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"Maki-neechan," Hanami called out sweetly.
Maki couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, leaving Aine, who was standing next to her, somewhat dumbfounded.
"By the way, you'll be having lunch at the Astronomy Department today, right?"
Suddenly, Maki asked again.
Why would someone suddenly ask this? Ai Yin is a little out of sync with the situation.
“Today I… cough cough, I didn’t prepare lunch. I was originally planning to buy a bento box at the cafeteria and then go to the astronomy department,” said Banami.
"In that case, there's no need to buy a bento. Come to the Astronomy Club at noon, and I'll give you a surprise," Maki said with a light laugh.
After saying that, she slowly left.
Could it be... that Maki prepared a bento for him?!
It looks pretty good.
After all, Banai had been doing all the hard work for her these past few days.
I've worked so hard for so long, what's wrong with enjoying myself?
But when he turned around, he saw Aine with a disdainful expression, while Zero looked somewhat at a loss.
Perhaps breathing is contagious, Ai-yin hummed softly.
At this moment, she inexplicably began to understand Miss Xiangzi, this womanizer who could easily fall in love with any girl if she wasn't careful.
Unlike Teacher Da Xiang, Bana pinched Aine's chubby cheeks hard the next moment.
"What are you humming about? Speak like a human being!"
"It hurts, it hurts! You idiot, Banami, let go of her right now! You sneaky Zero, you should talk to her too!" Aine shouted.
Xiaodeng seemed a little flustered, but she quickly whispered, "Can you pinch me?"
After saying that, the little animal gently raised its head, its round deer eyes filled with innocence.
Now it was Aine's turn to be dumbfounded, and she even forgot the pain on her face.
***
After the lunch break bell rang, Aine followed behind the two with a sour face.
Of course, if she was angry with Banami, she could have simply not gone with her.
But who knows what kind of surprise Shiina Maki was talking about? To her, it might just be a shock. How could she not go and supervise?
However, when the three arrived at the Astronomy Department, they encountered an unexpected person.
"Rikki, what are you doing here? And what's with all these food boxes on the table?" Aine asked in surprise.
Shiina Riki, who had arrived early, seemed a little flustered. Her face was slightly flushed. She looked up at Hanami, but didn't know what to say.
But Takamatsu Akari, who was closest to her, seemed to understand something and glanced at the boy next to her.
"Of course, to repay Hanami-kun for her help during this time, Riki specially took leave to make a bento box and asked me, her older sister, to bring her to Haneoka."
The three looked behind them at the cheerful voice, and sure enough, Shiina Maki was standing there with a smile.
"Well... it wasn't specially prepared for Hachimi. I clearly prepared portions for everyone, so please don't talk nonsense, sister!"
Hearing her sister's words, Lixi was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl under the table, and quickly explained.
Banami said with some surprise, "You two sisters have made up."
Li hope turned her head slightly and said, "We've never argued."
"We didn't really argue, we just almost came to blows," Banami thought to herself.
Maki said in a gentle voice, "Ritsuki's meal was made at my place."
This idea is quite new to the Shiina sisters, since they used to live in the same place.
But things are different now.
Moreover, the two are now so close that they can help each other make bento boxes, and Banami is genuinely happy for Maki.
"In short, I'm just here to cook for you guys, there's no need for so much nonsense."
"Hehe, Lixi is shy."
"Lixi, are you shy?"
"Ah, even Xiaodeng, you..."
Immediately, a harmonious atmosphere filled the Astronomy Department.
Maki whispered in Hanami's ear, "I told you, I would encourage Riki to continue pursuing you. Now I'm her strategist, you know."
No, don't you think it's a bit inappropriate to use the word "encourage" to describe your sister?
Banami initially thought she was joking, but seeing Maki smiling now, she realized that she was really serious about carrying out her "eternal aunt" plan.
He hasn't even found a girlfriend yet, but his sister-in-law's position has already been reserved.
Despite her inner complaints, Banami was still very happy to see Riki cooking for her. The group pushed the table together and sat around it.
Just as they were about to pick up their chopsticks, the door to the Astronomy Department opened again, and everyone saw Toyokawa Shoko standing there holding a lunchbox. Then, Shoko saw the part where everyone was happily eating their bento boxes.
Several girls surrounded Banami.
"Xiangzi, do you want to eat with us?" Lixi paused for a moment and then asked.
But after Xiangzi, who was holding the lunchbox, glanced at Banai, she hummed again.
He turned and left, seemingly disdainful of dining with these people.
Just a loser.
Chapter Three: I Like You?
After humming twice, Toyokawa Shoko seemed to have no intention of staying for lunch and turned to leave.
This left the others in the Astronomy Club looking at each other in bewilderment, and even Banami had no idea what she was thinking.
So he put down his chopsticks and said to the others, "You guys eat first, I need to say a few words to Miss Xiangzi."
After saying that, he ran out of the Astronomy Department and caught up with the girl.
"Hey, Teacher Da Xiang."
Hearing Banami's call, Xiangzi didn't pretend to be indifferent and not respond. Instead, she turned her head casually and said, "What is it?"
If you're begging me to come back and have lunch with you, I have to politely decline.
Go ahead and ask.
Xiangzi thought to himself.
