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"Togawa Sakiko can let go of me now." Kitahara Makoto reminded her, "You don't want me to misunderstand, do you?"
"Eh?"
Togawa Sakiko was startled, looking down. Only then did she realize she was still holding Kitahara Makoto's arm. A blush immediately spread across her pretty face, and she quickly took half a step back to create distance, saying nonchalantly:
"I'm really sorry for letting Kitahara-kun misunderstand."
Last night in the dream, when she saw the spider monster on the tree, she nervously hugged Kitahara Makoto's arm. It was the same now… Although it was an unconscious action, it made Togawa Sakiko recognize a fact.
She seemed to have unconsciously come to rely on Kitahara Makoto…
(Calm down, must remain calm at all times!)
(The weak Togawa-chan of the past is dead. Now, she is the strong Customer Service Sakiko!)
(Only I am the strongest reliance!)
Kitahara Makoto slowly said:
"Of course, being relied on by Togawa Sakiko actually feels very comfortable…"
"This topic ends here." Togawa Sakiko couldn't help but glare at him, taking a deep breath and saying, "It's getting late, let's hurry to school."
"Yes, yes."
"…"
The rest of the way was silent.
The two walked to school. Because of the park incident, Miss Fallen Ojou-sama kept her pretty face tense and deliberately maintained a distance, appearing quite aloof.
After entering the school, Miss Fallen Ojou-sama went directly to her classroom, while Kitahara Makoto stopped, took out his phone, and sent a message to Takamatsu:
"Coach Deng, I want to play basketball."
Takamatsu Tomori: "Meow?"
Kitahara Makoto: "My mistake, please let me join the Astronomical Club."
Takamatsu Tomori: "Okay, Kitahara-kun, go wait for me at the club room door, I'll be there right away."
"…"
Putting away his phone, Kitahara Makoto went directly to the Astronomical Club.
The reason for choosing the Astronomical Club was simple: few people, few problems.
It is well known that Japan's sports clubs are very competitive. They train every day after school, and even during holidays, they can't rest. They also have to participate in various competitions during the summer vacation, so Kitahara Makoto immediately ruled them out.
The situation of other clubs was unclear, and Kitahara Makoto had no intention of investigating, so he directly chose the Astronomical Club where Takamatsu Tomori was. If he remembered correctly, there was only Tomori-chan in the Astronomical Club, so there would basically be no annoying matters.
Not long after arriving outside the Astronomical Club's door, a short-haired girl jogged over.
"Kitahara-kun, sorry to keep you waiting." Takamatsu Tomori was slightly out of breath, her eyes bright and expectant, "Are you sure you really want to join the Astronomical Club?"
Kitahara Makoto nodded:
"That's right, I sincerely want to join the Astronomical Club."
"That's good." Takamatsu Tomori breathed a sigh of relief, a faint happy smile appearing on her face, but it quickly disappeared, "Kitahara-kun just needs to fill out a club application form, and I'll take care of everything else."
"I'm the only one in the Astronomical Club. Everyone else isn't interested. A club with only one person might be disbanded by the teacher at any time." Takamatsu Tomori said frankly, while taking out the key to open the door and looking over curiously, "I'm very curious, Kitahara-kun, why do you want to join the Astronomical Club?"
Why?
Of course, it's to get rewards from you.
Kitahara Makoto looked at the sky outside the hallway and said faintly: "Because… I want to experience youth."
"Eh?"
Takamatsu Tomori tilted her head in confusion.
"I heard youth is a lie, and I want to experience the taste of a lie."
"I don't understand…" Takamatsu Tomori blinked, her expression as bewildered as a small animal, "Although I know what every word means, when they're put together, I don't know what Kitahara-kun is saying."
"It's not important if you don't understand." Kitahara Makoto extended his right hand, "Give me the application form, I'll fill in the information first."
"Here you go."
Takamatsu Tomori obediently complied, quickly taking out a club application form and then eagerly handing over a pen.
Kitahara Makoto filled in the information while casually asking:
"You've already clarified the misunderstanding from yesterday afternoon, right?"
"Eh?" Takamatsu Tomori blinked, "What misunderstanding?"
"…"
Kitahara Makoto was instantly speechless.
What misunderstanding?
It should be something you're anxious about, but you don't care at all!
Kitahara Makoto looked over speechlessly: "It's about yesterday when we were catching rhinoceros beetles and your friend caught us red-handed… You've already explained it, right?"
"I've explained it." Takamatsu Tomori sat upright on a small stool, her voice calm, "I told Anon-san that I wasn't forced, I willingly knelt down, and I was very happy, it's just that my knees hurt a little…"
Hey, hey, what are you explaining?
This kind of explanation makes it even easier for people to misunderstand!
Kitahara Makoto's mouth twitched slightly, his expression odd: "What did Anon-san say?"
Takamatsu Tomori tilted her head, recalling:
"Anon-san said some strange words I didn't understand… like telling me to be careful and not to cause a death… It was just catching bugs, why would it cause a death?"
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
After filling out the application form, Kitahara Makoto silently said his goodbyes and left.
Takamatsu's efficiency was quite high. It was estimated that after getting the application form, she went directly to the teacher. Before the first class even started, Kitahara Makoto saw a task completion notification pop up on the System.
During the break of the third class.
Kitahara Makoto sat in the classroom, took out his phone, and sent a message to Bocchi-chan: "Hitori, let's go to the rooftop to eat bentos later."
Gotō Hitori: "The the the the the rooftop has too many people, I won't go…"
Kitahara Makoto: "Don't worry, the weather is getting warmer now, so there aren't that many people on the rooftop. Plus, I have something very important I want to tell Hitori."
Critical hit!
Bocchi-chan's HP depletion and heart acceleration task progress increased again.
"Very very very very important words?!"
Looking at the message on her phone, Gotō Hitori completely panicked. Her small face flushed red, and she frantically hid under her desk.
(Very important words… What words are those?)
(Why go to the rooftop to say them?)
(I heard many people choose to confess on the rooftop, could Kitahara-kun… No, impossible!)
Gotō Hitori quickly shook her head, not letting herself overthink.
(I'm so gloomy, so timid, I can't do anything, I've never had a friend since I was little, no one will ever like me in this life, let alone confess to me, right?)
Seeing that Little Miss Anxiety hadn't replied for a long time, Kitahara Makoto knew the shock was too great and might have crashed Little Miss Anxiety's brain, so he decided to quit while he was ahead:
"Don't be nervous, actually, I also called Kita-san and Togawa Sakiko. I wanted to discuss what happened this morning with the evil spirit."
"Eh?" Gotō Hitori finally came back to her senses, her eyes refocusing. She clutched her chest and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "Kitahara-kun encountered an evil spirit again?"
Kitahara Makoto: "Not me, it was Togawa Sakiko. I'll explain the details when we eat our bentos. Remember to come to the rooftop with Kita-san."
Gotō Hitori: "Then, then that's good…"
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