My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 228 Miyamura-kun, I like you, please go out with me! (Two chapters combined)

“Boom…boom…boom…!”

As the school bell rang, Ayumi Ajitani made sure that Shoko was alright before getting up and returning to her seat in the front row.

But even after school ended, the students in the class were still gossiping about the matter.

Even some of the male students who had given up on pursuing Shoko felt that they could make it work now.

The two main characters ignored their whispered conversation and continued their playful banter on the way home.

No matter how big the gossip is, it can't compare to tomorrow's sports meet. Everyone is still more looking forward to the day-long sports festival.

The key point is that tomorrow is Friday, which means we can have a crazy day of fun, followed by two days of rest.

The night wind, past 10 p.m., swirled up withered ginkgo leaves, and the electronic sound of the convenience store's automatic doors opening and closing was particularly crisp on the empty street.

The warm yellow light of the izakaya cast the swaying shadow of a drunkard, while the giant advertising screen at the subway station entrance in the distance appeared a cold blue in the night.

The damp mist, carrying the aroma of kelp from oden, drifted through the alleyway, while the fluorescent lights of the 24-hour drugstore cast diamond-shaped shadows on the cement road.

Under Tsuna's supervision, Shoko helped him finish the homework assigned by the school teacher, checked the time, and then quickly went home.

"Shoko, there's some freshly warmed milk on the table. Remember to drink it before you go to sleep."

While still handling work in the living room, Nishimiya Yaeko heard the sound of the front door opening and closing outside and reminded them.

"Mmm." Shoko quickly crossed the living room without stopping. "Mom, you should get some rest too. Goodnight."

"Good night..." Yaeko Nishimiya murmured softly before refocusing on her work.

At the restaurant, Shoko picked up the warm milk on the table, took a small sip to check the temperature, and then drank it all in one gulp.

After washing the empty cup, I returned to my bedroom quietly, filled with anticipation.

As soon as Shoko entered the bedroom, her eyes immediately locked onto her phone on the bedside table, and she silently closed the door.

Ever since that girl came to ask Gang for her contact information this morning, the first thing Gang did when he got home was to check if anyone had added him on LINE.

But to her disappointment, no one added any more food until after dinner. So she suppressed her inexplicable restlessness, left her phone at home, and went to find Gang to do her homework.

She walked to the bedside, put the two hearing aids back into their designated storage boxes, and picked up the white smartphone from the bedside table.
She kicked off her little white rabbit slippers and rolled perfectly into bed.

Immediately afterwards, she skillfully opened an app called 'LINE' on her phone.

With the widespread use of smartphones, her and Tsuna's flip phones were replaced with matching touchscreen smartphones a week before the start of the semester.

The mobile email and traditional text messages that Tsuna and Takagi used to communicate on their phones have been replaced by the 'LINE' app launched this June.

Its free text, voice calls, and stickers, combined with the widespread use of smartphones, have made LINE a mainstream communication tool.

Sure enough, when she opened her contacts, she saw a friend request, but something seemed off...

It wasn't just one person adding 'him'; she counted, and there were a total of five strangers who had added her.

Four of the applications included notes stating that the applicants were classmates, along with their names and words of encouragement for tomorrow's sprint at the sports meet.

The key point is that all four of them are female classmates!

The last message was a friend request from that girl from this morning.

"Why is Tsuna so popular?" Shoko kicked the blanket in dissatisfaction.

Shoko suppressed her dissatisfaction with someone and did not immediately accept the application. Instead, she clicked on the other person's profile picture to see what they were up to first.

Someone the same age? The profile picture is of a cute, white-haired anime girl. Aside from those two things, Shoko couldn't figure out anything else about her...

Without further hesitation, she accepted the friend request. Out of politeness, she also accepted the other four friend requests.

After all, they were classmates, and he even said some encouraging words.

Of course, they're adding themselves, not Tsuna...

"Hello, Miyamura-kun! (shy.jpg)"

Just five minutes after accepting the friend request, the other party launched the first attack, leaving Shoko somewhat at a loss.

Seeing the cute emoji following the other person's words, Shoko grumbled somewhat sullenly:
"It's only been a short time since they agreed? Can't a girl be a little more reserved? It's almost eleven o'clock and you're still not asleep. Are you waiting for the application to be approved?"

