He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

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Seeing his cousin's hesitation, Akaza sighed helplessly.

"You and Shirakawa go have fun, I can wander around by myself."

"Really, cousin? Then your leg..." Nikaido was worried that Akaza would have difficulty walking without her.

"Don't worry about me." Akaza moved her injured leg. "It's almost healed. I'll be able to walk in a few days."

"That was a fracture! How come it healed so quickly?" Shirakawa exclaimed in amazement.

"Well, thank you, cousin. Bai Chuan and I..."

"Wait," Akaza beckoned to Shirakawa, signaling him to come over.

Shirakawa stepped forward, and Akaza placed his hand on Shirakawa's shoulder, whispering something in his ear.

"You little scumbag, I don't know what kind of spell you cast on these girls to make them always fawn over you."

"No, Akaza-nee... I..."

"Hey, you don't need to say anything more. Come to the bar on the commercial street at midnight tonight, and we'll talk then."

Akaza looked up, patted Shirakawa on the shoulder, smiled meaningfully, and left with his cane.

"Little Shirakawa, what did your cousin say to you?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's just that I need to take good care of you."

“Alright.” Nikaido didn’t delve into it further.

The two walked one after the other. Their first stop was the open space in front of the teaching building, where students set up food stalls.

They sell Japanese specialty snacks such as taiyaki, chocolate bananas, apple lollipops, and fried chicken, all at very low prices. The profits are shared among the students at each stall.

Making these snacks is not difficult at all; even high school students can make them look quite decent.

"Brother Shirakawa, would you like some takoyaki?" Nikaido pointed to the takoyaki vendor next to him.

The round takoyaki was covered with a layer of sauce, steaming hot, and sprinkled with cumin, making Nikaido's mouth water.

"I don't need it," Shirakawa refused repeatedly.

His food tastes bland.

"It's alright, I'll treat you." Nikaido patted Shirakawa on the shoulder, assuming he was short of money.

As the eldest sister, she naturally has to protect her younger brothers, especially since Shirakawa is not only her younger brother but also the person she likes.

"Need not..."

Before he could finish speaking, Nikaido had already arrived at the takoyaki stand.

"Hey classmate, two orders of takoyaki, please."

"Okay!" the slightly chubby, bespectacled male stall owner replied readily.

Shirakawa rushed over.

Hmm... I feel like I know this stall owner somewhere...

Isn't this An Shi Hongzhi?

Compared to the last time we met, An Shihongzhi was noticeably thinner, with much less fat on his stomach. He was wearing glasses and no longer had that sleazy air about him. Instead, he gave off a quiet, scholarly, and refined feeling.

He can be considered a sunny, cheerful, and slightly chubby boy at the moment.

It must be that Shirakawa's hypnosis worked.

Back then, Shirakawa used that pocket watch to encourage Anshi to be a good person, exercise properly, and live each day to the fullest. Unexpectedly, after just over a week, the results were already evident.

Anshi was engrossed in making his so-called takoyaki, completely unaware of Shirakawa behind Nikaido.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho!"

Behind the takoyaki stall, a girl of similar build to Hiroshi Anshi was slowly approaching, carrying a cardboard box.

They were also wearing glasses.

I walked behind the stall and slammed the cardboard box down on the ground.

The cardboard box had the ingredients labeled on it.

"An Shi~~ you're not even going to help me..." The girl took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe her sweat.

"Someone needs to take care of the guests at the front desk! How about I move the ingredients and you make the takoyaki?"

"Never mind." The girl pouted, stretched her shoulders, and continued to move the ingredients.

Judging from the girl's expression, she's probably a complete culinary idiot and can't cook.

The atmosphere between the girl and Anshi was very good; their relationship was either that of lovers or good friends.

Shirakawa harbored no ill will toward Anshi. Anshi's greed was amplified by that despicable hypnotic pocket watch, which led him to act that way.

This is all thanks to Secia.

Although all the girls in the school had been hypnotized by him, thankfully no one was hurt.

Seeing Anshi enjoying such a peaceful and wonderful campus life, Shirakawa could only feel envious.

They just need to enjoy campus life, while Shirakawa thinks a lot more.

Yellow Hair, the girls, Cecilia, Catherine, Ellie—since he came into this world, he has hardly had a single day of peace.

"Here's the one, classmate." Anshi bent down, holding the takoyaki, and handed it to Nikaido.

A small rectangular paper tray contains two rows of six steaming hot takoyaki.

Nikaido immediately stuck one in a toothpick and put it in his mouth.

"Whoosh~~ Huff~~ It's so hot." The takoyaki slid right out of Nikaido's mouth and fell back into the paper cup.

Nikaido kept sticking out his tongue and fanning himself.

"Let it cool down before you eat it, don't rush."

"I came here without eating breakfast this morning because I was hungry!"

As he spoke, Nikaido poked it again, blew on it twice to confirm, and then put it in his mouth.

"Mmm! So delicious." Nikaido savored it with satisfaction.

The outer layer of dough is soft, while the takoyaki in the middle is delicious and chewy.

Is it really that delicious...?

It's a pity I can't taste the food anymore, sigh...

Nikaido saw Shirakawa staring blankly at the takoyaki and assumed he was just greedy, so he picked up another one and blew on it repeatedly.

"Here you go, Shirakawa." Nikaido held up a cooled takoyaki in front of Shirakawa. "Ahhhhh!"

"Boss, there are so many people here, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Shirakawa looked around.

The students around them were enjoying the celebration, and few people noticed them.

"Isn't this just... well... normal interaction between couples? I guess I won't eat it then." Nikaido withdrew his food with some disappointment, intending to eat the takoyaki himself.

Shirakawa stepped forward, opened his mouth wide, and snatched the food from the tiger's mouth.

Right in front of Nikaido, Shirakawa ate the takoyaki in one bite.

Their cheeks were only half a palm's width apart.

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t eat it,” Shirakawa said, chewing between bites.

......

It doesn't taste like food, but it does taste like Nikaido...

Nikaido blushed slightly. They had been too close just now. Although she and Shirakawa had kissed and done it before, her heart still raced when he got close.

When they do that kind of thing, it's more like the two of them are trying to please each other and work together to reach that peak of pleasure.

This feeling is more like the playful banter between lovers in the throes of new love; it's more about liking and loving each other.

"Hey! Shirakawa, you stole my takoyaki!"

"Hey, you're the one who's supposed to feed me."

"I don't care, I want to eat yours too!"

"Mine isn't finished yet~~"

While the two were playing around, Anshi, who was making takoyaki, clearly noticed Shirakawa's presence. He frowned slightly, paused for a moment, as if recalling something.

"Your takoyaki is ready too." Anshi bent down slightly again and served the takoyaki.

They were all classmates on equal footing, and Shirakawa felt a little uncomfortable being treated so politely. He took the takoyaki, only to find that there was one extra inside.

There were originally six, now there are seven.

"Consider the extra one a gift to you, Shirakawa," Anshi smiled.

The smile carried no hint of malice, but rather a deep sense of gratitude.

"Hey, Shirakawa, do you two know each other? Why did he suddenly call you by your name?" Nikaido asked, puzzled.