CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 430: TSUKIMI SAKURAZAWA’S LIFE CONSULTATION INCIDENT

Shirakawa Sawahei paused for a moment, seemingly recalling something, and sighed helplessly.

"Who forces someone to do life consultations like this."

Although he said that, his body honestly leaned on Tsukimi sakurazawa’s lap and gently closed his eyes.

Perhaps, as the ’whimpering monster’ said, relying on her occasionally isn’t a big deal... After all, it’s not like he hadn’t done life consultations when he was a freshman.

"Did you just go skiing?"

"I did, it was fun, it’s just a bit hard to balance, always feel like my center of gravity is leaning forward..."

Oh, then it seems it’s not the sled’s problem; it’s your problem.

"Shirakawa, have you skied before?"

"No."

"Really? Then I’ll teach you next time."

"I think I can learn by myself... By the way, have you really learned?"

"What are you talking about? Am I the weakling type with poor motor skills? I obviously love sports."

"..."

"What, Shirakawa don’t you believe it?"

Although they called it a life consultation, for Shirakawa Sawahei, it seemed more like enjoying the girl’s lap pillow while chatting aimlessly with her. Those strange emotions in his heart dissipated a lot. And Tsukimi sakurazawa seemed to have forgotten about the life consultation as well, not asking why Shirakawa Sawahei was suddenly so tangled with his thoughts.

The light in the room was soft and warm, the atmosphere lazy, as if lying in Tsukimi’s arms could avoid all the emotional entanglements with several schoolgirls and peacefully pass the days.

Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly felt a bit fortunate, thankful that he hadn’t associated Tsukimi sakurazawa with the lousy system. At least, when he’s backstabbed by the system so much he vomits blood, he could come to her to rest and recuperate his body and mind.

"Tsukimi."

"Hmm?"

He sighed softly, as if asking himself or asking her: "Do you think... in love, is it better to be close or a little distant."

"Wh... what do you mean."

Shirakawa Sawahei chuckled softly: "Nothing, just a bit sentimental after watching a movie."

"Oh~ Shirakawa, stop it, you never cry watching movies."

"That was before, I change too."

"Then show me your change~ Next time I’ll take you to see a movie, a romance, a tear-jerker, if you don’t cry, I won’t let you off."

"Don’t so easily book my time, alright? Isn’t this a life consultation?" Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly.

"Life consultation has to be about issues happening to the person being consulted, right? Shirakawa, did you have a breakup?"

"Love has nothing to do with me since the rumors between us started in freshman year, okay."

Tsukimi sakurazawa giggled, patted Shirakawa Sawahei’s head: "Alright, alright, that was all for the crepe discount, and besides, you don’t want to date, I blocked so many love letters for you, you should be thanking me."

"Not really, there’s still plenty of love letters, they just don’t pursue me openly... If I were to thank someone, shouldn’t I thank Hayakawa Kashi more?"

"Thanks to her, I received way fewer love letters."

The strongest love letter interceptor, deservedly so.

Upon hearing this name, Tsukimi sakurazawa paused for a moment, changed from patting to poking, and nudged Shirakawa Sawahei’s cheek.

"Are you saying I’m not as useful as her?"

"Enjoying my minister’s lap pillow while talking about other women’s names, Shirakawa, you’re an old scumbag, aren’t you!"

"..."

"Where were we just now?" Shirakawa Sawahei shifted the topic, "Love... Tsukimi, what do you think is the mindset of male protagonists who fall for childhood friends in anime and manga?"

"Aren’t we doing a life consultation? This is a manga discussion topic."

"Then let’s temporarily turn it into a manga discussion."

Tsukimi sakurazawa puffed her cheeks, pretended to be helpless, and said: "Alright, alright, since I’m an understanding beautiful girl minister... Regarding the childhood friend issue... I think probably familiarity has a lot to do with it?"

"If they’re strangers, it would feel weird trying to transition into a relationship, right? But having a childhood friend setting, spending a long time together, gradually showing your feelings, and developing affection over time~"

"Familiarity, huh... "

Shirakawa Sawahei silently repeated this sentence, wondering if the same would apply to the little loli and him, that they also developed feelings over time?

