Chapter 22 Section 3

There are about 150 students in each grade of the Business Department of the Economics Department of Teito University.Even so, if you use the largest lecture theater in the school, it still looks empty, especially the seats in the front.Naoki was the only one sitting in the front row.Before he turned around, he thought, there was probably no one there. He knew that he was disadvantaged because he transferred in during the semester.The teachers didn't know him either.If you don't let them remember themselves earlier, it will be hard to find a job in the future.Of course, you can also learn more by listening to lectures near the teacher.

He also thinks he's different.The other students have been together since the beginning of enrollment, and those who seem to be compatible have already formed small groups.And I came in halfway when I was already in the second grade, so I would definitely be seen as suspicious.Although it is not that no one talks to him, but it has been nearly six months since he transferred to the regular course, and there is still no one who can be called a friend. So, after the end of the fourth class that day, when a student talked to him, he only thought of something to inform. It was a student named Nishioka.Grow tall and thin.Very tanned, probably playing some kind of sport.Most Gui also noticed that the clothes he wore were always more fashionable.

"Can I just interrupt you?" Nishioka said to him.They were originally students of the same school year, but for some reason, the other students used honorific words to Naoki. "Takeshima-kun, do you like a sorority where male and female students hold together?" "Sorority?" He didn't expect it to be such a topic. "I can't say whether I like it or not. I've never been there." He had actually seen a few sororities in the store, but he didn't tell. "Are you interested in participating? It's Saturday this week." "Are you inviting me?"

"Yeah." Nishioka nodded.There was a little embarrassment on his face. "Why do you think of me? Aren't there many people you can invite?" "Ah, that... there is a little reason." "what happened?" Nishioka opened his schoolbag and took out a small album for photos.Open it and show it to Zhigui. I still have an impression of the scene in the photo, which was taken at the autumn university festival.The business department has set up several mock shops, one of which is a shop selling seersucker.The photo shows Zhigui drinking coffee from a paper cup in boredom in front of the booth.I didn't have to come during the college period, I just went to kill the time before going to work.

"During the college festival, I invited my high school girl classmate. That girl went to Dongdu Women's University. When she joined this sorority, she said that she could go, but she wouldn't go if it was all ugly. .” "She seems very confident in herself." "It's nothing special. However, I didn't know what would be good, so I showed her the photos from the university festival. She clicked on a few people while looking, and Takeshima-kun was among them." "Oh, I was picked." Zhi Guichi laughed, feeling good. "Maybe it's a good photo."

"That girl remembers Takeshima-kun. After a quick glance, she said that this person is quite handsome. I also said that this person is relatively calm." Nishioka said with a smile. "Calm..." must have been a taciturn, gloomy euphemism. "How about it, are you free?" "What should I do?" Zhigui said after thinking for a while, "I transferred from correspondence education, did I tell them in advance, I don't want to lose my face at that time." "No. What does that have to do with it! We're all the same now!" I don't know if you really think that way?He didn't say it.

"How is it? It happens to be five against five. I told her, you pick the ones here, and bring some good ones over there!" What a frivolous world, Zhigui thought.The university life that I longed for so much turned out to be such a frivolous life every day, which was a little irritating.But he felt that something useful must be captured from each day like this. "Okay. But I'm not a very clever person!" "It's okay, just sit and talk to the girls." Probably having completed the task assigned by his girlfriend, Nishioka showed a reassuring expression on his face.

The venue for the fraternity is a restaurant in Shibuya.Naoki went out wearing the same clothes as usual for work. Although it was the first experience, I was not particularly nervous.I've seen it a few times in the store, so I generally know what kind of atmosphere it is, and I'm used to talking to young women, so I don't need Nishioka to teach him anything, just listen to them properly. Since Naoki worked at "BJ", he began to feel that he seemed to have the appearance and temperament that women like, because among the female customers who came to the store alone, many of them asked him out openly.There is the experience of being called to her house by a bar girl in Ginza, and the sudden kiss of a female guest who deliberately came before closing.

