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

Don't worry about it.

Unlike usual, she genuinely wanted to teach him, so Aoi Natsuki became even more serious.

Mito Takahashi looked displeased, but she kept her promise to Ayano not to lose her temper so easily. Now she could only keep her emotions to herself and swallow them down. She didn't even stomp her feet in secret.

"Once you have a basic understanding of posture and steps, you'll move on to basic dance steps. I'll only teach you two here. If you master them, they'll be more than enough for this party." Sakurajima Anne stopped, and Aoi, who hadn't been able to stop in time, almost fell on top of her.

"Could you please let me know beforehand?"

Sakurajima An smiled slightly but did not reply.

Then he continued to explain the dance steps: "First, you need to switch steps to the left and right. Based on the previous step, follow the beat and step forward. When your right foot comes out, step to the left when your left foot follows. Note that you should lift your toes. Then, step to the right with your right leg."

Sakurajima Anne taught very carefully, promptly correcting some of Aoi Natsuki's mistakes. After watching for a while, Takahashi had to admit that Sakurajima's level was indeed much higher than hers.

Aoi Natsuki felt like a child learning to walk in Handan, completely stiff, and his repeated mistakes made him nervous.

"Take it easy, take it slow," said Anne Sakurajima.

"The rhythm here is based on an upward amplitude. You step out with your leg, step to the left and step out again, and finally fall down after the step is completed. That's why the waltz gives people a sense of rhythm."

Then Sakurajima Anne taught him how to turn left and right, which was obviously more difficult. However, even without talent, hard work can always make up for lack of talent. Since she was teaching him so earnestly, Aoi Natsuki became even more engrossed in it.

With a week to go until the gala, I'm sure that with more practice during this time, we'll see results.

After an hour and a half of training, Aoi Natsuki was panting heavily, and Sakurajima Anne wasn't much better off. Although she was very good at ballroom dancing, her physical strength was weaker than that of the average girl. Today had been really tough for her, as she hadn't had a break for so long.

"That's enough for today, you should rest," said Natsuki Aoi.

Sakurajima Anne nodded, a drop of sweat sliding down her cheek to her chin. Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered, glistening with sweat, making her look inexplicably more alluring.

She then spun around, her steps unsteady, and staggered to the table. She lay down on the table, her chest heaving with exhaustion...

"Ahhh!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Takahashi Mito immediately used her body to cover Sakurajima's upper body, and her gaze immediately shot to Aoi Natsuki.

Aoi Natsuki, naturally, wisely looked away.

Everyone gained something today, and Aoi Natsuki subconsciously opened Hayakawa's data panel to take a look.

Special skills: Cooking 17 points, Fishing 4 points, Sports and Projects 14 points, Comics 5 points.

(A total of 360 points is required to advance to S-rank; the current total is 261 points.)

With the difference now within 100 points, Aoi Natsuki sees more hope.

Although he doesn't have any points for dancing yet, he believes he will soon.

"Don't open the window yet, put on your clothes, it's still less than five degrees outside." After resting for a while and recovering a bit, Aoi Natsuki suggested going home first. Her parents were home and always cooked on time, so it was better not to miss mealtimes.

Takahashi glanced at the time; more than half an hour had passed since the school bell rang, and it was time to go home.

Longying has a strong learning ability, the best among all of them. After finishing her routine, although she was still not satisfied, she stopped, packed up her things, and thanked Takahashi and Sakurajima. A martial artist must always maintain a humble and eager-to-learn attitude.

Aoi Natsuki said goodbye to the group and left the activity room, followed by Takahashi and Ryuzakura.

Only Hayakawa and Sakurajima, who was lying down, remained in the classroom.

"Sakurajima, aren't you leaving yet?"

"..."

Seeing that she didn't answer, and knowing her as he did, Hayakawa didn't press the matter further and turned to walk towards the door.

"Hayakawa..."

