Machete Style Anime

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While Hiratsuka Shizuka was speaking, Kasugano Mirai quietly ate her snacks.

After she finished speaking, the latter wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth and smiled: "Most of what Teacher Jing said is correct, except for the reason why we don't interact."

"Is not it?"

"I don't associate with them because I feel there's no need to make superficial friends."

Kasugano Mirai raised her cup and took a sip of coffee, moistening her throat, which was a little dry from eating the snack.

"Rather than wasting precious rest time on a group of superficial friends, I would rather choose to be alone."

Just as Hiratsuka Shizuka was about to say something more, the coffee shop door opened again.

This time, it wasn't a student coming on a date after school, but a young woman with short hair who looked quite cheerful.

"Yonai, over here!"

Upon seeing the visitors, Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly reached out to greet them.

When Kasugano Mirai saw that the person who came was Yukinoshita Haruno, she frowned almost imperceptibly.

He never expected that the person Hiratsuka Shizuka was waiting for was her.

Had he known this would happen, he would have definitely chosen another time to make the purchase and avoid meeting the other time.

—I just confronted them last week, and now we're going shopping together. Who knows what kind of trouble might arise?

Yukino looked in the direction of the sound and saw her friend waving at her, as well as Kasugano Mirai sitting opposite her with a blank expression. Her eyes lit up immediately.

"Hello~ Xiaojing, you're not just getting off work now, are you?"

After Yukinoshita approached the two, she greeted her friend and then reached out her arm to bump into Kasugano Mirai in a familiar manner, saying with a mischievous smile, "Has Kasugano-kun been missing Oni-san?"

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Hiratsuka Shizuka silently took a sip of coffee and inexplicably felt a little full.

She discovered that her previous assumptions were wrong.

My friend isn't planning on causing trouble for Kasugano Mirai at all!

Perhaps they want to change their own or the other person's surname!

—In three years of teacher-student relationship and several years of friendship, she had never seen this vixen have any intimate contact with any boy!

As the saying goes, when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!

So there is only one truth!

My best friend is planning to date a much younger man!

Chapter 62 Oh no! The base raid is about to be exposed! [4k]

From a friend's perspective, Hiratsuka Shizuka should try to remain invisible at this time, letting her friend take advantage of being an older sister and tease the innocent young man.

Of course, it would be even better if they could provide some crucial assists.

As an older single woman eager to get married, although she doesn't have the same intense desire for marriage as Tamae Okamine, it doesn't mean she'll be unmoved when others flirt with her.

So, under Kasugano Mirai's gaze that looked like she was seeing a savior, Hiratsuka Shizuka put down the cup holder and said casually, "Yono, stop fooling around, we should go, we have important business to attend to later!"

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita was taken aback at first, but when she saw the mixture of jealousy, displeasure, and envy in her friend's eyes, she suddenly realized something.

"Could it be... that Xiaojing misunderstood too?"

Yukino Yukinoshita carefully recalled her actions after entering the coffee shop, and the expression on her face became slightly strange.

She was lukewarm towards her close friend, but incredibly enthusiastic towards a boy she'd only met once or twice.

From Xiaojing's perspective, it seems, perhaps, maybe, possibly, she really... has fallen for him?

Having realized this, Yukinoshita Haruno felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

However, she had no intention of explaining.

"It would be even more interesting if Shizuka could tell Yukino what happened today."

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Kasugano Mirai doesn't actually like dealing with scheming women like Yukinoshita Haruno.

But there was no other way; he needed Hiratsuka Shizuka's help today, and the latter was a friend of his.

Out of respect for the former, he could only keep his displeasure to himself.

Now that I finally found an opportunity, I practically fled my seat.

"Teacher Jing, now that the person you've been waiting for has arrived, let's go and purchase the supplies."

"Let's finish this as soon as possible so everyone can go home and rest."

"Ah."

From an angle that Kasugano Mirai couldn't see, Hiratsuka Shizuka glared at her friend, signaling her to tone it down.

Then, she forced a smile and said, "I know there's a very famous secondhand market in Chiba."

