After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Besides, his intuition told him that things were not as simple as he thought. There must be something wrong that he didn't understand... Maybe he should find an opportunity to have a good talk with her.

Just as Natsukawa Zou was brainstorming frantically, the little golden retriever who had been offline all the time finally regained his ability to speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was filled with a sense of grievance, which almost made him unable to hold back.

"Have I done something wrong?"

"Ah? No, why do you suddenly say that again?" Xiachuan Zou felt a little overwhelmed. Wasn't this just a comfort?

"But what the girl just said was right. I have been causing you trouble all this time..." Ying Lili's tone became a little self-blaming as she recalled some things that happened in the past.

Whether it was because he got separated from everyone because of a quarrel with that fat woman, or because he had a fever and illness that delayed the completion of the illustration, it was finally saved by Zou...

It was probably at that time that she slowly fell in love with Zou, the prince who could always save her...

But the role she played was definitely not that of a princess. At most, she was just a clumsy maid who served the princess... Or rather, she could have been his princess, but she refused.

Now she still shamelessly wants to return to him...

Eriri stretched out her hand, wanting to grab the corner of his clothes as usual.

But this time I couldn't reach it at all.

As a result, the regret in my heart kept growing, and the unwillingness in my heart was about to overflow from my chest.

"..."

She wanted to tell him how much she loved him, loved him so much that she was willing to change her awkward personality, loved him so much that she could be happy all day just by holding his hand, loved him so much that she wanted to say to him loudly, "I love you"...

But she was also afraid, afraid to hear him say those words, afraid that he would refuse, and even more afraid that he would just smile and perfunctorily get by, but from then on he would never appear in front of her again...

If that were the case, she would not even be able to fulfill her small wish of staying by his side...

"Play..."

She spoke.

"I'm here."

131. President, you don’t want Kaguya-san to know about this, right?

"Play..."

"What's wrong?" Xia Chuan Zou asked curiously.

"..." Ying Lili just looked at him silently and couldn't say anything for a long time.

"Eiriri?"

"I'm hungry."

"Huh?" Xia Chuan Zou thought he had misheard, "But wasn't it just now..."

"It's not enough, it's not enough. How can you be full with just a sandwich, idiot?" Ying Lili said coquettishly.

"You should be more proactive at times like this, idiot. You should understand what I mean even if I don't say it... Really, if you are so slow-witted, you would already be in the BE line if you were put in a gal!"

"I'm not a worm in your stomach, how can I know what you're thinking..." Xiachuan Kanade complained, "Besides, this is reality, right? There aren't so many branching options in reality."

If that were true, he would want to go back to the past and stop himself from doing stupid things before each confession, so that his relationship with them would not become as awkward as it is now.

"It's just an analogy, idiot." Eriri poked his waist, as if urging him, "Don't change the subject, go buy another loaf of bread quickly."

"Eh? So it's me who's going?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little surprised before he reacted.

"Why else would I tell you?" Eriri said confidently, "I'm so hungry that I can't walk anymore~"

"..." Xiachuan Zou was even more shocked this time.

It turns out that you, this proud little golden retriever, can also act like a spoiled child?

But this excuse somehow feels familiar, like a trick used by a certain scumbag senior who loves to order people around...

You two are really good opponents who know each other well! Xia Chuan Kanade complained crazily in his heart.

But his body still moved obediently, and he even remembered to take away the garbage on the table before leaving.

"..."

Eriri didn't say anything, but just watched Natsukawa Kanade's actions silently. When she confirmed that his back had disappeared around a corner, the smile on her face gradually faded, and she murmured:

"Things like this are always agreed to quickly..."

"..."

On the other side, Natsukawa Sou, who was assigned a mission, successfully bought the target item, but on his way back, he discovered the almost forgotten trio.

then--

"Can you explain what this is all about, my dear friends?"

Xiachuan Zou clasped his fingers together, rested his hands on the table, and looked at the three people in front of him with a smile - they were his friends who had come to the cafeteria with him, but for some reason they had found a private seat and were eating contentedly.

While he was still thinking about how to explain the appearance of a new snow girl classmate, he didn't expect that they had already formed their own small group.

Or the kind that excludes him...

"You guys are going too far!" Xia Chuan Zou really wanted to scold them loudly. How could they do such a thing? !

I thought they would feel a little guilty, but that was not the case at all... No, I should say that the leader was like this -

"Yes, yes, that's too much...so do you want to drink?"

Hikigaya Hachiman, who seemed to be the culprit, responded perfunctorily and handed him a can of coffee.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou glared at him, thinking, can this little thing buy him off?

"Sweet?" he asked tentatively.

"Sweet." Hikigaya Hachiman nodded.

"You don't even want to use the bitter one!" Xia Chuan Zou immediately quit.

This guy clearly knew that he preferred slightly bitter ones, but he still tried to bribe him with this heresy. It was clearly prepared for himself, right?

"If you don't want to drink it, please give it back to me." Hikigaya Hachiman stretched out his hand, "It will save me some money..."

