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The following Monday, no sooner had I reached the entrance to the school building did Kaburagi approach me.
“Don’t forget our promise to meet after school,” he said, sounding a little more excited than usual.
Okay, okay.
Kaburagi had gone on a library date with Wakaba-chan yesterday.
In the evening I received a message from him that read,
‘I went to the library today. I’ll tell you the rest in person, so let’s meet after school in the usual room.’
I suppose it must have gone a lot better than last time.
What an open book…
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“You’re late, Kisshouin!”
Incapable of hiding his good cheer, that was the first thing he said to me when I arrived at the conference room.
Knowing him, he wanted to talk about it so badly that he couldn’t help himself.
I was still taking a seat when he began recounting his Sunday with great gusto.
“Learning from my previous mistake, this time I suggested going to a local library. That way we wouldn’t meet Mizusaki by accident.”
“My~”
“So the two of us managed to study together without any interlopers. Unlike the previous library though, this one didn’t have a café, so after a while we ended up going outside for a break.”
“Ohh~”
“The problem was that there weren’t any good cafés outside. What the place did have was a fast food chain.”
“My~”
“So that was when I said it: ‘How about here?’ Takamichi was shocked. But as a man who’s already passed the fast food test, I walked in without hesitation.
“Obviously I upgraded my order to a meal. This time I went with a limited time offer.
“Did you know, Kisshouin? Fast food chains do this thing where they bring in special meal sets for a limited time.”
Yes, I do know.
Didn’t we see the ads last time?
“Naturally I asked for tomato sauce. And guess what? Takamichi forgot to ask for tomato sauce with her fries. That was when I suggested that we share mine.”
By now, Kaburagi had become unable to suppress his smile.
“After all, I’m generous, not a hogger like you. Takamichi thanked me and said ‘Since there’s only one, let’s use it carefully.’ Then I said ‘Yeah’ and the two of us ate it little by little…”
Wow, you’re smirking real bad, Kaburagi.
“Since I got the tomato sauce even though you had to ask for it, Takamichi thinks that I’m familiar with fast food. ‘I had no idea people like you came to these places too,’ she said. So I said, ‘Yeah, sometimes.’
“It was actually only my second time though. I have to say I handled myself pretty well. We talked a lot more than usual after that. Since we weren’t allowed to talk much at the library we talked all the more about what questions we found hard, or how we were doing at school. It was great.
“Before I knew it, we’d been in that store for over an hour. When it was time to head back to the library, Takamichi laughed and said ‘We talked too much.’
“Then she gave me a mint. It was so sweet…”
“Ohh~”
I guess it was extra sweet because he got it off the girl he liked.
This kid already had one foot in the world of maidens.
“Oi, Kisshouin! Are you even listening? What’s up with your responses!?”
“I most certainly am.”
You were just talking about how your library date with Wakaba-chan was a huge success, right?
Good for you~
“I think going to that fast food place was the right move. Takamichi laughed a lot too.”
“Perhaps she was more relaxed than usual because it was an environment she was used to. I imagine she also felt closer to you after finding out that you supposedly frequented the place.”
“Yeah, I think so too.” Kaburagi gave a large nod.
“Well what good news that turned out to be for you. Please keep at it. Well then, was that all you needed me for?”
Maybe after showing my face at the Salon for a bit I’d head to the clubroom.
I needed to come up with a plan to mingle with our new members as the club president.
“What are you talking about? I was just about to get into the main agenda.”
“Eh?”
“The reason I closed the distance between us this time was because I matched myself to her lifestyle. That’s why I’m planning on learning more and more about the life of a commoner. Next is the family restaurant.”
Guh. I was getting a bad feeling about this…
Kaburagi shot vigorously out of his chair.
“Let’s go, Kisshouin! To a family restaurant!”
I knew it!
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I tried in vain to tell him that I had plans, and was dragged away to a faraway family restaurant.
“A family restaurant is the same as a regular restaurant, so you did not have to do this…”
“Come on, don’t be like that. Aren’t you my strategist?”
“I have no recollection of accepting such a shady position…”
Strategist? Are you kidding me?
Our relationship is one of master and disciple, okay!
As you’d expect of him, Kaburagi paid me no heed at all and instead examined the menu with great interest.
Listen to me, already.
I ended up ordering a doria.
Kaburagi asked for the steak meal set. Like a kid who learnt a new word and was bursting for a chance to use it.
There was a moment of shock when he found out that drinks were self-serve at family restaurants, which led to a lot of curiosity about the drinks dispenser.
Wha-, are you a kid or something? You’re only meant to take one drink at a time!
There was a short wait when we returned to our table before the food arrived.
