Zongman: I am on the set of Oregairu, playing the role of Bai Xue

Yuigahama heard some strange words.

Her expression was stunned at first, then her eyes gradually widened, and her cherry-colored lips slightly opened, "Love, love letter?!"

Isshiki quickly reminded, "I can hear you, Yui-senpai, please keep your voice down."

"Oh, oh, sorry... that love letter, could it be... no, that's not possible." Yuigahama looked flustered and asked Isshiki, "Who wrote that love letter?"

Isshiki took in Yuigahama's reaction and breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to answer:

"Actually, it was written to the senior by a girl in my class."

Hearing this answer, Yuigahama's serious expression relaxed at a speed visible to the naked eye, "So that's how it is, it's okay...ah, nothing, but what's Xiaobei's reaction?"

"Senior, he..." Isshiki wanted to lie about the battle situation, but Yuigahama's eyes were too clear, making her feel reluctant.

In addition, if Yuigahama finds Kitano to verify, the false news will only have a bad impact on Isshiki.

Therefore, Isshiki told the truth about what happened yesterday without any exaggeration.

Yuigahama was shocked to hear this. When she learned the cause of the incident, she couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaobei actually encountered such a thing... But there is nothing I can do. I have heard those rumors, but Xiaobei himself didn't care at all. He even said, 'There are just more interesting topics in school.' Sigh."

"Yes! Senior's personality is really frustrating. He has no intention of clarifying it at all."

Isshiki recalled Beinuo's relaxed look, as if all those unfounded rumors had become a joke...

Hmm? Senior, what you mean by interesting... is this what you mean?

She suddenly understood what Bei Nuo meant.

Beinuo's smile at that time was so natural and full of optimism. He could even laugh off the bad rumors about him. This made Isshiki admire and appreciate him sincerely.

Especially the following sentence: "It's enough for me as long as someone can understand me."

Beinuo's smiling face appeared in Yise's mind, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened.

That sentence... should be said to me...

"Aya, are you okay?" Yuigahama looked at Isseki strangely. The other party suddenly fell silent, staring blankly ahead, wondering what he was thinking.

"No, Yui-senpai." Isshiki was brought back to reality by the call. He quickly fiddled with his hair to put aside his previous wandering thoughts.

Although she was basically certain that Bei Nuo was still single, she could not rule out the possibility that he already had someone he liked.

Thinking of this, Isshiki fell into conflict again.

How about... asking around a little more?

Isshiki adjusted his tone slightly and raised a new question: "Although the love letter was a prank, if it wasn't a prank, I really don't know how the senior would react. It makes me curious..."

She said it nonchalantly, then quietly looked at Yuigahama's reaction.

Yuigahama smiled subtly and fell into deep thought. After a while, she replied calmly, "Yeah, I can't imagine Xiaobei's reaction...ah, haha, actually Xiaobei never talks about this kind of topic."

From Yuigahama's vague answer, it is obvious that she doesn't know Kitano well enough.

Isshiki suddenly felt the situation was difficult.

According to her experience, seniors who usually don't talk about love either already have someone in their heart or have no intention of falling in love, so the possibility of winning them over directly... is very slim.

Isshiki narrowed his eyes, his mood fluctuating.

It is indeed very troublesome... But I can understand how troublesome the senior is. It is better to say that it is thanks to the senior being troublesome that I have the opportunity now...

As Isshiki was thinking to himself, Yuigahama spoke again, "But Iroha-chan, you should be okay, right?"

"Me?" Isshiki blinked, not understanding what the other person meant.

Yuigahama smiled tenderly, her tone like a gentle breeze blowing through people's hearts, "Well, it's a little better now. When we met just now, Caiyu-chan was very depressed, so I was a little concerned."

"Oh... just now, I was just a little tired." Isshiki felt Yuigahama's gentle eyes and seemed to feel the warmth of sunlight.

So, so gentle... No wonder even Miura-senpai couldn't handle it... I actually took advantage of such a kind-hearted Yui-senpai, ah... A sense of guilt came over me, and it's getting stronger and stronger... What, what should I do?

