"Is there a possibility that I like you too?"
Gongsun Ce froze on the spot as if he was petrified, and he couldn't even move his eyes. Qiluo sat back on the stool and patted her red cheeks: "There's no need... to be so shocked, right?"
Gongsun Ce seemed to have been completely cut off from interaction with the outside world, like a statue that had been washed away by wind and rain for hundreds of years. That gesture was more worrying than funny.
Qiluo thought of something that could wake him up immediately.
The idol lady clicked her lips and said a little shyly: "Do you want me to kiss you as proof?"
"—No, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
The gray-white stone sculpture instantly transformed into an embarrassed young man. Gongsun Ce covered his chest and fell on the chair. He gasped for breath for a while and then said in disbelief: "—How is this possible?!"
"Are you talking about me liking you?"
"This doesn't make sense!"
Gongsun Ce was almost going crazy. He racked his brains to recall the past of getting along with his friends, and said with great confusion: "Qiluo, listen to me, I have always been careful not to become as bad as Aulus. As a man, I try my best to keep a distance, and at most I only help a little within my ability. I never wanted to take advantage of your emotions, so why would you say such a thing?!"
Qiluo looked at him silently for a while and said with a surprisingly helpless emotion.
"Gongsun Ce, didn't you tell the reason yourself?"
"Ah?" Gongsun Ce felt a headache, "How could it be?!"
"A boy who has the same interests as me treats me well without any consideration of interests. Then why can't I like him?" Qiluo said seriously.
Gongsun Ce used his brain with all his strength, looking for reasons to refute: "First of all, I have an average appearance——"
"I'm comparing it to Shigurei, but by ordinary people's standards, Gongsun Ce looks very decent."
Gongsun Ce immediately changed his angle: "He's not very smart either!"
"I have never seen anyone smarter than Gongsun Ce." Qiluo said blankly.
"We haven't known each other very long!"
"Rei Shigure, I only knew you 13 days earlier than me~"
Speaking of this, the idol lady added a little shyly: "And...actually, I have been with Gongsun Ce since a long time ago."
Gongsun Ce instantly recalled the fragment from his dream. The girl was watching TV with the busy adults, her eyes full of expectation and surprise. The look was like a fan looking at a singer, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.
Gongsun Ce stated the known facts in a speculative tone: "It's hard, it's hard, it was that time three years ago..."
"Well! Gongsun Ce, who has defeated so many powerful enemies, shines like the protagonist in the animation!" Qiluo said happily.
Wasn't this supposed to be a scene where everyone complained about the childish remarks they made in the past? Why do you look like you are chasing stars and succeeding? !
With your attitude, Mr. Gongsun, how can I say something like, "Looking back, it was really too much in the second grade at that time"!
"When my memory was restored before, I was quite secretly happy." Qiluo said happily, "I didn't expect to be saved by Mr. Devil! Like this."...
do not talk! If this continues, I really won’t be able to find any reason to object to Mr. Gongsun!
Quick, think quickly, Gongsun Ce, think quickly, what other entry points are there...!
"That's right! Qiluo, you forgot a very important point!" Gongsun Ce suddenly had an idea, "I'm a disgusting otaku! As you know, late-night animations, doujinshis, and even adult-oriented comics and games are... Mr. Gongsun, who accepts them all, is not someone who should be liked from any point of view!"
Qiluo's expression seemed to be watching the children in the lower grades rolling around on the floor and playing tricks.
She grabbed her twin ponytails, pouted and said, "I'm a Zhai too, Gongsun Ce."
"Gah!"
The gray-haired young man made a strange noise like a duck.
I'm speechless and can't find a reply.
Reason, if what she considers as a flaw is nothing in Qiluo's eyes, could she be serious about falling in love with him? But, but...
"Calm down and listen to me. I'm not a man worthy of being liked at all——"
The idol lady sighed quietly.
"Gongsun Ce, you always like to think about things in extremely complicated ways. It seems that you have to make a long list to convince yourself before you can do anything or any idea you have. However, many things are not that complicated in the first place!"
"You never need so many reasons to convince yourself to like someone." Qiluo smiled slightly and pointed her fork at the gray-haired young man across the table. "I fell in love with you after the incident where we met. It's that simple. oh."
Without thinking, almost subconsciously, Gongsun Ce was ready to refuse.
We can't let a good girl like Qiluo waste time and energy on herself.
There is undoubtedly a man in this world who is worthy of her love, and that man is definitely not herself.
After this idea appeared, Gongsun Ce felt that the entangled emotions in his heart were much relieved. Why are you confused? He reflected deeply on himself. Within half a day after waking up from the dream, he even thought about the issue of love, but this was originally an extraneous matter for Gongsun Ce.
