Looking at the blue-haired girl opposite him who was concentrating on the food on the plate, Xia Zhi thought to himself.

“Mr. Xia Zhi…what is this?”

After eating a small piece of fish, Yoshino asked curiously about the sweet and tender tofu-like taste she had never tasted before.

“Whale meat.” Xia Zhi replied.

“Eh?” Shion was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the remaining fish on her plate with a panicked expression on her face. She was obviously feeling complicated about seeing a whale here that she had never seen in the aquarium.

…Just kidding, it’s just cod meat.

I heard that real whale meat tastes more like beef, after all, it is a mammal.

After listening to Xia Zhi’s explanation, the girl finally felt relieved and finished all the remaining food… By the way, she ate three large cups of ice cream provided by the buffet restaurant. If it weren’t for her spiritual physique, Xia Zhi would have worried that her stomach would be upset.

After lunch, Xia Zhi took her to the mall, bought her some clothes and daily necessities, and went to the cinema in the mall to watch a movie. Xia Zhi himself didn’t feel anything, but Shion was moved to tears by the love, hate and separation of the hero and heroine in the movie. She was still red-eyed when she left the cinema, and it took a long time to coax her back to her emotions.

After being delayed for a while, it was soon approaching evening. Xia Zhi had to replan the original route. After taking her to the surrounding food streets, they came to a nearby park to sit down and rest.

“Don’t eat too much.”

Looking at the elf girl licking the ice cream beside him, Xia Zhi handed the takoyaki in his hand to her, indicating that she could change the flavor.

“Ah…sorry…”

Glancing at the ice cream in her hand, Yoshino realized that she had indeed eaten a little too much in the afternoon and her cheeks turned slightly red. After taking the snack box from the boy, she reluctantly handed the ice cream to him.

Summer Solstice:…

I don’t mean to confiscate it.

However, what the girl didn’t realize was that unlike other snacks, ice cream was not something you could stop eating halfway through. When she handed the ice cream to the boy, the melted liquid dripped down and landed on his hand.

“Yes, I’m sorry…”

Seeing this, Yoshino showed a panicked expression and apologized quickly.

“It’s okay, just wipe it off.”

Before that, won’t you take care of the situation here first?

Xia Zhi looked at the ice cream that was still melting and dripping and thought to himself.

Shion also realized this, and hurriedly opened her little mouth and took the bottom of the ice cream in her mouth, making a “slurp, slurp” sound, and tried to lick the melted part from bottom to top.

Then, her eyes fell on the boy’s hand and she showed a hesitant expression.

After hesitating for a moment, she pursed her lips

The next moment, Xia Zhi felt the cold feeling on his hands disappear, replaced by a warm and soft touch.

…In terms of the sincerity of the apology, isn’t it a little too much?

Looking at the blue-haired girl in front of him who lowered her head and carefully licked the ice cream in her hand bit by bit, he couldn’t help but think.

After a moment, Shion licked the corner of her lips, raised her head and met the boy’s black eyes. When she realized what she had done, her body stiffened slightly and her cheeks turned red instantly.

“Well… because it’s dirty… I need to clean it up…”

The girl stammered as she explained, her cheeks turning red all the way to her ears, and even her neck was red as if it was dripping blood.

“Yeah, thank you so much.”

Seeing that she was so shy that she couldn’t say a complete sentence for a long time, and it seemed that steam was about to come out of her head, Xia Zhi handed the ice cream back to her and helped her change the subject and asked:

“Speaking of which, there’s still some time before dark, is there anywhere else you want to go, Yoshino?”

“No, no…”

Shiono shook her head, breathed a sigh of relief, and lowered her head to look at the ice cream in her hand.

“Today… I am already very happy…”

I have been to many places I have never been to before, seen many things I have never seen before, and done many things I have never done before… Of course, these are not the most important things.

If I were alone, even if I experienced the same thing, I wouldn’t feel the same way as I do now.

She probably already knows the meaning of dating.

But it seems that it is not just this

The girl thought.

The previous movie made her feel sad and upset about the plot, but she also learned some other things.

About couples, holding hands, and…dating has another special meaning.

Shion’s cheeks flushed as she secretly glanced at the boy beside her. When she saw that she had been discovered, she immediately looked away in panic and shyness. She turned her head to the side and then noticed the bicycle parked under a tree not far away.

She blinked

…I remember that the hero and heroine in that movie often went out on dates together by bicycle. Whenever that happened, the heroine, who sat on the back of the boy’s bicycle, would always have a very happy smile on her face.

Was it the same as her when I was sitting in the back? Shion couldn’t help but wonder.

“Curious?”

The young man’s voice in her ear pulled her back to her thoughts and she shook her head hurriedly.

“No, no.”

“Do you want to try it?” Xia Zhi asked without paying attention to the girl’s reaction.

Shion was stunned for a moment before she realized that what he asked was not the same thing as what she thought.

But, give it a try…

Her eyes fell on the parked bicycle again.

…….

