Genshin Impact: This light novel author doesn't cross the line.

“Chiki.” She gazed at Ueno Chiki with deep affection, her heart filled with a thousand words she wanted to say to him.

However, at this moment, Ueno Chiki was somewhat afraid to look into her eyes. He was afraid that he would melt into her tenderness and be unable to say the decision he had already made.

Hidden in the shadows, Yingmei saw everything. "Chiki, what are you doing? You should be hugging and kissing at a time like this. You're such a noob!" She wished she could take Chiki's place.

"Ueno Chiki seems to have something on his mind, he's not letting it go," Yae Miko said softly, her sharp eyes quickly noticing that something was wrong.

"What could be on his mind, dating such a beautiful and lovely girl?" Yingmei's tone was a little sour.

At this moment, Columbia, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "His heart is with you all!"

Her tone was firm and direct, which surprised everyone.

Chapter 102 New Year's Festival Part 4

Columbia's cool voice echoed in everyone's hearts.

Both Yingmei and Yae no Miko felt a special sensation upon hearing this.

Yingmei has realized her feelings for Qianshu, but it is difficult for the two of them to truly be together.

Because she is destined to change and save the world, she cannot stay in one place for long.

Yae no Miko's heart was equally unsettled. In hundreds of years, Ueno Chiki was the first man she wanted to actively get close to. Being with him sometimes made her heart race, an experience she had never had before.

Just then, a loud, carefree voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.

"Traveler, Paimon, you're here too!"

Everyone turned around and saw Naganohara Yomi-no-miya walking briskly from behind with a big smile on her face.

Her steps were light and quick, as if carrying an indescribable vitality, and her bright smile was as warm as the sun, making people feel extremely comfortable.

"Shh! Xiaogong, keep your voice down!" Paimon put a finger to his lips as a gesture.

"Huh?! What are you doing? And these two are, Lord Yae no Kami and the General!" Yonomiya's mouth dropped open, unable to believe what he was seeing.

"Little one, don't make such a fuss. The general and I are just visiting the New Year's Festival," Yae no Miko said softly.

"That's wonderful! You all have to see my fireworks display later! I guarantee it will be absolutely amazing!" Upon hearing this, Xiaogong's initial surprise was instantly replaced by excitement and anticipation. Her eyes shone like stars, and her tone was full of confidence in her upcoming performance.

"Xiaogong, keep your voice down, or we'll be discovered," Yingmei hurriedly whispered a reminder.

"be found?"

“We’re spying, uh, I mean, keeping an eye on Ueno Chiki and Kamisato Ayaka’s date,” Paimon explained to Yoomiya.

“I see. But it seems you’ve already been discovered.” Xiaogong pointed ahead.

Everyone turned around and saw that Ueno Chiki and Kamisato Ayaka were walking towards them.

"What are you doing?" Ueno Chiki asked with a helpless expression.

Yingmei guiltily turned her head away, then feigned surprise, "Oh, isn't that Qian Shu? And Linghua too, what a coincidence!"

Ueno Chiki really wanted to criticize her clumsy performance, but she didn't expose her. She sighed and said, "Since we've run into each other, let's go together."

Ayaka Kamisato felt both ashamed and annoyed, and a blush rose to her cheeks.

What embarrassed her was that everyone had witnessed her intimate actions with Ueno Chiki, and the awkwardness and shyness made her unable to control herself.

What's frustrating is that after this whole ordeal, their date is definitely off, and she's filled with helplessness and annoyance.

At that moment, Yomiya's gaze fell on Ueno Chiki. "Chiki-nii, my fireworks display is about to begin. It contains my feelings for you."

"Yes, I'm looking forward to your fireworks." Feeling her intense gaze, Ueno Chiki no longer chose to run away, but responded positively.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere around him instantly became tense.

Yingmei, Ayaka Kamisato, and Yae Miko all stared intently at Ueno Chiki, their eyes holding an indescribable meaning.

Yingmei was filled with mixed feelings. She liked Yoomiya very much, and she could accept her. But it was too easy for that bastard, Ueno Chiki, to get away with it. Her gaze darted back and forth between Chiki and Yoomiya, her heart filled with contradiction and turmoil.

Ayaka Kamisato wore a bitter expression. She had actually anticipated this; Ueno Chiki had once given everything for Yoomiya, and such deep feelings couldn't be easily severed. Sigh, this was probably what Ueno Chiki wanted to tell her, but he had clearly accepted her feelings after all. How could this guy be so greedy!

Yae no Miko watched all this calmly, as if she had anticipated this situation. A hint of cunning flickered in her eyes, as if she were waiting for something.

Chiki Ueno felt a little uncomfortable under the gazes of the three people.

At this extremely awkward moment, Ueno Chiki suddenly spotted a snack stall. He had a sudden inspiration and quickly said, "Everyone must be hungry. I'll go buy some snacks."

Before he could finish speaking, he ran towards the food stall without looking back.

His actions caused Yingmei, Ayaka Kamisato, and Yae no Miko to curse inwardly, but they were helpless.

The atmosphere eased slightly after he left.

"Everyone, I'm going to prepare for the fireworks display. Goodbye!" Xiaogong waved goodbye to everyone.