Doria was amazing.
You had to eat it little by little if you didn’t want to get burnt though.
“…It thought this last time too, with the hamburger, but this meat is different from what I’m familiar with,” Kaburagi muttered after a bite of his steak.
No kidding.
The meat you’re familiar with probably comes from the winning cow at an agricultural fair, with a pedigree that goes back a hundred generations or something.
“There are all sorts of meat in this world.”
“I see…”
That was all he had to say, and he continued his meal in silence.
“By the way, apparently Takamichi studies every day on the train. Aren’t trains packed, though? So instead of trying to study in that cramped environment, I’m thinking about suggesting to her that I start driving her between home and school from now on.”
“That is an absolutely horrible idea.”
Not another one of his stupid suggestions…
“Why? This is for her sake.”
What do you mean ‘her sake’?
It’s obviously that you just want to spend more time with her outside of school.
“Takamichi-san has her own routine and her own way of living. It may be that she even studies better on the train. There are many people in this world who study better during transit. Your suggestion might actually bother her.”
“…Can’t you be in transit in a car instead?”
“So even though you go out of your way to pick her up from her house and ”
“Can you really see her happily studying without a care as you sit in silence right next to her, after having gone out of your way to pick her up right from her home? I know you have driven her to school a few times. Do you ever recall her pulling out a textbook and start reading?”
“No…”
“You see? Most people would be unable to. If Takamichi-san herself said that she was struggling it would be one thing, but if not then stop meddling with her life. You understand?”
“Alright…”
He gave a reluctant nod.
Was there any need to look so depressed…?
This guy never came up with anything good, did he.
“Well, onto the next topic then. I wanna go with her to somewhere besides a library. Where’s a good place?”
“Hmmm, well it certainly depends on the preferences of the girl in question. Being brought to somewhere you have no interest in would simply be a study in boredom, after all.”
“That makes sense.”
“What if you brought up our class trips, subtly probe her interests, and begin looking for places based on that? It would also make for a conversation that is not about studying.”
“That’s a great idea! I’ll try it right away!”
“Whether you are messaging them, or giving them a call, please take a moment first to consider other party’s circumstances first.”
“That’s all you ever say. I told you already, I’ve got it.”
If you got it then who was it that dragged me to a family restaurant just now!?
Anyway, since the Emperor had successfully cleared the Family Restaurant dungeon, it was now time for us to leave.
“Besides being made for commoners, these family restaurants aren’t all that different from regular restaurants.”
I told you that at the start!
But well, since we were already here, I took the opportunity to show off a technique that Kaburagi had definitely never seen before.
We brought our receipts to the register.
“I would like to pay separately.”
Splitting the cost is a thing that people do, okay? Don’t forget it.
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The 23rd of April was the La Diada de Sant Jordi.
Men gave women roses, and women gave men a book.
Truly a holiday that smelt of a secret cabal of bookstores and florists.
Naturally, I wouldn’t let this chance escape me.
“Kaburagi-sama, please take this.”
“What’s going on?”
“Today is the La Diada de Sant Jordi. It is customary to give books to your friends, family, lovers, or benefactors.”
Along with some book that I picked out at random, I returned the unlucky poem anthology that had been sealed in my storehouse.
I did it!
“What the hell!? If you knew about it then why didn’t you tell me earlier!? Aaah! I completely forgot! I missed such a good chance!”
Dashing out of the salon, Kaburagi sprinted off to a florist.
Don’t forget to think about the number of flowers~
お兄ちゃん、やめてぇ！ 
🌚✨…
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Lmao, Kaburagi bragging about being good at going to fast food restaurants cracked me up😂
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Strategist? Nay!
Reika sure is handling Bakaburagi well.
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Bakaburagi may have cleared the family restaurant dungeon, but Reika-sama is also steadily bringing down the Bakaburagi boss!
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Reika.. I’m so happy for you, you are finally able to return that cursed poem anthology! A round of applause for Reika!
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So begins the game. The game involves finding ways to pass the poem anthology back to the person who doesn’t want it.
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hmmm … Did he take it or did he run away before taking it?
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omg i though she was trolling but the Diada de Sant Jordi does exist Oo.
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It’s just the Catalan tradition of St. George’s Day or something.
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I’m native catalan and we actually celebrate el Dia de Sant Jordi, so I was a little confused when it suddently appeared in this novel O.o
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>> “So that was when I said it: ‘How about here?’ Takamichi was shocked. But as a man who’s already passed the fast food test, I walked in without hesitation.
Passed the fast food test?
