Chapter 62 Notebook

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  As expected, except for Haruhi Suzumiya, everyone gathered and discussed the current state of the world's cycle.

  Undoubtedly, the 15,000 or more cycles of reincarnation left everyone stunned for a moment, and that's it. After discussing this matter, on the way back, Jiǔ Mìng was always a bit absent-minded. Since coming to this world, he had never opened the 'Card Collection Book'.

  There's no need, anyway this thing has always been with him, and it doesn't seem like he got a new toy or something, every day taking it out to look at it several times before being satisfied. It's just that this time, after discussing the topic of facing reality, Jiǔ Mìng Xīn Xuè flipped through his card collection book.

  He was even more astonished than Ah Yu and them.

  I didn't even know when I fell for it myself!

  Laptop

  [Type: Other]

  [Attribute: None]

  Quality: Ordinary

  Just an ordinary notebook.

  Convertible Source Power: 0

  When did he seal this thing? He took a deep breath, and the nine lives crushed the sealed card in his hand. Under the sidelong glance of Nagato Tohno, there was an additional black leather notebook in his hand, and the content recorded inside was also very simple, which was similar to an ordinary diary.

  It's like the thrill of discovering you can eat something...

  It's nothing, after the excitement has passed, the feeling is also dull, but this diary is a record of the previous few cycles, which makes people need to ponder.

  A notebook had an extra record, written in large characters, a string of numbers, the number of cycles.

  Eight digits represent eight times... but the record is a bit strange!

  9, 18, 27, 36... all the way to the eighth time's 72...

  Even under each number there is a message, just like this eighth one.

  "What a hassle, I didn't even realize it but I've fallen for it again. It seems like 'I' have failed once more this time. Next time when the cycle repeats, I'll be counting on you. Of course, if you're not up to it, there's always next next time... Hmm! By the way, let me give you a hint: 'we'... yeah, just use 'we' to describe it. It takes us nine times to realize something is off, and who knows if it's because of our past selves messing with us on purpose."

  "Our" cycle of time started a bit later than usual, roughly after "we" played that strategy game for the first time. Based on our previous experience, if you don't return home before August 31st in this world, it's basically a failure. It feels weird to leave messages for yourself... I predict that next time you realize something is off, it will be the 81st time. Play that game again and cut off your hand!! What kind of game is this...... It's not even the 31st yet......

  The last line of words is scribbled to the point where it's almost impossible to decipher, clearly written in extreme haste. Looking back at the previous seven messages, Jiǔ Mìng scratched his head, each message had different information, but somehow they all connected seamlessly. He couldn't help but admire himself for coming up with such a clever way to convey the message.

  The mysterious shop is incredibly powerful, able to defy the world's cycle of reincarnation and rebirth. The notebook that appeared in the card book serves as proof!

  Slightly self-pitying, the remaining nine lives are just intense egg pain. A ten-out-of-nine sure thing was blown like this? Moreover, I accidentally got myself involved, it's really... It's just one summer vacation, once it's over, it's over. If there's regret, can't we solve it next time? Why drag the whole world to "play" with me together?

  "Hey, Hoshi, let me ask you, how many times have I reincarnated since coming to this world?"

  "This is your 81st time, you've done it 80 times before."

  "......Alright, what a misfortune!" Rubbing his forehead, Jiǔ Mìng weakly shook his head, even feeling a bit pitiful towards the girl in front of him, "Having gone through so many cycles of reincarnation, you must be exhausted, right?"

  "This is my duty."

  The Eighty-First

  "You two... didn't come back all night? What did you do?" The next day, as soon as Nagato opened the door, a small figure with a questioning voice pounced on her face. Seeing Kunoichi yawning on one side, Akakawa's suspicion in his eyes became even more severe, "I'm saying, you guys wouldn't have..."

  "… Ah! You're so annoying!" Looking at the seemingly more and more crooked little beauty, Jiǔ Mìng grabbed her collar and shook it a few times, "Do you have any complaints about counting stars with her all night?"

  "Don't fool me, are you so tired from counting stars? Definitely..."

  "Shut up, eating too much makes you drowsy, don't you understand?" Indeed, I ate too much. It's been a long time since I last ate something. After eating just two pieces, I found that I couldn't stop at all! Especially when I'm not used to eating until I'm full!

  "I'll be fine after a nap." Jiǔ Mìng shook his head, today he could sleep with peace of mind. The reason was that Kūgō Haruhi's plan for the day was to stargaze at night, and during the day there wasn't much going on. Hmm, the best thing would be to end things amicably and each go home to rest up, then stay up late tonight!

  There's no place too harsh to sleep, anyway, Xi's home is very clean, and it's okay to find a place to curl up anywhere. Eating too much makes him drowsy, or rather, eating too much consumes too much of his energy to digest the food, and the food is not enough to make up for his consumption. The nine lives are basically just falling asleep as soon as they hit the ground.

  In that instant when I fell asleep, I still saw the strange expression on the face of a small beauty who couldn't even beat a cat, which was only possible when she found an opportunity for revenge.

