As the “key” inserted into the void turned gently, Rokuko seemed to hear a slight sound coming from time and space itself.

“Sir, what did you do?” she asked in confusion.

Even as the original owner of the “Sealing Master”, she couldn’t tell what the boy had just done… She just felt that something had changed.

“It slightly changed the course of time.” Xia Zhi replied.

What he just did was actually very simple. He just closed the space and time.

As we all know, time series is the premise of causal relationship.

The birth of relativity tells us that time does not exist in the form of an absolute physical quantity. Based on this principle, the order of events will also vary depending on the reference frame. The existence of the maximum speed limit of the speed of light limits all causal relationships within the “light cone”.

Under this rule system, only events with “time-like” intervals are allowed to establish causal relationships, while events with “space-like” intervals cannot establish causal relationships.

However, this rule is not absolute.

The existence of light cones can only maintain causal relationships within local space-time, but the space-time curvature described by general relativity itself allows a time-like world line to bend into a closed loop.

Although the temporal protection theory prohibits the generation of closed time-like curves, as mentioned before, the space-time they are in is originally in a closed state and has obvious “boundaries”.

Time and space are originally one. All Xia Zhi has to do is to use the abilities of Nanashi and Rokuko to completely bend and close the boundary of this space and time, so that the time curve within the space and time can be “closed”.

The principle is simple to explain, but the only time in this space and time that has enough power to do this is the summer solstice.

This was the gift he originally wanted to promise to the girl, but now…

Xia Zhi looked at her and continued, “We have enough time… I will stay by your side until you are filled with happiness and are willing to ‘wake up’.”

Rokuko came back to his senses from his surprise, tilted his head slightly and asked, “This wasn’t the original agreement, was it?”

“I am a god, so of course I have the final say on the content.” Xia Zhi replied.

Faced with his playful answer, the girl couldn’t help but chuckle: “Sir, you are even more willful than me.”

…Just kidding. The redrafting of the agreed content must of course follow the opinions of the parties involved.

Xia Zhi thought, opened his mouth slightly, and looked at the girl in his arms.

“Ms. Xinggong…”

“Liu’er.” Before he could finish his words, the girl corrected him seriously.

…Okay, I wanted to be more formal.

Xia Zhi shook his head, looked into her eyes and continued, “Excuse me, Liu’er, are you willing to accept this new agreement and let me stay by your side forever until the moment you wake up from your dream?”

Rokuko smiled again and nodded slightly.

“Liu’er is willing.”

Why does it feel so much like reciting wedding vows?

Feeling an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

On the other side, Rokuko contentedly rested his head on the boy’s chest, feeling the warmth and familiar smell surrounding him, and slowly closed his eyes.

More than just a place of memory

From now on, my whole life will be filled with this person.

She thought so in her heart.

“Official…”

“Hmm?” Xia Zhi lowered his head and stroked her hair gently.

“I won’t worry about facing a lonely future anymore.” Rokuko said softly with his eyes closed.

It is not just limited to the time I spend with him in the future. Even if I separate from him one day, I will no longer be afraid.

When the happy time is long enough, all the loneliness and solitude before will become a very short experience in the past memory.

No matter where she goes, this warmth and happiness will always fill her heart.

“…No matter what happens, no matter what Xia Zhi does, Liu Er will no longer feel uneasy.”

She raised her head, looked into the boy’s eyes and continued, “Because we are ‘family’.”

Of course it would be great if the girl is willing to think so.

Xia Zhi raised his head and looked at the moon gradually sinking in the distant night sky.

…The last day of this space-time is almost over.

However, as I just said to Rokuko, their “future” is still very long and there is no need to rush.

“But… Liu’er’s identity is more than just this.”

With the soft words coming from her ears, the girl hugged him tightly again.

The black “door” opened behind the two of them, revealing the scene of their bedroom.

The “family” part ends here

“Next, let’s do something lovers should do, right?”

Rokuko winked at him and said with a smile

“After all, it was you who promised to give me the happiness I wanted.”

……

PS: This is another two-in-one chapter, it’s hard to separate the chapters, so I’ll just put them together.

Chapter 1190 The future of the Brave Club is in your hands (×

When Xia Zhi’s consciousness woke up again from the hazy darkness, the first thing he felt was not the softness of the embrace and the familiar fragrance.

This made him, who was used to waking up in the girl’s arms every morning, a little uncomfortable.

