Chapter 154: Favorite of the Gods

“Is there so much tension? Or do you care about what I say?”

Sakurajima Apricot’s voice once again reached her ears, and just now Aoi had felt her ears buzzing, but when she spoke, she could hear her extraordinarily clearly.

Aoi Natsuki blushed until her eyes were a little wet and red, taking two steps back, her hands unconsciously raised, her nostrils burning as she exhaled.

Sakurajima Apricot didn’t follow directly at this time, but stood two or three paces away from him, calmly watching him.

“No kidding, I’m going to go first too.” Aoi Natsuki stammered, her right hand pointing towards the doorway in a somewhat flustered state, something that wasn’t even there before, liking Sakurajima? Wouldn’t her future life be a mess if a character like her liked it? She even pushed herself to start a harem! How could such a girl genuinely like herself? Shouldn’t she be genuinely fond of herself by not letting herself come into contact with other girls at all? I can’t figure it out, what exactly is she trying to do?

As well as the initial system prompting the other party’s keyword “strong desire”, she was trying to possess herself, but what’s with her not just possessing but also wanting to share ah!

Aoi Natsuki couldn’t figure it out, and currently could only evacuate, the whole person drifted around, and headed for the door.

But he had only just taken two steps when Sakurajima’s voice sounded behind him once again.

“Aoi haven’t you realized yet? The way you feel about me.”

Natsuki Arai let out a breath and turned her head to look at Sakurajima in disbelief.

Sakurajima’s eyes, which were narrowed with a smile, slowly opened, revealing a slit, between which the cunning white zephyr was particularly conspicuous, and against the background of the gradually dusky sky, all of that tearful mole seemed to have fallen like a sculptural embellishment on her delicate face.

“Don’t you realize that all along, all of our communication and contact, my gestures of goodwill towards you and so on, don’t you notice that they all have one thing in common?”

Sakurajima begins her favorite part of the “riddle” again.

And the answer to that question really made Aoi Natsuki subconsciously recall thinking.

But now he forgot one thing, when he went to think about this problem, itself is recognized this problem, and this problem itself exists in doubt, in exchange for half a year ago Aoi, certainly will be directly back to the sentence “this kind of lack of heart guessing you’d better keep it yourself.” But at this moment, Aoi Natsuki is really seriously recalling this question, and this is the key to change.

Natsuki Aoi thought for a long time, but finally shook her head.

“Whether it’s going to your house, the party, the school beauty contest, the two of us alone, you really don’t see anything special?”

“You …… never turned me down.”

Aoi Natsuki’s gaze shook, the point Sakurajima brought up was really something he never thought of, had he never refused Sakurajima? Hm? Is it hard to be true? He really didn’t have any impression of that himself.

And what does that tell us?

Does that mean I love Sakurajima in my heart? I can’t!

Aoi Natsuki’s mind opened up to brainstorming.

But the deeper his thoughts went, the more timid his heart became, for he could not give a reasonable explanation either, and his feet moved a little toward the position of the door.

“Are you going to run away?”

The sharp-eyed Sakurajima Apricot hit the nail on the head.

Aoi Natsuki’s face showed embarrassment, and since he was spoken to, he simply went along with the vague murmur, “I, I have something else to do, so I’ll think about what you said ……”

The mind is really only thinking about buggering off.

He was hesitant about whether or not he was attracted to Sakurajima, his head was numb, his cheeks were hot, but his hands were cold, and then before Sakurajima could say anything else, he turned around and ran out of the activity classroom at a fast pace, and with the wind at his feet, he disappeared into the corridor in a puff of smoke.

Sakurajima Apricot who stayed in the activity classroom at this time, her smile gradually faded, the movement of her right index finger constantly drawing circles on the square table came to an abrupt end, and vaguely, you could only hear her mouth softly say, “Coward ……”

……

“Well ……,” Hayakawa Koizumi rubbed his eyes and slowly walked down from the second floor, originally he wanted to go to the restroom, and when he heard a commotion downstairs, he slowly walked downstairs.

Don t say that it is a thief …… We are in this family situation, and the thief comes and probably has nothing to steal.

Xiaoquan drummed up the courage, tiptoe a little closer, see is the kitchen lighted, his heart is also raised in his throat, step by step close to the kitchen, hands on the wall, the closer you hear the sound of water boiling inside, he grasped the edge of the door, probed and found that it was actually wearing pajamas sister, what is she doing?

“Sister?”

Hayakawa Keiko was startled, the knife that was carving the carving shook violently, and this carrot carving was directly divided into two.

“Ah!” Turning her head to see it was Koizumi, she immediately frowned, “Look what you’ve done!”

“Hug, sorry, I put my hands up.” As a younger brother, Koizumi’s vision of his sister was quite proper and stern, playfully approaching, craning his neck to also look at the soup that was cooking on the stovetop, and already guessing what was going on in his mind.

