My love index is at its maximum.

Half an hour later, almost all the students who were eating in the cafeteria had left.

Tazaki Tsukasa hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and sent her a message.

[Tazaki: Where are you?]

My sweetheart didn't reply immediately this time. I waited for three minutes, but still no reply.

Tazaki Tsukasa muttered "troublesome" to himself, and sent a message to Kasuga Kanae on his phone.

[Tazaki: Where did Ninomiya go? I've been waiting for her in the cafeteria for ages and she still hasn't appeared.]

Not long after, I received a reply.

[Spring Day: Go to the stairs on the top floor of the teaching building and comfort her, but don't tell anyone I told you.]

[Tazaki: What happened?]

[Spring Day: She wouldn't say, but I guess her grades and rankings affected her mood.]

Tazaki Tsukasa put away his phone, walked through the elevated corridor to the stairs leading to the roof of the teaching building, and just as he turned the corner of the stairs, he saw Ninomiya Shiori sitting at the entrance of the stairwell, staring blankly at the rooftop shrouded in rain outside the door.

There was a bento box and a glass of lemonade next to it, neither of them touched.

The sound of the wind filled the corridor like transparent seawater, engulfing her small body. Her slightly curled hair was blown up, giving her a somewhat surreal look.

After watching for a while, Tsukasa Tazaki went upstairs.

Hearing footsteps, Shiori Ninomiya turned around, her delicate, slightly pale face breaking into a weak smile.

Chapter 114 A Man Who Would Drive a Nail into Wood Without Hesitation

"What happened? You look a bit lost, and your eyes are unfocused."

I miss home.

"Really?"

Shiori Ninomiya gulped down a large mouthful of lemonade, then sighed in relief: "Of course."

The cool rainwater drifted in from the rooftop, lightly enveloping her like a misty haze.

Tsukasa Tazaki sat down next to her, gazing at Yotsuya under the gloomy rain, hearing the rumble of trams rolling over the tracks and the faint patter of rain.

"Did you come up here just to watch the rain with me?" Shiori Ninomiya asked, biting her straw, her voice sounding like air leaking from a tennis ball.

"Hmm...right?"

"Then let's watch it together."

The rain gradually became heavier.

The rushing sound drowned out their breathing, the scenery became blurry, and every corner they could see was dark and wet.

The little cutie held the cup with both hands and slowly sipped.

Tazaki Tsukasa glanced at her for a while and noticed that her face looked tired, and her slender wrists peeking out from her sleeves looked particularly fragile.

"Are you feeling unwell?" he asked.

"A little." Shiori Ninomiya leaned against the rusty iron gate, gazing blankly into the distance like a cat basking in the sun.

"What happened?"

She listlessly pressed her hand to her bloodless lips, as if to say, "Please, don't ask a second time."

"Have something to eat." Tsukasa Tazaki opened the bento box for her; the food inside was still warm.

"did you eat?"

"not yet."

"I'll give you half."

Ninomiya Shiori used chopsticks to divide half of the rice and vegetables onto the bento box, and then gave him another chopstick. The two of them used one chopstick each to eat the rice, and it tasted good. They quickly finished the meal.

Feeling still not full, Tsukasa Tazaki went to the staff office and took a box of chiffon cakes from Hanami Hoshino's drawer. There were three flavors: original, cherry blossom, and yellow peach. The cakes were soft, light, and delicate, with a cloud-like taste that was irresistible to the palate.

After the two finished eating the cake together, Shiori Ninomiya picked up a glass of lemonade and asked, "Do you want some lemonade? I'll share half with you if you do."

"no need."

"Then I'll drink it myself."

The little cutie took several sips of lemon water from the cup through a straw, and her complexion visibly improved.

Tsukasa Tazaki asked, "Are you feeling any better?"

"It's all over now." Shiori Ninomiya smiled broadly, then took out a rubber band from the pocket of her pleated skirt and tied up her long hair at the back of her head, revealing her small white ears.

The humid air seemed to be refreshed at this moment.

Do you know what I was thinking about while eating my lunch?

"what?"

