I won't be a loser.

When he walked out of the store, he glanced at the sidewalk, but still didn't see Nakano Satsuki. This made Xianren begin to wonder if, when he had just contacted her, she had just left her home and saw a familiar figure on the street outside the sidewalk.

The sticky hair that caught the eye was too conspicuous in the crowd, and the two star-shaped hair accessories were enough to make Xianren instantly lock onto her presence in the vast crowd.

Wearing a white off-shoulder shirt and a lake blue long skirt, Satsuki Nakano, walking among the crowd, is a beautiful scenery that attracts the attention of passers-by. On the other hand, Kento's more casual outfit does not make him very conspicuous in a place like Shinjuku.

Arriving at the agreed place, the girl looked around in the crowd, but did not see or notice the presence of Xianren. She could not help but reveal a thoughtful expression. She reached out and picked up her mobile phone, ready to send an email to Xianren, asking where he was, when Xianren slowly walked out from the sidewalk.

She was typing "You are here now" and before she could finish typing the rest of the text, she saw someone standing in front of her. Her eyes couldn't help but look towards the figure in front of her, following the legs and gradually moving upwards. She felt a familiar feeling, but it was not until she saw the face of the wise man that she reacted.

"When?"

"I have a little time now, right? I just happened to browse around a nearby store. My goal today is to walk around the bookstore and look at those reference books for tutoring, right?"

When she saw the boy in front of her, his gaze only paused on her for a moment, then fell on her face. As usual, he asked about her itinerary in a calm manner. Nakano Satsuki, who had dressed up carefully at home, couldn't help but pursed her lips, feeling a little lost in her heart.

'Didn't you notice?'

Thinking back, Xianren’s relationship with the girls in the class was not bad during school days, but when I think about it carefully, it seems that he has never praised any girls.

The feeling of loss in her heart suddenly disappeared a lot. She met the sage's gaze and nodded slightly.

"Besides those reference books, I also have some pens that are almost out of refills, so I'm going to buy some more. I also have some manuscript paper that I'm going to buy."

"It looks like there are quite a few things I need to buy. I'm also planning to buy some pens. My old pens seem to be nearing the end of their lifespan, so it's time to get new ones. Also, I'd like to see what new books the bookstore has."

After hearing what Xianren said, Nakano Satsuki's eyes were fixed on Xianren. Seeing that he walked towards the elevator without any hesitation after he finished speaking, she silently followed Xianren's steps, and the two of them entered the elevator together with the others.

She wanted to ask something, but because there were other people in the elevator, she didn't speak casually. After arriving at the floor and walking out of the elevator, her eyes fell on Xianren, and she started asking about his work.

"Well, I heard others discussing your book in class last time, but I haven't read it yet. Can I buy your book here?"

"Hmm? My book?"

His eyes fell on Nakano Satsuki. He didn't expect that the other party would suddenly bring up this topic at this time. He thought that the topic about his work had almost ended in the class for such a long time. He didn't expect that Nakano Satsuki would suddenly bring it up again at this time.

"It might not be there at first, but it should be there now. I'll check the popular literature section later and maybe I'll see it. I'd better look at the reference books I need first. I can go to that section after I buy the necessities."

"Ah."

Curious, Satsuki Nakano was quite interested in Kento's works, but constrained by their relationship, she didn't want to act too willful in front of Kento, so she nodded obediently and followed Kento to the reference and tool book area.

"Although it's not the right time yet, I still have to consider a major in the future. Have you thought about your future goals?"

While walking in the bookstore, considering the role of reference books, Xianren first asked Nakano Satsuki about her future target university and major.

The girl was still thinking about how to react when she saw Xianren's works in the bookstore later. After hearing Xianren's words, she was stunned for a moment and looked at Xianren who was walking in front of her blankly.

"Sorry, I was distracted for a moment. Are you talking about...the future?"

"By the time you're in your second year, the school will have pretty much determined your future career goals, like your future career and major. What are your goals?"

