I really don't want to be reborn.

A good child who doesn't make mistakes and doesn't cause their parents worry.

The university version of Ogiso Setsuna that Kousaka Kyosuke knows appears to be a very strong person on the surface, but is actually very fragile and emotional inside, and her inner thoughts are extremely complex.

Beneath her quiet and humble exterior lies an almost obsessive emphasis on friendship, yet her outward demeanor is one of maintaining an appropriate distance from friends and avoiding excessive intimacy.

She was a fan of his books during her university years.

Although she is a fan of light novel authors, Setsuna's literary skills are actually not very high—since junior high school, she has always struggled with Japanese literature, especially classical Chinese.

He was struck by how contradictory she was, as if she were a mixture of two personalities.

It felt really awkward.

Despite being a sentimental person, I always manage to rationally choose the path that is most beneficial to me at crossroads.

They are fragile and sensitive inside, but they will grit their teeth and persevere.

Despite valuing friendship above all else, she often drifts apart from her friends over trivial matters.

That's the kind of expression you often see on her face.

Crying and laughing.

"Kogiso, where the sun showers."

This is the nickname that Kasumigaoka Utaha gave to this girl, saying that she is both affectionate and fickle, which is quite fitting.

However, overall...

She should be the gentle type of girl.

Gentleness is a good thing, especially a woman's gentleness.

When a man feels powerful, a woman's gentle, dependent nature makes him feel loved and gives him a sense of accomplishment.

It is a strong sense of mission and pride, and also a significant manifestation of a man's self-worth.

For example, the woman before me has a face as beautiful as a blooming flower, bright eyes that sparkle with life, and a smile that is like a crescent moon that heals the soul.

It's perfect.

Unfortunately, Kosaka appreciated a different kind of gentleness.

A gentle woman isn't always like a gentle spring breeze; sometimes she's like water—a cup of hot tea while writing on a cold night, a word of comfort when things aren't going well at work, a knowing wink, or a silent compliment while resting her chin on her hand.

Sure enough, no matter which time it was, he would always put Kasumigaoka Utaha ahead of this guy.

"This is the Faculty of Letters."

Ogiso Setsuna looked around and said, "Why does it look so shabby and shabby? Do all people who are involved in literature seem to be poor?"

"No, it's just that it hasn't been cleaned for a while."

"Oh, I see. So you didn't see any other members either."

She politely dipped her lips in the tea: "So you're in the Literature Club, Kosaka-kun. I thought you were in the Light Music Club, since you're such a good pianist."

He laughed: "We're all cogs in the same machine at school, why make such distinctions?"

"Hey, looking at it this way, the Benten Light Music Club, which I heard is really good, seems pretty lame."

Kyosuke lowered his voice: "I think so too, and I hope everyone else does too."

The implication is that even if you know I'm impersonating a member of the Light Music Club, so what? The outcome is basically already decided. At least in today's exchange between the two schools, Benzen High School came out on top.

"Oh, right, since it's a cultural festival, the Literature Club should publish some kind of magazine, right?"

"Yes, I have."

Kyosuke Kosaka glanced at the guy and pointed to a pile of coins on the table: "Isn't this it?"

"...Sold out?"

"Yes, after all, they're very popular!"

After boasting about his club, Kyosuke reluctantly pulled a book out of his drawer: "Luckily, I kept one. You can make do with this one."

Yukina eagerly flipped through the book, then her mouth dropped open: "This...this is the magazine sold outside! The literature club's publication!"

"Almost almost."

"Much worse!"

She rolled up the magazine and said in a muffled voice, "I feel like Kousaka-kun is a humorous person. I thought all pianists were eccentric and weird. Well, he's just like any other boy in school."

"Putting aside my own situation, why does playing the piano have to mean being eccentric and abnormal? What kind of logic is that?"

She gave a dry laugh without replying, took the actual journal he handed her, and began reading it with a frown. When she came across a difficult passage, she would lean over and ask him about it. Occasionally, something would tickle her funny bone, and Kogiso would burst into laughter.

