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Just as he walked out of the Gymnastics Club, Amamiya Natsuki saw a campus gyaru not far away, leaning on the railing, seemingly bored and looking at the scenery.
Beautiful golden hair, tied into a side ponytail, reflecting dazzling specks of gold in the sunlight, a lollipop in her mouth, her school uniform half-tied around her waist, the top button of her shirt undone, subtly revealing a delicate collarbone…
Who else could it be but Hayasaka Ai?
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly understood.
The cat feeding in the gazebo yesterday at noon, the accidental encounter behind the old school building in the afternoon, it wasn't fate at all; she was clearly there to monitor him!
A moment later.
In the tea room.
Today, besides Kaguya, there was also an Cancer of Earth present.
"Natsuki-kun, come have some tea."
Fujiwara Chika happily waved, the extremely black bow on her bangs gently trembling, and said in a clear voice, "Kaguya-chan's black tea is super, super delicious."
I'm sorry.
I already drank it yesterday, no need for your recommendation.
But it was indeed quite delicious.
Amamiya Natsuki walked to the sofa and sat down.
Shinomiya Kaguya finished brewing the tea with a serene and elegant posture, then asked casually:
"When Tsubame-senpai came to the classroom just now, was there something she needed help with?"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at Kaguya, "To be precise, I had something I needed Tsubame-senpai's help with."
"Eh, what kind of help?"
Fujiwara Chika leaned in curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki took out a coin, handed it to Chika, and truthfully said:
"This morning, when I went to submit my Student Council president election form, I happened to meet Tsubame-senpai. Senpai said she could help with the support speech."
He paused, then Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"Tsubame-senpai came to the classroom just now to ask for my thoughts… I agreed."
"How mean!"
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her pink cheeks, clenching her hands into small fists in front of her chest, "To actually ask Tsubame-senpai for help with the support speech, you stole a march on me!"
"It's first come, first served."
"Tsubame-senpai is super popular, beautiful, has a great figure, a cheerful personality, and loves to help others. She has super high popularity with both her own grade and older grades." Fujiwara Chika mumbled, "Having Tsubame-senpai help with the support speech will instantly tip the scales of victory!"
That's right, it's too much!
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face remained expressionless, but the Kaguya-chan in her heart was already stomping her feet in indignation.
They only met yesterday, and today she's already eagerly taking the initiative to offer a support speech for a boy. That Senpai is too immodest!
Speaking of which, who should I ask to help with my support speech?
Shinomiya Kaguya fell into deep thought.
"Even if you get Tsubame-senpai, you won't easily get the world." Amamiya Natsuki opened his school bag, took out paper and pen, and began writing his homework, "You two hurry up and flip the coin."
"…"
In a blink of an eye, it was evening. The three left the tea room and went home.
Unconsciously, it was nine o'clock at night.
The doorbell rang on time.
Amamiya Natsuki got up to open the door, and sure enough, a Spy Maid in a blue and white sailor dress stood prettily outside the door.
"Good evening, Senpai~"
Hayasaka Ai clasped her hands behind her back, her smile sweet, and said in a pleasant voice that could make flowers and plants sprout in spring, "Did you miss Hanamori today?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned and entered the house: "I did."
"How many times did you miss me?"
"From morning till night."
Hayasaka Ai: "…"
What's wrong with this man?
How did he suddenly learn to coax girls?
"Although Senpai's answer makes me very happy, his expression is too bland, and his tone isn't sincere enough." Hayasaka Ai quickly calmed down, followed him into the entrance, skillfully changed into slippers, "In summary, I can only give Senpai a passing grade. Please continue to work hard."
Amamiya Natsuki walked to the sofa and sat down, looking at Hayasaka Ai: "Shouldn't a passing grade also have a reward?"
"I'm sorry, here, only excellent performance gets a reward." Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms over her chest and said seriously, "However, for Senpai, I can lower the standard. As long as you perform well, you can get Hanamori's reward."
"So… what kind of reward does Senpai want?"
The Spy Maid blinked, and whispered:
"Although it's embarrassing, as long as Senpai asks, my stockings and panties can be taken off as a reward for Senpai."
"I'm sorry, your reward is too perverted; I refuse to accept it." Amamiya Natsuki picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, "To avoid becoming a girl's plaything, I plan to run for Student Council president. The election is in a week… I heard you're a member of the Student Council at school?"
"Mmm… what does Senpai want me to do?"
As a spy, enriching one's persona is very necessary; a blank life will inevitably arouse suspicion.