  If you dare to draw anything on my face, I'll be done with you when I wake up. Thinking silently in her heart, Jiǔ Mìng let out a yawn and fell asleep abruptly. She faintly felt as if something had trampled on her face, and she still heard the lingering sounds of mournful wails by her ear.

  The last thing Jiǔ Mìng remembered was being woken up by a murmur of voices, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the somewhat dazzling light, followed by several pairs of eyes, among which was Chun Rì's gaze filled with suspicion. Seeing that Jiǔ Mìng had woken up, she immediately strode over to him in a huff, "How did you end up sleeping at Yūki's place?"

  Who made the quilt for himself?

  He sat up and looked at the blanket on his leg with a bit of confusion. Was it Xi?

  "Hmm..." Glancing slightly at the scenery outside the window, it's already evening, no wonder Hoshi would appear here. The current situation seems to be that one wrong answer and I'll be in for a world of trouble... Will I have to loop back again?

  "It's just a temporary stay, after all I don't even have a place to live in this world, and I happened to run into Hoshi while wandering around for two days..."

  "Really?" Even if the Nine Lives were to describe themselves as a stray cat that had been taken in by a kind person, Haruhi Suzumiya's suspicious gaze didn't decrease much, clearly not being fooled so easily.

  "That's right!" At this time, you absolutely cannot admit the fact!

  "Is that so." Looking at Jiu Ming's determined expression, Chun Ri's eyes of suspicion faded away a lot again, "Hmph, consider it my oversight this time, let's just forget about it."

  Haruhi Suzumiya shook her head, "If you're awake, get up quickly."

  "Hmm?" Seeing Haruhi Suzumiya's nonchalant expression, Kyon suddenly felt a pang of guilt for deceiving an innocent girl, but of course, he would never admit it.

  Going to the rooftop to stargaze, this ninth life is quite interesting, it's like using a telescope to look at stars, but it's not as good as being in space and surrounding the stars face-to-face. The stars seen through a telescope are just big dots, like Mars.

  Haruhi Suzumiya expressed great interest in Martians... Martians? Shouldn't they be a group of tentacled creatures, just like Koizumi said?

  In short, Haruhi Suzumiya is just talking nonsense. If she really thinks there are such creatures on Mars, then a Martian invasion of Earth might happen. As for Haruhi's search for UFOs...

  Nor did he know if it was an illusion, but Jiǔ Mìng saw a fleeting flash of light in a place where others didn't notice.

  Hey, hey, it can't be that we're really going to act out a humans vs aliens war scenario.

  "I've got another idea!!" Koizumi suddenly jumped up, as if possessed, causing the people around her to shudder in unison. Another idea... can't you just leave us alone?

  Alright!

  This time, Haruhi Suzumiya really didn't intend to bother people, so she chose to bother a ghost instead. Mikuru Asahina was dragged into the middle with a bitter face, listening to Haruhi's various questions, such as whether he was afraid of heat or cold, whether he needed air to survive, and whether he would die from falling, etc. The more Mikuru listened, the more she felt that something was off.

  These problems all sound like they don't add up no matter how you listen to them.

  Afraid of heat? This temperature that can cause ordinary people to suffer from heat stroke several times over has no effect on him. Afraid of cold? Same as above. Breathing? He stopped doing that many years ago... Dying from a fall, this one is a bit difficult, unless he wants to die himself.

  Wait... it seems like there's a record of these questions on my laptop. After answering nine of them, I suddenly felt something was off!

  She slightly dismissed Yuki Nagato and quickly pulled out her notebook to take a look, and sure enough, she found the relevant content.

  "Damn, how can an ordinary hydrogen balloon possibly fly that high!!!! Haha... Grandpa is back to life...... Anyway, let's take note of this for now, if the 'me' in the next reincarnation sees it again, gotta be careful..."

  After watching for nine lives and going back, he saw what Haruhi Suzumiya was holding in her hand that made him feel bad, "Hydrogen balloon?"

  "That's right! Now our captain is going to announce a new idea he thought of not long ago!!"

  "I refuse!!"

  "Refusal is futile!!" Looking at the nine lives with a straight face, Haruhi Suzumiya was overflowing with an infectious smile. "Just now when I saw these hydrogen balloons at Mikuru's place, I had a fantastic new idea."

  Spare me, Kuroba whispered as he pulled over and asked in a low voice, "Kuroba, how did something like this end up in your house?"

  "Used to play with Asakura Ryouko."

  "......" Playing with what's left has now become a source of trouble for oneself?

  "Next this idea will be put into action, let our SOS team emblem fly towards the starry sky!!" Haruhi Suzumiya declared loudly!

  "Hey, Hoshi, can I survive in space?"

  "With your physical condition, it's possible but can't fully adapt."

  Wow? I'm so powerful myself?

  "When you approach a star with a strong gravitational field, your body will collapse and die from the unbearable load."

  "Umm... there's no need to explain this..."