The social phobia substitute will not dream of the band girl

Yes, it obviously doesn’t taste good at all, but he always drinks it. This man is really incomprehensible.

"Because of the sweetness, all the sufferings have meaning. Because of the bitterness, the sweetness can be highlighted—"

After using the forbidden trick of the Riddler, Ping Xin successfully changed the subject.

"That..."

"So in the eyes of the producers, are we sweet~?"

Asakura Toru was about to respond when Hina fiercely beat her to the punch. Her rare chance to connect with the new humans was gone, and she could only take a few bites of the food in front of her as solace.

"Of course, with Hina... it's always fun when everyone's out working."

"Ahh~? What about when you don't have a job~?"

"...Of course I'm happy about that."

In order to survive the endless chain of problems, Ping Xin used his final struggle and had to take out his own snack in advance.

Today is another day where Hina leads me around, it’s so sad!

"...was stolen—"

"Hey...what was that? Who dropped it? Where?"

......

...

..

It was most likely just an unconscious remark, or maybe she was really careless and left something somewhere, but Pingxin could feel that she was not in a good mood, so he took this opportunity to go out for a walk with her.

"Toru... No, nothing. Based on what you just said, is there anything you can't find?"

"Hmm... well, I'm not really sure."

"Hmm, I see—"

If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be a little angry at this time, saying something like "pulling someone out on a rainy day and finding nothing", but if it was Toru, maybe sometimes she didn't know her true thoughts.

"Then let's walk to where you want to go."

Pingxin stretched himself, took off his hood, and breathed in the air of freedom. Of course, the palm print on his face had already disappeared.

"Eh...is that okay?"

"Well, of course, because it's something important, right?"

But even for him, it was quite difficult to find something that might exist or not.

"Anyway, think about it carefully... before this rain stops——"

But even if the rain stops and the sky clears, I will still wait for you.

Chapter 23 Found it back

"Toru... is he being upset?"

"......Eh?"

Asakura Toru responded a few beats later than usual, so it seems that this inference is not that likely... Speaking of which, "I" also feel that I am a little too narcissistic. It can't be that every girl likes me, right?

But it doesn't matter, Ping Xin has other ideas -

"So, the question is...is the thing you lost tangible?"

"Eh...no...yes and no?" Asakura Toru was stunned for a moment, then answered with a smile.

Speaking of which, they also played such games in kindergarten because a little boy said that it could exercise intelligence and thinking ability.

"The...creature?"

"Hmm...yes and no?"

No, I'm the one asking the question, why do you look so confused?

Since ancient times, the bottom line of guessing games has always been that there is a solution. But now it seems that there is a new bottom line called Asakura Toru, which is really flexible.

"Then...me?"

After hesitating for even longer than before, Asakura Toru finally responded: "Well... yes and no?"

Damn, I can’t even play this game for a second!

Although it may seem a bit narcissistic to think this way, Pingxin now feels that maybe Asakura Toru likes him a little, or has some special feelings other than love, but he himself doesn't quite understand it.

"Well... let's just go for a walk anyway."

"Ah."

Taking a walk on a rainy day seems to be a very meaningful thing, an act full of poetry and painting, but in fact this is just the meaning people give it.

At least for now, Ping Xin felt very bored. After all, in this mountain, apart from the green trees, the occasional flowers, the shallow water no deeper than the calf, and the gravel road, there was only her beside him -

Doing what he thought was the only meaningful thing at the moment, Ping Xin walked forward with his head tilted.

After they walked for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Toru, did you find it?"

"Eh? Um... I don't know."

"Is that so? Well, let's walk a little longer, but when it's time to go back, make sure you do it properly, okay?" Ping Xin said this after calculating the time and distance they had traveled since they set out.

In reality, they had already passed the intersection they had come from, reaching a shallow, previously untouched ford. If they were looking to retrieve something, the opportunity was already missed. But if they were looking to find something, perhaps they had only just begun.

"Yes..."

He just shouted, stopped, and turned to look at her. But before Tohru saw Hirashin's face, she had been watched, and she stopped at the right moment, holding the umbrella so that she didn't get a single drop of rain.

"—Can you see the stars?"

Hey, are you saying that the sky is full of rain clouds now?

He looked at the gray clouds in the sky. This time the difficulty was a bit high... After staring carefully for a while, Ping Xin gave up struggling.