Being suddenly asked about her future goals, Nakano Satsuki was a little at a loss, showing an embarrassment. After a moment of silence, her frowned and lowered gaze slowly fell on Xianren. Looking at Xianren's calm expression and the contact they had had during this period of time, she pursed her lips slightly.

"If I tell you, will you laugh at me?"

"what?"

"Future goals... or something?"

"why?"

"They would think I was unrealistic, like I was daydreaming, that it was impossible, and that I was just talking big..."

"So the goal is?"

Looking at Satsuki Nakano, who had already started to belittle herself without even saying anything, it felt like the current situation was a bit like an idol youth drama, with a strong sense of a girl's manga plot development?

"teacher......."

"Ok?"

The voice was a little soft and Xianren couldn't hear it clearly. He slowly lowered his head and moved in front of the girl.

The girl, with a somewhat evasive look in her eyes, looked at the wise man who came close to her, bit her lips, and suppressed the shyness and shame in her heart. She took a deep breath and then stated her goal again.

"Teacher! I want to be a teacher in the future!"

"teacher?"

After hearing Nakano Satsuki's answer, Xianren looked at the girl in front of him with some surprise. Nakano Satsuki, who thought that he was going to laugh at her, also summoned up her inner courage and dissatisfaction, opened her eyes wide, and stared at the boy in front of her, their eyes meeting.

"Any comments?"

"Opinions? Not really, I'm a little surprised. I thought you were more inclined to become a gourmet, but if you become a teacher, you won't be able to travel around the world freely and taste all kinds of food, right?"

Originally, she thought Xianren would have some opinions on her dream, but she didn't expect that he would express his thoughts seriously. She thought that she would become a gourmet, which made Nakano Satsuki's face gradually turn red. She stared at the boy in front of her and puffed up her cheeks.

“I never said I wanted to be a gourmet!”

Her puffed cheeks and angry expression made her look rather cute, causing Xianren's gaze to pause on the girl's face, but only for a moment.

Looking back at the distribution of various reference books in the store, Xianren, who was not here for the first time, walked towards one of the categories.

"Now that I know your future goals, I have a clearer idea of what reference books to focus on. If you want to become a teacher, then you basically need to get into the Faculty of Education at a university. The best one in the Tokyo area is probably Tokyo Gakugei University. The deviation score for its secondary education teacher training and social studies programs is around 65."

"I'm surprised you know so much about this. I don't know anything about this. You..."

He had just stated his future goals, but he didn't expect to hear a series of things from Xianren's mouth, which made Nakano Satsuki look at him in surprise.

"I've considered that. Being a teacher is considered a civil servant, and the pay isn't bad, so I considered becoming a teacher, but decided against it. I'm planning on applying to the liberal arts department. Also, the one with the lowest deviation requirement is Hokkaido University of Education, where the deviation requirement is 43 for teacher training and music education."

Xianren didn’t remember the other contents very clearly. The only thing he remembered clearly were the two schools and majors that ranked first and last.

Knowing the university that Satsuki Nakano wanted to enter in the future and her favorite major, Xianren had a general direction. He strolled around the bookstore for a while and recommended some reference books that might be useful to Satsuki Nakano.

"Part of this is advance preparation, but more of it is that you haven't fully grasped the content that has been taught so far. The results of the last simulation weren't very satisfactory, were they?"

"I didn't expect that... next time will definitely be better than last time!"

"Then let's try this one first and finish it first."

He picked up a collection of questions and casually threw it into Nakano Satsuki's arms, then walked forward. Nakano Satsuki looked down at the thick collection with a bitter face, bit her lip, and followed in the footsteps of Xianren.

It took Xianren about an hour to pick out about ten books for Nakano Satsuki. Knowing that Nakano Satsuki was not short of living expenses, he did not consider saving money.

"Right from the beginning, I actually wanted to ask, what's in that paper bag in your hand?"

