"I said it last time, it's true."
Yakuchi Kei said generously, "But it's also true that I'm wary of you, and that doesn't conflict with my liking for you."
"Then that can only be considered a slight liking, right? If you liked me a lot, or even loved me to death, you wouldn't refuse my request."
Kamishiro Rize said.
"Then I definitely wouldn't be that brainless. I'm not a masochist. What would happen if I just let you eat my flesh?"
Yakuchi Kei broke out in a sweat.
"But speaking of which, if you really like me, shouldn't I respond properly?"
Kamishiro Rize suddenly said.
"That's up to you."
Yakuchi Kei could boldly say "like" to Kamishiro Rize, and he didn't care if Kamishiro Rize accepted or rejected him.
Presumably, most transmigrators would have such a mindset when facing characters they liked.
"Your casual attitude really doesn't sound like you like me as much as you say."
Kamishiro Rize immediately retorted.
"But I do like you, that's definitely not false."
Yakuchi Kei said very directly again.
"Alright, I understand, but comparatively, right now I'm more willing to treat you as food."
Kamishiro Rize said, "So, when I feel that way about you, or when you're completely devoted to me, I'll respond to you properly."
"Hmm, by the way, have you never thought about going to school?"
At this moment, Yakuchi Kei changed the subject.
"No interest, I feel that kind of thing is very boring."
Kamishiro Rize said casually.
"Alright..."
...
After having enough fun at school, Yakuchi Kei and Kamishiro Rize went back.
They parted ways halfway because they were going to their respective homes.
After lunch,
Yakuchi Kei took a short nap, then promptly left to take the subway to the 23rd Ward, preparing for his afternoon internship task.
He had agreed with the others he was interning with yesterday to meet at the 23rd Ward subway station.
When the subway arrived at a certain station midway, Yakuchi Kei happened to meet Anjiu Heina and Anjiu Nairo, who boarded from that station.
This wasn't too much of a coincidence; as long as he and the Anjiu sisters took the subway during this time, they would normally be on the same train.
"Kurona, Nashiro."
Yakuchi Kei then greeted Anjiu Heina and Anjiu Nairo in front of him.
Anjiu Heina didn't respond, sitting silently beside Yakuchi Kei.
Anjiu Nairo also sat beside him, but she did respond, "Why do you only call Kurona 'Kurona,' but me 'Anjiu'?"
"Because Kurona asked me to call her that last time. I certainly can't just call you that casually too."
Yakuchi Kei explained.
"Wait! It's not that I asked you to, it's that I allowed you to do so."
At this moment, Anjiu Heina seemed a little embarrassed as she corrected him.
"Okay, okay."
Yakuchi Kei smiled and said nothing more.
"That's not fair. You should call me Nashiro too."
Anjiu Nairo said expressionlessly.
Normally, the more introverted Anjiu Nairo would definitely not say such things to Yakuchi Kei, with whom she wasn't very familiar.
But she was very concerned about Kurona and Yakuchi Kei's matter now, so she wanted to understand Yakuchi Kei deeply, and naturally couldn't be too shy to speak as usual.
"Nashiro, you..."
Anjiu Heina looked at Anjiu Nairo with some surprise.
She didn't expect Nashiro to say such words to Yakuchi Kei.
Could it be that Nashiro...
While Anjiu Heina was thinking wildly, Yakuchi Kei responded to Anjiu Nairo, "Alright, I'll call you Nashiro from now on too."
"..."
Hearing him say "Nashiro," Anjiu Nairo's face couldn't help but show a faint, barely noticeable blush.
Although she had already prepared herself mentally, she still couldn't help but feel a little shy when she heard him say it.
"Cough cough..."
Anjiu Nairo coughed lightly, forcefully suppressing her shyness, "By the way, how old are you this year? And what's your family situation like?"
Anjiu Heina was momentarily puzzled. Why would Nashiro ask such questions?
"Why the sudden question?"
Although Yakuchi Kei was a little confused, he still answered, "I'm eighteen this year, and as for my family, it's just me."
Hearing Yakuchi Kei claim that he was the only one in his family, Anjiu Nairo immediately thought she had touched upon Yakuchi Kei's painful past, "Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"It's okay, it's nothing."
Yakuchi Kei smiled faintly.
He didn't really have deceased parents; it was just the background the system had given him in this world.
The house, car, and money, however, were genuinely given to him in abundance.
So, for Yakuchi Kei, this was not a painful past at all; rather, it was incredibly satisfying.
"Okay, I hope I didn't offend you."
Then, Anjiu Nairo continued to ask, "And I want to know, how do you view Kurona?"
Since Kurona had told her she liked Yakuchi Kei, she certainly needed to know how Yakuchi Kei viewed Kurona.
"You mean, how do I evaluate Kurona?"
Yakuchi Kei asked.
"You could say that."
Anjiu Nairo nodded.
"Cute."
Yakuchi Kei immediately replied.
His reply was so fast that Anjiu Nairo didn't react immediately.
Anjiu Heina, sitting beside him, immediately turned her face away, not wanting her shy expression to be seen by Yakuchi Kei and Nashiro.
"Uh... Kurona is indeed cute, but are there no other evaluations besides that?"
Anjiu Nairo paused for a moment before reacting.
However, she felt a little strange, because she and Kurona looked almost identical, so Yakuchi Kei praising Kurona's cuteness was like praising her too.
"Other evaluations, huh..."
Yakuchi Kei said directly, "Because she's too cute, I can't think of any other more suitable adjectives."
Anjiu Heina's shoulders trembled slightly. Now turning her face away wasn't enough, because the blush had already spread to her ears, unless she covered her ears too.
"Alright... I know you're speaking from the heart..."
Yakuchi Kei was too direct, making it impossible for Anjiu Nairo to question him.
However, at this moment, Anjiu Nairo also involuntarily averted her gaze.
Because Yakuchi Kei had been speaking to her just now, and coupled with the fact that she and Kurona looked almost identical, it was as if all those words were directed at her.
If she continued to make eye contact with Yakuchi Kei for a bit longer, her own face would probably be unable to resist showing a blush.