The fifth watch is special to Nishino.

Wu Geng himself never doubted this, even during the most depressing and painful period after the breakup.

She hasn't been in contact with Nishino for a while, it's the kind of contact where she doesn't avoid it, just like when she's recording a show now.

Nishino sat on the sofa against the wall, looking through the desserts and drinks on the menu. Wu Geng stood less than an arm's length away from her, with her hands folded in front of her. It felt like she was a new guest, waiting.

Unknown service party.

Nishino's maturity makes Wu Geng somewhat pale in comparison.

Stop hiding from me. That's what she said.

Can I interpret it as a sign of improvement? Wu Geng thought, if they go in through this door, they will touch the wall of their friends early, or if they follow the past experience that has been opened up, they can return to the beach of confession.

It's like loading a file and being reborn, they can start all over again.

Some people worry about gains and losses during the fifth watch.

Gao Shan on the opposite side felt anxious in his heart. Seeing Wu Geng standing there stupidly in a daze, he wished he could just step over to knock her down and replace her.

Fortunately, Wu Geng seemed to have received Gao Shan's brain wave signal, and he raised his head slightly and glanced at the audience. Among the members who were snickering, Gao Shan opened his mouth and warned silently.

say.

Ah, that's right. Only then did he come back to his senses at five o'clock and cleared his throat.

"What would you like to drink, guest?"

"Hmm...it's a bit hard to choose." Xiye seemed to be really embarrassed about this matter. She raised her head and looked at Wu Geng, "Xiaoxiao, which one do you think is better?"

This was the first time they looked at each other. Taking advantage of work, Wu Geng finally withstood the pressure and did not look away. She was quite encouraged in her heart.

That's it, don't be afraid, if you want to do it, I can definitely do it.

It's like self-hypnosis in motivational speeches.

"I get to choose?"

"Yes," Nishino looked at her, "What do you think I would like to drink."

This is an opportunity! Wu Geng shouted in his heart.

If she orders Nishino's favorite drink here, there is no doubt that she will have a different opinion of herself, and even if it doesn't work, her favorability will increase.

However, the moment she opened her mouth, she made no sound.

Her mouth was open, like a fish that was caught off guard and thrown into the desert. She was defeated in Nishino's expectant eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"..."

Wu Geng clenched his fingers and couldn't reply.

She doesn't know. She doesn't know what Nishino likes to drink.

On the few dates I remember, outside a drink shop, even if I queued up to buy something at midnight, Nishino just smiled and said, "I'm just like Xiaoxiao."

She seemed to have never asked her what she liked to drink, so she never told her. It seemed like it was just a trivial matter.

"Don't you know?" Nishino breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Geng raised his head in panic, but he didn't see an expression similar to disappointment on the other person's face.

Nishino just looked at her and smiled softly.

"That's right. After all, I'm not a regular customer. It's a bit embarrassing for you to ask this question. The matcha latte is ready."

Wu Geng opened his mouth, dropped a dry "I know", and retreated dejectedly as if defeated.

Matcha latte is Wu Geng's favorite drink. Nishino has always remembered it, but Wu Geng knows very little about Nishino. She always thought that she knew each other well enough, and they knew each other well in their shared relationship. Now it seems that she may have gone too far.

Arrogant.

She vowed to say how much she liked Nishino, but what she seemed to like was the little girl who was always by her side, who could let her be coquettish and willful, who could tolerate and forgive all her little shortcomings, and who was gentle and never left her.

She added too many prefixes to her love, but did not really pay attention to Nishino itself.

This is also the pain point of the fifth watch.

Nishino likes her too much, and this feeling has never changed. All her active goals are clearly directed towards Wu Geng, unswervingly. Wu Geng has always lived in Nishino's overflowing love, and maybe she can't tell the difference now.

, is it Nishino that I like, or the Nishino that likes me?

This is a bit hard to say, but it is indeed important.

If Wu Geng has always been greedy and selfish, then it seems understandable that Nishino would leave her.

It's just that I haven't noticed this yet.

As the coffee was brought to her at midnight, her mood became heavier and heavier. She took one step at a time, as if she was going to the execution ground, as if she was going to the execution ground.

For more than a month, she couldn't help but avoid Nishino, and she even developed some kind of subconscious habitual reaction. Once she stood in front of Nishino, Wu Geng couldn't sort out her mood properly, and the water surface rippled constantly, making it difficult to calm down.

Nishino sipped her coffee. Even though she was in front of the camera, she acted more calmly. I don't know if it was because of the late morning watch or because she was in a corner that she couldn't see. Nishino had really grown up.

Wu Geng subconsciously glanced at the camera next to her, as well as the members and MC who were watching a show. She knew what these guys who were afraid of chaos in the world were looking forward to, and she also knew what the audience was looking forward to after the show was broadcast.

