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"Although their relationship seems to have reached a good point based on their behavior yesterday, it is still difficult to make a conclusion based on just that short time without other supporting information."

"Back in junior high, I'd never heard of her being close to any boy, or even seen a boy she could talk to."

"But now I suddenly have a close friend of the opposite sex. I feel like we probably met after I entered high school."

Nagasaki Motoyo felt as if she were possessed by a famous detective, her intelligence reaching a level that could astound the world.

"The bonds between people need to be maintained and deepened through long-term communication and companionship, especially between men and women, who need even longer to work out their feelings."

"If it's just a person of the opposite sex you've only known for a few days, then their actual relationship might not be as good as it seems."

"Luckily I didn't act rashly, otherwise it could have really led to a big mistake."

Nagasaki Motoyo breathed a sigh of relief, inwardly thankful that her wisdom and caution had saved her and CRYCHIC.

"So it's best not to act rashly until we're sure that the Shirakawa River Bridge is strong enough, or rather, until we find enough bridges."

"Let's observe this person first."

At this moment, Shirakawa Sawa was unaware that he had become Nagasaki Motoyo's target of observation. He had just received a text message from Yamada Ryo.

"The shop will be quite busy this afternoon and the next two days, so I'll come see you again next Monday."

"I've sent the tablature and simplified notation of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to your email as homework for your practice these past two days. I'll check on your progress on Monday."

"If you play well, there will be a reward!"

Shirakawa Sawa replied,

"What reward?"

After a while, the other party replied with a message.

"As a reward, I'll treat you to a golden eel rice bowl."

It was also accompanied by an emoji that said, "Surprised?"

Shirakawa replied with "I'm blocking you!", then put away his phone and looked up at Takamatsu, who was wiping the pile of stones he had collected that morning with a handkerchief.

"Dengjiang, tomorrow's the weekend, do you have any plans?"

Takamatsu stopped what he was doing.

"I usually go to the aquarium to see the penguins on weekends."

Shirakawa Sawa then asked...

"Do you want to go together tomorrow?"

Takamatsu's eyes lit up.

"Does Ze-kun also like going to aquariums?"

Shirakawa Ze gently shook his head.

"If I had to say something, it's alright."

"I mainly wanted to experience what it's like to watch penguins with Deng Jiang."

Takamatsu blinked, sensing something slightly off about the statement, but she didn't dwell on it. The fact that the other person had invited her to the aquarium was already something to be happy about, so she readily agreed.

"Okay! What time should we go?"

Shirakawa Sawa thought for a moment.

"We don't need to schedule too much time on the weekend. Let's meet at the school gate at 10 a.m., and then have lunch together after visiting the aquarium."

Gao Songdeng nodded in agreement, then turned back to continue wiping the stone, his eyes gleaming with anticipation for tomorrow.

After school in the afternoon, since there was no need to wait for Yamada Ryo, Shirakawa Sawa and Takamatsu Akari walked out of the school together.

The two parted ways at the school gate and went their separate ways home.

The two, caught up in the lively students, didn't notice that on a nearby overpass, Nagasaki Motoyo was standing there, her deep eyes watching them.

"Dengjiang looks very happy."

"And judging from their lip movements, they probably said 'See you tomorrow,' right?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend, so the two of them must have made plans to do something."

What will they do?

"Ah~ This is really something I'm concerned about."

After the two figures disappeared from sight, Nagasaki Motoyo slowly walked down the overpass and headed towards her residence.

On her way back, she took out her phone, opened her contacts, then stopped, put the phone away, her eyes as calm as a still sea.

"Well, I still need to think about it some more."

After a while, she changed direction, came to RiNG, and went straight to the second floor.

Upon reaching the second floor, Nagasaki Motoyo saw Shiina Tatsuki standing behind the counter, tying an apron, seemingly having just arrived.

Shiina Tatsuki noticed someone was coming, looked up and saw that it was Nagasaki Motoyo, but her eyes and expression did not change at all, and she looked away.

Motoyo Nagasaki smiled and slowly walked to the counter.

"Lixi, good afternoon."

Shiina Tatsuki continued to stare at the counter in front of her, her tone flat.

"What's the matter?"

Nagasaki Motoyo maintained her smile, and her voice began to soften deliberately.

"Nothing much, just wanted to ask if Dengjiang has contacted you recently."

Upon hearing this, Shiina Tatsuki didn't even want to say anything and simply shook his head.

Nagasaki Motoyo's expression showed a hint of surprise.

"Oh, sorry, I thought the person I was going to meet with Tou-chan tomorrow was Riki."

Shiina Ritsuki suddenly looked up at the girl in front of her, who, despite her young age, always exuded a mature charm.

"what?"

"You mean Deng is going out to meet someone tomorrow?"

"with who?"

Nagasaki Motoyo let out a slightly embarrassed laugh.

"Eh, hehe, I'm not quite sure either..."

"I originally thought I was going to meet you. You know, since that day, Tou-chan has been avoiding me."

"I was thinking, if you meet, could you bring me along so I can have a proper chat with Deng-chan face to face?"

Shiina Tatsuki nodded, her tone returning to its usual calm.

"okay, I get it."

Nagasaki Motoyo maintained a slightly embarrassed smile, her right index finger twirling the end of her hair.

Shiina Tatsuki looked up, her expression showing a hint of impatience.

"Is there anything else?"

Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes darted around, as if she was hesitating about something.

After a while, just as Shiina Tatsuki's impatience was about to reach its peak, she slowly spoke.

"Well, you didn't come to your part-time job yesterday, so you might not be aware of it."

"Yesterday I saw Deng Jiang parting ways with a handsome guy at the entrance of RiNG. They seemed to be getting along quite well..."

Volume 1: Chapter 17 Shiina Tatsuki Wants a Threesome

"what?"

Shiina Tatsuki's voice is incredibly powerful.

"You saw the lamp with a boy?"

Nagasaki Motoyo nodded.

"sodayo."

Shiina Tatsuki frowned.

"When did Deng start seeing people of the opposite sex?"

What do you mean by "they seem to have a good relationship"?

Nagasaki Motoyo's fingertips continued to twirl around the ends of her hair.

"I'm not quite sure either. After all, Deng Jiang didn't tell me anything on her own initiative. If I hadn't seen it by chance yesterday, I would have been kept in the dark."

"As for the fact that they seem to have a good relationship..."

"I'm not sure what to say, since this is just my personal feeling and it might not be accurate."

"However, when they parted, the boy called her 'Touka-chan,' and Touka-chan called the boy 'Sawa-kun'..."

Shiina Ritsuki's eyes widened.

"what?"

However, realizing he had lost his composure, he lowered his eyelids and calmed himself down somewhat.

"If it were just the boy calling her that, it wouldn't be so bad, but even Deng is calling her that..."

"This shows that the two of them must have a really good relationship."

"At least someone the lamp approves of."

Nagasaki Motoyo paused her fingertips' movements, instead half-covering her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at Shiina Tatsuki.

"Lixi, could it be that..."