Savoring the amount of information brought by Uni's words,

Xia Kong rubbed the ring on her thumb,

She was silent for a moment.?

？

Obviously, Uni knew a lot of things, such as her missing memories.

"What... did I do in the past?" Xia Kong hesitated,

She still asked.

Uni looked at her awkwardly,

There was no answer.

Just when Xia Kong was about to give up the answer, Uni smiled faintly, "Xiao Kong,

Your past should be tasted by you. "

It was a very opportunistic answer... but there was no way to refute it.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Kong did not dwell on this question anymore. Instead, she asked, "How do I use the ring?"

Uni pointed at the mark on the ring and said, "It's the key to open the box,

It's something around you. "

Hearing this,

Xia Kong immediately thought of the laptop.

She heard from the Dog Gods that the technicians who had repaired computers had complained that the existence of the CPU and memory in the laptop,

It was an orange box.

So..,

The system upgrade..,

Was it referring to opening that box?

Thinking about it made her hands itch. Xia Kong took the initiative to say, "Oh, did I leave any other messages before?"

"No." Seeing her eagerness,

Uni said understandingly, "A few days ago, I knew that Xiao Kong was coming over,

I asked the chef to learn a lot of desserts in advance and wanted to taste them with you. They should be ready now,

Let's go. "

The journey back was not far. When they arrived, Reborn and Hayato were sitting in the garden and drinking tea.

Xia Kong looked around and realized that she was looking for the Dog Gods. She frowned and gave up.

"Mr. Dog Gods is learning about new desserts in the kitchen."

"Thank you."

Hearing the explanation, Xia Kong looked at the blond man who spoke and thanked him. She turned around to pick up her backpack and said to Reborn, "I'll go out for a while."

Reborn stared at her with his big black eyes and nodded. "Go ahead, Xia Kong."

The contents of the laptop were considered a secret. Xia Kong carried it on her back and walked to the place where she talked with Yuni. She turned on the laptop.

Pikachu leaned on the edge of the computer screen, smiling cutely as usual.

She could write in her diary even without the Internet. She typed out the story about the ring and pressed submit.

A teardrop appeared under Pikachu's round eyes. It took out a white handkerchief from its back and pressed it to the corner of its eyes. A string of words appeared above its head: "This day has finally come, Boss. Please use your conviction to search for the truth to ignite the flame in your heart and release my true appearance."

There was a strong sense of chuunibyou in its lines. Xia Kong typed a line of questions, "How do you liberate yourself?"

"Enter the code to disassemble the computer."

Pikachu took out a picture with a line of letters on it. Then, a command prompt popped up.

Xia Kong typed out the letters skillfully and pressed the Enter key.

The command prompt jumped, and then the computer actually separated itself, leaving only the orange box.

She saw an empty flower shape on the top of the box. She pressed the ring on it and twisted it, but it didn't move.

That was awkward …

Only by igniting the flame with conviction could the box be liberated?

Did it have to be like the flame that ignited the Dimensional Ring?

However, the flame of the Dimensional Ring could be ignited just by thinking about it.

Xia Kong grabbed the box on the ground and squeezed the Sunflower Ring on her right hand. She tried to use her mind to ignite the Dimensional Ring.

Time passed by, and the sun moved a little to the west.

Because she was too nervous, Xia Kong's forehead was sweating, but the ring was still calm.

She realized that she might not be able to ignite the ring today. She sighed, took out her phone gloomily, and sent a message to Night Fight asking for help.

Ten minutes after the message was sent, Xia Kong turned on her phone again and looked at the time.

2: 10 PM. It was around 10 PM in Japan.

Was Night Fight asleep?

Or was he busy with the commission?

Xia Kong was looking at her phone and guessing why there was no reply when the screen suddenly showed an incoming call.

The words "Sawada's Mother" appeared in the middle of the screen.

After the initial shock, she pressed the answer button.

"Hello, hello, is this Xiao Kong?

Good … good afternoon. "On the other side of the phone, it was Sawada's Mother's pleasant and gentle greeting." I'm Ah Gang's Mother. "

"Good evening, Auntie."

Xia Kong smiled and greeted, "I haven't heard your gentle voice in a long time. I feel like something lucky will happen today."

Sawada's Mother's laughter came from the other side of the phone, and then she said, "Xiao Kong is still so cute.

You see, it's actually Ah Gang who wants to talk to you today. "

"Wow, really?" Xia Kong asked in surprise.

In fact, she occasionally communicated with Sawada Tsunayoshi through text messages. Most of the time, Sawada Tsunayoshi only replied simply, such as, "Yes, I'm fine."

