My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Since Kato Megumi is here, then Furuhashi Fumino is most likely nearby as well. Sure enough, Dongfang Bai saw Furuhashi Fumino running quickly towards them with a smile on her face.

"Megumi-chan~ Shiro-kun, we're in the same group."

"Yes, we'll be eating and living together from now on." Dongfang Bai said with a light laugh, as if deliberately teasing Fumino Furuhashi, making her blush and wave her hand in a flustered manner.

"Ah... this..." Fumino Furuhashi paused, suddenly remembering that the three of them would be in a group and all activities would be done together.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's get in the car quickly." Dongfang Bai couldn't help but smile happily when he saw Fumino Guqiao's shy expression. Sure enough, no girl could tease him back.

Aside from exceptions like Kana and Nayuta...

The three of them formed a group, and naturally, the group had to sit together. The class took a bus. Since they were the last group, Dongfang Bai and his two companions sat in the last seats of the bus. Because it was crowded, they were arranged in rows.

Dongfang Bai naturally squeezed in with the other two beautiful girls...

"Bai... Bai Bai Bai-jun, could you please move over a little bit?"

"I want to too..." Dongfang Bai was speechless, because there were girls on both sides of him, and he couldn't lean towards either side. Kato 4.8 Megumi had a calm expression, while Furuhashi Fumino's face was burning red.

They were so close that Dongfang Bai could clearly feel the softness of the girls' shoulders on either side, and he couldn't help but blush. However, he had no time to think about these strange things.

Because I am in great danger right now.

All the boys on the bus were staring at him with extremely sharp and murderous eyes. They were all in groups of two boys, so why was that guy with two girls by his side, and beautiful girls at that!

Dongfang Bai didn't want to either, but because the three of them were the extra three people in the class group, they had no choice but to make do and form a group. Even Kirisu Mafuyu couldn't do anything about it.

"Oh no, I feel like this journey is going to be quite troublesome..."

Chapter 45 The Emperor's Engine [Please subscribe automatically]

Dongfang Bai looked at Kirisu Mafuyu, who was standing at the front with one hand gripping the handrail. She was still staring ahead with a cold expression, seemingly lost in thought. As if noticing Dongfang Bai's gaze, she glanced in his direction.

"..." Seeing that Dongfang Bai still had no reaction, Kirisu Mafuyu took a closer look at the two girls beside him before her expression changed slightly. In her somewhat old-fashioned impression, this should be called 'impure heterosexual relationship'.

However, Dongfang Bai has not yet established a romantic relationship with anyone at school, and Feng Zhiqi does not oppose students dating, so she cannot come up and stop him.

dong dong dong...

As Dongfang Bai pondered other things, the blue-haired girl sitting to his left, her arm pressed tightly against his, blushed. Her heart began to pound, and feelings of nervousness and shyness surged within her.

What...what should I do?! Bai Jun probably didn't hear my heartbeat, right? We're so close, there's a good chance he could hear it!?

What if he really heard such a fast heartbeat? What if he misunderstands something? What should I do?

Fumino Furuhashi's heartbeat was like the legendary 'Emperor 04 Engine,' pounding at high speed. Dongfang Bai's hearing was excellent, so of course he couldn't have missed it.

However, one thing disturbed Dongfang Bai's hearing: his own heartbeat. He was sandwiched between two beautiful girls, and his heart was beating quite fast, so he didn't notice Fumino Furuhashi next to him.

"Everyone, we're almost there, get ready." Kirisu Mafuyu glanced at the scenery along the way, assessed the remaining distance to their destination, and called out to the students behind her.

"So fast?!"

Fumino Furuhashi was taken aback. Hadn't she heard that their school trip was to a very far place? Why did they arrive at their destination so quickly? Or was it because she had been so engrossed in her own world that she hadn't noticed the passage of time?

Just as Kirisu Mafuyu had said, the bus belonging to Class 2-A stopped after about fifteen minutes. Both Furuhashi Fumino and Hikaru Touhou had strange expressions when they got off the bus.

But the strangest thing is that Kato Megumi, who was standing next to her the whole time, didn't show any change in expression at all, which was a stark contrast to Furuhashi Fumino standing next to her.

"Hmm, is everyone here?"

Kirisu Mafuyu held the list in her hands, glanced at the students around her, and carefully counted them one by one. She nodded in satisfaction after finding that everyone was there.

