It seems that the communication between these two people is normal.

"...If you still want to stay at my house, that's fine."

In the end, Xingjian just said this lightly, then lazily withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Eriri's back.

Since the knot in Eriri's heart has been left unresolved for so many years...leaving her like this would seem to cut off any possibility of her eventually recovering to normal.

Besides, since he has already helped Eriri to this extent, giving up here is not Hoshimi's usual style.

At this moment, Eriri, who had her back to him, also sniffed suddenly - fortunately he didn't say anything just now, if he accidentally made her cry, it would be really hard to undo the damage.

"Thank you, Qing."

Although Eriri's tone still sounded a little insincere, at least she had learned how to apologize now.

"Don't say those useless things. Hurry up and find a way to get yourself back to normal."

Xingjian walked up slowly without caring and gave Eriri a light slap on the head.

"Ugh."

"Besides, I'm helping you voluntarily. Ultimately, it's just for my own satisfaction. There's no need to feel like you owe me a favor."

Just as Miss Eriri's red eyes were about to become moist because of being comforted, Hoshimi turned her eyes and added to her words.

"If you really feel bad... remember to return the money I paid for my food and lodging when you recover."

"..."

Miss Eriri, who was originally a little moved, froze her expression for a moment. She raised her head and met Hoshimi's gaze with a complicated look.

"...Qing, you really have a terrible personality."

"Well, that's called being pragmatic."

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This is the first update of the day. The remaining update will be posted this afternoon. If you vote today, there will definitely be more updates.

Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinking is Impossible: Chapter 6: Reflections of the Past and Extensions of the Present (Part 3)

"Hmph... never mind."

The little blonde girl turned her head away, and the naked mockery on her face gradually disappeared.

“I don’t hate this terrible thing either…”

"………snort."

"What are you humming about? Are you a pig?"

"I don't know if I'm a pig, but I know you're often mistaken for my daughter. If Mr. Hoshimi is a pig, then what is Ms. Eriri?"

"You—humph! I'm ignoring you, you idiot!"

Look, who is humming now? (Spreading hands)

Anyway, Eriri later collected some daily necessities in her room and put them in a bag.

She explained her thoughts to Sayuri and told her mother not to worry - but Sayuri had a matter-of-fact expression on her face, saying that it was definitely not the case, and she smiled and hoped that Eriri would run away quickly so that she could go to England and be with Eriri's father.

I heard that it was Eriri's father's childhood sweetheart in England who had a voice change and was having some emotional entanglement with him - in short, as a person who fell from the sky, Sayuri had to join the battlefield quickly.

So, just like that, Eriri took the bank card given by her mother, the drafts and painting tools that she wanted to take back to Hoshimi's house, and left her house with Hoshimi, heading back to the student dormitory.

After changing to a tram, the two of them walked, holding hands as they walked through the busy streets - there was no way, Eriri really couldn't keep up with Hoshimi's pace.

Hoshimi carried the heavy backpack of Eriri on her back, as she was too small and therefore had little strength. The two of them walked silently towards home under the deepening orange-red sunset.

"—Is it okay not to bring that photo frame?"

Hoshimi, who had been staring straight ahead, asked rather abruptly at this moment. Eriri, who had lowered her head and was holding his hand, also narrowed her eyes slightly.

It turned out that he had noticed that when Eriri was packing her bags, she hesitated for a moment and did not take the photo in front of the bedside table with her.

"...It's not something I use every day anyway, so whatever's fine is fine."

Eriri was acting tough as always, looking away as if she was nonchalant.

Although the hint of sadness in her eyes that she tried hard to suppress could not be hidden no matter what.

Besides, there's no point in dwelling on it now.

"Anyway, I, I don't care."

"……is that so?"

Xingjian let out a long sigh as if he was a little troubled, then lowered his head slightly to look at Eriri's tender face.

Although he didn't deny what she said, for some reason, after feeling his gaze, Eriri felt a sense of guilt rising deep in her heart.

This person seems to understand me better than I thought.

“…So what if I care.”

After realizing that her lie had been exposed, Eriri simply stopped pretending and continued to be stubborn.

"This kind of thing... after all, I'm the only one still upset, so there's no point in dwelling on it anymore. It's all my own fault..."

“—Is that really the case?”

Looking at Eriri who was in a depressed mood and wiping her eyes secretly, Xingjian unconsciously felt a little heavy in his heart.

Hoshimi never told Eriri what Aki said after she left that day.

First, I didn't find the right time to speak, and second, I didn't know if she could withstand the blow of this incident.

"Anyway, that girl will come back to me with a sad face in the end" - that's what Akito Tomo said at the time.

Xingjian originally thought that he had become accustomed to the indifferent and objective state, but after becoming a person in the situation, he found it difficult to maintain rational analysis.

To be honest, he had no intention of hitting Tomoya Aki at that time, but he was so angry at his words that his rationality collapsed and he raised his fist without thinking.

Having said that, he still hasn't told Eriri that he beat Aki Tomoya.

Eriri was Aki's childhood sweetheart after all, and they had only known each other for a semester. If she had to choose between the two...

A hint of gloom flashed across Xingjian's eyes, which were always calm and slightly cold.

He probably still won't be chosen.

Forget it, maybe it’s because he’s used to it. When he thinks about this, he doesn’t even feel too much loss in his heart.

Rather, this feeling is even more terrifying?

"Well."

