"I see……"

Nakiri Rie looked ashen, walked slowly in front of Ibaraki, took a deep breath and bent down, "I'm sorry, due to the fault of the organizer of the restaurant, the respected contestants could not feel the full fairness. I, Nakiri Cherie Jiang... on behalf of the cooking club, I would like to express my deep apologies to this classmate."

"This time, there will be two champions who will be tied for a tie in this Big Eater Competition. The organizer will prepare double bonuses and gifts."

Xia You was a little disappointed. According to Nakiri Lijiang's character and character, he shouldn't have brought the matter to this point.

In fact, the solution to the situation just now is very simple, as long as it is declared a draw in this part, it is enough, and the cooking club will not feel sorry for preparing an extra championship prize, but he chose to take the initiative to declare war with Ibaraki.

Similarly, Nakiri Rie also knew that such a situation would be caused, and he had nothing to do with it.

Jealousy can make people lose their minds.

Nakiri Rie lost control of his hostility to Ibaraki because of unwillingness, and Yamada Sugiko also lost his words because of unwillingness, and the result was a big joke for the people around him.

In this duel, he lost completely in all aspects, and there was no possibility of reversal.

When Nakiri Rie saw Xia You looking at him, he knew that maybe it would be difficult to make friends in the future.

Xia You looked at him calmly, without any trace of reproach, and without even a trace of anger, but it was this look that made his heart scald and ache like being placed in boiling water.

Because in those star eyes, there is no longer the warmth and intimacy that they used to be like-minded friends.

Ibaraki had no time to pay attention to Nakiri Rie.

Now, he is no longer obsessed with beating this human being down, nor is he obsessed with winning back the championship prize for Xia You.At this moment, all he thinks about is Xia You.

Seeing that she ate so much fried rice, Ibaraki hurriedly searched for clean mineral water with regret.

The friend of the red-haired boy who just competed together, a chestnut-haired boy who squinted and completed the crescent moon, handed him a bottle of unscrewed pure water. Ibaraki took it without thinking, unscrewed it, and stuffed it in. Xia You's doubts.

"Thank you."

This is the first time he thanked a human being.

"You're welcome." Fujisuke said with a smile, his eyes still flickering on the plate of burnt leftovers, "The relationship is so good, it really makes people like us who don't have girlfriends envious..."

In the end, Xia You gulped down half of the bottle of mineral water, the taste of ecstasy in her mouth was finally diluted, and a trace of blood appeared on her black face.

She swore that she would never eat Yangzhou fried rice again in her life.

"Does your stomach hurt?" Ibaraki asked nervously, afraid that the fried rice he made would poison Xia You to death.

"...I'm fine, it's just that the weather is too hot, and I seem to have a bit of heat stroke."

"Since the game is over, let's clean up all the garbage on the field as soon as possible." Atobe stepped forward and directed the logistics members of the cooking club to come, and the onlookers also dispersed one by one after seeing this.

Natsume Takashi also surrounded him nervously, "Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"...It's not that serious, I'll be fine after a while." Xia You waved her hand, "It's too hot here, let's go to a cooler place for a while."

Ibaraki pulled her to turn around and left, from the beginning to the end, he never gave Nakiri Rie a look, nor did he go to take the prize that belonged to him.

Nakiri Rie stared at the back of Xia You and others leaving in dismay, motionless at the edge of the road where people come and go, the only one who accompanied him was Yamada Sugiko with a look of remorse.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that this happened."

Nakiri Rie didn't speak.

She gritted her teeth and mustered up all the courage in her heart, "But, Li Jiang, the reason why I did this is because..."

"I know."

Nakiri Rie finally interrupted her, "But I'm sorry, I can't accept your wishes."

"I still have to deal with the affairs of the cooking club, so I won't be with you any longer."

Yamada Sugiko stared at him blankly, moved her pale lips, but didn't say a word. Some students around who witnessed what happened just now discussed her in a low voice with strange eyes.

This time, Sugiko Yamada is completely famous in the ice emperor.

Although it is not a major violation of discipline, it will not be punished and expelled from school.But as a girl, she was criticized by Keigo Atobe in front of so many people, which is unprecedented.

Xia You didn't have time to care about Shanda Shanzi's current situation, she rested, and finally went to the infirmary.

It wasn't because I ate Ibaraki's fried rice that my stomach was ruined, but because of heat stroke.

The sun in August was fierce. She had stood in front of the steaming frying pan for a long time under the big sun, and the parasol could not help her block the heat.

As the only girl among the three spoon holders, Xia You suffered from heat stroke very disappointingly.