At the food stall, Ueno Chiki finally got a chance to catch his breath. The atmosphere just now was so tense that he felt suffocated.

He felt as if he were struggling in a vast ocean, almost drowning in the sight of Yingmei, Ayaka Kamisato, and Yae no Miko.

He took a deep breath and felt his emotions gradually calm down.

Wanting it all sounds easy, but it's hard to do!

"What would you like to buy, sir?" the young food stall owner asked enthusiastically.

Chiki Ueno looked at the snacks at the stall, and the variety was quite good, including tempura, takoyaki, and sakura mochi.

"I'll have one of each of the snacks, to go."

"Okay!" The stall owner's face lit up even more after receiving such a big order.

Before long, Ueno Chiki returned to the group carrying a large bag of snacks.

“Let’s find a place to sit down, enjoy the food, and watch the fireworks,” suggested Chiki Ueno.

Paimon immediately jumped to her aid upon hearing the suggestion. She laughed and said, "Great idea! This way we can enjoy delicious food and watch fireworks at the same time—a win-win situation!"

Others also thought it was a good idea and expressed their agreement.

Only Ayaka Kamisato felt a little disappointed. She had originally planned a date with Chiki Ueno, but it had turned into a small gathering.

After searching around, the group finally found a flat and quiet spot. This location was far from the crowd, surrounded only by trees and flowers, and there was no one else to disturb them.

Everyone was very satisfied because it was a perfect place for them to quietly enjoy the food and fireworks.

Yingmei took out a large tablecloth from her spatial backpack and laid it flat on the ground. The tablecloth was large enough to accommodate all of them.

Everyone sat down in a circle, a scene that reminded Lei Yingdian of many years ago, when he and his relatives and friends played under the cherry blossom tree.

Those carefree days filled with laughter and joy seem like they happened just yesterday, and an indescribable warmth wells up in my heart.

Chapter 103 The New Year's Festival Ends

"Chiki, catch!" Yingmei tossed a bottle of sake to Ueno Chiki.

"Hotaru, I don't drink." Ueno Chiki took the sake and waved her hand.

“Little guy, a man can’t do without drinking!” Yae no Miko picked up a bottle of sake, his posture languid. “If you can’t drink, how will you get those ignorant girls drunk and then do beastly things?”

Ueno Chiki was speechless. "Yazo-sama, I'm sorry to disappoint you, I'm really not that kind of person."

Yae no Miko raised a bottle of sake with her unparalleled slender hand, took a large gulp of it elegantly, and then turned her head to stare intently at Ueno Chiki with an expression that seemed to look at him as if he were trash.

Her eyes were full of mockery and sarcasm. "Man, are you even capable?"

This provocative attitude greatly angered Ueno Chiki.

As a man, he absolutely could not accept such humiliation, so he immediately picked up a bottle of sake, tilted his head back, and drank it down in one gulp.

As the sake entered my throat, a faint, spicy sensation immediately followed.

This spiciness was different from the strong spiciness of baijiu that he had imagined; it was a milder, more subtle spiciness.

He then realized that Inazuma's sake was a type of alcohol with a lower alcohol content, different from the baijiu he had drunk in his previous life.

He savored the heat, feeling it spread and fill his mouth and throat with a warm sensation.

"That's more like it." Yae no Miko smiled with satisfaction.

Suddenly, a loud bang rang out in the tranquil sky, shattering the silence of the night.

Then, one after another, dazzling fireworks bloomed in the dark night sky, their colorful sparks illuminating the entire night.

The fireworks were so colorful and intoxicating, as if they had turned the entire night sky into a giant painting.

Each firework exploded in the air, forming a dazzling curtain of light, as beautiful as a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Ueno Chiki had seen countless fireworks in his previous life, but this one was the most shocking to him. He never imagined that he could see such beautiful fireworks in this backward land; it was incredible.

Then, what happened next shocked and moved him even more.

The fireworks that bloomed in the sky, each dazzling brilliance exploding and intertwining, transformed into a fiery red color, forming giant flowering trees. Each firework was extremely splendid, reflecting its name, "Thousand Trees."

Oh, is this what you wanted to express?

At that moment, he longed to appear before her immediately and tell her that he had always loved her.

Soon, the dazzling fireworks faded away, disappearing quietly like flowing water, or drifting away like falling cherry blossoms. The more brilliant the fireworks, the faster they vanished.

But he did not feel regret or loneliness, because there were still people by his side.

He and they sat on the tablecloth under the stars, enjoying their food and chatting.

Soon after, Yomi-no-miya, whose fireworks display had just ended, also arrived and joined them.

In the darkness of night, Ueno Chiki had already drunk countless cups of sake.

The scene before him grew increasingly blurry, and the whole world seemed to be swaying before his eyes.

My body felt light and airy, as if I had escaped gravity and flown into the boundless universe.

However, his consciousness remained in a state between hazy and lucid.

He wanted to think clearly, but the alcohol had rendered his brain unable to function properly.

"I like you all, will you all be my wives?" he said to the crowd, shaking his head and speaking incoherently.

After saying that, he tilted his head back and fell down, never to rise again.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and stared at him in shock.