Chapter 134: I like you a lot!

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Third period in the afternoon.

The Exploratorium club assembled for the event, and a few people from the department all arrived and sat around the large square table, a thin layer of dust accumulating everywhere in the classroom from a new year’s absence.

The whole atmosphere in the classroom also became a bit odd because it was Valentine’s Day.

Natsuki Aoi sniffed.

I don’t know if my nose was out of whack or if it really smelled like some unknown object, but the air smelled faintly of rotting apples in all directions.

Not harsh, but full of acidity.

At this point, Sakurajima Apricot pulled out wipes for herself and slowly wiped down each piece of her collection that she had placed in the cabinet, every detailed point of the item keyed up a little bit to make sure that all areas were wiped clean.

Keiko Hayakawa had come over ahead of time with a rag with a red plastic bucket, thinking about a big cleanup, and was now cleaning out the cracks in the balcony door frame.

Takahashi Midu, on the other hand, sat peacefully, her head did not think of this, her whole day was full of chocolate things, the club was only woodenly followed by Hayakawa after he reminded her of it, seeing Aoi again, there was an indescribable complexity that lingered in her heart, the matter of his refusal of her confession seemed to still be floating in front of her eyes as if it had happened yesterday.

With his ass dead-sticky glued to the stool and his legs tightly together, he didn’t say a word, kept his head down, and didn’t look at anyone.

The atmosphere is really a bit weird.

Aoi Natsuki watched as the group stayed quiet, each doing their own thing, then glanced up at the clock, it was almost time.

Without waiting a minute, the door to the activity room was opened.

Yusuke arrived.

He was specifically asked by Aoi Natsuki to come over here, just to prevent the club activity time, the communication between a few people was not harmonious, belonging to the icebreaker who came over to break the ice for him.

They had often studied together in the activity classroom and ate lunch together before, so they were familiar with each other, and Yusuke wouldn’t feel embarrassed to see them.

It was just that today, on this special day, when the ever-active Yusuke saw Aoi surrounded by three whole girls, it was hard not to feel a little bad.

Subsequent exchanges in the process, without fail to confirm that looking for Yusuke over is how right the decision, the words open, the atmosphere between a few people to ease a lot, and talk about some trivial interesting things in their own lives, and slowly back to the original in the school club in the feeling of no conversation.

Only today say special, Aoi Natsuki thought darkly in her heart.

Just get through today and everything will be back to normal, right?

The club activity ended quickly, and when the bell rang, it showed that everyone on the floor was still in the mood.

But in reality the topic could have reached the point of running out of gas long ago, and the entirety of Midu Takahashi’s smile that she had attached to it froze, which was a torment for her as well!

Keiko Hayakawa was likewise no exception, her right hand having been tucked away in her right pocket since ten minutes before the bell rang.

His eyes peeked at the movements of Natsuki Aoi beside him until Yusuke got up first, with Aoi following close behind toward the classroom door, when Hayakawa finally couldn’t help but open his mouth to call out to him.

“Natsuki!”

“Aoi!”

The two voices were almost in unison.

Both women turned their heads in unison.

Hayakawa and Takahashi looked at each other.

The eyes were confirming each other.

Slap–

The water pen that Sakurajima Apricot was twirling in her right hand landed on the desktop, making a sound, as she looked at the scene in front of her, her eyes revealing a strange excitement, and then she rested her right elbow against the desktop, her chin resting on her palm, and watched with interest where it would go next.

Yusuke was equally bewildered, and when he turned around, he noticed the expressions of the two girls, and instantly realized, a look of shock plus envy spreading across his face.

Aoi Natsuki also turned back at that time, feeling the atmosphere, and was surprised while at the same time very confused about one thing: why did Takahashi like himself? This was something he had never understood.

Obviously, he was someone who hated himself so much in the first place, and even with the reversal of favorability, his attitude was still as bad as it was before, so how did he suddenly take such initiative towards himself?

But in reality, Aoi still hadn’t figured out one thing, and that was that for a haughty girl, once the conversation box was completely opened, her initiative would then become higher, and her attitude would also have a big flip-flop.

“Uh, what’s the matter?” Aoi Natsuki responded to the situation with no change, her gaze going back and forth to observe the two and what kind of behavior they would do next.

And the two standing across from each other were undoubtedly apprehensive, they had just been thinking about delivering chocolates, and now the situation had changed in an instant, and what they should do at this point was the first thing they had to think about.

