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Chapter 80 - 68. Ichiki Aoi’s Love Story: The Nickname

Chapter 80: 68. Ichiki Aoi’s Love Story: The Nickname

Seeing both of them, Dubian Che subconsciously asked the question weighing on his mind, "Is the Wind Instrument Club’s activities this relaxed?"

"Eh?" Ichiki Aoi paused, then glanced at Hanaoka Asako, "This..."

Hanaoka Asako quickly looked at Dubian Che without a word, then hurriedly lowered her head.

"Sorry, I’ve just been particularly sensitive to club activities recently. You don’t have to answer me." Dubian Che raised both hands, making a gesture that suggested ending the topic there.

But speaking of which, the Wind Instrument Club aimed to advance to the Kantou competition and eventually the national contest. They should be practicing very hard.

In April and May, they indeed had been doing so, as evidenced by the sounds of practice heard around the campus both at noon and after school.

But once June arrived, the sounds of instruments had become sporadic.

Was it not suitable to perform music during the rainy season?

"I have already informed Hanaoka about it." The reason the duo came to the Human Observation Department was unmistakable.

"First of all, let me confirm, Hanaoka, do you know Mayi Asuka’s sexual orientation?" Kiyono Lin asked.

"Sexual... orientation? She probably likes boys." Hanaoka Asako took a covert glance at Dubian Che.

Was it because Mayi Asuka once laughed while talking about the imaginary corridor? Dubian Che guessed inwardly.

However, looking at the two in front, Kiyono Lin, with her tall and slender posture, bore more resemblance to an elder sister. As for Hanaoka Asako, her petite frame could easily pass for a middle school student.

Kiyono Lin looked at Ichiki Aoi.

Ichiki Aoi’s face revealed clear disappointment, obviously having already learned the answer to this question from Hanaoka Asako.

Hanaoka Asako hurried to console her, "Ichiki, I’m not really sure though!"

"Okay." Ichiki Aoi replied weakly.

"Ichiki, do you want to continue?" Kiyono Lin asked.

Ichiki Aoi fell silent, and after a long pause, she finally replied softly, "I want to continue, but..."

"But you’re afraid of failing?" Kiyono Lin continued for her.

"If I already knew I would definitely fail, I’d rather maintain the current relationship, as it allows me to keep staying by my senior’s side."

Although Ichiki Aoi had boldly claimed on Monday that whether she failed or succeeded, she would definitely confess,

Now that she truly knew the probability of failure was very high, the fear of being disliked and the worry that confessing might worsen their relationship once again took over.

Dubian Che had never been in love with anyone, but he could understand these feelings.

"Then let’s stop here, and of course, you can still invite her out to hang out. Becoming good friends is also a wonderful option." Dubian Che did not care about other people’s romances.

This matter initially had nothing to do with him, but Kiyono Lin brought the trouble to him.

Compared to this, he’d rather quickly address the risk of his club being shut down, learn Spanish, and find a way to deal with Jiutiao Meijie.

The activity room fell into a deadly silence as if the matter was about to end there.

"Ichiki, are you really alright with this?" Kiyono Lin suddenly spoke.

"..."

"Didn’t you start liking Mayi Asuka since primary school? Is it really okay to give up on feelings maintained for more than a decade without seeing any results?"

"..." Ichiki Aoi couldn’t help but lower her head.

Dubian Che glanced sideways at the resolute Kiyono.

’Hey, hey, are you so keen to learn about love experiences? We’re still not out of trouble!’

"You just need to answer me, continue, or give up." Kiyono Lin’s obsidian-like eyes stared intensely at Ichiki Aoi.

Here comes the Lie Detector Lin!

Even Dubian Che, clever and experienced in lying, found himself admitting defeat!

"Continue!" Ichiki Aoi answered as if giving up everything.

Kiyono Lin nodded, "Then let’s proceed as planned. Hanaoka, can you help us?"

"I, I’m okay."

"Then good, the operation continues. First, to better observe the progress of emotions, Ichiki, please first tell me how your relationship with Mayi Asuka is currently."

Ichiki Aoi thought for a moment then responded, "Pretty ordinary? I call her Mayi and she calls me Ichiki."

"It seems the relationship is really average," Kiyono Lin muttered to herself.

"Whew..."

That’s why no new members join the Human Observation Department; no one can endure these brutal truths for long, except the exceptional Dubian Che!

Hanaoka Asako quickly comforted her, "Ichiki, don’t be sad. If the relationship is very ordinary, even if your confession fails, it won’t worsen!"

"Whew... Whew..."

Please, let her be.

Watching Ichiki Aoi almost passing out, Dubian Che spoke up, "The way you address each other doesn’t necessarily matter. Some people may address each other by their surnames and be very close; others may hate each other but still call by first names."

"Really?"

"Of course, such people are everywhere."

Dubian Che affectionately called his girlfriend Meiji, the only female he addressed by her first name.

