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After putting away Chihaya Aine's personal information, the Class A homeroom teacher looked at the principal.

"Principal, what about our class's report on the school festival activities..."

The principal smiled.

"Everything has been approved. Let's proceed according to Shirakawa-san's plan."

The homeroom teacher cheered and then left the principal's office, heading straight for Class A.

After entering the classroom, the homeroom teacher clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet and turn their eyes to him.

"Classmates, I just handed in Shirakawa's report, and it's all been approved!"

"Let's give a warm round of applause to the two leaders and Gao Songdeng, who assisted throughout the process!"

The students clapped and cast excited and enthusiastic glances at the three of them.

Although Goto Ichiri rarely participated in outings, Shirakawa Sawa would always discuss his ideas with her before writing them down when they were in class.

Goto Ichiri naturally wouldn't raise any objections, but as a result, the students in the class perceived it as the two people in charge communicating very frequently, and all the plans being the result of their discussions, rather than it appearing that one person was giving their all while the other was just slacking off.

After clapping, the homeroom teacher made a pause gesture and spoke again.

"Therefore, our class's school festival activities can officially begin and proceed as planned!"

"As the first class to complete and pass the review completely, I've decided to celebrate first. I'll buy everyone a cantaloupe before class this afternoon!"

The students immediately erupted in cheers.

Although not everyone likes cantaloupe, it's better to have it than not, and it's not exactly cheap.

Many students were grateful to the three men in their hearts, after all, they knew perfectly well that the three men hadn't really put in much effort regarding the business report.

After the cheers subsided, the homeroom teacher glanced at Shirakawa Sawa, then at Goto Ichiri, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Then I'll leave the rest to the two of you in charge. Please contact me if you need any help."

After saying that, the homeroom teacher left.

Looking at the departing figure of the homeroom teacher and feeling the burning gazes of the students on him, Goto Ichiri felt very ashamed.

She knew that both her homeroom teacher and classmates felt that she had been deeply involved in the report.

But in reality, all she was responsible for was listening to Shirakawa Ze's proposal and nodding in agreement.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help, but while she was racking her brains to think things through, the other person had already considered all aspects and came to her with their ideas. Every point seemed very mature, so she became a ruthless nodding machine.

Despite this, she saw that Shirakawa Sawa still came to talk to her at every point, and often said things like "Goto-kun is right," "Goto-kun is really amazing," and "Goto-kun, thanks to you," making the classmates think that they were really discussing things with each other and that they were very important.

But in reality, it's just the other side making a one-way output.

She understood that the other party's purpose in doing this was to make the students feel that she, as the person in charge, hadn't slacked off and was actually quite capable.

Furthermore, neither openly nor privately did the other party mention that the business plan was actually entirely made by him, nor did they explicitly or implicitly suggest anything about him.

This consistent quality, along with the warmth that quietly illuminates others, deeply moved Ichiri Goto.

However, she is usually not very expressive.

She planned to express her gratitude to Shirakawa during the lunch break today, when there were fewer classmates, and then invite him to watch STARRY live.

She had already thought of a way to express her gratitude: passing notes. No need to speak or make eye contact—truly an essential strategy for flirting with girls at home or in class…

But for some reason, as time went on, Goto Ichiri felt himself becoming increasingly nervous.

After the bell rang for the end of the fourth period in the morning.

The students in the class breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to eat.

But Goto Ichiri suddenly tensed up and prepared to run away.

She thought of the note she had already written, tucked inside the book, and beads of sweat began to slowly appear on her forehead, her hands trembling slightly involuntarily.

She was secretly watching Shirakawa Ze.

I saw the other person go out to eat with Gao Songdeng, and then they came back together after they finished eating.

Seeing him chatting and laughing with some classmates who came over to talk to him, I didn't dare to move at all.

"Jiang Jiang! Ze Jun! Little Lonely!"