For example, the Hanamori identity: her hometown is in Hokkaido, she learned basic shooting from her neighbor's grandfather when she was young, she is currently studying at an all-girls school, she came to Tokyo alone to study, lives in a relative's old and dilapidated apartment, and is a member of the Student Council at school… a standard inspirational story of a country girl.
Amamiya Natsuki put down his teacup and said:
"Running for Student Council president requires a speech draft and designing flyers. I'm asking you to help me prepare them."
Hayasaka Ai: "..."
This is too much!
The Young Lady asked me to help prepare, and now you're asking me to help prepare too. You should do your own work and not push everything onto others!
"No problem."
Hayasaka Ai readily agreed, clenching her hands into small fists and resting them on her chest. Her voice was sweet, "This is the first time Senpai has asked for my help. Even if I have to risk my life and stay up all night, I will definitely complete the task!"
"However…"
The Spy Maid suddenly closed her right eye, extended a finger, and a charming smile appeared on her lips: "Shouldn't Senpai also help Hanamori?"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced over: "What do you want to do?"
"There's too much I want to do." Hayasaka Ai counted on her fingers, "I want to go on a date with Senpai, travel together, watch movies together, eat delicious food together… I want Senpai to be my pet and always listen to me."
That last sentence is your real thought, isn't it! To think of training someone to be a pet, that intention is truly wicked!
"Keep working hard." Amamiya Natsuki handed over the coin, "Flip the coin."
No effort, no gain.
After learning the hidden rules of the coin, to be 'blessed with good fortune,' one must first flip the coin many times to charge it.
Hayasaka Ai currently has no skills and urgently needs good fortune to acquire skills, so she naturally wouldn't refuse.
Half an hour passed in a flash.
After the bad luck period ended, Amamiya Natsuki gave the Spy Maid another Evil Spirit Banishing, and Hayasaka Ai left contentedly.
"Senpai~ See you tomorrow." Hayasaka Ai changed her shoes and stood at the entrance, waving goodbye, "Leave the speech and flyers to me. I can finish them by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"See you tomorrow." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, "If you move in for co-habitation, the rent is only 998 yen."
"I'm sorry, please allow me to refuse. It's too early to live with Senpai."
"..."
After seeing Hayasaka Ai off, Amamiya Natsuki turned and returned to the living room, preparing to read a book. Soon after sitting down, he suddenly heard a rustling sound outside.
He got up to look, and it had started raining outside without him realizing it.
"It's raining."
Amamiya Natsuki pondered for a moment, then turned around, found an umbrella, and walked towards the door.
Hayasaka Ai had only just left, and she definitely wouldn't have reached the Train Station yet. It was necessary to go out and see her off.
Holding the umbrella, Amamiya Natsuki walked out of the house and headed towards the Train Station. Not far along, he saw a blonde girl in a sailor uniform, hugging her school bag, hiding alone under an uninhabited eaves, sheltering from the rain.
"Senpai!"
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki appear, Hayasaka Ai's eyes quickly brightened, and she waved with a bright, happy smile.
Amamiya Natsuki arrived beside Hayasaka Ai, holding the umbrella.
"Heh-ho~"
The blonde sailor girl jumped lightly, like a lively fawn in the forest, leaping out from under the eaves and coming under the umbrella.
"It's been half an hour, and it's still raining. How annoying." Hayasaka Ai clenched her small fists, first venting her grievances, then looked over with sparkling eyes, "I was just about to message Senpai to ask him to save me… Senpai must have come out specially for me, right?"
"That's right." Amamiya Natsuki held the umbrella further over the girl's head, "Too bad there's no reward."
The Spy Maid extended her arms and naturally embraced Amamiya Natsuki's arm, a joyful smile gracing her lips:
"I've already received the best reward."
"The rain is getting heavier." Amamiya Natsuki glanced over, "Are you going home tonight or staying over?"
"I'm sorry, I choose to go back to my apartment." Hayasaka Ai decisively played her refusal card, "I have a very important physical education class tomorrow. If Senpai bullies me too much, it will definitely show during the class."
"You can take a leave of absence."
"That's too shameful. Good children don't lie."
"..."
She said she wouldn't lie, but that statement is the biggest lie of all!
The rainy night was cool and clear.
The long street was desolate.
It was already past 9:30 PM, and the street was cool and lonely, as if the whole world was left with only Amamiya Natsuki and Hayasaka Ai.
"Senpai, Senpai~ This should be the first rain of the plum rain season, right?"
Hayasaka Ai stepped on the white bricks on the ground, her voice as clear and pleasant as a nightingale.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the neon lights blurring in the rain mist and nodded gently:
"It should be."
