Chapter 33

"Did they not think of me?" Kato Megumi walked alone, holding her phone, staring intently at the screen.

A few days ago.

Some classmates in the class suggested going out together on the weekend to hold a simple get-together.

Kato Megumi, having nothing to do on the weekend and thinking that staying home would be boring, decided to give it a try and signed up.

She first confirmed her participation in the group chat.

Then, she gathered her courage and mentioned it to the life committee member who was one of the organizers of the gathering, and also her desk mate.

This morning, the list for the gathering was announced in the group.

Kato Megumi had made double preparations, signing up in two places.

Now that the list was out, she still wasn't on it.

Everyone had forgotten her again.

"Sigh, then I won't go."

Kato Megumi closed her phone and let out a soft sigh.

She knew her presence was weak, and her name was ordinary, lacking personality.

This time, having finally gathered the courage to try and make more friends, she had returned empty-handed once again.

Kato Megumi had already given up hope.

"Um, Kato-san, is that you?"

The dejected Kato Megumi heard someone calling her name from behind and her first reaction was that she was hallucinating.

Only then did she realize.

"It really is you, you still remember me, right?" Kitakami Yoru pointed at himself with an excited expression.

Looking at Kato Megumi, who had turned around with an expressionless face, and the golden treasure chest hovering above her head!

Another golden treasure chest.

It was exactly the same as the ones on Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri's heads!

"Eh, you are... Kitakami-san!"

Kato Megumi's pink, tender lips parted slightly, emitting a long, surprised sound.

Her expressionless, cute face showed the corners of her mouth and eyebrows slowly rising; she was extremely surprised!

For Kato Megumi.

Accustomed to being expressionless and as calm as water, she didn't seem to remember ever being this surprised before.

An ordinary classmate she had only met once could actually pick her out of a crowd.

And recognized her from behind, calling her name!

For Kato Megumi, who had always had a weak presence, this was too incredible.

"Phew, thanks for that day." Kitakami Yoru said, trying to appear as natural as possible.

"You're welcome, you've already said thank you." Kato Megumi looked at Kitakami Yoru, smiling lightly in a great mood.

Did he remember me because of such a small thing?

There is still someone who can remember me.

Kitakami-san is really quite nice.

"Uh... uh... haha..."

Seeing Kato Megumi smile so cutely, Kitakami Yoru suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

His mind went blank, and he stammered, scratching his hair, not knowing what to say.

"Damn it, I'm dead." Kitakami Yoru cursed himself inwardly.

"Um, Kitakami-san, if you have anything else to say, we can go somewhere else to talk." Kato Megumi took in Kitakami Yoru's reaction and smiled secretly again.

"Oh oh, okay, let's find a bench to sit on." Kitakami Yoru patted his head and replied loudly.

Kato Megumi inexplicably wanted to laugh again, and she couldn't help it.

After saying that, she had to turn around quickly, covering her mouth with her small hand, trying her best not to let the laughter out.

Kitakami Yoru followed behind Kato Megumi, looking at the treasure chest above her head, and took a deep breath.

Two weeks ago, he couldn't communicate normally with girls, but he was much better now.

Calming down, Kitakami Yoru began to think.

Yesterday, because he saw that Eriri also had a golden treasure chest on her head.

Kitakami Yoru concluded that only bad women would have golden treasure chests, so Eriri must be the culprit.

But now, Kato Megumi, walking in front of Kitakami Yoru, how could she be a bad woman?

The two hadn't even known each other before, and Kato Megumi had never said a bad word about him, nor had she despised him.

She had even helped him once.

She had even wanted to save the fat cat he was raising, San-san.

Therefore, looking at Kato Megumi walking in front.

The conclusion that Eriri was the culprit because she had a golden treasure chest on her head was temporarily overturned.

So the culprit wasn't Eriri, and Kitakami Yoru knew his lead was broken again.

"However..."

"It doesn't matter..."

"I can't get close to Kasumigaoka Utaha or Sigong Kaguya, but can't I get on good terms with Kato-san?"

"I'll just have to see..."

Kitakami Yoru stared fixedly at the treasure chest on Kato Megumi's head, thinking to himself.

The reason for the golden treasure chest's appearance didn't matter.

His top priority now was to open the golden treasure chest.

Xiuzhiyuan was huge, and stone benches were placed in many places.

Kato Megumi led Kitakami Yoru to a quiet bench in a corridor.

One side of this corridor led to the teacher's office building, and the other side was the library.

It was very quiet here in the morning, and almost no one would come by.

"I'm going to buy something to drink."

Kitakami Yoru left a sentence, and while racking his brain to organize his language, he trotted to the vending machine at the end of the corridor.

He bought two bottles of milk.

He wasn't sure if Kato Megumi liked coffee, and drinking bottled juice in the morning was a bit strange.

All things considered, milk was better.

"I didn't expect Kitakami-san to remember me." Kato Megumi sat on the bench in a good mood, looking at Kitakami Yoru.

"Here you go, Kato-san." Kitakami Yoru came back with two bottles of milk.

"Thank you."

Kato Megumi reached out to take it, then turned to look at Kitakami Yoru who had sat down, curious: "Kitakami-san, is there anything else you wanted to call me for?"

"Uh... um..."

Hearing this, Kitakami Yoru was a bit restless, looking forward one moment and glancing at Kato Megumi the next.

His eyes were full of hesitation and nervousness.

This reaction left Kato Megumi stunned.

31: Becoming good friends

Kato Megumi tilted her head very cutely, her eyes widening slightly.

"Kato-san, can I... add your Line?"

With his heart pounding, Kitakami Yoru was afraid of being rejected by Kato Megumi, so he asked tentatively.

He was just a bottom-tier, dead-fat otaku, and his reputation was very bad.

To suddenly ask for a cute girl's contact information like this, if he were rejected, how awkward and embarrassing it would be.

Most importantly.

Rejection also meant she didn't want to spend time with him.

So Kitakami Yoru definitely couldn't avoid panic and fear.