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Having received Soyo's 'compensation', Kitahara Makoto naturally kept his promise and raised his right hand to swear the oath.
Once Sakiko was involved, Soyo would lose her composure.
Like now.
She was actually worried that Togawa would actively pursue him; that kind of thing was simply impossible, right?
"I'm going back first."
The blush on her face wouldn't fade for a while, so to avoid awkwardness, Nagasaki Soyo chose to leave decisively, carrying her school bag directly downstairs.
Kitahara Makoto waited a moment, and after calming down, he turned around and returned to the Astronomical Club activity room.
It was almost closing time for the school; after a quick tidy-up, Kitahara Makoto and the girls left the school together.
"Sakiko, Makoto-kun, see you tomorrow."
Takamatsu Tomori waved goodbye.
"See you tomorrow."
Kitahara Makoto nodded slightly, preparing to go home.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, turned to look, and saw Togawa Sakiko jogging over, carrying her school bag in both hands:
"Kitahara-kun, you haven't visited ghost Senpai for a long time. Since we're free now, why don't we go visit her together?"
"Ghost Senpai..."
Kitahara Makoto thought carefully; indeed, he hadn't seen her for a long time, almost forgetting her existence.
"Let's go, let's go see her."
Togawa Sakiko's rosy lips curved slightly upwards, revealing a bright smile:
"Ghost Senpai must be very happy to see Kitahara-kun."
(Something's not right...)
Kitahara Makoto's gaze fell on Togawa-chan; he inexplicably felt that today's Togawa Sakiko was a bit off.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Togawa Sakiko tilted her head and looked over.
"Nothing."
Kitahara Makoto retracted his gaze, "Let's go to the Train Station."
The journey was silent.
Kitahara Makoto and Togawa took the train and soon arrived at Tsukinomori Academy.
"Kitahara-sama finally remembered me..."
As the melodious piano music echoed in the air, ghost Senpai quickly appeared, her gaze towards Kitahara Makoto particularly resentful, as if Kitahara Makoto were a heartless man who had abandoned his wife and child.
"Kitahara-kun has been very busy lately and has encountered many things."
Togawa Sakiko softly explained, "Senpai, possess me. As an apology, you can use my body to have a big feast today, okay?"
"Okay!"
Hearing that she could fully possess her, ghost Senpai was immediately overjoyed, and in the blink of an eye, she cast aside her previous resentment.
(Something's definitely not right...)
Kitahara's gaze fell on Togawa; he just felt that today's Sakiko was too easy to talk to.
Shaking his head, Kitahara Makoto then asked about the case, learning that progress was still a long way off. Solving a ten-year-old case was naturally extremely difficult.
It was foreseeable that for a long time to come, he would still have to visit ghost Senpai from time to time.
No need to say more about what happened next.
Having already familiarized herself with the precautions for possession, ghost Senpai took control of the body and led Kitahara Makoto straight to a food street, where they began to stroll and eat.
In a blink of an eye, it was eight o'clock in the evening.
"Thank you for today."
Ghost Senpai left Togawa's body with satisfaction, waved goodbye to Kitahara Makoto and Togawa Sakiko, and then quickly dissipated into the night sky.
"My body feels a bit numb..." Togawa Sakiko looked up, the evening breeze rustling the hair at the girl's temples, making her look incredibly bright and moving. She extended her right hand and said sweetly, "Kitahara-kun, I'll leave it to you."
After possession, Kitahara Makoto needed to help dispel the negative energy within her body, and the best way was to hold hands.
Kitahara Makoto casually extended his right hand, preparing to grasp Togawa's fingertips as usual.
However, in the next second, Togawa Sakiko suddenly moved, her slender, spring onion-like fingers threading through Kitahara Makoto's, directly interlinking their fingers.
Kitahara Makoto: "..."
It used to be just fingertips, but today you're interlinking fingers?
Something's not right!
You're not right!
"My stomach is so full..." Togawa Sakiko's pretty face flushed, her heart racing, but she had no intention of letting go of his hand. She slightly turned her pretty face away and said shyly, "Shall we go for a walk in the park?"
"..."
Togawa Sakiko deeply understood one principle:
If you like something, you must strive for it, otherwise it will be snatched away by others.
Since she had decided not to avoid it anymore, she naturally had to take the initiative.
There's never been a rule that only boys can make the first move; girls can certainly take the initiative too...
Love is war!
When facing a boy she likes, she naturally has to find a way to gain ownership!
"Togawa-chan actually has such a proactive side?"
Kitahara Makoto felt a subtle shift in his mood.
He finally understood where the strange feeling he had felt all along came from.
It was the smile.
When they greeted each other in the classroom this morning, Togawa had a bright smile.
She was smiling when she invited him to visit ghost Senpai at the school gate.
She was smiling on the train.
She was also smiling just now...
One had to know that the former Togawa seemed to be wrapped in a block of ice, deliberately maintaining distance from others with a cold and aloof attitude.
But today's Togawa-chan, from the morning onwards, had been intermittently showing bright smiles, and her eyes also had a brighter gleam. Her entire being seemed to have been reborn... It was just because of their constant proximity that he hadn't noticed it immediately.
A subtle premonition suddenly arose in Kitahara Makoto's heart:
"The beloved Togawa-chan that Soyo can't forget must be this appearance, right?"
What on earth happened? How did Togawa suddenly change so drastically?
At this moment, Kitahara Makoto finally understood why Soyo had specifically cornered him and made him swear not to take advantage of Togawa before confessing. It seemed Soyo had already known about Sakiko's change.
The two walked into the nearby park.
The air after the rain was quite fresh.
"Togawa-chan, actually I..."
Kitahara Makoto hesitated whether to reveal everything now.
Having a harem is something no girl would likely accept. If he said it now, Togawa, whom he had finally seen, would probably immediately turn dark.
Of course, Kitahara Makoto's concern was not Togawa turning dark.
They weren't officially dating, so even if he confessed, Togawa had no reason to attack him with a cleaver.
The main thing was about tonight's action; once he confessed that he wanted to create a harem, Togawa Sakiko would likely refuse his help. At that point, facing her rotten old man at home at night and himself at school during the day, she might just turn dark...
"Kitahara-kun hasn't officially dated anyone else, has he?"
Togawa Sakiko suddenly interrupted softly.
Kitahara Makoto spoke truthfully: "...No."
This was a fact.
After he confessed about wanting to create a harem, no one had indeed accepted his dating request.
"Since Kitahara-kun hasn't officially dated anyone else, then I won't be breaking up anyone's relationship." Togawa Sakiko's pretty face flushed slightly, as she forcefully suppressed her girlish shyness and modesty. She looked up, her eyes bright, "I don't want to run away anymore... No matter what, I want Kitahara-kun to stay by my side forever."
Kitahara Makoto: "..."
It wasn't a confession, But it was no different from a confession.
He hadn't expected Togawa-chan, who usually appeared so aloof, to have such a proactive side...
He decided.
He would confess everything as soon as the dream sequence ended tonight.
No matter what, he had to first help Togawa deal with that alcoholic, gambling rotten old man!
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