Unable to defend himself, Furuya Rei noticed Hasegawa Yu's expression and realized something.

"Xiaoyou, have you recovered your memories from the sixth round?"

Although it was a question, the blond and dark-skinned man's tone was firm.

Subconsciously using his headbutt skill, Hasegawa Yu, who seemed to be feeling a little unwell, looked away and said, "Hmm."

Then he quickly glanced at the blond man, "Zero, does your head still hurt?"

The buzzing in his head had just stopped, and his expression was as calm as usual. "It doesn't hurt."

Hasegawa Yu felt relieved after hearing this. He put his hands behind his back and rubbed the ground with one toe.

"It was a bit bad of me to suddenly hit Brother Ling with my head, but Brother Ling not only made such a contract with Mr. Yijie, but also colluded with others to force me back, and he even lied to me!"

After hearing the orange-haired youth's accusations, Furuya Rei nodded with a hint of condemnation. "Then I am very bad."

Hasegawa Yu's eyes widened. "?"

"Ahem." Fūya Rei clenched his fist and placed it on his lips to hide the curve of his mouth. "Because I want to give Xiaoyou a guarantee no matter what."

Even if the mission fails, you can still go home.

Hasegawa Yu tugged at the corner of his clothes uncomfortably.

"Forcing this... was the result of a joint discussion among all of us. Since death can be avoided, there's no need to let Xiaoyou go through it again."

Noticing the young man's subtle movements, Furuya Rei quietly stepped forward, met his orange-gold eyes, and explained earnestly, "Disregarding Xiaoyou's wishes was not right, but we have no regrets."

Hasegawa Yu snorted softly.

"As for the last one..."

At this point, Furuya Rei paused, "Except for wanting to conceal the fact that Hiro and the others had died, I don't remember ever lying to Xiaoyou in the sixth game."

"ha!"

Hasegawa Yu had a look on his face that said, "I've caught you, haven't I?" "Zero-nii clearly doesn't want me to go back, and deep down he also hopes Jingguang-nii and the others can survive, but what he says is completely different!"

Fūya Rei had an expression that said, "I'm wronged," his drooping purple-gray eyes revealing a hint of grievance. "I don't think that's a lie. At most, it's just not what you say, not what you mean."

Seeing the orange-haired young man struggling to form his response, he took another step forward and said, "I understand. Next time when I talk to Xiaoyou, I will express my true thoughts."

The blond, dark-skinned man smiled, "I'm glad Hiro and the others are alive."

"Also..." He seemed to deliberately drag out the word to attract the orange-haired young man's attention, and then spoke accurately and clearly:

"...I want to be in the same world with Xiaoyou, I want to give Xiaoyou New Year's red envelopes every year, I want to see Xiaoyou every day, I want to celebrate with Xiaoyou..."

For some reason, Hasegawa Yu's ears felt hotter and hotter the more he listened, so he quickly covered his mouth.

Fūya Rei tilted his head in feigned confusion, his light blond hair swaying slightly on the side of his face, and his mouth opened and closed under the orange-haired young man's palm. "What's wrong?"

A moist and soft touch kept rubbing against the palm of his hand. Hasegawa Yu suddenly withdrew his hand and put it behind his back.

"..." After a few moments of silence, he turned his head and spoke softly, "I also want to do what Brother Ling said."

Fūya Rei's heart skipped a beat.

"And everyone!"

Jianggu Ling's heart stopped.

Letting his brain filter out the four words Hasegawa Yu added, Furuya Rei stared intently at the person in front of him, emphasizing each word, "Then, after the worlds merge, let's slowly complete them together."

Hasegawa Yuu replied softly, "Yeah."

After returning to the room, Hasegawa Yuu remembered something and took the Garfield doll, "Noah, you are not hiding anything from me like Brother Zero, right?"

Noah's Ark shuddered, "Absolutely not! My memory is synchronized with Xiaoyou's."

He and the mermaid knew a lot of things together.

Hasegawa Yu believed him and patted the head of the Garfield doll, "Noah, you've worked hard too."

[Xiaoyou too.]

As Hasegawa Yu's memory is fully restored, the mission enters the countdown stage.

One day in early summer, he received an invitation.

"Huh?" Hasegawa Yu was surprised. "Did the seniors really build a platform on the beach?"

"Yeah. I promised Xiaoyou that we would go to the beach together in the summer and listen to your concert." Fūya Rei's eyebrows softened.

There is only one empty spot left in the konpeito jar.

At this rate, Hasegawa Yu, who thought he would have to wait until the world merged before he could fulfill his promise with his predecessors, accepted this sudden invitation without hesitation, "Then let's go~"

It was dusk when we arrived at the private beach.

Although it's only early summer, the daily rising temperatures hint at the unusual nature of this year's summer. Fortunately, as night falls, the temperature drops considerably, becoming neither too hot nor too cold. A gentle sea breeze washes away the day's fatigue, leaving behind a relaxed and carefree mood.

