Chapter 45 Zero in love is an idiot! ...
Did you win the lottery?
Morofushi Kagemitsu casually flipped open the notebook, his gaze suddenly fixed on the page where Nekono Ikuya's profile was clearly outlined in pencil.
This is a sketch of Nekono Ikuya!
No, it doesn't look like a carefully drawn piece. The lines are light and casual, as if the pen tip was just wandering unconsciously, a casual doodle when one's mind wandered. It's obviously a product of absentmindedness, yet it reveals a different kind of extreme focus. There are only a few sparse strokes on the page, but they capture Nekono Ikuya's expression with remarkable vividness.
The figure in Nekono Ikuya's sketch is smiling vividly on the paper, and Morofushi Kagemitsu is lost in thought.
He glanced silently at Rei Furuya in the distance, who was still unaware that he had revealed his secret to his friend and was still chatting happily with his classmates.
No wonder Zero was so guilty this morning while he was writing and drawing; it turns out that's what he was guilty about.
I didn't intentionally try to uncover Zero's secrets.
Morofushi Kagemitsu silently closed the notebook—he had realized this wasn't the one he was looking for, and at the same time, he began to question his own luck. Was he really that lucky? Had he just randomly drawn a notebook and won the lottery?
Morofushi Kagemitsu casually opened another notebook, flipped through a couple of pages, and then looked at the loose pages that had been tucked between the pages and were now scattered on the table.
The loose pages drifted down leisurely: ~^v^~.
Zhu Fujingguang remained silent: π_π.
The loose pages were carefully folded, their contents hidden within, making them impossible for outsiders to peek at without unfolding them. Yet, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly felt that even without opening them, he could guess what was drawn inside.
Sure enough, Morofushi Kagemitsu realized that winning the lottery wasn't due to his good luck at all, but because Furuya Rei had set up too many 'prizes'!
Morofushi Kagemitsu, who accidentally discovered Furuya Rei's little secret, felt a little regretful: perhaps he shouldn't have borrowed the notebook from Zero, but should have borrowed it from Ikuya instead.
Hmm, does Ikuya also have Zero's sketches in his notebook? Morofushi Kagemitsu fell into deep thought again.
...
The school bell rang, and Furuya Rei, who had been chatting happily with his classmates, returned to his seat with a cheerful expression.
He glanced at his deskmate, Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was intently comparing the contents of their two notebooks, carefully copying down any omissions he found.
It seemed Hiro had found the notes he needed, Furuya Rei thought with satisfaction, looking down. Then he suddenly looked up again. Wait, the notes?!
An invisible bolt of lightning struck, and Furuya Rei froze instantly: "!!!" Because he suddenly remembered what he had forgotten!
His sketches!
The valley descends without stiffness, without hesitation, without gritting one's teeth and opening one's mouth.
"Hiro," a hesitant voice called from beside his ear. Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed inwardly and turned his head without surprise. Sure enough, it was Furuya Rei.
Rei Furuya looked at him with a shifty expression, quite embarrassed, and stammered, "Did you see...did you see..."
"What do you see?" Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression remained unchanged, calm and composed, with a gentle smile in his eyes.
Then Furuya Rei's eyes flickered even more, and his tone became more hesitant: "It's the notebook, did you see... the things I drew in the notebook?" He leaned closer, his voice becoming very soft, his peripheral vision involuntarily drifting towards Nekono Ikuya's upright back, as if afraid that Nekono Ikuya would hear him.
He thought Zero would bury his head in the sand? He hadn't expected Zero to actually ask? Quite courageous, he thought. Morofushi Kagemitsu was slightly surprised. But it was indeed a good question. Did he see it or not? Morofushi Kagemitsu remained silent, only smiling.
Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled: "..."
Rei Furuya was apprehensive: "..."
Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi stared at each other for a second, then two seconds. Morofushi's expression remained unchanged, his smile seemingly welded to his face.
Rei Furuya certainly didn't think that time had suddenly stopped or that Kagemitsu Morofushi hadn't heard him.
Then Rei Furuya realized—Hiro must have seen it!
"Okay, I understand." Furuya Rei closed his eyes in sorrow, retreating under Morofushi Kagemitsu's almost all-knowing gaze, and silently turned his head away.
He's secretly heartbroken and crying: QAQ.
Sure enough, burying his head in the sand was pointless, because he knew Hiro would find out.
Surprisingly, Furuya Rei didn't feel much shame about his little secrets being discovered, perhaps because the person who discovered them was Morofushi Kagemitsu.
Was it because Morofushi Kagemitsu acted so calmly? Or perhaps Furuya Rei subconsciously knew he couldn't hide it from Morofushi Kagemitsu for long? Don't let Morofushi Kagemitsu's quiet demeanor fool you; he knows everything.
“Zero, you’d better organize your notes carefully. You know I’m not the only one who likes to borrow your notes.” Yu Mi also likes to compare notes with Zero.
A moment later, as Furuya Rei once again gazed at Nekono Ikuya's profile as he stared blankly out the window, Morofushi Kagemitsu spoke while writing with his head down.
"Huh?" Furuya Rei snapped out of his daze, first puzzled for a moment, then stared at the new, simple yet vivid sketch that had appeared under his pen: "!!!"
"Again?" Furuya Rei abruptly covered the sketch with his hand, giving a guilty smile. He really didn't mean it; it was involuntary, subconscious!
He couldn't help but look at Morofushi Kagemitsu, who smiled at him: "Of course, Zero, if you want to express your feelings in this way—" His smile widened, and he winked playfully, "Then that's another story?"