But their relationship involved two injections of suxamethonium and being forced to race cars on Shinjuku Avenue, so Dubian Che was completely truthful.

"But isn’t calling each other by first names supposed to have special meaning? Just casually calling someone by their first name, only flippant people do that!" Hanaoka Asako completely disagreed with Dubian Che’s view.

This person had already forgotten about comforting his underclassman.

"Yeah, I guess you’re right then," Dubian Che remembered his ’first girlfriend’ Yuzao Haomei, who would casually call him Little Che.

"Wuu..." Ichiki Aoi was about to make a whimpering sound like a small dog.

"I’m sorry! I just blurted that out!" Hanaoka Asako looked like she was about to cry after messing things up.

I really worry about the intelligence of her future children... Dubian Che mentally mourned for 0.1 seconds.

"Mayi Asuka wouldn’t be a frivolous person, Ichiki, please accept the fact that your relationship is quite ordinary right now," Kiyono Lin said.

"...Yeah." Ichiki Aoi was so pitiable, "I understand, if I don’t face reality, I can’t really move forward."

People never really learn from their pain, do they?

Once Ichiki Aoi had composed herself, she curiously asked, "Kiyono, among people your age, do you have any opposite-sex friends whose names you use?"

"No," Kiyono Lin instantly replied.

"What about girls?"

"No," still an immediate response.

Ichiki Aoi felt a bit awkward and turned to ask Dubian Che, "What about you, Mr. Dubian?"

"No males, but for females, Jiutiao Meijie."

"I see," Ichiki Aoi nodded, "What about you, Hanaoka?"

"I don’t have any males, but I do have a few female friends," Hanaoka Asako quietly responded.

"You three can call me by my name, I don’t mind," Ichiki Aoi said to the three of them with a smile.

"I’ll pass," Kiyono Lin instantly refused without even thinking.

"Ah—okay, if you say so, Kiyono," Ichiki Aoi expected that kind of reply.

"I can’t either," Hanaoka Asako turned her face slightly aside, avoiding Ichiki Aoi’s hopeful gaze.

"Sis~!"

"That’s because," Hanaoka Asako took a deep breath and said firmly, "only truly close people can call each other by names."

"...Okay then." Ichiki Aoi looked pitifully at Dubian Che, "You won’t reject me too, will you, Mr. Dubian?"

"..." I should have answered first.

But...

"I’m sorry."

"..." Ichiki Aoi lay her head on the beech table, her hair, propped up due to the rainy weather, lost all its strength.

"You seem to be well-trained by Jiutiao Meijie," Kiyono Lin mocked Dubian Che.

"It’s not because of that." Well, partly it was.

"Oh, Mr. Dubian lied to me again," Kiyono Lin mockingly feigned surprise.

"..." Dubian Che had no choice but to tell the truth, "It’s fine if they are close friends, regardless of gender. But think about it, I don’t even do that with you, suddenly calling Ichiki by her name, wouldn’t it seem fake?"

Kiyono Lin stared intently at Dubian Che.

"What’s wrong?" Dubian Che felt uncomfortable under her gaze.

"Idiot."

"How can you insult people?!"

Kiyono Lin pinched her fist to her lips and coughed lightly in embarrassment, "Aren’t you making Ichiki feel worse by saying that?"

"Think carefully about who made me tell the truth!"

"Let’s drop this topic," Kiyono Lin turned away, "Now we should discuss how we can get Mayi Asuka to call Ichiki ’Aoi.’"

"Aoi..." Ichiki Aoi was already lost in delightful fantasies.

Kiyono Lin looked around at the three, "Any battle plans?"

"Hold on," Dubian Che raised his hand, "I’m sitting this one out."

Firstly, he wasn’t interested in this matter; secondly, he had to deal with disbanded club’s issues; lastly, if he went out with them again, he would definitely make Jiutiao Meijie angry again.

"No, don’t! You’re the only one among us who has ever been in a relationship," Ichiki Aoi lamented.

After saying that, she suddenly remembered to ask Hanaoka Asako, "Hanaoka, have you ever been in a relationship?"

"No, I haven’t," Hanaoka Asako’s face seemed to be blushing most of the time.

Because she was very cute, it wasn’t a problem for her face to be perpetually blushing.

Unlike the muscular men in sports clubs, if their faces are always red, they would only invite concerns like, "Are you sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"Sorry, I already have other tasks, let Kiyono and Hanaoka help you with your matter, Ichiki," Dubian Che firmly declined.

"Rejected," Kiyono Lin said bluntly.

"Huh? Why? You handle one thing, I handle another, isn’t that the most efficient way?"

"That was before," Kiyono Lin revealed a maliciously kind smile, "I’ve decided now, the Human Observation Department should face everything together as one."

"Excuse my frankness, but frequent changes in commands are highly inadvisable, Minister!"

"Please follow the orders, Vice Minister."