If it wasn’t the cause, how else to explain why it reached 99%... and also, why this airhead cute little Ise Yu also reached 99%...

If there wasn’t a transmigration, or if he hadn’t received that lousy system, Shirakawa Sawaheli believed he would probably be the kind of person who spends his life with just one person. Find a girl he likes, confess to her, and be together always. There might be ups and downs along the way, but in the end, it would definitely be a happy ending.

But now, not only is it no longer about one person, Shirakawa Sawahei felt uncertain he could even reach the ending.

Confused when inside, clear when outside. If someone had a God’s perspective on the dilemma Shirakawa Sawahei faces, it would seem simple: either want them all or none, what’s there to be tangled about.

However, such a God’s perspective isn’t something you can just turn on. Being in the situation, everything seems shrouded in fog, making it impossible to gauge the girls’ feelings or clarify his own... these two matters combined threw the usually composed and calm Akihisa Xueshen into great distress...

What exactly... am I struggling with?

Or maybe, what am I afraid of?

Tsukimi sakurazawa saw him slightly distracted, couldn’t help but poke Shirakawa Sawahei’s cheek again: "Shirakawa, why are you asking something like this suddenly?"

"Didn’t I say, manga discussion." Shirakawa Sawahei replied, sighing: "While they say familiarity makes it easier to capture hearts, childhood friends often end up as losers, maybe because they’re too familiar."

"Tsukimi, for girls, turning a good friend into a lover... wouldn’t it feel strange?"

The girl’s hand dangling in mid-air trembled slightly, her whole person seemed to freeze for a second, Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t see her expression, continued: "Usually the relationship is awkward, almost never considered as a romantic interest, but suddenly realize she seems to like you, could such a plot be frequent?"

"Who- Who knows... maybe such plots have existed in movies or anime before." Tsukimi sakurazawa’s voice slightly trembling: "Shirakawa, what did you watch?"

"Nothing much." Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a bit, chuckled: "Just suddenly pondering if there’s pure friendship between men and women."

"If there’s no pure friendship between men and women, then Shirakawa, what are you trying to do lying on my lap~" The girl switched to a giggling tone, scolded playfully: "Could it be, Shirakawa, you’ve actually been craving my body for a long time?"

"No such thing, alright." Shirakawa Sawahei glared at Tsukimi sakurazawa, the clever gleam in the sparkling eyes above him. He sighed, smiled bitterly: "True, when I have a living example right beside me."

"Alright, alright~ Shirakawa, be good, are you having a breakup? Tell me and make your good friend happy~"

"There’s no chance for you to be happy." Shirakawa Sawahei retorted coldly.

"Eh~ what’s the big deal, I won’t laugh that loudly."

"You do laugh loudly."

"Not true, ladies laugh without showing teeth."

Shirakawa Sawahei coldly laughed twice, showing his disdain, turned his head to look outside, and asked: "What time is it now?"

"Hmm... almost five o’clock, are you going to have dinner, Shirakawa?"

Upon hearing this, Shinkawa Zeppei paused, thinking that I actually slept for so long. Is it that I’m too tired, or is Tsukimi sakurazawa’s lap pillow just too soft?

It’s definitely the whimpering monster’s fault!

Shirakawa Sawahei stretched, reluctantly got up from the girl’s lap and said: "Let’s go, find Tachibana and Ise Yu."

"Eh~ Shirakawa, you go first, I’ll sit here for a while."

"Hmm?"

"My leg’s gone numb from you sleeping on it..." Tsukimi sakurazawa said pitifully: "Shirakawa, won’t you help massage it for me~"

"..."

"Alright, alright, you go first, I need to use the dryer for my scarf, it got a bit damp from the snow earlier..."

"Remember to contact me when you find them, no having dinner secretly!"

"Okay, hurry up..."

This reply sounded reasonable, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t think much of it, tidied his hair and collar, and left the room to find Ms. Tachibana and the lazy girl.

At the moment the door closed with a click, a certain long-legged cute girl immediately had her expression collapse, and her whole aura seemed to drain away, lying down on Shirakawa Sawahei’s bed.

Why, why did I say such a thing!

"Um..."

"I might really be... a fool..."

Holding the pillow, the long-legged cute girl’s face was full of frustration, making a sound like a small animal’s wail.