In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

"I have much less time to read now."

The girl's tone carried a hint of complaint.

Nangong Cheng smiled.

"Shiina-kun, you can't blame me alone for something that was bound to happen. Everyone just didn't want to be expelled, what's wrong with that?"

"If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being the only girl in Class C who is capable of this task, and for Ryuen, the leader who is not even good at studying."

Hiyori Shiina sighed.

Nangong Cheng is right.

Putting aside issues of character and personality, the fact that Class C has fewer outstanding talents than Class D is truly perplexing.

"Where's Nangong? I haven't seen you attend any tutoring these past few days. You seem quite confident."

"I wouldn't say I'm confident, but I can definitely handle the exam."

Nangong Cheng glanced at Horikita Suzune and continued, "Besides, with the conscientious and responsible Horikita-san as the supervisor, it would be difficult for me to fail."

Hiyori Shiina nodded thoughtfully.

"So what do you want from following me here?"

Horikita Suzune also put down her book, looked at Nangong Cheng, and her eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

If she was worried that Ryuen would harm her, she had already taken the advice to go to Chabashira Sae and buy a voice recorder to put in her pocket.

and so……

"Isn't this because I'm worried about you?"

Nangong Cheng also openly spoke ill of Shiina Hiyori in front of her: "You ask Shiina-san to read books with you every day. Ryuen isn't blind; they must already know."

“I tricked him before, and knowing his personality, he’ll definitely try to get revenge. So I have to stick with you and protect you.”

In reality, he came here for only one purpose—to become familiar with the area and improve his public image.

As for Longyuan?

It's just part of the play.

If they come, I can use them as a tool to increase their favorability; if they don't come, I can just chat happily with the girls.

"Well, if I'm with Horikita, Ryuen won't do that."

Hiyori Shiina smiled politely.

In this kind of situation... she really couldn't refute it.

Because Longyuan really did arrange for someone to follow him, even just as Nangong Cheng had said, under the guise of "protecting him".

It's just...

But I should still give an explanation.

Otherwise, people might think that Class C is full of delinquents and hooligans, which would be very bad.

"There are a lot of surveillance cameras, both in the library and on the way back. He wouldn't have attacked me if he wasn't out of his mind."

"Then he could have someone block your path, and then not only not make a move, but even force you to make the first move?"

Horikita Suzune frowned.

She naturally had no fighting experience, so she was unaware of such disgusting tactics.

That does make things very difficult.

"Don't worry, Horikita-san, with me here, this won't happen."

Shiina Hiyori offered an explanation, then suddenly revealed a subtle, or rather, somewhat gloating smile.

"It's you, Nangong Jun, who's in trouble."

"Ok?"

Nangong Cheng was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask what this meant when he heard a voice interrupt.

"Nangong, it's been a long time."

"Who...I'll surpass them!"

Nangong Cheng felt the voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had heard it before, so he turned his head to look.

Upon seeing this, he was so frightened that he revealed his national essence.

Whose Mori Aruruka is this?!

However, upon seeing Masumi Kamuro standing to the side, Makoto Nangong recognized who she was.

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"Sakayanagi-san, you've suddenly become interested in cosplay?"

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly, then imitated the character's voice and said, "I'm sorry, Nangong-kun, I accidentally startled you."

"I happened to find an anime character that really suited my image during this period, so I suddenly wanted to give it a try."

Kamuro Masumi, standing to the side, easily maintained her composure.

After all, she had heard Sakayanagi Arisu imitating the voice of the anime character "Mori Aruruka" quite a few times these past few days, and she almost started to hallucinate.

But Nangong Cheng was in a bit of a predicament.

You could say that Kikyo Kushida uses a fake voice, but she's been doing it for years, and it's almost become her second natural voice.

But your skills, Sakayanagi Arisu, are still too shallow; this has a strange taste when you pick it up.

Just as he was about to say something, Shiina Hiyori, who was standing next to him, became interested and said, "So it's Sakayanagi-san?"

"You look so cute in this outfit! Can you tell me what character you're cosplaying as?"

Sakayanagi Arisu gave her a knowing look and continued in a low voice, "It's Mori Aruruka from 'Detective Pretty Cure'."

"If Shiina-san is interested, you can give it a try too!"

Nangong Cheng immediately sensed that things were not going well.

Upon hearing the word "detective," Shiina Hiyori clearly became even more interested and asked, "Detective anime?"

