You say this is a love game?

"Wait a minute, don't be so inquisitive... Come on, Makotan—"

A sunshade hat fell on Mizutani Makoto's head. It was an ordinary baseball cap.

"It won't be so hot this way."

Mizutani Makoto lowered the brim of his hat and glanced at Yajima Mai again, his face expressionless.

There are so many infatuated men and women, and he does not approve of Mai Yajima's lover-like passion for him.

It would be easy for him to become Cheng Ge, the man who betrayed the girl's sincerity and ended up being stabbed with a hatchet.

During the bento segment, Mizutani Makoto remained cautious, picked up the rice ball and looked around, which made Yajima Mai look curious.

"Are you worried that it might be poisonous?" She suppressed a laugh.

"Influenced by personal experience." Mizutani Makoto put a piece of rice ball into his mouth. The rice ball with seaweed crumbs on it was quite delicious.

"What experience? Can you tell me about it?"

"You want to know so much?"

"Haha, I can tell you know very little... Haven't you heard? The desire to share, especially when it comes to sharing each other's lives, can create the illusion of intrusion into each other's world, which is a precursor to love."

"So calculating?"

"Besides that, a very important point is that I'm really curious about Makotan's experience... This is the same kind of intense curiosity you have about your secret crush, okay?"

Mizutani Makoto lowered his head and ate.

The fried shrimp tempura's aroma mixed with the seaweed crumbs tastes delicious.

However, Makoto Mizutani prefers the tamagoyaki in the bento. The slightly burnt tamagoyaki makes him truly feel the feminine power of Mai Yajima.

She will definitely be a good wife in the future.

"Actually, there's nothing special about it. I just ran into a group of female perverts."

"what?"

"My family situation is quite special. When I was in elementary school and the first year of junior high school, my older sister was the one who cooked. However, her cooking skills... are hard to judge. I think a normal person wouldn't be able to get used to it."

"My sister worked hard to make her lunch, so I would bring it to school so she wouldn't be sad. But I usually ate very little, or nothing at all."

"Hey, what are you eating?"

"You're not going to complain about me wasting food?"

"Let me think about it. When I was a kid, I didn't like eating green peppers either. I would secretly throw them away if I saw them." She chuckled and continued, "So, how did Makotan fill their stomachs back then?"

"I would be very cunning and eat free meals from my female classmates. Because I am good-looking, they are happy to let me eat free meals."

"Wow……"

Mai Yajima showed a rather complicated expression.

"Some female classmates who liked me, knowing that I liked to share other people's lunch boxes, would even bring two lunch boxes and give one directly to me... The most memorable time was when I randomly picked out food from four lunch boxes."

He spoke calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Mai Yajima shook her shoulders, imagined the scene, and suddenly wanted to laugh again.

"Scumbag."

"I didn't date them."

"That's even scarier, you liar!"

Facing Yajima Mai's teasing, Mizutani Makoto acted indifferent. He pondered:

"These things were actually pretty good for me because I could have delicious lunches for free... But the good times didn't last long. When I was in sixth grade, I discovered something really scary."

Mai Yajima held her breath, knowing that crucial information was about to come.

Why is he so indifferent to girls?!

The expression on Mizutani Makoto's face was quite difficult to describe; it was a mixture of speechlessness, disgust, and nausea.

"You know what? Girls in elementary and middle school... never mind. Actually, my classmates nowadays are the same. They all believe in 'love magic' and 'love spells'. For example, stuffing hair or nails into a lunch box to make the other person like you. Some even go so far as to stuff body hair, sweat, saliva, bodily fluids, and so on..."

Yajima Mai was silent.

She seemed to understand why Mizutani Makoto would check whether the lunch box contained any drugs before eating it.

"so……"

Mizutani Makoto said expressionlessly, "I ate a nail, a nail wrapped in hair."

"I was scared to death at the time and almost thought I had encountered a supernatural event. Later, when I learned the truth, I vomited it all out."

"Also, every Valentine's Day, I always receive chocolates... Because this happened before, I carefully checked the chocolates in sixth grade. I found that out of sixteen chocolates, fourteen were stuffed with random things..."

What's worse is that he has been eating at many people's houses since he was a child.

Every Valentine's Day is a wonderful holiday for him to enjoy free chocolates.

Mai Yajima looked at Mizutani Makoto's calm and peerless profile, and suddenly understood Mizutani Makoto's slightly cold expression management towards the opposite sex.

Emotions have been demystified too much.

This is probably becoming a psychological shadow...

Luckily, I stopped myself before it was too late and didn't stuff my hair into his lunch box...