The stage built on the beach is not big, and its overall shape is an open shell. When the afterglow of the setting sun falls on it, the appearance of the "shell" is dyed with a rich orange-gold color.

"Wow!" Looking at this stage that was clearly carefully crafted, Hasegawa Yuu couldn't find words to describe his excitement. "I love it so much."

“I love it so much!”

"Now the 'shell' is missing a 'pearl'." Furuya Rei leaned forward and made an invitation, "Big star, this stage belongs to you."

As night falls, the moon gives the night sky to the stars. Countless stars emit their own light, and the brightness is no less than that of the moonlight.

A bonfire was lit not far from the stage, and many people gathered around it: the officers of the First Investigation Division, rarely in plain clothes; several high school students from Teitan High School; Akai Shuichi and Matsuda Jinpei, who seemed to be trying to find common ground again; Hagiwara Kenji, who seemed to be trying to persuade but was actually assisting Kojinran; and Morobushi Kagemitsu, who sincerely wanted to keep them in line...

Hasegawa Yu's gaze swept over these familiar people one by one, and finally fell on Furiya Rei who was standing in front of him.

"Brother Ling."

He met those purple-gray eyes that reflected himself and the endless starry sky in the background. His eyes suddenly curved into crescents, "Let me tell you something in secret."

"There's a saying in my hometown." Hasegawa Yuu leaned closer to the blond, dark-skinned man, "The starry sky will illuminate the future of all those who love each other."

No matter when or where, the story of the starry sky and the sea never stops.

Even though we are thousands of miles apart, the starlight will guide everything under this sky.

After saying this, Hasegawa Yu did not explain its meaning. He turned around, pushed himself up with his arms, and jumped onto the stage.

There were a full range of instruments on the stage, and he picked a guitar, "Let's start the live performance with our shining voices!"

"A friendship deeper than love is born in the beautiful seven seas..."

The world is about to restart, and everyone doesn't have to worry too much tonight.

I don’t know who brought the wine, but everyone, who were a little reserved with each other at first, became familiar with each other under the influence of alcohol.

"Minors are prohibited from drinking!" Megure Jusan, the only one in the Investigation Division who didn't drink alcohol, issued a warning because his wife didn't like the taste of alcohol.

Kudo Shinichi, who secretly took a bottle of beer, said in a long tone, "Yes——"

"...there is a little star shining in the distance, the darkest night is before the dawn, the dawn light illuminates..." [Note 1]

After singing a few songs, Hasegawa Yu jumped off the stage and warmly invited everyone to join him.

The first person to take the microphone was the extremely confident Kudo Shinichi.

"!" Matsuda Jinpei covered his ears, "Someone take away this kid's microphone!"

What a devilish song!

Hasegawa Yu was stunned. Every word was clearly in pitch, so how could it be out of tune?

Kudo Shin was not afraid of other people's gazes at all, he just closed his eyes and sang loudly.

After thinking about it, Hasegawa Yusuke applauded him out of support.

Suzuki Sonoko's eyes widened, "There's no need to encourage this kind of singing."

"...My true love will never change, and I will be with you forever. Bless you, starry tonight, because you are my favorite person..." (Note 1)

For the sake of everyone's ears, the microphone was finally handed over to professionals.

When singing this line, Hasegawa Yu's eyes happened to collide with Furiya Rei's in mid-air.

"Yuu-chan, look over here~"

Kenji Hagiwara, who has become a fan, held a camera in his hand and struck a very professional pose for the photo.

Hasegawa Yu put his thumb down, bent his four fingers together, and reflexively made a heart shape with his cheek towards the camera.

Kenji Hagiwara behind the camera gave a thumbs up and said, "I received Yu-chan's love (heart)~"

Fūya Rei's eyelids twitched, and he had the urge to cover his friend's mouth.

Love is love, no omitting of words is allowed!

This lively seaside bonfire concert lasted for a long time.

Seeing that the time was almost up, a dark green candy appeared from Shuichi Akai's chest.

The last konpeito is here.

Within seconds, Hasegawa Yu, who was enveloped by a huge transparent beam of light that descended from the sky, puffed up his face and said, "Brother Xiuyi is stuck again!"

Akai Shuichi put one hand in his pocket and raised an eyebrow, "It's a coincidence."

Hasegawa Yu's feet gradually left the ground and his whole body floated towards the sky.

He raised his hand and pressed the inner wall of the light column, and said worriedly, "You must come find me."

Zhu Fujingguang waved at him and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyou, I will."

"I'm easy to find." Hasegawa Yu emphasized, "Super easy to find, you must come."

"Definitely." Furuya Ling chuckled, "The first one I'll go find is Xiaoyou."

"It's still unclear who saw it first." Matsuda Jinpei disagreed.

Noah's Ark remained silent, believing that it would never lose to humans who could get stuck in traffic.

