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"No, no." Nomiyama waved his hand, his tone strange, with barely concealed pleasure. "I just didn't expect you to be so speechless when it comes to words."

Seeing him still trying to suppress his laughter, Yukinoshita Haruno glared at him and said, "Who do you think is to blame? If I could have done it, I would have just snatched it away."

"Forget it, they're heartless and only ever side with others."

She reached out and pinched his waist hard a few times. Yukinoshita Haruno turned around, met Kato Megumi's gaze, and then passed by him.

Neither of them said anything more.

Kato Megumi didn't look at the person who was rubbing her eyes and still had a smile on her lips until she left.

Her gaze softened slightly as she said, "Is it really that funny?"

Nomiyama took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and took a few steps forward: "That sentence structure is quite interesting, but I still think it's more interesting that Haruno is blocked and can't do anything."

Kato Megumi sighed slightly, "Kazehaya's perverse sense of humor is still too strong."

"Well, it's not important, let's go." Reaching out, he took her hand and stepped into the hall.

He turned his head and looked at his sisters, who had their backs to him and seemed to be talking about something. Without thinking further, he simply pulled the person behind him toward the door.

Kato Megumi obediently followed behind him until they were outside, then she whispered, "Is it alright? Leave Yukinoshita here."

Nomiyama turned to look at her: "Since Megumi did this, is it okay if I ignore her?"

His gaze lingered on the seafood shop for a moment, and he slightly tightened his grip on her small hand: "You've got a good idea. Yang Nai knows her very well and will come up with a reason she can't doubt."

He paused for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "But I still need to find Yukinoshita later. She's very interested in Mr. Pan, and I promised to go shopping with her."

Kato Megumi didn't react much, simply replying, "Yeah, let's go together then."

"Oh." Nomiyama thought about the scene of having three girlfriends at the same time, and very decisively chose to give up thinking about it.

"Kazehaya, more importantly," Kato Megumi's tone changed slightly, "what happened, Haruno-senpai?"

Nomiyama pondered for a moment, then began to recall his memories.

"Probably the day you first stayed overnight at my house, I went to see her."

Kato Megumi's eyes flickered slightly: "That night, Kazehaya drank alcohol."

She stopped walking, then pulled him closer, her voice rising with emotion: "That night, you..."

Ok?

Nomiyama stopped, then leaned closer, staring intently into her fluctuating eyes. Leaning back, he said helplessly, "I told you not to read Eriri's doujinshi. Her male and female protagonists started exploiting her day and night when they were only thirteen."

Muttering to himself, he continued walking forward, holding his girlfriend's hand: "I was only fourteen that summer, in the second year of junior high. What are you thinking?"

Kato Megumi blushed slightly, almost imperceptibly.

"What did Feng Zao mention that day?"

......

"I...I must have seen wrong?" Miura Yumiko rubbed her eyes, trying to determine if the person she had finally met again was real or not.

"This, I shouldn't be mistaken..." Yui Yuigahama scratched her head, "Megumi is in the Service Club, and it seems they do like each other?"

Is love in this world something that can be achieved simply by liking someone? Miura Yumiko felt confused.

"This is a good thing," Hina Ebina whispered again, her devilish words continuing, "Think about it..."

Yui Yuigahama and Yumiko Miura listened to their best friend's explanation, their eyes gradually widening.

The Ferris wheel at number 193 was packed with people.

Yukinoshita pinched the shrimp's head, then pinched the shrimp's body with her other hand, slowly applying force.

With ease, she pulled out the translucent white shrimp meat.

Dipping her food in wasabi and soy sauce, she casually said, "Yukino, let's go for a walk together later."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her sister, her brows furrowing slightly: "Aren't we waiting here for Nomiyama-kun?"

Yukino Yukinoshita picked up the next shrimp and said nonchalantly, "My brother-in-law will find a way to contact you after he's done, so there's no need to wait here."

Turning her head to look at her younger sister, Yukino Shino smiled: "Besides, it seems like we sisters have never gone shopping together before, right? Even the last time we went out together, Mother was in the way."

Yukino Yukinoshita was silent for a moment, then nodded gently: "Okay, sister."

Yukinoshita's smile remained unchanged, but she quickened her pace.

I've managed to delay Yukino for a while; if we run into her on the street now, it's none of my business.

You brat, how dare you laugh at me in front of others! You'll be laughing at me soon enough.

......

"That day when I went to see Yang Nai, she smelled of alcohol and was drunk. Then, she confessed her feelings."

Nomiyama took the takoyaki from the shopkeeper, blew on it, and put it in his mouth.

Kato Megumi stood beside him, looking at him: "Did Kazehaya agree to that back then?"

Nomiyama continued blowing on the takoyaki until it felt cool enough, then held it to her lips: "Ah."

Kato Megumi opened her mouth and bit down, but didn't make an "ah" sound in response; her boyfriend was being too childish.

Nomiyama didn't boast this time. He just popped a piece into his mouth and mumbled, "It's not exactly a promise, but it's close enough."

"It was probably around that night that I gradually started to have some of the ideas I have now."

Kato Megumi's eyes flickered: "So, it was caused by Haruno-senpai."

"No." Nomiyama turned around, his words calm.

"Yonai only gave me an idea, but it was Hui who made it come to fruition."

Kato Megumi stopped in her tracks.

"It was only when I realized I couldn't live without Hui that I became certain of my own feelings and what I really wanted to do."

