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Although they were both girls, she was completely defeated by Kanzaki-senpai's cuteness.
Kuno Tachibana didn't know what to say, because she vaguely sensed why Kanzaki-senpai had inexplicably given her a cucumber.
"Li Hua Yi Yi" Nagasawa Miya tugged at her skirt, gesturing for her to quickly thank her.
"Thank you, Kanzaki-senpai."
Kuno Tachibana subconsciously smiled, but she always felt that her smile was far inferior to that of Kanzaki-senpai.
Kanzaki Eri looked at Kirishima Mai beside her and said, "Mai has some too. If you need more, you can ask me."
"Thank you, senior sister."
Eri Kanzaki shook her head, her soft hair swaying gently, and her pale, swan-like neck let out a sigh-like moan.
"I should thank you both. Without you two, I might never have been happy in my entire life."
Sure enough, it was something related to him, Kuno Tachika thought.
It seems that Kanzaki-senpai is one of the reasons why Hara Hakuba wanted to leave.
Which step have these two Hai taken?
Since he had more time than her, he must have done something even worse than her, right?
I want to know.
Chapter 388, Section 387: Ensemble Competition - Lower Expectations (6)
Kuno Tachibana clutched the bag in his hand, a strange feeling welling up from the depths of his heart. 'My Book, City ? Free Reading!'
She didn't understand what this feeling was like, but she knew one thing: she didn't feel that the gift would make her happy. On the contrary, the gift was more like a curse to her.
Just like his family came to express their gratitude, where exactly does Kanzaki-senpai place herself?
"By the way, did Kanzaki-senpai's exam go well?"
Seeing that Kuno Tachibana was standing there without saying a word, Nagasawa Miyabi, who was wiping her lips with a tissue, easily added to the conversation, while Goto Yu, who was next to her, was silently chewing on a meatball.
Kanzaki Eri turned to her, gently nodded, and said:
"Yea, very good."
“Hmm
Miyako Nagasawa pondered for a moment. Because she wasn't familiar with Kanzaki-senpai and they had very few topics to talk about, she could only find a common topic to discuss with the third-year student who had dropped out of the club.
"The brass band welcomes you back anytime, senior. Come visit us often when you have time."
Kanzaki Eri blinked, nodded, and looked at Kuno Tachibana, saying:
"You don't like this?"
The girl's eyes were clear amber, but their luster was solidified, like two extremely smooth glass beads that did not rise.
Kuno Tachibana met her eyes, shook his head, and smiled:
"Thank you, Kanzaki-senpai, but I can't accept this."
As she spoke, she stuffed the bag into Eri Kanzaki's arms.
Hmm:
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Seemingly caught off guard, Kanzaki Eri's face was unusually filled with confusion, and her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly.
Nagasawa Miya stared wide-eyed at Kuno Tachibana in astonishment, almost blurting out, "Are you serious?"
Eri Kanzaki stood there somewhat bewildered, her fingers tightly gripping the bag's opening, the resulting wrinkles unable to match the beauty of her pleated skirt.
"Why?" the three-year-old girl finally asked.
Kirishima Mai and the others held their breath. Since joining the brass band, they had never heard Kanzaki Eri ask "Why?"
Because no matter what decision she made, she would accept it silently and go about her own business.
Kuno Tachibana's eyes abruptly shifted to the classroom floor, without any smooth transition, as he lightly toyed with the ends of his hair by his ear and said:
Because I feel there's no need for it.
Kuno Tachibana hesitated for a moment, then added:
"In fact, there's no need to give anything as a gift."
Kanzaki Eri remained silent, her gaze fixed on Kuno Tachibana as if performing a precise, calculated scan.
From left to right, from top to bottom, following some invisible grid path, trying to see the first year of life in front of me completely.
"I understand."
Kanzaki Eri lowered her hands, glanced at the first-year girls around her, nodded slightly, bowed, and turned to leave.
"Understand? Understand what?"
Miya Nagasawa muttered something, then realized what she meant and quickly complained.
"Tachibana, what are you doing? Why are you bringing up the brass band's stuff in social situations? And especially to Kanzaki-senpai? What do you mean it's unnecessary?"
Kuno Tachibana sat back down in his seat and said dismissively:
"It's just unnecessary."
"Huh? That's so absurd!"
Nagasawa Miya leaned on the table with one hand, lowered her head slightly, and questioned, "Isn't it too much for you to treat Kanzaki-senpai like this? Even if you wanted to refuse, you could have made many excuses, like not liking cucumbers. The last sentence was completely unnecessary! Kanzaki-senpai came all the way here to thank you, why did you have to do this? Don't you know the art of language?"
