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Without looking away, Nomiyama continued to stare at the man on the wall.

"Thinking about something."

Yukinoshita Miyame continued to ask: "What are you thinking about?"

Nomiyama lowered himself down and huddled under the kotatsu.

This table was specially customized for him. It was one size larger so that he could curl up in the kotatsu in winter.

Narrowing his eyes, he tilted his head, looking away from the photo and looking at the ceiling: "Recently, a senior student I know has gone to pursue her passion. She is very hardworking and persistent, and of course very serious."

After a moment of silence, he continued, "After I go down the mountain, I will forget about that person and start a new life."

"I'm probably very powerful. I can make myself younger, erase a part of my memory, and arrange all the necessary conditions for a new student. But I seem to have forgotten to arrange one thing."

“I forgot to give myself a purpose in life.”

"When I first started to remember, I just opened my eyes and looked at this house, and then I knew I had to go to school and live as an individual."

"I liked that fishing rod very much, so I took it and went to the river."

"I didn't feel like I needed friends because I felt I could survive on my own, but I still had two friends."

"They're both great. One has her own passions and works hard for them, while the other pursues what's right. Her ideas might be a bit absurd and unrealistic, but she's very serious about executing them. Later, I met a senior student whose passions were even more vibrant and obsessive, making them easier for others to see."

"They all have things they want to do, but I don't seem to have any, and I've never thought about pursuing anything. I just live my life simply."

"It makes me feel as if I chose this kind of life just to forget her."

Yukinoshita Miyame listened to him quietly.

This was actually the first time in a year that he had revealed some of his thoughts in front of him so that he could see them.

He began to be troubled by the meaning of life, which was reasonable because he had become a human being and humans could not avoid thinking about life, but he would figure it out quickly because he was right next to him.

Standing up, Yukinoshita Miyame carefully knelt beside him and leaned over.

She didn't make any overly intimate movements, but just carefully and gently placed her forehead on his.

Her voice was gentle: "Whatever life Feng Zao wants to lead, whatever things he wants to do, it's all up to him. There's no need for any special meaning or pursuit, because everything Feng Zao wants to do has meaning."

Nomiyama looked into those deep blue eyes, which reflected his own self.

"Are you encouraging me to become a reckless demon king?"

Yukinoshita Miyame's voice became softer: "If Fenghaya really becomes the Demon King, at least I hope that I can be by Fenghaya's side when he is defeated by the hero."

Nomiyama looked at her quietly. After a while, he stretched out his fingers and pushed the other's forehead away.

Then, it bounced.

Yukinoshita Miyame felt a slight pain, then covered her forehead and deliberately showed an aggrieved expression.

Standing up, Nomiyama walked towards the kitchen: "Put on your coats, we're going out for a while, mail the letter, and then go to the supermarket to return the test paper."

"By the way, let's buy some side dishes and cook hot pot tonight."

"Okay." Yukinoshita Miyayu immediately put aside her grievances and stood up happily, "Then I'll go to the room to find some clothes."

Nomiyama held the small jar of pickled vegetables in his hand and frowned at her: "It shouldn't take too long, right?"

Yukinoshita Miyayu turned her head away and said nothing.

Nomiyama sighed. "It's just a letter and a trip to the supermarket. Why do you have to go through so much trouble?"

Yukinoshita Miyame put her hands behind her back and left briskly: "Because I am very happy today, I want to dress up nicely before going out."

"What a hassle." Nomiya sighed, but didn't object.

Yukinoshita Miyase stepped up the stairs, unable to hide the smile on her face.

She approached him again, and this time it wasn't just one or two steps, but a long way forward, reaching a place she hadn't expected.

No wonder the ancestor was thinking about how to get him down the mountain all day long. If he was still a god, he would never have the opportunity to approach him like today.

Rather, it is incomprehensible that the ancestor approached him directly as a god and troubled him for thousands of years with his own death.

Can't understand how it was done.

But ancestor, you failed. You did not choose immortality, nor did you let him go down the mountain. The opportunity for him to go down the mountain came a thousand years later, and his fate fell on my generation.

......

"What are you thinking about?" Nomiyama glanced at the person next to him.

Yukinoshita Miyayu looked at the various pots on the shelf not far away and hesitated: "I'm thinking about buying a pot to take back."

"Hmm?" Nomiyama responded in confusion.

Yukinoshita Miyame took a few steps forward and looked at the soup pots designed for various induction cookers.

"Isn't Fuhaya's flavor quite strong? I can't adapt to it, so I bought a pot that can separate the two soup ingredients so that I can have two flavors."

At this point she smiled slightly: "I remember this is called a yuyang hotpot."

Nomiyama looked at her and didn't object: "It's up to you."

He added: "I can actually use dipping sauce."

Yukinoshita Miyayu shook her head: "No, using dipping sauce is bound to be a bit unsatisfying. You can use the spicy hot pot, and I will clean the pot. Occasionally, I can also adapt to your taste."

"Okay, then come find me when you've made your choice. I'll go to Uncle Kato first and give him the test paper."

Nomiyama took out the test paper and turned to leave.

"Okay." Yukinoshita Miyame responded obediently behind him.

......

The two of them didn't spend much time shopping in the supermarket. If you had to say, they probably just had a brief argument over the aprons.

Nomiyama thought he should buy a new apron, but the other party thought his current apron was good and he liked it very much and didn't want to change it.

The two looked at each other for a while, and finally Yukinoshita Miyame chose to compromise, but it was only a half compromise.

She picked out an apron of the same style and pattern.

As for the hot pot side dishes, neither of them spent too much time.

Hot pot is always simple. First, the base ingredients, then beef, mutton, two or three kinds of vegetables, and some soy products.

