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Natsume was a little nervous as it was his first time doing this, but since Yukino didn't object, he didn't stop moving his hands.
Before applying the red potion, take off her shoes and the white sock.
Yukino sat on the bed hugging her knees, her injured foot falling into the air and being placed on Natsume's thigh.
Her face was covered so her expression couldn't be seen, but when Natsume covered his hands with the potion and placed them on her ankles, he heard a slight gasp.
"Does it hurt?"
"Young man, the potion doesn't have that kind of effect. It must have gotten cold."
The school doctor, who hadn't slept yet, was flipping through a book, reminding him not to think too much.
"Oh oh."
Natsume quickly applied the medicine and wanted to ask the school doctor to bandage her wound, but was met with blatant contempt.
"Why would you need a bandage for this kind of injury? Sit here and rest for a while. You can leave once the potion dries up."
Yukino also shook her head, took her feet away from his legs, and lowered her head to rub them.
There was a school doctor and two students in the infirmary, and the scene fell into awkward silence.
"Young man, are you a couple?" Seeing that he seemed to have nothing to do, the school doctor became interested, put down the book and sat towards them.
"No." "Teacher, don't talk nonsense."
They retorted in unison.
Natsume subconsciously glanced at Yukino, who had the same reaction as him. There was no expression on her face, and she just gave a light rebuttal to the teacher's misunderstanding.
I really don’t know whether to be happy or sad.
"Oh~" the school doctor looked at them meaningfully, "So that means you, young man, want to pursue the young girl."
"Teacher, could you please not always think in this direction?" Yukino moved her ankles. She really didn't want to stay here anymore.
"Oh, I thought that most of the boys who accompany girls here, besides being lovers, also want to pursue each other." The school doctor said with a smile.
"We are members of the same club," Natsume explained, and as he watched Yukino try to grab the socks off the floor, he reached out and helped her pick them up.
After she put on her shoes, she no longer needed help when walking, and when she left the infirmary, the last physical education class was over.
"Is today's club activity cancelled?"
Yukino reluctantly nodded in agreement, which made Natsume feel a little relieved.
I quickly ran back to the classroom and packed my bag. When I came out, Yukino was leaning against the wall, looking at her phone boredly. Occasionally, she turned her head to look at the sunset outside.
"Let's go."
Seeing him come out, Yukino put the bag on her back and walked forward with a slightly unnatural posture.
Natsume caught up with her after walking a few more steps, but he didn't walk in front of her. He followed behind her silently.
"In fact, the Minister is better than me in some aspects."
He tried to make small talk and changed the topic to the part that Yukino was most interested in.
"Just a little?" She turned sideways, her pretty face full of pride.
How can she maintain this mentality after losing so many times?
Natsume originally wanted to tease Yukino with the size of her breasts, but in order to avoid being chased for several blocks by the wounded, he had to think seriously about how Yukino was better than him.
The longer he thought, the more strange the expression of the girl next to him looked. Just when she was about to explode, Natsume spoke slowly.
"You can hold on to what Minister Yukinoshita says more than I can."
"If I encounter a long period of hopeless attempts, I may give up after a few failures, but the minister should be able to persevere to the end."
“I can’t say for sure which one is better, but I feel happy because I have a reason to persevere.”
Yukino tilted her head, unmoved by his praise.
"You say that because you are sure that you will never fail, right?"
"Bullmaster, no matter how many times do I have to tell you, no one can win all the time." Natsume laughed helplessly, "The result of winning all the time will only be losing everything."
In front of the school gate after school, the boy's smile seemed so gentle, and Yukino nodded silently.
“Actually, I’m not a persistent person.”
"Well, you're right." Natsume Rinno looked at her sympathetically.
"But since you praise me like this, I have to show some persistence."
Yukino pretended not to notice Natsume's little move and pointed a finger at him, not sounding like a high school student who had just sprained his ankle.
"Natsume-san, help me defeat my sister!"
So in the end, her greatest obsession is still defeating Haruno?
Natsume pushed her hand away from him, and seeing her disappointed look, he said handsomely: "Even if you don't tell me, my goal is to beat that hateful woman!"
Chapter 37: Teacher Kasumi Shiko Wants to Escape
Fuzugawa Bookstore.
Natsume was sitting in the bright office with a cup of herbal tea in his hand, observing the surrounding environment curiously.
As a newly established bookstore, the staff here look very young, and the office area outside is also full of vitality.
No wonder an editor like Yuanzi, who is not very senior, can have an independent office in an island country where the concept of seniority is very strong. It turns out that she is also considered a senior in the bookstore.
"Teacher Natsume, please wait a moment. I'll be right there."
Yuanzi, who had asked him to come over, hung up the phone in a hurry. Footsteps were heard outside. Yuanzi opened the door, poured herself a cup of herbal tea and drank it all in one gulp.
