noveltune Chapter 327 First Encounter with "Weaving"
Chapter 327 First Encounter with "Weaving"
Chapter 327 First Encounter with "Weaving"
According to family tradition, before a child is born, the Ryougi family will give him two names that have the same pronunciation but are written in different Chinese characters.
The pronunciation of "Shiki" in Japanese is the same for both "Shiki" and "Shiki-shiki," and they use the same body, so no one has ever suspected that this aloof girl who always wears a kimono to school has multiple personalities.
In the past two days, Zhi has been feeling inexplicably uncomfortable. She doesn't know where this feeling comes from, but she just finds everything somewhat displeasing.
Take, for example, this school where any cat or dog can just sneak in.
For example, a newly arrived student teacher openly uses shady suggestive magic tricks in class to hypnotize the students into listening attentively.
And then there's that group of guys standing by the classroom window, seemingly appreciating the effects of hypnotic magic tricks on modern education.
If it weren't for the fact that this school is relatively close to home, saving time going to and from school, Ryougi would really want to drop out of this school.
She was propping her right cheek up with her right hand, looking at the group of uninvited guests outside the window with some annoyance, when suddenly her eyes met those of a little boy inside.
The other person was taken aback when they saw her, and then showed a kind of joy that Ryougi couldn't understand. They waved at her as if to greet her.
"Brother Broly, who are you saying hello to?"
Sakura saw what the boy was doing and couldn't help but ask him.
"I was greeting the girl in the pink dress. Her name is Ryougi Shiki. I met her on the way to Kanbushi City two days ago."
She was also a target of Crystal Palace's affections, and she had already promised to become my wife after this.
Broly was telling the truth.
Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."
The way the boy so frankly introduced his new wife to girls, including his own daughter, made his blood pressure rise a little.
"Huh, really?"
Ilya was somewhat suspicious. The girl in the classroom had already turned her head to the other window, completely ignoring Broly's greeting.
"What is certain is that she did notice us just now, and at the same time, she ignored Fujimura-nee's suggestive magic trick."
Rin Tohsaka said that although Taiga Fujimura wasn't even a beginner magician, she had at least learned a few tricks from her father, and her suggestive magic could work on ordinary people.
"Hmm, so your surname is Ryougi. Are you from the Ryougi family?"
Rin Tohsaka was a little confused, but she didn't intend to disturb Taiga Fujimura's class. She asked a passing teacher if there was an empty classroom, and the group went to an empty classroom to wait for the time being.
When Broly and his group arrived at Guanshang Academy, it was during the fourth period in the morning. As soon as the lunch break bell rang, a large number of students came out of the classroom.
"How did you get here?"
Fujimura Taiga ran over with his books in his arms and asked directly.
"Since I was just passing by, I thought I'd drop by and see you, Fujimura-nee."
Rin Tohsaka briefly explained that Illya had lost her arm while practicing boxing, which drew a gasp from Taiga Fujimura.
"Ilya, are you alright now?"
She circled around Ilya and asked with some concern.
"It's alright now, Fujimura-neechan."
Fujimura Taiga's cheerful personality made her get along well with both Tohsaka Rin and Illya.
"By the way, it's already noon, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Would you like to have a meal at our school cafeteria? The food provided by Guanshang Academy for faculty and staff is quite good."
At the invitation of Taiga Fujimura, a group of people decided to have a free meal at Kansho Academy, a staff and faculty restaurant run by Taiga Fujimura.
Of course, for Broly, it was probably just a taste; if he were to eat as much as he wanted, the teachers at the school would probably have nothing to eat.
When Broly arrived at the cafeteria, he encountered another kimono-clad girl with an aura that kept strangers at bay.
When Ryougi saw the group of people coming from afar, she was stunned for a moment, then clicked her tongue and turned to walk towards the cafeteria window that sold bread.
"What's wrong with that guy? Why does he act like someone owes him money?"
Rin Tohsaka felt somewhat confused.
"You mean Ryougi Shiki? She was a withdrawn child, not very sociable. She would often go to a secluded place to eat lunch by herself."
Although Fujimura Taiga had only been a student teacher for a short time, he already knew a bit about the students in his classes.
Ryougi Shiki was a student that Fujimura Taiga paid close attention to. As for why Fujimura Taiga paid close attention to Ryougi Shiki, it was probably because Ryougi Shiki was also the daughter of a yakuza.
"I can understand the hardships of being a yakuza heiress. My classmates are always afraid of my yakuza family background and treat me with extreme caution, as if they're afraid of offending me. But actually, we're no different from ordinary people. We just want to make friends on an equal footing, but we're always misunderstood and alienated..."
After the staff meals were returned, Fujimura Taiga started talking at length about the problems he encountered during his student days, and immediately began to engage in empty empathy.
