If I don't capture the girl, I will die

Restraining the impulsive desire in his heart, Ji Qi waved reluctantly at Nan Qinli, who had a sweet smile and exuded the aura of a soft girl in every move.

Secretly memorizing the location of the maid shop, he strode towards his destination.

In fact, one of the main reasons why he didn’t get in was that he didn’t have enough money!

I’m afraid that if I go back home I’ll have to eat dirt with my sister!

Hey, I'm so angry!

Money is a good thing, but I don't have it.

Ji Qi sighed deeply. His desire to make money was now unprecedentedly strong!

After walking for about ten minutes, Ji Qi saw a shop called "Ainong Coffee". Just by looking at the name, you can tell what the shop is doing.

The decoration of the coffee shop was no different from the ones he had been to before, except that this one seemed quieter and more upscale.

After I opened the door, a waiter with a formal smile came up and asked, "Excuse me, are you a waiter?"

Ji Qi didn't think of beating around the bush, nor did he feel introverted and uncomfortable like a high school student. He said directly, "I'm here to apply for a job."

"Apply for a job...?"

The waiter, who was wearing work clothes and tie, was slightly stunned. It seemed that Ji Qi was still a student at this age.

But this is not his business, just leave it to the manager.

"Okay, the manager's office is right there."

Ji Qi nodded and walked towards the door the waiter pointed to.

When I pushed open the door, I saw a young woman in her thirties wearing an OL uniform and with a beauty mole at the corner of her mouth sitting next to a clean mahogany table in the room.

At the table, there were two young men with anxious looks.

They should be applying for the job, right?

With the mentality of first come, first served, Ji Qi quietly observed the development of the situation.

After a while, the two people played a piece of Mozart K330, which was neither too difficult nor too difficult, on the grand piano in the room. With Ji Qi's original piano level, it could be seen that their level was really average and their basic skills were not solid enough.

He shook his head. He didn't understand this at first, but after integrating it with the memories of his previous life, all of this seemed to be familiar to him as if by instinct.

As expected, under the young woman's disappointed gaze, the two men tactfully walked out of the room in shame.

"Really? Can't you come up with someone who has some skills?"

After they left, the young woman and Ji Qi were the only ones left in the room. The elegant young woman seemed not to have seen Ji Qi. She sighed in complaint, picked up the teacup on the table and took a big sip.

"Well, I'm here to apply for a job."

After a while, seeing that the other party really didn't notice him, Ji Qi could only speak helplessly. If he really had to live his whole life with such a sense of existence, it would be scary to think about it!

"suffer……?"

The young woman who was leisurely organizing documents on her desk was startled when she heard the voice. Why is there another person?

How come she didn't notice?

When I looked up, I saw Ji Qi with a helpless look on his face.

She secretly knocked her head. She didn't know Ji Qi's characteristics when they first met, so she obviously put the blame on herself. As a temporary interviewer, such behavior was very rude!

"I'm so sorry, sir, I was distracted and didn't notice you."

The young woman stood up and bowed to him gracefully. The pair of snow-white breasts on her chest almost burst her clothes, making Ji Qi shout that she was giving him a benefit if they didn't agree with her!

Ji Qi, who knew it was his fault, waved his hand cheerfully, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm used to it anyway."

The young woman obviously thought that Ji Qi was being modest to save her face, and her first impression of Ji Qi was very good.

"Then I won't go on and on. Let's get back to the point. Our requirements for pianists are quite high. They need to be of a certain standard. Do you have a piano grade certificate? Have you ever participated in a piano concert? How many years of playing experience do you have?"

Although the man looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, the young woman did not look down on him too much. Instead, she asked him a series of formulaic questions.

Ji Qi had participated in many such interviews in his memory, and he was well prepared. He said directly: "I have ten years of piano experience and have participated in many piano concerts, but I stopped since junior high school. Here is the piano certificate."

He knew that, for professionals, there is no level in piano learning, and learning piano is not for the so-called level. Many of the current grade examinations are not recognized. A level nine piece of music is the kind that a beginner can play as long as he spends a certain amount of time. Learning piano is about the basics and the tone, and your level of learning is not determined by the level of the music you play. An expert can tell your level of learning by just listening to the sound of your piano.

A piano certificate is more like a resume, and the most important thing is your personal experience.

Hearing Ji Qi's calm and confident answer, the young woman's eyes lit up. Generally speaking, such very confident people either have extraordinary abilities or are ignorant arrogance, but Ji Qi's temperament clearly did not give her the latter feeling.

"Is this...level nine?"

The girl was slightly stunned when she took the certificate that Ji Qi had wiped and preserved well.

You should know that the piano certification levels in Japan are very strict. Although the ninth level is not as good as those masters, it is definitely a waste of talent for a pianist in a small cafe.

The most important thing is that Ji Qi is very young. Judging from the date on this certificate, he got it when he was in junior high school. In other words, under normal circumstances, he is definitely at the tenth level now!

Incredible...

The young woman was slightly surprised. She had never heard Ji Qi play, so she didn't know how well he played. But as long as it met the above standards, it would be enough!

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"I see. How about this, you play it for me to see."

Hearing the young woman's request, Ji Qi nodded. He naturally knew that this was the real test.

Sitting on the conspicuous piano chair in the room, Ji Qi looked at the piano. It was a grand piano that could be seen everywhere in the market, nothing special about it.

I picked up the piano score that had been laid out long ago and took a quick look at it. It was the same Mozart K330 that I had seen with the two people just now.

Obviously, coffee shops are more suitable for light or classical music.

