"We just saw your prince-senpai eating lunch with Arisugawa-senpai."
"Yes, yes, it seems that even the lunch boxes are for couples."
"What should I do? Senior Prince seems to be having an affair behind your back!"
The first-year schoolgirl subconsciously ignored Yuki in the morning.
"What are you talking about!"
Reina Kobayashi, who had been doing exercises just now, suddenly blushed with embarrassment. She quickly defended: "I've told you eight hundred times, senior and I are just friends!"
"...She said 'it's just'!"
"Duck~ Rena is so sentimental."
"Full of confidence~!"
Kobayashi Reina suddenly stood up, yelling strangely, and rushed over to chase and beat her friend.
Two lovely braids fluttered back and forth with energy.
"Stop!"
"No, come quickly, we will take you to catch the traitor."
By the time several first-year students ran after each other to the corner of the atrium, one by one, they poked their heads out and looked toward the lawn, Keisuke Aoi and the others had already left.
Rena Kobayashi breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously - she always felt that this kind of behavior would be discovered by Qing Kei-kun.
"I told you not to come over."
"Ouch, Reina, are you blushing?"
"No!"
"By the way, didn't His Highness the Prince join the legend?"
"Ah...that super mysterious club? I heard about the rumors, and I heard it's so powerful that they didn't recruit any members at all this year!"
First-year students were looking for clubs before, so they were the most enthusiastic about this topic.
"I had a stomachache a while ago. When I went to the bathroom during class, I ran into that second-year senior Hoshino. She is a super, super cold ice beauty."
"Bing~Beauty?"
"Suda, you are a genuine ice~beautiful person!"
Reina Kobayashi was listening to her friends' conversations and was a little unable to keep up, but it was a great thing that the topic changed away from herself and her seniors.
"Speaking of this club, I heard from people in the wind club that there seem to be bad rumors."
"Nani Nani?" Everyone pricked up their ears when they heard the gossip.
"I heard that the eldest lady of the Hoshino Consortium and Prince-sama bullied the senior sister of the music club, the one who...played the trumpet!"
"Senpai Komatsu loves you?"
"Ah, yes, yes."
"Eh~? But I see that Senior Sister Komatsu Ai just brought water to Prince-sama a few days ago."
"Yes, yes, where did you hear this rumor? It's too unreliable!"
"I don't know either~ Anyway, it was someone from the music department who said it."
"Let Reina ask the prince about this kind of thing."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Rena Kobayashi, and then she showed an ambiguous expression.
If Xiao Lin were to take action, it wouldn't just be gossip like this, but he might even be able to join Pandora?
"ah?"
Rena Kobayashi was stunned for a moment, subconsciously realizing something was wrong and stopped.
"I won't ask such a question!" She ran away.
"Escaped?"
"Running so fast..."
The girls who were just joking looked at each other and then started laughing.
…
Friday.
Keisuke Aoi still went to school with Arisugawa.
The Demon King has become accustomed to going to school with girls. Sometimes there is no topic of conversation and he just walks in unison, which feels very relaxing.
While waiting for the train, he asked Arisugawa about his favorite poem in Asuka.
Arisukawa Asuka was startled for a moment when he heard the words, and then he lowered his head and thought seriously.
It is not easy to find your favorite poem among more than 300 poems.
Love... is a color that is hard to describe.
Tagore writes about nature, love, stars, the universe and gods in it, which is fresh, bright, beautiful and timeless.
When most people face this question, they probably answer the most widely circulated song——
But when she saw a little light shining at the end of the platform tunnel, Arisukawa suddenly had the answer. She told Aoi Keisuke in the original English sentence:
"Qing Guijun, my favorite is 'The bird wishes to be a cloud, and the cloud wishes to be a bird'."
"Ah... a love poem? Or a philosophical poem?"
"What do you think, Qinggui-kun?" Arisukawa Asuka asked back.
Qing Keisuke blinked, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's a love poem."
Arisukawa narrowed his eyes and smiled when he heard this, and said, "That's it."
