At this time, Hayasaka Ai also came over to join in the fun, and deliberately asked Ye Shanming in a voice that was so sweet that it was sickening:

"Hayama-san, I don't know what kind of coffee to order. Can you recommend one?"

As she spoke, she blinked her eyes and inadvertently lifted her ponytail to the side, revealing her fair and slender neck. Ye Shanming didn't know what was wrong with her. He pressed her forehead in disgust and pushed her away.

When Xiaodouzi saw this scene, he said something stiffly and left.

"We don't have blended coffee here. If you want some, just make it yourself, you scumbag!"

Seeing Azuki Azusa's angry back as she left, Hayasaka Ai showed a triumphant smile on her face, and suddenly returned to normal. She walked slowly towards the girls and joined the conversation.

You made me follow you for a whole week without any results. If you are clear-minded, then I am not. I will give you more troubles when I have the chance in the future!

Ye Shanming, feeling inexplicably squeezed, sighed softly. He should stop teasing people like this in the future. It's easy to be misunderstood. After reflecting on his mistake, Ye Shanming returned to the bar and prepared to make his own blended coffee.

Xiaodouzi ground the coffee beans silently, ignoring Ye Shanming throughout the whole process. Ye Shanming thought about it and decided to explain and make a final effort to save his reputation.

"Actually, I know that girl. I was just joking. I'm really not the kind of person who likes to bully the younger generation."

"Ok, I know."

Without even looking up, Xiaodouzi said calmly, "Actually, I was just kidding you."

You don't look like you're joking at all! Ye Shanming complained in his heart.

"This is the blended coffee you requested, scumbag. I made it for the first time, so it might not taste good. If you don't like it, just pour it out."

To Ye Shanming's surprise, although Xiaodouzi asked him to make the coffee himself, she still placed a cup of brewed mixed coffee in front of him. Although the words were understated, Ye Shanming was not stupid enough to believe them.

Just by smelling it, Ye Shanming could tell that this cup of coffee must taste quite bad. There was something wrong with the roasting time of the beans, and the method of extracting the coffee liquid was also wrong. But he didn't dare to say a word. He could only forcefully control his expression and drink it in small sips.

It has to be said that six girls together are really too noisy. Tanuma Tsubasa sat next to Kashiwagi Nagisa with an annoyed look on his face. It was obvious that he was also annoyed by the noise.

Akira Yeshan glanced at Iino Miko and Fujiwara Chika who were sitting together. They seemed to have a very good relationship. The former was pulling the latter and talking excitedly about something.

Just now, when he was making coffee, he probably overheard the girls' conversation. It seemed that Iino Miko was a fan of Fujiwara Chika. It seemed that she had admired Fujiwara Chika for several years. She kept calling her "Chika-senpai", which made Fujiwara Chika very happy.

It was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when they sat there. Fujiwara Chika booked eight movie tickets at once. The show was about to start, and everyone was almost ready to leave.

"See you tomorrow, Xiaodouzi."

Ye Shanming put down the empty coffee cup in his hand, stood up and left. Xiaodouzi replied indifferently:

"Come if you want, and don't call other people's names."

Watching Ye Shanming leave with the crowd, Xiaodou Zi silently took the empty coffee cup and started washing it.

The movie arranged by Fujiwara Chika was a youth campus romance film. The tickets she booked occupied two rows, which happened to be the best viewing seats. Unexpectedly, there were so many people watching the movie that it was almost full.

"This is a movie starring Mai Sakurajima. It's very popular recently. I had to ask someone for help to book such a good seat!"

Fujiwara Chika's face was full of excitement.

The plot of the movie is similar to "Your Lie in April" that Akira Hayama had seen in his previous life. The male lead's appearance is average, but he highlights the protagonist's literary and artistic temperament very well. The female lead's appearance is eye-catching, and she should be Mai Sakurajima mentioned by Chika Fujiwara.

I have to say that the film is very well-made and the rhythm is well controlled. Although he could guess the subsequent development, Ye Shanming still unconsciously immersed himself in it and watched the entire movie.

What made him speechless was that near the end, when the heroine died due to a failed operation, Shijo Shinki, who was sitting next to him, kept wiping away tears and muttering:

"Why must such a good girl die? The screenwriter has no heart at all. Let me see which agency this screenwriter is from. I'll just buy him and have him change the ending!"

Is this how the consortium's daughter views tragedy?! Ye Shanming felt that he was still too superficial in his assessment of the power of the Xiuzhiyuan gang.

After leaving the cinema, several girls gathered together to denounce the screenwriter. Hayama Akira looked at Tanuma Tsubasa and found that his eyes were also red. She excitedly grabbed Hayama Akira's hand, but the latter pushed it away in disgust.

"I understand, Master Ming Wang!"

"hehe,"

Ye Shanming no longer had any expectations for his understanding. If he had not preached in school to stab him in the back, how could Ye Shanming cooperate with Shijo Shinki to do such a boring thing.

