Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Not only will my income increase significantly, but I'll also have more free time, allowing me to come back and see Makoto Asano more often.

So, this temporary separation is all for a better reunion in the future.

With that thought in mind, she felt a surge of power, determined to make the transition a success.

After finishing lunch and resting on the sofa for a while, it was 2:30 PM, time for Yuuka Konno to leave.

Makoto Asano drove her to Shinjuku Station.

Upon arriving at the station, neither of them spoke a word, nor did they rush to catch the train. They simply stood facing each other, silently gazing at one another.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, for a long time, until the departure time of the train Yuuka Konno was supposed to take was approaching, and the station began broadcasting the train's arrival, did their time resume flowing.

Makoto Asano calmly spoke first, "Yuuka, the train is about to arrive, you should go."

Yuuka Konno smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'm leaving then. Don't miss me too much, Makoto. If you feel lonely, you can call me or send a message. I'll reply whenever I have time!"

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go. I won't miss you."

Makoto Asano couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Ever since he said "I want you to stay with me" last night, Yuuka Konno seemed to have transformed, constantly referring to herself as "older sister" and always treating him like a lonely little brother.

Although Yuuka Konno would occasionally call herself that and address him that way when joking around in the past.

But this time, she seemed to have committed to this "role-playing," never stopping, which was starting to annoy him.

On the other side, after receiving his cold reply, Yuuka Konno pouted, looking unhappy, "What? Makoto is so heartless. You were crying last night, saying you wanted me to stay~~~"

Makoto Asano stopped talking, not even wanting to look at her again, and turned to leave.

"Eh! Makoto! Makoto! Don't ignore me! I'll be sad~~~"

Yuuka Konno kept shouting behind him, her tone incredibly exaggerated, while he simply pretended not to hear anything and continued walking out of the station.

But gradually, the sound behind him began to diminish, until it suddenly disappeared completely.

Makoto Asano couldn't help but feel a little strange because he hadn't walked far, so why did the sound suddenly disappear?

Could she be shutting herself off again?

No, the system didn't give a notification, and the stability value hasn't changed much...

As Makoto Asano thought this, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the spot where Yuuka Konno had been standing.

He didn't see Yuuka Konno.

But before that, he saw a figure running towards him.

He subconsciously opened his arms and caught the girl who had leaped into his embrace.

Yuuka Konno hugged him, pressed her face against his chest, and said nothing.

Makoto Asano tried to struggle a little, but couldn't break free from her embrace, so he simply stood there and let her hug him, while also reaching out and hugging her back.

He was now quite skilled at dealing with this sort of thing.

Due to the time, there weren't many people at the station at this time.

But the few passersby couldn't help but look over, noticing this couple hugging in public.

But that was all. In Shinjuku Station, Tokyo's largest transportation hub, countless couples or families parted ways every day. This scene was nothing new to them.

Moreover, they were very busy and had their own things to do, with no time to waste on this couple of strangers who might never meet again.

After glancing at the embracing couple and sighing in their hearts about the beauty of love or youth, they continued to hurry on their way.

As for the gazes of these people, neither Makoto Asano nor Yuuka Konno cared.

After a long time, the train arrival announcement at the station sounded again, and Yuuka Konno took a step back, leaving Makoto Asano's embrace.

Her face looked a little flushed, but she looked directly into Makoto Asano's eyes without avoiding them.

After staring at each other for a while, she softly called Makoto Asano's name.

"Makoto-kun."

"Yeah."

"See you next time."

"Yeah, see you next time, Yuuka."

That was it, nothing more.

After hearing Makoto Asano's reply, Yuuka Konno turned around and ran away quickly with her head down.

There was no common scene from romance movies of looking back every few steps, nor any tearful, long-distance declarations of love.

Yuuka Konno didn't look back, or perhaps she was simply too embarrassed to face Makoto Asano's gaze.

But Makoto Asano kept watching her back until she disappeared into the crowd, and after staring in that direction for a while, he silently retracted his gaze.

Then, he took out his phone and looked at the time, and then walked straight towards the parking lot outside the station.

It was already 3:10 PM, and he had to pick up Yuuna after school.

Author's Note: 11,000 words update, finally paid off all the debts from the previous days, and the following updates are all extra updates.

The next chapter will be Yuuna's turn, and there's a big event this time. I don't know how long it will last, so it's recommended to read it earlier (

Chapter 282: The Supreme Reward (3k)

As mentioned before, Japanese high schools usually dismiss very early because of club activities.

