With its meandering rivers and chic, cozy western-style houses, this area's scenery stood out from the rest of Tokyo's skyscraper-filled landscape. It was incredibly tranquil and serene.

Little Venice of Tokyo, Sweet Forest, Grocery Store Kingdom—the most ideal residential areas within the 23 wards; these were the impressions Liberty Hill gave to people.

"What did you guys do last time?" As soon as they got out of the car, Jiutiao Meijie asked Dubian Che.

"We just walked around a bit, drank some milk tea, and sat on a bench under the cherry trees."

"How romantic," Jiutiao Meijie remarked sarcastically, but she didn't say much else.

Since she had allowed him to have two lovers and even turned a blind eye to the possibility of future children, this little thing was naturally not a big deal.

She had her own plans.

By next year on the ninth of September, when they both turned eighteen, they would immediately fill out the "marriage certificate" and then have him move to Shinbashi—or build a new villa.

The wedding could take place after graduation, whether after high school or university; either would do.

The three of them began strolling down the European-style street.

Fun, quirky shops lined the path, but none were as eye-catching as they were.

The two didn't appear particularly luxurious in their clothes, but they always looked proper and pretty, casually adorned with small yet expensive accessories.

"Speaking of milk tea, have you ever had it?" Dubian Che, who also attracted frequent sideways glances from the surrounding women, curiously asked Kiyono Lin.

Chin in hand, Kiyono Lin pondered:

"Starting today, join me more often on walks during Saturdays and Sundays, otherwise you'll have such a narrow view you'll think I've never even had milk tea."

"Come to think of it, we've rarely seen you outside of school, not counting travel gatherings," Jiutiao Meijie said.

"There's no need to emphasize 'we both'," retorted Kiyono Lin with a glance at her.

"Sorry, that was really just force of habit." Jiutiao Meijie couldn't help but smirk as she naturally linked arms with Dubian Che.

She had already become accustomed to grouping herself with Dubian Che.

Kiyono Lin stopped in her tracks and looked at them: "If you're going to be like this, I can only go back."

"Don't be mad, don't be mad, I'll link arms with you too." Jiutiao Meijie extended her other hand and warmly took hold of Kiyono Lin's slender wrist.

"Is that okay now?" Jiutiao Meijie asked.

Kiyono Lin took a breath, sighed, and finally said, "Fine."

Hand in hand, the three of them walked down the main street, becoming an even more captivating sight.

But Jiutiao Meijie found it too troublesome to hold onto two people at once and eventually let go of Dubian Che, only keeping an arm around Kiyono Lin.

"Hey," complained Dubian Che, who considered Jiutiao Meijie entirely his own.

"Oh, are you jealous?" Kiyono Lin chuckled.

"Be good," Jiutiao Meijie's slender, soft fingers trailed from Dubian Che's lips down to his chin, "Come sleep at my place tonight, as a reward."

"...You should have said that earlier, no problem, please continue."

In fact, just seeing the two of them hand in hand was already the greatest pleasure for Dubian Che.

One was pure and ethereal, the other exquisitely beautiful.

Their elegant or seductive figures, their voices that were so comforting or thought-provoking, along with their cleverness and cuteness displayed in their gestures and tones, all defined the word "perfection."

The visual pleasure was satisfying enough, but what was more gratifying was the fulfillment of his soul.

"This shop's decoration has a bit of an Okinawa style; it seems they sell products from a hundred to sixty years ago."

"A bunch of old junk, calling it 'vintage'."

"How did you end up such a neat freak?"

"End up?"

"And so nitpicky."

"When it comes to being nitpicky, you're much more severe than I am."

"No, you're much better at it than me... The milk tea shop is here, so many people in line."

Jiutiao Meijie turned her head and issued a command to Dubian Che: "Queue up."

"Yes, yes, my young ladies," Dubian Che laughed as he looked at them.

The two seemed to bicker as they used to, but now it was filled with a deep friendship.

Dubian Che didn't know whether love could replace friendship, fulfilling the need for both relationships and friends, but the scene before him made him feel that at least reconciling the two women had not been a mistake.

"I've told you, if you dare to laugh randomly, I'll punish you," came Jiutiao Meijie's merciless voice.

Because of his laughter, all the girls, young women, and ladies around who were looking at Dubian Che froze, like the robot models from the "Sky City" in the Ghibli Museum.

"Your punishment is entirely a reward," Kiyono Lin said.

"Do you have any ideas?" Jiutiao Meijie turned to look at her.

With her usual right hand taken by Jiutiao Meijie, Kiyono Lin had no choice but to support her graceful chin with her left.

After a moment of reflection, she looked at Dubian Che, smiling, "He likes shrine maiden outfits, doesn't he?"

"Hold on, hold on!" Dubian Che felt a sense of doom within.

Before she could finish, Kiyono Lin cheerfully added, "Forgot, to use your words, he's interested in researching clothes."

She turned to Jiutiao Meijie and said, "How about making him wear a shrine maiden outfit in the clubroom?"

Jiutiao Meijie said to Dubian Che with a playful smile, "This young lady won't listen to her."

"Meijie, my Meijie!" Dubian Che was sincerely moved.

"How about you wear a nurse outfit," Jiutiao Meijie said nonchalantly.

"..." Dubian Che hesitated, "Or maybe, the shrine maiden outfit?"

At least the shrine maiden outfit had pants, but the nurse outfit... Wait, does a nurse outfit even have pants?

"You choose, whether to listen to her or me," Jiutiao Meijie said with a playful smirk.

The same 'playful smirk,' but with different meanings.

Dubian Che and Jiutiao Meijie had always been open with each other, understanding each other instantly; he immediately decoded her meaning:

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