What they imagine about me is so scary.

With a low, hoarse voice and a tone that has no ups and downs, it's hard not to recognize that this is not Kitajima River. The main reason is Kitajima River's recognition, even for people like Asuna Yuki who have just known him for a day. Everyone has a very high awareness of his existence. There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, this is the Bei Dao River.

Yuki Asuna was stunned, looking at Kitajima River who had been sitting on the seat next to her at some point in her hand. It was as if Yuuki Asuna had suddenly traveled through time, or Kitajima River had suddenly used time to pause and sit in her own seat. The same thing is surprising. There is a bottle of matcha-flavored soda on his desk, which comes in a can. There are still a few water droplets on the tin of the can, which seems to be ice.

"Kitashimagawa-san, what are you talking about?" Yuuki Asuna was a little confused. What did Kitajimagawa mean by what he said just now, and the phrase "Isn't it possible?", such incomprehensible words, even if Even Yuuki Asuna didn't understand, so she could only ask Kitajimagawa with a standard etiquette smile.

Kitajimagawa looked at Yuuki Asuna with that smile on his face and was stunned. Instead of answering Yuuki Asuna's question first, he picked up the matcha-flavored soda on the table and used his nails to pull the tab off the can. When it opened, the air bubbles that came back got stained on Kitajimachuan's nails. If he didn't wipe it off, his hands would become sticky after a while, Kitajimachuan thought.

"Do you have paper? Yuki Asuna-san?" Kitajimagawa turned his head and asked, stretching out his broad palm. His fingers were long, especially the index finger, which was only a little shorter than the middle finger. It was really long. Long, Yuki Asuna has never seen a boy’s hands so big and so beautiful before.

Yuki Asuna was stunned. The rare thing on her face was that her polite smile froze. This was a mistake she had never made in front of her parents, family, and teachers over the years. There was a polite look on her face. The comfortable smile froze completely for the first time.

But he still took out a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed it to Kitajima Chuan.

"Kitashimagawa-san, you haven't answered my question yet." The smile on Asuna Yuuki's face no longer existed, and she just asked calmly.

"Oh, thank you." Once again, Kitajimachuan chose to ignore Yuki Asuna's question, took the tissue in her hand, and wiped the fingertips that had just been stained with soda and became sticky. .

"Didn't you already answer it?" Bei Daochuan tilted his head and looked at the scenery outside the window.

"Isn't the smile on your face gone?"

"That complimenting smile."

"Don't you also have angry expressions?"

?

As if it was an afterthought, Yuuki Asuna could feel that her smile had long since disappeared, replaced by the anger that she had not paid much attention to just now, occupying her mind and face. This was due to her parents' Around me, there was something I had never seen before in Shuchiin.

"Kita..." Yuuki Asuna wanted to say something.

but......

Jingle Bell.

The school bell rang, and Kitajima Chuan looked out the window, thinking about nothing.

Christmas·Extra

"Na na na, Kawa? Why do you feel that you are absent-minded?" Kasumigaoka Shiyu looked at Kitajima River. She didn't know what the other party was thinking. It was such an important day, so she pulled Kitajima River's broad pair of hand.

"No, it's nothing. I just suddenly remembered the day before Christmas that year. Do you still remember the ring I gave you?" Kitajima Chuan looked at the beautiful Kasumigaoka Shiyu beside him and felt as if That Christmas Eve was still yesterday, as if... just yesterday.

Still remember that Christmas Eve..., that Christmas Eve to be precise.

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"hiss!"

Standing beside the bed, Kitajima Chuan took a breath of cold air. There was always a feeling that he was woken up by the air-conditioning this morning. For some reason today, the air-conditioning penetrated the room and also passed through Kitajima Chuan's thick bedding. , I always feel that the air-conditioning resistance this year is a bit high. The integrated heating and cooling air conditioner in my home is hung in a relatively high place in the house, so I always feel that the heating effect is a bit poor.

Looking at the roadside outside the window, facing the thick snow, and who knows who made the snowman, the snowman was not piled very well. Kitajima thought it was a bit ugly, but the face was quite exquisite, and it was not so good. Buying a carrot is a waste of food. Kitajima was mentally educating this guy who wasted food.

Yeah, I suddenly remembered, today is Friday, right, and tomorrow will be Saturday. It’s a wonderful holiday life, but late December seems to be the winter vacation, right?Oh, I remembered it. I fell asleep. It was already winter vacation. Kitajima Chuan didn’t know what he was thinking. He was a person who was very confused about the definition of time and days. Sometimes on Friday, he felt It seemed like it was only Wednesday. If Shiyu Kasumigaoka hadn't asked him to go out on Saturday, he might have forgotten that today happened to be Saturday.

Bei Daochuan thought in his heart.

