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

"Huh?" I turned around immediately after taking a step.

"Why don't you just ask her about her birthday? It would be weird to invite her out of the blue, wouldn't it?"

After hearing her say this, I was speechless.

Come to think of it, it would be weird if I took the initiative to say to Rin Hanekawa, "I know your birthday is at such and such time, let's go out for dinner to celebrate." So, whether Rin Hanekawa knows it or not, I still have to ask... Hmm...

I feel like asking her directly... would be very troublesome... yes, very troublesome.

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Chapter 4: Same Talk, Different People

There are some very strange people. Yes, I'm referring to people like Rin Izumikawa... They are very strange. If you ask her a question directly, she will definitely not tell you the answer at the first time, but say something else... For example, she will be sarcastic to me at the first time.

If I were to ask her directly about her birthday, would the conversation go something like this?

"Hey, Rinquanchuan, when is your birthday?"

"Oh my (I usually have this habit), you lowly animal (you can call me anything else, but it's weird that they've been calling me that lately) are actually interested in age? Is it because lowly life spans don't usually last very long?"

....I would probably say something like this...Ahahaha...I'm so sad that I can easily imagine such a conversation...

On the way to the classroom, I was thinking about some boring things...

"Hmm?...Report..."

I was about to go straight into the classroom when I suddenly noticed Brother Nan sitting on the podium.

"Ah...Come in."

Brother Nan, who was reading a magazine, glanced at me and said to me calmly.

"Ah... ok..." I muttered quietly and quickly walked towards my position.

"Already finished talking?"

Brother Nan's voice suddenly came from behind...and then some people in the class laughed quietly.

...I was actually seen... But it's no big deal, it's just a few words...

I suddenly noticed Rinizumikawa who was not far from me... His eyes looked a little scary... Hey, did he see me talking to Rinizumikawa... No, he must have seen it, otherwise his eyes wouldn't be so scary, and he wouldn't be staring at me right away, he should be reading.

"Ha... Happy New Year..."

I sat down and spoke to Rinquanchuan next to me, although I was a little nervous inside.

"Hmm? Can lower animals without intelligence also have a sense of time?"

I knew it would be like this...but it sounds like the title has been upgraded a lot, with the words "unintelligent" added...but I don't want it.

"Don't say that... I missed you so much after not seeing you for so long."

In this situation, it's better to say something against my will... Not entirely against my will, I really miss the tea ceremony club at Rinsen River...

"Oh my, I'm not so miserable that I need someone like you to worry about me... But it's nice of you to have that thought... humph."

It's full of arrogant speeches...

"Well, I actually understand the importance of time... For example, because of time, we can better understand how much time we have spent."

I looked at Rinsenkawa and asked, "Isn't that right?"

"So what if I know? I'll still be living the same life, right? And it'll also reveal my age..."

As expected, women care about age... Although I care about it too...

"That's what you say...well..." I suddenly didn't know what to say, because it was so difficult to bring the topic back to birthdays.

"By the way, didn't you give me a host..."

I tried to open the topic.

"Oh, did you play it? How was it? That's a..."

I get excited just talking about games... But this still looks kind of cute...

"Ah... I don't really understand... But how about we get together sometime, at my place?"

Cold sweat... Inviting Rinquanchuan to my house in person is really dangerous... No, it's quite dangerous.

"ha?!"

This is the first time I've heard Rinsenkawa speak so loudly... But...

"Hey, Sheji, you're so arrogant! What are you doing?"

Brother Nan shouted at me angrily.

"I didn't do anything!"

It was clearly Rinquanchuan who called out, okay? Wait...Brother Nan, what on earth did you associate with this?

"Really?" she asked in a questioning tone.

"yes..."

"So, what should you do when answering the teacher's questions? You don't need me to teach you, right?"

Brother Nan looked at me sitting upright in my seat.

"Uh..."

So I stood up...what a hassle.

"That's right, okay, pay more attention next time. Even though it's a study session, it's still a class. Okay, sit down."

Then he waved his hand for me to sit down.

So I sat down after standing up.

Looking at Brother Nan who was still reading the magazine, I couldn't help but think...crazy.

"What happened to you just now..."

I asked Rinsenkawa quietly.

