Nangong Nayue couldn't help but smile when she thought about her next identity change. After all the mess that [House of Souls] has thrown at her, she is quitting. Whoever wants to come will come and either approve her resignation or allow her to take a long leave!
——Get the fuck out of here, I won’t serve you anymore!
"Make no mistake...first grade class F, English teacher."
Chapter 16: My family is quite... small
Nangong Nayue's title is the 'Witch of the Gap', and she is the only person in the world who can control space.The magic circle she controls comes from the great being who signed a contract with her, and is the blessing and power given only to her.
Although it was Lin Qingluo's first time experiencing the feeling of being teleported, he had no adverse reactions.Shiina Mahiru was pitiful. She seemed to be unable to adapt to spatial movement and was extremely dizzy.
"Classmate Lin, I'm sorry... I've troubled you again."
"You are obsessed with thinking like this. Helping each other is the basis for the survival of the weak."
Lin Qingluo checked the surrounding environment while comforting Mahiru Shiina.Nangong teleported them to a strange alley that month. The location seemed a bit remote and no passers-by could see it.
"Shiina-san, do you know where this is?"
"No...I don't know him either."
Shiina Mahiru checked her surroundings and looked a little dazed.If Lin Qingluo hadn't supported her, the girl might have fallen directly to the ground.
"My phone is broken and I can't check the map. How about... I take a look around first?"
Lin Qingluo asked tentatively, but Shiina Mahiru immediately became nervous. The girl grabbed his sleeve and held it tightly with her palm.
"no, do not want."
Mahiru Shiina answered in a low voice, but her actions showed her thoughts. Lin Qingluo didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly.
In fact, Lin Qingluo certainly did not want and would not leave Shiina Mahiru alone in such a remote alley.
However, Shiina Mahiru's current condition is not good. If she acts with him, the two of them will inevitably have more physical contact, and the girl may have a grudge in her heart.
Therefore, Lin Qingluo took steps to retreat and put the worst outcome in front of the girl first. Mahiru Shiina would naturally accept it, and the two of them would get closer next time.
Because Lin Qingluo had an abdominal injury, it was inconvenient to carry Mahiru Shiina on his back. The girl could only wrap her arms around his neck while leaning her body as much as possible towards him.
To be honest, although Mahiru Shiina has a warm and fragrant nephrite, Lin Qingluo really has no charming thoughts. Every time he takes a step, there will be a burst of pain from the wound on his side, which is extremely unbearable.
Lin Qingluo was afraid that the girl would notice, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it. Before the two of them had gone far, he was already covered in sweat.
After yesterday's heavy rain, today's weather was cloudless and the temperature was very comfortable. Mahiru Shiina pursed her lips and occasionally glanced at Lin Qingluo's sweaty cheeks without saying anything.
——He didn't want her to find out, so how could she bear to 'see' it.
"Oh~! Shiina-san, I know this place! I occasionally come here when I'm walking!"
Lin Qingluo's hard patience was soon rewarded. Although Nangong didn't say it clearly in that month, he obviously wanted him to go home quickly, so the teleportation location was very close to the place where Lin Qingluo rented.
"I think I've been here before."
Shiina Mahiru was still a little dazed at this time, but she felt much better. She actually wanted to try walking by herself, but she was worried that it would be self-defeating and cause Lin Qingluo to misunderstand.
"Shiina-san, just hold on, it won't take a few minutes!"
Although Lin Qingluo's face was covered with sweat, his smile was extremely bright. Mahiru Shiina looked at him with soft eyes and nodded in response to his encouragement.
Neither of them spoke during the rest of the journey. Several well-wishers offered to help along the way, but they waved them down.
Most people from the Thousand Islands are accustomed to doing their own thing. They are very concerned about "troubling others", and some even go to the point of being pathological.
——This kind of 'social consensus' cannot be said to be bad or wrong, but in a certain respect, it is also a manifestation of narrow-mindedness.
Of course, Lin Qingluo's thinking is not narrow-minded. The reason why he rejected all offers of help was because all those people had "bad intentions". He was almost drooling just staring at Shiina Mahiru!
