The following things became especially simple.

"So we mustn't delay, let's set out for Yamanashi Prefecture tomorrow."

Beichuan Si had decided the whole matter.

Yes, it was best to make decisions about things like the Disaster Box sooner rather than later. Tomorrow just happened to be Saturday, and there was no reason not to go to Yamanashi Prefecture.

And to go to Yamanashi Prefecture to meet the sister of Inuzuka, a guide was necessary.

Beichuan Si then turned towards Otomoto Ai.

"I understand." Otomoto Ai nodded, "I'll call home tonight to inform them, and we can depart around seven or eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

Otomoto Ai's hometown was in Yamanashi Prefecture, and she had come alone to Tokyo to study; it was natural that she would call home to let them know.

Seeing Otomoto Ai agree so quickly, Beichuan Si felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.

Now that the guide issue was resolved, Beichuan Si turned to the other three girls and instructed:

"So that's it for today, Takigawa, Sakura, Sakurai, you can just keep doing what you're doing and don't need to come with us to Yamanashi Prefecture. Did you get that?"

"...We got it."

Sakurai Saki's voice and those of the others seemed somewhat reluctant.

It was, of course, difficult for them; to sit by and watch Otomoto Ai go to Yamanashi Prefecture with Beichuan Si to investigate the cursed artifact known as 'Disaster Box'... How could they not be worried?

But what could they do about their reluctance? They were just ordinary schoolgirls. If there was anything that set them apart, it was that they were students with pretty good academic records.

Other than that...

Sakurai Saki and the others were of no help in this kind of situation. If they went, they would only burden Beichuan Si.

So they just had to obediently do as Beichuan Si said and stay in Tokyo.

Seeing that they all agreed, Beichuan Si did not say more.

He stood up, called over Shen Gu Mirai, and beckoned her to get up.

The two left the CURE Café, knowing to leave the rest of the time to Otomoto Ai and the other three girls. Their sudden departure was bound to cause them anxiety.

As for himself...

"Mr. Temple!" Shen Gu Mirai clung to Beichuan Si's arm and naturally called out to him.

Beichuan Si looked straight ahead at the road that stretched before them and replied:

"Mm. What is it?"

Seeing Beichuan Si's reaction, Shen Gu Mirai chuckled twice and then said what she wanted to say, "I want to go to Yamanashi Prefecture, too."

"No."

Beichuan Si answered immediately.

It was as if the moment Shen Gu Mirai voiced her request, Beichuan Si had anticipated it and responded right away.

"Aww—why not?" Shen Gu Mirai pouted, just about to cozy up to Beichuan Si...

"No matter how much you cajole me, it won't work."

Beichuan Si didn't even turn to look at her, his voice unchanged.

"I..." Shen Gu Mirai was choked up by Beichuan Si's words and after a long pause responded with indignation, "Mr. Temple, you will lose me, such a rare girlfriend, if you keep this up!"

Hearing this, Beichuan Si turned his gaze to her.

Hmph! I knew it! Even Mr. Temple would show a wavering expression upon hearing that!

Shen Gu Mirai silently thought to herself.

Then—

Then she saw Beichuan Si silently turn away his gaze once more and continue looking at the road in front, saying indifferently, "I won't."

"..." Shen Gu Mirai.

After listening to Beichuan Si's confident words, Shen Gu Mirai stamped her foot on the ground forcefully and then, without hesitation, ran ahead of Beichuan Si in two quick steps.

She turned around to face Beichuan Si.

Her face was puffed up with anger, looking very unhappy.

After a while, Shen Gu Mirai finally spoke:

"Mr. Temple! You can't just do whatever you want because I like you! At times like this, you should be cherishing your girlfriend a bit more."

Hearing Shen Gu Mirai's words, Beichuan Si came to a halt and turned his gaze towards her.

His look was mixed with three parts curiosity and seven parts puzzlement.

Curiosity... perplexity?

Shen Gu Mirai was baffled.

Had she just said something so incomprehensible?

Why was Beichuan Si looking at her like this?

Two minutes passed under Beichuan Si's gaze.

Shen Gu Mirai blushed and trembled slightly.

Don't look at me like that, Mr. Temple!

Shen Gu Mirai was internally frantic.

Honestly, she could recite a speech in front of the whole school during morning assembly without turning red or breaking a sweat. But under Beichuan Si's gaze, Shen Gu Mirai found she had no resistance at all.

How should one deal with being completely defenseless against their boyfriend's stare?!

She felt like posting this very question on LINE at that moment.

Finally, she could no longer bear it and bluntly asked, "Mr. Temple! Did I say something that you couldn't comprehend just now?"

In response to Shen Gu Mirai's question, Beichuan Si didn't hesitate and nodded immediately, "It was somewhat peculiar."

"...Peculiar... What's peculiar about it?" Shen Gu Mirai looked up, bewildered.

She truly didn't have a clue.

Seeing Shen Gu Mirai's puzzled face, Beichuan Si didn't press the subject anymore.

He glanced at her strangely and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Mirai, you are my fiancée, not my girlfriend."

Cough, cough, cough, cough—

Shen Gu Mirai began to cough violently.

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