He picked up the phone next to him and looked at it, flipping through the calendar, but was unconsciously attracted by the holiday markings under the calendar.

December 24th, Christmas Eve.

Is it Christmas Eve?

I always feel a little bit of an afterthought. This is my second Christmas Eve in this world. I always feel a little emotional. Obviously I was a confused person who came here a year and a half ago. Well, now, I unexpectedly have a real sense of belonging to everything here.

Maybe it’s really because of that sentence. A place with family can be called home. With Kasumigaoka Shiu, her aunt’s family, and Yumeko’s classmates, it’s rare for Kitajima River to feel a kind of warmth. Feel.

Some people try their best to leave their homes, some people want to return to their homes, and some people...can't even find a place to stay.

Kitajima still remembered this sentence in "A Better Tomorrow", and for a moment he felt that he might be lucky. At least at this stage of his life, he had met so many people who could be called family and friends. A place where you can come back to your home.

Thinking like this, I suddenly felt that the air in the room was a bit colder. I might as well put on some clothes. Kitajima thought in his heart. He rummaged through the cabinets and put on a white long-sleeved shirt and put it on outside. She is wearing a beige sweater and old-style trousers, which look a bit tacky. If she wears a bunch of keychains on her waist, the sound of the keys clanking when she runs will make her dream back to the 80s. It feels like.

While thinking about this, the cell phone on the desk suddenly started thinking. It was probably that his line had received a message again. Kitajima Chuan didn't know who sent the message, but he thought it was very likely. The sex meeting was a text message from Shiyu Kasumigaoka, asking him to hang out today.

He walked to the desk and picked up his cell phone. As expected, it was a message from Kasumigaoka Shiyu.

[Kasumigaoka Shiu: Is there any lazy guy who hasn’t gotten up yet?Isn't it?Isn't it? 】

Kitajimagawa didn't know why Kasumigaoka Shiha became extremely excited every weekend. He could only lament that this might be Kasumigaoka Shiu's special form during holidays. If he did it occasionally, Kitajimagawa wouldn't be very annoying. , and unexpectedly feel a little cute.

[Chuan: Get up. 】

Kitajimachuan returned helplessly. Sometimes Kasumigaoka Shiha gave Kitajimagawa the feeling that she became more and more like a child. This feeling was not without reason. Obviously, she was just looking for Christmas Eve last year. He went out to look at the Christmas trees and Christmas decorations on the streets.

[Kasumigaoka Shiyu: Are you up?Really?Isn't it because I sent you a text message that you just got up?I ordered a strawberry milk cake, can I invite them to eat it together? 】

[Chuan: OK]

[Chuan: I don’t remember anyone in your family. My uncle and aunt seemed to have gone on a romantic seven-day Christmas preparatory trip. I remember what you told me? 】

Kitajimakawa remembered that a few days ago, Kasumigaoka Shiha excitedly asked Kitajimagawa to sleep at her house at night, saying that she was afraid of the dark at night and wanted to sleep with Kitajimagawa in her arms. Kitajimagawa was noncommittal about this. He gave a faint smile.

As for safety, Christie Douglas's Kitajima team is keeping tabs on him 24 hours a day, so there will definitely be no problems with safety, so Kitajimachuan naturally rejected Kasumigaoka Shiwa's proposal righteously.

[Kasumigaoka Shiu: That’s it, you go call them, and then I’ll buy a cake. Also, do you want some champagne? 】

[Chuan: No, you are only in your third year of high school and you are not already in college, so you can drink whatever you want. 】

Kitajimagawa scolded Kasumigaoka Shiu for her thoughts, then walked out of the bedroom and opened Kasugano Sora's door, "Qiong, are you awake?"

The door opened quickly.

There was still a sleepy look on her cute little face.

Kitajima knelt down and picked her up, held her in his arms, and whispered to her, "Senior sister invited me to spend Christmas Eve at her home. Are you going? Qiong?"

"I...can I?" Although Kasugano Qiong was a little awake, she still remembered that the first meeting between herself and Kasumigaoka Shiu was generally an embarrassing scene.

"Of course, not only you, but also many of my friends, Asuna will also go, right?" Kitajimagawa said, which is a plan in advance. After all, I don't know if Asuna Yuuki can come. After all, she was in Tokyo, and it was definitely impossible for that guy to come anyway.

Kitajimachuan thought so.

And Kasugano Qiong in her arms just nodded her little head proudly and tentatively agreed.

And Bei Daochuan also carried her to a familiar place to wash and brush her teeth, and then tied her hair. Speaking of which, Bei Daochuan did not know this skill in the first year after coming to this world. It was at the beginning of this year that Bei Daochuan did not know how to do it. Although it is a little troublesome to learn the skill of tying girls' hair, every time I really tie Kasugano Qiong's cute little braids, I always feel an inner sense of accomplishment.

