This is not the date I wanted.

Just as Shidou planned to decide the outcome on this day, Kurumi must also plan to use her trump card today and try every means to defeat Shidou.

"When the time comes, let's do something fun together~ I will take Mr. Shidao to heaven~"

Revealing a poppy-like charming smile, Kurumi whispered in Shidao's ear in a charming voice.

Shidou shuddered suddenly, and after noticing Kurumi's smug smile, he quickly straightened his expression and replied in a pretentiously forceful manner.

"Yes. I'm looking forward to it. Don't worry, the Elf Apartment has prepared your room."

"Alala——"

Noticing Shidou's reaction, Kurumi smiled even more.

"Speaking of which, Miss Mengyue just asked me to pass on a message to you. It's about chocolate."

"Meng Yue?!"

Shidou's eyes widened in surprise at first, but then he came to his senses, chuckled and shook his head.

"Haha, it's no use trying to tease me, Kuang San. If Meng Yue has something to say, she can just come to me directly. Why would she need you to pass on the message?"

"Ah, ah, Mr. Shidao, you are really slow... Girls' minds are very complicated."

After sighing silently, Kuang San said meaningfully.

"'I'll wait for you on the rooftop' - I've already passed on the message, but whether it's true or not, please judge for yourself, Mr. Shidou."

"..."

"Okay, let's start the class--"

"Teacher, I suddenly feel uncomfortable in my stomach! I want to go to the infirmary to rest!"

"Eh?!"

Watching Shidou run out of the classroom without saying a word, Kurumi gave a bitter smile and muttered in a complicated tone,

"You really understand... Mr. Shidou."

PS: I haven’t finished writing the story I wanted to write… Forget it, I’ll put it in the next chapter.

31 Be shy for me

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After leaving the classroom, Shidou couldn't wait to reach the top floor, opened the door and walked onto the rooftop.

He saw that the girl with long brown hair was sitting cross-legged on the floor, munching on a piece of chocolate while looking up at the blue sky and white clouds leisurely.

"Hah... hah... Meng Yue?"

After taking a few quick breaths, Shidao looked at Mengyue with some confusion.

"Oh? Shidou, why are you here?"

Mengyue seemed a little surprised by Shidao's sudden appearance. She stood up from the ground with her knees supported, brushed the dust off her pants, and asked curiously.

"Could it be that you are also skipping classes to slack off here?"

"I...eh? Didn't you ask me to come?"

Shidou asked in surprise. Hearing this, Mengyue tilted her head in confusion.

"Me? No?"

"Hey...but Kuang San..."

As soon as he said this, Shidou realized that he had been fooled by Kurumi. At that time, she did say that it was up to her to judge the truth, but she never said that she did not lie.

"Ah... I see. You were tricked into coming here by Kurumi."

Hearing this, combined with Shidao's stunned expression, Mengyue immediately understood what had happened and sighed speechlessly.

"Ha ha……"

In response, Shidou could only smile bitterly.

"Well, you probably left because you were feeling unwell anyway, and it would be weird if you went back now. Just stay here with me for a while."

After saying that, Meng Yue sat back in her previous seat.

"Oh, oh. I'm welcome then."

After being stunned for a while, Shidao finally reacted and hurriedly walked to Mengyue's side and sat down.

To be honest, young men and women skipping classes to be alone on an empty rooftop during school hours was a rare and fresh experience that made Shidao feel a little excited.

Unlike Shidou who was secretly happy, Mengyue didn't care at all about Shidou sitting next to her. She took out a box of chocolates from the bag on the other side, opened the package and started eating.

"Hmm? Mengyue, what are those chocolates?"

Shidou couldn't help but ask. He didn't realize until now that the three full handbags placed next to Mengyue were all filled with chocolates.

"Oh. These?"

After eating the chocolate in her hand, Mengyue pointed to the bag next to her and explained them one by one.

"The first one is the chocolates given by girls in my class and other classes, the second one is the chocolates given by the third-year seniors, and the third one with the largest number is the chocolates given by the first-year girls."

"Meng Yue, you're so amazing."

After hearing Mengyue's description, Shidao couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"Speaking of which...isn't Valentine's Day a day for girls to give boys chocolates? Girls giving other girls chocolates always feels like a plot that only appears in comic books."

"Sa, who should I ask if you ask me?"

Meng Yue shrugged helplessly and answered after thinking for a moment.

"If I have to say, maybe it's because I'm wearing a boy's school uniform, and my behavior is more masculine... maybe many people don't see me as a girl."

"I think it's more than that..."

Shidou said with a wry smile. If he remembered correctly, according to the mysterious information that his bad friend Hiroto Tonomachi got from nowhere, Meng Yue was the one who won the first place in the school's "most wanted person to be pushed against the wall" female vote, crushing a group of school handsome men.

To be honest, when Shidao saw Mengyue receiving three full bags of chocolates, he felt an unprecedented sense of frustration as a man.

Now, thinking back to how he felt complacent about receiving chocolates from everyone in the morning, Shidao suddenly had the urge to dive into a hole in the ground.

"Speaking of Meng Yue...can I ask you a question?"

Looking at the bags full of chocolates, Shidou asked with a bit of fear and curiosity.

"what?"

"How many of these chocolates are my own?"

"Well, this..."

After hearing Shidao's question, Mengyue seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment. She opened the three bags and checked for a while before answering.

