Chapter 327

The crisp sound of students' leather shoes hitting the concrete briefly drowned out the rumble of the rain, then a muffled rumble of thunder sounded, and the rain intensified.

Toyokawa Sakiko hesitated for a moment before taking out her phone to send a message to her landlord, but the landlord hadn't even read it.

By the way, the landlord likes to go hiking on Tuesdays, so it's normal that he didn't see it.

She's all alone... Should she go first?

Scholarship?!

Toyokawa Sakiko suddenly remembered that her scholarship money was still in her 'room,' and that it absolutely could not be stolen.

Toyokawa Sakiko clenched her fists, held her schoolbag in her hand as a weapon, and slowly pushed open the door. She almost gasped in surprise because there was indeed a figure sitting in the living room.

"Who are you?" the figure asked.

He was a young boy.

Toyokawa Sakiko trembled slightly and quickly took out a pair of paper cutters from her bag, pointing them at the other person. "You, you get out of my house right now! I've already called the police, they'll be here soon!"

"Wait, don't..." the figure said hurriedly.

"If you leave now, I can pretend I never saw you and put the stolen goods back," Toyokawa Sakiko said nervously.

"No, listen to me..."

When Toyokawa Sakiko saw the figure stand up, she quickly took a step back and leaned against the second-floor railing. But with a "creak," the rusty railing broke, and she fell downwards, her head plummeting straight to the ground from a height of three meters.

Toyokawa Sakiko's mind went blank as she stared at the leaden sky, which was constantly raining. After a while, she suddenly realized that she hadn't landed yet, and her hand was being grasped by a warm hand.

Riki grabbed Sakiko's hand and said irritably, "What I meant was that the railing behind you looks like it's about to break. Can you listen to me first?"

Toyokawa Sakiko never expected that she would one day be reprimanded by a thief for not caring about safety. Her face immediately turned red with embarrassment and anger. She said, "I'm not so bad as to be lectured by a thief. Let me go!"

Are you sure?

"..." Toyokawa Sakiko's face flushed red. She secretly glanced at the still high ground, and after a long while, she whispered in a voice barely above a whisper, "Pull me up first."

"No way! You've accused me of being a thief. I can't swallow this insult. Our Lu family has been upright for eighteen generations and has never done anything wrong. We can't let you, a Japanese girl, slander us." Riki shook her head.

"You broke into my house without permission, what else could you be but a thief?!" Toyokawa Sakiko retorted.

For some reason, she wasn't afraid of the boy in front of her. Perhaps it was because his tone was light and cheerful, not like a bad person, or perhaps it was because he held her hand tightly the whole time.

"Are you Toyokawa Sakiko?" Riki looked at the beautiful blue-haired girl in front of her. Her eyes were filled with stubbornness and strength, the kind of look that you could remember for a lifetime.

It's exactly the same as the figure.

"Were you watching me all along?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked warily.

"... If you call me a thief again, I'll let go." Riki said expressionlessly.

"And what brings you to my house, sir, this uninvited guest?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked expressionlessly.

"Do you know about reincarnation in another world?" Riki asked.

"?" Toyokawa Sakiko.

Is this person mentally ill?

"So, you're from another world?" Toyokawa Sakiko temporarily treated the boy in front of her as a guest and invited him to sit down, since there was nothing she could do about the heavy rain outside.

"I have Mygo anime on my phone, you can take a look, but I'm not into anime, it's my bandmate Rokko who wants to watch it..."

Why did he need to explain so much?

What's wrong with watching anime?

Toyokawa Sakiko found it amusing to watch Riki put on his shield, but she suppressed her laughter and kept a blank expression as she started watching anime on her phone. As time passed, her eyes slowly widened.

"Now you believe me, right? And I feel like I've mastered the power of time travel, and I can return to my world anytime I want," Riki said.

Possessing the power of giants... no, the power of time travel, he can even influence the entire world!

Toyokawa Sakiko had no choice but to believe it, because Riki had just pulled her into Riki's world.

What a convenient feature! I wish I could go straight home from work.

"Even so, please don't come to my house so casually," said Toyokawa Sakiko.

"This is beyond my control..." Riki looked at the sake bottle on the tatami mat and said to Sakiko, "Did your father drink this?"

"... Um."

Seeing that Toyokawa Sakiko slightly turned his head to hide his embarrassment and shame, Riki stood up and stretched, saying, "You say I'm a thief, then I'll steal these bottles and sell them to raise money for conquering the other world."

"This amount of money isn't enough to conquer the world," Toyokawa Sakiko finally couldn't help but laugh.

She knew Riki was protecting her dignity, so she lowered her eyes, smiled slightly, and tidied up the wine bottle and cigarette ash.

The room was clean again half an hour later.

"Then I'm leaving." Riki waved her hand.

"Huh?" Toyokawa Sakiko paused, then smiled and waved, "Goodbye then, we probably won't see each other again."

They didn't have much of a relationship, so it was best to say goodbye like this.

"That's true, goodbye!"

Toyokawa Sakiko watched Riki disappear, the long-lost smile on her face slowly faded. Looking at the quiet and clean room, she took a deep breath. "Let's just treat it as a dream."

This dream... was pretty good.

"You... what are you doing in my house again?" Toyokawa Sakiko opened the door, unable to help but cover her face, looking angrily at Riki in the room.

"I've found that I have trouble controlling myself when I'm asleep, it's like... you know..." Riki shrugged helplessly.

