I refuse to be a plagiarist

Of course, if it’s inconvenient for you…”

"Who said it's inconvenient?"

He snatched one of them back into his hand.

As Hasegawa's expression became subtle, the girl in front of him dragged him towards the classroom door without saying a word...

Chapter 62: You are a professional player

The night gradually passed.

A new dawn has arrived.

However, compared to usual times, Hasegawa looked a little "refined" this morning.

Well... maybe it can also be described as "conceited".

"It should be alright, right?"

Gesturing back and forth in front of the mirror.

In order to play the role of "a couple in love" well, he crammed last night and studied the dressing style of the male lead in the latest idol romance drama.

But it’s just about matching clothes.

Compared with physical characteristics, a person's personality and behavior patterns are difficult to change in a short period of time.

So when watching the male protagonists in the romance dramas doing meaningless actions and their inner dramas that were so complicated that people couldn't help but feel overwhelmed, Hasegawa finally found helplessly that his own way of thinking when dealing with problems seemed to be completely unsuitable for something like love.

[Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time…]

Thinking of this, he tidied himself up briefly and hurried out of the house.

Compared to the fancy things in TV dramas, Hasegawa Hide believes that what is more important is sincerity and a heart that respects each other.

Heading towards the agreed location.

Pushing open the door of the cold drink shop, he quickly found Hayasaka Ai sitting by the window, chatting with two girls.

Different from the icy maid or innocent school girl she looked like when they met before, Hayasaka Ai today seemed to be more lively in her dressing style.

The combination of black vest and white shirt allows her to retain her rational side as a maid of the eldest lady, but the plaid shirt casually tied around her waist adds a bit of rebelliousness to the girl's original appearance.

Well... there is also a kind of cheerfulness that makes Hasegawa Hide very uncomfortable and full of dissonance.

Looking at Hayasaka Ai chatting and laughing with her two classmates, looking like a happy-go-lucky person, he, who was familiar with the inner pressure of girls, always felt that this was a disguised image of the other party.

He hoped it was just his illusion.

After all, if it was true, then this girl's life must be too tiring...

His gaze gradually shifted to the environment around Hayasaka Ai.

In addition to the two female classmates, there was also a portable speaker on the seat next to the girl.

Although he didn't quite understand, Hasegawa's intuition told him that the exquisite gadget would not be cheap.

[Did you just finish practicing street dance? 】

He couldn't help but think of what the girl had revealed to him when they were chatting online before. She said that she also had other ways of entertainment to integrate with her classmates when she was in school.

Street dance, investigation, housework, electronics, mechanical maintenance, infiltration... plus the various magical skills that the other party had mentioned.

【What's up.......】（Huaqiang buys melons with the same tactical turn）

[Are all young people these days so amazing?! ]

I couldn't help but complain quietly in my heart.

This is the case with Yukinoshita, this is the case with Shirogane, and even more so with Hayasaka in front of them... The brilliance displayed by this group of high school students cannot be simply described as "young and promising".

In Hasegawa's opinion, if he didn't have a strong "talent" that could not be explained by science, let alone competing on the same stage with this group of friends every day, he would have been beaten to a pulp by them and gone home to become autistic.

After all, it’s easy to say “other people’s XX”, but sometimes, it’s really easy to break people’s mentality…

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"Ah, he's here."

He waved to the boy who was walking towards the door.

As the saying goes, "When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you." Although this metaphor may be a little subtle in the current scene, when Hasegawa quietly looked at Hayasaka Ai, the girl had actually already noticed his arrival.

After all, as a personal maid who has received training in agent-related skills since she was very young, Hayasaka Ai is far superior to Hasegawa, a Muggle, in terms of anti-reconnaissance capabilities.

An indescribable subtle emotion flashed across the azure eyes.

When she saw Hasegawa for the first time, the first thing that shocked her was that he was dressed very differently from his usual attire.

Knowing the boy's Buddhist character well, she knew that for convenience, he basically always wore school uniform, all year round without exception.

Even though he seems to have somehow gotten rid of his previous financial difficulties recently, he still dresses simply on a daily basis. The only complicated piece of clothing with some decorations is the windbreaker that I picked for him before.

But today, Hasegawa changed his outfit from head to toe. Except for keeping the windbreaker that Hayasaka Ai had chosen for him before, he copied a similar outfit based on the style of the protagonist in the TV idol drama.

Although this slightly exaggerated outfit is easy to attract people's attention, it also has a very high failure rate.

But on Hasegawa's body, perhaps because of his nonchalant attitude without any deliberate effort, he was able to miraculously control this somewhat fancy "specially supplied" outfit in the end.

Take Hayasaka Ai for example.

Except for being a little surprised when she first saw Hasegawa, after getting familiar with him, she even felt that his outfit today gave her a bright feeling.

Waiting quietly for Hasegawa to come forward.

However, Hayasaka Ai had a somewhat puzzled expression on her face. Although the other party had discovered her position the moment she entered the door, he did not come over immediately. Instead, he stopped where he was as if he had seen something surprising, pursed his lips, and seemed to be thinking about something.

[Is it because of my current appearance? ]

I sighed silently in my heart.

She was also very clear in her mind that compared to the passive and tired image of a decadent office worker that she usually showed in front of the boy, the contrast between herself as a lively hot girl in front of her classmates today seemed to be a little too big.

