After deciding to give up, I became popular

“It's nothing like that, it's just that… it feels a little too clean!” Fujiwara Chika shook her head, and then began to elaborate on her views, “It doesn't feel like a single guy's room at all…”

“……” Natsukawa Kanade suddenly felt a slight sweat on his forehead.

This guy… she wouldn't accidentally hit the nail on the head, would she?

Fortunately, Fujiwara Chika wasn't the only one who came today, and there were even others who took the initiative to help him out of the situation, “It's too rude to say that, since it's the president's house, it must be this tidy.” Shinomiya Kaguya opened her mouth in a matter-of-course manner, while handing over the fruit basket in her hand.

“First time visiting, President, this is a small token of our appreciation, please accept it.”

“…… Okay.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded awkwardly, his face slightly flushed.

After all, the housework here has actually been taken care of by the angel, so it is normal to be tidy and clean. If it were just him, there is no way he could do it to this extent, so praising him now… feels more like sarcasm!

After receiving the gifts from everyone, he welcomed them into the living room one by one.

“Would you like something to drink? Drinks or milk? Or tea or something?” Natsukawa Kanade pointed to the refrigerator in the kitchen and said, “Of course, there are cold drinks too, you can get them yourself.”

“Oh oh, I want juice soda!”

“Eh, me too…”

“I don't need it, I'm not very thirsty.”

“Me too, I brought my own water.”

“It's okay, don't be so polite, just be natural.” Natsukawa Kanade smiled at the two male companions, feeling that they were even more restrained than the girls.

Thanks to this, when he was in the entrance hall, his mood was still relatively nervous, but now that he had completely welcomed everyone into the house, he felt more at ease, and his behavior was more natural.

Just treat it as a normal visit from friends, only by thinking this way can he avoid exposing anything.

And in fact, as he expected, everyone's attention was not focused on anything strange, and they quickly relaxed. The two boys, Ishigami and Shirogane, were immediately attracted by his cabinet, and after asking for his opinion, they began to browse through the various games, books, and comics displayed there, looking like they were already fascinated. As for the girls, they sat neatly side by side on the sofa, looking around the room, and occasionally huddled together, as if they were whispering something.

Shinomiya Kaguya was very kind to come and help him, preparing tea and snacks for everyone together.

“Sorry for suddenly inviting myself over, am I bothering you, President?” Shinomiya Kaguya's face showed a slightly apologetic expression.

“How could that be?” Natsukawa Kanade of course shook his head to deny it. Although the timing was indeed not good, it certainly wasn't a bother, “Rather, I'm quite happy that you guys could come.”

“Okay…” Shinomiya Kaguya nodded, slightly happy, because she found that he really didn't seem to be forcing himself to be polite, “Speaking of… is the president's health better?”

She naturally cared about this very much, after all, it concerned whether he would come to class tomorrow, because for her—it had been almost a day since she had seen the president! If this continued, he would definitely miss her so much that he couldn't stand it, right?

There was no way, after all, for them, only school time was when they could easily meet, and she couldn't freely arrange other times. Even today's visit had to rely on Ai's help to hide it…

“Yeah, I've recovered almost completely, I should be able to go back to class tomorrow.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded and said, “Thank you for your concern… and also for the student council matters, you've worked hard.”

For him, having such a capable deputy like Shinomiya Kaguya was truly a very fortunate thing, it could be said to have saved him almost more than half of the workload. The most important thing was that she never had the idea of wanting to “rebel against her superiors”, she was completely and loyally assisting him, and now she was also actively concerned about his health. How could anyone hate a girl like that even if she really “invited herself over”?

“It's nothing, I'm happy to do so…” Kaguya-sama said with a smile, quite elegantly.

“……” Natsukawa Kanade was slightly at a loss, not knowing why she would suddenly say that.

After a moment of silence, he felt that his reaction might have been a little too extreme, maybe Kaguya was just being polite with him, so he coughed lightly and tried to change the subject.

“Speaking of… about the bet, do you still remember it?”

Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head slightly, staring at him intently, “Are you talking about the previous one? The one Chika proposed?”

“Yes, that's the one.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded, and added, “What I want to say is—you should be actively dealing with it, right? So you don't need to worry about my health, that is, don't have 'throwing the game' behavior, and you don't need to have any psychological burden. Just go all out as usual, after all, to take a step back, health management is also a part of 'learning', even if it really affects something, it's my own fault.”

He had actually thought of this when he saw Kaguya just now, and now that he brought it up, it was also to put her at ease. After all, Kaguya was also a very competitive and serious girl. She was obviously working hard too, but she couldn't ignore this point of her because of her amazing talent.

