The faded person who shuttles between the everyday and the extraordinary

"Wha, what?" The innocent person was hit. Although it didn't hurt, Irena was confused. She raised her head and stared at Anyan: "What are you doing!"

"I'm sorry, the guy who caused me a lot of frustration is right next to me, and I subconsciously took advantage of it... But look at that guy!"

"What does this mean?! Tell me clearly first! Don't try to change the subject!"

"Calm down...haven't I already apologized?" Looking at the girl not far away, An Yan, who accidentally forgot to say what was in his heart, apologized with a smile, but his eyes were fixed on the target not far away. ....No, it should be a win-win partnership.

The girl was not only wearing a pink sportswear, but also had waist-length pink hair with yellow and blue hairpins. Her bangs almost covered her eyes. Only the wind brought by when she walked could make people see her eyes with obvious dark circles.

With her hunched back and haggard expression, one can tell at first glance that this girl must be very unsure of herself.

"It's cute when you look at it seriously... How could you end up like this? Are you being bullied? I always feel uneasy when I lie to people like this, but rather than having uneasy conscience, I should prioritize securing the venue at this time. .”

Saying this to himself, he walked quickly towards the girl who was walking slowly with her head lowered and looking at the ground.

........................

The sun had completely set, night gradually enveloped the earth, and the street lights were already on. In front of the pink-haired girl who was walking without even looking at the road, a young boy with a smile on his face appeared.

Although the young man didn't look very suspicious, he was obviously walking towards the girl.

The pink-haired girl who was afraid of strangers didn't want to avoid it, but she didn't notice the other person's appearance at all at first. When she came to her, she subconsciously wanted to run away, but the other party already said:

"Can you stop for a moment and talk to me?"

"...Huh?" The girl raised her head subconsciously, her body trembling slightly due to the words of the stranger in front of her, and she subconsciously looked around to find something.

"Don't look away. You are the only one in front of me, right?"

"Ah...Me, me?" The girl hesitated for a long time before she forced out her voice and pointed to herself carefully.

"Well, it's you. My name is Night, Hayasaka Night." After all, he wasn't doing anything serious, and the way he struck up a conversation didn't sound like a serious person. He simply matched Hayasaka Ai's last name with Kaguya's first name. , pieced it together to form a new name, and then asked with a gentle expression: "If possible, can you tell me your name?"

"That, that...Goto...Goto Doku..."

"With all due respect, Miss Du... you must often be troubled by being out of sync and having no friends, and you are also full of worries and troubles about your life, right?"

"Huh? Follow, follow...!"

"--No! I'm not a stalker, I'm a fortune teller!" An Yan, who could roughly guess just by looking at his appearance, had quickly begun to familiarize himself with the business process, and did not hesitate to interrupt Goto Du's malicious slander.

"Soothsayer?" Goto raised his head slightly in fear, but did not dare to look into his eyes, and quickly turned away to look at the sand beside him.

"Yes, don't look at me like this. In fact, I have been in the industry for three years. Believe me, I will definitely be able to help you."

"..." (What, what should I do? What on earth does this person want to do? I want to escape!)

"I know, you also want to be happy and popular, right?"

"..." (This, of course...)

"The path that everyone should take has been decided since birth, and it cannot be violated. Whether it is good or bad, it is all destined. Maybe you have thought so too, right?"

"...Yes, yes..." (Awesome! I did think this way before!)

"But I don't believe in fate. It's just that the torrent that humans can't resist does exist. To a certain extent, it can indeed be regarded as fate, but fate is not completely unchangeable. I have been resisting such a torrent in my life."

As An Yan spoke, he pressed her shoulder smoothly, causing the girl who subconsciously moved back to tremble slightly and freeze in place: "Then, that...?"

"Look over there!" He didn't explain his presumptuous touch, and pointed his other hand directly at the three girls not far away, chatting and laughing: "You want to be like them! You don't want to be alone. Is it single? Others may not know it clearly, but... I can see it!"

"Really...really?"

"Of course, I'm here for you."

Although the last time he lied to someone was a year ago, now he looked extremely sincere and sincere in Irena's dull gaze.

I don’t know if I really thought he was thinking about the girl in front of him from the bottom of his heart... but his lines were really suspicious.

"I...no, no, forget about people like me! I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm definitely hopeless~~!"

As she spoke, she lowered her head and apologized repeatedly, and was about to leave.

One moment the girl showed signs of being agitated, but the next moment she wanted to run away. This was completely out of character and he couldn't handle it.

Chapter 30 A skilled hunter?

Although under normal circumstances, it is inappropriate to pursue and fight fiercely, but letting such a good target go in vain will be in trouble if he encounters it again next time... Although he does not expect how much money Goto will have alone, the hotel has hourly rooms. It should be possible too.

Solving the other party's problems and making money for yourself is a win-win situation!Therefore, he does not think that he is cheating. At least he feels that he can really help the other party. At most, his salesmanship is rather bad.

So he subconsciously turned around and grabbed Goto Du's back collar, forcing him to stop instantly.

