I won't be a loser.

On the contrary, it seems that the residents of the three counties are constantly converging towards Nagoya, which has led to stagnation in the development of the three counties.

The bustling Nagoya and Itomori where I live.

Recalling the number of students in school when I was in school, I am afraid that in about ten years, Itomori Junior High School will have to face the situation where the number of students enrolled will only be in the single digits.

"Convenient living, excellent educational resources, everyone has abandoned their original land and is flocking to the metropolises like a tide. In the future, all metropolises will become like Tokyo, with increasing pressure on life and competition everywhere. But will people still accept this?"

Come to think of it, he himself is the same and will also settle down in Tokyo in the future.

"I can survive in Tokyo, but how will my descendants survive in this steel jungle?"

No matter how bad a boy is, he can try to use his body to do physical work, but girls are too disadvantaged in this society. It is difficult for many women to get fair treatment in the workplace, so that some college students and even single mothers have to take on side jobs to make a living and take care of their own children.

Saionji Oko has a stable income from running her family's restaurant, and Kiyoura Mai is considered a top student with a stable job. However, those women who struggle to survive in society generally strayed from the right path in middle school or high school...

"No, single mothers are inherently discriminated against. Women with children are often seen as troublesome by most companies, so they're naturally rejected. For this reason, even if it's difficult to survive, it's quite normal."

When the wise man began to think about whether his descendants would go astray and choose self-destruction due to poverty and mental problems at some point in a certain era, his arms were suddenly hugged tightly.

Looking down at the moment holding his arm, Xianren found that the girl's eyes were somewhat expectant.

"Are you thinking about the future, sage?"

The other hand holding Shijie's hand suddenly tightened, feeling that Shijie seemed to have noticed this topic and showed some concern. Facing Shanshan's pure and clean eyes, he nodded slightly.

"I have thought a lot about the future, but I also feel that I am thinking too much and haven't been able to handle my current affairs well. There is still a long way to go for future matters."

After hearing what Kento said about "offspring", Setsuna was a little concerned and pursed her lips. She felt that Kento wanted to have a child, but similar topics had come up before. Qing Pu Mai, her mother, and Kento, who was right next to her, had both advised her to be careful and wait until she graduated from high school before considering this matter.

But now Xianren himself suddenly brought it up, which made Shanshan wonder if Xianren had different ideas than before. For a moment, he was a little hesitant and entangled, wondering whether he should...

Sekai, holding Kento's other hand, felt a little complicated as she watched the two of them talking about the future. She thought of the topic her mother, Saionji Yuko, had once talked about with her, and she began to hesitate.

"......"

On the street, I saw a young boy being hugged by a girl's arm and held by another girl's hand. I sighed in my heart that people's hearts have changed and the world is going downhill.

- - - -

Suddenly I remembered a friend who studied abroad in Nagoya. He would occasionally talk about some specialty shops with surprisingly cheap prices.

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Waking up and looking at the girl lying beside him and in his arms, Xianren blinked and glanced towards the window. The thick curtains blocked the sunlight outside the window.

"Is it morning yet?"

Looking down at the two people who had not yet woken up, Xianren just lay quietly on the bed and did not get up.

I don't know what time I finally went to bed last night. Even though I've woken up, my memory of the night is a bit hazy. I vaguely remember that after admiring the night view of Nagoya, I returned to the hotel and closed the door...

Thinking back now, he couldn't help but feel tired physically and mentally. He closed his eyes and lay quietly on the bed. He didn't know how much time had passed, but the little head that was resting on his arm suddenly moved.

"Mmmmm...Morning?"

When Qingpu Setsuna woke up, he opened his eyes and saw a familiar chest in front of him. He slowly raised his head and looked at Xianren who was resting with his eyes closed, and recalled some memories of last night.

He couldn't help but lower his head and buried his face in the quilt again. After a while, he slowly raised his head again, looked at the sleeping face of the wise man, propped himself up a little, looked beside him, and saw the still resting Saionji Sekai beside him.

Looking at the two people who seemed to have not woken up yet, Qingpu Setsuna lowered his head silently again, rested his face on Xianren's arm, looked at Xianren who was still "sleeping" in front of him, and closed his eyes again.

She was also quite tired last night. Even though she had rested all night, her body was still a little sore and she wanted to have a good rest.

As for Saionji Sekai, she was sleeping on the side, and did not wake up like Kiyoura Setsuna. She even gradually moved closer to Xianren's finger, and without Xianren noticing -

"Ah wu——"

His finger was held in the mouth of Saionji Sekai, but she did not use any force, which made Xianren, who had his eyes closed, couldn't help but open his eyes, look over Setsuna's head, and see Saionji Sekai who was holding his finger.

