After deciding to give up, I became popular

Kanakawa Sou took another step and entered further under Katou Megumi's umbrella, then suddenly smiled maliciously, "Katou, want to try the feeling of getting rained on?"

Having said that, he quickly reached out towards the umbrella handle.

"Umm…"

Katou Megumi subconsciously closed her eyes, but waited and waited, yet never felt the cold raindrops falling on her face.

So, she opened her eyes again, only to see Kanakawa Sou looking at her embarrassingly with a mischievous smile.

Her cheeks visibly puffed up, and then she silently held the umbrella and walked away.

Kanakawa Sou was dumbfounded. He thought he had angered Katou Megumi, so he quickly chased after her. But when he rushed under the umbrella, he found that her ears had turned very red.

She seemed angry, but her pace was slow. As soon as he entered the umbrella, it began to gather towards the center of the two.

So, she wasn't angry after all…

Kanakawa Sou felt like he had unlocked a unique "Katou Megumi usage", so he quietly approached her, then carefully swayed his body, sending the rainwater from his side onto Katou Megumi's clothes and school pants.

He imagined what kind of expression she would have when she found out.

"Kanakawa-kun."

"Yes, I'm here!" Kanakawa Sou quickly responded, thinking that his little trick had been discovered, and immediately felt guilty.

"I'm home. See you tomorrow."

"Ah? Yeah! See you tomorrow!" Kanakawa Sou was stunned, then immediately reacted and ran away as if escaping.

And Katou Megumi, left standing quietly at her doorstep, silently watched Kanakawa Sou's embarrassed figure, feeling the warmth he had brought to her side with her hand…

006. Even if she's a small fry, as long as she's cute…

Wake up on time, wash up, get dressed, live earnestly, treat every day as a brand new day, and don't be afraid of encountering any difficult problems.

The beauty of the world is endless. Even if you can't enjoy the nourishment of love, don't forget to respect daily life. That's the main theme of cooking, and romance is just a seasoning that makes the dish more delicious.

Kanakawa Sou certainly understood this, so he never gave up on his serious attitude towards life.

"Good morning, Kanakawa-kun."

"Good morning."

Facing the kind greetings of his classmates, Kanakawa Sou also returned the kindness.

"Eh? I feel like Kanakawa-kun is in a good mood today. Did something happy happen?"

"Hmm? Why do you say that?" Kanakawa Sou was puzzled. He was just normally going through his daily routine, and even his greetings felt like routine business. Why would she think he was happy?

"How should I say it… I feel like Kanakawa-kun's smile is more genuine and better-looking? And he doesn't have that serious, unapproachable feeling like before. Could it be…"

"Speaking of which, there was a lot of math homework yesterday. It took me a long time to finish it all…" Kanakawa Sou said meaningfully.

"Oh, right! Math homework! I haven't finished it yet!" The girl who greeted Kanakawa Sou exclaimed, then immediately ran back to her little group.

"Maki-chan! Quickly lend me your math homework! Class is starting soon, and I'm going to be late!"

"Eh, again? You should do it yourself sometimes, honestly…"

"I can't! I just can't do math!"

"It's really simple. You just need to pay a little more attention in class…"

The girls were chatting lively, but Kanakawa Sou was already deep in thought.

Genuine, better-looking… Can those words be used to describe him?

Perhaps he could say that before he met the heroines, but after that, he rarely acted as himself.

A loveless loser, a close friend, an enthusiastic fan… He didn't know how many different personas he had played, and he was about to lose his true self.

When was the last time he played a role?

Serious, unapproachable… Ah, he remembered. It was the persona of a hardworking, striving man who climbed to the top for the girl he liked, and didn't give other girls the time of day.

After all, the corresponding heroine was Kaguya Shinomiya, who had a standard rich-girl template.

He was playing that role until yesterday, but today he dropped it all… So, he actually has a little bit of a philandering tendency?

Well, it doesn't matter. Even if that's the case, it doesn't matter, because he can already forgive himself for it.

…

There weren't many classes in the morning, and the time passed quickly.

Kanakawa Sou sat in his seat and stretched several times, finally dispelling the fatigue brought on by his full concentration.

It was already lunchtime, and only a few small groups with their own bento boxes were huddled together in the classroom, chattering noisily, which made Kanakawa Sou feel a bit emotional.

In the past, he would go to the student council room at this time to share his bento and enjoy lunch with everyone, naturally hoping to deepen his relationship with Kaguya Shinomiya. However, most of the time, his bento would end up in the stomach of that idiot, Fujiwara Chika.

Besides that, she had done many similar silly things to hinder him. He didn't know if it was intentional or if she was just plain stupid.

It could be said that the pink octopus head was at least half responsible for the ultimate failure of that relationship.

"Kanakawa-kun, someone is looking for you."

"Okay, I'll be right there. Thank you."

Kanakawa Sou nodded and thanked the girl who relayed the message at the classroom door.

Who would want to see him at this time? Kanakawa Sou was a little curious.

He didn't have to wait long. He soon saw the person himself—Eriri.

Full name Eriri Spencer Sawamura, a British-Japanese mix with smooth, silky blonde hair, fair, translucent skin, and a cute little snaggletooth that would sparkle under the light.

Although she was a very sloppy, childish, and terrible doujinshi artist in private, she always maintained the elegant identity of a perfect young lady on the surface.

She was petite and cute, and her appearance could be described as top-notch. She was a very cute and popular character.

