They all have hidden attributes!

"She has learned to control the atmosphere and guide the conversation, preventing Hina from interrupting."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. While you've been away from Tokyo, Hanaori prefers to spend time in the student council."

He really did learn bad habits from the young lady.

Makoto Takahashi pinched Yuki Tachimi's waist and said in a serious tone, "Hanaori needs proper guidance. Do you want to raise her into some kind of evil villain?"

"I wasn't the one who did this, Xiaoye was definitely worse."

Hearing her say that, Makoto Takahashi suddenly had a bad feeling.

Is Hanakawa Kaori's life beyond saving?

Stepping out of the gate, the two walked towards a detached villa not far away. Ritsuki asked with a smile, "Do you know what Sayo taught her?"

"what?"

Xiaoye told her that people who can live independently of a group are good people, and bad people cannot live alone, like me.

That sounds reasonable, and it is indeed Uesugi Maya's speaking style.

Makoto Takahashi rubbed his temples, pondered for a moment, and sighed helplessly: "I'll tell Maya to be careful."

"Hanaori really likes going to the student council."

Seizing the opportunity, Tachikami Yuki took over his time at the academy: "How about Makoto-kun comes to the student council to help me? I'm a little too busy with the sports festival at the end of the month. If you're here, you can guide Hanori properly."

"The light music club has to rehearse after school," Makoto Takahashi said.

"Just come with Hanaori at noon. Reiko will prepare lunch. It's okay if you bring your friends too."

Seeing his hesitation, Ritsuki paused briefly and asked in a light, airy tone, "Could we entrust the sports festival to Makoto-kun?"

The sudden request caught Takahashi Makoto off guard. He turned to Tachimi Yuki with a puzzled look and asked, "Why?"

"I'm a bit overwhelmed, and so is Lengzi."

Sports festival, that sounds like a lot of trouble.

It was just my girlfriend's request, and I had already said I would help ease her burden. There's nothing wrong with a busy and fulfilling college life in the fall semester.

"Okay, starting Monday, I'll go to the student council with Haruna during lunch break."

Upon hearing Takahashi Makoto's agreement, a sly glint flashed in Riken Yuki's eyes.

Her only acknowledged enemy was Uesugi Maya, and the Tatsumi family wasn't short of lunch for Nekoya Hina and Hanakawa Kaori.

I stayed at Tachimi's house for one night, and the next day was Sunday.

Makoto Takahashi and Maya Uesugi had arranged to go shopping together today. After having breakfast, they took a car back to their apartment in Toshima Ward.

As mid-September approaches, the air in Tokyo is cool in the early morning, and the atmosphere on the streets is somewhat deserted.

Arriving at the Uesugi family's door, I rang the doorbell. A few minutes later, Uesugi Maya came out with a small white sheepskin bag slung over her shoulder.

"Good morning," she said briefly.

"Good morning." Makoto Takahashi's gaze was still fixed on the clothes Maya Uesugi was wearing today.

She has excellent taste and always dresses neatly and cleanly, without any unnecessary accessories. However, today she gives off an exceptionally refined feeling.

Her long, black hair cascaded down her back, and a dark green coat and white shirt enveloped her soft body. A black bow adorned the collar, giving her a cool and aloof impression.

Beneath the dark green long skirt were fair calves, white socks, and black leather shoes. If I remember correctly, Uesugi Maya usually only wears black stockings.

Did they spend special time selecting them? It's hard for Makoto Takahashi not to think that way.

Click—

Upon hearing the door lock, Makoto Takahashi turned his gaze to her exquisite face, his caramel-colored eyes sparkling with a lively light, indicating that he was in a very good mood.

"You are the first boy I've ever formally given a gift to."

With a cold expression, Uesugi Maya reached into her handbag and used a nonchalant tone to mask her unease: "Strictly speaking, she is the first human, or creature, to whom I have formally given a gift."

Hearing her say that, Makoto Takahashi suddenly felt a little nervous.

What if my expression looks off? Would Uesugi Maya take advantage of the darkness to stab me? She has a spare key to the apartment.

"Wait, we just greeted each other, and we didn't even mention gifts, right?"

Makoto Takahashi took two steps back, and Maya Uesugi stared at him with a sharp gaze, causing him to instinctively straighten his back.

Maya Uesugi took a brown envelope, the kind you see in stationery stores, from her bag, patted it on Makoto Takahashi's chest, and turned briskly toward the elevator: "Today's plan is to buy autumn clothes."

"A love letter?" Takahashi Makoto asked, chasing after her.

"No."

"Can I open it now?"

"You will bear the consequences."

Despite what Maya Uesugi said, Makoto Takahashi still couldn't suppress his curiosity.