However, he kept reminding himself not to get into complicated relationships due to negligence.He felt that if he was really the so-called female-friendly type, it wasn't that he couldn't use it effectively.Why, because now he doesn't have any weapon other than this, and it's not a small weapon. The five boys are now gathered in the restaurant.The other four people, including Nishioka, do have looks that seem to attract women. With Nishioka as the center, we started to arrange this and that, not only the seating and meals, but even the content and procedure of the conversation had to be pre-determined, which surprised Naoki.

"Mujima-kun, can we use our usual tone today?" Nishioka asked, "If we just use honorific words to Mr. Takeshima, it will look unnatural." "Yes, yes," the other three also nodded.Seeing this, Zhigui felt that they still regarded themselves as different in their hearts. "Anything is fine, the usual tone is fine, and anything else is fine." "Well, let's use the usual tone of speech." When the four of them were discussing about the same, the girls appeared.The boys rose to welcome them. The five women are all beautiful.Probably because of this, there is an air of reassurance and excitement among the boys.Probably everyone is thinking that tonight will be very pleasant.

Zhigui felt that it didn't matter which girl was his companion, but only one of the five seemed to have touched something deep in his heart.The girl was wearing black clothes, and her long black hair hung down her back, as if she had no interest in this activity.Her eyebrows are well-proportioned, her eyes are slightly turned up, and her lips are tightly shut.She seems to belong to the type of beautiful woman who is difficult to get along with. Although Nishioka and the others had arranged it so meticulously, the conversation was not what they imagined at all.Nishioka's girlfriend is quite talkative, and the boys are all involved in her rhythm.However, this did not affect the warm atmosphere, and the boys seemed very satisfied. A girl seemed to have a crush on Naoki, talking to him one after another.Zhigui said whatever people asked, and he responded when they spoke, and so on and on.It's much more fun than dealing with customers in the store. When the girl was talking to other boys, Naoki couldn't help but look away from the girl with long black hair, and that girl was also looking at him.She immediately turned her eyes away, but the eyes of the two still met in the air. Her name is Nakajo Asami.In the self-introduction, Naoki only remembered that she was studying philosophy.Or rather, she didn't say anything else at all besides this.While the boys tried their best to bring up various topics to excite the girls, she was the only one with a disinterested expression, smoking a cigarette by herself.Everyone relieved their tension and began to move their seats, attracted by her beauty, several boys talked to her affectionately, but her reaction was very cold.The boy, who felt hopeless, quickly ran away from her. This Nakajo Asami once watched her, even if only for a moment, Naoki couldn't figure out what to look at.Maybe she was only interested in him, waiting for him to come and talk?But he asked himself again, what's the point of getting acquainted with a woman here?As a normal girlfriend to hang out with, several of the female customers who often come to the store can act as them, and they can get along well without explaining their backgrounds, or there is no problem with lying a little.I didn't want to find a specific lover. Once the relationship became intimate, it would be more painful when we broke up. The sorority meeting in that restaurant was over, and Nishioka and others proposed to sing karaoke, Zhigui thought, come here with these carefree students as companions, "I, go back first." He whispered to Nishioka speak. "Hey, leaving so soon?" "Everyone seems to be very happy. It doesn't matter if I go alone, and I'm a little tired." "Is there no girl you like?" Nishioka asked with a smile. "Forget it today, let everyone." "Understood, then, goodbye!" Nishioka didn't keep him anymore. After breaking up with everyone at the exit of the restaurant, Naoki walked towards Shibuya Station alone.It was not so late, and the streets were full of young people.Taking care not to run into anyone, he crossed the crosswalk and entered Shibuya Station. When queuing up to buy a ticket, he felt someone watching him from the side.Turning around to see, it was Asami Nakajo who was in the line next to her.He smiled and raised his hand slightly.She didn't smile, but nodded hurriedly. She also seemed to decline to go to