Anne Sakurajima suddenly called her name.

Hayakawa turned around and saw that Sakurajima had changed to a side-lying position, raising his left hand to support his head, with sweat still streaming down his face.

"Do you have time to talk to me now?"

Keiko Hayakawa glanced at her phone, thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement and walked back to her desk: "Is there something you need?"

"It's nothing major, but I have some questions that I'd like you to answer." Sakurajima An sat up, her cross-legged posture somewhat domineering, her eyes fixed on her with a hint of obsession.

"Hmm... well, then go ahead and ask."

Sakurajima An tapped her chin with her fingertip and then said, "I've felt for a long time that you and Aoi have been together for a long time. You often go out together, and Aoi seems to care more about you than others. It's not hard to see that he definitely has feelings for you. And you, you also like Aoi. You so loudly expressed your feelings on your balcony, but why don't you take action?"

"The action you're referring to is..."

"Confession."

Upon hearing this word, Keiko Hayakawa's expression suddenly tightened, and she looked hesitant, as if recalling something.

There were indeed things that Sakurajima didn't know!

"Is there something wrong?" Sakurajima Anne asked gently, guiding the conversation.

Hayakawa remained silent for a moment before finally telling Sakurajima the truth: she had initially expressed her feelings for him, and although Natsuki didn't respond, his rejection was quite obvious, so she never considered confessing again after that.

"Are you afraid of failure? What's wrong? I've seen many men fail when pursuing women at first. It's nothing for a woman to fail once when pursuing a man. You can always try again."

“No.” Hayakawa Keiko suddenly shook her head, then looked straight ahead, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and continued, “I’m not confessing because I’m afraid Aoi will reject me again, it’s just that I want him to take the initiative to confess to me.”

"I want to confess my feelings to you?"

"Yes, I can feel that our relationship is slowly getting closer. I've already made up my mind. Since I've chosen him, I have to trust him unconditionally. Before that, I need to work hard to improve myself, improve my fashion sense, buy some skincare products, exercise more, and have some hobbies. I want to become a girl with shining qualities in Natsuki's eyes, until that time comes, and then Natsuki will confess to me. That's my determination!"

Hayakawa Keiko clenched her small fists. Sakurajima Anne looked at the little girl in front of her, who was only 1.5 meters tall, and once again felt that beneath Hayakawa's shy personality lay such a resilient heart.

"It's not about being passively pursued, but about actively improving yourself and attracting the other person... Interesting."

Sakurajima Anne smiled, then lay back down on the table, closing her eyes to rest.

"I've asked all the questions I wanted to know, you can go back now."

"Then you..." Hayakawa looked at her still tired state and didn't ask any further questions. "Don't lie down for too long, you should go home early too."

After saying that, he picked up his things and walked straight out of the activity room.

Chapter 119 The Reasons for Unwavering Commitment

……

the next day.

noon.

Mito Takahashi kept glancing at the clock on the wall; the bell would ring in two minutes, and she wondered what she should do next…

She was very conflicted. Last night, her younger sister Ayano gave her some advice, suggesting that instead of wasting time, she should take the initiative to invite him, as there might be unexpected results.

But she hadn't figured out how to bring it up or what reason to give, so she'd been agonizing over it until now. As the noon bell for the end of get out of class drew closer, the twirling of her pen in her hand gradually quickened.

Finally, a clear bell rang.

Mito Takahashi suddenly gripped her pen. The teacher on the podium did not extend the class time and announced the end of get out of class. The other students in the classroom got up one after another and left the classroom in groups.

Hayakawa was not in the classroom during the third period in the morning because she had to go to the student council. Apart from her, there were only a few other people in the classroom, who had brought their own lunches and were eating with their classmates.

Mito Takahashi stood up, and the next second her gaze fell on the bento boxes on the tables of two classmates not far away. She still remembered that the reason she started learning to cook was because of that dinner she ate at Aoi's house.