Now that I think about it, it is a happy memory.

"Auntie, uncle, I'll take Qiong to a classmate's house to spend Christmas Eve. I'll be back later tonight." Kitajima Chuan said to Kasugano Tsubaki while having breakfast.

"Well, be safe." There was a faint smile on the aunt's face, while the uncle sitting at the dining table said nothing, but Kitajima Chuan was familiar with his cheap uncle, and his uncle did not speak. At that time, it was almost as if he was already speaking.

"I got it." Kitajima Chuan nodded, finished his meal quickly, and then Kasugano Qiong went upstairs to slowly pack up, while Kitajima Chuan was also slowly packing up his things.

By the way, I still have to send a message to Asuna Yuki.

Kitajima rummaged through his phone, found Yuuki Asuna, and sent her a message.

[Kawa: Are you there, Asuna? 】

Almost instantly.

[Asuna: Yes, what’s wrong?Sichuan? 】

[Chuan: Do you have any plans for Christmas Eve? 】

Asuna Yuuki, who was far away in her bedroom in Tokyo, was lying on the bed, holding the mobile phone in her hands, her feet dangling happily, and she replied to Kitajima River.

[Asuna: No. 】

[Chuan: Come to Chiba, how about I reimburse you for the fare? That girl Qiong really wants to meet you again. 】

Kitajima Chuan half-jokingly told Asuna Yuki that since the exchange event ended, the two have never seen each other again. Of course...this is also the same for Kaguya Shinomiya. .

It's just that due to the rules and regulations in Shinomiya Kaguya's family, Kitajimagawa doesn't know whether to call her. After all, he and Kaguya are not very familiar with each other. If he didn't have that kind of relationship, he probably wouldn't be able to have a relationship with her. Any contact?

Kitajimachuan thought this way, remembering the thin blanket that the girl put on him.

It was as if that summer afternoon was still in front of him. At dusk, in the office of the student union, Shinomiya Kaguya was still sitting there so upright, Shirogane Kei was sitting at the desk, still correcting office documents, and Ishigami was reading Love. A picture book, and Fujiwara Chika took Yuki Asuna and wanted to play some so-called divination games.

The days in Shuchiin seemed to be still before his eyes. Rarely, Kitajima Chuan also felt a little emotional about how time flies and how time flies.

Sometimes I have to lament how terrible and ruthless a thing like time is. I can’t hide or escape. And no matter how old I get, I will be chased by a man named Death with a sickle. I know if I will be caught up one day.

[Asuna: Tsk, it’s really boring. I thought you were going to say that you miss me, you’re a nuisance, but I’ll still go. Who makes me want to see Yi Yianqiong too?I haven't been back to Chiba for a long time since I was an exchange student in Chiba, so I want to go back and have a look. Don't be sentimental. I came back just for the city and Qiong of Chiba. 】

This is a lie! ! !

It's not actually a lie.

Yuuki Asuna really wanted to go back to Chiba to see it again, and then she happened to go to Kasugano Qiong to play, but these things only accounted for 5.00% of the remaining 90.00%. Maybe five motivations were wants It’s better to go back and take a look at Kitajima River.

[Chuan: I know, it’s a party at my senior’s house. 】

[Asuna: Oh...do you want to bring anything? 】

[Kawakawa: Just bring whatever you like. If you don’t bring it, I won’t dislike you Asuna. 】

Okay, Yuuki Asuna has finally dealt with it, but there are still a few aspects to deal with.

He sent messages to Miura Yuko and Sawamura Eiri. Although both of them were a bit arrogant to a certain extent, they both agreed to go.

As expected, Yinglili is still as arrogant as ever. It feels like she can't change this. No, if you want to change it, it's better to say that Yinglili has tsundere in her nature. She can't change it at all. It looks like it fell off.

Kitajimachuan thought of how she taught him how to draw at Eiriri's house, and found it a bit funny. She was so eager to jump around that in the end she basically held Kitajimagawa's hand and drew one stroke at a time. The pen teacher taught Bei Daochuan how to draw.

When I think about it carefully, they are all very fun memories.

Kitajimachuan thought this way and heard the knocking on the door, but Kitajimagawa's door was not closed. He looked back and saw Kasugano Qiong, who was wrapped tightly in a pure white down jacket, with a scar on his neck. Sent a scarf and it looks adorable.

"Qiong, have you packed it up?" Kitajima Chuan stood up and walked over, lifted Kasugano Qiong high into his arms, and Kasugano Qiong leaned into his arms naturally, Kitajima Chuan couldn't tell when Kasugano Qiong developed this habit, but when Kitajima Chuan realized it, he realized that this might be a habit Kasugano Qiong had developed long ago in his place.