If the other party is also to send chocolate, then the first to send certainly have the first opportunity ah, and if the other party is because of other things, they first send chocolate and will seem a little abrupt, so now should we take the initiative it ……

Time passed by, Takahashi Mito’s pupils shook, it was the first time she had ever given a boy chocolates, her whole brain was heating up and rolling, and in no time at all, her eyes were wet and red along with it, not because she was sad, but mainly because she was just too nervous.

Hayakawa’s situation is much better, she in recent times, in terms of courage has been greatly improved, long ago not that timid and weak little girl, eyes gradually become firm, in the heart of the silent thought of some inspiring words.

Even if you’re facing Metro, it’s totally fine!

I’ll be sure to snatch Natsuki up first myself!

She then pulled the plastic bag with the chocolates out of her pocket, walked straight up and handed it over with both hands, “This …… is for you …… Valentine’s Day …… Chocolates ……”

Her voice was slightly shaky, but it was instinctive, and she ended up delivering this chocolate.

It wasn’t loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the entire active classroom to hear.

Aoi Natsuki looked down and saw a clear plastic bag of molded patterned chocolates, and sure enough ……

The chocolates are handmade chocolates by Hayakawa, and she’s really taking everything very seriously.

Exhaling through his nose, he took the plastic bag with the same hands and murmured, “Thank you.”

The thank you directly caused the look in front of him to stretch, and the surprise could be clearly seen in his eyes.

It was for this moment that she felt her efforts over the past few days had been well worth it.

But suddenly realizing something in his heart, he turned to Takahashi behind him, not wanting to show off, but instead casting a firm gaze.

Behind her, Takahashi Mito first stared blankly at the bag of chocolates in Aoi’s hand, then raised her eyes, locked gazes with Hayakawa, the stone hanging in her heart sank slightly, and holding her breath, she walked forward, and with a trembling right hand, reached into her right pocket, took out the pink cloth bag, and slowly handed it over.

“Don’t, don’t think too much about it, it’s, it’s not handmade, I don’t have as much time as Hayakawa.” Takahashi Mito moved her eyes away.

Aoi Natsuki didn’t expect her to be really prepared, his heart was still quite happy, refusing away her confession, and now he was able to re-break the ice and be friends again, for the few friends he had when he came to this world, he still wished to see this scene.

Gradually Takahashi is changing.

Words and behavior, not so violent anymore.

The scarlet cheeks looked rather more than a little cute at the moment.

“Takahashi ……” sighed Natsuki Aoi, letting out a long breath, but the tone seemed to mean something else to the ears of onlookers.

Takahashi Mito raised her eyebrows slightly and her mouth opened slightly, “Don’t misunderstand! This, this is just friendship chocolate! It doesn’t mean anything else! Don’t think too much!”

“Uh, I didn’t think much of it.”

Actually, you’re the only one who’s overthinking it.

Aoi Natsuki mentally narrated.

“Ah ……” Takahashi Midu reacted at once, almost in this awkward atmosphere, eyes rolled white, really want to find a pit to bury themselves ah!

“Mito!” Hayakawa suddenly grabbed her right bladder in one hand, and Takahashi Midu shuddered, and cast a startled look.

Instead, they saw Hayakawa still with that determined gaze, which made Takahashi Mitsuru unsure.

And not talking, just looking at her.

The atmosphere in the room returned to calm once again.

Aoi Natsuki held a bag of chocolates in each of her right and left hands, and turned them upside down, it was obvious that Hayakawa’s portion was sufficient, “Thank you both for the chocolates, the thought has been received by me, and for a return gift, I’ll be sure to prepare it properly.”

Bending slightly toward the two girls.

“I’ll go back to class then, bye.”

Aoi Natsuki winked at Yusuke, and the two of them left the entrance of the activity classroom together.

Before leaving, Aoi’s eyes subconsciously still looked inside the gap of the door of the activity classroom.

It eventually landed on Sakurajima Apricot, who was sitting on the center tabletop.

Her right leg pressed against her left, her black stockings interlocking with each other, her buttocks sitting on the edge of the white desktop, her arms crossed over her chest quite casually, the corners of her mouth hanging in a faintly upturned smile, her straight eyes similarly looking towards the door.

Does she realize she’s going to look at him too?

The two men’s eyes focused.

Natsuki Aoi received a pair of “teasing” glances, which is the right word to describe it, both interested and possessive.