Aoi Keisuke doesn't like poetry very much, but he doesn't hate it either. Especially when chatting with Arisugawa, the poems she reads are like silver bells, ringing directly in his heart.
"In addition to this, there is also the song 'My heart is a bird in the wilderness, and I find the sky in your eyes' from The Gardener's Collection. I also like it very much."
When he boarded the train, he looked into Arisugawa's eyes and realized that the girl was also looking at him.
"What did you see?" he asked.
"The lights of the carriage, the armrests, and me." Arisukawa smiled.
…
In the afternoon, Aoi Keisuke came to the activity room again. Hoshino Fujiko had been "waiting" here early, like a teacher checking after-school homework, with sharp and direct eyes that penetrated people's hearts.
She put down the "Asky Birds" in her hand, and a very faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Good afternoon, member Qinggui." She took the initiative to say hello.
"good afternoon."
Even the grasshoppers on the lawn outside could sense Hoshino Fujiko's expectations. Keisuke Aoi admired the president for a while and then said with a smile: "President, won't your butt feel numb after sitting in the activity room all the time?"
Upon hearing this, Hoshino Fujiko immediately retracted her smile miserably. She put the book on the table and made a sound like slapping the table with her palm.
Qing Keisuke ignored her expression and calmly sat down next to her. Before he could turn around to look at her, his nose smelled the scent of shampoo.
"If you sit for a long time, no matter how beautiful your legs are, they will deform and become ugly." He advised in a tone like reciting poetry.
"Which "The Collection of Birds" is this from?"
"Hmm... this was just created by Keisuke Aoi, a second-year student."
Hoshino Fujiko tilted her chin and looked out the window with pale eyes. The sky outside was bright and beautiful, and there was a cloud, like a sitting teddy bear, hanging over the city.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qing Keisuke stared at the back of her head in a funny way, casually took the hardcover poetry book she was holding, opened it, found the verses in English and neon language, and then picked it up from the bag
He took out a signature pen and circled a paragraph of words on the clean page, leaving an ink darker than the printed text.
That passage is:
"President, my answer is this."
Fujiko Hoshino's murderous eyes immediately stared at him, and he was very annoyed by his behavior of destroying the neatness of the pages.
Qing Keisuke happily continued: "In this case, every time the president sees it in the future, he will think of my answer. Isn't it very romantic?"
"Take the book to the incinerator and burn it." Hoshino Fujiko's voice was very cold.
"That's too much, President."
Qing Keisuke said while leaving his name beside it.
"All answers also have weight." He continued to read poetry in a tone and put the book back on Hoshino Fujiko's luxurious Western-style desk.
Hoshino Fujiko took a deep breath and understood that this was Aoi Keisuke's little reply to him.
This means that today I have made up for my weaknesses and regained my spirit. Our duel is far from over.
This is probably the mentality.
"Childish." She said in a not-so-bland tone.
"Really?"
Aoi Keisuke smiled when he heard this, and remembered that on the train in the morning, Asuka Arisugawa also asked him which poem he liked, but the one he answered at that time was not this one.
Rather.
At that time, Arisukawa blushed and asked him puzzledly why.
Qing Keisuke told her that there was no other reason but that he felt the poem was beautiful.
It may be a starry sky that he has never understood, but he was touched when he saw it, and he hoped that he could also look up and see it.
Whether it's love or whatever.
With this thought in mind, he put the pen back in his schoolbag, took out another book "Strong Wind" and started reading.
After answering this question, the collection of poems has come to an end.
Hoshino Fujiko tapped her fingers irritably, then opened the book again after a while, with a slight disgust in her movements, and read the handwriting left by Aoi Keisuke again.
"What a naughty monkey." She still couldn't help but sarcastically.
After Qing Keisuke heard this, he stretched his body comfortably, as if he was now complete.
"Why did you choose this poem?" she asked after a moment.
"I thought you wouldn't even talk to me this week, president."
"If you didn't think about fighting back the first time, but answered well, you wouldn't need to think about this kind of problem at all."
Qing Keisuke grinned, hummed, and then explained: "It's always right to cherish the present, right?"
Here's another explanation of his answer.
