"Do you have something on your mind?"

"Ah! No...nothing, why, didn't I just hear you speak?"

Nothing? This doesn't seem like Yuanhui's style at all! Juxi thought to himself. Yuanhui should be looking forward to meeting that beautiful lady.

It should be like this, no matter what, Yuanhui is particularly abnormal today!

It's like having a sun constantly emitting its light and heat by your side, but one day it suddenly goes out, giving you a feeling that the end of the world is coming, isn't it?

Anyway, Juxi couldn't possibly ignore his dear friend's situation. Besides, he couldn't bear to see his friend in distress.

"Hey, if it's about a confession, I suggest you gather your courage and there might be some unexpected surprises!"

"Really?"

Yuanhui's mood suddenly improved, but then he became gloomy again.

"Even if she agrees, what difference will it make? Sigh..."

Suddenly, Yuanhui stopped walking, leaned against the railing by the sea, and looked into the distance with a somewhat sorrowful gaze. Juxi gradually became unsure of what to do, looking at his friend's eyes.

"Um... aren't you going to find her, Yuanhui?"

"... I don't know."

"Yuanhui!!!"

Juxi suddenly remembered Yukari's expression, and it was Yuanhui who reminded him.

For some reason, the first person that came to his mind was the administrator... not anyone else.

So, Juxi grabbed his cheeks and pulled them so hard that it hurt!

Not only that! Every time he tried to grab Juxi's wrist back, Juxi would pull even harder on his cheeks, making him helpless.

"Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch, my face is going to be pulled off by you!"

Okay! Juxi thought he went too far, so punishment time is over.

"Are you feeling more clear-headed or calm now?"

Yuanhui, still confused, couldn't respond. He looked at Juxi without saying a word because he didn't understand what Juxi was saying. It seemed like he misunderstood someone with poor comprehension.

"I mean, girls like to have someone understand and comfort them, right? Don't mind me, just from your perspective, do you think you should go or not?"

Juxi spoke in a criticizing tone, but he gradually understood and gave a firm answer to this serious question.

"Go! Of course, I have to go!!! How can I, Sakai Yuanhui, let a girl be sad? Juxi, we've been brothers for so many years, you understand me the most! Even if I get rejected, I want to see the result with my own eyes!!!"

With renewed confidence, Yuanhui strode proudly towards the park, with Juxi closely following behind.

"Buddy, don't walk so far away from me, okay?" he was still a little timid.

"You don't understand this, how can anyone bring a third wheel on a date?" Juxi frowned and said.

"Sounds reasonable... but don't worry, once I become a normie, I believe you won't be far behind!" Yuanhui ignited his confidence once again, giving Juxi a vague sense of foreboding.

"Hehe, thanks for your blessing." Juxi smiled brightly.

However, Juxi's smile seemed forced, and he seemed far away from being fulfilled.

Well, it's better to focus on the present first. Juxi really wants to see who this silly boy's dream angel is!

The sky had already darkened, and there were not many tourists and pedestrians in the park, where snow was falling. However, the girl Yuanhui was still nowhere to be seen. Juxi, hiding under the shade of a tree, was getting tired and almost falling asleep.

Finally!

"Miss, your suspicious behavior is a bit questionable. Come with me to the police station and make a statement!"

Finally... Juxi was caught by a policeman who was patrolling the park. But this police officer had pig-like eyes. Juxi is clearly a boy!

He didn't listen to Juxi's explanation and wanted to take him to a nearby police station to talk about life and ideals.

"Little Miss..."

"So I'm not... not aaahhh!!!"

Juxi suddenly woke up from his dream and now looked terrified.

Yukari and Yu Nai hadn't returned yet, and it seemed like I was just shouting alone, so I put the book back for now.

I always feel like I care too much about my past, even though I've said I don't care. But sometimes I can't help but search for things that once belonged to me.

"Ah! I really shouldn't underestimate this notebook..." Juxi sighed heavily.

He had realized that this thing was like spiritual opium. Once addicted, it was easy for people to become heavily dependent on it.

As long as you're a normal person, you'll have some interest in your past. But this notebook clearly exceeded the so-called normal range, making people occasionally feel - I need it!

Oh well, I don't know what others think about this, but Juxi alone is not enough to draw that conclusion.

"Yu Nai should have some suggestions, after all, she read it too," Juxi said, shifting his gaze to her notebook, even having the impulse to reach out and take it.

Ding!

Before Juxi could reach out, something invisible like glass blocked his claw-like hand.

Realizing that there was no way to get in, Juxi had no choice but to retract his hand.

If... if... if...

Although the direct approach failed, Juxi was still unwilling. He wanted to find out what had happened to Yu Nai from the notebook.

Then, Juxi suddenly remembered Hai, who seemed to have a sleeping place under the counter.

If it's the main counter, there should be some special methods, right? That's what Juxi thought.

So, he immediately went to the counter and stuck his head under the table, trying to find some kind of device like a switch.

Unfortunately, after some hard work, Juxi still couldn't find the legendary switch.

"It's a thankless task, and that's probably me..." Juxi flipped over and sat directly on a protruding button, causing the entire library to dim.

This wasn't some on-the-spot trick or a chemical process! There was only...

Only the windows were closed, so of course it got darker, nothing special.

Just as Juxi was about to open the window, all the surrounding bookshelves began to descend one by one, leaving behind an empty room with only a soft sofa.

"What kind of incredible switch did I just activate?"

Juxi had a vague sense that something was not right, and at that moment, the mechanism in front of the sofa started to move as well.

Not long after the bookshelves had dropped, a... no, the largest notebook rose up, and it seemed to be... about Yukari?

Juxi found Yukari's name on the notebook, indicating that it had deliberately been hidden to avoid being discovered.

"Oh... Have I stumbled upon something incredible?" Juxi tried to touch the notebook with his hand, but instead of being repellent, it caused a page to turn.

It must be said that the contents of the notebook were far more extensive than Juxi had imagined!

First, the font inside was surprisingly the same size as that in an ordinary notebook, allowing more to be written on each page.

Second, the paper was thin, the same thickness as regular notebook paper. Under such conditions, it had not suffered any wear, which was enough to astonish Juxi.

Finally, there was the issue of the number of pages. This notebook was hundreds of times thicker than any other notebook, containing an extremely rich amount of information.

"The same eighteen years, why are you the only remarkable one?" Juxi said somewhat resentfully.

Yukari's notebook was indeed extensive, and the things inside may not only be... huh?!

Juxi carefully examined the first page but did not see any mention of the administrator Yukari. It seemed to be even more complicated than imagined.

He frowned as he finished reading a page and found that they were all peculiar stories, more like a storybook rather than a memory journal.

With this in mind, Juxi casually turned another page and discovered that each story was related to... not him, but Yukari. And wasn't this everything that happened in the dream?!

Juxi suddenly realized that all the scenes he had seen had been intentionally designed.

In other words, none of the countless stories in this densely-packed book actually happened.

What frustrated Juxi the most was that it was his machine that malfunctioned, mixing up his memories with the stories in the book, ultimately causing severe mental problems.

What he saw before... and what's happening now...

Could it be that his memories were playing tricks on him? Juxi dared not imagine any further.

But then again, this thing is truly a treasure!

Just thinking about experiencing a different life made Juxi excited, to the point where he even forgot that he hadn't been granted permission by Yukari and reached out his hand on his own.

Whoosh!

"I... Am I really in a world that has not been developed yet?"

Just as Juxi was starting to panic, a familiar voice woke him up from his dream.

"Great hero... Hero!!!"