My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess
Chapter 82: Dialogue

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Dialogue

Little girl Asano Nazuki’s taste in food is actually quite ordinary. Compared to grand meals like steak, she seems more interested in street snacks like oden, takoyaki, and barbecues.

"Is this tasty?"

Asano Nazuki licked her rosy lips. She had just eaten a spicy beef ball, feeling a bit apprehensive about this street food deep down.

"It’s alright." Shirakawa Sawahei handed over a skewer of grilled potato slices, while he picked up two large oysters—Neon may have its issues, but seafood is definitely plentiful.

Asano Nazuki accepted the grilled potato slices, hesitating a moment. She had never tried such a barbecue stand, or what you might call a yakitori shop before. For her, this way of dining was something she had only seen but never truly experienced.

She took a small bite, inhaling sharply twice, muttering, "So hot..." However, she had no intention of spitting it out.

Shirakawa Sawahei handed her a bottle of soda.

If one doesn’t consider the motives behind Asano Nazuki’s quirky behavior, this little girl is undeniably adorable. Her delicate, rosy skin takes on a translucent glow under the streetlights, and her cute figure evokes a protective instinct in people. From any angle, she is a super cute beauty with no blind spots.

It’s just a pity she’s so flat-chested, looking down you could even see her shoes, so unlike Tsukimi Sakurazawa, who struggles just to bend down and tie her shoelaces.

Shirakawa Sawahei ate a freshly grilled meat skewer, silently critiquing this little drama queen in his heart.

Although she’s always trying to scheme against Shirakawa Sawahei, it seems she has never actually made a move. It’s unclear if she’s waiting for the right opportunity or if this silly kid only learned the superficial tricks of cunning without mastering the essence of scheming.

Either way, if this little girl’s personality doesn’t change, she might grow into quite a troublesome character.

"Shirakawa, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, just that Asano looks quite cute when she eats."

Asano Nazuki pretended to blush: "Shirakawa, you’re being a little mischievous."

Shirakawa Sawahei responded calmly: "It’s the truth."

What a joke! Of course, I know I’m cute! Asano Nazuki rolled her eyes dramatically in her heart.

Pretty boy is just a pretty boy, can’t even compliment people properly.

"May I ask, why did Asano take the initiative to contact someone like me?" Shirakawa Sawahei absentmindedly asked while peeling a grilled oyster.

The little girl was taken aback: "Did I?"

"It seems a bit strange to me." Shirakawa Sawahei rarely had the chance to talk face to face with Asano Nazuki, so he wasn’t about to let it pass.

"Maybe I want to be friends with Shirakawa..."

"Like an exchange student beauty in anime? Who immediately talks to the most solitary boy in the class?"

"No such thing... Besides, Shirakawa, aren’t you not that solitary?"

"I actually want to be solitary." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed: "Knowing too many people can be troublesome."

He was being honest. Since the new term began, he has inexplicably gone through many more things than before. On one hand, it’s due to the system affecting the world line; on the other, it also relates to the people around him.

Here he specifically criticizes Ise Yu Yuzhijin and Hinata Rion, these two manga artists. If it weren’t for them, he wouldn’t have been dragged into that Maid Cafe situation either.

Huh? It seems the Enkou Store Manager asked him for help? Well, it’s okay. Anyway, blame is blame. It’s not good to change scapegoats last minute.

Asano Nazuki’s eyes flashed with a peculiar light; she softly tested the waters: "Actually... When I first saw you, Shirakawa, I thought you were a very cold person."

"Why?"

"Well, because Shirakawa usually doesn’t talk much with people in class, always busy with your own stuff, looking like you’re indifferent to other things..."

"Don’t most normal people behave like that?" Shirakawa Sawahei countered.

"No, everyone communicates with those around them. At the very least, they have some friends, right?"

"So you want to be that friend of mine?"

"I wouldn’t put it like that. After getting to know and interact with Shirakawa for a while, I found that you and the rumors..."

Asano Nazuki covered her mouth, embarrassed: "Shira-Shirakawa... I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to listen to gossips about you."

Alright, here comes the acting again.

I knew this little girl couldn’t keep calm!

Shirakawa Sawahei laughed to himself and played along, asking, "What gossip?"

"It’s about Hayakawa..." Asano Nazuki stuck out her tongue: "They say Shirakawa and Hayakawa are actually... a couple behind the scenes?"

"Why do they say that?"

"Well... supposedly someone saw you two having lunch together on the rooftop..."

Even though she pretended to be cautious, her eyes were fixed on Shirakawa Sawahei, as if trying to decipher him.

Shirakawa Sawahei replied calmly: "Just because of that?"

"Well... since it’s gossip, it might be exaggerated..."

Shirakawa Sawahei murmured an acknowledgement, not speaking further. Asano Nazuki waited a long time, and seeing that Shirakawa Sawahei had no intention of explaining, she got anxious: "Shirakawa-san? Are you really in a relationship with Hayakawa-san?"

"You don’t feel like clarifying or explaining?"

"You said it’s just gossip. Is there any point in explaining?" Shirakawa Sawahei questioned: "Doesn’t explaining just make it worse?"

Asano Nazuki was left speechless, biting into the potato in her hand silently.

Damn pretty boy, always teasing me! Do you think I care about whether you’re involved with that black-hearted woman or not?

I wish you two would fight every time you meet!

Seeing this, Shirakawa Sawahei was amused. The little girl seemed quite concerned about his relationship with Hayakawa Kashi. Even last time, when guessing who taught him combat skills, she immediately mentioned Hayakawa Kashi. All these signs seem to suggest that part of her approach to him was for Hayakawa Kashi.

As for how much was because of him and how much was for Hayakawa Kashi, only the little girl herself would know. Anyway, Shirakawa Sawahei felt like his share was probably not large—he’s not some legendary Long Aotian, where a glance from him and a girl falls head over heels, pledging eternal love. The little girl has no reason to fancy him.

Even someone like Ise Yu Yuzhijin seizes every chance to hand him cards, let alone the higher IQ Asano Nazuki.

"Hurry up and eat, I’ve got something to do later."

Shirakawa Sawahei noticed the little girl starting to zone out and couldn’t help but urge her.

"Are you going somewhere tonight, Shirakawa?"

"Yes, work."

The little girl made an ’oh’ sound and didn’t ask further. After a while, she slowly set down a skewer, pouting: "I’m full."