Rin Tohsaka looked at her and thought that if the Ryougi family that Taiga Fujimura mentioned was indeed the Ryougi family, the exorcising demon family, then the girl in the kimono was probably not isolated by others, but rather she was actively isolating herself from the outside world.
"I feel I should do something, but unfortunately I'm just a student teacher, not her homeroom teacher, so it's a bit improper for me to have a heart-to-heart talk with her."
The teachers at this school only cared about college entrance exam pass rates, and as long as a girl with her special status didn't disturb others' studies, they didn't really pay attention to her.
Fujimura Taiga was complaining, thankfully there was a magical barrier to isolate the sound and a cognitive barrier to make people subconsciously ignore this place. Otherwise, if the head of the grade who was eating next to him heard him, he would definitely make things difficult for Fujimura Taiga, the college student teacher.
So, is she having some kind of problem?
Broly asked the question, after he had already finished his staff meal.
"There must be some problems, otherwise how could I not even have a single friend to eat with!"
Fujimura Taiga confidently stated that she knew nothing about the exorcising family, nor did she know that Ryougi Shiki was looking down on her for using low-class suggestive magic to guide her students' learning. She was simply using her own life experience to judge the adolescent struggles that Ryougi Shiki, who had a similar background as a yakuza heiress, might be experiencing.
"Then I'll go find her and have dinner with her."
Broly jumped off the chair in the cafeteria and said, "Let's head in the direction where Ryougi Shiki's aura is."
"Huh?"
Fujimura Taiga paused for a moment, vaguely remembering that the boy from seven years ago had been rather indifferent to strangers he didn't know.
"I never imagined that so many years would pass and Broly would grow up to be so kind to strangers."
Fujimura Taiga sighed.
"What stranger? That kimono-clad girl named Ryougi Shiki is his new target."
Rin Tohsaka was somewhat speechless, and offered a reminder.
"Eh!"
Upon hearing this, Fujimura Taiga suddenly realized what was going on.
"No wonder they're so enthusiastic; they're probably going to beg for food."
Sakura nodded in agreement, completely understanding the boy's decision to help his new target.
"Is this really okay?"
Emiya Kiritsugu had some doubts.
"There won't be any problem, Uncle Emiya. Broly will definitely help his wife sincerely."
Yes, he helped you seven years ago, and in return, he beat up your father, single-handedly destroying Tokiomi Tohsaka's roots and dreams, and the Matou family became a thing of the past.
Emiya Kiritsugu remained expressionless, but inwardly he couldn't help but complain.
. . . .
Meanwhile, Ryougi, who was about to sit on the high platform of the empty auditorium to enjoy her lunch bread, was approached by a male classmate who tried to chat her up.
"You're Ryougi Shiki, right?"
"Who are you?"
"My name is Shirasumi Rio, and I'm a year ahead of you in school."
"What's the matter?"
"Ryougi-kun is really cold. I just came over to ask if you'd like to have lunch with me?"
Shiro Junri was tall and slender with delicate features. If he weren't dressed in men's clothes, people might mistake him for a woman. Yet, he extended an invitation to the girl in the kimono.
"Unfortunately, I don't have the habit of having lunch with strangers."
Ryougi Ori refused outright. As the male personality of this body, she didn't hesitate to reject people.
"That's a bit disappointing. By the way, Ryougi-kun, you like taking walks late at night, right?"
Shirai Junri suddenly asked.
"You're following me?"
Ryougi looked displeased and stared at the boy in front of her.
"No, I just happened to run into Ryougi-kun taking a walk on the street late at night. You really captivated me that night."
"That's unfortunate, I have absolutely no recollection of you."
"first……"
"What?"
"I was just thinking about the place where we first met. I heard that someone was killed there that night."
Ryougi frowned, not understanding what this person was trying to say.
"I will continue to follow you, Ryougi. I hope we can become friends who have lunch together in the future."
Ryougi felt somewhat bewildered by Shiro Junri's departure.
"Why don't you have lunch with other people?"
Just as she opened the fried bread and was about to eat, she heard another voice asking a question.
Turning around, I realized that the strange boy I had seen outside the window during the fourth period that morning was now standing behind me.
[We just lost a weirdo, and now a weird kid has shown up?]
This was Ryougi's truest feeling at that moment, but after taking a bite of her fried bread, she still answered Broly's question: "Why should I have lunch with someone I don't even know?"
"Don't you find that bothersome?"
Broly leaned closer and pressed for more information.
"No, I have no one to have lunch with, so why should I be bothered by that?"
Ryougi asked a question in return, but she didn't seem to react much to the boy's approach.
"Is the dining atmosphere not lively enough?"
Broly thought for a moment and then asked the question.
