Chapter 1275: NO. 179：He and Gui She

NO. 179：He and Gui She

"Can I move now?"

"Wait a moment, Aomo hasn't responded yet on his end. By the way, how's your side? What did Luzhasi say?"

"What else can I say? Same old work little news, and the work content is still those meaningless messages and deliveries…… This bunch of weirdos couldn't care less about me being attacked by Sai Luo!"

"The pay is still the same?"

"Why bother paying attention to this?"

"After all, it's work; not caring about pay would be strange, right?"

"He…… you're becoming more and more like a human."

"Your ID doesn't say you're human?"

"I'm not talking about that!"

"Is there a difference? Aomo would also care about these things, right? Do you think he's like a human?"

"……"

"Why aren't you speaking?"

"Thinking about what to say……"

"Eh~ you've changed too, you're actually being so hesitant."

"Cut the chatter! I just feel that saying some things would have troublesome consequences!"

"Considering the consequences already means you're not the Gui She everyone knows," He sighed, "Do Aomo and Sai Luo-san's beatings of you and your monster have this kind of extra effect?"

"It's hiding!" Gui She snapped, "They said I should play true to type, but I still need to be careful!"

"I've got way more annoying stuff lately than before!"

"I think what Aomo meant by 'playing true to type' is just that—playing true to type." He, half-reclined on the office living-room sofa watching TV, reached into the bamboo basket and grabbed a chip, crunching.

"Didn't I say that before? You can just beat up that Dada alien you're complaining about—provided you can win."

"I did hit him, but there's still no reaction."

"Could it be because I didn't hit hard enough?" Looking at the screen showing those Uma Musume introductions, He pondered a moment, then asked, "Didn't he retaliate?"

"By 'no reaction' I mean he didn't retaliate against me."

"Could it be that the lack of response from above is his way of retaliating…" He speculated, then paused, because a message popped up on his phone.

"Wait a moment," she hurriedly grabbed a napkin, wiped her hands, and picked up her phone, "Aomo replied to me; I'll tell him about this as well."

"Oh," Gui She nodded, then added, "Have you been learning from that guy Aomo?"

"Huh?"

"No way," He said, then added, "But his reply is telling you not to think about all that nonsense, and to get ready to start work at 14:36."

"Oh." Gui She responded, lowered his head, and began organizing the toolbox he had to bring these days, pulling out a clay model with metal fittings.

"But I really feel your speech is becoming more and more like his style; just now when you mentioned him, I was thinking about how to say this."

"What's there to think about? Why are you obsessing over this?" After replying to the message, He lay back down, his uneasy little hand reaching for snacks again.

Unlike Qian, Miss He, who has long been engaged in gourmet store-hopping activities, even discounting the time spent on trains and subways, still gets a stable tens of thousands of steps of exercise each day, standing out as a literal 'rampaging athlete'; the issue of dietary calories is not considered urgent.

Of course, it's merely not urgent.

In fact, as long as you pay attention to that also conspicuous thigh contour, you'll notice the numbers are swelling with each version update; it can be said that they are gradually advancing toward the domain where Hololive is located.

But obviously, her companions won't point out this issue, and while her landlord-boss wanted to speak but hesitated, he also gave up on remarks that could easily rise to 'workplace sexual harassment'.

Thus, Miss He became the most carefree figure in the office life.

No school, no overtime; work is occasional but sufficient, and on weekdays she either enjoys the office to herself during the day or goes out store-hopping.

On holidays, she can even drag Miss Shinjo out for store-hopping, and if the timing is right, she can also drag Aomo along.

Playing and eating all the way, it's a life many dream of; she is also quite aware of this, very content with the status quo, while holding a carefree, 'whatever' attitude toward many things.

On the contrary, it puts her in a state of being neither here nor there, unlike when she returned to Taiwan; although her outlook on life has undergone a major shift and she no longer agonizes over 'what should I do,' her daily conduct remains as aimless and idle as before.

This leaves several companions constantly speechless at her lazy attitude.

They even once discussed in private whether this counts as Aomo having ruined He.

"Uh…… I was just thinking of something like the captain and princess…… how to put it, I can't find the word."

【Love, Promise, Shelf Life】

The so-called three things that a person must not violate, heard from the princess and captain, Gui She feels nothing about them, only sensing that each word clashes with him as if his birth signs were antagonistic.

He can almost picture the embarrassment of uttering that word and the ridicule that would follow, likely spreading quickly through the small group.

When it comes to imagining embarrassing scenarios, everyone's thoughts always leap forward like that.

I heard that in this world, people even have built-in recording when they make phone calls; He wouldn't do that too, would he?

Gui She has indeed grown many more schemes lately, able to think of this level, but that only proves he's really not suited to think about such things.

Especially when he cautiously opens his mouth like that, only to meet the other's surprised response:

"Huh? Dating? Me and Aomo?"

"Oh, yes! Yes! It's dating…" After the other's prompting, Gui She finally recalled that 'modern' word, jumping from a five-thousand-year-old vocabulary deficit to the present, yet realizing the other's candidness in saying this seemed unshakable.

"... Could it be that I misunderstood?" The red-haired conservative exclaimed in surprise.

"Otherwise, how would I be dating him?" He remarked flatly, then fell silent for a moment, "I don't even know what counts as dating."

"……"

Silence.

It wasn't until the other person said that that Gui She suddenly realized he had forgotten that He was the most peculiar member of their group——

——Despite awakening together, she is the only one in the team with no memory at all, a complete blank slate.

If it weren't for being summoned by Chen at the very beginning, who knows where she'd have wandered off to on her own.

Even if you told her her identity and everyone's goal, letting her always act with everyone, this guy always seems lacking in realism and drive.

The sense of not fitting in between He and everyone was so strong it was hard to ignore, but even if left to act alone, she still didn't fit in with the surroundings.

That amnesiac's unease and confusion were always especially evident, and it kept Gui She from ever forgetting that this person had amnesia.

On the contrary, after arriving in this so-called Terra Federation world, Gui She almost forgot that this guy had only had his memory for a few months.

How could someone who's only been conscious for a few months adapt so well here? Is it just because of the food she constantly thinks about?

He couldn't figure it out, but using his brain wasn't originally his job.

His usual style is to stand up, step on these messy thoughts, go blame the person who talks nonsense and makes him think of these things, Shi Jia, then look at the model in his hand.

Why aren't you suddenly speaking?

Suddenly, He spoke up, making him let out an ah.

Turns out the topic isn't over yet? Gui She, who severely lacks experience in peaceful communication with women, feels confused.

Are you trying to mock me? Mocking me for reading those comics and still not understanding what dating and love are?

?

A big question mark rose in Gui She's mind.

Even though the other party had already explained the reason for stepping on the mine clearly, after all, he was Gui She.

Gui She still didn't know how he had stepped on the mine, and he also didn't understand why this guy suddenly shouted something.

What mockery? I don't get it, I'm not chatting with you anymore, I'm going to work.

The blunt-spoken San Bai Yan Hong Mao glanced at the time, then put the model on the ground and spread their hands in front of their eyes.

InstanceDomination!!

He means what he says.