After deciding to give up, I became popular

Unlike Kaguya's situation, Yukinoshita's leg injury was clearly more severe, but fortunately, it hadn't been long since it happened, so with proper remedial measures, she would recover quickly.

"Take this pain-relieving spray back with you, and spray it whenever it hurts too much." Natsukawa Kanade handed the pain-relieving spray in his hand to her, only to find Yukinoshita looking somewhat unwilling, so he had to put on a tough attitude.

"I know you're good at being stubborn, but don't be stubborn right now, after all, I can't take care of you over at the dormitory… Anyway, there will always be a time when it comes in handy, so take it." Then he forcibly shoved it into her hands.

Just as he said, after returning to the girls' dormitory, if her roommates really didn't like Yukinoshita, this girl would definitely force herself again, and then this thing would really come in handy.

"But I still suggest you lie down and rest obediently." Natsukawa Kanade was still a little worried and continued to nag, "In your situation, cold compresses alone are definitely not enough, you also need to apply medicine, and if you're still red, swollen, and in pain tomorrow, remember to apply a hot towel before applying the medicine, as this will help you recover better."

"Take all these medicines back with you, don't worry about the school, I'll report it to the teacher, you just need to return them after you've used them up." Natsukawa Kanade thought for a while, still feeling unsure, "How about this, I'll also take the liberty of asking for two days of leave for you, so you can just rest assured, and if there's anything else… then just send me a message, and I'll find a way to solve it for you."

He really understood Yukinoshita as a person, which was why he considered everything so seriously, otherwise, this girl might still go her own way.

To be honest, he even considered checking up on Yukinoshita's roommates, and directly using the Student Council President's authority to "threaten" them!

"You're exaggerating too much…" Yukinoshita Yukino frowned, somewhat displeased, "It's not like I don't know these things."

"But if you really knew everything, you wouldn't have gotten yourself into such a state," Natsukawa Kanade unceremoniously pointed out.

Anyway, at this time, he had to put on a look of "I'll be angry if you don't listen to me."

Regardless of whether this Ice Queen classmate still regarded him as a friend, as long as he genuinely showed her strong goodwill, this girl would definitely not be able to resist it, just like Yuihama, no matter how much you dislike it, as long as you stick to her unreservedly, even the most aloof Ice Queen will melt.

"…" So Yukinoshita Yukino fell silent.

She felt unwilling, feeling as if the other party was treating her like a child, but then she thought that being taken care of in such detail seemed like a very… happy thing?

At least her original less-than-pleasant mood had indeed become much more cheerful.

183. Date with the Angel

It was late, and considering the gender-related discomfort, after sending Yukinoshita to the entrance of the girls' dormitory, he entrusted her to the female teacher on duty. This time, the female teacher didn't flirt, but earnestly took on the responsibility of a people's teacher.

Opening his phone to check the time, he found that there was very little time left until the end of the test of courage, so Natsukawa Kanade sighed and finally edited a message to Shiina Mahiru and sent it:

"Sorry, things just got resolved, but it seems like it's too late…" He had sent a message to Mahiru in advance when he learned that Yukinoshita was missing, telling her what had happened.

He was still thinking about the subsequent wording, but Mahiru replied in the next second:

"It's okay, let's participate together next time if we have the chance (smile*￣︶￣)."

So Natsukawa Kanade pursed his lips, feeling even more guilty.

"Sorry, I'll make it up to you later."

After all, she was an angel, so he could of course guess the content of her reply, but one thing was one thing, his own attitude had to be clearly expressed.

"It's okay, at least I know you didn't intentionally break the appointment, it was just unavoidable, right? (?'?' ?)??(???︿???)

She even added a comforting cat face emoji.

So Natsukawa Kanade also replied with a wronged cat face emoji ???.

Then the two of them started chatting like this.

Originally, Natsukawa Kanade was going back to find Shinomiya Kaguya, but while walking on the road, he suddenly ran into an unexpected person.

"…"

After squinting his eyes and observing carefully, Natsukawa Kanade fell silent, and then immediately quickly edited a message on his phone and sent it:

"Guess who I saw."

"Who is it? (???*)"

"You."