"Well...I can't tell, but judging from the exquisiteness of the chocolate packaging, it seems that none of them are giri."

"..."

Shidou was speechless for a moment. After all, he had never heard that there was another kind of chocolate besides the original one on Valentine's Day that was above giri.

(Not good, not good, not good, not good…)

Shidou felt his palms sweating slightly.

It was no longer a question of whether a man had dignity or not. Meng Yue was very popular, and although he always thought he knew this, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, even though Meng Yue's attitude towards him had never been clear, she had expressed her affection for his female costume, Gokawa Shiori, very straightforwardly.

However, when he saw Meng Yue receiving so many chocolates from women, and one of them was suspected to be his natal one, he realized that he actually had so many competitors.

(Should I also change into women's clothes and secretly send chocolates...)

When this thought popped into his mind, Shidao's expression suddenly became very conflicted and hesitant.

"Come to think of it, after arriving at school today, I was called over every break and given chocolates. Although I was quite happy at first, I couldn't handle too much. I'm not sure if I can finish them within the expiration date."

Meng Yue sighed helplessly.

To be honest, the reason why she skipped classes and ran to the rooftop to slack off was, to a certain extent, to find a quiet place to relax and eat the chocolates that others gave her.

"Shidou, what about you? What reason did Kurumi use to trick you into coming to me?"

"No, nothing special."

In response to Meng Yue's question, Shidao awkwardly turned his eyes away and answered casually.

"Could it be that Kuang San said something like 'Meng Yue wants to give you Valentine's Day chocolates and is waiting for you on the rooftop' and then you rushed over here in a hurry?"

"…………"

“Oh… No way…”

After feeling Shidao's silent silence, the smile on Mengyue's face froze.

For a moment, the originally relaxed and happy atmosphere disappeared, and a very awkward silence spread between the two.

(Oh my god, what on earth is Kurumi thinking? Didn’t I already say that I don’t make chocolate anymore?)

Mengyue couldn't help but think anxiously in her heart.

To be honest, after noticing the changes in Kurumi at school, Meng Yue felt inexplicably uneasy, and regretted rejecting Origami's invitation to make chocolates together last night.

Another reason for hiding on the rooftop was that she was worried that Shidou would feel negative after knowing that she didn't prepare any chocolate.

(Could it be that Kurumi deliberately wanted Shidao to know this, and then comfort him when he was down, and then give him her chocolate?)

Mengyue couldn't be sure of Kurumi's intention, but there was no doubt that if things really unfolded like this, Shidou would most likely lose to Kurumi in this date.

(We have to find a way to remedy this.)

Thinking of this, Meng Yue immediately turned her eyes to the chocolates given to her by others. The first thing she thought of was to pick out a piece of chocolate from it and give it to Shidao.

(No, that won’t work.)

Soon, Meng Yue rejected this option. Giving chocolates given by others to others is a way of showing off rather than giving gifts. It would be better to go to a convenience store and buy a few chocolate balls for 100 yen to show sincerity.

(Otherwise, I can just delay Shidao for a while, and then take the opportunity to make the chocolate...)

Thinking of this, Meng Yue suddenly realized that it was already the last class in the afternoon and there were less than twenty minutes left before school was over. After that, Shidou and Kurumi's date would begin.

She couldn't make chocolate in such a short time. Besides, she didn't want to lie to Shidao.

"Um... I'm sorry, Shidou. I had something urgent to do yesterday, so I didn't make chocolate with Kotori and the others."

Carefully observing Shidou's reaction, Mengyue scratched her cheek with a wry smile and said with some shame.

"Ah...I see. It's okay Mengyue, I know you've been so busy these days because of me."

After hearing Mengyue's answer, Shidao smiled and shook his head, indicating that Mengyue didn't need to mind.

"I am the one who wants to apologize to you. Not only did I disturb your rest, but I also made the atmosphere so awkward."

"I am so sorry!"

"It's okay. Mengyue, you don't need to apologize at all. And even though I'm not as good as you, Mengyue, I also received chocolates from Tohka and the others. The boys in the class are looking at me with jealous eyes - well, the get out of class is almost over. I'll have a promise with Kurumi later, so I'll go home first."

After saying that, Shidou stood up and prepared to go back to the classroom.

"and many more!"

Seeing Shidao was about to leave, Mengyue hurriedly grabbed him.

"Meng Yue? Is there anything else?"

"Ah - this is really unbearable. You don't know how to hide your emotions at all, but you still want to hide it and show off. There is a limit to how stupid you are."

Meng Yue scratched her hair in annoyance, hesitated for a while, then took out her cell phone and swiped it a few times.

Then, Shidou felt his cell phone vibrating slightly in his pocket.

"Meng Yue? Did you post anything?"

"Open it and see for yourself."

Hearing Meng Yue's words, Shidao opened his mobile phone with some confusion. For a moment, he couldn't help but hold his breath in surprise.

The reason was simple. In his mobile phone, there was a selfie of a brown-haired girl he was very familiar with, wearing suspender stockings and a short-skirt maid outfit, smiling charmingly at the camera.

"Mengyue, what is this?"

"When you and Rokuko went to the maid cafe, I thought it was a rare opportunity, so I took a few selfies as a souvenir. I think you might want some, so I'll pass them on to you as a substitute for chocolate."