Chapter 195, And You and My Friend (2600 words)

There are so many people coming and going on campus that there is no place to rest, so there are quite a few people like them who sit on the roadside.

However, it is indeed rare to see such a strange posture.

"Is there anything else interesting about the campus festival?" The Russian girl seemed to be talking to herself. "The performance you want to see doesn't start until tonight."

"It's not that I want to see it," Utsunomiya Shuo emphasized, "It's my friend."

"Okay, your friend." Ling took a deep breath of the outdoor air, and when he opened his eyes again, he looked a little relaxed. "So what are you going to do tonight?"

"Go back to sleep." Utsunomiya Zhuo answered quickly.

"Ok?"

"Actually, we can go back now." said Utsunomiya Shuo.

"Is this so?"

"Yes."

After a brief chat, the two seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and stopped talking. They sat there quietly with their heads down, eyes half closed, accepting the sun's final caress.

The eyes reflect the last warmth of the sunset, like two cats basking in the sun.

Cats are creatures that love to bask in the sun.

Some cats will make purring sounds when they are napping in the sun, indicating that they are very happy.

"Gulu gulu."

"Don't get too involved in the drama." Ling opened his eyes and warned.

"It's not me." Utsunomiya Shuo shook his head.

Then, they both turned their heads at the same time and found a black cat with green eyes taking a nap on the tree trunk behind them.

Don't know when it started there.

No one noticed.

"It looks so familiar." said Utsunomiya Shuo.

If I remember correctly, this black cat looks very similar to the one I saw in my hometown... almost exactly the same.

Can cats ride the Shinkansen?

There is a distance of thousands of kilometers from Tokyo to the Izu coast, which is an insurmountable distance for wild cats.

"Do you know him?" Ling said.

"Not sure." Utsunomiya Zhuo didn't know whether he had seen that one in his hometown.

"Ask it."

"Learn to meow like a cat?"

"can."

Hearing this, Utsunomiya Shuo looked around and found that everyone was busy with their own things and had no spare time to take care of this side.

Then he looked at Zero.

Zero looked at him too.

Eyes wide open.

after awhile.

"Why aren't you learning yet?" Utsunomiya Shuo was getting anxious.

"..." Zero said, "I thought it was you."

"I don't want to learn." said Utsunomiya Shuo.

"Then why were you looking around?"

"just looking around."

"Yeah."

After saying that, Zero stood up and walked slowly towards the kitten. The tree was not high and he could reach it with his hand. Zero gently picked it up.

The black cat didn't resist at all, and its green vertical pupils stared at Zero's face and blinked.

After being put down, it swept her trouser legs with its tail, and then walked towards the teaching building with cat steps.

"So do we want to go back now?" Ling rubbed his face gently, waking himself up from his previous lazy state.

"do not know."

"Would you like to go inside for a drink?" She pointed in the direction of the teaching building.

……

As the two of them walked along the road, they passed by the atrium stage.

Leading the stage was a young man wearing a fisherman's hat, with a ponytail drummer and a buzz cut bassist behind him. They were special guests invited by the rock club. They were sitting and performing with two long-legged girls from the street dance club. The dynamic music made the weather even hotter.

Surprisingly, their keyboard player was a girl with twin ponytails, her hair dyed in various colors, and she was dressed very hip-hop and trendy, standing out in the band.

Suzuki Ai.

Yurina's good friend.

The girl who had an encounter with Ruri Kazama on Christmas.

Isn't she a saxophone player? Why did she change her job? And her style has changed a lot.

It's amazing.

……

Utsunomiya Shuo walked under the stage, followed the footsteps of the princess, and turned into a small path paved with stones.

There are two rows of poplar trees planted next to it, lush and leafy, blocking the last sunset of the evening.

"Where are you going?" Utsunomiya Zhuo looked at the intermittent shadows on the ground.

"Classroom." Ling walked in front and said lightly.

"Is the classroom over here?"

"We can walk over there," Ling turned around and glanced at Utsunomiya Shuo, "There are too many people outside."

Zhuo nodded.

Crossing the path, the two passed by the school convenience store. Adhering to the principle of "since we are already here", they bought two pieces of fried noodles bread, poured a lot of mayonnaise on them, ate while walking, and then went out and turned into the teaching building.

There are many staff members resting in the lobby on the first floor of the teaching building. It is hot outside, but it is cool here. Zhuo saw many people from the anime club here, wearing exquisite cosplay costumes. The most eye-catching one is Altria from "Fate", but that Altria seems to have dyed her hair black, which is not realistic enough.