Shinomiya Kaguya blinked her eyes, and then gently responded: “Yes, I understand…”

She didn't expect at all that the president would also pay attention to her mood at this time. Although he was a little off—she never intended to throw the game at all, she was fully preparing for the battle, and she was sleeping half an hour less every day than usual. How could she suddenly throw the game because the president was sick… Ah! Of course, it's not that she doesn't care about the president's health! It's just that one thing is one thing, she cares about his health, but she also wants to win the bet! And since the president himself has said so, then she can't be blamed for being 'unscrupulous', right? Because such a practice is to respect the president!

Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes flickered, feeling that this bet was completely in her grasp. Next, she just needed to think about what to ask the president to do to fulfill the agreement.

Of course, this definitely couldn't be something simple, otherwise she wouldn't have worked so hard to fight for it, so she definitely had to choose something that the president would usually find difficult to agree to… She was actually a little unsure about this, but fortunately, she still had Ai to help, so she would discuss it with her later…

For Natsukawa Kanade, he didn't think about things so complicatedly, he could even say that he wasn't thinking about anything at all, he was completely focused on preparing tea and snacks for everyone.

Because of Kaguya's help, the two quickly prepared the snacks and other things, and then carried them together to the coffee table in the living room.

After moving a few more chairs, everyone finally had a seat, so a few people began to relax and chat.

The way they talked was no different from the usual mode in the student council room. Perhaps because of this, Fujiwara Chika even suggested playing games together again, and even took out a new box of board games from who knows where.

“Rejected.” Kaguya-sama rarely objected for the first time, “The president's body has only just recovered a little, he should rest more at this time, let's talk about it after he has fully recovered.”

“Oh oh, that's right.” Fujiwara Chika scratched her head a little embarrassedly, because she had almost forgotten about this matter on a whim, so she cast an apologetic look at Natsukawa Kanade, “Sorry, President…”

“Uh, no…” Natsukawa Kanade waved his hand, just wanting to say that it was okay, but suddenly remembered that this was not the time to indulge in board games. The angel was still “trapped” in his bedroom! It would be too much to ignore her feelings and play games behind her back, right?

So he quickly nodded and agreed: “Kaguya is right, let's play later… after the midterm exam is over, right? Anyway, there's plenty of time, so there's no rush…”

Then he cast a grateful and affirmative look at Kaguya-sama, making her feel a little ecstatic—look, Ai! As expected, she is the one who understands the president's mind the most!

Fujiwara Chika was also a little happy, because she got the “promise”, so she didn't mind not being able to play today. Anyway, the president had agreed, and she couldn't escape. When the time came, she would secretly change the board game and let him become the “guinea pig” for their game department's newly developed work… perfect!

And besides these two girls, the two boys next to them were also in a pretty good mood, because they had found many works that they had long coveted.

“As expected of a senior! You actually have so many collections! Could it be that you have played all of these games?” Ishigami Yu counted the game discs on the cabinet, showing a somewhat admiring expression. Not only were there various masterpieces, but the number of GalGames was also quite a lot! And they were displayed so openly on the cabinet, it was simply a model for men, Senior!

“Uh, yes, yes…” Natsukawa Kanade's face was slightly unnatural, feeling like his little secret had been discovered. Although these games were not bought by himself, they were given by others, but when they were displayed in front of someone who “knows the goods”, he would naturally feel very embarrassed, “Because they were all given by friends, so… I would play most of them.”

He had obviously tried hard to explain, but Ishigami Yu suddenly gave him a “I understand” look, making him even more embarrassed.

“……”

Fortunately, the girls next to them were not aware of these things, they only thought that this was a common way of communication between game enthusiasts, and Ishigami Yu also had no intention of exposing this point, so his image was preserved.

“One, two… wait, this is?” Ishigami Yu suddenly widened his eyes, “This… really? Senior, you even have the 《White Enlightenment》 game that hasn't been officially released yet? Isn't this going to be released next Monday??!”

“Ah, that one… it was also given by a friend, saying to let me experience it in advance, and then give some feedback or something.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded, seeing that he was a little excited, he tentatively suggested, “This seems to be a test version too, the final version may be different… I've actually played this almost, if you want, you can take it.”

“Really? Can I really borrow it?”

“Yeah, of course, no problem.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded and said, “The only requirement is not to leak it out, after all… although it's just the final test version, but it's not much different… you can understand what I mean, right?”

“Yeah, yeah, I understand, I promise I won't!” Ishigami Yu nodded quickly and agreed, he certainly had this integrity.

