met free Chapter 89 Almost Lovers
Chapter 89 Almost Lovers
"Speaking of which, why is it only Natsuo who gets the reward?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Natsuo and suddenly asked.
"I'm curious too," Shiina Mahiru added.
"Maybe I'm just a special case," Xia Sheng smiled slightly.
"What's so special about you? Is it because you're male? Why doesn't that place summon other men?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked, puzzled.
"Because other men don't work."
"It won't work... Are you fundamentally different from others?" Yukino Yukinoshita nodded thoughtfully.
She remembered that Xia Sheng had said before that, given their current relationship, he wouldn't tell them his secret.
Then there's no need to ask further.
"The essential difference... then what is it between us?" Shiina Mahiru asked, puzzled.
"Perhaps we're just incidental," Yukino Yukinoshita guessed.
"A side effect?" Shiina Mahiru looked at her.
"Yes, we can only obtain special power through Natsuo, which can only mean that the place originally did not need us, but Natsuo needed us." Yukino Yukinoshita expressed her conjecture.
"Does Natsuo need us? Why do you need us? We shouldn't even know each other, right?" Shiina Mahiru asked Natsuo.
"Wait, Yukinoshita's guess might not be correct. I myself don't know why I need you guys. If I had to give a reason, it would only be... I don't want to be alone." Natsuo thought for a moment and replied.
"I don't want to be alone..." Shiina Mahiru stared intently at him.
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't you tell me before that it would be okay to be alone?"
"Being alone doesn't matter, but don't you want to meet that important person in your life?" Xia Sheng asked gently.
"Important people...you mean, we are the important people you want?" Shiina Mahiru's expression changed, and she asked jokingly.
"...Isn't it important between us? We're already bound by fate." Xia Sheng replied seriously.
"..." Shiina Mahiru rolled her eyes at him.
That wasn't the answer she wanted to hear.
"Natsuo, do you have any guesses?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked, getting back to the point.
"I did have a guess, but let's wait for Yui to come... Ah, she's here." Natsumi turned his head and smiled as he looked towards the stairwell.
There, a head with a bun hairstyle is peeking out.
Xia Sheng looked over, which startled her so much that she quickly withdrew her head. A few seconds later, she poked her head out again.
Her cherry blossom-colored face showed helplessness before she walked out.
"Good morning..." Yui Yuigahama greeted him reservedly, no longer using her usual greetings.
"Good morning," Yukino Yukinoshita replied calmly.
Yui Yuigahama sat down next to Yukino Yukinoshita, immediately lowering her head and shrugging her shoulders, avoiding eye contact.
At first glance, it looked as if the three of them were bullying her.
"Yuigahama is here too, Natsuo, hurry up and tell us your guess," Yukino Yukinoshita urged.
"A guess?" Yui Yuigahama looked at her curiously.
"It's about the speculation surrounding that place: why only Natsuo received the reward, why he's the only male among them, and why we were summoned there," Yukino Yukinoshita explained simply.
"Oh, I see... I was curious about this too, but didn't we discuss this before?" Yui Yuigahama asked.
"Because now we are faced with a choice," Yukino Yukinoshita said meaningfully.
"Facing a choice? What choice?" Yui Yuigahama asked curiously.
"It's nothing, just tell me your guess." Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head and continued to urge Natsuo.
"OK."
Xia Sheng nodded and began to explain: "Considering my own circumstances, you were not summoned to that place for no reason, but rather that place needed you."
"Do you need us?" The three of them looked at him together.
"Yes, it's not enough for me to do it alone. You all need to experience, understand, and become stronger. This world needs you to protect it." Xia Sheng said solemnly, looking at the three of them seriously.
He didn't believe that He had summoned Yukino and the others just to keep him company.
Yukino and the others are His people, and He certainly wants His people to also be able to deal with the invaders.
However, they are limited by the world, so they need his assimilation.
Xia Sheng and Him have always had a mutually beneficial relationship, but this exploitation is something He can accept.
After all, he also wanted them to have power.
"But there's nothing we can do," Yukino Yukinoshita said, pinpointing the crux of the problem.
"Isn't that what I'm here for?" Xia Sheng smiled.
"Then, who exactly are you?" Yukino Yukinoshita questioned.
"I'm no different from you; we're all just part of protecting this world."
"Still unwilling to tell us?" Yukino Yukinoshita understood what he meant.
Their relationship wasn't enough.
"Yuihama, did he say anything to you?"
"Huh? What?" Yui Yuigahama stared blankly at Yukino Yukinoshita, not understanding what she meant.
"Never mind, it seems you don't know either." Seeing her like this, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't ask any more questions.
She thought that given the current relationship between Natsumi and Yui Yuigahama, he would reveal something.
If a kissing relationship isn't enough, then what kind of relationship is it?
No...it's also possible that Yuihama didn't think that much about it.
Yukino Yukinoshita thought of Yui Yuigahama's innocent personality; she probably didn't even realize that Natsuo's identity was not simple.
If she asks, will Xia Sheng answer?
"Would you be willing to tell Yuihama?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked directly.
"Huh? Tell me what?" Yui Yuigahama looked completely bewildered.
"She's just one step away, but she won't ask." Natsumi looked at Yui Yuigahama with affection.
She wasn't as clever as Yukino Yukinoshita, who could think of many things, or rather, she was too lazy to think.
"One step away means...doing that kind of thing?" Shiina Mahiru suddenly asked, looking at him with disgust.
"...No, you've misunderstood," Xia Sheng immediately explained.
"It's just one step away from being a relationship."
"Is it related...?"
Shiina Mahiru now understood what he meant.
Although Natsuo and Yui Yuigahama kissed, they are still just companions and friends.
Not quite lovers.
It turns out he was also pursuing someone important to him.
Shiina Mahiru is unsure whether her boyfriend or girlfriend is an important person, since they can become like enemies after marriage and having children.
But she won't become boyfriend and girlfriend with someone she considers important.
So, does Xia Sheng think so too?
"Never mind, your secret is irrelevant to us. We just need to figure out how to acquire the ability." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, deciding not to investigate Natsuo's identity any further.
Now that I know, it really isn't very useful.
All they have to do now is make a decision and choose.
"Yukinoshita, you mean...?" Yui Yuigahama seemed to realize something and stared at her blankly.
"You should have thought of that already, right?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked expressionlessly.
"I......"
"Oh my gosh~ Yukino, what are you doing here? You didn't reply to my messages, I've been looking for you for ages."
Suddenly, a vibrant voice interrupted Yui Yuigahama's words.
Natsumi and the others turned their heads and saw a rather sunny, mature woman who looked very similar to Yukino Yukinoshita walking over.