We had prepared to say a grand farewell, thinking we'd never see each other again, but we met again so soon.

Toyokawa Sakiko looked at Riki helplessly, but felt a faint sense of joy in her heart.

Perhaps it's because Riki, knowing her current situation, still views her with normal eyes and shows no sympathy for her.

"Why is your house a mess again?" Riki asked, looking at the wine bottles on the floor.

"Dad came home yesterday," Toyokawa Sakiko said calmly.

Riki said, "Hire me for 1000 yen to clean for you."

"I don't have that much extra money," Toyokawa Sakiko said. "At most, I can only give you a compliment."

"That's fine then, don't go back on your word," Riki said.

Toyokawa Sakiko paused for a moment, then smiled slightly as she watched Riki help her clean up the bottles. She then squatted down and began to clean up as well.

"Be careful not to hurt your hands; beer cans can still have sharp edges," Toyokawa Sakiko warned.

"Don't worry, I know it perfectly well!" Riki said cheerfully.

Toyokawa Sakiko frowned, her tone somewhat stern, and asked, "You drink?"

"No, but our principal drinks," Riki quickly explained.

No, let me explain what kind of gathering this is!

Sakiko is nobody to me, why are you such a coward!

Toyokawa Sakiko realized that her tone had been a bit strange, and quickly lowered her head to tidy up the bottles and hide the oddness on her face.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit strange.

"Drinking is bad," Toyokawa Sakiko couldn't help but add.

"I understand, alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen," Riki said. "A healthy diet is essential for a good life."

This is a quote from Nagasaki Sose, a well-known advocate of not staying up late.

Toyokawa Sakiko nodded, a bright smile spreading across her face.

"Um... since you can't control yourself from traveling to my house while you're sleeping, how about you stay in the next room?" Toyokawa Sakiko thought for a moment and said, "I'll pay your rent for a month first, but you have to pay me back later, okay?"

"OK," Riki said.

Toyokawa Sakiko laughed, thinking of her promise to Riki, and praised, "Riki doesn't drink, that's very good."

You're praising me like this, treating me like your son?

If you don't know how to give a compliment, then don't!

Haneoka High School started its first year of high school. On her first day, Toyokawa Sakiko saw Takamatsu Akari. When Takamatsu Akari saw her, her face showed confusion and self-blame.

Toyokawa Sakiko pursed her lips, turned around, and walked straight into her classroom.

Even without me, the lamp will be happy in the future.

That's all.

Toyokawa Sakiko sat down, and her phone received a message.

Riki: [Let's go to the supermarket tonight and grab some half-price bento boxes, they have salmon.]

Sakiko: [Then you'll have to wait until I get out of school.]

Toyokawa Sakiko had a smile on her face. She and Riki had spent a lot of time together over the past two weeks, and she was quite familiar with Riki. Although she sometimes couldn't understand what Riki was saying, she could always make Lu Yi laugh.

After school in the afternoon, Riki Toyokawa Sakiko went into the supermarket together.

"Would you like some beef?" Riki asked, looking at the chilled food section.

"Our family can't afford beef, but pork is more like it," said Toyokawa Sakiko.

"... Our home?"

"I misspoke," said Toyokawa Sakiko, her cheeks turning pink instantly. She had been eating with Riki lately and had said something wrong.

Suddenly, her eyes caught sight of a familiar brown-haired figure, and the other person saw her too. Toyokawa Sakiko's face immediately stiffened.

"Sakiko-chan!" Nagasaki Sose's eyes lit up, and she rushed over. "Long time no see! How have you been?"

Toyokawa Sakiko remained silent, but Nagasaki Sose still spoke gently and with concern, "I was worried because you weren't replying to my messages. I'm just glad to see you're healthy."

Nagasaki Sose looked at Riki beside her and smiled distantly, "May I ask who you are? What is your relationship with my Sakiko-chan?"

"Your Sakiko and I are living together," Riki said.

"...Eh?" Nagasaki Sose's expression stiffened.

Side Story: Sakiko's Route 02

Living together?

Is Sakiko-chan living with the boy in front of her?

Nagasaki Sose couldn't believe it, constantly shifting her gaze between the two people in front of her, and couldn't help but say to Sakiko, "Sakiko-chan, is he just making this up?"

How could Sakiko, who is of good character, elegant and beautiful, and of Chinese descent, suddenly have a boyfriend?

Or is this boy the reason Sakiko quit Crychic?

Nagasaki Sose's eyes immediately filled with hostility as she looked at Riki.

How dare this person destroy her band, her home!

"Su Shi, this is none of your business." Toyokawa Sakiko finally spoke, her tone cold. She took Riki's hand and headed towards the supermarket entrance. "Excuse me, I'll take my leave."

Sakiko's hands were soft and fragrant.

But her slender fingertips trembled slightly.

Looking at Toyokawa Sakiko's cold and resolute expression, and then at Nagasaki Sose's hostile face, Riki said, "I'm leaving now. I'll invite you to my house for dinner next time."

Nagasaki Sose was taken aback, then overjoyed, but her face remained calm as she said lightly, "I only eat with Sakiko-chan."

This person is actually quite nice.

Let's change the death penalty to life imprisonment.

But don't even think about eating at Crychic's table.

Riki was pulled to the supermarket entrance by Toyokawa Sakiko. She turned around and looked at Riki with her hands on her hips, saying irritably, "Who told you to invite Su Shi to our house for dinner without my permission?"