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Like Nogami-san, she doesn't have enough affection for him to develop into "liking".

He said he was interested in him, but in Minako Sanada's eyes, he couldn't read any emotion that could be called "like". Instead, it was more of a smile, like the look of a hunter looking at his prey when hunting.

"Don't Xingchuan students think that we are very similar and suitable for being together?"

Thousands of thoughts were fleeting, and after more than ten seconds of silence, Sanada took the lead in breaking the serious atmosphere that enveloped the two of them.

"That kind of life might be easy, but it will definitely become very boring. Besides, I don't think Sanada-san can fall in love with me in just one month, with almost no communication."

Considering the students Sifang and Nogami outside, Harutaki didn't really want to play tricks now, so he continued to talk.

"After all, you also said that you are very similar to me. And I know very well that we are not the kind of idiots who can't draw boundaries and have no sense of boundaries."

"Really? I don't believe it."

Hearing this, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked into his dark purple eyes, as if she wanted to see his heart clearly.

"If student Xingchuan really knows what 'drawing the line' is, why bother to court Sifang while flattering and deceiving Quan?"

Are you finally willing to get down to business?

He took a deep breath, and after clearing up his attitude, he replied seriously.

"I don't know why, Sanada-san, you take that as 'please', I'm just responding to Nogami-san's favor."

"Then, student Xingchuan, since you are not going to date a certain girl, and you keep responding to her favor, what would you call such a man?"

She changed into a sharp tone, as if the seductive and depraved "fox demon" had never appeared before.

"Love Saint...?"

Under Minako Sanada's contemptuous gaze, he couldn't help but be speechless, and then directly raised his hands in surrender.

"...a scumbag."

Of course he knew what he was doing, but he kept avoiding it, unwilling to take off that glamorous coat.

"So, you're here to warn me to stay away from Nogami-san?"

"Hey, it turns out that I am such a ignorant person in your eyes. This is really sad."

Please don't wipe your tears so pretentiously, he thought to himself, although Sanada-san in this pose is indeed very beautiful, accompanied by the trembling beauty of his chest, it makes people feel dry mouth.

"Could it be that they want to match me with Nogami-san? Sorry, I like Sifang-san now. Also——"

He continued to speak probing words, but was suddenly interrupted by the other party before he finished speaking.

"Let's stop here. You and I both know that these temptations and clichés are one after another, and there is really no end to the struggle... I said that we are very similar, and you must understand what nonsense you are talking about. "

"..."

After a moment of silence, Xingchuan Harutaki sighed helplessly.

He felt that he sighed more this day than the previous month combined.

"Whether to pour maple syrup or squeeze cream on muffins, the choice seems simple, but if there is only one chance to choose, I think it is difficult for anyone to make a decision, right?"

"So, Mr. Xingchuan, the decision you made is to make the conflict between Diezi and Quan focus on yourself? What's the benefit of doing this?"

There was a slight unease in Sanada-san's voice.

Sanada-san is really similar to him, he thought, but not exactly.

"Since you're all scumbags, let's be more thorough! Do such hypocritical things in the name of their good, Xingchuan, do you regard yourself as a scumbag or a hero? You men always In this way... I go from time to time, while being hypocritical and guilty, while tacitly shedding crocodile tears, trying to satisfy my desires."

"It's really no way... How can I refute what you said? It was completely seen through by you, then—" He pretended to be frivolous and smiled, and took a few steps forward intermittently, forcing Minako Sanada to the base of the wall , and then asked immediately: "—Sanada-san, have you ever thought about the consequences of being alone in a private space with such a scumbag?"

"Puchi, come on~ If Quan or Diezi are not virgins, I can still believe you..."

Even though she was frightened and stepped back several steps away from him exaggeratedly, the girl still pierced through his disguise.

"You are gentle like a scumbag, but in fact you are much gentler than a scumbag, how could you hurt an innocent like me."

"Compared to the so-called gentleness, I think you can treat me as a villain who wants to repay your kindness. Whether it is helping Nogami to solve the trouble, or saving Sifang from the hands of scumbags, and then the resulting A despicable villain who wants to win their hearts and minds by using their kindness as a flaw."

If it could be done like this, everything would be easy, and he couldn't help but secretly feel amused at his own aesthetics and persistence.

