I bought two golden croissants at the station. Soya and Akane Kirino ate them while looking around.

"Ah, there's one over here."

The traffic lights alternated back and forth, and the two stopped at an intersection, staring at the air in front of them.

"She's looking at you, Soya."

"……impossible."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because the daughter of Underworld has no interest in ordinary people."

Zong Gu bit the bread, "In order for her to react, she must at least be a spiritually aware person."

"Yeah."

Kirino Akane stared at the air in front of her, her concentration at this moment only seemed weird to others.

"Kirino."

"What?"

There was still half of the bread in Soya's hand, and she had almost finished it.

"Aren't you scared if you are so close?"

"No, isn't Zonggu closer to me?"

"Am I the tempered glass wall in the zoo?"

"What?" Kirino Akane laughed, "But it does have a similar feeling. Just looking at it will make you feel safe."

"It just feels similar, I can't protect Kirino."

"But the daughter of the underworld won't attack me."

Zonggu nodded, "That's true."

"Speaking of which..."

She observed the daughter of the Underworld who only she could see, "If she wants to attack, what is her weapon? Is it hidden under her clothes?"

"No weapons are needed." Zonggu replied, "While in the human world, the daughter of Underworld can open the passage into the other world anytime and anywhere and bring the target back to Underworld.

They can see the situation on the other side and will not give the wandering spirits inside a chance to take advantage of it."

"If it is a target that needs to be eliminated directly, the Underworld Army will usually be dispatched."

"Take it directly to Huangquan...it feels a bit scary again."

Kirino Akane took two steps back and bumped into Soya.

"..."

The two looked at each other, and she suddenly touched his chest.

"I should go buy something similar and hang it up...otherwise, I'll have to trouble Sogu every time."

When her mood is unstable, Kirino Akane always likes to pinch the amulet hanging on her chest. This is a habit she has developed since she was a child;

Even now that the amulet is given to Soya, this habit has not been broken.

"I don't have any objections...but it seems like your hands are stained with oil."

"Oh."

...

After eating croissants and filling their stomachs, Soya and Kirino Akane wandered to the station and then wandered back home.

"I always feel like I've forgotten something."

Walking in the corridor, Zonggu thought about the parts he had missed, and his eyes unconsciously scanned the courtyard in front of him.

After the beginning of spring, the trees and flowers in the front yard gradually sprouted their green buds, looking fresh and fresh;

Behind the yard, there is a large semi-barren vegetable patch.

Mr. and Mrs. Kirino came over some time ago to tidy up the area, and seemed to be planning to re-cultivate it and plant some vegetables and the like.

Just as he was about to walk into the house, a vibration came from his pocket, giving Souya a hint of the answer, which he hadn't thought of for a long time.

"I see……"

He took out his newly purchased mobile phone and the call came from an unfamiliar number.

"Soya?"

A familiar yet somewhat different voice came from the microphone.

"...Yoshikawa?"

"really."

Yoshikawa Anko held the piece of paper she found in the paper bag. On it was a series of handwritten numbers. She knew the handwriting.

"Did Soya go buy a new mobile phone?"

"Yes."

"I plan to tell Qian the number, but I'm worried that I'll forget it, so why not write it down on paper first?"

"Just as you said."

"What kind of tone is this?"

Souya chuckled softly.

"Feel sorry."

Yoshikawa Anko pursed her lips and spoke after a while.

"So, what did you talk about after that?"

"Has Yoshikawa eaten the croissant?"

"not yet."

"Let's try it first."

"Is the taste of croissants something that we can't talk about in front of me?"

"No. Why do you ask?"

"I can read the air."

Opening the sliding door, Zonggu held his mobile phone in one hand and changed his shoes.

He is tall and his feet are naturally not too small. Compared with the other pair of shoes next to him, the difference between the shoes he replaced is like the difference between his father and his daughter.

"Why are you laughing?"

"Feel sorry……"

Zong Gu thought for a moment, and instead of returning directly to the room upstairs, he went to the living room to have a look.

As expected, Asagiri Suzu is here.

She only took one bite of the croissant on the table, and she was also playing with her newly purchased mobile phone.

"All in all, we didn't talk about anything special."

She glanced at Zong Gu and realized that he was not talking to her, then looked at the screen again.

"Is it something that has nothing to do with me again?"

"It's okay to say so."

Yoshikawa Anko, who had taken off her glasses, was curled up on the sofa, one hand stretched toward the ceiling, her fingers slightly spread.

"That's too much..."

"That's the kind of character Kirino has."

"I'm talking about Soya."

"..."

Yoshikawa Anko likes Kirino Akane's natural character, this is what she told Soya in private.

Of course, I like it as a friend.

She was very passionate about their friendship and expected an equal response.

But just like in the animal show, the muscular leopard plays back and forth with the petite antelope, and eventually bites off its throat. Naturally, it is always accompanied by untamed cruelty:

Kirino Akane's curiosity and patience only focused on the people or things that interested her, and she was not among them.

Even if they get along day and night and the relationship becomes close again, Yoshikawa Anko is just an "ordinary friend" of Kirino Akane.

"Don't tell me such a thing..." she whispered.

Zonggu sat down and said, "Yoshikawa asked this himself."
To be continued...