"...But then again, isn't there something wrong with Kouya keeping the world fusion a secret until today?" Hagiwara Kenji said with a forced smile.

Ignoring the fists of his peers, Furuya Rei said seriously, "It's a surprise."

Seeing that the voices below were getting smaller and smaller and the suction from the sky was getting stronger and stronger, Hasegawa Yu closed his eyes and his consciousness fell into darkness.

[Tick-tock——]

A very regular sound of dripping water came from the darkness.

[Tick-tock——]

A faint smell of disinfectant and a faint floral fragrance wafted through my nostrils.

[Tick-tock——]

Hasegawa Yu opened his eyes and saw the white ceiling.

He shifted his gaze slightly and found the source of the "ticking" sound.

It's an IV drip.

With his mind a little hazy, Hasegawa Yu moved his hand with the IV needle inserted, sat up, and caught a glimpse of the fresh bouquet of flowers on the bedside table out of the corner of his eye.

The branches outside the house are covered with snow, silently showing their season.

Hasegawa Yu blinked slowly. He remembered that it was just after autumn when he had the car accident.

My own world...how long has it been?

There was a sound of the doorknob turning at the door of the ward, and Hasegawa Yu looked in the direction of the sound.

Seeing that the first person to come in was a blond and dark-skinned man wearing a nurse's uniform, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide, "???"

Before Hasegawa Yu could say anything, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a blue plaid suit appeared behind the blond and dark-skinned caregiver.

"Yuu-chan!"

Cui Nanhao fell into a pair of orange-gold eyes before he reacted and shouted, "Doctor, the patient is awake!"

In less than a minute, the quiet ward was plunged into a bustling bustle.

While answering the doctor's questions obediently, Hasegawa Yu unconsciously looked for the nurse.

The blond nurse, who was pushed to the door by the crowd, raised his index finger to his lips, made a "hush" gesture, and quietly left the room.

Seeing this, Hasegawa Yu withdrew his gaze and focused on responding to everyone's concern.

"You-chan is recovering well," the doctor concluded. "She'll be able to be discharged after a period of rest and rehabilitation."

Everyone in the ward breathed a sigh of relief.

After sending off the doctor and nurse who were obviously his fans, Cui Nanhao sat down beside the bed and carefully looked at the orange-haired young man lying on the bed. "You really scared me to death."

"Hehe." Hasegawa Yu smiled sheepishly and gave his agent a hug. "I'm back. Where are Takeru and the others?"

"Awu, Miss Sha Luo, and Miss Xing Luo and I take turns guarding you. Today is my turn." Cui Nanhao shook the phone in his hand. "I have already informed them that you woke up."

Hasegawa Yu opened his mouth, "Then..."

"Don't worry, the identities of the child you saved and the driver who caused the accident have not been exposed."

Knowing what his artist wanted to ask, Cui Nanhao took the initiative to say, "The driver was driving under the influence and is in jail. The child's medical expenses for the past three months were paid by the child's parents."

It turns out that three months have passed, Hasegawa Yu nodded.

"After you got into the car accident, the related praying trends lasted for a month before they started to decline."

Cui Nanhao sighed and briefly explained what had happened in the past few months. "It happened both domestically and internationally. I couldn't suppress it. Everyone is worried about you, You-chan."

Hasegawa Yu lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I will be more careful next time."

You just won’t give up on saving people, right?

Cui Nanhao, who was already accustomed to the artist's style, ignored the question and said, "Many fans spontaneously volunteered at the place where your car accident happened, directing traffic and promoting the dangers of drunk driving. You-chan can still run into them if you go to see them now."

If not for yourself, at least think about your fans!

"Where's my phone?" Hasegawa Yuu sat up straight. "I need to let them know I'm safe."

"You-chan's original phone was damaged by a car." Cui Nanhao took out a new phone and said, "Restoring safety, then take a rest. Your health is important, so no excessive chatting is allowed."

"But Nanhao also knows..."

Facing his agent's increasingly dangerous gaze, Hasegawa Yu, wanting to prove he was fine, swallowed the word "magic" from his mouth and replied with a lack of confidence, "I'll rest well."

Cui Nanhao crossed his arms over his chest and snorted coldly.

"Huh?" Hasegawa Yu, who was focusing on his phone, discovered something. The style of this phone was similar to the one that Brother Jinping gave him.

The phone turned on, and after the opening animation ended, a voice assistant in the image of Garfield popped out from the corner of the phone.

The next second, a familiar voice came from the speaker.

"Hello, welcome to the Songtian phone. I'm your voice assistant, Noah's Ark."

Hasegawa Yu's eyes lit up instantly.

"Matsuda brand?" Cui Nanhao was surprised. "Isn't this a Pineapple brand phone? There's a voice assistant called Noah's Ark on the market?"

The more he spoke, the more he felt something was wrong, and he angrily said, "How can a brand give a spokesperson fake products?!"

Fake Noah's Ark: "."