A super traveler in a peaceful world

"——Bai Yu!"

Bai Yu was about to say something, but Xiaojiu slapped her on the table to interrupt her, and stared at her with sharp eyes: "I know you have hidden many things from me, but I won't ask now. That’s just the way it is.”

"Oh...you know?"

"Although I'm old, I'm not stupid. Besides, I'm the head of the family now. I still have the right to have a guest here, right?"

"..."

Bai Yu fell silent and said nothing more.

....An Luo, who also said nothing, did not understand the conversation, but in fact...there is a certain deviation in the understanding of Naruse and his grandson.

To put it simply, Xiaojiu thought from the beginning that An Luo was Bai Yu’s secret boyfriend, and he had no intention of stopping his boyfriend who was very good in terms of character and study and was prepared to actively promote it, so he let An Luo. Luo lives in his house, and although they have only had a brief exchange, he believes that he does not think that a child in high school can deceive him, especially if there are some photos as evidence, which naturally makes it more credible.

As for whether they would make mistakes when they were in high school under the same roof, he didn't care at all; because the legal age for marriage in Japan is 16 years old for women and 18 years old for men. From parents and relatives to the social and government, high school students are not allowed to fall in love. Even if you don't encourage it, you won't say it right.

The reason for such misunderstanding is entirely because Bai Yu secretly brought An Luo back in the middle of the night and cooked for him. When he asked Bai Yu what the relationship was, Bai Yu also hesitated... so If he wasn't a boyfriend, what could he be?

At the same time, he was hiding a lot of things, mainly talking about his secret boyfriend, and the fact that Bai Yu wore a school uniform during the summer vacation and pretended to go to school to make up classes after failing a class, but actually skipped classes.

Bai Yu just thought that his grandfather knew that although he went out in school uniform every day, he actually did not go to school, and he wanted to keep An Luo at home just because his grandfather liked An Luo very much.

As for the safety of boys of the same age living at home, she was not too worried about having such an overly strong grandfather, especially since Anluo had an injured foot and could not travel far, and the wheelchair was broken and even going to eat became a problem, so it was somewhat I couldn't bear it, so I didn't refuse firmly.

As the only person at the scene who could understand the overall situation, An Luo naturally knew Xiaojiu's misunderstanding, but he felt that there was no need to explain it deliberately. Anyway...it was beneficial, wasn't it? Although it has developed to the point where he is allowed to live here beyond his expectation.

But he still didn't intend to refuse. After all...it would be troublesome to have to eat out when staying in a hotel, and Bai Yu's fried rice is also great!

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When he was ten years old, Naruse Shiroha's father died in a traffic accident while doing purchasing work outside the island. Not long after that, his mother suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons.

Therefore, Bai Yu was almost single-handedly raised by his grandfather. However, although his grandfather loved this only bloodline, he was also a taciturn person and did not know how to communicate with children at all, so there was always a gap in the relationship between the two parties.

It is the existence of this gap that prevents the two from talking openly and honestly for many years. Now the misunderstanding about An Luo's different perceptions of each other has not been resolved, and even the chance of resolution is far away.

But now they don't realize anything is wrong. Xiaojiu even went to the hotel in person to help An Luo bring the gift. After all...it seems that An Luo's foot was injured and he couldn't walk for a long time. .

But when grandpa went to get his luggage, Bai Yu squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and wailed: "...Why did it become like this?"

"Well, don't be so unhappy. I can teach you how to learn while you are looking for butterflies. Of course, compared to this..." An Luo paused, then continued: "As for the glowing butterflies, I still I hope you can help me, and I will not reduce the 2 million yuan reward."

"I'll help you, but forget about the money."

Bai Yu, who had never wanted to accept the money from the beginning, naturally became even less likely to ask for it when she knew what the money meant. However, even if she agreed to assist, she still had concerns: "Although I can't say that Okay...but if there is no special need, it would be better to act separately."

"Because of the so-called curse?"

".....Um."

"You may not believe it, but in fact I not only have good grades, but also a lot of knowledge in martial arts. I have a second-degree black belt in karate, and I have made great achievements in Muay Thai, Sanda, and judo. Even if you want to curse me, it is still difficult to hurt me. "

"...Wait a minute, didn't you say...that you are very weak?" Bai Yu narrowed his blue eyes and looked at him suspiciously: "...You lied to me?"

Chapter 5 "The fear of being dominated by An Luo"

In the room where the two of them were alone, there was no harmonious and warm atmosphere between the two people who had just met today, and An Luo was even suspected by Bai Yu, who looked at someone suspiciously.

