Chapter 9: Embarrassing Accompaniment, Joyful Ending
With a gentle smile, her eyes reveal softness and warmth, her waist-length golden hair slightly curled, elegant as chrysanthemum...
Seeing such a girl, the two rough men's faces turned red with surprise and embarrassment, and they were even more regretful that they almost bumped into such a girl! What a sin!
"That... that... sorry! How about we treat you to a meal as an apology?" Taichi stuttered. Echizen's grip on his tennis bag also tightened.
"Never mind, I've eaten already. You don't have to blame yourselves, I'm fine. Besides, I was also at fault for not paying attention to the road."
Taoyuan and Echizen felt even more ashamed, how big is this girl's tolerance! She's truly a model among girls!
"Uh, that, I'm Tōjō Tarō, a second-year student at Seigaku, and I'm a regular member of the tennis club!" Tōjō didn't know how to continue, scratched his head, and started a silly conversation. This refreshing and simple-minded guy made ōtori Akira feel even more affectionate towards them."
"Ryoma Echizen, a first-year student at Seishun Academy and also a regular member of the tennis club." This time Ryoma didn't say his usual catchphrase, instead responding to Momoshiro's words.
"Lin Mu Xiang, Ice Emperor's Second Grade". I guess we're acquainted now. Didn't expect to meet the main character so soon.
Taicheng saw the cold scene again, wanting to ask Echizen for help in starting a conversation, but Echizen was also a man of few words and didn't know how to start either. The two people were at a loss, looking at each other awkwardly.
Qingmu Xiang watched the two of them like this, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.
"I'm not very familiar with this area, can you guys take me around?" Akane Mito sincerely invited a tour guide, uh, no, two tour guides. On the other hand, she also didn't want to see the two of them so entangled, hehe.
Taicheng and Echizen hastily nodded. They were eager to do so, as they had been worried about not having the opportunity to be with her, in order to eliminate the guilt in their hearts, as well as that little bit of inexplicable expectation.
They also came to realize that she was a very meticulous and considerate girl, which made them feel good. Shouldn't they have felt unnatural by now? How embarrassing for them!
Kazuki Akane and the two of them went to eat hamburgers. As soon as they arrived at the hamburger shop, the two people competed with each other to see who could eat more hamburgers. Looking at the empty plates constantly increasing beside them, Kazuki Akane felt that the animation had not exaggerated, these two people's appetites were really big!
It wasn't until they finally stopped competing that they noticed Akane Mitsuki's subtle gaze on them, and only then did they belatedly notice the empty plates beside them. A hint of embarrassment floated onto both their faces. Ugh, I've lost face again!!! How can I keep making a fool of myself in front of a girl? And to make matters worse, it was a girl who had given them a good impression... In other words, as Handa-senpai would say: "I'm so careless!!!"
This time's outing, finally ended with a pleasant smile under the accompaniment of Taicheng and Koshi, so that when she returned home, her mouth still had a faint smile, and the whole person looked really warm.
By the window of his room, he saw her like this and felt uncomfortable in his heart. Why did he start caring about her? The happiness on her face was not because of him, and the warmth in her eyes was not because of him either. Before, he didn't care about her at all, so why did he start to miss her now?
Seeing her return like this, his heart felt a moment of jealousy towards the person who could make her smile like that! It made him pause for a moment. Why? After seeing her today, he was unusually out of sorts. He dropped the curtains, covered his face with his hand, and lay on the bed, repeatedly asking himself why, but the answer was vague.
Shizuka Ryoko and Katsuragi Tsumugu watched her, who looked more cheerful after leaving the house, with a sense of relief in their hearts. It's good that she can be happy for once, whoever made her so happy will be thanked from the bottom of their hearts for making their precious one leave that suffocating, heart-wrenching expression behind.