Both of them are good cooks, and they don’t even need machines to help slice the beef and mutton. They just pick out the meat with better texture and leave the meat area.

"Kazehaya, let's go to the shrine tomorrow."

Nomiyama was putting items one by one on the cash register. He just raised an eyebrow when he heard her words: "Shrine?"

Yukinoshita Miyame nodded: "Yes, the shrine. During the New Year, we will go to the shrine to ask for a peace amulet."

Nomiyama was a little confused: "Is this still the case during the Chinese New Year?"

"Yes, New Year's prayers are usually necessary." Yukinoshita Miyame suddenly thought of something, "Ah, we won't be praying to the gods this year, just getting the amulet will be enough."

"Well, let's go there tomorrow."

Yukinoshita Miyame looked at him: "Hasn't Feng done these things before?"

Nomiyama put the ingredients into the bag, thought for a moment, and then nodded. "I used to celebrate by myself, so I really didn't know. For New Year's, I usually cook more food, then lie down on the kotatsu, and when I close my eyes and open them again, it's the next year."

Yukinoshita Miyame smiled, reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes and pulled it.

"Then we can go together to pray for the New Year every year from now on."

Nomiyama walked forward quietly with the convenience bag in his hand. There were some things he needed to pretend not to hear.

Behind him, Yukinoshita Miyame puffed out her lips and quickly followed.

You can't escape anyway.

Chapter 79: The Invincible Yukinoshita-san

I received quite a few New Year gifts.

Yukinoshita sent a handmade scarf, still pure black.

So the scarf she gave became two.

Her explanation in the letter was rather exaggerated: [Just alternate one post a day]

Considering that she had worked hard to knit the scarf, Nomiyama chose to obey, but condemned her in the letter and thought that his gift was more original.

In addition to the amulets for blessing, he downloaded cat videos online for several nights and used a lot of USB flash drives, which he packed together and sent to her.

For Yukinoshita, all she needs in her free time is books and cat movies to read. It doesn't even have to be about cats, as anything about cats is enough for her to immerse herself in.

She has a cat disease that cannot be cured.

What Eriri sent was rather incomprehensible; she sent a game disc.

Nomiyama tried out the Galgame game.

There are many heroines in it, several of them with long black hair, the plot is very interesting, and the music is very beautiful, but no matter how it plays out, the final outcome is always childhood sweethearts with blonde twintails.

Nomiyama was silent for a long time looking at the girl with blonde twintails, and finally realized that he had probably been tricked. It was not surprising that Sayuri, the girl with a head full of weird ideas, did anything.

Nomiyama's return gift was a pure black jacket without a logo, paired with wide-leg pants. When he went to Eriri's house that day, he found that she was still wearing the jacket he wore in elementary school. It felt a bit old and too small, so he gave her a new one.

Well, Eriri is a stingy person. She took the clothes with her on the day she fell into the water and never returned them or mentioned anything about it. It was not until everyone went to junior high school that we found out that she had been wearing them all the time.

After all, she is one year older, and Nomiya noticed some of Eriri's emotions, so he decided to wait until the invincible Yukinoshita-san comes back and let her worry about it.

Judging from her performance in the sixth grade of elementary school, she probably knows much more about this than I do, and may have already had a plan for Eriri.

The gift from Kasumigaoka-san was the first edition of her novel, titled "Love Story," and the dedication on the first page read:

I know this world is as fleeting as dew, but, but

Nomiyama speculated on the quote borrowed by the senior. According to her personality, the meaning should be: I know that life is as fleeting as dew, and I should try my best to love and hate. However, however, [I cannot give up the pursuit of my dream]

In short, it is very literary, obscure and troublesome.

Give up thinking about it for now. If there are any problems in the future, the invincible Yukinoshita-san will probably have returned, and you can just leave it to her to solve it then.

Nomiyama gave me a well-known book in return, "The Moon and Sixpence", which the senior student had probably read.

He wrote a dedication on the first page: [You will be the flowers and water that separate the darkness]

The gift Yang Nai gave was rather unconventional and indeed very innovative.

She sent over a box of [Okamoto].

Nomiyama looked at the box of [Okamoto] in silence for a while, and finally took it to a special service store and exchanged it for money at a lower price.

The main reason is that she bought a size too small, so she is destined not to be able to use it.

The return gift for her was a bunch of various small firecrackers and fireworks, which Nomiyama bought online from the neighboring country. Judging from Haruno's personality, she should have a lot of fun playing with them.

Gong Yu's gift was also very special. She went to the mall alone, bought a bunch of children's clothes, and then piled them all in front of him with an eager expression as if to say, "Let's have a third child!"

This time, Nomiyama was also struck silent. After a long while, he curled up in the kotatsu, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

There is one thing that is undoubted about Gong Yu, that is, when he decides to do something, he will absolutely obey and support him, including sleeping.

But when he opened his eyes the next day, Nomiya looked at the person who was resting his arm on him and felt helpless. He no longer had the initial vigilance towards the other person, and being approached by him had become normal.

From this perspective, the opponent becomes even more dangerous.

Nomiyama carefully propped her head up with a pillow and went out to prepare a New Year's gift for her.

In fact, he knew that the other person was pretending to be asleep. After all, his face was very red and his eyelids were trembling slightly.

It's just some things that are better to pretend not to see.

This is the one whom he really doesn't know how to deal with. She has a strange status, is too obedient, and always sticks to her duties. She won't cross the line to interfere in his life, and won't do anything to make him unhappy. He approaches her carefully, step by step.

Wearing a scarf, Nomiyama exhaled white air, took out his mobile phone and took a look. It was already noon.

In other words, Yukinoshita-san in the distant hemisphere has already gotten up.

Nomiyama coded the message and sent it to her.

When will you come back?

I really can't bear it alone.