I refuse to be a plagiarist

"No, it's nothing, it's just..."

[In Japan, shouldn't calling someone by their first name be something that only happens between close people? ]

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He only came into contact with and understood the questioning customs between different countries after making many jokes as a child.

For example, the details in the title.

For people of the same sex, being a little intimate may not be a big deal, but for people of the opposite sex, it can easily be misunderstood as some strange super-friendly relationship.

At least in these years, except for direct relatives or classmates from the same school, Hasegawa has rarely seen anyone around him calling others like this.

As for the rest...even with Yukinoshita, who performed a sitcom with me on campus all day long, the two of us only addressed each other by the polite yet slightly distant "surname".

So when the girl made this suggestion, he actually wanted to respond with "It seems like we are not that familiar with each other yet."

But perhaps because of the Chinese culture that was engraved deep in his soul, Hasegawa Hide didn't care too much after all.

It's just a name... Aren't there many people among friends who give each other some harmless nicknames?

[Anyway, it’s hard to meet in real life…]

I quietly added in my mind.

Although they were in the same grade, Shuchiin Academy, which seemed like a den of rich kids, was too far away for him anyway.

Even from this point of view, Hasegawa Hide and Hayasaka Ai can be said to be from different circles.

The hot milk in the cup has run out.

After exchanging each other's mobile phone numbers and contact information, Hasegawa Hide paid the bill very gentlemanly and prepared to say goodbye to the girl in front of him.

As mentioned before, they were just meeting each other online by chance, and it was not a blind date conference that required careful discussion of the future.

So after getting to know each other initially, it is time to say goodbye and go back to your own homes.

“But to be honest, I really didn’t expect that you, Hayasaka, are such a lovely beautiful girl in real life.

It’s a pleasure to meet you in real life.

Then...I will take my leave now."

Complimented the other person politely.

As the first person to experience face-to-face meetings with netizens, this girl who kept an icy face throughout but looked unexpectedly cute because of her looks gave Hasegawa Hide a relatively good impression of the term "offline gathering".

He walked towards the nearby food street.

At the entrance of the coffee shop, the girl stood quietly watching the boy leave. Then, as if she had thought of something, she took out her phone from her pocket and quickly edited:

——“There’s a pretty good store near the port area.

As a return gift for the coffee this time, if there is a chance next time, please let me take you to buy a new phone."

“Emmmm.......”

[It seems that he is not good at expressing his emotions in person. 】

He looked at the text message on the phone screen with some surprise.

Looking at the abstract expression composed of characters behind him, Hasegawa Hide was silent for a moment, then his fingers nimbly touched and edited on the keyboard:

——"Yeah, definitely next time."

At the end of the text message, there was also a cute and flexible smiley face emoticon, which seemed to express the expectation for the next offline meeting.

However, only Hasegawa Hide himself knew that although he said "definitely next time" in the text message, whether the date would actually take place would depend on his own situation at that time.

Although through the conversation just now, he now knows that Hayasaka Ai seems to have a very strong financial background.

But as a return gift for a cup of coffee...even if it's an apology for peeking at me before, it would be too much to just throw a phone at me.

Besides...

He lowered his head and looked at the old-fashioned phone in his hand, which was already full of traces of time.

It is said that "a mobile phone is worth a hundred days of gratitude". I have been using this thing for so many years. If I change it suddenly, I really don't want to do it........

Chapter 45: An invitation from Yukinoshita Haruno

Good rest time is always short.

After unknowingly using up his vacation time, with the school festival approaching, Hasegawa Hide finally dragged himself out of his stay-at-home state under the urging of his homeroom teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka's phone hell, and once again became a high school student who had to get up early every day.

As usual, I was wandering aimlessly in the corridor of the teaching building.

Watching the unique interactions between his classmates around him, he quietly gained some abstract happiness in the process of observation.

That's how it works sometimes.

It may seem like an extremely stupid thing, but the happiness it brings to others is long-lasting.

Until...he saw a black-haired, crew-cut guy holding a bucket in both hands, who seemed to be standing in the corridor as punishment.

The combination of thick eyebrows and big eyes makes him look intimidating and mature beyond his years.

Next to this young man, there was a boy who seemed to be his good friend, joking with a gloating look on his face:

"Hey, Morishita, I warned you yesterday not to offend that guy, but you didn't believe me.

This is good, isn't it?

Seeing the English teacher looking like he was about to blow the roof off your head just now, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in the corridor all day today."

"Humph! So what......

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don’t bully young people into poverty.

Sooner or later, I will teach that old witch a lesson!"

