Why does the Ruined King still fall in love?

"I'm curious?"

Ebina pushed up her glasses to cover one eye. "Well, this is my territory, Hiki Valley vi Hachiman! I, Ebina von Himina of Geass, force you to obey and wait for further instructions!"

"Then I'll come up with a backup plan..."

"Backup plan? Don't you trust me?"

"Not really."

"Okay, okay. How about we build a slingshot?"

"We don't have the materials to make the slingshot."

"We can use the bed as the main body and my fat times as the elastic."

"No."

"What about the potion of invisibility. I have a book about an English wizard."

"No."

"Giant takoyaki costume? Roller-skate parkour? Or, mom, dad, meet my future husband?"

"No. No. Not this one."

Ebina paused.

"Okay I get it! How about I put a wig on you and tell my parents' mom, dad! Look! That's my long lost sister, didn't you guys always wanted me to have a sister! Oh, you wear a dress Must be beautiful..."

I don't think my mouth will open any wider than before.

"Absolutely not—"

Bnnnnnnnnnnng——

The doorbell rang, interrupting my refusal.

"Jicai! A friend is looking for you!" A loud voice interrupted us.

"Dad! Gosh...oh, I wonder who..." Ebina's voice was full of sarcasm.

"Is that your father?"

The man had a bushy beard and a voice that sounded like Thor's.

Ebina kicked me before going out and closed the door behind her.After a while, she appeared again...

Together with Hayama Hayato.

I restrained myself from jumping out of the window.

"I didn't expect you to contact me." He was gentle and calm.

There was no emotion on his face.

"I didn't expect you to come in directly." Ebina giggled, then turned to me.

It seems that Hayama Hayato has a good relationship with Ebina Himina's parents, but this is normal, after all, Hayama Hayato is a popular person.

But that has nothing to do with me.

"It's okay to tease them once in a while, and it's okay to go in." Ye Shan said with a smile, which is enough to make thousands of boats full of girls sail towards Neon.Just like Helen is to Greece and Troy.

However, Hayama Hayato did not attract Ebina Hime.

Although Ebina Himina was still giggling, it could still be seen that she intentionally kept a distance from Hayato Hayama.

But that has nothing to do with me, and I don't care what the relationship is like with people I don't have a special connection with.

Unless I'm involved.

"So, how is Hayama going to get me out of this room?"

"Silly boy." Ebina crossed her arms, as if she had seen the end. "It's common sense that parents don't send their kids out of the house with their friends. If the three of us rush out the door, they'll never know I'm among you. Parents are doing their own thing and not Will come to pay attention to details like this.”

"Hmm...that would definitely work..." Hayama said, putting his hand on his chin.

"Are you sure it will work?"

"Huh? Do you doubt me? Hey, this is me making sacrifices. I have to change my clothes and get out of this house. What do I get? You made me break my homeostasis. Creatures don't like changing their comfortable conditions, and do things to make sure they stay comfortable. Imagine getting out of your warm, cozy bed in the morning, wrapped in a blanket, and laying out in the freezing air. I'm pretty happy with where I am. In fact, I'm asking for payment !"

Ebina held out her hand expectantly.

"Uh...I guess...I can take Miura shopping someday so you can go to your meeting?"

Ebina didn't even need to take a moment to think about it.

"make a deal!"

The two reached a certain consensus.

Great, I'm finally leaving Ebina Himina's house.

But I'm a little curious, why Hayama Hayato didn't call Miura Yuiko by her name, but her last name...I don't call Miura Yuiko by her name in private, it seems that the first echelon of interpersonal relationship The relationship between people is also very complicated...

Well, I felt a little sympathy for Yumiko Miura in my heart.

Ebina went off to change, and before long she made a "Hi Mom! I'm going out with friends! See you Mom!" and off we went as usual.

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Four full blocks later, we were still leaving her house, afraid to look back.Why, one might wonder? Because apparently Ebina's parents were probably watching and we had to keep walking until we got to safety.

The scariest thing is that Hayama agrees with her.

It may seem like it doesn't make much sense, but in the end, we are clear.

"So, what now, you two? Are you going on a date? Oh! Maybe you're going to the aquarium! Did you know that once a penguin chooses a mate, it chooses a partner to spend the rest of its life with?"

Ebina Himina is still promoting her strange ideas.

"I don't think I can have this plan..." Hayama said nervously. "I still have football practice."

"What about you, Mr. Hikigu?"

"It's time for me to go home. I think my parents will miss me. I haven't heard from them for so long and they may have reported the crime."

I made a small joke.

But, I know they don't do that, they probably just reported it for fun.I wouldn't be surprised if the bounty was on my head and Spike Spiegel fell out of the sky and took me to the bounty office.

"Is that so? It seems that you have nothing important to do... Isn't it important to see my parents? How about you go with me? I want to try."

