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

Ayano Takahashi received an affirmative answer, and her face lit up with immense joy. It was all worthwhile for her toil away day and night studying each page of the storyboard, hoping to achieve the best possible result and present the best possible presentation.

Her eyes welled up with tears whenever she thought about the effort she had put into creating this draft design.

"..."

"Huh? Could it be that Hayakawa is influencing you? Her manga talent gives you a lot of a sense of crisis, so you're working even harder, right?" Aoi Natsuki turned her head and nudged her arm with her elbow, teasing her.

But something seemed off about her expression.

Shouldn't she have given a reply right now? Why is she still so silent?

Five or six seconds later, Takahashi Ayano suddenly turned around and pounced on Natsuki like a hungry tiger, hugging her tightly: "Thank you, thank you for your encouragement, Natsuki! I will definitely work harder in the future!"

Her voice even sounded like she was crying.

Aoi Natsuki's expression changed from panic to composure. She patted her head gently, as if coaxing a child, and said softly, "Yes, keep up the good work. I believe in you."

Ayano Takahashi's affection level has increased again...

Chapter 113 Can I be a lowly character?

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"Lily, Lily... isn't this... not a good thing..."

"Shh." Lina put her finger to her lips, then pushed open the dining room door with both hands. She walked in front, followed by a little girl who was about the same height as her.

With dark green hair and slightly curly ends, she walked in little by little, clutching Lina's clothes.

"It smells so good." The air freshener in the living room smelled wonderful, and the little girl stretched her neck slightly to sniff it.

Lina picked up the writing board she was holding to her chest, quickly wrote a few words, and faced her directly: "It's okay, Natsuki won't mind."

Erase the words and continue writing:

"But Natsuki is taking a nap right now, so let's not disturb him."

Lina then placed the writing board on the dining table next to her, carefully tiptoed, slowly pushed the door shut with both hands, took the little girl's hand, led her to the living room, skillfully turned on the TV, picked up the remote control, and began to select a suitable cartoon.

The little girl seemed very cautious; once she sat down on the sofa, she didn't move for a long time.

Rina quickly noticed this, placed her hand on the back of Mao's hand, and picked up the writing board: "Mao, aren't you happy to be visiting my house?"

Upon seeing this, the little girl named Mao immediately waved her hands, her gaze still intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards the dining room entrance: "I, I'm just a little nervous."

"It's okay, Natsuki has a very good temper and is very easy to get along with!"

After writing this, Lina leaned her body involuntarily towards her, as if she were emphasizing this point firmly.

Mao was intimidated by her imposing presence and casually asked, "Is Natsuki Rina's father?"

"I wish Natsuki were my father, but he isn't."

"Ryu is also a father, and Natsuki is an older brother."

Natsuki...

Mao began to recall the first few days when Rina first came to elementary school; it seemed that an older boy always sat at the back of the classroom to accompany her.

Ah! Is that Natsuki?

After remembering him, Mao began to recall another memory from school. As she thought about it, her expression relaxed: "I remember now. The Natsuki you mentioned came to the elementary school. I remember the school required us to accompany students for three days."

"Yes! That's Natsuki!"

Lina's face lit up with a moment of surprise, but this was quickly followed by a hint of worry, and she hurriedly lowered her head to write:

"Natsuki is a really good person. Your first impression might not be great, but once you get to know him, you'll discover his good qualities!!"

Lina even added two exclamation marks at the end.

"No, no, no, Rina, don't misunderstand. I don't think he's bad. I think... I already discovered his good points before." Mao's whole demeanor immediately relaxed, and she was no longer as reserved as before. Before long, she became friends with Rina.

Twenty minutes later, the dining room door was pushed open, and Aoi Natsuki, yawning and with messy hair, walked in, stretching her limbs. The first thing she noticed was that there was a guest in the house. Judging from her age, she should be Rina's elementary school classmate.

That's great! Aoi was worried that Rina wouldn't make any good friends at school, but she brought her home, so they must be quite close!

Aoi Natsuki was overjoyed. She roused herself, ran her hand through her hair, and was about to greet her when she suddenly remembered that the other person was a girl. And girls are women too; that negative impression factor...

It would be terrible if I accidentally scared someone away.

Aoi Natsuki stopped abruptly and stared at the little girl from a distance.

Just as he was about to slowly retreat away from the doorway, the sudden appearance of the favorability panel puzzled him.

"Name: Mao Hashimoto, Rank B, Not a romance target, Affection level: 7 points."

Ok?

The favorability rating is actually a positive number!

This is truly an extremely rare occurrence!

First of all, the world setting where all the girls hate him appeared in mid-September last year, and now it's almost mid-January, which is about 4 months. In this world, the favorability of different people will change for various reasons. However, the only person Aoi Natsuki has ever seen who can control the favorability of others is his mother. It's a complete reversal of family affection. And this little girl in front of him actually has a positive favorability rating, which is simply unbelievable!

"Awoo!"

Lina then noticed Natsuki standing at the door and immediately raised her right hand to greet him.

The little girl next to her turned around and saw that he was indeed the older brother from her previous school. Her eyes lit up with surprise and she instinctively stood up.

