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"Ogata, don't misunderstand."

"I just saw my lips were dirty, so I wiped them with my own mouth. It has nothing to do with kissing!"

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

So, who exactly is this X...?

It’s not me anyway.

"Rika-chan..."

Fumino Furuhashi let her mind wander for a while, but she couldn't help but look at Hayakawa next to her again, hoping that the person she had just given her first kiss could become her support at this crucial moment.

"You seem to have something to talk about, so I'll be going now."

Hayakawa waved calmly to the two of them and quickly walked away, saying, "I'm going back to chop wood."

What an irresponsible guy!

Fumino Furuhashi was so angry she wanted to eat someone alive. She immediately stepped forward, intending to die together with Hayakawa. Since she wouldn't have the face to face Riko afterward, she might as well take Hayakawa with her now and commit suicide together.

Chapter 343 Treaty of Cession of Hayakawa

Just as Fumino Furuhashi was contemplating suicide, Riju Ogata's voice rang out again.

"What are you doing?"

Rizu Ogata scratched her head, looking at the strangely behaving Kohashi with some confusion.

Huh, did you not see that, Mr. Right?

Noticing the change in Ogata Riju's tone, Furuhashi Fumino's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly replied, "It's nothing, it's just that Hayakawa got his clothes dirty while chopping wood, so I went over to help him pat them off."

I knew it! How could such a sudden event happen? My voice wasn't loud enough to be heard!

"That's it,"

Rizu Ogata, unsuspecting, suddenly looked at Hayakawa and asked, "Is that so, Hayakawa?"

Fumino Furuhashi immediately turned to Hayakawa and kept winking at him.

Hurry up and agree; let's get through this hurdle first.

"..."

Hayakawa frowned as he looked at Ogata Riju, who had a tense expression and remained silent.

He didn't want to lie to Rizu Ogata, after all, she had hugged him yesterday and said she liked him. Even Hayakawa didn't want to lie to her about such matters of the heart. But he didn't know how to respond, and Fumino Furuhashi next to him was making all sorts of winks and gestures, leaving Hayakawa speechless.

“Ogata,”

Hayakawa looked at Ogata, took a deep breath, and earnestly prepared to tell the truth: "Just now..."

The next moment, Fumino Furuhashi covered his mouth with one hand, and silently placed the other hand on his waist, her whole hand shaped like a crab, while she laughed awkwardly: "Haha, Hayakawa must be tired, chopping wood is really hard work, go over there and rest for a bit."

As she spoke, she forcefully pulled Hayakawa to sit down on the stone steps next to her. Hayakawa turned to look at Ogata Riju and found that she was smiling at him.

Her smile was a strange, complex smile; Hayakawa couldn't describe the feeling, only a bittersweet one.

Hayakawa's heart skipped a beat, and he sat down on the steps with Fumino Furuhashi.

"Rigid, come sit down too."

Fumino Furuhashi forcibly pressed Hayakawa onto the stone steps, then got up and beckoned Riju Ogata over.

"Ah."

Rizu Ogata nodded and sat down next to Hayakawa, while Fumino Furuhashi sat down on the other side of Hayakawa.

The three of them sat in a row under the shade of the trees in the courtyard, enjoying the last bit of warmth of the year. The weather would probably get colder and colder in the coming days, and winter was just around the corner.

"Rigid, have you bought any winter clothes?"

Fumino Furuhashi turned around and asked with concern, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

No matter how much she prepared herself, she still felt increasingly guilty because she had done something to betray Rizu Ogata.

"No need, I can still wear last year's thick clothes this year."

Rizu Ogata said somewhat defiantly, "After all, I haven't grown at all in a year."

"I haven't grown at all,"

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi quickly offered words of comfort.

Rizu Ogata rolled her eyes: "Fumino, you're already tall enough."

This attempt to offer comfort backfired.

Fumino Furuhashi quickly changed the subject and looked at Hayakawa: "Hayakawa, where are your winter clothes? Do you have any prepared at home?"

"No, not at all."

Hayakawa thought for a moment, then shook his head.

He attended middle school in Tokyo and only came to Ichinose for high school. Back home, he didn't need to worry about what clothes to wear in which season; the servants would prepare them for him. But he had only been in Ichinose for half a year and hadn't experienced winter yet, so he didn't bring any clothes with him when he left home.

"Let's go buy them together then."

A smile appeared on Fumino Furuhashi's face: "I think I should buy a new coat too. I'll go shopping with you then, at that department store we went to last time..."

She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, as if suddenly remembering something. She cautiously turned to look at Ogata Riju, only to find her staring intently at the ants on the ground. Furuhashi breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, Riko is still so slow-witted.

Fumino Furuhashi felt a slight sense of relief and looked up, intending to continue her previous conversation with Hayakawa. However, she found Hayakawa looking at her with a very strange gaze, a gaze that carried a hint of oddity, a hint of pity, a hint of sighing, and a hint of despair.

What kind of look is this?

Gu Qiao wondered to himself, had he done something wrong?

"Let's set the date after we get back. It'll only be a few days. After all, it's gotten colder here in Hokkaido, and we'll probably be there soon too..."

Without thinking too much, Fumino Furuhashi continued to happily discuss their travel plans with Hayakawa, while Hayakawa responded only half-heartedly, appearing preoccupied.

Rizu Ogata sat beside them, looking down at the cracks in the ground, listening intently to their conversation without saying a word.

