I won't be a loser.

Saki Kawasaki, who wanted to reject Kenren, met his oppressive gaze. She bit her lip and did not refuse. Under the guidance of the clerk, she entered the changing room and put on the various clothes selected for her by Kenren. When she received Kenren's approving look, her heart couldn't help but beat faster.

Then, under Kawasaki Saki's astonished gaze, Xianren waved his hand and asked the clerk to buy all the clothes she had tried on. This made Kawasaki Saki feel a little heavy, and she didn't know how to deal with and repay Xianren's gifts.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't worry about things like 'repaying' me. Just be yourself. If you feel too much of a burden and feel like you owe me something, then you'll fall into my trap."

"..."

Saki Kawasaki didn't understand at first, but she quickly realized what Xianren meant and fell silent.

Carrying bags of various sizes, Xianren stopped a taxi on the road and asked the car to take them back to the door of Kawasaki's house.

"Do you treat all your women like this?"

When Xianren was about to get back into the car and leave, Saki Kawasaki, who was standing at the door and had not yet entered the house, suddenly asked Xianren a question.

Xianren, who was halfway in the car, looked at Saki Kawasaki standing at the door and smiled slightly.

"Although it would be more appropriate for me to respond with something like 'You're the special one,' I'm not one to lie to others about this, but I generally do that with the women I'm in relationships with."

"I understand."

"If you have anything, please contact me when the time comes. Of course, I may also contact you."

Without waiting for Saki Kawasaki to give an answer, Xianren got into the car, closed the door, waved gently at Saki Kawasaki, and drove away from the Kawasaki family's door, asking the driver to take him home.

Standing in front of the door, watching the rear of the car disappear at the end of the road, Saki Kawasaki came to the door with the bags in her hands, took out the keys, opened the door, entered the living room, and before she returned to her room, she heard footsteps.

"I'm back, sister...you..."

Kawasaki Daishi, Saki Kawasaki's younger brother, heard the noise and came out of the house. He saw Saki Kawasaki standing in the living room with shopping bags of various sizes in her hands, which made him stunned.

"Did you buy anything?"

"…Nothing much, just some clothes. Where's Jinghua?"

"In the room..."

Faced with his sister who did not return home all night, Kawasaki Daishi also learned about his sister's part-time job. No matter how reluctant he was in his heart, he knew that his sister had no choice. While feeling helpless in his heart, he was also thinking about whether he could reduce his sister's burden.

He had been thinking for a long time in his room. When he heard the noise in the living room, he guessed that his sister had returned home. When he was about to have a serious chat with her, he found that she was holding several shopping bags in her hands. He couldn't help but be stunned.

“I bought a lot.”

"They're just some clothes... I haven't bought new clothes in a long time."

"That's true..."

Kawasaki Daishi was silent for a moment and forced a smile. Kawasaki Saki didn't know what to say to her younger brother. After a moment of silence, she walked towards her room.

"Dazhi, don't tell father and mother about what happened to me today."

When she reached the door of her room, Saki Kawasaki stopped, opened the door, slowly turned around, and gave her younger brother some instructions.

Kawasaki Daishi couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, then couldn't help but lower his head silently, slowly clenching his hands into fists.

"elder sister……"

"I believe you, Dazhi."

The door was closed. Kawasaki Daishi, standing in the living room, clenched his fists and slumped to the ground, feeling powerless and lost in a trance.

After closing the door and returning to her room, Saki Kawasaki stood in her room, her whole body in a trance, but her eyes and expression kept changing, and it just turned into a sigh.

afterwards.

Three days later, Saki Kawasaki met Kento again. The two sat in the bar and chatted about some things, but Saki Kawasaki did not tell Kento about her family affairs.

"Have you ever thought about giving up your job here?"

"I'm not so fragile that I have to rely entirely on others to survive. If I lose my job here, I won't be able to explain it to my family."

Saki Kawasaki, who was wiping the wine glass, spoke slowly. Her indifferent voice brought a faint smile to Xianren's face. He supported his cheek with one hand and looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes full of admiration.

Saki Kawasaki, who was being stared at by the sage, naturally noticed the other party's gaze, but did not show any special reaction. Her face just turned slightly red, which lasted for a while, and then she returned to her normal posture and even ignored the sage in front of her.

"Ah~ here it is."

