Comics, daily stories

They might be reading comics, flipping through books, tapping on their phones, or simply staring blankly into space.

Turning her gaze away, Mai Sakurajima walked towards the other end of the corridor, and the students passing by made way for her.

Mai Sakurajima's expression remained unchanged; she simply walked forward calmly.

At times, she actually shared the same traits as him, such as the fact that her classmates were not very brave enough to approach her.

As Mai Sakurajima took her steps, she suddenly recalled the scene at noon when she handed Yukino her application to join the club.

Yukino seemed quite happy; she smiled, a smile she rarely showed, and said to herself, "That's great."

Then she added, "If Nomiyama-kun has caused Mai any trouble these days, please understand. He's always a bit tactless, but he doesn't mean any harm."

Trouble, yes, Kazehaya has caused a lot of trouble this time.

Mai Sakurajima thought about her conversation with her mother yesterday.

She asked, "Mom, what exactly is liking something? How far should we go to achieve it to be considered right?"

Instead of answering immediately, her mother held her in her arms through tears, her delicate makeup ruined by her tears.

She said, "Whatever Mai wants to do is fine, as long as Mai is sure it's what she wants, Mom will support her."

"But Mai, don't like someone who doesn't like you back, and don't make sacrifices for someone you don't like. Mai is my daughter, she wasn't born into this world to suffer."

Do whatever you want, as long as you're sure it's what you want.

But don't like someone who doesn't like you back, and don't suffer injustice.

Whether you like it or not, whether you will feel wronged.

Mai Sakurajima was unsure because she only saw that the other person was attracted to her, but before he said those words, she wasn't sure if it had really reached the point of liking him.

But that's enough. When it comes to love, you should express it with all your might, regardless of everything, just like Hodaka in "Weathering With You" gave up on Ameharu and chose Hina alone.

Because that's what I want; more than anything else, I need Kazehaya.

Mai Sakurajima smiled as she thought about the clothes she had unconsciously left at his house.

She reached out and pushed open the door to the broadcasting room.

Since you say I'm your infatuated girl, then I'll like you.

I hope you'll tell me later.

You like me too.

......

Nomiyama sprawled on the sofa in the reception room, exuding the same laid-back vibe as the other person sprawled on the other side.

"It's so much more comfortable here. The air conditioning makes me feel so much better."

Hiratsuka Shizuka puffed on her cigarette twice: "This is my private office. You're not welcome here. Now that you've finished your work, could you please get out?"

"Hiratsuka Shizuka, after all this time, how can you be so heartless?"

"You have the nerve to say that???" Hiratsuka Shizuka glared at the person at the end of the sofa as the cigarette ash flickered. "I only recently realized that when Haruno enrolled, it was you who instigated her to come and cause trouble for me, wasn't it?"

"Thanks to you, I was harassed and fought by Yang Nai every day during that period."

She took off her little leather shoes, raised her foot, and kicked Hiratsuka Shizuka without hesitation.

Nomiyama remained slumped over, casually reaching out to grab her toes, then turning his head to glance at her bruised eyes.

His lips curled up and down repeatedly, until finally he couldn't contain his pleasure.

"Hey, hey, hey, you didn't get beaten up by Yang Nai recently, did you?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka gritted her teeth and slammed her fist into his face: "She's gotten stronger lately, and her reflexes are incredibly fast. There's no way to hit her."

Nomiyama thought about the increasingly powerful aura emanating from Yono and pondered for a moment: "Hmm, it's alright. I'll give you a book in a few days. Study it, and it will make your body much stronger."

He could easily design those cultivation books, but he himself couldn't learn them because his Qi was always there and couldn't be increased any further. However, now that Qi was staying on the mountain, not in his body. He only had a tiny bit of it that he could use.

"what?"

"Just think of it as something that can turn you into a 5A-level humanoid Stand from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure."

He turned his head and glanced at the other person's body.

Yes, it's a type I can learn.

"Row."

Hiratsuka Shizuka took the cigarette butt off and stubbed it out in the ashtray.

Then she quieted down, quieted down, and finally whispered.

"When will you let go?"

Nomiyama glanced at his hand, and his eyelids twitched.

He casually put down the little foot in his hand, without saying a word.

It must be Mai-senpai's fault. She's been sticking her foot out too often lately, and I'm starting to lose my sense of distance.

Suddenly, the loudspeaker blared, and a girl's voice came through.

"Cough cough..."

Nomiyama frowned; the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

The broadcast continued: "This is Mai Sakurajima."

Oh, it's Mai-senpai.

Nomiyama tilted his head, propped his cheek up with one hand, and waited for what was to come.