"White sauce~"

A very soft call reached Dongfang Bai's ears. He couldn't help but look to his left and saw that in the distance, Yamanaka Sawako's class was standing in the last row, and Hirasawa Yui was waving happily in their direction.

"Fool."

Dongfang Bai saw Yamanaka Sawako standing behind her for a long time and couldn't help but mutter to himself. Sure enough, as expected, her head was choked by Sawako, and she almost passed out.

Hirasawa Yui's companions, Tainaka Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi, looked at her helplessly. Despite being taught a lesson so many times, she still didn't learn her lesson.

"Since they're the only ones here, then the others shouldn't be either..."

Dongfang Bai looked around. A long distance away was Class 2-B. Standing directly in front of him was a dazzling blonde twin-tailed beauty, a young lady, chatting and laughing with someone.

Seemingly noticing Dongfang Bai's gaze, she froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, blushed, snorted, and immediately turned her head away.

And Gabriel and Winette from Class C, and the idiot Sataniya, who had obviously also seen her 'master', was calling and waving in the direction of Dongfang Bai.

"Another idiot." Dongfang Bai looked at her fierce, bald-headed homeroom teacher who was gradually approaching her from the front, and couldn't help but turn her face away, unable to bear looking at him.

"Now you all have some free time. Feel free to wander around here. Come and meet us in a bit." After saying that, Kirisu Mafuyu tossed her long cherry-blossom hair and left the spot, heading towards the inn.

The three of them relaxed after getting a rest and chatted casually.

"This hotel seems pretty good, it's quite big." Fumino Furuhashi looked at the 'hotel' in front of her in surprise. The entire hotel had been booked by Toyonosaki, who would come here once a year. It was clear that Toyonosaki was quite wealthy.

"I heard there are hot springs inside, we can try them out later," Dongfang Bai said casually. As a result, Fumino Furuhashi next to him showed a peaceful expression. Hot springs are quite comfortable.

"Great! We definitely need to go to the hot springs afterwards!"

"Before that, let's go check out our rooms first." Kato Megumi's suggestion was excellent, and Dongfang Bai and Furuhashi Fumino both nodded in agreement. It would be better for the three of them to work together and put their luggage in their rooms first.

……

Click.

The hotel is quite large, and its facilities and environment are filled with a Japanese style, especially the rooms, which have wooden sliding doors, wooden floors, and tatami mats.

"Wow, is this our room?!" Fumino Furuhashi excitedly ran inside, casually tossing her suitcase aside and looking around. From this vantage point, she could see the rippling lake water outside the window, which excited her greatly.

"But it feels a bit small for three people..." Dongfang Bai's lips twitched. This room was probably similar to a one-bedroom apartment with a bathroom, barely enough to accommodate three people.

However, if there are three people of the same sex, it won't feel small at all, and there's no problem sleeping together. But the problem is that the two people next to Dongfang Bai are girls.

"Oh no..." Dongfang Bai was sweating profusely. He didn't even know how to imagine what it would be like to sleep at night. Kato Megumi and Furuhashi Fumino, on the other hand, had no worries at all and were looking around the room.

"Go straight down the corridor from here and turn left to reach the open-air hot spring. I just saw the directions on the sign." Kato Megumi put her suitcase aside and said to the two of them.

"Hot spring! Hot spring~ Let's go soak in the hot spring first, Megumi-chan!!"

"What are you thinking about? We have to go to the assembly point later..."

Chapter 46 Do you like Bai Jun? [Please subscribe automatically]

"Cooking together as a group is definitely an essential activity for school trips or summer camps..."

Dongfang Bai sighed helplessly. While complaining, he quickly prepared the dishes. He turned the simplest curry rice and fried rice into something new and exciting.

This school trip reminded him of the summer camp he had spent with Yukino Yukinoshita. He had been asked to help out as a volunteer, which was exactly the same as cooking now.

"So...so strong!"

Akiyama Mio watched from afar as Dongfang Bai prepared the food, his movements seeming like he had practiced countless times. Meanwhile, Tainaka Ritsu, standing to the side, chuckled mischievously, "Bai-san is also incredibly skilled at cooking, you know."

Because the group cooking activity for this school trip involved all classes, the members of the Light Music Club from the class next to Dongfang Bai's also got together, since it's always better to have familiar faces around.

