Chapter 397 It must be a joke!
As time passed, the sun began to set.
The light from the setting sun began to dim, and a cloud of sunset glow appeared in the sky.
At this time, the temperature on Genshin Island began to drop significantly, and the daytime heat gradually disappeared.
Before the sun completely set, Nagisa Akatsuki finally ran out of the junior high school building.
"Oh no, I spent too much time training. I won't be able to make dinner in time!"
There was a hint of anxiety on Akatsuki Nagisa's face.
"Is it too late to buy ingredients now? Usually there shouldn't be much meat left at this time of year? Speaking of which, there's a special offer today! I totally missed it now!"
Although the girl was running very fast, she was still chattering non-stop, so she didn't notice when someone appeared in front of her, and she just bumped into him headfirst.
"careful!"
By the time Nagisa Akatsuki reacted, it was already too late, and she couldn't help but let out a scream.
However, the person who appeared in front of her seemed particularly relaxed.
"Oh?"
With a casual turn, the man easily avoided Akatsuki Nagisa who was rushing towards him.
"ah!"
As for Akatsuki Nagisa, she only felt a flash before her eyes, and then she fell into the air, completely losing her balance and about to fall to the ground.
Before a look of fear showed on Nagisa Akatsuki's pretty face, she felt someone grab her hand, and she was dragged over and thrown into the arms of a stranger.
"You're the one who should be more careful, right?"
When such a familiar voice came from above her head, Nagisa Akatsuki raised her head with a frightened look on her face.
What caught his eye was a face that was neither unfamiliar nor familiar.
"Is it you?"
Nagisa Akatsuki recognized the other person's identity at once.
Isn’t this the neighbor I met yesterday?
"Hello, Xiao, we meet again." Aize hugged the frightened girl, smiled, looked down at her and said, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"No, it's okay." Nagisa Akatsuki shook her head blankly at first, then finally came to her senses and realized her current situation.
Feeling the boy's scent and warm embrace, the girl blushed as expected.
"S-Sorry! It's all my fault for not paying attention to the road!"
Nagisa Akatsuki quickly pulled away, leaving Aize's arms with a blushing face.
"It's okay, I didn't bump into him anyway." Aize said nonchalantly, "But you, why are you still lingering in the academy at this time, and running in such a hurry?"
"Ah!" Nagisa Akatsuki immediately remembered her own affairs after hearing what Aize said. She panicked again and said, "I was in a hurry to go home to make dinner... No! I have to buy ingredients first!"
As she said that, Nagisa Akatsuki was about to turn around and run away, but was grabbed by Aize.
"Are you sure you can still make it in time to buy groceries at this time?" Aize pointed at the setting sun and the gradually darkening sky, and said, "Even if you can barely make it in time, it's too dangerous for you to rush over like this."
"Luckily it was me this time, but what about next time?"
"What if you hit a child, or even a vehicle? That would be a big problem, right?"
Ai Ze's words slowly helped Nagisa Akatsuki regain her composure.
"Okay..." The girl became a little frustrated and said in a low mood: "It seems that I won't be able to make dinner in time today. I can only order takeout."
"But... wuwu, I really don't want to eat takeout. Eating takeout is not healthy at all, especially for Kojo-kun. What if he becomes addicted to eating takeout like Fukamori's mother? What should I do then?"
“I’m worried… I’m so worried!”
Nagisa Akatsuki started mumbling like an old lady, making Aize feel a little amused and helpless.
"It's just a takeaway, there's no need to be so nervous, right?" Aize laughed and said, "Gu Cheng looks quite lazy, but he doesn't seem like someone who would degenerate just because of a takeaway."
"That's because you don't know Kojou-kun. He is a person..." Nagisa Akane was about to complain about her unreliable brother, but she was suddenly stunned and said, "No, so you know my Kojou-kun? Why does the neighbor's eldest brother appear here?"
"What? So you didn't know yet?" Aize blinked and said, "I just transferred here today. I'm in Class B, Grade 1 of Senior High School. I'm in the same class as your classmate Gu Cheng, right?"