After taking a few deep breaths to suppress her dissatisfaction, Shoko tried her best to imitate Tsuna's personality from her memory and typed her first sentence on her phone.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

Once the message is sent, the message "read" will be displayed next to the dialog box.

But after waiting for a long time without receiving a reply, Xiaozi waited another four or five minutes. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard her phone ring.

"I just wanted to cheer on Miyamura-kun at the sports meet tomorrow (embarrassed emoji)."

Shoko rolled her eyes as she looked at the message, and then muttered the line in a sarcastic tone, "I just wanted to cheer on Miyamura-kun..."

"You think I'm stupid enough to ask for Tsuna's contact information in front of so many people...?"

"Thank you, I'll do my best tomorrow."

"Hey classmate, it's so late, is there anything else? If not, you should get some rest."

Shoko sent two messages in a row, both of which showed that the other party had read them at the same time, but after waiting a few more minutes and not seeing a reply, she stopped paying attention to them.

Thinking that the other person should have given up, I turned off my phone, placed it next to my pillow, and prepared to go to sleep.

Unfortunately, just as she closed her eyes, her phone screen lit up and vibrated, leaving her no choice but to pick it up and check.

"I……"

"Miyamura-kun, I like you. Please go out with me!"

"(Shy Bunny GIF.jpg)"

Shoko was instantly wide awake and even wanted to throw her phone away, but she held back...

She took a few deep breaths and, based on the explanation A-Gang had given her that morning, typed out her question:
"But we've only met a few times, how did you come to like me?"

She doesn't understand why some girls fall in love with someone after only exchanging a few words with them, or even without exchanging any words at all.

The key point is to confess your feelings to her before she does!
I can't even imagine how serious the consequences would be if Tsuna gave her his contact information today, and she confessed her feelings to him without her knowledge!

Shoko, furious, punched the wall with her little pink fist, then winced and pulled it back.

While rubbing her little hands, she silently made up her mind that she could bring her phone to the sports meet tomorrow, and when Tsuna participated in those events, she would secretly peek at his 'LINE'...

"Because I think Miyamura-kun is very handsome..."

"And I often hear teachers mention your name, so I can tell you're a very gentle boy."

"Gentle? Tsuna?" Shoko recalled Tsuna from her memories, her mind flashing back to their moments together, and nodded: "Indeed, but Tsuna is mine, so don't even think about it!"

"Gentle? We've only met a few times, how did you determine that I'm gentle?"

Shoko is still very curious about the answer to this question.

After all, since they were at school, Tsuna was practically always with her, and he almost never had the chance to show his gentle side to others.

"Hmm... I've looked into Miyamura-kun from other people before."

"I also know about Nishimiya, the student who often appears around you and has a hearing impairment, so I know you're a very gentle guy."

These words subtly touched a nerve with Shoko. Even though she can now communicate normally, her hearing impairment remains an insurmountable obstacle in her mind.

The words that Gang had used to comfort her flashed through her mind involuntarily, and she still firmly believed that her ears could be cured.

Shoko shook her head, shaking off those negative emotions, typed a message on the screen, and, suppressing her embarrassment, pressed send.

"But what I mean is, I have a girlfriend, the one you mentioned, Nishimiya-kun."

As expected, the message was immediately marked as 'read' after being sent, but no reply came for a long time.

"I know Miyamura-kun."

"You don't have a girlfriend, and Nishimiya-kun is just a cover for you, isn't she?"

Subsequently, the other party sent several more messages, each providing specific examples to prove that the two were not in a romantic relationship.

Unable to defend herself any longer, Shoko had no choice but to admit that the two were still childhood friends.

"I'll definitely show Miyamura-kun my strengths!"

"(A rabbit clenching its fist in encouragement.jpg)"

"..." Shoko didn't know how to reply to the other person for a moment, so she could only send a not-so-cute emoji to appease them.

But the other person seemed to have endless topics to talk about, and the conversation gradually shifted from the topic of confessing feelings to the topic of tomorrow's sports meet, and then to the topic of studying.

As the conversation gradually warmed up, no matter how she tried to brush him off, he could always find something to talk about and force the conversation to continue.

What's even more terrifying is that the other party often adds cute emojis after their words, and when they get excited, they'll even send a sweet voice message.

This gave Shoko the illusion that she wanted to confess her identity to the other party and that she couldn't compete with them.