“Cooking lunch for that guy again, and carving flowers, should it be so formal? No, I’ve never even tasted this soup before, what the hell is this?” Koizumi asked as she came up to the table, there was a savory and slightly spicy smell that was quite pleasant.

“No, no la, I, I’m just learning to cook, so don’t bother me here, Koizumi!”

Hayakawa Keiko looked at the ruined carrots cut on the board and was secretly saddened by the fact that she had obviously been cutting them for a long time, she said.

“Learning to cook on such a big night, what’s the difference between you and those inside curlers.” Koizumi narrowed her eyes and spat, “This pot really smells good, I’m getting hungry just smelling it, let me have some too.”

“Well, it’s just that it’s the first time I’ve cooked this tofu soup, so I’m not sure if it’s any good.”

“It smells so good, it must be good.” Koizumi bent down and took out a small bowl from the second drawer underneath, scooping two spoonfuls into the bowl with a soup ladle, it was still a little thick, and you could vaguely see very crumbly eggs in it.

“Careful it’s hot.”

“Don’t worry, this is my golden tongue.” Xiaoquan blew on it, and then took a sip, the sweet and sour taste, this mouthful of it instantly opened his stomach, his eyes glowing, “So good! I just love this kind of texture, not enough not enough, let me drink some more.”

Koizumi hurriedly grabbed a soup ladle and filled the small bowl before drinking it contentedly, while Hayakawa’s nervousness then relaxed as he heard him say it was good.

A bowl of hot tofu soup went down, Koizumi was very satisfied, at the same time, he also sensed that something was wrong, put the small bowl down, walked over to his sister and spoke, “Sister, you’ve been having a date with that boy again lately haven’t you?”

“Eh?” Hayakawa had a surprised look on his face.

Koizumi pursed her lips and smiled, “A kissing sibling is obvious at a glance, so tell me, when’s the date again?”

“No, not really a date I guess …… Just, cherry blossom viewing …… It’s not just me and him, there are other people there too.”

“Other people? Love interests?” Koizumi narrowed her eyes.

“They’re all friends ……”

“So that’s what a love rival is, all those girls who came to our house last time were there, right?”

“Uh, well ……”

“That’s not good, I didn’t realize they hadn’t given up yet, they’re really persistent.” Xiaoquan crossed her arms and nodded her head like an adult, then said, “Sister, I support you! It’s just a roll, we’ll roll with them! This tofu soup is delicious, it’s a must-have soup when the time comes, are there any other dishes? I’ll try it.”

“It’s not cooked yet ……”

“If you haven’t cooked it, cook it! I’ll accompany you, and I’ll be your fairest taster for any number of dishes you want to learn, with the aim of keeping that boy firmly in my grasp!” Koizumi clenched her right fist and said with a serious face.

Look at him, acting like he really knows what it means to be in love.

Hearing her brother’s words, Hayakawa Keiko’s morale was boosted, yes, she had to work hard in order to prepare the best bento on the day of cherry blossom viewing!

But!

Before that!

“Eat this.”

Hayakawa picked up the carrot that had just been destroyed by cutting and handed it to Koizumi’s mouth.

Nani!

Koizumi immediately frowned, “It’s raw, isn’t it?”

“Don’t worry, it’s boiled, eat it!”

“Oooh.” The hole dug by himself could only be filled by himself, there was nothing to be done, Koizumi could only open his mouth with a face of pain and ate the carrot he hated eating the most.

“Good girl~”

“Woo-hoo.”

……

Sunday, now it’s the beginning of April, the cherry blossom viewing activity discussed in the previous activity meeting of the Exploration Club is about to be held today, Aoi Natsuki even asked his parents before he left the house, originally they said that they were going to come, but as soon as they heard that there were so many other girls, his father, Aoi Ryuu, also showed a look of deep interest, and in the end, he instead said that he had something to do with his mother to go out, so he wouldn’t be attending, and in the end, Aoi had no choice but to bring Rina with him.

Lena is now starting to do better and better in elementary school, and is obedient and sensible, without adults worrying, and most importantly, her elementary school has two shifts of school bus transportation, which also saves other family members a lot of work.

“Lina, don’t be in such a hurry, hat, hat.” Aoi Natsuki held the sun hat in her hand and hurriedly ran after Lina, in the end, she was an energetic child, she herself ran two steps panting, and she still acted as if nothing had happened.

With her backpack on, her snacks packed, and her writing pad cradled in her hand, Rina followed suit and sat down on her butt on the edge of the hallway and began to change her shoes while Natsuki Aoi half crouched behind her, diligently helping her tie her hair.

Mom was right, this is not an additional sister, it really is an additional daughter of the same feeling ah.