karaoke, Naoki was not surprised. She walked to the automatic ticket machine first, and Naoki looked at her casually from behind.She rummaged through her black bag, and suddenly left from the machine without buying a ticket.Then he kept rummaging through the bag.He finally raised his head, a puzzled look on his face. Seems like something happened, Zhigui noticed, he hesitated for a moment, he left the team and walked to her. "What's the matter?" She seemed a little surprised by his sudden question, but she immediately frowned and shook her head: "It seems that I forgot my wallet in the store just now, maybe it was in the bathroom." "That's too bad!" Zhigui said, "I have to go back!" "Well, it would be nice if I could find it." "I go with you!" "Oh, it doesn't matter! I can find it alone." She said, shaking her hand. "Really?" Zhigui thought about her expression, as if she didn't want him to go with her, "However, let's go with you. Maybe I need to contact Nishioka and the others." "Is that so... I'm sorry!" "Go!" The two walked quickly to the restaurant, without speaking along the way.Zhigui felt that now was not the time for her to say anything. When she arrived at the restaurant and asked him to wait outside, she went in alone.Zhigui felt that it was a bit troublesome, if he couldn't find it, he couldn't just go back like this, and if there was trouble, he would have to accompany her to deal with the police. Asami Nakajo came out of the karaoke room where she was thinking about where Nishioka and the others went.There was no serious expression on his face. "found it?" "Yeah." She finally smiled. "I still forgot it in the bathroom. I don't know who gave it to the people in the store." "Great!" "I'm sorry! I made you run with me." "It's nothing." The two walked back to Shibuya Station, but this time at a rather slow pace, and they were no longer silent. "You didn't go to karaoke either?" "Well. Somehow, no emotion like that." "Today's fellowship, I really think you are not very happy to come." "Can you see it?" "You can see it, can't you?" "Well, you're right, I don't want to come at all. It's just that they said that there are not enough people and they have to ask me to come. There is no other way. They have helped me with notes several times in the past." "Yes. Fortunately, I found my wallet. If I lose my wallet again, it will be my most unlucky night." "That's true. However, I think you just said something as if you were dealing with it." "Oh, sorority or something, I don't like it much." "Aren't you afraid of being scolded by your girlfriend?" "There is no such person!" "yes?" Arriving in front of Shibuya Station, just past the pedestrian crossing, Naoki was a little confused again.If they broke up like this, there would be no troubles. They didn't ask for the phone number, and they didn't share the details of each other. It probably won't be long before they forget about this girl. When the signal light was about to change from red to green, he still hesitated, but he still opened his mouth and said, "If you have time, let's have a cup of tea together!" Asami Nakajo didn't show any surprise, she glanced at her watch and immediately said, "Well, maybe an hour or so." Zhigui nodded, pondering over the complicated feelings, if she refuses, let's break up like this, and have no regrets.He was apprehensive about his strange hopes, but somewhat pleased. Entering the coffee shop, Naoki ordered coffee, and Nakajo Asami ordered iced tea. "I'm a year older than everyone," she said after taking a sip through a straw. "Repeat?" "No, repeated grades. Hardly went to school in first grade." "Oh, is it sick or what?" "Well, for some reason, I don't want to go to school." It seems that there is some reason, Zhigui didn't go into it. "So, the words may not be speculative, with today's companion." "Because of this, do you think the sorority is boring?" "It's not just these, the sorority is boring." Asami took out a cigarette and a lighter from her bag. "Today, half of the girls smoke, but they just hold back in front of the boys." "you have boyfriend?" She exhaled in the direction of Naoki. "If there are ordinary boyfriends." "It stands to reason." "Not that particular kind of boyfriend." She flicked the ash into the ashtray, "Takeshima-kun, right? You also failed the grade?" Zhigui smiled bitterly: "Is it like that?" "For some reason, I have a different temperament from other boys. I'm sorry if I didn't keep a grade." "I haven't retained a grade, but it's a different kind. I transferred from the Department of Correspondence Education." "Correspondence? Oh..." She didn't pursue the matter any further.