Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"Hmm, that sounds interesting. But, do all guys fantasize about dating multiple cute girls at once? Or is it just Akatsuki?"

"I, that, that's just a game, how can you take it seriously?"

"Hehe, that's true. But what about those unnecessary and inexplicable plots in the game?"

"Woo!"

Seeing Nao looking at him with a wicked smile, Xiao felt as embarrassed as if his childhood sweetheart had discovered the magazines he had hidden under the bed.

Because it was a strange game that was discovered by Nao, Xiao felt that it should be similar in nature.

"Hey, you two are here."

Chapter 136: Xiao's Past with Childhood Friends (Part 2)

"Good morning, Masato. You're unexpectedly late today. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Xiao silently thanked Yaren in his heart, and immediately changed the topic to something increasingly strange.

"Last night, that damn girl Mei took advantage of her dad not being home and dragged me to watch cartoons with her. Some magical girl thing, I was kept up really late."

"What magical girl? Masato, you're not going to degenerate into an Akatsuki, are you?"

"What do you mean by degenerating into me? I'm not the kind of person who gets excited watching anime for children, okay?"

"Hey, if you didn't act like such a fool, you'd be very popular..."

Masato looked at Xiao's regretful expression and a look of regret appeared on his face.

"Your words are really heartbreaking, okay? Compared to you guys, I'm just an ordinary high school student."

Looking at his dazzling childhood sweetheart, Xiao felt a little inferior.

Needless to say, Nao is not only outstanding in appearance and academic performance, but also has extremely good motor nerves.

In addition, she is very good at housework and cooks delicious food. She is simply the ideal goddess for high school boys.

Masato is also a member of the tennis club. Even though he is only in the first year of high school, he is loved by his seniors because of his strong skills.

Of course, there are also his groups of little fans.

"Oh, forget it, you idiot, you're still the same. Go back to your seat quickly, the morning meeting is about to start."

Masato flashed a look of displeasure and urged Akatsuki and Nao.

"I know, good student Masato-kun."

Akatsuki joked as he and Nao returned to their seats.

Because Akatsuki and Nao's seats were next to each other in a corner of the classroom, neither of them noticed Masato's expression at the time.

*

"Oh, it's my turn to be on duty on the first day of school... I'm finally done."

When it was time to go home from school in the afternoon, Xiao packed up all the things with dissatisfaction.

After closing the doors and windows, he left the classroom and started looking for Nao.

[She seemed to have been called away by Goto-san and the others just now? What's going on?]

Xiao thought about it while searching in the school.

"Nao, what's going on?"

Seeing that Nao's hair was a little messy and her fair cheeks were slightly flushed, Xiao had a bad feeling.

"No, nothing. I just fell down accidentally."

"You didn't fall flat on your face, did you?"

Although he was joking, Xiao didn't smile.

He stared at Goto and the others who came out of the women's restroom from behind Nao.

"Xiao, you are such a jerk."

Nao forced a smile, which made Akatsuki feel even worse.

"Goto-san, what happened between you and Nao just now?"

"Nothing, or does Sakurai-san like to get involved in girls' affairs?"

Although Xiao suspected that Nao was bullied by some girls, he did not say it directly.

On the one hand, he and Goto and the others were not very familiar with each other, but he had a good impression of them.

On the other hand, Xiao felt that if it really was school bullying, it would be extremely inappropriate to bring up the matter in front of Nao, the person involved.

"You guys..."

"Xiao, let's go."

Nao nervously grabbed Akatsuki's sleeve, worried that he might have a conflict with Goto and the others.

"Nao...I understand. How about we go to the infirmary first?"

"Haha, that's true."

"Although he looks good, he is still a disgusting man."

"How can a guy who likes to hang out with that kind of bitch be a decent guy?"

When Xiao took Nao away, he heard the girls cursing in low voices.

[Now, let’s send Nao back first…]

Xiao had basically confirmed the situation, so he was very angry.

However, he was very calm.

He was thinking about how to deal with this matter.

Xiao immediately dismissed the idea of ​​informing the teacher first.

Although this kind of thing is nothing new, there was just a big bullying incident at a school near their school.