【There is really no way...】

Seeing Hasegawa's Windows system being unresponsive for a long time, as if it was stuck, she adjusted her mentality, acted very surprised in front of her friends, then waved to the boy in the distance and took the initiative to say hello.

There was a hint of sweetness in the voice that Hasegawa had never heard before.

Looking at Hayasaka Ai's eyes that seemed to be twinkling with stars, at this moment, he felt that he really saw a little girl in love...

Chapter 63: Strange circle of friends increases

"Oh, sorry, I'm late."

I walked up to Hayasaka who looked very girly and said hello.

He smiled apologetically, and then naturally turned his attention to the two girls sitting opposite Hayasaka Ai:

"You two must be Xiao Ai's friends, right?

I don't know how to address you two."

The title was temporarily changed at the girl's suggestion.

Looking at Hasegawa's dull appearance, Hayasaka Ai was frightened. In the end, she simply hugged the other's arm, leaned against each other like a little bird, and communicated in a low voice very naturally.

[Hey, you’ve never been in love before, right?

If I react so stiffly, they will find out. 】

There was a hint of blame in his tone.

In Hayasaka Ai's opinion, her partner should not be the type who fails at critical moments and is unreliable.

In response to the girl's reproach, Hasegawa raised his eyebrows and moved away without any expression.

[Nonsense, have you ever seen a worker who has the time and energy to do this kind of thing? ]

For him in the past, it was already difficult to survive in this world, and even things like game halls were a luxury.

What's more, finding a girlfriend is like raising a money-eating beast.

Of course, if you want to eat and drink for free with a woman, that's not a bad idea.

After all, boys are raised in poverty and girls are raised in wealth. Among their school peers, girls generally have much more pocket money than boys.

And taking Hasegawa himself as an example, he has a ready-made "rich woman" like Yukinoshita by his side. If he is lucky, he may also be able to experience the life of "not wanting to work hard anymore".

But the problem is that with his rather patriarchal character and without the natural ability to live off others like the "Tiger of the Serious Crime Unit" Cao Dahua, he is destined not to take such a path.

At least...for now.

[Tsk... Turns out he's still a virgin. ]

He complained without hesitation.

Faced with the girl's slightly sarcastic statement, Hasegawa's expression became somewhat ugly.

【I am so...

When did having a torn crotch become something to be proud of, or even show off? 】

You know, during the time in school, there were many beautiful girls who came up to him. If he wanted to have fun, he could just find a weekend and ask them to go to some convenient hotels specially opened for students to let loose.

It's not some old-fashioned idea, but out of a responsible attitude, Hasegawa chose not to do so after all.

They all say don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.

There was once a joke about a graphics card that alluded to reality: You spent all your savings to bring her home from Xianyu, gave her the best power supply, worried that she would be too hot when it was hot and too cold when it was cold, and turned off the game as soon as the fan turned on for fear that she would be tired, but you didn't know that she was screaming at the top of her lungs in the mine owner's house, wishing that everyone around her could hear her voice.

It would be fine if he was also a playboy, but as a person with self-control, Hasegawa didn't want to buy a spacious "chassis" and prepare to "install the computer" in the future, but what he bought was a shabby "second-hand mining card" that had been played with for who knows how long...

How should I put it... In this country where people start "singing praises to youth" in elementary school, Hasegawa's idea is indeed quite "alternative".

Facing the boy's tone that seemed full of disgust, Hayasaka Ai at the side also reacted, her cheeks slightly red, and she couldn't help but explain.

[U-Um, I didn’t mean that at all. I still…]

【Um? 】

[Hmph~Nothing.]

You should think about how to act more realistically next time! 】

[Tsk.....]

While the two were whispering, the two girls from Shuchiin sitting opposite them also started discussing quietly:

"So that's the person Hayasaka-san is dating.

Although he's not the very handsome type, I don't know why, but he always makes me feel very reliable."

"Eh~ So you think so too?!"

"Ah, so you are also..."

A look of surprise and consensus appeared on their faces.

Unlike some boys in school, they felt an indescribable sense of heaviness in the boy in front of them.

They don’t know how to explain this feeling, but that sense of peace really makes them feel very relaxed and happy.

"Hehe... But you see, Hayasaka-san and him have a really good relationship. They have been lying together and whispering to each other since a while ago."

"That's right, I didn't expect that Hayasaka, who usually doesn't play with boys, would be so bold, not caring whether we are still here or not..."

He secretly glanced at Hasegawa and Hayasaka Ai who were sitting opposite him, oblivious to the crowd.

However, the two girls with faint blushes on their faces didn't know that these two guys, who seemed to be inseparable in their eyes, had almost quarreled over something they said...

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【.......Then I will do my best. 】

Perhaps because of the unpleasantness just now, although the boy's tone was calm at this time, Hayasaka Ai always felt a sense of stiffness.

In response, she just sighed softly, and then began to introduce the two girls from the same school to him:

Ji Karen, a member of the media department and the daughter of the president of a large publishing house, suffers from paranoia and often likes to make up strange things in her mind.

Erica Ouse, also a member of the media club, is the beloved daughter of the miso tycoon. She and Karen Ji have been close friends since kindergarten.

As for age, both of them, like Hayasaka, are currently first-year students at Shuchiin Gakuen High School.