Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 497 The finishing touch

The following day, as the first rays of dawn pierced through the dark clouds, the heavy rain that had started in the latter half of the night also subsided.

"Well, am I right?"

Kiriyama Kazuma, with his hands resting on the corridor railing, shrugged, giving off an expression that said, "I expected this."

"What do you mean you're not wrong?"

Standing next to him, Watanabe Yu took a bite of bread, his gaze shifting slightly downwards to the first and second floors of the opposite teaching building.

Although the school festival is officially scheduled to start at 10:00 AM, it's already bustling with activity over there.

The teachers who were arranging and emphasizing today's tasks, the students who were carrying props and doing the final follow-up work, and the class representatives who were confirming the division of labor among the students—even though they were trying to control the volume of their voices, it still sounded noisy and chaotic.

It was absolutely bustling with noise.

But then again, how can it be called a school festival if it's not a bit lively?

"It's this rain." Kiriyama and Ma smacked their lips and took a sip of their canned milk. "Didn't you say yesterday that it was unlikely to stop?"

"Did I say that?"

Watanabe Yu was a little confused.

"you said before."

Kiriyama and Ma nodded firmly.

He wouldn't forget that.

"Ok."

Watanabe Yu responded.

He really didn't remember anything about it.

Moreover, compared to other things, what he is most concerned about right now is his task. This morning, he glanced at the progress bar and it had already reached 98%, just one last step away.

"Tsk, sigh, what a perfunctory man." Kiriyama Kazuma muttered, then changed the subject, "But I really don't understand why your side is so special."

"What's special about it?"

“Looking back on everything you’ve been through, it all seems like it was all connected.” Kiriyama Kazuma took another swig of milk. “No one else would have had an experience like yours. It’s kind of fantastical. By the way, this can of milk is really expensive.”

It's 25% more expensive than the regular cardboard box packaging!

He wouldn't have chosen this thing if he hadn't really had no other choice today.

"Who knows?" Watanabe Yu took another bite of bread nonchalantly. "You should be grateful that you have anything to drink. Think about it, when has our school cafeteria ever served breakfast to so many people? Under such pressure, you should be secretly happy that you can still buy milk."

Tongshan went to the cafeteria at 6:50 a.m., but most people went at 6:35 a.m.

In other words, it's already quite good that after the first group of students who woke up had already made their purchases, they were still able to buy some products that were to their liking.

You should know that students in this age group are at the age when they can eat the most; otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying, "A half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Kiriyama and Ma were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Watanabe's words immediately lifted his spirits considerably.

After all, he had the last can of milk, which meant that anyone who went after him wouldn't be able to buy it.

"But it's also a fact that you bought it at a high price."

Watanabe Yu played a trick, saying those words a beat too late.

"..." Kiriyama Kazuma paused for a moment, then changed the subject, "More than that, I'm more concerned about how you got entangled with the Eda family's little princess."

Theoretically speaking, given the decisive and efficient nature of that policewoman, she shouldn't have introduced her family to Watanabe.

After all, the Eda family's motto is to mind their own business.

Aside from people outside of blood relations, they will maintain an appropriate distance, at most introducing one or two people they trust most to their family.

His good buddy, however, didn't seem to be that close to that female instructor. "It was a coincidence," Watanabe paused, then joked, "But your network is really complicated; how do you know everything?"

“I don’t know everything, I just have some understanding of some of them.” Kiriyama Kazuma corrected his good friend’s statement, “After all, Akane Eda’s mother is really famous in that area.”

"Tell me more about it?"

Watanabe Yuu became interested.

Although he had already heard about the basic information about Akane Eda's mother from Ikumi Eda, people have many facets. They can be almost two different people in front of their relatives and friends and in front of strangers.

"There's nothing to say in detail, because we haven't had much interaction." Kiriyama Kazuma was very honest. "You know me, I always say what I mean and I don't pretend to know what I don't."

"I have only had one interaction with that person, no, I should say my family has only had one interaction with that person, at a banquet. Jiang Tianqian's mother is the kind of person who is very difficult to approach, and how should I put it, arrogant? Or aloof?"

"She is very clear about her identity and position, and she will not easily get involved with others. Because of her age and position, she will pay more attention to her words when socializing with people. In short, it is very difficult to find any flaws in her."

The people who are hardest to deal with and hardest to get involved with are those whose flaws are hardest to find.

Fortunately, although they are a bit aloof, they are very dedicated to their work and there is no such thing as deliberately holding them back.

"That is indeed a bit difficult."

Watanabe Yu nodded thoughtfully.

What Kiriyama and Ma said was largely the same as what he had guessed, but it was also quite different.

Who would have thought that the decisive and efficient police chief in public would be a mother at home who can't communicate well with her daughter, and even leaves the issue of educating her daughter to her niece?
Of course, the word 'lost' was used without much thought; he was just thinking about it.

If the relationship isn't close, who would entrust their child to someone else to take care of? From Yu Mei's perspective, she certainly wouldn't feel like she's stuck with a stranger.

“But there’s a saying that goes, ‘The more unapproachable someone is, the more they will be valued once you get close to them.’” Kiriyama Kazuma said, tilting his head back to finish the last mouthful of milk. “I just never imagined that person would be you.”

It was all due to this unexpected twist of fate.

Who would have thought of that?

"I didn't expect that either." Watanabe Yu took another bite of bread and then sincerely praised, "The pineapple buns here in the cafeteria are really good."

"There's just no way to lure and capture the beautiful red-haired girl with a knife."

Kiriyama and Ma followed up with a comment.

"Let's get rid of the anime/manga vibe."

Watanabe Yu rolled his eyes.

From today's perspective, those who know about Shakugan no Shana are all "old hands" on the internet.

"What's wrong with anime?!" Kiriyama Kazuma rolled his eyes, then patted him on the shoulder. "I'll send you the information about Akane Eda's mother, Sumire Eda, to your email later. Of course, this is just the information on paper, for reference only."

Although he didn't know the reason why Watanabe and the Eda family were involved, since his good friend was helping him like this, he would also lend a hand.

"Thanks."

Watanabe Yu sincerely thanked him.

In this respect, Kiriyama is truly exceptional.

"No need for thanks, we're buddies." Kiriyama Kazuma waved his hand casually. "Of course, if you really want to repay me, how about treating me to a meal sometime? Not the kind you get outside, but the kind you make."

He knew his own situation best; he had been craving Watanabe's cooking for a long time.

"can."

Watanabe Yu readily agreed.

"Also, I'll say it again, the information is for reference only." Kiriyama Kazuma patted him on the shoulder again and continued, "However, your situation is special, so the information in the data may not be entirely accurate."

According to his understanding, Sumire Eda is a typical doting father to his daughter.

In other words, her attitude towards Watanabe Yu, who helped her daughter, should be different from her attitude towards them. If Eda Akane were to speak well of Watanabe, then many problems would no longer be problems.

(End of this chapter)