"Well... it's essentially a children's anime. The detective is just a character, so even the mystery plot seems rather childish."

"Oh, oh~"

Hiyori Shiina clearly intends to go back and take a look.

Nangong Cheng didn't try to stop him; he just thought it was a change of pace after reading so many books.

"Sakayanagi-san, you must have something to say to me since you came to the library, right?"

"Yes."

Sakayanagi Arisu glanced at Horikita Suzune and Shiina Hiyori again without changing her expression, then, with Kamuro Masumi still maintaining a composed demeanor, stated the purpose of her visit—

"Nangong, do you remember the details of our last transaction?"

"of course I remember."

Nangong Cheng became alert; he had a vague idea of ​​what this little devil wanted by suddenly coming over.

"But our deal is already done, isn't it? What are you planning to do now, Sakayanagi-san?"

"That's to prove myself, of course."

Sakayanagi Arisu raised her head and puffed out her chest, then placed one hand on her chest, revealing a proud little expression—it was an act.

"After I got back, I thought about it for a long time—why can Ichinose-san be your mother, but I can't?"

"Then I discovered this character."

Horikita Suzune, standing to the side, covered her face with her hands, while Shiina Hiyori was in a state of curiosity and great surprise.

As for Masumi Kamuro...

He remained relaxed and composed.

Sakayanagi Arisu continued, "She looks just as petite and cute as I do, yet she exudes a strangely strong maternal aura..."

"I think this is what you meant, Nangong-kun—I'm still far from mature enough."

What does it mean?

Want him to die?

That would be far too naive.

Nangong Cheng smiled politely, though a little embarrassed, and said, "Sakayanagi-san, there's really no need to be so serious. Everyone has their own unique charm, and it's not necessary to force a comparison within someone else's area of ​​strength."

"Although your cosplay is of high quality, you really don't need to imitate others. Just be yourself."

"You're right, Horikita?"

Horikita Suzune didn't really want to talk.

Although she already knew about Nangong Cheng calling Ichinose Honami "Mom" before this, well...

It was indeed too ahead of its time.

This is a way of thinking that normal people cannot understand.

"I think both learning from each other's strengths and making up for each other's weaknesses are correct, so I can understand what Sakayanagi is doing."

Yes, that's right~

Hiyori Shiina clapped her hands and chimed in, "Just like how I want to work hard to get healthy enough to take PE class, that kind of thinking is definitely a good thing."

Her eyes lit up as she looked at the gorgeous and dazzling blonde beauty, Sakayanagi Arisu, and asked a question that surprised and intrigued her.

"Seriously, I didn't mishear that, did I?"

"What Sakayanagi-san just said was—Ichinose-san from Class B became Nangong-kun's mother?"

Sakayanagi Arisu smiled without saying a word.

Nangong Cheng sighed and explained, "Shiina-san, you heard me right, but Sakayanagi-san deliberately used misleading words when he expressed himself."

"Actually, I made a deal with Ichinose-san by using my student council spot, on the condition that I would call her 'Mom' from now on, instead of her actually becoming my mom."

Hiyori Shiina nodded as if she suddenly understood.

Whether they truly understand it is another matter.

Nangong Cheng looked at Sakayanagi Arisu, who seemed to be addicted to cosplay, and said, "Sakayanagi-san, you are only imitating the character's appearance, but you cannot imitate the character's inner self."

"That's the difference between people—there are some things that you can't have from birth, and you may never have them in your life."

"Go back."

Sakayanagi Yusu couldn't laugh anymore.

Who are you implying something about?

What do you mean by something you can't have from birth? Explain that to me!

“Nangong, that’s not how it works.”

At this moment, Hiyori Shiina spoke up for Arisu Sakayanagi again: "Isn't what you're saying completely negating a person's potential? I don't think that's a good idea."

Horikita Suzune nodded as well.

Nangong Cheng's words did indeed seem to negate all the efforts she had made all along.

“Nangong, even if you don’t want to call Sakayanagi Mama, you can always use another term.”

"For example, you don't look like a mother at all—that sounds reasonable."

No, no, no, saying that is even more of a mistake.

Seeing the smile on Sakayanagi Arisu's face, which seemed to suggest he wanted to stay in Bengbu, Nangong Cheng suddenly stood up and started to walk out.

But then someone's phone suddenly rang.

"mine……"

Horikita Suzune was somewhat surprised.

However, while the library allows them to talk quietly, things like ringing telephones are absolutely prohibited.