“Seiun, can you forgive me?”

“I... I never said I was leaving the team.” Seiun Sky looked flustered.

“That’s good.” Lu Jue-jun breathed a sigh of relief, “I thought you were going to quit.”

“I also haven’t said I’ll forgive you yet.”

Seiun Sky’s emotions were slowly being soothed by Lu Jue-jun; the fiery anger she had felt was now just a flickering spark.

“Then what will it take for you to forgive me?” Lu Jue-jun knew Seiun Sky was calming down and quickly asked.

“You... you...”

Coming back to her senses, Seiun Sky realized how close she was to Lu Jue-jun.

His warm breath gently brushed against her face, making her heart race, like a surface of water brewing a storm, becoming increasingly restless.

She struggled to whisper, “Can you hug me again?”

Lu Jue-jun didn’t speak but quickly responded to Seiun Sky with action; he hugged her and gently patted her back.

“Can you forgive me now?”

Seiun Sky’s body was very soft—this was Lu Jue-jun’s first reaction. When he hugged her earlier, he was so focused on apologizing that he didn’t have time to feel and experience it.

Furthermore, Lu Jue-jun also noticed that Seiun Sky was trembling slightly.

He could feel her breathing, and the air around them seemed to soften.

“Thump—thump—”

Seiun Sky’s heartbeat, and his heartbeat, too.

Finally, a shy Seiun Sky actively pushed Lu Jue-jun away. After calming down, she seemed surprised by her impulsive actions tonight.

“O-okay, I forgive you.”

“Mm.”

“But Trainer, you can’t do that again in the future.”

“Don’t worry, now that I know you care, I’ll naturally pay attention. But I’ve never thought that Xiao Te is a guaranteed win and you’re a guaranteed loss.”

“Of course I won’t fail that easily. Next time at the Satsuki Sho, I’ll definitely win it back!”

Seiun Sky declared confidently, but her resolve was broken by a “grumble” from her stomach, and she shyly covered her belly.

“Didn’t eat dinner?”

“No, because of this, I haven’t been in the mood.”

After opening up to Lu Jue-jun, Seiun Sky no longer hid anything. She felt exceptionally lighthearted after confiding in him.

“Then shall I treat you to dinner?”

“Just going out to eat...”

Lu Jue-jun, of course, understood Seiun Sky’s hint, but he also felt as if he heard a touch of coquetry.

“I can only make you noodles right now.”

“Hmm?” Seiun Sky covered her lips, feigning surprise as she looked at Lu Jue-jun.

Lu Jue-jun paused for a moment before understanding the meaning of her gesture, and he rolled his eyes, “Sometimes people are quite helpless. I feel like in front of you all, I’m like... never mind.”

He wasn’t like, he was a virgin.

But sometimes he really was teased by these little horse girls.

“Hehe.” Seiun Sky smiled brightly, then asked mysteriously, “Trainer, have you ever been in love before?”

“No.”

“Really? But Trainer, you’re clearly so handsome.” Seiun Sky looked openly disbelieving.

After tonight’s events, their relationship had unconsciously deepened a step, and Seiun Sky dared to ask certain questions.

“Really.” Lu Jue-jun was clearly used to no one believing the truth, but his appearance was indeed good-looking. “My family is very strict with me, and I, myself, have pursuits, so I’ve temporarily put aside romantic relationships.”

“Oh, I see...” Seiun Sky rested her index finger on her chin, reluctantly believing him a little.

She was still thinking about other questions under the moonlight, but Lu Jue-jun had already turned and started walking, “Are you still eating? Hurry up and eat, then I’ll take you back.”

“Got it, wait for me~”

...

At the same time, elsewhere.

Special Week had just returned from a night run outside the school and pushed open the door to her dorm room.

“Silence Suzuka! I brought you something delicious!”

Silence Suzuka was startled by the sudden intrusion and quickly hid a book she was holding under her covers. “Xiao Te, why didn’t you knock?”

“Should I knock? Then I’ll knock next time.” Special Week thought Silence Suzuka cared about this point, and as a roommate and friend, she was naturally willing to compromise and be accommodating.

But this was Special Week’s dorm room to begin with, why knock when returning to her own room?

“Actually, you don’t have to...” Not knowing how to explain, Silence Suzuka had to change the subject, “Xiao Te, what did you bring back?”

“Oh! It’s barbecue! After my run earlier, I just happened to see a vendor grilling carrots, and I couldn’t resist buying some.” Special Week casually closed the door and then placed the late-night snack she bought on the table.

“But eating these so late at night isn’t very healthy, is it?”

“It’s not every day, it’s okay to indulge once in a while.” Special Week had just won the Yayoi Sho, so it was normal for her to feel a little relaxed.

After sharing the skewers with Silence Suzuka, she suddenly asked, “Silence Suzuka, what book were you just reading?”

Silence Suzuka was about to pick up a skewer. Hearing Special Week’s question, her hand froze in mid-air, “Nothing, just a normal book.”

“Oh, I just saw a pair on the cover, it looked like... a couple hugging?”

Silence Suzuka became even more flustered. She remained outwardly calm, but her other hand, hidden under the covers, gently pushed the book further down.

She hadn’t expected Special Week’s eyes to be so sharp; she had hidden it very quickly.

However, listening to Special Week’s description, Silence Suzuka concluded that the other party hadn’t seen clearly.

The illustration on the cover could be described as hugging, or it could be described as stacked...

“Silence Suzuka, why are your ears so red? I didn’t ask the vendor to add chili.” Special Week chewed on the radish in her mouth, a look of enjoyment on her face, “So, was it a comic book?”

Silence Suzuka thought she had gotten away with it. “It’s not a comic, it’s just a novel... Xiao Te, what else did you see?”

Silence Suzuka swallowed.

Xiao Te didn’t see the title, did she?

What if she directly searches for it online? There might not be resources online, but there would definitely be related information... Then wouldn’t I be exposed?

“I didn’t see anything else.” Special Week felt that Silence Suzuka’s reaction was very strange. “Silence Suzuka, is that book so interesting? Anyway, there’s nothing to do now, you can tell me about the plot.”

“That... it might be difficult to explain.”

Because it was indeed a comic, it was hard to describe... in every sense of the word.

“Alright~” Special Week didn’t dwell on it too much, as she wasn’t particularly fond of reading. “Silence Suzuka, hurry and eat more, I’m going to take a shower now.”

“Mm-hmm, okay.”

After Special Week entered the bathroom, Silence Suzuka pulled the comic out from under the covers and stuffed it into a box under the bed.

After doing all this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the bright moon outside the window, “Lu Jue-jun, what is he doing now?”

She didn’t know why, but ever since just now, she felt a little stuffy in her chest.

Could it be that she was growing up?

As the thought emerged, Silence Suzuka’s mind instantly heated up, a clash of water and fire, with invisible white steam hissing.

Silence Suzuka, oh Silence Suzuka, how can you think of such messy things again?! You can’t, at least you shouldn’t...

Interestingly, amidst her internal struggle, Silence Suzuka still hopefully glanced down.

...