Every year from June to July, Japan enters the plum rain season, often drizzling all day long. It is the season when plums ripen, hence it is also called plum rain.
"Senpai, your first time is mine."
Hayasaka Ai suddenly spoke astonishing words.
"What?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look over.
"Senpai, we are sharing an umbrella now." Hayasaka Ai's voice was sweet, and the girl's body warmth was transmitted through her skin, feeling especially warm in the cool rainy night, "The first plum rain of this year, it's me and Senpai walking together in the rainy night under one umbrella. I've taken your first time."
Amamiya Natsuki said with an unchanging expression:
"I'm sorry, my first time was already gone in elementary school student school."
"Senpai is so mean, he didn't save his first time for Hanamori."
That's just a pseudonym, who would save it for you!
Talking all the way, the Train Station appeared before them in a flash.
"I don't know how long the rain will last." Amamiya Natsuki handed the umbrella to Hayasaka Ai, "Here, you take it."
Hayasaka Ai blinked: "Then what about Senpai? Running back in the rain, you'll catch a cold, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki pointed to the Convenience Store not far away and said:
"I'll go to the Convenience Store and buy another umbrella to go back."
"Eh, wait a moment." The Spy Maid suddenly extended her right hand, a charming smile on her face, "Senpai, since you know the rain won't stop anytime soon, why didn't you bring two umbrellas?"
This Spy Maid's smile became even more charming, and she put a finger to her lips:
"Senpai couldn't have done it on purpose, could he?"
"Only bringing one umbrella, that way you can legitimately share an umbrella with Hanamori."
Amamiya Natsuki said with a faint tone:
"Have you ever considered another possibility?"
"What?"
"There's only one umbrella at home."
Hayasaka Ai: "..."
After watching the Spy Maid board the train, Amamiya Natsuki turned and walked into the nearby Convenience Store, bought a transparent umbrella, and also picked up two half-price tuna bento boxes, preparing to head home.
While waiting in line at the cash register, he idly took out his phone and saw several unread messages from Miko.
Miko: "It suddenly started raining, did you put away the futon?"
Miko: "I'm helping Mom clean, can't come over. You put away the futon."
Miko: "Read the messages quickly!"
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki saw that the messages were from ten minutes ago, right when he was walking to the Train Station with Hayasaka Ai under the umbrella.
"Buying bento at the Convenience Store." Amamiya Natsuki replied to the message, somewhat puzzled, "What futon?"
Miko sent a pouting cat emoji: "This morning when I woke up, I saw the weather was good, so I thought I'd take the futon out to air… Did you forget to put it away?"
Amamiya Natsuki: "I didn't know the futon was outside, so it doesn't count as forgetting."
"..."
He put away his phone.
Amamiya Natsuki, holding the umbrella and carrying the bento he bought, hurried home.
Upon returning home, Amamiya Natsuki went to the backyard and indeed saw a futon being battered by the wind and rain.
Amamiya Natsuki silently took out his phone, took a photo, and sent it to Miko:
"I'm sorry, your futon couldn't be saved."
Miko: "I think it can still be salvaged. Hurry and bring the futon back in."
"..."
The night rain pattered.
It drizzled until past ten o'clock at night before finally stopping.
Soon after, Amamiya Natsuki heard the doorbell ring.
Miko-chan, dressed in pajamas, stood outside the door, her long black hair gently swaying in the night breeze. She walked in, hugging her arms: "It's so cold outside."
"It just finished raining, after all." After Miko-chan walked in, Amamiya Natsuki closed the door, "The air humidity is high, so the perceived temperature and actual temperature will be different."
Miko-chan changed into her slippers, casually stroked the Akita Inu's head, and walked into the house: "Where's the futon?"
"The restroom."
"No, it's completely unusable." After a simple check, Miko-chan sighed, "Tomorrow, it needs to be washed thoroughly. It can only be used after it's washed and dried."
"The plum rain season has arrived, so it's likely not going to be sunny tomorrow." Amamiya Natsuki said, "There should still be futons in the closet."
"Let me check."
Miko-chan went to the closet, took out a futon, and quickly furrowed her brows.
"What's wrong?" Amamiya Natsuki asked from beside her.
Miko-chan looked up: "...It smells like it hasn't been aired in a long time."
Amamiya Natsuki leaned closer, sniffed, and a faint musty smell entered his nose.
They then checked the remaining futons and found that they all had a musty smell.
"You should air out the futons and clothes more often when you have nothing to do." Miko-chan placed her right hand on her forehead, her tone resentful.
"That's for later; it doesn't solve the current predicament." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miko-chan, "So… shall we sleep together tonight?"
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