Goto Ichiri suddenly heard a familiar, energetic voice. She shifted her gaze slightly and saw Kita Ikuyo standing at the back door of the classroom, walking towards her.

As Kita Ikuyo walked, the students' eyes all began to turn towards her.

When the first one came to Goto Ichiri's side and bent down to hug her, all the students' eyes were on the two of them.

"Not good..."

Goto Ichiri was drenched in sweat, feeling as if he had melted into an unknown liquid and flowed under the table.

Seeing that she was not in a good condition, Kita Ikuyo thought it was because she had strangled her, so she quickly let go of her.

Shirakawa looked at Kita Ikuyo.

"Kita, you'd better let her take a break."

Kita Ikuyo nodded, then looked at the other person with a grateful smile.

"Ze-jun, are you free after school this afternoon? I'd like to treat you to a meal to thank you for helping me the other day."

Since they were still in class, Kita Ikuyo didn't make her point too clearly. After all, whether it was students from the other class or her own, they would all be unhappy to hear that the other person had done a report on the school festival activities for her.

Shirakawa Sawa turned to look at Takamatsu Akari.

"What are your plans for tonight, Deng-chan?"

Takamatsu gently shook his head.

These past few days, she's been busy following Bai Chuanze around, and coupled with her already weak constitution, she's feeling exhausted and really wants to take advantage of her rest time to get some rest.

Moreover, it is only natural for one party to help and the other party to treat the other to a meal in return.

Besides, since she said it openly and honestly in front of the whole class, no one would think too much about it, and she wouldn't feel uncomfortable about it.

"Huh? Why did Ze-kun ask me first?"

After mentally preparing himself, Gao Songdeng realized that he didn't seem to have established any relationship with the other person. Why should he ask himself that first?

Even close friends don't seem to need to tell me this, right?

Moreover, I actually thought about this matter seriously and mentally prepared myself for it!

Realizing that she was acting strangely, Takamatsu Akari blushed instantly.

The classmates didn't notice Takamatsu Akari's blush, but after seeing Shirakawa Sawa's reaction, they all exclaimed in sudden realization, "Oh~"

Seeing this, Kita Ikuyo immediately looked at Takamatsu Akari, her bright smile still on her face.

"If you're free, Takamatsu-kun, please come along!"

As a girl who eats lunch with Shirakawa every day, Takamatsu Akari is not only known within her class, but also by people like Kita Ikuyo who are well-informed.

In response to Kita Ikuyo's invitation, Takamatsu Akari gently shook her head.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'd like to go home and rest after school this afternoon, I'm sorry..."

Kita Ikuyo quickly waved her hand.

"No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite. Let's talk about it sometime when we have time!"

Seeing that Takamatsu Akari had made her stance clear, Shirakawa Sawa turned to look at Kita Ikuyo.

"Where should we meet after school this afternoon?"

Kita Ikuyo began to speak.

"I'll come find you after school."

"Last time, Liang-senpai told me about a restaurant that has really good rice bowls, let's go there!"

Shirakawa Ze nodded in agreement.

After making the decision, Kita Ikuyo said goodbye to Takamatsu Akari and Goto Ichiri, and then left.

Volume 1: Chapter 49 Pulling and Tearing

After Kita Ikuyo left, Takamatsu Akari fell into deep thought.

She understood that Shirakawa Ze's actions just now were sending her a signal, a signal that went beyond friendship.

But now she doesn't know how to respond.

She had never thought about this question before.

Although she had some vague feelings for the other person before, she did not pursue them further.

To be honest, she was also a little afraid to think about this question.

In her eyes, romantic relationships are far less stable than friendships.

Would you like to be my friend for life?

She still remembered what she had said to Shirakawa Ze.

I also remember the other party's response at the time.

A sense of confusion and a desire to escape suddenly arose in her heart.

She was afraid that if she didn't respond well enough, she might not even be able to remain friends.

What should I do?

How should we respond?

Or not respond?

She felt her heart racing and her mind racing.

Goto Ichiri was also lost in thought.