Come to think of it… Why are my competitors so strong?! I will lose if I keep going like this! But… I don’t think I will feel defeated even if I lose… No, no! I can’t admit defeat yet!

"So you're tired, that's good, Xiaobei is still quite reliable." Yuigahama breathed a sigh of relief, "Then, there's nothing I can do. That's all I want to discuss with Xiao Caiyu."

Isshiki nodded subconsciously, but he was still confused as to why Yuigahama mentioned Kitano's name again.

But she felt Yuigahama's trust in Kitano. Her tone was so natural that it even made people wonder what the relationship between Yuigahama and Kitano was.

Isshiki's emotions, which had just been sorted out, fell into a state of uncertainty again after Yuigahama's casual words.

So strong... and in great shape...

The two chatted for a while longer and then returned to where Miura was.

The club's break time is over and it's almost time to go home from school.

Miura glanced at Isshiki, who had cheered up but became worried, and a scornful arc appeared on the corner of his mouth... After all, it was okay to trust Yui.

After Ye Shan and Hu Bu finished their training, everyone gathered together again.

Miura suggested going shopping, "Double scoops of ice cream are on sale today. I want chocolate and chocolate flavors. What would Yui like to eat?"

Ye Shan smiled and teased, "Yumiko, after eating them a few times, you should be able to find that they both taste like chocolate, right?"

"That's right, the two names actually refer to the same flavor, but some regions use the name of chocolate." Yuigahama agreed.

"Yui seems to know quite a lot about it. Has she investigated it seriously?" Miura was a little surprised. After all, this didn't seem like the knowledge that Yuigahama would master.

Yuigahama smiled and replied, "I'm a little curious."

In the warm evening, everyone walked to the school gate.

The campus seemed to be gently covered by a layer of golden gauze, and students walked out of the school gate one after another and embarked on their journey home.

Isshiki suddenly stopped and politely declined, "Ah, well, I have some personal matters to attend to, so I won't go this time."

Others expressed regret and chose to forgive.

Isshiki stood still, watching the seniors walking away in the distance, then she slowly turned around and looked towards someone's location.

"Is there anything you need from me?" Her smile gradually faded, and she slowly said the other person's name, "Kaori."

A quiet-looking girl with long hair was standing sideways to Isse, giving off a fragility vibe.

"Isshiki-san, I-I have something to tell you."

Kaori spoke hesitantly, her hands nervously twiddling the straps of her school bag.

Isshiki noticed the other person from the shoe cabinet area, but in order to keep up with Hayama and the others, she didn't pay much attention to her. After all, she didn't know what Kaori wanted to do.

It was not until Kaori followed Isshiki all the way to the school gate that Isshiki reluctantly stopped and confronted her.

Isshiki looked at Kaori with a cold look, "What do you want to say?"

"I...I know Isshiki-san may hate me, but I really mean no harm." Kaori's voice became smaller and smaller, almost drowned out by the breeze.

Isshiki frowned, clearly confused by the words.

Kaori continued to explain. Although her voice was weak, every word she said was like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples.

"Can you please... not tell them about the love letter?"

Isshiki was immediately surprised, as he had not expected Kaori to bring up this matter.

But wait.

When Kaori said this, it was equivalent to her knowing what happened yesterday.

It should be at some point that Kaori discovered Isshiki and Kitano's movements, while Isshiki himself was still unaware of it.

She stared at Kaori's facial expression silently, and actually read some fear and uneasiness in it.

Seeing Isshiki taking so long to speak, Kaori quickly bowed her head and said sincerely, "Isshiki-san, I'm really counting on you! I don't want to lose my current circle yet."

Although Isshiki didn't fully understand it yet, she felt that she had the initiative, an inexplicable initiative.

"Lift your head."

Kaori obeyed her words and raised her head carefully, but did not dare to look her in the eye.

Isshiki roughly understood that Kaori was afraid that she would tell others about the love letter. If Isshiki really did that, Kaori would probably be severely ostracized.

But even if Isshiki had this handle, she would not go to extremes. "To be honest, I am not interested in you and your circle at all. I will not tell anyone about the love letter."

"Yes! Thank you." Kaori was very excited.