She didn't use much force, and she might not even have realized she was biting Xianren's finger.

"......"

There was a sticky feeling on his fingertips, which made Xianren feel a little complicated for a moment, but he did not wake up. He was silent for a moment, and then continued to close his eyes, quietly pretending to be asleep.

It was almost noon when the wise man, who had just closed his eyes to rest but had fallen asleep again without realizing it, gradually opened his eyes when he heard the conversation between two people beside him.

"I don't know either, but being with the wise man is fine."

"That's all for the future, so let's think about it later."

No one knew what the two of them were talking about before. Xianren opened his eyes, stretched out his hand, placed it on Setsuna's body, and patted her gently. The girl also reacted and looked at Xianren who had opened his eyes.

"Xianren, are you awake?"

"Well, now that you're awake, let's get ready to get up. Is there anywhere you'd like to go this afternoon?"

"I... don't have anywhere I want to go. You can decide, sage."

His gaze turned towards the Saionji World.

"You decide. I don't know much about this place either."

"Well, let's walk around for a bit and take a look. After lunch, let's get ready to go back."

The two of them had no objection, so they got up first and washed up together. As for Xianren, he lay on the bed and continued to rest for a while. After they had both washed up, he got up and put on his own clothes.

After packing up and leaving the hotel, they strolled around Nagoya together. I took the two of them to buy some Nagoya specialties and prepared some for Kiyoura Mai and Saionji Yuko. After having lunch at noon and buying some gifts, the three of them returned to Itomori.

wow——

He opened the door, entered the house, put on his shoes, and walked towards the living room. The two girls politely said "I'm back", and Xianren went straight to the living room, looked at Sanye lying on the ground, walked over, and put the gift on the table.

Looking down at Sanye who was taking a nap on the floor, Xianren squatted down, stretched out his hand and pinched her delicate little nose.

The girl, who was still asleep, gradually realized that something was wrong. She opened her tender lips, took a breath, and opened her eyes. She saw the wise man squatting in front of her, looking down at her. Her sleepy eyes suddenly became sharp.

Snapped!

Mitsuha slapped Xianren's hand away, rubbed her nose, and sat up from the floor.

"What's the date now?"

"You've only been out for a day, and you've already forgotten the day? The gift is on the table. I'm going back to my room to rest. See you at dinner."

Holding Mitsuha's cheeks with both hands, seeing that Mitsuha was looking at the table, Xianren released his hands, stood up, and walked towards his room. The two girls who also entered the room handed the gifts they had prepared to Mitsuha. Some of the gifts were for Yotsuha, and they also asked Mitsuha to help pass them on.

"Are these gifts all for me?"

"Well, we'll have to continue to bother you for the next while. Consider this as our thank you."

Sekai Saionji handed her gift to Mitsuha, and Setsuna Kiyoura also placed her gift on the table next to Mitsuha.

Looking at the gift she received, Sanye felt a little shy. She didn't know what to do. But when Saionji Sekai came closer to her and lowered her head to put down the gift, she seemed to see a red mark on her fair neck.

Before she could see clearly, Saionji Sekai had already stood up again. The angle of his sight made it difficult for Sanye to see his previous position clearly.

He blinked and stared at Xiyuanji World, which made Xiyuanji World a little confused.

"What's wrong?"

"Huh? No, no, nothing."

Sanye waved her hands repeatedly to indicate that there was nothing wrong with her. She looked at the gifts on the table. Her expression was a little forced, but she couldn't help but fall into deep thought in her heart.

What exactly happened?

Why is there a red mark on Saionji Sekai's neck?

After going out with her brother Kento, she couldn't help but secretly glance at Qingpu Setsuna beside her, but found that the girl's eyes were also looking at her, which made Sanye panic in her heart. She quickly retracted her gaze and no longer looked at the girl.

Ming didn't notice that Mitsuha was looking at Saionji Sekai before. He looked at Mitsuha's somewhat puzzling reaction, and then glanced at Setsuna beside him who also had a strange reaction. He couldn't help but stare at the two of them for a while.

"Well, let's go to the room and rest first. If you have anything, you can come to us directly."

Kiyoura Setsuna noticed Mitsuha's eyes just now, but did not notice anything on Saionji Sekai's neck. However, based on Mitsuha's reaction just now, with her intuition, she had already sensed that something was wrong. She did not stay in the living room for long, but directly took Saionji Sekai's hand and left the living room together.

"Well, please have a good rest."

