Ibuki Akiko walked into the classroom just a few seconds before the bell rang. Jiangchuan saw his neighbor Sato Hiroki's gaze and immediately looked over.
Being stared at, Ibuki Akiko seemed to have noticed it, glanced in their direction, and at the same time met his gaze, she smiled back.
After a few classes in the morning, it was lunchtime again. Nakajima Rie once again ran over to the transfer student and invited him, "Egawa-san, let's go have lunch together."
The purpose of Nakajima Rie inviting him is self-evident, which is to establish a good relationship and increase the chances of inviting him to join the Weird Research Society.
Jiangchuan hesitated for a moment. He didn't intend to join a strange club, so it would be better to reject Nakajima Rie.
but……
Before he could say anything, Ibuki Akiko, who was waiting to have lunch with Nakajima Rie, came over and said with a smile, "I have a few meal coupons that are about to expire. It would be a shame if they were not used. Egawa-san, come with us to the cafeteria. I'll treat you and Rie to lunch."
When the transfer student rejected Nakajima Rie's invitation yesterday, Ibuki Akiko thought of a possibility - the transfer student came to Tokyo from the countryside in Kyushu, so he might have some financial difficulties.
This wasn't hard to understand, so yesterday when they were coming back from lunch, her friend stopped by the supermarket and bought some bread and yogurt.
She knew very well what Nakajima Rie was planning. Although Ibuki Akiko was not interested in the Weird Research Club, her friends would probably be happy if the transfer student could join. She didn't mind helping out a little here.
Having said that, Jiang Chuan felt that if he refused again it would be a bit unkind and would make people feel that they didn't want to get along with him.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Chuan nodded, agreed and thanked, "Then I'll let Ibuki-san pay for it."
A resentful look came from behind him, and Jiangchuan knew who it belonged to without thinking. Ibuki Akiko invited him and Nakajima Rie to have lunch, and his neighbor Sato Hiroki could only watch them leave the classroom with helpless eyes, just like a wife who was abandoned by her husband and left alone at home.
The three of them came to the cafeteria and found a place where no one was around to sit down. Then Nakajima Rie took Ibuki Akiko's meal coupon and went to the food counter to get her meals. There were three set meals, which were brought back on a tray.
Sakurai Tong took out a wrinkled coupon for the cafeteria's pork bone ramen from her bag. This was her last one. She had originally planned to wait until the last day before it expired to eat it, or keep it as a backup in case she was particularly hungry at noon.
only……
For some unknown reason, Yingjing Tong used the ramen coupon to buy a bowl of pork bone ramen in the cafeteria. She found Jiangchuan Hai with the tray and walked over. She put the tray next to the hateful guy and snorted coldly, "No one is sitting here!!"
The dwarf's tone was particularly bad, which made Ibuki Akiko and Nakajima Rie frown, but due to Sakurai Tou's reputation, the two did not express their dissatisfaction directly.
The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment. Ibuki Akiko had a deep impression of this short boy who had fought with his classmates on the first day of school. To ease the atmosphere, she smiled slightly and took over the conversation, "If there's no one here, Sakurai-san, if you want to sit down, let's have lunch together."
The dwarf must still be angry about last night. The place they chose was a small dining table for four. Jiangchuan saw Sakurai Tong sitting next to him. Although he was not big, he wanted to squeeze towards him. He had a strong sense of territory.
With Nakajima Rie and Ibuki Akiko present, Jiangchuan did not bother with the dwarf. Sakurai Tong did not intend to make friends at school, but he did not have such an idea.
Sakurai Tong didn't say anything. Nakajima Rie was also a little concerned about the dull atmosphere. She tried to find a topic to talk about, "Egawa-san, if you have any difficulties with your studies, you can ask Akiko to help you with your studies."
He can handle things like studying on his own. If he needs help from others when he goes to school for the second time in his life, then he doesn't have to think about getting into a top-ranked university in Japan. Working after graduating from high school is the best option.
Besides, if someone really wanted to help him with his studies, it should have been Ibuki Akiko who said it, not Nakajima Rie. He didn't take it seriously.
but……
Jiang Chuan thanked him first, then declined, "I can keep up with the study and review progress by myself, so there's no need to trouble Ibuki-san."
In fact, there is one thing that Nakajima Rie is quite concerned about. When the transfer student was threatened by Takera Masashige, Sakurai Tou stood up.
Yesterday, it was none other than Jiangchuan Sang who asked for leave on behalf of Yingjing Tong.
Even now, she was not familiar with Ibuki Akiko and Sakurai Tou, and in her impression, this person was not a sociable person, but he came and sat with them. Nakajima Rie would not believe that there was no connection between them.
As a fortune teller, despite the possibility of getting into trouble, Nakajima Rie couldn't help but ask curiously, "Speaking of which, did Egawa-san and Sakurai-san know each other before?"
"puff."
Nakajima Rie guessed it. Jiangchuan glanced at Sakurai Tong. The guy stopped eating and almost spit out his food. He looked up and looked at him, his eyes full of disbelief and a hint of panic.
Sakurai Tong opened his mouth to explain, but he still had ramen in his mouth, so he uttered a long string of "woohoos" that no one could understand.
Neither of them wanted to reveal the fact that they were temporarily living together. Jiangchuan knew what the dwarf wanted to say, so he took over and continued, "Sakurai-san and I live close to each other."
"So that's how it is."
Nakajima Rie suddenly realized that her intuition had come true.
Ying Jing Tong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, that nasty guy was smart. If he dared to say that living with her would affect the girl's reputation, he would guarantee that Jiang Chuanhai would not see the sun tomorrow!
Sakurai Tou knew the transfer student and was probably friends with him. This changed the atmosphere and Nakajima Rie became bolder.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, dimples forming on her face. Seizing the opportunity to liven up the atmosphere, Nakajima Rie looked at the transfer student and changed the subject again, saying, "Egawa-san, it's about time you decided to join a club. The Oddity Research Club is really good. Would you like to consider it?"
Sakurai Tong swallowed the food in her mouth. She reacted to the word "weird" and looked up at Nakajima Rie. As a trainee at Tokyo Weird Countermeasures, she knew more about weirdness than the average person.
Originally, she shouldn't have said anything, but her sense of responsibility as a trainee in Tokyo's Oddity Countermeasures prompted her to remind him, "Oddities aren't something that ordinary people can investigate. It could bring disaster upon yourself."
"Huh?"
Before Jiang Chuan Hai could answer, she heard what Sakurai Tong said. Nakajima Rie was surprised and asked, "Is Sakurai-san also interested in weird things?"
Nakajima Rie obviously focused on the wrong point and skipped over the fact that "investigating strange things will bring disaster." In fact, this is also what Jiangchuan wanted to remind him. As a monster, he knows this best - don't provoke monsters, or disaster will befall you.
Even children understand this truth, but some people are interested in it.
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