"Let's go?" Kitajima Chuan asked Kasugano Qiong softly. To a certain extent, he has become more and more like an ordinary person. If he didn't have that kind of ability, Kitajima Chuan might really think that I am just an older male high school student.

"Well, although I say so, the one who is not dressed is Kawa." Kasugano Qiong rarely complained to Kitajima River. Perhaps it was because Kitajima River was clearly asking Kasugano Qiong to change clothes first, but he himself did not. There is no such thing as changing clothes, but Kitajimagawa and Kasugano Qiong are different from squatting at home for ten thousand years. He has to go out every day, so he hangs thick clothes in the entrance hall. Kitajimagawa usually wears them when going out. Apart from the down jacket, the only clothes he wore were the coat the system gave him when he first came to this world.

"I know, I know." Bei Daochuan showed helplessness inadvertently, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a faint smile.

Holding Kasugano Qiong in his arms, he walked outside.

Carrying Kasugano Qiong down, she quietly put on her shoes in the entrance hall, and then Kitajimachuan also put on her own down jacket. When Kasugano Qiong put on her shoes, Kitajimagawa's down jacket and shoes were also put on.

"I am leaving."

"I am leaving."

The two of them stood at the entrance to say goodbye, and then Kitajima Chuan walked out of the house with Kasugano Qiao in his arms.

call!

The cold wind today is still biting. Even a person with a body like Kitajima River will feel the cold. This is despite wearing a down jacket. It is really admirable for people who can persist in extreme sports such as winter swimming in this kind of weather. , Kitajima Chuan couldn't help but sigh. He only had master-level fighting skills, but he did not match the physical fitness of the so-called master, so many times, it is better to take things easy.

"It's so cold."

Kasugano Qiong, who was in Kitajima River's arms, said this. When he said this, he also deliberately shrank his whole body into Kitajima River's arms.

"What's wrong, do you feel cold?" Kitajima Chuan said, because it looked like Kasugano Qiong was still wearing quite thick clothes, but the other party's physical fitness was not very good after all, so no matter how much she wore, it might not be enough, and her The skin, which can be broken by a blow, might actually get damaged after a while in this cold wind.

"A little, my face is a little cold, but in Kawa's arms, it won't be cold." Kasugano Qiong said this, because she buried her face in Kitajima Kawa's chest, and her down jacket was very thick It feels like I have gained a lot of weight. The scarf is also made of wool and is quite thick.

Kitajima was relieved when he heard what she said, but his hands were a little cold and he had to hold Kasugano Qiong with one hand, so it seemed a little strenuous to do so. "Well, as long as it's not cold, it's okay. We'll be there soon."

"Shopping mall? Why are you going to the mall?" Kasugano Qiong asked confusedly.

There seemed to be no memory of spending Christmas outside in her memory. Last Christmas and Christmas Eve were all things Kitajima brought back to him outside. The gifts Koreikawa brought her were hidden inside socks. , although even the Christmas tree was brought back by Kitajima River, I still remember that a bunch of trucks suddenly came.

Kasugano Qiong remembered the appearance at that time. It was a memory shared by Kitajima Chuan and her. Every time she remembered it, Kasugano Qiong felt a warmth in her heart.

"When you go to the mall, it's natural to buy KFC." Kitajima thought for a while and said this. Every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, KFC's offline stores probably have an exaggerated increase in sales. .

Although Kitajima River’s memories of Christmas Eve are all about giving an apple and you can have a peaceful Christmas. It seems that the only Western festival tradition retained in China is to spend money to open a house and buy balloons and have a good time, but in Neon, it seems that in the past 50 years, it has been There is a weird Christmas atmosphere. Here, there are no safe fruits, no red and green dresscodes, just the night sky of Grandpa KFC delivering original chicken to good children all night long.

Why eat KFC on Christmas? ? ?

Kitajima was puzzled about this question for a long time at first. He went to check the information and the official answer from KFC was that in the 70s, several foreigners in Japan couldn't find the turkey they wanted to eat for Christmas. Going to KFC to celebrate inspired the then manager of the Qingshan store, "Go to KFC for Christmas!"

It is thanks to this magical store manager that not only does every Christmas become the source of 10% of Neon KFC’s annual sales, but it also makes countless chickens in Japan hang their lives and devote themselves to the Christmas market for 50 years.

It’s really weird, the neon people are really incredible, but there is another saying that the KFC grandpa is a symbol of Santa Claus to a certain extent, because in neon people actually use the word Santa Claus. The English name is "SantaClaus".

If Santa Claus translates it in Japanese, it seems that it can be translated into words like Hotai Monk, right?

I never thought that one day Kitajima River would have to queue up on Christmas Day. Oh, no, today is Christmas Eve.