Chapter Fifty-Seven You Two Are Really Funny

  "Ahah... haha, don't grab my hair." The corners of her mouth kept rising, and during the time when Suzaku and Haruhi were changing clothes, Nagato Yuki handed over Akane's backpack to Kurenai, and as soon as she got a chance to catch her breath, she crawled out of the backpack and climbed onto Kurenai's head, tugging at his hair with all her might.

  Her mouth still muttered various curses and complaints, mainly about the time she was locked in the closet, which gave her a feeling of being trapped in a small dark room that scared her...

  "Ah! It's really been pulled off!" Jiǔ Mìng stared at the scattered hairs in front of him, and suddenly couldn't laugh anymore. Although these hairs would slowly wither and disappear after falling out, it hurt!

  "Shut up! How could you lock a lady in such a place and leave her unattended... I'll bite you to death!"

  With a belly full of resentment, Asakura Ryouko dodged the hand that reached for her collar and grabbed a handful of his hair, swinging him on the swing, but shouldn't this resentment be directed at someone else?

  "Are you talking about me?"

  "But you're the one who brought me out!"

  Women are unreasonable... Sigh, who asked you to bring yourself out?

  I heard a voice in my ear, and Kuzunoha swiftly grabbed Akakawa Ryoko who hadn't reacted yet, directly stuffing her into that backpack she hated so much. This isn't right!!

  She came out to carry out a plan of escape, but was chased by the cat at first, and later fell into the hands of Nagato Yuki, who saw through her intentions and locked her in the closet. Now, she has fallen into the hands of Kurenai Yuhi again after being handed over by Nagato Yuki.

  From head to toe, this backpack has never been out of control, and she hasn't had a chance to escape at all.

  This is infuriating, no need to stare so dead!

  Sealed, Akane Kurenai turned around and saw Aether's furious face. It had to be furious, or else it wouldn't have been able to withstand the beating from Nine Lives in a game of dodgeball. After obtaining one hit from Nagato Yuki, this situation never occurred again.

  It's really a special kind of torture for oneself to play games with non-humans.

  Today's schedule seems to have ended, and Haruhi Suzumiya's mood appears to be quite good. With a wave of her hand, she led everyone in search of a restaurant...

  "Ordered another one... even with good intentions, still feels like a lot of pressure. Looking at the cup of juice in front of him, Jiǔ Mìng subconsciously picked it up and almost took a sip."

  "Ah, ah, I forgot. Well, I've had enough to drink." Haruhi Suzumiya took a hold of the event schedule sheet and snatched the fruit juice from Mikuru's hand. The contents of the schedule were also glanced at by Mikuru: there was a Bon Festival, fireworks, bug catching, fishing, movie watching, and even work experience - everything was included.

  Very vigorous vitality!

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  "...there seems to be a matter that requires serious consideration." Walking alongside the petite girl on the night road, Jiuming looked up at the sky and suddenly said this. The backpack behind him bulged several times, followed by the sound of a zipper, and a small head poked out.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Life's a big deal, I suddenly realized that I'm homeless here!! Now the mysterious store can't be returned to, and he doesn't have any property here either, so sleeping on the streets?"

  "Huh? Do ghosts need to sleep? You're actually worried about this, what a peculiar guy. Knowing Kurenai's predicament, Asakura Ryouko immediately started teasing him, "Hmph, my house may not be big, but taking in a stray cat-like existence shouldn't be a problem... Waaah!"

  "Do you want to feed the cat?" With a few swings of the opponent's collar, he retreated with eyes that had turned into mosquito coils.

  "Can you tell me what's going on now? I've heard your entire conversation today." Asked Asakura Ryouko, who had a tray on her head with a teapot and several tea cups.

  This wasn't something Nagato Yuki asked for, but as soon as she returned to Yuki's home, Asakura Ryouko subconsciously entered a certain housewife mode, taking the initiative to do things and completely looking like a domesticated person!

  "You've heard it, so what's the point of asking?" Seeing the three teacups on the tray, Jiǔ Mìng let out a faint sigh, and all sorts of hardships, anger, and helplessness couldn't avoid the pain of his inability to eat.

  I somewhat understand why some ghosts in movies like to kill people so much.

  Watching others indulging in food without a care, Jiǔ Mìng (Nine Lives) can't help but feel envious, resentful and hateful as he watches from the side. If he were to say it out loud in his teenage angst version, he'd probably start wailing, "Why, why, why?! Why do I have to endure this suffering while you guys get to 'enjoy' yourselves?! Just go die!"

  Even if he wouldn't feel hungry from not eating, the memories of being able to see but not eat, hiding in dark corners and secretly drooling were just too terrible. Especially when he occasionally encountered food that made him very hungry, he would hate himself even more for having such a good sense of smell!

  Why does it make me smell this food's aroma, just smelling it is simply too addictive!!

  Maybe if he continues like this, he will really become more and more disgusted with living things...... because of food!!!!!

  What? Who said "pa pa pa"?