"Thank you for your kindness, Ebina-san. But then I think I'll—"

"I think you should go, Mr. Biqigu." Ye Shan interrupted. "I saved you, and Ebina gave you shelter. You should repay her."

Hearing this, Ebina Himina showed a bright smile on her face.

Children feel the same way when they realize it's Christmas morning and Santa hasn't left them a piece of coal.

"I... I guess."

Before I finished speaking, Ebina grabbed my arm, and we set off again.

Hayama Hayato smiled and watched Ebina pull me away, he seemed relieved.

I caught that, a little puzzled while admiring him for trying to keep everyone happy.

Hayama Hayato seems not to have a close relationship with many girls, whether it is Ebina Hime who is pulling my arm to press the road like a couple, or Miura Yuiko who has a crush on him, or Isiroha who was rejected by him .

He deliberately keeps a distance, not to let the relationship between each other exceed that of friends.

Even Yukinoshita Yukino, the engagement partner the family found for him, he was unwilling to approach.

Why is that?The popular Hayama Hayato rationally rejects everyone.

I wanted to ask him, but Ebina Himina led me around the corner of the street, and Hayama Hayato was no longer seen.

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First we went bowling for a reason.

Surprisingly, Ebina bowled well.I managed to knock over a few and she hit a few good shots.

I know a good shot is when you knock it all down with one.

At least, I think you should call it a "roll"? Maybe it's more like you're throwing a bowling ball.Anyway, the funniest thing about my bowling run is that the number of knockdowns I get equals the number of times my balls fall into the ditch.

I just keep yelling "Bowling! Bowling!" because Ebina keeps yelling and I serve a ball every time she yells.

Then we went to karaoke.Ebina has been choosing anime songs.As I reasonably expected from her, the songs are ultimately about young people and their intense fascination with other young people.Often this is accompanied by twinkling eyes and a body sculpted beyond the reach of mortals and true spirits.

Facts have also proved that Ebina is very good at singing.

Finally, we ended up at the Chiba Mall where they were having an exhibition to try on clothes from the Jianghu period.I dressed up as a samurai playboy, and Ebina was a geisha.

I refuse to take any photos, although I'm sure a few were taken without my consent.

Ebina Himina and I really seemed like a couple, which made me feel in a trance.

Soon, night came again.

We put on our usual clothes again and walked in the cool air.Oddly enough, today feels very similar to the day before.In fact, it felt very similar to the day before.

As if the world is repeating something.It's like a mission that never ends.Maybe my body has hit a balance.Once again, a girl was playing with me.Once again I was caught in the current and couldn't break free until the last moment.

The feeling was all too familiar and strange.

"Hey, Ebina."

"Um?"

"I learned a lot about you today." Ebina turned to face me.We were standing in the middle of the sidewalk and people passed us.Only we stopped in motion. "You're a good singer. You bowl really well. You have lots of interesting hobbies."

Ebina gave me a smile and said, "Go on, praise me more!"

"I thought we'd go to some store and buy some figurines, wall scrolls, or some limited-edition otome games or something. Instead, I learned a lot about you, and you're an interesting person."

Ebina's smile grew bigger and bigger.

"Then why... why are you doing this?"

Ebina approached me.Her hands are hidden behind her back.

"It's not like you. It's weird."

Ebina got closer.

"Your character is broken."

Ebina's lips parted.

"The line between love and lust is so thin... But, is the former really so necessary for the latter?" Ebina's breath mingled with mine.

She stood there, wearing a thin coat and glasses, petite.I remembered Miura's words.Ebina's eyes are really not that ugly, if she is more normal... Maybe no one will reject her.

"Because really... what does love have to do with anything?"

Her hand slipped into mine.

"coming?"

I could feel her tiny force squeeze into my hand like a hook in the open mouth of a fish.

I foolishly followed her, maybe I wanted to be accepted, maybe I wanted to be acknowledged, maybe I wanted to destroy everything that was good.

Chapter 130 Two Short Stories·A Trap Carefully Arranged by Someone

I followed Ebina.

I just followed her like that.

Maybe I'm like a puppy who isn't kept in the house.Wherever I am pampered and invited, I want to make my mark on my territory.I want my master to hate me, to loathe me.

So I followed her to school.Even though the locked door magically opened, and across the hall, I followed her.Step by step.I follow.

It's all so eerily similar, I think it's a dream.Maybe today I'm the monster Hikigu again instead of a butterfly.

Ebina took my hand and walked through the room of the service department.Pass by the room where I had tea with Yuigahama and Yukinoshita.We passed the room where I spent most of my days.We passed the room where I refused Isshiki.

Ebina took my hand and we went up the stairs.She pushed open the door.I stepped out into the cold air.

"Yo, Hikigu-kun." Hayama Hayato said with a smile.

"Hayato Hayama," I gasped as the door to the roof slammed shut.The door clicked as it locked behind us.