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Aoba Yuzuki nodded seriously, adjusting her pen grip as Hayakawa spoke.

"Then there's the position of the pen grip, it should be..."

Hayakawa smiled slightly, and was about to continue giving instructions when his gaze inadvertently caught something he shouldn't have been paying attention to.

Chapter 314 Copying Scriptures

"Where to hold the pen..."

Hayakawa paused, forgetting everything he had planned to say in an instant, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

Hayakawa was a bit taller than Aoba Yuzuki, and he was sitting right next to her. From his vantage point, he could see down at the snow-white cleavage at the neckline of Yuzuki's clothes. The rounded cleavage was dazzlingly white under the light, reflecting a crystal-clear and alluring light, like a bottomless abyss that bewitched the soul.

Hayakawa's gaze sharpened, and his resolute will began to waver once again.

At that moment, he realized that the loose clothing in the temple was not entirely a good thing.

Hayakawa: "..."

My mind is getting more distracted.

……

The process of copying Buddhist scriptures was long and tedious; the three of them didn't finish a task until it was late at night.

"Swish, swish~"

Meiya shook the scroll in her hand, looking at the delicate and neat calligraphy on it. A rare smile of satisfaction appeared on her exquisite and aloof face. Then she stretched her body and showed a relaxed expression. Maintaining a bent-over posture for a long time had made her body a little numb and weak.

"Phew...it's finally over."

Aoba Yuzuki stretched, shifted her position, and sprawled on the desk like a sloth: "I'm exhausted..."

Unlike the two women, Hayakawa carefully checked the Buddhist scriptures he had copied before closing them.

"Hayakawa-kun, aren't you tired?"

Looking at Hayakawa's calm face, which showed no signs of fatigue, Aoba Yuzuki couldn't help but ask, "You haven't rested at all after copying all afternoon, while Mia and I have both taken a break."

"…well enough."

Hayakawa paused for a moment, blinked, and said, "I don't feel very tired."

"I see, Hayakawa-kun is really amazing,"

Yuzuki Aoba leaned on the table, tilting her head to look at Hayakawa. After hearing Hayakawa's answer, she thought for a moment, then stretched her arm and said nonchalantly, "Your stamina is really good. I can't sit for long."

"probably."

Hayakawa remained noncommittal, but deep down he knew he was just... used to it.

In the past, when he was at home during holidays, Hayakawa would basically sit at his desk studying problems for the whole day. So he didn't feel the hardship and fatigue that Yuzuki mentioned. Instead, this afternoon of calligraphy gave him a familiar sense of peace.

"It's about time to rest."

Aoba Yuzuki stood up and said, "We can rest now that this Buddhist scripture task is complete. Today's training is finished. Hayakawa-kun and Mia should get some rest tonight so they will have the energy for tomorrow's training task."

"Ah."

Hayakawa nodded, then carefully put away the Buddhist scriptures he had copied. He planned to show them to Furuhashi and the others when he got back, so they could see how much he had grown during this time.

"Oh... I'll go back to my room now."

Upon hearing this, Miya said something and left the room directly. With her back to the two of them, she had a slightly depressed expression on her face. Originally, she planned to find something to use against Hayakawa during the training to drive him out, but apart from a slight hint of trouble along the way, he had been behaving very well and she couldn't find any problems with him. Instead, she had suffered a lot.

"I'll go back to my room first."

Hayakawa put away the Buddhist scriptures and said to Yuzuki, "See you tomorrow, Yuzuki-san. Thank you for today."

"it's okay no problem,"

Aoba Yuzuki waved her hand dismissively and said to Hayakawa with a smile, "Good night, Hayakawa-kun."

"Ah."

Hayakawa responded and left the room, heading towards his own room.

As Hayakawa pondered his day's gains along the corridor, a soft female voice suddenly drifted down beside him.

"Isn't this Hayakawa-kun?"

Hayakawa looked up in response and saw the girl named Kagura standing not far away in the corridor ahead. The lights there were dim due to their age, and the girl stood in the shadows, making her originally gentle smile appear obscure and even sinister.

A sudden thought struck Hayate, and she asked, "What's wrong, Kagura-san?"

"It's nothing, I just thought Hayakawa-kun must be very tired after training all afternoon, so I came to check on him."

Kagura emerged from the corner, the shadows gradually fading from her fair face, which wore a gentle smile. Her delicate, doll-like features made her appear almost unreal. She wore an apricot-colored short-sleeved lace blouse paired with a black pencil skirt, and her posture was upright and elegant, as if she had undergone professional training. Her originally smooth hair, which reached her waist, was now tied into a stiff braid and neatly placed behind her head.

