Lost Narrative Poetry

Although Ichijole's words were very vague, Xia Ran instantly captured the key meaning——

Could this be...a blind date?

Are you kidding me? Although we cannot say that because of the problems of the times, we should not think that this kind of old-fashioned tradition will be thrown into the garbage heap and will never appear again, but no matter how you look at it, it should not be what a boy of Ichijo Raku's age has to face. What a thing!

He's just a freshman in high school, right? What kind of family would worry to such a crazy level? When their children are this age, they start to prepare for a rainy day!

Wait, is it because I still look at this issue based on domestic experience, so I went wrong? Xia Ran has always been a relatively open-minded person, and subconsciously thought of such an aspect.

"Yukishita-san, by the way, what is the legal age for marriage in Japan?" He turned around and asked the girl next to him directly.

"Pfft..." Opposite me, Ichijo Raku was raising his cup to drink a drink to cover up his inner uneasiness and depression, but when he heard this, he almost spit out the carbonated drink from his nose.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough..."

Then, he took out the tissue, covered his mouth as if he was choking, and coughed repeatedly.

"Eighteen years old... regardless of gender." Yukinoshita glanced at him strangely at first, then frowned slightly, as if she had guessed why he asked, but still wanted to confirm, "But you are asking this? What do you want to do?"

"Nothing, I just want to confirm..." Xia Ran waved her hand, raised her fist and tapped her forehead lightly, muttering strangely, "I seem to remember that the man was eighteen years old, and the woman was It's enough when you're sixteen, is there something wrong with my memory?"

Or maybe I misremembered the background setting of a certain parallel world?

Well, it's very possible. Maybe it's because of the plane deviation value. Even in the relatively peaceful and safe parallel world, there are still weird situations.

"This was indeed the case before, but the year before last, the Japanese government's Cabinet Assembly had passed the Civil Code Amendment, lowering the age of adulthood to 18 years old. At the same time, Japan's legal age for marriage was also adjusted to 18 years old. Both men and women.”

Yukinoshita explained calmly.

"That's it...well, it doesn't seem to be much different. I can probably understand it." Xia Ran thought for a while and felt that there didn't seem to be much change. The man could still get married at the age of eighteen, while the woman postponed it for two years. Years have no impact.

It’s still very early anyway, and if you can’t get married, can’t you still choose to get engaged?

Maybe it's because the national conditions are different, so I can't understand it, but it seems that this kid himself is not very happy.

After all, young people have all kinds of fantasies about love. Who would be willing to be forced to get to know a strange person of the opposite sex, and have to get along with them and stay together as much as possible according to the parents' requirements... …

Xia Ran glanced at Ichijo Le with some sympathy.

Ichijo Raku also looked at the two people opposite him with a strange expression. Although he felt that the two people seemed to have that kind of relationship at first, has it reached the point where he can talk about marriage issues as a matter of course?

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was afraid of comparison in everything, and he didn't want to do such a thing at all. Obviously I don't even want to inherit the family business, I just want to follow the path of a normal person and become an ordinary civil servant...

But this goal always feels a bit far away, and even his emotional life may no longer be under his own planning and control... because Ichijo Raku himself has always longed to reunite with the girl he agreed to ten years ago and fall in love with her. , this is the love he wants.

It can be seen from this incident that he is simply a romantic at heart.

However, the most incompetent thing for romantics is the cruel reality. In order to avoid a conflict between the "Jiying Group" and the foreign gang "Hive", he must shoulder this responsibility... Therefore, he can only bite the bullet and agree. This kind of "marriage" is a general requirement.

Xia Ran didn't necessarily want to ask clearly, but she just asked slowly: "Then the place you agreed to meet...is this McDonald's?"

"No...it's just that the time hasn't come yet, and I'm a little nervous, plus I just saw your back, Senior Xia Ran, so I planned to come here to say hello first..."

Ichijo Raku said with some embarrassment.

"I'm not telling you, the time hasn't come yet, you should go and wait first..." Xia Ran couldn't help it anymore, staring at the thin boy in front of her with a look that looked like a fool, "Are you planning to Wait until the time is up and then go there "on time"? "

"Well……"

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"..."

Ichijo Raku, who didn't really want to screw up the matter, took the drink and left in a depressed mood. He didn't really lack emotional intelligence. It was just his first "date" and he was very reluctant.

So more or less, I'm a bit repulsive subjectively. I always subconsciously hope to push this matter back. If you push it back for one more second, you can face it one second later. If you push it back one minute, you can face it one minute later. To face it.

Although it will be faced sooner or later, procrastination is an incurable disease for most people. Everyone feels that the "future me" is not the current self, so they like to leave the problem to their future self.

——Just relax today. I will finish my homework tomorrow, so I don’t have to worry too much...

Probably because of this mentality.

"I hope the two sides won't fight. Well, you can't say this kind of thing. I just hope they have some sense and don't kill anyone..." Xia Ran said to herself thoughtfully, looking at the back of the thin boy who left in depression. Talking to himself.

"You——!! What kind of malice do you have to speculate on others!" Yukinoshita suddenly had a headache. There is definitely something wrong with this person's character, and he feels that his psychology is somewhat twisted.

"Malicious? No, I just found myself a little slow. Only now did I realize that Ichijou's classmate's background is not simple... Look at the people outside."