"Yoho~

Morishita, you also watched "X Breaks the Sky"? "

“Hahaha… Of course, I’m a loyal fan of Todou!

But do you know? I heard that the author Tuodou was hospitalized for illness some time ago.

Although it is worrying to see no updates, I am really worried about Todou’s health…”

"..."

[Should I show an expression of gratitude now? ]

I tried hard to keep a straight face and make it look like there was nothing wrong with my emotions.

However, the subtlety in his heart made Hasegawa's attempt to cover up his crime have an unexpected effect.

Just like Liu Yang, the rings guy who won glory for the country at the Olympics and showed China's attitude to the black-whistling Olympic Committee with a domineering "tilted head kill".

When Hasegawa walked past Morishita and the other man, his tense look, as if someone owed him millions, made the two people, who were originally talking and laughing, instantly become like chickens with their necks strangled, looking at each other in silence.

To be fair, he really was just trying to keep things normal.

But in fact, it turned out that because he "excessively tried too hard", he looked extremely majestic and scared the two innocent loyal readers.

Walk towards the rooftop.

Perhaps because of the upcoming school festival, many places in the school that originally did not allow students to move freely have been opened, allowing energetic students to prepare their own programs in various venues.

The small rooftop was divided into several parts by three or five different small groups, which made Hasegawa, who wanted to find a quiet place to rest, frown.

But before he turned around and prepared to close the door and leave, accompanied by a brisk, playful female voice, the boy's eyes were covered tightly by a pair of soft hands from behind:

"Guess who I am~"

【This woman...】

"Have you thought of another prank, my lady?"

"Oh? You guessed the answer without even thinking about it..."

It was as if he didn't hear the helplessness in the other person's tone.

After getting Hasegawa Hide's answer, the girl, like a lively elf, walked lightly from behind to in front of him and said in a playful tone:

"Hasegawa, look, are we what people call 'being in sync with each other'?"

"Um?

"We have a telepathic connection".....What you said, Yukinoshita, is actually very likely."

Contrary to his usual behavior, he did not immediately refute the girl's teasing.

As Yukinoshita Haruno was somewhat caught off guard, the young man in front of her looked at her seriously and explained in a serious tone:

"In fact, I already felt it when you sneaked over here just now..."

"What did you feel?"

A barely noticeable blush appeared on her cheeks.

In this small space where no one noticed, looking at the young man in front of her who seemed to be planning something, she felt her heartbeat speeding up uncontrollably.

[Is he going to...?]

"Of course it is... an aura that is several times more evil than that of the Emperor of the Universe, Frieza~"

The serious expression suddenly turned into a funny shape at the last moment.

Then, looking at the girl's stunned and extremely complicated expression, Hasegawa Hide even let himself go and laughed while holding his stomach:

“Ha, hahahaha… I can’t take it anymore.

Yukinoshita, you are so funny, hahahaha..."

Maybe it’s because I held it in for too long.

Now that he no longer needs to rush around for a living, Hasegawa feels that he has really ignored the many pleasures that can be found everywhere around him.

For example, the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family in front of you.

"Hasegawa, you....... humph!"

He stamped his feet in frustration.

She has always been the one being teased, so when has she ever suffered such "injustice"?

Seeing the girl turning around to leave, Hasegawa Hide tried his best to suppress his smile that seemed to want to continue strengthening his abdominal muscles, and grabbed the girl's arm:

"Hahaha...Okay Yukinoshita, it's just a joke, don't get so excited.

Isn’t this the daily routine between us?”

"Huh~ Who has any daily life with you......"

The voice gradually became quieter.

The girl secretly glanced at her arm that was held by the other party, feeling the warmth coming from it. She did not immediately remind the other party to let go, but instead talked about another topic seriously:

"Hasegawa, do you have any definite plans for this school festival?"

"Oh, the school festival... I haven't thought about that yet."

He did not notice the emotion that flashed across Yukinoshita Haruno's face.

Seeing the girl's slightly regretful expression, Hasegawa quietly released his hand that was holding her arm, and after thinking for a moment, he told her about his situation.

The essence of school festivals is that Japanese middle school students use clubs, classes, or interest groups as a unit to show off their celebrations to classmates in the school or even other nearby schools.

In addition to the original intention of cultivating students' independence, at this time, everyone can often easily make a big fuss with the support of the school.

"Why...Do you have any plans, Yukinoshita?"

He looked at the girl in front of him curiously.

Seeing Hasegawa's clueless expression, a hint of eccentric joy gradually emerged on Yukinoshita Haruno's face...

Chapter 46: Yukinoshita Haruno's Plan

"You don't have any plans anyway, so why not just come with me.

This is the annual school festival.