After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

"Oh, that's good, that's good..." Xiachuan Kanade breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you didn't misunderstand... Anyway, that's it, I really don't think you are petty."

"It's okay. I don't care anyway." Kato shook his head and finally started to get the topic back on track. "But on the other hand... Natsukawa-kun, do you remember what I said to you before?"

"Uh... before..." Xiachuan Zou suddenly looked embarrassed. They had talked a lot with each other, so what was he asking?

But considering the context...

"Is it okay for me to not be so polite and reserved when I'm with you?" Xia Chuan Zou hesitated.

"This is of course necessary, but it is not the point this time." Kato Megumi shook her head and continued to let him guess the riddle.

"In that case..." Xia Chuan Zou was a little confused. He thought hard for a long time but couldn't come up with any suitable result.

"It's only about Natsukawa-kun." So Kato gave him a small reminder.

"Uh..." Now he did have an answer, but he became hesitant and found it difficult to say it out loud.

It’s not that I feel embarrassed, I just think, is this answer really suitable for the current situation?

"I remember what you said, it's true, but... is 'let me be more willful' really related to this incident?" Natsukawa Kanade was still puzzled. He had no way of connecting the life advice Kato gave him with this "head-patting incident". Although what they were discussing now was why Kato was angry, wasn't it ultimately because of his frivolous behavior?

"It seems that Natsukawa-kun still doesn't understand what I mean." Kato Megumi shook her head and said, "If you took it to heart, you wouldn't have said to me, 'I will compensate you for everything', right?"

"..." Xiachuan Zou was speechless for a moment, but he also had an indescribable strange feeling, so he didn't know how to refute the other party.

“Only someone who always neglects himself would make such a promise rashly, right?” she said as if to summarize.

But Natsukawa Zou suddenly came to his senses and finally understood what was wrong.

"No, that's not what you said." He refuted the other party seriously.

"Perhaps what you said until just now is correct, but these judgments are not true for me." Xiachuan Kanade shook his head and continued to explain to Kato Megumi, "Of course I have always remembered what you said to me before, and not only did I remember it, I really started to do it."

"It may sound selfish to say this, but I did start a life that was very self-centered..."

He returned to the student union, rebuilt his social network, and rekindled his friendships that had been gradually lost. Who was he doing this for? Who else could give him the motivation to do this, besides himself?

He did this because he wanted to live a complete life with friends and have fun with everyone, and he was really happy after doing this. The worry and fear that something might go wrong with his actions and that he would be disliked by others had completely disappeared... No, maybe it was still there, but he had gradually changed from being completely afraid of being alienated to having a calm attitude that even if he was disliked, he could do nothing about it and had done his best.

He will still make some concessions in order to maintain friendship, and do things that he thinks may be troublesome, but his original intention has long since changed, from "wanting to improve the other person's mood and flattering attitude" to "wanting to get along happily and coexist peacefully."

Although in this incident he really offered to compensate in an "I'll do anything" manner, that did not represent his humble attitude at all. It was because he felt that he had done something wrong and rashly put his "dirty hands" on Kato. He wanted to make up for his mistakes and calm his restless heart. This is the most crucial point.

"Anyway, I really didn't lie to you. This time, I didn't put myself in a difficult position. I even felt that 'using a casually agreed condition in exchange for a pat on the head for Kato' was actually a very profitable deal for me..." Natsukawa Kanade hesitated. This statement was indeed a bit vulgar, as if he was lusting after Kato's body, but it was indeed what he really thought in his heart.

After all, who doesn't want to be close to a pretty girl? Although Kato usually looks like she's nowhere to be found, she's actually a very pretty and cute girl. Especially today, she was wearing the girl-next-door style outfit that she had shown him yesterday at her house. She was really adorable!

Apart from anything else, Kato today is totally sparkling! She is not just an insignificant passerby girl, but a real cute heroine!

"Oh... I'm happy to be praised like this, but it also makes me a little shy..." Kato's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't dare to look him in the eye, which made Natsukawa Kanade dumbfounded.

What was going on? Did he just say it unconsciously?