After saying that, he leaned over and picked up a takoyaki: "Come on, girlfriend, ah."

Kato Megumi looked at him, her eyes finally filled with helplessness. She tossed her hair aside and opened her mouth, saying, "Ah."

Nomiyama watched his girlfriend open her mouth, and feeling satisfied after being fed, he turned around with a smile, ready to continue walking.

Kato Megumi moved closer to him, took his arm, and said in a flat tone, "This makes us look more like a couple."

Nomiyama recalled that Yukino had said something similar before he left, but his thoughts quickly began to shift.

Hmm, Megumi's figure seems much better than Yukinoshita's; she's so soft.

"Fengzao, don't think about bad things."

Nomiyama felt a twisting sensation in his waist and his expression turned strange: "Where did Megumi learn her mind-reading ability?"

"I don't have mind-reading abilities."

Kato Megumi took his arm and leaned closer: "It's just because I want to feel Kazehaya's joys and sorrows every day, so I'm trying very hard to understand him."

Nomiyama pondered for a moment: "I understand, it's 'The Mind Reading Technique of Nomiyama Kaze's Early Version'."

Kato Megumi did not deny it, but simply said casually, "Kazehaya doesn't like it."

Nomiyama felt wronged: "How could that be? Rather, I was so moved that I almost cried, and I couldn't wait to marry Megumi."

"The wind is exaggerating."

"No exaggeration, but where are we going?"

"Let's go to the Ferris wheel."

"what?"

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

"No, no, of course you can." Nomiyama looked up and gazed at the largest Ferris wheel in Chiba a few streets away.

He just remembered something rather coincidental: it seemed like he would run into Mai-senpai every time he went to ride the Ferris wheel. So what about this time?

She shouldn't come two days in a row, right?

......

Mai Sakurajima just wanted to give it a try, yes, just a simple try.

It seems that ever since my first visit to a Ferris wheel, until yesterday, whenever I was near a Ferris wheel, no matter which one in Chiba, I would run into that junior.

She wondered if this was an inescapable fate or just too much of a coincidence.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after getting off the Ferris wheel and taking a few steps.

Good, I didn't run into that this time.

......

Nomiyama and Megumi were talking as they strolled leisurely toward the Ferris wheel. At one moment, he shifted his gaze and looked at the person with the baseball cap pulled low.

The other person seemed to sense something, turned their head, and looked over.

They looked at each other, and both paused for a moment.

Nomiyama took a step and walked towards his senior.

Mai Sakurajima walked towards him as well. When they were about the same distance, she stopped and said thoughtfully, "Is my junior a perverted fan?"

Nomiyama denied it: "I'm just a regular drama or movie fan."

Mai Sakurajima began to think.

Nomiyama, seeing her senior's expression, helped come up with the answer: "Four times. If we include this time, it's five times."

Sakurajima Mai looked up: "Still saying you're not a perverted fanatic?"

Nomiyama rubbed his chin, his gaze sweeping over his senior's entire body: "Yes, I'm super enthusiastic. Every time I come here, it's to bump into my senior and deepen my impression on her."

Mai Sakurajima glanced at the girl beside him, who looked different from yesterday, and raised an eyebrow: "Oh? The impression of the junior as a scumbag?"

Nomiyama continued to deny it: "That's wrong, I'm just a heart..."

"Kazehaya, who are you talking to?"

Kato Megumi frowned slightly, interrupting their conversation.

Nomiyama stopped talking, glanced at Megumi beside him, and then looked at the puzzled senior across from him.

The senior student seemed quite surprised as well.

The air fell silent for a moment, broken only by the passing noise and chatter of strangers.

Nomiyama knew that Megumi wasn't the type to make such a low-level joke as 'pretending not to see'.

Mai Sakurajima, however, thought about some of the events that had occurred that morning and naturally fell into silence to ponder.

Patting Megumi's hand, Nomiyama said softly, "Across from me is Sakurajima Mai-senpai, that famous star from Chiba."

Kato Megumi's brows remained furrowed as she pondered for a moment before finally realizing what was happening. She looked at the person opposite her, her expression returning to calm: "Hello, Sakurajima-senpai, I'm Kato Megumi."

Nomiyama frowned.

I remembered, and that's how Mai-senpai appeared. It was so ordinary that bystanders wouldn't notice anything unusual.

His gaze fell on the senior student opposite him, whose brows were furrowed.

Mai Sakurajima glanced at her junior, took a deep breath to calm herself, then smiled gently and nodded to Kato, saying, "Have fun, junior. I have to go home now."

Kato Megumi nodded gently: "Okay, senpai."

Nomiyama glanced at Mai-senpai as she walked away, then stopped thinking about it. If Mai-senpai needed help, she would come to him, the one who could see her. Right now, his priority was to go on a date with his lovely girlfriend.

Kato Megumi took his hand and walked towards the Ferris wheel, her tone ambiguous: "I had no idea, Kazehaya suddenly met Sakurajima-senpai."

"Actually, we only exchanged a few words a few days ago, so I didn't think it was a big deal."

"Eh, I remember Kazehaya really liked watching Sakurajima-senpai's dramas and movies, I think he watched every single one?"

Nomiyama said with a serious expression, "That's a bit much. I've watched all of Cillian Murphy's TV shows and movies. I can't just say I like that man, can I?"

Kato Megumi said calmly, "I didn't say I liked anything, so why would Kazehaya think of that?"