They all have hidden attributes!

"good afternoon."

Kashima Reiko stood up from the drum stool and asked somewhat stiffly, "Aren't you going next door?"

"Uesugi-kun took the day off today, and I'm a little bored by myself."

"Oh," she replied.

Seeing that the conversation seemed unable to continue, Makoto Takahashi decided to go to the rooftop to take a look. Maya Uesugi had promised him that there would be a space for drinking tea, which should be on the rooftop.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Kashima Reiko racked her brains and hurriedly came up with a topic of conversation.

"The young lady is busy making empty promises, trying to recruit the news department into the student council."

"It's like drawing a pie in the sky; you could say that."

Makoto Takahashi was not surprised at all. Making empty promises was indeed a skill that people like Yuki Tatsumi had to master. They could choose not to use it, but they couldn't be without it.

The conversation ended there. Knowing she was bad at talking, Kashima Reiko was about to chat about his interests as usual when she suddenly remembered her promise—to at least stay true to herself in the light music club.

Since we want it to be authentic, we have no choice but to give up.

Kashima Reiko sat back down on the drum stool, looking rather wooden, and just as she was about to continue practicing, a brilliant idea suddenly popped into her head when she saw the drumsticks.

"I need to go buy drumsticks."

She stood up decisively and asked Takahashi Makoto, "Shall we go to the music store together? Just browsing."

"Where is the music instrument store?"

"Let's go with Ginza."

“Okay,” Takahashi Makoto agreed.

He can now call himself a bassist. When he goes to a music store, he always finds something he wants to buy, which is better than being bored alone in the light music club office.

Chapter 51 A Date with the Young Lady

While Kashima Reiko was arranging the transportation to Ginza, Takahashi Makoto managed to finish his bass fundamentals practice for the day.

After locking the office door, he went up the fire escape to the rooftop where construction was underway before returning to the teaching building with Kashima Reiko to change his shoes.

As I walked out of the teaching building, a black sedan was waiting in front of the gate.

Kashima Reiko habitually quickened her pace and opened the door before him. Takahashi Makoto was about to ask if this was an occupational hazard when he saw her body visibly tremble, and then freeze in place.

"What happened?"

As Makoto Takahashi approached, he saw Yuki Tachimi sitting on the soft back seat with her beautiful legs crossed, holding her right hand up to examine herself, radiating a strong sense of oppression.

The overwhelming tension sent chills down Kashima Reiko's spine, and she could only barely control her stiff facial muscles to make herself look less panicked.

"Greetings, Miss." She bowed her head as if admitting her mistake.

"Reiko~ Are you planning to go on a date?" Tachikami Yuki asked with a smile, her beautiful eyes narrowed.

Makoto Takahashi sensed the intense tension and unease in the air and subconsciously spoke up to ease the atmosphere: "Sachi-senpai, thank you for your hard work with the student council."

"It really is tough."

Yuki Tachibana sighed softly, her tone somewhat meaningful: "Hey, Reiko, are you guys planning to go on a date?"

"It's not really a date, is it? Kashima-senpai and I are friends, and we were planning to go to a music store together."

Makoto Takahashi's tone turned colder. He didn't like pressure to begin with, especially since Yuki Tachimi was lecturing him with an arrogant attitude.

The sheer oppressive aura emanating from her current posture is particularly repulsive.

Kashima Reiko remained silent, while Tachibana Yuki showed a helpless expression mixed with a hint of distress regarding Takahashi Makoto's defense of her.

"You can buy any musical instruments or accessories you need in the nearby shopping street. Why go to Ginza? Reiko, you want to go on a date, don't you?"

In Japan, even if two people are just friends, what they do next can indeed be defined as a [date].

But Tachibana Yuki deliberately said this, of course, to put pressure on Kashima Reiko.

She knows her personal maid very well. On the surface, she may seem dull and dull, but in reality, she is very shrewd. Otherwise, how could she easily create all sorts of personas for outsiders to see?

Yukiya Tatsumi knew better than anyone what Reiko Kashima was about to do next—to test the waters.

Kashima Reiko is an exceptionally cautious person. Just as she always watches the narration before watching a movie, she will also begin to test things and people that attract her.

To determine if someone is trustworthy, observe their words and actions, and try to gain their approval...

In Tachimi Yuki's view, Kashima Reiko's behavior was undoubtedly a presumption and a provocation.

Uesugi Maya was one thing, but a maid was far too ungrateful. So, upon receiving Kashima Reiko's request to use the vehicle, Tachimi Yuki immediately dropped his student council duties and rushed over.

"If Cheng-kun wants to buy a new bass, it would be more appropriate for me to go with you."

Yukie Tachibana neither confirmed nor denied it, waved her hand, and turned to Makoto Takahashi with a gentle smile: "I'm a bassist too."

"It would be more appropriate for the young lady to accompany you."

Kashima Reiko, holding onto the car door, gestured to Takahashi Makoto while taking over the student council duties: "I suddenly remembered I had an appointment with the newspaper club, sorry."

Makoto Takahashi isn't stupid; he's well aware of the current situation.

The young lady, who is warm on the outside but cold on the inside, probably only shows her gentleness to herself. In order to prevent her from getting angry and doing something excessive, he climbed into the carriage and sat down next to Tachibana Yuki.

