My second life is a bit strange?

Kaguya rested her head on Kaede's body, gazing at the scenery rushing past.

The driver looked at the two little ones with puzzled expressions; their hair was wet and their clothes were covered in mud. What had they been doing?

"Oh, right, here you go." Kaguya handed the love letter to Kaede.

Feng opened the envelope, which was filled with sweet words. He felt a little embarrassed, but mostly touched.

"Thank you for coming into my life. I think I just said something wrong."

"What?" Feng put away the love letter, looked at her in confusion, and tried to recall what she had said.

"I might not just like you, I might be in love with you." As she spoke, a blush crept across her face as she awkwardly expressed her affection.

Due to the influence of regional culture, Japanese people rarely say the word "love".

Ah...so cute.

Kaede loved Kaguya's smile; her eyebrows were curved, and her eyes were full of laughter. He couldn't help but tuck the hair behind her ear and tuck a small flower he had picked up into her hair.

The girl took up residence in his heart, like a full moon in the night sky.

"I love you too."

..

At night, Maple, lying in bed, sent a message to Kaguya: "Are you asleep?"

"Nothing's wrong yet?"

"I just wanted to say goodnight to you."

Kaguya, also lying in bed, felt a sweet warmth in her heart: "Goodnight."

Just as she was about to turn off her phone and go to sleep, she saw another message from Feng: "The night is damp, the ground is damp, the air is still, and the forest is silent."

Kaguya was momentarily confused, thinking it was a senryu he had written that night out of inspiration.

Seeing that the other party did not react, Feng reminded him, "Robert Bly."

Kaguya, filled with doubt, searched for the phrase online and quickly found its source. After seeing the original text, her face flushed red. She wanted to reply, but then she saw the message the other party had sent earlier.

Sweet dreams~ (Don't reply)

Kaguya rolled around on the bed, burying her head in the pillow and pounding it with her little fists while muttering, "You flirted and then ran away, you bad guy~"

"I'll just ignore him tomorrow... ten minutes! Or five minutes... Ugh... Fine, I'll let him off this time, hmph~"

"I really want to go back to school."

Kaguya was unusually excited and didn't fall asleep until after midnight.

But Feng kept his eyes open, staring at the ceiling. After the joy in his heart dissipated, he was immediately followed by a feeling of helplessness. He didn't know how to face the other people.

He cursed himself inwardly, got up, put on his slippers, grabbed his keys, and wanted to play a few tunes to calm down.

The clattering sound of slippers startled Xiao Gui, who was still awake. She immediately got up, went barefoot to the door, and quietly opened a crack to observe what was happening outside.

Seeing that Feng was holding the key, they immediately understood what he was going to do and quietly followed him.

Feng opened the innermost door, the key still hanging on it. This was his room specifically for keeping the piano. The walls were made of sound-absorbing material, providing excellent sound insulation so he didn't have to worry about disturbing the neighbors.

He didn't turn on the light, but instead sat down under the piano by the moonlight.

Xiao Guiren sat down against the wall in the dark, making no sound to disturb him, and quietly turned on her phone to record a video. How could she miss any of her brother's performances?

Kaede looked up at the full moon in the sky: "Kaguya..."

This name easily evokes the image of the celestial maiden from the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: "Oh, the moon."

Feng's fingers brushed across the piano, and he loved the smooth, warm feel of it.

The sound was very soft, yet it carried far, as if it had taken her to a plain where there was nothing but a full moon, its light bathing the earth.

The sonata, titled Moonlight Sonata, doesn't change much throughout, but subtle variations delicately express a range of emotions, from the tenderness of meditation to the uncertainty about the future.

A song carried away his worries, and Kaguya's adorable image reappeared in his mind, causing him to smile involuntarily: "Will we get married someday?"

But when he thought about the difference in their social status, he became worried. He wasn't a child and wouldn't fantasize that love alone could make them be together.

His fingers moved on their own, slightly modifying the original melody to depict the wedding he envisioned. The piece was divided into four sections: sweetness, uncertainty, lows, and happiness.

Sometimes warm as the wind, sometimes gentle as a cloud.

The last syllable was drawn out for a very long time, leaving people with endless imagination.

At this moment, he had nothing else in his mind but the hope that this relationship could last a long time.

Chapter 73 I was here first

Typhoons come and go quickly; time flies, and October is here.