Although her small-fry-like tsundere personality prevented her from winning in the original extra chapters, Kanakawa Sou liked her very much because she was really, really cute.

But of course, that was all in the past. The current Kanakawa Sou would no longer harass her daily life in the name of liking her.

"Is there something wrong? Er… Sawamura-kun?" Kanakawa Sou said calmly.

But what he was thinking was, 'That was close! I almost blurted out "Eriri".'

There were still quite a few people in the class and in the hallway, and they kept looking at them. If he called her that intimately, he would definitely be misunderstood.

"Ha!"

Eriri seemed startled. Her head, which was originally lowered like an ostrich, immediately lifted up after hearing Kanakawa Sou's voice, but her voice was still trembling, unable to calm her emotions.

"Kana, Kana… Kanakawa, hello!"

"You reversed the names," Kanakawa Sou reminded her helplessly.

Looking at Eriri's nervous appearance, Kanakawa Sou couldn't help but want to laugh.

It's been so long, and Eriri still hasn't gotten over the incident of rejecting his confession… He felt that it was completely unnecessary to feel so guilty, after all, he himself had long since let it go.

"Is there something wrong? Could it be that…" Kanakawa Sou's voice gradually softened.

Come to think of it, the only thing he could help Eriri with was helping her meet deadlines, but he couldn't think of anything else he could do.

If it was Kasumigaoka Utaha, there might be possibilities like providing material for her novels or running errands, but he really couldn't think of anything for Eriri.

"That?…" Eriri was stunned at first, then realized what Kanakawa Sou was talking about, and a blush suddenly appeared on her cheeks.

"No, it's not that! It's… um…"

After hesitating for a long time, Eriri still didn't dare to say the invitation "I want to have lunch with you" in public.

After learning from Katou yesterday that Kanakawa Sou had returned to a "single" state, she had been so excited that she couldn't sleep.

She was thinking of inviting Kanakawa to lunch the next day and taking the opportunity to repair their relationship, but when she met him today, she couldn't even utter a complete sentence…

Aah, this is so annoying! It's all that black-stockinged fat woman's fault! If she hadn't said something like, "This kind of thing definitely needs to be invited in person to be sincere," she could have sent Kanakawa Sou a message via LINE!

But in reality, she couldn't say anything in this situation!

Unlike Eriri, who was preoccupied and ignored her surroundings, Kanakawa Sou was always paying attention to his surroundings.

Seeing more and more people gathering around and gossiping about their "ambiguous" scene, Kanakawa Sou had no choice but to speak first.

"If there's nothing else…"

"You're as useless as ever, Blondie Loser."

007. Blondie Loser and Cow Monster

Quiet, elegant, intellectual, and literary Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Her appearance is naturally top-notch, and her amazing figure is an added bonus.

On the surface, she is a well-read literary girl, but in private, she likes to make explosive and venomous remarks to people she is familiar with, and also likes to add innuendos, making otherwise normal conversations abnormally erotic and suggestive.

To some extent, she is a foul-mouthed, very good at hitting people's sore spots, but because she is really, really beautiful, people often ignore that insignificant flaw.

Does personality matter? As long as she is cute and beautiful, even a pervert can be accepted!

Kanakawa Sou used to think the same way, until he pursued Kasumigaoka Utaha and was ultimately rejected.

"You're as useless as ever, Sawamura-san."

The owner of the voice was Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had come to the second-year floor for some reason.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha? What are you doing here?" Eriri, who was still timid in front of Kanakawa Sou, suddenly became energetic when she turned to look at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Her shiny little snaggletooth was exposed, glaring at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

"There's no rule that says upperclassmen can't come to the floors of their juniors, right?" Kasumigaoka brushed aside the hair that was blocking part of her view and walked over with an elegant gait.

Although she was strongly hostile towards Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha had no desire to pay attention to her. Since she appeared, her gaze had been focused on Kanakawa Sou.

"Good afternoon, junior."

"Good afternoon, Kasumigaoka-senpai…"

Kanakawa Sou responded politely, but he felt a little subtle in his heart. This scene seemed a little familiar…

"Hey, Kasumigaoka, what are you doing here?" Eriri asked with a puzzled face, vaguely feeling something, but she wasn't sure.

"You should be more polite to your seniors, Sawamura-kun. As for what I'm doing here… what do you think, Sawamura-kun?"

"You…" Eriri finally understood that Kasumigaoka was here to interfere with her!

No wonder that fat woman gave her such kind advice yesterday. She just wanted to use her to find out Sou's current state!

Damn it, that's too despicable!

If Sou was still in the stage of pursuing someone, wouldn't she be severely disliked and rejected?

Damn cow monster, I will never rest until you are dead!

Eriri, who was overwhelmed by the appearance of her nemesis, completely forgot that the person who reminded her was Katou.

"Junior, if you're free now…" Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, pretending to be calm.

She never shies away from expressing her feelings, but she prefers to do it in a subtle way, and this kind of behavior of running to a floor that doesn't belong to her grade to find a boy is something she would never have dared to think about before!

She can only forcibly abandon her sense of shame! Otherwise, she will explode if she thinks about it any longer…

"I won't let you say it!"

Eriri, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly gained courage and interrupted Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Even she will bite if she is provoked!

"Eek!…"

Feeling the sudden impact on her waist, Kasumigaoka Utaha's face changed immediately.

"Attacking a lady's weak point is the worst competitive tactic! You Blondie Loser!"

"Who told you to break the rules first! You despicable cat!"