Does gravity make me stronger?

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Every now and then, Nagasaki Motoyo would make a vegetable pasta soup, and it seemed that she had a special fondness for this dish.

Oh dear, if you only eat vegetarian food, your body won't be able to keep up with your development...

No, Su Shi's development is already good enough. If she continues to develop like this, it will cause a lot of trouble in the future...

Thinking about all sorts of things, Hachiman and Shoko arrived at the familiar upscale apartment building.

Chapter 247, Section 244: Should we eat first or...?

Take the elevator, enjoy the strong cool air inside, step out of the elevator, come to the door, and press the doorbell.

"Dudududu!"

A lively bell rang.

Soon, as if in response to the ringing of the bell, relatively hurried footsteps could be heard from inside the room.

"coming!"

A few seconds later, the heavy door slowly opened.

What came into view was a beautiful girl wearing a loose-fitting sundress, her fair shoulders exposed to the air, and her delicate collarbone outlining an extremely beautiful curve, stirring Hachiman's nerves.

My girlfriend is still as beautiful as ever (laughs).

Today, Nagasaki Motoyo specially gathered her long, smooth chestnut-yellow hair together and placed it on one side of her shoulder, tying the ends with a red hair tie.

For some reason, the scene before me reminded me of a late-night anime channel, where a busy working husband comes home and his newlywed wife comes out to greet him.

So, does that mean that great line is about to be delivered?

Under Hachiman's expectant gaze, Sosei said in a playful tone, "Welcome home, Shoko. Hachiman, shall we eat first, take a bath first, or...?"

Mmm, this is definitely the one, it's just right for my taste!

"Cough cough."

Before Su Shi could utter any strange words, Xiangzi raised his voice slightly and interrupted abruptly, "I'm back."

[Damn it, why did you have to interrupt our bible of anime and manga?!]

Even Xiangzi-chan cannot be forgiven!

That's it!

Su Shi leaned weakly against the wall, pouting her pink lips as she complained, "Oh dear, don't you have any interest in me at all, Xiangzi-chan?"

"Stop making a scene, okay?"

Xiangzi sighed weakly, "Wouldn't it be very embarrassing if the neighbors heard what I said?"

"Is it shameful?"

Su Shi seemed to sense something, narrowed her eyes, and asked with a sly smile, "Hey, I don't even know what those words are. Xiangzi-chan, can you explain them to me?"

"That's the one." Xiangzi looked away.

"Um?"

"It's about whether to eat first or take a shower first."

"But I don't think there's anything wrong with that statement, right, Hachiman?"

Hachiman, with his eyes downcast, pretended to be clueless: "Even if you ask me, I don't know anything."

"Look, Shoko-chan, Hachiman didn't say anything, so what exactly is Shoko-chan thinking? I'm really curious!"

Xiangzi was startled to realize that he had fallen into a trap woven by Su Shi.

"I... am the one that follows..."

"What exactly is following behind? Could Xiangzi-chan explain it to us?"

"Eat first...eat..."

"eat?"

Eat me first!

Faced with Su Shi's aggressive attitude, Xiangzi roared inwardly, and the fragile walls of his heart shattered into pieces.

"Mou! I'm ignoring you!"

The girl, whose face was already flushed, let out a muffled groan and squatted down to start pretending to be an ostrich.

Xiangzi-chan, Okawaii Kodo!

With a victorious smile, Su Shi nodded her head up and down with satisfaction: "Oh, Xiangzi-chan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you angry. Come on, come on in, it's cooler inside."

Suze was even more sensitive to heat than Hachiman, so she kept the room very cool. Even Hachiman shivered when he first entered.

"Isn't the temperature too low?"

"Well, I think it's fine."

Neither of the girls thought it was a big deal, but in order not to be looked down upon by his girlfriend, Hachiman could only put on a nonchalant expression.

"Dinner will have to wait a while."

"Wow, so fast? We've only been back for a short while!"

Xiangzi asked in surprise.

Speaking of which, doesn't Su Shi have club activities? Why did he come back so early today?

"I have already left the club."

Having discerned Xiangzi's thoughts, Su Shi readily offered her answer.

"You've quit?"

"Because it would delay my trip home, and the band was also quite busy, I thought about it and decided to withdraw from the brass band activities."

Hachiman: "Ah, this..."

Su Shi spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if he really didn't care about the brass band's activities at all.

The wind instrument competition is coming up soon, and now that one of our key players has left, the head of the wind instrument club must be going crazy...

"Is that so? Thank you for your hard work, Su Shi."

Xiangzi thanked him earnestly: "By the way, the final exams for Yuezhi Forest are coming up soon, right? Su Shi, how are your preparations going? Do you need any help?"

