After deciding to give up, I became popular

In short, holding onto the thought of “I definitely have to explain later,” Natsukawa Kanade patiently endured a rather agonizing period. Once the study session finally ended, Natsukawa Kanade hurriedly ran in the direction where Iino Miko had left, after exchanging greetings with Kaguya.

This junior, though she looks small, actually walks very fast. Perhaps she also wanted to run away quickly. In any case, he chased for a while before barely catching up.

“Miko, wait a moment, listen to my explanation first…”

He just wanted to tell the truth to clear his name, but saying such classic “scumbag lines” inexplicably made it feel like he was confirming his guilt. But he couldn’t care less now; he had to explain it clearly in time.

“……”

As expected, this elementary school girl cared a lot. After he stopped her, although he didn’t know why she didn’t try to run away again, she held her book bag in front of her chest, clearly looking defensive.

Fortunately, despite the vigilance, it was good that they could at least talk.

“Listen to me…” Natsukawa Kanade’s tone seemed a little urgent.

“Name…”

“Ah? What?”

“You called me by my name again just now…”

“Ah?” Natsukawa Kanade was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained, “Sorry, because you said to call you by your name before, I… Should I still use ‘Iino’ to address you after all?”

“...No, it’s okay, just like this.” The junior shook her head, but she didn’t seem to be forcing herself.

“Uh…”

So Natsukawa Kanade was a little puzzled again. He thought that the previous incident had caused his impression points to plummet to the bottom. He thought it would be normal to switch back to the original “unfamiliar” attitude, but now it didn’t seem like she was being polite?

Then why did she suddenly bring it up? To be honest, he didn’t understand.

But now wasn’t the time to figure out such things. The key was the matter just now… So Natsukawa Kanade first took a deep breath, then patiently explained the ins and outs of the matter to her, and also emphasized Fujiwara Chika’s mischievous personality. This was not only to prove the credibility of his statement, but also out of kindness to help this junior see the other party’s true nature as soon as possible.

“Eh? That Fujiwara-senpai is actually such a person…” Iino Miko looked surprised, but then muttered a few words with her head down, “Hmm… Although I’ve noticed some of it during this time, it’s still a bit unbelievable to hear it from someone else…”

“Actually, it’s normal. This is the so-called ‘admiration is the furthest distance.’” Natsukawa Kanade nodded. Seeing that he could divert the other party’s attention, he was of course happy to, so he continued the topic, “I remember you mentioned before that the reason why you respect her so much is because you saw her playing the piano on stage when you were little, right?”

“That’s right… So President remembers…” Iino Miko nodded lightly. She never thought that the other party would remember such a thing, it wasn’t important at all…

“Well, that’s how it is…” Natsukawa Kanade nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he added, “But no matter what Fujiwara Chika’s nature is, since she could move your heart with music at that time, then she must still have something you aspire to now. Just treat her as usual and continue to get along with her…”

After all, everyone was colleagues. Even if the “idol effect” was shattered, he didn’t want the relationship between the two to deteriorate because of it.

However, after he said this, Iino Miko didn’t reply. Instead, she was silent for a while, then looked up at him with a strange look, and then slowly said something that made him very embarrassed.

“So, does Senior also want me to treat you like this?”

Natsukawa Kanade: “……”

So the emotions he had finally brewed up couldn’t hold back, and his face showed an embarrassed expression.

“So that was a misunderstanding…”

“But the fact is that you did it, right?” Iino Miko suddenly looked up with a serious expression.

“...Yes.” Natsukawa Kanade drooped his head and responded weakly.

“Then, it’s not too much if I ask for compensation, right?”

“...Yes, it’s not too much.”

“Although that’s what I said… but I can’t think of how to compensate me…” Iino Miko tilted her head slightly, looking at him as if asking for his opinion.

“Uh…” Natsukawa Kanade hesitated for a moment, because he couldn’t say how to compensate, and then a short period of time he spent with her at the barbecue restaurant on the weekend suddenly flashed in his mind.

Ah, this maybe… let’s use this!

So Natsukawa Kanade nodded, and then took the initiative to say: “How about I treat you to barbecue again? You can choose the restaurant, as long as it’s not too excessive…”

He originally thought that such a proposal would definitely satisfy the other party, but he saw this junior showing an embarrassed expression.

“Do I look like such a gluttonous person?!”