"Huh." After she had a good rest, she said apologetically, "I was really too busy today. Not only did I need to finalize Natsume-sensei's contract, but I also had to deal with Kasumi Shiko's manga adaptation. She rushed over early in the morning, and we only have a definite answer now."
"Love metronome?"
Natsume was not in a hurry. He had nothing to do this weekend anyway, so staying here and enjoying the breeze was like saving electricity.
"Yeah." Yuanzi took out the contract from her briefcase. After the verbal agreement, there were still several contracts left to be signed. During this period of time, the two parties kept communicating. Natsume also spent a lot of money to find a lawyer to make sure there were no more tricks, so he was so slow and unhurried.
After watching him sign his name on several contracts, Yuanzi, who had been busy all morning, breathed a sigh of relief. While packing up the filing document that the company wanted to keep, she complained to him about the troubles that Kasumi Shiko encountered when adapting the manga.
"The producers requested to change the rhythm of Love Metronome, but Kasumi Shiko firmly disagreed, and the two sides were in a stalemate over this matter."
"I can understand this. After all, it's all my hard work." Natsume started chatting with the editor. In addition to teacher Kasumi Shiko, they talked more about the live signing that he had always resisted.
In the room next to them, the left-behind Utaha Kasumigaoka was sitting alone in the room, flipping through the harsh contract. She yawned out of boredom.
Tsk tsk tsk, just because I insisted on the plot, my income was cut so much. If I want to get normal compensation, I have to wait and see the effect of the anime when it is released.
Isn't this a bet agreement?
If Eriri knew about this, she would definitely be laughed at again.
So it’s best for that woman to stay on the blacklist for now.
Because it was the day for the official contract signing, Kasumigaoka Utaha took out her most serious formal attire, a black women's suit paired with a white knee-length skirt.
It should be an impeccable piece of clothing, but it looks different when she wears it.
Especially after signing the contract, Yuanzi, the irresponsible editor, suddenly ran out in a hurry. She was bored and sat on the sofa in the office, browsing her phone. The feeling that something was wrong became more and more serious.
With her long legs in black stockings lifted up, the senior sister's plump breasts formed two hills in front of her uniform. Her hands kept rubbing on the smooth black stockings, and she subconsciously talked to herself.
"They left a rising star like me here alone. Could it be that Yuanzi's boyfriend came over? Otherwise, he wouldn't have left without even saying a word."
The editor didn't come back, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's patience was almost exhausted. She stood up, patted her butt, and prepared to go look for her. If she couldn't find her, she would go home first.
The senior student pushed open the door. Everyone outside was busy with their work. She walked along the edge towards the exit, and on the way she could inspect Yuanzi's large office.
As she approached the large room, she heard Yuanzi's cheerful voice.
"…As expected of Mr. Natsume, you have easily accomplished something that ordinary people cannot achieve. I will review this manuscript immediately."
The senior was stunned. Who is Natsume-sensei? Could it be that Yuanzi is looking for a new writer behind her back?
"Then I'll trouble you Yuanzi. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Ah, do you want to meet Teacher Xia Shizi? It seems like you haven't met yet." After Yuan Zi carefully put away the original manuscript, he suddenly thought of Xia Shizi who was left out in the cold next door.
"It's not necessary." Natsume Rinno hesitated. He was not very interested in this kind of social interaction.
The main reason was that he and Kasumi Shiko had different audiences based on their looks, even though Yuanzi had said many times that she was a very beautiful lady, and like him, she was also a high school student.
"It's okay, we just met and got to know each other."
Listening to Yuanzi's enthusiastic voice, the senior student felt very uncomfortable. Could it be that as a rising star, she should feel honored to meet a newcomer?
The unconvinced senior student squatted by the window and peeked at what was happening inside the office from outside.
Yuanzi was sitting there with a warm smile on her face. Opposite her was a handsome boy who looked like a high school student.
However, when Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the boy, searching for similar memories in her mind, her face suddenly turned pale.
She seemed to have seen this person before, and was very sure that the other person had also seen her.
Seeing Yuanzi standing up and going to find her, Kasumigaoka didn't have time to think too much, and quickly squatted on the ground and trotted towards the exit.
Damn, how come I can meet classmates from school in Fuzugawa Bookstore, and that boy should be the top freshman, right?
When she couldn't stand the school's nonsense and spoke on behalf of the senior class, the person standing behind her was this Natsume.
What was his name again?
"what?"
Natsume failed to dissuade Yuanzi from introducing the two to each other, but she came back soon after she left with a confused look on her face.
"It seems that Teacher Xia Shizi left first. I sent her a text message. Really, the new book hasn't been discussed yet."
Natsume breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed.
Hearing the editor talk about how beautiful the other person is all day long, he was somewhat curious.
"Then if you are okay, Mr. Natsume, you can go back. We will contact you later."
While messaging Kasumi Shiko, she couldn't keep Natsume around any longer, and felt sorry that they had lost this great opportunity to meet.
Although one of them is only in the first year of high school and the other is about to take the college entrance examination, maybe something can happen with her help.