Taki's Inferiority Complex Lingers Like a Venomous Snake (Continued)

"It's Sakiko's phone call..."

I didn't expect Sakiko to call so quickly. It seems he was right. After Rikki and her room appeared, the stability of the time travel improved, and even the phone call could be made.

Riki's sudden words startled Shiina Riki, who was smiling. Her smile slowly faded, and her eyelids drooped.

"Then you make the call, I'll wait over there," Shiina Riki said softly.

"Where are you going?" Riki asked curiously.

Because your relationship is better, isn't it?

Am I just getting in the way standing here?

Shiina Riki remained silent, her mood growing increasingly uneasy.

"When you were talking to Sakiko, didn't you think it was strange that I was standing here?" Shiina Riki said, biting her lip.

"As long as you don't suddenly make any strange noises, can you?" Riki asked tentatively.

Of course not!

Shiina Riki was furious. How could this guy not understand human language? He and Sakiko clearly have a good relationship. If I were there, wouldn't people misunderstand?!

Didn't you even notice that?!

Forget it, I don't care anymore, I don't care if I'm misunderstood!

Shiina Riki stood beside her, arms crossed, fuming.

Riki answered the phone and, sure enough, heard Sakiko's familiar voice on the other end. She immediately smiled.

Shiina Riki lowered her eyes upon seeing Riki's smile, turning her delicate face away and standing to the side, completely devoid of the excitement and joy she had shown while taking photos with Riki earlier.

"Riki?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked cautiously.

"Sakiko?" Riki was shrewd.

Toyokawa Sakiko laughed, then seemed to want to say something before letting out a long sigh. After a long silence, she softly said, "Have you eaten? Is your room tidy? Don't stay up late, okay?"

Being a high school student's mother doesn't seem like a bad option.

The highest-ranking official is even higher; they can recognize elementary school students as their mothers.

I acknowledge the prestige of Cinderella U149 Sakurai Momoka.

Riki was surprised that Sakiko's first question was about how he was doing and whether he had eaten enough. It was his first time dating, and he was asking questions out of curiosity. Was this how every beautiful girlfriend acted?

Riki was somewhat touched, and coughed lightly, saying, "Of course, I'm doing well here. It seems like it's been a month since I last visited. I didn't expect it to be so long. How are things on your end? Are you... alright?"

"Yes, it's alright," Toyokawa Sakiko said softly and gently.

"I go to school diligently every day, work on weekends, and eat all the discounted vegetables and rice I buy at the supermarket. I'm very healthy and everything is fine every day. It's just that when I'm sleeping, the thought of you not being beside me makes me feel so lonely."

Toyokawa Sakiko's voice murmured softly in Riki's ear.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here with you," Riki apologized.

"Why are you apologizing? This isn't something you can control. If she could, Riki definitely wouldn't leave my side, because Riki likes me the most, doesn't she?" Toyokawa Sakiko laughed.

Even if it's true, you can't just go around spreading it everywhere.

They made me famous.

Sakiko-bao, why are you hitting so many straight shots? I can't keep up!

You'll be at Koshien next year!

"And what about your Old Man? What does he do?" Riki asked again.

"No, I just came back looking for money and made a mess of the house. I'm fine now that I've cleaned it up," Toyokawa Sakiko said softly. "Also, Su Shi was worried about you because she hadn't seen you. She calls every day to ask how you are. I already sent her and Mutsu a text message when I got through to her just now."

"Oh, that's good. She seems very gentle, but actually she has the worst mentality. I was worried something might happen to her." Riki was relieved.

Some people can still play Yasuo with a 0/21 score, while others can transform into a pianist in the Rift with a 0/2 score. Nagasaki Sose belongs to this category, and of course, Riki is not the former either.

"She's much more selfish than you think. She absolutely wouldn't have died before she saw you come back," Toyokawa Sakiko said.

Why does Sakiko sound so resentful? Is he suffering terribly from Su Shi's harassing phone calls?

This is caused by a long-term vegetarian diet.

"Speaking of which, my time travel has also undergone a few changes," Riki said.

"Changes?" Sakiko tensed up.

Sakiko, don't be a broken record, or you'll be accused of padding your word count.

"Yes, this time it didn't appear out of thin air. The room opposite my bedroom is directly connected to one of your rooms. Of course, it seems there's no way to get out; it's just a small section of the room. But this is good news. Maybe in the future, a passageway will appear that allows us to travel continuously, so we won't have to worry about it anymore."

"..." Toyokawa Sakiko was taken aback.

Sakiko, you can laugh.

This is good news.

"I'm so happy to be able to see you all the time, but whose room is that...?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked.

Riki was startled. How perceptive Sakiko was! His words directly touched on Riki's most sensitive spot.

"Be mine."

Shiina Riki's voice came from the side. She crossed her arms and said unhappily into the phone, "I find it so troublesome to suddenly get dragged into this kind of thing."

Weren't you just enjoying watching the pandas?

How can you turn your back on me like this? I paid for the ticket, Rikki it back to me!

Toyokawa Sakiko was stunned for a long time before she finally said, "Rikki... classmate, I didn't expect it to be you. You guys are currently..."

"To see pandas, because I've wanted to see pandas for a long time," Shiina Riki said casually.