The corridor was deserted except for the young boy and girl standing quietly on the beige wooden floor. Outside the window, the huge setting sun was about to sink, casting its last rays in a desperate attempt to extinguish the sun. The sun cast diamond-shaped lights on the floor, the wooden door, and the people in the room. The beautiful girl stood in front of him, looking at him with a concerned smile. The scene was strangely poetic, even reminiscent of a teen idol drama.

"How was it? Cultivation must have been tough."

Kagura stood with her hands in front of her, looking up at Hayakawa with a half-smile, and shrugged her shoulders, saying with concern, "Make sure you get a good rest tonight."

"I know."

Hayakawa nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "I'm actually fine, but Miss Mia must be really tired. She took many breaks during the second half of the day, and she went back to her room to rest as soon as she finished writing. I think she must be very tired. If Miss Kagura is willing, you can go and see her."

"...Okay, I understand. I'll go in a bit."

Looking surprised by Hayakawa's answer, he paused for a moment before saying, "Hayakawa-kun must have been put in a difficult position by that girl Mia."

Hayakawa frowned slightly upon hearing this, and slowly said, "More or less..."

"This child has always been like this; she's very shy, especially around unfamiliar boys, where she has even less ability to interact normally."

Kagura explained, "But once you truly understand Mia, you'll know that she's actually a very cute child, very easy to coax. So the reason she's making things difficult for you now is simply because she has some misunderstandings about you."

"is it?"

Hayakawa nodded noncommittally: "Then there's nothing I can do."

He didn't care how others treated him. He came to Mikazuki Temple only to cultivate himself. As long as it didn't affect that, he would tolerate any form of violence, whether it was cold, hot, or otherwise. His emperor-like heart would embrace everything.

"How about this~"

Kagura's expression stiffened for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, and she said reproachfully, "I just hope that Hayakawa-kun can get along well with Mia."

"of course."

Hayakawa said, "We're all from the same temple, so we'll definitely get along well."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hayakawa suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was becoming somewhat blurry, especially her expression and the gentle smile on her face. In an instant, she seemed to have reverted to the way she looked in the shadows just now, obscure and sinister.

"That's it."

She said, "That's great."

Chapter 315 Xiaomei and Xiaomai

After returning to my room, I lay back on the bed in the morning, glanced at the deep night outside the window with my head turned to the side, my expression calm but my body and mind were somewhat tired.

Actually, he wasn't very tired. Although he had experienced a lot today, it was nothing for Hayakawa, who was well-trained. The physical fatigue was even less than the mental excitement he felt after his mind wandered.

His exhaustion and mental fatigue stemmed from his inner acceptance that Furuhashi and Ogata Rizu were his friends. This change left him conflicted and feeling lost.

He used to think, and he still does now, that he doesn't need friends.

Indeed, friends are not a necessity for human survival. Humans are indeed social animals and it is difficult to survive without a group, but that does not mean that people must have friends. There are many things that can replace friends, such as servants, butlers, etc. These are more obedient people who make one feel at ease. Hayakawa has never lacked such people since he was a child.

People live for themselves. Those who want friends will have friends, and those who don't want them won't have them. Just like when he was in elementary school, his parents arranged for him to transfer schools. At that time, he hesitated about whether to give Umaru and Yotsuba their contact information, but in the end, he thought that he might not be able to see them again in the future, so he left directly.

Human relationships are so fragile. A sharp lie or an unintentional action can create an unsustainable rift in the friendship between two people. Even blood relatives can become estranged, let alone friends.

Even if I had a good relationship with them in elementary school, I would gradually forget them over time. This was true then, and it was true in high school as well. That's why Hayakawa has always chosen not to make friends, because she doesn't want to be separated from them.

Later, he regarded learning as the entire meaning of youth, and devoted himself to the classroom and learning, forgetting everything else. Friendship and love were all considered a waste of youth, which would only result in a barren life.

He readily spouts phrases like "love is just about reproduction" and "only through studying can you have a future," behaving like an old pedant.

But later, Furuhashi and Ogata were different... She had reasons to get in touch with them and reasons to keep an eye on them... They moved into her house, ate together, studied together, and even traveled to other places together... It was the first time Hayakawa had done so many things with people her own age, and things outside of studying, which made Hayakawa feel... a little happy.