After selecting those reference books and walking towards other areas, Nakano Satsuki no longer had the initial interest. Under the pressure of those reference books, her mood became casual. She looked at the paper bag in Xianren's hand and directly asked the doubts in her heart.

"Hmm? Did you notice?"

"It's hard not to notice such a big paper bag, right?"

Nakano Satsuki, who did not expect Xianren's answer, was stunned for a moment. She looked at the obvious paper bag in the other party's hand, and then took another look at Xianren, who seemed to think that the paper bag was not conspicuous in her heart. She also had some new knowledge and understanding of Xianren.

"Before you arrived, I bought a stone from the fossil shop downstairs. The cross-section of the stone looks a bit like a cherry blossom. It's called Sakura Stone and is a specialty of Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture."

"Sakura Stone?"

"It's a little difficult to show you right now, but it's a stone about this thick. There are five equally divided petals on this side, and the pink color looks like blooming cherry blossoms."

He made a circle with his left hand, using his index finger and thumb, and gestured to Nakano Satsuki. The girl showed an expression of confusion on her face.

If there was a place to rest, Xianren would not mind showing the girl the cherry stone he bought, but there was no place to rest now, and there were other people in the bookstore. If he took it out on the spot, it would feel a bit inappropriate, so he did not show it to the girl.

"Sakura Stone?"

"Well, they're sold in that fossil shop on the sidewalk."

"Is that so? I'll go take a look later. The stone that looks like cherry blossoms is a little interesting."

"Then let's go and take a look together later. Right now, it's more important to buy everything we need."

"The reference books have been selected, and all that remains are the pens and refills."

"Well, just go ahead."

Compared to choosing reference books, buying a pen does not take too much time. You can just look at the types of pens and try the feel of the pen casually. If you like it, just buy it and add the refill. The shopping is done. The pen that Nakano Satsuki bought is full of girlishness, while the pen bought by Kento has an ordinary black and white shell, which looks very simple.

It took the two of them less than ten minutes to finish selecting the pens, and then they headed towards popular literature.

The sage's purpose is to look at the new books in the bookstore. If there are any works that interest him, he can buy them and take them home to appreciate them carefully by himself to see if there is anything worth learning from.

His eyes fell on Kento from time to time. Nakano Satsuki's purpose was relatively simple. He just wanted to see what kind of work Kento's work was.

Occasionally, she heard that some people in the class had bought Kenren's works, but not many people had discussed Kenren's works in class. This made Nakano Satsuki always have a strong interest in Kenren's works.

"Is it this one?"

After entering the popular literature area, Xianren was still looking at the books he had just seen for the first time, while Nakano Satsuki, who had a clear goal in mind, quickly found her goal.

"Carry... um, this one."

Seeing the book that Nakano Satsuki picked up, Kento's expression couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He had given his work to Itomori, and he didn't know whether his mother had finished reading his work and whether she would be influenced by the content of his work.

I didn't think too much about it when I sent it back, but now... I suddenly remembered the content about being induced into compensated dating, and I wonder if my mother would think too much...

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Cherry Blossom Season: 204. The Difference Between Yen and Yen

After accompanying Nakano Satsuki around the bookstore and buying the reference books and stationery she needed, he went to the popular literature area and watched her buy her own works. After they paid the bill, Xianren said goodbye to the girl.

"Is there anything urgent?"

Carrying a heavy plastic bag, Nakano Satsuki looked at the boy in front of her. When she heard that he was leaving, it was a rare opportunity for them to travel together. She also wanted to go to other places with Xianren and take a stroll.

"It's nothing serious. I've already bought everything I needed to buy, and there's nothing else to do. I'm going to meet someone I know."

"Then, I'll go back first."

Hearing that Xianren was going to meet an acquaintance, but not hearing the other person's name, Nakano Mayu thought that it might be someone he didn't know, or the other person's girlfriend whom he had never met. Nakano Satsuki's mood fell into depression. She forced a smile, said goodbye to Xianren, and walked towards the subway station.

