After deciding to give up, I became popular

“Uh, if it's not appropriate, I'll change it back...” Seeing Shiina's awkward expression, Natsukawa Kanade didn't know what to say.

As expected, calling her by her first name directly was a bit too intimate...

“No, it's not that... It's just, I'm just not used to it yet...” Shiina Mahiru shook her head frantically, completely not wanting him to change the way he addressed her back.

This can be called a phased breakthrough, and she has to work harder!

“Then I'll call you...”

Originally, he wanted to address her in the same way, but he realized that he had always been calling her by her first name, and not just since they reunited, but even earlier.

“Umm...”

“What's wrong?”

“Then I'll call you Kanade... Kanade-chin then!” After thinking for a while, the angel decided to add a title that was unique to her.

Although she was so shy that she was about to explode, she felt that she had to endure it because she thought this also marked a breakthrough in their relationship.

However, while she didn't dare to look at Natsukawa Kanade, the latter also looked like he couldn't face anyone.

“T-The weather is very hot today...” Using the excuse of wiping sweat, Natsukawa Kanade covered part of his face with his hand, and didn't dare to look at Shiina again, for fear that she would discover some strange expression.

Kanade-chin... This kind of address is too weird?! If it were a gyaru character, it would be understandable, but coming from the gentle and kind angel, it would make people feel extremely embarrassed.

“I-Is that so...” Miss Shiina, who was in the same state, replied casually, completely absent-minded.

However, precisely because they were both preoccupied, they didn't notice each other's subtle state at all, until the time alone faded away under the curious gazes of their classmates.

“The president is back, go and tell him.”

“Are you stupid?! How could I say it in this situation?!”

“Just say... you have something to ask him, you don't understand the specifics, right?”

“I'll go then...”

The students in the class gathered in twos and threes, and a small group was discussing particularly closely, one of the boys even walked towards Natsukawa Kanade.

“President, Vice President Shinomiya came to look for you just now, but didn't say what it was about.”

The person who spoke was named Tanuma Tsubasa, and his relationship with Natsukawa Kanade was okay, barely someone he could talk to.

“Okay, thank you for the reminder, Tanuma-kun.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded and said to Shiina Mahiru.

“It might be student council business, I'll go take a look first.”

“Okay.” The angel nodded obediently, looking very understanding.

So Natsukawa Kanade walked in the direction he came from.

It just so happened that Kaguya and Eriri were in the same class, so he could take the opportunity to send firewood back for Eriri and personally ask Kaguya what was going on.

When he returned to the place where he had been chopping wood, Eriri, who was sitting on the log and swinging her legs boredly, had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Natsukawa Kanade, she quickly stood up, patted the dust off her skirt, and moved closer.

“Kanade, why are you... here? I thought... I thought I was going to be forgotten...”

In reality, not much time had passed. Although Natsukawa Kanade had been chatting with Shiina along the way, he never stopped walking. The reason why she felt it was long was because of Eriri's own psychological effect.

The thought of Kanade having spent time alone with a super super cute blonde girl, and their relationship being so close, made her very concerned. The key was that they were going back together, in the same class, who knows what they might do...

Just thinking about it made her unable to sit still, and her mind began to unconsciously imagine the doujinshi she had drawn, and then she even substituted herself into the role of the tragic victim...

She was even angrier! Especially since their attributes overlapped...

No, she absolutely couldn't continue like this. If she didn't take the initiative, Kanade's children would be calling her aunt!

110. Eriri's Invitation

“T-That... do you want to team up together during the test of courage?” Eriri's heart felt a little uneasy.

This was the first time she had tried to actively invite Natsukawa Kanade, and not for work-related reasons, but simply because she wanted to go and have fun with him.

She didn't know if Kanade knew, but she had heard that every year at this time, after the forest school, many sweet couples were born.

Especially with the double legendary buffs of the test of courage and the bonfire party, if she could complete it with Kanade... she would definitely win!

Therefore, she absolutely couldn't let go of this opportunity, it was time to take the initiative!

“Test of courage...” Natsukawa Kanade thought for a while before replying softly, “It should be no problem, but because of student council work, I might have to wait until the last group.”

Because he didn't see Eriri's signature tsundere remarks, Natsukawa Kanade was a little surprised, but it also confirmed her feelings even more—she had even thrown away her exclusive tsundere attribute, it was obvious that Eriri really wanted to go and try it out.

He just didn't know why she would choose to ask him, but when he thought that she really didn't have any close friends, he felt that she was too pitiful, and he completely lost the heart to refuse.

“Great... no, I mean... it's a deal.” Eriri's sharp little canine teeth shone brightly in the bright sunlight, and she revealed a dazzling smile.

“Yeah, it's a deal.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded, and the corners of his mouth also raised slightly.

As expected, Eriri was more suitable for this kind of expression. It wasn't suitable for her to always have a aggrieved, angry little face, although the twintail whirlwind slash under anger was also very cute, giving people a feeling of wanting to bully her.

While walking and chatting, they soon arrived at Eriri's classroom.

Many people greeted him, and after seeing him come back with Eriri, they all cast curious glances.

“Good morning, President, thank you for being a flower protector and sending our Eriri back.”

