They all have hidden attributes!

He raised his wrist in confusion and looked down to see that the hands had just passed 6 o'clock.

So that's why I wear a watch – it's for telling time in situations like this. It's true, phones sometimes run out of battery too.

—My mind, still half-asleep in the morning, starts to wander.

Makoto Takahashi shook his head, clearing his head of those chaotic thoughts: "Is there something you need?"

"The dates for the art exhibition are confirmed. Also, would you like to be interviewed?" Kashima Reiko asked succinctly.

"Do not want to."

Makoto Takahashi refused without hesitation, emphasizing, "I don't want to at all. I don't like being too high-profile."

"okay, I get it."

Kashima Reiko hung up the phone and went back to bed to continue sleeping.

A few minutes later, Makoto Takahashi suddenly sat up, thinking that [Kashima-senpai might not know that the Light Music Club started activities today], and he couldn't fall back asleep.

If she knew they would be meeting in the Light Music Club in the morning, why would she call at this particular time to say something like this?

Chapter 63 Is being stubborn also a cute trait?

The sky was clear, and pink clouds tinged with the morning light drifted by.

Makoto Takahashi pushed open the door of the apartment and stepped out. The fresh air was filled with the coolness unique to a summer morning.

Arriving at the apartment next door with the nameplate "[Uesugi]", he rang the doorbell. After waiting for a few minutes without a response, he dialed Uesugi Maya's number.

The call was abruptly disconnected the moment the waiting tone sounded.

Maya Uesugi should have gotten up by now, but it's not convenient for her to open the door. Makoto Takahashi patiently stood in front of the door waiting, wondering if she really hadn't informed Kashima-senpai about the light music club starting its activities today.

After all, Maya Uesugi lacks empathy in her interactions with others and has absolutely no sense of teamwork.

Besides, she had absolutely no liking for Kashima Reiko, so it's not surprising that she did something like this.

Makoto Takahashi didn't want to ostracize his clubmates, but the thought that Maya Uesugi might actually do it made him feel a little depressed.

Just as I was pondering how to seriously correct this mistake, I heard the sound of the door opening.

He looked up and saw Uesugi Maya standing silently in the entryway, staring at him with a cold gaze and an unpleasant expression.

She wore a loose-fitting black satin shirt, with a white ribbon tightly covering the neckline. The hem was tucked into denim shorts, and thin black stockings encased her slender, straight legs, subtly revealing her fair skin.

Makoto Takahashi quickly looked away and gave a brief greeting: "Good morning."

"Speak." Uesugi Maya covered her mouth with her hand, yawned lightly, and tightened the cuffs of her shirt around her slender, bony wrists.

Makoto Takahashi asked directly, "Didn't you tell Kashima-senpai about today's light music club activity?"

"I said so."

"Then why did she call me at this time?"

Why don't you just ask her?

Maya Uesugi frowned slightly, her tone puzzled: "In your eyes, am I a terrible person who isolates others?"

"You have single-handedly isolated the entire world."

Makoto Takahashi assumed a thoughtful posture, nodded firmly, and then looked up to ask, "Is there breakfast?"

Uesugi Maya rolled her eyes at him disdainfully and said irritably, "Come in."

"Sorry to bother you."

Makoto Takahashi followed her into the apartment and into the dining room. Seeing that there was only one chair, he went to the balcony and moved his own camping chair over.

After sitting down, he watched as Maya Uesugi opened the refrigerator, took out lettuce and apples that had been washed and placed in a food storage container, followed by boiled eggs, sliced ​​bread and boiled chicken, and finally poured two family-sized cartons of milk.

A convenient, quick, and completely cold breakfast.

Uesugi Maya prepared breakfast for two in two minutes, said "Eat" to him perfunctorily as if feeding a pet, pulled out a chair, sat down, picked up an apple, and took a bite.

Makoto Takahashi picked up a boiled egg, tapped it lightly on the corner of the table, peeled off the shell, and took a bite: "So cool."

The food was prepared at least last night; he had expected to have a hot breakfast, but it turned out to be worse than what he got from a convenience store.

At least in the prepared food section of convenience stores, most of the food is still warm, and if you feel it's too cold, you can heat it up in the microwave.

"Compared to dinner, breakfast is too convenient, isn't it?" He looked down at the boiled chicken, with no appetite whatsoever.

"Nutritional balance is essential; no waste is allowed."

Maya Uesugi's voice sounded a bit mechanical, so Makoto Takahashi looked up and met her gaze. Perhaps because she wasn't fully awake yet, she looked rather cute.

Not only did he lack energy, but his caramel-colored eyes were also completely unfocused, deep and unfocused, and dull.

Maya Uesugi mechanically picked up the food, put it in her mouth, chewed slowly, and ate her breakfast with a blank look in her eyes.

Makoto Takahashi tilted his head back, swallowed a mouthful of milk, and asked, "Are you going for a morning run later?"

Like a robot receiving a command, her eyes gradually focused, and she nodded almost imperceptibly: "I'll go."

