After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

Yukino was... a little surprised at first. After a few seconds of silence, she relaxed a little, as if finding a sense of peace in his embrace. Chaoyang could feel the tension in her body slowly easing as the mine cart continued to shuttle across the crudely made tracks.

"Don't worry, it will be over in a moment."

Chaoyang comforted Yukino softly.

Although he didn't know whether she really needed it, Chaoyang chose to play his role well.

Just as we were about to reach the finish line, Chaoyang, we let go of each other's hands.

"Isn't this class's mine cart fun?"

The person in charge at the finish line was waiting confidently for Chaoyang and Yukino to arrive, and then he wanted to ask Yukino.

"...No, it's not about whether it's fun or not. The settings are different from what was reported."

"Actually, we..."

The person in charge was about to explain.

Xueno added with a smile.

"So please send someone to the Executive Committee to revise the application and publicize it with the actual content. Don't be so secretive."

"Ah? Is this all right?"

"This is just a student cultural festival... It's not some kind of company contract that needs to be strictly adhered to. As long as it doesn't violate principles, this level of detail is fine."

Yukino explained openly.

The other party was already moved and bowed to express his gratitude.

Yukino returned the greeting and left, and Chaoyang followed her.

"...Come to think of it... you should have known that they would push you into the car, right? After all, this is the original plot..."

Chaoyang actually thought of this in the middle of the conversation, and finally couldn't help but say it out loud.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's work time now. To make sure you are doing your job properly, please continue to patrol with me."

I don’t know if it’s because Chaoyang exposed her, but Yukino’s face is a little red at this moment.

I don’t know if it’s the skin color or the sun’s rays.

What followed was more of chatting and playing than work.

"It's almost time...my sister's band."

"Want to go see it?"

"Hey... after all, it's my sister's performance, so as family members, of course we have to watch it carefully."

After they finished talking, they went to the gymnasium.

The venue was already packed... After all, many people had never heard a classical symphony orchestra perform live, and it was free, so it couldn't be compared to the performances of ordinary high school students.

"Ah, Yukinoshita-san, you've arrived just in time."

Someone from the executive committee responsible for maintaining the site came over.

"There aren't enough chairs, and so many people are standing like this. If it turns into a stampede, it will be no joke. Do we need to maintain order?"

"It shouldn't be necessary, but just in case, let them sign in near the door. If the number of people continues to increase, no one will be allowed to enter."

"Yes."

While the conversation was going on, the audience had already quieted down.

Beautiful women carrying various expensive musical instruments and wearing gorgeous dresses came on stage one after another. The most outstanding one among them was naturally Yang Nai. The audience was all captivated by her and the audience applauded spontaneously.

104. Wandering Ghost

"Huh~~ It's over~~"

Sagami's disappearance did not occur at the end of this cultural festival. After all, she was completely defeated and reflected on her actions by Chaoyang in front of everyone.

Although I had some difficulties during the opening ceremony, I managed to complete it with all my strength. As for the closing ceremony, I learned from my mistakes and practiced in advance, and my performance was considered acceptable.

But the work of the executive committee is far from over. Various public decorations need to be dismantled, including the stadium's stage, sound system, and projection equipment.

There is work to be done everywhere.

Of course it sounds troublesome, but with the blessing of the cultural festival, doing things itself is fun.

"Hey~ Chaoyang, how did I perform?"

When Chaoyang was removing stitches alone in the backstage, he was attacked from behind again. However, his sense of breath seemed to have recovered. Chaoyang, who was squatting, did not even look and took a light step to avoid Yang Nai's pounce.

But this time, Yang Noi didn't fall down but controlled herself instead.

[Tsk, you really did it on purpose last time. ...By the way, is it just Yukino?... Looks like I'm too used to her presence... My body automatically ignores her approaching presence.]

"...wonderful! I don't have much of a musical sense, but judging by everyone's reactions, I can tell they're very satisfied. It's beyond the level of a typical university student. Um, please don't do those moves in dress heels; it's too damaging to your clothes..."

Chaoyang was really worried that the clothes would tear from jumping.

"Hey hey hey~~ So you really care about this dress of yours? If you like it so much, it's okay for me to wear it on our date tomorrow~~"

"Dating?"

"Ah la la~~, have you actually forgotten everything? I'll be so sad. ...Oh, by the way, I have a present for you in advance. Stretch out your hand~~"

Chaoyang didn't know what Yang Nai was up to, but he just listened to her and stretched out his hand and spread out his palm.

"Hey~"

"……cell phone?"

Yang Nai easily placed the phone in her hand.

"How can modern people not have cell phones? I can't possibly ask Yukino to go on a date with me tomorrow, can I?"

