NABC Page 361
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Eri Kanzaki gripped her suitcase, saying that she seemed to be holding it loosely, but only she knew how tightly she was holding it.
"I'll help you carry it."
"kindness."
The two went together to the room of Yukawa Sakurako and the others.
"Who's carrying the exact same electric toothbrush as me? Are they secretly in love with me?!"
"Oh no, this is terrible! We're using the same toothbrush! I need to get a new one as soon as I get back!"
"The temperature here is about ten degrees higher than in Hakodate. Are we going to have to wear today's clothes tomorrow?"
"I think wearing a summer uniform would be fine too. ~/Micro/(Fun!}Novel/ °Updated.?×Newest±Most]Complete,"
When they arrived at the door, Sayaka Akamatsu and the others were talking all at once. It wasn't just their room that was noisy; the other rooms were noisy too.
The boys upstairs, in particular, were practically screaming, "I'm off track again!"
The noise stopped abruptly when the two appeared at the door, and Sakura and the others quickly came to greet them.
"Eri! That's wonderful!"
Her small hands were clasped in front of her neckerchief, and she looked at the doll girl in front of her with a worried expression.
"We can finally be together again."
Kanzaki Eri's eyes softened slightly, and she pursed her lips as she said:
"Yes, good evening, Sakura."
Sakurako Yukawa's eyes widened involuntarily, and she covered her mouth with both hands as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Yuka Isomoto and others also came forward to greet her, and Eri greeted them like a news anchor who would broadcast on time at night, saying "Good evening".
Watching the girls chatting and exchanging pleasantries, Saito Haruka's mood improved considerably.
The most joyful thing is that everyone can get together like before.
Saito Haruka glanced at Nagase Tsukiyo beside her. Nagase pressed her thumb, looking somewhat lost, her pretty face filled with unconcealed sorrow.
It seems that the appearance of the two men put her in a difficult position.
Just then, Sakurako's phone, which was charging, rang.
She quickly answered the call, nodded repeatedly, and then hung up, hurriedly saying:
"The truck has arrived; we need to move some musical instruments."
“Okay, shall we move directly to the concert hall?” Sayaka Akamatsu put on her shoes without saying a word.
“You’re dreaming. You want to go too?” Akamatsu Sayaka said.
"Why? All the boys are here."
"If I'm here, you have to be here too, hurry up!" Sayaka Akamatsu pulled her outside.
"Why should I have to stay just because you're here?!"
"because I love you."
"evil--!"
Yuka Isomoto's small hands tightened; though she didn't want to admit it, she was indeed no match for the intricate relationship between the three of them.
"I'll go as well."
Soon, only the three people who knew the truth remained in the room.
The three remained silent in the room, a tacit peace permeating the air, as if even time itself had slowed down.
Saito Harutori crossed one arm, her gaze lingering on the two women as if she were studying them. She took a light breath and spoke first, breaking the tense silence:
"Now that it's just the three of us, feel free to say whatever you want."
Nagase Tsukiyo gritted her teeth, looked down at the square pattern on the tatami mat, and frowned slightly.
Kanzaki Eri stared directly at her, her voice muffled:
"Moonlight, are you annoyed?"
"Well"
Nagase Tsukiyo didn't reply, but the girl's finger movements became more and more frequent, and you could even see that she had torn off a small piece of skin from the side of her thumb.
Taking in the warm night air, Kanzaki Eri glanced at Saito Harutori beside her and whispered:
Chapter 273, Section 272: It Was Just a Matter of a Few Words (4K) >>
“I know everything, Qingniao, you’ve been using Yueye all along, but I haven’t said a word.”
Her tone was very sincere, and it was clear that she was speaking from the heart. Saito Haruka's heart clenched painfully, but she did not deny it.
"Yes, it was all a lie before. Obeying Miss Tsukiyo was not my true intention."
Upon hearing this, Nagase Tsukiyo took a deep breath, her toes, encased in white socks, curling tightly.
"If I had known that you approached me with these feelings, I definitely wouldn't have become friends with you."
"You might have mixed up the order of things."
Saito Haruka's long eyelashes fluttered, and her fingers kept playing with the ends of her hair on her chest.
