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I think Kanako is quite an amazing person.
“Uh…” Koshimura Sawa looked at Toyokawa Shoko in front of him, and was momentarily dazed.
Is this the time to meet the parents? ⑵ 韭齐鹨⑨k依傘爸六
Logically, shouldn't there also be aquariums, movie theaters, Ferris wheels, kissing, hugging, piggyback rides, misunderstandings, reconciliations, and chaotic scenes in between? There should be at least hundreds of thousands of words of plot in between, plus some content that can't be posted, right?
"Um, you, you don't misunderstand!" Seeing his complicated expression, Toyokawa Shoko quickly explained, blushing, "Father just wanted to thank you in person! After all... you are a benefactor of our Toyokawa family."
I see. Since you've put it that way, what else is there to say?
Old Deng, is it safe for me to park my will-o'-the-wisp downstairs?
Koshimura smiled and readily agreed, setting a time for her to meet this Friday evening.
"Um... there's one more thing," Toyokawa Shoko added immediately.
Dad? When did you arrive?
Toyokawa Shoko held the cloth-wrapped box in both hands and presented it to him.
"This is...?"
"A bento box." Toyokawa Shoko looked away. "I... I tried to make it myself."
"You can cook?" Koshimura looked at her suspiciously.
"What kind of look is that... Of course I can do it! I just haven't had the time before." Toyokawa Shoko puffed out her chest and said confidently, "As the heir of the Toyokawa family, culinary skills are an essential quality. I've received professional training!"
This sounds a bit like hell...
However, since the person himself didn't say anything, Koshimura Sawa decided not to say anything more.
He stretched out both hands and respectfully accepted the lunchbox from Xiangzi's hands.
"Thank you, God, for the Holy Communion. I will certainly enjoy it with the utmost reverence, Xiangmen."
Actually, I'm already a master chef. In my heart, there's only one sun: Toyokawa Shoko. I'm not familiar with the 214 collective landslide at all.
"There's no need to be so dramatic..." Toyokawa Shoko said, but seeing his serious expression, she couldn't help but smile. "It's just a very ordinary bento box..."
No, this is a bento box made by a beautiful girl with heartfelt intentions. In a visual novel, it's a signature scene that only appears after you've built up enough affection points to enter her character's route.
For Yuecunzawa, who had once suffered from the torment of spicy five-nut mooncakes, strawberry stewed pork, and winter melon stir-fried with watermelon developed by the creative aunties in the Dongda cafeteria, and even regarded Lao Gan Ma as a delicacy, this was simply an irresistible temptation.
"I was just wondering what to do for lunch, this is a real help, Xiangzi." Yuecun Ze smiled at her.
"Y-yes, I'm so glad you like it!" Toyokawa Shoko blushed and nodded quickly, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. "Um, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. It's not good to stand here for too long..."
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced back at the crowded people behind her.
Upon seeing this, the crowd that had been huddled together openly watching the drama scattered like birds and beasts, each pretending to be very busy.
"Ah, I suddenly have a strong urge to study; the ocean of knowledge is calling me..."
Teacher, don't think I won't recognize you just because you've turned your back...
Shoko Toyokawa turned back helplessly, whispered a reminder to Koshimura Sawa not to forget their weekend promise, and then hurriedly left the corridor.
Koshimura Sawa sighed, picked up the lunchbox she had given him, and just as he turned around, he saw Kawakami Sadaya standing behind him.
He instinctively took a half step back, his brain racing as he tried to organize his thoughts.
"Um...actually, I can explain..."
“It’s alright, Koshimura-kun…” Kawakami Sadaya stared blankly at him. “Teacher… I didn’t see anything…”
"But isn't it a bit too early to be dating at this age? I'm the one being pressured by my family to get married, aren't I?"
Teacher, why is black smoke coming out from behind you?
Father, no, Xiangzi, come back and save me!
Chapter Twenty Bang!
"wy/*ue-已妻er厁霖泗久棋⑶事oc, finally got rid of her..."
