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It was already two or three in the afternoon when they returned to Tokyo.
Marin had plans to go out with friends, so after returning, she immediately rushed off to go shopping.
Amamiya Natsuki walked back leisurely by himself. After reaching the vicinity of the residential area, he turned into a Convenience Store, preparing to buy some fruit to take home.
"Welcome…"
An incredibly familiar girl's voice entered his ears.
Amamiya Natsuki looked in the direction of the voice and saw a listless girl standing behind the counter, dressed in an employee uniform, with black hair reaching her waist and two panda eyes. He couldn't help but say:
"Miko?"
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki, Miko's eyes lit up slightly: "You're back?"
"Just got back." Amamiya Natsuki walked up to Miko, "When did you start working at the Convenience Store?"
"Just a few days ago," Miko said softly, "Linjian School costs a lot of money, so I'm working an extra job."
So that's it.
After Miko's father passed away, only her mother worked, and their income wasn't high. Her usual pocket money was earned through part-time jobs, sometimes even working two jobs at once… In short, it was quite hard.
Amamiya Natsuki had an idea in mind, but he didn't say it for now. Instead, he said:
"Why are your panda eyes so exaggerated?"
Miko glared at him irritably. Even for a listless girl, she couldn't help but show a resentful expression at this moment:
"What do you think?"
Ever since he acquired the Golden Skill Time Stop skill, Amamiya Natsuki had spent several consecutive days in the Love Hotel, then went to Chiba Prefecture to participate in a dungeon, and then rushed to Hokkaido for two days… In summary, Amamiya Natsuki hadn't been home for almost a week.
Miko wasn't a Player, so she couldn't copy skills like Kaguya and the others, nor could she go to the Love Hotel. She could only silently endure the fright of evil spirits, completely defenseless, resulting in her dark circles reappearing in just one week.
"Do you know how I've spent this past week?"
Miko couldn't help but express the grievances in her heart.
"It's my fault." Amamiya Natsuki apologized sincerely, "I won't be staying out all night for a while. Come over with Kyosuke for dinner tonight."
"No." Miko showed a listless expression, "You have so many girls at your house, why would I go there?"
Amamiya Natsuki leaned his hands on the counter, "Actually, there's something I've wanted to say for a long time…"
Miko was curious: "What is it?"
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"I like Miko."
"…"
Miko was stunned for two seconds. The usually expressionless listless girl's pretty face quickly flushed, and she stammered:
"You, you, what are you suddenly saying?!"
Amamiya Natsuki said again:
"I like Miko."
"I wasn't asking you to repeat it!"
When others confess, they choose a good time and place. Who confesses while working at a Convenience Store?!
And…
Amamiya Natsuki naturally knew what Miko was thinking and said softly:
"Many things happened on this trip to Hokkaido…"
He had actually messaged Miko about the spirit medium work, but only briefly. Amamiya Natsuki now explained the specific details.
"People always realize what they have lost after losing it, but often it's already too late to regret. That's why I want to say I like Miko, so that if something unexpected happens one day, I won't have the chance to say it." Amamiya Natsuki paused, then admitted frankly, "Of course, I'm greedy, shameless, and despicable. Besides liking Miko, I also like other girls."
"You…"
Miko bit her lip, her expression complex.
If it were before, hearing the boy she grew up with say he liked her, and then shamelessly say he liked other people, even a good-tempered listless girl would get angry and curse him.
But now, besides anger, there was more heartache and worry.
Every time a Player enters a dungeon, it's like a soldier going to battle, risking their life every time.
She wasn't a Player, so she couldn't empathize one hundred percent, but she had joined the Player Mutual Aid Group a long time ago and had always been silently lurking, clearly seeing many Players' avatars dim and never light up again… The world was just that cruel, and goodbyes could happen at any time.
Amamiya Natsuki continued:
"If possible, Miko, please date me?"
"Da-dating…" Miko's pretty face turned even redder, "What about the other girls?"
Amamiya Natsuki cleared his throat twice and said:
"Date together?"
Miko's eyes widened in disbelief, then her pretty face tightened, and she waved him away: "Go away, don't disturb my work!"
He actually wanted to date them all together?
Shameless and despicable!
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Then I'll ask again tomorrow."
"Even if you ask again, it'll be a refusal!" Miko glared at him irritably, waving him away, "Hurry up, a customer is coming to check out."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki carried his shopping basket, not caring about Miko's refusal.
Every girl's personality is different.
Being rejected is perfectly normal, and of course, not everyone will agree like Marin.
After circling the Convenience Store and finishing his shopping, Amamiya Natsuki came to Miko, waiting to check out, and said softly:
"Come over for dinner tonight."
Miko picked up the items and started scanning them, saying seriously:
"It's work hours now, please, customer, don't flirt with me."
Amamiya Natsuki said righteously:
"Is there anything wrong with flirting with a girl you like?"
"Don't be so loud!" Miko's pretty face quickly flushed, and she nervously glanced at the customer behind Amamiya Natsuki, unable to help but glare at him, "…You go home first, hurry up and leave!"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:
"Then I'll tell Kyosuke about dinner tonight?"
Miko lowered her voice: "When Kyosuke sees Kaguya-san and the others, what are you going to say?"
Amamiya Natsuki thought for a moment: "…Just say I'm no longer human?"
Miko glared at him irritably: "Go away! Don't talk to me!"
"I'm home."
After several days, Amamiya Natsuki finally returned home.
Thump, thump, thump.
Footsteps quickly approached the door, then the door opened, and the Sheltered Young Lady, wearing a white dress, looked out, her hair elegantly styled, her face like doll-like, her eyes like autumn waters, radiating an indescribable beauty, and she said softly:
"Welcome home."
Amamiya Natsuki stepped into the entryway, reached out and stroked the silly dog's head, then bent down to change his shoes.
"Kaguya-chan, you must stand up for Mama." Mrs. Shimizu pounced over, looking pitiful, "Mama was taken advantage of."
"Someone taken advantage of you?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed, and her gaze involuntarily fell on Amamiya Natsuki.
"It wasn't me, I didn't." Amamiya Natsuki's expression became serious, "I only have respect for Shimizu-nee."
"It was Natsuki-kun." Mrs. Shimizu leaned on the Sheltered Young Lady's shoulder, complaining pitifully, "Last night, Natsuki-kun called me 'Auntie' in front of your sister."
"She's not a sister!" The Young Lady's pretty face tightened, she retorted, then looked at Amamiya Natsuki, biting her lip, "What did you… do with that person last night?"
In front of her, that impostor dared to forcefully kiss the president. If she wasn't there, wouldn't she have already completely taken advantage of the president?
A president with an impure body was no longer acceptable!
Amamiya Natsuki said truthfully: "Just kissed once."
Shinomiya Kaguya clenched her small fists, unable to help but puff out her cheeks: "And what else?"
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head: "After that… she just didn't know how to do anything else."
"Eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya was startled, "What do you mean?"
"I suddenly understood something yesterday…" Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "When we met the Yandere Kaguya, you didn't know anything besides kissing at that time."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
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