"Is that so?" Nagisa Akane suddenly realized, and then said with some joy and dissatisfaction: "Kojo-kun is really something. The new neighbor has transferred to his class, but he didn't even tell me. If he had told me in advance, Nagisa would definitely have the idea of holding a welcome party, so that he wouldn't forget the time, forget to buy groceries, and miss the time to make dinner."
"It's all Kojo-kun's fault!"
Seeing the girl start to complain about her brother incessantly, Aize really wanted to tell her that your brother is a die-hard sister-con and it is impossible for him to mention me to you.
Forget it, let’s give that guy some face.
"No need for a welcome party. I'm just transferring to another school. There's no need." Aize said with a smile, "But, Xiao, you're already late for shopping and cooking anyway. Why don't you just go out with me for a meal?"
"I just want to find a place to solve the problem of dinner. If an acquaintance is willing to recommend a good restaurant to me, I would be very grateful."
Hearing this, Nagisa Akatsuki didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement very straightforwardly.
"If you don't know where to eat, Nagisa can take you to the restaurant you usually go to!" Nagisa Akatsuki was as enthusiastic and talkative as she was yesterday, but she was a little distressed and hesitant, and said, "But what about Kojo-kun?"
She seemed a little worried that her brother would have no food to eat.
"Then how about inviting Gu Cheng to come along?" Aize said, "Don't worry, I'll treat you, don't worry about the cost."
"How can that be possible?" Nagisa Akatsuki was a little tempted, but when she heard what Aize said, she immediately shook her head and said, "My neighbor has just transferred here, and he has even just arrived at Genshin Island. He still needs money for many other things. How can he waste it on something like a dinner party?"
"Don't be fooled by what Genkami Island looks like. The cost of living here is not low. Nagisa usually racks his brains to think of ways to save money."
Those who can settle in a place like the Demon Special Zone naturally have good family conditions.
The Akatsuki family is actually not an ordinary family. The father of Akatsuki Kojou and Akatsuki Nagisa is an archaeologist, their mother is the chief researcher of the medical department of the world-famous magic industry complex, and even their grandmother is a witch at a shrine in the island country. The family's income is not low, and they are not stingy with the living expenses for the brother and sister, so that they can live a relatively comfortable life.
However, due to her parents' divorce and the bad relationship between her grandmother and her daughter-in-law, Nagisa Akane has been a worrier since she was young. Although she is only a junior high school student, she has already lived a frugal life like an old mother.
Under such circumstances, coupled with her natural kindness and caring personality, Akatsuki Nagisa would naturally not let her friendly neighbor spend money indiscriminately on her and her siblings.
So, Nagisa Akatsuki finally chose to let her brother grow up.
"I'll send a text message and let Kojou-kun figure out how to fix his dinner. We can't always rely on Nagisa to take care of him. It's time for him to grow up!"
Nagisa Akatsuki has been harboring resentment towards her brother for a long time, and is determined to take the opportunity to cause him some trouble.
This girl was really proactive. She didn't even give Aize a chance to object. She took out her cell phone and quickly sent the message.
"Okay, please come with me, my neighbor's big brother!"
Nagisa Akatsuki smiled at Aize. Although her smile was not as breathtakingly beautiful as Yeze Natsune's, it was still so cute that people wanted to protect her.
"Then let's go." Aize naturally didn't bother about how to solve the dinner problem for a grown man. He nodded and said, "By the way, just call me by my name. It feels weird to be called the neighbor brother all the time."
"Then I'll call you Ai-kun!" Nagisa Akatsuki said cheerfully, "Ai-kun, just call me Nagisa!"
"Is it okay?" Aize said intriguingly, "We haven't known each other for long, can you really let me call you by your name?"
In the island country, calling someone by their name is a very intimate thing.
"But you've known Kojo-kun for even less time, and now you're calling him by his name, aren't you?" Nagisa Akane said cheerfully, "Almost all of my friends call me that, it's okay to call me whatever you want, Ai-kun."
"Okay." Aize shrugged and said, "Then I won't be polite."
"Yeah!" Nagisa Akatsuki nodded repeatedly.
The two of them then left Caihai Academy together and went outside.
…………
At the same time, in the Xiao family's apartment.
