People in real teaching bring their own maid

Chihaya wanted to be humble, but Shiina didn't even give him a chance to speak.

"If possible, I wonder if you are interested in reading this book, Mr. Himiya? I personally think it is a very interesting book." The gray-haired girl raised the book in her arms to her chest with both hands, "The Long Goodbye can be said to be Raymond Chandler's masterpiece~"

"By the way, do you prefer Japanese works or European and American works?"

"I read more local works..." Chihaya answered subconsciously. After all, the quality of European and American works is sometimes affected by the translation by the publishing house. Therefore, when Chihaya was a child, she read a lot of local works.

"In that case, it would actually be quite enjoyable to read Keigo Higashino. I'm sure Himiya-san has read "White Night Walk"?"

"Yes, but I've only read this one." Compared to mystery novels, Chihaya actually reads more historical books and more traditional literary works. As for Keigo Higashino, she did read "White Night Walk" because of his fame, and even watched the related stage play (I got the live video through connections).

“Although you can basically understand the creative characteristics of Keigo Higashino after reading "White Night Walk", I still recommend the book "Malice", which fully embodies the characteristics of internal focus narrative and the reading experience is very good!”

How come this kid suddenly started to promote things like a bookstore clerk? Chihaya felt that she couldn't keep up with Shiina's pace at all, and since she didn't leave immediately, it would not be easy for her to get away easily now.

Especially he needs to maintain his current personality.

What expression should I make now?

I guess just smiling is all that's needed?

So Chihaya responded with a smile, letting Shiina continue talking in a low voice.

"If you are interested in Keigo Higashino's books, you must avoid the Snowstorm Trilogy. The names should be "Rondo of the Wind", "Gondola of Love" and "Snowstorm Pursuit". How can I describe this series? The sense of reasoning is much weaker, and it feels like the author created this work because he loves skiing too much. You can feel his love for skiing between the lines."

Because Chihaya didn't stop her, Shiina told everything at once, including a lot of personal stuff.

Chihaya accepted it all based on the principle of "just smile".

He has come into contact with many girls since entering school, but this is the first time he has seen someone like Shiina.

Should I say it's natural or stupid? In short, Shiina doesn't seem to be someone who knows how to control distance, which is reflected in her ability to chatter endlessly to Chihaya, a classmate who is only talking to her for the second time after meeting for the third time.

This is quite rare, Chihaya thought.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I can't control myself when talking about mystery novels." After talking about a lot of topics about Keigo Higashino, Shiina finally realized that the beautiful girl in front of him didn't seem to say a word, and was always looking at him with a "doting" expression.

"It's okay. Shiina-san seemed to be glowing just now, so I don't mind." Chihaya smiled, and then reached out and took the book "The Long Goodbye" from Shiina. "The recommended book is "Malice", right? I'll borrow it after I finish reading this one in a few days."

"And I'll put it back where it was, okay?" Chihaya added.

46. ​​Last day for bounty!

"Then let's sit over there and read together?"

Chihaya invited with a big smile on her face.

If he didn't invite her at this opportunity, she would start talking to herself again! He didn't want to take the course on the history of the development of mystery novels!

"Okay!"

Shiina nodded and followed Chihaya to the empty table. The two sat down side by side and started reading books.

Shiina was quite engaged and soon immersed in the story, while Chihaya was still skeptical, and while reading the book she silently observed the girl beside her out of the corner of her eye.

With Sakayanagi's previous experience as a lesson, Chihaya became a little more wary of his classmates. Although he didn't know what Gaoyu School was up to at the moment, he was very sure that the students enrolled in this school were definitely not simple - perhaps most of them were not special people, but a small number of them were indeed very distinctive.

For example, someone like Sakayanagi, or Ryuen Sho from Class 1C, who Chihaya had only heard of but never seen.

Another strange thing is that Honami's application to join the student council was rejected, along with Katsuragi from Class A of the first year.

Logically speaking, both of them are very outstanding and have leadership responsibilities in their respective classes. It makes no sense to reject them without even a probation period.

It would be fine if there were other candidates for consideration, but no one in the entire first year joined the student union, and I don't know what the president Horikita Manabu is thinking.

Perhaps this is also part of the current assessment? Specifically, will new members be recruited only after the assessment of students' personal qualities is completed at this stage?

This was the only possibility Chihaya could think of.

However, it is unknown how long the assessment will last. It is reasonable to speculate that it will be after the first formal exam, so that the students' qualities can be fully seen. After all, people with good academic performance in junior high school may become tired in the face of the "luxury" life in Gaoyu, and such people will definitely be evaluated lower.

