Chapter 171: Vill-V, just wait, I’ll catch you soon!

[In the following days, you took care of Vill-V as usual, and Vill-V's attitude towards you returned to what it was before. She was lively and confident, and occasionally she would do some work. She would also stick to you when she felt 'tired,' showing her timid appearance in front of you, and with your help, she would have a good 'rest' for a while, and then she would return to her confident appearance again.]

　　[And Vill-V seemed to have a clear goal and began to fully show her 'genius' side. She became familiar with the relevant laws in a short period of time and drove away all those 'relatives' with bad intentions... Although there were still some shameless ones, Vill-V also found ways to solve them herself.]

　　[At the same time, because of this incident, almost everyone who has seen Vill-V has a perception of her – Vill-V is a little weird.]

　　[When I get along with her, I always feel the changes in her tone and attitude from time to time, and they are extremely obvious. We are chatting happily at the beginning, but in the blink of an eye, Vill-V's tone will change from joy to indifference, and her posture will change from exaggerated to steady as if she has become a different person in an instant.]

　　[After realizing that Vill-V might have some mental problems, many people chose to stay away from her, and Vill-V was happy with it... Others would not understand what she had seen to become like this, no one else would understand... except you.]

　　[On the one hand, it's because Vill-V is willing to show her true self in front of you, and is also willing to 'rely' on you to a certain extent.]

　　[On the other hand, it's because... you don't care, and you don't pay attention to these things.]

　　[As you said, you were just unlucky to meet Vill-V, a girl who is not trustworthy. Vill-V also happened to be willing to accept you. So if you don't take care of her... who will take care of her? Herself?]

　　[Don't be ridiculous. As a person who doesn't even know how to tell whether the food is cooked or not, and finally has to keep turning up the heat to try to cook it thoroughly, and finally burns all the ingredients to charcoal... How can Vill-V take care of herself? It's your bad luck, and it's because you don't want to get rid of this troublesome person...]

　　[No matter what, in your eyes, Vill-V is just Vill-V, and in front of you, Vill-V will only be Vill-V.]

　　[So when everything was over, and Vill-V accepted the generous 'compensation,' she came to you as soon as possible, happily telling you that everything was over and she succeeded – this was the first time she took the initiative to find you since 'that incident.']

　　[It's a pity that she came to you at a wrong time... You were still helping the community with Father Enrique, but Vill-V came over and hung on your back, happily whispering nonsense in your ear.]

　　[The others didn't hear clearly what Vill-V said, but they all saw Vill-V throwing herself into your arms with a face full of joy (she was clearly hanging on your back), so they all smiled, "I understand, young people are good...", and then looked at the two of you with a loving smile, while urging you to quickly accompany your 'little girlfriend,' and they can do the rest of the work by themselves.]

　　[You said helplessly that you two were not in that kind of relationship, and Vill-V nodded repeatedly, telling others not to think only of love and gossip, and that her feelings for you were very pure!]

　　[Hmm...it would be better if she didn't keep hanging on your back and saying this.]

　　[It would be better if she didn't kiss you in the face when she left.]

　　[It would be even better if she didn't want to rely on your back and let you carry her away!]

　　[Do you want to know how you lived after she did all this?! You left step by step, under the loving gazes of others and the smiles of uncles and aunts, as well as Vill-V's smile as sweet as a silver bell after her prank was successful!]

　　[Although you don't care much about this kind of thing, there are too many people who can't stand this kind of gaze! And Vill-V deliberately laughed in your ear, which really makes you angry...]

　　[…Forget it, now that things have come to this, nothing matters anymore.]

　　[You walked away slowly with a calm look in your eyes. You remained silent all the way to Vill-V's words. It was not until you took her to a quieter place that you began to lecture her... although this was of no use to Vill-V.]

　　[While you were preaching, Vill-V was smiling the whole time, just quietly accepting your 'concern'... She even nodded from time to time, saying that she would definitely do it next time.]

　　[In the end, you had no choice but to knock her head and pinch her face to save yourself from having to look at her weird smile... Anyway, let's just let this go for now, as long as Vill-V can cheer up.]

　　[However, on the second day, Vill-V left. She only sent you a message online and left immediately. She didn't even answer the video call... She didn't even say goodbye formally, which made you quite surprised and helpless.]

　　[After two or three days, Vill-V took the initiative to call you and told you that she had arrived in the new city... It was a place far away from your 'home' and even from the school you were going to, and this place was not the school Vill-V was going to.]

