People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

"middle!"

All that could be heard was a "so~" sound.

The crumpled paper arced through the air, traversing almost the entire classroom from above everyone's heads, before finally landing precisely in the trash can in the front corner with a "Duang!"

This caused an uproar.

In situations like this, experts remain silent.

So, Bai Lan didn't say anything, but instead took out her phone and sent an email to Ichinose, asking her to meet up after the club activities that afternoon.

Considering that Ichinose has many friends and needs to spend a lot of time socializing, which makes it difficult to schedule, Shiran didn't directly set the specific time and place for the conversation in the email. Instead, she left it to Ichinose to decide, letting him do whatever was convenient for him.

.......

Classroom of Grade 1, Class C.

Ichinose is chatting with a friend.

At that moment, Ichinose suddenly felt a jolt in her pocket.

After dealing with her friend, Ichinose took out her phone and saw the email she had just received.

"Did Bai send this? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Ichinose opened it with anticipation.

Soon, she saw:

“I think we can have a closer relationship and spend these three years together, and for that, I hope to talk to you about it.”

Time: After today's club activities are over, you can choose the exact time.

Location: That's also up to you.

After reading Bai Lan's email, Ichinose blinked: "What is all this? What does 'a closer way of getting along' mean?"

Ichinose subconsciously began to think: "First, let's rule out the possibility that Shiro is planning to confess to her, second... never mind, let's just ask him directly."

Bai is really something, always saying things that are hard to understand or can be misunderstood. Luckily, she's used to it and won't misunderstand because of it.

However, Ichinose didn't seem to realize that it was precisely because Shiran knew she wouldn't misunderstand that she could speak so recklessly.

Also, Ichinose Koshi said that Hakuran doesn't know how to speak properly, and Hakuran just insists on not speaking properly; he's all about being rebellious.

120. Is this what they mean by "beauty is food for the eyes"?

After replying to the email and asking for more details, Ichinose finally understood Shirai's true meaning.

When Ichinose learned from Shirai's latest reply that Shirai's purpose in inviting her to talk was "to have their two classes unite to deal with various difficulties from the school in the future, avoid expulsion and deduction of points, and even earn more points so that everyone can have a better high school life in the next three years," Ichinose gladly accepted Shirai's invitation to the meeting.

After the club activity ended.

Afternoon, 17:55.

About five minutes before the agreed time, Bai Lan found a dessert shop on the commercial street.

Upon entering the dessert shop, Bai Lan, following the description on her phone, found the slender figure with long pink hair in a booth in the corner.

"Ichinose." Bai Lan walked to the booth and greeted them first.

Ichinose: "You've arrived."

"Why are you here first again? You always arrive first, I'm getting embarrassed," Bai Lan said apologetically, though there was no real apology on her face.

"Not long." Ichinose smiled and shook his head. "I was only two minutes earlier than you. After all, you always arrive about five minutes early, so it doesn't make any difference for me to arrive earlier."

As I mentioned before, you seem to have some misunderstanding about our country's etiquette of 'arriving early for appointments'.

Although our country values ​​arriving 'early' for appointments, it's not too early.

In those anime you watch, people arriving half an hour early for appointments are just being ridiculous.

Generally, arriving five to ten minutes early is fine.

Providing too much advance notice doesn't necessarily demonstrate sincerity; rather, it creates unnecessary psychological burden for others, almost like a form of coercion.

This will only make the other person feel uncomfortable or even disgusted.

So don't worry, you don't need to keep me waiting.

"I see." Bai Lan nodded vigorously, then added, "Actually, I know all of these things you're talking about."

"Huh?" Ichinose asked in surprise.

Bai Lan explained, "I asked that question just to start a conversation; you don't need to explain it to me in such a serious way."

After all, you said it yourself, these are all things you 'said before,' and 'before' means the last time we met, during the Golden Week holiday, which was only three days ago. I'm not that forgetful."

"I'm so sorry, did I put too much pressure on you, Shiro?" Ichinose said apologetically. "Yes, friends shouldn't be like this. Let's relax a little from now on."

"Bai, this dessert shop is a hidden gem I finally discovered! I've tried the strawberry parfait, mango sundae, Black Forest mousse, and this pancake... they're all so delicious! I highly recommend it!"

Ichinose, holding the menu on the table, enthusiastically shared her favorite things with Shiran, her gentle and bright smile revealing a hint of greed and pride in these delicacies.

Most girls like desserts.

In order to enjoy desserts, they have even grown a "second stomach" specifically for holding desserts.

In particular, a girl who has grown up in hardship is more eager than most people to taste sweetness.

Ichinose's family wasn't well-off, and she rarely had spare money to buy such delicious but somewhat expensive desserts to enjoy.

As for cheap desserts, because the quality of the ingredients and the safety of the processing are difficult to guarantee, these cheap products often easily cause health problems.

If you eat something bad, you'll have to spend money on medical treatment and recuperation. During the illness and recuperation period, you'll also waste precious time and energy, affecting your studies and exercise.

