Chapter 367: Little Things Before Departure
If I just stand at the entrance of this elementary school, I might be regarded as a suspicious person.

Although Zhuo listened to Ling's words and cherished Ren and his friends, in the end, Zhuo felt that he should be more grateful to his parents and Ling. In the final analysis, they were the ones who really raised and changed Zhuo.

Thinking of this, Zhuo gently touched Ling's hand, and she looked up at Zhuo in confusion.

Zhuo touched Ling's face again, and it really felt a little cold. Was it because he felt cold after walking outside? Zhuo subconsciously touched it to feel the body temperature.

"You seem a little cold, are you okay?"

"Hmm? Yes, it's okay, don't worry. After all, the temperature will drop a little in such cold weather. I feel that the temperature of my palm is a little high."

Ling said, "Is Zhuo the only one who is fine?", then she lifted Zhuo's bangs and touched his forehead. But maybe it was because Zhuo's body temperature was very high, so she didn't feel anything.

Ling touched Zhuo's skin, which was slightly steaming, and said lightly: "It feels like Zhuo is always steaming."

"Huh? I think it's okay. Do you want to find a place to rest? After all, the weather is so cold."

"Do not……"

Since he was holding Zhuo's hand, he didn't know what to do so he asked, but Ling didn't let go. Instead, he slightly adjusted the position of his fingers to hold it tighter.

"I don't want to let go yet."

"That's it..."

"My body temperature is usually low, so sticking together like this to transfer body temperature is good, it's like we're mixed together, and it feels good."

"…Zero, don't ever tell anyone else about this."

"?"

"Don't ask, just listen to me."

Although Zhuo knew that Ling himself had no such intention, it was too dangerous to say something that seemed to have other intentions. Zhuo originally wanted to silence Ling who was surprised, so he pulled Ling forward with a little force.

It was clearly a tough attitude that could not be explained, but for some reason, after observing him for a while, Ling felt better than before, and looked straight ahead and said nonchalantly, "Zhuo, why do you think I would talk to others? You should pay more attention to it." Zhuo felt his body temperature rise in another sense.

Because of the previous experience of Yamamoto Yurina, the problem of Uesugi Erii has not been resolved, and Zhuo has already decided to step into another world, so he will definitely be involved in the future, so there is no way to refute it.

In response to Ling's gaze of "Please be a little more careful", Zhuo showed a slightly aggrieved expression, and Ling could only sigh slightly and squeeze Zhuo's hand.

"Don't make that expression...Okay, let's go."

Despite this, Zhuo engraved this incident in his heart and told himself not to forget it. When he was about to set off for home again, he suddenly heard a young scream of "Ah".

Because the incident happened suddenly, when Zhuo stopped to think about what happened, he suddenly felt a sharp impact in his abdomen, and then he heard Ling, who was walking beside Zhuo, saying something like "just like this".

Should it be a coincidence or fate? It was exactly what Ling had just said and it came true. Although the impact was not enough to make Zhuo fall, Zhuo still froze because of the sudden impact. He turned around in distress, only to find that a child had poked his head out near him.

"Brother Zhuo——"

Zhuo still remembers the face that looked up at him, with a wry smile in surprise.

"Ah - the sister of the Haneda family. Long time no see, you look quite energetic." If the other person was someone Zhuo didn't know, Zhuo would be confused, but because he knew the other person, his vigilance disappeared immediately. However, although he knew her, she was still much older than Zhuo remembered.

The girl, who was about to reach double digits, gave Zhuo an innocent smile.

Ling, who was standing aside, saw Zhuo trying to hug this girl he didn't know. He seemed unable to hide his emotions, so he grabbed Zhuo's hand tightly and pulled him back.

"Zhuo, this is..."

She could still say that as if nothing had happened.

"Ah, I'm so sorry for forgetting to introduce her. This girl is my childhood sweetheart... Even if I were to say that, it wouldn't be to this extent. She's the sister of a friend of mine. We've known each other since we were kids."

It's better to say that the friend regarded Zhuo as her playmate and pushed it to Zhuo, but Zhuo felt that there was no difference between playing with her and her sister. In Zhuo's eyes, they were all playing house with children, so he would still play with them regularly. Moreover, Haneda's sister was eight years older, and it would be troublesome if she was not taken care of properly.

But Zhuo left here after she grew up...I say grown up, but actually she was just in junior high school...so it was a long time ago that I communicated with her like this.

"Because my brother has never been here before! It's been a long time since we last met!"

"I'm sorry, brother. I have something to do. Come to think of it, you still remember me after all this time."

"I still remember what you said, brother~ I saw you from a distance."

"That's good...that's it."

Having said that, Zhuo turned around and made a summary to Ling. Because this was force majeure, if Ling misunderstood, Zhuo was worried that he would have to apologize to Ling, but fortunately, Ling just frowned slightly and observed for a while, then said nothing and nodded.

But it was still difficult to hide the surprise that there was such an admired person in his hometown.

Sister Haneda was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhuo's behavior of leaving her aside in the middle of a sentence. Then she noticed the existence of Ling beside her and her eyes widened even more... To be precise, sister Haneda had only thought of her as a delinquent who dyed her hair and had never expected this result.

"Brother Zhuo, do you know this sister?"

"Well, I am..."

"my girlfriend."

Zhuo felt that she was old enough to understand it, and after he briefly explained it, her eyes seemed to pop out.

"ガールフレンド... does it mean lovers?"

"Yes, she is my most important lover."

After Zhuo introduced Ling in the most understandable way, Ling also felt calm and kinder because Zhuo announced that they were lovers. Maybe for this reason, she also bowed slightly and said belatedly "first meeting" to Haneda sister and said hello.

When the girl Haneda was greeted, she froze for a moment, then seemed to finally react, her body swaying and staggering a little.

"You must be kidding me... My brother actually has a girlfriend..."

"Why are you so surprised..."

(End of this chapter)