Zhuo turned his head to look at the three-no girl in front of him who was dressed as a male hero.

Sure enough, Ling is quite suitable for this role.

'Altria' obviously also noticed them, or to be more precise, Zero, who stared at Utsunomiya Shuo and the others as they walked away, with a dazed look on his face.

……

It is five o'clock in the afternoon and the central university is still very busy.

The atrium was filled with a rich aroma, full of snacks such as octopus balls, baked buns, and pearl candied fruit. The prices were not expensive and the taste was decent. In addition to students from the school, many people from outside the school also came to patronize the place.

The teaching building was also bustling with activity taking place in each class in their own classroom.

Especially maid cafes.

For example, this one.

Class A, Year 2.

Yurina's class.

Utsunomiya Shuo followed behind Ling, stood at the door and looked inside.

Then we saw: enthusiastic customers slapping the male and female maids' buttocks, and the male and female maids responded shyly by saying "hate", and then gently served tea and water to the guests, and even fed them.

"Excuse me, are there any maids available?" A fat man came in behind them and asked the store manager, "I want to eat strawberries."

"I'm coming!!"

A familiar and neutral cry.

Zhuo looked over in the direction of the voice and saw that classmate Kiritani Ren was wearing a traditional British black and white maid outfit and came to the chubby classmate. After taking a look at the chubby classmate, he said, "It's Shiba Mu, then you can experience the feeding session for free!"

Regardless of the fat boy's resistance, Kiritani Jin stuffed a strawberry into his mouth.

It's fun.

Zhuo: “…” This is not the Ren I know. Ren is dead. He died on a rainy night many years ago.

Also, Comrade Kiritani!
You should be in Class 2B, which is our class!

...If nothing unexpected happens, it must have been Yurina's idea - this vicious woman.

As for Kiritani who bravely put on a maid outfit for love, Zhuo wants to say: He is not a joker! Not a joker!

The joker is the king in poker, the key to victory, but you, my friend, you are just a clown.

then.

Zhuo lowered his head without saying a word, took Ling's wrist, walked through the classroom of the maid shop, and went downstairs.

The lobby on the first floor is still very lively.

Everyone was sitting down to rest, and when they saw the two people who had just gone up come down again in less than thirty seconds, they all looked at them curiously.

Zhuo pulled Ling without stopping, walked through the hall, walked out of the teaching building, and entered the path.

Then, on the path, I stared at the straight poplar trees on both sides and was stunned.

"Why are you back here again?" Utsunomiya Shuo glanced at the trees again. They were like two rows of dedicated guards, skilled in shielding from wind and rain. "Didn't you say you were going to have coffee?"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Zero.

Even though his wrist was held, Ling didn't show any shyness or resistance. He remained very quiet, like a doll being manipulated.

She lowered her head and did not answer, then gently kicked Utsunomiya Shuo's calf with her side foot.

Black round-toed leather shoes for school.

Hard bottom.

hurts a little.

"What?" Zhuo asked.

"You led the way." Zero looked up at him.

"Do I know where the coffee shop is?" Zhuo asked knowingly.

Ling looked at Utsunomiya Shuo without saying a word, with the reflection of the poplar tree in her eyes.

A magpie flew across the sky.

Zero was silent for a long time, and finally said: "You don't know."

"so what."

"Can I understand this as shirking responsibility?" Zero asked.

Utsunomiya Zhuo used his free hand to grab the braids on top of Ling's head, and gently pulled them, saying in a flat tone: "Mr. Romanov, you have overlooked a question, that is, is there a possibility that I am talking nonsense now, and my real purpose is just to grab your hand."

Ling looked up at his profile without responding or moving, allowing the childish man in front of him to fiddle with his hair. The blue sky and green trees were reflected in his deep blue pupils.

Zhuo fiddled with it for a long time and almost messed up Ling's hair before he let go.

"What's wrong?" asked Utsunomiya.

Because now Zero was staring at him in a daze.

After hearing his voice, Zero slowly turned his gaze away.

"Let's go back."

Then, Zhuo's calf was kicked again.

"Oh."

　Last month, the reward and extra chapters were calculated incorrectly. Why didn’t anyone remind me?

　　25000 rewards means 9 updates, so it was counted as 5 updates.

　　Including monthly tickets, there are 13 updates.

　　There are 22 chapters in total.

　　It was counted as 18 before.

　　I am really honest, I would bring it up even if no one said it.

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　　Thanks to brother 20220703153922263 for the 500-point reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)