Like Yuuka Konno's Kaijou Private High School, which is the high school Makoto Asano attended before dropping out, dismisses at 3:40 PM every day.

And this is already a relatively late dismissal time among Japanese high schools, with some schools even dismissing at 3:20 PM.

But this dismissal time is only relative.

Needless to say, students who need to participate in club activities, if they are third-year high school students aiming for top universities, they will usually take an extra school-arranged class after school every day, and even go to school for extra classes on Saturdays and Sundays.

However, whether or not these classes are taken is purely voluntary for the students. After all, some students prefer to study at home or find extracurricular tutoring classes rather than take classes at school.

Because of family reasons, coupled with the idea of getting into a good university, Yuuna Kamino often participates in these tutoring classes.

However, today is a special day.

At 3:30 PM, Makoto Asano drove from Shinjuku Station to the gate of Kaijou High School, quietly waiting for Yuuna Kamino to be dismissed from school.

He didn't contact Yuuna in advance to tell her that he was coming to pick her up.

In fact, Makoto Asano originally wanted to wait for her to come to his door at home.

After all, when they parted last week, she said that she would give Makoto Asano a surprise this Friday.

So, as the recipient of the surprise, it is best to wait at home.

So this time he came simply because it was on the way. When he sent Yuuka Konno to the station, it happened to be time for Yuuna to be dismissed from school, so he drove over.

Sitting in the car and chatting with Yuuka Konno, who had already boarded the train, Makoto Asano heard the dismissal bell coming from the teaching building.

He made an excuse to say goodbye to Yuuka Konno, got out of the car, and came to the school gate.

Soon, many students from the "Going Home Club" walked out of the school gate, laughing and playing.

And among them, there was a figure running towards the school gate.

Makoto Asano knew for the first time that Yuuna could run so fast. Could she be an unexpectedly athletic girl?

But thinking about it, her abundant physical strength had already been demonstrated a long time ago, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to withstand Makoto Asano's pounding like that.

Makoto Asano stood at the gate, smiling as he watched the figure running towards him, and opened his arms.

Then, the smile on his face froze.

Yuuna Kamino ran past him directly, without even looking at him.

Eh? Why? Didn't she see me?

That shouldn't be...

Perhaps because his yellow hair was too conspicuous, or simply because he was handsome, basically every student who passed by Makoto Asano at the school gate would involuntarily turn their heads to look at him.

So what else could it be?

She couldn't be deliberately avoiding me, right?

Of course, Makoto Asano wouldn't think that, after all, the relationship between Yuuna and him can only be described as thriving, and such a thing could never happen.

So no matter how he thought about it, it must have been that Yuuna didn't see him when she was running past with her head down.

After figuring out the problem, he immediately turned around and shouted at Yuuna Kamino, who had already run a distance away: "Hey! Yuuna, don't run, I'm here!"

But after he shouted, Yuuna Kamino continued to run forward for two more steps.

Just when he thought she might not have heard him and was about to shout again, Yuuna Kamino suddenly stopped, as if she had just come back to her senses.

She slowly turned around and looked in the direction of the voice just now.

Then, she saw the figure she had been thinking about for a whole week.

With an expression of disbelief on her face, she stood there for several seconds, and then immediately ran towards that side.

Makoto Asano had already opened his arms with a smile, but this time, his embrace was still empty.

When Yuuna Kamino came to him, just as she was about to enter his arms, she suddenly stopped.

"Mas... Why are you here?"

Originally, Yuuna Kamino subconsciously wanted to say "Master," but she suddenly remembered that she was still at the school gate, and there were many people around, and this title was really not very good.

This was also the reason why she didn't rush into Makoto Asano's arms just now.

Although she would not deny her relationship with Makoto Asano, she didn't want a bunch of people to come over and ask this and that when she went to school next week.

If it was just like this, it would actually be fine, she would just deal with it casually, or simply admit it.

However, considering that Makoto Asano had studied here before, it was possible that there were still people in the school who knew him, and it would be bad if this matter affected him.

Regarding this, Makoto Asano felt a little regret, but he also understood very well.

"I missed you, so I came to pick you up."

He smiled and nodded in response, and then, while taking Yuuna Kamino to the parking place, he asked back: "Why were you running so fast just now? What were you going to do?"