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As for Mahiru Shiina, she was used to being approached and had no other idea except to refuse.But at this time, she suddenly discovered that the direction the two of them were walking was also where she lived!
"Shiina-san, here we are, the place I rent is in front of you!"
Lin Qingluo wiped the sweat with his sleeve, feeling quite relieved.Shiina Mahiru looked up at the apartment not far away, and finally understood what was going on.
In fact, the two people lived in two buildings right next to each other.The difference is that Mahiru Shiina lives in a high-end apartment, while Lin Qingluo lives in an old and dilapidated apartment that is about to be abandoned.
The room Lin Qingluo rented was on the second floor. He helped Mahiru Shiina walk through the creaking stairs and stopped in front of the second door from the left.
"The room is a little messy, please forgive me~"
As a man who lives alone, Lin Qingluo's room is generally very clean.What's more, he also knew that Mahiru Shiina would come to return her umbrella recently. In order to trigger the plot of her helping to tidy up the room, Lin Qingluo became a little more unscrupulous.
Unfortunately, the original plan and plot have changed beyond recognition at this time.But the "tragic situation" of the room that Shiina Mahiru saw was exactly as planned.
"This is really...unbearable."
"Ahem, sorry, I'm not very good at housework."
Lin Qingluo's words were of course a lie. He had lived alone for so many years and had already mastered all kinds of housework. He was just lazy.
"Classmate Lin, don't you usually cook?"
Mahiru Shiina walked into a room of only a dozen square meters and saw everything at a glance, including the kitchen, which had obviously not been used for a long time, and the piles of lunch boxes in the trash can.
"I just... don't know how to cook island cuisine."
Lin Qingluo didn't lie this time. He also deliberately emphasized the word "island country", but the girl turned her head and glanced at him, deciding that he was being too stubborn.
"Classmate Lin, your life is too unhealthy. The room is full of dust, you always have to deal with eating, and you keep the curtains closed to prevent sunlight."
Mahiru Shiina walked to the window and stretched out her hand to open the curtains. Only then did she suddenly realize that the high-end apartment building she lived in had blocked all the sunlight. It didn't matter whether she closed the curtains or not.
"Ahem~ I can't help it. If I don't close the curtain, people on the second floor opposite can see my room clearly."
Lin Qingluo is not too dissatisfied with his living conditions. He is a truly poor person. He slept in bridge caves for a few nights in the past, but now he has a house to live in, which is fine.
"Feel sorry……"
Shiina Mahiru understood what she had misunderstood. When she thought of Lin Qingluo's life experience, she felt even more worried.
"Classmate Lin, I have a lot of savings here. If necessary... I can lend them all to you."
Chapter 17: The power behind plainness
When Lin Qingluo heard that Mahiru Shiina wanted to lend him money, he refused without hesitation, leaving no room for negotiation.
Just kidding, he paid off the money for more than ten years in his previous life and almost died from debt.Now that he hears the word 'borrow money', he will trigger PTSD. How can he go back to the old path!
"Shiina-san, thank you for your kindness, but I once swore that I would never borrow a penny from others in my life."
Lin Qingluo knew that Mahiru Shiina wanted to help him, but he still had to make it clear carefully on issues involving principles.
"I... don't want to live a life where I come up every morning and have to calculate how much debt I still owe."
"Sorry to remind you of something bad."
Shiina Mahiru looked at the sigh in Lin Qingluo's expression and vaguely understood the reason for his determination.
He... must have endured the pressure and burden of debt for a long time.
Now, he is alone. Although he lives in poverty, he is finally free and has no reason to go back.
"Student Lin."
"Ok?"
"Classmate Lin said that helping each other is the basis for the survival of the weak."
"Uh... I did say that."
Lin Qingluo looked at Mahiru Shiina in surprise, wondering why she suddenly mentioned this sentence he just said not long ago.
"I have received a lot of help from Classmate Lin, so I want to repay... No, I want to help you too!"
The girl named Mahiru Shiina suddenly showed a gentle smile. She tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing her round auricles.The girl's caramel-colored pupils stared at him, not shying away from the doubts in Lin Qingluo's eyes, as if to prove to him that she was so firm on this answer.
