The two walked to a quiet corner and sat down facing each other.

"Wakaba-san went to participate in club activities, right?"

"Hmm. ”

"This time I felt that she was deliberately misleading, but she didn't tell a single lie...... It's amazing. Zi Ji sighed.

"Chiaki has always been very powerful. Meijia said.

"You're good friends, but when it comes to Kiyogo...... Harusa, what is your relationship with her?" asked Shihime.

Meijia: "............"

"If you don't want to say it, don't say it, you are not obligated to answer this question. Shihime smiled, "I'm curious, and I'm a little envious, because I actually want to be friends with Wakaba-san." ”

This is true, it is very stressful to be an opponent with Wakaba Chiaki, and it is best to be a companion.

"Chiaki actually admires you a lot, and if it weren't for Harusa, you would have become very good friends. Meijia said softly, "I don't think I deserve to be a friend of Qianqiu, and her friend should be a girl like you." ”

"That's not right, you shouldn't have said that. Zi Ji looked at each other.

"In fact, without Harusa, I wouldn't have crossed paths with Wakaba Chiaki. ”

"She agrees that you are a friend, so you have this qualification, and it has nothing to do with whether you are worthy or not. ”

"Not only do you look down on yourself, but you are also a little rude to her, don't say such things in front of her. ”

Hearing this, Meijia blinked.

"Thanks for the advice...... It feels like you're a bit like Harusa. ”

"Huh?"

"The content and tone of your words remind me of Harusa...... Chiaki said that you look like a female version of him, and I think so too. ”

Zihime: "............"

"It feels weird. The purple-haired girl gave a subtle expression.

"You do resemble him, in my opinion and Chiaki. ”

"I have something in common with Harusa, but I think it's ...... to say that I'm the female version of him Wrong. Zi Ji hugged her arms, "Even regardless of the differences between men and women, there is an essential difference between me and him. ”

"What is it?" said Mika, looking at her.

"I can't tell...... Should I say that he is more determined, or ......" Zi Ji thought for a moment, "...... To put it simply, he is stronger. ”

"Powerful?"

Well, that's the simplest way to describe it. The purple-haired girl paused, "If you take murder as an example, he will not hesitate to do it when necessary, and I can't do that...... It's not that he's cold, it's that he's stronger than me on a deep level...... That's what it means. ”

Hearing this, Meijia's eyes flickered.

"He's so powerful, he's a 'hero,' and I'm just a 'princess' at best. Zi Ji concluded.

"I ...... I seem to understand what you mean. ”

"It's good to understand. ”

A few seconds of silence.

"It's time to get down to business. The purple-haired girl showed a serious expression, "Uehara-san, what do you think after listening to Wakaba-san's words last week?"

……

At night.

Harusa welcomed Mika and the others into the living room.

Chiaki plays a game with Xiao Lingyang, and he talks to the study with Mika and Kaede Dance.

"Harusa, in fact, protecting us is your real purpose, right?"

After listening to his explanation, Meijia said.

Harusa blinked.

"I said it, my goal is ......"

"It's okay if you don't achieve that goal, right?"

“…… Why do you think that?"

"I talked to Asamiya-san and came to this conclusion. ”

"You and Zihime?"

Meijia nodded.

"I met with her after school and talked a lot, and then we both felt that building a team to deal with my sister was just an excuse for you, and your real purpose was to use the power of the Haruta family to protect the awakened...... Protect your friends. ”

Harusa: "............"

"If you can achieve that goal, of course it's great, but if you can't achieve it, you won't force it. Because by taking us under your name and cultivating us to become stronger, your purpose has been achieved. Mika stared at the other person's face, "Am I right?"

Harusa looked at her and smiled.

"You've seen through it. He admitted.

"You're right, that's what I think in my heart. ”

"If I can successfully defeat Sister Weimeng, of course it will be good, but if I really can't do it, I won't force it. ”

"Since the beginning of the New Year, abnormal events have occurred one after another, and I think it will be difficult to protect all my friends on my own, so I want you to be strong, at least to protect yourself in times of danger. ”

"However, there are risks in the process of becoming stronger, so this approach is actually contradictory, but I still think that it is better to be active and strong than to passively bear it. ”

"That's what I think, and you may think differently, so I want you to join the team, and I want you to think through and make your choices. ”

"Harusa......" Kaede Mai looked at him, her eyes twinkling.

"I'm going to join. Mika still stared at his face, "I want to be stronger, I want to help you, so I chose to join." ”

"Mega ......"

"If you don't join, you'll be left behind. ”

"Huh?"

"You're strong, Harusa, and you're going to keep getting stronger. I'm going to do my best to keep up with you!" said Mika earnestly.

This is the final conclusion of her conversation with Asamiya Shihime.

The powerful Haruta Haruhi will continue to move forward, and if he doesn't keep up, he will be left behind, and even if he can maintain a friendship, he will likely become more and more estranged.

From this point of view, it is hard work to fall in love with him, but it is also a lucky thing.

Because as long as you turn this feeling into motivation and keep up with him, you can reach a level that you can't reach otherwise!

……

Wan Hua Xia Ye is the "Empress".

Kagura is the "Demon King".

Wakaba Chiaki...... Sort of a "sage".

So what is Mika Uehara?

In her room, Zi Ji, who couldn't draw anything for a while in front of the hand-drawn tablet, recalled the conversation after school and couldn't help but think.

What surprised her the most in the whole conversation was that Mika Uehara not only accepted the fact that Hariji had killed someone, but had already made the consciousness that she could kill for him!

Zi Ji doesn't have this kind of consciousness yet...... Or maybe I'm not sure if I can do it.

However, Mika Uehara had already made up her mind, and it was before Hariji invited her to join the team! Even if she couldn't actually do such a thing, it was powerful to have such a heart...... It's even a little scary.

Zi Ji had long thought that the other party had potential, but such a performance was still beyond expectations.

So much so that she couldn't help but imagine what kind of role such a girl corresponded to.

It didn't take long to think of it.

Although it is a little clumsy and simple, it does not give up easily, and has a deep potential and an indomitable will...... Such a person is obviously the protagonist of the most classic story - "Brave"!

Mika Uehara is a "brave man".

She is not very eye-catching now, but maybe in the future, she will grow to an extent beyond imagination. Zi Ji thought so.