"Are you... Are you not joking?"

Either way, Juxi couldn't accept this answer!

But no matter what, when it comes to this kind of question for a girl, there is only one word that can explain it clearly - yuri!

"You've gone too far," Juxi's voice lowered, "You're a girl, how can you... Ah! Even if you're joking, saying something like this is enough to crack someone up. Can you please filter your words through your brain next time?"

He had completely forgotten about guilt and now all he wanted to know was how Ren had fallen for the administrator Yukari!

Juxi didn't know what he was doing...

Or what he was thinking...

And he had no idea what on earth was going on in Ren's head!!!

Juxi was going crazy, what was wrong with these people?

Thinking about this, his head started hurting again, and the chaotic memories swirled in his mind once more.

"Sorry, maybe I went too far with what I said, but these things are actually my fault. I don't want you to blame yourself."

Juxi admitted his mistake voluntarily, which surprised Ren.

However, she wasn't surprised that Juxi admitted his mistake, but rather surprised at what he was suddenly saying.

This time it was her who felt something strange, staring with wide eyes as she watched Juxi leave, then she realized... the place hadn't been cleaned up yet and the work in her hands couldn't stop.

Although Ren still felt that Juxi gave her a weird feeling, his exhausted figure caught her attention.

"Juxi? Did... Did I make another mistake?" Ren felt like she had said something too harsh, which is why he acted that way.

The treehouse was still as quiet as it was yesterday, with weeds growing everywhere. The robots were busy fixing the ground and hadn't had the time to get rid of the weeds yet, so Ren helped them clean up the weeds.

"I don't understand, it seems like everyone thinks I'm going crazy... Or maybe it's me who thinks that everyone thinks I'm going crazy?"

Juxi closed his eyes tightly, then went to the window again, looking at the mist outside the aft cabin. Suddenly, he became unusually nervous, to the point where his heart seemed to burst out.

No matter who you are, I like your name, I am grateful for everything, and I don't mind how much longer I have to live... Even if it's only a month, or even a day!

He felt that the world he was in was not real because no one cared about him, and no one would change because of him.

In such a world, Juxi did not think he was in a real world!

Just then, Juxi accidentally touched a bookshelf next to him and a notebook, thicker than the others, fell from the shelf.

"What is this...?"

Juxi looked at the name on it, and to his surprise, it was written by Yukari Shimamiya!!!

Do you believe in chance encounters?

Do you believe in destiny?

Even if the future is bleak, even if the situation is terrible, will you never give up?

... I, I have already lost hope.

Darkness, Juxi couldn't see anything anymore, but he could see his own destiny, and his future.

Ah...!

Strands of darkness covered the boy's eyes, providing a perfect cover for him to daydream during class.

Is reality in his eyes just a beautiful encounter?

Juxi... Juxi has always had someone in his heart.

Until that day, who knows how many months have passed, until today, two years later.

He can sit here again, sitting in the seat of the college classroom, and share his scarce youth with his classmates.

"Since the World War II era, the leadership of our country has made a wrong... cough cough, Juxi! Juxi!"

The female class teacher, who was focusing on her lecture, angrily shouted into the speaker, calling out Juxi's name and criticizing him by name, even though he had long lost interest in the classroom.

"Uh... um!"

Startled by the teacher and snapping back to reality, Juxi practically jumped out of his chair.

"Teacher, did... did you call me?"

"Hmph, it seems like our class only has one person named Juxi, right? If not you, then who?"

The teacher felt that Juxi not paying attention in class was one thing, but to speak such nonsense was an insult to the knowledge she was imparting, so she flew into a rage.

But this also woke Juxi up immediately, and he quickly apologized to the teacher.

"Um... I'm sorry, I will pay attention next time!"

"Is that so? This time, I'll make an exception and forgive you, or else we'll have a talk in the office next time!"

The class teacher was still the type who was easy to talk to, so Juxi managed to escape punishment.

Sigh, after going through so much, he finally understood what responsibility meant, at least he wouldn't rely on deceiving himself to get through each day like before.

Every day after school in the afternoon, we would study together in the vacant library to catch up on the lessons Juxi missed. After this period of continuous reviewing, he finally scored 448 points in the mock exam in first year of high school, achieving an excellent intermediate rank (which was quite difficult for someone who had been out of school for a while)!

"Hey, yo!"