"Eh eh eh? Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"

Shiina Mahiru suddenly realized something, then suddenly raised her head, only to see a blockhead standing not far away waving at her non-stop.

"Ah…" She exclaimed subconsciously, but then cheerfully trotted over.

"Why are you here?" Shiina Mahiru whispered.

This was the area of the girls' dormitory, and there were no other buildings around, even if you wanted to see the scenery, you wouldn't need to wander here, right?

However, she didn't suspect that he had any ulterior motives, but just felt that being seen by outsiders might cause some bad misunderstandings after all. Fortunately, she was there to cover for him, so even if he was discovered, it wouldn't be a problem.

"Could it be… that you came to find me?" The angel's eyes seemed to be shining with joy.

"Um… could be?" Natsukawa Kanade winked at her, as if hinting at something.

"Really?" Shiina Mahiru was naturally a little skeptical, especially with such uncertain words.

But no matter what, the joy in her heart was real.

Of course, she wouldn't show it so easily on the surface: "Hmph, I don't believe you."

Natsukawa Kanade smiled without saying a word, just quietly looking at her.

Having been with her for so long, sometimes a small action could tell him what she was thinking.

"Want to take a little walk?" Natsukawa Kanade invited.

He thought that Shiina Mahiru should have already returned to her dormitory, but he didn't expect that she was still outside… what else could it be other than waiting for him?

"Okay." The angel naturally wouldn't refuse.

"But… um, let's go this way, I found a good place before." Shiina Mahiru pointed in a direction and suggested.

Although going anywhere was the same, the important thing was to enjoy the process, but for them, finding a secluded place to take a walk without being disturbed was the best, and it could even prevent rumors from spreading.

She was always so understanding.

Natsukawa Kanade certainly wouldn't have any objections, after all, he was still the weaker party in terms of the breach of promise.

Despite having the idea of taking a walk in a secluded place, the two of them neither deliberately chose hidden roads nor deliberately avoided pedestrians, they simply walked towards the good place in the angel's mouth.

It didn't take long to reach their destination - this was the fourth time they had come, the lakeside located not far from the cafeteria.

Natsukawa Kanade: "…"

"What's wrong?" Seeing his expression seemed a little strange, Shiina Mahiru asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"It's nothing." Natsukawa Kanade shook his head, "I've just been here a few times before."

"Eh? You've been here too." The angel made a surprised sound, then showed a regretful expression.

"Too bad, I often come here to sit, but I've never met you even once."

"…" Natsukawa Kanade suddenly felt as if a few drops of cold sweat had been left on his forehead.

But then he thought again, why should he sweat? He hadn't done anything wrong, had he? At most, it was just…

Chatting with a girl here a few times…

"Well, we're together this time, aren't we?" Natsukawa Kanade comforted, then, as if to cover something up, he actually took the initiative to reach out and hold the angel's hand, "The scenery here is really good, let's take a walk for a while."

"Mm." The angel's face was red.

Natsukawa Kanade didn't dare to look at her either.

Please forgive the despicable me, Angel. He prayed silently in his heart.

Maybe Mahiru wouldn't immediately show it even if she really noticed something, but if possible, he still wanted to provide her with a pleasant mood.

He understood that even if they had more intimate contact (helping her blow-dry her hair, or letting her sit in his lap), the act of taking her hand so proactively would still make her feel uneasy, and in this way, she wouldn't have much space to think about other things.

So he was really despicable now.

However, after they really started walking, his bad intentions completely dissipated.

But what followed was another kind of thought - speaking of which, this was the fourth time he had come here, but in reality, he had never really appreciated the surrounding scenery.

How should he put it… he had never been very interested in these things, and even the words to describe beautiful scenery were very poor - tall trees; pretty flowers; very green grass…

That's why he wasn't interested in it, after all, he couldn't be like those romantic poets who could casually write poems and make the surrounding girls scream.

But even so, when he really didn't think about anything, just calmed down and enjoyed the time with the person next to him, he couldn't help but feel a little literary talent涌现 -

Ah, what a refreshing scenery…

So he could say something after all, Natsukawa Kanade thought.

184. Teasing the Angel

The process of walking with Mahiru was actually very ordinary.

