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[Private Marseille! ]

“Private Marseille!”

"Are you apologizing to me? Although I don't know what you have done to offend me, I still accept your apology. Remember to be careful next time."

Yukino, who had prepared tea and snacks, had just sat down to enjoy her afternoon tea when she saw Natsume Rin barging in and repeating her apology, and she responded without thinking.

"...You're so boring, and why do you always assume that I've done something wrong to you?" Natsume Rin sat down in her seat and started complaining while holding a cup of hot tea.

This is one of the few benefits for the ministers in the service department.

Yukinoshita Yukino blinked her clever eyes and said confidently: "Because your criminal record is so serious, it is normal to have such prejudice."

"Busan, smart people shouldn't do this. This is a stereotype." After Natsume Rin lectured her, she asked before she could retort, "The game is about to start. Haven't you thought about the punishment after winning yet?"

The words of instruction were forced to stop. Yukino glared at him, then in response to his new question, she elegantly picked up the black tea and put it to her lips, blowing the white mist above the teacup with her cherry lips.

"Have you lost confidence in winning? You actually asked for information in advance."

"Yes." Natsume Rin admitted generously: "After all, the disadvantage this time is really big, and they boasted that they would win more than twice. Now I really want to go back and slap myself. It's obviously not easy to win, but I have to add this condition."

Yukino, who was caught off guard by his capitulation, continued to drink her tea, mentally thinking about how to punish him after she won.

Chapter 167: The Days of Squeezing into the Tram with the Young Lady

"There's absolutely no need for us to make a bet." Natsume Rin came to her senses.

There was really no way to reconcile the situation between him, his senior, and Mahiru. Using the results of the comic convention as a means was understandable, but Yukino had nothing to do with this.

"You are afraid."

The more he retreated, the more Yukino became certain that this guy had no confidence in winning.

Otherwise, he would definitely appear timid on the surface, but his words and actions would encourage her to continue the game.

"Of course, I don't even have any confidence in Shiina-san's methods. If you guys were to get involved with all your might, I really wouldn't have much confidence." Natsume Rin admitted quite generously.

"And what solution do you have in mind? You can't just go find someone to give a speech like Shiina did."

The game is about to start. Even if she reveals her trump card, it won't affect the outcome. Yukino has no intention of hiding it any longer. "It's not that serious yet. Besides, to help with something like this, you must have a very close relationship. Shiina-san is lucky enough that her father happens to be there to promote the game."

So, what have you got prepared?

Natsume Rin looked at her questioningly. Yukino, who had just said that it was not that excessive, coughed to ease the embarrassment, and the words that came out were not so harmonious.

"I just asked my mother to help with promotion in the hospital. But I didn't eat alone. I also helped promote you by the way." Yukino said this, still quibbling in her heart.

Although the intensity of the promotion was different, there was indeed talk about the children of the Yukinoshita family causing trouble at the comic convention.

Natsume Rin reacted and then hammered his hands in regret.

How could he not have thought that the hospital was also a place with a very large flow of people? Moreover, he had won the last exam and received a promise from his aunt, who would definitely not refuse it.

"Maybe there will be a promotional notice posted in the bathroom?" Natsume Rin said with a wry smile.

How could he not see through Yukino's tricks? It was to the point where neither of them could fool the other.

"I didn't say that. You were just guessing." Yukino neither denied nor admitted it. She just put away the book in front of her and covered her expression by standing up.

As expected of her, she has to find other things to cover up when lying.

"It's already this late, isn't it time to reveal the other person's work?" Natsume Rin also packed her schoolbag.

Shiina Mahiru, a member of the iron triangle who was supposed to be here, went home early to please her father because she asked him to help with the promotion. Now it was just the two of them walking on the way home from school.

"I don't know." Yukinoshita Yukino calmly locked her eyes and shook her head.

Natsume Rin thought that she would keep the secret until the very end, but seeing her serious expression, she chose to believe her words.

“I really don’t know.”

"According to what you said, the best encouragement is to provide help in areas you are familiar with. Shiina and I didn't really participate in the designs of the seniors." Yukino said something that made sense and looked at him.

"What is your work? There should be no need to keep it secret."

His original intention was to gather intelligence, but he ended up revealing his own details. However, at this point both parties had already printed tomorrow's booklet, so there was really no possibility of regret.

“It’s a sequel to my work.”

"Is it your work that has sold millions of copies?" Yukino frowned, trying hard to recall the novel he wrote.

If that's the case, is there any need for them to compete? Even if I ask the senior to draw a sequel to "Love Metronome" overnight, it will be useless.

"I told you not to use big accounts. I'm not that shameless. This sequel is just a collaboration between me and others, but I promoted it for us in the just-released ending. Readers who like to see different endings should come and participate."

Natsume Rin quickly dispelled her fantasy.

"Huh." Yukino breathed a sigh of relief. If she was told that she would definitely lose after making a bet, even with her willpower, she would inevitably be depressed for a while.

"But this is also very shameless." She was still unforgiving with her words.

"Compared to you guys, I'm no better than you. Who came up with the stupid idea of ​​letting Uncle Shiina give a speech?" Natsume Rin complained.

Yukinoshita Yukino pouted guiltily, walked quickly to the middle of the intersection, turned around and looked at him.

In the afterglow of dusk, the lazy sunlight fell on her shoulders. A few strands of long hair playfully jumped in front of her. Yukino lifted them up and shouted to Natsume Rin, "See you tomorrow."

The outgoing Natsume Rin's voice became louder and louder: "Ah, see you tomorrow."

She ran towards the apartment. Natsume Rin calmed herself down and walked back home slowly. After all, tomorrow they would be the only additional opponents at the comic convention.

