People in Tokyo, the world is clear

Lin Sen counted the days.

This is when he came to this strange and chaotic world.

"Four."

He was calculating the numbers again.

This is the number of lives he has interfered with since his rebirth. Perhaps, if you really want to count, you can also include half of the failed manga artist Kurosawa.

In fact, I didn’t pay too much attention to the whole process, and even had a feeling of letting it go. But in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find a problem.

He, Lin Sen, does make friends quite frequently.

Even though I didn't put much effort into interpersonal communication, many events that could enhance relationships happened one after another.

Either actively or passively induced.

It's not that I'm resisting or bothered by it. After all, the girls I've met recently are all pretty good people. At the very least, they're the kind worth making friends with and even offering help in some way.

But troubles also come with it.

As the dream helper's life purpose in this life was established, and with a deeper understanding and changes in the life stories of several girls, Lin Sen began to have a clear perception.

Well, the schedule is gradually becoming tighter.

Another thing is that people get anxious. Perhaps it's because they have a premonition that many things will be difficult to balance in the future, so they keep thinking about this and that, and they turbocharge themselves.

The irritability I felt before this relaxing trip was proof of that.

If Ms. Ito hadn't helped me come up with a travel suggestion, I might have continued to be tormented by this increasingly oppressive emotion.

In fact, this concern is not groundless. At least, after the short-haired girl pointed it out intentionally or unintentionally, Lin Sen also realized some problems.

"It seems like in the past few months, there are indeed more and more good friends who value each other. Ito, you are the first one, and Niwa-chan is the most recent one."

"I can feel that you, Senior, have been in a similar state to when I was still working."

Ms. Ito spoke of the phenomena she observed from her perspective.

She then went on to add:

"Back in April, I was still worried that you would spend all your money sleeping at home doing nothing. But lately, I can't even see you every morning."

"Indeed. I've been a bit busy."

"I'm actually very happy that the senior can have his own livelihood."

But while happily watching the busyness, the girl also made a discovery of her own.

That is, as her daily life became more and more busy, the time she could spend alone with Lin Sen gradually shortened.

This wasn't a deliberate targeting, but rather, it was the same for everyone around him.

He began to have no time to deal with Niwa Yuzuru's affairs. His discussions and research on his manga dream with Kurosawa were often sporadic.

Ito Nishigo was certain that this wasn't a change in attitude. It was just that his time was not evenly distributed.

He always goes to Qingshan. Perhaps he has been spending most of his time there lately.

That was the girl's original summary. However, when we met last time, I unexpectedly heard the same sentiment from Xia Zhi's casual chat:

"I always feel like Xiaolin doesn't have enough time every day."

As they gradually became acquainted, Ito Nishika came to understand that Aoyama wasn't the type to make unreliable judgments. But if the people who apparently had the most opportunities to spend time with him subconsciously felt the same way, it only meant one thing—

She does have too many seniors and good friends.

And, most likely, there were more than just the few she knew about. A rough guess was that there were probably one or two more she didn't know about.

This leads to the end result that no one can get enough time to spend together.

What's more noteworthy is that he seemed to have made these friends within three months of meeting him. Who knows, there might be more in the future.

Perhaps, similar phenomena will become more serious.

Novel Group 8⑨

It wasn't a big deal - because Ito Nishigo could really feel that he was busy and was trying hard to treat every close friend sincerely, and he was indeed embarrassed for not being able to contact and communicate more often.

This little bit of alienation and neglect will not affect the firmness and warmth of the relationship.

But Miss Ito suddenly remembered a little story in her memory.

When she was a child, a puppy came to live temporarily in her country home, asked by an old friend of her grandmother to take care of it.

The newly born mother was separated from her child and entered a completely new and unfamiliar environment. She was in a very irritable and restless state.

He only reluctantly accepted his grandmother, Ito Kazuko.

To the extent that the girl who volunteered to take care of it at the beginning just couldn't get along well with it.

Even when pouring food into the dog bowl, it would warily bar its teeth and whimper in warning.

There were a few times when I wanted to touch its fur to show my goodwill, but it would make a gesture as if it was about to bite me as a warning.

After a period of stalemate, he even began to show a tendency to be unwilling to stay with her.

In the end, this undoubtedly increased the burden on grandmother Ito Kazuko - after work, she needed to spend time taking care of the dog and granddaughter separately.

The girl's stubbornness, aggrieved by the grievance, flared up. Unwilling to break her promise to care for the dog independently, nor burden her grandmother, she approached a nearby elderly woman, a former hunter's daughter, to ask for tips on how to tame canines.

Ito Nishika originally thought that they would use some "small persuasion" or a special way of showing goodwill. However, the answer he got was unexpected.

The mother-in-law only gave the only solution:

In addition to the necessary daily walks for your dog, just add a few walks every now and then.