"No way." Xia Chuan Zou would definitely refuse. After all, it was not easy for him to trick the other party once, so he would accept it even if it was sweet. The worst that could happen was that he would just rinse his mouth a few more times after returning.

"But let's be clear, you have to tell me the reason." After taking a sip of Hikigaya Hachiman's tribute, Natsukawa Kanade frowned and said unhappily.

"Don't tell me that I can't find the way back home. Even a kindergarten kid wouldn't believe that."

"Tsk..."

"Hey? Did you smack your lips just now? Are you really going to say that???"

"No, it's just your illusion." Hikigaya Hachiman immediately shook his head and put on a very serious face.

"Actually, I just got diagnosed with a terminal illness that makes me unable to eat unless I eat here. I didn't inform you because the situation was urgent."

"..."

He sounded so serious that Natsukawa Zou almost believed it... What the hell!

Do you want to see what you are talking about?

"Are you awake? Or are you really not awake yet?" Xia Chuan Kanade had a dark face.

Seeing that he couldn't get an answer from this guy, he turned his attention to the other two, hoping to get an answer from them.

Fortunately, he still had a lot of face, and despite Hikigaya Hachiman's every effort to stop him, he was ultimately unable to stop him from learning the truth.

"Because I was seen chatting and laughing with two girls while eating, Hikigaya suggested that you find another place to eat so that it would be more convenient for me to talk about love with them..."

After Natsukawa Kanade finished retelling the story expressionlessly, he looked with a headache at Hikigaya Hachiman, who was pretending to drink water next to him, as if he had nothing to do with the matter.

"So, do you have anything else to explain about slandering me like this?"

"Yes." Hikigaya nodded and confirmed, "There is something wrong."

"where?"

"It's not about talking about love, but about cultivating feelings."

"Isn't this the same thing?!" Xiachuan Zou was a little crazy.

It’s fine if others don’t know the inside story, but why are you also joining in the fun?

Then he looked at Shirogane Miyuki and Tanuma Tsubasa and asked inquiringly, "So you two agreed to this?"

"Well, actually I think what Hachiman said makes sense."

"Yes, President, we can't go over and disturb you, right? Although I still want to observe your superb skills up close."

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

What do you mean by superb skills? Please be more clear! Don't make it sound like he is doing something weird!

"Don't listen to his nonsense. We just happened to meet, so we just had a brief chat. It's not what you think."

Adolescent boys are like this, they actually care a lot about this kind of things. It may not be a big deal at ordinary times, but once there is any movement among their friends, the extent of their gossip is just like a shark smelling fishy smell and coming over to follow the smell. It really can't be covered up no matter what.

"Yes, President, don't worry. I understand everything. I won't tell anyone, let alone the Vice President. Please rest assured."

"Me too, I will definitely keep your secret."

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

So what on earth did you understand? And what does this have to do with Kaguya?! If you don't want to keep it a secret, what on earth do you want to tell her? ! ! !

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132. The Test of Courage is Coming

To be honest, Natsukawa Kanade was not afraid. After all, in his opinion, Kaguya Shinomiya was a very reasonable person and would definitely not rashly believe such a strange rumor, even if one of the people spreading it was a colleague of hers...

But then again, it would be best if such strange rumors did not appear, right? Otherwise, it would more or less affect other people's impression and opinion of him, and it would be too unlucky if misunderstandings really occurred because of it, right?

"I'll just trust you guys." Xia Chuan Zuo hesitated, "But things really aren't what you think..."

But even though he emphasized this, the two people opposite him didn't seem to believe it. They just made an understanding expression and gave him an OK sign.

"..."

彳庍口巴.

No matter what the process was, at least he achieved his goal, didn't he?

And because there was a little golden retriever crying for food, Xia Chuan Zou did not stay for long and went back with bread and milk to report.

As for Hikigaya and the other two, they naturally did not follow, as they were unwilling to go back and be the conspicuous one.

Speechless all the way.

After finding Eriri and handing her the food in his hand, Natsukawa Kanade suddenly felt like he was raising a cute little pet as he watched her eat in small bites.

After that, the two chatted casually for a while and then returned to their respective classes to attend today's class.

Although it is an extracurricular activity, it does not mean that you don't study at all during your time at the Forest School. It's just that most of the courses you take are educational content in the areas of sociology and parenting.

As we all know, learning itself is a very boring thing, no matter what field it is in. Especially for modern people, it is nothing more than memorizing the discoveries and summaries of predecessors and turning them into their own knowledge. This is not an interesting thing.

But there are always some people who can find fun in such boring things, or make breakthroughs and innovations, and the students of Shuchi Academy, who are representatives of excellent colleges—

Not that kind of person at all.

After all, they come from wealthy families, and the reason they have made achievements in studies is either to show their excellence or because they are extremely talented and do not need any additional help.

But what did Natsukawa see? It was not some rules that hindered the performance of quality, but a very active classroom atmosphere. Everyone's face had a few big words written on it: I volunteered.