Chapter 358: Dating Advice between Girls
“Why ask that all of a sudden?”
Kazumi’s hand paused as she reached for her mobile phone. The irritation that had been suppressed with great difficulty resurfaced as Mai Shinomiyai’s words stirred her emotions. Raising an eyebrow with displeasure, she looked back at the girl sitting opposite her and asked coldly.
“Because you and Sato-kun have always gotten along so well. You’re completely different from Sawano and Sayuri in our class. It feels like the kind of couple that can go the distance.”
Mai Shinomiyai didn’t seem to notice Kazumi’s subtle expression. Or perhaps, it was only Sato Shinichi who could discern the emotions conveyed by the girl’s poker-like, icy face.
Leaning forward slightly, Mai clasped her hands together, her face filled with excitement and envy as she looked at Kazumi and replied.
“It’s….. not as smooth as you say…..”
Sawano and Sayuri are another couple in the class. they are probably what dating at this age is really like: the boy is careless and playful, the girl is dramatic and demanding. They’ve had several public spats in class, let alone their private ups and downs.
Indeed, from an outsider’s perspective, her relationship with Sato Shinichi, since it became public, has indeed been a smooth and steady one, like a trickle of water.
【But the problem is, all of this is just a facade I deliberately put up!】
Turning her head uncomfortably, Kazumi’s gaze drifted upwards, not wanting to continue this topic with Mai Shinomiyai.
“Sigh, I wish I had your luck in love, Kiyomizu-san.”
Mai Shinomiyai could read the room to some extent. Seeing that Kazumi didn’t seem to want to discuss the topic, she smoothly bypassed the specific subject, propped herself up against the pillow at the head of the bed, and said with a wistful tone, mocking herself.
“Are you….. not doing well in your relationship right now?”
The girl’s rare dejected appearance inexplicably sparked some interest in Kazumi. Gossip is an innate trait of emotional beings, and even half-undead Kazumi was not immune.
Her plan to stay in bed and look at her mobile phone was urgently shelved. Kazumi looked at Mai Shinomiyai, who lay against the headboard looking dispirited, and asked.
“Hmph, I broke up with that scumbag long ago!”
Mai Shinomiyai’s way of speaking indicated that she clearly wanted to share her emotions. Hearing Kazumi engage, her entire mood erupted like pouring out candy beans.
“Scumbag?”
The next sentence truly surprised Kazumi. Although she didn’t pay much attention to some of the things happening in class usually, she had a silly puppy who turned into a chatterbox for her, constantly reporting and sharing things around her.
For a beautiful transfer student like Mai Shinomiyai to be popular at school was a normal thing. Not to mention the extremely attractive titles in the supernatural world like “Miko” and “Onmyoji Descendant.”
Although most kids her age were like Asada Sobakada, self-感动 and uselessly hiding in a corner and silently liking someone, there were also precocious brave ones who took the initiative to “eat the crab,” and even successfully ate it.
As for the name of the brave one who ate the crab?
Kazumi really didn’t bother to remember. Anyway, she remembered a tall boy who looked quite good in appearance and demeanor. She had seen him picking up Mai Shinomiyai after school and taking her home.
Of course, that wasn’t important here. From now on, this guy would only have one name in their conversation, and that was scumbag.
“Yes! That guy actually had several girlfriends at different schools. He’s a complete and utter scumbag!!”
As if the person involved were right in front of her, the previously dejected Mai Shinomiyai sat up with a “thump,” violently threw the pillow beside her onto the bed, and spoke through gritted teeth, fiercely looking at the non-existent phantom figure before her.
“You didn’t see it before…..”
Looking at Mai Shinomiyai’s appearance of deep hatred, Kazumi felt a rare sense of relief, but new problems followed.
Since Mai Shinomiyai was so confident in her “Spiritual Vision” that could perceive people’s emotions, why did she trip up on such a trivial matter?
“Because before I came here, my uncle told me that it’s normal for everyone to have a dark side. If you interact with people using your Spiritual Vision, you won’t be able to find anyone to be friends with.”
“Besides, it was my first relationship, so I didn’t want to be influenced by such things and didn’t consciously use my abilities.”
Mai Shinomiyai hugged the pillow she had thrown back and replied pitifully.
“Then you still used your abilities on me!”
Kazumi was speechless. This double standard was too much. Fortunately, this girl’s skills were not enough to see through her undead identity. If she had exposed herself in class, she would probably have to hide in the organization.
“That….. That’s because I was investigating the will of Lord Kamijin at the time, and Kiyomizu-san, you are Sato-kun’s girlfriend, so I…..”
The blue-eyed girl holding the pillow flinched back from Kazumi’s cold words, blinking her beautiful eyes and explaining embarrassedly.
“…….”
Looking at the girl who was clearly taller than her but now looked weak and pitiful, Kazumi felt nothing but speechless.
Alright, now she finally understood why this little girl was clinging to her so readily.
After all, for a beautiful girl like Mai Shinomiyai, whether it’s boys or girls, they would all have some so-called “evil thoughts” in their hearts, right? Men have longing and possessiveness for beautiful opposite-sex individuals, while women have jealousy towards excellent peers.
And since she had no extra emotions, she naturally became the “good person” who didn’t have any negative feelings towards her, and was thus identified as a potential friend.
However, this made Kazumi curious about what Sato Shinichi, that silly fawn, was like under her abilities, or perhaps, did this guy also hide some secrets in his heart that he was unwilling to reveal?
“Shinomiyai.”
“Hm?”
“That….. What is Shinichi like in your abilities? Is there any…..”
Hearing Kazumi’s question, Mai Shinomiyai nodded and began to recall seriously the feeling when she scanned the classroom with her Spiritual Vision.
“Hmm, let me think…..”
“Warm, blazing, basically no negative emotions were emitted. Ah, and there was also your constant care for Kiyomizu-san, and a genuine, unreserved liking. It was probably the strongest I’ve ever seen…..”
“……..”
“Kiyomizu-san, Kiyomizu-san? Are you still there?”
(ps: Please cast your free votes for Little Kazumi in the moe battle. I will work hard to update, woo woo woo QAQ)