He had originally wanted to go to the trial play at the beginning, but he couldn't go because of classes and other reasons. Now that he had waited until now, he was already impatient. Being able to play it one step ahead was more important than anything!

After settling Ishigami Yu, Natsukawa Kanade looked at Shirogane Miyuki again, and found that he was lingering in his collection of books and couldn't extricate himself, so he simply took the opportunity to propose to lend it to him, and quickly received the other party's affirmation and thanks.

Then it was time to keep an eye on Iino Miko—as the only one who was still looking around his room from time to time, although Natsukawa Kanade felt that with the other party's personality, she shouldn't say anything too rude, but at this time, being as careful as possible was not an exaggeration. He had worked so hard until now, it would be too uncomfortable to capsize in the gutter.

Perhaps she had also noticed his gaze, Iino Miko immediately turned her head away after meeting his eyes, and then lowered her head slightly, showing a very restrained appearance.

Natsukawa Kanade immediately raised his eyebrows, and a bad feeling surged in his heart, could it be that she really found something?

“……”

No, it seems he has to keep an eye on her more, at least don't let her observe so recklessly anymore.

262. Filial Piety from Juniors

“What's wrong? Miko, is there something you're concerned about?” Natsukawa Kanade tried to initiate a conversation with Iino Miko, and the effect was very significant.

“!” Iino Miko sat up straight all of a sudden, and her attitude became respectful, “No, no, no, there's nothing, please don't mind me…”

“Don't be so restrained, just relax a little.” Natsukawa Kanade smiled at her and comforted her, “Just like in the student council room, it's just a change of scenery.”

From Iino Miko's attitude, he couldn't tell whether the other party had found anything unusual, but the idea of wanting to divert her attention had not changed, so whether she could integrate into the atmosphere of everyone's conversation would be very crucial.

“Do you like the snacks? Do you need me to prepare something else?” Natsukawa Kanade glanced casually, and found that the little snacks in front of the junior had been completely eaten by her, so he was ready to get some more.

Iino Miko quickly shook her head to stop him, “No! No need to bother me, Senior!” Her cheeks were slightly rosy, because she felt a little embarrassed.

Originally, she had never imagined that one day she would visit a "friend's" house, especially a boy's home. Now, realizing this, she felt a bit awkward. Plus, she was a little hungry, so she eagerly wanted to divert her attention with something...

"That, that! This cup! It's, it's cute! Very suitable for senpai... Ah?" Iino Miko pointed to the cup on the coffee table, but suddenly paused after saying a few words.

From her perspective, she could see a bit of the pattern on the cup. It was very cute, a clumsy little bear hugging a heart, with a silly smile. And there was a small bear doll tied to the handle of the cup, looking exactly like the pattern on the cup.

There was nothing wrong with the pattern and the doll itself, after all, she also thought bears were cute. But for a boy, especially a boy like senpai who obviously had nothing to do with "cute," would he actually use this kind of cup? And even tie a doll to the cup... Discovering this situation really made her mood a little subtle.

"..." Xia Chuanzou was stunned, and then suddenly began to sweat.

Crap! He was so busy putting away the hug pillow and slippers, but in the end, they forgot the most important cup!

The mood that had been relaxed instantly set off alarm bells again, and the mood became tense again, because he knew that this topic would probably not end for a while.

As expected, Fujiwara Qianhua next to him immediately leaned over, stretching his neck slightly and began to observe "his cup."

"Eh? Really, it's cute..." Fujiwara Qianhua nodded, first expressing his approval of Iino Miko, and then looked at him with an expression that seemed to be teasing him.

Although she didn't speak, Xia Chuanzou could inexplicably read such thoughts from her eyes—Oh, my, my, so the president likes such girly things~

"..."

It's inexplicably irritating!

Originally, Xia Chuanzou was a little panicked, because he didn't think of how to explain it subconsciously, but now he realized that Fujiwara Qianhua seemed to provide him with an answer—admit that the cup was his own.

Although this would slightly change his image, it was indeed better than his and the angel's living conditions being discovered, but that was just now... He thought of another more suitable statement.

"Actually... this is not my cup." Xia Chuanzou took a deep breath, and then slowly spit out, "This is actually my sister's cup. She occasionally comes to see me, and sometimes she stays for a while, this is for her..."

As the saying goes, if you want to make a lie, sometimes you need to make up for it with more lies, but since it is a lie, there is always the possibility of being exposed, so he might as well tell the truth—he does have a "sister", and just start treating Mahiru as his "sister" from now on, so that even if they find something else tricky later, he can use the same statement to cover it up.