While thinking, Chihaya flipped through "The Long Goodbye" in his hand carelessly - he didn't really like the style of this book, so he was distracted frequently, but it wasn't so boring that he couldn't finish reading it.

It’s like some people would switch screens to social media or chat apps while reading a novel, and then come back to continue reading after a while, instead of concentrating on reading the book and doing nothing but turning pages.

For Chihaya, this is an optional book. It's okay to finish reading it, and she won't have any regrets if she puts it down immediately. She doesn't have any expectations for the plot.

You can wave your sleeves at any time and leave without taking a cloud with you.

However, this book was recommended to him by Shiina after all, and maybe she would talk to him about related content next time, so Chihaya decided to finish reading it.

While talking about the content of the novel, test the other person to see if you can hear something about Class C of the first year.

He had recently often heard about violent incidents in Class C, where several boys including Long Yuanxiang and a black foreign student had fought each other, and this happened more than once or twice - yet the school had not imposed any punishment or made any statement about it.

Generally speaking, if a fight occurs, the class teacher will immediately talk to the students and give them a warning. However, the frequency of fighting in Class C is not like that after being warned by the class teacher. In any case, once warned and punished, they will definitely restrain themselves to some extent. But in reality, they seem to be condoned and keep fighting, even in public.

Although she had never seen it with her own eyes, Chihaya had heard about it more or less during casual conversations.

What’s even more bizarre is that Class C only fought with their own people and did not go looking for fights with people from other classes.

This behavior is more like fighting for something, right? Chihaya thinks that what they are fighting for is the "boss" of Class C.

Judging from the results, it is undoubtedly Ryuuen who got this position, so several former enemies now obey his orders.

However...Chihaya couldn't help but turn her head to look at the girl beside her - the latter had no reaction to Chihaya's gaze at all, and seemed to be very immersed in the contents of the book.

Does this kid really care about what's going on in the class? Chihaya began to have some concerns about her plan to trick people.

......

Time passed, and there were about 30 minutes left before the retreat ended.

Chihaya stopped reading and prepared to invite Shiina to have dinner together.

"Shiina-san." Chihaya called softly.

However, the gray-haired girl did not react.

"Shiina-san?" Chihaya raised her voice a little.

Indifferent.

"Shiina-san." This time, Chihaya used both her hands and mouth, and reached out and gently patted Shiina's shoulder.

"Ah? Ah! Sorry, Himiya-san!" Shiina finally reacted, and his panicked look was quite cute.

This made Chihaya feel a little happier. After all, no one would hate a girl like this.

"It's about to close in half an hour? It doesn't matter, but if it's any later some of the popular set menus at the cafeteria will be sold out." Chihaya gave a "kind" reminder.

"That's right, it's almost time for dinner..." Shiina looked at the half-read book in his hand awkwardly, then looked at Chihaya who was smiling beside him, "Do you want to have dinner with me, Himiya-san?"

"Okay." Chihaya agreed happily. She was waiting for you to say this!

"Then let's go through the book borrowing procedures first. I'm sure you haven't finished reading Feigong's book yet? Borrowing books is free, but if you delay the borrowing period, you will have to use points to make up for it."

"That makes sense, so let's go."

So the two of them got up and went to the librarian to go through the book borrowing procedures, and then went to the restaurant.

Probably because the peak dining time had passed, although the cafeteria was very busy, most students were eating or had just finished eating, so there were almost no students standing in front of the ticket machine.

Most of the time, Chihaya came to the cafeteria to eat lunch with Honami Hayasaka and her group, so she was familiar with most of the set meals.

Even now, Fanbo and others would occasionally tease me about the classic "tempura set meal with mayonnaise".

Because he was familiar with the set menu, Chihaya usually thought about what to eat in advance. Although today's dinner was a spur of the moment decision, he quickly made his choice.

After completing the operation and getting the meal ticket, Chihaya turned her head to look at Shiina beside her and found that the other party seemed to be still hesitating.

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Shiina probably found it difficult to make a choice. She hesitated, moving her fingers up and down, left and right, but was hesitant to press the button.

"And Feigong-san, could you please wait for me for a moment?"

"It's okay." Chihaya didn't care. He had lunch with the girls every day and he had seen too many similar scenes.

It is common to have difficulty making decisions, and he has become quite patient with it.

"What kind of set meal does Shiina-san usually like to eat?" Chihaya asked casually.

