They all have hidden attributes!

"What? My brother is being too biased."

Hanakawa Kaori looked defiant as Takahashi Makoto said goodbye to Mrs. Igarashi and led her out of the gymnasium.

Stepping outside, I realized it had started to drizzle.

Winter in Tokyo is short, with only a few snowflakes falling. Breathing in the damp air, Makoto Takahashi suddenly missed the heavy snow in Hokkaido.

The decision that Hina Nekoya was referring to was her consideration of her parents.

Bringing this matter out into the open also means that the relationship between the two will undergo a change.

You might feel awkward at first, right?

The distance between the two has always been a problem; what was thought to be insignificant before has become a concern in the future.

The best approach is to do it all at once.

After leaving the stadium by car, Makoto Takahashi began to think about the future.

Hanakawa Kaori was making a fuss about buying pizza to eat at the light music club office, so Takahashi Makoto bought her ice cream to calm her down. When they arrived at the academy, it was lunch break.

The two carried packaged pizzas, hamburgers, cola, fried chicken, and other food items as they pushed open the door and entered the Light Music Club.

By the window, four desks were pieced together, with Maya Uesugi and Reiko Kashima sitting opposite each other on either side. The light seemed especially warm in the gloomy, rainy weather.

Coffee was brewing in a Belgian kettle, its bitter aroma spreading through the air. A beautiful, slender, dark-haired girl sat by the window reading a book, exuding an aloof and detached aura.

"Good afternoon, Sister Zhenye and Sister Lengzi."

Hanakawa Kaori flashed a bright smile, greeting the two of them as she placed the lunch she had bought on the table:

"Maya-nee looks a bit pale. Did someone make you angry?"

Makoto Takahashi pulled out a chair and sat down next to Reiko Kashima. He looked up with curious eyes, carefully observing Maya Uesugi's expression.

It was indeed a bit gloomy, even terrifying.

The level of anger was slightly lower than when Tatsumi Yuki took the cream puff, but definitely higher than when her obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness flared up.

"Where did Junko go?" Makoto Takahashi asked Reiko Kashima in a low voice.

The art club disbanded yesterday, but Shiraishi Junka didn't come to the light music club office. It's very likely that she and Uesugi Maya don't get along, and a situation has arisen where two cats can't coexist.

"Having tea with the young lady at the student council."

Kashima Reiko handed over the tablet computer with a blank expression, her eyes looking a little troubled: "She's been angry ever since she saw this information."

The screen displays very detailed information about a female Go player.

Makoto Takahashi looked down to examine the book, while Maya Uesugi lifted her delicate face from the pages and said coldly, "I paid such a high price to find her information, and she tries to sabotage me."

"How so?" Makoto Takahashi asked casually.

"She values ​​winning and losing. In a recent interview, she stated that she cut her hair short because she didn't have time to take care of it and wanted to gamble her life on shogi."

"Sounds fine?"

“In her last interview, she said she had grown her hair long because of her fiancé,” Uesugi Maya said through gritted teeth.

She called Tachibana Yuki "older sister" before she could find the information, but the other party's behavior in front of the media could be described as sarcastic and mocking.

"Then tell her that disrespecting loved ones will be hated by the gods."

Makoto Takahashi put down his tablet, his dark eyes looking directly at her with a calm and gentle gaze: "You should understand what I mean."

"I understand you, but it's hard not to be angry when something like this happens." Uesugi Maya took the pizza from Hanakawa Kaori and took a bite as if venting her anger.

Chapter 213 The Unrequited Lover (Part 1)

The night before the date.

Nekoya Haruna stood in the narrow shower area of ​​her apartment, turned on the shower, and used the hot water to wash away the day's fatigue and sweat.

With the [Lv.Max Badminton] skill, they won every match after the round-robin tournament, even crushing the B team players by a large margin in practice matches, attracting the attention of Ms. Anzai from the A team.

His career prospects are bright, and he might even be able to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics next year.

Meanwhile, in terms of love, Nekoya Hina will also experience an important turning point in her life.

"What should I do?!"

She stepped out of the shower area, hugged her knees, and sat in the bathtub, letting out a soft moan as she thought about her date the next day.

"Even though it was my idea and I put in a lot of effort, it's still incredibly embarrassing..."

Her heart was pounding rapidly. Nekoya Hina's delicate girlish heart made her feel an urge to immerse her head entirely in hot water.

Tension and anticipation burned in my heart and body.

"Should we go all out? Isn't that too blatant? What if Acheng thinks it's frivolous?"

After brooding over her own thoughts for a while, Nekoya Hina got out of the bathtub before her head started spinning, dried herself off, put on loose shorts and a T-shirt, and walked out of the bathroom.

The air conditioner was running at full power, emitting a soft "humming" sound. The apartment was warm and cozy, and Hanakawa Kaori was lying on the tatami mat with her legs crossed, reading a light novel.

While drying her chestnut-colored long hair with a towel, Nekoya Hina walked over to her side, sat down in front of the kotatsu, and stretched her fair and slender legs into the kotatsu.

