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"Pfft." Xueno laughed softly, pinching her twin ponytails and explaining to the two ignorant guys: "They should be Asian elephants. They are gentle, easy to tame, and have very high IQs."
"Xue Noi is so amazing, she even knows this." Yang Noi clapped enthusiastically.
Ignoring the boasting between the Yukinoshita sisters, Natsume leaned against the edge of the guardrail and looked at the elephant lying on the grass, its huge ears drooping on the ground due to the high temperature.
When he thought that he could easily complete the task today as long as he acted as a suitable tool, the pendant on his chest lit up, making Natsume fall into deep thought.
It seems like he has never messed with other women, right?
Chapter 29: It turns out to be a date
"Miura, why did you come here to see the animals?"
Ebina was holding a camera, taking pictures, and complaining to Miura why he didn't stay in Tokyo for a long time but came to Chiba in such weather.
"It must be because of the pandas," Totsuka Ayaka interjected.
Hayato Hayama nodded silently.
Most of the relationships among the four people in their group are connected by Yumiko Miura, and she has a considerable weight when deciding the travel destination.
"This is the only place in Tokyo where you can see pandas. Ebina, please say less!" Yumiko Miura said loudly, pointing to the most important panda house in Chiba Zoo.
"I'm not like you guys who are obsessed with pandas. Even if they are just some common animals, I will be satisfied. Besides, the aquarium is over there. I want to go there to cool off." Ebina adjusted his glasses.
"I've already said that the pandas are the most important. We'll go to the aquarium later!"
"Dolphins are the cutest animals, right? Besides, the temperature is so high, pandas must also need to sleep."
They were arguing in the front, and Totsuka Ayaka regretted not pulling Natsume over. As a result, only Hayama, a classmate he was not very familiar with, joined them in the chat.
"Hayama-san, let's follow him."
"Yeah." Hayato Hayama nodded, without any impatience on his face.
He didn't have a very deep impression of the Chiba Zoo, but he heard that the panda exhibition there was very famous.
They were greeting each other normally here, and Ebina, who was walking in front, laughed like a fujoshi and told Miura about her new inspiration, which caused her to rub her head wildly.
"Target: Panda House!"
Natsume Rinno looked around but couldn't find any danger that could cause the pendant to glow. After looking at the elephant, Yukino and the others immediately decided on the next place.
She should have been unable to wait any longer, but because her sister was here she couldn't leave without permission, so she showed rare excitement at this time.
Natsume walked in front to lead the way. He tore off the pendant and held it in his hand. Feeling the temperature and the flickering pink light, he began to doubt the authenticity of this thing.
It seems that not only is the system itself not very capable, but even the props are counterfeit and shoddy products.
"It seems like a life-size pillow of Mr. Pan has appeared." Yang Nai said suddenly.
"Huh? How come I didn't know?" Yukino's voice was a little higher.
Nonsense, you studied abroad for three years, isn't that normal?
Natsume complained about her in his heart, thinking of her enthusiastically buying souvenirs again, he even had less energy to walk.
Her room was originally filled with those things.
"Because it's the latest model. I remember it was written on the park's official promotional website." Yang Nai flipped through what he remembered seeing.
The Panda House is more popular than the Elephant House, especially because there is only one panda, so the places where you can see it are particularly crowded.
Natsume was about to make way for them in front, but Yang Na poked him at the waist and pulled him out of the crowd. Yukino stood in an open space with the drink she had just bought in her hand.
"Brother, come over later. We have a new mission to do now."
Taking the drink handed to him by Yukino, Natsume looked at the smirking Yukinoshita Haruno and felt that not having to squeeze in with the crowd might not be a good thing.
"Hehe, this is all for Xiaoxue." Yang Naixian found an excuse for himself.
"…It does have something to do with me." Yukino coughed a few times, not daring to look at Natsume's expression.
"What exactly is going on?" Natsume Rinno sighed resignedly.
"Mr. Pan's full-body pillow!"
"That kind of thing can't be sold directly, but you have to win the game to get it." Yukino said.
Under their guidance, Natsume walked past the shelves piled with various Mr. Pan peripherals and came to the last place, where there was a prop similar to a basketball machine.
"You have to hit enough dolls before you can get the doll. Xiaoxue and I don't have enough physical strength, so you're the only one left. Come on, little brother." Yang No patted Natsume's shoulder to encourage him.
Yukino looked at him expectantly, grabbing the corners of his clothes with both hands, trying hard to look like she didn't care.
"How many times?"
"Natsume!"
He had already accepted his fate and was ready to try this challenge when someone behind him called out to him excitedly.