My friends were all wrong. The key to the problem is not whether she likes him or not, let alone whether he likes others, but that he will only bring misfortune and has never been qualified to be loved.
In this way, the conclusion is simple. Gongsun Ce must reject Qiluo's kindness, and after that, he must also make it clear to the eldest lady that he must maintain the current distance and be a reliable good friend, and must not establish a dangerous relationship for selfish reasons.
Prepared to hurt others or even break the relationship, Gongsun Ce was ready to say his answer: "I——"
"This is not a formal confession~" Qiluo waved her hand, "So please don't reply to me in your current state, okay?"
"……oh."
Like a punctured balloon, the newly prepared awareness floated out of his mouth.
The words that had reached his throat were forced back by Gongsun Ce.
"I always feel that Gongsun Ce in this state will make a statement that even he regrets." Qiluo puffed up her cheeks, "This is a girl's intuition, intuition."
Gongsun Ce felt that his heart was twisting like a knot again. He lowered his head in embarrassment and ate the macaroni. He waited until the plate was almost cleared before saying, "Why..."...
"Are you going to tell Gongsun Ce this?"
"Um."
Qiluo covered her face with her hands and said shyly: "When your head gets hot..."
"A hot head?!"
"When I heard Gongsun Ce ask that question, I thought, ah, he is finally going to change. If he doesn't say it now, he might never have the chance or courage to say it in his lifetime."
Qiluo's cheeks were rosy, and she looked... no, it didn't look like that.
Gongsun Ce noticed that she was really a girl in love.
"I know it too. A big-breasted woman like me who appears later, a new character with no deep memories, is often a supporting character who is destined to fail in romantic comedies. Even if I express my feelings before everyone else, I am destined to be The cannonball that opened Mokaku's heart was shattered into pieces after a loud impact, becoming a stepping stone for other more attractive female characters."
Qiluo stirred the remaining salad with a fork, staring at the plate and muttering to herself.
"Just stopping where you are and enjoying the relaxed atmosphere may be the best choice for everyone. But when I heard Gongsun Ce ask the question, I noticed that everyone will follow suit. It changes with the passage of time.”
"Characters in romantic comedies can still maintain a stable relationship after dozens or hundreds of episodes, because they can continue their activities endlessly and only make changes when the story is about to turn. But in reality We are different in the past. We will always change from who we were yesterday. In this way, the relationship between us will always be different.
It will change one day! "
Gongsun Ce said depressedly: "...Just keep the distance and protect the established relationship."
"That also means never moving forward, Gongsun Ce." Qiluo smiled softly, "Youth romantic comedies will always end. No matter the result is sweet or bitter, people will always go through this period. Only by following the road can we start the next phase of life.”
"Even you have started to change, so I have to keep up. I am an innocent and willful girl. If I keep burying my feelings in my heart, I will definitely feel very sorry. Compared with that kind of sadness I would rather express my love directly! Whether I am accepted or rejected, it is what I get after my own hard work, and it will never be an ending I regret!"
Speechless.
Qiluo thinks far more deeply about her own life and love than he, an outlier. Although she pinched him in a romantic comedy or something like that, this girl's mood was serious.
Somehow, Gongsun Ce, who had made up his mind to refuse a few minutes ago, felt something was wrong again. The knot in my heart was twisted to the other side. If I refused just because of myself, it would seem like a despicable escape...
It's like a coward who doesn't even dare to face a person's thoughts.
Gongsun Ce took off his glasses and closed his eyes.
"Qiluo, I'm sorry. I don't have the power to give you an answer right now. This is not an escape, and it is definitely not a tactic to delay time. Can I give you an answer after I solve my own problem?"
"No problem~" Qiluo said cheerfully, "When then, I will come to Gongsun Ce to make a formal confession!"...
There is one more promise on my body. Gongsun Ce smiled bitterly and expressed his respect for his friend's courage.
"Although you keep talking about supporting roles and cannon fodder, I think you are more charming tonight than ever before."
"Really?" Miss Idol said sheepishly, "I'm so happy!"
After the supper time, Gongsun Ce, who considered the so-called "disappearance", personally sent Qiluo back to the downstairs of her house.
The idol lady said before leaving, "Don't worry, I will talk to Qin Qianbai about this." The ambiguity of her tone made the gray-haired young man shiver, and even the fear in his heart was vaguely awakened.
...What will the eldest lady think after hearing this?
Qiluo herself must be safe, and the eldest lady will never do anything to her friends. But what will happen to the person who is unfortunately caught in the middle? When I woke up the next morning, I found that my limbs were missing. When I looked up, I saw the eldest lady standing on the bedside with a knife. This incredible scene at first glance was too real to be imagined.
He will die, he will definitely die!
