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Chapter 138 Kitahara Ayano praises Kiyohisa's stupidity

Time returns to the present.

Ayano searched Takagi Akane's body carefully but still couldn't find the catalyst.

This does not mean that the suspicion on Akane Takagi can be lifted. Maybe the catalyst happened to be used up, or maybe she didn't bring it with her today.

As a rare plant, the Azalea has no ornamental or medicinal value, but when Akane Takagi saw the flower, her subconscious reaction proved that it must be something very useful to her.

"It's a pity that I didn't catch you this time... I hope you can keep your composure, little one."

Ayano pinched Takagi Akane's face and returned along the same path.

Her physical strength was indeed very poor. She would be out of breath just by walking on a trail with a slight elevation difference. But it didn't matter. After all, she was the only one who could move in the time stop, and she didn't have to worry about falling behind others due to the difference in physical strength.

Ayano enjoyed this state of absolute tranquility. She didn't need to please anyone, nor did she need to be pleased by anyone.

The only drawback is that the duration of the time stop is too short, about ten minutes, and it fluctuates depending on the purity of the catalyst.

By the time they walked back to the pavilion, it was almost over, and Ayano only had time to... wake up Qingyou.

"It's my turn."

Ayano still remembers what she was doing before the time stop ended, what the people she was talking to were doing, and further, how to continue the "plot" just now... All of the above are instincts acquired after long-term and proficient use.

What’s a bit funny is that after experiencing Ayano’s time stop so many times, Qingyou has also acquired a similar instinct - the instinct to pretend nothing happened, and then continue to communicate with Ayano with the emotions before the time stop.

……

After enjoying the wonderful service, Qingyou leaned against the stone screen, sat on the ground carefree, unscrewed a bottle of water to drink, and tried to find the chewing gum in the backpack... No, where is my chewing gum?
Including the water cup, this is the second time that I have lost something small for no apparent reason.

"Could the cats on this island have a habit of taking away tourists' belongings?" Qingyou muttered.

"Here." Ayano handed a piece of chewing gum to Qingyou's mouth.

It is the brand he is used to eating, and the taste is the same.

Then she chewed one herself, muttering as she chewed, "It would be most appropriate to smoke a cigarette at this time, but I don't like the taste of tobacco."

"Oh, then you're not traditional."

"What traditional school?"

“Have you ever considered e-cigarettes?”

"Neither do I. I only like chewing gum."

"I also."

"Oh~ As expected, I said we would definitely have something in common."

"Taste buds' preferences can't really be considered a resonance..."

Ayano laughed comfortably a few times, leaned over to kiss Qingyou, and leaned into his arms. Qingyou embraced her delicate body tacitly, and placed his right hand on her thigh. The two of them chewed gum quietly together, with their backs against the cover of the stone screen, with the electronic silence of the entire island as the background sound of nature.

After a long while, Ayano finally spoke up: "Don't worry. This won't harm either of our lives. We're both happy, so it's a win-win situation."

"I hope so." Qingyou played with the fabric of Ayano's dress. "It is said that if a couple agrees to only have sex but not life, one of them will turn bad over time."

"Are you not confident? Do you think you will fall in love with me?" "I am worried about you."

"...What a narcissistic man." Ayano sneered, "Love is something that only three-year-olds would believe in. If I still believe in it, wouldn't I be as stupid as Airi?"

"Is Airi stupid?"

"She may be very smart in her career, but she may be worse than a three-year-old child in terms of love. You may not like her, but she definitely likes you."

Ayano said something shocking with great confidence, but Qingyou was not the type to be overwhelmed by the momentum of words: "Don't talk nonsense, you might as well say that Xiaotong likes me, it's easier to deceive people this way."

"..."

After staring at him for a few seconds, Ayano looked away and thought to herself that this man was weird. Sometimes he was as skilled as an old pervert in the love field, but in other aspects he was stupid. There was a kind of beauty that made it hard to tell whether he was fishing or not.

These seemingly contradictory characteristics are much more complicated in Ayano's view, and there must be some solid logic behind them.

Looking at Qingyou chewing gum, she seemed to understand Qingyou's logic a little bit.

“Has anyone ever told you that you’re a narcissist?”

"Ah, I know that. I don't need anyone to tell me." Qingyou replied calmly.

Narcissism is not necessarily a bad thing. Once narcissism reaches a certain critical value, people will develop an endogenous self-confidence.

The difference between "endogenous" and "exogenous" is that it does not need to rely on external things in the objective world. For example, "I am rich, so I am awesome" is a typical exogenous self-confidence, but Qingyou's narcissism does not need any reason.

This is consistent with Ayano's speculation. As for further speculation, only Ayano as a bystander can understand it.

Because they are too narcissistic and do not doubt their own judgment, they are often misled by themselves.

How could Aili not like him? The happiness in her eyes was overflowing when they were dancing. Aili even took the initiative to kiss him. It is difficult to fake a girl's passionate kiss.

"So, what is the relationship between Qingyou-kun and Airi?"

"The relationship between the rebellious son-in-law and the hot-tempered young lady."

“It’s about the part that others don’t know.”

"Then, Miss Kitahara, please share with me some parts that others don't know, parts other than the painter."

"..."

The only thing Kitahara Ayano didn't want Qingyou to see through was this. If he just thought she was the illustrator of the book, it would be fine, but the key was that she didn't want him to know her pen name, as there was always a sense of social death that came from breaking the dimensional wall.

"Speaking of which, I have been studying a lot of the top works in the book industry recently..."

"Has Qingyou-kun been infected by Aili? When you talk about this kind of thing, it sounds like business research."

"Guess what? I think this Metamorphosis Butterfly teacher is a perfect match for Miss Kitahara."

Qingyou tried to tease her, but she was stubborn and refused to admit it, so he opened the book he had collected on his phone and showed it to Ayano.

Ayano covered her mouth and laughed exaggeratedly: "Qingyou-kun is really good at joking. This style of painting obviously has nothing to do with me."

"Oh, then just think of me as giving a sharp review of your colleague. After all, this teacher is very popular, and I think Miss Kitahara must have heard of him."

(End of this chapter)