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"What's there to complain about?" Shizuka Hiratsuka put her hands on her hips and said, "Even if we don't take the joint entrance exam with other schools, we will still take the exam normally. Just calm down."
How can one stay calm?
After all, I can still deceive myself with the monthly exams, but when I see the rankings in the joint exams I can imagine which school I can enter in the future. I will definitely not be so at ease when I go on vacation in the future.
"Look at Natsume and the others, they are so calm." Shizuka Hiratsuka comforted them.
"He is the first place." said a girl sitting in the front.
"Shiina-san didn't react either."
"She should be no different from Natsume." said someone who is close to Shiina Mahiru.
"And Yukinoshita..."
Seeing that they were about to be watched by the entire class, Natsume Rin raised her hand and said naturally, "Teacher, we don't want to take the exam either."
Since remaining silent would affect Shizuka Hiratsuka, I might as well stand on the side of my classmates.
"You're overthinking. get out of class dismissed." Shizuka Hiratsuka rolled her eyes at him and left quickly.
So what’s the point of the discussion after things are said? It’s totally unnecessary.
After the two students who were responsible for cleaning today stayed behind, the students of Class 1, Grade 2, left the classroom one after another, and Natsume Rin and the others returned to the activity room of the Service Club.
"Come to think of it, I've actually been here for a year." Natsume Rin sat down.
"Shouldn't it be more than a year?" Shiina Mahiru was tidying up the bookshelf.
"No, I joined the club at the end of the first semester, so it's been almost a year now." Natsume Rin remembered it clearly.
"Didn't you quit?" Yukinoshita Yukino revealed the truth.
"Quitting mentally doesn't mean I've quit physically." Natsume Rin said very naturally.
No one could find a suitable way to punish his shamelessness and could only look down on him with contempt.
"Silence? It seems that everyone agrees with what I said." Natsume Rin pursued complacently.
"Shut up." Shiina Mahiru patted his head gently, preventing him from being complacent anymore.
The gentler a person is, the more trustworthy he or she is when he or she becomes serious. Natsume Rin knows this very well.
"Interesting." Yukinoshita Yukino pinched her chin: "Have I already entered the henpecked mode?"
"It hasn't reached that point yet." Natsume Rin denied this fact, while Shiina Mahiru smiled and said nothing.
Their club activities today turned into plans for their summer vacation, which Yukino showed no interest in and remained silent for most of the time.
"Isn't it a bit arrogant to discuss this matter before the exam?" Natsume Rin knocked on the table.
"Is there a difference?" Shiina Mahiru looked at him in confusion: "Don't you know the results of the exam yet?"
This kind of statement can no longer be described as outrageous, it simply shows that they don't take other high school students seriously.
"that's right."
Natsume Rin was not interested in standing up for other high school students. After casually changing her position, she picked up her schoolbag and prepared to leave.
Chapter 227 My Lover
It’s not that he wanted to avoid the two of them, he simply had something to do today.
"Remember to prepare well. I'm looking forward to it." Shiina Mahiru reminded him.
"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
After making the promise with a pat on her chest, Natsume Rin received a message from Eriri.
Now that she has entered the third grade, she took the initiative to ask Natsume Rin to meet her in a cafe not far from the entrance of General Affairs High School.
On the way, Natsume Rin was guessing why Eriri called him, and when he arrived in front of the coffee shop, he roughly thought of a few directions.
When I pushed open the door of the cafe, there were not many customers at this time because of the time. The golden hours for the cafe are just after school or when club activities are over.
Natsume Rin immediately saw Eriri sitting on the windowsill, put her schoolbag opposite her, picked up the menu and ordered a cup of coffee.
"Senior, long time no see." Natsume Rin said to Eriri who was distracted.
"Ah."
She was the one who took the initiative to propose a meeting, but she looked listless and didn't have much energy in the face of Natsume Rin's enthusiasm.
The coffee was served very quickly. I specifically requested sugar when I ordered it. The boss was worried that he might not be used to it, so he also gave him a few pieces of hard candy.
"What's going on?" Natsume Rin asked while stirring her coffee.
"Bad mood."
"Why did you call me out?"
"Let's talk to someone."
"..."
Natsume Rin thought that their relationship should not be so close, but Eriri had helped a lot, so Natsume Rin had no objection to her saying that.
"And it has something to do with you," she added.
"Is it because I'm in a bad mood?" Natsume Rin was surprised: "I remember that we haven't seen each other in the past few weeks. It's impossible for a conflict to arise out of thin air."