"Oh, Rina," Aoi Natsuki responded. Since she had been discovered, she had no choice but to greet her. "Is this your classmate?"

Before Rina could even write anything, Mao hurriedly stood up and said to him, "Hello, my name is Hashimoto Mao, I'm Rina's classmate, I'm sorry to bother you today!"

"No need to be so polite. Let me prepare some snacks for you. You can continue watching TV." Aoi Natsuki smiled with narrowed eyes, and upon hearing the voice indicating an increase in his favorability rating, he was certain that the number was correct and that this little girl really didn't dislike him.

He glanced at her sideways, still obediently placing her hands on her knees as she sat back on the sofa. When she noticed his gaze, she gave him a polite smile.

Wow! Lily is so lucky to have made such a good friend! He was truly touched!

At this moment, he finally understood the sense of déjà vu his father had in his eyes. No wonder his father had acted so dramatically last time; he was doing the same thing now.

Mao, is that right...?

Natsuki Aoi memorized the name so that she could reminisce with Rina when she looked back in the future.

Mao's face is a bit chubby, which is a round face. But nowadays, the aesthetic of society is no longer that a pointed face is beautiful. All face shapes have their own beauty. A round face, especially when smiling, looks like a big meat bun, chubby and very cute.

Compared to a slender figure like Lina, a plump body would appear more auspicious to others.

Aoi Natsuki turned and went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out the chiffon cake she had bought earlier, and also brought two small plastic spoons for the two of them.

"It's still a bit icy, let it sit for a while before eating."

After returning to the living room, I knelt down and placed the cake on the coffee table.

Turning his head, he saw that the little girl was still secretly glancing at him.

"Big brother, do you still remember me?" Mao suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Aoi Natsuki realized that it wasn't simply a matter of time reversal; it must be something she had done in the past.

He thought hard, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember the face. He could only awkwardly force a smile and say, "Sorry, could you give me a little hint...?"

“A reminder…” Mao looked up at the ceiling, thought for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses, grabbed her hair on both sides with both hands, pulled out two pigtails, and asked again, “Now?”

"Oh!" Aoi Natsuki exclaimed in surprise. Upon seeing the twin tails, he immediately remembered them. During the three days he spent accompanying Rina Elementary School, he had met a girl with twin tails. She had sprained her ankle, so he carried her to the infirmary. However, because they attracted a lot of attention, he eventually had to ask a male teacher to take her there. The whole process probably took no more than five minutes, so he didn't remember it very well.

The twin tails were such a unique attribute that he suddenly remembered them.

"Does big brother remember me?" Mao asked with delight.

"Hmm, you look a little taller now than before." Aoi Natsuki's lips curled up, and on the system panel, Mao's favorability rating increased again.

"Big brother noticed that? That's amazing!"

"Well..." Natsuki Aoi's words were purely a social remark, and his luck really came out by accident.

"Lina, you did a great job this time. Good friends should keep in touch more often. You can bring them home more often in the future, but you should let us know in advance, okay? Otherwise it will seem like we are not treating them well."

Lina's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and she nodded emphatically before writing on the writing board.

"I understand! I'm sorry this time."

"Good girl~" Aoi Natsuki stretched out her hand and rubbed her head.

Mao, who was standing to the side, was touched by the good relationship between the two and let out a envious sound from her slightly pursed lips.

"Does Mao want to have dinner at our house tonight? If you remember Mom and Dad's phone number, you can call and ask." Aoi Natsuki asked lazily, her hands folded on the coffee table, her head resting on her arms as she still felt sleepy.

"No, I'll play with Rina a little longer, then we'll start doing our homework together. I made plans with my mom to have dinner at home." Mao shook her head.

"Okay, then you guys continue, I won't disturb you." Aoi Natsuki put her hands on the carpet and got up, then walked towards the dining room door.

Mao stared at his retreating figure, remained silent for two seconds, and then said, "Big brother, it's okay for you to sit down with me!"

"Children need their own space too. I'm going upstairs to work for a while. I'll come down later." Aoi Natsuki raised her left hand and walked out of the dining room without turning her head.

Don't ask, the answer is just that I'm showing off.

After an hour and a half, Natsuki Aoi felt it was about time to make dinner. When she went downstairs, she noticed Mao packing her schoolbag.

Are we going back?

Mao heard the voice and looked up: "Yeah."

"Did you send a relative to pick you up? Did you call them?"

"Not yet, just getting ready." Mao opened the side pocket of her backpack, took out a smartphone, skillfully accessed her contacts, and dialed a number.

Beep beep—

Mao chose to play it out loud, while Natsuki Aoi went to the living room to tidy up the cake that they had just finished eating.

Looking at the several workbooks on the coffee table, Little Two has quite a lot of homework. Speaking of which, Little Three should start learning English. I often see videos online about early childhood English education. Even though Lina can't speak yet, wouldn't it be a good thing for her to learn English in advance...?

Natsuki Aoi was lost in thought.

But then he heard a familiar female voice.

"Huh? Mao? What's up? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

"Auntie, can you pick me up and take me home? My mom said she's going to the market to buy groceries and can't come over for the time being."

"Oh, is this the school? I can come over."