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"Yes, I make a living writing light novels now."
When Yingmei heard this, she was immediately delighted and said, "Do you know the author of "My Husband is Weak, ...", Mr. Duohe Nutri-Express? He writes really well! I love it so much."
As expected, you are a top social figure. You can even openly say that you like to read borderline novels.
"Well, I heard that Drink More Nutrition and Happiness has retired and no longer writes light novels."
"Ah? It's such a pity." Yingmei felt sorry that such a talented author had retired. "Do you have any works?"
"Yes, but the book didn't do very well. It's called Young Duck."
"Young Dally Duck? It sounds like a dish. Can you tell me the gist of the story?"
Paimon also said, "Ueno Chiki, just tell us about it. We can't sleep this early anyway."
Then, Chiki Ueno began to tell Yingmei and Paimon the story of "Young Duck".
"Young Dally's high school entrance exam results were not very impressive,......."
After an unknown amount of time, Yingmei and Paimeng began to snore, and he also fell into a drowsy sleep.
In his dream, he found himself turned into a four-star character, and then Yingmei started an invitation mission for him.
In the invitation mission, Yingmei madly pursued him, dated him, held hands, and finally the two of them were in a remote wilderness...
Chapter 33: Meaningless Waiting
In a remote wilderness, Yingmei and Ueno Chiki looked at each other, their eyes filled with desire for each other.
Just as the two were about to kiss, a clear voice suddenly rang out, "Da Me Yo!"
Paimon inserted himself between the two men, stopping them from taking any further action.
"Why not?" Yingmei asked angrily.
Paimon spread his hands and said, "Because you are Ueno Chiki! You can't do that to yourself!"
Yingmei looked up and saw four big characters written on her head, "Ueno Chiki!"
"what!"
Ueno Chiki suddenly opened his eyes. What happened just now made him feel bad.
At this time, it was already dawn, and Yingmei and Paimon were lying on their backs and sleeping soundly.
He looked at Yingmei with a complicated expression. Ever since he met her, he had a very special feeling towards her.
Once upon a time, on countless lonely nights, on the small screen, it was Yingmei who accompanied him on many adventurous journeys.
He was extremely familiar and close to her.
Putting aside these complicated emotions for the moment, he simply washed up and started to cook breakfast.
The bright sunshine shone through the window onto Yingmei's innocent face, dispelling her sleepiness.
"I slept so well!"
She stretched herself and saw Paimon still sleeping soundly beside her, so she became playful and pinched Paimon's nose with her hand.
Not long after, Paimon woke up from his sweet dream, "I can't breathe!" He gasped for breath, and it took him a while to recover.
She saw Yingmei was trying hard to hold back her laughter, and immediately figured out why she was having trouble breathing. She crossed her arms over her chest and said angrily, "Traveler, from today on, you are number one on my list of the people I hate."
"Is there such a ranking? But you can't blame me. It's your fault for loving to sleep in so much."
Paimon pouted, "Can't you wake me up in a gentler way?"
"Hey, hey."
At this time, the aroma of breakfast came into the house. Yingmei and Paimeng were cheered up. They quickly took out toiletries from their space backpacks and went to the small river not far from Ueno Chiki's house to wash.
After washing up, the two of them took their bowls and chopsticks, squatted beside the hot pot, and looked at the vegetable soup porridge in the pot intently.
As soon as the soup was ready, Yingmei immediately picked up the ladle and poured a large spoonful into her own bowl, and then poured another spoonful into Paimon's small bowl.
Then, the two of them ate and drank to their heart's content.
This time, a little was left for Ueno Chiki, but only a little.
Ueno Chiki looked at the two of them with a smile on her face, feeling very satisfied.
After breakfast, the three of them headed towards Konda Village to fulfill the first of the three small wishes proposed by Kamisato Ayaka.
Konda Village is a long distance away from Inazuma Castle, and it was almost noon when the three of them got there.
Gantian Village is a quiet little village with about twenty to thirty households. The fields are crisscrossed and the sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard.
In front of a house, a white-haired couple were trying to persuade another old man who was a little depressed to stay.
"Mr. Teshima, what are you doing? Why did you leave so suddenly? Did we do something wrong? If so, please tell us and we will apologize to you." The woman with her back hunched said emotionally.
Her husband standing next to her also said: "You have driven away the treasure-stealing group for us, repelled the nearby monsters, mediated the quarrels in the village, and so on. You have devoted so much effort to us, and we have always regarded you as the most respected person. What's more, we haven't had time to repay your kindness yet?"
Teshima sighed softly, "I already know what you mean, but I have already decided to leave, please don't try to persuade me anymore."
Seeing how determined he was, the gray-haired couple had no choice but to leave.
At this moment, Ueno Chiki walked over with Yingmei and Paimon.
He took the initiative to say to Teshima who was standing at his door: "Hello, Mr. Teshima, I am Ueno Chiki, these two are the Traveler and Paimon, we are here to visit you on behalf of the Society Bugyo. May I ask why you must leave here?"
