What a twist! The loser heroine!

The students said their goodbyes and left, and Wen Shui was finally able to return to her seat.

The Chinese language teacher walked to the podium, and the classroom was immediately filled with the sound of pages turning. Taking advantage of this moment—

"You've worked so hard, Wen Shui."

After leaving that abrupt and unrelated sentence in the boy's ear with a slightly tired tone, Himegami Karen took out her textbook and remained silent.

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Kazuhiko Wenshui always enjoyed the last physical education class on Fridays.

He was wearing a gymnastics uniform, panting heavily, and slowly walked towards the shade of the tree.

If you want to ask why——

"Okay, that's all for today. Students, you're free to do whatever you want now," the PE teacher blew his whistle.

There's a top-performing athlete in my class, and her PE teacher is also her mentor or something. That's really great!

Since the track and field team didn't train after school today, as the team leader, it's still necessary for Shao Yanmeng to give some guidance on training.

As the last class, it's practically the same as free time; this kind of special treatment is something you can't get in other classes.

“My physical fitness is much better than when I was in junior high school…” Wen Shui recalled the long-distance running test, massaging her tired legs as she muttered to herself, “I guess it’s the health management plan that Yoshiki set up that’s working.”

He looked at the agile figure running freely on the playground.

However, it's nowhere near as good as Shao Shio-kun's—

"Is this Wen Shui?"

As expected, someone approached him. When Wenshui turned around, he saw that it was Hakamada Sosuke, a classmate.

Wow, what Hanami-kun said was absolutely right.

Wearing a gymnastics uniform, Hakamada looked very tall and strong. His handsome face and sunny smile made him look like the male protagonist in a romance manga.

"Hakamada... classmate?"

“That’s right, it’s me.” Hakamada Sosuke nodded and gave Onami a very familiar smile.

Although Hanami had asked him to refuse Hakamada at noon, he still didn't know the purpose of Hakamada's sudden visit, so Nukumi could only tentatively ask, "Um, is there something you need?"

"Oh, it's like this, Wen Shui saw it this morning too, um..."

Hakamada Sosuke gave an awkward smile: "Hime-miya seems to have some misunderstanding about me. I want to find an opportunity to apologize to her."

"Why don't you just go directly to her?"

Wen Shui pointed to Himegami Karen, who was chatting enthusiastically with the girls in the distance.

"Ah, well... it seems like Anzu doesn't really want me to do this..."

Hakamada looked troubled: "When I tried to apologize in person today, she stopped me several times."

Are you henpecked?

Wen Shui glanced at Yanami Anna, who was sitting under the shade of a tree across the playground, getting a foot massage. Unexpectedly, she immediately looked up and glared back.

Wen: "Wow, Banami-kun has been staring at us the whole time, and her eyes are so scary..."

Hakama: "Am I right? She seemed to be watching me very closely today, but misunderstandings like this will only get more complicated if they're not cleared up immediately, so—"

Wen Shui thought for a moment, then said, "So you're planning to have me deliver a message to Himegami-kun?"

"Yes, I didn't get a chance today, so I plan to talk to her on Saturday. Wenshui, your seat is right in front of Himegami-san—"

Ah, I see. This guy wants to ask someone out.

"Aren't you afraid that Yana will be jealous of her classmates?"

For some reason, a surge of irritation rose in her heart, and she interrupted Hakamada.

"Ah, no, no, no, Anzu and I aren't a couple," Hakamada quickly waved his hand in denial.

"What? You guys have all been here for 12 years..."

"We are childhood friends, but not lovers. Anja and I are neighbors, and our family elders are also friends, so we have been close since we were little."

He scratched his head: "I'll go out alone this weekend, and Xingcai probably won't say anything. If she's really angry, I can probably make up with her by treating her to something."

"Ah, Himegami-san is coming this way." Hakamada pleaded with Nukumi, "Then please help me convey this message—"

After saying that, he slipped away.

"Hey buddy, I haven't even agreed yet, why are you running away?"

Wen Shui stood frozen in place. He glanced at Banami and found her staring at him without moving, her eyes devoid of light, emanating an increasingly dangerous atmosphere.

"Eek!" Wen Shui cried out in fright.

[I wanted to reject Hanami-kun too! But he just ran away, it's not my fault!]

【I'm sorry, Hakamada-kun, I really can't pass on your message. Your childhood friend is just too scary.】

He quickly turned his face to the warm water on the other side, and his eyes suddenly met those of Ji Gong, who was about to walk to his side.

At this moment, Karen Himegami tied her long pink hair into a high ponytail, adding a unique sporty charm.

Noticing that Wen Shui was looking at her, Himegami immediately said, "Wen Shui-kun! Good afternoon!"

Himegami winked at him, then deliberately raised her voice so that the other students could hear: "Warm Water hasn't been able to talk to me all morning, so I wanted to say hello!"

[Oh, I see. So the conversation that started in the corner during PE class is quite normal.]

Instantly understanding Ji Gong's purpose, Wen Shui nodded to her.

"Ah, good afternoon, Himegami-san."

Then, with a smile, Ji Gong sat down next to Wen Shui, startling him.

"What did that man want from you?" she asked first.

“He has a name, Hakamada Sosuke.” Wen Shui moved a little distance away.

He remembered Hanami's request, so he made up a reason: "Hakamada came over and asked me about the group assignments for the next craft class. He probably wants to invite me to join him."

"Oh, I see."

For some reason, Karen Himegami clapped her hands in a very cheerful mood and started a new topic with a smile.

"By the way, Wen Shui, your running time was pretty good just now. Did you train beforehand?"

