Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 444 Drinking
Unexpectedly, Asahina-senpai also has a shameless side, but Ryuen is not very interested in her, after all, Asahina is lacking in both looks and figure.

This can be seen from the fact that Nagumo didn't make a move on her. Nagumo is notorious for being a womanizer, but he is notorious for being a lecher. He has his eyes on beauties of all ages. Whether it's Ichinose or Horikita, he tried to get his hands on them, but he didn't succeed.

Overall, Asahina is a very ordinary girl. She may have some unique personality traits, but they are not memorable. The only reason Ryuen still chats with her is because she is Nagumo's childhood friend.

"By the way, junior Longyuan, I haven't thanked you yet for helping me find my hair clip. Since you don't need to prepare for exams right now, how about I treat you to a meal? You must be tired of the hotel cafeteria food, right? I know a good place."

The sunny and cheerful Asahina brings a warm feeling the moment you approach Ryuen.

"Is that so? I had forgotten about it, but since you've extended a sincere invitation, let's go."

Whether or not the hair clip was retrieved is not important; Asahina's invitation and Ryuen's acceptance are enough.

"The school is quite open-minded; they didn't confine us during the exam period."

Asahina walked beside Ryuen, and although she was leading the way, she wasn't in a hurry at all, chatting idly with Ryuen.

"So, this is the good place you were talking about?"

Longyuan arrived at a secluded street, which was still quite lively with many pedestrians. The two stopped in front of a small shop with a sign that read "Ichiraku Ramen".

"Yeah, this ramen is really delicious. I've done some research on travel guides, and it's number three on Hokkaido's must-eat list. Do you want to know what the first two are? I can take you there if you have time."

Ryuen ignored her, found an empty seat, and ordered the most classic tonkotsu ramen. Outside, snowflakes were falling, and the steam from the ramen wafted over. Ryuen, who was already a little hungry, started slurping it up.

Asahina wasn't angry at Ryuen's indifference. She sat down next to Ryuen and ordered a seafood ramen. Unlike Ryuen's order of "nissai" (thin ramen), Asahina ordered "maossai" (thin ramen).

After finishing the last sip of the thick soup, Ryuen was quite satisfied. The taste was indeed good, but if I had to say, it wasn't as good as Horikita.

After Asahina finished eating, the two finally started talking about something useful.

"Junior Longyuan, what brings you to Nanyun today?"

Asahina got straight to the point, but Ryuen didn't intend to discuss this with her at the ramen shop. Although there were no other students from the school there, he still wanted to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

"There seems to be a quiet bar nearby. Let's go there to chat; it's a bit crowded here."

Asahina nodded; she also felt that it wasn't good to stay and occupy a seat after finishing eating.

The bar was quite crowded. At this hour, most of the people drinking there were just idle people from the streets. Fortunately, there were empty seats in the corner reserved for Ryuen and Asahina.

"This is the menu. Would you two like something to drink? If this is your first time here, I recommend the fruit wine. It has a sweet and refreshing taste and is very popular with young people."

The waitress enthusiastically introduced the products, but Asahina hesitated to place an order. She was a little flustered, firstly because she hadn't drunk much alcohol, and secondly because she was still of legal drinking age. However, the waitress seemed completely unconcerned about these issues and enthusiastically introduced the products to Asahina.

"We had two fruit drinks, one orange-flavored, and the other... Asahina, what fruit do you like?"

Seeing that Asahina wasn't placing an order, Ryuen placed the order for her.

"Strawberry, please." Asahina replied. If Ryuen dared to order alcohol, she was a year older than him, so she wasn't afraid either.

The waiter quickly brought over two wooden beer glasses, each about 500 milliliters in capacity. Ryuen's glass was yellow, while Asahina's was light red.

"Senior should know Nangumo's current attitude towards exams, right?"

Asahina's attention was still focused on the cup, but Ryuen's words instantly brought her back to reality.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what Ya did.”

Asahina held a straw and swirled it in the fruit wine, creating ripples and a few bubbles bursting, but Asahina didn't seem to want to drink it.

"So, senior, you think I can change President Nagumo's mind, so you're here to persuade me not to do that?"

Asahina shook her head: "What Miyabi decides is not something you can easily change. I'm just a little worried."

"Worried? As Chairman Nagumo's childhood friend, you should know his strength better than anyone. Does he need you to worry about him?"

Ryuen's question left Asahina speechless. It was true that Nagumo took care of Asahina more often, but Asahina's concern was not unfounded.

“What I’m worried about isn’t his failure in the exam, but the change in his mindset. Ever since he came back from the exam on the deserted island, I’ve felt that Yata has become somewhat dejected.”

Asahina stared at her reflection in the wine glass, feeling somewhat dazed.

"I think he's living a very carefree life now, with beautiful women around every day, and he's firmly in first place in his grade. I don't see any signs of him becoming decadent. Besides, even if Nagumo really does become decadent, what does that have to do with me? And what gives you the right to meddle, Asahina-senpai?"

Ryuen's words were quite impolite and made people uncomfortable, but even so, Asahina was not angry.

"I'm his childhood sweetheart, how can this be considered meddling?"

"Childhood sweethearts? Is that really enough? This feeling is also very superficial. After all, so-called childhood sweethearts will gradually become strangers once they live apart and their communication decreases. How many childhood sweethearts have become passers-by in each other's lives over time? So-called childhood sweethearts are neither as reliable as blood ties nor as intimate as romantic relationships. It is a rather fragile relationship."

Longyuan took a big gulp of fruit wine and made a satisfying sound. The fruit wine tasted really good, with the aroma of fruit and wine intertwined. The flavor was smooth and rich but not cloyingly sweet.

Asahina felt a little bitter. Seeing that Ryuen was fine after drinking the fruit wine, she wanted to try it herself. The fruit wine was cool and refreshing as it went down the straw into her mouth. Asahina found that it wasn't much different from fruit juice, so she drank a few more sips. After drinking it, she inexplicably felt much better.

"No matter how Aya sees me, I feel obligated to bring him back on track! Junior Ryuen, I treated you to ramen, so you don't mind if I ask you for a small favor, right?"

Asahina didn't know why she was smiling like an idiot.

Long Yuan raised an eyebrow: "That's not what you said before."

"I do not care!"

Asahina threw away the straw and gulped down the fruit wine in his glass, looking like a drunkard having a drunken rampage.

(End of this chapter)