Ichika's Feeding

In the apartment.

Naoki sat on the sofa, thinking about everything that had happened this afternoon until now.

The first of the three illusions in life –

She likes me.

Humans tend to make the mistake of being overly self-conscious, they perceive other people's polite smiles as self-pity, and then become complacent, and end up breaking up and hurting others.

In his normally boring school life, Naoki often makes 'human observations' on the students around him. Something similar had been seen many times, so he concluded a way to avoid being disappointed.

If there is no hope, there will be no disappointment, and if there are no shackles, there will be no hurt.

There is no real empathy and understanding in this world.

Everyone has to go it alone in the end.

But now, Naoki suddenly has doubts about his path in life.

Why can't he stay calm when he accidentally makes contact with Miku, and Nino's confession of feelings?

It was so easy to be shaken by others that he was still too weak.

The phone suddenly vibrates.

Naoki regained his senses, turned to look at the phone, and found that it was a message from Ichika.

"Asakawa-kun, see you tomorrow morning at the train station at 9, don't oversleep."

Looking at the message on the phone, Naoki suddenly remembered that that night at the forest school, Ichika kissed his cheek like Nino just now.

At the time, it was said to be a thank you, but now it seems… clearly there are other emotions involved.

Naoki sighed softly, feeling a little unreal, like a dream. Nino, who had been drugging black tea from the start, suddenly said that she liked him, and so did Miku and Ichika... How could someone like me suffer so suddenly?

"What if I overslept?"

Naoki focused his thoughts and sent a message back to Ichika.

"Then I cry and show it to Asakawa-kun." Ichika sent an emoji.

"A 16-year-old high school student is crying, aren't you ashamed?"

"As the saying goes, men don't cry easily. I'm a girl, so it's fine."

"Do more logical reasoning exercises at night."

"Uh, why?"

"Because I won't give you a penny."

....

The next day.

Naoki got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth, then left the apartment and walked towards the train station.

Time flies, a week has passed since jungle school, and before you know it, it's the weekend again.

Naoki had promised Ichika to accompany her to the film audition, but of course he wouldn't break his promise.

When it came to walking to the train status, Naoki looked around, but couldn't see any trace of Ichika, so he took out his cell phone to pass the time.

After a while.

Suddenly someone tapped it lightly on the shoulder.

Naoki turned to look, there was no one on his left shoulder.

"Ha ha ha." The girl's sweet laugh rang out, "Asakawa-kun was fooled again."

Under the hot sun, the girl with short hair and earrings in her ears smiled sweetly, and her face was full of a hint of happiness because she had managed to seduce others.

"Asakawa-kun, good morning."

Ichika placed her left hand behind her back, leaned forward, and gently waved her right hand, her bright smile brightening the cloudy sky.

"Um, morning."

Naoki put down his phone and nodded calmly.

"Very cold." Ichika felt sad, "You're not even smiling."

Naoki changed the subject: "It's 9 o'clock, why did you come early?"

"Because I knew Asakawa-kun would come early." Ichika smiled again, "So I came early to surprise Asakawa-kun."

Sorry, just a surprise, not a surprise at all.

"What if I don't come?"

Naoki asked curiously.

"Hah?" Ichika blinked and said of course, "Then it's Asakawa-kun's turn to surprise me."

It's just gathering at the usual station. When it comes to your mouth, there are surprises everywhere!

"The train is coming." Naoki turned his head to look at the slowly approaching carriage, "Get on."

"Oh."

The two of them lined up to board the train.

"There are a lot of people." Ichika whispered, "There are no more seats."

Naoki complained:

"You still want to sit down, your wish is too extravagant."

Even though it's a weekend, there are still a lot of people going to work and playing outside, of course the seats aren't available, and it's already very good that they aren't as adequate as cans of sardines!

In Japan, there is a special job called 'subway pusher'. During rush hour travel at seven or eight, subway doors cannot be closed due to the number of people boarding. At this time, someone needs to be outside to push people constantly to help close the door, the peak period is so crowded that it is difficult to turn around.

Naoki and Ichika walked to the corner and stood firm, waiting for the train to depart.

Ichika lowered her head to open the bag and took out a piece of bread.

"Asakawa-kun, help me block it." Ichika turned around slightly, hid between Naoki's arms, and whispered, "I'm going to eat bread, and I probably won't be able to eat it then. "

Naoki said wordlessly, "You haven't had breakfast yet?"

"No, it's a bit hard to wake up in the morning." Ichika snapped her fingers, "After waking up, I have to wash and apply makeup, because I was thinking of giving Asakawa-kun a surprise, and I forgot to eat breakfast and was even hungry."

A girl's mouth, liar, only you know how right or wrong what you are saying!

Naoki was expressionless, he used his body to block a small corner and let Ichika eat his bread.

It's not forbidden to eat on the train or subway, as long as it doesn't disturb other people, something like a box of scallions that smells like a 'flavor nuclear bomb' is definitely unacceptable, potato chips that taste 'clicky', or bread without a volatile odor and it makes no sound when you eat it, you can eat it silently with your mouth closed.

Of course, if you really want to eat a box of scallions, no one will come out and accuse you, but everyone will quietly set aside half of the train for you, allowing you to enjoy a special treat that stands out from the crowd.

"Would you like to eat Asakawa-kun?"

Ichika asked calmly.

"Not." Naoki shook his head "I ate something when I went out in the morning, so hurry up."

"Oh..."

Ichika tore the bread with her hand and put it in her mouth, and then her cheeks were swollen, trying not to make a sound, like a little hamster that quickly ate a large portion of the bread.

"I'm full, I can't eat anymore."

Ichika lightly licked his fingers, his appetite was twice as small as Itsuki's, Naoki thought she would keep the rest of the bread, but who knew that Ichika's eyes turned, his fingers tore off another small piece of bread, and handed it to Naoki's mouth:

"Ah~ Asakawa-kun, open your mouth."