Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

What? It’s obvious that she can be serious and cute at the same time.

"Oh, oh, then please give me your guidance - Futaba."

The boy who saw Hoshi barely resisted the urge to call the other person's name directly, and then he raised his voice in an unnatural tone while scratching his cheek.

What is this? Just some awkward dating ritual for a young couple who both started out as virgins.

"...So, is that all for today?...?"

By the time Xingjian came to his senses, Futaba had already retreated back to the room and hid herself behind the door, leaving only half of her head exposed to look at herself who was still standing in front of the door.

Of course, Xingjian was actually more inclined to speculate that this guy was trying to hide the redness on his face.

"It's almost midnight now, you have to go back and get some rest."

"Oh, oh, that's true."

"...Well, good night."

"Good night."

The gray-haired girl, with only half of her head exposed, slowly stretched out half of her hand from the other side of the door, and then waved to Xingjian shyly and restrainedly.

"……See you tomorrow."

Her voice seemed softer than usual.

[Futaba Line] Destiny: Final Chapter: The Future of the New World (?) (Part 3)

Around the second half of the night, a hazy sleepiness came over him, and Xingjian, who had been traveling in different time and space, finally fell asleep.

The next morning arrived as planned. This time, nothing went wrong, and the next morning arrived smoothly. Xingjian, who had been experiencing inexplicable and strange events recently, finally breathed a sigh of relief and realized the importance of so-called daily life.

"Hey, Xingjian, good morning."

When the black-haired boy woke up naturally and opened the door with sleepy eyes, the blond-haired boy who came out of the room opposite him greeted him with a smile.

"It's the first day of a rare holiday, and you're up so late. It's almost half past nine now, and there's still breakfast in the cafeteria—but you'd better hurry."

"Oh, oh...okay."

Shirogane Yuxing, who had already washed and eaten breakfast and looked like he'd been up a long time, nodded to him and turned to leave the corridor, not noticing anything was wrong. It was no wonder, considering Shirogane and the others had been together since dinner last night before returning to their rooms.

Although from Xingjian's perspective, this happened after he had experienced a cycle of time and space and another time travel.

"Huh... After solving this incident, I don't know why my body feels so heavy."

The feeling of fatigue always seems to come after major events have settled, perhaps because my reaction nerves have also become sluggish.

The black-haired boy, who had experienced two rounds of time travel without stopping and had only rested for about five hours last night, could not hide the fatigue emanating from his whole body. He dragged his heavy body towards the cafeteria following his appetite.

By the way, he is still traveling with everyone now.

He didn't know whether outrageous supernatural events would continue to occur in the future, but at least there would not be such developments now.

"Anyway, I just want to spend this autumn trip peacefully..."

With this thought in mind, he pushed open the door of the cafeteria. Since it was no longer the peak meal time, there were only a few people in the room in twos and threes. When Xingjian realized this, the familiar gray figure sitting in the corner with his back to him caught his attention.

Of course, he could tell at a glance that it was Futaba Rio.

"Futaba is still eating breakfast at this hour."

That's true... She was kept up very late last night by herself.

"So I was really lucky not to get scolded."

Xingjian, whose mind was still a little unclear, randomly selected some food from the dining area according to his preferences, and sat down opposite Futaba with his plate very naturally.

"………Good morning."

When she noticed him, she winked slightly and greeted him, then slowly took a sip of the coffee on the table that was no longer steaming.

"Good morning, what did you eat?"

Xingjian took a quick glance at the empty and clean table, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and brought the plate to the seat opposite Futaba.

"Just some bread and fruit, and some Japanese sweets."

"I see... I'm sorry."

“…Why are you apologizing?”

Faced with Futaba's slight doubts, Xingjian just smiled and supported his chin with his hand after taking a sip of the warm water he had just poured.

"Because Futaba, you actually had breakfast a long time ago, and then you've been waiting for me here drinking coffee."

"? How did you…"

"You'll understand at a glance."

Besides, Futaba wasn't the type to get up early just to eat breakfast in the cafeteria. In Hoshimi's impression, she actually liked to stay in bed. Whether it was ten years ago or ten years later.

"Hmm... This is the first time I can't refute your statement, which would be perceived as self-righteous by outsiders."

Miss Futaba, who was not good at dealing with such topics, avoided the gaze and lowered her head, complaining while drinking coffee - you could vaguely feel the muffled feeling of her voice coming through the liquid.

In short, “You are right.”

"I just wanted to confirm whether you were involved in that time-travel paranormal phenomenon again... I'm just worried. After all, if you suddenly disappeared from your room when I woke up the next day, I would be very troubled."

"Okay—for now, I seem to have returned to my normal life. I haven't suddenly traveled to another time and space for no apparent reason, so don't worry."

"It seems that the time loop and the phenomenon of traveling to the wrong era have disappeared so far... What did you do?"

"Well, I'm not sure... If we count from the time we returned to this world, does confessing to you, Futaba, count?"

Miss Futaba was stunned for a moment, then avoided Hoshimi's gaze, lowered her head, took a big sip of coffee, and awkwardly changed the subject.

"——Are there any abnormalities in your body's functions? Do you feel any discomfort?"