"Hanaori, do you have any advice about dating?"

"Hey, Hina-nee, have you gone mad?"

Hanakawa Kaori looked up from her light novel and stared at Nekoya Hina with the look of someone looking at an idiot: "Although I'm smarter than you, there's one thing I have absolutely no experience with."

"Oh, I see. But I'm going on a date with Acheng tomorrow, and I don't have any plans at all."

Nekoya Hina leaned back and lay down, staring blankly at the ceiling: "Haven't you guys gone out to play lately?"

"Not at all. It makes me angry just thinking about it. I finally get a chance to be alone with my brother, but Chun Ke always shows up out of nowhere."

Hanakawa Kaori rolled over and lay on her back, holding up her light novel to continue reading: "Didn't you used to go out and play with your brother all the time? Just be natural."

“Back then—” Nekoya Hina said with a nostalgic expression.

Drinking, eating huge portions of beef rice, arcades, bowling, billiards, and buying canned beer at pachinko parlors.

If tomorrow's date turns out like this, it's more dignified to just die.

"no!"

As if having a nightmare, Nekoya Hina sat bolt upright and slammed her hand on the table: "Tomorrow I must express my feelings and my decision!"

Hanakawa Kaori was startled by her energetic voice, put down the light novel she was holding, and picked up her phone: "I'll ask Junko-nee for you, she's the strongest."

Nekoya Hina waited quietly for a while, only to see Hanakawa Kaori's youthful face quickly turn red.

What did she say?

"No, Haruna-nee, this isn't suitable for you, it's too impure."

Hanakawa Kaori threw down her phone and jumped up from the tatami mat: "Why don't you just call your brother over to our house and we can play cards together? The loser has to take off a piece of clothing. That would be more wholesome."

Seeing her flustered expression, Nekoya Hina's forehead creased with annoyance.

I feel like they're all a little bit unhealthy.

"Let me ask Maya."

Hina Nekoya took out her phone, but Hanakawa Kaori immediately snatched it away, shaking her index finger and saying, "Maya-nee's advice is definitely even more useless. We might as well prepare according to the standard date procedure."

"Then what should we do?" Haruna Nekoya asked.

"First and foremost, clothing is very important."

Hanakawa Kaori walked to the wardrobe, opened the sliding door, and threw out various clothes belonging to Nekoya Hina: "And her casual clothes, Hina-nee's casual clothes... seem completely unsuitable."

She turned around and gave Hina Nekoya a regretful look, a hint of sympathy appearing in her purple eyes.

"It's all sportswear, training clothes, and uniforms. I don't really like light, airy clothes. Can't I wear jeans?" Nekoya Hina asked nonchalantly.

"Then it'll be no different from usual, right? We need to change the atmosphere with clothes."

Hanakawa Kaori puffed out her chest, reciting a theory she'd read in a light novel, and opened the bra drawer: "Which bra is Hina-nee's winning set?"

"..." Nekoya Haruna turned her head away as if it were none of her business.

"Hina-nee?"

"I probably won't need it for now. I'll buy it next time I have the chance."

"Yinna-nee, we can't miss this opportunity again."

Hanakawa Kaori pouted and adopted a strict attitude: "This time you must muster up the courage. I will help you make all the preparations beforehand."

Overwhelmed by her imposing presence, Hina Nekoya's previously relaxed demeanor became serious.

"So what do we do now?" she asked, adopting a serious expression.

"Let's go downstairs. This is Shinjuku. Let's get your lingerie and clothes sorted out first. I'll braid your hair tomorrow."

Hanakawa Kaori quickly put on her trousers and down jacket, and earnestly advised, "Hina-nee, you must seize the opportunity. If you are not careful, the whole date may go in a strange direction."

"I understand, I will take tomorrow's date seriously." Just as Hina Nekoya was about to get up, the screen of her phone on the table lit up.

She glanced at her Line messages; Makoto Takahashi had sent several locations, asking where she wanted to go on a date the next day.

"Waaah, A-Cheng~"

Hina Nekoya looked touched and held her phone high with both hands: "I really should leave the date to him. Makoto knows me very well."

"No! Come downstairs with me now!"

Hanakawa Kaori grabbed Nekoya Hina's arms with both hands and forcibly pulled her out of the kotatsu: "I'll help you choose a date location. Passive girls are so pathetic."

"What the hell—"

"Choose a swimming pool; it's better if there's a lot of exposure."

"what?"

With Hanakawa Kaori's encouragement, the next day, when Takahashi Makoto arrived at his apartment building in Shinjuku, he was indeed amazed by Nekoya Hina's beauty.

The blue sky was crisp and clear, and the white signal tower in Yoyogi stood tall, as if it wanted to pierce through the sky.

On the cold street, Nekoya Hina stood in front of the apartment building entrance, looking left and right, hoping to see a familiar figure.

Her chestnut-brown hair, tied into a waterfall-style ponytail, rippled gently in the breeze. Her clean and refreshing appearance was illuminated by the bright sunlight, giving off a warm feeling like hot milk.