Is the figure who ultimately transformed into a giant of light and resolutely flew into the depths of the starry sea the same person as the boy patiently explaining math problems to her?
"...Did you understand?" Li Qingyang's voice pulled her back from her wandering thoughts.
"Ah...yes, I understand, thank you, Mr. Li." Kato Megumi nodded quickly, her cheeks slightly flushed, somewhat relieved that she never really showed her emotions on her face.
"You're welcome." Li Qingyang put down his pen and leaned back subtly, creating a polite distance.
That's the action.
Kato Megumi keenly noticed it.
Polite and gentle, yet with a hint of aloofness.
Just like she felt in her dream, he could be very close to you, close enough to hear your breath, but in the next second, he could turn into an unreachable light.
An impulse compelled her to ask.
"Li Jun, you know how..." (Qiong Yaoling asked Wu Jiu)
She paused slightly as soon as she spoke, then changed her tone, her gaze falling on the laptop, her voice devoid of any emotion, "You... are you usually busy with these seemingly impressive things?"
"Yeah, I guess so," Li Qingyang readily admitted, turning the laptop screen toward her so she could see it more clearly.
On the screen, the chibi-style figure with bright green twin tails had stopped processing data and was curiously blinking its big eyes at Kato Megumi.
Hello, Ms. Kato Megumi, nice to meet you. My codename is Miku.
A crisp, pleasant electronic sound rang out, and the little figure on the screen solemnly lifted the hem of a virtual skirt and performed a ladylike curtsy.
Kato Megumi's eyes widened slightly, revealing a perfectly timed hint of surprise: "She...knows my name?"
Li Qingyang smiled and said, "Miku has an extremely high learning ability. As long as it is information that I input or that exists on the Internet, she can learn and integrate it in a short time."
"Hey... won't she collect other people's private information?"
[Yes, Ms. Kato Megumi. According to existing public databases and information scraping from encrypted and unencrypted networks, you attend Soubu High School, and your body data is...] The chibi-style figure on the screen was about to launch into a long speech when a black-haired boy with twitching eyebrows tapped the screen with his finger.
That's enough!
You little Miku, you want to beat people up as soon as you open your mouth, huh!
Your father never taught you to do such immoral things!
..................
Ugh, my head hurts so much. My thigh doesn't hurt as much anymore, but it's still throbbing.
It's four o'clock... I promised myself I'd adjust my sleep schedule, but I have a headache.
(Setting out the bowls~)
Chapter 145 The period of absence of gods in this world has passed!
The virtual girl's speech abruptly stopped, a pitiful QAQ emoticon popped up on the screen, and then she obediently retreated to a corner and started drawing circles.
Seeing this, Kato Megumi couldn't help but smile faintly, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents.
"Li Jun, your... Siri seems to have quite a personality."
"Ahem, I'm still in the learning phase, and my logic is a bit too straightforward." Li Qingyang awkwardly withdrew his finger, deciding to add the instruction 'Do not disclose other people's privacy unless necessary' to Miku's underlying logic later.
He felt a little thirsty, so he got up to get a bottle of iced tea from the refrigerator.
"Ta-da~ ta-da-da-da~ ta-da~ ta-da~ ta-da~ ta-da~"
Just then, a crisp marimba mixed ringtone suddenly rang out, breaking the silence in the room.
Kato Megumi took her phone out of her school uniform pocket, glanced at the screen, and then answered the call.
"Hello, Mom... um, I'm with Li Jun, he's helping me with my homework... okay... um, we'll be right down."
After hanging up the phone, the girl looked up at Li Qingyang, who was opening the refrigerator door, with a faint smile on her face.
"Mom looks like she's made breakfast. Let's go downstairs and have breakfast together."
Li Qingyang closed the refrigerator door again and smiled back at Kato Megumi.
“彳”.
The atmosphere at the dining table was warm and harmonious.
Mrs. Kato wore a genuine smile as she kept adding rice to Li Qingyang's bowl. Her enthusiasm reminded Li Qingyang of an elder in his family during a New Year's celebration.
"Li Jun, thank you so much. Xiao Hui's grades have improved a lot in the last exam thanks to your tutoring."
"Auntie, you're too kind. It was just a small favor," Li Qingyang replied with a smile. "Besides, Kato is very smart. I only gave her a little pointer, and she understood it very quickly."
Sitting across from her, Kato Megumi quietly ate her food, feeling a little embarrassed by the compliment, and even more embarrassed to admit that she hadn't really looked at the questions carefully. "Li-kun has such high emotional intelligence..."
A cozy breakfast quickly came to an end.
Mrs. Kato cleared the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen, and Li Qingyang and Kato Megumi changed their shoes in the entryway, accompanied by the sound of running water.
"Be careful on the road."
"We're heading out."
The soft morning sunlight bathed the streets of Chiba, casting long shadows of the two people walking side by side.
The gate of Zongwu High School is in sight, and students in various uniforms form a stream that flows into it.
“I’ve arrived, Mr. Li.” Kato Megumi stopped and looked up at him.
"Okay, go in." Li Qingyang nodded. "See you later."
After saying that, he turned around naturally and walked in the opposite direction from the school gate, his pace unhurried and unhurried, just as always.
Kato Megumi stood still, not turning around and going into the school immediately.
Her gaze involuntarily followed the receding figure.
His black hair fluttered slightly in the morning breeze, and his tall figure seemed somewhat out of place among the students, yet strangely harmonious.
Sunlight fell on his shoulders, outlining a pale golden silhouette, making him appear both real and somewhat distant.
Kato Megumi's gaze followed the boy's figure as he walked through the street and through the crowd, growing smaller and smaller until he became increasingly blurry.
