Chapter 571

She watched the three figures who were almost stuck together, watching the genuine smile on Tsukishima Rin's lips.

She bit her lower lip gently.

But thinking about how she had already made it clear last time, and Tsukishima Rin was still like this, she was a bit helpless.

The screen lit up.

On the lock screen wallpaper was a cute girl in casual clothes.

She was turning her face slightly, her brows and eyes curved into crescents, her smile clean and bright.

Tsukishima Rin's eyes lit up.

"So cute…"

Mizutani Ayako also nodded.

"Indeed very cute."

She paused, her gaze moving back and forth between the wallpaper and Natsume Chikage's face.

"But looking at it this way, she really doesn't look much like Xia Xia Xia Mujun."

Natsume Chikage laughed it off, didn't answer, and even changed the subject.

"By the way, what time do you expect to leave?"

Mizutani Ayako heard this, looked up and glanced at the wall clock.

"It's about time."

Her gaze swept across the classroom.

"Once everyone is ready, we can leave."

Natsume Chikage asked again.

"Are you taking the subway?"

Mizutani Ayako shook her head and laughed.

"How is that possible."

"We've already booked a bus, it will drive straight to the gate of Sacred Heart."

Natsume Chikage suddenly realized.

"So that's it."

The bus stopped at the side door of the teaching building.

Students boarded the bus one after another, and the instruments were placed neatly in the luggage compartment.

Natsume Chikage carried his school bag and the box containing the iron, and stepped onto the bus steps.

Almost at the same time.

Several gazes were cast from different seats.

"Xia Xia Xia Mujun, there's an empty seat here!"

"Sit here, this one is by the window!"

The girls' voices rose and fell one after another.

Tsukishima Rin stood by the window in the middle of the bus.

She didn't shout.

She just looked at him quietly.

Then, she raised her hand and waved it gently.

"Xia Xia Xia Mujun."

"Sit here."

Natsume Chikage looked in the direction of the sound.

The seat next to Tsukishima Rin was empty.

In the row behind her, Kondo Miki was sitting by the window, looking down at her phone, not looking up at him.

He paused his steps.

Then, he walked toward Tsukishima Rin's seat.

Sat down.

A subtle, indescribable movement sounded in the bus.

The boys exchanged looks of relief.

Some girls muttered something, but soon sighed helplessly.

There were also some girls whose gazes shifted back and forth between Natsume Chikage and Tsukishima Rin, with a subtle arc on their lips.

—They were the "Rin-Xia Party."

Tsukishima Rin lowered her eyes, her eyelashes covering them gently.

She was very happy.

But she didn't dare to show it too obviously.

The bus started slowly, and the scenery outside the window began to flow backward.

She turned her face and looked at Natsume Chikage.

"By the way, Xia Xia Xia Mujun."

"Didn't your sister say she was drawing manga before?"

"How is it going now? Has it been accepted?"

Natsume Chikage shook his head, somewhat helpless.

"Still working hard on it."

Tsukishima Rin blinked gently.

"Is that so…"

"Then what kind of story does she plan to draw? Has she talked to you about it?"

Natsume Chikage's eyes softened a bit.

"She has."

He began to tell the story.

An ancient girl who traveled through time meets an ordinary boy in the modern era.

Tsukishima Rin listened quietly, nodding gently from time to time.

Outside the window was the constantly passing Tokyo street scene.

The smile on her lips never disappeared.

Kondo Miki sat behind them.

She turned her face, her gaze cast outside the window.

The glass reflected the figures of the two in the front row.

She couldn't hear what they were chatting about.

Only the occasional light laughter of Tsukishima Rin, whom she admired the most, drifted over.

Kondo Miki lowered her eyes.

Her fingertips were unconsciously scratching gently on the edge of her phone case.

Private Sacred Heart Middle School.

The school gate shone with a warm gray-white in the afternoon light.

This school had a longer history than Private Moonlight, and lush old trees could be seen everywhere on campus.

Due to the remnants of history.

There was a large theater here.

So the school would hold drama or inter-school concerts and other activities from time to time, in the name of cultivating the students' artistic atmosphere.

And today.

It was Sacred Heart Academy inviting people from other schools to come to the school to start a concert.

Natsume Chikage stepped off the bus.

His gaze swept across this unfamiliar campus, a bit curious about where his sister was now.

At the same time.

Several buses from other schools also drove into the parking lot one after another.

The bus doors opened, and students in different school uniforms poured out.

Almost instantly.

Some gazes crossed the crowd and landed on Natsume Chikage.

"Eh…"

Someone exclaimed in a low voice.

"That person… so handsome."

"Which school?"

"Private Moonlight?"

Some girls couldn't hold back and took the initiative to go up and try to strike up a conversation.

But they were all stopped by the girls from Private Moonlight.

After all, Natsume Chikage was the school hunk of Private Moonlight.

They hadn't even digested it internally, how could they give him to girls from other schools?

And Tsukishima Rin also felt that Natsume Chikage was too popular, so she couldn't help but mutter in her heart, and then quickly pulled him away, preparing to head to the large theater.

Class A, Second Year of Middle School.

The classroom was filled with the lazy atmosphere unique to the afternoon.

"Students, prepare to head to the large theater."

The homeroom teacher clapped her hands at the door.

Students stood up one after another and walked out of the classroom in groups of three or five.

Natsume Ruri walked side by side with Kaga Reisa, and Ando Chizuru chased after them from behind.

"Ruri-chan! Reisa-chan!"

Her face was flushed with excitement.

"Guess what?"

Natsume Ruri turned her face.

"What?"

Ando Chizuru clapped her hands.

"I just looked at the performance list for other schools—guess which school is coming?"

Kaga Reisa blinked.

"Which school…?"

Ando Chizuru announced excitedly.

"Private Moonlight Academy!"

Natsume Ruri was stunned for a moment.

Then, she smiled helplessly.

"So it's this one."

She shook her head gently.

"But brother didn't join the Orchestra Club."

Kaga Reisa nodded shyly.

"Mm… Chikage-brother joined the Collection Club."

Ando Chizuru was a bit deflated.

"That's true…"

The sound of the three people's footsteps echoed gently in the hallway.

Natsume Ruri was thoughtful because of this information.

She remembered Fujiwara-sisters saying that brother was being pursued by a very beautiful Tsukishima-sister at school.

Even after being rejected by brother, she was still pursuing him.

This Tsukishima-sister was said to be a member of the Orchestra Club.

So this time… could she finally see this Tsukishima-sister?