Just when the atmosphere was a little ambiguous and both of them remained silent, a white figure suddenly sat down next to Xianren and spoke to Saki Kawasaki who was standing behind the bar.

"At this time, normal students should be resting at home, Kawasaki-san."

"..."

Someone came to harass Saki Kawasaki again, but the voice didn't sound like an ordinary student. The gaze shifted from Saki Kawasaki to the white figure. Her long, soft black hair was draped behind her, and she was wearing a white lab coat in the bar, which was really a bit surprising.

But when looking at this 'uninvited guest' from the perspective of a wise man, the soft facial lines make her look like an absolute beauty.

"Hiratsuka... Sensei, why are you here?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? Kawasaki, your status and age shouldn't allow you to be here at this time. No, even if it's not this time, you can't just show up in a place like this."

"Did those people tell you?"

Saki Kawasaki, who was standing behind the bar, did not seem nervous at all when she saw Shizuka Hiratsuka appear in front of her. She seemed very calm, which made Shizuka Hiratsuka feel a little awkward. She looked sideways to her side and looked at the young boy next to her.

"Hey, little brother, can you please stop staring at me like that? Maybe it's because I'm so charming, but staring at me like that makes me feel quite shy."

When the other person's eyes turned to him, Xiancai, who had been distracted, woke up in a daze. He was surprised and looked at the teacher named Hiratsuka. He lowered his head slightly and expressed his apology to the other person.

"Sorry, I was distracted by something I was thinking about. Kawasaki, is that your teacher?"

"Yes, a teacher from Sobu High School."

"Ok?"

Seeing the man's familiarity with Saki Kawasaki and their dull conversation, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the man next to her. He seemed to have a hint of maturity, but more of a decadent feeling like "mud" and the smell of a middle-aged uncle, and even a very strong pink scent. He was a very bad person.

"Kawasaki, your boyfriend?"

After asking casually, Shizuka Hiratsuka saw Saki Kawasaki standing behind the bar. Her hands paused for a moment, and her reaction was a little strange, but she did not give any answer.

something wrong.

"Bro?"

"Well, male friend, if Mr. Hiratsuka doesn't mind, we can be friends. If you want to drink, I can buy you some."

He picked up his wine glass, raised it towards the teacher, gestured slightly, and drank it all in one gulp. Hiratsuka Shizuka stared at him for a long time and then laughed.

"Then a Matador, please."

Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't show any intention of refusing and ordered a drink. Seeing her so casual, Xianren also ordered a glass of 'Getting Better', also called... 'Screwdriver'.

When the wine was brought to the two of them, Xianren raised the wine in his hand and smiled at Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Cheers to your eyes."

"..."

"..."

The greasy lines made Shizuka Hiratsuka and Saki Kawasaki fall into silence, especially Saki Kawasaki, who had never seen Kento be so proactive and greasy, and her mood was particularly subtle.

"So, Mr. Hiratsuka, did you come here today for something? To warn me and get me out of here?"

Seeing that Kento was a little unserious, Saki Kawasaki stopped paying attention to him and turned to look at Shizuka Hiratsuka, asking her why she came today.

"No, I just knew there was a student working part-time here, so I came over to take a look and have a drink made by one of my students. I also know a little about your situation. Even if you were banned from working here, you would go somewhere else. There's no point in stopping you if there's no way to solve your problem."

Shizuka Hiratsuka is a serious teacher who considers her students. She is aware of Saki Kawasaki's situation and will not use coercive measures such as "ban" to deal with the girl in front of her.

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Thank you all for your monthly tickets and blades! Thank you all for your recommendation tickets!

Chiba New Story: 460. The wise man returns to his home in Itomori

Saki Kawasaki was a little surprised at Shizuka Hiratsuka that she knew her students had violated school rules but did not impose any punishment.

Saki Kawasaki didn't know much about Shizuka Hiratsuka. For example, her appearance at this place at this time was already a surprise to her. Now that she was not going to pursue the matter of violating school rules, Saki Kawasaki didn't understand why she appeared in front of her.

"So, just to come by and take a look and order a drink?"

"That's roughly right, but I just hope you don't make any mistakes. Life is long, and if you make a rash mistake, it will only torture you for the rest of your life."

Saki Kawasaki probably understood some of what the other party meant, but even if she understood it, she didn't agree with it much. She just stood silently behind the bar. She had already done things like making mistakes a long time ago.