>> “Obviously I upgraded my order to a meal
>> “Naturally I asked for tomato sauce. And guess what? Takamichi forgot to ask for tomato sauce with her fries. That was when I suggested that we share mine.”
“Obviously”. “Naturally”. Urgh. What a tool.
>> “After all, I’m generous, not a hogger like you. Takamichi thanked me and said ‘Since there’s only one, let’s use it carefully.’ Then I said ‘Yeah’ and the two of us ate it little by little…”
Oi!
>> Wow, you’re smirking real bad, Kaburagi.
Reika doesn’t care because she’s feeling superior listening to Kaburagi acted smug about stupid things
>> You were just talking about how your library date with Wakaba-chan was a huge success, right?
Wait, was she just not paying attention??
>> Don’t forget to think about the number of flowers~
By this, I assume she means he should give Wakaba about 100 flowers.
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Thanks for the new chapter!
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“Get rid of cursed love poem anthology book, check!”
Reika’s to-do list is getting shorter by the day.
I wonder if “Graduate from being Forever Alone Village Chief” will ever be crossed out.
Thanks for the chapter
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Acceptance is key as one is always a member of the Forever Alone village escape is impossible! To escape one must pass the valley of social life, the friendship ravine, the cliff of people who fuck you up, and finally, the impossible treacherous sea of whether your affection is even returned! So you see, escape is futile because even if though one succeeds there is no guarantee one won’t return at the starting point……
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You forget the Mire of Self-Loathing and the mountains of Out Of My League. There’s also the Rain of Red Pills which periodically plagues the region.
The village of Forever Alone needs no guards. For its prisoners build their own cages and shackles. There is no worse prison than the mind.
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You forgot the occasional “traps” set down by “hunters”
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Traps may be gay, but contrary to popular belief, wouldn’t be found in the Forever Alone village.
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Reika-sama shall drag bakaragi into the world of fluffy maidens😇💕
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Good job Reika~
Am I the only one who had to take a short break while reading Kaburagi’s dialogue due to secondhand embarrassment? It’s like watching your clueless little brother bragging about a girl saying hi to him at school.
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I usually would, but Reika already rolled her eyes.
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Bakaburagi: employs [obtuse][overbearing].
Effect: Reika dragged to a saizeriya. HP -10.
Reika: counter attacks with secret technique [split bill]
Bakaburagi: HP -20, intelligence +30.
Bakaburagi wins?
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Reika HP: 0/10
Bakuragi HP: 9979/9999
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The Saga of the Emperor and Empress of calories continues
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Bwahahahaha I’m dying. Omg. She passed back the curse like item😂😂😂😂😂 what will be Bakaburagi’s reaction when he realize it? Aaaaah. I wanna know. And I feel you Reika-Sama, whether my friends are doing well with their love life or heartbroken…they’ll eat away your time with all the love talk. Sigh, I get the half-hearted replies, then they’ll get mad depending on how you react or reply and acting like a love guru and stuff when you, yourself isn’t in a relationship 😌😂🌚
Thanks for the chapter!!
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Afterall, I’m generous and not a hogger like you. LMAO
Don’t get too ahead of yourself Bakaburagi!
This kid is already one foot into the world of maidens LOLOLOLOL
Will they be going to a supermarket next? Hahaha
Reika just had to one up him there at the cashier. But well, this novel seems to be more about Reika the foodie and Reika the goddess Kali and Reika the love guru hahaha
Thank you for the update!
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THANK YOU FOR THE CHAPTER! After the Kenkyo drought for awhile, these last couple in quick succession are like heaven.
I’m overjoyed Reika is able to more successfully handle Kaburagi now. I still feel bad for her though; he seems like an endlessly tiring person to simply put up with, much less try to have a meal with. Reika gets an excuse to have fast/commoner food at least.
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Whoop whoop thanks for the chapter!!!
Hahaha what a dense kid, good thing takamichi isn’t so dense that she just studies in his car. I wonder where they will go next? Maybe an amusement park?
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Thanks 4 the chapter!
Bakaburagi reminds me of my 5yo nephew after he made his first sandwich.
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lol I’m betting that someone saw kagaburi and Reika going out together
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Oh gosh so many new chapters, is it Christmas?? Also now I want some doria myself T_T
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The strategist knows everything! It’s time for a revolt! A revolution I tell you! Ugh, watch out for the Enjou secret police …
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Thank you for chapter 😜😜😜😜
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Meatbun Delivery~
Thank you for the chapter ( ●w●)
Why do i think that the family restaurant plan is going to fail for bakaburagi? Is it because the fast food one succeeded? Or was it because he takes out 2 different girls on a date? ..hmm.. maybe because reika taught bakaburagi how to split the bill?
