"Then just hold on tight."

"Is this so...?"

The strength behind the shoulder increased so slightly that it was almost unnoticeable.

Kato Yusuke: "..."

Phew, um...

Yamaguchi and Takei couldn't help but cover their mouths to suppress laughter.

Kako took action directly.

"No! Xiaohui, you really are doing this right~!"

She said, taking Megumi's hand, leading it forward without any hesitation, wrapping it around Yusuke's waist, and fixing it tightly.

Kato Yusuke moved his lips slightly, and the hands tightly clasping around his waist were more nervous than he imagined.

He hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't say much. He just whispered to leave, and the girl responded with a soft "hmm".

Under the watchful eyes of the Mangkhut brothers and Jiazi, the mountain bike carrying the two people gradually disappeared into the horizon under the setting sun...

As Yoshiko Himekawa said, the place where Megumi lives is indeed in the Ikebukuro area, but it is indeed some distance away from where the others separated.

After confirming the specific street with the girl, Kato Yusuke immersed himself in riding his mountain bike without saying much.

The girl also behaved very quietly. During this period, other than giving him instructions on where he might encounter the police, she also had no desire to communicate.

Perhaps because of the scene that happened yesterday, Kato Yusuke felt a somewhat restrained silence for the first time during his time with Megumi.

I thought this journey would end in silence, but at a certain moment the girl suddenly spoke.

"Speaking of which... I always feel like it's a bit heavy, right?"

"Maybe."

"It's so strange. Obviously we have been together without talking before, but today it seems like this is the first time."

"Same feeling."

"...? Well, although this may be my illusion, it's not necessarily true, but is Yusuke blaming me?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Ah, well, if you want to say it, I have hindered you and Kasumigaoka-senpai's affairs... I am aware of this for the time being."

Before the awkward atmosphere spread, Kato Yusuke casually answered: "It doesn't matter, but I didn't expect you to ask such a direct question right away."

"Huh? Does this mean that I am evil-minded...?"

Hui clasped her hands slightly tighter and poked her head out slightly to peer at his expression.

Such movements made Yusuke feel a little itchy in his waist, but he didn't show it. He just continued to look ahead and ride the mountain bike at a constant speed.

"Not really."

"Fundamentally, it's actually Yusuke who thinks things are too complicated."

"what are you saying?"

"...Even if you are dating Kasumigaoka-senpai, there is no need to care about me? After all, she is beautiful and has a good figure, and she is particularly attractive as a royal sister, so it doesn't matter. I don't care at all, right?"

——Clang, clang, clang.

The Toden Arakawa Line tram passed by the two of them, and the sound it made drowned out the voices for a moment, and gradually faded away after a while.

Kato Yusuke turned his face slightly and asked: "I'm sorry, what did you just say?"

"Ah~ ah~ It's nothing, the hero is slow to react." Hui complained in a slightly positive tone.

"You seem to often use two-dimensional words in your recent speeches."

"Ah, after all, our student union is full of creators, cartoonists, light novel authors, and doujinshi artists. Only Shinjou-san and I are more ordinary, right?"

"I don't think you are ordinary, and you have changed a lot since joining the student union."

"...You obviously didn't remember my name or face at the beginning."

After being reminded like this, Yusuke also remembered what happened back then, and the expression on his face softened slightly.

"...At that time, it seemed that I was called to give a lecture by Mr. Nakamura."

"Well, yes, all kinds of things happened."

Hui affirmed first, and then changed her words, "But, it's because you are always leading me forward that I will change, so thank you."

"No, just don't blame me for getting you involved in many things."

The wheels of the mountain bike squeaked.

The setting dusk in the west dyed the slender gauze-like clouds red, dotting the sky lightly.

As if remembering something, Hui suddenly said: "Ah, speaking of which, I went to Yinglili's house yesterday because I was delivering schoolbags. How should I put it? It's such an amazing place."

"Send a school bag?" Kato Yusuke turned his face slightly and asked.

"Hmm~ It's Ying Lili's schoolbag. She forgot it at the student union when she left yesterday."

"Is that so?"

"That's right, but on the other hand, Eiriri is still very angry with Yusuke. Have you talked to her?"

"No."

"Well, I guess so, Yusuke won't care about this, right?"

The words that seemed to have meaning made Kato Yusuke frown slightly and thought: "Eiriri is still young. Now she just feels that her things have been taken away. She will be fine after a while."

"Hey~ So that's what you think. It's really great, 'brother'."

"What is the reason for complaining now?"

"Because, who told you to be just like the male protagonist in the harem?

"What's the meaning?"

"I don't know either~~~"

After riding for half an hour, the two arrived in front of an independent one-family building.

Kato Yusuke stopped the mountain bike with a squeak and said: "We're here."

"Well, thank you for sending me back, Yusuke."

After grabbing her things, Hui gently jumped out of the back seat, put her shoulder bag back on her shoulders, and then turned around.

"Then, I'll go back?"

Kato Yusuke nodded, thought for a moment and said, "See you tomorrow, Megumi."

"Well, that's it, bye, Yusuke." Kei waved goodbye gently, then walked towards the house with the house number "Kato" written on it.

The sound of the mountain bike sounded after itself and gradually faded away.

When Hui walked to the door, he suddenly stopped and looked back, only to see that the figure was already riding away.

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Chapter completed!