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"How can I let you eat instant noodles when I can cook? You've worked so hard, I should help you in any way I can, right?"
"Just like Asuna again..."
"Shhh."
Before Asagiri could finish speaking, Kato Megumi suddenly used her fair index finger to gently touch his lips.
"Although I know that Asuna may have said something similar to you, but..."
Kato Megumi's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of complexity.
"The one who's with you now is me."
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Chapter 56 Kato Megumi's Territory.
Upon hearing Kato Megumi's words, and after waiting for her to move her index finger down, Asagiri smiled and spoke.
Your statement was a little risky...
"benefit."
When she heard Asagiri call her by her name, Kato Megumi's eyes brightened, and the corners of her lips turned up slightly.
"Yes, it is indeed somewhat... no, it is very dangerous, Asagiri-kun."
"So, let's go out."
"Going out, at this time?"
"correct."
Asagiri stood up from the sofa, extended her hand to Kato Megumi, and invited her with a smile.
"Let's go to the convenience store."
"Really."
Kato Megumi looked helpless and sighed slightly, but a gentle smile appeared on her face as she gently placed her hand on Asagiri's palm.
"He's acting on his own again."
……
After going downstairs, Kato Megumi, who was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and thin jeans, did not feel cold. After all, summer was just around the corner, and even at two or three in the morning, it was not cold.
only……
Kato Megumi glanced at Asagiri, who was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and had put on a black coat before leaving the house, and was holding her hand. She deliberately pulled her hand back, rubbed her two fair hands together, lowered her head and gently breathed on her palms, and murmured.
"A bit..."
Before Kato Megumi could even utter the last word "cold," a blur appeared, followed by a slight slump on her shoulder as Asagiri took off her coat and draped it over her shoulders.
"Really..."
Seeing this, Kato Megumi couldn't help but chuckle.
"Your reaction speed is too fast! It makes me feel like my little tricks have been seen through."
"Hmph, Hui, you're still far from good enough."
Asagiri smiled and shook her head, speaking in a profound and enigmatic tone.
"It's already May, why do you think I would specifically wear a coat before going out?"
"Eh?"
Kato Megumi was taken aback for a moment before she realized what was happening and scolded him playfully.
"So... you were the most scheming one all along."
Asagiri replied in a very serious tone.
"You're still a long way from being able to spar with a master like me."
"Sigh, do we have to argue about even something like this..."
Kato Megumi sighed softly, but couldn't help but smile. She raised her hands, wrapped her coat tightly around herself, turned her head and gently sniffed the collar, then said softly.
"This dress... has your scent on it."
Asagiri nodded, her face full of agreement.
"Of course! This seemingly ordinary black coat, which I always wear, carries the aura of a powerful being!"
Kato Megumi: "...Although I want to say you're a bit of a spoilsport, if it's not abstract, then it's not the person I like... not the person I know."
"Just now...you meant to say you like me, right?"
"Ok?"
Kato Megumi feigned confusion and asked in a playful tone.
"Are you... really looking forward to hearing that?"
"No."
Asagiri shook her head, speaking calmly.
"However, if you had spoken first, then I would have had to admit my feelings. But since I misheard, let's just forget about it."
Kato Megumi was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events and didn't know how to respond, her pretty face flushing slightly.
She wanted to hear Asagiri's response to her feelings, but she had clearly been in the lead just now. However, Asagiri managed to take back the initiative with a single sentence, which made Kato Megumi feel somewhat resentful.
……
After buying rice balls and a fast food bento at a convenience store and eating them at home, Kato Megumi, who was already so sleepy she could hardly stay awake, suddenly grabbed Asagiri's hand before going back to her room to sleep, staring intently into his eyes.
Where did Asuna and Kotoko... kiss you?
"Wow, that's a good question."
Asagiri frowned slightly and said meaningfully.
"The places Asuna kissed were all fairly normal, but some of the places Kotoko kissed... I'm afraid it's hard to say."
"here……"
Kato Megumi raised her hand, her slender, fair index finger gently touching Asagiri's cheek, then shook her head and muttered to herself.