"Hmm? Are you really giving it to me? I never mind being a gigolo..."

"Sister is very generous, much more generous than Yukino."

"..."

"Oh, you're not happy?"

Yang Nai immediately noticed a hint of dissatisfaction in Chaoyang's silence.

Covering her mouth, she laughed.

"No……"

Yang Nai's actions and her personality are all weird.

In the beginning, Haruno left Chaoyang with the impression that she was like a ghost of youth that was dead but couldn't die, haunting Hikigaya and Yukino. The key point was that Hikigaya and Yukino really couldn't do anything with her. If it weren't for the few times that Dango fought back, the two of them would have been no match for Haruno.

"Dead youth cannot be revived... But until you resolve your grievances, I can stay with you until the end..."

Chaoyang looked at Yang Noi. Just like the dead cannot be resurrected, the facts that happened in Yang Noi's past youth cannot be changed.

"What are you talking about... I knew this from the beginning."

Although Yang Nai was smiling, her eyes turned cold. She seemed to have lost her interest.

Turned around and prepared to leave.

"But if I don't really make a break for it, it will always be stagnant inside and it will never end."

His usual calm and mature demeanor vanished into thin air, leaving only fragility and illusion.

Even the alluring danger in her usual conversation was gone.

"..."

The morning sun watched the beautiful figure leave with his head held high and his chest puffed out.

"Haa ...

Since Oregairu itself does not describe anything about Haruno's past, even if Chaoyang wanted to heal her, he would not be able to do so.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time..."

"Hmm? What do you mean by taking it one step at a time?"

Just like taking turns on stage, Yang Nai had just left when Xun Senior appeared in front of Chaoyang with a cute but puzzled voice.

"nothing."

I don’t know if it’s because Cheng Huixun has his own energetic aura, but the depressing atmosphere brought by Yang Nai just now was dispelled a lot.

"The Executive Committee has concluded its work today..."

Senior Sister Xun looked at the small projects being dismantled around her with a hint of reluctance.

"...Well, technically it's Tuesday."

Because Monday is a make-up day for the Cultural Festival, there are no classes. It is a bit difficult to dismantle all the hard work of nearly a month in just a few hours today, so I will save some work for the normal school day later.

"...Hmm...so I won't have any contact with Chaoyang anymore..."

"I should continue to help with the sports meet. After all, I promised..."

"But don't make a scene. Xun hates people who don't behave properly."

"...Then I might be disliked by the senior. I'm a very frivolous person."

After all, Chaoyang felt that he had done quite a few bad things.

For example, the dream of sneak attacking Pochi in sleepwalking...

"That feeling... I wonder if I'll ever feel it again... As for Pochi... I wonder how he's doing. And Aura... I wonder if Freellian has already killed her... Oh no, I feel like such a jerk. Talking to a woman while thinking about other women, and more than one. Sure enough, I'm a dishonest person."

"Really? This joke isn't funny at all! ...But...I'm glad. It's great to finally have a successful cultural festival. Thank you."

A familiar warm smile appeared on Cheng Huixun's lips again.

"It's not the last one, is it?...Universities also have cultural festivals...If you go to graduate school, even if you repeat a grade, I estimate there will be six cultural festivals left to go through."

"Maybe... but I always feel that the high school cultural festival is a little more unique."

"..."

Chaoyang is not from the hometown, so he cannot empathize with the Japanese high school cultural festival and can only choose to respect it.

If he were his pure self in the original world, given a choice, he would probably pretend to be sick during the cultural festival and play games at home.

"Chaoyang, where are you planning to go to college?"

"Aoyama Gakuin University."

"After all, my student status is still there. If the University of Tokyo can admit me without taking the entrance exam, that's fine too... Hitotsubashi, Waseda, and Keio are certainly acceptable."

"Hey...are you going to a private school?"

"Well, there are more beautiful women in Qingshan."

Senior Sister Xun's expression rarely turned gloomy.

"Really? You can't use such ridiculous reasons to decide your future!... I'm studying liberal arts. If it's a private school, Chaoyang, you'll choose liberal arts too, right?"

Generally speaking, it's more appropriate to study science at a national or public university. Besides academic reasons, there's also tuition costs. Tuition fees at private universities range from 160 million yen to 180 million yen. Public universities are much cheaper.

"If you don't understand anything, you can always ask me~~"

[Can I ask for your measurements?]

Chaoyang rarely faced Senior Sister Xun, and evil thoughts arose in his mind.

105. Tenderness under the Snow

Before parting ways with Cheng Huixun for the final time, Chaoyang remembered something.

"By the way, Senior, I have a cell phone. Can you add my contact information?"