Crossover Anime: Miss, please don't do this, I still have a silly cat to raise.

This kind of liveliness is different from that of the diving club. To put it nicely, it has a down-to-earth feel; to put it bluntly, it's too utilitarian. Everyone seems to be communicating with a goal and a mask on, which makes Lu Nan very unhappy.

This displeasure made Lu Nan not want to stay any longer. He bent down, grabbed Banami's wrist, snatched the test paper from her hand while she was bewildered, stuffed it into someone else's hand, and then pulled Banami away.

Bana finally realized what was happening: "Huh? Huh! What are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry? What's wrong?"

But Lu Nan didn't want to stay in this hypocritical corridor any longer. As he walked, he replied, "It's nothing. I just need to talk to you about something, and I think that place is too noisy."

Banai laughed in exasperation: "No, I thought you had something urgent to do if you were in such a hurry. And no matter how much we argued, it shouldn't be like this. I think it's much better than last night."

Lu Nan suddenly stopped moving forward. Seeing that she hadn't stopped in time, Banai bumped into Lu Nan's back, hissed in pain, and rubbed her nose with her hand: "What are you doing? Why did you suddenly stop moving?"

Lu Nan turned around and stared into Banami's eyes, his tone very serious: "There is a difference, these are not the same."

Banami was indignant and wanted to ask what was different, but she knew the moment before she spoke that she understood why Lu Nan would say that.

Because the purposes of communication are different, last night we all got together for dinner, drinks and laughter to have fun, and simply to be together.

They are getting together to communicate now to maintain their public personas and to protect their small groups.

Yes, they are definitely different.

Banami had no way to refute it.

Chapter 57 The Rooftop

Seeing that Banami had fallen silent, Lu Nan didn't say anything more, but just pulled her forward again.

Seeing his retreating figure, Banami didn't continue the conversation and obediently let him pull her along.

After a while, Banami couldn't stand the dull atmosphere anymore and took the initiative to start a conversation: "Hey, why do you feel unhappy?"

"what?"

"It's Karen, huh? You looked really annoyed when you got up. Don't you like Karen? Oh, I mean, Karen is quite pretty, isn't she?" Banami chattered on from behind.

Lu Nan let go of her hand, as holding on for too long wasn't a good idea. He also slowed down his pace so that Banami could keep up with him.

"First of all, Hua Lian has a boyfriend. I think it would be troublesome if her boyfriend saw this, and it would be an undeserved disaster for me."

"Secondly, I was the one who was taken advantage of and touched. It would be too strange if I got up looking comfortable, wouldn't it?"

"Finally, it's true that Hua Lian is very good-looking, but that has nothing to do with me."

Banami exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you're really honest!"

Lu Nan continued, "Seeing Hua Lian makes me think, 'Wow, that's awesome.' But then I find out there's an 8K version too."

8k

Banami was amused by Lu Nan's statement: "Hahahaha, what are you talking about? That's so weird. Who's 4K then?"

Lu Nan didn't answer her directly, but just glanced at her.

But how could Banai not understand what he meant? Her smile froze on her face, and she pointed to herself in disbelief.

Lu Nan couldn't help but smile, and quickly turned his head away.

Seeing that he was silent, Banai sighed and said, "You really don't know how to speak politely."

She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is your matter very urgent?"

Lu Nan shook his head: "It's just about the club, nothing urgent."

Banami nodded and quickly walked ahead: "If you're not in a hurry, come with me to a place first."

......

"There are places like this on campus?" Lu Nan looked around, finding it all quite novel.

I thought the school was all new, but I didn't expect there to be such old buildings, and the rooftop wasn't even locked. In Lu Nan's memory, this was almost impossible.

“Every school has a place that’s like an old school building, right?” Banami stretched as she looked at the clear sky. “The school used to have dormitories, but I heard that something happened and they stopped providing accommodation.”

She blinked and said mysteriously, "Maybe there are ghosts here."

Lu Nan remained unmoved. That was something Yotsuya Miko should be afraid of, not him. He usually couldn't even see it.

"So, what do you want to say?" Lu Nan asked while looking around. It wasn't desolate, and the scenery was quite nice. From here, you could see the playground in the distance, and the club recruitment was not far from the playground, so you could see everything.

Banami strolled slowly to the edge of the rooftop with her hands behind her back, gripping the handrail and gazing into the distance: "What's wrong? Can't you come here to relax if you have nothing to do? I'm scared by myself, can't you, a guy, come and help ward off evil spirits?"

Lu Nan didn't reply, but walked over to Banami's side and gazed into the distance with her.

If you don't have something on your mind, you don't need to come here to relax. Maybe Lao Ba is not a frank person?

After a while, Banami suddenly asked, "Lunan, do you think I'm a hypocrite?"

Lu Nan frowned, not in a hurry to answer. After all, it was impossible for Banami to have come all this way just to relax and ask such a simple question.

As expected, before Lu Nan could even respond, Banami continued, "If we were to use otaku terminology, I'd probably be a 'normie' (a person who enjoys being around people)?"

She rested her head on her arm, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes as she looked at the surging crowd on the playground in the distance: "Perhaps you don't know, but for us 'normies,' the community is above all personal will. Everyone is making hypocritical efforts to maintain this seemingly peaceful place."

"So no matter what happens, everyone will pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, if you are kicked out of the circle, you may become an outsider. You either have to find a new circle or you can only live alone."

She pointed to the playground: "Do you see that girl running over there? I know her, she's really good at running, she's incredibly fast."

