"Alright, thank you for the hospitality. I'm going to head to Keyaki Mall to wander around a bit before going back. See you."
After saying this, Morishita Ai simply vanished.
To call Morishita Ai polite—she did say thank you. To call her impolite—she left immediately after he treated her to a meal, leaving him behind like a lonely old man.
Forget it. Shikime Natsu wasn't particularly heartbroken. After all, from their brief contact, he knew Morishita Ai wasn't an ordinary person. If he really let himself be troubled by something like this, Shikime Natsu felt he would have to be some kind of saint himself.
Shikime Natsu intended to head straight back to the dormitory. He was full, and the next step was to sleep. Besides, he had just exercised his muscles not long ago, so he needed to rest properly now.
Arriving downstairs at the dormitory building, Shikime Natsu spotted a rather familiar figure—a very petite silhouette. Wasn't this Mei-Yu Wang?
To be downstairs at the dormitory at this time... was she waiting for someone?
Seeing this, Shikime Natsu walked over. They knew each other, after all, so there was no harm in going over to ask a question or two.
"Yo, Wang-san, what a coincidence."
Hearing Shikime Natsu's voice, Mei-Yu Wang suddenly raised her head. Upon seeing it was Shikime Natsu, her small face became visibly covered in nervousness.
Clearly, he was a good person; was there any need to be nervous when seeing him?
It would be more appropriate if Kushida Kikyou showed this expression upon seeing him. No, wait—could it be that Kushida Kikyou had been badmouthing him in front of Mei-Yu Wang?
That would be truly detestable—daring to sabotage his grand designs.
"N-No... Yes... What a coincidence. Did you just come back, Shiki-san?"
Mei-Yu Wang spoke somewhat nervously. Apart from nervousness, there didn't seem to be any fear on her face. Hmm, quite a shy girl.
She gave off a feeling somewhat similar to Yamamura Miki, but her presence was a bit stronger than Yamamura Miki's. If not for him, Yamamura Miki would probably still be a transparent little wallflower in the class.
However, after eating together for a week, Yamamura Miki had become slightly bolder; at least she would occasionally chime in during meals now. Thinking of this, Shikime Natsu recalled Morishita Ai's evaluation of Yamamura Miki. If Yamamura Miki heard it, she would probably cry, wouldn't she?
"Yeah, just finished eating at the school cafeteria. What about you? Waiting for someone here?"
Shikime Natsu nodded and stopped about three body lengths away from Mei-Yu Wang.
Not too far, not too close.
"Mhm, I'm waiting for Kikyou-chan. We agreed to go shopping at Keyaki Mall together."
Mei-Yu Wang nodded. Perhaps because the aura radiating from Shikime Natsu was quite gentle, after simply exchanging a sentence with him, her speech became much smoother.
"Um, thank you for the coffee last time."
Mei-Yu Wang spoke up to thank him again. Even though she had already thanked him back then, she really was quite polite.
"No, you don't need to mind that at all. I was very happy chatting with Wang-san and Kikyou."
Shikime Natsu smiled as he spoke.
Mei-Yu Wang, however, quite sharply caught the way Shikime Natsu addressed them. A few days ago, she remembered Shikime Natsu still calling her "Kushida-san." Had the form of address changed so much in such a short time?
A slight bit of gossip stirred in the girl's heart. But... Mei-Yu Wang suddenly remembered the girl who was by Shikime Natsu's side at that time, the one named Kamuro Masumi. Shikime Natsu also called her "Masumi."
In other words... was she herself the special one?
"No, I'm the one who is very grateful that Shiki-san could be my friend."
Mei-Yu Wang continued to speak very politely.
If the conversation continued, the girl's mind was already empty; she couldn't think of any words to keep the chat going. Woo woo woo.
Mei-Yu Wang wasn't exactly a social butterfly to begin with. Becoming friends with Kushida Kikyou had basically relied entirely on Kushida Kikyou taking the initiative.
If not for Kushida Kikyou, she might still be a lonely individual in the class right now.
"Sorry, Mei-chan, my memory is a bit bad."
Kushida Kikyou walked over with a smile on her face, but then she saw Shikime Natsu. An imperceptible emotion flashed through her eyes. How did I run into this pervert?
"Kikyou, what a coincidence."
Shikime Natsu greeted Kushida Kikyou quite naturally, as if the events of that day had never happened.
"My, what a coincidence, Natsu."
Kushida Kikyou's face still wore a shallow smile, identical to the smile from that day—quite gentle, just like an angel.
Mei-Yu Wang listened to their dialogue. Sure enough, their relationship had improved quite a bit.
"Then I won't disturb you two going shopping."
Shikime Natsu waved his hand at the two of them. He was just preparing to enter the dormitory when he was suddenly called out to.
"Um... if you don't mind, would Natsu like to join us? Is that okay, Mei-chan?"
Kushida Kikyou turned her head to look at Mei-Yu Wang.
"H-Huh... Yes, that's fine."
Mei-Yu Wang obviously hadn't expected Kushida Kikyou to suddenly call out to Shikime Natsu; she had originally thought to say goodbye to him.
Of course, Mei-Yu Wang didn't mind either. Besides, Shikime Natsu was very handsome and seemed like a rather gentle person.
Having just had a cup of coffee or something, they were merely nodding acquaintances.
Shopping together now might improve their relationship, and they could become good friends.
"Then I'll intrude."
Shikime Natsu's gaze landed on Kushida Kikyou. What is this guy planning?
Placed before Shikime Natsu were two choices: one was to return to the dorm to farm money, and the other was to stay with beautiful girls, which might trigger a new CG.
Of course, this was a single-choice question. For a gal game expert, CGs were greater than everything else. Moreover, the rewards given by CGs were far more tangible than cold hard cash.
"It doesn't matter at all. Rather, shopping with Natsu is a rare experience."
Kushida Kikyou laughed softly, casually shifting her position so that she was exactly between Shikime Natsu and Mei-Yu Wang.
"What are you guys planning to buy?"
Shikime Natsu looked at the two of them very casually.
"I planned to have Mei-chan accompany me to buy some cute clothes. I need a girl's advice, but a boy's advice is also very much needed~"
Kushida Kikyou put on a rather cute expression.
"No problem, though I'm not very good at giving advice."
Shikime Natsu nodded, his line of sight landing on Kushida Kikyou's chest. It already looked quite large when she was wearing her school uniform, but wearing casual clothes outlined her curves even more. Especially with the white T-shirt featuring a giant pink heart on the chest—it was very nice. Thinking back to the hand-feel from that night...
Kushida Kikyou was really quite a "prawn"—great body, shame about the personality.
Although Shikime Natsu didn't say anything, Kushida Kikyou, noticing his gaze, also thought of the events of that night, and her mood became very unpleasant.
The fingerprints were truly difficult to extract, so he held leverage over her.
If she just let this lecher Shikime Natsu leave right now, he might spill her secret very quickly. It was fine if they hadn't met, but since they had...
Kushida Kikyou had to ensure that Shikime Natsu didn't do anything to threaten her while under her nose.
Of course, if she could find out Shikime Natsu's weakness, that would be even better. As the saying goes, he who speaks too much is bound to slip up. She wanted to catch Shikime Natsu's mistake and seize his handle.
"It's okay, let's go!"
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