"W-what...? What else..." The frightened girl turned around with a sad face.

"You don't have to run away like this, right? I just want to help you, or do you think I'm a bad person?"

"No, it's not like..." (Even if he's not a bad guy, he's definitely a suspicious person! What should I do!? Am I going to be trafficked??)

Although he was almost deceived for a moment, Teng Du felt that something was wrong now that he had come back to his senses, but... he really couldn't say these words, so he could only lower his head and shake it slightly.

"I know you might be a little worried in this place with few people, right? Let's go to a bright place with many people and have a good chat. What do you think?"

"This, this... Actually, I still have..."

"Look over there, she is my sister. You can feel more at ease with a girl here, right?"

In order to make the girl relax her vigilance, An Yan simply pointed to Irena, who was still sitting on the bench not far away.

"This is the first time we meet, my name is Hayasaka Ai." Irena was quite cooperative. She quickly walked out of the alley, nodded implicitly with a smile, and adopted a pseudonym tacitly...or maybe it was more thorough. Using someone else's name.

"Ah...I...I am...Goto...Doku..." Compared to Irena's ease, Goto seemed quite reserved and kept his head down carefully. He announced his name, but his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

(....Do I really want to go? Can I refuse? Okay! But, but! How do I say this? And if I could refuse so easily, I wouldn’t be like this now, right?)

Faced with an unprecedentedly entangled sales pitch, Goto's heart was turned upside down, and his words in his heart were much more positive than on the surface. He even tried hard to refuse but had no choice but to refuse again when the other party showed such sincerity. .

So...at the moment when she couldn't figure it out, she was taken to a nearby coffee shop by the two of them.

An Yan just wanted to say that he had just eaten and asked her to order something first, but before he could say anything, the timid girl across from him suddenly hit her head on the table with a "bang~" after a moment of inner struggle. , then stretched out his hands and handed over a stack of banknotes of different denominations:

"I, I am willing to give all of this, please... please let me go~!"

"What are you doing? Are you talking about letting it go or not? We just..." An Yan was about to refuse, but Irena reached out to grab it very naturally: "——Don't worry, we will take good care of you. Take advantage of it!”

"Hey!" He grabbed Irena and shook his head slowly while looking at her puzzled eyes: "Although our situation is very difficult, we are also principled people, right? How can we do things that are nothing for nothing? Doesn’t it look like we are committing a crime?”

"....I'm sorry, brother."

(Does this guy really know what he is talking about? We are committing a crime, right? Why don’t you just accept the money??) Irena complained in her heart, but on the surface she pretended to be obedient and obedient. Seems quite guilty.

This actually made Goto, who quietly raised his head to observe, stunned for a moment. He always felt that such a cute girl couldn't be a bad person, right?

But it didn't matter what she was thinking now. An Yan noticed the menu on the side and her eyes were immediately attracted to it.

Originally he didn't want to spend Gotoudoku's money, but he felt it would be a loss if he didn't order with the menu right in front of him. After all, his stance was not to let anyone eat snacks casually, so he looked at the menu and hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and went home. I owe money outside, and ask the deacon at home to give me some money to pay it back... If I don't pay it, then I'll think of another way.

Then he didn't worry too much and ordered a sundae with a long name, and handed the menu to Irena. Irena also ordered a similar sundae without even thinking about it - after all, someone else was treating her. She was never ambiguous.

In the end, An Yan even handed the menu to the girl opposite, who was squirming uneasily, and said with a smile: "Put the money away, don't be formal, just treat it as if you are at home, order whatever you want?"

"No, no need... my family must be waiting for me... for dinner..."

"Then let's not waste your time and just talk about the problems you encountered, right?"

"my question?"

"Don't look at me like this, I'm actually very good at making friends, so you can talk to me about making friends. By the way, if possible, I also hope to be friends with you."

In fact, he originally wanted to repeat Irena's line: Miracles and magic are not free, so divination is not free either!

But if you think about it seriously, he doesn't want to make money now, he just wants to find a private place that can provide both of them with free access but is relatively closed and preferably free of money, such as a friend's home.

Although it was somewhat unlikely under normal circumstances to have someone take him home as soon as they met, he felt that there was hope for the girl in front of him, and the time he could stay at his friend's house was much longer than that of an hourly room.

With such a deeper purpose, An Yan's face was full of kindness, as if he was thinking about her.

This also made the girl opposite have a surprised expression on her face: "Friend, friend?"

"Well, if you don't mind, can you be friends with me?"

"Of course...of course! I...I...!" (Liar?! Someone actually wants to be friends with me? Of course~! But isn't this an illusion? Or is it a dream? He Could it be an angel?!) Goto sat up excitedly and wanted to agree but was too excited to speak clearly.

"Calm down a little." He comforted helplessly, and stretched out his hand to apply pressure: "Anyway, why don't you sit down first?"

"Yes...yes!" The emotional Du Que was surprisingly honest, and sat down obediently, but still squirmed a little uneasily.

However, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising, and from time to time he let out two sinister laughs, which shocked both An Yan and Irena.

