The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

He had a premonition that today would be the end of his life, the real end.

No matter why he has been hidden for so many years, it’s time for the big brother to come out and meet his younger brother, right?

Speaking of which, Stand-in brother suddenly said, "Compared to Stand users and Stands, we're more like Hell War Gods," but I rejected it at the time, saying I thought the name was unlucky, and Stand-in brother was really upset for a long time... hehe... But actually, I quite like this somewhat childish name. After all, you told me that the Hell War Gods are a pair of "real brothers," haha...

But back then, I was young and frivolous, wanting to prove myself, to prove I'd grown up, a mature adult. But now that I've truly grown up... I've started reminiscing about my childhood. Do you remember when we first met? ...Haha, I still remember it. Even though we've traveled a long way and forgotten a lot, I always remember the time we had together.

Whether it was the first time we met, you taught me how to exercise, how to study, how to think for myself and find my own way, as well as musical instruments, carving, chess, horseback riding, and even archery such as bending a bow and holding a gun. It really scared me at the time... It really was... It really was a great childhood.

But as we hit puberty, our differences began to emerge. No matter how close we were, we weren't one. Even our perspectives on girls were completely different. I told you I was into feet, big breasts, and older women, and you told me I was into hands, small breasts, and younger women... Looking back, then and now, we were so silly, so silly. But now that we're no longer silly, I actually miss it... If you don't come out now, you'll never have another chance, haha.

"..."

"...Mom, look, great-grandfather is smiling."

"Ah, really?... Maybe you saw it wrongly? I didn't see it."

Really, they don’t actually believe in their own children. The educational level of their descendants is really worrying. Sometimes I really feel that human beings are creatures with no progress, but I can always get moved by them... Have you also gained something from me, brother?

I still remember the first girl I pursued. I asked you to teach me, but you rejected me the first time. I was really angry at that time, very angry, very angry... because I felt betrayed by you, by the person who was closest to me and whom I loved the most in the world -

But thankfully, you eventually gave me a reasonable explanation. That is, your method doesn't work for me. After all, you don't seem to be that good at relationships. I think you said, "It all depends on the girls' own efforts." ...Ha, how embarrassing.

But at that time we cursed each other for a long time, which is really funny when I think about it now, but it would be pretty good if it was true... After all, these two words sound like a pair of brothers, don't they?

Sometimes I think it would be great if we were real brothers, but then I wonder where he would be if I did have one. Would he be raised with his parents' love, or would he be dumped in an orphanage like me? ...I don't know, but every time I think about it, I have nightmares. It's only at times like these that I realize how wonderful it is that we have this unique, stand-in relationship, this unique brotherly bond.

I remember that time we had a disagreement about a woman. Looking back now, you were right, but I think the wrong experiences are just as important... You're smarter, braver, and stronger than me, and therefore, you pursue higher and better things than I do...

But the most reasonable solution isn't always the optimal solution. It's even fair to say that life is a rubbish game with no optimal solution. But thankfully, someone is there to play with me until the end... and I sincerely... believe... that the person who stayed with me until the end wasn't my first wife, my second wife, or my eighth wife, but you. It's truly wonderful...

“Doctor—! Doctor—!”

Ah...I think I'm really going to die this time. Come to think of it, I've been in this situation a few times before, but I didn't die in the end...I'm sorry, it must be hard for you to always be with me and take care of me, right?

Only after I got a girlfriend, had a wife and children, and started my own family, did I realize how troublesome it was to deal with these bullshit things. It must have been very difficult for you to raise me up, right?

His life gradually came to an end, but his eyes became brighter and more brilliant.

"..."

This is our last battle, brother.

"...Yeah, Ping Xin."

“…——!”

Haha...I won in the end, this game of hide-and-seek.

Your words are still too soft-hearted...