After Kashima Reiko closed the car door, Takahashi Makoto took a piece of chocolate from the storage compartment on the side of the door and handed it to Tachimi Yuki:

"Senior, you're too cold-hearted."

"You mean to tell me not to blame her?" Tachimi Yuki took the chocolate and grinned mischievously.

She knew perfectly well why Makoto Takahashi had obediently gotten into the car, and this experience felt surprisingly good.

If Makoto Takahashi falls in love with Reiko Kashima, he will have to marry into the Tatsumi family, and then he'll be served by a poor maid...

Tachibana Yuki shifted her hips closer to Takahashi Makoto and handed the chocolate back to him: "Feed me, I won't hold it against Reiko."

"We really weren't planning on going on a date."

Makoto Takahashi tore open the packaging and, without saying a word, stuffed the chocolate directly into Yuki Tachimi's mouth.

The atmosphere didn't develop into the ambiguous relationship that Tachibana Yuki wanted. She gave her a strange look, her expression showing great dissatisfaction.

Makoto Takahashi remained unmoved, only speaking up for Reiko Kashima: "Besides, Kashima-senpai didn't intend to hide it from you, otherwise we could have just taken the train."

After a brief standoff, Tachikami Yuki picked up a chocolate and started eating it herself: "Makoto-kun, it's always better to be gentler with girls."

"You're being too sensitive, senior."

Makoto Takahashi knew she was controlling, but he didn't expect that the slightest thing could provoke the young lady: "To be honest, I really hate this feeling."

"I know, but I like it."

Tachikawa Yuki turned to the side, lifted her beautiful legs encased in white stockings and placed them on his lap, and smiled soothingly: "Let's leave this topic here. Here, you can touch them, don't be angry."

She insisted on doing things her own way, with a gentle smile on her face, leaving Makoto Takahashi somewhat helpless and unsure whether it would be more appropriate to accept the favor.

As the car turned onto the elevated road, he couldn't resist the temptation and felt the texture of the high-end stockings, which were as smooth as chocolate.

“Fortunately, to me, you, Kashima-senpai, Uesugi-kun, and even Hina are all equal,” Takahashi Makoto said earnestly.

"Do they touch your legs too?" Tachikami Yuki changed the subject, asking with a smile.

"Not yet."

"Wouldn't it be better if you took your hand away before you spoke?"

"Makes sense."

Just as Makoto Takahashi was about to raise his hand, her soft hand covered the back of his hand, pressed against the soft surface of his white stockings, and she leaned closer, saying, "Makoto-kun, it would be better if you just said yes, okay? I won't treat you badly."

A soft, delicate floral fragrance wafted over. He thought for a moment and then declined, saying, "I don't feel any attraction to my senior."

"I don't want to be dumped by Cheng-kun a second time."

Tachibana Yuki grasped Takahashi Makoto's hand and slowly pulled it towards the full curve of his white shirt: "Then, how about this?"

As the distance drew closer, my heart started racing. The air conditioning in the car was on full blast, but my body temperature was slowly rising.

Being attracted to beauty is a very normal thing. Apart from Liu Xiahui, probably no one can remain unmoved by a woman in his arms, but men do have a lot to consider.

Makoto Takahashi withdrew his hand and explained his views to Yuki Tachimi:

"Senior, my ideal love is from first love to marriage, with no possibility of breaking up or divorce, so I must consider it carefully."

"I don't dislike it."

"Also, I didn't mean to dump you, it's just that there are too many things to consider, such as responsibility, family background, feelings, beliefs, personality, etc. Right now, we don't even know each other well enough."

He still clung to his idealistic view of love, and Rinko, unusually, frowned, looking very troubled.

After a half-minute silence, she pulled her legs back, leaned against the other car door, rested her head on one hand, and closed her eyes: "Okay."

Li Jianxing doesn't know how to give up, but he has a clear overall perspective and the patience to take things slowly.

"Does Cheng-kun dislike me?"

I wouldn't say I dislike it.

Makoto Takahashi leaned back against the soft seat, glancing at the street scene flashing by outside the car window: "It's just that the thought of my senior constantly monitoring my life might make me a little uncomfortable, but I guess I can get used to it?"

As he said this, the soft, silky touch still lingered on his fingertips, so he wasn't quite sure of his own feelings.

To be fair, Maya Uesugi and Yuki Tatsumi are quite different from the stereotypical image of a rich young lady.

They are noble, rational, and purposeful. Like the heroines in all light novels, they are confident, excellent, and generous, possessing many virtues.

They also have their own shortcomings, being slightly obsessive, but not to the point of being neurotic, and they have their own unwavering beliefs.

Overall, after meeting these two people, my life became simpler and more convenient, and it also became much more colorful.

If possible, Makoto Takahashi doesn't want to hurt anyone, so he naturally won't hate them or do anything excessive.

"Senior, we can actually be friends," he said tentatively.

The next second, the temperature inside the cramped car suddenly dropped, as if a chilling murderous aura was spreading.

Yuki Tachibana remembered her mother's words about "taking him as an adopted son," and instantly reacted, her sweet voice revealing an extremely dangerous undertone:

"Chengjun, this is the only thing you absolutely cannot do."

Her dark, brooding gaze was somewhat terrifying. Takahashi Makoto swallowed hard, puzzled.