Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

[“This is not a dream!”]

The sun at the side spoke.

Yun Xianhe reached out and grabbed the hand that the gentleman had placed on his head, and looked into his eyes seriously:

"Every year from now on, I will write a prayer lantern for you, sir."

【"Me too!"】

[“And me!”]

The ghost said boldly: [“How about letting the gentleman write with us next time?”]

The guide who was asked was stunned at first, then smiled and imitated the other person's usual behavior and replied:

[“Is it possible?”]

The ghost was stunned by this scene.

The others looked at his frightened expression and laughed unceremoniously.

The ghost realized that he had just been tricked by the gentleman and touched the bandage on his eyes. His ears hidden under his hair turned slightly red.

【"What's wrong?"】

Another sentence with a very similar tone.

The rare scene made everyone around them laugh so hard that they couldn't stand up.

The angry magician hid behind the hero and called out to the guide in a plaintive voice:

【"gentlemen--"】

【“Pfft, cough, sorry, sorry.”】

[“Dinner is ready——”]

Uncle Shitou greeted them, and the rest of the people surrounded today's protagonist and came to the long table.

The guide raised the wine glass in his hand, looked at the five people under the moonlight, listened to the laughter in his ears and the new music intertwined by the bonfire, and smiled sincerely:

[“Happy birthday to myself, and I wish you all the best in your future journey. Cheers!”]

【"Happy birthday, sir! Cheers!"】x4

"……cheers."

The young man's bony fingers grasped the wine glass and tapped it in the air, as if he was clinking glasses with someone.

The transparent crystal glass filled with wine emits a fine light under the moonlight.

The light purple liquid has the dreamy color of moonlight, and looks very much like the "Forget Worry Potion" sold in the magic potion shop.

Sitting on the grass, Yun Xianhe looked at the prayer lanterns in the sky that floated away and then bloomed, and drank the wine in his hand.

A little water stain rolled down the chin to the Adam's apple, wetting the collar of the shirt on the chest.

The brave man who seldom drank alcohol half-closed his eyes, looked at the full moon in the sky, smiled unconsciously, and murmured softly:

"Happy birthday, sir."

"Happy birthday, sir,"

"Happy birthday……"

"……gentlemen."

The boy's heterochromatic eyes blinked.

The scene of him and the other person's 'first' meeting after they left the lost land appeared in front of his eyes, with all his memories cleared.

The young man, who looked a little embarrassed but still graceful, half-knelt in front of him and smiled gently:

[“Hello, I am your guide Bai Yue Changsheng. From now on, I will be your family member.”]

The brave man tilted his head slightly.

Then I saw my eight-year-old self holding a miscellaneous book and asked what all the strange things in it were.

The young man with long hair tied up his hair with the rosary in his hand, held him on his lap with one hand, and explained patiently.

Then there was the scene where I transferred to a new school and was isolated, and my husband stood up for me and took me home.

[“Sir, am I weird?”]

[“Hmm? Why do you say that?”]

[“The teacher asked us what we like in class, but I don’t know what like is, so I couldn’t answer…”]

The young man held Yun Xianhe in his arms with one hand, listened to the other party's muffled voice in his ear, and replied in a casual tone:

[“Xianhe is not surprised at all, because I don’t know the answer to this question either.”]

[“Hmm? Really?”]

[“Of course, has the gentleman ever lied to you?”]

【“Sir, you never lie.”】

Seeing Xiao Xianhe's serious look, Bai Yue Changsheng smiled and rubbed his forehead:

[“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know. Let’s learn together. Life is long, and we will eventually understand.”]

[“Yeah! Ah, I get it! I like you the most!”]

The person who heard this was stunned at first, then his eyebrows slightly curved and he showed a nice smile:

[“You figured it out so quickly? Our Xianhe is really smart.”]

[“Hey, hey? But what does “like” mean?”]

The child who said something amazing from the heart couldn't explain what it meant.

Bai Yue Changsheng looked at the dazed Yun Xianhe and couldn't help laughing out loud.

The latter scratched his hair in confusion, his brows gradually wrinkled, as if he was stuck in a century-old problem.

【“Want some cookies?”】

[“Hmm? Is that ok?”]

[“You can also buy some other snacks——”]

[“Great!”]

The two figures, one large and one small, gradually walked away. Yun Xianhe could still hear the voice floating in the wind:

[“So, sir, what is “like”?”]

[“I haven’t learned it yet. I’ll tell Xianhe when I learn it.”]

[“Hey——When the teacher learns, he must teach me first!”]

[“Okay, okay—”]

Scenes related to that person flashed before his eyes, making Yun Xianhe think he was seeing some limited revolving lantern.

A piece of stone that can only be considered smart is growing up under the care of a human being who lacks emotions.

If you can’t learn to smile, then learn to be decisive and rational;

If you can’t learn to be friendly, then learn how to strategize and have a vast knowledge system.