"The tragedy between the male and female protagonists in this movie is entirely due to a problem with medical technology. I should study hard, inherit my ancestral medical skills and innovate to prevent such tragedies from happening again!"

After saying this, the respect in Tanuma Tsubasa's eyes became even stronger, and he secretly made up his mind to convey the teachings of Yeshan Daimyowang to more people.

"Thank you, Lord Ming Wang, for your teachings. I now fully understand the profound meaning of your words."

"Ha ha……"

Ye Shanming didn't know what expression he should make and could only smile awkwardly.

What is this? Do I have to pay for the sins I have committed?

Chapter 23: Magical Girl? I Want to Be a Pretty Cure!

Ye Shanming glanced at the girls. They were still denouncing the screenwriter and were not paying attention to the conversation here. He forced a smile on his face. He wanted to quickly end this somewhat unsuccessful battle.

"Fujiwara-san, where are we going next?"

Shijo Maki came out of her frustration with the movie's ending and asked Fujiwara Chika. At this point, she had already forgotten her original intention and treated today as just an ordinary outing with friends.

"Do you crave power? Do you want to be a magical girl?"

"No, I want to be Pretty Cure."

"Eh?"

Just when Ye Shanming was lamenting in his heart that his alliance partner was not reliable at all, a voice full of temptation appeared in his ears. After rejecting it casually, he turned his head belatedly.

A human figure formed by golden light was floating behind him, more than two meters tall. The specific shape could not be seen clearly, only the pair of large horns on the head were particularly clear.

"Master Ming Wang, what were you talking about, Pretty Cure?"

Tanuma Tsubasa was a little confused by Hayama Akira's sudden words. Hayama Akira ignored his question and looked around. He found that the people passing by were oblivious to the floating light and shadow. No one made a surprised expression or took pictures. They were still talking and laughing, just like usual.

Can't you see? That dead pigeon has come back to life?

Ye Shanming thought about it in his heart, and then denied his idea. Although the appearance was very similar to that of the dead pigeon, this power was really weak compared to it.

As if rejected by Ye Shanming, the mysterious light and shadow vibrated violently and directly disintegrated into countless light particles. Under the restraint of an invisible force, they turned into beams of light and flew into the distance.

"Ayi, I suddenly remembered that I left the gas stove on when I went out. You guys continue, I'm going back first."

In a hurry, Ye Shanming made up an excuse and ran in the direction where the light beam flew away, leaving Tanuma Tsubasa standing there confused.

"Ah! Lord Ming Wang... Never mind, I'll go back too."

Ye Shanming chased the flying beam of light and tried to take a picture of it with his mobile phone, but he could not see it at all in the phone camera. As he crossed the street, the beam of light finally discovered that Ye Shanming was following it.

"Don't follow me, I don't know what Pretty Cure is."

After leaving these words, the beam of light disappeared out of thin air in Ye Shanming's eyes, and no trace of it could be seen anymore.

A few tiny raindrops floated down from the sky and landed on Ye Shanming's face. In a short moment, the raindrops turned into heavy rain, hitting the ground and stirring up a hazy mist. The whole city seemed to be covered in a veil.

Ye Shanming braved the rain to buy an umbrella at a convenience store on the street and walked towards home, still thinking about the mysterious light and shadow.

Jia Xi had told him before that an extremely powerful magical girl broke into the demon world and directly shattered the magic stone that was the core of the demon world, causing the entire demon world to fall apart. She also fell into this world because of this.

Is this light and shadow related to the magical girl? Or is it the source of the magical girl's power?

Before he knew it, Ye Shanming walked back to the apartment. The rain was getting heavier and the sky was getting darker. The small forest in front of the apartment was also dead silent. The small animals were hiding among the trees and in the crevices of the rocks to avoid the sudden heavy rain.

Suddenly, the branch of a big tree in front broke, and a small white figure was hanging on it, swaying in the wind and rain, which scared Ye Shanming.

"Help!"

The white figure's little feet kept kicking in the air, its wheat-colored skin was covered with mud marks, and its cute little face was filled with fear, with moisture in the corners of its eyes, not sure if it was rain or tears.

Seeing the white T-shirt with "Resurrection of the Demon World" written on it and the iconic purple pigtails, how could Ye Shanming not know who it was.

"What are you doing here?"

He switched the umbrella to his left hand and took the little girl Kashi down from the tree with his right hand and placed her on the ground. When she saw that it was Akira Ye Shan, she immediately relaxed and hugged his thighs, crying bitterly:

"Woo, woo, woo, it's so great that you're here! I thought I was going to die in the mountains because I was lost!"

Ye Shanming sighed softly, pressed her head with his palm, and turned towards the apartment: "You mean you can get lost in this small forest behind the apartment?"

"Eh?"

The demon world has a crouching dragon like you as the second in command, so it's not unfair that it was destroyed by a magical girl alone.

Ye Shanming thought about it in his heart but didn't say it out loud. He took Jiaxi back to the apartment. After the latter took a shower, he went to her room and talked to her about light and shadow, hoping to get more clues.