"Sorry, I can't see it right now."

"That's it..."

There was no disappointment or any other emotion on his face. Asakura Toru just accepted this reality calmly.

"...It's not possible now, but that doesn't mean it won't be possible later. There's a planetarium in the city, and if you want to see the real thing, I'm always there for you, whether it's in the garden, on the mountain, or at the most advanced observatory."

"...Hmm~"

Asakura Toru smiled. She should be happy now. Although it was still a little fuzzy, she seemed to have found what she wanted.

"but--"

In front of Toru's surprised eyes, Ping Xin suddenly threw the umbrella in his hand to him, and then caught it in his hand.

"If you want to see it now, there's a way now, hehe~... If you make a wish to me now, maybe you can see it right now, in the sky or something~!"

"Hehe~... Well, I'll leave it to you, Master Kami~"

Asakura Toru clasped her hands together, the umbrella hanging firmly on her arm. Unlike the man next to her, she was still "intact".

"Then close your eyes and count down to three... By the way, have I ever told you that I can also borrow the east wind like Wu Hou? Anyway, it's time to do it now~!"

"Oh~... Then, 3, 2, 1."

Suddenly, a strong push on her back appeared, and a strong gust of wind hit the umbrella in her hand, and then carried her into the man's arms.

The wind is coming.

The rain is gone.

"Look, the rain clouds have been blown away by the wind... I'm not sure which star you wanted me to see, but now I can at least try to find it."

"Do not--"

Asakura Toru shook his head, feeling the wet shirt.

"I found it, the important thing..."

“Is that so…Okay—!”

Ping Xin suddenly pushed Tou away and held her hand.

"So let's run back quickly... before the rain escapes!"

Come to think of it, when they left they did say they would be back before the rain stopped.

"Well... let's keep our promise together!"

They held each other's hands gently, solemnly, and casually, so that they wouldn't fall or get lost.

"Okay, let's go—!"

"...Yeah, let's go~!"

Following the rain cloud, the two ran back the way they came, never looking back.

......

...

..

"Maybe you can take good photos on a dark, rainy day, but Miss Haomei, don't you think it's more suitable for everyone to take a photo on a sunny day like this?"

"Oh, now that you put it that way—!"

Tianmu Mountain, which was a little angry because of the rain and people standing up its view, is so beautiful now. But now it has cheered up again and is ready to take dozens of photos of it.

"And maybe something will appear...like a rainbow or something?"

No, why did you look at me when you said this? The Prime Minister didn’t teach me this, right?

Nodding helplessly, Ping Xin knew that the rainbow would appear today. Although he knew the principle of rainbow formation, the specific operation of making it happen was another matter...

"Ahaha~? What a huge rainbow~!"

"Hina, don't run too fast, be careful not to fall~" Pingxin shouted as he was the second one to walk out of the temporary camp.

"But the producer will take me on, right? Then it's fine~~"

Sometimes such unconditional trust can also make people feel overwhelmed, Hina-chan...

But that's the good side~

"...The things, were found?"

On their return, Hirayuki was soaked by the rain, while Toru was fine, which wasn't surprising. However, the scene of the two chasing the rain clouds was truly too much...

Higuchi Enka didn't know how to express it, maybe it was just that it should be like this and it was reasonable.

"Well... found it."

"That's good... This time, don't lose him again—"

Chapter 24: This thing is much more useful than spider silk

"Along this river?"

"Yeah, yeah, everyone just walk like normal~... Don't worry too much about the camera, just act naturally, because everyone is so cute~!"

"I see. Then... let's go."

After Higuchi Enka gave her final confirmation, the first group photoshoot for the new idol group Noctchill began. Amami, who was walking near the trees, gave the four people walking near the river an OK sign, and the four of them officially began moving.

"Don't fall~" Ping Xin, who was walking behind the photographer Miss Haomei, reminded them.

"Okay~?"

"Hmm~"

"I-I know!"

"...You don't need to remind me of this."

Although Pingxin really wanted to join in the gag, it wasn't the right time, so he eliminated his presence. Although he also wanted to eliminate Tianmu Haomei's presence so that they could perform more naturally.

But this is not a good thing. The so-called superpowers are powers beyond human capabilities. Over-reliance on this power beyond mental capabilities may be the beginning of a catastrophe for humans.