"I only wanted to be your friend, that's why I tried to get close to you, not because I wanted to change my life."
She finished saying what she wanted to say, and her expression was very cheerful.
Nagase Tsukiyo finally raised her head and looked at the two of them. In her gaze, which was filled with the darkness of the night, there was a glimmer of light from an indoor lamp.
"why?"
"Why what? Because being with you allows my father to obtain a lot of resources for projects. When I was a child, I often came over to chat with your father, right?"
Perhaps it was Saito Harukori's opening up that made Nagase Tsukiyo's tone less stiff:
"Then why don't you keep going like this? Is it just because of Kitahara-sensei?"
"I do like him, but it has nothing to do with this."
He was involved again, causing Saito Haruka to raise an eyebrow.
"I just can't stand this kind of life anymore. I'm a senior in high school and about to become an adult. I need to live for myself. I don't want to obey anyone anymore."
Eri Kanzaki whispered from the side, "But you went to see Kitahara-sensei."
"Do we really have to drag him into this?" Saito Harutori wondered.
"Yes, I went to see him. There was definitely a selfish reason involved, because I felt that only Kitahara-sensei wouldn't give up on me, just like he let me go back then. So I made a deal with him. I was willing to dedicate my future to him, and the money he invested in me was an investment."
Startled by Saito Harutori's words, Nagase Tsukiyo hurriedly stood up and said:
"What's the difference between this and selling yourself into servitude? What if something goes wrong?"
"Of course there is a difference."
Saito Haruka said, her fingertips kneading her hair.
“Teacher Kitahara is not that kind of person, and even if something unexpected happens, I can accept it. I deserve all of this.”
"Deserved?"
"It's practically divine retribution."
"It's just a pity that no matter what I do, he's unwilling to touch me." Saito Harutori's words carried a hint of a young woman's resentment.
She said it didn't matter, but Nagase Tsukiyo blushed as she realized what she meant.
Does this mean that Saito Harukori tempted Kitahara-sensei?
Nagase Tsukiyo's fingers gripped the hem of her skirt tightly at her thigh: "Even in this state, do you really think I'm someone you don't want to be near?"
"I just don't want to lose my dignity in front of you anymore."
Saito Harutori sighed softly and said helplessly,
"I've already lost my dignity in front of Kitahara-sensei once, so it doesn't matter if I lose it again."
"What do you mean it's okay!"
Nagase Tsukiyo stepped forward emotionally, only to be dealt a devastating blow by her former friend's words, "It's okay to lose her again."
"What you're talking about is all abstract and intangible dignity! Do you know how worried I am about you? Do you really think I treat you like a servant? Can you please stop underestimating me like that!"
The girl's voice was louder than usual, and Saito Haruka subconsciously raised her eyebrows.
In her heart, Kitahara-sensei represents "forgiveness" and "pardon," and she was ultimately saved by him.
"I just prefer Kitahara-sensei."
Saito Haruka averted her gaze, her arm supporting the pair of ample breasts that were about to spill out from beneath her uniform, and said in an unquestionable manner,
"Like Huili, I would rather rely on him now than on you."
Nagase Tsukiyo was speechless. She subconsciously looked at Kanzaki Eri beside her, who simply nodded.
“But, these are two different things.” Kanzaki Eri clasped her hands in front of her and said, “Tsukiyo, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you selfish.”
Nagase Tsukiyo let out an inappropriate moan, pursed her lips and said, "Eri is not wrong. Everything, everything is because I failed to take good care of your feelings. I should be the one apologizing."
Eri Kanzaki gently shook her head, her hair swaying with it:
"I ruined everyone's lives. If I had spoken out back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way. I really regret it."
Saito Haruka's eyes softened further, and a sigh of relief escaped her lips:
"Me too."
Nagase Tsukiyo felt a burning heat rising in her throat, and to suppress her overflowing emotions, she clenched her teeth tightly:
"Me too. I really hope to be with you all. No matter what interesting things we do in the future, I hope we can be together."
The girl's voice was low and husky, coming from the bottom of her heart. The three of them looked at each other gently, and soon, like sugar cubes dropped into hot water, they couldn't help but laugh.
The suppressed feelings melted away little by little, effortlessly.
"We're all very curious."