“A couple of days ago, someone on Chiba’s ‘Nighttime Street Interview’ program said that I was his infatuated woman.”

"Huh, is this a topic related to myself?" Nomiyama raised an eyebrow.

"Let me clarify here that Nomiyama Kazehaya's words are pure slander and nonsense."

A commotion, jeers, and boos erupted from the campus.

Nomiyama raised her lips, which was typical of her senior; she didn't want this false situation to exist.

Hiratsuka Shizuka lit another cigarette, glanced at him, and teased, "Someone's going to lose face big time."

Nomiyama said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter, it's just a small matter."

He stretched and continued listening to the news on the radio.

"I am not a fangirl of Nomiyama-kun. The adjective 'fangirl' is absolutely inappropriate for me."

Nomiyama rested his chin on his hand and listened quietly.

"But recently I have indeed been going to school with him, coming home from school with him, participating in club activities together, cooking together, and I have also been living at his house, arguing with him about trivial things every day."

Nomiyama put his hand down and turned to look at the broadcasting room.

Something seems off.

"His statement that I am a pervert was wrong, but another statement he made was right."

Another sentence? Nomiyama frowned, and stood up.

"I am Mai Sakurajima, and I really love Kazehaya Nomiyama. I love him so much, he's my absolute favorite."

Nomiyama's eyes widened, and he froze.

The campus fell silent as well, as if no one had reacted at that moment.

The girl's voice became clear and echoed throughout the campus.

"Kazehaya, you said that liking someone is like two terminally ill patients, and the only cure they can give each other."

"Now, I will become your antidote."

......

The service department was completely silent.

Yukino Yukinoshita closed her paperback and her eyes as well.

Mai asked him to help take care of and solve the problem because, in that situation, he was the only one with the absolute ability to resolve the incident, making it a necessary choice.

But why is this happening?

Yukino Yukinoshita thought of Mai's expression when she handed her the club application form at noon.

Happy, moved, certain, guilty.

It turned out to be the case.

She stood up, her eyes already cold.

Kato Megumi closed her phone, a hint of helplessness in her expression.

Eriri was able to stop them because Eriri was right in front of her, and Eriri was innocent.

But Mai is different. She has completely disappeared. We can't see her, and we don't know what she did. He even gave her some freedom to spend time with her because of his orders.

And here comes another one.

Kato Megumi rubbed her temples, a rare occurrence, and stood up.

Compared to the two people who were thinking, someone from the Service Department reacted faster.

After listening to the broadcast, she didn't hesitate for a moment. She got up, rushed to the door, opened it, and ran out.

The two who remained in the Service Department watched Eriri run away.

They looked at each other, then fell silent.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly felt a headache.

If Eriri is really angry, she'll abandon all other thoughts and rush straight to her.

Then, there's no stopping it.

......

Nomiyama arrived at the broadcasting room in a very short time.

He reached out, turned off the radio, and looked at the person holding the microphone.

"What are you doing?" Nomiyama's voice was slightly hoarse.

"What's going on?" Sakurajima Mai looked at him innocently.

Nomiyama twitched his finger, but he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he looked at the student standing in the corner of the broadcasting room.

With a hint of apology: "Excuse me, could you please give me some space?"

"Of course," the girl who was leading them waved her hand.

She pulled the person next to her and walked outside.

Wait until everyone else in the room has left and the door is closed.

Nomiyama took a deep breath and faced her: "What are you going to do?"

Mai Sakurajima thought for a moment, then tilted her head: "Hayashi Miyazaki?"

Nomiyama said expressionlessly, "If you really wanted to, you had plenty of opportunities in the past few days, instead of waiting until now to create a big scandal here."

Mai Sakurajima took a step forward, her expression unchanged: "Because at that time I wasn't sure about some things, I wasn't sure if I liked it, if I wanted it, or if it was worth it."

Nomiyama let out a breath and looked helplessly at the person in front of him: "You know I have four girlfriends now. You've also seen the other troubles. Senior, you have plenty of choices. Mine are the worst of the worst."

Mai Sakurajima thought quietly for a while, then smiled: "For Kazehaya, asking the Sage for help was definitely the best option, because you could solve the case without paying anything; then the street interview was the middle option, because that would inevitably involve me; the last option was the worst option, because it was definitely the option after having no other choice, or even the way you didn't really want to be."

"But this also shows that even when Kazehaya is very unwilling, he is still willing to try for me."

"The worst choice? No, this is the best choice."

Mai Sakurajima took another step forward and reached out to hug him.

After a moment of silence, she said, "You see, you don't avoid my hug at all, but you would avoid those three female students who came to the house."

"Senior, there's no way I could give up my girlfriend."