Chapter 333

To grow old with him.

(Sakiko's story, the end)

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I feel like the familiar stuff from the beginning doesn't need to be written anymore. We should focus more on plot points that offer different possibilities from the main story. The next individual character routes should be around chapters 3 and 4. Which character route would you like to see next? Nagasaki Sose, Shiina Riki, Sumiida Mana will all be included. Is there anything else you'd like to see?

Side Story: Rikki's Route 01 (Thanks to 'Master Chef' for the Golden Treasure Chest)

Walk 300 meters forward from the Hachiko Statue in front of Shibuya Station, then turn into a few alleys to find an old-fashioned secondhand bookstore across from the park. Many children borrow comic books there, while some more artsy boys, or those trying to impress their crushes, rent books by Murakami Haruki. The secret to impressing children is knowing a famous author—at least everyone knows that Murakami Haruki has been a Nobel Prize nominee for fifteen years.

Shiina Riki had a bag slung over her shoulder. She had just finished school in Hanasakigawa and planned to go to Ring for her part-time job later. Today, she wasn't there to look at manga, but rather to buy two books about music.

Books are expensive in Japan. Although Shiina Riki has a strong personality, she is too embarrassed to borrow books like a child, so she works to earn enough money to buy them.

It seems quite lively here today.

Shiina Riki glanced to the side and saw several children surrounding a handsome young man, chatting animatedly, seemingly telling a story.

"Riki, shall we continue with Jujutsu Kaisen today? What happened to the teacher in the end?"

"After being cut in half, it turned into a Gundam... Wait, why do you all love hearing this? Wouldn't it be better if I told you a story about One Piece?"

"No, no, only children like those classic stories; we like these unorthodox ones."

Aren't you just kids?

"Tell me, tell me!"

Shiina Riki Tatsuki stood at the shop entrance for a while, watching the commotion. She actually quite liked children, but perhaps it was because of her naturally fierce-looking slanted eyes that even if she was handsome, she could scare children into tears if she got close to them.

"Manager, are the two books I wanted to buy still available?" Shiina Riki asked the manager.

"Rikki's here. She's right where she was on the bookshelf. If you want her, just take her. I'll give you a discount."

"Thanks."

Shiina Riki breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she hadn't been bought by anyone.

She relaxed and strolled slowly through the secondhand bookstore, looking for any interesting books. Her eyes scanned the room, and she enjoyed the feeling of leisurely searching for books in the quiet bookstore. Dust floated in the sunlight, and the pages gave off a unique scent.

I have absolutely no interest in books about dating, such as "How to Make the Person You Love Fall in Love with You," "Happy Marriage," and "The First Impression Psychology."

After entering high school, girls become increasingly curious about the opposite sex, and within just one month of the start of the semester, the entire class was already talking about romance.

Some classmates asked her out of curiosity if she had a boy she liked, but she coldly denied it.

"Dating is a waste of time; I'd rather practice music..."

Shiina Riki muttered to herself, not having found any interesting books, and was about to go and buy the books she had pre-ordered when, just as she reached out and touched the books next to them, a hand reached out and took both books away.

Shiina Riki frowned and turned to look at the person who had taken the book.

She had just seen this person; he was the boy telling stories to children at the shop entrance. He was very handsome and much taller than her, and the feeling of having to look up at him made Shiina Riki very unhappy.

"These are books I pre-ordered," Shiina Riki said expressionlessly.

"... Your Shiina Riki?"

"Stalker?" Shiina Riki frowned; otherwise, how would he know her name?

After a month of traveling through time, I finally know what world this is—it's the Bang Bang world!

Riki looked at Shiina Riki, in front of her. As expected of someone from the world of anime, she was unbelievably beautiful. The beauty mark at the corner of her eye added a lot to her charm, and she had a great figure, absolutely stunning. Her long, slender legs, visible under her Hanasakigawa school skirt, were irresistible to look at.

Riki had to admit that Shiina Riki, a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, was just like Mai-senpai in his ideal type.

But ideal type aside, Riki and Rikki are not related by blood, so they will not back down.

"Don't be so narcissistic. I just saw your band's photos on Twitter," Riki said.

"...Crychic?" Shiina Riki asked, her eyes lowered, as she recalled the day the band disbanded.

"Then, I was going to take this book with me; I got it first." Riki shook her head.

"Huh?" Shiina Riki's sorrowful recollection vanished instantly at Riki's words, and she sneered, "Sorry, I pre-ordered this book half a month ago, and I'm planning to buy it right now!"

"Rikki, this is just like using your student ID to reserve a seat in the library. If no one wants it, that's fine, but if someone does, you can't really say anything," Riki reasoned.

Don't think I'll give in just because you're a two-dimensional anime girl.

My buddy is a double agent for Xiaohongshu and Sunba, and his heart is already as cold as ice.

Shiina Riki looked at the cheerful, handsome boy in front of her, and her first impression was... annoying!

I absolutely hate it!

Although Riki was right, she was still very unhappy to see the books she had ordered being taken away.

Moreover, she couldn't find either of these books for sale online; they were Chinese books, so they were probably out of print. The music-related knowledge inside was written in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and she wanted to learn from them.

"Etc!"

Shiina Riki gritted her teeth, grabbed Riki's hand, and quickly said, "Then I'll pay half the price. The book will still be here, but we can come here to read it whenever we need it, okay?"

"Okay, you can take the book home and read it. Just bring it back here next weekend," Riki said generously.

Shiina Riki's expression softened a little, and after thinking for a moment, she asked, "What's your name?"

"Should we open the box?" Riki asked warily.