"That's true. I'm very sorry Riki, for causing you trouble."

Shiina Riki frowned. "Don't talk like it's all about you. Riki is also our band's music director. Don't treat him like your personal possession!"

The smell of gunpowder seems a bit strong.

Toyokawa Sakiko smiled, "Is that so? But Riki is my..."

Just as Riki was about to speak, she suddenly heard a commotion on the other end of the phone, with the sound of a door opening and Su Shi crying.

"Sakiko-chan, is it true that I can talk to Riki on the phone now...?"

Riki had barely heard the voice when the other end hung up.

"Huh? Why can't I get through?" Nagasaki Sose asked anxiously, looking at her phone. "Is it not working again?"

Toyokawa Sakiko calmly took her phone back and said, "No... my phone ran out of credit."

"Huh?!!"

I topped up 2,000 yen before, how come it's all gone so quickly?

"You almost got into another argument with Sakiko just now," Riki said to Shiina Riki.

"Of course, you belong to Mygo by half." Shiina Riki frowned. "Isn't it unreasonable that Sakiko thinks you belong to her?"

I'm in a foreign concession, right? You all want to get in?

What Shiina Riki didn't mention was that whenever she saw Riki and Sakiko talking, her inferiority complex intensified, as if Riki and Sakiko were a match made in heaven, which made her... very unhappy.

Shiina Riki pointed at Riki forcefully and said, "I've bought you a lot of coffee and recommended many delicious ones. If you dare forget this favor, I won't let you off the hook!"

"Certainly!"

I can never repay General Rikki's kindness in this lifetime.

Shiina Riki looked at Riki's firm reply, a light smile appearing on her delicate face, and said with a smile, "You absolutely can't forget that."

"Loyalty!"

Shiina Riki felt a little better, patted her stomach, and said, "Let's go find something to eat. Are there any good restaurants nearby?"

"Let me look at the map. It seems there's a food street if I walk up this road."

Shiina Riki hesitated for a moment. "After we finish eating, can we come back to see the pandas?"

Of course you can. Haicheng is an open world, and you can come back anytime.

"If we eat quickly, we should be able to continue watching before the pandas finish their shift," Riki thought for a moment and said.

Pandas also have to go to work; anyone who wants to be reincarnated as a panda in their next life should think carefully.

However, it seems highly likely that they will be reborn in India or Africa, so everyone should just live well.

Riki led Shiina Riki to the food street, where there were still many stalls on both sides and quite a few people.

"What would you like to eat? I recommend Haicheng's local specialties: teppanyaki and Okonomiyaki," Riki said.

"Isn't that a Japanese specialty?"

"It's alright, it's a local specialty of Haicheng. We locals are just as tolerant as people in Shenzhen."

"What's so strange about that... Let me think, pan-fried dumplings seem pretty good."

Riki glanced to the side and, sure enough, smelled the festive atmosphere of the New Year from the stalls.

"Boss, two servings, please," Riki said, but Shiina Riki at his sleeve as soon as he finished speaking.

Shiina Riki saw on the price list next to her that a serving of dumplings cost 30 yuan, which was more than 600 yen. But earning RMB and spending RMB was indeed a bit expensive.

"One serving is enough, I'm not actually that hungry," Shiina Riki whispered.

But how can you guarantee a perfect physique if you don't eat more?

Rikki's body fanatics, step forward!

Are you full?

"Girls naturally eat less, so just make sure you're full," Shiina Riki said.

"Alright, boss, change it to one copy," Riki said.

The boss felt like a dog walking on the street who had been kicked for no reason. Although he couldn't understand what was being said, the fact that the two portions had been reduced to one, and the sight of the beautiful black-haired girl saying something, made it clear that his girlfriend was helping him save money.

You're inhuman! Seriously!

Riki sensed that the owner was a bit resentful. After getting a plate of fried dumplings, she sat down at a table under an open-air tent next to her and ate with Shiina Riki. There were many couples around who had come to the zoo together.

Shiina Riki smelled the aroma of fried dumplings and couldn't wait to pick up the disposable chopsticks, only to find there was only one pair. She looked towards the owner, but he was busy and didn't have time to give her chopsticks.

"You eat first. You paid for it, so you should eat well and not have to eat my saliva," Shiina Riki said, handing over the chopsticks.

Ah, I can eat your saliva without spending a penny?

Is this for real?

"It's alright, we can just use a chopstick to skewer the dumplings and eat them," Riki quickly said.

Shiina Riki breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, picked up a single chopstick, stuck it into a dumpling, and took a bite. The delicious taste made her eyes crinkle into crescents.

Suddenly she noticed a couple at the next table eating the same thing.

"Honey, when we eat like this, it's like these chopsticks, a match made in heaven."

"Yes, honey."

What cheesy love talk.

Not as good as Sakiko.

Shiina Riki understood the simple Chinese, and her face immediately turned red. She didn't know whether to pick up her chopsticks or put them down.

After all... she was still hungry.

After hesitating for a long time, seeing that Riki didn't seem to care, she continued to eat with her chopsticks as if they were bamboo skewers, but she still felt something was off.

"I'm stuffed."

"So fast?" Riki was surprised.