But in the end, I still lost——

Then let us use our last move in this life——

The old man on the hospital bed opened and closed his mouth, as if about to say something. Was it about the distribution of his estate? The woman with her daughter glanced at him nervously, but ultimately heard nothing. It didn't matter, though. After all, even if the estate was divided, it had nothing to do with her; the money had been invested in the charitable foundation.

Hmm, someone seemed to be talking. The little girl, who had just been scolded, sat on a bench outside the door. A breeze blew by, carrying two combined voices to her ears. The voice seemed to be saying...

"Ping Xin... Wu Mian——?"

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But unfortunately, in the end, these are all [fake]——

No matter how much I explore the possibilities of [Ping Xin], it is ultimately just a hypothesis, a possibility. The real Ping Xin, after all, the real "me" is long dead. Although I have no memory of that time, I know clearly that the real "me", the past Ping Xin, is long dead.

I'm so useless that I have to rely on this kind of imagination to make up for my regrets, imagining that if I could live again...

Live again?

"..."

Yes, I don’t want to die, I want to resist.

So I came back to life, a second time, and was reborn as Asuka Maheishin!

Whether it is my destiny, the unsatisfactory status quo, or this unreasonable world!

I want to break, I want to change, I want to overthrow...

Now I can definitely do it!

"Boom-"

With his first heartbeat in this world, a true strong man is finally born!

"...Since this power belongs to me, then surrender to me and force it out—"

50-horsepower magnetic field rotates [anti-gravity realm]!

The brain issues a command, and the heart, the source of power, beats, beats, beats...

So lively and energetic!

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"Ahaha~, why don't we dig it up and take a look..."

Chapter 91 Please help me, Miss Higuchi!

"Hina, I told you not to dig it up..." Higuchi Enka felt a headache as she watched the snow pile being dug up. "Luckily it's winter. If it were summer, it might have rotted, and—"

And there would be maggots, something that even she, who already hated bugs, hated more than anything.

"But, but Hina wouldn't have thought that there was a dead cat or something under the snow pile." Fukumaru Koito smoothed things over for Ichikawa Hina. No wonder the snow pile looked a little strange. It might be a grave made by children for the dead cat.

"That's bad, let's just bury it. It's so pitiful!"

She has always been a gentle child, and as the representative of common sense among the four, she really has a hard time.

"But it would be pitiful if I buried it, cat."

Everyone looked at the person who spoke, Toru Asakura, the core figure among the four childhood friends, and the one who actually connected them together. If they formed a team, he would definitely be the center and leader.

"...That's true. After all, only when buried can one rest in peace. And it would be very bad to bury him in the snow and wait until the snow melts in the spring." Higuchi Enka, who was actually the most concerned among the four childhood friends, took over at this time.

"Hina (I) also think that Toru-senpai is right."

"Then let's do it together!"

"But it's very hard, soil," added Toru Asakura.

That's true. After all, it's the end of the year and the soil is frozen hard. Even if you want to find a good place to bury the cat, you can't find one. If you dig with your hands, it will definitely break, right?

"Then, let's split up."

"Well...you guys go with Toru to get the tools, I'll find a place to bury it first." Enka said as she picked up the dead cat that was frozen into a lump of ice. Although she said a lot just now, maybe she was the one who felt the most about the cat among the four.

After all, she has always been the most negative and realistic among the four.

"Well, so be it."

"Ah?~, Toru-senpai, let's go. Hina, I want to drink some hot chocolate now~"

"Wait, we're going to get the shovel, not to play!"

"How about some hot chocolate, Koito?"

"Hey! Is it okay?"

"Ahahaha... Of course, I brought it today, Ka."

"It's the one that Toru-senpai always wears~"

Holding the dead cat in her arms, she watched the other three leave, chatting and laughing. What kind of hell map is this? Although it looks like she's isolated, it's actually what Enka wanted: the opportunity to move freely.

After all, maybe I could run into him nearby. I heard that he cares a lot about stray cats. In that case, I should be able to ask him to deal with the aftermath, right?

As for asking them to get a shovel...can't it be used when playing in the snow?

If they couldn't find the person, they would bury it themselves. If they found it, the four of them would go play in the snow. They would definitely forget about it in a few minutes.

"..."

Higuchi Enka was walking on the road while holding a frozen cat while thinking of two plans.

It’s cold, really cold. Even through my clothes I can feel its hard body.

Death is a terrifying, or perhaps not so terrifying, event that always makes people feel uneasy. For most people, the scariest part is that no one can escape it, like a tug-of-war in which one is bound to lose, depending on when one's breath is released.

Higuchi Enka actually didn't have that many thoughts about death. After all, in her opinion, death might be much better than those bad futures. But now she had someone she wanted to talk to, so she was ready to go to the familiar old park.

Fortunately, there is always paper and pen there, so I can just go and ask if they have any suggestions.

"...What is that?"

Even from a distance, Higuchi Enka could see the extremely conspicuous climbing frame and the... snow pile on it?

But why is there snow on it? Could it be...

With a bad guess in her mind, she ran quickly with the cat in her arms, falling twice on the way, and finally arrived under the climbing frame.

“Strange place...”

At first glance, there may not be anything wrong, but if you look closely, Higuchi Enka will find that the range and size of the snow here are a bit strange. There is obviously no sign of any human intervention, so how could the naturally fallen snow become like that?

And the most conspicuous pile of snow above was just like the snow pile we saw earlier, as if there was "something" buried underneath. And there were only a handful of people who would come to this strange old park, besides her and Asakura, that was -

She didn't dare to think about it, but took a deep breath and sighed.

After placing the frozen cat on the swing, Enka blew warm air on her hands, which finally helped them regain some feeling. Holding the cat for so long had been quite exhausting, to be honest. But before she sighed and prepared to climb back up, she heard a familiar yet strange voice from behind her.

"I had no idea Miss Higuchi had such a refined taste. I couldn't tell from your regular correspondence. Ah, could it be that... you're thinking about me?"

A weird sound, to be more specific it's probably... bitchy!

"Ha... you're feeling really good about yourself, Mr. Charming. I'm just taking a break here to warm my hands because they're cold."

Higuchi Enka didn't look back. Although this was not their first encounter, it was their first meeting. If possible, she hoped to meet in a more relaxed situation, not like now.

"Oh, is that so... Then let me warm your hands."

But his actions were a step faster than his words, so quick, so unexpected. Higuchi Enka, experiencing her first intimate encounter with the opposite sex, froze for a moment, but when she realized he wasn't going any further, she gradually relaxed, letting the warmth flow from his hand into her body.

"Come to think of it, your pantyhose are torn too. I'll warm them up for you too—"

"!"

She shuddered and tried to distance herself from him. After all, adolescent boys are like wild beasts thinking with their lower bodies, so it's normal for them to be on guard. But when she turned around, she found her hand being released and then pulled up again, and the two of them went from being in front of the woman and behind the man to facing each other, holding hands.

Seeing the smirk on Ping Xin's face, she knew she had been fooled. But that handsome, cute, and slightly naughty face made her try to forgive him.

At least this wave is not a loss, right?

"You know, it's not that the strong can't change their fate, it's just that they won't change their character. But if you don't change your character, there's no way you can change your fate."

"Huh...what are you talking about? Are you heartbroken again?"

Thinking back to the moment when the two of them first met, it seemed like a lot had changed, yet nothing had changed.

"Haha, you still remember, it was really hard back then, but later I found out it was all a misunderstanding... But today I want to talk about that, not that. I want to change my fate/destiny, so I have to change my personality first——"

Can you help me?

"...Specifically how to do it."

"It's simple...Please be my girlfriend, Miss Higuchi!"

"...Ha ha--!?"

No matter what has changed or what hasn't, there is only one fact Higuchi Enka is absolutely certain of -

That means this guy's brain is definitely weird!

Chapter 92 I am a cat