"Miya, why are you taking Kanzaki-senpai's side? Aren't we friends?" Kuno Tachibana said, "It's precisely because we're friends that I'm teaching you how to talk to your senior. Otherwise, you'll be the one who suffers the consequences later!"
Under Mia Nagasawa's mature questioning, Mai Kirishima quickly interjected:
"Miya, since things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything more. Let's eat first."
"Yes, since things have come to this, let's eat first."
Kurosawa Maki, who had been silent until now, tried to take advantage of the chaos to snatch a piece of fried fish from Kuno Tatsuka's lunchbox, but Kuno Tatsuka stopped her with a chopstick.
She chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Kansaki-senpai even brought a gift; she must like Kitahara-sensei, right? Wow, she's really popular."
It's no secret that Kanzaki-senpai is in love with Kitahara-sensei, just like Amemori-senpai. In fact, before the national tournament even ended, nine out of ten people in the brass band believed it.
In Akamatsu-senpai's words, it is -
"In the brass band, you can't hide the look in someone's eyes when you like them! Not even your lewd thoughts!"
"Don't you guys think Kanzaki-senpai's behavior is a bit like... you know?" Kurosawa Maki looked around at the lunchboxes, muttering to herself.
"What?" Nagasawa Miya asked.
Kurosawa Maki put the wooden chopsticks in her mouth and let them roll around on her gums:
"It's like a scene on TV where someone's child is drowning but is suddenly rescued, and then the family comes to their door and kneels down to thank them. But the strange thing is, Kanzaki-senpai isn't Kitahara-sensei's family. Oh, thank you, Mai, you're such a good girl!"
Kirishima Mai, who offered her takoyaki, returned the gesture with a smile.
Kurosawa Maki, speaking from an outsider's perspective as if discussing gossip, casually remarked:
"Actually, I found it strange when she came. Even if we were to thank someone, it would be Shinomiya-sensei first, then the school, and it wouldn't be Kanzaki-senpai's turn."
After Kurosawa Maki's unintentional remark, Nagasawa Mia, who had been somewhat angry earlier, immediately understood the problem.
So, what exactly is the identity of Kanzaki-senpai who gave the gift?
The intricacies of the matter are difficult to explain, and delving into them only leads to further confusion.
However, Kuno Tachibana had already seen the problem, which is why he did not accept the gift. If he had accepted it, it would have meant that he approved of the relationship between Kanzaki-senpai and Kitahara-sensei.
"Tachibana, you've got a pretty good idea." Nagasawa Miya was amazed by Kuno Tachibana's thought process for the first time.
Kuno Tachibana was stunned for a moment:
"kindness?"
"Here's something for you to eat, as an apology." Nagasawa Miya proactively picked up some crab meat strips from the lunchbox.
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Kuno Tachibana stared silently at the crab meat strips in the lunchbox; in fact, she hadn't thought that much about it at the time.
From her perspective, she was already part of Kitahara Hakuba's "family," and help between "family" members doesn't require anything in return.
The only thing I want in return is more care and love from my "family," nothing more, and nothing to do with gifts from outsiders.
Accepting Kanzaki-senpai's gift would actually lower her status compared to Kanzaki-senpai.
"I thought Miya was always so dense, but I didn't expect her to be so quick-witted." Kuno Tachika's lips curled up as he picked up a crab meat strip and put it in his mouth to chew.
"Huh? I was just praising you once, don't get carried away." Nagasawa Miya snorted lightly.
Kuno Tachibana joked:
"That line sounds so arrogant. Meiya, you should avoid saying that to boys, it's easy for them to misunderstand."
"It's none of your business."
“That’s the same thing.”
"Yes, it's Kanzaki-senpai."
"Seriously, it's super cute up close."
In the corridor, every girl who brushed past Eri Kanzaki couldn't help but turn around and look at her.
Her skin was as smooth as freshly steamed yokan (sweet bean jelly), and her lips were the color of newly blossoming cherry blossoms. Anyone who saw this girl's face would feel a tenderness in their heart and would want to give her all the candy and hugs in the world.
Eri Kanzaki walked upstairs, each step exuding a meticulousness and orderliness that seemed out of place in the vibrant world around her.
"Wasn't it sent out?"
Hearing the sweet, affected sounds of a young girl kneading her hands, Kanzaki Eri instinctively stopped and stiffly looked away.
A plump girl with a brown, center-parted hairstyle stood in the stairwell, her small, well-defined hands resting on the stair railing as she looked down at her.
Kanzaki Eri instinctively looked away, exhaled a warm breath, and took a step upstairs to her side.