But he wasn't nervous at all. He just spread his hands and sighed helplessly: "How is it possible? Your memory is really bad. Did I mention that you had exercised before? It was just the injury that made the body temporarily weak. That’s all, but even if I’m not in good health, I still have the skills, and I’m so lucky that even your ‘curse’ can’t hurt me, right?”

"This... As expected, it still doesn't work. I will help you, but I won't act with you."

Although Bai Yu hesitated briefly, the shadows accumulated over the years made her shake her head vigorously as she did not want to hurt others, and turned around and left the living room without giving An Luo a chance to speak.

This makes An Luo somewhat troubled. Of course, it is really just a little trouble. After all... Now that they are all living under the same roof, is it possible that he will not be able to influence this simple girl?

Although it doesn't matter if we don't actually act together.

He wanted to follow because he was very curious about the power of prophecy, because this was the first time he encountered someone with supernatural powers besides himself and Megumin, especially the power of prophecy, so of course he couldn't let go of the opportunity to study it easily. .

While he was worrying about how to find out more about Bai Yu's power, it didn't take long for Xiaojiu to come back and choose a guest room in this large house to let him stay temporarily...because there were no visitors at home. The relationship has been idle for too long, and he and Bai Yu helped clean it up.

Of course, An Luo originally planned to help, but... without using his superpowers, his destructive housework abilities quickly made him considered a hindrance, so he was simply kicked away to take a shower. .

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In the corner of the house, in an unfamiliar bathroom that is considered a luxury for most people and takes a while to walk, An Luo took his clothes and looked at the two benches under the shower in the bathroom, and couldn't help but worry about how to choose. .

The gray one that looks old-fashioned is undoubtedly Naruse Kobato's, and the other relatively new-looking white one, which is childish and cute, should undoubtedly be Shiroha's...

"As expected, no guests will come, not even for guests. Forget it...I'll just stand."

After sighing, An Luo simply stood without using any of them. After all, it was always not good to sit naked on the bathing chair of a girl he just met. It made him feel like a real person. Like a pervert.

Of course, although many people call him a pervert, in fact he has not really done any perverted behavior. Just like in the past, when he was a child, he often called people a bastard. When he grew up, he called cn.m, but it is really true. Bastard, will you go there? Of course not.

Although he has a lot of bad taste, he has no intention of taking advantage of the Naruse family, because he is only interested in interesting things, and of course he will do whatever it takes to facilitate himself, but he doesn't like to take advantage of other people's kindness. Pay for food, but when he really leaves, he will keep the money he would have paid to the hotel plus double the food cost and leave.

"But when can we solve the mystery and go to Huihui's world?" An Luo, who was thinking about various things, looked at the bathroom wall through the white mist and sighed softly.

By the time he changed his clothes and felt refreshed after taking a bath, the room had been tidied up, and Bai Yu, who had made a false alarm, had gone to bed, and Xiaojiu was here to chat with him.

Although An Luo expected him to leave early at first, and he wanted to prepare to deal with the affairs of the Extreme North Society, and even regretted why he wanted to live here, but it didn't take long for him to find that he was woken up by his previous visit to the bathroom in the middle of his sleep. Kobato is just expressing his feelings because he has not had anyone to talk to for many years. He is not just being idle and boring and talking, but he is patient.

"...You may not know clearly. Although Bai Yu's child seems to be a bit difficult to get along with, considering what happened to her, I feel that she has worked very hard, because..."

Xiaojiu, who was sitting opposite An Luo, suddenly mentioned after a series of casual conversations that Bai Yu's father died when he was ten years old and his mother disappeared, and... "You may have heard that Bai Yu was in school and on the island. Going to school is always a person’s reason.”

"That...the ability to predict that disaster will befall people?"

"...Although I didn't believe it at first, this is an ability that women in the Naruse family have had since ancient times. Bai Yu's grandmother and her mother both have this power... but this is not It’s not a good thing, and she has been known as a miko who brings misfortune from generation to generation.”

"Well, if it is an unavoidable misfortune, no one will really like it, but if you can perfectly cope with all misfortunes, I think there is nothing wrong with knowing it in advance."

An Luo smiled confidently and did not regard this ability as a misfortune. This attitude reminded Xiaojiu of his past self, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You are very similar to me when you were young. The old man has been tempering to cope with all disasters, and hopes to be by his wife, daughter, and granddaughter's side."

"I think that's a very admirable belief."

