When a lie is taken seriously and put into practice, reality becomes so agonizing that Li Qingyang is numb to it all.
The saying "One lie leads to a thousand more" is truly a golden rule.
The sun was shining brightly, and pedestrians strolled along the streets in twos and threes, all seemingly having forgotten yesterday's apocalyptic disaster. The scene was peaceful and tranquil, a stark contrast to the somber mood of the person in question.
"It's just around the corner."
Kato Megumi's calm voice came from ahead.
These seemingly casual words, however, carried the weight of a final pronouncement before execution.
Li Qingyang mechanically followed the girl around the street corner, preparing to confess directly. After all, given her personality, she should be able to keep this secret for him...
"Boom—!"
A tremendous roar of machinery rushed towards us, and clouds of dust billowed up.
The solemn and imposing police station building that had been expected did not appear. Instead, there was a ruin that had been completely razed to the ground.
Several large excavators were swinging their massive steel arms, digging twisted steel bars out of the rubble and throwing them into heavy trucks parked nearby.
"Huh...?"
Kato Megumi tilted her head, looking at the scene before her with some surprise, before understanding dawned on her.
"It seems the monster from yesterday also destroyed the police station."
"...Yes, what a pity." Li Qingyang looked pained, his tone full of regret, but in his heart he was cheering.
Yo-shrew! Well done, Moruroya!
My dear cosmic giant fluttering moth!
Wouldn't punching you through be too painful?
If I had another chance, I would definitely use the Shining Eight-Point Light Wheel to directly aim and chop off your head without letting you feel a single pain!
"Looks like I'll have to go to a police station in another district."
Kato Megumi took out her phone and tapped lightly on the map app on the screen. A route leading to other police stations quickly appeared.
Why even bother going?!
Li Qingyang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly interrupted, "The roads to other districts are quite far, but I can go by myself later. In comparison, Kato, aren't you going to Soubu High School in a few days? You must have a lot of things to buy, right? Go buy your things first, and I can help you carry some of the heavier items."
"Hmm...that's true."
Kato Megumi blinked, stopped what she was doing, thought for a moment, and felt that Li Qingyang's words made sense, so she nodded obediently, canceled the police station's route navigation, and changed it to the nearest shopping center.
"Then I'll leave the rest to you, Mr. Li."
"You're welcome, it's nothing..."
The two turned and walked toward the nearest shopping mall.
............
At the entrance of the shopping mall, amidst the bustling crowd, a figure leaned against the cold wall, her golden hair particularly eye-catching.
Hayasaka Ai was scrolling through her phone listlessly, glancing at the people coming in out of the corner of her eye every now and then, and couldn't help but mutter complaints to herself.
Just because Kaguya-sama had a ridiculous dream last night, I have to take her black card and come all the way from Tokyo to Chiba this morning, and wait here like an idiot... What kind of situation is this?
Sigh... The exact time is before noon, which means she can go back around noon, but there are still a lot of things waiting for her to handle afterwards.
There's really no other way, I guess I'll just have to bear with it a little longer.
Hayasaka Ai sighed, scrolled through her phone, and continued browsing Zoffy's battle highlights online. Watching her beloved Zoffy display his might from various perspectives brought a small sense of comfort to her agitated heart.
Not long after, the automatic glass doors of the shopping mall slid open to both sides again, and a wave of heat rushed in.
Hayasaka Ai glanced up casually.
She froze at that single glance.
In my line of sight, a black-haired boy and a bob-haired girl were walking into the hall, chatting and laughing, and heading towards the shopping area.
Eh?
this......
he??
Ah? ? ?
Hayasaka Ai rubbed her eyes in disbelief, staring at the boy's retreating figure, her pupils dilating in shock.
That face... there's no mistake!
Is it really him?
The information Kaguya-sama saw in her dream was actually true?!
The figures of the boy and girl gradually walked away into the distance.
Just as they were about to disappear from sight, Hayasaka Ai snapped back to reality and immediately followed, keeping a respectful distance. At the same time, she took out her phone and dialed Kaguya Shinomiya's number.
"Young Miss, the target has indeed appeared."
"very good."
Kaguya Shinomiya's voice, as always, was cold and emotionless, coming through the receiver.
"You have my black card, right? Just give it to him. The PIN is..."
"?"
Hayasaka Ai stared at her phone in disbelief, her professional demeanor almost crumbling into a mask.
"Young Miss, please calm down." The blonde girl lowered her voice, her tone not very composed.
"Give a black card with unlimited credit to a complete stranger? He's not stupid, why would he accept it for no reason? Besides, you've never even met him, why would you do something like this for him?"
