I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

Arisa's arrival was like finding a pillar of support for the two of them, instantly putting them at ease.

"Hey you two, what are you doing? I just went out to talk to someone, how come there are so many people gathered here?"

She couldn't help but ask Himeko and Honoka with some confusion, and then looked at the tablet that Honoka was holding.

"Ah~ Isn't this Mio in her gymnastics uniform~?"

After seeing clearly what was drawn on it, Arisa immediately became interested and squeezed between the two of them, ignoring Honoka's dissatisfied expression, and sat down.

"I never expected you, you otaku Xue..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fanxia suddenly covered her mouth, seemingly not wanting Ximiao to know about it.

All you could see was Arisa, whose mouth was covered, looking at Honoka with her beautiful wine-red eyes with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Honoka was starting to get anxious.

After a while, seeing that she seemed to understand what she meant, Fanxia released her hand and glared at her fiercely, as if to warn her.

But Arisa leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Oh my~ You haven't told Mio that you're a Yuki-onna yet, have you?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

"I see~ I wonder if Mio is interested in the fact that the older sister he's been with every day isn't actually human?"

Her words carried a strong sense of threat, leaving Fanxia speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, Arisa exclaimed loudly, "Ah~ it's so hot! I wish someone could go buy me an iced drink!"

"..."

After Fanxia reluctantly walked towards the vending machine in the school, only Ximiao and Arisa remained in the shade.

Looking at the other students not far away, chatting and laughing with their families, Ximiao couldn't help but feel a little envious.

But soon, as the girl's soft hand gently touched the back of his hand and he felt its warmth, the bitterness in his heart vanished completely.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing that the boy beside her had seemed off, Arisa asked him with some concern.

"It's nothing... I just thought of some bad things."

Not long after Fanxia bought back several bottles of cold drinks, the opening ceremony of the sports meet officially began.

Originally, they wanted to invite Nozomi to perform with the class.

However, because their rehearsed program had certain height requirements, Nozomi escaped unscathed and was able to leisurely watch the performance from below the stage.

The opening ceremony performance, which spanned three grades, finally came to an end at noon. The official sports meet competitions would not begin until the afternoon.

The students who were originally sitting on the ground nearby either brought their parents to eat in the cafeteria or took out their own prepared lunch boxes.

Meanwhile, Xi Ling and the others occupied a shady spot, leisurely eating the bento he had prepared.

Arisa was especially excited when she ate the bento box made by Nozomi for the first time.

Seeing her like this, Fanxia, ​​who had originally wanted to mock and belittle her, suddenly remembered that she had just been threatened by this devil, and swallowed back all the words she wanted to say.

however.

After they both opened their bento boxes, they saw that each other's bento boxes had completely different dishes, and they couldn't help but start comparing them.

The bento box in Fanxia's hand contained a thick omelet, hamburger patties, octopus sausages, and a simple vegetable salad, which looked quite plentiful.

But when she saw the bento box that was opposite hers, she felt inexplicably unhappy.

The deluxe bento box, with its grilled eel, saury, and okra, held Arisa captive for several seconds.

"Mio... what's this?"

"This is a thank-you gift for asking you to make me a bento box, and also a deluxe bento box for your match today!"

As Nozomi finished speaking, Honoka, who was standing to the side and seemed a little jealous, quietly added.

"I used my own money to buy the groceries..."

"Haha~ I'll pay you back, Fanxia-nee, when I get my part-time pay this month~"

As she spoke, Xiling opened her own bento box. The dishes inside were the same as those in Fanxia's hand. Seeing this, she no longer had any objections to Xiling's favoritism.

After all, her bento box looked more like a lovingly prepared lunchbox for a couple.

Thinking of this, Fanxia's expression immediately relaxed, and she began to eat the lunch that the boy had specially prepared.

Arisa, who was standing next to her, took a few photos, planning to show them off to the other girls later, before starting to eat her bento.

For some reason, her devilish tail suddenly appeared and swayed happily behind her.

Nozomi thought that only he could see the tail, so he didn't pay much attention to it and focused on dealing with his own bento.

Author's note: _(:з」∠)_

Chapter Thirty-Four: Hanako's Discovery

"Damn it! A cricket bento box, it looks so delicious!" The girl wiped her drool in exasperation.

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Under the shade of a tree not far away, Hanako, who was munching on a fried noodle bread, was gazing longingly at the bento boxes in Nozomi's and the others' hands, looking very envious.

