My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 362 They were childhood sweethearts!?

As Kitano watched Ayumi Ajitani run away, he was still reeling from his heartbreak when Tanaka gently kicked him from behind.

The two exchanged a glance, and he could only continue with his evening plans, tears welling in his eyes, hiding in the shadows to prevent any accidents from happening.

As Kitano left, Tanaka seemed to see something shimmering in the moonlight in the blink of an eye.

"that……"

After confirming that the other person was hidden, Tanaka looked at the girl who was still standing in the same spot, unsure of how to start a conversation.

.........

Behind the swaying bamboo shadows, Tsuna and Shoko were standing, Shoko's hand still clenched between Tsuna's fingers.

She turned her head to the side, her breath almost brushing against his ear, and whispered in his ear, her eyes gleaming with amusement: "Tsuna, how come you two are together?"

There was also a silly-looking light bulb next to it...

"Oh, Shoko-chan, there's no need to ask. Tanaka must have told Miyamura and the others that he's going to confess tonight."

Ayumi Ajitani glanced at the two of them briefly.

"No, it's the North..."

"Also? Tanaka told you guys that too?"

"what!"

The sudden noise from behind startled Ayumi Ajitani so much that she almost jumped up on the spot. Tsuna and she turned around sharply!

They then realized that Nishikata and Takagi had already crept up behind them.

Shoko noticed his movement and turned around to see the two of them.

Nishikata clearly realized he had scared someone, a look of "oops" flashed across his face, and he chuckled a couple of times, a little embarrassed, as if to express his apology.

The three of them also made some space for the two newcomers.

"Squad leader, why did you use the word 'also' just now?"

Seeing that Tanaka and the other person were still chatting, Nishikata took the opportunity to ask Ayumi about Ajitani.

"Tanaka probably won't tell them. I guess it's the neighbor?" Tsuna guessed.

"Oh no?"

Nishikata's surprised gaze shifted from Tsuna's face to Ayumi's, wanting to confirm whether it was true or not.

“No,” Ayumi Ajitani waved her hand, “but I promised them I’d keep it a secret, so I can’t tell you.”

"Fine……"

“However!” Ayumi Ajitani’s words took a turn at the end: “Given our relationship, I can reveal a little bit to you.”

"Ayumi-chan?" Takagi looked at her, somewhat wanting to stop her from saying anything more.

"It's okay, Takagi-chan, they probably won't guess." Ayumi Ajitani waved her hand: "One of your roommates told us."

"Oh, it's Kitano."

Tsuna and Nishikata spoke almost in unison, without even guessing who would be so bored.

"..."

"How did you manage to pinpoint Kitano so quickly?" Ayumi Ajitani asked, looking at them in astonishment.

"I knew it..." Takagi sighed, rubbing his forehead and muttering silently, "How could I not have guessed it..."

“When we got back to the dorm, he was the one who told us about this.”

"..." Ayumi Ajitani raised an eyebrow speechlessly.

She glanced again at her neighbor and Tanaka, who were still chatting endlessly not far away, before quickly looking away.

She gently tugged at the corners of Takagi and Shoko's yukatas, bringing the three of them so close they could almost feel each other's breath.

Her mysterious behavior made Nishikata feel a little closer to Takagi.

Ayami looked around... Although no one could be clearly seen in the bamboo shadows, she spoke in a mysterious tone, tinged with a snicker and almost a whisper:

"You can guess that it was Kitano who said it, but you definitely can't guess what the relationship is between Rinko-chan and Kitano, right?"

In the dim light, her words made everyone start to speculate, except for Shoko, who kept staring in the direction of her neighbor Tanaka and the other two. The light was so dim that Shoko couldn't hear or see anything, and the group of people whispering together were moving their lips like Morse code, which was impossible to decipher.

'never mind!'

She acted decisively, her gaze, like a searchlight, fixed intently on Tanaka and his neighbor, who were chatting animatedly under the moonlight, her mind racing with calculations:
'I'll ask Tsuna to tell me when we get back that I can stay a little longer and maybe ask for a goodnight kiss or something.'

This is the best of both worlds! You get to see both kinds of juicy gossip!

Shoko was basking in her own cleverness, while Ayumi and the others continued their conversation.

"Aren't we just classmates?"

I guess it's father and daughter.

"No, no, I think they are mother and daughter."

"..."

Takagi and Ayumi looked at the two of them speechlessly.

"Can you guys make a serious guess?"

Nishikata shook his head: "I can't guess. Class monitor, can you just tell me the answer?"

“Alright,” Ayumi Ajitani didn’t want to make things difficult for them, mainly because she was afraid that some inappropriate words might come out of their mouths later.

"Rinko-chan and Kitano are childhood friends."

"?!?" Nishikata froze, his eyes widening involuntarily, and his gaze shifted to his neighbor.

"...Eh? With Miyamura Shoko and the others...that kind of relationship?"

Takagi tilted her head in confusion, her finger unconsciously tapping her lips. "Strange... I've never heard my neighbor mention anything like this before."

Seeing their surprised expressions, Ayumi Ajitani felt quite satisfied and whispered:
"Although they are childhood friends, their relationship is not as close as it was before Miyamura Shoko got together."

"look……--"

“However,” Ayumi Ajitani continued, not giving Nishikata a chance to speak, “Kitano likes his neighbor…”

"what!?"

"Snapped……"

"Nishikata, keep your voice down..."

Without hesitation, Takagi slapped Nishikata across the face, then glanced at the two still chatting with a look of surprise.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he realized no one had noticed, but the surprise in his eyes had not yet faded.

"I never would have guessed! I never would have guessed! Kitano likes his neighbor?!"

“There are plenty of things you can’t tell,” Ayumi Azurani rolled her eyes at Nishikata.

"How did you know that, Ayumi-chan?" Takagi suppressed her surprise, but was quickly overcome by doubt.

“When we were still at my maternal grandfather’s house in Miyamura,” Ayumi Ajitani tapped her forehead as she recalled:

"That day, my neighbor had just broken up with her boyfriend, and that night Kitano confessed his feelings to her."

She even texted me asking what to do, and we even had a video call.

"No wonder you disappeared for almost an hour back then..."

As soon as Takagi finished speaking, a thought flashed through her mind like lightning, instantly grasping the key point of Ayumi's words. Her eyes widened suddenly, and almost without thinking, she raised her voice:

"Wait! No! You mean... Kitano?! He... he confessed to his neighbor the night he broke up with his girlfriend?!"

"..."

Nishikata was also shocked, but hesitated whether to slap her like Takagi had just done...

But then I thought about it again and still couldn't bring myself to do it...

"So, are they together...?"

Nishikata tried to divert attention, but his question was met with glares from Tsuna and the others...

(End of this chapter)