My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

The two looked at the group of basketball team members. Although they were a little curious, they didn't pay much attention and just assumed they were guests who had come because of their reputation.

However, when the two turned to look at Sakuta, they found that Sakuta's expression was a little strange.

"Sakuta, what's wrong? You look a little strange."

"It's nothing. Now that we have guests, let's get to work."

Upon seeing the basketball players, Sakuta returned to the kitchen without looking back, but judging from his somewhat strange expression earlier, he seemed to know someone there.

"Kunimi, what's wrong? Did you see someone you know?"

Kunimi, who was in the basketball team, seemed to see Sakuta walking into the kitchen and froze on the spot for a moment.

Naoto and Hachiman immediately sensed a melodramatic aura in the reactions of these people.

"Um, is that Sakuta?! Sakuta, is that you?! It's Kunimi!"

Naoto and Hachiman, along with the other basketball players, were completely dumbfounded when they saw the basketball player named Kunimi walk right inside.

What the hell is this?

"Wait a minute, Kunimi, why does that name sound so familiar?"

Just then, Naoto suddenly seemed to remember that Sakuta had mentioned this name before.

It seems that she was Sakuta's best friend before he transferred schools, but they haven't been in touch much since.

But judging from Sakuta's attitude, it doesn't seem to be like that at all. It feels like Sakuta is avoiding him.

Originally, this guy named Kunimi was one of Sakuta's best friends, and also the object of Mitsuha's crush, another of Sakuta's friends.

However, this guy is handsome and has a good temper, so he got a girlfriend quite early on. Although, his girlfriend doesn't like Sakuta and Kunimi being together.

However, it seems that for various reasons, Sakuta, Mitsuki, and Kunimi did not get together in this world.

Kunimi also went to another school. And judging from the looks of it, there seems to be some misunderstanding between the two of them.

"Hey, Naoto, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Let's take care of the guests first, and then go ask Sakuta later."

About twenty minutes after he had entertained the guests, Kunimi finally returned from outside. He looked quite disappointed.

"Kunimi, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

Seeing her boyfriend so dejected, Kunihime's girlfriend quickly went over to comfort him.

"It's nothing, I just ran into an old classmate. Let's all enjoy our food, it's alright."

Although Guo Zhiyi said he was fine, his expression didn't suggest he was at all.

However, since Kunimi didn't want to talk about it, they didn't ask any more questions and focused on eating the food on the table.

"There is indeed a problem."

"I've never seen Sakuta with that kind of expression before."

"We have to find out the details."

After exchanging a glance, the two rushed into the kitchen and pinned the still-dazed Sakuta against the wall.

"Teacher, please explain, Sakuta, what exactly is your relationship with that person outside?"

"Sakuta-kun, you don't want Mai-senpai to find out about this, do you?"

"Hey! You two, what are you doing?! Why did it suddenly turn into torture?!"

Sakuta really couldn't stand these two guys whose style had suddenly changed. Didn't they care about his feelings at all?

"Hey, we know what you're like, keeping everything bottled up inside. Alright, as your good brothers, let's be merciful and listen to what's going on."

"Hehehe, but if you don't satisfy us after you've said that, I'll have to order at least two more cheeseburgers this time."

"You two are taking advantage of my misfortune!"

After making a scene for a while, Sakuta realized that he probably couldn't escape the two of them by brute force, so he had no choice but to tell Naoto and Hachiman everything that happened back then.

Chapter 171: Men are friends no matter how much time has passed.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Weren't you and that person outside good friends before? Why do you seem like enemies now?"

Naoto and Hachiman stood in front of Sakuta, looking at him with serious expressions. They seemed to be saying, "If you don't tell me, I'll tell Mai-senpai about this."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the two of them otherwise, Sakuta had no choice but to tell them what had happened back then.

It turns out that before Sakuta transferred schools, he already knew Kunimi, and incidentally, he also got to know the young lady Futaba.

However, Hachiman's life was not as passionate and fun as before; instead, it was full of hardships.

Without Mai-senpai, Sakuta seemed to be constantly surrounded by misfortune, giving him no time to catch his breath.

After Sakuta's sister had an accident, Sakuta first suffered unprecedented emotional abuse and public pressure. Throughout the school, Sakuta was treated like a monster and was not liked by anyone.

Fortunately, at that time, Futaba and Kunimi were still Sakuta's friends.