The next day, Natsume Rin, who usually gets a good night's sleep on weekends, woke up earlier than usual for school.

I bought some breakfast on my way out for a run, and when I came back I saw Shiina Mahiru standing downstairs, directing a group of people to load things into the car.

I don’t know how big a deal they were going to make, they actually drove a van to transport things.

"Good morning, Shiina-san." Natsume Rin wiped the sweat from her forehead and, completely unaware of their current relationship, stood beside her and greeted her casually.

Ever since this guy broke into her house and said those inexplicable words last time, Shiina Mahiru's attitude towards him has subtly changed. At this time, she just glared at him with disgust, waved her hand to stop others from driving him away, and said unhappily.

"Good morning, today is the comic convention, and you're still so slow."

"Well, what else can I do? I can't rent a truck to transport my house to the venue." Natsume Rin handed her the remaining rice ball, and she didn't mind it at all. She wiped her hands and picked it up to eat.

"If you want to move, you can ask me for help. I'll get you out of here as soon as possible."

Ignoring the woman who was still being stubborn, Natsume Rin threw the bag into the trash can, teased her a few more times, and then trotted back upstairs amid her complaints.

It’s not that Natsume Rin doesn’t want to help, it’s simply because of the division of labor, the venue arrangement is handed over to Aoyama Nanami and the others.

The result of his attempt to help was that he was tricked by the senior student into drawing the picture with false information, and he only saw the scene when he was about to set it up.

Looking at the clock on the wall, Natsume Rin put away her backpack, opened the door, and saw Shiina Mahiru sneaking out.

"...You weren't just now?"

Shiina Mahiru failed to sneak out, and when he found her, she looked extremely regretful. She looked at Natsume Rin and said dimly, "That car is only for transporting things. I still have to take the train myself."

She didn't understand the logic, but it didn't affect Natsume Rin's smile as she stretched out her hand to her, inviting the young lady to join her on the train.

Chapter 168 Hello, Riddler

"Since you've already called a car over, why not just find another one to go over there? Why do we have to squeeze into the tram?"

When the train stopped and a new group of people came up, no matter how reluctant Shiina Mahiru looked, Natsume Rin still protected her by her side and asked curiously when he saw her angry look.

"...It's different." Shiina Mahiru lowered her head, smelling the smell that she couldn't avoid at close range and sighed in distress: "It's okay to transport things, but if you take me with you, it must be my father who will come here on his own initiative."

“But comic conventions aren’t really suitable for people in their forties.”

If Shiina Chaoyang knew that the reason why his beloved daughter rejected him was because of his age, he might do something strange.

"Uncle is so idle? Shouldn't a congressman run around all day?" Natsume Rin was very curious. When he was a child, he had dreamed of becoming a civil servant, but the more he learned about the situation in the island country, the less interested he became in politics.

"I don't know. It seems like he and mom are fighting again, so he has to spend more time taking care of me."

Natsume Rin didn't understand the logic, but it didn't affect his shock.

"How come you are the one who benefits from your parents' quarrel?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I tell you, so it's better not to tell you. But I've completely given up on easing their relationship. I'd better just stand by and watch, and wait until they get divorced and follow dad." Shiina Mahiru gave up on herself.

She had previously tried to use her status as a daughter to bring her parents together, but not only had little success, it also made her relationship with her mother worse and worse.

Later, after meeting Natsume Rin, she found another target and gradually saw through the relationship between her parents, and her father became enthusiastic instead.

The huge deviation made her feel deeply powerless, especially after realizing the counterproductive effect she had, Mahiru gradually came to recognize herself.

"It's hard to get a divorce, right?" Natsume Rin analyzed seriously, "It's a family marriage after all. Even if things go wrong in private, it's wrong to expose it in public."

"You're so annoying." Mahiru suddenly got angry and held the tender flesh of his wrist tightly.

She was just casually fantasizing, but this guy actually broke it.

It's really hard to guess what a woman is thinking. She was clearly trying to get her parents to reconcile some time ago, but less than half a year later, she started thinking about who to live with after the divorce.

Natsume Rin looked out the window, hiding in the space he created, she laughed, and then stood up straight.

When their group arrived at the venue, they were already the last group to arrive. Those who arrived earlier were all tidying up the venue. Natsume Rin said goodbye to Mahiru and trotted over to help.

"Oh, here he comes."

Nanami Aoyama, who was conscientiously pasting pictures on the field, noticed Natsume Rin running over not far away, and said to Mashiro who was about to make a phone call.

"It's really infuriating." Shiina Mashiro stretched. She thought that even those who loved to sleep came early, while the people who really wanted to help arrived on time.

"Who made Senior Shiina angry?" Natsume Rin approached her and said indignantly.

There was nothing Aoyama could do about this kind of shamelessness. He could only make eye contact with Shiina Mashiro and decisively hand over the remaining work to him.

"Then you just take your time here, I'll go take a look over there." Nanami Aoyama tried to take Mashiro with her, but she was so tired that she chose to lie on the table and sleep. In the end, Senior Aoyama had to go alone to scout the enemy situation.

Natsume Rin spread out the drawing paper on the table, then moved some books out of the box and placed them on the table. Occasionally, she would chat with the half-asleep Mashiro.

But he was also wondering how big a deal it was that the senior sister had to use a car to pull it over.

"So boring." Mashiro cried out as he couldn't fall asleep and didn't have the energy to get up.

"If you're bored, just help with the work." Natsume Rin glanced at her.

"No, this is your punishment." Shiina Mashiro still had a lot of reasons to say: "If I do it, all the previous punishments will be wasted."

Their punishment was really simple. After Natsume Rin had placed the last book on the table, the physical fatigue she felt was not as intense as when she was fighting for a seat on the train.