I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

“…This is a bit unrealistic…”

"Ha, that's right." She said and looked at the sky.

There was another moment of silence.

"..." I suddenly remembered something, "Hearing you say that, do you have a boyfriend?"

"Huh? No, I want to go to another city to attend college, so why would I look for a boyfriend?"

...You are such an idealistic person...I don’t even know if I can go to college.

"Ah...very good."

This is the only way I can answer her.

"..." She looked at me and said, "Your scarf is very nice. Did you buy it yourself or did your parents buy it for you?"

"neither..."

"Hmm? Could it be a gift from a girl?"

"Ah...yes..." I answered, turning my face away involuntarily.

"What?" She patted my shoulder hard...it hurt.

"Doesn't this guy still have a girlfriend?"

After saying that, he showed a hearty smile.

...Ah...it would be nice if that's the case...

"No... We just have a decent relationship, just the usual courtesy between friends."

I explained it this way.

"...Hmm? Is that so?"

"Of course... Why do you always think there's no friendship between men and women?"

"...Ha, okay, it's my fault..." She sighed, "By the way, have you eaten yet?"

"Ah...I've eaten."

"Yeah, that's great." She seemed very happy. "I'm going to a rally nearby. Do you want to come with me?"

"Ah... sure."

It's nothing anyway.

"Then I'll lead the way."

"Okay, thank you..."

"Don't be so polite." She turned around and smiled at me.

"Which direction is the event venue..." I asked her.

"Look, there's a very obvious flag over there." She pointed in a direction.

"Ah...it doesn't look that far."

"It's still a bit far. After all, you can't go straight there. You have to take a detour."

I didn't respond...because there was no need.

"By the way, besides the scarf, did other girls give you gifts?" she suddenly asked me after we walked for a while.

This question made me stunned for a moment.

"No...no." I denied.

"Oh? You're blushing! So there is!"

However, I ignored her, put my hands in my shirt pockets, and walked towards the place where the event was held.

...............

Chapter 12: Gift (Part 2)

"....?!!"

After seeing the caller ID, I couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with my eyes.

It turned out to be Rinquanchuan calling.

“…Hmm…”

I hesitated for a moment and then answered the phone.

"Hello..." I greeted tentatively.

"Where are you, home?"

Rinzenkawa asked me without any emotion.

"Yeah...of course..."

"Okay then, whether you're busy now or not, come find me downstairs at the shopping mall within ten minutes."

"Huh? Why?"

This request is really abrupt...

"Don't ask so many questions, just come."

Having said this, she ended the call.

It was already the second day after the holiday. I thought no one would contact me, but the person who contacted me was the guy I thought would never contact me in this life.

Well, since you contacted me...I'd better go.

.....................

Although it was ten minutes, she might actually just be trying to hurry me up... What on earth is she trying to do...that guy?

Well...if I think about it, she's probably going to talk about Christmas Eve...after all, she left that night straight away, so it's normal to get a few complaints...but wouldn't she just say no on the phone? Or should she ask me to go out with her? While hanging out with her isn't boring, I feel like it would be awkward if we were to be seen by people I know...could she be shopping or something and ask me to pick up her things? That's very possible, after all, that's Rinsenkawa's personality...or not necessarily, because she probably wouldn't bother outsiders, and she has her own servants and stuff...In short, it must be something special for her to contact me on her own initiative.

With such doubts, I still came to the place she designated.

However, I didn't see Rinsenkawa... It seems I have to spend time looking for her again... Well, I might as well call her directly.

Thinking of this, I took out my cell phone and prepared to call Rinquanchuan.

“Huh…”

Rinquanchuan's voice suddenly appeared behind me, and he hit me hard on the shoulder.

...That's not how you remind people...

"You're here..." I smiled at her.

"I'm late... two minutes late." Her expression seemed a little dissatisfied.

"It's only two minutes..."

"Um... follow me."

He said this to me and then walked away in one direction.

"..." Although I didn't know what she was going to do, I followed her anyway.

I didn't walk far before I saw Rinquanchuan walking next to a car... This car looked familiar... It should be her family's car...

"Give me that," she said to the car.

Then something was handed to him through the car window.

"Hey, it's for you."

After receiving it, Linquanchuan turned around and handed it to me.

"Eh? What..."

I took it subconsciously, and then I looked at what was handed to me.

"Is this... for me?" I found it a little unbelievable because this is a very expensive game console.

"Yeah, it's a belated Christmas present."

She said as she opened the car door.

"Wait, I can't have this... I haven't given you a gift yet..."

"Let's talk about it next year. I have a plane to catch. I won't say much more." She interrupted me.

"Hey? Plane? What are you doing?"

I find this a little hard to understand.

"I'm going back to my hometown too, are you stupid?"

No wonder she urged me, it turned out she was in a hurry. Now thinking about it, it was really a sin to waste her time.

"Oh...Is that so? Where is your hometown? Why do you need to take a plane..." I am still a little curious about this matter.

"Why should I tell you?"

She gave me a look of disdain and got in the car.

"Uh... okay... see you then."

I muttered to myself as the car drove away.

By the way...this kind of thing is not cheap...and I don't know how to use it at all...

creed

Leaving things unused is probably the biggest waste.

Think about that idle game console of mine...well, I really don't know what to do with it.

But this is not Rinsenkawa's fault, because she was just guessing what I like, and then referring to what she likes... and then referring to a little more details.

But even so, I still feel a little bad when I think about it... I'll look up how to play it when I have time.

And remember to find an opportunity to return the favor next time... When interacting with people, reciprocating gifts is really troublesome.

But what bothers me the most now is this guy who doesn't treat me as a stranger and keeps talking to me.

"Hey, Sheji, hey hey hey."

She kept patting my shoulders.

Just focus on walking...

"I heard you...if you have something to say, just tell me."

Facing such a guy, pretending to ignore him seems to be of no use.

"From the sound of your voice...you seem quite lifeless." She seemed a little worried.

"It's not like, I don't like being energetic, and I refuse anything that wastes energy, such as having a conversation with you, understand?"

Even though such words are a bit offensive, I know it will be of no use to her.

"What energy are you saving...Are you a machine?"

I could tell from her expression that she thought I was joking.

I knew it...

"Well... you don't understand. What should I call it... a life creed or something like that..." I explained to her.

"The Creed...it's really not a very good Creed."

I'm really shocked when you say that...

"Shouldn't the true creed be something like [Giving a rose leaves a lingering fragrance on your hand] and [Work hard] and [Strive]?"

She asked me puzzledly.

"Everything else is fine, but I hate [trying hard] the most. To be honest, I still prefer [giving up]..."