They all have hidden attributes!

Maya Uesugi wore an expression of complete nonchalance, which only made Makoto Takahashi's head ache even more: "This is a big problem. I'm not Truman; I don't need a world tailor-made for me."

"Ugh, this is such a hassle."

Uesugi Maya gave her a disdainful look, took out her phone from her skirt pocket, and started looking up information to study.

After a while, she asked Takahashi Makoto incredulously, "In boys' eyes, does a girl saying 'no' equal 'cute'?"

“I don’t think so.” Makoto Takahashi shook his head.

This isn't a solution either; after all, Uesugi Maya is now our cat.

It's essential to maintain boundaries as a friend, making her understand that "deliberate" actions cannot achieve the desired effect.

After careful consideration, Makoto Takahashi raised his hand and pressed the button on her phone. When Maya Uesugi looked up, he invited her:

"How about this, after school we find a place to play together for a while and deepen our friendship?"

“I don’t have time,” Maya Uesugi refused without hesitation.

"Aye, this is completely not going to work."

"Isn't there any other way? I mean, a more efficient way."

Seeing her frown at the trouble, Makoto Takahashi sighed helplessly: "Never mind, actually you're quite cute in this way."

"Which place?"

"She clearly has the potential to be a cat, but she doesn't know how to act cute like a cat."

Uesugi Maya seemed to hate being spoken to like that. She raised her leg and stomped on his foot hard, then turned her face away and tucked her long black hair behind her burning ear.

In the afternoon, the temperature on the playground rose significantly, and the sports festival continued in full swing.

Group C in Year 1 performed consistently, always managing to secure points to advance from the preliminary rounds, but their winning points were too few, and they were gradually overtaken by Group A in Year 2.

Group A held the top spot in the standings for three years until the twilight sky was painted with enchanting colors.

There are no club activities during the sports festival. When the bell rings to signal the end of the school day, each class organizes to clean the playground and stands.

Maya Uesugi left alone with the cushion in her arms, while Makoto Takahashi went to the student council president's office after Supervisor Chihaya announced the disbandment of the student council.

Walking along the quiet tree-lined path, Nekoya Hina caught up from behind, her chestnut-brown high ponytail swaying and shining in the setting sun.

"Acheng!"

She put her elbow on Makoto Takahashi's shoulder and leaned in to ask, "Has the student council received the notification about the school trip?"

For events like cultural festivals, sports festivals, and school trips, the college administration office will send documents to the student council president's office, and the student council will prepare and plan the work, such as deciding on the location, budget, and arranging hotels.

"I'm on my way."

Makoto Takahashi hesitated for a moment, then removed Hina Nekoya's hand and said to her, "You should go find Yoru. She is the real student council president. I am just a puppet."

Of course, Maya Uesugi wouldn't take all the power; she only said that to get Hina Nekoya to go play with Maya Uesugi.

Because of the Uesugi family's upbringing, Hakiyo has many lingering problems.

She can't understand the difference between "liking" and "ambiguity," and instinctively tries to understand the issue rationally. It's not that this is bad, but rather that she is somewhat inhumane in some ways.

For example, in interpersonal relationships and romantic relationships, how could anyone use patterns derived from summarizing and analyzing them to guide their love life?

Besides, Maya Uesugi currently has no other close friends besides herself, so Hina Nekoya is actually a very good choice for her.

"Uesugi-kun is too difficult to approach."

Hina Nekoya raised her hand and scratched her head, giving him an embarrassed smile: "I was thinking, could we go to Hokkaido on our school trip? I'd like to take the opportunity to go home and visit, since I didn't go home for summer vacation."

"Then you should go find A-Ye even more. I'm not the kind of person who acts arbitrarily."

Makoto Takahashi gave her a helpless look, but Maya Uesugi certainly didn't mind bearing the infamy; to be precise, she didn't care at all.

"Isn't that a bit rude to Uesugi-kun?" Nekoya Hina asked, looking slightly embarrassed.

"That's just how our relationship is," Takahashi Makoto said with a completely indifferent expression.

"I see."

Nekoya Hina moistened her lips, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at her: "Will Uesugi-kun help me?"

"Definitely not now."

Makoto Takahashi said thoughtfully, "If she considers you a friend, she won't care about other people's opinions and will insist that Group C go to Hokkaido."

"I see." Nekoya Hina nodded with a troubled expression.

Her personality is the complete opposite of Uesugi Maya's.

The former is communicative, positive, enthusiastic, and energetic, but prone to emotional outbursts; the latter prefers solitude, is guarded, calm, and has a strong sense of detachment.

"Aya's aggression isn't as strong as before, we can give it a try."

Makoto Takahashi paused for a moment, then suggested, "After the sports festival ends, I can invite Reiko and Yoru, and we can go out together on the weekend."

