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　　The white-haired loli nodded.

　　Kento pressed the button under the drink, and with the sound of "clang" again, the petite and cute girl came to the vending machine, took out the curry soda, bowed to thank Kento, but turned around and ran away without saying a word.

　　Xian looked at the girl's lovely back until she disappeared, then he slowly withdrew his gaze and was about to leave, but his nose twitched.

　　"This smell... a little familiar?"

　　But he was not sure where he had smelled this scent. Kento looked back at the direction the girl left and frowned tightly.

　　"who?"

　　When I returned to the classroom, since I returned separately from Eriri, I didn't attract much attention. When I left the classroom with Eriri before, some people paid attention to me, but after seeing the two of them enter the classroom separately, no one cared anymore.

　　If anything really happened, they would obviously go back to the classroom together. Since they didn't go back together, it means they still have a chance - that's what the boys in the class thought.

　　When the afternoon class started, Kento felt a little sleepy. It might be because it was spring and the weather was getting warmer. Plus, it was after lunch, so he felt a little listless and looked like he might fall asleep at any moment. He lowered his head and looked at the notes on his desk. He didn't remember much by the end of the get out of class.

　　"Umetaro, lend it to me."

　　Turning around and looking at Umetaro Nozaki who was sitting behind him, Kento took notes repeatedly. The relationship between the two of them became more familiar, and they could even call each other by their names.

　　Umetaro Nozaki glanced at Kento and silently handed him his notes.

　　"Give it back to me when you've copied it."

　　"no problem."

　　Holding Umetaro's notes, Kento silently wrote down the parts he had missed in his own notes, and then quickly returned the notes to Umetaro.

　　When he looked back at his notes, Kento felt a little sad. He felt that he did not seem to be acting like a diligent student.

　　"....I seem to have been a little lax recently. I need to find a suitable private school as soon as possible. However, the tuition fees are very expensive."

　　It's not impossible to ask his family, his father, the mayor, for help. If it's a legitimate reason like entering a private school, even Miyamizu Toshiki would not choose to refuse, but Kento feels that it's still not appropriate.

　　What happened with Sayuri made him unable to treat his father as if nothing had happened. There was a beam in his eyes and a distance between them. Otherwise, he would not have never returned to Itomori after that.

　　It is the best thing for him not to ask his father for help. Although his body is still young, he is an adult soul after all, and he would feel a little resistant to asking his family for money.

　　"Open a new book. Once you open a new book, everything will be fine."

　　After sighing, Umetaro Nozaki, who was sitting at the back table, moved his ears slightly, glanced at Kento in front of him, was a little surprised, and lowered his head silently.

　　When school was over, everyone chose to leave. Nakano Ichika came and invited Kento to go shopping together, but was rejected by Kento.

　　"This is the first time I invite a boy to go shopping together. Is it really okay to reject me like this?"

　　"I have something to do today, let's talk next time."

　　Ichika didn't argue and went home with her sisters after hearing Kento's refusal. As for Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji, they were left in the classroom.

　　The three of them looked at each other and left the classroom one after another.

　　Kento left the campus directly, while Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji hid in other empty classrooms, while the other one quietly re-entered the classroom and hid under the podium.

　　Hiding part of the truth and letting his two good brothers accompany him to catch the murderer is the way Kento came up with to solve the problem!

　　Kento left the school directly and did not rush home. He wandered around the school. As for Yoshii Akihisa, who was hiding under the podium, he picked up his mobile phone and sent text messages to Kento from time to time, telling him that there was no movement yet. As for Sakamoto Yuji, who was hiding in the next class, he leaned against the wall and listened quietly to the movement outside the classroom.

　　"Half an hour has passed. Is there really a criminal? Kento, you didn't go home and lied to me and Yuuji to stay in school, did you?" Yoshii Akihisa said.

　　"It's only been half an hour. I also waited for half an hour yesterday, but the other person didn't show up." Miyamizu Kento.

　　"How long do I have to wait? My mom is still waiting for me to come home." Sakamoto Yuji.

　　"Wait a little longer, one hour. If you can't wait, go home." Miyamizu Kento.

　　Yoshii Akihisa, who was sitting at the podium, looked at the one-hour time and it seemed that there was no problem. It was getting dark late now, and there were not many people at home, so one hour didn't matter. He was about to reply and tell Kento that he would go home directly after one hour.

