"How did their coach train them? They were able to hit the ball out through such a high wire mesh. We should tell the school and give them a good warning."

Listening to Murasaki's grievances, Sasaki smiled and waved his hand:

"It's inevitable to have some bumps and bruises in sports, but I'm not injured, so don't take it so seriously."

He glanced at Sasaki, who was smiling and seemed not to take the matter to heart.

Seeing someone's shadow in him, Natsuka Shizumiya's dissatisfied expression gradually eased and she muttered softly.

"You are kind-hearted."

"What do you mean by kindness? If I had taken it too seriously, I would have missed the time to pick up Zizhigong-san."

Sasaki, who always speaks differently to different people, started to talk nonsense.

"After all, I'm not hurt anywhere. Even if I report it to their coach, what's the big deal? It's nothing more than an apology from a boy."

"Compared to letting Murasakimiya think that I broke my promise, this is too insignificant."

"Forehead……"

Hearing an answer that attached such importance to her, Zizhimiya Natsuka turned her head away in confusion, avoiding his sight.

Although this sounds a bit wrong.

But the two of them did have an agreement beforehand, so if Sasaki values ​​his promises, there is no problem in saying this.

That's what I think.

Being valued so much by a boy, even though she knew he had no other intentions, the shame in her heart burned her pretty face like a burning flame.

Feeling the burning on her cheeks, under the cover of the evening twilight, Zizhigong Xiahua tilted her rosy face nonchalantly, hoping that the cool breeze in the twilight could take away the boiling heat on her face.

At the same time, she was thinking in her mind how to continue the conversation as if nothing had happened.

If they didn't talk, the atmosphere between the two of them would become awkward because of their weirdness.

But how can I speak so that he won't notice that I'm shy...

She didn't have time to think clearly about what to do.

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasaki glanced at her pretty face, which was particularly delicate and beautiful in the twilight. He smiled secretly and pointed to the shop in front and said:

"That's the crepe shop I mentioned."

"Ah."

Giving him a furtive glance.

Seeing that he was looking straight ahead deliberately, Zizhimiya Natsuka knew that he had noticed something strange about him, so she quickly found a topic to divert his wandering thoughts.

"Do you eat here often? It doesn't look like there are many people here.

Never eaten here once though.

But Sasaki, who had heard from Otome that the crepes at this shop tasted good, remained calm and fooled Murasaki Nomiya, who knew even less about it than he did.

"It tastes okay to me. You girls should think it tastes good."

"There are fewer people now because those who are doing the extra training are from sports clubs. It's good enough if there is one girl from each of the three sports clubs. Besides, it's already this late. Even if there are girls who have joined sports clubs, they will want to go home as soon as possible."

"makes sense."

Nodding in agreement, Murasaki Natsuka followed Sasaki to the door of the crepe shop.

The owner of this shop is a middle-aged man with unshaven beard. Since it is just a small shop, he is the only one in the shop.

After seeing Sasaki and Murasaki approaching, the store manager stood up and walked to the counter.

"What do you two want to eat?"

After looking at the menu, Sasaki, who didn't like sweets very much, ordered one with meat.

"I want a sausage one."

"okay."

After noting down the crepes that Sasaki ordered, the shop owner looked at Murasaki Natsuka standing nearby.

"I want one with whipped cream and strawberries."

After looking at the menu for a while, Shinomiya Natsuka found what she liked.

"okay."

After seeing the two customers finished placing their orders, the shop owner skillfully scooped a spoonful of batter, poured it on the hot plate, and chatted with the two of them in a familiar manner.

"You are so lucky, young man, to have such a beautiful girlfriend."

Sasaki looked at the somewhat embarrassed Murasaki Natsuka beside him, and smiled and shook his head:

"We are not lovers."

"what?"

He cried out with some regret and surprise.

The shop owner said to Sasaki in an encouraging tone: "Young man, such a beautiful girl is rare. You must seize the opportunity, otherwise you will cry if someone else takes her away."

"I'm telling you, if you want to chase a girl, you have to..."

Looking at the uncle who kept talking, Zizhimiya Natsuka felt a little embarrassed and at a loss. She didn't know what to say, so she took light steps and hid behind Sasaki.

Knowing that the opportunity had come, Sasaki reached out and grabbed the slender and soft hand beside him, and interrupted the shop owner's endless chatter with a smile:

"Uncle, I get it, I get it. I will try my best to pursue her and make her my girlfriend."

After taking a look at the two people holding hands and knowing that the show was over, the shop owner laughed twice and stopped talking. He just kept looking at the two people with a slightly ambiguous gaze.

And Murasaki Natsuka, who was standing behind Sasaki and had her hand held, wanted to break free from his hand.

But they are friends after all, and not giving the boy face in front of outsiders is tantamount to breaking off the friendship.

Besides, it wasn't the first time they shook hands, and she really didn't want to listen to the store owner's embarrassing chatter.

So after struggling with her little hands slightly to express her attitude, Natsuka Murasaki lowered her head and hid behind Sasaki obediently like a little wife who was being accused.

Because I know that Natsuka Murasaki has a childhood sweetheart, and because of her family experience, she hates betrayal the most.

Therefore, Sasaki did not do anything provocative like secretly touching the palms or scratching the fingertips when holding hands.

For Zi Zhigong, whose patience had reached its limit, these actions were crossing the line.

