You say this is a love game?

To be honest, there is nothing much to say about the rest of the school time. Mizutani Makoto got through the afternoon school time, distributed the evening newspapers as usual, and then went straight to the convenience store.

Mai Yajima looked very happy.

This girl has a lot of inner drama.

He just wanted to find "Zashiki-warashi".

Makoto Mizutani now has a total of four tasks on hand, one main line, one series, and two bonds.

There is no need to say much about the main storyline and the series. He is so bad that he can't advance at all, so the only tasks he can complete are the two bond tasks.

The secret of Mai Yajima is to go with the flow.

Several clues were revealed unintentionally. It would be too difficult to dig out the truth by following clues like a detective.

He is not a private detective, how could he know these things?

Makoto Mizutani only has one killer move called "sincerity". He hopes that after becoming friends with Mai Yajima, she will take the initiative to share some secrets or troubles... To be honest, he thinks Mai Yajima's recent trouble may be that she has never been successful in pursuing him.

From this perspective, the only task he can handle is being a "good brother next door."

The sword points at Zashiki-warashi!

Zashiki-warashi is the god of fortune and guardian deity. Even if we look at her from the perspective of a monster, she can only be regarded as a little monster who is good at playing pranks. The Zashiki-warashi in stories and legends only plays pranks on human children.

Judging by the labels, it should be a simple task?

If there really is a combat segment, that's fine. If you can complete it, complete it. If you can't, put it aside and wait for it to develop.

But the ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

Mizutani Seiji discovered on the grass that he couldn't find the Zashiki-warashi.

I waited for a long time near the dessert shelf of the convenience store, but didn't see the little girl in red appear.

He thought it was a coincidence.

Four days passed in a row, and Mizutani Makoto went to the convenience store every day to take a look. On Friday, he even asked for leave from the newspaper office to check the place in advance, but he could not find the Zashiki-warashi that looked like a stray cat.

Is this mission going to be missed?

Mizutani Makoto couldn't help but feel troubled.

but!

The sword keeps pointing until it breaks. If you dare to hit me, I dare to watch!

It’s not like the sword breaks at the doorstep before it’s even unsheathed, so continue - point the sword at Zashiki-warashi!

But then again, if my brother is tired, what's wrong with him taking a rest?

It was Sunday afternoon.

Makoto Mizutani went out wearing a T-shirt.

The beautiful weather station hostess didn't lie this time, it was a beautiful sunny day.

There were still a few puddles on the asphalt, but soon they would be nothing more than a few white marks. Kubo Shinji was even more casually dressed, in just a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops, picking out a drink from a vending machine at a convenience store.

This place is not the convenience store where Mai Yajima works, but another convenience store closer to the city riverbank.

“There are too few drinks in this place.”

"Just because it's close to the riverbank, you're so careless? Convenience stores like this should be closed down long ago!"

Kubo Shinji cursed and threw a can of white peach soda at Mizutani Makoto.

I tilted my head back and took a sip. The sky was dazzlingly blue, as if it had been washed away by the rainstorm. Only a flocculent cloud hung in the southeast, like a Band-Aid stuck on by someone. There was no trace of yesterday's rainstorm at all.

Today, he was dragged out of his house by Kubo Shinji.

The reason was that Kubo Shinji suddenly wanted to ask him to go fishing together.

If someone else said "sudden inspiration", Mizutani Makoto might have slapped him to wake him up and stop wasting his time, but he and Kubo Shinji were half-close friends, so when this guy asked him to go out fishing, he complained a few words and followed him out.

It's a kind of relaxation.

For five consecutive days, Mizutani Makoto's daily routine was completely explosive.

From Tuesday to Friday, he averaged no more than five hours of sleep per day—and that included the sleep he'd caught up on during his midday nap. He was toiling away like a slave day and night, and his stress levels had accumulated to a breaking point. So much so that even when his game exploration timer had refreshed last Saturday night, he didn't even bother going in to spawn monsters.

The Sword God of Shilipo, my liver is no longer moving.

If you continue to work hard, your heart will run away from home.

Last night he went to bed before ten o'clock, which was a rare occasion. Today he woke up feeling full of energy and was just looking for something to do to relax. Kubo Shinji's invitation came at the right time.

Shinji Kubo will take care of all the fishing gear, and Makoto Mizutani only needs to come.

"How long have you been trolling with Yajima?"

"zero."

"Oh my god, we haven't held hands yet?"

"It's more like holding hands is weird, she and I are not in a relationship."

"You're the weird one, Makoto!"

Kubo Shinji sighed and was completely speechless towards his best friend.

Damn it, a beautiful girl with a score of 80-9 is chasing him relentlessly, and how can he not be moved by her beauty?

Does this look like a teenage boy?

He said disdainfully, "Are you gay?"

"Pa!" Makoto Mizutani swung his arm in an arc in the air, and with an absolutely perfect golden spin, he slapped Shinji Kubo on the butt.

Mizutani Makoto laughed out loud: "You guessed it right, wow, the butt is pretty perky."

Kubo Shinji looked as if he had eaten a fly: "Idiot, when will you use this trick on Yajima?"

"Then wouldn't I become a perverted sex maniac?" Mizutani Makoto frowned.

Kubo Shinji sighed: "Don't you think you look like that now?"

Mizutani Makoto rolled his eyes and told him to move on.