"Lights and shadows related to magical girls? Could it be that magical girl has also come to this world?!"

Still in the form of a little girl, Jiaxi sat cross-legged, her two small hands tightly grasping a fist-sized crimson magic stone. This was the result of her search in the back mountain today.

Hearing what Ye Shanming said, she suddenly became nervous and looked around, fearing that the magical girl would suddenly appear.

"Is it really related to the magical girl who destroyed the demon world?"

"No, I can't be sure yet, but there's a high probability that she's behind the magical girl."

When it comes to matters related to the revival of the demon world, Jiaxi becomes much more serious.

Seeing that Jiaxi didn't know much about the mysterious light and shadow, Ye Shanming could only put the matter in his heart, ended the conversation, and looked thoughtfully at the large magic stone in Jiaxi's hand.

By the way, should I also go find some magic stones for Jiaxi?

During their time together, Jiaxi had left a good impression on him. She didn't resemble the anti-human and anti-social nature of the traditional demons. If the mysterious light and shadow really intended to cause trouble, he might have to rely on Jiaxi for protection. Finding her a few magic stones to enhance her strength would also provide him with additional security.

After his daily Twitter work, Akira Ye Shan searched for magical girls on the Internet, but all he found were anime and cosplays, nothing particularly noteworthy.

In addition to discovering a malicious black post in an anonymous forum that speculated that the magical girl Merry was actually a big man who picked his toes, Ye Shanming used all his skills to fight with him for hundreds of floors. In the end, the opponent was defeated by the six arts of a gentleman, and could only unilaterally give him a top post [Damp and Fat House] and finally blocked him, ending the battle in a hurry.

"Hehe, defeated general."

Ye Shanming smiled contemptuously, closed the forum, thought about helping Jiaxi find the magic stone, and started searching for "gem" on Twitter. His fingers slid down quickly, ignoring the advertisements of jewelry stores and tweets showing off jewelry. He would only stop and take a closer look when he saw a picture that looked like a magic stone.

"Huh? This is..."

Ye Shanming saw a photo that was obviously a selfie. A chestnut-haired girl with a high ponytail was facing the camera. Her face was blurred. She was holding a red transparent gem the size of her little finger in her right hand and holding it in front of her eyes. He looked at the posting time and found that it was half a month ago.

Kyoko: I was so lucky today! I found a beautiful stone on the bank of the Arakawa River. Does anyone know what kind of gem it is?

Ye Shanming immediately clicked on her homepage and found that her latest tweet was posted three days after she picked up the stone.

[Kyoko: That red gem is really a lucky stone. I found a boyfriend. He's a very gentle man. It's great!]

The latest tweet also included photos of the two people. Although their faces were blurred, the clothes they wore looked very familiar to Ye Shanming.

"She's wearing the same uniform as Komiko. Is she a student at Shuchiin Junior High School?"

Chapter 24 I don’t like your misunderstanding of me.

Akira Hayama immediately took a screenshot of the tweet and sent it to Iino Miko via Line. Actually, the two of them added each other as Line friends after today's farce in the coffee shop, at the persuasion of Chika Fujiwara.

Although it was past eight o'clock in the evening, Iino Miko quickly replied with a question mark. Ye Shanming thought about it and was worried that the text conversation would not be clear, so he called directly.

"Hey, weirdo-senpai."

The call was connected quickly and Iino Miko's voice came out. Ye Shanming didn't care about her strange address and went straight to the point.

"Xiao Mizi, do you know the girl in the picture I sent you?"

"What do you want to do, Weird Senior?"

Iino Miko instantly became alert.

"Well, a friend of mine is very interested in the rock she found and wants to buy it, so I'm asking if you know her."

Akira Hayama omitted some facts, and Iino Miko did not doubt it and gave the answer:

"I see. I can't see her face clearly, but judging by her username and hair, she should be Otomo Kyoko from the next class. Tomorrow, Freakin-senpai, please come to the junior high school and I'll take you there."

"By the way, whether to sell or not is a personal decision. You can't use your status as a senior to pressure others, understand?!"

Iino Miko remembered what Hayama Akira had done to her at Angel Cafe today and warned him solemnly.

"Peace of mind and peace of mind."

Ye Shanming answered her perfunctorily and then hung up the phone.

The next day, Ye Shanming went to work at Angel Cafe as usual. Azusa Azusa was no longer upset, but her attitude was still very cold, as if they had returned to the first day they worked together.

Fortunately, Xiaodouzi still brought him a lunch box today. Her skill in frying eggs had improved compared to last time. Although the eggs were still a little overcooked, Ye Shanming still finished it and praised it.

"Auntie is really smart. This fried egg is better than last time. I believe if she makes it a few more times, she will definitely be able to master it."

"Why are you talking so much while eating? If you don't want to eat, I'll take it away!"

The store manager stood on the stairs and looked at the two of them, a smile on his face. Looking at such a youthful scene, he felt that he had become a lot younger as well.

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