Natsume felt that the voice sounded familiar, and it should be someone he might meet in normal times.
When he looked back, he saw Totsuka Ayaka waving at him excitedly, and several classmates were gathered around him.
Bingo, you guessed it right.
"Totsuka, why are you here too?"
Natsume greeted them. Except for Miura who had once tried to recruit him into the group, the others only knew their names.
Yukinoshita Haruno leaned over to Yukino and laughed softly, "Your classmates?"
"No, it's his. I'm studying in the international class." Yukino corrected her sister.
"Hey, what's the difference? It seems you still haven't found many friends." Yang Nai teased her.
"It's great if I have it, but there's no need to worry if I don't. I'm doing okay in school anyway." Yukino responded stubbornly.
They were chatting quietly here, and Totsuka Ayaka was quite enthusiastic. It still felt weird to be with Hayama-san.
It's not only because of Hayama's personality, but also because of Ebina's weird laughter that never stops.
"Really? I asked you to go out and play but you said you didn't have time. Turns out you were on a date with Yukinoshita-san!" Totsuka Ayaka stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder.
Although I don't know who the girl that Yukinoshita is with is, but from the perspective of high school students, Natsume's appearance here with a famous goddess in the school during the holidays must be related to love.
"Don't talk nonsense." Natsume Rinno was startled.
He was indeed dating, but the target was different, and if this rumor spread around the school, there would be trouble.
"Then why did you and Yukinoshita-san go out this weekend? It couldn't be to take pictures, right?" Totsuka's voice became much softer.
"Just a tool, you know." Natsume Rinno said.
“I really don’t understand.”
They were chatting quietly here. Miura Yumiko glared at Yukinoshita Yukino coldly. When she found that she didn't even get a glance in return, the anger that had been suppressed in her chest for a long time rushed to her heart.
This was the second time. This was the second time she was ignored by someone like this, and it was the same person.
"Miura, calm down." Ebina noticed that the rise and fall of Miura's chest was not right, so he grabbed her hand to calm her down.
"Don't worry, I'm very calm. Besides, I won't argue with her like a shrew. That will only make others laugh at me."
Ebina felt relieved, and Miura Yumiko fixed her eyes on the huge doll next to the basketball machine.
It seems there is only one left.
Chapter 30 Natsume, come on!
Yukino also noticed this and her eyes became sharp.
"Natsume, come on!"
What's this woman's attitude?
Natsume Rinno pretended not to hear and stood there chatting with Totsuka. Miura looked at Hayama, who also looked as if nothing had happened.
The boys were all pretending to be dead. Miura walked to the shooting machine and after carefully reading the rules of the challenge, a look of trouble appeared on his face.
Yukino, who refuses to admit defeat, has already paid the money and is ready for the challenge.
"You really want her to do it herself? She doesn't have the physical strength to do it." Yang No walked up to Natsume and reminded her.
"Miura-san probably can't do it either, so let them just tie." Natsume said indifferently.
Totsuka Ayaka looked at the older sister in front of her, then glanced at Yukinoshita-san who was standing in front of the basketball machine, and seemed to understand the relationship between the two.
They look alike, are they sisters?
How come Natsume is related to them at the same time?
Seeing Yukino pay the money, Miura, who originally wanted to back out due to Rule 2, gritted his teeth, put in the coin of challenge, and stood in front of the basketball machine to make his declaration.
"Yukinoshita, I will not lose to you!"
"..."
Yukino pinched her chin, staring at the machine intently, thinking about the strategy for the formal challenge in her mind.
She was not familiar with basketball, but she thought that other ball sports were not bad and she should be able to get the hang of basketball quickly.
Therefore, her biggest difficulty is that she has to do it one hundred times in a row to succeed in the challenge.
After thinking about the amount of energy that would be consumed, Yukino felt overwhelmed.
She couldn't even keep running, and even at tennis, which she was best at, she could only last the first half of the game. Did she really want to try this challenge?
"Do I have no sense of existence?"
After being ignored for the third time, Yumiko Miura could no longer maintain her so-called composure.
"Ah, it's Miura-san." Yukino forced a smile, "Why are you here instead of staying in Tokyo?"
"I have the same goal as Yukinoshita-san." Miura Yumiko perked up after finally getting a response.
"Then you are doomed to fail."
After saying these harsh words coldly, Yukino took a deep breath, noticed Haruno and Natsume who were paying attention to her, and turned her head away proudly to avoid being laughed at by them if she failed.
"You're very motivated."
"But it feels like she will fail. Her usual activity is to stay in her room and read. It would be hard for her to do such a large amount of exercise at once without making mistakes."