"Ahem... Anyway, this is what happened. Maybe it's just my own bad taste. I was a little curious about your reaction. At the same time, I also felt that your learning state was very good, so I wanted to praise you, so I did it like this..."

"Of course, I was serious about my apology afterwards, because after all, I was not thoughtful enough, just like you said..." At this point, Natsukawa Kanade was stunned for a moment, because he remembered what Kato had just said, "You should ask the person concerned for his opinion before doing anything." Doesn't this mean...

Can I just say hello in advance and feel free to do whatever I want with Kato-nyan?

Then he would be really excited!

After all, up to now he has carefully felt the feedback from Mahiru, Eriri, and seniors including Yukinoshita, and even Kaguya. Not only has he played with their hair, he has also done things like patting their heads. He is completely on the road to collecting them all.

I was in a hurry just now and didn’t feel it carefully. Now, can’t I taste it carefully?

"Although this happened suddenly, Kato-san...can you let me touch you again?" Natsukawa Kanade suddenly became energetic.

"Moshimoshi, are you the police officer? Yes, there seems to be something abnormal here..."

"..."

It's just a joke! Don't really call the police!

235. Yukino working part-time

"Although this happened suddenly, Kato-san...can you let me touch you again?" Natsukawa Kanade's eyes were clearly full of expectation, and he didn't look like he was joking at all.

"Moshimoshi, are you the police officer? Yes, there seems to be something abnormal here..."

"No, don't really take out your phone, I'm just joking..." Seeing the other party taking out his phone, Natsukawa Kanade panicked again. Although he felt that Kato would definitely not destroy his friend for the sake of justice, he still couldn't help being nervous.

"Even though you said that...but jokes of this level can already be considered harassment, right? Natsukawa-kun." Kato's expression seemed a little distressed, as if he was wondering why his friend had become like this.

This made it difficult for Xiachuan Zou to explain his situation. He couldn't just tell her honestly that he lost to his own inner desires, right?

But in the final analysis, it was Kato himself who said, "It is better to ask her opinion before doing this kind of thing," and he was acting completely according to her wishes, but now he is still "disdained."

Fortunately, Kato was indeed a tolerant girl. She forgave him without saying anything and even helped to change the subject.

"So, can I continue studying?"

"Of course! No problem, definitely! Please..." Xiachuan Zou nodded slowly and hurriedly.

They were indeed holding a student council meeting, not some weird love comedy. Surely the purpose of being a student is to study hard, right? Just like Eriri next to her, she kept a focused attitude of "I love studying"...

Speaking of Eriri, Natsukawa Kanade suddenly felt a little strange. He was curious why this little golden retriever was so well-behaved today and had actually been studying until now. Could it be that he had really made progress?

He was very curious, but after thinking it over he decided not to disturb her by asking questions. If he pulled her out of her focused state, it would be even harder for her to get in.

Kato on the side also began to study seriously, but he, the teacher, became idle. So after thinking about it, he simply stood up quietly and walked to Eriri's room to take out some comic books.

Of course, it’s not the kind that can’t show the pictures. Even for Eriri, there are a few ordinary popular comics.

——Although the purpose of buying it was to learn from and draw inspiration from other people’s works.

He still remembered what Eriri had said to her before. In fact, she had also thought about "wanting to go ashore". After all, a comic book artist was not an identity that she could say with confidence. What she hoped to achieve in the end was "Although I am essentially a comic book artist, I can actually draw serious content. I am worthy of being teacher Eri Kashiwagi." She actually wanted to receive such praise.

However, it is actually very difficult to become a serious cartoonist or even one who can serialize in popular magazines. Her drawing skills are certainly good enough, and the parts full of astringency must be very attractive to some readers. However, if you want to draw good comics, drawing skills alone are definitely not enough. After all, this is just the basics. On the contrary, the plot is the most important thing. It is not easy to achieve the point of continuous serialization. For Eriri, the plot is completely her weak point, so she has not realized her idea yet.