However, their relationship began to change after what happened between Futaba and Kunimi.

At that time, Sakuta was far from being so open-minded. Before he had been beaten down by society, Sakuta was still a passionate young man.

Sakuta was well aware that Futaba had always liked Kunimi.

However, due to Futaba's personality, Futaba never confessed her feelings.

The matter should have ended there, but who would have thought that Kunihime would suddenly have a girlfriend?

Sakuta still can't forget how devastated Futaba looked when Kunimi told him he had a girlfriend.

That was the first time he had ever seen Futaba cry.

Sakuta, already in a very irritable mood because of his sister's situation, rushed up and directly questioned Kunimi.

Kunimi also remained silent about why he did it.

"Why did you do this? You know, right? Futaba, you're so beautiful..."

"How I do it is my choice, Sakuta, so please don't ask."

"Then go explain to Futaba! Since you don't like her, why don't you explain!"

Despite Sakuta's repeated questioning, Kunimi failed to provide an answer. Finally, Sakuta, unable to bear it any longer, raised his fist.

After Sakuta made his move again, no matter what the final outcome, he would no longer be able to stay at school.

Because of this incident, after he calmed down, he felt ashamed to face Futaba and Kunimi.

Afterwards, Sakuta wondered if things would have been different if he hadn't taken action. But in the end, what's done is done.

After all these events ended, Sakuta, who had grown a lot, transferred to a different school and reunited with Naoto and the others.

Gradually, Sakuta stopped thinking about what happened back then. He is now content with his life.

With a group of friends he can talk to, and a gentle, virtuous, and beautiful female celebrity as a friend, what more could Sakuta possibly want?

Moreover, his younger sister had also improved during his time with him, and everything was moving in a positive direction. However, just when Sakuta thought he was about to forget about this incident, Kunimi suddenly barged into his life again, which is why Sakuta lost his composure.

"In fact, I felt very regretful after doing those things, but I have let it go now. Some things are better left in the past."

"You don't seem like you've let go at all. If you feel bad for him, why don't you go out and apologize? It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. If you apologize properly, you can become good friends again in no time."

"Yes, if we're friends, we can all tolerate each other's mistakes, right?"

Sakuta did not respond to their advice; his silence suggested he needed a long time to think it over.

"Why don't we just go outside and give Sakuta some time to think?"

"Okay, let's go outside and talk."

Once outside, Kunihime had already finished eating at the table.

Although Kunimi wasn't in a good mood, she still acted happy in front of everyone, showing no signs of her previous disappointment.

"Oh no, they look like they're about to finish eating, Naoto, what do we do?"

"What do you mean, what to do? The best thing to do right now is to do nothing and not get involved in their affairs. Sakuta, you know he's very opinionated. Meddling will only ruin our relationship."

After hearing Naoto's statement, Hachiman pondered for a moment and realized that Naoto was quite right. Meddling in other people's business is indeed a very unpleasant thing to do.

Meanwhile, Sakuta, in the kitchen, was also pondering their words.

When Kunimi barged into the kitchen, she was actually there to apologize.

Just as Sakuta believed that he had ruined the relationship between the three of them, Kunimi also believed that he was in the wrong.

Because he cared too much about the relationship between the three of them, he didn't respond to Futaba's feelings, which led to the breakdown of their relationship.

But now, it's pointless to ask who's right and who's wrong. The relationship between the three has long been broken and can't be resolved with a simple apology.

While apologizing to Sakuta, Kunimi also wants Sakuta to come back.

Because of Futaba, I also miss Sakuta.

After the conflict between Sakuta and Kunimi, Futaba also felt that these things were her fault, and that if it weren't for her, none of this would have happened.

But getting an invitation to a national meeting isn't that easy.

Putting aside other issues, Sakuta would never abandon his friends.

Sakuta would never abandon the others for the sake of one side.

"Sakuta, they're leaving. If you don't go now, you'll miss your chance."

At that moment, Naoto walked in from outside and said his last words to Sakuta.

This one sentence completely shattered Sakuta's defenses.

Having made up his mind, Sakuta rushed straight outside.

"Hey! Kunimi! Wait a minute!"

"Huh? Sakuta?"

Kunimi was still a little stunned when he saw Sakuta running up from behind.

"Kunimi, let's still be friends, right?"

Faced with Sakuta's sudden question, Kunimi felt her eyes suddenly well up with tears for some reason.