It is much easier to be a villain and a scum than to be a gentleman.

Possessiveness is really harmful——

He, Xingchuan Harutaki thinks that he treats every relationship extremely seriously, and respects the other girl's choice, but...

However, after being ripped off by classmate Sanada, he also thought very thoroughly.

If he didn't make the right choice, if he took the wrong path, then one day, Sifang-san or Nogami-san will date other boys... holding hands, kissing, touching each other like he did before skin, even in bed.

"Student Xingchuan, you have no room to escape. You are not a fool like me, and you know very well that this fragile relationship cannot last forever."

Minako Sanada's words were like a depleted uranium armor-piercing bullet, easily tearing apart his defenses.

"You should have heard the story of the dog and the shadow, right? Chasing the illusory phantom, the end result is that the bigger meat will never reach it, and the meat in the mouth is also lost in the process of chasing the phantom."

"I should try harder..."

It's almost like a speech that deceives one's ears and steals one's ears.

He thought to himself, if pure hard work is really useful, then the workers who work hard on the construction site must be able to afford a house in a big city, right?

"Where did the courage to resist when I was bullied by Quan go? Forget it, anyway, you may not be able to listen to it... After all, if it really comes to the day when you have to give up something in order to make a choice, you'd better advance Ready."

Saying that, Sanada-san bypassed him and walked towards the door of the multifunctional toilet, and then added something without looking back.

"I made a mistake before. Xingchuan and I don't belong to the same kind of people. I won't foolishly make efforts that will be futile in the end. In the end, I will be exhausted and make myself muddy and embarrassing."

That's true, but...

He kept up with the girl's footsteps, walked sideways after going out, and gave her the back of the head just like she did just now.

"If you want to grow a big tree, even if the seeds may not germinate, you have to bury them in the soil first? Although I don't know what the purpose of Sanada-san you are looking for me this time, but... thank you for reminding me."

Sow the seed that may not germinate, and start with being friends.

Just like facing the passing of his parents, he hopes that the day when he needs to make a choice will never come. At the same time, he is not the kind of idiot who just stands still and prays to the gods for blessing——

If you don't know what to do, try your best.

As long as you move in the right direction you believe in, hard work will never go wrong.

If it is the phantom of a nonsensical dream, chase the phantom too.

If it is the bright moon that is out of reach, then go to the moon.

"For now, I have a dream of wanting to hug the beautiful young lady on the left and right."

"It's the dream of most men, right? Don't tell others this, because you'll be treated as an insane megalomaniac~"

"Sorry, Sanada-san was actually the second to know."

Even though he was totally joking with Senior Bailu at that time, he thought to himself, he said it anyway.

"...Well, speaking of it, I'm actually really interested in you, Xingchuan."

Sanada was stunned for a moment, and then responded to him with a slightly charming tone.

The interest is probably true, but he doesn't know what he is interested in.

Maybe it's because he is interested in the scene where Harutaki Hoshikawa will be separated by Sifang and Nogami in the future.

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"Hey, Xingchuan, let us wait for you here for almost 3 minutes?!"

Seeing Izumi Nogami standing at the door of Snidel from a distance, he, Harutaki Hoshikawa, had a bad feeling.And when he came to the "long-awaited" three people, Nogami-san complained about him as expected.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I've kept you ladies waiting for so long."

He quickly put on an apologetic smile, and explained where he just went by the way.

Having been in love several times, he knows that it is better to give in directly on such trivial matters, otherwise, girls won't make sense if they get entangled.

"Saei said that Sanada-san asked her to find me, but when I got to the bathroom door, I suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, so I went inside to pick flowers to solve it."

"You, a boy, still talk about picking flowers, likes and dislikes!"

Classmate Nogami gave him a disgusted look, then left him behind, returned to Diezi, and continued to discuss with the girl which store to visit next.

More than enough.

Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and then made an OK gesture to Minako Sanada behind him, expressing that he didn't have to worry at all.

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"Huh? Minako, when did you buy your new clothes? It's a little... a little too bold?"

Nogami Izumi couldn't stop looking at her chest, and then tugged at her with a flushed face, Sanada Minako's arm, and whispered to her ear, as if afraid of being heard by someone.

"Hmm... Before, didn't I mention that I asked Saying to find Xingchuan classmate? I wanted to make a fool of him when he was caught off guard after changing into new clothes. him."

