A reversal of fortune and victory in a world hated by all girls!

"Ayano, it's time for your appearance. Time to get to work," a middle-aged man said as he walked out of the back room.

"Yes, Manager!" The S-rank girl immediately put on the bear headgear, then saluted Aoi Natsuki. "Then I'll take my leave! I hope you won't give up on the rest of your life. See you."

After saying that, she turned around and rushed into the exit of the haunted house. Aoi Natsuki narrowed her eyes, and a million grass mud horses galloped through her mind.

Chapter 35 Mito Takahashi's Loss of Composure

After pouring a glass of water from the water dispenser next to the counter, Aoi Natsuki walked to the rest area and saw Hayakawa Keiko sitting in the corner. She smiled helplessly.

He stepped forward and said, "Have some water."

Keiko Hayakawa turned her head, her hands, which had been nervously gripping the hem of her pants, slowly relaxed as she took the water glass he offered: "Where did that girl go?"

"Oh, she's busy again. What, do you care about her a lot?" Aoi Natsuki laughed and sat down opposite her.

"Well... after all, she's such a pretty girl."

Aoi Natsuki agreed with this point; she was indeed very beautiful, and it was clearly a waste of her talent to work at a haunted house. Moreover, he felt that her face seemed familiar for a moment, but he couldn't quite place it.

The rest area also had many horror novels and ornaments on display, and Aoi Natsuki picked one up and started reading.

Keiko Hayakawa would glance up at him every now and then, wanting to strike up a conversation, but she couldn't think of anything to say. Should she continue talking about anime? Would he think she was a total shut-in? What about manga? What if he didn't understand manga?

She didn't utter a single word for a long time.

She subconsciously looked down at her shiny new underwear and brand-new stockings. She noticed that her life had changed and she paid more attention to her appearance every day. However, the boy in front of her always had the same attitude.

After spending this time together, she could feel that Aoi took great care of her, even better than others like Sakurajima or Midori. But why did she always feel that the distance between them hadn't narrowed?

That is the distance between hearts.

Keiko Hayakawa bit her lower lip, and an internal struggle began to rage within her again.

No, it shouldn't be like this!

You should be brave and fight for it!

Her gaze hardened in an instant, a warm current flowed through her body, and finally she raised her head.

"Summer, summer tree..."

"Well, what happened?"

"Can I...can I call you by your name from now on?" Hayakawa Keiko's voice suddenly rose three octaves.

Aoi Natsuki was startled by this sudden aura, then nodded: "Oh, no problem at all."

"That's great!" Keiko Hayakawa exclaimed, clenching her fist.

Favorability rating rises again.

Hayakawa's favorability rating has now reached 60 points!

This is currently the highest favorability rating; even Lina's favorability rating is only 58 points.

He was stunned for two seconds, and just as he was about to say something, Takahashi Mito screamed and ran out of the exit of the haunted house. Her face was completely terrified, tears welled up in her eyes, and she held her head in her hands, looking quite comical.

Meanwhile, Sakurajima Anne, who was running alongside her, had a big smile on her face, creating a stark contrast with her. This level of haunted house was really like playing house to her.

Seeing this, Keiko Hayakawa quickly followed and reached out to pat Mido's back: "Are you alright?"

"Haha, Takahashi was really amazing just now. There were only four monsters in the haunted house, and her running around successfully attracted all four monsters to chase her. It was really funny! I didn't expect a haunted house of this level to bring me too many surprises, but it turned out to be quite fun." Sakurajima An nodded in agreement.

Mito Takahashi bit her upper lip tightly, instantly transforming from a domineering young woman into a little girl who needed comforting—the contrast was too great.

But unexpectedly, Natsuki Aoi experienced for the first time what the contrast between her personality and her appearance meant.

In the end, it was Takahashi Mito who was the most frightened. After resting for a while, her head started to spin, and the party had to be called off.

"It's alright, we'll take a taxi tonight, you two should go home early too." Hayakawa Keiko helped Mito up and waved goodbye to the two of them.

Today, Natsuki Aoi saw a different side of Mito Takahashi, and just thinking about it makes her want to laugh.

"Then I'll take my leave too."

Sakurajima Anne raised her right hand, ripped a button off her school uniform collar, and placed it in the hand of the stunned Aoi Natsuki.

"This is a reward, bye-bye."

He turned around, put his hands behind his back, and walked step by step towards the end of the street.

Natsuki Aoi glanced down at the button, thinking that this guy was doing something strange again.

The current favorability ratings for each girl are as follows:

Mito Takahashi, S-rank, Affection level: -48.

Sakurajima An, S-rank, Affection level: -1.

Lina, Rank A, Affection Level: 58.

Keiko Hayakawa, Rank C, Affection Level: 60.

