He received an unprecedented grade in art class—a B.

"Thank you, Lady Meijie." At noon in the club room, Dubian Che respectfully poured Jiutiao Meijie a glass of juice.

"Are you happy with a grade you cheated for?" Kiyono Lin, who easily scored an A, said disdainfully.

"It's mine, just like it's Dubian's," Jiutiao Meijie said with a smile, taking a sip of juice.

"I like that saying; I'll write it in my diary."

Speaking of diaries, Dubian Che suddenly remembered that his first diary was still with Kiyono Lin.

He gave Kiyono Lin a look that said 'about time you returned it to me.'

Kiyono Lin put the vibrant broccoli into her cherry-colored lips, gazed out the window, and ignored Dubian Che.

In October, when northeast winds usually blew, today, unusually, a south wind arose.

The white curtains fluttered, and Kiyono Lin's beautiful black hair gently swayed.

As she tucked a few strands of hair that had fallen to her lips behind her ear, Dubian Che thought he saw pink sakura petals floating outside the window.

Every time he gazed at Kiyono Lin, a sense of reverence would surge from the bottom of his heart.

Turning to look at Jiutiao Meijie sitting beside him, the reverence was replaced by sweetness and an impulse to agree to anything she asked.

"Dubian Che really is a scoundrel," he thought, reaffirming that he had fallen for more than one person.

After lunch, Jiutiao Meijie napped, Kiyono Lin read, and Dubian Che drew on Jiutiao Meijie's tablet.

"You always listen to what I say?" Kiyono Lin glanced at Dubian Che over her book.

"My goal is to get a B before I graduate."

"From university?"

"Don't look down on people!"

Kiyono Lin chuckled softly and Dubian Che also smiled.

Although still unable to lie, Kiyono Lin had learned to joke.

Dubian Che drew the Human Observation Department from earlier in the day.

Someday, all three of them would leave, the Human Observation Department would eventually disappear, but only this club room would still be swept by the south wind.

In the afternoon, when the club activities ended, Dubian Che returned the club key for Kiyono Lin.

"Dubian, it's you returning it today? Where's Kiyono?" Seeing Dubian Che, Xiaoquan Aonai immediately showed a faint smile.

"She went back with Meijie." Dubian Che handed over the key to her.

Xiaoquan Aonai left her computer keyboard and hung the key on the wall.

"Dubian, Dubian, come over here, the teacher has some goodies for you," Akiko called Dubian Che over with a playful expression as if a cat were calling a mouse to watch fireworks.

As the school nurse, Miyazaki Mieko had to be the last to leave the school; they stayed in the office to correct homework or prepare teaching plans, waiting for her.

When Dubian Che walked over, Akiko handed him a pen and the answer sheet: "Here you go, best of luck~"

"Where are the goodies?" Dubian Che picked up the pen.

Akiko squatted by his feet, pulled open a drawer, and took out a pack of candy.

"This," she said, "is carbonated candy, super tasty. Try one."

Dubian Che ate one and his face puckered up from the sourness.

Akiko thumped the back of the chair, laughing loudly; Xiaoquan Aonai smiled and handed her water bottle to Dubian Che.

"Ms. Akiko," Dubian Che took a sip of water, his expression less pained, "you know, I hate liars the most."

"Ha, sorry, sorry, here, this one is sweet," Akiko offered another one.

Dubian Che reached out to take it, but Xiaoquan Aonai warned, "It's still sour."

"..."

"Ha ha ha!" Akiko laughed even harder.

With inhuman speed, Dubian Che grabbed the candy from her hand and threw it into her mouth.

"Mmm—" Akiko's eyes narrowed; then, holding her mouth as if she were drunk and about to vomit, she crouched on the floor.

'Putting on such a pose in a teacher's uniform is quite amusing,' Dubian Che thought.

Xiaoquan Aonai picked up Akiko's water bottle and, still smiling, handed it to her: "You've been pranking people all day, and finally, it's come back to bite you."

Akiko gulped water into her mouth.

After the commotion, Akiko finally calmed down and took chips from another drawer, crunching away.

"Did you go anywhere over the weekend?" Xiaoquan Aonai asked Dubian Che while organizing files.

"I went to Shimokitazawa and strolled down Chaze Street."

"Did you buy anything?" Akiko fed Xiaoquan Aonai a chip and let Dubian Che grab one for himself.

"Nothing, just had shaved ice."

"Now that you mention it, I want some too. That store's shaved ice is more delicate than others, and the fruits are especially tasty—mango, white peach, blackcurrant."

"Blackcurrant isn't a fruit, is it?" Dubian Che said while correcting assignments.

"Stop nitpicking, you know what I mean!" Akiko retorted, "But why did you go all the way there and not buy anything else?"

"It didn't suit their taste."

Although Shimokitazawa is a fairly well-known tourist spot, it seems a bit lacking in development.

This might be a style choice, or maybe development really has stalled.

For instance, if the French cuisine in Ginza and Qingshan is authentic, and the French cuisine in Liberty Hill is overrated, then Shimokitazawa's French cuisine ranks even below Liberty Hill's.

That's probably the kind of place Shimokitazawa is.

It's not that Shimokitazawa is bad, to each their own, much like octopus balls; Dubian Che's favorite is the flavor of those sold on the street for ten yen each.

"Speak of the devil," Akiko said enviously.

"Where did you guys go?" Dubian Che asked.

"The four of us went to Ueno Zoo to see the pandas."

Mayi Asuka had already blended into the trio.

The three teachers knew about Mayi Asuka's situation and took care of her as older sisters.

Mayi Asuka's indifference to the outside world also made her overlook the trio's lifelong friendship, as well as the fact that they once had been her teachers, allowing them to interact as friends.

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