Until he turned a street corner and completely disappeared from her sight.
What Mom says might be true.
Honestly, what a disappointment...
A voice inside me was quietly blaming myself.
Kato Megumi lowered her head, looking at the tips of her brown leather shoes under her brand-new uniform skirt, and gently rubbed them on the ground.
"I don't have the courage to speak up..."
Compared to her feelings, the savior's shoulders bear the weight of the entire world.
Based solely on these bittersweet feelings, she's about to ask him to stay by her side forever...
That's a little selfish...but...
Humans are just selfish...
Even if, like the ending depicted in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman series, Ultraman and humans will eventually part ways, she still wants to cherish this budding feeling in her heart.
"I really need to step up my game..."
The girl with the bob haircut let out a soft breath, tidied her wind-blown hair, turned around, and strode into the crowd of people in the teaching building.
............
The sky was crystal clear when a streak of silvery light, almost invisible to the naked eye, flashed across the sky above Chiba City.
The viewpoint plunges rapidly downwards, the land appearing like a map being pulled closer by an invisible hand. The city's outline expands rapidly in the field of vision, the dense buildings transforming into clear geometric blocks of color, and the flowing vehicles resembling solidified metal beetles.
A streak of light pierced through the clouds, carrying with it the ethereal aura of silver from the sky, and sped straight towards Tokyo. Its speed was so great that it even left a brief trail of emptiness in the air...
In the courtyard of the Shinomiya Bessou, the air was slightly distorted.
A silvery-white meteor silently descended from the sky, its brilliance fading just before it touched the lawn, revealing Li Qingyang's tall and imposing figure.
He landed on his feet with a soft thud.
Almost simultaneously, a petite figure in warm brown light leaped down from the rooftop terrace of the main house.
It landed silently, its soft paw pads making no sound, and then transformed into a fluffy lightning bolt that sped along the ground, heading towards the black-haired boy in the center of the courtyard.
Li Qingyang smiled warmly and skillfully scooped up the cat girl who pounced on him, letting the fluffy little head rub against his chest.
"Chirp~"
Daddy~ Stick to stick~
Mica instantly activated its Emperor Engine, which gurgled and rumbled incessantly.
Li Qingyang casually ruffled the exceptionally fluffy soft fur around Yunmu's neck, then lifted it up, letting the little guy perch on his head, happily swaying its fluffy tails.
He looked around. The huge mansion was unusually quiet. He could only sense a few security guards and servants. There was no trace of Hayasaka Ai or Shinomiya Kaguya.
It's a bit strange. Usually at this time, Kaguya Shinomiya would be inside receiving lessons from her tutor. Why are they both missing today? Did they go out to relax on vacation?
Without much thought, Li Qingyang, with his cat daughter on his head, walked familiarly toward the underground training room, only to find a carefully folded piece of paper at the door.
He reached out and took the note off the door. Mica, perched on his head, curiously peeked down with her round cat eyes.
The paper was covered with neat and familiar handwriting.
Lord Qingyang:
I am very sorry that I cannot be by your side to serve you today.
Because the family is holding a celebration banquet, Kaguya-sama and I must attend.
This event was originally scheduled to take place some time ago, but it was postponed until today due to the sudden deaths of several high-ranking Japanese political officials.
The kitchen has prepared a meal for you; we hope it will still be warm when you arrive.
I apologize again for my negligence.
—Respectfully submitted by Hayasaka Ai?
oh......
Li Qingyang remembered that Hayasaka Ai did mention this yesterday, but she mentioned it casually in a very disdainful tone, so he didn't take it to heart.
Is it a celebration banquet?
He recalled the first timer flash he had emitted that covered the entire world, which healed people all over the world, including Shinomiya Kan'an, the head of the Shinomiya main family.
What illness does he have again? Alzheimer's? A brain tumor?
I don't remember much about it.
Because the later parts of the original manga were too overpowered, he only read the beginning and stopped reading after seeing spoilers from netizens.
I vaguely remember something like "I want to be a photographer," ugh... I feel like my brain was wrecked by a Jeep, I don't really want to remember it, Akasaka, you are a heinous criminal.
Li Qingyang shook his head, almost knocking the mica off his head, then put away the note and pushed open the basement door.
A cold and hardcore metallic aura hits you, and the first thing you see is that massive barbell with an overwhelming presence. The 1.5-ton weight lies quietly on a specially designed frame, exuding a silent sense of oppression that could scare the most monstrous creature in the universe.
Mica jumped down from his head on her own initiative, landed lightly on the ground, squatted down to the side, and curiously looked at the huge iron lump with her round cat eyes.
Li Qingyang took off his coat, revealing a well-defined, muscular upper body. He walked to the barbell, gripped the rough knurled texture of the bar with both hands, took a deep breath, tightened his core, and his arm muscles instantly bulged. He lifted the barbell off the rack and began to do bicep curls...
............
Time slipped away quietly amidst sweat and heavy breathing.
In the underground training room, only the monotonous cycle of metal barbells being lifted and lowered remained.
After an unknown amount of time, just as Li Qingyang was immersed in the pure cycle of muscle tearing and regeneration, the screen of his phone, which was placed to the side, suddenly lit up, accompanied by a slight vibration.
A chibi-style image of a girl with light green twin tails popped up.
An exceptionally crisp and pleasant electronic synthesized sound emanated from the phone's speaker.
"Master, the knowledge you previously entered has been learned and verified. Please check the results."
Yunmu tilted her head curiously, her round cat-like eyes fixed on the animated, talking little scallion on the phone screen.
For convenience, Li Qingyang also installed the Miku client on his phone to connect to the main program on his laptop in his apartment at any time.
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