Which poem is his favorite and which interpretation is sincere? Only he knows in his heart.
"Of course, it's also because I think of you, president, when I see the stars."
"Shut up."
Hoshino Fujiko sighed, but a faint smile seemed to appear on the corner of his mouth.
She continued to read through the poetry collection along with this poem, and no longer cared about Aoi Keisuke's childish graffiti behavior.
Qing Keisuke also concentrated on reading the new book, and the activity room returned to calm smoothly.
It's not entirely correct to say it's calm. Outside the window, various sports clubs are still training fiercely, shouting, and sweating, becoming more and more enthusiastic with the sun.
Their competition is still going on and will continue until the summer vacation.
If Aoi Keisuke agrees to join the basketball club, he should train hard in the stadium now.
Fortunately, fortunately.
Aoi Keisuke thought of this while enjoying the hot summer afternoon with the air conditioner blowing.
After he read the first chapter of the new book and roughly understood what kind of book it was, Fujiko Hoshino suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Senior Ai Komatsu sent another letter."
"Wish letter?"
"right."
Qing Keisuke shook his head and laughed, and asked tentatively: "What did she say?"
"Pray that we will send Daichi Sakamoto to jail while ensuring her safety."
"ah……"
Qing Keisuke turned the page and started to read the second chapter without commenting on the letter.
Hoshino Fujiko glanced at him and said nothing more.
She said this just as a transition to the next topic.
She turned to say: "I am ready to accept the next wish."
After hearing this, Qing Keisuke became a little more interested: "Are there any petitioners already?"
"There will never be a shortage of people like this." Hoshino Fujiko said, "But there are currently no letters that interest me."
"Um……"
Qing Keisuke thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because others don't know much about our club."
"yes."
The president who guided Aoi Keisuke to say this, stared directly at Aoi Keisuke's side face, waiting for his next words.
Qing Keisuke looked as usual and suggested: "The eldest lady of the Hoshino family can definitely consider spending money on advertising."
"Isn't that just begging for mercy?"
"President, when you say this, have you considered the mood of those advertisers?"
"All their purpose is to make other people's money, not mine."
Hoshino Fujiko exposed the fundamental difference between the two comparisons: "I am the one who fulfills their wishes. They should be the one who tried their best to find me."
"Ha..." Qing Keisuke responded perfunctorily.
The girl's eyes were faint and expectant, but she still didn't move away.
What exactly does she want to do with herself?33
"Perhaps we need to recruit a publicist." He added.
"What about this prayer?"
Seeing that he was still unmoved, Hoshino Fujiko took out a casually folded letter from the drawer.
Qing Guijie turned over, took the letter, and opened it.
The handwriting looks like a boy's.
"snort--"
Qing Keisuke made a playful nasal noise.
He glanced at Fujiko Hoshino and made no comment yet.
"What do you want to do?" he asked.
"Just ask Shiraishi-sensei for a favor, she won't be able to refuse me." Hoshino Fujiko replied.
"What an evil chaebol..."
Qing Keisuke shook his head and laughed: "But, she won't agree."
"oh?"
"After all, that guy is quite good at pretending to be powerful. If she is threatened by you, she will definitely run over crying and ask me to protect her."
Aoi Keisuke and Hoshino Fujiko looked at each other.
The Demon King nonchalantly refolded the envelope and threw it on the table like garbage.
"Because I don't seem to be that afraid of powerful people."
Hoshino Fujiko stared at him, but Qing Keisuke couldn't see clearly what she was thinking. Even her current emotions seemed to be hidden in a deep layer of ice, making everyone covered by the ice.
"That's it." The president said, "Then let's just choose this wish."
Has she decided to compete with herself?
Qing Keisuke wondered - was it the Hoshino family's power or his own that was stronger? Did Hoshino Fujiko choose to collide with him in this incident?
But when she realized that he had never thought of retreating, Hoshino Fujiko already got everything she wanted to know.
She smiled with satisfaction. That rare and bright smile, like a snow lotus blooming for the first time, suddenly brought Qing Keisuke's thoughts back to reality.
"Forget it," she said, "Sure enough, it's just a boring wish."