In Juxi's first year of high school, he made a misfortunate friend, who looked like he had been struck by lightning and exuded an air of rebellion. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a delinquent.

"It's you again. How come we always end up in the same class? Yuanhui!"

Yuanhui, a friend who had been hanging around Juxi since middle school. How could there not be a loyal best friend by Juxi's side when he initially distanced himself from his sister?

He remembered meeting Yuanhui for the first time at the sports meet. What event did Yuanhui participate in again? It seemed like he needed to find something boring during the obstacle race, and ended up being dragged to the finish line by him.

Now thinking back, Juxi always felt that it was a fateful encounter!

Now let's put Juxi's experience aside for now.

Let's talk about them now, their relationship has greatly improved compared to their initial stiffness.

Recalling that day...

The setting sun dyed half of the sky red, and also dyed the streets underground.

I silently walked the road leading home, thinking to myself.

I was too focused while shopping, I wonder how Juxi, who was soaking in the pool, was doing?

Ironically, I also casually threw all his belongings into the washing machine without even considering that he might be in a compromising situation... I mean, he wouldn't dare walk around naked, right?

Just as I giggled smugly about my brilliant plan, I suddenly remembered there were quite a few reports about perverted exhibitionists on the news, and could my brother Juxi be one of them?

"No... it can't be! He wouldn't... he wouldn't do something so indecent, right?"

I waved my hand to comfort myself.

Carrying three full bags of clothes back home, luckily everything seemed the same as before.

There were no signs of anyone coming in or out of the house, but...!

"A real weirdo would never let anyone know their whereabouts!"

Weirdos always take the road less traveled, right? So I still had to be cautious, or else it could lead to a big mistake. Just like a famous saying goes, I firmly believe that in life, there is no shortage of weirdos, only a lack of eyes to discover them. (No~ no! Famous people wouldn't say something like that)

After unlocking the door with a key, I nervously walked into the house and looked at the floor, which didn't seem to have any imaginary water stains on it.

"I'm back?"

"......"

There was not even an echo coming from inside the house. Did they go back to their room after waking up?

Or maybe... I pressed my lips together and walked outside the bathroom. Through a glass wall, I saw Juxi's figure inside, still not fully awake.

"Well, that's perfect. Let me see my swimsuit."

While I lowered my head to look around for the white one-piece swimsuit I had left behind, the drowsy Juxi on the other side slowly opened his closed eyes.

"Huh, what's happening to me?"

Juxi stood up, his whole body blushing, from the pool of water.

"......Taking a shower, this is... why am I in the bathroom?!"

Finally, we got a chance to talk. Let's discuss the rest of it later.

Indeed, it's important to focus on what's right in front of us!

The bright morning passed, and the two girls and I sat together on the rooftop of the school, eating our individually prepared lunch boxes.

"Wow, did the student council president make this? I didn't expect the president to have this kind of skill!"

One of the girls, with short blue crystal hair, leaned in and praised my lunch box.

She was in the same grade as me, a sophomore named Chiyori.

It is said that her father is the leader of the special police group, and she has a commanding presence. So whenever we interact with her, we can feel a strong pressure coming our way!

"It smells so good. President, can you give me a piece of chicken to taste?"

"Well, of course you can... here."

I used chopsticks to give her a piece.

"So sneaky, Chiyori! I want to eat, big sister!!!"

...Uhh, why do I have these memories?!

Juxi felt even more crazy. He was finally awakened by the sound of his voice... although it was the voice of a hallucination, his head still felt a little uncomfortable.

He went to the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face again, hoping to calm himself down by looking at his reflection in the mirror.

However... at the moment he looked up, the sight of the mirror scared him!

"Yukari sis?!"

Juxi suddenly realized that his reflection in the mirror no longer looked like himself. Instead, it had transformed into Yukari's appearance.

The sight of himself as Yukari in the mirror terrified Juxi. When he calmed down and looked at the mirror again, there was no trace of Yukari, only the original Juxi.

"I think I'm really going crazy!"

Juxi was on the verge of forgetting everything, feeling that life had become boring and dull.

He felt that his fantasies in his mind were getting more and more severe, sometimes even taking over his thoughts.

He was willing to think this way, so all kinds of discomfort happened!

Juxi silently pushed open the window, only to see that it had long turned into a raging storm outside, not knowing if... this was also a form of mental torture?

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, but leaped into the eternal darkness, and sincerely prayed - hoping that this time it would not be false anymore!