"But...most people are still afraid of this power, so what I hate the most is that this kind of statement is spreading. Although I also know that on this small island, any rumors will spread quickly. If possible, I would have hoped that my daughter would The next generation will put an end to that rumor, but...whether it is Lao Chen's daughter or Bai Yu's children, they are too kind and will tell others what they have seen, hoping that they can be prepared in the face of disasters. This rumor has never ended, but if you come to help..."

Kobato, who has been controlling rumors on the island, has always hoped to control the rumors outside the island to some extent, so he talked about things that he himself did not want to talk about this night.

Of course, although he said something that everyone on the island knew, Kobato did not say that his daughter told him about another ability of the Naruse family shrine maidens before she disappeared. He only said it when An Luo promised to assist, hoping that he would Get along well with Bai Yu, and don't let Bai Yu have the idea of ​​going back to the past... just like what his daughter told him back then.

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After Kojiu left, Anluo noticed that Kojiu's last instructions seemed unusual. Although he was a little confused about it, he didn't think too much about it. After all, the other party didn't want to say more in this regard. He felt that he could continue to ask. It's of no use either.

When he was alone in the room, he was finally able to deal with the things he had planned to do before, and finally closed his notebook as the night got darker and darker. Originally, he wanted to read something, but in the end he thought about it and forgot about it.

"...It's been a long day today, so it's better to go to bed early."

Thinking this way, he was not in the mood to read because his stomach still hurt, so he just lay down on the quilt that had been laid out.

the next morning.

When he woke up early in the morning and faced an unfamiliar ceiling, he was a little confused at first, but then quickly understood where he was now.

There is nothing new in this guest room. There is a wardrobe but no bed in the normal sense. But when you open the window, you can see a good view...a standard Japanese garden view. It is indeed a must-see. This seems like a good place to retire.

But when he walked out of the guest room, he found that he was the only one left in Nuo Da's house. As an active fisherman, Xiaojiu had already gone out before dawn. Bai Yu seemed to have deliberately gotten up earlier than him, only leaving the standard Japanese breakfast on the table.

"...Whether it's Xiaojiu who thinks that I am Bai Yu's boyfriend, or Bai Yu himself who has no such idea at all, this family is not afraid that I am actually a bad person and will take away all the valuable things while they are away. ?How dare you leave me alone?"

An Luo, who didn't understand that most of the residents on the island were simple and kind-hearted and wouldn't speculate on people's hearts with malicious intent like him, couldn't help but feel confused about the situation while eating breakfast. To some extent, he almost regarded this as a test. .

But soon he did nothing. After eating, he quickly left here to carry out today's mission. During the time when the sun was just rising, he went into the forest to search for glowing butterflies... After all, there are such things as butterflies. The probability in the mountains is far higher than in human settlements.

"Speaking of which... why do butterflies glow? What are the properties of butterflies? Why can they hide people in unknown spaces and even travel through time and space? How can I make butterflies work for me?"

While thinking about the doubts about the glowing butterfly, An Luo was a little confused about how to make the other party listen to him and how to communicate with the other party. At the same time, he used telekinesis to scan the mountain forest and search for any butterflies that existed.

However, he found a lot of ordinary butterflies, but none of them glowed. Bai Yu, who left home first, was found by him first.

When he got closer quietly, he discovered that Bai Yu's position was above the creek in the forest.

To be precise, Bai Yu was sitting on a thick branch. While placing one foot in the cold mountain water, he lowered his head and stared at the calm water below without knowing what he was thinking.

The golden light of the morning sun shines on the mountain forest, reflecting the girl's silver hair that is blown by the breeze in the mountain, and dispersing the remaining mist from last night little by little.

The combination of the beautiful mountain forest and the silver-haired girl in the forest was so beautiful that An Luo forgot his original purpose for a moment, but... instinctively took out his cell phone to take a picture of the scene.

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Bai Yu, who went out today but did not wear black socks, sat on a branch in a daze, while An Luo admired the beautiful scenery and beautiful girls not far away for a while, and took photos as a souvenir. Although he wanted to use telekinesis to quietly He took away Bai Yu's shoes from the tree near the stream to see what Bai Yu's expression would be when he found that there was nothing under the tree.

But... considering that the ending might be more troublesome, I finally gave up on teasing her with pranks like a child's, and limped over, pretending to have just appeared and discovered her. Surprised: "Bai Yu? What a surprise to meet you here. By the way, what are you doing sitting in the tree so early in the morning?"

"...An Luo?" Bai Yu subconsciously raised his head and looked over. His face was also surprised to find him at this time, but he still answered his question honestly: "I was thinking about where the butterfly appeared, but .....Why are you here? Are your feet okay?"