"What do you mean?" Shiina Riki frowned, annoyed. "At least give me a name, right? Am I supposed to call you 'Hey'?"

"Oh, I see. Don't worry, my name isn't 'Hey,' it's Riki!"

Shiina Riki returned home with her schoolbag, ignoring her older sister's complaining request to go to the supermarket to buy things. Back in her room, she suddenly felt that the name Riki sounded familiar, as if she had seen her recently.

She frowned and thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and took out the book to read it, but suddenly saw the author's name on the cover.

Haicheng University Press has several authors; the first few are likely the university's principal and teachers, and the last two names are Riki.

"This is a book he wrote?" Shiina Riki was stunned.

Then why did he still try to steal the book?

Are you a shill?

Or was he deliberately trying to bully her?

Shiina Riki was even more annoyed.

I can't sleep at night, it's infuriating! I have to beat him up.

And he's so much taller than me! I have to stand on tiptoe and reach out to be about the same height as him.

Accurate!

Shiina Riki was grinding his teeth and couldn't sleep well all night.

Riki has been in this world for a month now. He arrived right at the entrance of this park. Although he could go back anytime, he likes to stroll around here when he has nothing to do. He figures he might as well make the most of his time travel and experience different cultures as if he were going abroad at any time.

When he first transmigrated, he brought two books with him. One was intended as a sample book for publication, and the other was a book he had helped write. When he first transmigrated, he was bored, so he pawned the books here to read them and, incidentally, acted as a copyist for the children, telling them stories from Jump.

"Why do kids these days all like Jujutsu Kaisen and the kids I push? The younger the kids, the more they like dark and brutal themes, while the older the adults, the more they like fairy tales and action?" Riki muttered.

The main focus is on supplementing what's lacking.

Riki was unaware of Kaneki Ken's pain, but when he looked up, he saw Shiina Riki with a dark expression.

I feel like I'm about to get beaten up.

"Miss Rikki, violence is wrong. I am a true advocate for gender equality. If you lay a hand on me, I have the right to retaliate," Riki quickly advised.

"I don't have that thought right now," Shiina Riki rolled her eyes and said irritably.

So you really have this idea?

Riki was shocked.

What did he do to Rikki?

As Riki was thinking, she saw Shiina Riki's eyes light up. Suppressing her excitement, she took a book out of her bag and couldn't help but ask, "Did you also contribute to this book?"

"I only did a tiny, insignificant contribution," Riki said modestly.

"I think so too," Shiina Riki said after thinking for a moment.

Riki was annoyed. "I was just being modest, why did you take it so seriously?"

My clitoris hasn't been released at all.

"Chapters Six and Seven were written by me," Riki said.

"Chapters six and seven, in particular, are very well written..." Shiina Riki said at the same time, pausing for a moment before looking at Riki in surprise.

Such praise of him in front of the author made Shiina Riki blush instantly.

Rikki, don't blush. Your long, straight black hair is like a tap dance party on my clitoris.

Shiina Riki changed the subject, crossing her arms and looking at Riki: "Then why did you snatch this book before?"

"I've pawned it here, so if I don't want it to be bought, I'll definitely buy it back myself. This book hasn't been published yet," Riki said. "But I heard from the shop manager today that you're working to save money to buy the book, so I won't take what's yours. I'll give it to you."

Riki is very magnanimous.

"I bought it anyway," Shiina Riki muttered softly, but her gaze towards Riki softened considerably.

At least... it's not that bad.

"I don't want to take advantage of people. If I only say half of it, it's yours. Just tell me anytime you want it." Shiina Riki held out her hand. "Give me your phone."

"Why are you checking my phone? I didn't take any pictures."

"I'm recording my phone number, what are you thinking?" Shiina Riki frowned.

"Oh, sorry, I'm having a PTSD flare-up. Just type 1 in the password..." Riki said.

"You don't need to tell me the password. How can you have no sense of security at all?" Shiina Riki paused for a moment, took the phone, and pressed four 1s, which actually unlocked it.

"A person who would haggle over half a book's price isn't a bad person," Riki said, adding, "It's mainly because I don't have any money on my phone. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given it to you so easily. That's just the caution of an adult."

Shiina Riki was initially touched by Riki's trust, but her face darkened again after hearing what Lu Yi said next.

The emotion I just felt was like being eaten by a dog.

This guy is really annoying.

He's only two years older than me, what's he doing acting like an adult!

Shiina Riki entered her phone number, snorted, and added a note to her name: "Shiina Riki, I hate you."

"OK, I'll go back to reading comics then." Riki waved her hand.

Goodbye, Japanese girls. We're just passersby in each other's lives... Passersby? Wait, what are you still doing here?

"Um... are you busy right now?" Shiina Riki twirled a strand of her dark hair with her pale fingers, and said somewhat awkwardly, "There are some parts in the book that I don't quite understand. Could you teach me?"

"I'm very busy," Riki shook her head.

Shiina Riki veins throbbed as she looked at the comic book in Riki's hand, her anger level rising by half.

Aren't you incredibly bored?!

She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "How about I buy you a drink?"

Shiina Riki, being a high school student, didn't have much money. Although she didn't buy cosmetics and rarely bought clothes, she had just bought a 4070 graphics card, so she was a bit strapped for cash. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed half a month to buy the books.

However, it's really a bit much to treat someone as capable as Riki to a drink...

"Is it cola?" Riki asked.

"Ah..." Shiina Riki paused for a moment, "I can go buy it."

"If it's palatable, the deal is done."

Why is he so easy to talk to?

Shiina Riki looked at the cheerful Riki in front of her, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.

It feels just like when Crychic was first formed—so relaxed and enjoyable.