Chapter 65

He hadn't understood before why Aoyama Nanami chose to live on the fourth floor.

Now he knew it was because she practiced voice acting at night and didn't want to disturb her neighbors, so she chose the quiet fourth floor.

Returning home.

Kitakami Yoru first cooked a meal.

Then, holding San-san, he went to the bathroom to take a shower together.

After eating and resting for a while, he began to do his homework and review his lessons.

"The books Yukinoshita asked me to borrow..."

Turning on the desk lamp, Kitakami Yoru began to study late into the night.

An hour and a half later.

He finally stretched, went to the living room, and continued his aerobic exercises.

After exercising, feeling exhausted, he took a shower and fell into a relaxed, peaceful sleep in bed.

The sun hid behind a layer of dark clouds.

Tokyo's weather is changeable.

Morning.

As Kitakami Yoru brushed his teeth, the weather forecast pushed a notification that there might be moderate to heavy rain in some areas over the coming week.

He stuffed his umbrella into his school bag again and went to school with Gabril.

Passing the bookstore where Aoyama Nanami worked, he even greeted her.

At this time, inside Shuchiin Academy.

The popular group led by Miura Yumiko maintained their usual habits.

Before the morning reading session, they gathered at Miura Yumiko's desk to chat.

Only today, Yuigahama Yui noticed that Miura Yumiko seemed a bit distracted.

Last night, Miura Yumiko had even strangely asked about her own club and mentioned Kitakami Yoru.

As an important part of maintaining the popular group, Miura Yumiko barely spoke, and before the preparatory bell for morning reading even rang, the popular group returned to their respective seats.

"Yumiko, why are you acting so strange today?" Yuigahama Yui asked before leaving.

"Huh? Am I? Maybe it's because I didn't rest well yesterday."

Miura Yumiko was startled; she had clearly been lost in thought.

"Is that so?" Yuigahama Yui was a bit skeptical but didn't press further and sat back in her seat.

"Honestly..."

Miura Yumiko yawned, her gaze lingering on Kitakami Yoru's desk.

Because of the conflict in the alley yesterday, Miura Yumiko hadn't slept well.

Who would have thought that Kitakami Yoru, that disgusting fat nerd, would ask Yukinoshita Yukino for help with tutoring?

After clearing up the misunderstanding, Miura Yumiko didn't want to trouble Kitakami Yoru anymore—not that she lacked the ability, but she was afraid of Kitakami Yoru doing something crazy.

Yesterday had truly scared her to death.

Looking back now, she felt the same regret and fear, along with a tiny bit of embarrassment.

Being forced to apologize by a fat nerd was something the proud and thin-skinned Miura Yumiko simply couldn't accept.

Just as she was thinking this, Kitakami Yoru, who liked to use the back door, arrived at the classroom.

"Miura Yumiko..."

His first glance was definitely directed at his desk mate.

Step by step, he sat back in his seat, feeling a bit nervous.

Nothing happened.

It was as if that incident from yesterday had never occurred between the two of them.

Putting away his bag and taking out his phone, Kitakami Yoru browsed the news.

Meanwhile.

Aoyama Nanami finished her shift at the bookstore and hurried to school, preparing for the morning reading session.

Kanda Sorata couldn't hold back; he immediately left his seat and headed straight for her.

"Aoyama-san, could I bother you for a moment?" Kanda Sorata said, looking a bit nervous.

"Kanda-san, is it about the manga?" Aoyama Nanami, holding the rice ball breakfast she had made the night before, looked up in confusion.

"No, it's just that when I left the bookstore yesterday, I saw you walking with Kitakami Yoru." Kanda Sorata gripped his hands tightly together.

"Oh, is that it? Kanda-san, you've misunderstood Kitakami-san; he's my friend now." Aoyama Nanami first realized what he meant, then gave a shy, embarrassed laugh.

"Fr... friend?" Kanda Sorata almost doubted he had heard correctly.

He and Aoyama Nanami were at most just classmates who were somewhat familiar and could exchange a few words.

A disgusting fat nerd had become friends with the beautiful girl he liked?

"Aoyama-san, have you forgotten what I said before?"

"He must have ulterior motives for getting close to you."

Kanda Sorata's tone trembled slightly.

It would have been better if he hadn't said these things.

Once he said them, Aoyama Nanami remembered how she had once wrongly suspected and speculated about Kitakami Yoru because of those words, feeling deeply guilty.

"Kanda-san, wouldn't it be better if you didn't speculate about others with such malice?"

Aoyama Nanami felt guilty while speaking up for Kitakami Yoru, hoping to alleviate the guilt and sense of sin in her heart.

Besides, one was her friend, and the other was just an ordinary classmate.

The ordinary classmate was the one in the wrong; wasn't it obvious who she should speak up for?

Gabril was much cuter than her, and a blonde foreigner at that, and she had such a good relationship with Kitakami Yoru. If Kitakami Yoru really had bad intentions, the cute Gabril would have suffered long ago; would it ever be her turn?

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Kanda Sorata was anxious!

"Aoyama-san, have you been deceived by him?"

"How could you believe a fat nerd and not believe me?"

Kanda Sorata's voice couldn't help but rise, his heart filled with unease.

"Kanda-san..."

Aoyama Nanami frowned slightly upon hearing this; she had originally thought Kanda Sorata was a decent classmate.

"Kanda-san, who I make friends with seems to have nothing to do with you, right?"

"Why are you interfering in my private life?"

Aoyama Nanami also began to argue loudly, feeling very uncomfortable about this.

"Because I'm worried you're in danger! Did he trick you?" Kanda Sorata said anxiously, looking at Aoyama Nanami's expression.

"I'm fine, Kanda-san, but please don't interfere excessively in my private life."

Aoyama Nanami took a deep breath, thinking of her family.

They, too, interfered with her dream of becoming a voice actor and firmly opposed her.

Imposing their personal will on her under the guise of unwanted concern.

She had also worked hard, studied desperately, and was very lucky to get into Shuchiin, relying on her excellent grades to receive a full scholarship.

She had solved the tuition problem.

Her living expenses and voice acting training fees were all earned through her own hard work at part-time jobs, living frugally.

She lived very sparingly!

Aoyama Nanami and Kanda Sorata's intense argument was almost like a quarrel.

Students in the classroom couldn't help but turn their heads to look over.

Aoyama Nanami took an embarrassed bite of her simple rice ball; the students' gazes made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

"I..."

Kanda Sorata received a 100% critical hit; he opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

He wasn't Aoyama Nanami's boyfriend, so he truly had no right to interfere in her private life.