She puffed her cheeks slightly, grabbing the books very hard with both hands, as if restraining the dissatisfaction in her heart, not letting herself grab the books and hit him.

“Uh, then let’s do something else…”

“No, let’s do this, I think it’s pretty good.”

Natsukawa Kanade: “……”

So what exactly do you want?!

If he wasn’t at fault this time, he would have made a fuss!

After much persuasion, his “compensation” was settled like this, and Iino Miko showed a very satisfied little expression, and was even in such a good mood that she was willing to wave goodbye to him.

“Then that’s it for today, see you tomorrow, Senior.”

“Yeah… see you tomorrow.” Natsukawa Kanade responded with a forced smile, but was actually a little weak.

Today’s events were quite speechless for him, and he inexplicably lost some pocket money. Although the amount wasn’t much, giving it away for nothing would always make people a little frustrated, but as the saying goes, it’s better to lose money to avoid disaster. Thinking on the bright side, at least his image was preserved, right… maybe?

But speaking of which, he felt like he had missed something, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn’t figure out what it was, so he didn’t care anymore, and turned back to the teaching building, preparing to bring back the things he had left behind.

After going out again, he found that the sky had basically darkened.

It was drizzling.

Natsukawa Kanade stood at the entrance of the train, quietly looking at the rain and fog outside the window like silk threads, silently savoring the faint sense of sorrow brought about by the impending loss of money.

He wouldn’t have been like this originally, but considering Iino Miko’s good appetite… he had to feel sad.

In the blink of an eye, after arriving at the next station, the train doors opened, and a long-haired girl with hair reaching her waist came into view.

Their eyes met.

“Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮!”

The girl snorted softly, stepped onto the train, and the black butterfly in front of her forehead swayed gently with her steps, as if about to fly.

After getting on the train, the crowd was crowded, so she could only stand next to Natsukawa Kanade, but seeing that he was always looking out the window, as if ignoring her, she quickly couldn’t bear it and took the initiative to speak first, “Idiot President, why don’t you talk?”

“I’m afraid you’ll get angry if I talk.”

“I get even more angry when you talk!”

So Natsukawa Kanade sighed and said, “You’ll get angry if I talk, and you’ll get angry if I don’t talk. I’m not a punching bag.”

“Who told you to call me an idiot!” Fujiwara Chika puffed her cheeks, clenched her pink fists, and wanted to punch him, but when she looked up, she suddenly saw a figure flashing past outside the train door, and her eyes widened, “That person just now was…”

“Idiot President, get off the train with me!”

“Ah?” Natsukawa Kanade was still a little dazed, but Fujiwara Chika had already grabbed him, pulled his wrist, and rushed out of the train.

“Wait…” He didn’t have time to say anything, but his body had already moved subconsciously, and finally followed Fujiwara Chika out of the train.

“So… pulling me off the train so urgently shouldn’t be just to delay my time to go home, right?” Natsukawa Kanade rubbed his temples, feeling a little headache.

“That’s not it! I’m not that childish, okay!” Fujiwara Chika glared at him, then pulled him to hide behind the station sign, pointing in a direction sneakily, “It’s Moeye! I seemed to see Moeye just now, and there were other people with her…”

“So… then what?” Natsukawa Kanade said helplessly.

Since you also go out shopping, it’s normal for your sister Moeye to go out shopping, right? It’s not a big deal to be with friends.

“It’s not what then!” Fujiwara Chika shook her head, then with a solemn expression, “I have a strong premonition, this is definitely a big event!”

Natsukawa Kanade: “……”

So you’re going to cosplay Fujiwara Detective, right?

… Hey, he really wants to go home now.

255. Tracking Moeye

After being pulled off the train by Chika, a cold wind mixed with drizzle came from time to time, especially after leaving the station sign, but Fujiwara Chika didn’t care, looking a little reckless.

“Moeye is across the street, let’s follow her quickly.”

Fujiwara Chika grabbed Natsukawa Kanade, preparing to run across the road.

“Wait a moment.” Natsukawa Kanade shook his head, preparing to take out an umbrella.

“We can’t wait any longer!” Fujiwara Chika said anxiously, “If we lose Moeye, maybe…”

“Maybe what?”

Fujiwara Chika originally looked worried, but after hearing his dull sentence, she couldn’t help but glare at him: “President, don’t ask so much!”

