They all have hidden attributes!

Hanakawa Kaori, the only one among the four with a lively personality, is actually quite talkative, but seeing that the others are all silent and the atmosphere seems a bit awkward, she simply shuts up.

He remained silent the whole way until Makoto Takahashi stopped at the fountain in the courtyard.

“I need to go to the stadium first. How about we meet at the shopping street later?” he said, turning around.

“I’m with Makoto.” Shiraishi Junka stepped forward.

The fact that Shiraishi Junko suddenly called Takahashi Makoto by his name ignited Hanakawa Kaori's gossip-loving heart, and she stepped forward, saying, "I'll go too."

"Aren't you afraid that Hina will catch you?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"Oh, I'll have to ask Takahashi-senpai for help with that."

Hanakawa Kaori gave a smile tinged with apology and clasped her hands together: "Please tell Nekoya-senpai that I have joined the Light Music Club and please stop bothering me. Please, please."

Besides supporting Shiraishi Junka, this was also one of her reasons for wanting to join the light music club.

"Yinna thinks highly of you, and I probably won't be able to convince her."

"But I really don't like badminton."

"I see."

Makoto Takahashi noticed a shadow flicker in Hanakawa Kaori's bright purple eyes, then nodded thoughtfully and slowly walked towards the gymnasium.

When did Hanakawa start playing badminton?

"I don't remember." She clearly didn't want to talk about this topic.

Pushing open the door and entering the badminton club's gymnasium, the sounds of running, jumping, and shouting filled with youthful energy, along with the somewhat jarring sound of athletic shoes rubbing against the ground, filled the air.

"next."

"Rina, what did you fight today?"

"Will standing up or lying on the ground make you improve?"

"Coach Shirakawa, please spar with me for the rest of the afternoon."

Since the match between Nekoya Hina and Kashima Reiko, Takahashi Makoto returned to the badminton club's gymnasium after a long absence, and the scene before him was completely different from what he had imagined.

Nekoya Hina stood on one side of the court, holding a racket, completely unlike her usual sunny and cheerful self in front of her.

Her voice was stern, her eyes cold, and the air in the stadium became oppressive under her influence.

On the other side of the area where Nekoya Haruna was, a girl lay helplessly on the ground, her face pressed against the floor, her expression unreadable.

"Kashima-senpai, does Haruna always play like this?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

Kashima Reiko wore a reminiscing expression, pondered for a moment, and slowly shook her head: "After confirming participation in the national tournament."

"It's normal to feel a lot of pressure. There's absolutely no hope for the badminton team this year."

Hanakawa Kaori suddenly interjected, "Kashima-senpai doesn't want to participate. Facing several strong schools, there's simply no chance of winning."

Makoto Takahashi glanced over and saw that she had a look of schadenfreude on her face, as if she was looking forward to the badminton team's defeat.

If I remember correctly, Coach Shirakawa Akane is Hanakawa Kaori's mother, right?

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Makoto Takahashi didn't want to get involved in any messy trouble, just then Hina Nekoya noticed him, ran over, and waved hello:

"Acheng, when did you get here?"

When she stopped in front of him, the chilling aura that had just been there completely disappeared, leaving only a sunny and cheerful handsome young woman.

"It was probably around the time when [what were you hitting?]"

Makoto Takahashi took the apartment key out of his pants pocket and handed it to her. He glanced around at the club members who were clearly afraid of Hina Nekoya, and reminded her, "Hina, the atmosphere is also important."

"Listen to me, Acheng, time is too tight right now. The academies in Kyoto are very strong this year."

Nekoya Hina took the key and noticed Hanakawa Kaori hiding behind him. She reached out to grab her: "Hanakawa, come and play a game with me."

"No."

"I will never lose to you again."

"I don't want to play badminton."

Hanakawa Kaori hid behind Shiraishi Junka, clutching her clothes tightly with both hands. She glanced at Coach Shirakawa in the distance, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "I've joined the Light Music Club and am working hard to become a qualified manager."

Hearing that she didn't even understand the difference between "agent" and "manager," Makoto Takahashi was certain that the Light Music Club had become a shield for Hanakawa Kaori.

"A-Cheng, really?" Nekoya Hina asked him to confirm.

"Uesugi-san has agreed to let her take on the internship chores."

"Miscellaneous tasks, internship?"

"Work such as cleaning and running errands."

Makoto Takahashi explained, returning to the initial topic: "We're going to have lunch together, and the light music club's practice might be quite intense from now on. You can keep this key; I have a spare."

Hearing this, Hina Nekoya's eyes lit up, and she asked with a look of surprise, "Really?"

"Remember to return it to me after the national competition."