That’s right, Mai Yajima had actually thought about something similar.

Love Magic!

This kind of widely spread magic sounds very tempting!

If she didn't really know a thing or two and knew that this stuff had no basis, she would probably have stuffed nails and hair into his lunch box... Ahem, well, this behavior is indeed not good and deserves serious criticism.

She spoke up for Mizutani Makoto: "Those girls are going too far!"

Mizutani Makoto had no idea what Yajima Mai was thinking, so he just shook his head calmly: "It's nothing, actually... I do dislike those perverted bento boxes, but when I think about it, I was the one who got the free meal, so I deserved it."

"Being awake in this world is also a plus."

After a while of chatting, the initial awkwardness seemed to have disappeared.

Mizutani Makoto put the lunch box aside, said thank you for the treat, then supported the tablecloth with both hands and felt the sultry wind on the rooftop.

The wind was sultry, and even if you hid in the shadow under the wall, you could still feel the relentless heat of the end of May.

He began to think—

Why on earth would he waste his precious lunch break not to sleep or read, but to sit here and enjoy the hot air?

Maybe he wanted to chat with Mai Yajima and get closer to her?

Come to think of it, he has just finished telling a small story about his past, so could he take this opportunity to let Mai Yajima talk about her past as well?

He could also take this opportunity to explore Yajima Mai's "secret"...

But the sultry weather seemed to make people's thinking dull.

Makoto Mizutani slept for a total of four hours last night and couldn't help feeling a little sleepy.

He leaned against the wall, half-closed his eyes, and looked at the distant skyline. Finally, he simply stopped thinking about anything and talked to Mai Yajima aimlessly.

In the past two years, she was the first person of the opposite sex with whom he had so much interaction.

After other people’s confession was rejected, they would usually be ashamed to meet each other, but Yajima Mai persevered here, giving the two of them the opportunity to chat more.

Suddenly, Yajima Mai tapped the back of his hand with the end of her chopsticks.

"It's finally here. I thought I was so unlucky today that I wouldn't be able to see it..."

"What's coming?"

"Look at the sky, the clouds—"

Mizutani Makoto looked up at the sky.

The shadows of the clouds spread over the rooftop like spilled mercury, the sharp edges of the steel forest seemed to melt in the flowing shadows, and the wind blew in with a brief sense of coolness.

It’s really a cloud.

From the rooftop, you can see unobstructed clouds.

The girl stood under the cloud and asked him, "Is it beautiful?"

"Ok?"

"That's the second reason to come to the rooftop! Don't you like clouds, Makotan?"

"Just for this?"

Mizutani Makoto stared blankly at the clouds passing overhead.

"Isn't this enough?"

"I've really thought about it. Now I'm the one pursuing you, right? But pursuing someone is not easy, especially since you, Makotan, really don't seem to be interested in love..."

"You actually knew that?"

"So, we have to use special means!"

Mizutani Makoto raised his eyebrows, becoming interested.

He wanted to hear what twisted ideas she could come up with.

“The answer is – cater to their needs.”

"Makotan loves clouds, so let's find a quiet place to watch them together. No matter what your feelings are, as long as you're interested in something, you'll definitely feel happy, and happiness can be an illusion."

"illusion?"

"Yeah, if he's happy every time he's with me, and gets used to my voice, my company, my presence... then, will Makotan still be able to honestly say he has no feelings for me? Maybe he'll develop a romantic illusion."

She parted her red lips slightly and whispered, "That's it, the illusion of love."

The roar of the central air-conditioning outdoor unit, the whistle from the playground downstairs, and the words "My heart is as cold as a butcher's knife" stuck in his throat were all swallowed up by the clouds into their fluffy folds.

He is overly domineering and has ill intentions.

Mizutani Makoto realized something.

He has always rejected Mai Yajima very frankly and openly.

But Mai Yajima also pursued him very frankly and openly.

She never thought of hiding.

The robber lady rode on a tall horse with a musket in her pocket and proudly declared under his castle:

"If you like someone, you should say it out loud, so—I'm going to chase you! Wash your ass and get ready, because sooner or later I'm going to trick you into bed!"

Mizutani Makoto held his chin in his hand as he thought and couldn't help laughing.

Haha, interesting woman.

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Chapter 022 The sword points at Zashiki Warashi!

Makoto Mizutani is best at saying "NO!" to self-righteous people.

Including the arrogant robber lady.

After saying "Excellent cooking, thank you for the treat", he left in style, leaving behind Mai Yajima, who was almost in tears, chasing after him.

"Don't go, look at it a little longer!"

"Don't be stupid, okay? Class is almost starting."