"Yes, it's next week. There are still some things I haven't fully digested yet."

Su Shi rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment: "But wouldn't doing it this way be too much trouble for you?"

"You're being so polite, it makes me a little uncomfortable."

Perhaps in retaliation for what happened before entering, Xiangzi gave a mocking smile, while Su Shi puffed out her cheeks and complained, "What exactly does Xiangzi think of me?!"

"Um, my little sister who always likes to cause me trouble?"

Xiangzi was born three months older than Su Shi, so it's quite reasonable for her to call herself the older sister.

However, from Hachiman's perspective, at least in terms of physique, Sosei looks more like an older sister than Shoko, but as for personality... well, those who know, know...

What does it mean to be someone who knows everything? Being a riddle solver must be quite interesting, right?

I just didn't want to be dishonorable...

"Hachiman!"

Having lost the verbal battle, Sosei Asahi Mana turned to him for help.

"what."

He hadn't helped Xiangzi earlier, so he simply stayed out of it, scratching the back of his head dumbly and saying, "Sorry, I didn't hear what you guys were saying at all."

"Hmph, you two teamed up to bully me!"

Su Shi pouted, pretending to be sad, and buried her head in the sofa. Her two beautiful little feet were restlessly raised and dangling in the air.

[I can't take it anymore, tomorrow's beep, start!]

[Hehehe!]

Xiangzi shrugged helplessly, exchanged a glance with Hachiman, as if to say, "See? I told you she looked like a younger sister, didn't I?"

This time, Hachiman agreed: "Indeed."

"Alright, alright, Su Shi, don't be angry anymore. Besides, your panties are about to be exposed."

"ah!"

At Xiangzi's prompting, Su Shi immediately sat up straight, pressed down on her skirt with her hand, and a strange blush appeared on her fair face.

"Let me make this clear first, I didn't see anything."

Hachiman spoke righteously.

"It's okay if you see it..."

"No, no, no, it's very relevant, okay...?"

"Oh dear, Hachiman, you're shy, even though..."

"Hey, finish what you're saying! This is easy for people to misunderstand!"

"Can't you two talk properly?"

Xiangzi rubbed his forehead and sighed helplessly, "Su Shi, aren't we preparing dinner? If we don't get up now, it'll be too late."

"Ah, I'm coming right now."

When it came to business, Su Shi stopped being willful and acted coquettishly, and the two of them went to the kitchen together to get busy.

During this time, the three of them had developed a tacit understanding: the two girls would prepare the meals, while Hachiman would be responsible for cleaning up the table and washing the dishes afterward.

During the meal, the three of them talked about their studies again.

"I probably won't continue my studies."

Xiangzi's somewhat heavy words froze the two people who were still eating in place.

Although he was mentally prepared, Hachiman still felt a little guilty and ashamed when Xiangzi said it himself.

"There are a lot of things to handle in the band. If I want to go to university, I can't just pick any university. Studying and working at the same time, even I don't have enough confidence to handle it."

Xiangzi poured out his heart.

If she were only aiming for an ordinary university, she could easily manage the dual pressures of work and studies. However, if it were a top-tier university with higher admission scores, she simply felt powerless to do so.

Su Shi tried to suggest, "Aren't there specialized music universities?"

"Well, those schools have high admission scores, and tuition fees are also a problem."

"But isn't AveMujica pretty popular? If all else fails, I could..."

We can provide tuition fees for Xiangzi...

Seemingly realizing something, Su Shi hurriedly shut her mouth, almost making Xiangzi unhappy again.

"We'll see when the time comes. What I'm saying now is just one possibility."

Xiangzi shook his head somewhat dejectedly, paused for a moment, and then turned to Hachiman and asked, "Hachiman, what are your plans for the future?"

Hachiman put down his chopsticks: "It's probably going to higher education. My parents are planning the same thing. They're willing to pay the tuition."

Tokyo or Chiba?

When this topic came up, Su Shi's tone became somewhat urgent: "Is Hachiman planning to go back to Chiba to attend university?"

"Um, I haven't decided yet."

"I haven't decided yet."

Suze lowered her head and meaninglessly scraped the rice grains off her bowl with a spoon. If she could, she would still hope that Hachiman could stay in Tokyo to study at university.

After finishing his meal, Hachiman carried the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, washing the dishes while estimating the duration of summer vacation.

I'll go home the Monday after next, stay for seven or eight days, and then come back.

When I was in my hometown of Chiba, one day was allocated to a live performance, and the other few days were free to wander around.

However, considering the weather, there wasn't really anywhere to go. In the past few summers, Hachiman had stayed at home playing games, but this time he was taking people back, so he couldn't be so lazy.

"But the most important thing is ending the band."