A group of relatives and friends sent Xia You, who was a little confused, to the infirmary in a panic, and was rushed out of the room by the violent school doctor.

"Why are there so many people? What do you guys want to do?" The school doctor was taken aback by their attitude, and if he didn't know it, he thought terrorists had attacked the school infirmary.

"Fujiwara is just suffering from heat stroke, let her lie down and rest for a while, don't bother her."

"Keep quiet! Leave at most one person here to accompany her." The old school doctor glared at them, and then turned his questioning gaze to the only girl, Natsume Reiko, who had a different relationship with Madara.

"I'm Xiaoyou's friend, so let me accompany her." Yiqi Rihe asked to stay.

"This is my sister, let me guard it."

Atobe frowned, "You are all guests from outside the school, it is better to visit the school festival, it is enough for me to be here."

Anyway, he has graduated, and the school festival doesn't matter to him.

"There's no need to argue, I'll come." Ibaraki's face was slightly sullen, and his tone could not be refuted.

After finishing speaking, he walked directly into the room and locked a group of people outside the door of the rest room of the infirmary.

"..."

"Okay, since someone is already guarding Fujiwara, you should all leave." The old school doctor twitched his lips, shook his head, turned and walked into his office.

Bingdi's school hospital is equally luxurious, there are many independent rest rooms for students to rest on this floor, and there are seats waiting for rest outside the corridor.

Of course Natsume Takashi refused to leave. Seeing that the door of the rest room was closed, he knew that he couldn't resist Ibaraki's tough character, so he sat on a chair in the corridor and waited quietly.

"I'll be where Guizhi is, the little girl is so pitiful today."

Madara sighed, and also left the delicious food outside, and sat next to Natsume Takashi. People who didn't know the situation thought she was Natsume Takashi's girlfriend, but didn't say anything.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Hiyori, Yato and Xinghei Soma simply stayed behind.

"It's too hot outside, it's noisy and noisy, and I happen to be here to rest for a while." Xing Ping Chuangzhen bought a can of Coke from a retail machine not far away, and drank it one sip at a time.

"I was planning to eat in the afternoon, but suddenly something like this happened, and I don't have the appetite to eat anymore." Yato murmured softly while pushing out her three-month pregnant belly.

For a girl like Yamada Sugiko, even if she gave him [-] yen to pray for help, he would not be willing to help her.

"Still eating...you will really give birth after eating it." Yi Qi Rihe twitched the corner of his mouth, "Xiao You said before that you gained a lot of weight, but now I see that you have really gained a lot of weight."

A group of people sat in rows in the corridor, chatting with each other.

Fortunately, their voices were kept very low, and they didn't disturb the people working in the school hospital, and the old school doctor didn't show up to drive them away.

"Long time no see, let's go to the tennis court and have a shot?" Yukimura Seichi leaned on the backrest, took out his mobile phone and notified his friends in the PP group to meet again in an hour.

"Isn't it the time agreed upon with my uncle soon? Are you in such a hurry?" Atobe said lazily with his arms folded, and he didn't go outside to join in the fun.

Instead of going to the school festival, I might as well stay here and chat with Yukimura.

"It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm just curious how much your strength has improved."

The former rivals and friends met again, and chatted about the past years.

*****

Xia You lay dizzy on the hospital bed in the rest room, relieving the headache and chest tightness caused by heat stroke.

Ibaraki sat on the chair beside her bed, fanned her gently with the books on the table distressedly, trying to make Xia You more comfortable.

He put too much oil in the fried rice. After Xia You finished eating, she felt a greasy smell in her heart that made her sick. Thanks to the old school doctor who took the pills and warm water for her to eat, she was able to suppress the uncomfortable feeling taste.

"Why do you have to eat that plate of fried rice? You know it's not good."

Ibaraki sat aside and sulked remorsefully, his eyes full of pity.

"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that my fried rice is not as good as that kid's. If you lose, you lose. Even if you lose, you have to drink that bottle of vegetable juice. I don't care."

He would rather drink ten bottles of that weird vegetable juice than take a bite of that mushy fried rice.

He was angry with himself for his recklessness, and also angry with what she had done.

Xia You smiled slightly, "Don't you really want to win?"

If he loses to his love rival, Ibaraki will definitely be angry with himself for several days, right?

"I don't really care about any championship prizes, I just want to win that glory and give it to you." Knowing that things would turn out like this, he swore that he would never go tit-for-tat with Nakiri Rie just now.

Seeing that Ibaraki misunderstood what he meant, Xia You sighed slightly.

"stupid."

Ibaraki stood beside her in a slightly depressed mood, without saying a word.