…That’s right, after all, I’m back.

Xia Zhi thought about this incident and slowly opened his eyes. What he saw was a pair of red eyes that were very close to him.

“You are…?-” he asked confusedly.

“Oh, it’s only been a few minutes since we last met, have you already forgotten me, Mr. Xia Zhi?”

The black-haired girl said with a smile, and stood up naturally from the sofa holding an umbrella. The light around her suddenly became much brighter.

Was she just watching me sleeping?

Xia Zhi thought about it and his eyes fell on the black and red umbrella in her hand.

By the way, why do we have to hold an umbrella in the room?

“It’s not just a few minutes.” As he spoke, he sat up from the sofa, took a deep breath, looked at the girl and greeted her with a smile: “Long time no see, Miss Kuang San.”

“…Yeah, long time no see.”

After a brief pause, Tokisaki Kurumi nodded in response.

She naturally knew that the boy stayed in that time and space for a while after that.

As for how long exactly, she wasn’t quite sure, but judging from how he didn’t recognize her right away when he woke up, it should have been quite a while, right?

Tokisaki Kurumi thought, noticing that the boy’s gaze was directed towards her body…mainly her legs. She did not dodge, but tilted her head slightly and asked, “Mr. Xiazhi, where are you looking at?”

“Is there no personal reward this time?” Xia Zhi asked.

“I told you last time that this is a ‘one-time’ opportunity.”

tsk…

Xia Zhi clicked his tongue in disappointment.

If I had known, I would have stayed in bed a little longer last time.

On the other side, seeing the boy’s reaction, Tokisaki Kurumi chuckled and leaned down again.

Xia Zhi only felt a gust of fragrant wind coming, and the girl’s cheek was close to his ear. Along with her warm breath, she heard her soft words:

“…We’ll talk about it next time~”

after all……

“If you continue to stay with Mr. Xia Zhi, one of your girlfriends will be jealous.”

As she spoke with a chuckle, she slightly turned sideways and moved away the umbrella that was blocking her view, revealing the figure of a silver-haired girl who seemed to have just entered the door.

So this is what holding an umbrella is for? Xia Zhi suddenly thought.

“I’m not jealous.”

Mio refuted Tokisaki Kurumi’s words, came to the sofa, tilted her head slightly, looked at him and said:

“If Xia Zhi wants any reward, I can provide it.”

Xia Zhi thinks that although both are knee pillows, there are still slight differences between the two…ah, but this is not the point now.

He shook his head, looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him, and greeted her:

“Good morning, Mio.”

“It’s already noon,” the girl corrected.

After a brief pause, Mio smiled, looked at him with extremely gentle eyes, and nodded slightly.

“…Welcome back, Xiazhi.”

……

“…Then, Sancho said, ‘Don’t make your master angry again.’ The cat said back, said goodbye to us, and was caught by its owner.”

In the living room, Nogi Sonoko was holding her doll pillow and sharing with the boy the interesting things that happened to her when she participated in the recent activities of the Brave Club.

That wasn’t a goodbye, maybe it was a request for help?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

“By the way, don’t you have classes in the afternoon?” He remembered something.

Although the school may not pursue the matter, is it really okay for you to skip classes like this?

“After the social practice activities this morning, the teacher asked us to go home and write a reflection, so I came back first~”

While explaining this, Sonoko may have forgotten that the surname on the sign at the door was “Natsu” instead of “Nogi”.

I totally treat this place as my home.

“what……”

Xia Zhi thought about it and couldn’t help yawning and rubbing his eyes.

His actions attracted the attention of another girl.

Looking at the boy who seemed to be still asleep, Origami opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

“Xiazhi, did you not sleep well last night?”

On the other side, Mio, who was also paying attention to the boy, helped her express her concerns.

…Of course, she is the one who knows best whether the boy on this timeline slept well last night…The “last night” she refers to is naturally from Xia Zhi’s perspective.

“I spent the whole night planning future goals with some energetic guy.”

Xia Zhi rubbed his eyes and replied.

The energetic guy? Who?

Origami tilted her head in confusion.

Sonoko thought about it and handed him her beloved pillow.

…Thanks, but I’m not ready to go to bed yet.

“Oh, Sonoko.”

Taking the pillow handed to him by the girl, Xia Zhi seemed to remember something and looked at her and said.

“Ok?”

“I may have met the first captain of the Brave Club this time~”

“really?”