Aoi Natsuki recalled his dad said before, the middle of the month will be almost with the old mom to travel again, may be another few months without seeing, let him look after the family, hey …… so, he will be incarnated as a full-time baby daddy again, and began to burn food for Lina every morning and evening.

“Well, then let’s get going too.”

Natsuki Aoi tied the twists perfectly, nothing else, practice makes perfect.

Lina held his hand obediently, and the two of them walked out of the entrance door, and there was also a battery-operated car parked on the walkway outside, the very same one that Yusuke had.

Because the distance to Ueno Enchi Park is not close, and today is a great day for cherry blossom viewing on the weekend, taking a taxi to go is estimated to be able to get stuck in a traffic jam halfway, and the bus, and the subway, with this level of crowdedness, it’s hard not to be mistaken for a pervert by some women, and then go to the police station to drink tea, and he’s only been to the police station twice in these past two months, which is a noticeable improvement.

Pushing the electric bike out the front door, turning back and locking it, he returned to the bike and got on it sideways, as if it were the same as riding a motorcycle.

“Get in the car.”

Giving Rina a hand to sit in the backseat, Rina hugged him tightly around the waist, and with that Arai twisted the right handle and the electric car drove off with the two of them.

After twenty minutes or so had passed, the crowd as well as the noise around him grew more and more, before a few more adjustments were made based on the issue of time, it was felt that this time in the afternoon was too late, and eventually a few people agreed to change it to the morning, and now he was out the door at less than nine o’clock.

Approaching Ueno Enki Park, the cherry blossoms that filled the backseat instantly caught Rina’s eye, grabbing Aoi’s coat and tugging it gently in excitement.

“Awwwwwww!”

“See see see, this is just the periphery, wait until you go inside, the view is even better.”

Aoi Natsuki rode his bike all the way to the parking lot, parked and locked the car, the people around him started to become more, he also put on a mask, holding Lina’s hand and rushed towards the entrance at a rapid pace, at the entrance he saw a big signboard with the words “Sakura Matsuri” written on it.

No wonder there are so many people.

Aoi Natsuki had done his homework before coming to Ueno Park and knew the layout of the park as well as some of the famous buildings, so he took Rina on a walk while telling her some of the history of the park. In fact, the Shinobazuno Pond is a lake where countless birds reside, and there are also the Daibutsu Pagoda, the Information Center, and the Museum.

It is rumored that there are about one thousand two hundred lessons of cherry trees in the garden, in season, where the wind passes, the falling cherry rains down, very spectacular, and the two of them at this time walking on the spacious avenue, in front of their eyes are full of pink and white cherry blossoms, the romantic atmosphere is born.

Aoi Natsuki pulled out his cell phone, glanced at the location sent by Sakurajima, and, worried about being late, picked up Rina and headed for his destination at a rapid pace.

Cherry blossom trees all over the place are covered with camping cloths, a lot of good positions have long been seized, it is rumored that cherry blossom viewing this kind of thing and even a day or two early to grab a seat, the whole day is guarded here for fear that the position will be snatched, and then ultimately transferred at a high price.

From a distance he heard someone calling his name.

Aoi Natsuki and Rina flush their sights, only to see that the one meter eighty two tall Yugiri Ryuusakura is particularly conspicuous, and the location seems to be very good……. Aoi came closer to see, and found that it was actually under an oversized cherry tree!

Sakurajima sure is tactful!

At this time, only Ayano and Ryuusakura were on the camp cloth, and when they asked, they realized that the rest of the group had gone to take pictures.

Ayano is only interested in manga and is just the best view here, so no need to move over.

“Kind of hungry.” Ayano murmured.

Hearing this, Lina lit up, then brought her backpack to her side and dug through it, a pack of chocolate chip cookies being held out against the backdrop of the sun’s beams.

“Awwww!”

“Oh! Lena! My little angel!” Ayano stepped forward to take the chocolate chip cookie and had hugged her, kissing her** with her facepalm, “Show Lina the picture your sister drew, will you?”

“Awwww!”

Ayano then carried Rina under the tree and showed her the landscape sketch she had just made.

On the other end, Ryuusakura also walked up to Natsuki Aoi with a confident smile on her face, “It’s been a long time, Natsuki, how have you been?”

“Well, it’s kind of nice, how about you, Dragon Cherry? I haven’t seen you for a month and I haven’t had much contact, it’s been hard taking care of the martial arts school, right?”

Dragon Sakura shook his head, “Just some trivial things delayed, in fact, many times I wanted to go to find you, but unfortunately …… however, seeing you here is good, I am now, really happy, Natsuki.”

Ryuusakura’s aura is always that of athletic plus confident beauty, so that people can’t help but be attracted to her charms, and her face value points among her system are the closest to Sakurajima’s points, currently at 97.

And Sakurajima? She’s a favorite of the gods, a 99-point of near-perfection.