He was indeed stupid enough, because he was angry with others, but made Xia You suffer in order to save his face.

"...This time, I made you angry again. I provoked it, and I have to rely on you to smooth things over." After a pause, he said in a deep voice, "I promise, I will never mess around in this world again."

Xia You laughed, "Say you're stupid, why are you so stupid."

"Where am I angry with you?"

Ibaraki was startled, her face was obviously ugly before.

The air conditioner in the lounge blew out cold wind, dispelling the heat and sweltering heat. Xia You raised her eyes and looked at him seriously.

"I'm mad at strangers laughing at you and slandering you."

"It's like Rie Nakiri, who obviously sees that you are not good at cooking, but still challenges you to a cooking battle." After a pause, she continued, "There is also Yamada Sugiko, who obviously knows nothing about you. Slandering you in front of so many people."

"They smear you and bully you, which makes me very angry."

Her eyes were sullen, but they were as bright as stars.

"No one can bully you except me."

Ibaraki may not understand the meaning of Yamada Sugiko's words because of the generation gap of the times, so she seems indifferent, but she can't turn a deaf ear.

"The reason why I ate that plate of fried rice was not to smooth things over to protect your face, but to tell Nakiri Rie how important you are to me."

"No matter how good his cooking is, I will only choose you, so he lost completely."

The air was unexpectedly silent.

After a brief silence, Xia You continued to speak in a low voice, with a hint of inexplicable emotion in her tone.

"In this world, you only have me, so... I will definitely protect you."

"I will not let you lose to Nakiri Rie, let alone let those who bully you see your jokes."

Ibaraki looked at him steadfastly, his golden pupils revealed a never-before-seen emotion, and his heart was touched.

In the past 180 years, no human or monster has ever said such words to him.As strong and proud as he is, he never needs the protection of others, nor disdains the protection of others.

Would a giant lion care about little ants crawling around on him?With just a wave of its claws, it can crush these ants to pieces.

Even Jiu Tun, who was stronger than him, could not defeat him easily.No monster dared to be domineering, rude and provocative in front of him, they would just submit tremblingly under their feet.So he didn't pay attention to those human beings who were powerless just now.

Such a weak creature, he didn't bother to care about them at all.

As a strong man, he was born accustomed to being relied on by others to beg for protection, and he never tires of enjoying the pleasure of being a strong man being flattered and flattered by all the monsters. The powerful demon power is his arrogant capital.

Even Xia You, when they first met, begged for his protection desperately. Out of the pleasure of being flattered, he raised his hand and let her go.

So, why is Xia You different from others, when did he start to fall in love?

It was when she still refused to leave in the face of the demon sword under the bandit leader, when she secretly sought help from Yato for herself, and when she dragged her weak human body back to the deep forest in order to get in touch with the poisonous poison.

With these actions, isn't Xia You using her own strength to protect him?In this world today, she is also protecting him in her own way.

Therefore, Xia You is different from those monsters who only know how to rely on him to survive, and have nothing in return except to ask for it.

Ibaraki didn't care about those people's slander, but Xia You did.

In a relationship, if only one party pays, then no matter how warm and sincere the relationship is, the passion will be worn away with the passage of time, so love must be born in the mutual return and dedication.

"I have said the words 'I will bless you and protect you' to many monsters, but this is the first time I have heard it from someone else."

Ibaraki curled the corner of his mouth, and his pupils looked at Xia You tenderly, the innate viciousness and indifference were even smoothed by the gentleness.

"Xia You...I'm very happy, really happy."

Xia You has never responded to his feelings positively and seriously, it seems that no matter who it is in front of, it is he who is actively promoting this feeling.

Although he didn't make it clear, he didn't reject himself either.

She didn't say "I like you" to him, and she didn't say "I don't like you" to him.

Sometimes Ibaraki would secretly wonder if Xia You really likes him, or is it just because of his wishful obsession that he has nothing to do. After all, he has always been the one who took the initiative, and she was the one who was the passive one.

Now, he finally understands that it's not that Xia You doesn't like him, it's just that she is more inclined to act than to say it verbally.

Unlike her gentle and cheerful face to her parents, relatives and friends, she seems to be a little poor at expressing her feelings, but the passion hidden in her feelings is no less than his.

"I remember your words, so you have to remember the promise just now, and protect me well in this world."

Likewise, he will do everything in his power to protect her.

As Ibaraki said, he slowly held one of her hands with both hands, carefully cared for her in the palm, closed his eyes and kissed her slowly.

In this world, there is nothing happier than drinking with Jiu Tun, because he likes Xia You, and Xia You also likes him, right?

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