"Ha, I don't like crowds at all. Being with a bunch of hypocrites just makes me feel uncomfortable."
Ryougi Ori's way of eating fried bread is anything but ladylike, which is related to the fact that she is now in the male personality Ori.
The fried bread quickly shortened in her hands, while the kimono-clad girl's mouth puffed up like a hamster's.
"Will your presence here make you uncomfortable?"
Broly asked again.
Upon hearing this, Ryougi was taken aback.
He frowned and thought about it for a moment, and realized that it was indeed a bit strange.
Normally, she doesn't like others getting close to her.
but……
The girl in the kimono looked at the boy and thought that it was probably because he was a child that he was simple-minded and lacked the complexities of adulthood, which was why she didn't reject him.
"It's not uncomfortable, but I don't feel there's anything good about it either."
As Ryougi-ori spoke, she opened another loaf of bread.
But perhaps because she had already eaten a piece of bread, the girl suddenly felt thirsty.
Here, strawberry milk.
Broly took out a dairy drink he carried with him from his spatial storage and handed it over.
Feeling a little choked, Ryougi didn't stand on ceremony and took the milk from the boy's hand, drinking it every single time.
Thanks.
She thanked him after she finished drinking.
"You're welcome. But are you feeling any better now?"
"What do you mean?"
"About having lunch with me."
"You talk as if you have something to eat."
"I brought them all with me, even though they were leftovers from last night."
Seeing the boy conjure up a bunch of food out of thin air, Ryougi looked like she'd seen a ghost.
"Hmm, do you want it?"
Broly met her gaze, picked up a steamed lobster, and shoved it at her.
"I have food, thank you."
Ryougi's lips twitched at this, and she refused.
"Then let's exchange them."
Broly felt he had to let his prospective wife know the joy of sharing delicious food with loved ones, so he snatched the yakisoba bread from the kimono-clad girl and replaced it with his own steamed lobster.
After finishing the fried bread in three bites, Broly noticed the girl in the kimono was still staring blankly at the lobster in her hand. He quickly reached out and helped her remove the hard shell from the lobster.
"That will make it easier to eat the meat. Hurry up and eat."
Ryougi Weaving: "..."
The girl, who was eating lobster at school for the first time, did not refuse the expectant look from the boy whose mouth still had bread crumbs on it.
Of course, this must be because he didn't get enough to eat from the fried bread.
"Is it tasty?"
After watching the girl in the kimono take a bite of shrimp, Broly asked...
"That's fine then."
"Then let's try these lamb chops!"
"Woo~"
Broly ate while feeding the girl.
Ryougi wanted to refuse, but the boy was too enthusiastic.
The food offered was quite good, so they reluctantly accepted being fed.
Of course, this may also be related to the fact that the Root Theory might leave some impression on other personalities.
"Hey, stop giving me food, I can't eat anymore."
The appetite of the Ryougi-ori wasn't that big, and it quickly reached its limit.
"oh."
Broly was very obedient. After seeing that the girl's belly was a little bulging, he finished off the rest of the food himself.
After finishing his meal, he made sure to put the tableware back inside the Crystal Palace, intending to wash the plates later.
"Hey, kid, what's your name?"
After loosening the obi (sash) of her kimono and slightly easing the strain on her lower abdomen, Ryougi-ori finally asked the question.
"Hey, have you forgotten?"
Broly looked at the girl in the kimono with a strange expression.
"What? I forgot? Did I know you before?"
The two forces weave a frown.
"Yes, we know each other, and you even promised to become my wife someday."
Broly nodded.
"Ha, you little brat, do you even know what a wife is...?"
Ryougi's voice trailed off as the boy's expression grew more and more serious, not at all like he was joking.
And she has multiple personalities...
After her voice gradually subsided, she paused, then asked, "Do you know my other personality?"
"Um."
Broly nodded decisively.
*Smack!*
The two elements weave together and pat the forehead.
"What exactly are you thinking?!"
She was questioning the woman's personality, but unfortunately, she received no response.
"In short, I'm not the same person you know. You'll have to reintroduce yourself, and, um, you'll also have to say how old you are."
"Okay, my name is Broly, and I'm 12 years old according to my biological age."
"You're 12 years old?"
It looks a bit too small.
Never mind, my name is Zhi, I'm older than you, but don't call me sister.
As for the wife thing, I might have been joking with you about the other thing, but I won't admit it.
"Huh?!"
Broly's eyes widened. How could someone go back on their word after making a promise?
Meanwhile, on the other side of Ryougi-ori, a strange feeling arose as soon as the words were spoken.
It's like another personality is negating her negation.
"Okay, okay, you can make me acknowledge it, but only if I can genuinely like this child."
At this moment, Ryougi finally understood where her irritability of the past two days had come from.
(End of this chapter)