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"Is that so?" Natsume Rin felt a little regretful. Shiina Mahiru lowered her head to look at her cell phone, stood up and left the classroom.
As soon as she went out, she received a look of deep resentment from the side. Before, it was only the class monitor, but since he came back from the dance, Totsuka seemed to be joining him.
“I was actually invited to the Maldives.”
"I'm so jealous." Totsuka Ayaka patted her chest with an envious look on her face: "I really want to play in the Maldives. It must be more comfortable there than in cold Tokyo."
I can only say that he is worthy of being called such a person. The point he is so concerned about is actually the tourist destination.
"Totsuka, can't you go out during the winter vacation?" Natsume Rin smiled and changed the subject.
When the winter vacation was mentioned, Totsuka Ayaka's spirit immediately weakened a bit, and she said listlessly: "It depends on the test results."
"If I do very well in the exam, I can go to the Maldives with you, Natsume. If I do averagely, I'll probably have to stay at home. If I do really badly, I might have to spend this winter vacation in a cram school."
His family is a typical middle-class one, so traveling abroad seems to be no problem for them, but Totsuka's parents' rewards for him still depend on his academic performance.
The class monitor's winter vacation life is very simple. He has already found a suitable cram school and is just waiting to start a wonderful study life after the vacation.
"You might as well kill me."
These were the poor monitor's exact words, because the tutoring class he was going to attend had already been stated on its promotional slogan as being a devilish training program.
"It is said that even the daily diet and daily life must be accurate within one minute. This is not a place for normal people to stay."
It can be seen that the high school students in the island country under the happy education do not seem to be very happy. It seems that they have to pay a lot to get into a good university.
"Where is the girl you asked to dance with that time?"
"She's fine, but we're not suitable." The squad leader's face suddenly became serious.
Just when Natsume Rin was wondering why there was someone he thought was unsuitable, Totsuka Ayaka revealed her true identity.
"She only came to the class monitor because she wanted Natsume's social media account."
"...It really doesn't look right. My condolences, squad leader. And if you sell out my account, I'll beat you up."
This was of course a joke, because no one came to join Natsume Rin, it seemed that the class monitor still held the bottom line.
A few people discussed the gifts they received for Christmas. Then Shizuka Hiratsuka walked in and knocked on the blackboard to quiet the classroom.
Today's class was not a serious one to begin with, but after the usually dignified Shizuka Hiratsuka knocked on the blackboard, many people still greeted her.
The classroom gradually quieted down only when Mr. Hiratsuka took out the results from his briefcase.
After finishing her work, Shiina Mahiru rushed in, looked at the quiet classroom, lowered her head consciously, and quickly ran back to her seat. When she passed by the smirking Natsume Rin, she punched the guy.
"I'm innocent." Natsume Rin rubbed his shoulders, feeling that he was really unlucky.
"Hmph, that expression of yours proves that you are not innocent at all." Shiina Mahiru curled her lips.
People are being called up there to collect their scores, not based on their scores but on their student numbers, and it looks like they are not going to announce the results of this exam.
"Natsume Rin."
He immediately stood up from his low voice chatting with Shiina Mahiru, walked upright to the teacher, took the report card, and glanced at it under the admiring gaze of Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Ah, number one in the country...
I used to feel joy at the achievements, but now I just feel calm.
Just like the calmness he felt after getting used to being first in the class.
All I can say is that after his IQ was maxed out, the difficulty of the college entrance examination was a bit low for him.
"Keep it up! You must win at least three places to the University of Tokyo this year." Hiratsuka Shizuka patted Natsume Rin's shoulder.
As for those three, Shiina Mahiru, who was called up after him, should have a say.
"Behind you again."
After class, she snatched his report card and looked at his conspicuous figure. Shiina Mahiru gritted her teeth, not knowing whether she should give in.
This damn pervert.
She used to feel that there was a possibility of surpassing others, and seeing that Natsume Rin was busy with other things all day, she spent more time on studying.
As a result, the gap is getting bigger and bigger.
"Since you came later, your student number must be after mine." Natsume Rin said.
This was obviously an attempt to save her face, but Shiina Mahiru didn't need this little kindness. She graciously admitted her failure and dragged him to the Service Club.
After the grades were issued, today's classes were almost over. The corridors and the playground were full of students discussing the exams. Of course, there were also many people busy with club activities on the last day of the semester.
Just like the excited classmate Totsuka, he seemed to have done well in the exam. Although he couldn't go to the Maldives with them, at least he didn't have to suffer the same tragedy as the class monitor and become the boss of the cram school.
"You two, help me see if there's anything I need to take away."
The minister rarely sat at his seat, but wandered around the activity room. When he saw Natsume Rin and the others come in, he pointed at the dazzling array of items in the room.
"Don't wait until we get back, a lot of things are broken."