After the two entered the elevator, he opened the envelope and just as he took out the cardboard inside, Uesugi Maya stomped on his foot hard.

She looked up, her face several times colder than usual, her beautiful eyes fixed on the elevator door, appearing fairly calm.

Inside the envelope was a [wish card] made by Uesugi Maya herself, which looked like something to fool a child.

The neat black handwriting indicated that it could be used three times, and a cartoon octopus was drawn in blue pen. Makoto Takahashi's eyes were drawn to the illustration:

"Can I use it now?"

"As long as you think it through, including the consequences." Uesugi Maya put on a cold attitude, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Makoto Takahashi is not short of money, and he is currently being taken care of by Reiko Kashima. She really couldn't think of any decent gift to give, so she wanted to help Makoto Takahashi fulfill his wish.

This is also how I made him fall in love with me.

"Help me organize a sports festival. Sachi asked me to do that last night."

Makoto Takahashi handed over the [wishing card], and Maya Uesugi took out a black pen from her skirt pocket and drew a five-pointed star on it:

"This is the student council's job. I'll only help you, I won't join the student council."

"it is good."

Makoto Takahashi put the [wish card] she handed back into the envelope, stuffed it into his pants pocket, and asked in a strange tone, "Did you teach Hanako a lot of weird things?"

"What's strange about it? If you mean those common-sense things, they're all based on my experience and some psychology books."

Seeing Uesugi Maya raise her face, her tone filled with confidence, Takahashi Makoto's lips twitched slightly, but he couldn't find any specific examples to refute her.

“I didn’t keep her away from the group, but it’s good to be wary in a group.”

Maya Uesugi crossed her arms and calmly continued, "Compared to me, you should keep an eye on your girlfriend. It's her who teaches Hanori some wicked ideas."

"I'll keep an eye on Sachi, and you should also be mindful of your behavior," Takahashi Makoto instructed with a headache.

He inexplicably felt like his ex-wife and current wife were fighting for custody of their daughter, or maybe it wasn't just custody, but some other messy stuff; in short, it was part of the battle.

Oh well, I'll just have to pay more attention to Hanakawa Kaori myself.

With a crisp announcement, the elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

The two walked out of the apartment building side by side and headed towards the tram stop along the quiet streets of Toshima Ward.

The blurry outlines of the trees flowed past their feet. Under the clear sky, the tall roadside trees had lush, dark green leaves that showed no signs of turning yellow.

Thinking about the sports festival?

Makoto Takahashi noticed that Maya Uesugi had a thoughtful expression on her face and asked in confusion, "It's at the end of the month, right? Should we start planning now?"

"I'm not familiar with how the student council operates. As for the sports festival, you can give it to me after the college's administration sends the relevant documents."

"So what are you thinking about?"

"Immediately seen."

Maya Uesugi and Yuki Tatsumi are rivals. A rival is someone who understands the other better than a friend, family member, or even a lover.

"Have you joined the student council?" Maya Uesugi turned to observe Makoto Takahashi's expression.

"No."

Seeing that his eyes didn't seem to be lying, Uesugi Maya frowned and calmly began to analyze the situation:

"She handed the sports festival over to you, definitely to distract you, but with just the student council, you still have plenty of time and energy to take care of the light music club."

That sounds reasonable... Makoto Takahashi's expression unconsciously stiffened.

Uesugi Maya stopped in her tracks, her caramel-colored eyes fixed on him with a serious gaze: "Are you going to leave me to fight against Ritsuken alone?"

"No."

Makoto Takahashi said he wouldn't let her be alone.

"intelligence."

"Yes."

Makoto Takahashi turned to face her, and awkwardly cleared his throat: "I originally planned to tell you tonight, I didn't mean to hide anything."

"Tell me now."

Maya Uesugi's voice was filled with an atmosphere like a blizzard.

Makoto Takahashi looked up at the clear, bright sky and confessed somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I'm going to live at the Tachimi main family's residence starting tomorrow night. I want to help Yuki share some of the pressure."

The temperature seems to have dropped a few degrees compared to before.

What are your plans regarding the recording of the light music club?

"I'll still participate in club activities. If I don't have time on weekends, how about we upgrade the rehearsal room?"

"..." Uesugi Maya crossed her arms and silently stared at Takahashi Makoto.

After a while, she sighed heavily.

"...I actually have another question I'd like to discuss with you about this matter."

Ignoring Uesugi Maya's expression, Takahashi Makoto continued, "Sachi suggested I start with the Tatsumi family's division, and I'd like to hear your opinion."

“I wasn’t interested in those things when I was at the Uesugi family.”

"I think I have a guess, but I trust you."