"Really? Thank you, otherwise Megumi would have grown her hair long. I think long hair suits you very well, and your sense of character is more distinct, unlike now where you feel like you can't find your place, and you are easily buried by the people around you.

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"Ah, um... Putting aside the matter of growing your hair long, I still feel that your words are a bit rude. Is it my imagination?"

"It's not an illusion!" Ying Lili twisted her body back and forth and said plausibly:

"You mean you've obviously had long hair before. You should have noticed it when you looked in the mirror, right? That's how a heroine should feel. Although there are some works that use short hair as heroines, Megumi's short hair, the character

I can't stand it at all."

"Ah~ good. Although I don't know if I can find the feeling of the character, I will still work hard on growing my hair long."

Jia Zi, who was watching from the sidelines, burst out laughing when she heard this.

"Pfft, then me too! Although I don't understand some of your words, but on the matter of Xiaohui growing her hair longer, I support you with both hands! Sawamura-san."

"Uh, thank you, Himekawa-san."

Eiri thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, Himekawa-san just talked about the topic and what does that timing mean?"

"……Eh?"

"No, you just chatted with Hui and said that you would grow your hair long when the time comes. Is there any special significance?"

Himekawa Yoshiko blinked her eyes, smiled dryly and scratched her cheek, and said perfunctorily: "...Ahaha, it turns out that's it. Well, I've said it before."

"...Did I ask something I shouldn't have asked?"

"It's not like that... Well, forget it, it's actually not something to hide, it's just a little obsession of mine. If Sawamura-san wants to know, it's okay to tell you."

With Hui's help, Yinglili happened to have applied hair oil at this time, so the two of them turned their attention to her at the same time.

When they looked at her like this, Himekawa Yoshiko suddenly felt a little nervous for no reason, so she made a joke casually.

"Hmm... I always feel like it's like a girls' heart-to-heart meeting?"

"Hey! Wait for me."

When Yinglili heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly walked to the other end of the wooden house, took off her sports backpack from the hook on the wall, and ran back with the backpack.

Under the confused looks of Kei and Kako, she just unzipped the backpack and turned it upside down.

Hua la la la la——

Various snacks were poured on the bed.

"Ah, it's snacks."

"It's a snack, but why?"

As if she was a little embarrassed, Yinglili explained: "Since it is a heart-to-heart meeting, we usually talk while eating snacks, right? My mother just prepared a lot for me and asked me to share it with my friends, so..."

'But that's usually before brushing your teeth...Does Sawamura-san lack common sense in this regard?'

Himekawa Yoshiko couldn't help but think so, but when she looked into Eiri's dazzling eyes, she couldn't say these words again, as if there was some kind of guilt stopping her.

While thinking, she also spoke: "So that's it. Thank you, Sawamura-san~ Then I'm welcome."

The three of them each took snacks in their hands, and the sound of tearing open the packaging was heard one after another.

"Ahem, regarding the question just now, the timing I mentioned is actually nothing special. It's just that I like Mr. Nakamura, so I want to wait for the outcome of the matter before deciding on this matter."

"Like? Mr. Nakamura?" Eiri murmured subconsciously, tilting her head in confusion.

There was a gap of several beats.

"Eh-huh? Hi, I like——? Himekawa-san likes Teacher Nakamura?? The teacher Nakamura who teaches the modern society class!?"

The unexpected development made her scream out unconsciously, her mouth opened wide, and her thinking fell into confusion.

"Wow, why are you so surprised? Aren't there a lot of girls who like Mr. Nakamura? Please stop looking at me like that, Mr. Sawamura, it's so embarrassing."

"Um, ah, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be such a serious reason."

"Seriously...? I said, doesn't Sawamura-san have someone he likes?"

"What, joy, joy, joy and joy! Why is there no, that kind of thing!"

There was a pop, as if the sound of a kettle boiling sounded in the room.

"Oh~? This reaction is so suspicious~!" Himekawa Yoshiko touched her chin and suddenly became energetic, "Hey, Xiaohui, what do you think?"

"Ah, um... It doesn't matter if you ignore me on this topic." Hui said casually, not wanting to get involved.

In contrast, Yinglili's face was full of anxiety and full of flaws.

"Hey, Sawamura-san, Sawamura-san, who do you like? Can you tell me?"

"I-I don't have that kind of partner——!"

"Hey~~~Don't say that. This is what girls talk about in heart-to-heart meetings. I've already told you the person I like. It would be too cunning if you were the only one to hide it."

"But, but..."

"Just tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone else, so please~~~"

After a short silence.

"Sorry, Himekawa-san, I don't have anyone I like."

"Eh? But your reaction..."

"--but!"

Yinglili coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and pretended to be calm:

"It's just that I have a very good friend. She has talked about this topic and worries with me. If you insist on listening, I can briefly talk about her..."

"..."

Himekawa Yoshiko blinked her eyes repeatedly, her expression became a little subtle, and then she immediately answered:

"Okay~! Then please tell me about that friend. Of course, I will keep the information about that friend a secret~~~"

"Um, um, thank you...then...where should I start?"

"Well, why don't you first tell me how that boy looks? Is he handsome? Is he tall? And how did your... friend fall in love with him~"

"Do you want to tell me in such detail? No, because there are some things that I don't know very well, and she didn't tell me completely, so..."

"That's it~ That's okay, just tell me what you know, Sawamura-san~"

"In that case..."

Yinglili took a deep breath, stuffed a milk candy into her mouth, and began to speak in the name of an outsider.
Chapter completed!