Ayano Takahashi, S-rank, Affection level: -42.

……

8 PM.

After being taken home, Takahashi Mito lay weakly on the sofa, covered with a blanket and with a towel on her face. Today had been too much of a shock for her; it was clear that forcing herself to be strong wasn't a good idea.

She just wanted to present a perfect image to others.

But I never expected it to turn out so embarrassing...

Will Hayakawa be very disappointed in herself...?

Hey……

She sighed dejectedly, and a moment later, the sound of a lock being opened came from the doorway, followed by light footsteps that broke the oppressive atmosphere of the space.

"Yay~ I'm back~ Sister, what are you doing lying on the sofa?" Ayano was carrying a bag of desserts, which she bought especially to reward herself for her hard work at her part-time job. It was quite interesting to do part-time work once in a while.

“Oh, Ayano…” Takahashi Mito sat up, glanced at her clothes, and asked, “You went to volunteer again?”

"No, no, no, this time a friend of mine needed to volunteer, but she also agreed to a part-time job, so I had no choice but to help her with the part-time job. Wow... doing a part-time job for a day is actually quite interesting." Ayano nodded in satisfaction.

"Oh, that's great. Your only advantage might be this energetic personality." Takahashi Mito thought of her own lackluster friendships; without comparison, there's no harm done.

"That's because my sister doesn't want to make friends. Oh, right, sister, let me tell you, I met a really strange guy at my part-time job today. Do you know how strange he is? No matter what angle you look at him from, you will feel disgusted from the bottom of your heart. I thought that the bald dean of students at our school was annoying enough, but I didn't expect there to be such a guy. It really opened my eyes."

"Hmph, is that so?"

When Takahashi Mitsu was halfway through hearing what he was saying, Aoi Natsuki's face instantly appeared in her mind. Didn't she know this guy too?

No matter how you look at it, he's an extremely annoying guy!

"Actually, I also knew a guy like that at school. What a coincidence! I also found him incredibly annoying from every angle, but..."

"However?" Ayano Takahashi tilted her head in confusion.

"No, it's nothing! Let's call it a day, I'm tired too, goodnight!"

After saying that, she lifted the blanket, put on her slippers, and slowly walked upstairs to the second floor.

Ayano Takahashi shrugged, not thinking much of it. She recalled the boy again, and a wave of unease washed over her. Wow, what a unique guy…

Chapter 36 What outrageous words!

It's another weekend.

Aoi Natsuki went out to buy some daily necessities. Hearing that the mall was having a sale, he thought it over and decided to go.

He made a special effort to dress up, covering himself up completely, wearing sunglasses and a mask, trying his best not to talk to anyone on the street, arriving safely at the mall, and returning as soon as possible after shopping.

"Lina, is there anything you want to buy?"

Before leaving, Natsuki Aoi patted Rina's head and asked.

Lina looked up and thought for a moment, then wrote on the whiteboard: "No."

Aoi Natsuki was slightly surprised, because he remembered that Li had mentioned a rag doll a few days ago. Did she not like it?

Looking at Rina's expression, it's easy to guess what a child is thinking. Seeing her evasive eyes, Aoi Natsuki understood the gist of it. This girl wanted to save him money.

"Alright then, wait for me at home." Aoi Natsuki smiled with narrowed eyes, turned around and went out the door.

Taking the subway to Shinjuku often results in more affordable prices, whereas in places like Ginza or Ikebukuro, the selection is significantly reduced.

He was standing in the subway car. Fortunately, there was a women-only car, so he stayed in another car and didn't get any disapproving looks.

Forty minutes later, as soon as the doors opened, he rushed onto the escalator before the woman could get off the subway, thus narrowly escaping disaster.

Only after running out of the subway exit did the huge weight in my heart finally lift.

He really didn't want to live like this anymore...

Aoi Natsuki sighed, then headed to the large shopping mall he frequented. As he passed the corner, he saw several eye-catching stalls, seemingly hosting some kind of event.

He stepped forward and glanced around out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze immediately met that of another person.

she……

"Ah! It's you!"

The girl behind the stall exclaimed in surprise.

Aoi Natsuki also recognized her as the S-class girl he had met in the haunted house a couple of days ago.

She had changed into a light green shirt and was wearing a white hat.

After removing the mascot costume, her figure is actually quite slender, except...

Aoi Natsuki only glanced at her chest before immediately looking away.

It seems that some parts haven't developed.

“We meet again,” said Natsuki Aoi.

"Hmm, I didn't expect to see you a second time. You're still as disgusting as ever today~"

Natsuki Aoi narrowed her eyes: "How exactly do you manage to say something like that with a smile on your face?"

"Huh? Didn't you tell me to just say whatever I wanted?" The girl exclaimed in surprise.