redvbooks Chapter 123 Kid, are you free tomorrow?
Chapter 123 Kid, are you free tomorrow?
At Toyonosaki High School, Natsume turned his head to look at the empty seat.
"Strange, why hasn't Brother Ling arrived yet? Did I give him my cold?"
A little worried about her brother, Natsume forgot that she couldn't use her phone in the classroom and sent a message to Uchiha Ryo.
Natsume: [Why didn't you come to class?]
Uchiha Ryo: [High school life is so tough, I want to go back to elementary school.]
Natsume: [? ? ? 】
Uchiha Ryo: [I'm fine, I'm just too lazy to go to school. Give my regards to Little Lonely.]
Little Loneliness? Loneliness... is it Goto Ichiri-kun?
Speaking of which, Ling-ge did say he would help Goto Ichiri overcome her social anxiety, I wonder if there's any progress so far.
Putting his phone away, Natsume turned to look at the pink-haired girl.
"Goto-kun."
Goto Ichiri shuddered. The lonely girl who had planned to sit at her desk thinking about lyrics that morning never expected to be talked to.
Looking up, Goto Ichiri saw Natsume's gentle smiling face.
It's Natsume-san, but she seems to remember Natsume-san being...
—Goto Ichiri's Memories—
"Ling...Ling-kun, you said that Natsume-kun in our class is your younger brother?"
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "Yes, he's my most important younger brother. Although we're not related by blood, I swear! If anyone dares to touch him, I'll kill them!"
Although Goto Ichiri was not good at interacting with people, she learned how to sense the atmosphere through her life as an observer.
The tone in Uchiha Ryo's voice now contained not just casual banter between students, but genuine killing intent.
Goto Ichiri trembled. So Ryo-kun was this scary?
—End of Goto Ichiri's flashback—
Natsume: "Um..."
Goto Ichiri: "I'm sorry! Please...please don't kill me!"
Natsume: "???"
Well, it seems that Uchiha Ryo still needs to work harder to overcome his social anxiety.
On the other side, at Shuchiin Academy, Class 1-A's Japanese language class this morning was replaced with math because their teacher, Hiratsuka, took a day off.
Starlight Music Bar.
Ijichi Seika reluctantly poured a cup of sake for Hiratsuka Shizuka.
"This is a music bar, not a place for you to vent your frustrations. Is it normal for a high school teacher like you to skip class and bring your students out to have fun this morning?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka gave a cold snort.
"This kid came all the way here on his own. Speaking of Xingge, I'm still pretty young, right? Why is my family constantly pressuring me to get married?"
When she finally got to go home, Hiratsuka Shizuka was met with a barrage of marriage pressure from her parents.
Sigh, isn't she just almost thirty and still unmarried? And isn't her old classmate, Ijichi Seika, the same?
Uchiha Ryo: "Hiratsuka-sensei, don't be so sad. Is it possible that you're not unwanted, but rather that you're afraid to be taken?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "You're saying there's a difference?!"
"Of course, with Hiratsuka-sensei's family background and looks, there must be many successful men pursuing her. But her personality..."
Hiratsuka Shizuka pursed her lips. "What's wrong with my personality? Besides, they're all old men in their thirties and forties. How could I possibly be interested in them?"
Ichika Hoshika sighed. "So... how old are you looking for, young Uchiha?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka's beautiful eyes widened. "What are you talking about, you brat..."
Looking at Uchiha Ryo sitting beside her, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly thought of something.
"Hey kid, are you free tomorrow?!"
Uchiha Ryo looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka in surprise, "Huh? You're serious? I'll think about it."
Hiratsuka Shizuka slammed her hand on the table. "Don't get any ideas, kid. How about we make a deal? Even though I'm not your homeroom teacher, I can still help you solve a lot of problems at Shuchiin Academy."
"trade?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded.
"You look young, but you're not short. If you dress up and act like an adult, you should be able to. Then come home with me tomorrow and tell me you're my boyfriend!"
Uchiha Ryo: "..."
He wanted to refuse, but Hiratsuka Shizuka, perhaps because she had been drinking, actually pulled Uchiha Ryo into her arms.
"It's too big... No wonder it's Hiratsuka Shizuka who can unite people's hearts." Uchiha Ryo coughed lightly, then said seriously.
"Pretend to be your boyfriend? Sure, but I have one small request."
Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand dismissively. "Speak! Anything I can do."
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "I want to buy that visual novel that's still in the testing phase, use it as the foundation for our gaming club, and create a groundbreaking visual novel within a year."
Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't speak, but after thinking for a moment, she said uncertainly.
"Well... the ownership of the game itself belongs to my junior, and I'm not entirely sure if she intends to sell it."
Uchiha Ryo smiled and said, "As long as Hiratsuka-sensei introduces me to the other party, I'll handle the specifics of the deal."
Uchiha Ryo believed that with his sincere eyes, he could definitely persuade the other party to sell the game to him.
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Alright then, I'll call her now, but she might not have time to talk until tonight."
That's good. It seems that choosing not to go to school and instead coming with Hiratsuka Shizuka has its advantages.
Once he officially buys the game, the game club can start making moves.
Uchiha Ryo: "OK, then I'll wait for Hiratsuka-sensei's notification."
.....
In the afternoon, when elementary school let out, Uchiha Ryo slowly walked towards the gate, intending to pick up Kohana first and then go to Hiratsuka Shizuka's place to find the game's creator.
"Hmm? Is someone hiding in the bushes? Noa's blonde hair is impossible to hide... and Hinata's too. Does that mean Hana is in there too?"
Uchiha Ryo pretended not to see anything and walked towards the school gate.
"Brother Ling! This is a robbery! If you want to take Xiaohua away, leave some snacks behind!"
Hinata and Noa suddenly jumped out of the roadside bushes, grabbed a helpless-looking Shirasaki Hana, and made exaggerated expressions as if they were robbing someone on the road.
"Oh... okay."
Hoshino Hinata looked at Uchiha Ryo's smiling face.
"What? I wasn't scared at all."
Shirasaki Hana: "Brother, I'm not going back today. Noa and I will be staying at the Hyuga house tonight."
Uchiha Ryo: "I see, alright then."
Himesaka Noa suddenly walked over.
"Why don't you come along, Ling-gege? Since our mothers are all out today, it's just us and Hinata-neechan at home."
Uchiha Ryo: "But Brother Ryo has something to discuss tonight... this."
Shirasaki Hana: "Brother, can you come?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Alright!"
Himesaka Noa: "Eh??? What do you mean, Ling-nii? Do you think Hana is cuter than me?!"
Uchiha Ryo caught up with the three little ones, "You're all so cute, but I do have something to do tonight (I have to accompany Shizuka to find the game's creator), so I can't stay with you for too long."