Love Comes After Learning

"...Really, don't scare me."

Relieved and complaining at the same time, she walked back to Kashima-san, without asking any more questions, and let the other party lead her to an unspecified route.

Anyway, Asada-kun will explain it, so just ask him when the time comes.

"By the way, Kashima-san." Thinking of what she said just now, Fumino Furuhashi asked, "What kind of bet did you make with Asada-kun? It should have something to do with me, right?"

"Yes, specifically, there are two bets." Kashima did not hesitate, and explained while leading the way, "During the period when Fumino and Asada were in a cold war, I went to him in private to understand the situation... Ah, I'm meddling in my own business here, I'm really sorry."

"I've gotten used to it a long time ago." Before Kashima-san lowered her head again, Fumino waved her hand indifferently and winked at her.

"Go ahead, I'll blame Asada-kun anyway!"

"Ok."

Kashima-san couldn't help laughing.

This kind of intimacy revealed from words and deeds is really enviable...

Of course, the object of envy is Asada.

"At that time, he promised to me who questioned me in the past that he valued you the same way he valued other girls. You are also an irreplaceable important existence to him. So before the end of the autumn tour, he will definitely let you Both you and Ogata-san have returned to their usual smiles, and don't feel sad anymore."

Kashima glanced at Fumino, and pursed the corners of his mouth in a suppressed smile.

"W-what, this person is really... well, no matter who he is playing tricks on, it makes me feel shy—no, I'm ashamed."

Muttering a few words in dissatisfaction, Guqiao Fumino patted his hot cheeks, not sure if he was really angry, but the slightly rosy roots of his ears were hidden between his hair.

"I'm sorry, Kashima-san, Asada-kun is such a hopeless idiot... It's a shame you didn't hit him after hearing such words."

"I hit it."

"???"

In the astonished gaze she turned around abruptly, Kashima sighed helplessly.

"It's just that his skill is better than I imagined. Although he is not good at counterattack, his impeccable parry is simply abnormal. Not only can he not cause any damage, he even took advantage of it..."

Speaking of the latter part, Kashima's voice suddenly became muffled, he plucked the hair in his ears, and coughed twice to cover up, before he came to a conclusion as if nothing had happened.

"Don't worry, that person is probably a master's favorite disciple, and I can't deal with him."

"Master..." Diverted by this word, Fumino Guhashi was surprised by Kashima's subtle reaction.

It turns out that Yotsuba not only taught him how to run, but even taught him the skills of fighting and defending...

"It's also because of this that I was so excited that day that I was persuaded under his defense and accepted the bet."

"Ahahaha, I always feel that the process is a bit inexplicable..." She couldn't help laughing a few times.

"The next one is the second bet." Kashima thought for a while before saying, "In short, during this autumn outing, I will find an opportunity to trip him up. It won't be too much, but it will let him The kind that bothers him... if he can avoid it, he wins, and if he doesn't, I lose."

"Why are you betting on this?" Fumino Guqiao couldn't help asking.

Are these two people children?Moreover, this kind of bet was made behind the backs of the parties involved. I really don't know what to say about them...

"I was too impulsive at the time... I lost even if I lost, and now it's too late to regret it."

With some self-mockery, Kashima turned his head and met Fumino's clear eyes without haze.

After a while, she suddenly smiled, and the dull expression disappeared without a trace, and then became brighter.

...Although both bets were lost, as long as the result is good, it doesn't matter.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

While chatting, the two had already embarked on an uphill route that was not prescribed by the teacher, and were advancing along the winding ups and downs.

Guqiao Wennai looked around and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"The road is so quiet, no one came to scare us... and there are no classmates who are in charge of patrolling."

Kashima-san waved his fan calmly, like a strategist planning a strategy, and gently fanned the smile on his face.

"The thorns will arrange everything, and naturally no one will appear!"

The confidence and arrogance contained in that tone made Wen Nai want to admire, but felt speechless [Your fan club is too scary].

And on the fork in the road ahead, the figure of the boy who was carrying the girl on his back and waiting silently gradually became clear.

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"come yet?"

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Shinichi Asada turned his head and put Rizu off his back by the way.

Although his physical strength has greatly improved, he has never experienced such things as climbing a mountain with people on his back, and his force application skills are not proficient enough, so naturally his arms cannot bear the load for too long.