"Everything is normal except that I feel very tired and don't get enough sleep, Dr. Futaba."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm glad you're alright."

Futaba rolled her eyes at Hoshimi rudely, then narrowed her eyes slightly and resumed the steady pace of drinking coffee.

"I just wanted to check on your physical condition... Well, I'm relieved if that's the case. But I heard from Sawamura-san that they have a hiking plan today. If you don't have the energy to keep up, you can rest in the hotel for a day."

"Hiking..."

I have traveled so far just for traveling, it feels like a waste not to go out for a walk.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Xingjian rubbed his temples, then turned his gaze to Futaba who was sipping coffee.

"Futaba, are you going?"

"Not far off, what's the matter?"

"No big deal, if you go, I'll go too."

The black-haired boy blinked in confusion.

"Because we're dating. People in relationships always seem to stick together."

“…………What a twisted logic.”

Miss Futaba had just regained her composure, but now she's become a little unnatural again.

One night was clearly not enough for her to accept the change in her relationship with Hoshimi.

"Those are all the cloyingly sweet, misleading portrayals of the honeymoon period that only appear in third-rate youth romance movies and TV series. It's absurd to permanently bind a complex and contradictory being like the human being to another person's life solely through an intimate relationship—"

"If you don't mind, I'll come with you. I'll ask Dr. Futaba for your guidance later."

"Well………"

I felt like this guy took all my lectures in a gentle way with a smiling face, which was quite a complicated feeling, like punching cotton.

Futaba looked at the smiling boy in front of her, holding her forehead with some worry - she also felt helpless about her own pounding heart.

"I already told you not to call me doctor... Is this your weird habit, Xingjian?"

It's over. It seems that she really can't do anything to him.

[Futaba Line] Destiny: New events following the epilogue?

In the few days since Xingjian returned to his original world from ten years later, he has never experienced the so-called time travel again - it seems that time in his world is passing well, and his adolescent syndrome has completely disappeared.

No matter what, I am lucky to be able to escape safely and return to my daily life.

Not to mention that this was a blessing in disguise, as he realized his and Futaba's feelings for each other through this time-travel incident, and the two of them began dating as boyfriend and girlfriend.

The reason why we say "for the time being" is because the relationship that has transformed between the two of them is only known to them for the time being.

Since Futaba himself means "wait until things stabilize before telling everyone", then Hoshimi will naturally respect his opinion.

Now is the time to go hiking with friends.

Looking at Eriri having fun outside the maple forest, and Shiyu and Hui standing there admiring the colorful spectacle, Futaba, who was resting against a big tree at a certain distance from them, sighed.

In fact, she was still not very good at traveling with so many people - if these guys were not friends of the boy next to her.

"You go play too, Xingjian."

Futaba said this in a somewhat impatient tone to the boy who was leaning against the tree beside her.

The black-haired boy, who was only a few centimeters away from her, just curled his lips.

"No, that's a paradise for people with artistic talent. It doesn't appeal to me. By the way, I've been thinking about something, Futaba."

"how?"

"If we're dating... what should we do?"

"Hmm...why is this question beyond my knowledge again?"

Hoshimi's nonsensical question successfully made Miss Futaba hold her forehead with a headache, perhaps also with a little embarrassment and helplessness.

"Can't we just get along like we did before? Just let it go, that's all."

"Futaba, you mean returning to [Friend Mode]? Well, then what we should do is still the same as before."

"So that's indeed the case..."

The two love idiots both felt the awkward atmosphere in the air - especially when they realized that they could no longer return to being friends.

"...Then let's take it step by step. First of all—"

“Wait, what are you doing…!”

Xingjian reached out without hesitation and gently grabbed Futaba's wrist - the latter subconsciously shrank back at first, but after realizing his intention, she gave up the idea of ​​struggling and awkwardly and passively let him hold her hand.

"Well………"

Next, slowly interlock your fingers.

Maybe it was due to the early autumn weather, but Futaba's hands were actually a little cold, but also unexpectedly delicate and soft, a touch that Xingjian didn't hate at all.

This time, the gray-haired girl did not criticize his reckless action. She just blushed slightly and looked away. She did not take the initiative but did not resist either.

"...So this is what you mean by taking your time."

"Well, what else do you think Futaba is?"

"I thought it would start with something more subtle, like calling each other by name or something..." (muttering)

"By the way, Rio, your hands are a little cold. The weather has been getting colder recently. Are your clothes a little thin?"

"Don't call out other people's names as if nothing happened. Just pretend I didn't say anything about what happened just now."

"Eh... I thought it would be a bonus..."

"Next time, ask for other people's opinions before you act without consulting them. Well..."

Although she was a little shy, Futaba tried to disguise herself with a calm and cool look. She pouted and didn't meet Xingjian's eyes.

"If we're alone...it's okay to call each other by name."

"—"

Looking at Futaba's profile, the boy Hoshimi's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Awesome, this is what they call contrast cuteness.

Although I really want to say that she is cute, considering that Miss Futaba will definitely retort him in a rude way, after thinking it over, I decided to just say a few words in my heart.

"Come to think of it, so this is what a girl's hand feels like..."