Even when Xia Kong asked, "Did anything interesting happen recently?"

He also replied politely, "Ah, sorry, nothing …"

Why would such a shy Sawada Tsunayoshi call today?

"It's true. When I heard his birthday wish, I was also shocked."

Sawada's Mother's voice became softer and whispered, "Actually, that child misses you a lot. He saved up some pocket money and said that when you come back, he wants to treat you …"

"Mom!"

Sawada's Mother was interrupted halfway through her words by an anxious and shy call.

After some static came from the phone, the young man's slightly nervous voice sounded, "That … that, Xiao Kong … how have you been recently?"

For some reason, Xia Kong wanted to tease him when she heard him speak like that. She pretended to be cold and replied with the words he had sent her before, "Yes, I'm fine."

After a moment of silence, Sawada Tsunayoshi asked again, "Then … did anything interesting happen over there?"

"Ah, sorry, nothing."

Xia Kong replied with the words she had received before again. This time, the other side of the phone was silent for a long time before breathing sounds could be heard.

Sawada Tsunayoshi seemed to be taking deep breaths?

"Sorry."

He suddenly apologized and continued, "Xiao Kong, I didn't mean to reply like that."

"Mom said that you must be very busy studying in a foreign country … You don't have family to accompany you …"

"I … I was afraid that I would disturb you … At that time, Xiao Kong worked so hard to skip grades … It was a rare opportunity, right?"

"I, I really want to go to school together with Xiao Kong and go home together."

Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice trembled and became muffled. "But … if it's Xiao Kong, he must have more friends in his school in Italy … I only have …"

His voice became softer and softer until it was finally inaudible.

Xia Kong could imagine Sawada Tsunayoshi's disappointment and grievance, and the light in his brown eyes gradually dimming. She felt a tug at her heart and was no longer in the mood to tease him.

He was just a target that the mission said to maintain a friendly relationship with … Why couldn't she stand his sad tone?

"Hey, Ah Gang." Xia Kong called out softly.

"… Yes." He replied with a strong nasal voice.

Xia Kong looked at the blue sky. "Happy birthday, Ah Gang. Congratulations on growing up by another year.

Have you been taking good care of yourself? "

"Yes!"

Sawada Tsunayoshi recovered a little. "I've been walking well … and I haven't helped others clean."

"That's good.

Actually, I've been thinking about you. I wondered if Ah Gang had been bullied after I left, "Xia Kong said honestly." But only once or twice. "

"Ah …" Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice became softer again. "Less than me …"

"So …"

"So?"

"So Ah Gang has to work harder to protect himself, so that he can protect himself and his mother in the future."

"Yes …" Sawada Tsunayoshi replied, and then added seriously, "And Xiao Kong …"

Hearing her name, Xia Kong suddenly gripped her phone tightly.

"But if that's the case, won't Xiao Kong not think of me in the future?" Sawada Tsunayoshi asked in confusion.

Xia Kong paused for a moment before replying, "If you want to protect me, then I'll have to rely on you."

"Rely on me?" Sawada Tsunayoshi repeated the word, as if he was trying to understand the meaning behind it.

Xia Kong explained, "That means, I'll miss you more when I'm in danger, because you'll protect me."

"Then when are you going back to Japan?" Sawada Tsunayoshi's voice became clear as if he had thought of something.

Xia Kong breathed a sigh of relief and touched the box in her hand. "Maybe next year, but I'll definitely go back.

Will Ah Gang come to the airport to pick me up? "

"Yes!"

"Then, the first step to growing up is to sleep early and not be late tomorrow."

"Xiao Kong …" Sawada Tsunayoshi said before hanging up, "Come back quickly."

"Yes, I will. Good night."

After hanging up, Xia Kong simply lay down on the grass.

Although the blue sky was beautiful, it was too pure.

Just like a long time ago, Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes were timid and clean.

— — Brown eyes. When he felt wronged, he would look like a small animal.

She chose to approach him when he was in elementary school because she wanted him to be easy to get along with at that time, right?

After all, he wouldn't be alone in the future.

"Protect me …" Xia Kong raised her hand to cover her eyes and murmured in the darkness, "How long will this mood … last?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi, if only he could be like this forever.

Even if he was a little weak and needed her protection, it would be much better than not wanting to protect her in the future.

At that time … how she wished she had the power to protect someone.

Thinking of the scene in the illusion where her mother fell to the ground, Xia Kong bit her lip and resisted the discomfort.

At this moment, the Sunflower Ring on her hand suddenly lit up with an orange flame.

The flame ignited by the will to protect was dazzling and bright.