Her long-standing aversion to betrayal made her shake off Sasaki's hand the moment he made these moves.

Because of her hatred for her father's betrayal over the years, she would not allow herself to betray her lover even if she already had one.

The two of them held hands and explained it by saying they were trying to avoid embarrassment and didn't want to listen to other people's nagging.

But once she ignored Sasaki's behavior of crossing the line, it would be a betrayal of Yamano, a betrayal of the resentment she had held on to since her father left, and a betrayal of the suffering she and her mother had endured.

All of this combined was enough to make her ignore her friendship with Sasaki.

And because he saw all this clearly, Sasaki simply held her hand and did not let go until the boss handed her the finished crepe.

Because she didn't want to hear the store owner say anything embarrassing, after receiving the crepe, Shinomiya Natsuka quickly hid aside.

Therefore, she didn't know that after Sasaki settled the bill for the two of them, he gave the boss an extra 10,000 yen.

He glanced at the purple-haired girl who was standing on the side of the road and couldn't hear the conversation.

The unshaven shop owner took the agreed-upon reward and gave Sasaki a thumbs-up with a smile:

"Young man, you have some skills. I'm optimistic about you. Keep going!"

Sasaki took the crepe, turned his head to look at Murasaki Natsuka who was not paying attention to the place, and thanked her with a smile.

"Thank you for your cooperation, boss."

"Well, that's what I should do. I get paid for my work."

With his elbows on the counter, the shop owner looked at Sasaki Toshiro's face. A trace of reminiscence flashed across his weathered face, and he sighed:

"Ah~ To be honest, it would have been great if I had been as smart as you when I was in school..."

Shaking his head and looking at the girl standing on the roadside again, the shop owner stroked his chin and asked in confusion:

"With your cleverness and your good looks, you should have been able to take that girl down a long time ago, right? Why…"

“Almost there~Almost there~”

Without explaining the shop owner's doubts in detail, Sasaki smiled and said something perfunctorily, then turned around and walked towards Murasaki Palace.

He was not familiar with the store owner, so there was no need to chat.

He just bribed the store owner to say those words on his way to school after get off work because he wanted to get closer to Zi Zhigong.

Otherwise, how could ordinary people be so talkative and kind-hearted.

Walking up to Murasaki, Sasaki whispered "I'm sorry" to her.

Facing her doubtful gaze, Sasaki smiled bitterly and said:

"I don't come here to eat crepes very often, and I've never brought a girl here. I didn't know the owner of the store was so...nosy. I'm sorry if I've caused you any trouble."

Thinking of Sasaki holding my hand just now.

Feeling the residual warmth on the back of her hand, Zizhigong Xiahua clenched her left hand somewhat unnaturally, then raised her hand to tuck the hair by her ear as if nothing had happened, shook her head and said softly:

"No, it's okay. It's not your fault."

Knowing that there was no point in dwelling on this matter, Sasaki dropped the subject after bringing it up.

Then he asked with a smile how the crepe tasted.

"How is it? The crepes here are delicious, right?"

"Mmm, it's really delicious."

Although she doesn't like the shop owner's chatterbox, just like what Sasaki said, the crepes here are indeed the best she has ever eaten.

Finish the crepe in your hand.

Remembering that she hadn't given Sasaki money yet, Shinomiya Natsuka pulled out her wallet from her skirt pocket and handed him some change.

Although the two are friends now, the mainstream way of treating guests here is AA.

So in order to avoid letting Sasaki think that she was the kind of girl who liked to take advantage of others, Murasaki Natsuka naturally couldn't pretend to be ignorant when he was embarrassed to mention it.

Although she doesn't have many female friends, she knows that many girls are not popular with boys because they like to take advantage of others.

With the idea of ​​maintaining their friendship and not wanting to lose contact with him because of these trivial matters, Zizhimiya Natsuka handed the money to him.

But before he could withdraw his hand, Sasaki held it again.

"Here, take it. It's the money for two bottles of drinks. We don't have to split it between you and me. Just treat me to a meal next time."

Holding the soft and delicate back of Natsuka Murasaki's hand, Sasaki put the money she handed to him back into her palm.

I held the money in my hand and felt that it would be a bit awkward to be too fussy about such a small amount.

So after realizing that Sasaki really didn't care, he put the money back into his wallet.

"It's a deal then. I'll treat you next time."

"Can you add me in?"

"Hmm?" Sasaki, who was about to nod in response to Murasaki Palace, frowned and looked to his side when he heard the frivolous question suddenly ringing in his ears.

Chapter 86 I'm Afraid of Loving You

My name is Nogami, I’m 18 years old, and my home is at 108 Sakuranomachi, Tokyo. My parents are still alive, and I have a 17-year-old sister.

I go to school at the Gonghong Academy and I am the leader of a five-member group in the school.

Although I am not a big shot in this bad school, no one dares to cause trouble to me.

To me, learning is just a two-character word without any other meaning.

After all, in a bad school, those who study seriously are the odd ones out.

Fighting is a common occurrence for me, so there are many people who become enemies because of fighting and dislike each other.

After school this afternoon, my friends and I wandered around the surrounding schools as usual, planning to find some good friends to borrow some money.

But when I passed by Yinghuang Private School, I found my archenemy, a guy who often clashed with me both inside and outside the school.

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