What puzzled her the most was this: they were complete strangers, so why should she care so much about him just because he was chased away by the security personnel at the Shinomiya Villa?
Don't be ridiculous. There have been plenty of loitering people who have been chased away by security personnel before, but I've never seen the young lady take it so seriously.
What if the other party thinks she's trying to extort money from her and calls the police?
and many more......
Hayasaka Ai suddenly thought of another possibility that was absolutely terrifying.
"Could it be that you, young lady, fell in love with him at first sight after just one glance through the window?"
There was a deathly silence on the other end of the line, with only a faint crackling sound of electricity.
Then, a look of utter confusion crossed Kaguya Shinomiya's icy voice: "How is this possible? Are you out of your mind?"
call......
Hayasaka Ai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, there was no problem; she was still the familiar young lady.
Perhaps it was just a passing whim.
"Then why do you have to go to such lengths to help him?"
The blonde girl shifted her position against the wall, her voice regaining its usual professionalism and composure.
"While you have the right to use this black card, you actually own it..."
"..."
Silence fell again on the other end of the microphone.
A moment later, Kaguya Shinomiya's somewhat deep voice came through, "This is... a secret."
"Is it a secret that can't be told to me either?"
"...I'll talk about it later, but for now—"
Hayasaka Ai sensed something was off and interrupted, "Will you really say it?"
The other side fell silent.
About half a minute later, Kaguya Shinomiya's voice became somewhat ethereal, and surprisingly, it carried a hint of helplessness and pleading, "I will, Hayasaka, I have a reason to do this, please help me..."
It has changed from a command to a request.
How could someone go so far as to say something like that...?
That's true. After all, in the entire Shiratsuyuki family, the only person this child can truly rely on is probably herself.
They always ask her to do things that are difficult to talk about.
It's just like a younger sister who depends on her older sister...
Hayasaka Ai closed her eyes, clutching her forehead in pain, a hint of melancholy flashing in her eyes.
But Kaguya-sama, I'm not actually the person you can truly rely on—
But then again...
How can anyone refuse when she talks like that? Honestly.
"The black card cannot be given away. If the main family finds out, you will suffer, Miss. However, I can try other things. What exactly do you want to do?"
"Uh..." Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated noticeably for a moment, "Then... give him ten million?"
"Are you still being silly? I remember you should have plenty of common sense, right? Did your brain grow flowers because of your dreams?" Hayasaka Ai retorted mercilessly.
quiet......
Three seconds later, Kaguya Shinomiya's cold voice carried a hint of embarrassment and anger.
"In short! He's short of money and struggling financially, so let's solve all those problems! That's settled!"
The phone was abruptly hung up as soon as he finished speaking.
Hayasaka Ai stared at her phone, somewhat speechless. "And where did you get the idea that he's having a hard time... Ah, in a dream."
Sigh... how come my young lady has suddenly become shrouded in mystery and started having precognitive dreams...?
Should we call a doctor to examine her... or maybe we should just forget about it.
Hayasaka Ai put away her phone, gazing at the boys and girls choosing stationery, and began to consider her strategy...
All proposals involving direct bribery were immediately rejected; unless one is an idiot, no one would happily accept them.
Let's follow behind and observe as we go...
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Two 4K chapters are hard to split, so I'll just consider it an extra chapter for you guys, hehehe...
Main text: Chapter 57 What does it mean that I won the grand prize?
Thus, Li Qingyang and Kato Megumi went first, followed by Hayasaka Ai.
The group walked and stopped intermittently, and she demonstrated her professional detective-level tracking skills, always maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
Upon arriving at the home appliance section, Hayasaka Ai noticed that the boy and the girl paused briefly, seemingly quite interested in a front-loading washing machine.
But the boy touched his pocket, seemed a little embarrassed, and eventually left with the girl...
A crucial piece of information flashed through Hayasaka Ai's mind—she was struggling financially and lacked money.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War's dream world is so vast, she can even see this guy's financial situation... Could she have actually come into contact with some strange being in her dream?
Hayasaka Ai thought to herself, but a perfect plan was quietly forming in her mind—to hold a grand thank-you lottery event in this shopping mall under the name of the currently popular 'Zoffy Miracle Day'.
It can solve the problem without seeming abrupt.
With just a little bit of underhanded manipulation, she could easily hand the grand prize to that boy...
Yes, that's right, this shopping center is one of the properties under the Shinomiya Group...
That will make things much easier.
......
............
Li Qingyang was still wearing the same old clothes he wore yesterday.
He had just arrived in Chiba and didn't have any change of clothes. Last night, after taking a shower, he just quickly soaked and scrubbed his clothes, then squatted naked in the bathroom, drying them with the light before putting them back on...
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