Xiao felt that the teachers and leaders of the school might not be able to handle the matter properly, and might just suppress the matter and give those girls some so-called criticism and education in order to protect themselves.

That will only make them worse in the future.

If the matter gets out of hand, it will be a very bad situation for Nao, the person involved.

I never thought those bastards would do something so extreme.

Xiao didn't have any good solution for a moment and was very annoyed with himself.

"Xiao, I'm really fine. We're at the infirmary."

"I see…"

Xiao gently rubbed Nao's head and opened the door of the infirmary.

The health teacher seemed to have gone off work, so Xiao handed the ice pack to Nao and began to clean the abrasions on her legs with disinfectant and cotton balls.

"There's no need to be so upset. It's just a minor injury."

Nao took the ice pack and was a little dumbfounded.

"How can that be possible? Your face is still a little swollen. Girls should take better care of themselves."

"Pfft! Xiao, you're really like an old father who dotes on his daughter right now."

Looking at Xiao squatting in front of her and cleaning the wound very delicately, Nao couldn't help but laugh and teased.

"Don't use such a weird metaphor. Besides, you were born earlier than me, right?"

"It's only a day early, okay. If I must say, you usually act more like a brother... I'm sorry..."

"It's okay. It's been a while since the Ayase incident. Okay, you can get up now."

"Well, my legs still hurt. Why don't you carry me back?"

"Don't make a fuss. You're so heavy, how can I hold you?"

"It's not heavy!"

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. A nerd like me can't even hold a girl, no matter how light she is."

Seeing her cute childhood sweetheart looking angry, Xiao gently rubbed her head to comfort her.

"Xiao, you are such a jerk... But I am willing to wait."

"what do you mean?"

"I, I mean I'll wait for you to give me a princess hug later..."

The infirmary fell silent. Outside, no one had returned home yet, and the noise of students from the sports club could be faintly heard.

"Ahahaha, this will still be decided by your boyfriend..."

"I don't want to... I want you to hold me."

Seeing Nao blushing and lowering her head, Akatsuki backed off.

Nao was just emotionally unstable after being bullied, and it would be too mean to accept her confession at this time.

Even Xiao himself knew that it was just an excuse, an excuse for his own cowardice.

He neither agreed nor refused.

The infirmary fell silent again, and both of them silently waited for time to pass in the awkward atmosphere.

"Ahaha, Xiao, you look like you're taking this seriously, right? You clearly enjoy that kind of game, and you're surprisingly innocent."

Nao suddenly laughed and made a slightly exaggerated joke.

But Xiao saw the tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

He wanted to do something, wanted to say something, but now it was too late.

Even if she accepted Nao's confession now, she would only think that it was the tenderness she bestowed upon her.

Xiao realized this with great annoyance.

Chapter 137: Akatsuki and her childhood friends’ past (Part 3)

"How am I supposed to deliver dinner now..."

Xiao lay in his room, thinking guiltily.

He and Nao lived very close to each other, and since they both lived alone, the two close friends agreed to take turns cooking, which saved them a lot of trouble.

But after such an embarrassing incident at school, Xiao felt embarrassed to invite Nao to his home.

He couldn't find any good reason to go to Nao's house.

"...The shining light is my life..."

"Ah, it's Sister Liuli calling."

Xiao answered the phone with a headache.

Although he has a very good relationship with her, Akatsuki is actually not good at dealing with Nao's sister Ruri.

"Good evening, brother Xiao."

"Good evening, Sister Liuli. What can I do for you?"

"I can't get through to Nao-chan, could it be that she didn't bring her phone when she went to your house?

Or are you guys doing something weird while I'm away tonight and haven't turned your phones back to silent mode yet?"

"Not at all!"

This is also the reason why Xiao is not good at dealing with Liuli.

She is clearly a very pretty and lovely college girl, and in the eyes of outsiders she is also very virtuous and dignified, but she always likes to play some strange jokes in front of herself and Nao.

"Wait a minute, didn't Nao answer your call?"

Xiao calmed down a little, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

This premonition was the same as when his sister Ayase had an accident.