After hesitating for a while, Ji Qi raised his hands, which were more slender and beautiful than those of girls, with an extremely serious and attentive look. This piano piece was very simple in his eyes, but it was his first performance in another sense, so he had to take it seriously!

As his hands fell, the piano immediately produced beautiful music.

Beautiful music filled the entire silent room.

The young woman's expression gradually became shocked. This ability to play instantly and without any deviation in the notes...

There is absolutely no problem at all, he is even better than the previous pianists!

Although the young woman had expectations for Ji Qi, she obviously didn't expect him to give her such a big surprise.

The young woman began to look at Ji Qi seriously. He had regular features and was playing the piano seriously. He had a unique temperament that made people unconsciously attracted to him.

If there is any shortcoming...it is, why, he seems a little inconspicuous?

Shaking her head, the young woman thought it was her own illusion. After all, they had just met for the first time, and besides, a pianist's job was to see how well you played the piano, not to see the performer!

However, it would definitely add points if the performer is good-looking.

Soon, the song ended, Ji Qi let go of the piano with his hands relaxed, raised his head and asked: "Excuse me...?"

Before he could finish, the young woman laughed coquettishly and interrupted him in a charming manner, "Very good, better than I expected. In that case, you can start working here from today. The working hours are from 4pm to 8pm, 4,000 yen per hour, and you will be paid per day. Any problem?"

Hearing this, Ji Qi hesitated. To be honest, eight o'clock was a bit late and his sister would definitely be hungry.

"How about until seven?"

After thinking about it, he realized that the purpose of his part-time job was to protect his sister from any hardship during this period, and if the time was too late, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

"That's fine, but the salary will be lower."

Seeing that Ji Qi was still wearing his school uniform, the young woman said with understanding.

"That's no problem." Ji Qi, who had originally planned to resign after Sword Art Online was published, agreed readily. He had already planned to change to another company if this one did not agree.

"We will be colleagues from now on. My name is Kobayakawa Haruko. Please give me your guidance."

The young woman who called herself Haruko Kobayakawa blinked her eyes, and her meaning was very clear.

"My name is Ji Qi, please give me your guidance, Miss Kobayakawa."

Ji Qi smiled politely. Although he knew without hesitation that the other party was his superior, he had no other thoughts.

……

Ji Qi, who had spent the whole afternoon in front of the piano in the cafe, stretched his sore fingers. He received a total of over 10,000 yen as pay for today, which is already a very high salary in Japan.

On the way, he went to the supermarket and bought a lot of ingredients that his sister liked to eat.

When I got home, it was completely dark.

Ji Qi, who was carrying a large bag, had just opened the door with his key when he heard a burst of angry stomping on the floor.

Is this... 'I'm starving!' and 'What the hell are you doing?'?

Putting the bag on the ground, Ji Qi's eyes twitched violently. He could actually roughly understand what his sister was saying based on the frequency of the sound on the floor upstairs!

I’m afraid his floor language has reached level ten.

And how much do you not want to leave the room?

It hurts, my sister.

"I know, I know. Wait for me for a few minutes."

Ji Qi shouted helplessly upstairs, not knowing whether Sagiri could hear him...

After putting most of the things in the bag into the refrigerator, Ji Qi turned on the soft fluorescent light and started cooking for his sister.

I really want to see my sister again.

He sighed, because the last time they met was a year ago, and coupled with the issue of time travel, Ji Qi's impression of his sister had become very vague.

The only impression I have is her fair skin, long silver hair like an elf, and beautiful sky-blue eyes...

And her name - Izumi Sagiri.

But what remains unchanged is the strong feeling.

While I was thinking, the unusually simple meals my sister liked to eat were already prepared.

A salad made of fried eggs, tomatoes and lettuce. There is almost no seasoning except a small amount of salt. Anyway, I can't understand my sister's taste in food at all.

Thanks to Sagiri's almost constant taste, Ji Qi can now cook these dishes with extraordinary skill!

After putting the food on the plate, he hesitated for a moment, and finally ran back to his bedroom and wrote these words to his sister.

"Sagiri, I really have something important to tell you. Can you open the door so we can talk?"

I don't know if it will work, but I'll give it a try anyway.

Before putting the note on the plate, Ji Qi walked towards his sister's room with it.

I passed the almost empty first floor and walked up the stairs.

The stairs made a creaking sound with every step, and this sound was the bell notifying my sister that it was time for dinner.

If it was before the time travel, Ji Qi would definitely not understand this weird way of getting along between brother and sister, but now that he has completely merged with the memory of this body, he does not feel any abruptness at all.

Generally speaking, these problems are not a big deal, as long as they are cute, isn’t that enough!

Cuteness is justice!

Add to that the setting that both the sister and parents are dead... Oh my god!

Well.

If we are not discovered...it shouldn't be considered a crime, right?

Ji Qi touched his chin. He hadn’t realized how dangerous his thoughts were!

With the dangerous thought that others might call the police if they knew, Ji Qi gently placed the plate on the ground and knocked on the door with the pink heart-shaped nameplate of 'Sagiri' hanging on it, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, Sagiri. I left the food here, remember to come out and eat it quickly, and... I have something important to tell you! Can you open the door?"

Ji Qi was not sure what his future would be like, so he wanted to quickly prepare his sister, his only relative in this world.

What he understood a little bit now was that the failure of the first mission which might put his life in danger was not caused by the system on purpose, but was due to the body he had traveled through. His inexplicable travel through time was probably the best proof of this.

Maybe when I traveled through time, my previous incarnation had already died once.

So, Ji Qi, who used to be a sister-con and is still a sister-con now, wants to say something to his sister!

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