"It hurts a little, but it'll be fine if you force it a little bit."

"...it's better to go back quickly, really..."

"It's not urgent. Aren't you ready to come down by then? What if you fall into the water?"

"It's okay. I was born on the island. Although I'm not as tall as boys, there's still no problem at this height."

"...That's it."

He had an inexplicable urge to push her into the water and then ask her the same question again. However, An Luo, who was not bored to that extent, stopped the urge in his imagination and just watched her get down from the tree and stand in the tree. Wait for the water on your feet to dry.

The girl with her back leaning against the big tree, after being silent for a long time, suddenly slowly broke the silent atmosphere and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, because I think that kind of butterfly is just a novelty, but I just think of it as a firefly." Insects like these never pay attention to where they appear, so... no matter how I recall, I can’t quite remember where exactly that kind of butterfly appeared.”

"No, no, no, it's okay. You have no need to apologize at all." An Luo had no position to demand anything from the other party. Although he was a little disappointed, he had no intention of blaming the other party, so he reassured: "And this matter is not urgent. , Anyway, as long as it is confirmed that that kind of butterfly exists on this island, the next thing will be easier to handle. If we simply estimate the size, it will only take a few days to basically complete the exploration of the main area, right?"

"But butterflies can fly and won't sit there waiting for us to search all over the place." Bai Yu couldn't help but objected to this statement. After a slight hesitation, Bai Yu asked again: "... Speaking of which, I have always cared about it. , why does your sister want to see that kind of butterfly so much?"

"Well." Faced with the expected questions, An Luo readily gave the answer: "Because she is only fourteen years old and has always liked that kind of fantasy stuff, so I want to help her realize her dream... ...Can you understand that?"

“Very understanding!”

For some reason, when talking about fantasy things, Bai Yu, who nodded vigorously in affirmation, even raised his tone several times.

This made the keen An Luo couldn't help but suspect that Bai Yu was a hidden middle school student, so he asked tentatively: "Um... do you like that kind of thing at your age?"

"——How, how is it possible! I will not hide in a place where no one is around, throw a stone into the water and then use the magic bomb! I will never do that kind of thing that a child does!"

Bai Yu was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, trying his best to explain, but... this kind of detailed and overly detailed idea made An Luo sure that she was really a sophomore in middle school who had not graduated, and It's better to throw stones into the water and then pretend to use the "spirit bullet".

"...Hey, is it a magic bullet? Everyone has their own hobbies, and it's not good to criticize them without permission."

"S-So no! I won't do that kind of thing!"

"It's okay, show up with courage, maybe one day your dream will come true, and when you can really use the spirit bullet, you will no longer be a middle schooler, but a real magician!"

"...It's annoying...it's so annoying!"

An Luo's consolation was not a comfort at all. Bai Yu, whose cheeks turned red with shame and anger, suddenly shouted a local dialect.

This is similar to the classic shout in sumo wrestling, which makes An Luo a little confused: "...that? I don't know why it is related to sumo wrestling, but do you want to play sumo with me in a place like this?" flutter?"

"How is it possible! This is... the dialect of our island."

"Yes, what does that mean?"

"...You...are annoying."

Bai Yu, whose face was red, glared at An Luo fiercely as if he wanted to kill him.

But An Luo, who had already developed the ability to tolerate speech, shrugged completely indifferently: "Wouldn't it be better to just say it's annoying to people? Isn't it pointless to speak in dialect that others can't understand?"

"...It's better if you understand. The meaning of reproach is heavier than the ordinary meaning of 'annoying to death'."

When he said this, Bai Yu's voice suddenly became quieter, as if he felt a little guilty for suddenly saying such words.

This made An Luo not know what to say. Bai Yu's angry way of wanting to blame the other party, but also feeling guilty and wanting to show mercy, really... I don't know how to evaluate and compare. good.

So he didn't say anything else, and just watched from the side. After Bai Yu put on his shoes, the two of them explored the mountain in silence without communicating.

Bai Yu deliberately walked very slowly in order to take care of him. At the same time, he seemed to feel guilty about what happened before. He tried hard to open and close his mouth several times. He wanted to find a topic but suffered from clumsy speech and didn't know how to speak.

An Luo looked at this look and felt it was inexplicably cute, so he didn't say anything and just watched her with interest.

When Bai Yu noticed his gaze, he didn't pay attention at first, but over time, he still found it difficult to ignore. He couldn't help but glared at it unhappily: "...You! Why do you keep looking at me?"

"Hmm~ Because it's interesting that you look troubled like this."