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

"What?" Takahashi Mito remained wary.

"I saw you pass by the playground during the third period in the afternoon, during PE class. Everyone kept their distance from you. They must have heard about what happened to you before, right? It was clearly a lie, but so many classmates misunderstood you. I'm afraid only I can understand how you feel."

Aoi Natsuki sat up and began to dust herself off.

Mito Takahashi detected helplessness in his tone, but she felt it was just a trick by the boy in front of her, and her contempt deepened: "What do you understand?"

"I know you don't believe me, but if you have time, go back and go online to our school forum, search for my name, and reiterate that my name is Aoi Natsuki. Then you'll know why."

Instead of explaining to her here, it would be better to let her witness it firsthand, which would increase her empathy.

People who share similar experiences are often more likely to develop a liking for each other.

However, the -100 favorability rating is rather low.

At this point, Takahashi Mi didn't say anything more, clearly she was thinking. After a few seconds of silence, she finally made a move.

He walked to the corner by the wall, bent down to pick up his backpack, and turned to leave.

But after taking only a couple of steps, she stopped, her immense curiosity making her want to ask another question.

"Do you really believe I didn't do it?"

The importance of trust has become apparent.

If you can gain someone's understanding after a long period of false accusation, that is a form of goodwill, even if that person is someone you extremely dislike.

"Yes, I can see that you are right."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than that familiar system notification sounded again.

"Favorability +1"

Is it just adding one...?

Natsuki Aoi was dumbfounded. Was this improvement really that difficult?

Before he could react, another system notification plunged him into despair.

"Favorability-1"

The favorability rating has returned to -100.

"I hate guys like you who fawn over others the most. Don't ever show your face in front of me again!" Takahashi Mito clicked her tongue, gave him a disgusted look, and then picked up her bag and disappeared around the corner not far away.

Aoi Natsuki, who was sitting on the ground, was completely stunned.

It's true what they say: even if someone you hate breathes right in front of you, you'll still feel like they're wrong.

How am I ever going to ever get to this point...?

Chapter 7: Relationship with Rina Heats Up

……

Aoi Natsuki rode her bicycle home, took out her keys to open the door, and then pushed her bicycle into the yard.

Looking through the balcony window, I could see lights on inside, so it seemed Lina hadn't left.

Today was a completely fruitless day, he said, pursing his lips and exhaling through his nose.

He entered through the foyer, but as soon as he closed the door, he heard hurried footsteps coming from inside and fading into the distance.

He changed his shoes and stepped into the corridor. When he pushed open the dining room door, a faint fruity aroma still lingered inside.

He had only taken two steps when he saw a broken jar of plum jam on the floor in front of the refrigerator, with glass shards and jam splattered all over the floor.

Behind the plant stand two meters away, Lina was crouching down, looking like she had done something wrong.

A pair of small eyes would occasionally peek over from among the leaves of the pothos plant to observe his reaction.

Aoi Natsuki squatted down, remained silent for a moment, then looked up and said softly, "Don't come near here for now. I'll come over after I've tidied up."

After saying that, he walked to the balcony door, opened it, and took a small shovel and a mop from the platform outside.

There were still traces of jam left on the small shovel.

Could it be...?

He looked up at Lina.

Lina was holding up a sign that read "I'm sorry" in front of him.

A good child is one who can recognize their mistakes.

He then cleaned up the jam and broken glass, restoring the floor to its original condition.

Lina, who was watching from the side, also had her eyes shining.

"Favorability +2"

After putting away her tools, Aoi Natsuki went to Rina and squatted down.

Li Na looked completely bewildered.

After spending more than a day together, Lina's favorability towards him had dropped to -15.

At this value, the two parties can still communicate normally face-to-face without physical contact.

Natsuki Aoi stared at her and said, "I saw jam on the shovel."

"..."

Seeing that she didn't speak, Aoi Natsuki simply spread out her hands and held them out in front of her, her expression slightly serious: "Let me see your hands."

"..." Lina reluctantly kept her hands behind her back, and the two remained in this stalemate for a while before she finally stretched them out.

This may be their first physical contact.

Lina also overcame this psychological barrier.

"Favorability +5"

Each action seems to affect the favorability rating by 1-5 points, and generally adding 5 points is the best choice.

Lina's hands were slightly curled up and placed in his palms.

Aoi Natsuki carefully examined it and found that there was indeed a cut on the knuckle of her right finger.

"You have to tell me if you get hurt in the future, okay? If you don't treat the wound, it's very likely to get infected." He shifted his squatting position, and there happened to be a small cabinet next to him. He took out a box of home medical kits from it, which contained zippered bandages.

Place the left and right sides of the wound together and then fasten them. This can prevent the wound from leaving a scar, and it's the best for some scratches.

"Okay, mission accomplished. Now... I'm going to make dinner."

Aoi Natsuki responded with a smile.

However, this time, in Lina's eyes, the smile didn't seem so disgusting.

She even felt her face getting hot, so she picked up the whiteboard on the ground that still had "I'm sorry" written on it and covered her face.

Seeing this, Aoi Natsuki still thought it was quite cute, and if Rina really was going to stay at his place for a long time, shouldn't she also change her clothes?

This will eventually become a problem.

Regarding this, let's ask Lina for her opinion during the meal.

"Awoo awoo".

"It's okay, you can sit in the living room and watch TV for a while. We'll call you when it's time to eat."

"Awoo awoo!"

……

the other side.

A detached villa.

Mito Takahashi got home half an hour later than usual.

As soon as I entered the door and was about to put my shoes in the shoe cabinet next to me, I heard another woman's voice coming from the kitchen not far away.

"Sister? Is it sister who's back?"

"Okay." Takahashi Mito responded, then quickly changed into indoor shoes and ran upstairs to the second floor.

"Why are you back so late tonight? Sister? Sister!"

However, there was no response to the question. Takahashi Mito had already run into her room and locked the door behind her.

Inside the house, Mito Takahashi chose to finish her homework first, sent her mother a message telling her to leave some food for herself and eat it later, then spent some time putting on a face mask, removing her colored contact lenses, and putting on her high-prescription glasses.

After finishing my homework, I started two hours of online tutoring, and also browsed some entertainment websites.

It's the same every day.

At school, she was someone everyone feared, and at home, she was someone everyone avoided.

Watching some funny short videos can make you laugh, and before you know it, time has flown by.

She hadn't thought about what she wanted to do in the future, and there was nothing she wanted to change at the moment.

She casually piled up her smooth purple hair, took off her socks, and put her bare feet on the table.

I was scrolling through my phone while playing on my computer.

She thought today would just pass by like this again, but suddenly the image of that strange male student from tonight flashed through her mind.

At the same time, that familiar feeling of disgust resurfaced.

It completely ruined her good mood.

Mito Takahashi began to think about it, but eventually couldn't resist her curiosity, so she sat up and opened their school's forum on her computer.

The keyword entered was: Aoi Natsuki.

Press Enter once.

A series of discussion posts popped up.

This also startled her. When she looked at the number of posts, there were 107! Oh my god! Is it really that scary?

She began to browse through the content. The posts were 100% satirical and mocking of this boy named Aoi Natsuki, and there were also many recent photos of him, with fan-made decorations added in a similarly annoying way.

I never imagined that people's hearts could be so dark.