At this time, Xiao Gucheng was lying on the sofa, looking exhausted.
“I’m so hungry…”
Akatsuki Kojou groaned weakly.
"My stomach is turning sour...it's going to break...I'm going to starve to death..."
The hungry brother of the Xiao family began to complain.
"Why hasn't Nagisa come back yet?"
As soon as the complaint was finished, Xiao Gucheng's cell phone rang.
He stretched out his hand weakly, took the phone and looked at it...
"Kojo-kun, Kojo-kun, I'm going out to eat with my neighbor's older brother, so I won't be back to cook for you. You can order takeout, but... you are not allowed to eat instant noodles, hamburgers, or Coke. In short, you are not allowed to eat junk food. I'm going to check the trash cans when I get back. If I see instant noodle buckets or hamburger wrappers, I'll go tell Fukamori's mother and have her scold you - Nagisa."
When Xiao Gucheng saw the content of this text message, he was stunned.
"To have dinner with the neighbor's eldest brother?"
Xiao Gucheng's consciousness was instantly wiped out by the inexplicable anger and panic.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After a while, Xiao Gucheng let out a dry laugh.
"Is this a joke? It has to be a joke!"
"This is Nagisa, huh? That Nagisa! Not long ago, she was just a little kid with a backpack on her back. She believed in the existence of Santa Claus until she was in fifth grade..."
"Nagisa, she actually said she wanted to go out to eat with the boy next door..."
Xiao Gucheng tried to convince himself, but the more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the more he spoke, the more his body trembled.
“What a joke!!!!”
Akatsuki Kojou, whose sister-loving nature was instantly aroused, sat up abruptly, holding his cell phone, and began to send text messages or make calls continuously with a crazy momentum.
It's a pity that one of the younger sisters seemed to have made up her mind to let her brother do whatever he wanted. In addition, she had turned her phone to silent mode when participating in club activities, so she never answered the phone or read the text messages.
This made Xiao Gucheng collapse directly on the sofa.
"The neighbor's elder brother..."
Thinking of Aize, who had just become his classmate today, Akatsuki Kojou's favorability towards him instantly dropped to negative.
"Asshole! If you dare to mess with my child, I won't let you off!"
In the Xiao family's apartment, the loser brother's roar echoed throughout the house.
At this time, Aize and Nagisa Akatsuki had already left Saikai Academy and entered the meal time.
…………
In the southern area of Gengami Island, in a family restaurant not far from the Saikai Academy...
This is a very popular restaurant in the area.
Because it is relatively close to Saikai Academy, the regular customers of this restaurant are mostly students from Saikai Academy. Even though it is almost sunset, there are still many Saikai Academy students in school uniforms sitting here.
Some of them were eating, some were chatting, and some even spread out their notes and books, working hard on their homework, creating a peaceful scene.
This is the store that Nagisa Akatsuki introduced Aize to.
In a relatively cool spot, the two sat face to face, ordering food and chatting happily.
To be more precise, it should be said that Akatsuki Nagisa fully displayed her talkative side and was talking to Aize non-stop.
"Let me tell you, Ai-jun, you don't know how worrying my family is."
I don't know if Akatsuki Nagisa really has no guard against others at all, but she started to complain to Aize once again.
"Let's not talk about Kojo-kun. He has been living an extremely lazy life on weekdays. He doesn't participate in club activities and rarely does housework. He just plays crazy with Yaze-kun every day!"
"Gajiro-kun is also very messy. He is obviously already a father, but he still hangs out with a group of beautiful people of the opposite sex every day, which always makes Fukamori's mother angry. I really don't know what's so good about such a sloppy middle-aged man whose room and work laboratory are always messy!"
"And Fukamori's mother, she's already in her thirties, but she's still so frivolous. Not only does she like to play pranks, she also sexually harasses people of the same sex. She's a terrible cook, and her house is a mess. Don't you think her personality and lifestyle are problematic?"
"Really? Why can't Nagisa's family be more reliable? It would be great if a beauty like Asagi-chan could become my sister..."
The girl's barrage of complaints made Aize smile bitterly.
It sounds like this girl is quite pitiful...
(End of this chapter)
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