But Hanami said, "I found a part-time job that pays 2,000 yen per hour, and the work is very easy..."
Xiangzi's eyes lit up immediately, and he even forgot his earlier coldness towards the boy, asking eagerly, "Where?"
This wage is much higher than what she earned as a convenience store clerk.
When Banai saw this, she laughed and said, "In a dream."
Teacher Da Xiang's face, which had just brightened, turned gloomy again, and it was the kind of gloomy cloud that was gathering. She wanted nothing more than to rush up and tear this shameless guy apart.
"You abandoned them just to tease me?" Xiangzi said coldly.
Banami thought to herself, "Isn't your way of saying 'abandoning them' a bit strange?"
However, after saying this, Xiangzi turned and left, causing Banami to subconsciously reach out and grab her hand.
Her hands were slightly cool to the touch, and felt quite comfortable, like a piece of white jade in summer.
"Let go," Xiangzi said.
Seeing that Banai readily agreed, he withdrew his hand, but a strange sense of regret lingered in his heart.
He quickly said, "Um, Teacher Da Xiang, it was that second creative project before, I..."
In fact, Banami had been wanting to talk to Shoko about this topic for a while, but he hadn't had a good opportunity. He didn't know if Shoko's unusual behavior was because of this, so he took this opportunity...
"What are you talking about? What secondary creation?" Xiangzi seemed confused.
This surprised Banami as well. Did Xiangzi not experience the previous fan creation? Was there a system error?
Does Xiangzi not have the memory of breaking off his friendship with Banami?
Just as the boy was struggling with his own thoughts, Xiangzi turned and left.
Looking at the girl's back, Banami was completely baffled as to what she was thinking.
But when he turned around to go back to the Astronomy Club, he saw Maki standing behind him with a smile.
"Fool," she scolded softly in a gentle, Wu dialect-like voice.
***
After lunch break, Banai saw that they had dropped Lixi off at the school gate. Naturally, she still had to go back to Hanasaki River for class in the afternoon.
Although Banami didn't sleep during afternoon class, she was still daydreaming.
Hey, what's going on with Teacher Da Xiang? If it's not because of the breakup between the two of them, why is she acting so coldly?
Besides, what's the point of lying about something like this?
And what did Maki mean by saying "idiot"?
Before they knew it, it was time for get out of class to end again. But at the door of Class 2-1, everyone saw an older female student standing there, gently waving to her.
The girls in Class 1 of Grade 11 looked at each other in bewilderment. They had also heard that Banami had been severely reprimanded by Shiina-senpai in the Disciplinary Committee office.
Could it be that this unique male student from Haneoka has done something wrong again, and Shiina-senpai has caught him red-handed?
Banami found it a bit strange, but she still followed her out.
"Maki-nee, what's wrong?" Banami looked at the maid armband on Shiina Maki's hand and remembered the experience in the Disciplinary Committee office. Unfortunately, it was actually Tachiki who was there that time.
"Are you thinking about bad things or good things?" Maki said with a smile.
Banami was startled; her gaze seemed to see right through his filthy thoughts, causing him to chuckle awkwardly.
As a result, Shiina Maki gently patted his head, but it was full of affection.
"I was going to tell you this at noon, but there were too many people, so I forgot. Hey, Hanami, would you like to join the Disciplinary Committee?" Maki said softly.
Seeing this, Hana widened her eyes and said, "Maki-nee, take whichever part of me you think looks like you could be a disciplinary committee member."
Hearing his words, Maki couldn't help but elegantly cover her mouth and laugh, saying, "That's true. After all, I checked the records. You were late five or six times a month, and you left the school during class without permission. You seemed to enjoy doing all that nonsense."
Oh dear, don't praise someone like that, they can get shy too.
Banami smiled, looking somewhat shy.
Maki said, "That's why, in order to make you realize your mistakes and to train you to be a role model for Haneoka male students, I've decided to lead by example and keep you by my side."
I've already spoken to your homeroom teacher about this, and she's very happy to agree.
Banami thought to herself, "What kind of image do I have in my homeroom teacher's eyes?"
Banami glanced sideways at Shiina Maki and said, "Hey Maki-nee, you didn't just come up with this because you wanted a legitimate reason to be with me openly at school, did you?"
Faced with such questions, Shiina Maki simply smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Hanami-kun? I don't understand. By the way, are you coming to my house for dinner tonight? I can give you a bath."
Tsk tsk tsk, I think Maki-nee is born to be a politician.
This hypocrisy, this double standard, this handling of private matters as official business...
“Even if you say bad things about me in your heart, I will remember it,” Maki added.
"Um, do I have the right to refuse?" he asked.
If it were Lixi standing here now, she would definitely say no.
But Maki was ultimately more tactful, and said with a light laugh, "Think about it carefully. If you join the Disciplinary Committee, when you're checking at the school gate in the morning, you can catch Chihaya Aine at the gate, find some excuse to make things difficult for her, and see her looking aggrieved, angry, and on the verge of tears. Wouldn't that be very interesting?"
Banai's eyes lit up; she was surprised that such a thing was possible.
"Alright, alright, I'm definitely joining this disciplinary committee!"
Maki squinted her eyes slightly, thinking to herself, "Children are so easy to coax."
At that moment, a teenage mother in the Moon Forest sneezed.
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