"During the period of entrance exams, I had to run every day according to my sister's health plan, and that's probably why."

"Wen Shui's younger sister, I think she's the girl from the day we went to the shrine, right? She's really cute."

"Yes, her name is Yoshiki Nukumizu, my biological younger sister, and she's a very good girl."

Wen Shui said half-jokingly, "It's been five months already, and you still remember that?"

"Because I never wanted to forget."

【……! 】

A gentle breeze caressed her slightly flushed cheeks.

Under the shade of the trees in spring, the boy and girl fell into a silent understanding.

After a long time, the PE teacher announced the end of get out of class, giving the students time to change their clothes.

"Hey, Wen Shui, you're going to the arts club after school, right? I'd like to go check it out too."

Princess Hime stood up and asked in a low voice.

"Sure, but Princess Himegami probably doesn't know the way, right?"

"Warm water" replied.

"Then Wen Shui, you go first, I'll follow you."

"Ah."

The sun is gradually setting in the west; it's time to let out for school.

Wen Shui stood up, but saw from afar that Banami was winking at her, as if she really wanted to know the outcome of what had just happened.

at this time.

"Nuwa-kun." Hakamada Sosuke walked back specifically to Nuwa-kun's side and patted him on the shoulder: "Um, Himegami-kun just talked to you, um, how was it?"

"She said she's not free on the weekend, so it probably won't work."

"That's what Wen Shui said."

"Is that so? What a pity..." Hakamada's expression fell, and he said in a low voice, "It seems I'll have to find another opportunity."

[You're really persistent, Hakamada-kun. But, I guess my mission is complete now.]

Wen Shui frowned slightly, and immediately, from an angle where Hakamada couldn't see, gave Banami a thumbs up, indicating that she had successfully completed the task.

Meanwhile, Banami's eyes lit up, her lips curled up slightly, and after mouthing "Good job" with a smile, she secretly gave Onami a thumbs up in return.

Haha, 4K is pretty cute too.

Wen Shui chuckled to herself and walked into the locker room with her classmates.

~Ninth Defeat~ Komari Chika's situation is not good.

After school, on the first floor of the west school building.

Outside the office of the literary society, Wen Shui placed her schoolbag containing Natsume Soseki's collected works on the ground and tried to push the door open.

The iron gate remained unmoved, but commotion could be heard coming from inside the office.

"Wait a moment~" It was the voice of the vice president of Tsukinoki Koto, and then the door was opened.

Tsukinoki-senpai's eyes lit up when she saw the bag next to Nukumi containing Natsume Soseki's collected works.

"Ah, the complete works of Natsume Soseki, you really brought them." She took out a book, looked at it, and said in surprise, "It's a hardcover edition published ten years ago, that's amazing... This must be worth a lot of money."

Wen Shui nodded, picked up her schoolbag, and walked into the clubroom: "I got these from Dad's book collection. They're all old items that I don't look at often. I heard they also came with a few Ryunosuke books."

"However, during the bag check this morning, there was a little accident; one of the books was confiscated by the disciplinary committee member..."

At this point, Wen Shui didn't know how to describe the commotion that morning. If the book was confiscated, she hadn't violated any rules; if it was taken away, the disciplinary committee member's action was unintentional.

He put his backpack on the table and said, "Well, anyway, there's a copy of 'Sanshiro' that should be left with the student council now."

"Sigh~ 'Sanshiro'? Can such a tragic love story be considered a disciplinary violation?" Tsukinoki adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting an eerie light. "Looks like I'll have to be more careful about which books I bring in next time..."

What kind of terrifying thing are you trying to bring in...?

"It wasn't treated as a disciplinary item; it was just taken away by accident. We can get it back from the student council later."

As Wen Shui spoke, she pulled out a copy of "Dao Cao" from the collection of essays, pointed to a row of empty spaces that had been specially cleared on the bookshelf, and asked, "Senior, can I put it here?"

"Okay, sure." Tsukinoki Koto sat in front of his laptop, seemingly preoccupied with something, and said without looking up, "I just downloaded some books, you can just put them there."

A hand gently brushes against the cover of "Dao Cao".

"Let me lend a hand too!"

Hearing the sound, Wen Shui turned around and saw Ji Gongzheng, who had followed her to the Literature Club, standing beside her, smiling at her.

"Excuse me, who are you...?" Upon hearing the stranger's voice, Tsukinoki-senpai immediately looked up at Himegami Karen.

"Hello, senior, I am Himegami Karen." Himegami took the book from Wenshui's hands, then turned around and bowed to senior Tsukinoki, saying, "I am a new transfer student who came to visit the Literature Club on the recommendation of Wenshui."

"Oh, I'm Koto Tsukinoki, the vice president of the Literature Club. We are so grateful that you could come to visit, Himegami-san. Please forgive us if our club's hospitality is insufficient."

Tsukinoki-senpai pushed up her glasses and carefully examined Himegami Karen, whose figure and appearance were both perfect. Then she looked at Nukumi with a meaningful gaze: "Pretty capable, Nukumi."

"Haha, finding the complete works of Natsume Soseki isn't exactly a feat, it's just that my dad happened to have them."

Wen Shui smiled and accepted Yue Zhi Mu's compliment.

"That's not what I meant!!" Moonwood sighed, refocusing her attention on the computer. She didn't want to talk to this blockhead anymore.

Himegami Karen chuckled softly, then turned and placed Natsume Soseki's book on the bookshelf.

"Warm Water, stop grinning like an idiot, get the books organized first, okay?"

"Ah, okay."