Xia Ran didn't think it was malicious, but instead pointed in a certain direction outside the window.

The girl looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a group of burly and muscular men who were obviously not good people. They just walked out of various shops on the opposite street and moved neatly in the direction where Ichijo Raku left.

They moved very quickly and broke into pieces. They did not gather into a team, but were scattered but maintained a rare tacit understanding, and they disappeared neatly into the crowd of pedestrians in the shopping street.

Because even if ordinary people see them at close range, they will only see one or two such Yakuza elements. Although they are a little worried, they will not be too surprised. Only the angle where Xia Ran and Yukinoshita are sitting can give them a good view. to something more.

"Huh? This is..." Yukinoshita was slightly startled.

"It doesn't feel like there is any malice. Maybe he is the bodyguard of this classmate. I feel like they are all dangerous people..." Xia Ran pinched her chin thoughtfully, "That's why I said this classmate is not a simple person." Ah, there is definitely something wrong with his family background, I didn’t realize it at all before.”

It is probably because after returning from this mission that his ability value has increased significantly, his ability to control the surroundings and the scope of control have become so large and sharp.

At least in the past, he really couldn't discover these hidden details... It can only be said that in the real world, he goes back and forth every ten days, as long as he is not unlucky enough to die and suffer a particularly serious punishment. , then your own abilities will be fully improved.

A month would be a qualitative change, and a year would be an evolution... Perhaps at this rate, before graduating from high school or after entering college, he would have transcended the human realm and entered the vast realm of gods.

Of course, this is only the most ideal situation. After all, even if you are leveling up in the game, the speed becomes slower as you go towards the end - level 1-60 may only take a week, but level 60-70 may take half a week. months, and level 70-80 takes several months...

Simply leveling up is already so difficult, without mentioning the elements of skills and equipment, and perhaps mission restrictions. Certain requirements must be met before the level cap can be released...

In addition, if you die once, your level will be cut in half, and even if you die at the hands of a powerful person or similar, it will be a severe death penalty that is equivalent to complete deletion of your account. This "game" is a bit too hard-core.

It is precisely because of this that although the lost people grow very quickly, there is no such thing as "saints as numerous as dogs and gods walking all over the ground" in the white space. It is said that true superiors are still very rare.

Xia Ran estimated that he was still too optimistic. Although quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes, he didn't know to what extent it would be called evolution. If he wanted to become a leader before graduating from high school... there was no hope.

"In that case, there may be something wrong with his "date" this time. The woman's background may not be simple... Maybe it's due to some interests, and the two parties need to obtain guarantees through marriage? "

Yukinoshita also reacted quickly at this time, and started thinking along this direction. At the same time, she couldn't help but glance at the boy beside her who was absentmindedly distracted because she didn't know what he was thinking of.

This person's insight is already so terrible that he actually says "he is slow"? ! If other people are compared with him, can they be classified as deaf-mute?

"maybe……"

Xia Ran didn't have any more information yet, and didn't intend to see if they were going to fight. He shook his head and was about to speak, but suddenly frowned——

"Someone is following you, Yukinoshita-san. It's a woman...ordering at the counter. I'm sure she saw you outside and then walked into this store."

"..." The girl raised her eyebrows and her expression changed slightly, but she didn't say anything. She glanced at the counter behind her calmly, and then looked away.

Although she didn't say anything, her suspicious eyes suddenly turned into panic, and her shoulders became stiff.

"Are you looking for trouble? If you feel it is necessary, I can directly solve the problem for you." Xia Ran asked calmly without carefully lowering his voice. This was the first time he saw a girl behave like this, which shocked him, so he seriously considered whether to take action.

"...It's my sister, how do you solve it?"

Yukinoshita calmed down, only showing a cold expression, and seemed to have a headache.

"It's simple, like I told you before, sink into Tokyo Bay or be buried in the sea of ​​trees in Fuji... Huh? What are you talking about, she is your sister?"

Wasn't he the enemy? Is that really a pity?

Xia Ran raised her eyebrows, then frowned and asked, "Since she is your sister, why are you so afraid? She won't do anything to you, right?"

"You don't understand... forget it, let's go, let's go now!" Yukinoshita's tone was very tough, tougher than ever before, and she didn't give him a chance to refuse at all, and stretched out her hand to drag him away.

"Eh? No, wait..."

Xia Ran wanted to say something else, but was dragged away without explanation. Naturally, this scene was discovered by those who paid attention to them.

"By the way, are those two people...in a relationship?" Seeing the girl dragging the boy's hand and quickly leaving through the side door without any explanation, Kasumigaoka Shiyu asked with interest.

"Of course!" An Yilun was also very sure on this issue. If he was asking about other things, he wouldn't be sure yet, but this question...

"Miss! Miss! Your meal is not ready yet!"

At this moment, the shouts of McDonald's employees sounded from the counter.

"Sorry! I don't want it anymore. The bill has been paid anyway. You can handle it yourself!"

The customers in the store subconsciously turned around to look, only to see a stunningly beautiful woman clasping her hands and apologizing to them, then turning around and leaving in a hurry, as if she was chasing something.

"You two! Stop!"

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"..."

"Is it a love triangle?" Looking at An Yilunye who looked shaken, Kasumigaoka Shiyu narrowed his eyes slightly.