A girl who looked quite cute came over, and her words seemed to be full of teasing.

So Natsukawa Kanade looked at Eriri and found that her face was full of shyness, but he didn't see any embarrassment or discomfort.

He understood.

“It's nothing, because Eriri and I are also good friends, it's only right.”

He hadn't seen her for a long time, so he naturally didn't know about Eriri's recent social interactions, but because of the special nature of her work, it was hard to imagine that she could find another friend who got along well with her, or even tolerated her, like Katou.

However, it was already difficult to find close friends. In the student days in Japan, it was enough to have a few acquaintances who could talk to each other, and being able to not be alone would make it less easy to be bullied.

Moreover, with the quality of Shuchiin students, this kind of thing was indeed unlikely to happen, he was just overthinking it.

However, facing his reply, this girl looked very shocked, and even blurted out, “Eriri? So bold?!”

So Eriri was a little confused, not knowing what was going on.

“What's bold?” She didn't understand the other party's evaluation.

Was she saying that she had taken the initiative to ask Kanade to participate in the test of courage? But she hadn't told anyone, and it was impossible for her to have been eavesdropped on...

“No, it's nothing...” The girl waved her hand awkwardly, but thought to herself that there was a good show to watch.

After all, the president's address to Lady Kaguya... was still just “Shinomiya.”

“Oh...” Eriri nodded obediently, not suspecting anything, after all, she wasn't very familiar with the other party, at most they had just greeted each other.

Natsukawa Kanade, on the other hand, didn't have any extra thoughts. Even though the angel had asked him to call her by her first name just before.

After all, he had always been oblivious.

“By the way, where's Shinomiya?”

He looked around and didn't find Kaguya anywhere, so he asked this kind-looking girl.

“Ah, Kaguya-dai... classmate, is currently supervising everyone in the 'kitchen'.”

“……”

Natsukawa Kanade didn't know if it was his imagination, but when the other party talked about Kaguya, the mischievous smile on her face disappeared in an instant, and even felt like she had become respectful.

Was she a fan of Kaguya?

But even if she was, it had nothing to do with him, she wasn't his.

“Okay, thank you.” Natsukawa Kanade nodded, greeted Eriri on the side again, and walked straight in the direction the other party was pointing.

After Natsukawa Kanade left, the girl approached Eriri again and showed her a kind expression.

“Eriri-san, thank you for your hard work, let's send the firewood over together.”

“Ah, okay...” Eriri nodded, but felt a little flustered in her heart.

Although the other party was talking to her with a smile, she always felt a trace of coolness coming through, and even felt that the other party was looking at her like she was looking at a cicada with “not many months to live”...

So what exactly did she do?

On the other side, Natsukawa Kanade, who quickly found Shinomiya Kaguya in the kitchen, saw that she was concentrating on watching everyone cook, so he didn't disturb her and started observing from the side.

“I see, you have to do this first and then that...” Shinomiya Kaguya watched very seriously, nodding from time to time, as if she was watching the creation process of some art, completely unaware of him beside her.

“……”

Natsukawa Kanade also watched almost the same process, but he didn't see anything, and even felt that everyone's techniques were not skilled enough, not like they often cooked.

So Kaguya was learning how to make dishes by observing others?

This was the only explanation he could think of based on her previous muttering to herself.

“Actually, making dishes is not that difficult, I suggest Shinomiya-san can try it yourself.” Natsukawa Kanade said softly.

It wasn't a loud noise, but it still startled Shinomiya Kaguya.

“!” She was shocked in her heart, and was still wondering who dared to get so close to her, but when she turned her head, she found Natsukawa Kanade's face close at hand.

Even though she hadn't seen him for two days, the president was still so handsome and compelling!

“Good morning, President.” After a brief moment of panic, Shinomiya Kaguya immediately became elegant and dignified again.

The hot breath beat on her face with regular breathing, giving her a slightly tipsy feeling, and the familiar shampoo scent from the president made her feel even more at ease.

“President, things are a bit sudden, but... can I ask you to accompany me for a while?”

“Hmm?”

111. Reality is indeed different from manga

“Is this Shinomiya's first time?”

“Y-Yes, so I'm not very skilled...”

“Actually, this is also my first time like this...”

“Umm...”

“Don't be so nervous, just relax a little more.”

“O-Okay...”

“Although I don't really understand it, you definitely have to put your heart and soul into doing this kind of thing, you can't do it without enjoying it...”

“Hmm...” Shinomiya Kaguya nodded as if she understood, but for a young lady who didn't know much about the world, it was too difficult to do it herself right away.

“Umm... it hurts...”

“!” Natsukawa Kanade was startled, and then quickly looked at Shinomiya Kaguya, “What's wrong?”

“B-Bleeding...” Although she didn't want to show this weak side to Natsukawa Kanade, the sudden pain still made her tears glisten.

“Why does it hurt so much...”

“……” Natsukawa Kanade didn't know what to say.

After all, the ten fingers are connected to the heart, how could it not hurt if it was bleeding to that extent.

“Let me see.”

The situation was a bit urgent, so Natsukawa Kanade didn't care about the difference between men and women, and directly pulled Shinomiya Kaguya's hand to check the situation.

“It's okay, the wound is not deep.”