With these weird thoughts, Gongsun Ce turned his desk inside out after returning home, trying to see if the Knight of Dawn had written back to him in the past month. But strangely, he didn't find anything resembling a letter anywhere. Is it possible that Alandia has been so busy recently that she has no time to reply to him?
The only new thing was a CD with a strange cover. I had the impression that it was given to him by that weird rock musician... He had no desire to listen to it, so he simply threw it back in the drawer.
Gongsun Ce fell heavily on the bed and closed his eyes. A series of events since waking up made him feel dizzy and his body seemed to be splitting in half from the inside.
In the dream, Gongsun Ce was invincible and could defeat enemies one after another with his superpowers. However, sometimes even the invincible power of telekinesis is of little help. Shigure-kun's Curse Balance is still ridiculously powerful, and when he fails on a date, he's as slumped as a stone.
"……well!"
With the thought of venting his anger and escaping reality, Gongsun Ce began to use his mind to play with his mobile phone. Like every time he was bored or depressed, he clicked on his mailbox.
Gongsun Ce rarely checks his mailbox because none of his friends like to use email. Every time he opens it, he sees advertising emails or scam messages. This is of no use to him except to pass the time. .
Buzz.
The phone in vibrate mode vibrated. Today's situation seemed a little different. Just a few minutes ago, he received a new email without a title. Gongsun Ce clicked it open.
【June 25th. 】
[This is the third day in the Fire Wind State, and I have seen the unique landforms here at close range. A fiery red tornado swept across the desert, and small villages were built on the floating stone formations. Local residents will take advantage of the high temperature around the town to have a barbecue while the fire tornado passes over the boulders. The meat skewers taste average and are more gimmick than reality, but it's still an interesting experience. 】
What comes into view is a leisurely record like a diary, with the leisurely atmosphere of a tourist between the lines. At the end of the email, a photo was attached. On a bleak wilderness like the western part of Yamato Island, a fiery red whirlwind towered over the sky, like a scene from the end of the myth. The black-haired tourist found a good angle to take a selfie. She held her right hand emptyly, as if she was holding the distant fire wind in her palm. ….
"..."
Gongsun Ce felt his throat was a little dry, and his phone was still vibrating, and it took a while to stop. He closed the new mail and returned to the main interface of the inbox. There are a lot of red dots marking unread, and the whole column is filled with unknown emails without titles.
【June 20th. It was a boring night in the Acid Valley State, the acid golems were walking around outside the town and were very noisy so I killed them all. 】
【June 15th. Eat seafood platters in the Blue Sea State. The most satisfying meal I have ever had since arriving in Hezhong, and the beer was especially good. 】
【June 14th. Found a cute pet near Wave City...]
The sending time of emails is irregular, which can reveal the mood of the sender. When she is having fun, she can send three or four emails a day, and she is as excited as a child talking about her experiences; sometimes it takes three or five days to send an unclear text message, and you can tell at a glance what she has learned during the trip. This stop did not satisfy her. As for the content, there is no commonality at all, and they go their own way to the extreme. Occasionally, there is only one sentence, and the matter is hastily; occasionally, a long paragraph of text is attached with a photo, like a review on a travel website.
Gongsun Ce looked through the emails one by one, and vaguely saw that free woman running around in a foreign land, spending her life with unprecedented joy. Finally he saw the first one, which was sent more than a month ago. The first half was someone's food travel diary, and the second half was a prank-like conclusion.
[I remember that you rarely read emails, so I’ll start sending you anonymous travel emails from today. When will you find out without saying hello in advance, and what kind of expression will you make after you find out? Sister, I am very curious~]
Gongsun Ce took off his glasses and covered his eyes.
"...How can there be such a prank! Are you a female high school student!"
Logically speaking, the reply should be in the form of email. But before the brain can make a judgment, the body has already started to move. Without having time to check the time difference and time zone, he dialed Rei Shigure's phone number.
I have never been so anxious waiting for the phone to pick up, the ringing sound is like a cat's paw scratching my heart. Finally, someone picked up the phone——
"Ah, what's the matter, you bad boy?" Shigure Rei said leisurely.
Gongsun Ce covered his chest hard and shouted in confusion.
"I will really fall in love with you if this keeps up!"
"——Hey hey hey hey hey?!"
A familiar scream came from the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of gurgling water. Three seconds later, he heard an angry voice from the other side of the world: "It's all your fault! My phone fell into the water!"
"Aren't you in the Fire Wind State now? There is a lake there?"
"I'm taking a bath!"
"Don't answer the phone naked, you woman!!"
His brain effortlessly imagined the scene of someone lying in the bathtub with a red face and ears. The voice coming from the phone was exactly the same as the auditory hallucination in his mind.
"Stop imagining, you pervert!"
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