Maybe she will become a child who experiences the adult world before her! But she doesn’t want to be a second aunt so early!

“Anyway, let’s go quickly…” Fujiwara Chika turned around, about to step forward.

“Pa”, Natsukawa Kanade grabbed her hand and pulled the idiot back.

Then, in front of the two, a speeding motorcycle drove past with rainwater.

“Don’t run around.” Natsukawa Kanade’s expression darkened, and he said calmly, “No matter when, you must abide by traffic rules. What if there is an accident if you cross the road like this?”

“Hmm…” Fujiwara Chika was obviously a little scared, grabbing Natsukawa Kanade’s arm a little harder.

After calming down a little, she silently bit her lower lip, looking at the red light across the street, revealing a trace of worry.

“But… I can’t see Moeye’s figure anymore…”

The sound of rustling came to her ears at the same time.

The next moment, she felt herself covered in shadow, and then an umbrella was held above her head.

“It’s okay, I saw where they went just now, I remembered the route, we’ll follow them later.” Natsukawa Kanade comforted her softly, he couldn’t understand the feeling of worrying about his sister, but he should also take care of his own situation.

“You shouldn’t have brought an umbrella, right?” Noticing Fujiwara Chika’s gaze, Natsukawa Kanade explained to her, “Because you live quite close to home, and I see you usually walk back, you’re taking the train today to avoid the rain, right.”

“Mere President…” Fujiwara Chika muttered first, then turned her head slightly with a proud look, “But I’ll praise you now… but it can only make today’s matter written off!”

“……” Natsukawa Kanade blinked, and with his understanding of her, he immediately thought that she should be talking about the time during the study session when he teased her, “You really are an idiot.”

You can actually remember it until now? Isn’t it said that idiots don’t hold grudges?

“Hey, it seems like it’s going to rain heavily, I don’t know if Moeye brought an umbrella, I didn’t see her holding an umbrella just now…”

“Don’t worry, I don’t think your sister is stupid enough to be out in the rain, she must have brought one, otherwise she would have found a store to avoid the rain, let’s look carefully one by one.” After Natsukawa Kanade comforted her a few more words, he found that the green light on the opposite side had lit up, so he grabbed Fujiwara Chika’s hand and started to move.

“Let’s go, the green light is on, let’s cross the road first.”

Fujiwara Chika nodded, then followed him.

A cold wind blew past, and a few drops of drizzle floated into Fujiwara Chika’s neck in the oblique wind. The sudden bone-chilling coolness made her cry out subconsciously.

“Eek—”

Fujiwara Chika shivered slightly, so she leaned further into the umbrella, hugging Natsukawa Kanade’s arm.

“It’s so, so cold \u003e_\u003c!”

Natsukawa Kanade gently turned his head to look at her. Originally, he wanted to complain a little, but considering her mood, he thought it over and decided not to.

But Fujiwara Chika had already felt his gaze, and her face was slightly red, seemingly embarrassed, but slightly pouting her mouth to find a good reason for herself, “It’s all because the President’s umbrella is too small!”

Hey, hey, hey, that’s too much?! This is originally a single umbrella. It’s already kind to let you come in to avoid the rain. You still complain about this and that. Then you should make your body smaller!

Natsukawa Kanade sighed. Although he thought so in his heart, the umbrella in his hand was slightly tilted towards her side without revealing any traces.

“I’m really sorry that the umbrella is so small.” Natsukawa Kanade tried to put on a stern face, making his expression seem like he was about to get angry.

He was willing to compromise, but he didn't want to do nothing.

“So I’ve decided to be even more sorry.”

“Eh?”

Then, under Fujiwara Chika's questioning gaze, Natsukawa Kanade slightly moved the umbrella, acting as if he only cared about his own life.

He was just trying to scare her, but Fujiwara Chika seemed to really believe it, and she was so frightened that she began to cover her head with her hands as if preparing to shield herself from the rain.

It took her a while to realize that he was playing a trick on her, and she puffed out her cheeks in anger, poking her finger into his waist as she protested, “Stupid president, stupid!”

“Hey, hey, stop it, the umbrella will fall…”

The two of them talked and played around as they searched for Moeha in the crowd.

Although they had confirmed the last place she disappeared, the street was so big that it wasn't easy to find her in a short time. Gradually, the sky began to darken, and the fog became hazy.