And all the way was safe and sound, and Rizu was almost used to the darkness in the woods, and she would no longer be so afraid that he had to carry her on her back to walk better.

As for the regret on her face, Asada pretended not to see it.

"It's coming... Asada-kun, what do you want to do?"

Touching the head of Rizu Ogata who was standing firmly on the ground, Fumino Furuhashi looked at him angrily.

"People were looking forward to the test of courage and said, but in the end, they were doing lottery and arranging people to avoid us. There is no game experience at all."

She narrowed her eyes suddenly, looking suspicious.

"You're not... calculating something bad, are you?"

Asada couldn't help laughing: "It's really a bad thing, Kashima-san won't help me, right?"

"It's hard to say, your technique of abducting girls has always been good." Wen Nai praised him with a smile.

"...It's really full of resentment."

Asada seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly laughed.

"Is it because you feel uncomfortable after knowing about me and Kashima-san? You said that we are just a cooperative relationship. Do you have to care so much?"

Kashima-san was stunned, and looked at Fumino Furuhashi beside him with a slightly stiff expression.

"No, there is no such thing! ... It's not right, you have done so many actions without telling us, and secretly made those inexplicable bets, isn't it normal for me to feel unhappy? Don't say it like I'm jealous. !"

"Yes~~" Asada elongated her voice, looking down at the pretty blushing black-haired girl, the corners of her mouth curled up in a subtle arc, and she smiled uncomfortably.

"Okay, let's take it that way."

"...Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! , don't stop me!'

"Wen Nai, I didn't stop you."

"Then stop me first!"

"..."

Watching the "harmonious" interaction scene of these three people, knowing that this is not an atmosphere that he can intervene in, Kashima-san unconsciously smiled and said goodbye directly.

"Then I'll go to the top of the mountain first. After you finish your work, look for me at the turning point on the map. Try not to delay too late, or you will be easily suspected."

The three stopped talking and turned their heads to look at the past.

"I see, thank you for your help."

"Kashima-san, be careful on the road!"

"There are no ghosts in this mountain, you don't have to be afraid."

Kashima suddenly tilted his head inexplicably: "You, Ling? ... Well, in short, thank you for your concern."

"Then, see you later."

Kashima-san waved his hand, turned around and embarked on another route, and his figure quickly disappeared into the dark bushes.

Turning his gaze back, Guqiao Fumino rubbed his chin and muttered thoughtfully.

"Finish...?"

"Anyway, it's not the things you think about in your head." Asada patted Rizu's little head, laughing teasingly, "Fumino, learn from Rizu, don't think about it all day long, just pretend to be color-grading in your mind." It’s like a plate, and it’s easy to change colors.”

"Who! Who messed with you, I didn't say anything!" Fumino Guqiao blushed, and bumped him with his shoulder angrily.

"It's not too late to tell the truth. You troubled Kashima-san and Thorn Club to make this play, and ruined our game experience in the test of courage. What are you trying to do!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't participate in the test of courage, I think..." Sandwiched between the two, holding the corners of Asada and Fumino's clothes, Ogata Rizu murmured softly.

"When you get there, you'll know."

Asada just smiled mysteriously, handed the flashlight to Rizu, took her hand, and stretched out the other hand towards Fumino.

"Let's go."

"..."

Guqiao Wennai looked at the familiar palm, and after a long silence, he sighed and put his hand on it.

"I really can't help you..."

Holding it tightly, the cold air in the mountains and forests seems to melt away, and the cold feeling at the end of the fingertips is covered by a thick warmth.

I don't know why, but there is a smile on my face just like this.

"Let's go."

Afterwards, Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata used a flashlight to illuminate the way ahead for him; the shadow that was originally thought to be deep and sneaky became hazy with spots of light.

Just like in the morning, the three held hands and walked side by side on the not-so-bright, quiet and warm forest path.

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The dark clouds are gradually dissipating, and Xingyue reveals a glimmer of light.

During the journey, Guqiao Wennao occasionally looked up at the night sky. Whenever he caught a few stars in the gaps in the leaves, he smiled contentedly and happily like a child who found candy in the flour.

The two people beside her were not surprised at her appearance, and sometimes raised their chins together with her, pointing upwards.

"Is that the Polaris?"

"No, that's Muroyakuichi."

"What about that?"