Cross two shopping streets and turn onto the riverbank promenade.

There were still a few hydrangea petals blown off by the rain on the stone steps. Kubo Shinji's fishing bag was dangling on his back, and the Buddhist beads pendant on the zipper was jingling.

The fishing spot was chosen on a hydrophilic platform on a tributary of the river. On the opposite bank were riverside office buildings and high-end restaurants. The glass curtain walls reflected the sunlight into golden fragments, making it difficult for Mizutani Makoto to open his eyes.

"Why are you always curious about what happened between me and her?"

"I want to eat melons! Do you understand CP? You heartless guy!"

"There are so many couples in the class, wouldn't it be sweet if I could just pick one?"

"What do they have to do with me? The guys aren't even as handsome as me, and there aren't many really pretty girls. Their faces are all covered in makeup... It's still fun to watch handsome men and beautiful women fall in love. Especially Yajima's persistence is so touching. I haven't seen such a pure love warrior in a long time, and she's a female warrior!"

He loudly condemned Mizutani Makoto:

"It's you, you cold-hearted person! If Yajima ends up heartbroken, I will never forgive you in my life! Never!"

Mizutani Makoto pretended not to hear, picked up the Pocky biscuits brought by Kubo Shinji, picked up the bread crumbs and prepared to make a nest.

"fishing."

Makoto Mizutani picked up the fishing rod, weighed it twice in his hand, and then held it horizontally in front of Shinji Kubo.

"Let's see who catches the bigger fish."

"Ha!" Kubo Shinji sneered and immediately got into the state.

"Just wait for my big fish!"

Chapter 023 Mizutani Makoto: Following the Elementary School Students

After the rain, the sky clears up, which is a great time for fishing.

The river water shimmered in the sunlight, and occasionally there was the sound of carp flipping out of the water.

Shinji Kubo complained, "Why are there only small fish?" while throwing bread crumbs into the water.

Mizutani Makoto was looking at the convenience store on the other side of the river. There was a cute tabby cat napping on the fence, its tail wagging intermittently.

Fishing is good, it cultivates your sentiments.

Besides, it was the first time for Makoto Mizutani to fight such a wealthy battle.

Come on, tell me the name of the dish!

The fishing rod is Daiwa's STEEZ AGS TW lure rod, which costs about 20 yen. The fishing reel is a STEEZ series fishing reel slot from the same brand, which costs about 12 yen. The fishing line is a special fishing line from YGK, which is not cheap. 100 meters is 8000 yen. Add to that the carbon rod stand worth 3 yen that the two students will never use, and the whole fishing package is worth about 36 yen - and that doesn't include tax.

cool!

It is the final fantasy of a fisherman.

There are two sets of rich guy suits like this one, for the entertainment of two sixteen-year-old high school students.

"A capitalist society of trenches." Mizutani Makoto gritted his teeth.

"Huh?" Kubo Shinji made a sound full of wisdom.

I am thinking about my beautiful dream of equality for all and common prosperity.

Unfortunately, this type of topic can easily explode literally.

Mizutani Makoto looked melancholy and said tactfully, "The Mizutani family's savings are currently around 27 yen."

"Wow, bro, how did you survive?"

"You deserve a beating when you say that."

"Tsk tsk, then hit me~!"

Shinji Kubo shook his butt like a jerk and let out a filthy laugh.

"But then again, you're not even moved by a beautiful girl like Yajima-san. Could it be that you have someone in your heart?"

"Tell me quickly, is there another beautiful girl chasing you? Or are you having an underground relationship?"

Mizutani Makoto glanced at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"But other than the fact that you have someone in your heart, I really can't think of any other reason."

Kubo Shinji spread his hands and sighed, "Or perhaps you're just a paper-sexy type with a geeky vibe... Shit! How did you catch fish again?!"

Mizutani Makoto suddenly pulled in the rod, and there was a carp of medium size hanging on the hook.

A cry of "Wuhu" and a burst of cursing.

The two spent a leisurely afternoon fishing and chatting.

[Mizutani Makoto's pressure -30! ]

If his system was really about youth romance, this kind of prompt should have popped up at this time.

As for the fishing competition, Makoto Mizutani won, and Shinji Kubo perfectly embodied a law - poor students have more stationery.

In fact, neither of them caught a big fish, but who could blame him for the fact that his fish was only slightly bigger than Kubo Shinji's?

Well, that's just how luck works.

Mizutani Makoto put his hands in his pockets, feeling unrivaled. He looked up at the sky again. Layers of clouds lay in the sky, and sunlight filtered through the gaps between them. From a distance, it looked like tiny fish scales rimmed with gold.

It’s getting late, time to call it a day.

"This is the daily life of youth." Mizutani Makoto.

Shinji Kubo patted Mizutani Makoto's shoulder, curious about what he was feeling.

"If one day, a fool put a ghost in your face and told you that this is called teenage love, how would you answer him?"

"Eat my punch!"

"correct."

Mizutani Makoto gave him a thumbs up.

After parting ways with Kubo Shinji, Mizutani Makoto went to the other side of the river alone and bought some dried fish from a store to feed the tabby cat that was lying on the fence watching him fishing all afternoon.

By the way, he lay down by the fence, just leisurely watching the clouds floating across the sky, and was in a daze for about ten minutes.