What is a “straight man”?
Luo Chen didn’t know before, but now he has encountered one.
That’s right, Mizuno Takahiro is one!
With a beautiful girl on one side and a steed on the other, this guy is actually more concerned about the latter?
And the girl is even his childhood friend, but now he’s abandoning his childhood friend and taking the horse away without a word.
For a moment, Luo Chen didn’t know what to say.
“Are you alright?”
“Hmm? I’m fine～” (Smiling face)
“……”
You know, Luo Chen couldn’t really see any sadness or sorrow on the girl’s face.
In this situation, either her acting is superb, or she’s already used to it.
Given Hisaki Mizaru’s personality, it’s probably the latter, she’s used to this kind of situation, after all, she must know Mizuno Takahiro very well.
“Hey?! Wait, Luo-kun, you wouldn’t have misunderstood, would you? Takahiro and I are nothing, although we are good friends, but we’re just friends, that’s all～”
“Really?”
“Really really～We were classmates, neighbors, and we went to school together every day, so we were pretty close. Don’t think too much about it. I haven’t even started dating anyone yet～”
“No way? You’re so cute, how come you don’t even have a boyfriend? I remember that in Japan, this kind of situation would be discriminated against, right?”
“So, I’m studying abroad now, right?”
“…You make a good point.”
“Hehe～”
Actually, these are indeed Hisaki Mizaru’s true feelings.
She doesn’t deny that she had thoughts about romance in the past, but she just didn’t feel anything. Mizuno Takahiro probably felt the same way.
So for all these years, the two of them have remained just ordinary friends.
Of course, if nothing unexpected happened, Mizuno Takahiro would have been a good choice, but now isn’t something unexpected happening?
From a while ago until now, the palpitations of her heart, like a frightened deer, have made the girl realize what love feels like!
Or should we say love at first sight?
Seeing that Mizuno Takahiro is still the same, with only jousting competitions and horses on his mind, Hisaki Mizaru didn’t mind as usual.
“Can you walk by yourself?”
“Wuu～I can’t～”
“Like that huh——”
“Ya?!”
After this conversation, their relationship took a leap forward.
Then Luo Chen saw the girl try to take a step, but the next second, she shook her head pitifully.
So, he immediately picked her up by the waist.
That’s right, the familiar princess carry!
Faced with this situation, Hisaki Mizaru instantly blushed with embarrassment, but seeing that it was Luo Chen who picked her up, she didn’t resist and behaved obediently.
“Luo-kun…”
“Uh, can you change the way you address me?”
“Then, Chen-kun? Luo-san? Chen-san?”
“Forget it, call me whatever you like.”
“Chen-kun～”
“……”
Adding “kun” or “san” after a person’s name is a Japanese custom, usually to express respect or closeness.
So Luo Chen didn’t insist and let the girl choose a name she liked.
For example, Hisaki Mizaru’s last address, this would require a certain level of relationship between them.
But she’s addressing him like this now, which shows a kind of familiarity.
Combined with the girl’s sweet voice and their current situation, it looks very much like a couple’s lovey-dovey conversation.
“Stare——”
“???”
“You idiot, give directions, where’s the infirmary?”
“Eh?! Chen-kun, you don’t know?”
“What gave you the illusion that I would know?”
“Ehaha～Over there～”
However, even though he was carrying her, Luo Chen didn’t mean to take a step, instead, he just stared at the smiling girl.
Until he spoke, Hisaki Mizaru finally realized why he was standing still.
So the girl who was wrapping her arms around him quickly pointed in a direction with one hand.
“No! Chen-kun～You don’t even know where the infirmary is, are you a freshman this year?”
“No.”
“Transfer student?”
“Not that either.”
“Eh? It’s impossible for you to be here to apply for a teaching position, right? You’re lying, you look so young～”
“I have a baby face, but under this young appearance, I’m actually an old man who’s about to die.”
“You’re lying, I don’t believe you.”
“Okay, I actually snuck in.”
“Sneaked in? Chen-kun, you wouldn’t be…No, no, it’s not good if people find out, you should take me out of school first!”
Under the brilliant sunshine, amidst the beautiful cherry blossom sea.
The young man and woman talked and laughed as they passed by, the beautiful scenery combined with the handsome man and beautiful woman, like a beautiful painting.
After hearing that Luo Chen wasn’t a student and had snuck in.
Hisaki Mizaru’s first reaction was to worry about him, and she also gave him directions to leave school quickly.
Whether she’s kind-hearted, or she’s too naive and innocent.
“Da-da-da——”
“Unfortunately, sometimes the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.
Just as Hisaki Mizaru was worrying too much, the sound of horseshoes came again, instantly causing the girl to look up sharply.
The good news is, it’s not the security guards coming.
The bad news is, she knows the person coming, and he’s the most popular guy in this school!
Bathing in the brilliant sunshine, in the cherry blossom-filled school path, a beautiful and tall figure comes riding a white horse.
“P-president?!”