　　[As expected, this behavior made you give Vill-V a lecture, and she just smiled and listened patiently... because she knew that in the end, as long as you knew that all this was her own choice, you would definitely stop and accept it helplessly.]

　　[And the final result was not beyond her expectations. After repeatedly stating that this was her wish and that she had the ability to protect herself, you finally accepted this reality helplessly... and then asked her why she didn't say goodbye to you properly, and why she didn't answer the phone calls in the following days... She couldn't be found during those days, which made you and Father Enrique nervous, fearing that something had happened to her.]

　　[Speaking of this, Vill-V, who was originally talking about what she was going to do next, suddenly became a little shy. She hesitated for a long time and finally could only come up with an excuse of 'she forgot' to evade you.]

　　[She can't possibly say that she's afraid to stay with you... so she's going to change her mind after making it so hard, right?]

　　[She can't live too comfortably by your side, she must find out the real cause of 'that incident' and the true face of those 'monsters'... She wants to find out why her parents died.]

　　[Of course, before that, she still needs to make some preparations, which is why she came to this new city – here, she can find the best mentors and learn all the skills she needs.]

　　[As for how to become a mentor's student... forge an identity, create some coincidences appropriately, and show some talent. Hey~ isn't that it?]

[Although her identity was exposed a few months later and was discovered by the school...it didn't matter. With the talent that Vill-V showed, the instructor taught Vill-V everything he knew in the past few months. By the time the news of Vill-V's forged identity was exposed, she had already learned everything she needed to learn and ran away directly.]

[And her mentor didn't pursue the matter in the end... maybe because he saw her talent and valued her, or maybe he had already noticed Vill-V's condition but didn't care?]

[In short, with the accumulation of various factors, although the matter of Vill-V's identity forgery was very serious, it passed by so lightly. After maintaining a hot search for a few days, it was drowned in the news that was updated daily like waves.]

[And Vill-V didn't tell you all this... She just told you that she was spotted by a respected mentor "accidentally" and started studying... Although you know that Vill-V's words are mixed with some "nonsense", since she is going to study, it's okay... right?]

[It was not until you saw the news about Vill-V forging her identity that you realized what Vill-V had done... Fortunately, the instructor behind her did not make a fuss, otherwise, Vill-V would have suffered a lot.]

[And when you know that it was Vill-V who took the initiative to leave after completing her studies, you know that she is going to start a "new life" again.]

[Then, as expected, you found an article online titled "An Amazing Magic Show!", which used colorful and vivid words to describe the magic tricks that the author had seen one after another, and the words were full of praise. In the article, it was repeatedly emphasized that several magic tricks in the show were quite "counterintuitive" and made people feel extremely amazed.]

[You know, this is Vill-V... She seems to have started her own magic tour and really intends to become the world's number one magician.]

[There's nothing wrong with that, but you always feel like something is wrong... How could Vill-V be so quiet?]

[Unfortunately, you are also in a tight academic situation right now. Apart from contacting Vill-V regularly to check on her situation, there is nothing you can do... at most you can just say a few words of concern to her.]

[You should know that you can't even help her now. Vill-V has no problem with money. Her magic shows are basically sold out. Although the fees are not expensive, there are too many people... After all, her income is really not low.]

[She even teases you from time to time, asking you if you have any difficulties in your studies if you have any financial problems, and whether she, as a "kind-hearted person", would like to sponsor you to go to college, and then "repay" her after you graduate in the future... It's really enough.]

[It seems this little girl really lacks discipline!]

['Don't think that we can't catch you just because you run away, Vill-V... your brother (pointing at Nozomi himself) has a wide network of contacts!']

[And don't really think you're short of money. Although you're not rich, the income you get from posting music videos on your secondary online account is not low.]

[She even "sponsored" you to go to college... and she also said that she would "repay" you after you graduate... What did Vill-V learn during these days out there!]

[So with the mentality of "I have to discipline my little sister who went out", you quickly dealt with all your affairs, and after getting the permission of your instructor, you began to look for Vill-V's whereabouts, and soon found the place where she was going to perform next... which happened to be in the Far East.]

[Hmph... Great, you can go visit Yin, so we can do both things at once.]

[Wait, Vill-V, I'll catch you soon!]

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"It's really rare... You, a busy man, actually have the opportunity to come out? Didn't your mentor want to take you to the hospital to have some fun? Why did he let you go in the end?"

Yin took Nozomi for a stroll in the family yard and continued to maintain her expressionless look, and asked in an extremely calm tone.

