Looking at Wise, who was standing there in a daze, Belle couldn't help but feel a little confused. However, before she could say anything more, Wise on the other side immediately shook his head. "I'm not going. I don't have time."
"Ehh↗↘—" Belle deliberately drew out the sound, her tone full of confusion, dissatisfaction, and slight anger. "Why?"
"Because, uh..." Wise looked at the pouting Belle in front of him, somewhat at a loss as to how to explain it to her. After thinking for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and spoke. "In short, it's just..."
"Is it really not possible, brother? This carnival is just like that time in that city..." Wait, this opening from Belle, could it be?!
"Back then, when Teacher took us to the carnival, we promised to go once every year. But in my memory, it seems that besides that time, we've never been again..."
As Belle said this, her mood became a little low, and her tone also carried a slight sob, but she still gritted her teeth and didn't let the tears fall. "Actually, if brother really has something to do, it's okay if we don't go. After all... after all, the carnival isn't just for one day. But at least tell me why, right?"
Wise looked at the forced smile on Belle's face, opened his mouth, and then immediately changed to his usual gentle smile, while at the same time stroking her head. "Because, since it was a promise I made, then of course I have to be the one to take you. How can I let Belle invite me first? Right?" As he spoke, Wise also looked down into Belle's eyes. Under their direct gaze, the latter was first stunned, and then immediately showed an expression of joy.
"Really? That's great! I knew my brother would never forget! Then I'll go and get ready now! We're going to the carnival tomorrow~ I'm so happy!" As she spoke, Belle even lightly kissed Wise on the cheek, and then ran back to her room, bouncing and skipping.
And Wise, looking at her departing back, the smile on his face slowly disappeared. Sometimes life is very strange. When you think he is very happy, it will make you feel pain again.
As for why he didn't explain the situation clearly to Belle, so that she wouldn't have an extra burden and could also help him think of a way? Are you kidding! To dare to refuse a sister with a favorability of 100+ at a time like this with the reason of having to go on a date with other girls? You want to get the cleaver, don't you!
However, this wasn't the end. Just as Wise was thinking about how to allocate his time, his phone buzzed with another message. He had originally thought it was one of the girls thinking that tomorrow was not good and wanting to change the time. However, such a thought was indeed a bit too naive.
He opened his phone and just clicked into the chat software when he saw a few messages from a contact named 'Red-haired Little Panda'. This was actually Koleda. Just from the short excerpt displayed in the contact list, Wise could already roughly guess what the other party was thinking. As expected, after clicking in...
[Red-haired Little Panda: Wise, I heard there's a carnival in New Eridu tomorrow. Everyone else is busy. How about you go with me?]
This was a lie. Everyone else was completely free. This was just a little trick Koleda was using to invite Wise in a justifiable way. And Wise on this side did not rush to agree or refuse, but instead quietly waited for the other party to finish sending all her messages.
[Red-haired Little Panda: When I was little, my father and I also went to a similar carnival. We had so much fun that time. My big sis was also there. It's just a pity that after my father left because of some things, we never went again.]
(Fath... why did I subconsciously write that? Forget it, forget it. I'll just use 'the little bear' to represent it.): No problem. I'll decide the time, is that okay?
[Red-haired Little Panda: Sure. It's all up to you. Anyway, I used to always... forget it. In short, you decide.]
After replying to Koleda, Wise put down his phone and leaned against a nearby counter, looking a bit mentally exhausted. One had to know that back then, a certain man who had a harem of a group of elves had at most only dated three girls at the same time, but what about Wise? He had a full five!
Just at this moment, Belle came out of her room. Seeing the situation, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing. I'm just a little tired after completing the commission. I'll just sleep it off tonight. By the way, have you finished preparing?"
"Not yet. I was thinking about what to wear tomorrow. Brother, how about you help me choose?"
"I'm not very good at picking clothes. But Belle is so cute, clothes are just an accessory..."
"Oh, stop it, brother, you always say things like that. Then I'll go and pick out my clothes first."
Belle hummed a little tune and went back to the 2nd floor to pick out her clothes. And just as she turned to go upstairs, Wise's phone rang again on this side. Without looking at who the contact was, Wise directly answered the phone, then picked it up and said, "Sorry, I'm busy tomorrow."
"Ehh↗↘— But tomorrow is the Starlight Knight anniversary! How come everyone is busy?"
Hearing that it was Billy's voice on the other end, Wise couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Finally, there was someone he could refuse. However, before he could speak, Billy on the other end of the phone had a sudden realization. "Oh, I remember now! Nekomiya said she was going to invite you to that carnival tomorrow. I didn't expect her to beat me to it."
Wait, Nekomiya? What Nekomiya?
Speak of the devil. Just as Wise was thinking, her voice came from the other end of the phone. "Meow, Billy, what are you talking about? I haven't had time to invite him yet."
Oh no!
Wise had a bad feeling in his heart. Sure enough, after the two on the other end of the phone had a conversation, Nekomiya's voice came through again. It was clear that Billy had temporarily handed the phone to her.
"I heard from Billy that you're busy tomorrow. Is that right?" Nekomiya sounded like an aggrieved little kitten. Even without seeing her in person, one could imagine her with her ears drooping. "Is it because of a last-minute commission? Or... something else? If, and I'm just saying if... if I'm a little bit more important than that thing, can Wise please agree to go out with me first?"
Nekomiya's aggrieved and coquettish tone, it could only be said that any tough guy would not be able to refuse such a plea from a little kitten. Could you refuse your own cat if it actively lay down in front of you and let you rub its belly?
It was clear that Wise also couldn't do it. But at this time, he really had to...
"When I was little, I used to watch the scenes of children playing in the amusement park in the city across the river. Even from so far away, it was as if I could still hear the laughter and joy inside. At that time, I had no money and couldn't go. I could only imagine how much fun it was inside, whether there were countless balls of yarn and dried fish snacks."
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