Natsukawa Kanade originally wanted to help her, but he himself was not very good at this. At most, he could only provide some suggestions as a "male reader". If he had to say that he was the biggest help, it was his overly rich "pursuit history". Although they all ended in failure, so many things happened in the meantime. If it was slightly polished or the plot was changed, it was not impossible to draw it into a comic. He even thought of the title of the comic - After I confessed to several girls and failed, they actually came to me on their own initiative.

The title alone should be attractive, right? In the end, it should be fine as long as it is processed into a traditional love comedy. Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, it is old-fashioned, which means there is a market for it. Some readers like to read this kind of tone. And as a newcomer, it will be helpful for Eriri to gain some experience first.

But all this is based on the premise that he is willing to provide the materials - after all, it is a completely shameful past, especially when his original motives were not pure, it would be strange for him to take the initiative to help in this situation, right? !

You can't start with "Actually, I have a friend...", right? The real person will be discovered in a moment!

……

The next afternoon was spent by all of them studying. Kato left early because he lived far away, while Natsukawa Kanade helped Eriri with her studies for a while before leaving. When he was leaving, he even ran into Sayuri Sawamura, Eriri's mother, who warmly invited him to stay for a while and have dinner, and even said that it was no problem for him to stay overnight, which made him very embarrassed. Of course, he refused in the end.

After all, he has his own home and is not considered homeless.

There was still a lot of time left today, so he could still play outside for a while, so Natsukawa Kanade wanted to continue what he hadn't finished yesterday - of course, that didn't mean going on a date with senior Kasumigaoka, but earlier, he had planned to go to the bookstore to catch up on various magazines and comics. He hadn't continued his shopping spree because of the chance encounter with senior, so now was a good time to catch up.

He picked up his phone and did a casual search, and found that there was indeed a bookstore nearby, which was relatively close, so he went straight there.

He had originally planned to make a quick purchase and leave, but when he was paying he was stunned to find out that the front desk staff at the bookstore was actually someone he knew - Miss Yukinoshita Yukino.

Today, Yukinoshita is still very pretty and lovely. Even the extremely simple work clothes cannot hide her super high beauty. It even gives people a good impression that she is studying hard and working hard. But the more important thing is that because she is a cashier, she is probably following the rule of "facing customers with a smile". It is rare that she does not have a stern face all the time.

Although he didn't smile all the time, he looked obviously kinder, at least much friendlier than most of the times I saw him.

The strange thing was that she didn't stand all the time, but only stood up slowly from the chair when paying people. It seemed a bit inconsistent with her seriousness... Oh! He remembered that she seemed to have injured her foot a few days ago! He even helped to treat her foot injury!

……

"Uh, I didn't expect you to work here..." Natsukawa Kanade tried to start a conversation.

If he met an acquaintance without saying hello, he would feel it was somewhat impolite. In addition, because he felt a little guilty, it was difficult for him to just ignore the other person.

However, Yukinoshita was obviously ignoring him. Of course, it might also be because she was still working part-time, so she had no intention of catching up with him. "Please put the books on the table, sir. I can't pay you like this."

"Ah... okay." Xia Chuan Zou was stunned and subconsciously wanted to nod and move forward, but suddenly he remembered that there were some bad things in the book he was holding. Now... could he still show it?

"..."

As for his silence, Yukinoshita Yukino obviously didn't know the reason. She just frowned slightly and continued to remind him.

"Please come over here to pay your bill, sir."

"..." Xiachuan Zou still couldn't move his legs.

It was impossible to go up and pay. The thought of having classmates in the same grade see me buying such things from a bookstore was already unbearable. The key point was that their relationship was extremely complicated. I always felt that I would be looked down upon and speechless.

The situation remained at a stalemate, and the doubts in Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes gradually became more and more intense. Just when he was thinking about whether he should use the excuse of going shopping again to put the book back, other customers suddenly interrupted the atmosphere.

"Hey, where do you put photo magazines and the like? I can't find them." A yellow-haired bad guy suddenly appeared.

He was a very unfriendly guest, and on the other hand...ah, at this moment he seemed not to be able to criticize the other party too much, and in some sense he should even thank the other party for helping him out.

"..."

