Chapter 362

Natsume Chikage thanked Kaga Reisa sincerely:

"Thank you, this painting is really very good, I like it very much."

Hearing this, a joy welled up on Kaga Reisa's blushing face; she lowered her head, her voice as thin as a mosquito's:

"Natsume-brother... if you can like it, that's the best."

Just then.

The train his sister was going to take slowly entered the platform.

Natsume Ruri waved her hand with a smile and said goodbye:

"Brother, Ruri will take the train to school first!"

Kaga Reisa hesitated for a moment, then shyly raised her hand and waved it slightly:

"Natsume-brother... goodbye."

Natsume Chikage also waved to the two with a smile:

"Yeah, be careful on the way, goodbye."

Watching the two figures disappear behind the carriage door, Natsume Chikage looked down at the exquisite sketch in his hand.

His sister's classmate's strength was indeed surprising.

But what made him feel even more gratified was that this was the first time his sister had taken the initiative to introduce her friend to him.

In the past, Ruri seemed to have never brought friends home, and rarely mentioned social life at school.

I guess part of the reason was that his predecessor was too closed off and always locked himself in his room.

Soon.

The train Natsume Chikage was going to take also slowly entered the station.

He walked onto the carriage with the crowd.

The carriage was as crowded as ever, with almost no empty seats.

Just as he was looking for a place to stand.

Yukimura Suzune, who was also in the carriage, raised her head as if by telepathy, her gaze searching in the crowd.

The gazes of the two happened to meet in the noisy carriage at this moment.

Yukimura Suzune's movements paused slightly, her gaze flickered, moved away, and then fell back on Natsume Chikage.

Natsume Chikage saw that there was still a little space beside her, so he walked through the crowd.

"Good morning, Yukimura-san."

"Good morning, Natsume-kun..."

Yukimura Suzune's gaze was soon attracted by the folded drawing paper in Natsume Chikage's hand.

She asked with some curiosity:

"What is this?"

Natsume Chikage explained with a smile:

"Just now at the platform, I met my sister's classmate."

"She is very good at drawing, and drew a sketch for me in two minutes."

A hint of surprise flashed in Yukimura Suzune's eyes:

"So amazing?"

"Can... can I see it?"

Natsume Chikage naturally had no opinion and handed the drawing paper over.

Yukimura Suzune took the drawing paper and slowly unfolded it.

When she saw the portrait of Natsume Chikage on the paper, which used simple lines but precisely captured the charm, she couldn't help but be stunned, her gaze lingering on the picture for a long time.

A thought of wanting to collect this painting quietly sprouted in the bottom of her heart.

"It is... drawn very well." She said softly, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the drawing paper, "What do you plan to do with this painting?"

Natsume Chikage thought for a moment:

"My space at home is small, so hanging a portrait isn't realistic. Maybe... just keep it as a souvenir and put it in the collection club first."

Yukimura Suzune blinked and nodded:

"That... is also quite good."

Soon.

The train arrived at Hibiya station.

Yukimura Suzune and Natsume Chikage got off the train with the crowd and walked to school side-by-side.

Not long after.

The imposing school gate of Private Moonlight Academy appeared in view.

At the school gate, there were disciplinary committee members and duty teachers as usual, checking the students' grooming and carried items.

And among these figures, there was one who looked particularly out of place.

She saw student council accountant Konoe Hitomi, alone, quietly leaning against the wall by the school gate, holding a book in her hand, reading with her eyes lowered.

She seemed to bring her own quiet aura, isolating the noise around her.

When her peripheral vision caught Natsume Chikage approaching, she closed the book, looked up at him, and said in her unique flat tone:

"Natsume-kun, regarding the match, I've already arranged it."

"Nakajima Satoshi is already waiting at the baseball field now."

"You can go directly, and it can start."

Hearing this, Natsume Chikage nodded and thanked her:

"Thank you, I've troubled you."

"Then let's go over now."

Konoe Hitomi nodded indifferently:

"Mm."

However, Yukimura Suzune on the side couldn't understand what the two were talking about at all.

An expression of astonishment and disbelief appeared on her cold face:

"Wait... what are you talking about?"

"Didn't Natsume-kun just... start learning baseball last night? Why is there a match now?"

"Only one day has passed! Comparing now, isn't it bound to lose?"

"Why not practice for a full month before comparing?!"

Konoe Hitomi held the book gently against her chest, turned her gaze calmly to Yukimura Suzune, and explained in a waveless tone:

"Because, Natsume-kun has no need to continue practicing."