"Oh, what happened to me just now?"

An expression as if nothing happened...Your acting skills are really amazing.

"Well, never mind... Maybe I didn't explain it clearly just now. My birthday is coming up soon, on April 15th. If you're interested, you can come to my house and play."

"Oh no... you actually have a birthday."

Hey, hey, hey, what does this mean... Questioning someone else's birthday...

"Of course..." I replied to her helplessly.

"But forget it. The game console I gave you isn't very good, but I have quite a few at home..."

This is it... This might be an opportunity to ask.

"Well, why don't I come over to your house on your birthday? That should be okay, right?"

Okay... if I put it this way, I should be able to ask the question.

"Ahh... I don't think that's a good idea..."

Was it rejected directly?

"I can't explain to my family that a creature like you is my friend or something, because they will never believe it."

He said this with a distressed look... Am I some kind of monster?

"In that case... forget it... By the way, since we're talking about birthdays, to repay the gift you gave me during the holiday, I'd better ask when your birthday is. I'll give you a gift then, and of course, we can also go out and play together..."

I was nervous inside...I didn't know how Rinquanchuan would react to such words.

"Hmm... In that case..." She seemed to hesitate for a moment, "Well, I'll probably tell you around the corner from my birthday."

"........."

How should I put it... Although I didn't ask for the specific birthday, the result still makes sense...

"That...okay then."

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Although the start of school means no more sleeping in and less play time, the only reason that can make me happy is to see her smile again.

"Hey, Sheji, happy new year."

"...Ah, you too."

No matter when, Ye Hui's smile always brings me hope of life... Well, praise the Creator.

"What were you talking about with Senior today?"

Ye Hui suddenly asked me.

"Ah...about her sister...it's not that important, don't worry about it."

Stop, stop. I don’t want to think about that guy Rin Hanekawa after school...it will affect my mood.

"Oh, really...that's good."

...Oh right, I don't seem to know Ye Hui's birthday yet, and I suddenly had an idea:

Say the same thing to Ye Hui, can you find out her birthday...

"Um, Yehui..."

"Hey? What's wrong?"

Wow...this confused and somewhat dazed expression is so cute.

"Ah...that's it...My birthday is coming up soon, on April 15th. If you're interested, you can come to my house and play."

....I said it out loud...so what was the result...

"Hey? Sheji, are you inviting me?"

Why is the first reaction this...

"Ah...yeah, that's right."

"Of course I'll go. It's your birthday after all. What gift do you want?"

Ah... You agreed so easily, I'm a little surprised... But I'm still very happy... No, I'm extremely happy, oh yeah!

"Any gift is fine. Hahaha, by the way, I haven't given you a return gift yet. How about this? Tell me your birthday and I'll give you a gift on your birthday too, how about that?"

This makes sense...

"Oh...Okay, then we can go out together. My birthday is..."

"and many more!"

I suddenly interrupted her.

"what happened?"

"I'll use my phone to write it down... Um, I'm afraid I can't remember it... Sorry, wait a moment..."

I'm so excited, what should I do... My hands are shaking...

But... the same words spoken to different people can sound very different...

Night phone conversation

Although I can remember my birthday clearly, I don’t think it means anything because I don’t think birthdays are anything special to me.

I don’t receive any gifts, and rarely even hear a blessing... Since I don’t have many friends, I definitely won’t tell them my birthday casually, and my parents don’t care much about it either.

Actually, I think birthdays are just like that. If you care about them, they are important. If you don’t care, they are no different from any other day...and I am one of those who doesn’t care.

So when I see others discussing things like "Today is my birthday, where should I go to celebrate it?", I find it a bit boring... Why do you have to drag others to celebrate your birthday together? Are you God or a great man or something? For things like this, you can just celebrate with your family, there's no need to tell everyone about it.

But if you think about it from another perspective, you are lucky enough to be born in this world... after all, the probability is one in hundreds of millions... so it is not excessive to celebrate, just as if you are showing off how fast you ran at that time.

Well, in short, I still hold a neutral attitude towards celebrating birthdays. In my opinion, it is just an excuse for socializing. It is just a reason to invite the people you want to play with you. If you think about it more deeply... it is to get gifts.