"If I remember correctly, your future has already been planned, right? With such excellent grades... you have even encountered many emergency situations in your daily life, and you have helped them in the end, saving many lives. With such excellent performance, there should be many places vying for you, right? Why do you come to me instead of studying hard and considering your future?"

"Don't say you're here to see me... My [family] is right here, I won't run away, and you can come when you have free time after graduation."

"Don't say that, Yin. We are good friends, aren't we? Besides, I'm still waiting to eat your and Li's wedding candy."

Nozomi shrugged, looked at the falling cherry blossoms in the yard, and spoke casually.

he doesn't know if it's because Nozomi always comes at the right time, but every time he comes, it happens to be the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Every time he comes here, he can see cherry blossoms in full bloom... The pale pink petals flutter in the wind, outlining a beautiful picture here, which Nozomi likes very much.

"You guy... stop looking. I know you like it. Anyway, you can stay here for the next few days. You can look around as you like. The room is still the same as before. Just find it yourself."

"… Ha, sorry, I was just too engrossed."

"It doesn't matter. You can look at it as you like. The scenery in the yard is for appreciation anyway... But you have to pay for it, right?"

"Well, I don't have much cash, but..."

"Who wants your money? Change it to something else."

"... Please, Yin, Sister Yin... I'm calling you sister, can you please stop that request?"

Nozomi smiled bitterly.

"What?"

Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't study music... Why are you holding on to this?"

Nozomi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"What do you care? Play it for me!"

"Hey... okay, okay, you're the boss now, whatever you say goes."

Nozomi sighed and accepted the condition reluctantly.

"lets go!"

After getting the agreement, Sakura subconsciously raised her voice and excitedly took Nozomi to the reception room, where her men had already prepared refreshments for rest... and of course, shamisen.

'Wow, so everything has been arranged, right?'

Seeing all this, Nozomi's mouth twitched slightly, but when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head... Besides, Yin is his friend, so she doesn't care too much and just let it be.

"Come to think of it, you haven't told me what you're doing here. I don't think I can let you go to such great lengths to come all the way here... Tell me what you want to do. I think I can help you."

After a few songs, when her expectations were satisfied, Yin started talking about the original topic while eating snacks.

"…I just came to see a guy who loves causing trouble."

"Is that your [sister] who's running around everywhere?"

"That's about right..."

"I'm surprised you actually acknowledged this title... You would have objected to it before."

"I've been yelling it for so long that I'm too lazy to refute... Besides, it's been so long, I've kind of taken this role for granted... Maybe it's just a habit."

Nozomi said this somewhat helplessly and took a piece of dessert and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Besides... I'm a little worried about her being away, so I want to... see her for a while."

"...I see."

Yin looked at Nozomi's somewhat lonely expression, and then carefully recalled what he had experienced before and what he had just said, and Yin also understood what he meant.

Just a while ago, Nozomi had just experienced a "separation"... Sister Teresa, who had a very good relationship with him, passed away. There was no special reason, she was just too old.

Nozomi is very close to her and Father Enrique. The two are almost equivalent to Nozomi's relatives, and the death of relatives always makes people think of a lot... In addition to what Nozomi just said, although he has no direct relationship with Vill-V, after getting along for a long time, he also regards Vill-V as his "relative."

Therefore, when a relative passed away, he naturally thought of the other relatives... Father Enrique was needless to say, Nozomi could often see him, but Vill-V, the "sister" who was always running around... uh huh~

'So this is why he came all the way here' Yin nodded in understanding.

"Um?"

However, at this moment, Nozomi raised his eyebrows and showed a somewhat surprised expression.

"What's wrong? Don't you like the dessert? Or are you going to say something like consuming sweets is bad for your health?"

"No, you're being too stereotypical... I really like sweets, have you forgotten? Isn't it just slapping myself in the face when I say this?"

Nozomi complained subconsciously and then looked at the pastry in his hand which was shaped like a cherry blossom and had the same light pink color as the cherry blossom, and he showed a puzzled expression.

"I feel like I've eaten this dessert somewhere before... Who made it?"

"If I remember correctly, it should be done by one of my subordinates. She is very good at this... Speaking of her name, you might even like it."

Yin seemed to have thought of something interesting, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Hmm? Seriously?"

"Certainly."

Yin is quite confident about this.

"Sakura—that's her name."

"Sakura..."

Nozomi chewed on the name for a while, and a pale pink figure like cherry blossoms subconsciously flashed through his mind. He asked almost instinctively.

"Can I see her?"

"Sure."

Yin narrowed her eyes and answered immediately.

She seemed to foresee that something interesting was about to happen.