Chapter 527

Clearly, she did not like that her older brother was becoming increasingly popular.

She had a nagging feeling that if things continued this way, he would definitely be targeted by some bad woman.

Hmm... perhaps he had already been targeted long ago.

She had to protect her brother!

At this moment.

Kaga Reisa, wearing a neat school uniform, walked over and shyly greeted Natsume Ruri and Natsume Chikage.

"Good morning, Ruri-chan... Natsume-niisan."

After they exchanged greetings.

Natsume Ruri suddenly remembered something, tugged on her brother's sleeve, and said:

"Brother, a classmate's older sister is a fan of your shogi. She said she has two tickets to a violin concert and wanted to give them to us."

"She hopes you can go... and maybe give her an autograph or something."

"Do you want to go? If not, I can just turn her down today."

Natsume Chikage didn't have any particular thoughts about concerts.

However, he hadn't been writing novels lately, so he figured he wasn't very busy and had nothing special to do.

Since he was free now, it would be nice to spend more time with his sister.

Previously, due to the pressures of life, he rarely went out with her, let alone to concerts.

Now that there was an opportunity, it wasn't out of the question.

Natsume Chikage nodded and said:

"Hmm, I can go."

"But what do you think, Ruri? If you don't want to go, I won't say I want to either."

"Without you, there's no point in me going alone."

Hearing this, Natsume Ruri’s eyes lit up, and she was very happy.

Because her brother said he only wanted to go because of her.

She happily hugged Natsume Chikage’s arm:

"Ruri has never been to a concert with Brother before."

"Since we finally have the chance, of course I want to go!"

Natsume Chikage smiled and reached out to ruffle his sister’s soft hair.

Kaga Reisa, standing to the side, felt very regretful and envious upon hearing this.

She wanted to go too...

She wanted to accompany Natsume-niisan and Ruri-chan as well...

Soon.

The train for Natsume Ruri and Kaga Reisa slowly pulled into the platform.

"Brother, we're off to school."

"Goodbye... Natsume-niisan."

"Hmm, stay safe."

After Natsume Chikage waved goodbye to the two, he continued to wait for his train alone.

Before long.

The train he needed to take for school slowly approached from the end of the tracks and finally stopped at the platform.

The doors opened with a hiss.

Natsume Chikage closed his manga and followed the crowd into the carriage.

Near the wall of the carriage, Yukimura Suzune, who was always aloof, lifted her gaze from the mystery novel she was holding and turned to look toward the doors.

The moment she spotted Natsume Chikage.

Natsume Chikage spotted her too.

Yukimura Suzune’s eyes flickered, but this time she didn't look away immediately; instead, she shyly covered the lower half of her face with the book in her hand and waved at him gently with her other hand.

Natsume Chikage naturally walked toward his acquaintance, but upon getting closer and seeing the cover of the book in her hand, he couldn't help but freeze in place.

*The Devotion of Suspect X*?

Natsume Chikage hadn't expected Yukimura Suzune to be reading *The Devotion of Suspect X*, which he had written. For a moment, his expression was strange, and a subtle, imperceptible look flashed in his eyes.

Yukimura Suzune recalled the upright posture Natsume Chikage had shown while winning his match yesterday. She fell silent for a moment, her long eyelashes drooping, before she lifted her cold, clear eyes and took the initiative to congratulate him:

"Yesterday's shogi match... congratulations on your victory again."

Natsume Chikage thanked her:

"Thank you."

Afterward.

Natsume Chikage’s gaze fell on the cover of the book in her hand, and he asked with some curiosity:

"Yukimura-san, didn't you always read pure literature? Why the change of taste today, reading a mystery novel..."

Yukimura Suzune blinked her cold, clear eyes, appearing genuinely puzzled.

"How did you know this was a mystery novel?"

Natsume Chikage was stunned for a moment, then laughed in spite of himself and pointed to the book cover.

"Because it says 'Mystery' right on the cover."

Yukimura Suzune froze for a second, looked down to carefully inspect the small print on the cover, and a faint blush immediately spread across her cold face. She coughed twice, returned to her aloof state, and explained:

"I know a female clerk at the bookstore. She said a pretty good novel came out yesterday, so she recommended it to me."

"At first, I thought it was pure literature, since that’s what she usually recommends."

"I didn't expect her to recommend a mystery novel this time."

"Since I’d already bought it, I decided to read it."

Natsume Chikage understood. After a brief silence, he asked:

"So, what do you think of this novel?"

Yukimura Suzune pondered, her fingertips gently brushing the edge of the page.

"I've read the beginning, it's not bad."

"But I haven't finished it yet, so I can't give a full evaluation. I'll tell you once I'm done."

Natsume Chikage nodded with a smile:

"Hmm."

Yukimura Suzune watched Natsume Chikage’s smile and felt that he seemed to be in a better mood today than before, his eyes looking exceptionally bright.

For a moment, her calm heart couldn't help but thump wildly, and her face flushed slightly.

But she quickly realized what was happening and figured she was just overthinking things.

She hurriedly withdrew her gaze and refocused on the text of the novel, trying to use the words to steady her mind.

At this time.

The train slowly started, moving steadily along the tracks.

Heading toward the next station.

The buildings and streets outside the window flew backward, leaving a blur of flowing light and shadow on the glass.

Yukimura Suzune couldn't help but turn her head slightly, using the corner of her eye to glance at Natsume Chikage beside her.

She had expected him to be doing the same as usual—playing on his phone or watching drawing videos.

However, today.

She was surprised to find Natsume Chikage holding the train railing casually with one hand, while flipping through a manga with a brightly colored cover with the other.

Yukimura Suzune was silent for a moment before she finally couldn't help but ask in a clear, cool voice:

"What are you reading?"

Natsume Chikage turned to look at her, held up the manga, and explained:

"A shoujo manga called *Kimi ni Todoke*."

"It's the manga Fujiwara-san brought over earlier."

Yukimura Suzune was stunned, a flash of surprise crossing her cold eyes.