Isshiki felt it was a bit strange. Even if he told others about it, he was afraid that not many people would believe it because the love letter itself had been taken away by Kaori. Any statement without evidence was just nonsense.

So... what is she afraid of...

Are you afraid of the senior?

Yes, if she wasn’t afraid of the senior... then she wouldn’t have put the love letter in someone else’s shoe cabinet.

But if she was afraid from the beginning...

It would have been even more impossible to write that infuriating love letter.

Isshiki discovered the contradiction.

This shows that Kaori developed a fear of Kitano at some point.

"Well, I'm sorry to disturb your schedule. If Isshiki-san doesn't mind, I can accompany you..."

"No thanks." Isshiki refused directly.

Seeing Kaori's somewhat resistant expression, it was obvious that she was just speaking for the sake of politeness.

Moreover, even if it was not out of politeness, Isshiki was probably concerned about Kitano's intimidation, so he naturally had no interest in going shopping with Kaori.

"Well, then... I'll go first." Kaori took a step timidly and slowly walked in another direction.

Isshiki looked at her back and couldn't help but think of yesterday's scene.

But at that time, Kaori ran out of the school gate quickly.

Run? Why run?

Isshiki pondered this new question and tried to answer it: Was he running away because he was afraid of his senior?

But at that time...the senior had already left on his bike, so it didn’t matter whether he ran or not, right?

No, it must be a coincidence. After all, Kaori didn’t know when the senior would leave.

It is indeed a coincidence... If you wait a little longer, you will meet——

Isshiki suddenly remembered Kitano's reaction yesterday.

"Okay, I'll go first..." After saying this, Beinuo turned around without any hesitation.

Isshiki thought about it now and felt that it seemed a little strange.

Isn't it... a coincidence?

She had a flash of inspiration and worked her way back in this direction.

All of Kitano's actions and Kaori's previous plea seemed to be explained.

Why was the senior in such a hurry to leave? Because if the senior didn't leave, Kaori wouldn't dare to come out... In other words, Kaori had been waiting near the shoe cabinet...

Therefore, Kaori not only noticed the senior...but also noticed me, or rather, she noticed me in advance and then noticed the senior!

But the senior has always been very gentle... except for the fierce look in front of the Service Club today... No.

There was one time yesterday as well... when the senior was talking about how to deal with Kaori and the others... his eyes suddenly became serious... was it at that time!

Isse covered his face, not noticing the inconsistency in Bei Nuo's words at the time. If the handling method was gentle, why would he have such a serious expression?

Because… the senior discovered Kaori… it was probably at that time that Kaori was glared at…

"Ah, most girls would definitely be scared by a senior." Isshiki shook his head helplessly, "By the way, is it necessary to stare at Kaori? With her personality, she was so scared just now--"

No, the fact that Kaori dared to write that love letter showed that she was not completely cowardly. On the contrary, she was very good at using strategies. She just changed her mind halfway through.

Isshiki suddenly felt dazed and said to himself, "What if the senior doesn't show up?"

The answer is clear, Kaori might put the blame on her.

Kaori doesn't dare to mess with Kitano simply because the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but if she targets Isshiki who is in the same class, then there is no need to worry.

"…Isshiki, you should be okay, right?"

"……who is it?"

"…I'm sorry for saying something weird…"

"...That's good. Xiaobei is still quite reliable."

Kitano and Yuigahama's words echoed in Isshiki's ears.

She finally understood the meaning of these words from another level.

Isshiki lowered his eyes, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the ends of his flaxen short hair, sparkling with golden light, "Senior... I really was underestimated. At that level, I can easily handle it alone, but..."

"Oh no, I can't control it." She clenched the book strap on her shoulder with one hand, her voice trembling, but full of joy and excitement, "This...heart-pounding feeling!"

I'm sorry, Yui-senpai... I won't give in, and I won't back down!

It's okay to be cunning! It's okay to be scheming!

I will use my own means to strive for it... Oh, if I win... I will laugh in my dreams!

As for Yukinoshita-senpai...

Isshiki raised his head, looked up at the beautiful scenery in the sky, and then muttered to himself blankly, "Is it possible that Yukinoshita-senpai is a bit similar to Kaori, maybe she is just as easy to deal with..."

"Bar?"