　　Click——

　　The sound of the door opening made Yoshii Akihisa's body straighten up instantly, and he silently pressed a '1' to send it out.

　　——No traitor, the action begins!

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Cherry Blossom Season: 76. The Little Magic of Love da☆ze

　　When Kento received the text message from Yoshii Akihisa, he was staying around the school and was being harassed by a girl wearing the school uniform of the neighboring school. Kento declined the invitation, but after seeing the text message from Yoshii Akihisa, he quickly rushed to the school.

　　At this moment, Yuji Sakamoto, who was in the class next door, also quietly left the classroom and slowly walked towards his own class.

　　Yoshii Akihisa, who was squatting on the podium, did not move rashly until he saw Sakamoto Yuji counted a '2' - he was already in position and ready to take action at any time.

　　He slowly crawled out from the podium, looked into the classroom, saw the girl who appeared in the class, rushed directly to the door, blocking it.

　　The girl in the classroom was trying to leave through the back door in a hurry, but she found a tall and strong figure slowly emerging from the back door, blocking her way.

　　"Are you the one Kento is looking for? I have been waiting for nearly half an hour before I finally saw you."

　　"Miyamizu-kun, haven't you already left school?"

　　"He'll be here soon."

　　"I see..."

　　The girl had a dejected look on her face. She stood in the classroom with her arms hanging down, somewhat weakly. As for Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji, they were both looking at the girl with strange expressions on their faces.

　　Originally, the two thought that the person they wanted to "capture" was a man. Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji were already prepared for a fight, but they didn't expect that the person who appeared in front of them would be an ordinary girl?

　　It's not really ordinary... Anyway, the other person's appearance and dress are a little bit rustic...

　　It didn't take much time to get back to school from outside. In about ten minutes, Kento hurried back to the classroom. When he arrived at the class, he saw two generals on the left and right, surrounding a girl who was sitting in Sakamoto Yuji's seat with her head down.

　　"Is that her?"

　　Kento exhaled slowly, walked slowly into the classroom, and looked at Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji.

　　"I don't know if she is the person you are looking for, but the person we two arrested is her. We are not very clear about the specific circumstances. Is she the 'criminal' you mentioned?"

　　Sakamoto Yuji glanced at Kento, then he looked down at the girl sitting in his seat. He had no idea what the conflict was between this strange girl and Kento.

　　"Well, I'm not sure either."

　　He walked slowly to the side of Sakamoto Yuji and looked at the girl sitting in his seat. When he lowered his head, the girl gradually raised her head. She had two thick pigtails and thick black glasses. The girl's eyes were evasive and she was too timid to meet Kento's gaze.

　　When he saw the girl, Kento felt somewhat familiar and slowly recalled his past interactions with the girl.

　　"Well, when should we have met?"

　　".....Um, when school started....Miyamizu-kun, I...I accidentally bumped into you, Miyamizu-kun."

　　The girl spoke haltingly and lowered her head, not daring to look Kento in the eyes. In a weak, low voice, she slowly recounted her first meeting with Kento.

　　The memory was a bit vague at first, but after the girl's answer, Kento suddenly recalled it, and a smile of "I see" appeared on his face.

　　"At that time, you were that girl."

　　After hearing Kento's words, the girl with her head down clutched the hem of her skirt even more tightly, and her body was trembling slightly.

　　As for Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji who were standing aside, they looked at the two of them silently. Yoshii Akihisa hugged his arms, slowly moved to the side of Sakamoto Yuji, and whispered softly.

　　"Another one?"

　　"....perhaps."

　　Sakamoto Yuji looked at the girl who seemed to be trembling with fear, then glanced at Kento. He didn't know what was going on, so he remained silent and watched the two people talking.

　　"So, you did everything that happened in the past two days?"

　　"Well, I saw a post online that said if I do this, as long as... I can stay unnoticed for seven consecutive days, I will be able to achieve the magic of love and make... Miyamizu-kun... fall in love with me."

　　Scratching his forehead lightly with his fingers, Kento sighed helplessly, glanced at the girl, then looked at the two people standing beside him, and readjusted his mood.

　　"If anyone other than me sees this, it won't be the magic of love anymore, it will be the magic of 'destruction'."

　　"I'm so sorry! I've caused so much trouble to Miyamizu-kun!"