Koshimura Sawa pushed open the door to the astrology club's activity room in a panic, almost staggering as he rushed in. He then quickly turned around and locked the door with a "click."
He leaned against the door, letting out a long sigh, much like the man who had just fled with millions of dollars.
[Are you serious about evacuating it?]
"Seriously, older single women are terrifying... Sigh?"
He looked up and froze on the spot.
What came into view was not the familiar clubroom, but a dazzling starry sky.
Countless stars densely filled the field of vision, converging to form a magnificent galaxy that stretched across the entire classroom.
The nebula drifts slowly like a veil, radiating a dreamlike halo. Upon closer inspection, one can see the outlines of planets slowly rotating in the distance, seemingly within reach, with every detail on their surfaces clearly visible.
Within this slowly rotating, magnificent star map, at a certain node of the Orion Arm, a white point of light is rhythmically pulsating.
"Sawarin?"
A familiar, pleasant sound suddenly rang out.
Yuecun Ze followed the sound and looked in that direction.
At the center of the galaxy—where a massive black hole should be—emerged a...pink, furry head.
Chihaya Aine peeked out from the dazzling starlight, revealing her signature little fangs, and tilted her head, looking at him curiously.
Oh, I see. I must have been hallucinating to see Anon's coin head at the center of the Milky Way.
Damn it, is it an illusion? When?
Koshimura took a deep breath and pinched himself hard.
How could they even mimic the sensation of pain so realistically?!
Koshimura Sawa instantly became alert, and almost instinctively raised his hand, the [Star Edge], emitting a faint glow, instantly condensed in his hand.
"Wait, wait, wait! It's me." Upon seeing this, Chihaya Aine hurriedly raised a delicate instrument resembling a star tracker and frantically pressed a few buttons on it.
In an instant, the twinkling stars in the sky vanished without a trace.
The dimly lit club room, piled with some miscellaneous items and books, came back into Koshimura's view.
“Xiaodeng and I were cleaning just now, and we just found this thing in the corner…” Chihaya Aine explained, “It looks like a… deluxe version of a large starry sky lamp?”
Koshimura looked down at the metal instrument in her hand, covered with precision gears and markings, and a few lines of text naturally appeared before his eyes.
Wildspace Orrery
[Strange objects are not ordinary]
Within the Desolate Universe, this portable arcane device automatically tracks and marks the positions and trajectories of all stars, planets, satellites, and comets in the galaxy, projecting images of all these celestial bodies into the space above its current location. In the projection, a white, flickering dot indicates the Desolate Universe Instrument's current position.
No, just how many other strange artifacts are hidden in the astrology department...?
If things continue like this, I feel that even if Takamatsu Akira suddenly told him one day that a divine artifact had been found in the astrology department, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
"But for some reason, I feel a little dizzy after looking at it for a while..." Chihaya Aine's hand holding the Arayuki suddenly sank down a little, her voice sounded a little weak, and her face was a little pale.
"Aine-chan... I think that's more than just... an ordinary starry sky lamp?" Takamatsu Akari hesitated for a moment before quietly offering her opinion.
"Ah, so that's how it is. No wonder I always felt like it was draining the magic from my body..."
Whose starry sky lamp would directly burn away the user's magic power? Are they complaining about their sales being too good?
“It must be a rare object.” Koshimura Sawa quickly stepped forward and took the heavy star tracker from her almost collapsing hands. “But how did Takamatsu-san figure that out?”
“Because…” Takamatsu Akari tilted her head slightly, seemingly trying to organize her thoughts, and finally said softly, “It’s a real star.”
Koshimura Sawa: "?"
I feel like I'm a little out of sync with her...
He reached out and pressed a rune on the base of the star tracker that looked like a switch.
hum-
A powerful suction force instantly emanated from the instrument, as if countless invisible pumps were being forcefully inserted into his body, frantically extracting the magic power within him.
【hso】
Giraffe, you've grown so big.
Just as Koshimura was about to let go, the star tracker in his hand suddenly underwent a strange change.