Although Morofushi Kagemitsu has reservations about whether Nekono Ikuya knew that Furuya Rei was drawing him.
"Hiro, what did you say?" Rei Furuya's cheeks flushed red, his voice instinctively lowered, and he looked away from Kagemitsu Morofushi. "T-Tell me your feelings?"
"Is there a problem?" Zhu Fujingguang asked innocently, speaking in a low voice as well. He deftly twirled his ballpoint pen, pointing the tip at the sketch in his notebook.
"Don't you like Yu Mi? When are you planning to confess to her?"
Confess already, Zero! Sometimes even Morofushi Kagemitsu is anxious for him and Nekono Ikuya.
Such a straightforward statement, leaving no room for ambiguity! Furuya Rei's heart pounded, and he was at a loss for what to do under Morofushi Kagemitsu's clear, candle-like gaze.
“Where, where is there anything I like…” he said subconsciously.
Morofushi Kagemitsu's pen tip remained steadily pointing at the freshly drawn sketch in Furuya Rei's notebook. Furuya Rei felt a rush of heat to his head, and his brain short-circuited—
With a "rip" sound, he suddenly tore off the sketch of Nekono Ikuya.
"!!!" The two of them were stunned at the same time.
Before Morofushi Kagemitsu could even have any doubts, Furuya Rei's pupils contracted, and he moved at an extremely fast speed.
Suddenly he snapped out of his daze and subconsciously checked the sketch to see if it had been damaged by his rough tearing motion.
She noticed a crack near the hair strand in the sketch of Nekono Ikuya, and tenderly smoothed it out before carefully putting the sketch away.
After unconsciously completing a series of actions, Furuya Rei finally looked up. Then, he met Morofushi Hiromitsu's gaze. Furuya Rei: "..." Uh.
It seems like I acted on a whim, doing something incredibly abstract. Is this what it means to be smitten—a feeling that makes logic fail and reason surrender?
He's not even facing Nekono Ikuya right now! Furuya Rei thought desperately, this just doesn't make sense.
Morofushi Kagemitsu slowly raised his eyebrows, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. Ha, still stubbornly insisting he didn't?
“Okay, I have.” Rei Furuya confessed, then said dejectedly, “But how do I confess? Hiro, how am I supposed to know if Nekono-kun likes me?”
What if you confess your feelings to someone you don't like and they end up not even being able to be friends anymore?
"???" Morabushi Kagemitsu blinked.
Seriously? Zero is serious? Morofushi Kagemitsu observed Furuya Rei's expression with a puzzled look, and was shocked to find that Furuya Rei was actually seriously troubled!
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..." How many times has he suddenly fallen silent lately? I've probably lost count.
Although he had said it several times before, Morofushi Kagemitsu wanted to say it again. Idiot!
Zero is an idiot when he's in love!
"...Believe me, Zero, Ikuya definitely likes you too." Morofushi Kagemitsu said with certainty.
Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was closest to Nekono Ikuya and Furuya Rei, felt he had the right to speak. Surely no one would be so foolish as to mistake their recent interaction for friendly banter, given his position and close proximity.
Zhu Fujingguang thought to himself, "The two of them don't exchange glances with him at all!"
Rei Furuya asked hesitantly, "Really? He really likes me?"
"..." Morofushi Kagemitsu: "Really, Zero, Ikuya definitely likes you."
Rei Furuya continued hesitantly, "Really?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu: "..." He looked at Furuya Rei suspiciously. Could it be that Zero kept asking just to hear him say that Ikuya liked him a few more times?
He didn't believe Zero himself felt nothing; at most, he was too anxious and hesitant to confirm it because he valued it so much. Morofushi Kagemitsu's smile gradually turned sinister.
I advise you to stop now!
Rei Furuya gave an awkward smile and didn't press the matter further.
...
Regardless of whether Nekono Ikuya was aware of Furuya Rei's occasional secret glances and drawings, Nekono Ikuya is at least better than Furuya Rei in one aspect.
He knew that Rei Furuya definitely liked him.
Do I need to ask Kagemitsu or anyone else about whether Furuya likes him? Nekono Ikuya's lips curled up, thinking, isn't that obvious?
Nekono Yuuya reached into her pocket, then suddenly turned around and smiled sweetly, saying, "I'll treat you to some candy."
He handed the candy to Morofushi Kagemitsu, and then to Furuya Rei.
He stared intently at Rei Furuya.
Rei Furuya stared at the tempting pink candy in Ikuya Nekono's hand for two seconds, then picked it up, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth. A rich strawberry flavor filled his mouth.
"Is it sweet?" Nekono Ikuya suddenly asked softly, her eyes still fixed on Furuya Rei.
Rei Furuya looked up and met Ikuya Nekono's eyes. For a second, two seconds, Rei Furuya didn't look away, but slowly said, "Sweet."
"It's a bit too sweet," he commented, though his expression didn't seem like a complaint.
"Really? Is it too sweet? Doesn't Furuya-kun like it? What should we do?" Nekono Ikuya held her face in her hands, seemingly troubled, without looking away.
"No, I like it very much." Furuya Rei said fiercely, savoring the increasingly sweet candy in his mouth.
He was still staring at Nekono Ikuya, but Nekono Ikuya easily looked away and smiled, "I'm glad you like it."
He said that Furuya-kun likes him, right?
Meanwhile, Morofushi Kagemitsu, standing to the side, licked the slightly sweet candy in his mouth with a subtle expression. Could it be that he was the idiot?
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