　　The girl suddenly stood up and bowed to apologize to Kento. Her voice was trembling, and tears fell on the table with a soft "drip" sound. Kento looked at the girl helplessly.

　　"Can you promise me that you won't do this again? Um..."

　　"Yoshida... Yoshida Saki, I understand. I will keep my distance from Miyamizu-kun and will never appear in front of Miyamizu-kun again!"

　　"That... Kento..."

　　Yoshii Akihisa wanted to say something, looking at the crying girl, and just when he was about to persuade Sakamoto Yuji, Sakamoto Yuji put his hand on his shoulder and pushed Yoshii Akihisa out of the classroom.

　　Watching the two noisy people leave the classroom, Kento looked at the closed door, his gaze fell on the girl in front of him who was bending over and crying. He stretched out his hand, fell on the top of her head, and gently stroked her hair, making the girl's crying gradually become smaller. She raised her tearful eyes and saw the boy in front of her, looking at her with a smile.

　　"It's okay to like someone. Yoshida-san is very cute. Even if you don't need to do this, there will be people who like Yoshida-san."

　　"Miya, Miyamizu-kun..."

　　"So, don't believe in the magic of love anymore. Believe in yourself more, Yoshida-san."

　　With tears blurring her eyes, the girl stood up again, wiped her tears with her hands, and answered with sobs.

　　"Um!"

　　Looking at the girl, Kento reached into his pocket, took out the tissue he carried with him, and handed it to the girl, letting the girl wipe her tears while she slowly spoke.

　　"Besides the one at school, was the one at my house also made by Yoshida-san?"

　　The girl, who felt ashamed and moved by the kindness of Kento, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took off her glasses, revealing her pretty and lovely face, and looked at Kento with some confusion.

　　"Miyamizu-kun's...home? No...I don't know."

　　"I see."

　　He thought he had solved the problem, but he didn't expect that he had only solved one of the problems, which made Kento feel overwhelmed.

　　"Did Miyamizu-kun receive other girls...?"

　　"No, nothing. It's just...some things are missing. Also, I'm sorry, because I don't know who sent those underwear, but I destroyed them directly."

　　"....No, it was me who behaved inappropriately in the first place. I'm lucky that Miyamizu-kun didn't hate me for such an excessive behavior, so...it's okay, Miyamizu-kun..."

　　"Um?"

　　"Feel sorry."

　　"No, it's okay, just don't do this kind of thing again in the future."

　　I roughly asked about what Yoshida Saki did, and it turned out that what she did was to slowly return to the classroom when most people in the school had left every day, put her washed underwear on Kento's desk, and then leave quietly.

　　She prepared to do this for seven consecutive days. As long as she was not discovered by Kento during that period, it seemed that a little magic of love would be achieved, and Kento would gradually notice her.

　　Although he didn't know who wrote the content, Kento felt that Yoshida Saki, who believed in this "magic", was too... After comforting the ashamed girl and asking her to go home early, Kento left the school with Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji.

　　"That girl likes you, right?"

　　Yoshii Akihisa stared at Kento for a while, wondering why so many girls were interested in Kento at the beginning of the school year.

　　"Well, when school started, I bumped into the girl I met earlier when I was walking to the classroom. She was very panicked and had a low self-esteem, so I comforted her. I didn't expect so many things to happen..."

　　Sakamoto Yuji glanced at Kento with a somewhat subtle expression, while Yoshii Akihisa had a strong sour taste in his expression.

　　"We agreed that if I help you this time, you will treat us to ramen at the weekend."

　　"Of course, I won't forget it."

　　After making an agreement with Yoshii Akihisa and the others about the weekend, Kento waved goodbye to the two people who were going in different directions and walked towards home alone.

　　When Kento was walking home alone, a smaller figure appeared at the corner of the street, holding a light-reflecting prop in his hand, and followed Kento silently...

　　Kento had not expected that a simple comfort from him would cause so many things.

　　"Is it not related to my theft?"

　　When he slowly returned to his apartment, Kento just came to the door of his apartment from the stairs, and he saw a small figure squatting at the door with his legs crossed.

　　"Setsuna?"

　　"Kento, you're so slow."

　　The girl looked at Kento, complaining that he came home too late, but her eyes were filled with deep affection.

　　"Are you okay?"