As neighbors, their relationship was already so close that they basically stayed together at all times except for not staying overnight at each other's houses, it could be said that they were so intimate that there was almost nothing they couldn't say.

However, because of the forest school these days, they hadn't been in contact for long to avoid suspicion, and now that they had the opportunity, they naturally started chattering non-stop, as if preparing to spit out all the thoughts of these days at once.

But even so, the content of the discussion was just some trivial campus matters that had happened these days, mostly the angel was talking, and Natsukawa Kanade listened carefully while occasionally replying with a few words.

The atmosphere was not lively but it was warm.

"That's right! I suddenly remembered something!" Originally, she was happily recounting her daily experiences, but in the next second, the angel became sulky, "Wow, I get angry just thinking about it! I was so scared at that time, but you actually did that kind of thing behind my back!" Clearly, everything was developing in a wonderful direction, but the angel suddenly made things difficult for him.

"Ah? What?" Natsukawa Kanade was stunned, wondering what she was referring to.

There were too many things… no, he shouldn't have done anything to let her down.

"I'm talking about that day, that day! It was in the cafeteria… and then you chased me to the girls' dormitory that day…" Shiina Mahiru's cheeks were still puffed up, looking quite angry.

"It's all your fault, you secretly contacted Rin and the others behind my back, even though I wasn't ready yet!"

"Uh…" Natsukawa Kanade scratched his head, finally understanding what she was referring to.

That day, he and Eriri were eating in the cafeteria when they happened to bump into Mahiru and her "best friend trio", then they had an argument over his affairs and then it came to him.

After figuring out what happened, he ran to the girls' dormitory to comfort Mahiru, and after he was done, he also came up with a way to resolve their previous conflict - using Mahiru's phone to directly send the trio a message saying "I want to talk about reconciliation" and then left.

Because there were a lot of things going on recently, he didn't remember it for a while.

"Uh… so it's not like I was hiding it from you, at least I told you immediately after I was done?" Natsukawa Kanade tried to explain, but seeing that the angel's expression seemed even worse, he quickly remedied:

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet, how was the result of the discussion?"

At this time, he definitely understood that they had already reconciled, otherwise why wouldn't she talk to him about this? Besides, everyone was a good kid after all, the kind of person who would think about their friends, he was just asking to shift the focus of the topic.

Sure enough, the angel quickly affirmed this point: "Of course we made up, do I even need to say it?"

"Ah haha… I'm just worried about you." Natsukawa Kanade said awkwardly, but he was relieved in his heart.

"Really?" Shiina Mahiru just glanced at him lightly, "But, if you were really worried, you wouldn't have only remembered to ask me now, would you?"

"…" Natsukawa Kanade immediately fell silent.

He felt even more uneasy in his heart, wondering why today's "Angel" was so strong.

He could of course see that Mahiru was still a little angry, perhaps angry that he acted first without saying hello, directly providing both sides with a "chance" for peace talks without giving them a way out.

Although he considered it to be good intentions, it was undoubtedly forcing her onto the stage for Shiina Mahiru, perhaps she wasn't ready to reconcile in her heart.

"Pfft…" Seeing his cowardly and admitting appearance, Shiina Mahiru suddenly laughed.

"Alright, stop trying to look so pitiful, I'm not blaming you."

"..." Kanade Natsukawa thought to himself that this wasn't necessarily true. Aside from when they first met, when had she ever spoken to him in such a tone?

He even suspected that something else might be the reason for Mahiru's attitude—for example, perhaps someone who saw him and Kaguya participating in the test of courage happened to mention it to Mahiru, or something else led to her finding out about it...

In short, she was "jealous."

But Kanade Natsukawa couldn't take the initiative to coax or explain anything to her. If she didn't know about it originally, wouldn't he be walking right into a trap?

In any case, playing dumb was the right move at this moment. The Angel was, after all, an "Angel," so she probably wouldn't make things too difficult for him.

And the subsequent development was indeed as he had expected. Shiina Mahiru had just happened to remember the incident, so she scolded him a few times, but then gently "warned" him, "In any case, you're not allowed to do things like that again, at least… you have to let me know in advance!"