This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 89: Poor Little—

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Poor Little—

An overly excited Beichuan Hui Li had been repeatedly ordered by Beichuan Si not to "participate in any soul summoning games or psychic point explorations" before she finally headed upstairs to sleep.

But seeing her bouncing around and looking extremely happy even after being scolded, Beichuan Si couldn’t quite put his mind at ease.

Behaving like a worried father in front of his brother, he was talking about himself.

Though his own younger sister had already started high school, she still maintained an innocent childlike heart—

Beichuan Si didn’t know if that was good or bad, but he didn’t dislike this Beichuan Hui Li and could only let her be.

If it really didn’t work out, he would have to give his sister more guidance in the future, but he certainly wouldn’t allow her life to become miserable.

However, that would mean raising his own sister like a useless person.

Beichuan Si couldn’t help but feel somewhat headache-ridden; he took a deep breath and picked up a cup of water to take a sip.

That was the water I drank!

Shen Gu Mirai saw this scene from the side, her lips moved slightly, but she still didn’t say the words out loud.

But her silence didn’t mean that Beichuan Si hadn’t noticed her.

Setting down his cup, Beichuan Si turned around and said, "From now on, it’s just you and me, and don’t worry, I will honor the promises I made to you before I left."

He had thought Shen Gu Mirai was worried that he wouldn’t keep his promise, not treating her as a friend.

"You promised me before leaving... Does that mean Beichuan has already considered me a friend?" Shen Gu Mirai tossed her phone aside, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Beichuan Si.

"Pretty much," Beichuan Si nodded with few words. His expression relaxed slightly, "Later on, if Hui Li has any trouble, I might still need to trouble you, Shen Gu. I hope you won’t refuse then."

"Hmm... trouble or not... Mr. Temple’s concerns are my concerns too! Besides, I don’t really have many friends at school!"

Shen Gu Mirai said, puffing out her chest and speaking righteously.

Seeing her delicate face still proud, Beichuan Si felt somewhat bemused:

"You have few friends? Aren’t you very popular in Kyubei?"

"Being popular doesn’t necessarily mean having many friends," Shen Gu Mirai pouted. "Isn’t it the same for you, Mr. Temple? I’ve always thought that it’s better to have a few good friends rather than many."

That made perfect sense.

Beichuan Si nodded silently to himself.

A good friend is also a good teacher; it’s better to have a few quality friends—with good friends, one benefits for a lifetime.

Beichuan Si had always followed this principle in making friends.

He pondered for a moment before asking, "When are you planning to go back?"

Now that the murderer’s crisis had been resolved, and Shen Gu Mirai’s parents were almost due back from their business trip, Beichuan Si naturally asked when she planned to return home.

Although he didn’t mind Shen Gu Mirai staying at his home, it wouldn’t be good if her parents found out.

After all, Beichuan Si was still a young man, and it was indeed somewhat inappropriate for Shen Gu Mirai to keep staying with the Beichuan Family.

"I’ve thought about this too, to avoid troubling you, Mr. Temple, I plan to pack up and go home soon. Now that you have also returned, I plan to come over and pick up my things tomorrow afternoon after school," Shen Gu Mirai had clearly thought about this already, her intelligent nature had prepared her response as soon as Beichuan Si brought up the subject.

"Uh..." Hearing this, Beichuan Si instinctively murmured in a low voice, then he lifted his head and spoke calmly:

"Actually, you don’t need to hurry to take your things away."

"Ah?"

This was really not something Beichuan Si would normally say, which made Shen Gu Mirai pause briefly.

"My family’s guest room has always been empty; since it’s empty anyway, keeping your change of clothes there isn’t a problem. If you ever feel like staying over at my place, it won’t be so much trouble, I remember you mentioned last time that your parents are often away for business trips, right? Having you, a young woman, alone at your house is also..."

Beichuan Si spoke on, while Shen Gu Mirai blinked her eyes.

She indeed had told Mr. Temple that her parents were often away on business trips.

But what Shen Gu Mirai had never imagined was that Mr. Temple actually remembered it.

Mr. Temple was indeed a person who paid great attention to detail.

His concern for others might have just been a lukewarm greeting.

Had Shen Gu Mirai not been keenly perceptive, she might not have even noticed Mr. Temple’s thoughtfulness.

On top of feeling impressed, the young girl was slightly touched, her cute face blushing as she whispered,

"May I hug you, Mr. Temple?"

"..." Mr. Temple.

"No," Mr. Temple flatly refused.

"Huh?" Shen Gu Mirai looked alarmed.

"Do you want me to send you home right now?" Mr. Temple asked quietly.

Uh—

Shen Gu Mirai shrank her head back and didn’t dare to say another word.

Seeing her somewhat unreliable demeanor, Mr. Temple shook his head and took a still, quiet stuffed toy from his embrace, speaking to himself,

"Poor little, I have a favor to ask you too."

The stuffed toy remained motionless.

"Shen Gu is my friend, it’s alright," Mr. Temple added.

At the very moment he finished speaking, under the gaze of Shen Gu Mirai, the small body of the stuffed toy suddenly leaped into the air.

Then it plopped onto Mr. Temple’s shoulder, its tiny head with a red cross-stitched mouth appearing triumphant as it faced Shen Gu Mirai.

Then—

Then suddenly, eliciting a shocked cry from Shen Gu Mirai, Nishijou Kurenai was lifted up.

Nishijou Kurenai’s helpless expression was something Mr. Temple could completely feel.

"So cute!!!" Shen Gu Mirai widened her delicate eyes, watching the struggling little fellow, unable to hide her excitement.

Originally, she had been worried that the little fellow might carry some sort of curse, but seeing its ’adorable attack’ and Mr. Temple not warning or stopping her, she simply picked up Nishijou Kurenai.

Cute?

Mr. Temple glanced at Nishijou Kurenai, then at Shen Gu Mirai who had suddenly become enthusiastic. He couldn’t help but shake his head inwardly.

He didn’t understand what young girls were thinking nowadays.

The young girl on the bus said Nishijou Kurenai was cute, and the Shen Gu Mirai in front of him also said Nishijou Kurenai was cute.

Nishijou Kurenai’s frightening appearance seemed to appear nothing but cute in their eyes.

He really couldn’t understand the thoughts of the young people these days.

Mr. Temple felt slightly out of touch with the times as he looked again at Shen Gu Mirai and said, "Put poor little down, I still have things I need her for."

"Poor little...?" Shen Gu Mirai turned back.

"She is now also part of the Beichuan Family. Her name is Nishijou Kurenai."

Mr. Temple rescued poor little from Shen Gu Mirai’s hands, saying indifferently.

"Poor little—"

Shen Gu Mirai stared at the stuffed toy, her eyes sparkling as she murmured to herself.

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