However, one of the only two protagonists on this small stage couldn't get into the state for a long time, looking hasty and uneasy.

The fact that she failed to deal with Nishino's problem was like a sap hit on Wu Geng's head. She was feeling dizzy now. She complained over and over again about her own ineffectiveness.

"Sit over here."

Nishino moved out of the way and patted the place next to him.

In a daze, Wugang seemed to have landed on the Ferris wheel. In the raised seat, Nishino looked at her shyly, with a smile on his lips, "Want to sit over here, Xiaoxiao."

This time, she didn't speak again at five o'clock. She lowered her head in silence and slowly approached, sitting next to Nishino. In her capacity as a deacon.

"Guest, do you...need anything?"

"Actually, my lover and I broke up."

Except for a few members who knew the inside story, they all exclaimed one after another. The atmosphere of the group was lively, and it was not a big deal to watch the excitement. Shitara even lamented that Nishino and Sakurai had learned the same thing.

Wu Geng raised his head in surprise and met Nishino's unpredictable and wry smile.

She had mixed emotions for a while, and it was difficult to organize her thoughts to deal with Nishino's sudden confession.

Wu Geng prefers a stable and quiet life, but Nishino always likes to stir up the lake water.

She understood that no one would take it seriously at this moment, but why would Nishino say such things? Since she was determined to break up, why did she keep having to do it cleanly, instead of being like this...

It stirred up her already turbulent heart like this.

"Eh……"

Wu Geng pretended to hear this for the first time, and extended her voice with interest. In order to make her wavering less obvious, she adjusted the cuffs of her suit in a slightly exaggerated way. But all her attention was focused on Nishino.

"Four years," Nishino said without much hesitation, "four years, an overwhelmingly long time. We have experienced a lot together, but when we think back, it seems like it all happened yesterday. We met, fell in love, and then...

Breaking up was compressed into a few short moments, so that as long as you close your eyes, everything will flash back in front of your eyes, as beautiful as a dream."

"You...don't like that person?"

"If we don't like each other, we won't be together, let alone break up."

"Then why do we have to separate from each other?" Wu Geng subconsciously pinched the buttons of his cuffs, "If you like it, we can just be together."

“But, it’s very tiring,” Nishino said. “In this relationship that has already been formed, all the exchanges between me and that person have become solid and difficult to change, because it is the person I pursued first, so even after the relationship,

This chasing situation is still retained. We are like hiding and seeking each other, and gradually the field becomes larger and larger, and the people around us are also involved. Although I know that the other party also likes me, I still feel

I couldn’t escape that tired state of mind, so I thought it would be better to just let it go.”

Wu Geng quietly listened to Nishino's words, and Shitara and Himura's comments of "very real and real" kept ringing in her ears. She wanted to laugh, but she didn't have much energy.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Nishino picked up the coffee and drank it in one gulp.

"I don't know," she put down the cup, "Maybe... maybe it's because you look more like that person."

At five o'clock, he saw a thin line of matcha stuck to her lips, and smiled. He was about to pick up the tissue on the table, but suddenly thought of the embarrassment of his identity and stopped.

No, she shook her head in her mind, I am the butler now and Nanase is the guest.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand to help Nishino wipe off the matcha stain on his mouth as naturally as possible, but the other party dodged slightly in panic.

"...I can just do it myself."

This was the moment when her iron-clad defense showed a flaw for the first time.

Unfortunately, Wu Geng did not seize the opportunity. She just watched blankly as Nishino tidied up his appearance, got up and wanted to leave.

Under the opposite camera, STAFF raised a "Bi Dong" sign as a reminder.

Nishino also saw it, so he obviously slowed down his movements to create opportunities for the fifth watch.

Wu Geng stretched out his hand and grabbed Nishino, who was already prepared. With a little force, Nishino fell on the sofa. Amidst the girlish screams from the members, Wu Geng sat astride Nishino's body and put his hands on the wall.

Sandwich Nishino right in the middle.

It seems that there has never been such an offensive moment in her life.

Do we have to pretend to be real and pretend to be real? I thought.

It's true and false, it's like acting but also true.

The touch of that last hug and kiss stayed on her body, like a high fever that couldn't go away no matter what, and finally melted into her body temperature.

She didn't know if Nishino felt this way.

Even if she was too obsessed with it, she was too lazy to think about whether Nishino was just acting on the occasion or just pretending to be a test. At this moment, she might as well throw them all away.

After Nishino left during this period, all kinds of troubles, shame and regret, loneliness and disappointment, sadness and annoyance came to her like ghosts. Finally, at this moment, like an unsheathed sword, they turned into a sharp and piercing sentence.
Chapter completed!