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That's all just the little fox trying to fool its prey!
Her eyes, hidden by her long hair, darted around twice, and Mahiru suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a response.
"I haven't tried enough. I need to do it more often. Yes, that's it!"
Clearly, the little fox isn't very good at lying.
"I see. So, does that mean the more times you try, the better?"
"Well, of course... given that you did quite well, I've decided to change the punishment from before."
A few slightly stuttering words escaped from Su Qing's arms.
[So why can't we just remove the punishment altogether?]
Su Qing only thought about it in her heart, but she readily agreed with Mahiru's words, "What should we change it to?"
"The punishment will be changed to—I'll make you tons and tons of huge meat buns and you can eat them all at once!"
Mahiru raised her face, looking like a young tiger, and said in a cute but fierce way.
"That's a punishment that really suits Mahiru's personality," Su Qing couldn't help but chuckle. "That's really scary."
"If it's so scary, then you should quickly change your bad habits!"
Changing her fierce demeanor, Mahiru spoke with a smile again.
Her long, flaxen hair was as smooth and shiny as ever. Su Qing gently stroked it, "I won't change it. This way, I'll have more opportunities to shine."
"Hmm...you're right~"
A lazy voice once again escaped from Su Qing's arms, and Mahiru curled up in Su Qing's arms like a kitten.
After a while.
I don't know if it was because Mahiru was a little tired, or because Su Qing's arms were just too comfortable.
In short.
Mahiru's breathing gradually became steady—she had fallen asleep.
Upon noticing this, Su Qing also stopped what he was doing.
His gaze, as he looked down at the lovely girl in his arms, gradually softened.
[She really is as trusting as ever...]
[You are, and so am I...]
So... let's try to forge this bond.
The soundly sleeping Mahiru clearly overlooked the most crucial point.
A skilled hunter often appears as the prey.
Therefore, it should be Mahiru who fell into the trap.
?
"Stupid, idiot Qing..."
The girl uttered words in a coquettish tone, each one distinct.
Ok.
Even if you really fall into a trap.
That certainly doesn't mean that Su Qing, the hunter, was particularly skilled.
Yes, it was only because the girl in his arms was willing.
Matters of the heart.
That's all.
Only in this way.
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Chapter 234 The Broken Mirror
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After a short nap, Su Qing woke her up.
After she packed the two extra buns she had made at home into a box, the two of them set off for school together.
……
Came to school.
After parting ways with Mahiru at the classroom door, Su Qing returned to her own classroom.
A few minutes after he sat down, Hachiman arrived by chance.
Compared to the past, his unexpected arrival came earlier than usual.
At least that's how Su Qing remembers it.
Su Qing smiled and said "Good morning" to him, only to be met with a slightly evasive, deadpan look and a slight nod in return.
It seems that this is not normal.
Half a second later, Hachiman pulled his hand out of his pocket, placed it on the back of his head, and replied in the same tone as always, "Oh... good morning."
Then he walked straight back to his seat.
I wonder if he stayed up late last night or did something. Hachiman then threw his backpack on the table and buried his head in it.
Seeing this, Su Qing fell silent in her seat.
Out of the corner of my eye—Yui hadn't arrived yet.
After turning her gaze away, Su Qing rested her chin on one hand and gently tapped the table with the other.
[How strange...why is Hachiman behaving exactly the same as usual?]
[Yet, I sensed a hint of sadness within myself?]
[Was it because I used Saiga to confess my feelings to him?]
As her fingers tapped faster and faster, Su Qing's thoughts gradually became clearer.
[No...it shouldn't be because of this. In his mind, Saika is still male....]
[So, does he feel that I... deceived him?]
Su Qing stopped what she was doing.
He glanced back at Hachiman sitting behind him; the man remained exactly as he remembered him, not even moving a finger.
Su Qing couldn't help but sigh softly.
What should I do...?
According to Su Qing's original plan, the other party would understand everything once the study trip was over.
For some reason, Su Qing suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.
Strange feeling.
This is the first time I can recall doing this.
What does it feel like?
Su Qing racked her brains to recall all the words and meanings she had learned in the past, trying to find a word to describe this feeling.
But in the end, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no result whatsoever.
Su Qing's usually bright eyes suddenly showed a hint of confusion.
It is only natural to feel angry when you are deceived.
The deeper the level of trust, the more intense the anger that will follow.
The most terrifying thing is that trust is like a mirror.
Each lie is like a crack in the wall.
The more cracks there are, the deeper the breakage will be.
The only difference is that some people can accept using a broken mirror, while others cannot.
But did he really deceive Hachiman?
If it doesn't count, then what does it count as?
?
"Xiao Qing~ What are you thinking about? You didn't even see me say hello."
The voice that reached my ears was Yui's usual lively voice.
Coming to her senses, Su Qing realized that the other person had put down their backpack and sat in her seat at some point.
When he turned his head, the girl with cherry blossom-colored medium-length hair appeared in his pupils.
Along with the girl's face, there was also a slender, long index finger—the girl had boldly poked his face.
The girl's cherry-like lips pursed, and then she uttered repetitive and meaningless mutterings in a childish voice.
"Reason with me, reason with me, reason with me~~~"
"what to do?"
Su Qing replied irritably.
Come to think of it, Yui rarely seems to have done anything like this to him before, and I don't know what's wrong with her today.
"Hey. Looks fierce~"
Yui pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved.
Taking advantage of Su Qing's momentary lapse in attention, she quickly withdrew her finger, then gave him a mischievous smile.
"What are you thinking about so intently? Are you working on some math problem?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Huh? Isn't that right?" Yui opened her mouth slightly, seemingly a little surprised. "I heard there are a lot of international math competitions in November and December?"
"You still know this?"
Su Qing looked at Jieyi with suspicion, sizing her up and down as if to say, "What, you want to go too?"
"I just heard it from Yumiko and the others... So, isn't Kiyoshi going?" Yui asked.
“I’ve done it before, but I wasn’t really interested.” Su Qing shook her head and chuckled. “Besides, tutoring you in math is more challenging than participating in math or modeling competitions.”
When he says "the past," he naturally means the world of the past.
But how would Yui know any of this?
But of course he didn't doubt Su Qing's words. He just blushed and stammered guiltily, "It shouldn't be that challenging, right? I've been quite diligent lately."
"That's true, I've made great progress recently."
Su Qing smiled and nodded, which was a form of affirmation for her.
Speaking of which...
He was thinking of giving Mahiru a gift recently.
It's a bit of a stretch to call a whetstone a gift on the weekend.
Even if the recipient wasn't Mahiru, he wouldn't have done or said those things, but ultimately, it really wasn't appropriate as a gift.
At the very least, Su Qing thought it was inappropriate.
Besides, Mahiru's recent research on breakfast must be quite demanding...
Consider it a treat.
Let's prepare Yui's [encouragement] at the same time...
"I think so too~~ I should be able to break into the top 500 in the next exam!"
Yui patted her chest excitedly, seemingly very confident.