For the first time, he had this feeling that it wasn't so bad. Coupled with his reunion with Yotsuba and Umaru in high school, and the fact that they felt the same as before, he vaguely understood a fact.

True feelings do not change because of time and distance.

All of this gradually changed Hayakawa's heart. His mind, which was originally focused on studying, wavered slightly, and his determined gaze began to wander, turning his attention to the girls around him... and other things.

So Hayakawa chose to come to the temple to train. In fact, the reason why he started to pay attention to SeSe was because his heart had changed, not because he had developed sexual desire!

That's right, I'm not lewd at all!

Hayakawa's expression brightened as he muttered to himself, then fell silent.

His gaze, as he turned his head, inadvertently fell upon the gray cement wall in the corner of the room, beneath which lay white tiles. But the green moss at the base of the wall, the exposed cement from the peeling tiles, and the traces of water stains made it appear exceptionally old, much like his mood.

Well, what's really bothering him right now is how to explain to Furuhashi and the others why he came to Mikazuki-ji Temple.

I definitely can't tell the truth, after all...

Inner Theater:

"I'm sorry! It's because your bodies are so erotic that I can't help but look at your breasts, so I came to the temple specifically to clear my mind!"

"Oh, by the way, I only looked at Ogata's chest, not Furuhashi's, because there's nothing noteworthy about it!"

"Oh, is that so? Well, officer, you heard everything you were supposed to hear. This guy is a beast whose entire body is controlled by his lower desires. This is a case, arrest him immediately!"

The fantasy is over.

Hayakawa: "..."

That probably won't work, especially since the last sentence she said was practically life-threatening. I can already picture Fumino Furuhashi with her eyes vacant and her expression blank.

But it's not easy to come up with a reason to fool them. After all, I went out of my way to sneak out. If I just say, "I suddenly wanted to go to the temple, so I went secretly without telling you," they definitely won't believe me. They'll probably immediately ask me, "Why didn't you take them with you?" That would be so awkward.

"How am I supposed to get through this...?"

Hayakawa lay on the bed, tossing and turning on his pillow, unable to fall asleep. After an unknown amount of time, he finally drifted off to sleep.

……

On the same peaceful night, far away in Ichinose City, Hayakawa's bedroom was dark except for the glaring light from the computer on the table in the center. Two girls were sitting in front of the computer, laughing occasionally.

"I'm going to your place, senior."

"OK, I saw it. Be careful over there too."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

Aimi and Umaru were playing a game on Hayakawa's computer. They were engrossed in the two-player game, their faces glowing as if they had taken a super tonic, and their hands were clapping loudly on the keyboard, clearly two girls who were hopelessly addicted to the internet.

If Hayakawa were here at this moment and saw the two of them behaving like this, he would definitely not be kind and would severely criticize and berate them. However, since the Emperor was not here, this pure land could only let the two of them do as they pleased.

"Hmph, you defeated them so easily~"

As Xiaomei Lang Aicheng watched the boss's berserk mode end and her health bar rapidly decrease, she said with a mysterious confidence, "After all, that's how it is when you fight monsters. Only by surviving the most difficult period will the boss become a sheep to be slaughtered."

However, before Xiaomei Langai could finish expressing her confidence, the giant goat boss in the center of the computer screen suddenly activated its second berserk mode. Several hammer blows slammed into the ground, instantly unleashing a screen-wide AoE attack that emptied Xiaomei Langai's character's health bar.

"This...how can it be like this?!"

Komi Nami Aizami stared in disbelief at her fallen character, and couldn't help but yell, "Isn't this a foul? How can there be a rematch? How can two people possibly beat this monster?!"

Chapter 316 Computer: Emperor, Family in Danger, Return Immediately

"Aaaaaah, that's foul! I demand a retry! The dungeon information didn't even mention the boss having a second enrage phase, how are we supposed to fight it?!"

After shouting and yelling for a long time to vent her dissatisfaction, Aimi Nami turned to Umaru beside her and said, "Umaru, if I die, what about you?"

Umaru, whose hands had already left the keyboard, said helplessly, "I'll be the first to die."

After a moment of silence, Aimi Nami looked at Umaru and said, "How about we stop fighting?"

"Yeah, I'm a little tired too,"

Umaru said something, then added, "How about we try a different game?"

It was already late at night, but the two girls were still full of energy, as if they had taken ten shots of stimulants. They showed no signs of being tired or wanting to go to sleep. It's clear that for high school students, even super strong black coffee is no match for their energy. If they really want to stay up all night, they have to play computer games.