But she didn't dare to openly mooch off the two big shots' meal, since they were eating eel and hamburger patties... while the humble little flower was just munching on bread.

Thinking about it this way, Miss Hanako suddenly felt wronged, and her nose even started to sting.

however.

Unaware that Hanako was watching them from a short distance away, Nozomi was enjoying her juicy hamburger patty and eating rice, occasionally chatting with the two people beside her.

Even after lunch break ended, the midday sun was scorching, but the students still had to head to the venues for their respective competitions.

Because Arisa was going to run the 800 meters, Nozomi followed along, intending to cheer the girl on.

As for Fanxia, ​​she was very reluctant to leave the shade because of the scorching sun outside, so he asked her to stay there and watch the things.

On the playground, there stood Arisa, who had already taken off her coat and was wearing a gymnastics uniform, on the innermost track, with a number tag on her waist.

Looking to the side, Xi Ling immediately noticed that the girl's opponents were all a bit shorter than her. With Arisa's long legs, the outcome should be obvious.

As the referee's starting gun fired, the group of girls rushed forward. Among them, Arisa, with her high ponytail that she usually wears for sports, was far ahead of everyone else and looked very relaxed.

Gradually, she pulled away from the second-place finisher and crossed the finish line. When the referee announced that she had broken the school record, it immediately sparked a cheer.

The girl ignored the people who came to congratulate her. After looking around for a while, she walked straight towards Xi Ling, who was being squeezed by the crowd and was somewhat disoriented.

He tried his best to maintain his balance and not fall, but the people around him were much taller than him, and he couldn't see Arisa at all.

I don't know which bastard took advantage of the chaos to push him, causing him to lose his balance.

Just as Ximiao was about to fall into the crowd, a hand suddenly grabbed his arm and then forcefully pulled the boy into its arms.

The soft, cuddly bear was frantically squeezing his cheeks, and that familiar scent, mixed with a hint of sweat, rushed into his nostrils without warning.

"A...Arisa? Let go...I can't breathe!"

"Oh? Sorry~"

Seeing that he was about to fall, and knowing that the consequences of falling in a crowded place would be unimaginable, Arisa couldn't help but feel anxious.

So, after holding the boy in her arms, she got a little too excited and almost caused a bear killing.

She loosened her grip on Xi Ling slightly, allowing him to catch his breath, and then took the boy's arm and led him out of the crowd.

Arisa's gymnastics uniform was soaked with sweat and clung to her fair, creamy skin, with glistening beads of sweat still clinging to her forehead.

Seeing this, Ximiao quickly returned the coat that she had been clutching tightly to her.

"Put them on quickly! It won't be good if you catch a cold!"

His fair face flushed slightly, and his eyes darted away, unable to look directly at the alluring Arisa.

"Actually, Mio, you don't want others to see me like this, do you?"

Having not seen Himo with such an expression in a long time, she couldn't help but tease her.

"..."

Although he was reluctant to admit it, he did indeed want others to see Arisa in this state, just as Arisa had said.

However, despite the teasing, the girl still took the coat and put it on, then followed Xi Ling towards their resting place.

"By the way, Mio, don't you have a project to participate in later?"

"Long jump? It won't take much effort~ I'm just pretending."

Anyway, he wasn't thinking about winning any prizes; he was just interested in participating.

When they returned to where Fanxia was, she was leisurely drinking a beverage and playing on her tablet in the shade, looking quite content.

Seemingly hearing a commotion nearby, she raised her head and saw Arisa leaning against Himo, slowly walking towards her.

"Is it over already?"

She couldn't help but ask, somewhat puzzled.

"After all, we're in the first year of high school~ In terms of classes, we're in Class 1A, and the first round will be played by Arisa."

After helping the girl beside him to sit down and rest, he took out some tissues he had prepared beforehand from his bag and handed them to Arisa to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead.

Fanxia just watched silently. As for the rankings of the competition... it's obvious who will be number one. It's perfectly normal for a devil to use some tricks.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on a spot not far behind Himeko.

"Mio, is that your friend? Why is she always looking this way?"

Following the direction she was looking, Nozomi was immediately stunned.

The person that Honoka was talking about was Hanako, who was wearing a school uniform.

But he didn't know why Hanako-san was secretly watching them, especially since Arisa and Honoka were both there...

Nozomi had no choice but to pretend she didn't know Hanako-san, shaking her head to indicate that she didn't know her.

Arisa's gaze sharpened; she could clearly sense that the woman was no ordinary person.

not far away.