And such a warning alone has no meaning to Saki Kawasaki. Even if it is a warning, so what? There are so many people in this world who know the truth, but most of them do not abide by those so-called truths. If everyone can abide by them, society will not be so bad, and her life now will not be so bad, right?

Seeing that Saki Kawasaki didn't say a word, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't continue to persuade her. She just drank quietly. After drinking for a while, she left the bar. Kento then looked at Saki Kawasaki.

"A very interesting teacher."

"Are you interested in her too? You were so eager just now."

"I'm not really interested. I just didn't expect to meet your teacher here. I'm a little surprised. Are you jealous?"

"I'm not jealous of any of this yet. I'm just a little surprised to see that your reaction is different from usual. That's all."

"so."

In response to Saki Kawasaki's answer, Xianren just nodded slightly, smiled, and did not delve into it further.

Winter, November.

From the end of October to the beginning of November, Chiba University holds its school festival, and with the "Culture Day" holiday, it can be considered a short vacation.

As a student, Xianren did not participate in any activities. Seeing others busy and hurried, he stayed in school for a while and then returned to his home, asking his employees to speed up the production process of the game, as he felt a little bored.

Ding-dong-

While lying in the living room to rest, the doorbell suddenly rang.

He turned his head and glanced towards the door. Xianren, who was sitting on the sofa, slowly stood up and walked to the door. He saw Fuji and Nunu, as well as Elio's mother and daughter standing in front of the door.

"good afternoon."

Fujiwa Nunu greeted the wise man standing at the door.

Xianren, who had never expected the two of them to return to Chiba, looked a little surprised for a moment, but still nodded at them.

"Well, why did you think of coming to Chiba... Come in first."

Fujiwa Nunu and Elio were invited into the house by the wise man. After closing the door, the wise man looked at the mother and daughter. Fujiwa Nunu observed the living room environment in the house and then turned to look at the wise man.

"I felt a bit lonely at home and didn't know what to do. When I heard that Elliot missed you, I thought of coming to Chiba to visit you. It feels similar here to Tokyo."

"After all, they are two neighboring cities. Even if there are differences, they are not that big. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there is nothing interesting here."

The wise man walked in front of Elliot, slowly squatted down, opened his arms, hugged his daughter, stood up, looked at Fujiwara no Nu, forced the corners of his mouth to reveal an emotionless smile, Fujiwara no Nu lightly touched the corner of his lips with his fingers and tilted his head slightly.

"Don't you live here with other people?"

"in office."

Raising her chin and indicating a direction, Fujihe Nunu looked towards the office, walked to the door and gently opened it.

The four people sitting in the office were all doing their own work. Even when the door was opened, no one looked at Fuji and Nunu at the door. The somewhat depressing working atmosphere made Fuji and Nunu stunned for a moment, and then they looked at Xianren who was standing in the living room and talking to Elio.

She had originally thought that this would be a relaxing and stress-free working environment, but she hadn't expected to see such a cruel side...

After closing the door gently, Fuji and Nunu did not disturb the work of these people. They walked in front of Xianren and sighed.

"Do you have any thoughts about your future?"

"What's next?"

Xianren, who was still talking to Elio about things like future school, looked at Fujiwara no Nv, not knowing how long in the future she was referring to.

"In the next two or three years, or after you graduate."

"It's still the same as now. I'll mainly focus on my studies. When I finish here, I'll return to Tokyo. After I finish graduate school in Tokyo, I'll start thinking about my career. But that will probably be around until Elliot enters elementary school or graduates from elementary school."

The answer was vague, and Fuji and Nunu did not get any clear answer. They stood in the living room, looking at the smiling Xianren in front of them, and began to think seriously in their hearts.

At night, Fuji and Nyo stayed in Chiba with Elio and stayed in Xianren's room.

With Elliot in the room, nothing happened.

The next morning, Fuji and Nunu asked to go to Chiba University to see the school festival there. Originally, Kento was not very interested, but couldn't resist Fuji and Nunu's interest. Elio seemed a little curious as well, so he took the two of them to the university.

After a while, he appeared on campus again with Elio, and some of Xianren's classmates were surprised to see him. They came forward to ask about him. Some people also noticed that Fujihe Nunu's face seemed somewhat similar to Elio's, so they began to suspect the relationship between the three.

On the campus forum, topics related to sages appeared again.

But the wise man didn't care about all this. After Elliot was a little tired, he picked her up. The three of them walked together, and they looked like a family of three.