So far, she hasn't let Aoi taste her cooking. Recently, Ayano said that her cooking tastes better and better, so she thinks that even if it's still not quite as good as Hayakawa's, it shouldn't be so bad.

Find an opportunity to let Aoi try my cooking.

Mito Takahashi took a deep breath, turned around and walked out of the back door of the classroom, heading straight towards the classroom where Natsuki Aoi was. However, when she arrived at the classroom door and looked inside, there was no one there. This caused her instantly high spirits to deflate. She stood there for seven or eight seconds, holding onto the door frame with her left hand, before she had no choice but to leave.

Only after she had completely disappeared down the corridor did a gaze slowly emerge from around the corner not far away.

She is none other than Anne Sakurajima.

"What are you doing now?"

There was a noise behind me.

Turning around, I saw Natsuki Aoi right behind me.

Anne Sakurajima looked at him, her eyes slowly narrowing into slits, and smiled slightly, saying, "Of course I'm helping you."

"Help me? What's going on?"

"Takahashi came over so aggressively just now, wasn't it because she wanted you to be her dance partner at her first-year high school party?"

"Huh?" Aoi Natsuki was a little surprised. He had never thought that Takahashi would have such thoughts before. After all, the two of them didn't have many opportunities to communicate properly, let alone dance ballroom dances together with physical movements.

“Aoi is so oblivious…” Sakurajima Anne traced a line between her fingers and her lips. “But it’s alright, Aoi, you must have your own reasons. You’re probably planning to go see Hayakawa at the ball, right?”

"Yes," Aoi replied directly.

"Then you don't need to worry. That was just a minor incident. I only helped you to avoid an unnecessary mess."

"A battleground...that's your choice of words..."

“Believe me, I haven’t used words this precisely all year,” Sakurajima Anne teased, then leaned forward, reached her hands to his neck, straightened his collar, and smiled again, “Then let’s leave it at that, we’ll reschedule for ballroom dancing.”

"Okay." Seeing that the conversation could be stopped, Aoi Natsuki immediately agreed, turned around and walked towards the cafeteria, took out her phone, and prepared to ask Yusuke to get her some food first. Just then, Sakurajima's voice rang out from behind her again.

"pet……"

It's just two words.

Aoi Natsuki's gaze froze for a moment, then she turned to look at Sakurajima.

A mysterious smile appeared on her face, and her cunning pupils emitted bursts of white light. In an instant, the image of the goddess girl flashed through Aoi's mind. She had also mentioned the word "favor," which Aoi Natsuki remembered vividly.

"How boring, Aoi. I thought she would let you do some more interesting things, but I didn't expect you to be afraid to do this or that. After watching for so long, I really can't watch anymore."

Aoi Natsuki's expression turned wary. Although surprised, she remained calm and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, it's the guy behind you. Oh, and now he's the guy behind me too."

These words instantly unleashed a violent storm in Aoi Natsuki's mind. Judging from Sakurajima's words, she actually knew about the existence of the Goddess!

She's seen the goddess girl too?!

This line of thinking completely shocked Aoi Natsuki. What kind of brand new idea was this, a messenger of the gods? This was just too absurd! He knew he couldn't stay silent for too long, or his flaws would be exposed. After his brain raced, he ultimately decided to believe the rules that the goddess girl had previously followed with him.

"I don't remember. Was the person you're talking about male or female? What was their name?"

"Yes... she is a woman. I didn't ask for her name."

This was the answer. Aoi Natsuki immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Sakurajima didn't know about the goddess girl. Although she said she was female, the question itself was a trap. Whether the answer was male or female, it was wrong, because no one would emphasize that a goddess is female after seeing her. Gods and humans may not even be the same species. Just like when you see a reindeer, no one cares whether it is male or female. A reindeer is a reindeer.

The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly, and Sakurajima An stared at him for a long time, but did not receive the answer she wanted.