Not that he was sorry he hadn’t gotten the chocolates from Sakurajima.

Just knowing Sakurajima for a long time, it was likely that she wouldn’t miss such an “opportunity”.

An “opportunity” that might lead to experimentation, or to get words out of one’s own mouth, to deeply analyze one’s own heart.

The stare was only for a moment, but Arai’s head was bursting with so many falsehoods.

Immediately after that he followed Yusuke back to the classroom, ready to go home when he was almost ready.

Just then, he received a text message ……

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Half an hour later.

Takahashi Mito was walking home with Hayakawa Keiko.

It’s been a while since the two of them have been home together, and with what happened in the club activity classroom today, Mito Takahashi can’t tell you how embarrassed he is right now.

Heart also think a lot, afraid to say a wrong word, hurt this friend of theirs, after all, in her eyes, Hayakawa is her first good friend in the true sense of the word.

She had watched the change from when she had been a follower beside herself to today.

The reason for everything turned out to be because of a boy.

And now, even he was bothered by the boy.

But ……

When she thought of what Aoi had said some time ago, a deep feeling of powerlessness rose within Takahashi Mito.

As much as it’s hard to think back, that heart-stopping feeling continues to this day, and the relationship with Hayakawa has become weird.

Obviously, obviously you are the one who was rejected ……

So what exactly is one holding on to.

Mito Takahashi rarely walked with her head down, her back was not as straight as usual, slightly arched, and her whole person looked like a somber beauty queen.

Continuing to walk forward, she didn’t realize she heard someone behind her calling her.

When she reacted, Hayakawa was already standing two meters away from her.

“I’m sorry, was I going too fast?”

“No ……” Hayakawa Keiko saw the frustration of Metu, then took a small short legs, trotted forward, one meter five height in contrast to one meter six five, feel incomparably petite, she raised her hand slightly pressed Metu’s back, and said. “Don’t be like this, Aoi is a straightforward person, you are good to him, slowly he will always realize, impression this thing needs a little change.”

“You, what do you mean? Don’t you like Aoi? Why are you talking like I should not give up.”

The moment he said that, Takahashi realized that he had said the wrong thing and hastily covered his mouth.

Instead of getting angry after hearing that, Hayakawa was overjoyed and took her palm in his right hand, “Sure enough Mito do you like Aoi as well! My guess before was really not wrong.”

Seeing that she was recognized, Takahashi Mito finally is no longer hidden, because this kind of cheating friends words really let her incomparably spaced out, and at the same time to like Aoi this matter, to Hayakawa, inside feel full of guilt.

“Yes, I do like Aoi, but, but I, I’ll …… later.”

“Metro!”

Hayakawa suddenly raised his voice.

Takahashi Mito froze instantly.

Hayakawa’s serious gaze came again, “Don’t go against your heart, I’ve said it before, I’m going to play fair with you, Midu, and I believe that what you put in is what you get out, so if you like it, why don’t you try your hardest to give it a try!”

Takahashi Mito’s entire body was dumbfounded, and after two seconds of messing up in the wind, the soft hair on top of her head instantly tied up in a few split ends, and she turned back to Hayakawa, “You’re not mad at me?”

Hayakawa shook his head, “I actually prefer that we’re in such a stalemate right now, we both like Aoi, so let’s cheer together, you have your way, and I have my own, other than that, you’re still my best friend, and I’m not going to be separated from you for any reason, I, I… …”

Saying this, Hayakawa’s cheeks reddened slightly, but still shouted out the next words.

Both fists were lightly clenched.

“I love you so much!”

“Huh?”

“No no no no! I’m not talking about that kind of like, but between friends, just, just when I first met you, I, I felt …… as if I saw a sun, yes, Midu is a sun that is out of reach for me! So please be sure not to be discouraged, I will work twice as hard in order to be able to defeat you! Let’s have a fair fight! Metro!”

Takahashi Mito’s entire body was confused.

She hadn’t realized at all that Hayakawa had so much on his mind!

More than even herself!

Successively parted strands of hair exploded on top of her head.

But then he thought of something, and his mood was once again low, “But …… well, I’ll be honest with you, I’ve actually …… already been rejected by Aoi once some time ago la! So …… I’m already disqualified.”

“It’s totally okay! I was rejected by Aoi once before too!” Hayakawa immediately picked up the conversation.

“Huh?”

After all, is there even such an unfolding?