"So, classmate Lin, if you need anything, you can tell me at any time."
"..."
For some reason, Lin Qingluo was suddenly speechless. He lowered his head silently, and after a long time he hummed.
It seemed like... no one had said such a thing to him for a long, long time.
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Under the gorgeous morning sun, in a dilapidated and dark apartment, Shiina Mahiru saw Lin Qingluo's overwhelmed expression for the first time——
Although he and she only knew each other for more than a day, because they had experienced so many ups and downs, it felt like they had known each other for a long time.
When facing gangsters, he is fierce and fierce, fearless in life and death.
When he was approaching death, he was quiet and calm, just wanting to remember.
When encountering Shenyin, he was firm and calm and never gave up.
If ordinary people encountered these things, even if they did not run away in fear, they would always show signs of wavering and shrinking - but Lin Qingluo did not.
He was obviously just 16 years old, the same age as her, with the same childish face.But there was an inexplicable maturity about him.
Moreover, it was not the kind of 'maturity' that she had seen before, where the children of a big family were trying to help others grow up.
It was like... he had experienced two lifetimes of other people's lives.
His will and soul seemed to have been honed by suffering and life until they were full of scars, yet as sharp as a sword.
His words and deeds are always frank and natural, as if he has already seen the truth of life clearly, but loves life even more.
"Classmate Lin, it turns out... you are an idiot~"
Mahiru Shiina already somewhat understood why Nangong called Lin Qingluo 'idiot boy' that month.
When faced with other people's malice and harm, he was always calm, indifferent and unwavering.But when others show him kindness, even if it's just a sincere expression of concern, he doesn't know how to respond.
Even...he didn't know what expression to show.
"Huh?! Why am I such an idiot! I'm just not good at dealing with people!"
Lin Qingluo looked at Shiina Mahiru's inexplicably pleased expression and felt that she had been underestimated by a little girl!
Obviously, he is selling PUA.And the plan seems to be successful and the results seem to be good.
But why didn't Shiina Mahiru's affection for him surge? Instead, she showed an expression of 'pity'?
Was there any mistake? !He is a time traveler, and he has an unlimited point-adding system. He will definitely open up a wide harem in the future!
——Why does she think he is miserable? !
On the other side, Mahiru Shiina faced Lin Qingluo, who was staring at her with big eyes and small eyes. She felt that the expression on his face was extremely cute at this time.
It was clear that Lin Qingluo's life had become extremely miserable, but he didn't feel it at all, and instead enjoyed it very contentedly.
You know, the Kuril Country is a developed country, with Tokyo as its capital and a per capita annual income of 500 million yen.Not to mention the senior executives of the group, even the homeless people setting up tents in the park would not be worse off than Lin Qingluo.
Even so, Lin Qingluo didn't have any inferiority complex or resentment. He just lived his life very simply, guarding the warmth and persistence in his heart, spending the long dark night, waiting for the dawn.
"Classmate Lin, your life must have been very hard."
"Ha...probably."
Lin Qingluo sighed and did not mention his past.Those hard and dark years have passed and will never happen again.
"..."
Shiina Mahiru looked at Lin Qingluo's expression of not mentioning the past, and all the relaxation and interest in her heart suddenly disappeared.
Because she once saw the same expression on the face of a certain swordsman.
The suffering and darkness that the kendo master with only one arm went through was horrifying just to hear about it.
But he stood up forcefully, and even though he only had one arm left, he still reached a state that ordinary people could not reach.
——Because of his past, and because of his ferocity after drawing his sword, he was called the 'Sword Demon' by the world.
That day, he and Shiina Mahiru's grandfather were laughing and chatting in the teahouse, while the juniors were sitting below and listening quietly.
When talking about his past, the sword demon who once cut the provocateur in half sighed and shook his head without saying anything.
The wear and tear of time will leave traces in the human soul. Even if you look young and immature on the outside, the vicissitudes of life occasionally revealed in your eyes can truly touch people's hearts.
The sufferings that have been endured and the darkness that one has endured through gritted teeth will make one's will become colder and harder.
——And such a person, once he makes up his mind, is a journey that no one in the world can shake!
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