"Thinking of the cow my family slaughtered last year," the little cutie chuckled, turning to look at him with a look that seemed to be recalling something. "When we cut open the cow's stomach, it was full of grass. I put some in a plastic bag and took it back to my room. Whenever I felt unhappy, I would look at that clump of grass and think: Cows have such a hard life, but they can survive as long as they have this unpalatable grass. How could I be worse off than a cow?"

After saying that, she pouted and smiled faintly.

A gentle breeze caressed my face, and I could see my eyelashes trembling slightly. Beneath those eyelashes, there was something captivating in my clear eyes, somewhat hazy, yet undeniably alluring.

Tsukasa Tazaki lowered his eyelids and replied, "You're much cuter than a cow."

Shiori Ninomiya grinned smugly, staring at him and asking, "Is your promise to buy me coffee if I get into the top ten still valid?"

"Always effective."

"That's good." She stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her shirt with her hands, turned back and smiled: "Afternoon classes are about to start, let's go back to the classroom."

Tsukasa Tazaki pressed, "Are you really alright? I was a little worried about you."

Shiori Ninomiya, who had already descended halfway down the stairs, turned around and looked up at him: "It's just a little upset, nothing serious. But I'm quite surprised that you're worried about me."

"I wasn't too worried at first, but I started to get a little concerned when I saw your condition."

Don't worry.

The little cutie snapped her fingers coolly and said with a playful smile, "I'm the kind of person who, if I buy a new pencil, will imagine what it would be like to use it up completely. I won't collapse until I've used it up."

"A wonderful metaphor."

"Kiki, what kind of person do you think you are?"

"Me? I'm not sure."

"Just pick one."

Tsukasa Tazaki thought for a moment and replied, "A person who would not hesitate to hammer a nail into wood."

"Wow, that sounds amazing."

"You are also remarkable."

"What kind of person is Hoshino-sensei in your heart?"

Without thinking, Tsukasa Tazaki blurted out, "The person who will have three children for me in the future."

"Haha, you're so funny." Ninomiya Shiori laughed a few times in a rather neurotic manner, then asked, "So, who's your main wife?"

"She was probably my servant throughout my three years of high school."

What about your ex?

"Yinglili."

"And me?"

"Little cutie."

Shiori Ninomiya smiled happily, staring into his eyes with great satisfaction: "So, out of these three high school girls, you like me the most?"

"Relatively speaking, yes."

"Kiki is amazing!" Shiori Ninomiya excitedly raised her hand. "Shiori-chan is amazing too!"

Tsukasa Tazaki smiled, packed the trash into a bag, and walked down the stairs: "Let's go back to class."

After returning from the rooftop to the fourth-floor teaching building, the two walked towards their respective classrooms in different directions.

Standing in front of the classroom door, Tsukasa Tazaki looked back. The corridor was gloomy and empty, without a ray of sunlight. The wind blowing from Tokyo Bay swayed the oak trees in the courtyard, and the heavy rain pattered against the corridor.

My mind went blank for a few seconds, but only for a moment.

Opening his eyes, everything returned to normal, and Tsukasa Tazaki turned and walked back to the classroom.

The rain, which had fallen all day, suddenly stopped just before school ended. After the rain, a damp, sea-scented wind began to blow, violently shaking the leaves of the roadside oak trees and swaying the bodies of pedestrians.

After rejecting the idea of ​​going to the library to find Professor Shimamoto, Tsukasa Tazaki didn't go to the ATF club either. Instead, he asked the landlady for leave and went straight home.

There were some simple ingredients left in the refrigerator, so I made a simple dinner.

Fried sardines, tofu, and some sweet potato chips, along with half a pot of chicken soup.

The dishes and their taste were impeccable.

As he ate, Tsukasa Tazaki pondered what foods he needed to restock the refrigerator. He wrote a shopping list on a notepad with a pencil, but it didn't fit on one page, so he filled another.

Since we don't have to be so frugal anymore, it's good to buy more at once and stock up.

After dinner, I used the time while waiting for digestion to happen to do my homework. I started exercising as usual at nine o'clock in the evening, took a shower after ten o'clock, threw my dirty clothes into the washing machine, and turned on the tap to wash my tennis shoes.

After washing myself clean, I tidied up the house again and scraped off the mold on the walls.

As the clock struck midnight, a system notification popped up.

Chapter 115 The Mall in June is Very Nice

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