Chapter 1236: Friends are people who rely on each other

After slightly adjusting the height of the seat, Yoshino carefully got on the bicycle with the help of Xiazhi.

“how do you feel?”

Yoshino nodded nervously, and at the boy’s signal, she tried to step on the pedal. As she exclaimed softly, the car body started to move.

Is it really moving?

Shion blinked, recalling the boy’s movements when he was riding the bike before, and continued to pedal, and the body of the bike also moved forward steadily for a short distance.

Although it felt fine at the beginning, after the boy slowly tried to loosen his hand, the girl showed a panicked expression on her face as she felt the car body lose balance and tend to tilt to the side.

Fortunately, Xia Zhi managed to hold her body again and prevented her from falling to the ground.

“Just like before, you need to keep the balance of the car while stepping on it with your hands.”

Xia Zhi reminded her.

Shion nodded her head nervously and tightened her grip on the handle again.

Even so.

He glanced at the girl’s left hand.

Although the physical fitness of elves is much better than that of ordinary people, it is still too difficult for a novice to try to ride a bicycle with one hand right after starting.

However, Xia Zhi did not suggest that the girl take off the puppet. Instead, he held her shoulders with one hand and the handlebars with the other to help her stabilize her body, and carefully started riding again.

Just like what I said before, even though she set limits for herself at the beginning, as an elf she naturally had considerable advantages over ordinary people. In addition, riding a bicycle was not a difficult thing to do, so naturally the girl would not be too slow to learn.

After realizing that the boy would always protect her in time before she fell, Yoshino’s uneasiness and tension gradually disappeared.

After she was no longer nervous, she could finally start trying to increase her speed.

Bicycles are like this, once the speed increases, balance becomes easier to master. The girl learned very quickly, and even when Xia Zhi tried to quietly let go of her supporting hand, she could still maintain her balance and not fall.

Although I am still a little unskilled, at least I can ride for a distance without turning.

“Mr. Summer Solstice!”

Yoshino smiled happily. This was the first time Xia Zhi saw her smile so happily since he knew her.

As the speed decreased, the bicycle, which was unable to keep its balance, fell down, and Yoshino fell off it, landing in Xia Zhi’s arms without any surprise.

Feeling the boy’s warm embrace, she did not leave immediately, but just lay in his arms and gently closed her eyes.

“Xiazhi… Sir… Thank you…”

“You don’t have to be so polite.”

Xia Zhi touched her little head

However, Shiono wasn’t just referring to this matter…

“…”

She raised her head and stared at the clouds in the sky dyed red by the setting sun, her sapphire eyes flickering slightly.

“so beautiful……”

The girl couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Xia Zhi agreed with this.

Although it is an everyday scenery that can be seen every day, it is also a small miracle that belongs only to this moment… What’s more, beauty is not directly related to the degree of cherishment, right?

“If… Shiona could see it too…” As if she remembered something, the girl murmured softly, her expression gloomy again.

“…”

Just like this, although her mood would occasionally recover when there were other things to distract her, most of the time, the girl would be in a low mood… This was no wonder, after all, she had lost her most important friend.

But, a girl like this is really worrying.

Xia Zhi lowered his head, looked at Shion in his arms, stroked her head and consoled her:

“We will rescue Yoshina.”

Hearing this, the girl lowered her head and nodded, and replied in an inaudible voice: “Well… I believe Mr. Xia Zhi…”

“Before that, Yoshino must also try hard to make Yoshina feel at ease.” Xia Zhi did not care about the depressed mood in her words and continued.

Let Yoshina…rest assured…?

Shion raised her head and looked at him in confusion.

“Put yourself in her shoes. Shiona probably doesn’t want to see you looking so unhappy every day while she’s away, right?” Xia Zhi asked.

Although this is the case

“But… Shiona is my important friend… I need her…” Shiona lowered her head and looked at the silent and motionless rabbit puppet, tears welling up in her eyes again.

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“That’s why she’s even more worried.”

Xia Zhi squatted down, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and said softly in a low voice: “Friends are people who can rely on each other and support each other. Shiono is Shionna’s most important friend. You should also want to give her help and support when she encounters difficulties, right?”

Shion blinked blankly.

Can I, too, become someone that Yoshina can rely on?

She had never thought about this. After all, Shionai had never encountered such a difficulty that required her help and support.

…Or maybe, I have already encountered this, but I didn’t have the ability to give her that kind of support at that time, so I didn’t tell myself…

Then, when she encounters similar difficulties again in the future, she will still not be able to give her any support.

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That kind of thing…

Shion’s body trembled slightly, and she realized what kind of existence her past self was to Shion.

She raised her head again and looked into the boy’s eyes, then opened her mouth slightly.

“What should I do…”

“It’s very simple.”

Xia Zhi put the sun hat that the girl had left with him back on her head, while helping her tidy up her messy collar, and continued.

“All Yoshino needs to do is become stronger and work hard to grow into someone who can stand on her own and be someone Yoshino can rely on.”