As the two of them walked slowly along the street and turned the corner to a narrow commercial street with relatively few people—

A familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of them, which made both of them perk up at the same time.

She was a girl with long black hair and a headband, wearing casual and loose home clothes and glasses, and had just walked out of the convenience store.

"what……"

Eriri immediately recognized who was in front of her and made a sound subconsciously, which made the long-haired girl turn her attention to the two people who were standing still a few meters away from her.

"...Hoshimi-kun?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha pushed her glasses, and there was a hint of surprise in her beautiful wine-red eyes - but more of it was an indescribable feeling of fatigue and haggardness.

However, when Xingjian just noticed something was wrong, Shiyu had already keenly shifted her gaze to the little blonde girl he was holding.

"Who is this……"

"—"

Fearing that she would be exposed, Ying Lili quickly reacted and calmed herself down. She swallowed silently.

When they were at Sawamura's house before, Sayuri had carefully told Eriri that if she didn't want to be discovered, she must try her best to pretend to be an innocent child.

Therefore, Hoshimi, who was also present at the time, also turned her eyes to her, looking forward to Eriri's performance.

"Cough, cough..."

Unexpectedly, the first time she would seriously play the role of a little girl would be in front of Kasumigaoka Utaha. Eriri cleared her throat with some annoyance.

Then his expression changed instantly, and he met Shiyu's somewhat subtle gaze with a pure child's innocent and energetic smile.

"Hello, big sister~ I'm Airi, and I'm six years old!"

She expertly slipped into the role, swaying in Hoshimi's arms and grinning goofily.

"I'm Qing's distant cousin, and it's a pleasure to meet you, big sister!"

"Eh—what's going on with this weird feeling? I'm getting goosebumps all over my body."

After seeing Eriri's true face for so long, I almost forgot that she has always been hiding her true appearance in school. What an old acting talent.

Although Hoshimi felt a little complicated, she still put on her usual natural smile and faced Kasumigaoka Utaha, letting Eriri, who was dressed as a cute little girl, hold her left hand with an expression that said "It's just as you see it."

"........."

But Shiyu didn't say anything this time. She just stared intently at Eriri's cute little face, then squatted down and moved closer to her. This made Eriri's face slightly sweaty, and her innocent smile almost faded.

"...You're Sawamura-san, right?"

In the end, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled with her eyes slightly narrowed, and came to this conclusion with an intriguing look on her face.

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I don't need to tell you who Eriri's true love is (funny)

Sawamura Eriri's Body Shrinkage is Impossible: Chapter 6: Reflections of the Past and Extensions of the Present (Part 4)

"——S-Stop joking, onee-chan~ Who is Sawamura?"

"Ah, who knows who Sawamura is—?"

A confident smile appeared on the corner of Shiyu's mouth. This time, she did not look at Eriri who looked away with a guilty look on her face, but raised her head to look at Xingjian who was pretending to be calm but was actually very panicked.

"Hoshimi-kun, do you know who Sawamura is?"

——Only Kasumigaoka Utaha can use this slightly sarcastic yet gentle tone with ease.

"...Why did Senior notice it so quickly?"

Knowing that he could no longer hide it from Kasumigaoka Utaha after she saw through him, Hoshimi held her forehead and decided not to continue deceiving herself.

"Wait—Qing, if you hold on a little longer, I might be able to hide it from you—Ugh!!"

Eriri, who had originally raised her head to blame Xingjian for giving up so early, suddenly lowered her voice at the end of her words. She could already notice that Shiyu's gaze towards her was becoming more and more subtle.

"Huh, most people, seeing those dazzling blonde twintails, blue eyes, and that artificial and pretentious cute look, would inevitably think of a certain Sawamura-kun, right?"

After her guess was confirmed, Kasumigaoka Utaha lifted her long hair, and a confident smile appeared on her beautiful and generous face.

"So, Sawamura-kun, when did you get the drug APTX4869? Did you cross the dimensional wall?"

Having said that, Shiyu shifted her subtle gaze to Xingjian who was standing beside her again.

"Or... Hoshimi-kun, you are actually a lolicon, and what methods did you use to turn Sawamura-san into the human cub you are now?"

The boy, who couldn't believe that he would be suspected one day, simply raised his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"I swear to God, I absolutely did not do anything to shrink Eriri's body for my own selfish desires. And I'm not a lolicon, let alone an Eriri-con. This is really unfair to me."

"Why do I always feel like you, Qing, are offending me all the time?! Are you addicted, you bastard?"

Anyway, Hoshimi didn't take Eriri's impotent rage to heart. He observed the empty space around him, lowering his voice slightly as he tried to explain to Shiyu.

"I don't know if you'd believe this, Senpai... but Eriri's body shrunk due to something called puberty syndrome."

It was really difficult for Xingjian to describe the specific symptoms of puberty syndrome to someone who had never been exposed to this concept.

"Hmm... to put it simply, maybe it's more like a paranormal phenomenon that's often circulated in urban legends? Although this kind of thing is not very common, it has indeed happened around us-"

"...That's it."

Hoshimi had already prepared herself to spend more time convincing Kasumigaoka Utaha to believe her fantastical theories, but unexpectedly, she just lowered her head and thought for a moment, then nodded, muttering to herself.

I feel like Kasumigaoka-senpai is unexpectedly open to this kind of thing.

"Eh... So, Sawamura-kun, you really have shrunk completely."

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