Yotsuba Appears at School
"It turns out many girls have good relationships with you."
Counting the names of the four girls Ren just mentioned, Asumi made a rough estimate of the number of girls he knew and sighed in admiration.
"Not many."
Ren didn't think he knew many girls.
"How many guys have good relationships with you?" Asumi asked casually.
"None." Ren replied without hesitation.
"Not even one?"
Asumi was surprised and incredulous.
"None."
"How many of them have normal relationships?"
"None."
"...Where are the guys you know?"
"Nowhere."
Ren's answer remained unchanged from beginning to end.
"Kouhai-kun, is your luck in love too good?"
After pondering for a while, Asumi held back these words.
Initially, she just wanted to know more about Ren's interpersonal relationships, but she never expected that he didn't even know any guys.
Isn't this too much?
"Very normal."
Ren would never admit this particular statement to himself.
"Well, you have very ordinary luck."
Asumi didn't dwell on it and went along with what he said.
"Um."
Ren was quite satisfied.
After gazing into his shining eyes for a moment, Asumi quickly regained her senses, turned around, and walked to the kitchen to continue preparing breakfast for him.
Seriously, does he have too many attributes?
While relighting the fire, she thought about Ren.
Handsome, wealthy, intelligent, gentle, silly, and extremely lucky...
If she thought about it carefully, he was truly a winner in life.
Too much to have so many advantages, especially such high luck in love.
It's really unpleasant.
After murmuring something softly that only she could hear, Asumi resumed cooking.
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In the afternoon, in front of the gates of Shuchi'in Academy.
"Sorry I'm late."
Seeing Miku standing under the shade of a tree to avoid the sunlight, Ren took the initiative to walk closer.
"It's not late, it's only 1:55 in the afternoon."
Miku raised her head, looking at Ren standing in front of her, and answered softly.
"That's good."
In fact, Ren knew he wasn't late. The reason he said that was just to feel the feeling of saying it.
After all, every time he made an appointment to meet them, he would come earlier, and they would say this every time they came later than him.
Therefore, he decided to experience it himself.
But after experiencing it, he didn't have any special feelings, just felt it would be more polite.
"Let's go in."
After shaking the book in her hand, Miku urged him gently.
Their previous appointment to accompany her to the school library was postponed until today due to various reasons, so she was still a little excited today.
"Um."
In response, Ren and Miku walked towards the school together.
Although it was summer vacation, Shuchi'in Academy was not something people could just enter.
After carefully verifying their student identity cards, the security guard let them in.
"It's summer vacation now, but you can't enter the school just like that."
Putting her student ID card back into her pocket, Miku talked about the verification procedure earlier.
"Just for safety."
Ren's answer was correct, no matter what.
"Indeed." Miku nodded slightly, then said, "Let's go to the library to return your book first, then accompany me to borrow mine."
She briefly explained her plan for this afternoon.
"Yes." Ren agreed.
But before they reached the library, they both saw a familiar figure running past them.
The green ribbon on the figure's head caught their attention.
"The person who ran earlier must be Yotsuba?"
Unconsciously hiding the book in her hand behind her back, Miku asked.
"That's Yotsuba."
Ren saw it clearly.
"Good day, Ren-san and Miku! Why are you here at school?"
At this moment, Yotsuba had just run past them, turned around, stopped in front of them, and asked curiously.
"Ummm... I'm accompanying Ren to return a book at the school library."
Handing the borrowed book to Ren from behind, Miku answered her doubt.
"So that's it."
Seeing the book Ren took out from behind his back, Yotsuba easily believed her explanation.
"Yotsuba, what are you doing at school?"
To prevent her from noticing anything, Miku took the initiative to change the subject.
"I came to school to help the clubs. Many clubs are short of manpower during summer vacation."
After discreetly glancing at Ren, Yotsuba tried her best to pretend nothing happened and answered.
"Then when you rushed past us earlier, were you also helping a club?" Miku asked.
"I was helping the art club move something... No, it's not the art club, it's the basketball club."
Yotsuba answered inadvertently but quickly changed her mind.
"Did you really not harm the club? You just gave the wrong name to the club you were helping."
Miku heard her clearly.
"Don't worry, I'm doing some physical work, and I won't be a hindrance." Yotsuba said confidently, "You don't need to worry about it for now."
Pointing to her left cheek, Ren reminded her, "Yotsuba, there's a pencil mark on your face."
Although the mark wasn't very noticeable, he could still see it if he looked closely.
"Is it still there now?"
Yotsuba wiped her cheek with her hand.
"It's more."
"Huh?! Then I'll wash my face now. Okay... I have to go to the art... basketball club later to help, so I won't chat with you anymore and will leave now. Goodbye."
After saying this, Yotsuba ran away from here, leaving only her back.
"It feels strange for Yotsuba."
As she left, Miku said a little hesitantly.
"What's strange?"
Ren didn't feel anything at all.
"Maybe I'm feeling wrong."
After hearing what he said, Miku didn't pursue the matter further.
"Let's quickly go to the library."