"They're still open at this hour, let's go check it out."

"If you really can't find what you want to buy, go to the mall and buy new products."

Kasugano Mirai nodded in agreement to the proposal.

He bought secondhand goods to avoid arousing suspicion from other members of the Service Department, but if there were no old items available, buying one or two new items would be understandable.

Yukino's purpose in coming here was to observe and test Kasugano Mirai, so she naturally wouldn't object at this moment.

So the group paid their bill and left the coffee shop.

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"arrive!"

After getting out of the taxi, Yukinoshita Haruno paid the fare.

Seeing this, Kasugano Mirai immediately took out her wallet to return the fare to her, but was stopped by the former with a light laugh.

"Kasugano-kun, I made you and Shizuka wait for me for a long time."

"Given my relationship with Xiaojing, she naturally wouldn't take such a thing to heart."

"But this is only the second time we've met, and we had some unpleasantness last time. Consider the travel expenses as my apology to Kasugano-kun."

She had already made her point so clearly. If Kasugano Mirai continued to insist on giving money, it would not only embarrass the other party, but also put Hiratsuka Shizuka in an awkward position.

So he could only put away his wallet and calmly say, "Since Yukinoshita-senpai has said so, then so be it."

When they last met, Yukinoshita Haruno told him that it was fine to call him by his name or "One-san".

Regardless of how much of what this woman says can be believed, even if she is telling the truth, Kasugano Mirai dislikes neither of these two forms of address.

Therefore, he opted for the title of "senior" as a second choice.

Since the other party is also a graduate of Zongwu High School, using this form of address is not considered impolite.

Seeing that her friend and student were about to start another round of flirting (not really), Hiratsuka Shizuka, lacking any sense of propriety, chose to interrupt: "If you're done chatting, we should go inside. We're blocking other people's way by standing here."

Hearing her friend's voice, a mixture of displeasure and jealousy, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly discovered a new source of amusement.

Suddenly I remembered that Xiaojing seems to really dislike it when people talk about her age and marriage in front of her.

"Now, she mistakenly thinks I have feelings for this guy and sees us as a soon-to-be couple who are constantly showing off our affection..."

"I never knew Xiaojing had such a cute side!"

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To be fair, there are reasons why Yukino Yukinoshita dislikes her older sister; at the very least, her nasty personality definitely plays a significant role.

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"Kasugano-kun, I heard from Shizuka that the Service Club has to buy most of its supplies secondhand because of insufficient funds."

After strolling around the mall for a while, Yukinoshita Haruno struck up a conversation with Kasugano Mirai once again.

"How about we let O'Neill pay for all the new products this time? What do you think?"

"The Service Club was founded by Yukino, so it's perfectly reasonable for One-san to pay for it."

Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her temples, feeling a slight headache.

She realized that her friend wasn't planning on having a good time today.

Fortunately, the other party was sensible enough not to reveal the truth, so Hiratsuka Shizuka pretended not to hear anything and continued to lead the way.

Kasugano Mirai said expressionlessly, "Thank you for your kindness, Yukinoshita-senpai, but I'll pass."

"If the president finds out that the supplies were purchased with money from Yukinoshita-senpai, I might have to make another trip."

Yukinoshita, like a little devil, gently nudged him with her arm and said with a wicked smile, "If you do something bad and don't get caught, it's the same as not doing it at all."

"As long as we keep it from Yukino and don't let her know, isn't that enough?"

Despite this "thoughtful" suggestion, Kasugano Mirai remained oblivious and refused, saying, "Shizuka-sensei said that lying is not a good habit, so I can't lie to the president."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was leading the way, paused for a moment, then quickly recovered, though her face darkened.

"You brat, if you don't want to accept it, just say so! You're using me as a shield!"

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"Since lying isn't a good habit, then explain your spring break essay!"

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Kasugano Mirai's unyielding attitude gave Yukinoshita Haruno a headache, and she secretly regretted her impulsive behavior over the weekend.

"I should have used that tone over the weekend. This kid's too wary of me now; he's hard to approach!"

It is impossible to give up.