Chapter 213 Family Gathering
It turns out that the more things are not necessarily better. When they found the fourth item that needed to be moved out of the activity room, Shiina Mahiru was already planning to throw away everything and rearrange it after returning from vacation.
This crazy idea was strictly prohibited by the minister, who also thought that Archangel was being led astray by this guy Natsume Rin.
"...Don't be so ridiculous." Natsume Rin was tidying up the refrigerator, extremely dissatisfied with her behavior of shifting the blame.
He didn't remember teaching Shiina Mahiru about wasteful behavior.
Moreover, the minister's practice of putting the blame on others whenever something goes wrong is extremely undesirable.
"Just a joke. It's quite troublesome to find someone to clean it up again." Shiina Mahiru blinked.
Then she called a car and left the activities room matters to the other party.
"Xiaoxue, where are you going during the winter vacation?"
They left Sobu High School and came to the family restaurant in front of the school. Shiina Mahiru sat next to Natsume Rin consciously and asked after seeing Yukino taking off her coat.
"I might go out during the winter vacation." Xueno exhaled white air from her mouth and looked at Natsume Rin: "Will you come with us?"
"what?"
"It's a family gathering." Yukino explained succinctly, "After staying in Tokyo for a whole year, my mother is getting a little bored, so she's planning to take us out to see the world. She asked me to ask you if you want to go, and also asked me to find out why you haven't been home lately."
"Natsume-san, what do you think I should do?"
What should I do? The best option is to keep silent.
Seeing the minister looking at her with a smile, Natsume Rin didn't dare to utter a single harsh word.
"Sorry, Natsume and I have an appointment to go out during the holidays." Shiina Mahiru stepped forward to save him.
...or rather, adding fuel to the fire.
The best friends, who were as close as sisters just now, were now smiling at each other and pointing out the mistakes in each other's language.
"Shiina-san, you shouldn't stop our family reunion, right?"
"Xiaoxue, things have to be said on a first come first served basis. Since Natsume-san has accepted my invitation, he must accompany me."
"Tsk, Shiina-san is so overbearing?"
"Xiaoxue, this is the rule."
"Who decided?"
……
Natsume Rin watched them arguing, and although there was no expression on her face, she was very happy in her heart. She ate quietly while watching them, and realized the fun of watching girls quarrel.
Especially these two quarreling girls, both of them are so beautiful and smart, and they keep using allusions when mocking each other. If you have a lower IQ, you will not be able to understand the meaning of their words at all.
Natsume Rin was chewing something in his mouth and cheering for Shiina in his heart. Instead of going on vacation with Haruno, he felt it would be more appropriate to accompany Shiina to the beach to bask in the sun.
But this good time didn't last long. When their food was served, Yukino glanced and saw Natsume Rin's funny look and suddenly realized that there was no point in her quarrel with Shiina Mahiru.
"Natsume, where do you want to go on vacation?"
Yukino asked him calmly.
"Me?" Natsume Rin pointed at herself in surprise. She didn't expect that there was something about him.
Even though he knew he was the male lead, he felt that his reply would not be of much use.
What's even worse is that Shiina Mahiru, who couldn't reach a conclusion in the argument with Xiaoxue, also turned her eyes to him.
"Natsume-san, do you remember what you promised me this morning?"
"You probably don't want your mother to cause you trouble, right?"
Please don't involve an innocent passerby like me in your dispute!
Although he, an innocent passerby, was the source of the dispute, it did not stop Natsume Rin from complaining wildly in his heart.
Seeing their looks becoming more and more oppressive, Natsume Rin gritted her teeth and said, "Bullmaster, I'll take care of my aunt."
"I'd rather spend this winter break with Shiina-san."
Shiina Mahiru immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and her gentle gaze fell on Xiaoxue, waiting to appreciate her lost expression.
But Xiaoxue was calmer than she had imagined. Even after hearing such a clear rejection, she still drank her drink calmly.
"I see." She finally spoke: "So where are you going for your vacation? Hokkaido? Europe?"
"It's the Maldives. I bought an extra ticket, so I thought of inviting Natsume-san to come along."
Shiina Mahiru came up with this excuse that no one would believe, and looking at her calm expression, it seemed that she really took this reason as the truth.
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded thoughtfully. After reminding Natsume Rin to report the situation to her family, she actually did not continue to dwell on this topic.
This is quite consistent with her personality.
"But your father is going with you?"
When they finished their meal and stood at the door of the restaurant, Yukino suddenly thought of this important thing while putting on her scarf again.
"Ah."
Yukino smiled, thinking that there was absolutely no hope for Haruno.
"Where are you planning to go during the winter vacation?" Natsume Rin pushed open the door of the restaurant, and the cold wind blew in, making them shiver as they were used to the warm air indoors. Then they walked out of the room neatly and moved slowly on the winter streets.