"Hmm, think of it as a thank you gift." "If I hadn't met you, Aki Tomoya might still be bothering me, and I wouldn't have been able to go home." Kato Megumi thought for a moment, her calm gaze fixed on Mochizuki as she spoke.
And Mochizuki, to make sure Kato Megumi didn't feel burdened, said, "Since you put it that way, I won't refuse."
"Thank you, Katou."
Soon, Kato Megumi led Mochizuki to a dessert shop on the pedestrian street near the school.
The shop sign was new, so it looked like it had just opened recently.
However, despite being new, its reputation was good.
And the environment inside the shop was also very appealing.
The service attitude was also very good; even if you just ordered a small drink and sat in the shop for a long time, the boss wouldn't chase you away.
Because of this, it had built a good reputation, and students often introduced it to each other.
After school, students often came here together to chat while having dessert.
And seeing Aki Tomoya entering the dessert shop with the two of them, he sighed in disappointment.
"Damn it!"
He had originally wanted to find another opportunity to go up and persuade Kato Megumi.
It seemed there was no chance today, so he would have to make other plans.
Aki Tomoya turned around and went back to school; his bicycle was still there.
Entering the shop.
Mochizuki sighed, the layout inside was quite attractive.
There were four-person tables, six-person tables, and even eight-person tables, suitable for many students to gather together to eat and chat.
Moreover, the seating was also semi-enclosed, so it was not easy for people outside to see those inside, but it was still possible to see from certain different angles.
At the same time, some seats suitable for single people and couples were also arranged, also semi-enclosed.
It was quite suitable for couples to whisper sweet nothings and do quiet things.
Mochizuki and Kato Megumi found a two-person seat and sat down.
A warm and friendly waitress quickly came over with the menu.
"A mango ice cream, please, thank you."
It was clear that Kato Megumi was not visiting for the first time.
"I'll have the same, please, thank you."
"You can order a snack too, you don't have to worry about my allowance."
Kato Megumi said somewhat mischievously.
"No need, it's too wasteful, and it wouldn't be good if I couldn't eat dinner later."
"Then we'll just have this," Kato Megumi handed the menu back to the waitress and said to her.
"Okay, I'll prepare your orders right away."
...
"I didn't expect Mochizuki-kun to be such a good child who eats properly."
"Cough cough, yes, yes."
Mochizuki gave a wry smile, thinking of the time he didn't finish the meal Mahiru had prepared because he ate cookies…
"Was Mochizuki-kun going to attend the club activity just now?"
"Yes, I was, but it's okay if I don't go, don't worry."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"What club did Mochizuki-kun join?"
Mochizuki could sense a hint of curiosity in Kato Megumi when she mentioned clubs.
It seemed that Kato Megumi, who didn't belong to a club, was still a bit curious about the school clubs.
"Service Club."
"That sounds like a strangely named club."
"Yes, it's the Bucho (Club President)'s strange taste, but the club activities are quite normal."
Soon, their orders were also served.
Next, Kato Megumi talked about the reason why Aki Tomoya was chasing her.
In this regard, Mochizuki, who had a bit of a god's-eye view, already knew, but he still listened carefully as the person involved recounted it.
And while the two were chatting idly.
At the table right behind Mochizuki.
A girl with beautiful twin ponytails was sitting almost back-to-back with Mochizuki.
She was bent over, her fingers skillfully manipulating a paintbrush as she slowly traced on the paper.
Who else could it be but Eri Ri.
In front of her were a drawing board and drawing paper.
Her order was the signature strawberry cake and a cold drink.
Eri Ri didn't go to the art club to paint today for two main reasons.
One was that the painting she was working on today was not convenient to do in the art club.
Another reason was that she heard that a certain drink here was very popular with girls, so she eagerly came to try it.
As she was painting seriously, she heard familiar voices.
Eri Ri quickly realized it was Mochizuki.
She was hesitating whether to say hello, but then she seemed to hear a girl's voice.
So Eri Ri put off the idea of saying hello and decided to observe.
This made Eri Ri's already hunched body lower even more, not daring to easily look up, afraid of being discovered by Mochizuki.
She looked guilty, like a thief!
The paintbrush in her hand also stopped.
Intermittently, Eri Ri, with her ears perked up, also heard some of the things Mochizuki and Kato Megumi were talking about.
After confirming that Mochizuki was with a girl, Eri Ri was already brainstorming.
"That jerk Night, he's really annoying!"
"Last time he saw me, he didn't even invite me to sit in the restaurant, and today he's with other girls!"
"And they're going to eat dinner together??"
"And Mom keeps asking when I'm going to invite that guy over for dinner…"
"Serve who? Has strange tastes? How does that sound so… Could they be…"
"Aki? Is that Aki Tomoya? Do they know each other too?"
"Damn it, I can't hear clearly! Speak up…"
Thinking of these things, Eri Ri's cute face gradually became distorted, revealing her characteristic small fangs.
And Mochizuki, having no eyes in the back of his head, naturally couldn't discover anything.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the restaurant, at a four-person table.
May was having dessert with two new friends from her class.
"Hey, May student, isn't that your Wang Yue Table Brother?" one of the short-haired female students asked, and from her line of sight, she could just see half of Mochizuki's body.
"Hey, it seems so, oh, May, look quickly, it's Mochizuki student."
Another long-haired female student sitting next to her leaned closer to the short-haired female student, also saw Mochizuki, and pointed in his direction with her finger.
And May was sitting across from the two of them.
So May adjusted her posture and looked in the direction they were pointing, and it really was Mochizuki.
And it seemed he wasn't alone.
Then May thought angrily.
That annoying Wang Yue Table Brother, not only won't he teach her math problems, but he's also taking other girls to eat dessert and not her!
She wouldn't forgive him without a few meat buns.
May even bit down harder on the strawberry cake in her mouth.
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