Doing good deeds without leaving a name... What was Hayato aiming for?
Was he not trying to gain favorability, but simply wanting to be good to her?
"Eh, Natsuka nee-san, your face is a little red," Yamano Yuta said. "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing."
Yuta-kun's voice pulled Shizunomiya Natsuki back to the real world. What was she thinking about?
Yuta-kun was right beside her, Yuta-kun...
She looked at Yamano Yuta, but in her mind, she thought of Hayato, who had been sitting in Yamano Yuta's spot yesterday.
"Ugh... It's Mr. Hayashi." Nanase Haruka showed a look of disgust.
At the same time, the students around them began to be wary; a troublesome character had appeared in the library.
Oshika Masaru, with his dyed yellow hair.
It was truly unprecedented for him to be at school today.
Hot girls don't necessarily have good relationships with delinquents; at least Nanase Haruka strongly disliked Oshika Masaru.
She just glimpsed him and called out to her sister:
"Let's go, let's not get involved with people like that, it'll make our eyes unclean—"
As for Oshika Masaru, he looked straight over here.
The Nose Ring Man next to him patted Oshika Masaru's shoulder: "Ren, look over there—"
"Call me Sheng Ge," Oshika Masaru said discontentedly.
"Okay, Ren."
Then Oshika Masaru followed the Nose Ring Man's gaze. He ignored Nanase Haruka. Although that woman had some looks, in his career of a hundred conquests, the "hot girl" attribute had long grown tiresome; she certainly wasn't as attractive as Shizunomiya Natsuki.
"Shinomiya, I didn't expect to meet you here too~~~" The Nose Ring Man's basic quality was a complete lack of quality.
He completely disregarded where they were and shouted loudly at Shizunomiya Natsuki.
"Idiot, idiot—"
Oshika Masaru quickly looked around. Luckily, he didn't spot "that scoundrel," and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then again, that scoundrel was from out of town; how could he possibly be in the Hachijojima High School library?
The Nose Ring Man dared to shout arrogantly because he had a certain reputation at Hachijojima High School.
His appearance and voice could intimidate many people. Although the studying students all disdained him, not a single one dared to step forward and teach him a lesson.
However, Shizunomiya Natsuki usually wasn't even afraid of Oshika Masaru, let alone one of his lackeys. She met his gaze with a cold frown.
"Please don't make loud noises in the library."
"Oh, Shinomiya, don't be so unfeeling, right? Ren?"
"Call me Sheng Ge."
Oshika Masaru followed closely behind Nose Ring Man.
Shizunomiya Natsuki stood, confronting the two.
Compared to their frivolity, Shizunomiya Natsuki's resolute eyes held an icy firmness.
Yamano Yuta, meanwhile, shrunk his neck, almost hiding behind Shizunomiya Natsuki.
It… it should be fine, right? After all, Natsuka nee-san is quite formidable… Yamano Yuta thought, if only Hayato were here right now… how could Mr. Hayashi be so presumptuous!
I really can't compare to people from the big city… When I go to the big city and come back, I'll be able to protect Natsuka nee-san, right?
"Okay, Ren," Nose Ring Man said, still wanting to say something to Shizunomiya Natsuki.
But he truly didn't expect that the one who stopped his noise…
was actually Oshika Masaru.
"…Let's go, don't stay here."
"Huh?"
Nose Ring Man was stunned; normally, Ren would definitely harass Shizunomiya Natsuki thoroughly.
Had he changed?
Shizunomiya Natsuki was also surprised, never expecting Mr. Hayashi to be so easily dismissed.
"We're here for something important today, don't cause any extra trouble," Oshika Masaru warned Nose Ring Man, then looked around warily. "Isn't your friend from out of town here?"
Shizunomiya Natsuki reacted for a moment before guessing he was probably talking about Hayato.
"…Why?"
"Nothing," Oshika Masaru sneered, "Just wondering if he's doing well lately?"
"..."
The other party remained silent, so Oshika Masaru didn't speak to her further.
Instead, he led Nose Ring Man out of the office.
"Tell him to be careful, he'll get his just desserts sooner or later!" → Oshika Masaru had originally intended to make such a threat.
But after careful consideration, he gave up on the idea.
In high emotional intelligence terms, it's called caution.
In low emotional intelligence terms, it's called cowardice.
But regardless of emotional intelligence, Oshika Masaru would deal with that scoundrel sooner or later—his buddy now had connections! Could he still be afraid of an outsider?
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