"...Is this guy really okay?" Irena, who was frightened by the actions of the girl opposite, subconsciously moved her chair towards An Yan, and lowered her voice and asked carefully: "Is there something wrong with the head? Or is there something more advanced? A fellow traveler? Or a murderer from the movie?"

"No, no, you've watched too many movies recently, right? Well...although she is quite strange, she shouldn't be." Although she felt that something was wrong with Goto Dou, An Yan still nodded reluctantly and decided that even if something was wrong, it would be okay. You have to force yourself forward.

Chapter 31 Invincibility after letting go of conscience

An Yan was determined to go up, but Irena looked at Goto Du with a weird smile and felt a little numb. She couldn't help but frown and said, "Did you just say 'should'?"

"Even if there is a problem, do you think we have any options now?"

"Don't you want to make money? Why do you want to be friends?"

"I just wanted to make friends from the beginning?"

"Huh?" Is this guy's way of making friends so suspicious? ——Irena was confused.

An Yan saw her surprise and could only explain in a low voice: "How should I put it...Actually, I'm not very good at making friends with people, and I don't know if it's more appropriate to strike up a conversation like this."

"You? Not good at making friends??"

"What's wrong? Why do you look like 'how can someone who is good at scamming be bad at making friends'? Those are two different things, right?! In fact, I'm socially anxious!"

"....Social fear? You?"

"You're kidding, I'm just not good at communicating with people normally yet."

"Aren't you good at normal communication?" Irena stared at his face for a while before showing a speechless expression: "I can't imagine what it will be like when you are good at communicating with others. , but...what do you want to do by suddenly making a friend?"

"If we have friends, can't we stay together for a few days? Or can you provide better friends?"

"Why do I feel that your statement is strange??"

"Please don't worry about it." An Yan put a smile on his face and dismissed the question lightly.

The girl opposite finally recovered from her strange state and looked over again, observing the two people talking carefully, but... she had no intention of speaking at all!

With no choice, An Yan could only clear her throat and continue: "Ahem, Xiao Du, the problem you encounter is the lack of friends and attention, right?"

"Yes... yes!" (The name was called all at once?!) Du's head slightly raised in surprise.

"To be honest, you need to take the first step yourself, but this kind of thing is simple to say, but it is not clear to actually do it. I believe you also know and try to make various efforts, right?"

"Yeah, yeah!" (Yes! What dad and mom said was very simple! But if this kind of thing was really that simple, I wouldn't be like this! Mr. Hayasaka is indeed a genius! No, he is an angel who can understand the pain of mortals. Ah!) Goto nodded empathetically.

The girl's convinced look made An Yan smile and nod with satisfaction: "If I'm not wrong, you always care about other people's opinions. Even when you want to take the initiative to do something, you will inevitably have a negative attitude, causing your actions to be repeatedly frustrated, right? "

"That's it...!" (Is this person a god? An omniscient and almighty God! Otherwise, how could he understand me so well?!) Goto Dou gradually nodded excitedly... Although the words he said were still very... Less is all.

"If you can't take the first step, you need a noble person to help you and help you graduate from loneliness."

"...Noble?"

"Don't worry too much. One day there will be someone who can help you get through this difficult time."

"No, not...you?"

Driven by worry, Goto was so nervous that he put his hands on the table and leaned over to stare at him nervously.

"Although I want to help you, but..." Seeing the fish taking the bait, An Yan tried hard to hide the smile on her lips, pretending to be sad and glanced at the girl eating the sundae with relish: "First of all, let me introduce you. That’s our situation.”

"??"

"Actually... we brothers and sisters are here for medical treatment."

"see a doctor....?"

"Yes, actually...we have always been dependent on each other. I dropped out of school very early and stopped studying. I relied on my talent to do divination for people to earn a meager salary. It was also to prevent this child from making the same mistakes as me. I hope that knowledge can help To change her fate... maybe it's just the hemp rope that specializes in cutting at the smallest points, and bad luck only seeks out the poor, right?"

As the girl opposite listened in fascination, he let out a faint sigh with sadness on his face, and then continued: "I...cough...Xiao Ai was unfortunately diagnosed with leukemia half a year ago. For I brought her here to treat her. I was going to sell the old house my parents had left behind. But when I got off the station in the afternoon, I accidentally lost my wallet and luggage. Now we can only come here to find a solution. I have to raise money to leave. Although there is basically no hope for treatment, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will never give up!"

Irena, who had also heard about this disease recently, was a little dumbfounded that she was suddenly terminally ill, but her professionalism in cheating for many years made her say nothing, and she just stepped on him hard under the table calmly. With a kick, Gotou turned his head in excitement and looked over: "B-Leukemia?!"

"Although it's hard to believe..." The sudden attack almost made An Yan's face tense up. He pursed his lips to endure the pain that kept coming. He even reached out to lift Irena's hair, and finally stopped. She took a deep breath patiently and unreservedly: "Sss... Huh... Look, her hair, which was originally black and shiny, is now... ugh... "

"elder brother....."