Amidst the buzzing sound, the dazzling and intricately structured three-dimensional star map of the Summer Triangle was suddenly projected into the air. The three main stars, Vega, Deneb, and Altair, shone brightly, connected by brilliant bands of light, illuminating the entire dimly lit activity room as if it were daytime.
Below the club activity building in the distance, student council president Tsugumi Hazawa, who happened to be passing by, quickly raised her backpack to cover her eyes.
"Is the Far East Magic Nap Society welding again this summer?!"
Wait... that direction... seems to be... the astrology department?
I remember that the current head of the astrology department is not that Yuqiu Xiaotiantian, but a very quiet girl?
Sure enough, generation after generation of astrology ministers have embarked on the path of creating outrageous content...
"so beautiful..."
Takamatsu looked up, her amber eyes reflecting the glittering starlight, and murmured unconsciously, as if all her attention had been drawn away.
Fortunately, the magnificent projection lasted only a moment before vanishing abruptly, like an illusion.
[Star chart included (1/6)]
When Koshimura looked again, the [Star's Edge] panel automatically opened in front of him.
Unlike before, a new line of text emitting a faint glow has appeared at the very bottom of the panel.
[Omens of the Stars]
When you are in Synchro with "Star's Edge", you gain +1 Wisdom saving throw and you can use an action to cast a Prestidigitation or Minor Illusion.
[When a creature within your field of vision and a radius of 60 feet makes an attack assessment, saving throw assessment, or attribute assessment, you may use a reaction, throw a d10, and add or subtract the result from the creature's assessment result. Once you use this ability, it cannot be used again until the next day.]
...What kind of scheme is this? Do I need to collect all sorts of artifacts related to the astral plane?
Since he started playing online games as a child, Koshimura has always disliked all kinds of set-collecting and growth-type equipment.
It's not because, although the effect is powerful, it often requires more resources than ordinary equipment, but simply because he is a severe perfectionist. If he doesn't collect any of the items, he will be so anxious that he will scratch his head and lose sleep.
That must be really uncomfortable.
Speaking of which, this effect... plus the number 6... why does it feel strangely familiar?
Wait a minute—isn't this... the Star Wheel?!
From the 5e expansion of the book of Aquiz Prophet LLC, it is one of the components of the artifact [Plane Wanderer].
Although its own abilities don't seem particularly outstanding, it belongs to the same series as the famous Chronometer Disc, which can manipulate time.
[When I was a kid, I was terrified by the endless amount of action sequences in this episode.]
"I remember now—"
Just as Koshimura was frantically searching through his memories of the company books, Takamatsu Akari, who was sitting next to him, suddenly stood up from the sofa as if she had eaten a mushroom of inspiration.
She hurriedly ran past Yuecunze, rushed to the long table piled with books and manuscripts against the wall of the activity room, pulled out a chair, sat down, grabbed a pen, and began to write furiously on the open notebook.
"This is..." Yuecun Ze was a little stunned as he watched her series of sudden and fluid movements.
Oh no, did I accidentally dazzle the little penguin with a high flash?
I should have shouted "Watch your eyes!" first.
“Takamatsu is in that state again…” Chihaya Aine walked to his side, looked at Takamatsu Akari who was completely focused, and smiled helplessly, “She can’t move on her feet as soon as she sees something that interests her.”
So that's how it is. No wonder he's the famous poet Bondori, who recited poetry live and made the audience dizzy, driving the development of the construction industry.
Koshimura watched as Takamatsu Akari scribbled furiously in her notebook, her hand almost blurring into a blur, the scratching sound of her writing as dense as raindrops. Except for occasionally picking up an eraser to lightly erase the paper, she hardly stopped.
The shock was no less than when he first saw someone replace all the "xi" in Li Sao with "this piece" and add "desuwa" to the end of every line of Shu Dao Nan.
[Isn't the road to Shu incredibly difficult?]
Chihaya Aine walked to the window and pulled back the heavy curtains with a whoosh.