It was visibly apparent to Natsukawa Kanade that the mood of Yukinoshita beside him seemed to have become a little colder. He didn't know if it was because of the other party's unfriendly attitude or something else. Anyway, he could definitely feel it as he was very familiar with the other party.

"Just walk to the end on the right side of the door."

Perhaps he felt that he was being ignored, or maybe he was just looking for trouble, the yellow-haired bad guy actually started to shout: "What's your attitude? Come out and help me lead the way! And what do you mean by that look? Do you look down on me..."

"..." Yukino's expression became noticeably colder than before, and Natsukawa Kanade could clearly sense that she was suppressing her impulses.

Of course, Natsukawa Kanade himself was also a little angry. There are really all kinds of birds in the forest. There was actually such a idiot who dared to mock Yukino. He really wanted to punch him in the head!

But he couldn't do that. After all, it would only embarrass Yukino. Of course, he wasn't going to sit back and do nothing, so he spoke up and said, "I'll take you there. I happen to know where it is."

"Huh?" The bad yellow-haired man looked at him, his tone even more unfriendly, "What onion are you talking about..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish his sarcastic words, he heard Natsukawa Kanade's fists making crackling sounds, the threat being self-evident.

"...You, what are you going to do? I tell you that hitting people is illegal!" The bad yellow-haired guy was obviously getting a little nervous. This guy was originally a little thin and seemed to be a little malnourished. He could definitely not compare with a well-trained guy like Xiachuan Zou. His intuition told him that it would be better not to provoke him any further.

"Ah? No, how could that be? I just felt it was cold so I decided to move around a bit." Xia Chuan Zou curled his lips. He seldom took direct action. The key point was that he was worried about having to pay medical expenses after knocking someone down with one punch. After all, the other party hadn't done anything, right?

At least they should claim it was self-defense first.

“Is that so…” The bad yellow-haired man was still scared. After looking at him carefully, he seemed to be comparing himself with him, and then quickly came to a conclusion: “I, I suddenly remembered that I don’t want to buy it. I, I’ll leave first…”

But he did not run away directly. He actually spoke to Xiachuan Zou in an inquiring tone.

This made the latter feel a little funny. Could it be that he looked so difficult to talk to? He always felt that he was regarded as some kind of gangster boss.

However, this is normal in Japanese society. It can even be said that almost every high school has some characters like "school bullies". Their school is no exception. It's just that their level is higher, and they won't bully other students for nothing.

"Eh? Really? You don't need me to lead the way for you?" Xia Chuan Kan had an expression that looked a little regretful, as if he was regretting that he couldn't help others.

But in the eyes of this bad guy, this is clearly a naked threat! So he could only reply with some polite words like "No, no, no need for your help" and then ran away in shame.

Seeing this, Xia Chuan Zou curled his lips and wanted to spit again to show his contempt, but gave up considering various factors.

"Are people like this common?" He asked Yukinoshita Yukino, who had remained silent on the side.

He believed that Yukino had the ability to handle such things, but when it happened he was unwilling to stand idly by. Perhaps he didn't want to see Yukino being bullied by anyone other than him.

"No, it rarely appears." Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head and responded softly. After hesitating for a while, she even took the initiative to speak again: "Thank you just now."

As expected, she is still willing to talk to people and no longer ignores them. I'm afraid this is somewhat due to the "hero saving the damsel in distress" factor.

"Ah? Oh, it's nothing..." Xiachuan Zou suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After all, "threats of violence" are not glorious things, right?

But the good news was that Xuenv was not easy to express her gratitude. It seemed that he had only heard it twice so far. The last time was even a few days ago when he carried her out of the courage test venue.

"Oh, by the way, how about your foot injury? Is it getting better?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little confused. After all, it was indeed quite serious when he treated her before. It should not have healed so quickly in just one day, but she still insisted on working part-time. It was hard not to worry about her.

"Let's talk about this later..." Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head, and then reminded him to go over and pay the bill, "I will be off work in a while, I'll talk to you later."

"..." Then Xiachuan Zou's body suddenly froze.

He was so busy helping Yukino out of the situation that he actually forgot to secretly return the book!

This is going to be embarrassing!

236. The Snow Girl Who is Good at Attracting People