And this statement is almost impossible to be exposed—because he really does have an extra, although that guy never comes to him.

After he explained this, several people showed surprised looks, because he had never mentioned this kind of thing before, so it was normal for them to be surprised, but what he didn't expect was that the biggest reaction after learning about this was not Qianhua and the two people who were talking to him, but Huiye, who had not spoken much next to him, "Eh eh eh? Does the president actually have a sister? Biological?"

"Yes." Xia Chuanzou turned his head and nodded slightly to her, "Only two years younger than me, about to graduate from junior high school."

"Wow, really?! Do you have any photos? Can I see them?" Fujiwara Qianhua immediately became interested. As a person who also has a sister, he is quite curious about what the other party's sister is like. Will it be less worrying than her family?

"Qianhua, don't be so rude, this involves other people's privacy after all..." Huiye reprimanded her in a serious manner, then looked at Xia Chuanzou, with an expression as if to express his apology, "Sorry, President, because I was too surprised for a while, so..."

Although she said that, Xia Chuanzou could also feel that Huiye seemed to be quite curious, but she was more reserved than Qianhua.

"It's okay, it's okay to show it to you—although I really want to say that..." Xia Chuanzou shrugged helplessly, "Unfortunately, I don't have her photos left in my phone."

"Eh~, why is this..." Fujiwara Qianhua's expression was a little disappointed.

The same was true for Sigu Huiye next to him, but she would not show it obviously, and for her, the news she heard today was enough for her to enjoy, and even immediately the idea of "must win over the president's sister one day" came to her mind.

As for Iino Miko, who was a little younger, had the most thoughts at the moment.

She felt that she already understood why the senior had always taken care of her more, perhaps because the senior had a sister who was about the same age as her... That is to say, the senior might also regard her as a sister?

Although it seemed that this would make their relationship closer, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart for no reason, as if she was not satisfied with such a relationship.

"..."

Seeing that Iino Miko suddenly stopped talking, frowning her little nose from time to time and lowered her head as if preparing to think, Xia Chuanzou panicked, "Miko? What's wrong?"

He had been paying attention to her situation, although he also felt that he would definitely not be exposed, but looking at this appearance of this "accident maker", he felt a little panicked for no reason, thinking that he must not let her be idle again.

"Are you hungry? I'll go prepare something to eat..." Xia Chuanzou stood up very simply this time, but silently lowered his head in his heart and apologized to the junior.

Originally, he definitely didn't want to risk exposing the fact that the junior was a "big stomach king" to say these things, but now this is the only way to slightly pull back her attention.

In fact, Iino Miko was indeed attracted by his sudden action, and then quickly waved her hand to refuse: "No, no need, Senior, no need to be so troublesome..."

Although she was also a little worried about exposing the fact that she had a large appetite, she didn't think about the possibility that "Senior did it on purpose", after all, she had just thought "Senior is treating her as a sister", and now she felt that Senior was definitely just worried about whether she would be hungry, after all, it was indeed time for dinner.

Fujiwara Qianhua next to him tilted his head slightly, glanced at the two of them, and then suddenly realized: "Oh! Speaking of which, it's really time for dinner!"

"Then let's call it a day! Then I announce—today's 'visit to the President' trip is a complete success!"

She pretended to applaud, which made Iino Miko, who was still a little dazed, subconsciously followed her actions, but the next moment she was pulled over by her, and she invited directly next to her: "Miko-chan, would you like to go eat something together later? I'm a little hungry too."

Then she looked at Sigu Huiye next to her and invited her in the same way, "Huiye-chan? Would you like to come too?"

"..." It could be seen that Huiye was a little tempted, but in the end, she shook her head and refused, "Let's do it next time, I've been out for a long time this time, if I stay any longer, the servants at home may worry..."

It's not wrong to say "worry", although that's another kind of worry for themselves, but the key is... it's time for her to go back, otherwise she will cause trouble for Xiaoai again.

"Eh, what a pity..." Fujiwara Qianhua looked quite disappointed, but she also knew the situation in her friend's family, so she couldn't say anything, "Then Miko-chan? You can't abandon me again?!"

"Uh... if Senior doesn't mind..." Iino Miko was a little restrained. It was the first time she had been invited so enthusiastically to eat something, and the object was Fujiwara Qianhua, who she was more concerned about... Although she realized Fujiwara-senpai's true face, it was not easy to change her opinion of her for a while, so she thought she might as well take this opportunity to learn more about her.

"Yay!" Seeing the junior agree, Fujiwara Qianhua shouted happily, and then looked at Shi Shang and Bai Yin next to him, "Shi Shang and Bai Yin, would you like to come together?"