BA, I just want to save the world

"Although you may think I'm unreliable, you have to believe me. Once I get better, I'll take you out to eat delicious food!"

He made a solemn promise, but Bai Zi still ignored him and just silently broke the twig into two and threw it into the campfire.

"...Well, he still doesn't even look at me." He put his hand on his forehead and sighed, he had no idea what to do about the current situation.

With no place to recharge and activate the Shiting Box, and his physical condition being very bad, what else can he do now?

As he thought about this, he remembered that he had asked Bai Zi for some information on the way here.

For example, Baizi is almost an illegal resident like himself, with no school, no address, and even real amnesia.

When she came to her senses, she found herself on the streets of Abydos and had been wandering alone for a while.

Faced with the desperate situation, Mo Lu thought about it again and again and could only come up with a not-so-good idea. He whispered to himself unconsciously: "If it doesn't work, I can only go and borrow some money from someone..."

"You obviously have no memory like me? Where can I borrow it from if I don't know anyone?"

"...borrowing a little without permission." He was vague.

"That's...robbery, right?"

"When you have money in the future, you can pay it back."

"....." Bai Zi stood up from the ground speechlessly.

This made him a little worried, wondering if he would be disliked as a dirty adult, but Bai Zi suddenly spoke in a voice without any emotion: "Want to go together...?"

"Huh? Uh--No no no! That's definitely not possible!" Without thinking, he reached out and pressed Bai Zi's shoulder, pushing her down, and said solemnly: "It's not to that extent yet. After all, even if I have to go, I should go alone."

"....Why?"

"You are a child, and dirty things should be done by adults, even if it is a step back... although it would be best if you don't do it."

"......" Bai Zi tilted his head slightly and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he just exhaled and closed his eyes: "...I don't understand."

"It's okay, you will understand later, and it is the teacher's responsibility to protect students."

"....You're obviously getting lost here?"

"That's for a reason."

"....both times?"

This explanation made Bai Zi feel like he had heard something out of the ordinary. He tilted his head cutely with an expression of genuine disbelief.

Her tone was emotionless and contained no malice, and her movements and demeanor were quite endearing, but her harmless words somehow seemed even sharper... and deeply hurt his self-esteem as an elder.

Chapter 2: The Night with You

Mo Lu covered his chest which seemed to be stabbed by an invisible sword, stood up with the help of the wall, staggered in front of Bai Zi, and just stared down at her.

Bai Zi was not afraid at all because of the size difference. He just looked back with empty eyes and said slowly with a blank expression: "...What do you want to do?"

"Although I don't know what time it is now, the weather seems a bit cold. You should wear more clothes." He sighed softly, took off his coat and put it on her.

"Give it to me?" The strange development made Bai Zi slightly stunned: "...Then you..."

"Just wait." When the girl was about to say something, he turned around and walked through the door of the abandoned room without looking back, saying, "Although I'm not feeling well, I've eaten and drunk now, and I've recovered some strength. I'll go to work now!"

"Can your body... hold up?"

"A man can't say no. I will definitely change your mind about me, even if it means risking your dignity as a man!"

After saying this, he strode forward.

Bai Zi sat there silently, watching the still unfamiliar figure walking away. After a long time, he unconsciously stroked the coat that was still warm with his fingertips, and lowered his eyes quietly.

A subtle emotion quietly grew in her heart. Although she couldn't describe it exactly, she just felt inexplicably that she seemed to be able to trust this adult.

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

Mo Lu, who was already familiar with the surrounding environment, was determined to never give up until he achieved his goal, and he resolutely walked towards the nearest commercial district.

Although his mind told him that it would be more convenient to ask the student council president for help directly, but...

Prana once mentioned that the current time point is about two years earlier than the time he was summoned in the previous timeline.

Although the president of the previous timeline regretted his past autocratic behavior and thought that he had restricted his actions too much.

But it is unknown whether the president will come back with him. Although the possibility of returning to this time together is very high, assuming that they really return to the present together, then he only needs to wait for the president to contact him actively.

After all, the other party controls the entire Academy City. Instead of rushing there, it would be wiser to wait patiently.

Otherwise, if the person you meet is not the returning president, your next actions will definitely be severely constrained.

"...But then again, is it spring now? It's still too cold to wear just a shirt~!"

Mo Lu was walking through the deserted dusty streets. Before he had walked for long, he couldn't help hugging his shoulders, lamenting the cold weather.

However, he had no way out at this moment, so he had to grit his teeth and persevere, trying his best to find a job opportunity, but...

It is very difficult to find a decent job in the Abydos Autonomous Region, which is declining due to desertification, suffering from serious population loss and worsening public security. He is forced to realize that poverty is not terrible. The only terrible thing is that you are the poor one!

Of course... despite this, when the sky gradually darkened, he still carried a bag and returned to the abandoned building, exhausted.

Bai Zi, who seemed to have gone out, was now curled up in the corner of the room, holding a piece of half-moldy bread that was obviously picked up from somewhere, and seemed to be preparing to have dinner.

This made him snatch it away, and when Bai Zi showed his dissatisfaction, he handed the bag in his hand to him, and couldn't help but preach: "I'm already here, don't eat this kind of thing, you are still growing! Eat this!"

“…This is…”

"You'll know after you take a look~"

"......"

Faced with his smug expression, Bai Zi's eyes flashed with doubt, but he still took the bag hesitantly.

There was a brand new blanket in the bag, and inside the blanket was a still warm convenience store lunch box.

The nearest convenience store is quite far away, so the quilt must have played a necessary role, right? ——Bai Zi thought so, raised his head and looked at Mo Lu, with surprise in his tone: "Is this...? For me?"

"Of course."

"How did you get it?"

"I am an adult, so I have various ways to get food."