  This... doesn't seem impossible... Hmm, too obscene! Ignoring it.

  To put it simply, he doesn't have many material needs, only a lack of food, and spiritually he has even fewer demands.

  Thinking of this, Jiǔ Mìng felt that he was indeed the truth, except for those vengeful spirits who were wronged and died unjustly. As for the others who hated the living, wasn't it because they were dissatisfied with their own lives? There's no such thing as unprovoked hatred, unless it's the kind of despicable person who repays kindness with malice.

  "I just wonder if I've really unknowingly spent so much time? Still, it's all been circulating... It's all because of Hoshi that I've lost most of my abilities." At first, she was sentimental, but soon turned into her complaint, "Otherwise, you wouldn't be so lonely either, right?"

  Are you so kind?

  Looking at Akira Asakura's 'good for you' expression, Kurenai thought that it wouldn't be long before he revealed his true intentions.

  "Hurry up and lift my restrictions, then I can help you..."

  "No way." Hoshi rarely interrupted Akakawa Ryoko's words, directly pointing out the key point, "You will run away."

  "How annoying, why do I always run into those cats whenever I go out?! It's definitely a conspiracy!!" She jumped up and slapped Yuki on the head with her hands, "Papapa!"

  "That's right." Nodding, Nagato Yuki easily grabbed Akakawa Ryouko's waist with both hands, flipped her over, and let go.

  She covered her forehead and ran to a dark corner to draw circles.

  "May I ask, if this world continues to reincarnate, what will happen to me?"

  "You will reset your memories at midnight on August 31st, just like everyone else."

  "Now, I shouldn't have experienced that, right?" Jiǔ Mìng was stunned. If it were a memory reset, he wouldn't have forgotten his original purpose. He had already set his sights on coming here before approaching him. If it were a reset, the memories from before the reset time definitely wouldn't change, but what about the memories after...

  "No, this is the first time. Based on various inferences, your arrival will settle the last regret of Suzumiya Haruhi's summer vacation."

  Kuon's attention, which had been fixed on Nagisa, caught the fleeting glimpse of loneliness in her eyes that shouldn't be there. "Then why didn't you tell me sooner? You should have known it would resolve this cycle."

  The three girls nodded and then shook their heads, "My responsibility is just to observe."

  Alas! Is it just because of this?

  Encountering such a situation, Jiǔ Mìng feels that there is no overly necessary reason to maintain this state of affairs. Just because one's duty is to observe, they persist in being an onlooker. Although there are ways to extricate oneself from this endless cycle, they allow it to unfold as is... Admirable spirit... but feeling a bit too pedantic?

  If it were him, Jiǔ Mìng wouldn't like to harm people and would even be a bit nosy, but he wouldn't be 'stupid' to this extent. No matter what, one should think for themselves. Constantly helping others is the stupidest thing to do. If it were him, he would have experienced such things before and known how to solve them, so he would have used that method long ago and wouldn't have dragged it out!

  "Is it because of this reason that you have taken on nearly 600 years of time accumulated through constant repetition?"

  "It's okay." Nagato shook her head and looked up at Kyuumei, "You've also shouldered a hundred years."

  "Huh? Speaking of which, it's about me." The corner of his mouth twitched, and Jiǔ Mìng couldn't help but force a smile. "Now that I think about it, my actions back then were simply stupid... Recalling the past, I don't really regret it."

  It's all in the past now. No matter how chaotic it was when we were going through it, now that it's over, it's just a memory. Looking back on it, it feels like nothing more than that!

  Nothing much!

  It's just like going to school, going to school, going to school... and all sorts of going to school. When you finally graduate, it's strange to think about how that period of time when you were in school actually passed?

  It was just the day before yesterday, yesterday and today.

  Of course, it didn't feel very pleasant at the time.

  "Hahaha, you two are really silly!" Chikane Aoi, who had been hiding under the table listening in for a while, couldn't hold back and jumped out. "How stupid! This is a great chance to provoke Haruhi Suzumiya, and you just let it go like that? And each of you is acting foolishly?"

  "If it weren't for me washing my hands clean all these years (without a single mistake), you'd be handing me a one-way ticket right now, mocking me?"

  "She's a radical, so what she says can be ignored." Suddenly, a dog-bone-shaped balloon appeared out of nowhere, and Nagato Yuki blew it up and threw it at the side, while Asakura Ryouko, with a mocking expression, unconsciously kicked the balloon away...

  What have you two experienced in your daily lives that would lead to such subconscious behavior?

  "Waaah!!!!! You've tricked me again!!!!" By the time Asakura Ryouko noticed the rope on the ground, it was already too late. She had fallen thoroughly, a pitiful sight to behold, poor child.

  "I should have thought of that earlier... It's already become a daily routine." Asakura Ryouko, with tears in her eyes, seemed to be possessed by Ah-Q at this moment, muttering to herself.

  "Is that okay?" Kurenai's mouth corners twitched slightly as she looked at Nagato, who tied the rope in her hand to the table leg...