Some of the damage is even permanent, permanently reducing physical performance and affecting academic performance and future work ability.

Therefore, in Ichinose's opinion, desserts are a bit too extravagant.

Therefore, although Ichinose likes sweets and craves sweetness, she rarely eats them.

But nowadays, the school distributes such a large amount of living expenses every month, and the class teacher has said that these points can only be used at school and cannot be exchanged for money to send home.

Therefore, it's better not to spend it.

Only under these circumstances would Ichinose feel comfortable enjoying with her friends the things she had always longed for but had been reluctant to do.

Because it was once so hard to obtain, she cherishes it all the more now.

When Ichinose speaks, his language is inherently infectious, making people unable to help but trust and empathize with him.

Although Ichinose didn't go into detail about what made these desserts so delicious, just seeing the "evil" emotion of "greed" on Ichinose's face, which always looked as holy as an "archangel," and seeing the happy look on Ichinose's face when she subconsciously recalled the deliciousness of these foods, made Bai Lan curious about just how delicious these things were that could make a holy angel fall into such a state.

Thinking of this, Bai Lan felt a surge of appetite.

Bai Lan couldn't resist ordering all the desserts recommended by Ichinose, and even ordered a few more from the same series but different styles.

Seeing Bai Lan's hesitant ordering, Ichinose immediately stopped smiling and couldn't help but worry about Bai Lan's wallet.

Ichinose, who had been enthusiastically recommending the food, quickly stopped and even told Shiran to restrain her desire to spend and eat.

"Even if you don't think about your wallet or the food waste from not being able to finish what you order, you should still think about your health. Although desserts are delicious, eating too much of them is never good for your health."

Ichinose couldn't help but offer advice like a mother hen.

"It's fine," Bai Lan said nonchalantly. "It's not like we have to finish it all. If we can't finish it, we can pack it up and take it with us for breakfast or a late-night snack. Anyway, there's a refrigerator in the dorm, so it'll last for a few days without any problem. It saves us the trouble of thinking about what to eat for breakfast for the next few days."

"You even bought a refrigerator? Then it seems I was overthinking it." Ichinose nodded, giving up on trying to persuade her.

After ordering, while waiting for the food to be served.

Shirai began to tell Ichinose about the alliance between the two classes.

Perhaps because they were both eagerly anticipating the delicious food, their conversation went very smoothly.

Firstly, neither of them cared much about the distribution of profits.

For Ichinose, as long as everyone can get along well and avoid conflicts that could damage the friendship between classmates, that's all that matters. At most, she hopes to work together to safely pass all kinds of exams and prevent anyone from getting hurt. She has never expected to gain any benefits from Shiraishan's class, and for this, she doesn't even mind giving more.

The same applies to Bai Lan. He didn't want anything from Ichinose's class. He just wanted Ichinose to maintain the status quo and continue to pursue an atmosphere of "harmonious coexistence."

If neither party intends to push their luck, there's no need for them to waste time testing each other's limits.

It was as if they were relieved that if the food arrived before they finished their business, it might delay their enjoyment of the meal and diminish its deliciousness.

Trusting the other party's character and wanting to be able to eat well as soon as possible, they basically laid out their bottom line right away.

After comparing the prices, I found that the other party's demands didn't even amount to a fraction of the price I had prepared.

Then, in less than two minutes, the two quickly formed an alliance.

More than a minute of that time was spent writing the agreement.

Many desserts in dessert shops are semi-processed, so they can be served quickly.

After Shirai and Ichinose finished discussing the alliance, the food was finally served.

Ichinose was initially a little reserved.

But after seeing Bai Lan's unrestrained and hearty eating habits, coupled with the temptation of the table full of delicious food, they were all moved.

Ichinose licked her lips.

Since Bai was "rude" first and didn't care about etiquette, wouldn't it seem like she was being too pretentious and impolite if she continued to be polite?

Also, it would be such a waste if we couldn't finish all this delicious food.

Although Bai said that leftovers could be stored in the refrigerator, the best time to enjoy desserts is when they are first served. Even if they are stored in the refrigerator, the deliciousness will gradually diminish over time, which is such a waste!

For deliciousness!

I want to eat, eat, eat!

Thinking of this, Ichinose couldn't help but start eating heartily.

Before starting to eat, Ichinose made sure to cover the partition of the booth, completely blocking the view between the inside and outside, to avoid being seen by acquaintances... oh, no, to avoid being seen by other acquaintances besides Shirai.

As she ate, Ichinose's eyes gradually curved into a happy smile.

The two strictly followed the ancient teaching of "not speaking while eating".

While enjoying the dessert, the two were both absorbed in their own worlds and did not speak.

Bai Lan was the first to emerge from her reverie.

After tasting a slice of Black Forest mousse, a mango pudding, and a strawberry parfait, he suddenly realized that these things weren't actually as delicious as he had imagined.