"Well, I usually go to the convenience store in the morning to buy lunch, and then eat it in the classroom at noon."

"Hmm? Shiina-san, aren't you... coming to the cafeteria for the first time?" A possibility emerged in Chihaya's mind, and then he asked.

"Ahahaha, is it that obvious?" Shiina wasn't embarrassed at all, "You found out."

"So it's not that you have difficulty making choices, but you don't know the details of the package."

It takes some courage to go to a place you haven't been to before. You don't know what's going on there, so you feel overwhelmed. In addition, you don't want people who often visit to see that you know nothing about this place - this kind of pride will also mentally hinder you.

Chihaya had a similar mentality when she first started wearing women's clothing, but now she's basically used to it.

Developing a habit is really a terrible thing. For example, Chihaya is now picky about her clothes.

"That's right. Does Himiya-san often come to the cafeteria to eat?" Shiina admitted readily. She didn't seem to think that not coming to the cafeteria was a big deal.

"It's quite frequent. The girls in our B class often come here to have lunch together." Chihaya nodded. "If you don't mind, how about I give you a brief introduction? It would be great if I can provide you with some reference."

"Eh? Is it really possible? Thank you so much, Himiya-san!" Shiina clasped his hands together and tilted his head slightly, looking very cute.

"The safest option is the daily set menu. Basically, you won't make mistakes, but it won't be particularly amazing either." Chihaya said, "So there are set menus at different price points. The higher the price, the better the taste. Of course, this also depends on your personal preference, Shiina-san. If you don't like a certain food, don't try it just because it looks good, okay?"

"Does it sound like you've experienced a similar incident?"

"Well, a classmate ordered an expensive set meal for this reason, and then everyone helped her to share the cost."

"Well, I've learned my lesson!" Shiina nodded very seriously, "I will choose carefully!"

"The food in the cafeteria is all very fresh, so you can rest assured, Shiina-san." Chihaya reminded him again, "Just pick the food you like, okay?"

"Yeah." Shiina nodded and shifted his gaze to the screen of the ordering machine again.

Finally, Shiina made up her mind and made the same choice as Chihaya.

"Since it was Himiya-san who brought me here, I also want to try the same flavor as Himiya-san?" Shiina smiled at Chihaya.

"Okay, let's go get the food."

The two took their meals and sat down at an empty seat.

Shiina picked up the chopsticks in her hand and put the food into her mouth gracefully. Her posture of holding the chopsticks was very beautiful.

"Oh, I see... The food in the school cafeteria is indeed delicious. I've kept it in mind."

"Come to think of it, has Shiina been eating bento from convenience stores since the start of the school year?" Chihaya asked after hearing Shiina's sigh.

"Yes, it will save time, so that we can spend a little longer in the library during lunch break."

To the point of almost neglecting sleep and food for the sake of studying? Chihaya couldn't help but click her tongue.

Considering how crowded the cafeteria is during lunch break and the distance it takes to get there, buying ready-made bento at a convenience store is indeed the most time-saving way.

However, considering the taste and cost-effectiveness, the cafeteria is still the best.

After all, the food in the convenience store was too bland—Chihaya was a little picky.

"I see."

"Have you ever eaten at a convenience store, Himiya?" Shiina asked.

"Well, no, I'm a semi-home cook. I cook my own dinner and breakfast."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Shiina was generous with her praise. "I really admire people who are willing to cook for themselves. I've thought about learning to cook before, but at most I just looked at the recipes for a few minutes and then ran off to read mystery novels."

"Thank you, Shiina-san. Although eating in the cafeteria is very cost-effective, it would be cheaper to buy the ingredients yourself, right?"

"I see." Shiina nodded repeatedly, "Himiya-san is a homely type."

"Do I look like someone who knows how to spend money?" Chihaya joked.

"No, Himiya-san looks like I'd be happy to spend money on you."

"Oh, I'm so embarrassed when Shiina-san says that."

"I'm just telling the truth. Isn't Himiya-san very famous in school? Even someone like me who doesn't care about anything has often heard of your name."

"It's not a big deal. If possible, I hope to keep a low profile."

In fact, it was completely unexpected that Chihaya came to the library today: someone had asked him to meet up nearby to confess his love, and after politely rejecting the other person, he saw the library and walked in on a whim.

Chihaya would not tell Shiina about this, after all, it was too weird for a grown man to be confessed to by another man after dressing up as a woman! Chihaya's self-esteem was at work, and he would not allow him to tell anyone other than Hayasaka about the confession of being confessed to by a double-digit boy.