After saying that, Maya Uesugi's eyes became empty again.

"Uesugi-kun, what do you think you and Sachi-senpai have in common?"

Makoto Takahashi attempted to wake the robot and successfully received a response.

"No."

After Uesugi Maya's eyes dimmed, he asked again, "Not at all? For example, are you all very rational?"

"Think what you want."

It sounds like she doesn't want to think at all right now.

"Is it blue and white bowls again today?" Makoto Takahashi asked boldly.

Maya Uesugi's aura changed instantly. Her face suddenly turned cold, and her beautiful caramel-colored eyes shot out a sharp gaze that could kill.

Judging from her expression, Hell Girl is now awake and may explode in anger at any moment.

"Sorry, I just thought it was kind of fun."

Makoto Takahashi immediately raised his hands in surrender, still holding the sandwich he had just made—sliced ​​bread with lettuce and boiled chicken.

“Scum, pest,” she said fiercely and coldly. “Go to hell.”

"I will reflect on my actions."

"You'll have boiled chicken and lettuce for lunch too," Uesugi Maya said through gritted teeth.

"Wait, even though it's hot in the summer, I don't want to eat cold food."

"I can cook you another serving of broccoli."

"I'll jump off the balcony right now." Makoto Takahashi looked desperate, her eyes even dimmer than when she was half asleep.

After breakfast, the two left the apartment together. Uesugi Maya went to the academy for morning exercise, while Takahashi Makoto went back to his own home for a nap.

He took a short nap on the sofa, and when his phone started buzzing, he opened his eyes on time, went downstairs, and took the streetcar to Tsurumizawa Academy.

Walking through the college gates during the holiday felt a little strange.

In the shadows cast by the cedar grove in the courtyard, the air, smells, and sounds were completely different from those on the streets outside the college, filled with an atmosphere that could only be described as [youthful].

It's probably because all the clubs are preparing for the national competition.

As Makoto Takahashi entered the special building, he saw the girls from the brass band jogging slowly in a long line, their instruments gleaming metallic in the sunlight placed at the edge of the playground—it was truly inspiring.

Unfortunately, he has a personality that is completely devoid of passion. If it weren't for Maya Uesugi insisting on playing in a band, Makoto Takahashi could have spent the entire summer vacation in his apartment, enjoying solitude, light novels, and air conditioning.

As he climbed the stairs to the fifth-floor corridor, he heard a faint sound of drums being played. Takahashi Makoto's mind was filled with questions again, wondering why Kashima Reiko had called him that morning.

As for things like the art exhibition schedule and interviews, can we talk about them when we meet?

With a sense of doubt, he pushed open the door and walked into the light music club office opposite the rehearsal room.

Today, Maya Uesugi didn't read. She sat by the window with her head down, holding a string-changing awl to change the strings on a natural wood guitar, her expression focused and serious.

The desk in the Light Music Club office was made by putting four desks together. The guitar took up a lot of space, so the burning Belgian kettle and waffles could only be placed on the other side, which was the desk used by Makoto Takahashi.

He glanced at the bass guitar resting on the shelf in the corner, walked to the small refrigerator in the corner, bent down to take out a can of Coke, and casually asked:

"Could you tell me when you notified Kashima-senpai about the club activities?"

“She likes you,” Uesugi Maya said without looking up.

"what?"

Makoto Takahashi didn't quite understand what she was saying, so Maya Uesugi spoke calmly to help him clear his thoughts:

"Kajima-senpai is a person with a fixed lifestyle, and she is also taciturn, reserved and introverted. I can't think of any other reason why she would contact you at that time."

After she finished speaking, she looked up and added:

"Tachikami got a long break because of the band, but Kashima-senpai's biological clock probably won't change, and she probably doesn't want to change it either. This summer, you'll probably be her only focus."

"I see."

Makoto Takahashi pulled the metal tab, swallowed a mouthful of cola, and the cool carbonation exploded on his tongue, dispelling the sweltering summer air.

He glanced back at the clubhouse door, walked to the seat opposite Uesugi Maya, pulled out a chair and sat down: "To be honest, I don't have any special feelings for Kashima-senpai."

"It has nothing to do with me."

Maya Uesugi lowered her head, tore open the thin paper bag, and took out a new string from it:

"And that was just my speculation. Maybe she's just used to getting into work mode as soon as she wakes up in the morning, and right now her most important job is to be your agent."

"Whatever, since I became friends with you, I feel like romance is getting further and further away from me." Takahashi Makoto shrugged indifferently.

He was, of course, just like any other person, interested in the opposite sex, and was even a bit lecherous.

However, Makoto Takahashi cannot imagine himself dating someone, just as he cannot imagine Maya Uesugi falling in love.

"It seems you've fallen in love with me. Now get rid of that guy, Ritsumi, right away."

Maya Uesugi said in a serious tone, so Makoto Takahashi skipped the topic and picked up a waffle to eat:

"You really do like sweets. So does Senior Xing. She always carries chocolate with her and loves sweet pancakes."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not the kind of woman who's greedy for food."