On second thought, it's terrifying to think about. If the other party actually gets Tsuna's contact information, Tsuna probably won't be able to hold out for long before succumbing!

A-Gang: 'You're overthinking it. We don't even know if she'll accept my friend request. Besides, you could just turn on mute or do not disturb her. Why bother replying to her messages one by one?'

"It's getting late, I'm going to bed now."

"Good luck at the sports meet today, Miyamura-kun! Good night!"

"(Goodnight.jpg)"

"Okay, goodnight."

Shoko glanced at the time and realized it was already past 1 a.m., which further solidified her belief in the terror and high level of her opponent.

This kind of girl should never be allowed to get close to Tsuna, otherwise she'll steal Tsuna away from him!
Afterwards, Shoko quickly reviewed the two or three hours of chat history between the two of them, and then compared it with her chat history with Tsuna.

The latest chat history was from last night, with just a few brief messages: "Where are you?" "Second floor." "I'm coming to find you." "Okay."

Scrolling up further, it says: "Shizuka wants you to come eat." "Okay." [Come help me with my homework.] "Okay."

Shoko frowned; this comparison was completely unfair!
However, because it was really late and she had to get up early the next day, the sleepiness that had disappeared reappeared. She put her phone on the bedside table and closed her eyes.

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The morning mist began to slowly climb onto the convenience store glass, the horizon cracked with a dark blue hue, and the blue light from the vending machines became thinner.

The aroma of soy sauce, reminiscent of a hangover, wafts from beneath the noren curtain of a 24-hour izakaya, mingling with the steam from freshly baked meat buns from 7-Eleven, creating a spiral pattern on the street corner.

"Did you go stealing chickens last night?" Tsuna, who had just come out of the bathroom, looked at Shoko's faint dark circles under her eyes with a puzzled expression.

"It's all your fault."

Upon hearing this, Shoko thought of what happened last night, and lightly slapped him in annoyance. Then, under his bewildered gaze, she took the towel from his hand and began to dry his hair.

"You don't need to get up early to prepare lunch today, and you went to bed around 10:30 last night, so why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

Tsuna was still confused. Even after hearing Shoko say it was all his fault, he still couldn't remember why she blamed him.

Do you still remember Sakuragi Mari?

As soon as she finished speaking, Shoko thought for a moment and realized that if she directly said the other person's name, Tsuna probably wouldn't remember it, so she changed her words and said:

Do you remember the girl who came to the classroom yesterday morning to add your contact information?

Tsuna, who had been thinking about the name, instantly remembered it upon hearing her mention it, and roughly guessed the origin of Shoko's dark circles. He tentatively asked:

"Your dark circles aren't from talking to her until the wee hours of the morning, are they?"

Shoko hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Yes, she confessed to me right away, so I gave her a good scolding."
Make her clearly realize her mistake; as a student, her primary focus should be on her studies!

Tsuna almost believed what he said. After more than ten years of getting along, it could be said that he raised Shoko single-handedly. If only she had that ability.

However, he didn't expose them; instead, he applauded.

"Ms. Shoko is amazing. She not only persuaded a student to turn back from the wrong path, but also helped me reject Duan's confession."

Shoko immediately sensed the perfunctory tone in his words, threw the towel in her hand at him, and turned to get a hairdryer to dry his hair.

"It's sports meet today, so we don't need to go to school so early. Shizuka will drive us there later. Do you want to come to my room for a nap?"

After she finished drying her hair and the noise from the hairdryer stopped, Gang finally spoke up to offer his advice.

"Hmm..." Shoko hesitated a little.

Tsuna glanced at the clock on the living room wall: "I can probably take another thirty minutes of nap."

"Alright then, Tsuna, remember to call me later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shoko handed him the hair dryer, turned around and left the living room. She said goodbye to the two people in the dining room and went upstairs.

"Click..."

Shoko turned the doorknob and pushed the door open, giving Tsuna's room a quick glance. It was very simple, with a bed, a wardrobe, a bedside table, a table, and two chairs. That was about it.

She closed the door, walked quickly to the bedside, lifted the blanket, picked up the black cat plush toy next to the pillow, took a deep breath of the lingering scent of Tsuna, and then crawled into bed.

Holding the doll, she soon drifted off into a sweet dream.

(End of this chapter)