Chapter 23

Natsume Chikage exchanged pleasantries with the three of them briefly and then planned to leave.

"Yes, take care." Kondo Masae just responded casually and continued to look down at the suspense novel in his hand indifferently.

Kondo Miyuki tried to persuade him to stay a few more times, but seeing that Natsume Chikage had no intention of staying, she instructed Kondo Miki: "Miki, it's not easy for Natsume-kun to come here once, you should send him off for a short distance."

Kondo Miki had some small emotions.

She had already broken her appointment and delayed shopping with her best friend, and originally planned to tidy up and go out after eating.

Now she actually had to send Natsume Chikage off or something; didn't this delay her time again?

But in the end, she couldn't overcome her mother, so she sighed lightly and could only go downstairs with Natsume Chikage.

On the way downstairs.

Kondo Miki hesitated again and again, but still asked the question she had always wanted to ask.

"By the way, Natsume-kun, how did you think of attending the Private Moonlight Academy?"

Natsume Chikage didn't think much and explained directly:

"Actually, I didn't choose it either."

"Before my father went bankrupt, he helped me sign up for this school."

"Since the tuition has already been paid, it would be a waste not to attend."

Kondo Miki suddenly realized.

She had thought before that since the Natsume family had gone bankrupt, where would they still have money to attend the Private Moonlight Academy.

The tuition for this school was quite expensive.

Judging from Natsume Chikage's current economic situation, it seemed very difficult to attend this school no matter how you looked at it.

But she didn't expect that the tuition had been paid before the bankruptcy, so there was no problem with that.

"Has the tuition for all three years been paid?" Kondo Miki asked.

"No, only the first semester of the first academic year has been paid." Natsume Chikage shook his head.

Kondo Miki fell into silence.

She had thought all three years were paid.

Doesn't that mean Natsume Chikage will have to transfer schools after finishing this semester?

You have to know that the salary for working at a coffee shop won't be very high.

And if students work part-time, the salary will only be lower.

If you have 100,000 yen a month, you'd be lucky to be happy.

The real situation is probably only 60,000 to 80,000 yen.

In this situation, it would be very difficult to continue studying at the high-tuition Private Moonlight Academy.

It is highly likely that after finishing this semester, he will have to transfer to a place with low tuition like a public school.

Although public schools are cheap, the teaching quality in those schools is very poor.

Most students in the school are basically just drifting through their days.

In this learning atmosphere, the difficulty of wanting to study hard and get into a good school is even higher.

As one grows and the other wanes, it is inevitably incomparable to a private school!

At this time.

Kondo Miki's gaze fell on Natsume Chikage beside her, and she noticed that his attire looked simple and decent, but in reality, the clothes and shoes were basically common brands, and the whole body was probably less than 10,000 yen.

In contrast, everything she was wearing now was a famous brand...

Kondo Miki sighed in her heart, only feeling that the two were destined to be people of different classes in the future...

Soon.

After arriving downstairs.

Kondo Miki thought again and again, but still gave up on sending Natsume Chikage off.

"I have some things to do later, you know the way here, right?"

"I know."

"... Then I'll send you here, bye-bye." Kondo Miki waved goodbye.

"Yes." Natsume Chikage waved without looking back and left alone.

And Kondo Miki watched his lonely and desolate back as he left alone, and suddenly felt a bit hesitant, only feeling that maybe she should have sent him off for a bit longer.

After all, she had promised her mother, and it was indeed not easy for him to come here once.

She was going to be late anyway, so she didn't have to care about this little bit of time.

But after thinking about it, she still didn't go up, only feeling that it was better to forget it.

Anyway, there won't be too much interaction in the future, so there is really no need to get closer now, lest it become a mess later.

However, just as she was planning to go home, Kondo Miki noticed her good best friend Akita Sana running over excitedly.

Akita Sana was the same as Kondo Miki, also wearing famous brands.

She excitedly pulled Kondo Miki's small hand and pointed to Natsume Chikage who was leaving alone in front.

"Miki, did you see that boy just now? He's really super handsome, much better looking than any star I've ever seen!!!"

"I saw him walking out of your apartment, could it be that he is a resident here?"

"Can you introduce him to me?"

Kondo Miki fell into a long silence.

"No..."

"And that person is not suitable for you, give up."

Akita Sana muttered:

"He hasn't dated me, how do you know he's not suitable for me?"

Kondo Miki snorted coldly:

"It's not like I don't know your personality and consumption habits. With your spendthrift situation, how could someone without money at home afford you?"

Akita Sana laughed:

"That's true."

"But judging by your tone, you know that person just now?"

Kondo Miki said neither coldly nor hotly:

"I know him."

"I've seen him a few times before."

Akita Sana was pleasantly surprised and nudged her with her elbow:

"Then introduce him to me."

Kondo Miki shook her head and said:

"He's really not suitable for you. His family is very poor and can't afford your tossing."

"A bag you have in your hand now is worth a year's living expenses for others."

"The circles are different. Forcing a relationship will only make both sides miserable, so let him go..."

Akita Sana shrugged and said:

"Since you've said so, then okay..."

"Don't talk about this, let's go out and play quickly!"

Kondo Miki nodded and said:

"Yes." ===== CHAPTER 24 =====