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"They're back, they're back! Kita and Bocchi-chan are finally back." Ijichi Nijika breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Ryo, hurry and change."
"Oh."
Yamada Ryo replied and grabbed the hem of her shirt, about to pull it up.
"Wait a minute!" Ijichi Nijika quickly stopped her. "Go change in the corner, don't change in front of a boy!"
Yamada Ryo's tone was lazy: "It's so troublesome. Anyway, Kitahara-kun has already seen everything..."
Kitahara Makoto pondered for a moment, then said: "Anyway, you've already been seen by me, so what's the problem with being seen one more time?"
"Kitahara-kun, don't talk." Ijichi Nijika couldn't help but glare at him, pulling Yamada Ryo towards the corner. "Anyway, you can't change clothes in front of a boy!"
...
A moment later.
The two girls walked out of the corner, dressed.
"Kitahara-kun, here you go." Yamada Ryo handed over the shirt.
"I'm so sorry, there's really no way to wash it today." Ijichi Nijika clasped her hands in front of her chest. "Kitahara-kun, please wear it for now. Tomorrow, Ryo and I will buy you a new shirt."
"There's no need for a new shirt. This is Ryo-senpai's shirt; it has great commemorative and collection value..."
Kitahara Makoto said as he took the shirt and put it on.
Ijichi Nijika raised her hand to her forehead: "Kitahara-kun, don't deliberately say strange things."
Kitahara Makoto said seriously: "Everything I said is from the heart."
Ijichi Nijika: "..."
For the past two days, Kitahara Makoto had been racking his brain, and he finally figured out a way to avoid the axe ending.
Daily tasks are related to the senpai, and during the tasks, a slight carelessness will increase affection, right?
Then find a way to lower the affection.
It's difficult to increase affection, but there are too many ways to lower a girl's affection.
Kitahara Makoto's current choice was to directly self-deprecate, labeling himself as terrible, and he even came up with an ultimate killer move. Once he uses it, it will definitely clear the affection, but it's like killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own...
While talking, the group finally left the unfinished building.
"Going home, going home!"
"See you all tomorrow."
The girls were all eager to go home at this point. After arriving at the Train Station, they quickly waved goodbye and boarded their respective trains.
"Kitahara-kun, take good care of Hana-chan." Before leaving, Ijichi Nijika still worriedly instructed, "And don't do anything strange, okay?"
Why can't I do strange things?
Hana-chan is neither human nor animal, completely unprotected by existing laws. As her master, it's only natural for me to ride my mount!
"Hitori, shall we go back too?"
Kitahara Makoto looked at Bocchi-chan and said softly.
"Mhm."
Gotō Hitori quickly nodded. With Kita leaving by train, Bocchi-chan was like a hermit crab without its protective shell. Her whole body became shrunken and timid, even appearing slightly hunched—there was no helping it, Bocchi-chan's hidden chest fat was simply too heavy, coupled with her extreme social anxiety, she naturally became timid and wanted to hide herself.
Kitahara Makoto turned his head and looked at the Bunny Girl nearby, asking:
"Mai-senpai, what do you say?"
Sakurajima Mai crossed her arms over her chest and said calmly:
"I naturally have somewhere to go."
"Alright then... Hitori and I will go back first."
As they spoke, the train slowly pulled up.
Kitahara Makoto took Bocchi-chan onto the train, then turned to look out. Sakurajima Mai was still standing alone, looking particularly lonely and forlorn.
Logic told Kitahara Makoto that at this moment, he should remain indifferent, as if he hadn't seen anything, to avoid triggering the axe future again.
But in those glimpses of the future, Mai-senpai was undoubtedly the best girlfriend. Although it was just a future scene, it still had some impact on Kitahara Makoto at this moment.
...Just this once, no more next time.
After struggling for a while internally, Kitahara Makoto ultimately couldn't bring himself to be heartless. He took a deep breath, stepped off the train, and walked briskly to the Bunny Girl.
"Mai-senpai!"
...What?
Sakurajima Mai seemed to be in a daze. Upon hearing Kitahara Makoto's shout, the confusion in her eyes dissipated.
Kitahara Makoto extended his right hand, inviting:
"My cat can do a backflip. Do you want to come home with me and see?"
Sakurajima Mai was slightly startled, and the corners of her pink lips curved slightly upward: "I'm sorry, Kitahara-kun, your way of striking up a conversation is too old-fashioned, without any novelty at all."
Kitahara Makoto said without changing his expression:
"So, as long as it's novel, Mai-senpai will agree?"
Sakurajima Mai crossed her arms over her chest: "Kitahara-kun can try again. If it's interesting enough, I might just go home with Kitahara-kun."
"Let me think..." Kitahara Makoto pondered for two seconds, then squinted and said, "My cat not only does backflips but also barks. Mai-senpai, do you want to see it?"
Sakurajima Mai tilted her head: "I've never seen a kitten that can both backflip and bark... I really want to see it."
Kitahara Makoto turned around and said:
"Then hurry up and get on the train, the doors are about to close."
Whew...
Looking at Kitahara Makoto's back, Sakurajima Mai's beautiful eyes flickered lightly, a subtle expression appearing on her pretty face, and then she stepped onto the train.
Bang.
The train doors closed.
Gotō Hitori was hiding in the corner. If the Beast Eared Girl wasn't too small, she would definitely have hidden behind Hana-chan. At this moment, seeing Sakurajima Mai get on the train, she parted her pink lips, seemingly wanting to say hello, but not a single word came out. In the end, she could only frantically lower her head and look at her toes.
(So, so scary!)
(It's too scary to greet unfamiliar people!)
(Especially when you meet neighbors or relatives when you go out. You're not very familiar, but they're not complete strangers... Ahhh, if only there was a software that could warn you about acquaintances, so you could avoid them in advance and never have to greet anyone.)
"Hitori, don't force yourself." Kitahara Makoto said in a low voice, "It's perfectly fine not to greet Mai-senpai."
In fact, besides Kita and Nijika, even when alone with Yamada Ryo, Bocchi-chan would get nervous, let alone Sakurajima Mai, who didn't seem easy to get along with at first glance.
As for the Beast Eared Girl Hana-chan, although she was super cute and made people secretly glance at her from time to time, Japan was, after all, a two-dimensional country, and it didn't cause any misunderstandings or trouble.
The whole way was silent.
Kitahara Makoto and Bocchi-chan got off the train, not far from home.
However, it was already late at night, and Kitahara Makoto was a little uneasy, so he walked a few more steps to directly escort Bocchi-chan to her doorstep.
Seeing the warm light from her own window, Gotō Hitori finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:
"I, I'm home... I wonder if Mom and Dad will be angry."
Kitahara Makoto stroked his chin: "Generally speaking, if a daughter runs off to play without a word, and then loses contact for two days, her parents will most likely be both worried and angry."
"Then, then what should I do?" Gotō Hitori immediately became nervous. "Mom isn't usually angry, but once she gets angry, she becomes super scary."
Kitahara Makoto heard this and complained: "Don't worry, there's nothing in the world that a dogeza can't solve. If even discharging nuclear wastewater can be forgiven with a dogeza, let alone a small overnight stay."
"That's good..." Gotō Hitori breathed a sigh of relief, clenching her small fists. "My dogeza is super standard!"
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