The other party is the moon and he is the meteorite, so they are from the same lineage, aren’t they?

[“Is Xianhe having fun?”]

"happy."

[“Remember to pay more attention to your surroundings and be careful…If you can’t adapt yourself, let the environment adapt to you.”]

"it is good."

[“Here, this is a reward for Xianhe!”]

"...I like it very much, thank you sir..."

[“Xianhe, be careful!”]

"...I am already a brave warrior who has experienced many battles, sir. ...I will never make that mistake again..."

After a bottle of wine was finished, the last prayer lantern also bloomed.

Yun Xianhe stood up slightly staggeringly, his remaining rationality telling him that he would catch a cold if he slept outside tonight.

The moment the floor-to-ceiling window opens, the scene in front of you changes.

The sunlight shines through the colorful windows onto the wooden floor, leaving behind a brilliant reverie.

In the spacious living room, a long-haired young man was curled up in a rocking chair covered with a blanket.

The other person was wearing a pair of low-power half-frame glasses and looking at the book in his hands expressionlessly.

He frowned slightly from time to time, as if he saw something he didn't understand or something that was brain-burning.

Through the rolled-up cuffs, you can still see the bandage wrapped around his arm.

Perhaps because he heard the door open but no one was around, Bai Yue Changsheng raised his head slightly.

He seemed dazed for a moment when he saw Yun Xianhe, then he put on a gentle smile and stood up to greet him:

[“Welcome home Xianhe, thank you for your hard work.”]

Memories flooded back, and the dazed hero remembered.

Ah... this is his home in Central City.

This is... the scene where he just came back from school the day he passed the test.

It was the ninth day after my husband was arrested and returned.

bang-

The wine glass in his hand smashed to the floor.

Yun Xianhe, who was standing outside the door, couldn't help but tidy up his clothes and hair, trying his best to make himself look like a good boy.

Then he followed his memory and gave the young man in front of him a brilliant smile:

"I'm back sir! I got my Adventurer's Junior Certificate!"

After a brief moment of daze, the young man looked at the child who had just graduated from school with satisfaction, but a little bit of heartache in his eyes.

Yun Xianhe, who had just had his long hair cut off in a not-so-small test on the battlefield, had a messy head of hair and a bandaged face, and was smiling a little silly.

He showed his graduation certificate to the other party with sparkling eyes, just like a child asking for praise from his elders.

[“Well, Xianhe is awesome!”]

"How do you feel today, sir? Are you feeling better? Are you still in pain?"

[“It’s almost healed, but it’s a bit troublesome that it can’t get wet yet.”]

Bai Yue Changsheng frowned slightly in distress and smiled helplessly.

Yun Xianhe led the other person back to the rocking chair, asked him to sit back, and carefully covered him with a blanket.

【“Is your hair broken?”】

"Well, I got pulled in by a guy during the fight today."

[“Who is that? Why are you pulling someone’s hair during a fight?”]

The brave man squatting next to the chair smiled and rested his chin on the other's knees like he did when they were kids:

"That person wanted to catch me by surprise, but when I cut off his hair, he fell out. The teacher had a very unhappy expression on his face and gave me a zero."

[“Does it hurt?”]

"It doesn't hurt, but it's a shame to lose the hair that I worked so hard to grow."

[“It’s okay. I think Xianhe looks better with short hair. It makes him look more energetic, and—”]

The person on the recliner reached out and rubbed Yun Xianhe's head, smiling slyly:

【“Now you can knead it like this.”】

"Sir - you won't grow taller if you touch your head."

[“Xianhe is already very tall, almost as tall as me.”]

"I want to be taller than you, sir. This way..."

The brave man sat alone in the living room, half lowered his head, rested his forehead on the cold wooden chair, and muttered to himself:

"The teacher said that if I grow taller, I can protect you..."

[“That’s a good aspiration. Xianhe should eat well so that he can grow taller.”]

Yun Xianhe smiled and said softly as if to show off:

"Sir, I will be more than 1.8 meters tall when I grow up, a little taller than you."

[“Xianhe will definitely become a brave man.”]

"…Sir, I am already a hero."

[“Is there any reward you want? Or any wish you want to fulfill?”]

"I have defeated the Demon King. The reward from Heaven is immortality for me. Everyone in our team has chosen immortality. Ghost said that this way we can stay together forever and no one will be lonely..."

"gentlemen……"

"gentlemen?"

"……gentlemen."

The brave man who couldn't find anyone closed his eyes, slowly curled up, and began to count down like he did when he was a child.

"After a hundred counts, the master will definitely find me. He said..."

"..."

"Happy birthday sir."

"Sir... I want to eat some cookies. Can we go buy some?"

The cautious voice echoed in the empty room.

At the stroke of midnight, no fairy godmother appeared.

The wish did not come true.