Chapter 475

To avoid arousing suspicion, he must wait until he is alone.

At least... he must return home.

Kishida Mineisuke saw that the bet was settled and said no more.

He nodded slightly, his tone flat:

"The bet is settled, I shall take my leave."

Having said that.

He turned and left, his pace decisive, without lingering for even a moment.

Natsume Chikage watched his back as he quickly disappeared around the corner of the corridor, a hint of strangeness flashing in his eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions.

He turned his gaze back to Tanabe Yuto.

At this moment, Tanabe Yuto was permeated with a sense of dejection even more heavy than in the early morning.

He looked at Natsume Chikage, his eyes complex, his lips moving a few times.

Afterwards.

He took a deep breath and actually bowed solemnly.

"Natsume-kun... what I am about to say next might be very shameless... but I still want to say it."

"If... if Asahina-san confesses to you in the future..."

"Please be sure to... seriously consider her."

Natsume Chikage heard this and was silent for a moment.

He nodded, his tone peaceful:

"I will."

He stepped forward, reached out to help Tanabe Yuto up, and patted his shoulder gently.

"Caring too much about other people's feelings will only lead to losing yourself."

"Some people, once missed, might be missed for a lifetime."

"No matter what, at least you should fight for yourself once, and don't leave regrets for this once-in-a-lifetime youth."

"Even if you fail, the worst result you think of is actually insignificant in the long run of life."

"When you look back after becoming an adult, you will find... it was nothing more than that."

"Besides—"

He paused and looked directly at Tanabe Yuto.

"You are not the two of them, so how can you dare to assert that even if Suzuki-kun's confession fails, their relationship will definitely break?"

"Don't underestimate the friendship of many years of standing side by side."

"It might be far more resilient than you think..."

"Think about it carefully."

After speaking.

Natsume Chikage withdrew his hand, turned, pushed the door, and left.

The storage room door closed softly.

Leaving Tanabe Yuto alone in that cold light.

He stood there blankly.

Natsume Chikage's final words were like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirring up layers of ripples in his heart that did not dissipate for a long time.

Natsume Chikage looked up at the electronic clock hanging in the arena.

The time had just passed nine o'clock.

The match hadn't started for long, but his game had already ended early.

Looking at the early hour, he even had the thought of returning to school for class...

Speaking of which.

He really appreciated opponents like Tanabe Yuto who were fond of fast chess.

If every match were like this, he could save a lot of time for writing.

As for now—

Natsume Chikage naturally wouldn't really return to school.

Today's classes were only for half a day, and there were no arrangements for the afternoon.

Returning now, it would be nearly ten o'clock when he arrived, and he would only have one or two classes before school ended.

And they were not important classes.

It was really not worth it.

Running back and forth was also troublesome.

Moreover, there was still the work of guiding Furukawa Caixu later.

If he could go earlier, maybe he could guide her for a few more hours.

Therefore.

Natsume Chikage decided to return to the auditorium to find Furukawa Masahiro first, and then leave together.

On the way to the auditorium.

He took a 100-yen coin out of his pocket, wanting to test if the "double-heads coin" he just obtained was effective.

However... was the front of a 100-yen coin a number or a pattern?

It seemed to be a pattern?

Never mind.

Tossing it ten times in a row, if the result is the same every time, it can be verified.

So.

He stopped and stood on one side of the corridor.

He lifted his thumb slightly.

The coin flipped up, turned in the air, and fell back into his palm.

Once.

Twice.

Ten times.

Every time he opened his palm, what came into view was the pattern side.

Ten times, without exception.

Witnessing this scene, a flash of surprise and joy appeared in Natsume Chikage's eyes.

The effect was actually real.

Wait...

He suddenly remembered that the effects of most of his equipment seemed to be related to "concepts."

What if he determined in his heart that the "number side" was the front?

Could he also get his wish?

He turned his mind slightly and tossed it ten times in a row again.

Result.

Every time, the side facing up was the number side.

Facing this result, Natsume Chikage fell into a brief contemplation.

This equipment could indeed control the result according to his will.

In other words.

He can now arbitrarily decide the orientation of the coin toss.

This ability, in certain situations, can be called heaven-defying.

For example, in a gambling game involving coin tossing—he is already in an invincible position.

However.

Natsume Chikage has no interest in gambling.

But using it to perform a small trick to tease his younger sister would be quite nice.