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Chapter 299 - 156. School Trip (5)_2

Chapter 299: 156. School Trip (5)_2

"Fair point," Dubian Che nodded, "but for Yamamura Misaki’s novel, I’d recommend a different one."

"Which one?" Kiyono Lin asked curiously.

""Capital City Adulterous Journey..."

"You can shut up now."

"Sure, no problem, whatever R-san says." Considering himself a remarkable talent, Dubian Che had a bit of a sense of timing, so it wasn’t strange.

Kiyono Lin leaned her forehead against her hand and sighed as if she had no hope for him, then flipped open "Spring Things are Short, Girls March On."

Dubian Che boredly flipped through a magazine, not reading the text and only looking if the pictures caught his eye.

After he finished the magazine and noted down a few locations, Ichiki Aoi came over with a huge stack of magazines.

"I brought all the recent ones!"

"Ichiki," Kiyono Lin said in surprise, looking at the magazines almost tipping over the table, "Capital City may be an ancient city, but there are only so many sights. A few magazines should cover them all; any more would just be meaningless repetition."

"...Yeah, should I still go back?"

"Forget it," Kiyono Lin sighed, "since we have nothing else this afternoon, let’s go through them one by one."

"That’s great! Thank you, Kiyono!"

"Ichiki, these are the spots I recommend." Dubian Che handed over two open magazines.

"Thank you!"

"You’re welcome, I’m heading back now, see you at school tomorrow." Dubian Che stood up.

"Mr. Dubian, wait a minute." Kiyono Lin pushed half of the massively numerous magazines towards Dubian Che, "You can go after you finish these."

"What if I refuse to read them?"

"I seriously suggest you’d better look at them." Kiyono Lin said with a radiant smile.

"...All right, got it." Dubian Che sat back down and picked up the first magazine.

"If Mr. Dubian is busy, you can go. You’ve already helped a lot, no need to..."

"It’s okay." The speaker was Kiyono Lin who casually continued perusing "Spring Things are Short, Girls March On." "This is a club activity and besides, he has nothing else to do when he gets home."

"Studying isn’t something to do?" Dubian Che protested.

"I’ll allow you to sit across from me all afternoon and fully appreciate gazing at my beauty," Kiyono Lin said proudly, flipping her long hair over her shoulder with one hand.

"You should have said so earlier! I’d love to!"

Of course, that was a joke.

Since joining the Human Observation Department, Dubian Che and Kiyono Lin had been seeing each other all day, not missing an afternoon.

He tolerated her mainly because she was his friend. If they weren’t friends, and she spoke like that, Dubian would have slapped her.

...Considering Jiutiao Meijie’s experience, opting to hit her was ruled out.

He wasn’t a person who held grudges against girls either.

The three of them gathered around the heaps of magazines and started going through them one by one.

When they spotted locations they liked, they’d discuss for a while, and if it felt right, they would tentatively keep it.

"Lanshan seems nice, especially this bamboo forest!"

"Would it be too crowded?" Kiyono Lin pondered seriously.

"We can choose to go in the evening then, it will be less crowded!" Ichiki Aoi excitedly said, "Mr. Dubian, what do you think?"

Dubian Che eyed the familiar scene, "It’s better not to."

"Why?" Kiyono Lin asked.

"I have seen lots of light novels, animations, and comics; like the very famous ’Spring Things,’ not a single confession there ever succeeded."

"Really? Is it that low?" Ichiki Aoi was shocked.

"But light novels are light novels, reality is reality, you could try."

"No, no thanks! Let’s choose another place!" Ichiki Aoi quickly skipped over the bamboo forest page.

"By the way, Ichiki, how did you find out about class 2-3’s field trip location?" Dubian Che continued to read the magazine and asked.

Ichiki’s face lit up, "I asked Mayi directly!"

"She told you outright?"

"Yeah!" Ichiki Aoi nodded excitedly, "She’s been in a really good mood lately since she got the Tokyo University recommendation. She even agreed to help train in the Wind Instrument Club. She told me about the field trip location right away!"

"What about the confession spot you like?" Kiyono Lin was less interested in Mayi’s mood and more focused on the crux of the matter.

Ichiki looked downcast, pursing her lips, "I asked, but whenever I bring it up, Mayi just stops talking."

"Does she dislike that topic?" Kiyono Lin guessed from her own perspective.

"No, her expression was good and she seemed in a good mood, but she just wouldn’t talk about it."

On the side, Dubian Che tapped the white plastic table, thought for a moment, then asked, "Ichiki, does Asuka know about you joining the Human Observation Department?"

"No worries there!" Ichiki Aoi boasted, "I told her myself, using the same reason of asking for advice on playing techniques. She wouldn’t guess I’m planning to confess to her."

"..."

Done for.

"Mayi has been particularly nice to me lately, I feel it’s not just because of the university recommendation, definitely... hehe!"

Watching Ichiki bask in his happy thoughts, Dubian Che had a complicated expression.

’Congratulations, Ichiki, you’ve successfully misled Asuka into thinking you’re my spy.’

"Ichiki, I have to remind you to be prepared for failure. From my perspective, this confession is almost doomed to fail."

Even if it invited dislike, a reputation for misreading the atmosphere, or throwing cold water on people, Dubian Che decided to brace her for the possibility of failure upfront.

"I know that," Ichiki Aoi unexpectedly answered, having been so excited to look forward just moments ago.