"Oh right." Feng remembered that today was the release date of his senior's novel when he went out to buy something, so he went to the bookstore and saw that the character posters related to "Love Metronome" were displayed in the most conspicuous place.

—Catching the last days of autumn, I fell in love with autumn.

—A work by a genius author, a beautiful 15-year-old girl, and a rising star in the arts.

The store was full of customers, who rushed to the section for action-packed romance novels as soon as they entered.

Feng picked up a book and listened to their conversation.

"I've been looking forward to the Gold Prize of Shinazugawa for a long time."

"There haven't been any good novels lately, and I'm getting a bit tired of isekai (another world) overpowered protagonist stories. I need to change things up."

"This novel is quite good; my heart was pounding from the very beginning."

"I'll buy one too, 725 yen! That's a bit expensive..."

"The illustrations alone are enough to make a good profit from this."

Feng glanced around and found that quite a few people were buying it, so the sales volume shouldn't be low. He bought one as a souvenir and to pass the time when he was bored.

Books like "Love Metronome" are slow-burn titles; after the first group of people buy them and finish reading them, they leave comments on online communities.

"I didn't expect that the most attractive work in this year's Golden Award-winning book would be a novel about love."

"Let me guess what you're talking about, is it 'Love Metronome'?"

"Damn it, I was all prepared to be bombarded with lovey-dovey stuff, but I never thought I'd be overwhelmed by it all! The words were making my heart flutter. I want a sweet romance too!"

"I'm already fantasizing about it being adapted into an anime."

Seeing the book's high ratings, other people are also preparing to buy it to see if it's really that good.

As a result, the first printing of the book sold out in just three days.

Machida Sonoko's phone was ringing off the hook, which was both annoying and amusing.

……

The weather in October was unpredictable, fluctuating between hot and cold, so everyone put on thicker clothes.

After school, Kaede went to the club as usual, while Hayasaka sat on a chair with a lollipop in his mouth.

"Yo~"

The two high-fived each other. These days, Kasumigaoka had been running between the bookstore and Shinazugawa Bunko, so naturally only the two of them were left in the club.

Hayasaka was quite shocked when she learned that her mistress and the other person had confirmed their relationship, especially since it was her mistress who had taken the initiative to pursue him.

How are things going between you and Shinomiya?

Hearing her words, Feng gave a wry smile. Their relationship had always been good, but they always kept it secret, not even telling their close friends, which made him feel like a spy.

Despite the excellent secrecy, Hayasaka still managed to see it.

"I'm going to the student council."

"Wait a minute." Hayasaka stood up, stood on tiptoe, and brushed his shoulder clean. "There's some chalk dust on it."

Seeing the other person's gaze drift away, Hayasaka teased playfully with a subtle expression, "What, are you smitten?"

"No, I have Kaguya, that's enough for me."

"(ˉ▽￣～) Tch~~, alright, aren't you going to the student council? Hurry up and go, stop showing off your love in front of me." Hayasaka waved her hand at him with disdain.

"I'm leaving."

"Take care~ Don't bother seeing me off."

……

As soon as Feng pushed open the student council door, he saw Qianhua lying flat on the floor, buried under a pile of documents.

"These are gifts from the school, everyone share them." Ishigami took out an exquisitely packaged box from the cupboard, inside which were five small cakes.

"Strawberry cupcakes are so amazing!" Chika said lazily, leaning back on the sofa as she ate her cake. "Isn't the student council president going to have some?"

"Let me finish my work first." Feng looked at the mountain of documents and felt a headache coming on. There was an exchange student meeting these past few days, and there was just too much to handle. "Has Eriri not arrived yet?"

"She's in a club."

Maple nodded and quickly got into work mode. Kaguya picked up the teapot and brewed a pot of black tea for everyone, then assisted him from the side.

Because of the desk blocking the view, they would hold hands when they got tired of working, which made Kaguya blush.

By the time I had finished most of my work, the sun had already set, and the sunset painted the entire room red.

"President, I'm going back now~" Ishigami said, shaking his aching arms.

"Fortunately."

Chika checked the time and realized her family would be arriving soon to pick her up, so she went with Ishigami.

Only the two of them remained in the entire student council.

"The black tea has gone cold." Kaguya wanted to brew another cup but was stopped.

Feng scooped up a spoonful of cake and brought it to the other person's lips: "Ah~"

Kaguya shyly opened her mouth; it was the same cake, but this bite tasted exceptionally delicious.

"That's not a good idea. What if someone sees us?"