Teshima touched the back of his head, his eyes full of confusion, "Me? Rather than asking why I should stay here, I don't know why I should stay here?"
"Then why did you stay here before?"
"I don't know why I stayed here thirty years ago. After handing over the Eye of God, I forgot a lot of things. I wanted to stay here before, but now that I don't have that obsession anymore, I think it's good to go out and take a look."
Yingmei and Paimon immediately grasped the key and handed over the Eye of God.
It was difficult for Ueno Chiki to understand why he lost his memory after handing over the Eye of God. His Eye of God was not with him, and he was completely the same as before.
Like him, there were the Arotaki faction's top leader Arotaki Ichito and second-in-command Hisagi Shinobu. They surrendered the Eye of God voluntarily or passively, but the situation was almost the same as before.
Could it be that their desires were not fervent enough?
"Well, Mr. Teshima, I advise you not to go out for a walk for the time being. Let me analyze it for you. Inazuma is currently implementing a strict lockdown order. We can't consider traveling abroad, otherwise we'll have to go in and work on the sewing machine.
Then there is domestic tourism. Right now, the rebels on Kaijima Island and the shogunate army are fighting. If you are old and run slowly, you might get killed by the enemy.
The only thing left is to travel around the island. Currently, prices in various places on Mingjin Island are skyrocketing, and it is impossible to travel without a Mora of 1.8 million.
Teshima, you are already old, it is time to think about your life in your later years. There is a very beautiful old lady next door to me, with a very good personality. Many old men stare at her eagerly. Do you want me to introduce her to you?"
Ueno Chiki's endless narration finally changed Teshima's mind.
"Ueno Chiki, you are right. I didn't expect the situation outside to be so bad. Then I will stay here for the time being."
As he spoke, Teshima touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "And the matter about the little old lady you just told me about, I have been very lonely these years, and I have been thinking about this matter in my heart recently. Then I'll leave it to you."
"Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll tell the old lady next door about your situation when I get back. If she's willing, we can meet in a few days."
Yingmei stared blankly at Ueno Chiki who was chatting and laughing. This little wish was fulfilled easily by him.
But she felt something was wrong. There must be another reason why Teshima had stayed here for the past thirty years.
But, isn’t this a good ending?
Chapter 34 The Meaning of Waiting
"Chiki, I think there must be some important reason why Teshima stayed in Konda Village."
Not long after leaving Konda Village, Yingmei couldn't suppress the doubts in her heart and asked.
"Teshima has been waiting for the lover whom he will never meet again."
Yingmei stopped and asked, "Why don't you tell him?"
Ueno Chiki looked at Yingmei's serious face, and something moved in his heart. "For him, such meaningless waiting is actually a kind of pain. Every day is a reincarnation between hope and disappointment. It's better to be like this now, no longer worried, no longer sad."
"But, forgetting the one you love is a very sad thing." Paimon flew in front of Ueno Chiki and expressed his thoughts.
"Qianshu, I don't agree with you either. We shouldn't make decisions for others. It's Teshima himself who should decide whether to forget or miss someone."
Ueno Chiki fell into silence. He had to admit that what Yingmei said made sense and that he had no right to decide other people's lives.
He thinks it is for the good of others, but others may not think so.
After a long while, he said to Yingmei solemnly: "Thank you, Traveler, for letting me know that my behavior was wishful thinking. Let's go back."
"Ah."
Yingmei nodded, and turned around and went back with him and Paimon.
Before meeting Teshima, Chiki Ueno went to a nearby shrine and found the amulet given to Teshima by his lover.
Then, in front of Teshima's house, the three saw Teshima working hard in the fields.
"Mr. Teshima, we know the real reason why you're staying here, but it may be a little sad. Do you want to know?"
Teshima thought for a moment and answered decisively, "I want to know. Even if it's sad, it's better than living in confusion like this."
So, Ueno Chiki told him the truth of the matter.
"Huh? You said I stayed here for thirty years just to wait for my lover?" Teshima said in disbelief. "Since my lover is so important to me, why would I forget?"
"It was caused by the loss of the Eye of God. Your most ardent wish was to wait for the reunion with your lover."
"To be more specific, after I lost the Eye of God, I felt like everything was drained out of me. I can't remember anything."
Ueno Chiki took out the amulet and placed it in front of Teshima.
When Teshima saw this, he immediately took the familiar yet unfamiliar amulet from Ueno Chiki's hand.
Many memories suddenly reappeared in his mind, and he felt like he was having a very vague dream.
"I remembered something. I had agreed to meet her here, but I had been waiting for thirty years. For thirty years, I looked forward to meeting her every day, and then slowly told her the interesting things that happened to me over the years.
But, love or regret, everything related to her has disappeared."
Yingmei was a little sentimental, "Will you be sad?"
"It's not that sad, after all, I can't remember anything about her. But it's a bit sad to think that I couldn't remember who she was when she met me."
"Will you stay here and wait?"