"clear."

She glanced at Hanakawa Kaori again, and asked somewhat unwillingly, "Hanakawa, would you rather run errands than go back to the badminton club?"

"No way." Hanakawa Kaori crossed her arms and turned her face away, her childish voice sounding quite willful.

"But your talent—"

"I don't like it, that's all. I don't want it!"

Nekoya Hina had no choice but to look at Hanakawa Kaori with pleading eyes, having no other options.

Makoto Takahashi nodded almost imperceptibly, waved goodbye, and said, "Let's talk again sometime. We'll be going now."

As soon as I turned around, I heard her stern voice behind me again.

"Maho, two more sets before you can rest!"

He thought to himself, "This summer is going to be very lively." He then took out his phone with concern and sent a message to Nekoya Hina.

[Whatever you do, don't become a stress monster.]

Chapter 66 Titles (Seeking monthly votes!)

At noon, at Yuanfeng Izakaya.

Two girls wearing short skirts and long, slender legs encased in bubble stockings sat facing each other by the window, chatting while eating eel sushi.

"How was that guy from the last social gathering?"

"Who?"

"It's the one at Beigao."

"Ugh, it doesn't feel that great."

The girl with the bob haircut sighed sadly, picked up a piece of soft sushi with her fingers and stuffed it into her mouth: "Compared to my classmate Takahashi, I just can't stand the sight of her."

"Takahashi-kun doesn't think much of you, does he? I heard from the news department that he even rejected the angel."

"Is that so? I really don't know what's so great about that woman who stole the kendo club."

"Hey, Kana, look who's that!"

Looking out the window, the two saw the asphalt road baked by the summer sun. The boy they had just been talking about walked over, accompanied by three dignified-looking girls.

For a girl of this age, it would undoubtedly be a disheartening scene.

Welcome!

As the waitress's gentle voice rang out, Makoto Takahashi entered the izakaya and politely said, "Please give us a private room."

Guided by a waitress, the four entered a private room on the inside. After Makoto Takahashi took his seat, Junko Shiraishi, who had remained quiet ever since leaving the Light Music Club, immediately squeezed in next to him and sat down.

A sweet and elegant rose scent wafted over, adding color to the atmosphere.

Hanakawa Kaori looked back and forth between the two, then sat down across the table and said enviously, "It's so nice. I wish I could be this close to my seniors."

"Intimacy?" Kashima Reiko was the last to sit down, diagonally opposite Takahashi Makoto and across from Shiraishi Junka.

After assessing the distance between them, she turned her head expressionlessly to look at the distance between herself and Hanakawa Kaori. A strange feeling rose in her throat, as if she had eaten something very sour.

"Don't you think, Kashima-senpai, that these two seem a bit too intimate?"

Hanakawa Kaori candidly expressed her thoughts, her bright purple eyes meeting Takahashi Makoto's gaze directly: "I also want to call the seniors by their names directly."

"..." Kashima Reiko turned her gaze to Takahashi Makoto and nodded heavily.

Shiraishi Junko reached out her slender, pale hand to hold Takahashi Makoto's, but unfortunately, her dominant hand was her right, and she didn't like holding hands with others while eating.

"Isn't it just a matter of time?"

Makoto Takahashi dodged the question by flipping through the menu and said casually:

"If we play in a band together for a lifetime, we'll spend more time together than with our families, and calling each other by name will become commonplace. It's just that we're not familiar with each other yet at the beginning."

"lifetime..."

Shiraishi Junko murmured softly, her beautiful wine-red eyes sparkling with excitement: "I want to be with Makoto for the rest of my life."

"Wow!"

Hanakawa Kaori exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening as she said, "Takahashi-senpai is so heavy-hearted, and so is Shiraishi-senpai. A lifetime is very long."

"I was just saying it offhand, don't take it seriously." Makoto Takahashi decided to order the restaurant's signature dish, eel sushi.

To prevent the three people present from misunderstanding him as having a "serious personality" like Uesugi Maya did, he explained, "That's true, but it's probably impossible no matter how you look at it."

“I can,” Shiraishi Jun replied urgently, as if afraid he might change his mind.

"If the band is very famous, being a manager would definitely make a lot of money easily, right?" Hanakawa Kaori rested her chin on her hands, tilting her head back and daydreaming.

"Let's talk about how to address each other."

Makoto Takahashi handed the menu to Junka Shiraishi, who didn't even glance at it before handing it directly to Reiko Kashima: "I want Makoto to call me by my name."

Calling someone by their first name has special significance in Japanese culture, so it's no wonder that Shiraishi Junka and Hanakawa Kaori care about it.