"Shiro-chan is amazing! Is there anything he can't do?" Hirasawa Yui didn't hold back her praise, her eyes sparkling. Actually, the other members of the Light Music Club had only just found out that he could cook.

"Yeah... is there anything he can't do...?" Akiyama Mio frowned, looking troubled. Dongfang Bai knew so many things, and she was losing confidence in him. She had originally thought that she could at least cook for him.

Turns out he's such a great cook?! What would I even do if I were really with him?!

"He can't have children~" Ritsu Tainaka said in an ambiguous tone, and instantly her childhood friend Mio Akiyama's cheeks flushed red, and white steam slowly rose from her head...

Click.

"Mio?!" Tainaka Ritsu saw Akiyama Mio's legs go weak and she collapsed, her face flushed as if she had heatstroke. She was stunned for a moment and immediately reached out to catch her. It wasn't the first time she had fainted from embarrassment, so she didn't notice at all.

Dongfang Bai naturally didn't notice the discussion among the members of the Light Music Club. Instead, he was focused on preparing the dish, completing all the tasks of chopping vegetables and cooking all by himself.

What would normally require more than ten people to complete was done by him alone, operating three threads simultaneously, and he finished more than half an hour. As for the other students, they could only help him wash the vegetables, peel the potatoes and other vegetables, and finally shout "666" a couple of times.

"Everyone says guys are handsome when they're serious, and it seems like that's true...~"

Fumino Furuhashi, who was helping out from the side, stared blankly at Dongfang Bai. His calm yet serious expression was quite captivating, but she was completely unaware that she had inadvertently spoken out what she was thinking.

"Varied……?"

Meanwhile, Eriri Sawamura, who was washing vegetables nearby, shuddered. She and Megumi Kato were good friends, and Megumi Kato was also friends with Fumino Furuhashi. Although their relationship wasn't that close, it was still pretty good.

Hearing the other person mutter to themselves, she froze on the spot. Could it be that she had feelings for Dongfang Bai...?

Do you like Bai Jun?

"Huh?!"

Fumino Furuhashi blushed and immediately withdrew her gaze from Dongfang Bai. Suddenly, a blonde beauty standing next to her struck up a conversation. This was none other than Eriri Sawamura, the 'ace' of the art club, who was as famous as Fumino Furuhashi.

"Why...why would you say that?"

"Well, let me warn you first, there are quite a few people who like that guy..." Sawamura Eriri seemed to be thinking of a certain black-haired, sharp-tongued person, and couldn't help but click her tongue slightly, feeling a little annoyed.

"Hehe~ After all, Haku-kun is indeed very outstanding. Eriri, do you perhaps like him?"

"Who said that! How could that be! I would never like that idiot, that's absolutely impossible!"

When Eriri heard Fumino Furuhashi's unintentional teasing remark, it was as if a sore spot had been hit. She blushed and retorted, but her dishonesty was not to be hidden from Fumino Furuhashi, who always had a high EQ.

"oops……"

Fumino Furuhashi felt sweat starting to bead on her forehead. She had initially planned to help Mio Akiyama matchmake her with Higashikata, but it turned out that Eriri Sawamura in front of her also seemed interested. This was truly...

While the two were talking, they didn't notice that Kato Megumi, who had been silent the whole time, had suddenly disappeared.

"Phew, Megumi, thank you for your help." Dongfang Bai suddenly felt a coolness on his forehead. It turned out that Kato Megumi had reached over and was wiping the fine sweat from his forehead with a clean white handkerchief. This subtle gesture made him smile.

Hui is truly gentle in these subtle ways. If it weren't for his unwavering determination, an ordinary person would have fallen for Hui at least three times over.

"You're welcome." Kato Megumi smiled slightly, then quickly left to continue peeling potatoes. She did this simple action so quickly that no one else noticed.

Fumino Furuhashi's attention was drawn to Eriri beside her, while the four members of the Light Music Club were teasing each other, and none of them noticed what had happened in that brief moment.

Several tens of minutes later... mix...

"Okay, done." Dongfang Bai smiled. He had finished most of it. All that was left was to wait for the curry to cook. The fried rice was also finished. With his work done, he couldn't help but look around.

"Hmm, there shouldn't be anything I need to help with...???" Dongfang Bai couldn't see a hidden corner not far away, where Kirisu Mafuyu was trembling as she chopped vegetables with a kitchen knife in her hand. Her face was dark and her expression was unusually serious and earnest, which was very (money-grubbing) frightening.