"No need to ask, they definitely kissed you. They've kissed your face all over..."
"No."
"Huh? No?"
Kato Megumi gave Asagiri a deep look, and said with slight annoyance.
"I do get jealous, but... you can't lie to me so obviously."
"I didn't lie."
Asagiri spoke with a sincere and confident expression.
“I refresh every 24 hours, so right now, every part of my body is like it’s new.”
"What kind of twisted logic is this...?"
Kato Megumi first sighed softly, then reached out and pulled Asagiri's short sleeve down a little. Looking at Asagiri's exposed left shoulder, she bent down slightly and bit it with extremely gentle force. Then she raised her head, looked directly into Asagiri's eyes, and said softly.
"I'll reserve this spot for now."
Upon hearing this, Asagiri chuckled and teased.
"Do you think this is Monopoly, where you can buy land and plant your flag first?"
"Then I don't care."
Kato Megumi said this in a deliberately willful manner, then stood up and walked to the door of the guest room. Before closing the door, she said softly.
"Good night then."
"OK, good night."
After closing the guest room door and lying on the soft bed, Kato Megumi buried her head in the pillow.
She recalled all the moments since she met Asagiri, from the moment the team went out for a group activity and Asagiri noticed her in the crowd, to the moment he saw through her thoughts and called her by her name, and even earlier, when Asagiri invited her to become a member of this special team...
The throbbing in Kato Megumi's chest grew stronger and stronger.
There's just one problem.
"Will Asuna and Kotoko... agree to let me join...?"
……
Several days later, on Friday, at the gate of the private Shuchiin Academy.
"Sigh, finally I'm free. I'm so tired..."
Hearing Yuuki Asuna's relieved words, Asagiri, standing next to her, shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"Why don't you just leave the student council election preparations to Fujiwara Chika and Shinomiya Kaguya? Why bother making things so difficult for yourself?"
"How is that possible?"
Asuna Yuuki sighed, a look of helplessness on her face.
"Although you and I were indeed just figureheads after Shinomiya was successfully elected, putting aside your situation, I myself am a student council member. I didn't help at all, and I only became a student council member because of your connections. I really can't accept that. Besides, Chika is my friend. Anyway, we don't have anything else to do these days. She came to me for help, so of course I have to help her."
"Ugh."
Asagiri sighed helplessly, speaking in a slightly exaggerated tone.
"I've taken care of our friendship, but as your boyfriend, I've been feeling a bit lonely these past few days."
"Come on this."
Asuna Yuuki had known Asagiri the longest and knew his personality well, she said with a meaningful smile.
"Haven't you been having a pretty fulfilling time lately? You even brought Hui home on Monday, and you've been spending happy and joyful time with Mita and the others these past few days, haven't you?"
"What!?"
Upon hearing this, Asagiri's pupils dilated in shock, and an unprecedented look of panic and tension appeared on her face.
"How...how did you know I brought Hui home?"
"Hasn't this gone too far?"
Asuna Yuuki rolled her eyes, reached out and gently pushed Asagiri's shoulder, both annoyed and unable to suppress her laughter.
"You told me and Kotoko about this as soon as you got to school on Tuesday morning, and now you're pretending to be stupid, right?"
Asagiri replied with a smile.
"Isn't this meant to portray a scumbag who's cheating on his girlfriend, gets caught, and then becomes completely flustered and panicked?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki frowned slightly and corrected him with displeasure.
"You're not some scumbag, don't talk about yourself like that."
Immediately afterwards, Asuna Yuuki sighed softly, her expression complicated.
"But Hui also emailed me on Tuesday morning... What does that mean... Is she declaring war...? Knowing her personality, she shouldn't..."
You're overthinking it.
Asagiri shook her head, speaking calmly.
"She just felt bad and awkward if she didn't tell you."
"is that so……"
Asuna Yuuki muttered to herself, then looked at Asagiri, who was smiling, and complained irritably.
"It's all your fault! Why is it not just me and Kotoko who like it, but Megumi does too..."
Halfway through her sentence, Asuna Yuuki paused, sighed, and said helplessly.
"Forget it, it's only natural that she would like you. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go."