He keenly noticed the girl's empty eyes, and the obvious expectation when she looked at the food. He couldn't help but smile knowingly, patted his chest in a relaxed manner, and said confidently: "You're welcome, come and try it!"

"There is only one....Teacher, have you eaten it?"

"Do you still need to ask? I just came back after eating."

"Really?" She nodded slightly without thinking too much, placed the lunch box on her lap and carefully removed the plastic cover.

The soup poured on the rice of the beef bowl reflects an attractive luster under the moonlight outside the window. The soup in the sealed disposable package that comes with the lunch box also exudes a mellow aroma when the plastic lid is opened.

Just the smell was enough to make one's appetite grow. Even Mo Lu couldn't help but hold his stomach and tried hard to move his eyes away from the food. He even stood up again and prepared to leave the room under the pretext of getting some fresh air.

However...when passing by Bai Zi, the cute animal ears on the girl's forehead suddenly trembled.

Then Bai Zi suddenly grabbed his clothes and looked up: "...Teacher, are you lying to me?"

"What topic?"

"My stomach makes noises....why do you lie?"

"Ah... How should I put it." He scratched his head, and after a moment of annoyance, he said awkwardly: "I plan to tell you this later. This will definitely make me look very handsome and adult, right? Um... What do you think of this answer?"

"How silly."

"....Can't you be a little gentler to me?"

"......"

"Well, actually I just felt that it was a bit embarrassing to only bring back these two things after going out for a whole day... I just wanted to show off a little bit, and think about it, isn't that how it's played out in TV dramas?"

Facing the silent girl, he gestured with his hands to explain his behavior: "Besides, there is only one set of tableware. I can't snatch it from you, right? Then the result will be obvious, right?"

Bai Zi was silent. She stared at the bento on her lap, sighed softly, and concluded: "... Let's do it together."

"Uh, together?"

"eat together?"

"this......"

"It's better this way, and it's yours anyway."

"But you also saved me..."

"It's better to do it together." Without waiting for him to refuse, Bai Zi looked at him again and made the assertion expressionlessly.

"Okay, okay."

Although Mo Lu wanted to say something, he finally compromised.

The two shared the same tableware, divided the lunch box equally, and shared the same blanket as the night gradually turned colder in this desert area where the temperature difference between day and night was very large.

The little body was unexpectedly soft and warm. In this soothing silence, Mo Lu unconsciously let the strong fatigue seep into his whole body and dilute his consciousness. He was dragged into the dream, but...

The girl beside him tossed and turned in the silent night, unable to fall asleep.

This was the first time Bai Zi felt the warmth from others since he lost his memory.

She inexplicably cared about this, but didn't hate it.

The quilt still stank of the smell of lunch, and there was a strange yet reassuring scent around her, which made her unconsciously turn sideways and stare quietly at the sleeping man beside her.

"Strange sir..." the girl murmured softly, unconsciously clutching the coat he gave her, and slowly closed her eyes.

This was also the first time since she lost her memory that she had not spent a night in hunger and cold. It was also the first time that she had a glimmer of hope for the future.

Chapter 3: The Dream of a Child

There are very few jobs that children can find, and it is more difficult to find a job with a child.

So in the early morning of the next day, Mo Lu walked out of the ruins alone with his tablet, thinking of finding a job to charge it first.

But after a whole morning of hard job hunting, he got almost nothing and could only sit in the corner with his hands on his head, struggling with his conscience.

Because there was a hungry child at home, he couldn't help but want to use the power that the president helped him gain at the end of the world to do bad things.

After all, when it comes to the critical moment, we can't care about those things, right?

But just as he was worrying about this problem, the sunlight next to him was suddenly blocked by something.

He subconsciously looked up and saw a girl with green hair that reached her knees, leaning over and looking at him with a smile, which made him look her up and down unconsciously.

At first glance, the girl's gentle temperament was as touching as a warm spring breeze, but on many levels, she put him in a situation where he could not comment.

If we want to describe it accurately, perhaps "spontaneous, free and careless" would be more appropriate.

Because her feet seemed to carry every mark of life, with multiple Band-Aids on them. One sock hung lazily at her ankle, and the laces of the other shoe had quietly slipped off, but she was completely unaware.

She also carries a heavy folding shield on her shoulders, and I don't know whether the pistol should be tucked on her waist or chest. Her figure is also ridiculously good, with a slender waist and chest...almost to the literal meaning of "chest is bigger than face", which can be said to be extremely visually impactful.

"What are you doing?" The strange girl observed him and asked curiously, "It looks like... a homeless person?"

"No!" He denied it subconsciously without thinking.

"Then why is it so...unhygienic?" The girl stared at him in confusion, carefully choosing her words, and said a rather strange word.

This made him think seriously, and he covered his face and was forced to nod: "Okay, now I am a homeless man."

"Really? Then... um..." The girl put her fingertips on her chin, and after thinking for a long time, she smiled awkwardly: "What should I do?"

"You came over to talk to me, and now you're asking me what to do?"

Fortunately, he was sitting down, otherwise Mo Lu would have been shocked by the question and could not help but roll his eyes at her.

"No, but I really don't know what to do at this time..." The girl hurriedly explained herself, but she attracted his depressed look: "...Then don't come over."

"But I'm the student council president of Abydos. I can't just ignore the people in the autonomous region, right?" She was troubled for a long time, but suddenly she thought of something and tapped her palm lightly, "Oh, by the way, have you eaten yet? I'll treat you to a meal!"

"....Is it really possible?" The unexpected proposal immediately perked him up.

"Of course!"

"That should be done without further delay...!"

Even though this would be embarrassing for the teacher and the adults, now was not the time to worry about these things. He just stood up with the help of the wall, planning to eat something so that he could look for a job in the afternoon.