienced this. But, Xiaoxue, most people don't make overly perfect ideals and pursuits. Judging from the current reality, we need to set a small goal first, such as simply earning 100 million yuan, and then buying a house that is big enough for us to live in. Oh, and I also need to buy you a car. I don't want you to squeeze onto the subway to go to work with me. I'll be very angry if my girlfriend is accidentally groped."

"Screw you."

Her boyfriend's comforting words gradually dispelled her confusion, and she couldn't help but smile again, burying herself once more in preparing for the upcoming research and discussion meeting.

With her head bowed and focused on her desk, she didn't see the same confusion that had appeared in Chunri's eyes at that moment.

That's right, just like Xiaoxue, he also had confusion, and it was a confusion that he couldn't share with her.

Marriage felt unreal to Chunri, not because he felt unworthy of the girl in front of him, but because of the family situation Xiaoxue had just mentioned.

However, from Yui's engagement to Hikigaya, he and Yuki also realized that they were indeed at the stage where getting married wouldn't seem strange to those around them.

He and Xiaoxue had been dating for three or four years. They had long since moved from a lovestruck phase to a quiet, tacit understanding. Unlike most of their classmates who started dating in their freshman year and broke up on the day before graduation, they had never considered breaking up. Perhaps in their hearts, their first relationship meant that they had already decided to grow old together.

When she was little, Chunri never thought that she would have such troubles in the future, and she never even imagined it.

But as he grew older, and with his encounter with Xiaoxue, he began to feel all sorts of joy in life. Thinking about it, it really does seem a bit unbelievable.

……

…………

Time travel

At night

In bookstores in Chiba City,

Shinomiya, what a surname that people don't want to mention. I haven't even mentioned it to Koyuki.

"Sir, do you want to buy all these books?"

The bookstore owner's voice startled Chunri, who was holding a stack of books and deep in thought.

"Boss, I'll buy all these books. How much is it in total?"

Once he regained his senses, Kasugano stopped thinking about anything else. He placed several thick books on the counter, habitually touched his nose, and asked the shopkeeper.

"Ten thousand yen in total."

"Um, can you give me a discount? 30% off, is that okay?"

Haruhi, who was short of money and didn't want to return any books, handed over all the 7,000 yen he had on him, while preparing to discuss it with the shopkeeper again.

Keigo Higashino's books are all quite good, and he also doesn't want to put down the new book that Shizuka Kasumi is currently serializing.

"Sorry, none of the books in the bookstore are eligible for discounts."