Time passed just like that.

……

For Hayakawa, the entire afternoon was basically wasted. He had just started his training at the Ancient Bridge and then this happened. Even with his firm resolve, he couldn't chop wood or practice calligraphy normally. He could only do a quick fix and then go back to his room to rest.

"I'm going back."

Hayakawa said something and then hurriedly turned around and went back to his room. He planned to take a good shower to wash away his fatigue and worries.

"Goodbye then, I'll go back later."

Fumino Furuhashi said goodbye to Hayakawa and then sat alone for a while.

Ogata Rizu had already gone back to her room half an hour earlier. Although Furuhashi Fumino didn't know what she was going back to do, she was in a better mood because this way she could be alone with Hayakawa.

After Ogata left, Fumino Furuhashi's conversation with Hayakawa became noticeably more unrestrained, and she moved closer to Hayakawa. She even had a faint urge to lean her head on Hayakawa's shoulder, but she managed to restrain herself in the end.

No, Fumino Furuhashi, you and Hayakawa are only in a state of being almost lovers right now. These are things that only couples do when they are dating. It's too frivolous to do them now.

"Calm down..."

Fumino Furuhashi slapped her face hard to wake herself up, then got up from the stone steps and planned to go back to her room to rest.

There's still some time before dinner, so she can go back to her room to rest and adjust her mindset before starting the battle.

Nighttime is her real time to fight; whether it's a night raid or dragging Hayakawa to her room for a chat or board game, there's plenty of room.

It's so great that the rooms are right next to each other.

As Fumino Furuhashi thought about this, she felt a surge of fighting spirit. She didn't know why, but ever since she mustered the courage to liberate her heart, she had felt like she was free and bolder in everything she did. She had a completely different feeling of relief after breaking through that barrier.

Indeed, one must break through one's own limitations!

Fumino Furuhashi was feeling satisfied when she reached the door and was about to open it when she suddenly heard a voice calling her from the side.

"Fumino."

The sound was very soft and came from a corner.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure.

Ogata Rizu stood beside her room door, one hand blocked by the wooden door. She stood in the darkness cast by the dim corridor, most of her body and half of her face hidden in the shadows, making it difficult for Furuhashi Fumino to see her clearly.

Ah, I just remembered that Riko's room is right next to mine and Hayakawa's.

Fumino Furuhashi suddenly realized.

It seems like we have to be careful about the volume no matter what we do at night. After all, the soundproofing of this temple is not very good. If the sound is too loud and Ri-chan hears it, and the door is blocked, there will be nowhere to escape.

Fumino Furuhashi, realizing this, reminded herself with a sense of vigilance before looking at Riju Ogata.

"I am here."

With a faint smile on his face, Ogata beckoned to Fumino Furuhashi and said softly, "Come here for a moment."

"Rika,"

Fumino Furuhashi looked at Risu Ogata and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where are we going?"

Rizu Ogata said calmly, "Come to my room."

"Ok?"

Furuhashi looked puzzled, but still followed Ogata Riju into the room, asking as they went, "Is there something you need?"

"I have something I want to ask you."

Ogata Rizu closed the door, turned her head and stared intently at Furuhashi Fumino. After a long while, she slowly asked, "What does it feel like when Hayakawa kisses you?"

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

The girl's eyes widened suddenly, her pupils shrinking to the size of pinholes, and she completely suffocated.

How do you defend against starting at zero frames?

"Rika, what you just did..."

Fumino Furuhashi's voice was so dry it was almost unrecognizable, and her expression froze as she said, "I saw everything."

Rizu Ogata nodded slowly: "I've been here from the very beginning."

Fumino Furuhashi remained silent for a long time, her face pale as she forced a smile and said, somewhat devastated, "Then why didn't you just say it?"

"In that situation, I didn't know what to say, especially in front of Hayakawa,"

Rizu Ogata scratched her hand nervously: "Besides, this is someone else's temple. It would cause trouble if someone saw us."

Riko is so understanding! Compared to her, I just...

Fumino Furuhashi felt a constant pain deep inside, and Ogata Rizu witnessed her own infidelity. The guilt she felt made her feel like she was being roasted on a fire.

"You haven't answered my question yet."

Ogata Rizu tilted her head and asked curiously, "What does it feel like to kiss Hayakawa?"

"Eh,"

Fumino Furuhashi was stunned by his words: "Riki-chan, aren't you angry?"

"Why should I be angry?"

Rizu Ogata blinked, then slowly said, "Fumino, you like Hayakawa, don't you?"

"Well…"

Fumino Furuhashi reacted as if she had been pricked by a rose thorn—a bittersweet sensation. Her face flushed, she lowered her head slightly, and after a long pause, she whispered, "Yes..."

"I like Hayakawa..."

The girl's voice echoed in the room, her hands clenched tightly at her chest, as if trying to grasp something.

There are some things she only dares to say to Ogata, and she would never have the courage to utter a single word to Hayakawa, but she can say them to her closest female friends.

Rizu Ogata paused for a moment, then lowered her eyes and slowly nodded, "I see..."

The two remained silent for a while before Ogata Rizu broke the silence.

“I’m not angry. It’s normal for you to like Hayakawa. After all, you’re a girl, and it’s normal for you to like a boy. Hayakawa is excellent and has good character, so it’s understandable for you to like him.”