Chapter 591

Ring-a-ling—

The bell for the end of school echoed crisply in the corridor.

Natsume Chikage picked up his schoolbag and said to the two girls in front of his seat:

"I'll go to the Kendo Club first. If the training ends late and I can't make it back in time, you don't have to wait for me and can just play with Fujiwara-san."

"Mm, please be careful not to hurt your body when exercising." Xiyuanji Nanase nodded with a smile.

Yukimura Suzune was silent for a moment and responded softly: "... Go."

Bidding farewell to the two, Natsume Chikage walked down the teaching building alone.

Just as he came to the first-floor atrium, he saw a familiar figure.

Near-guard Tong was standing there quietly, her beautiful face still expressionless, like an exquisite but emotionally lacking porcelain doll.

She gently closed the book she was reading, tucked a strand of falling hair behind her ear, and said to him in a plain tone:

"Let's go."

Natsume Chikage was a bit confused:

"Go where?"

Near-guard Tong explained:

"Aren't you going to the Kendo Club?"

Natsume Chikage was slightly startled:

"How do you know I'm going?"

Near-guard Tong responded indifferently, as if stating a matter-of-fact thing:

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network."

"If I get serious, I know exactly which school you attend and which seat you sit in in the classroom."

Natsume Chikage was amused by her serious appearance:

"It's as if you aren't in the same school as me."

But he also understood that the school was only so big, and it wasn't strange for Near-guard Tong, as a Student Council member, to know about the Kendo Club's arrangements.

Of course, she must have just been teasing him with those words just now.

He was also slightly used to her appearance and wasn't surprised.

The two walked side by side on the road to the club building.

Natsume Chikage asked:

"However, why do you want to go to the Kendo Club with me? Don't you have anything else to do today?"

Near-guard Tong shook her head:

"Not today."

Natsume Chikage complained:

"You are a member of the Student Council. I see other Student Council cadres busy to the point of not touching the ground, how come you are so free?"

Near-guard Tong said frankly:

"Because I threw all the work to them."

Natsume Chikage was dumbfounded:

"Sure enough..."

He paused and followed up again:

"However, even if you are fine, there is no reason why you have to go with me, right?"

Near-guard Tong suddenly stopped, turned around, her eyes lacking waves staring at him quietly, and said softly:

"Why wouldn't you think... that I might just want to be with you?"

Natsume Chikage heard this and was startled, his expression becoming a bit subtle.

"... Are you serious about that?"

Near-guard Tong looked at his slightly embarrassed appearance, and a trace of extremely faint laughter seemed to flash in the depths of her emotionless eyes.

She shook her head:

"Of course not."

"Coming over this time is just because the young lady has an agreement with you long ago. Reasonably and emotionally, I need to pay attention to your progress in Kendo."

Natsume Chikage had long known that Near-guard Tong was inconsistent in appearance and reality, and was actually a person who liked to tease others in her heart.

He complained:

"Since that's the case... please don't say things that make people misunderstand."

Near-guard Tong ignored his words just now and said softly:

"And, you won't wear Kendo clothes correctly, will you?"

Natsume Chikage's expression was strange:

"What's difficult about this? I learned it last time I saw you help me wear it."

Near-guard Tong raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone carrying a trace of imperceptible playfulness:

"Is that so... then you show me how to wear it later. If it's correct, I naturally won't say anything more."

Natsume Chikage agreed readily:

"Fine."

Kendo Club, outside the dojo.

Natsume Chikage and Near-guard Tong just walked to the door and met the captain, Shanshan Yingshu, who was waiting.

Shanshan Yingshu saw Natsume Chikage, and a pleasant smile immediately appeared on his face.

But when his gaze touched Near-guard Tong beside him, the smile paused slightly, and his expression couldn't help but carry a bit of tension.

His family background was related to the Metropolitan Police Department, so he knew better than ordinary people the huge energy the "Mitang family" possessed in Japan.

And as the ironclad next head of the family, Mitang Zhiji, the status of Near-guard Tong beside her naturally rose with the tide.

His father had warned him seriously not to underestimate Near-guard Tong.

Her relationship in the Mitang family was very special, not as simple as an ordinary maid.

In fact, within the Mitang family, few people really dared to treat her as just a maid.

At this moment, she actually appeared with Natsume Chikage? What is the relationship between these two?

Shanshan Yingshu was full of doubts in his heart, but his movements were not hesitant.

He stepped forward and bowed to the two very formally to greet them:

"Natsume-kun, Near-guard-shoujie, welcome the two of you."

Natsume Chikage was a bit embarrassed by his solemn etiquette and hurriedly reached out to support him:

"Captain Shanshan, no need to be so polite, please get up."

Near-guard Tong just nodded slightly without speaking.

Shanshan Yingshu felt good about Natsume Chikage's easygoing nature, stood up straight, and thanked him:

"Thank you."

Immediately, he turned to Near-guard Tong respectfully and asked actively:

"Near-guard-shoujie came specifically today, is there any instruction?"

Near-guard Tong shook her head:

"No. If you must have a reason, you can understand it as me just accompanying him over."

Shanshan Yingshu's face hesitated, and he nodded:

"Understood."

At this time.

Natsume Chikage and Shanshan Yingshu saw a man in a black suit standing quietly at the door of the dojo at some point.

The man didn't say a word, just handed a square box containing Kendo clothes to Near-guard Tong with both hands, and then left quickly and silently, just like when he appeared.