Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t know he had inexplicably gained two temporary allies to persuade Ise Yu Yuzhijin. After waiting for a while, Ise Yu finally sent a ssage.
[Alright then... but Shirakawa, you mustn’t choose a weird place for the etup.]
Manga artists always have quirky minds. Shirakawa Sawahei seed used to this peculiarity and didn’t retort.
He put away his phone and returned to the Calligraphy Club’s activity room.
Inside the room, Tsukimi Sakurazawa and Asano Nazuki were nowhere to be found, leaving only Miss Tachibana Tomoku carefully tending to a flower pot.
Oh, and there was one more uninvited guest, Yuri Hi and Azusa Ishihara.
Having rarely appeared for so ti, she seed to have found a legitimate reason to sneak into the Calligraphy Club just to steal glances at the Little Invisible Study Girl.
She gazed at Tachibana’s profile with a recharging expression, as if healed by Tachibana’s pure and cute aura. However, upon noticing the activity room door open, Azusa Ishihara imdiately sat upright, staring intently at the paper in front of her.
I’m practicing calligraphy, I’m practicing calligraphy.
"Where are they?"
"They went to submit the training camp application forms," Miss Tachibana said softly, putting down the watering can.
The devoted practicing Yuri Hi: Hmph, it’s just about being able to go to training camp with Tachibana, nothing special (teary-eyed).
He responded with an ’oh’ and asked, "Has the location been decided?"
"Yes, yes," Tachibana and Shirakawa Sawahei exchanged a glance for a mont before she couldn’t help but avert her gaze, her face slightly red.
Shirakawa Sawahei felt he had discovered a common trait between the Little Arrogant Study Girl and the Little Invisible Study Girl—they both didn’t like looking others in the eye when talking. It’s just that one is aloof, and the other is shy.
Although he thought Tachibana’s flushed look was lovely, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t say any more. He sat down, glancing at Azusa Ishihara’s still blank paper, and couldn’t help but tease, "Ishihara, are you really here to learn calligraphy? If you want to ditate, the school does have such a club."
Azusa Ishihara coughed twice, feeling slightly embarrassed, "I’m under Departnt Director Tsukimi’s guidance, seeking inspiration."
Miss Tachibana walked over, taking a box from her bag, and gently pushed it towards the two.
"These are cookies I made... If you don’t mind... why not have a break..."
Yuri Hi was ecstatic inside.
What day is today! Just finding an excuse to co see Tachibana was enough, but now I even get to taste the delightful girl’s handcraft!
Oh, dear Lord, I could die without regrets!
Shirakawa Sawahei picked up a cookie and took a bite. Miss Tachibana didn’t have cooking skills, which just ant her culinary talents had a low cap, not that she could only make disastrous als.
This box of cookies, by Shirakawa Sawahei’s taste standards, was just averagely delicious.
However, after eating the cookie, Yuri Hi and Azusa Ishihara seed to taste sothing like the food from a shining dish in the ani, with her eyes vaguely watering.
Shirakawa Sawahei watched, dumbfounded, wondering if this girl was too exaggerated. It’s just a cookie, is it really worth getting so emotional?
Having not seen her beloved delightful girl for nearly 40 Chapters, Azusa Ishihara felt her reaction was very restrained.
Tachibana thought she didn’t make them taste good and quickly apologized, "I’m sorry... Ishihara, it was my fault for not making them right..."
"No such thing," Azusa Ishihara firmly shook her head, "I’ve just never eaten such delicious cookies before..."
"Re-really..."
"Absolutely!"
Tachibana cast her gaze towards Shirakawa Sawahei, who nodded in return, "They’re indeed quite tasty."
The Little Invisible Study Girl, her eyes narrowing like a little cat, blood a slight smile on her cheeks, softly saying, "That’s good..."
Azusa Ishihara: ???
Why does my sincere praise not compare to a single nod from that Great Demon King Shirakawa! Tachibana, have you really fallen that deep!
I guess I really need to save my delightful girl from the water and fire.
With an inexplicably overflowing sense of mission, Azusa Ishihara quickly took a few more cookies, seemingly to outdo Shirakawa in this regard. Seeing this, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t fight for them and stopped after trying one or two.
Tachibana handed over a bottle of opened mineral water, softly reminding, "This might be a bit dry..."
"Oh... Thank you."
"You’re welco..."
Azusa Ishihara silently stopped, her face full of lancholy. The sweet taste of the cookies seed to vanish suddenly.
Maybe this is what they call winning a ga, but losing at life.
Fortunately, the Little Invisible Study Girl kindly handed Azusa Ishihara a bottle of water, which made Yuri Hi’s face light up, sweeping away her lancholy.
As ti went on, the three did their own things until club activities ended, and Asano Nazuki and Tsukimi Sakurazawa hadn’t returned.
Azusa Ishihara waved goodbye to Tachibana sowhat reluctantly, saying that if there were a chance next ti, she’d like to try Tachibana’s cooking again.
Miss Tachibana nodded seriously, seemingly considering which flavor to learn for next ti.
Shirakawa Sawahei was about to leave to et with Ise Yu to ask about the etup, but Miss Tachibana gently tugged at his sleeve.
"Um... Shirakawa!"
Tachibana steadied herself, mustering the courage, "There’s sothing I hope you can help with... Is that okay?"
Shirakawa Sawahei turned around questioningly, noticing Tachibana holding her phone with both hands, covering half her shy face, her eyes misty as if shrouded in fog.
"Of course, tell ."
"Can we communicate by phone..." Tachibana timidly said, "Because there’s a lot I want to say..."
Shirakawa Sawahei smiled subtly, finding Miss Tachibana’s nervous look particularly adorable. He nodded imdiately, "Sure."
He said as he took out his phone; even though talking face-to-face through a communication tool seed a bit odd, since the other party was his own adorable Study Girl, he had to be lenient.
Worried that saying too much at once would make her nervous, Tachibana touched her phone and typed a ssage before showing it to Shirakawa.
[Shirakawa! I’m sorry... Since I was young, my personality has caused many troubles for others. It has always been like this, receiving a lot of care from everyone... (〃’▽’〃)]
[I also want to say thank you honestly to everyone... But I’ve never known how to change... So, Shirakawa... can I be a little selfish and rely on you? (＞人＜;)]
The ssage ended with a cute emoticon, which seed to be the girl’s typing habit. After reading it, Shirakawa Sawahei looked up just in ti to et Tachibana’s uneasy gaze.
He chuckled, "Of course. Do you want to help you practice your communication skills?"
Tachibana nodded vigorously.
"I don’t want to avoid the eyes of people I care about anymore... Whether it’s the departnt director... or, or..."
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