"I'll treat you. If Aya isn't willing to help you, I'll persuade her to go to Hokkaido."

Upon hearing this, Hina Nekoya instantly perked up and readily agreed:

"Sure, how about we go play pool? There's a movie I've been wanting to see lately, a romance, about Tokyo that's been raining non-stop and they need to sacrifice a girl..."

It sounds familiar.

While listening to her, Makoto Takahashi took out his phone and sent a message to Reiko Kashima to confirm that she could take the day off. That's how the weekend plans were decided.

Back at the apartment that evening, during dinner, Makoto Takahashi and Maya Uesugi talked about going out together over the weekend.

"I don't have time," Maya Uesugi refused outright.

"What's the matter?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"Write a book."

"Not going too well?"

Maya Uesugi parted her soft pink lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Silently, she picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly.

Makoto Takahashi swallowed the food in his mouth with his cola, then looked up and gave her a sincere look: "I don't mean to ask you to be friends with Hina, I just think you need a way to cooperate and achieve a win-win situation in interpersonal relationships, or rather, in social interactions."

Compared to the initial formation of the band and gaining the trust of the band members, managing social relationships properly has become much easier.

Uesugi Maya and Takahashi Makoto stared at each other for a long time, not expecting any harm, and the resistance in their eyes gradually faded.

"it is good."

"I will face this with you."

"Aren't you spending time with your girlfriend?"

"No?" Takahashi Makoto asked in surprise.

Uesugi Maya's face instantly turned cold, and she looked at him with disdain, as if he were trash: "Scum."

"I'm serious, making friends with Hina will definitely help you with your writing," Makoto Takahashi said, changing the subject.

“I know.” Uesugi Maya nodded almost imperceptibly.

That's the kind of story she wrote.

After a girl contemplating suicide lands on Kirishima Island, she escapes the pursuit of a pack of wolves with the help of a boy named Tsukito. Together, they bravely cross a river in a dilapidated wooden boat, and while climbing over a high mountain, they encounter an old friend who helps them, and then they get stuck there.

Adding a new supporting character is certainly beneficial for the story to continue.

The story then shifts to how an originally innocent girl, under the instigation of the Moon Boy, becomes cunning and learns how to manipulate interpersonal relationships, or how to build a dazzling friendship from scratch.

Either way is fine.

Once this book, or rather, this love letter, is released, I'll definitely be able to thoroughly humiliate Ina and steal her boyfriend, Uesugi Maya thought to herself.

However, she did not give up on her study plan.

Back at his apartment that evening, Makoto Takahashi took a shower and was about to go to bed when his phone screen lit up as soon as he turned off the bedroom light.

Uesugi Maya sent him a message, which was a picture. He opened Line to view it.

what?

What's going on?

After a brief pause, Makoto Takahashi quickly clicked on the image and saved it to his phone.

The photo shows Maya Uesugi sitting on her bed, with her bedroom in the background, where a blue octopus doll can be seen.

The soft, milky-white fabric accentuated her feminine charm and elegant demeanor.

Although there was no large area of ​​exposed skin, the loose-fitting, long-sleeved onesie nightgown accentuated Maya Uesugi's beautiful curves and soft undulations.

Perhaps because she had just taken a shower, a pretty pink tinge appeared on her skin at the cuffs and collar, as if her whole body was burning up, giving her a particularly sexy impression.

Her delicate face wore the same indifferent expression as usual, but her caramel-colored eyes added a touch of alluring charm.

[Takahashi: What are you trying to do by posting this kind of photo in the middle of the night?]

[Maya: I'll make you fall in love with me.]

[Takahashi: ???]

[Maya: How innocent.]

Upon seeing this message, Makoto Takahashi suddenly felt like laughing, but then he remembered that he had to go to sleep as if nothing had happened that night, and the laughter stopped.

Who is truly innocent?

He casually sent Uesugi Maya a "Goodnight" message, then tossed his phone aside and went to sleep.

On the second day of the sports festival, the competition venue was moved from the playground to the gymnasium.

The competition started with the volleyball preliminary rounds, followed by basketball, kendo, and the badminton singles finals.

All indoor matches are concentrated today, while tomorrow will mainly consist of recreational matches.

Uesugi Maya did not sign up for the kendo competition. After leaving her class, she took a cushion and went to Class 1-C.

Makoto Takahashi gave her his chair, gave Hina Nekoya a "good luck" look, and headed straight for Class 2-A.

Yuki Tachimi sat in the center of the front row, surrounded by a group of elegant girls. When Makoto Takahashi walked over, they greeted him politely and then dispersed.

Makoto Takahashi sat down next to Yuki Tachibana, placing his hand on her thigh through the fabric of her pleated skirt, his gaze fixed on the center of the stadium.

"Fortunately, I made plans to go out with Aya, Hina, and Reiko this weekend."