The bitter taste of coffee is no longer unbearable after being neutralized by a few sugars. When the accompanying milk is poured in, the taste becomes even mellower.
"Of course it's not out of thin air." Eriri took a sip of coffee and swung her twin ponytails irritably.
Not only are her movements cute, but her appearance is also very suitable. It would be perfect if she could add a few lines while shaking her twin ponytails.
"Isn't it just groundless even though we haven't met?" Natsume Rin looked at her with amusement.
"Okay, are you dating Kasumigaoka Utaha?" Eriri lowered her twin ponytails and spoke harshly.
"...So be it."
"What do you mean by considered? What were you and her doing at the back of the school during the graduation ceremony that day?" Eriri raised her voice.
"Cough cough."
Natsume Rin almost coughed out the coffee in her mouth and quickly made a gesture to her to be quiet.
A small number of people in a cafe doesn't mean there's no one there. Natsume Rin would feel scared to talk about such things in such an occasion.
"That's it," he admitted bluntly.
"Where are Yukinoshita-san and Shiina-san? That one of them is your girlfriend." Eriri stared at him sternly.
"You should have known this a long time ago." Natsume Rin said, "I had more than one girlfriend before."
That is to say, there is no one around them, and Natsume doesn't mind letting Eriri see what Natsume Rin's awareness is.
"How can you be so self-righteous while being a scumbag?" Ying Lili couldn't believe it.
"Otherwise, I've done it, but it has nothing to do with Eriri-senpai." Natsume Rin looked at her: "If you came here because of Kasumigaoka-senpai, then I admit that I'm sorry for her, but if you want me to give up, then allow me to refuse."
"Why? Aren't Yukinoshita and Shiina good enough?" Eriri couldn't figure it out. "They both like you, why don't you just find the right one among them? Why are you looking for Kasumigaoka Utaha?"
"Because I like them." Natsume Rin said as a matter of course: "And Kasumigaoka-senpai also likes me, and she also knows that I'm a scumbag."
"The most important point is, this has nothing to do with Eriri-senpai, why did you come to me for no apparent reason?"
Looking at his handsome face, Ying Lili got angry.
"Although Kasumigaoka Utaha and I don't like each other, we are good friends. And Shiina-san..."
Shiina Mahiru once cooked for her, and Eriri felt she had an obligation to step up.
"She knows that too." Natsume Rin comforted him, "You don't need to worry about that. Even Yukino knows that I'm a 100% scumbag."
"How many of you are there?"
"Well, the relationship is pretty much what you think."
Noticing the shocked expression of the waitress serving coffee next to him, Natsume Rin gave a handsome smile.
"You guys..." Eriri blushed, "I thought Yukinoshita-san."
"Oh, she was the first to know."
"what?"
"She knew about it when I had my first girlfriend, and because we were very close, she helped me keep it a secret." Natsume Rin helped her recall.
"Oh, yes, you are brother and sister, how can you be together like this?" Eriri recalled the conversation that took place when she went to Yukinoshita's house and met the sisters during the filming of the movie.
Natsume Rin is their cousin and has acted as Yukinoshita's older brother for a long time.
"It's not a kiss." Natsume Rin felt it was very fun to tease her senior.
"That won't work either."
"There's no law prohibiting it, and Auntie has no objection. It's useless even if you're dissatisfied."
"I'm going to tell Kasumigaoka Utaha."
"Do you need help making a phone call? I've already said that she knows everything. Instead of wasting time here, she should think about how to teach me a lesson."
"..."
"Figured out?"
Ying Lili drank coffee in big gulps as if to vent her anger, but was choked by the bitter taste. She leaned towards the window and coughed violently.
"Don't be in a hurry." Natsume Rin reminded her and waved towards the front desk: "Waiter, please bring some desserts."
"No need, I'll leave now."
"Revenge on the scumbag's wallet can be considered a punishment."
"Do you think I'm a fool? You're not short of money, and I'll be mad to death if I continue sitting here with you." Ying Lili wiped the stain from the corner of her mouth and glared at him angrily.
Natsume Rin shrugged and did not insist on this sudden idea.
They each paid for their coffee, and when he tried to pay, Eriri sternly refused.
"Why are you so angry? Even Kasumigaoka-senpai isn't like you." Natsume Rin didn't quite understand.
Watching her interactions with Kasumigaoka Utaha, it doesn't seem like they are friends to this extent.