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Asakura naturally couldn't use such a large stack of coupons himself.
So, after three seconds of deep thought, he decided to first walk around the school as Amakusa Shino suggested.
"Takuma?"
After only a few steps, Asakura heard someone call him from behind. He turned around and found that it was Gokou Ruri, wearing a Soubu High School uniform.
"Ruri? Why are you here?"
Asakura asked, somewhat surprised.
"Kaju said she wanted to come here to find her brother…"
Gokou Ruri said softly, "So I came along too."
"Is your sister alright?"
Asakura asked, "Don't you need to pick them up?"
"My mother is off today, and she said this morning that she would pick them up."
The girl replied.
"Then will accompanying Kaju-chan here disrupt your original plans?"
Asakura couldn't help but ask with concern, "After all, you don't seem to have much free time…"
"It's okay!"
Gokou Ruri immediately replied, "I originally planned to come here!"
"Ah?"
Asakura was stunned.
"Hmm…"
The girl immediately averted her gaze, the setting sun's afterglow pouring in through the window, bathing her pretty face in a rosy, exceptionally lovely hue.
"By the way, I just got this…"
Asakura took out the discount coupons, picked out four, and handed them to the girl: "These are bathhouse coupons I got from the Student Council; they're a benefit from the Magic Club. You can use them."
"Will Takuma go too?"
"Since it's free, there's no harm in going."
Asakura nodded.
"Then I'll accept them…"
Gokou Ruri respectfully accepted the coupons.
"Ruri-chan…"
Nukumizu Kaju walked over from not far away, calling out to Gokou Ruri. Then she saw Asakura beside her, "Oh, Asakura-kun? Long time no see~"
Asakura nodded in acknowledgment.
"Isn't Nukumizu Kazuhiko here?"
Gokou Ruri asked.
"Ah, I heard from Yanami that Onii-chan seems to have gone back early… I should have called first."
Nukumizu Kaju said with some helplessness.
Gokou Ruri noticed Asakura's puzzled expression and explained to him: "Nukumizu Kazuhiko stayed at school to help out for the past two days. Today, Kaju wanted to give Nukumizu Kazuhiko a surprise, so she didn't contact him beforehand."
"I see."
So Asakura waved to Nukumizu Kaju, who showed a gentle smile and maintained a certain distance from Asakura.
Asakura wondered if it was his imagination, but he always felt that Kaju had an inexplicable sense of distance from him. The first time they met, she hadn't seemed that shy.
However, there was nothing to dwell on in such a matter.
He took out two coupons and gave them to Nukumizu Kaju, then asked Kaju where Yanami was before planning to leave.
Nukumizu Kaju glanced at Gokou Ruri, who looked like she wanted to say something but held back, and suddenly said: "Um, because I'm going back to find Onii-chan, and Ruri-chan just arrived here. Leaving immediately feels a bit rushed, so why don't you walk with Asakura-kun for a while?"
Gokou Ruri couldn't help but look at Nukumizu Kaju, who subtly gave her a thumbs-up, making the orange glow of the setting sun on Gokou Ruri's face even more vibrant.
"But, will that be too much trouble for Takuma…"
"It's fine, I was actually a bit bored walking around Soubu High School by myself."
Asakura was quite welcoming.
Gokou Ruri lowered her head, but the smile on her lips couldn't be suppressed.
"Is Asakura-kun patrolling the campus?"
Nukumizu Kaju asked curiously.
Asakura thought for a moment, then told them about meeting Amakusa Shino earlier.
"Ah, so that's how these coupons came about…"
Nukumizu Kaju gracefully accepted the coupons, her smile unchanged, but she secretly decided to go to the bathhouse with Onii-chan another day to avoid running into the legendary Amakusa, who was like a walking pervert.
After bidding farewell to Nukumizu Kaju, Asakura led Gokou Ruri towards Yanami's location.
"Ruri, how have you been recently?"
"Eh? Uh, everything's fine."
"No, I'm asking about your Magic."
Asakura said: "You haven't been to the Clubroom for a while, have you? Is your Magic still stable?"
Because of Gotō Hitori's Magic rampage, Asakura was quite concerned about this aspect now.
"Of course there's no problem! After all, I am… Ahem—"
Gokou Ruri instinctively wanted to make a chuunibyou remark, but immediately remembered she was talking to Asakura, so her initially high-pitched tone suddenly deflated: "Sorry, I haven't had much time these past few days, and Takuma also seems very busy…"
Asakura, however, found the girl's peculiar tone quite interesting and didn't delve too deeply: "Once the Founders' Festival ends tomorrow, things will calm down. After that, until summer vacation, there won't be any major events except for the school festival."
Having gone through the arduous preparations for this Founders' Festival, Asakura had already decided to steer clear of the school festival. Forget being an executive committee member, he even planned to skip class preparations whenever possible…
Also, although Amakusa Shino kept talking about a swimsuit return, the best time to go to the beach should be around August in midsummer. It was only early June now; although it was already a bit hot during the day, it was still too early to go to the beach.
Asakura walked quietly down the hallway, the girl trailing closely beside him. Soon, she noticed that Asakura's strides were small, as if he was deliberately matching her pace.
Even without much conversation, the girl felt a sense of security just walking in his shadow.
What was this strange feeling? She hadn't used Magic, but she felt an urge to wag her tail.
Just a moment later, she still whispered, "Um, Takuma…"
"What is it?"
"Next year, I… plan to apply to Soubu High School!"
"Yes, I know."
Asakura nodded, after all, she was already a prospective member of the Magic Club.
"But my current grades… It's a bit difficult to get in…"
After all, besides studying, the girl usually had to juggle housework, look after her sister, make her own Cosplay costumes, watch anime, play games, and argue online. Evidently, her study time was severely compressed.
Therefore, although the girl's academic performance wasn't bad, Soubu High School was a high-level academic high school with a relatively high deviation value. For her to get in with her current ability, she would probably need some luck…
"If you need help, you can find me anytime. You should have my number, right?"
Asakura said: "If it's really not possible, I can even set up a study group for you on weekends… Although my middle school notes are long gone, Yanami and the others should have kept theirs; you can borrow from them."
"Thank you, Takuma."
The girl said softly: "I will work hard."
"No… Tail! Ruri, your tail is showing!"
"Eh?!?"
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