Watching the two people leave, Sanye's eyes fell on Setsuna's hand holding Shijie. She had some vague guesses in her heart, but quickly shook her head to deny them.

"No matter how you look at it...it should be impossible."

From the living room, he pulled Saionji Sekai directly to the door of Kento's room. Qingura Setsuna stopped, stretched out his hand, and placed it on Saionji Sekai's collar, revealing her collar a little. Seeing the red mark on Saionji Sekai's neck, he bit his lip.

Saionji Sekai, who was originally just a little confused, became ugly all of a sudden after noticing Kiyoura Setsuna's reaction and current expression, and she put her hands on her collar and neck.

"Saw?"

"Well, I guess I saw it."

For a moment, complex emotions intertwined in Saionji Sekai's heart. She didn't know whether she should feel happy or uneasy at this moment. She bit her lip and looked down at Kiyoura Setsuna in front of her. She really didn't notice this detail.

"How to do?"

"Just pretend you know nothing. As long as you don't tell anyone, it's just pure speculation. If all else fails, just say it's a trace I left behind."

"The reason is interaction between friends and punishment in the game. No one should doubt it."

".......Um."

Looking at Setsuna in front of him, Shijie was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded. Their realities intersected, and Setsuna was the first to withdraw his gaze and enter Xianren's room, while Shijie followed silently into the room...

Xianren entered his room, turned on the air conditioner, and lay down on his mat on the floor with his face facing the sky and closed his eyes. Not long after, he heard footsteps at the door, and after a while, the sound of the door opening.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw the two girls entering his room.

"Wouldn't you like to take a break in the living room?"

Sekai Saionji covered her collar with her hands, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

"We're a little tired and didn't get a good rest last night, so we want to rest for a while."

It would be no big deal to tell Xianren, but for something like this, it felt like it would be redundant to tell Xianren and then work together to find a solution, so she didn't tell her boyfriend in front of her what happened in the living room. Qingpu Shuna glanced at Saionji Sekai who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and also came over and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Looking at the two people sitting together, looking at their wise men, she pursed her lips slightly, took a deep breath, grabbed the thin blanket beside her, covered herself with it, closed her eyes and rested.

The two people sitting on the edge of the bed looked at Xianren's reaction, looked at each other, and lay down on the bed together.

What she just said to Xianren was indeed her true feelings. She did not get a good rest last night and walked such a long way. She only rested for one night and did not get a good rest. Now that they were in the room, they also wanted to have a good rest.

The three of them arrived home around five in the afternoon and slept in their room until seven in the evening. When dinner was ready at home, Siye came to the room and called the three of them.

Xianren, who was still wandering in his dreams, didn't really want to get up, but looking at Yotsuba standing at the door, he sat up silently and stood up with a sigh.

The two girls who were also in the dream slowly opened their sleepy eyes.

"Yoshiha, go to the living room first, we'll be right there."

"Well, I'll go back to the living room."

Looking at the three people who had just woken up in the room, Siye hesitated for a moment. She didn't think her brother would be the type to continue falling asleep. In the family, only her sister Sanye would continue to fall asleep after being woken up.

"Go ahead."

Watching Yotsuba close the door again and return to the living room, Xianren looked at the two girls on the bed who were gradually getting up.

Their soft hair fell from their shoulders, and both of them looked sleepy.

In Tokyo, it doesn’t matter how long you sleep, but at home, you still have to get up, have dinner with your family, and then go back to your room to rest.

As for whether he would be able to sleep after returning to his room, Xianren himself was not quite sure or clear.

"Just wash your face and wake up. I'm going to the living room first. You guys should get ready as well."

Looking at the two girls who still needed some tidying up, Xianren stood up, first washed his face with cold water, then wiped off the water droplets on his face, and went to the living room.

The two sleeping girls woke up, rubbed their eyes, and re-tied their hair. They also listened to the wise man's advice, washed their faces briefly, and then went to the living room together.

It was a little crowded for seven people to sit at home, but they could still fit everyone. Everyone had dinner quietly, and the atmosphere at the table was a little quiet.

With grandma around, no one knew what to talk about. It wasn't until dinner was over and grandma left the living room, and Erye, as her mother, went to take care of grandma, that the atmosphere gradually relaxed. Mitsuha started asking Xianren about the trip to Nagoya.

"Where have you been in these two days?"

"There's nothing special about it. There's Osu, Nagoya Castle, Shikemichi, and the Nagoya TV Tower."

"Four places?"

"I didn't have much time, so I just took a quick stroll."

"Ah—I really want to go too—"

He lay on the table, sighing regretfully, but his eyes were always on Xianren, staring at his brother closely.