Chapter 50

Everything was fine, just a bit noisy.

Kato Megumi turned her head to look toward the classroom door.

Aki Tomoya-kun was preaching about 2D again.

Usually, Kato Megumi didn't think much of it.

She also didn't understand why some girls in the class didn't like Aki Tomoya-kun anymore.

Remembering the impolite Aki Tomoya from that day and the very noisy person in front of her now, Kato Megumi frowned slightly and suddenly understood those girls.

"So noisy," Kato Megumi muttered to herself.

45: Gathering Courage

Lunch break.

Kitakami Yoru was at his seat, eating the weight-loss lunch he had prepared for himself with varying patterns.

It wasn't delicious, but it wasn't exactly bad either; he was used to it.

After lunch, he took out his phone to look at the message Kato Megumi had replied with, then got up and left his seat.

"Whew~ the weather is nice."

Kitakami Yoru walked out of the classroom from the back door and sighed at the blue and white sky.

Then, he walked down toward the teaching building.

While passing the next class, Kitakami Yoru's gaze was involuntarily drawn to Eriri, who was sitting by the window.

His guess was wrong.

The mysterious gold treasure chest appeared, and it had nothing to do with the bad woman.

Thinking of this, Kitakami Yoru sighed slightly.

Otherwise, following his previous line of thought, the possibility that the culprit was Eriri was too high.

But Kato Megumi also had a gold treasure chest on her head, so it definitely couldn't be the bad woman.

Furthermore, Hayasaka Ai, who had only pranked him with a fake confession once, also had one on her head.

He had no relationship with Hayasaka Ai.

Of course, Kitakami Yoru didn't know yet.

Hayasaka Ai was Shinomiya Kaguya's personal maid, they were close, she had once stalked him, and had even thoroughly investigated all his privacy.

"This guy, how could he be walking with a blonde girl..."

Eriri also discovered Kitakami Yoru, so she secretly watched him leave, her small hand resting on her chin, her expression very conflicted and complex.

Kitakami Yoru went to the vending machine as usual to buy a bottle of black coffee.

"Click~"

Gently pulling the tab, Kitakami Yoru took a sip with an expressionless face.

The smooth black coffee, carrying a rich bitterness, slid down his throat.

"Seems like bitter coffee isn't very popular?"

Kitakami Yoru muttered at the same brand of black coffee on the vending machine shelf, then took out his phone to check.

After thinking for a moment, he bought another bottle of sweet and sour juice that was popular with the general public, which made his pocket bulge.

When he left, he met two old acquaintances.

Only, the other party didn't recognize him.

Kitakami Yoru, however, remembered very clearly.

That girl with the red ribbon tied in twin tails had the same name as his cat, both called Sansan.

"Yeah Sansan, shall we go see it together this weekend?"

"Not going, I'm in no mood after encountering something like this."

"It's all my fault for not watching it well..."

When passing by them, Kitakami Yoru could faintly hear their conversation.

Not long after, Kitakami Yoru, with some anticipation, arrived at the very top floor of the teaching building.

"Kitakami-kun." Kato Megumi was carrying a small bag, watching Kitakami Yoru walk up, and pointed to the lock on the roof door.

"This door lock is broken, just pull it open," Kitakami Yoru said, watching the gold treasure chest slowly appearing on Kato Megumi's head.

Estimating the progress bar, it was about ten percent or so.

Soon, it would be open very soon.

"Is that so?..."

Kato Megumi was slightly stunned, tentatively gave it a light pull with her hand, and the door lock made a creaking sound.

Immediately, she increased her strength and pulled the door lock open very easily.

"Eh..."

Kato Megumi was slightly surprised.

Kitakami Yoru walked up, saw the lunch in Kato Megumi's hand, and suddenly asked with some embarrassment: "Kato-kun, did I interrupt your lunch?"

"No, I was just going to eat here."

Kato Megumi walked onto the rooftop and looked down at the beautiful Xiuzhiyuan.

This was the top private high school in all of Japan, bar none, and there was no existence that could be mentioned in the same breath.

"Sorry, I didn't know you hadn't eaten lunch yet, and invited you here," Kitakami Yoru said, pulling the door ajar and pointing to the bench.

Fortunately, he had discovered this prime spot earlier.

"It's okay, it's quite nice to have someone to eat lunch with."

Kato Megumi actually didn't like the noisy classroom.

"Hmm?"

"Is there no one to accompany you?"

Kitakami Yoru nodded, then realized something was wrong.

"Yeah, I'm always by myself," Kato Megumi nodded with a flat expression.

"How could that be? Shouldn't Kato-kun be very popular?"

Kitakami Yoru sat on the bench and asked suspiciously.

"About that..."

Kato Megumi tilted her head quietly, facing Kitakami Yoru.

Suddenly remembering that Kitakami Yoru had praised her as very cute earlier, she felt a bit embarrassed and turned her head away.

"Actually, I'm just a very ordinary girl, my name is ordinary, my presence is too faint, I'm not popular at all."

"And I don't have any friends..."

The girl beside him explained while opening her lunch.

"I actually quite envy Kasumigaoka Utaha-senior for being so popular and attracting attention wherever she goes..."

After finishing, Kato Megumi silently added a sentence in her heart.

She didn't say it directly because she knew Kitakami Yoru didn't like Kasumigaoka Utaha.

If Kitakami Yoru were meeting Kato Megumi for the first time and knew her thoughts, he would probably suspect Kato Megumi was the thief.

"Is? Is that so?"

Kitakami Yoru blinked his big eyes, seemingly a bit disbelieving.

However, was this actually a benefit for him?

It meant that no one was in contact with Kato Megumi, which made things easier for him.

"Then... Kato..."

"Kato-kun, can we become friends?"

Kitakami Yoru asked tentatively.

His hope was only this much.

He couldn't possibly fantasize that a dead fat otaku like him would have a girl fall in love with him, right?

Perhaps he would have to carry regrets for the rest of his life...

"Sure," Kato Megumi smiled in a good mood, without any hesitation.

Getting along with Kitakami Yoru was actually quite pleasant and happy.

Although Kitakami Yoru's reputation at school wasn't very good, Kato Megumi knew that those rumors were all fake. ===== CHAPTER 51 =====