He glanced at her sideways.

This girl is too complicated.

We can still see a bit of her true self in high school, but in college we'll only see the ultimate evolved form of Ogiso Setsuna, competing with another super-acting woman. Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it.

I'm really curious how this guy evolved.

A small hand waved in front of his eyes. Gao Ban looked up and met the girl's charming smile: "What's wrong?"

"What are you thinking about? You haven't fallen head over heels for me at first sight, have you?"

He chuckled twice.

"Kousaka-kun, have you been reading too many novels? Do you think every pretty girl has to like you?"

"I'm sorry, but I already have the best girl in the world."

Yukina leaned closer, her eyes wide: "Prettier than me?"

"Prettier than you."

"I'd like to see it for myself."

"I'll discuss it with her when I get home tonight."

Ogiso Setsuna was genuinely surprised: "Go back? It sounds like you're still living together... What surprises me even more is that you actually need to ask your girlfriend's opinion? It seems she's quite shrewd. Where is she?"

After thinking carefully for a moment, Kousaka Kyosuke said seriously, "In my heart."

"..."

Ogiso Setsuna stood up and laughed, "I'm not joking with you anymore. If you come to Tokyo, Kousaka-kun, don't forget to contact me. My boyfriend and I would like to treat you to a meal. Would you do me the honor?"

"You have a boyfriend?"

The girl had already disappeared outside the door, leaving only a voice with a faint laugh: "Even an air boyfriend counts..."

They didn't exchange email addresses, or even mention her name. Inviting her to dinner was just a polite formality.

This guy is refusing to have any interaction with him.

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It's that time of year again when yellow hues appear!

I really want to know just how many Setsuna fans there are.

Chapter Fifteen: Those who crave the new, dwell on the old, and speak nonsense with a straight face.

The next time I see Setsuna Ogiso will probably be two years from now, when we're in university.

Perhaps they will meet at school tomorrow.

Although the girl seemed to be deliberately avoiding it, Benzhan High School is only so big, you might just run into her again.

Kyosuke Kousaka, who was bored counting money in the Literature Club, thought this way, and he thought the same way when he went home with Kohei Akagi and talked about it.

then……

"Hello, Kousaka-kun. Nice to meet you."

"...Hello, Kogiso-kun, and Uncle Kogiso."

In the living room, he paused for three seconds in surprise, then gave Setsuna and her father a perfect, warm smile: "Welcome to our home, it's an honor to have you here."

"Kousaka's son is so polite."

When Daisuke's father heard his good friend say that, he grinned and said, "That's just his personality. He's so refined that he looks like a girl."

"Then raise her as a daughter."

Two old men said some very offensive things to his face.

But were her father and Ogiso Setsuna's father friends?

It seems that during breakfast this morning, someone mentioned that a colleague would be coming over to visit in the evening... He subconsciously glanced at Yukina, who was sitting quietly on the sofa, and saw her sticking her tongue out at him quietly before he silently looked away.

Is this our first meeting?

You're quite the actress.

"Then I'll go upstairs first. Kirino is in her room, right?"

Daisuke nodded: "Yes, Kyosuke, take Setsuna to your sister's room. She must be bored listening to us talk here."

The girl with pigtails didn't say anything, but seemed a little shy.

That shyness is a false cowardice, like a leopard in a zoo desperately ignoring the onlookers, pretending that it is still running freely in the wild.

"That's right, you young people should get to know each other better."

Mr. Kogiso chuckled briefly, half-jokingly saying, "But you brat from the Kousaka family, don't you dare have any designs on my daughter."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Kyosuke led her upstairs.

After the footsteps going upstairs disappeared, the two middle-aged men sighed in unison.

"Jin, your daughter is so sensible."

"Your son is no better."

Two experienced criminal investigators could certainly see some clues beneath the polite exteriors of these two young men, and that's why they sighed.

Kogiso Jin rubbed his temples: "If my youngest son were like your son, whether he was hypocritical or cunning, I wouldn't be worried at all; on the contrary, I would be quite happy."