"What, since you want to scare Xingchuan, why don't you just stay with us?"

"Quan, are you frightened? You gave him a reward, which is more or less the same."

"This, didn't you teach me, Minako?! Dog training or something...you have to give rewards..."

Did you not mention a word of "proper" in front of "reward" for co-authoring?

Although she was talking to a good friend, her eyes were on Xingchuan Chuntaki who was taking a photo with Sifang Diezi.

What a guy who looks more like a scumbag than a scumbag...

Obviously, she could have pushed the responsibility and the problem onto her before, and she had thought up the explanation to Quan, but Xingchuan actually took all the responsibility and fooled him with his boring jokes——

What are you doing! ?

This kind of foolish behavior like the central air conditioner, does that guy Xingchuan think that by relying on this method, she can make her have a good impression of him, and even like him?

She, Minako Sanada is not a naive young lady like Izumi who looks dangerous and bad, but is actually a little fragile under the protection of a hedgehog shell, nor is she a straightforward idiot like Saei who can't turn her head...

Men don't have a good thing, it's nothing more than the level of use value and the price they need to pay.

She thought to herself, if it was not a last resort, she would never ask Xingchuan for help.

Although the other party is the most valuable boy she has ever seen, with Xingchuan's greedy desire to hug him left and right, the price she will pay may be wiped out by him.

But...you are really lucky.

She looked at Diezi who had been teased by Xingchuan Harutaki until she was so ashamed and indignant, her face was blushing, and Izumi who immediately ran over to pinch the boy's neck to teach him a lesson when she found out, couldn't help but envy such a simple relationship in her heart.

However, it is a pity that such a relationship is so beautiful that it is like a dreamy bubble, which is fragile and dangerous, and will eventually usher in an explosive ending.

Ha, work hard... If hard work is useful, how can there be so many bad things in this world?

What's more, she, Minako Sanada is already exhausted just trying to maintain the current life. With the direction of the other party's efforts, sooner or later she will be exhausted and collapse on the way one day, right?

It's time to extend a helping hand to him. She thought about her future plans and thought that the moment when the other party fell was the best investment opportunity.

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Hoshikawa Harutaki and Sifang Dieko said goodbye to the other three after visiting a few shops and having lunch together. They took the tram back to the port area. On the way, they stopped at the famous and popular cake shop HARBS to buy good companions for the younger sisters at home. present.

However, at the request of the beautiful girl, Haru Taki sent her back to the neighborhood of the apartment where she lived.

"Let's not bother the three Xingchuan sisters anymore, please take our commuting bag with you on the day of school."

She, Sifang Diezi said, was actually afraid, worried that when she went to the other party's house again, she couldn't help but stay overnight and enjoy the rare home-like life.

"I didn't expect you, Sifang, to live in such a small apartment..."

Climbing out of a narrow exit of the subway, he, Harutaki Hoshikawa, was looking at an apartment building that looked like it might be the size of 1LDK from the outside, and he couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Although this apartment is also within the scope of the port area, the location is considered to be in a relatively remote place, and it is only a little distance away from the port area.

Sifang Diezi is also the eldest lady of Sifang's family, even if Sifang's family is a famous family in Kansai Kyoto, it doesn't mean that they don't have property in Kanto and Tokyo, right?

"We... we ran out after falling out with our family. We are satisfied with living expenses, tuition fees, and a little pocket money. 1LDK not only saves money, but it is also easy to clean. Moreover, we also have our own the treasury."

Classmate Sifang carried the fruit millefeuille cake Chuntaki gave her, lowered his head and muttered an explanation in a low voice.

"However, thank you Xingchuan for taking us home on a special trip, and even buying a cake from HARBS as a treat."

The afternoon sun is warm, and it seems that early summer is brewing a month later. Even the spring breeze blowing by is a little lazy, making people want to stretch their waists.

He and the girl strolled on the street between the station and the apartment building, because the location was a bit out of the way, and the time was not too early or too late, so there were no people on the way, as if there were only the two of them left in the whole world, and soon Compared with the crowds of people at the former Shibuya Station, it was like coming to another world.

"Student Sifang, today... are you having a good time?"

Harutaki spoke suddenly, breaking the somewhat lazy silence.