There may be some additional details. For example, according to the characteristics of dogs, you cannot be pulled by them but must take the initiative, and you cannot make eye contact with them to show your superior status, etc., but these are all minor details under the basic premise of walking.

And walking, in other words, is about companionship.

Because this is the behavior that brings the most sense of security. Spending time together can also eliminate barriers.

Indeed, this was the case. Following the advice and employing a few techniques, Ito Nishigo successfully became friends with the dog. Not only did they enjoy a pleasant interaction, but it also helped ease the burden on her grandmother, Ito Kazuko, in both aspects.

The girl could take care of all the daily aspects of the dog, and even protect her when she went out alone, and take her home as she was not very familiar with long distances at that time, which greatly relieved her grandmother's worries.

This resulted in a happy ending for everyone - even when they finally returned to their owner's home, the dog whimpered and seemed reluctant to leave, as if it was also missing the wonderful time.

This is just a simple story from childhood, but Ito Nishigo decided to tell it now.

Lin Sen heard it - and in the process, the two had completed the cable car trip and returned to the hotel in Hakodate.

At the same time, the girl did not return to her single room, but came to visit the area next door.

At this time, the young man was sitting on the bed, turning his head to look at the girl who was also sitting next to him, with a confused expression.

Ask:

"Didn't you ask me at the beginning if I had any friends that you didn't know about, Ito? Why are you telling me this story all of a sudden?"

"how to say."

The girl turned her head, making an expression as if she was going to give an example.

He took out a prepared towel from somewhere and asked to be covered in a serious manner.

Lin Sen became more and more confused, but he still did as he was told. He asked the girl to take off her slippers and get on the bed, and then walked around behind him.

However, as thick darkness descended upon him, not long after he felt the touch of fabric through his closed eyes, he felt another kind of contact on his back.

The girl seemed to be in a duck sitting position on the bed, with her hands across her waist, and she hugged him from behind.

Then, an itch emerged from the aftereffects. It was the gentle touch of soft hair and the subtle sound of breathing.

"Ito?"

"I suddenly wanted to do this. But I know my limits. Would it be better if I blindfolded myself?"

"Forehead."

"This, this will also..."

The girl's voice suddenly became surprised, as if she saw something.

She seems to be attracted by mathematical phenomena and is trying to use algebra to calculate the surface area and volume of convex objects.

"I said."

Lin Sen immediately reached out to take off the towel from his face, but Miss Ito immediately grabbed it with both hands.

"No need... that, I can just close my eyes."

"..."

"Shut up. I feel like the senior today is a bit... paranoid?"

"Maybe."

Life is not easy, Lin Sen sighed.

It's not for any other reason.

Mainly, first of all, today, I felt a bit like my defense was broken by the kid behind me.

In addition, this posture of hugging from behind makes people think of another person——

A certain flamingo once did the same thing.

Memories and the inextinguishable wildfire overlapped, and naturally, some of the situations that happened tonight were revived uncontrollably.

So, what's going on?

I was complaining in my heart, but then I heard a giggle.

The girl breathed in her ear. Then, as if not wanting to give the person in front of her more time to react, she immediately spoke:

"Is such that."

Ms. Ito finally explained the purpose of her behavior.

In a narrative way.

"Although it may not be appropriate, I think the relationship between people may be similar to what was shown in the story just now."

As she spoke, the girl relaxed her body and leaned her entire weight over.

It was a gesture of reassurance. ——Another thing I could confirm was that her figure was indeed, as I'd suspected when we went out, far greater than what appeared on the surface...

Wait, I can’t think about this right now.

Lin Sen held his breath and tried his best to adjust his mood.

So much so that no one noticed that a girl who claimed to have her eyes closed was also breathless because of a periodic fluctuation of a certain three-dimensional function image.

The two of them paused for a few seconds.

then.

"Actually, I've been... a little uneasy lately."

Miss Ito gradually lowered her voice:

"Although I'm happy that your life is fulfilling, sometimes I don't even see you all day long. I always feel like I lack a sense of security, just like the puppy who was sent to my house."

"This..." Lin Sen tried his best to keep his voice steady, "Maybe I was negligent."

"I'll think about the promise we made back then. To live together, right? And then, for some reason, I'll start to feel an inexplicable worry."

The girl seemed to rest her chin on her shoulder.

I could hear her breathing more clearly as she became more nervous.

Then she continued to whisper in my ear:

"That is, if, in the future, Senior makes more friends, will I not see him for a few days... The more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel."

"Probably not. My social circle is almost saturated now. Besides, we are both unique to each other."

Lin Sen tried to give a positive answer.

But Ms. Ito showed no sign of loosening her embrace.

"I know. In fact, whenever I feel uneasy, I can definitely dispel the negative emotions by just thinking about who you are."

she said so.

Then, as if she had anticipated Lin Sen's doubts, she almost interrupted him with a rhetorical question: