Hayato's hand reached into his pocket.
Empty.
Only his long spear.
Hand is hand.
Chicken is chicken.
But no phone.
"Damn, I left it with Minister Gongdao." Hayato said.
Who carries a phone while running? "Wait a moment, I'll go get it."
"Why bother." Kobayashi Ayaka pulled out her phone, then pretended to scroll for a long time: "...Oh, this one, right? I have too many contacts, almost didn't see it. Here, Karate Club, write this down."
Heh, little Shigen Ryouka, how laughable. At such a level, she dares to claim to be "very familiar"? Ayaka thought, I can't help but show off a bit.
Shigen Ryouka was stunned. So even Kobayashi Ayaka-senpai had Xiao Lin's contact information…
But this wasn't Xiao Lin's fault; it was just that she came too late.
I'm sorry, Xiao Lin, it's because I didn't take it seriously enough, you… please forgive me.
Shigen Ryouka devoutly wrote down the number, originally wanting to try calling it.
But then she thought that Miyajima Sakura might answer, so she quickly stopped that dangerous idea.
"…Um, can I send you messages later?" Shigen Ryouka asked softly.
"Of course, otherwise, what's the point of getting contact information?" Hayato said, subtly expressing: "…But sometimes I don't look at my phone, so I might not reply. Ayaka-senpai, why did you kick me?"
"Nothing." Kobayashi Ayaka huffed and turned her head away.
So you, boy, have that much self-awareness! Ayaka thought.
"Mhm!" Shigen Ryouka nodded vigorously, her face flushed with excitement, as if she had received immense encouragement.
This is great, truly great. Xiao Lin is indeed a kind person. Shigen Ryouka thought.
This is great, truly great. Shigen Ryouka is indeed a diligent person. Hayato also thought.
Heaven knows.
Aside from Miyajima Sakura, the perfect superhuman, the girls he currently had good relationships with—Nanao Akane, Kushiro Arisa, and even Ayaka-senpai—not a single one of them cared about studying!
What is a student's most important task!? (Resounding voice!!)
"It's mostly math." Shigen Ryouka said somewhat shyly, as if chatting casually, "I don't understand it at all."
Immediately, her shoulders were pressed down by Hayato's hands.
"Huh?"
Looking up, she saw Hayato's eyes sparkling.
My path is not alone!
Math is not meant for humans!
Hayato thought to himself, he now had an external brain. Although he couldn't externalize his brain to Shigen Ryouka, helping her improve a bit was no problem.
…Xiao Lin is staring at me, he's staring at me!
Shigen Ryouka was almost dizzy with heat.
After steeling herself, she decided to go all out and blurted out the deepest thought in her heart:
"…Can Xiao Lin please tutor me after class, at my house…?"
"...?" Kobayashi Ayaka's radar went off.
Her gaze, which had been smugly glancing at Shigen Ryouka, suddenly sharpened.
If the intimacy with this guy were ranked from first to last...
Ayaka thought, Sakura is first, so she should at least be second, right? And sometimes she could even poke first place's butt to pull her down a bit… How could someone suddenly come along and try to poke her second place butt!?
Hayato was also stunned; he hadn't had a chance to speak yet.
Shigen Ryouka inevitably panicked.
"Th-that—of course, it's not just us, there's also Ayumu! Ayumu will come too! Right, Ayumu?!"
Matsubara Ayumu was originally in a friendly exchange with Kase Masafumi, playing 'What are you looking at?', 'What's it to you?', 'Keep looking!', 'I'll keep looking!'
Suddenly called by name, Matsubara Ayumu gave Kase Masafumi a friendly international gesture:
"I'll deal with you later!"
Kase Masafumi responded with the same gesture, even disdainfully pointing his middle finger downwards at the ground.
"Uh, yeah, I'll come!" Matsubara Ayumu immediately replied.
Although he wasn't quite sure what was happening, Shigen Ryouka seemed to want him to answer 'yes'… After quickly figuring out the whole situation, he almost slapped his thigh.
Shigen Ryouka, you're trying to harm me!
How can I be a third wheel!?
But luckily, he had a clever plan: he could bail.
Say 'yes, yes, yes' now, and then bail later to play video games with Anshi.
Shigen Ryouka gave Matsubara Ayumu a deep look.
"Mm, okay, no problem. Let's just set a time," Hayato also said.
He wasn't stunned because he didn't want to go, but just suddenly felt that...
Siyuan was perhaps a bit too proactive! Nanao, learn from her!!
"—So, Akane! Please come with me!!"
During lunch break, Shigen Ryouka bowed to Nanao Akane, making a very sincere request… No, it should be called a 'plea'.
She held Nanao Akane's hands, her eyes like an innocent puppy.
Nanao Akane smiled: "Hahaha, I'm not going."
"Akane!"
"Why are you calling me to your study group?" Nanao Akane asked, and it was even scheduled for a rest day. Did she really have to study on a rare rest day?
Study? Study my ass!
"B-but, I already told him that, that friends would come along, if, if it's just me… he might blame me," Shigen Ryouka said, a little afraid.
What's there to blame? Nanao Akane didn't quite understand: "Isn't Matsubara coming?"
"Ayumu will definitely bail!" Shigen Ryouka said through gritted teeth.
Having grown up together, Shigen Ryouka knew exactly what kind of person Matsubara was.
Nanao Akane thought for a moment.
"…Actually, I'm quite curious about the boy you like."
"So, please, you must come!" Shigen Ryouka tightly gripped Nanao Akane's soft hands.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch… You strongwoman!" Nanao Akane frowned and said, "…I'll think about it."
"You can call your guy too… Consider it an early double date," Shigen Ryouka offered a suggestion.
Nanao Akane's mouth twitched slightly; that guy definitely wouldn't agree...
After all, that guy's personality was cold to an almost bland degree.
"…I'll ask him, just in case," Nanao Akane said.
"Great!" Shigen Ryouka beamed.
"Then I'm going to eat lunch with Lin-chan," Nanao Akane said, raising the bento box in her hand.
Shigen Ryouka let go and waved her hand, "Then go ahead."
How nice. When would she be able to make a bento for Xiao Lin?
…Oh, right, I can't cook.
Never mind then.
Shigen Ryouka clutched her head, once again doubting her life. She, she seemed to have no special skills other than karate… She was practically devoid of feminine charm!!
Nanao Akane walked briskly towards the classroom, then tilted her head, thinking about Shigen Ryouka's strategy.
She actually didn't want Hayato to go.
It wasn't for any special reason, just for the sake of the boy Shigen Ryouka admired.
Otherwise, if Hayato stood there, no matter how you looked at it, it would make that boy feel inferior.
Hehe, Lin-chan is indeed the best!!
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