He stood there, watching the gradually receding figure of Nakano Satsuki, and slowly closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, Nakano Satsuki's figure had disappeared in the vast sea of people. He turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

After a long walk that took Xianren some time, he left Shinjuku and came to an apartment building in Honsho 1-chome. Looking at the apartment with a red exterior wall in front of him, Xianren walked into the apartment, walked up the stairs to the door of a room on the fifth floor, and stopped.

He reached out and gently pressed the doorbell. There was some noise inside the house, followed by the sound of footsteps. The door in front of him opened, revealing the familiar face of Mito Yuge.

"good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, it's a bit sudden."

"I went to the bookstore with some classmates from school. I didn't have anything else to do, but I was a little concerned about your situation, so I came to check it out. How's it going?"

"Everything has been packed. I only had some clothes to begin with, so I didn't have a lot of luggage when I moved in. The house is also completely empty."

Pushing the door open, he motioned the wise man to come in. The wise man standing at the door did not hesitate to enter the girl's room and closed the door casually. Looking at the environment in the house, he found that it had been greatly improved compared to the last time he came.

The space is about nine tatami mats, or 30 square meters. As a single-person living space, it has an independent bathroom and a small kitchen counter. The remaining space is actually not that big. However, because Mito Yuge didn't have much luggage when she moved in, the room, which was obviously not big, seemed extremely empty for a moment.

"sleeping bag?"

Looking at the small single sleeping bag on the ground, Xianren did not expect that after such a long time, the other party's entire room was only filled with some kitchen utensils and a small sleeping bag, and the rest were just some daily necessities.

In Mito Yuge's room, Xianren didn't say anything polite. He went to the bathroom and opened it casually. He took a look inside. It was still empty, except for a bottle of shampoo and two towels. It was so frugal that it was heartbreaking.

"It's been so long, and you only bought these? You should at least have a bed. For example, the prices of those single beds are not very expensive, as far as I remember. You can buy them for 10,000 yen. Plus, with the quilt, it's only 20,000 or 30,000 yen. There's no need to save, right?"

Looking back at the girl standing in the room, avoiding his sight, Xianren closed the bathroom door casually.

With the continuous printing, Xianren's income is increasing. Considering that Mito Yuka's living in the comic cafe is not a long-term choice and crowded places are not very safe, after the income arrived, Xianren talked with Mito Yuka about moving.

The two spent a lot of time, visited many real estate agencies, and referred to a lot of information before choosing their current apartment located in Hongo 10.5-chome, Bunkyo-ku, with a monthly rent of yen.

The price is a bit high, but considering all factors and compared with other similar apartments, it can be considered good value for money. The initial fee was nearly 50 yen, which made Mito Yuge, who had little savings, suddenly feel embarrassed.

"Everything is fine now. There's no need for that..."

"70 yen, plus you have some money... Never mind, let's go. While it's still early, let's get everything we need to buy ready."

He looked around Mito Yuge's room. It was obviously a girl's room, but it was so empty. Xianren didn't know what to say. He stretched out his hand, took the girl's soft hand, and pulled her towards the door.

"Wait a minute, Xianren, I..."

"I'll cover all the expenses for these daily necessities. Also, I'll take out the remaining ones while I'm at it, just in case."

She wanted to say something, but looking at the broad figure in front of her, and then at her hand that was tightly held, Mito Yuge silently closed her lips and let Kento lead her out of the apartment. Kento held her hand all the way, and her hand was noticed by people around her, which made Mito Yuge's face hot. She couldn't help but lower her head, shyly followed Kento's pace, and followed closely behind him.

Kento didn't really care about the gazes of the people around him. He was more thinking about why girls' hands were so warm and smooth. He held Mito Yuka's hand all the way from Ichome to the furniture store in Tomisaka.

After entering the furniture store with Mito Yuge, Xianren carefully looked at the various types of beds. He fell in love with a single bed with built-in storage. He glanced at the girl next to him, but there was no special reaction on Mito Yuge's face.