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Kaburagi slowly enter maiden village can’t wait until he meet another villager.
And i have a feeling that Enjou knows everything that happened here
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Thanks for the chapter ✨
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The maiden mode is switched on! Reika-sama can’t stop him.
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Thanks for the chapter!
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thank you for the hard work :)
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The said love make people change…..i’m all agree on that
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Thanks for the chapter!
Kaburagi is not a good listener. Also, he’s annoying, but funny sometimes.
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Master and disciple …. Our master, the loveless Queen Reika and her disciple, the fool of love emperor kaburagi.
Hopefully our Queen will break the loveless curse after returning the cursed book. All of us been waiting too too long for it. Thanks
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Thanks for the chapter.
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Thanks
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As Catalan I’m very happy to see that such an important tradition in Catalonia like Sant Jordi appears in a novel like this one.
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Wow! I go away for a wedding and I come back to a whole bunch of new chapters~ And all the new wonderful food pics! whew!~
And, wow… That useless pride Bakaburagi has in handling a fast food meal… I kind of want to shout to Wakaba, “Don’t be tricked!”
She’s lucky that Reika is forced to be there, so she’s able to derail some of the emperor’s more ludicrous plans.
At least Reika was able to get rid of that unlucky book. Though I wonder if she was also trying to curse him as well…
Thanks so much for these translations! This story really does brighten up my day XDXDXD
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This . .. this boy. It’d be kind of a cute date, if it weren’t for Kaburagi being such a poseur.
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“The meat you’re familiar with probably comes from the winning cow at an agricultural fair, with a pedigree that goes back a hundred generations or something.”
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Pfft. I love how flippant this is.
A cow with a hundred generations pedigree indeed.
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Reika-sama finally got rid of the poem anthology! 😂
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Waiting for an External to catch them on a ‘date’ and notice them meeting before and after school, and report it to the Stalking Horse. Stalking Horse, seeing Kaburagi ‘cheating’ on Wakaba, then takes the stage.
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Little does he know that the one furthest along the Wakaba route is Reika-sama…
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Him and Wakaba aren’t together, though.
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— Thanks for the chapter~ ^^.
Now I can sleep at ease, I want to include more of my words but I’m really sleepy and tired, so yes, I’ll do it next time.!
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Oh my. Just oh my.
Bakaburagi being smug about fast food, of all things, and the curse finally being thrown back! The best part is since he’s so flustered about missing the date, he won’t notice for a while, if at all.
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Lol will the curse rebound on Kaburagi xD? I wanna see love bloom for Reika ~ Thanks for the chapter!
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“This guy never came up with anything good, did he.” so true so very true, except, he came up with using you as his love guru :P that worked well haha :P
And good work Reika sama! you got rid of the cursed item!
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Except it was actually Enjou’s idea. So no, he really is bad at coming up with plans.
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He decided to listen to her and pay heed to good counsel :P thats a good idea :P maybe?
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Has anyone heard anything about the Author? its a really long hiatus, the last time they posted a chapter was 20th Oct 2017, I hope theyre ok… not sick or anything…
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She left Forever Alone village and found a romance with a wild but gentlemanly high society man.
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Really? I hope so lol maybe Reika will get some action then :P her heart will be more open to romantic encounters :P, if the Author is getting some then surely our Reika Sama will as well :P one can only hope :P
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The tsukkomi in Reika is getting such a work out talking to this no-common-sense king.
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So the curse has been lifted…. for now.
Thanks for the chapter.
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Many thanks.
Poor Reika. She just thought it was a report.. But it turned out to be a on site field study XD
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Thanks for the chapter! 6(• w •)
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She finally returned that cursed book hahaha
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eagerly waiting for the moment some rumors/pics of kaburagi and reika’s outings spreads out.
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My WordPress app is not working properly lately, but my Reika senses were tingling and boy was I right! Thank you for the new chapter, Este! Much love!
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Am i the only one that want kaburagi’s romance to fail? He’s so selfish and arrogant that he need a new lesson to me.
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Sometimes, I forget this story is about Reika trying to avoid a bad end.
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The cringe is killing me…
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I sense trouble ahead… And it’s strong
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Thanks for the chapter!
I too, wish that Reika-sama will start her own love journey (preferably with Enjou, I have bad feelings about that Yuika woman)
Fighting, chief!!
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Oooh, good job. Bakaburagi did two things right and now he’s all smug, rofl xD
This idiot never learns, does he. Zero consideration. Smack him, Coro-chan!
You know he’s just going to give the poem book back and say that she must’ve accidentally put it in the pile. She tried, though, she certainly did try..
Thanks for the chapter :D
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