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Chapter 226 The Two at the Video Shop
Natsumi Imokawa simply wanted to complain because she didn't have many friends, and the only one who would accompany her to play with the camera was Jun Matsueda.

After the girl showed an aggrieved expression, Matsueda Jun remembered that he had indeed not seen her in the three days since school started.

The narrow alley was immersed in awkward silence.

"Matsueda, you're my friend. And you're my vice-captain, how could you forget about me, the captain?" Natsumi Imokawa's tone carried a hint of resentment.

She didn't dare complain too much. What if Songzhi really didn't want to be friends with her anymore?
"Sorry, I've been a bit busy these past few days since school started."

Although Matsueda Jun was making excuses, what he said was not completely a lie, because under the expectant gaze of Kominato Shoko, he became the class monitor again, and the deputy class monitor was still Tomatsu Touka with a calm smile.

"By the way, which class is Yuchuan from?" He quickly changed the subject.

"Ah, I'm from Class 5." The innocent girl was quickly led off the topic. Looking at the sign of the DVD store in the distance, her mood became better again.

"Class 5?" Matsueda Jun was a little surprised. "I'm in Class 6. We're on the same floor."

There are six classes on the third floor where Class 6 of Grade 2 is located, namely Class 5 and Class 6 of Grade 2, and Class 1 to 4 of Grade 3. This is why he met the senior sister who looked like a cherry blossom when he was basking in the sun on the balcony.

"I haven't seen Yichuan once in the past three days. It doesn't seem right."

"Maybe it's because I rarely leave the classroom."

Natsumi Imokawa took two more steps and entered the video store before Jun Matsueda. The old man at the counter at the door greeted her with a smile.

"Imokawa is here again."

"Yes! I brought my friends with me this time!" The girl's tone was a little proud. She was also someone who could go shopping in a video store with her friends.

The space inside the store was similar to that of an ordinary bookstore, with many shelves densely filled with DVDs of various movies. After Jun Matsueda closed the door and the sounds from outside disappeared, the two of them seemed to have walked into the world of twenty years ago.

After all, even in Neon, where physical culture is prevalent, there are not many video stores left.

"Why does Imokawa rarely leave the classroom?" Matsueda Jun watched the girl moving freely between the shelves, as if she was at home.

"Because I don't know many classmates in the new class, and I have to walk past several seats when I leave the classroom, I feel a little nervous."

Natsumi Imokawa doesn't like being stared at by others, so hiding behind the camera gives her a special sense of security.

The camera lens is like a wall, isolating the girl from the outside world.

"Well, things should get better after a while, once everyone gets to know each other better." Jun Matsue walked to the girl's side and watched as her hand reached for the top shelf.

The store is not very big. In order to make use of the space, the height of the shelves has exceeded Natsumi Imokawa's head by a large margin. The girl stands on tiptoe with one hand raised high, and the fullness of her chest becomes particularly prominent.

Her body swayed twice due to unstable center of gravity. Matsueda Jun put his hands on the girl's shoulders and pressed her back to the ground.

"Or I can help you get it."

"Okay~" The girl breathed a sigh of relief, her face flushed with shyness, "I used to carry the escalator to get it, but I didn't see where the escalator was today."

"The escalator is on the innermost shelf~" The old man's voice came from the counter, seeming a little far away.

"I understand - thank you -" Natsumi Imokawa responded louder, his face turning even redder.

"The one in the top row, 'Kamikaze Girls'." The girl's voice became softer, as if she didn't want anyone other than Matsueda Jun to hear.

"Is this the only one?" Jun Matsueda pulled out the cover of the CD. The cover showed a girl wearing a pink Lolita outfit and holding a parasol on a road in a green field.

“Hmm,” the girl hesitated, like a gluttonous diner considering what to eat next to make it even more delicious. “And there’s also ‘The Tale of the Heike: The Dog King’ in the next row.” Jun Matsueda pulled out another thin box. The cover showed two strangely dressed men standing at the front of a wooden stage like rock stars.

"anything else?"

"That's enough for tonight." Imokawa Natsumi shook her head with a satisfied expression, "I've been looking for a movie with the word 'monogatari' in its title lately."

Jun Matsueda thought of a high school student with a very long name, two younger sisters, and a golden-haired vampire who always appeared around him.

"Ah, I've seen the Monogatari series a long time ago." The girl noticed his expression, "So Matsueda-san also watches anime."

“Is there anyone in Japan who doesn’t watch anime?”

Natsumi Imokawa chuckled.

"So, do you have any ideas about recruiting new people?" Jun Matsueda put two CDs in the girl's hands, and her smile disappeared.

"No." Natsumi Imokawa leaned against the side of the shelf, looking weak and listless, with an exaggerated deformation of her chest.

"Actually, you shouldn't worry too much." Matsueda Jun thought for a moment before speaking. "The News Department is a powerful student club in the school, so it's quite valuable. They don't recruit many students each year."

"Even if we don't do anything, there will still be a lot of people signing up. We just need to figure out how to review the new members."

"Really? That's good!" The girl regained her spirits and stood up with the help of the shelf. What she was most worried about was that the club would become unpopular in her hands.

"So, we should gather everyone in the News Department for a meeting tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to discuss the review of new members."

Jun Matsueda wandered around the store. There were many familiar movies on the shelves, many of which he had seen and many of which he had not.

"Well, Songzhi will help me, right? With a meeting or something?"

Natsumi Imokawa caught up to him with a pitiful and helpless look in her eyes. The aisle between the shelves was very narrow, and their bodies were almost touching. The girl's spring-like body exuded heat, and the ambiguous touch filled the already narrow space.

"I will, I will." Jun Matsueda took two steps into the open space, putting some distance between him and the girl.

"Ah, you can't go to Songzhi over there." Natsumi Imokawa looked behind him.

Jun Matsueda turned around and saw two blue curtains in front of him. There was a circle symbol on it, with two numbers symbolizing adulthood and a slash inside.

“There really is such a place.” He looked at the words “Adult Only” on the curtain.

The girl laughed twice, her voice unclear. "When my father brought me here before, he always said I couldn't go in there."

“So my childhood dream was to go in and take a look.”

Jun Matsueda glanced at the surveillance camera on the wall, then looked at the old man who walked out of the counter and stretched his neck to look over here.

"Tonight's problem is temporarily resolved. How about we say goodbye here?"

Natsumi Imokawa hesitated for a moment, took out his cell phone and looked at the time. It was still early.

"Or, how about going to my dad's studio to watch a movie?"

The so-called studio is actually the girl’s current home.

(End of this chapter)