Lu Nan followed her finger and saw a tanned girl sweating profusely on the track, running very fast.

Seeing this, Banai mysteriously tilted her head and whispered, "Actually, she was like me before, she also had a childhood friend, and her childhood friend also..."

She didn't continue, but Lu Nan understood what she was leaving out.

Banami looked at the playground again: "But she is much more powerful. She chooses to turn her sadness into infinite power and freely express her youth on the track. I know that she runs very fast, very fast, so fast that all sadness and sorrow cannot catch up with her."

"And what about you?" Lu Nan asked softly.

"What?" Banami turned her head to the side.

“I said, what about you? Do you have anywhere to move to?” Lu Nan looked at her, not giving an inch.

Banai opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She touched her pocket, where there was a stick of mochi inside.

What should I say? Should I say I love to eat it?

Banami didn't say anything.

She just stared at Lu Nan quietly until he handed her a tissue, at which point she realized that she had been crying all the time.

She turned her head slightly, took the tissue, but did not wipe away her tears.

She wiped her face with her hand, looked at the teardrops in her hand, and belatedly began to speak: "Ah, so I... really was dumped."

She gripped the tissue tightly, feeling a stinging sensation in her nose and a sharp pain in her heart: "I actually knew, but my mind knew, while my body didn't react."

She lowered her head and carefully wiped away the tears from her eyes and face.

But as soon as she opened her mouth, an even deeper sorrow escaped: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I still haven't learned how to say no. The way you taught me to say no is something I still... I still haven't been able to do."

The tissues were crumpled into various shapes in her hands: "I, I'm very hypocritical. I've always been afraid, afraid to break out of my current circle. I'm just like them."

"Actually, everyone understands that before Karen came, Kusuke was always with me."

"Ah, maybe Banami got dumped."

"That's what everyone thinks."

Chapter 58 Then come with me!

Lu Nan simply stuffed his entire pack of tissues into Banami's hand.

Banami took the tissue.

"So, whether we're chatting or anything else, everyone is very accommodating to me."

"Karen is the same. She always drags me along when she goes out with Kusuke, as if to say that my presence won't affect your relationship."

“But,” Banami looked at Lunan, “all these things keep reminding me that you’ve been dumped, and you’re now an outsider, you know?”

She gently wiped away the tears that had once again streamed down her face with her fingers: "I dare not tell them, because everyone is trying their best to avoid my emotional outburst, for fear that it will cause our little circle to collapse."

"So, Lu Nan is actually the best person for me to confide in." Banami suddenly laughed: "Because Lu Nan has absolutely no connection with anyone else, he only knows me, so it doesn't matter what I say."

As she spoke, she suddenly became somber: "So I guess I really am hypocritical after all, using friends and stuff. Why don't you give me a piece of your mind? But you definitely won't..."

"Idiot, pig, you're so love-struck you're out of your mind, even a dog would shake its head at you." Lu Nan decisively began to insult Banami.

Banami stood there stunned, then burst into laughter.

In front of Lu Nan, this person who was feeling sorry for himself just a second ago seemed to have heard a very funny joke and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up.

After laughing, Banai leaned back against the railing, her gloomy expression vanishing: "That's why I said you're too blunt, aren't you? You're completely different from when we were at the coffee shop."

“But you’re right.” Banami looked up at the sky, where a cloud looked especially like a little duck, very cute: “Even a dog would shake its head at a love-struck person like that.”

"Then I'll try to change it. I can't let your guidance go to waste."

"Hanami Anana." Lu Nan rarely called her by her full name. "I don't know if you've misunderstood something."

“I have never said that I have guided or taught you anything. You are an adult. In terms of academics, you are even my senior. I don’t think you need guidance or instruction.”

"But now I really want to teach you something."

Banami was stunned again. How could there be a conflict between the left and right hemispheres of the brain?

“I’m not forcing you to get over your sadness right now. Even if you have depression, it’s not really my problem. It’s your family and you who are suffering. I’m just a friend you’ve known for a short time. I’ll feel sorry for you, but I won’t shed tears for you.”

"Don't act like you're only changing yourself for my sake, don't make excuses for your sadness, and don't make excuses for your recovery. These are two states, not two mistakes."

"Your business is your business. Whether you continue, wallow in sadness, or run like that senior student who burns salt, as long as you don't break the law or violate morality and ethics, you are free to do whatever you want, and no one can control you."

“You feel like a loser, that’s fine. Losers should act like losers. Stand up, run, and don’t lie on the ground like a dead dog. That’s not a loser, that’s a defeated dog.”

"Whether it's hypocrisy or truth, it's your own choice. The choice you made a second ago is overturned by you a second ago, but that doesn't mean you were wrong a second ago. It was she who chose what to do in that second, not you. Don't keep bullying your past self just because she can't beat you."

“When I told you to refuse, I wasn’t teaching you how to do it. I was just telling you that you have other options besides stubbornly persisting. Life has a much higher margin for error than you think. Banami, refusing isn’t for anyone to see, nor is it to tell others that you can refuse. It’s not a performance.”

"You refused because you didn't want to do it, that's all. So I don't understand why you apologized to me. It's stupid."

Lu Nan looked at the stunned Banami and extended his fist.

"Let's call us friends for now. My morals are practically nonexistent, so if you're really unhappy, just pay me three thousand federal dollars, and I'll go down right now and beat up your childhood sweetheart and his girlfriend in front of all your hypocritical friends."

"But you have to tell the school leaders that you instructed them to do it, because I don't want to be expelled."