It seems a bit late to mention now, or perhaps unnecessary: Goda stood on high ground in Shibuya, with a vast expanse of land, the distant view was very nice.

The steep slope leading to the high ground was planted with cherry and camphor trees.

That morning, on this steep slope, Dubian Che met Kiyono Lin who knows how many times.

Now, the two of them didn't even bother to greet each other, occasionally exchanging a few fragmented words.

"What happened yesterday?" Kiyono Lin asked.

"Why do you ask?"

"Suddenly saying you want to become an 'honest person,' did you also go to the future? Completely changed your life?"

"Could you guess that?" Dubian Che said admiringly, "Last night, when I was sleeping, I suddenly went ten years into your future body, and man, women going to the toilet is such a hassle."

"So the 'Kiyono, I want to try and slowly become an honest person' was a lie too, huh? I had false hopes for you."

"Joking is not the same as lying. I stand by that, and besides, I said 'slowly become.' I'll work on it."

"What exactly happened?" Kiyono Lin asked again.

Dubian Che recounted the events of the previous evening.

On both sides of the road, the verdant cherry and beech trees swayed gently in the south wind.

From time to time, students on their bikes would pass them by as they stood;

The baseball team chanting their slogans, jogging in a line in the morning;

Two female high schoolers talking about pop idol groups they saw at the basketball championship up ahead.

A sunny and radiant morning.

"Meiji and Kiyono, are they selfish?" Kiyono Lin's long, black, shiny hair was gently lifted by the south wind.

"Apt description?" Dubian Che looked a bit smug, "There's no better word than that."

Kiyono Lin responded coolly to this, turning to ask:

"So, no matter what Xiaoquan Aonai thinks, she must belong to you for the rest of her life—this is what you insist on for them?"

"Yes."

"Coming to Tokyo for a year, you've got a girlfriend, two lovers, are you going to buy the apartment you live in now once you graduate from college?" she said sarcastically.

"I don't want to, but who can be sure about the future?"

"Is that so."

"So," Dubian Che turned his head to look at her adorable little face, "I want to promise you that this will never happen again."

"What if it does happen?"

Dubian Che didn't speak, just smiled at Kiyono Lin.

The boy's smile was like showing an irresistible favoritism for someone he liked.

Kiyono Lin glanced at him, and the two locked eyes on top of Shibuya Hills.

Climbing the slope, the duty doorkeeper was Xiaoquan Aonai, wearing a cardigan and long skirt, gentle and beautiful.

Four or five girls from the old first-year class four, who hadn't been sorted into second-year class four, surrounded her.

"Good morning, Mr. Xiaoquan." While passing, Dubian Che greeted.

"Good morning." Seeing Dubian Che with Kiyono Lin, Xiaoquan Aonai remained unflustered outwardly, but inside she became a bit flustered.

"Mr. Dubian, good morning!" the girls surrounding Xiaoquan Aonai exclaimed excitedly at Dubian Che.

"Mm, good morning."

Upon entering the school gate, they saw a huge oak tree ahead.

By the time Dubian Che and Kiyono Lin reached the tree's base, the sky seemed obscured, with dense green leaves layered thickly.

Circling the left side of the oak tree, the walkway split by the tree merged back into a single path that led straight to the courtyard.

On both sides of the courtyard, filled with plants and flowers, were academic buildings and clubhouses, with elevated walkways between them.

The two headed towards the academic building.

"Mr. Dubian, you should almost learn self-discipline, don't indulge every girl who can't do without you."

"What you're talking about is being soft-hearted, aren't you? If we're talking self-discipline, do you know how many meters around the Shengong Outer Garden is?"

"I'm talking about physiological self-discipline."

"... I'm equally disciplined in that regard."

"Is that so. By the way, it's thirteen hundred and twenty meters around the Shengong Outer Garden."

"How do you know?"

Kiyono Lin pulled out a book with a cover from her Island Country high schooler-style backpack—Dubian Che had seen her reading it for a long time.

She flipped to a certain page.

"January 4th, moved, first time running in the morning at Shengong Outer Garden, one lap is thirteen hundred and twenty meters." Parentheses, "show off to Kiyono Lin."

Turns out what she'd been reading these past few days wasn't a book, but someone's notes.

"Also, it's about 5km to walk around the palace." She held up the notes, "It's also written here. You don't need to specifically record this to flaunt it to me."

Dubian Che reached out his hand to her.

"Hm?" Kiyono Lin looked at him with eyes clear as a sunny winter sky, puzzled.

Dubian Che pointed pitifully first at the notes in her hand, then at himself, meaning: are you done, can you give it back to me now?

Like a kid whose gaming console had been taken away.

Kiyono Lin looked at the diary in her hand, then placed it back in her backpack.

"Sorry, I didn't consider how the concerned party would feel, I shouldn't have taken it out here." She zipped up her backpack.

Along with the zipping sound, the diary disappeared from its owner's sight.

"Goodbye." Dubian Che withdrew his hand.

"Remember to open the window, your girlfriend is eating in there all day, and it's all the smell of food." Kiyono Lin said to his retreating back.

Dubian Che went to the clubroom to put away roses.

In today's class, the three of them continued to write in the notebook that Dubian Che secretly named "Human Observation Department Records":

"Your lips are qualified to compare with mine" (Jiutiao)

"Definitely can't compare, especially in ugliness" (Kiyono)

"Knowing you're ugly isn't beyond hope" (Jiutiao)

"I really admire your self-deception, unlike you I just can't lie to myself about only losing out in the chest department" (Kiyono)

"You're quite optimistic, thinking you've got something on me apart from your legs being as good-looking as mine" (Jiutiao)

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