Half a month had passed since the start of school. The classmates had gradually grown familiar with one another, and their relationships had begun to settle into place. Now that the initial novelty had worn off, what awaited the students was the usual studying, homework, exams, and... club activities.
But none of that had much to do with Fang Zheng. He was not joining any clubs.
However, just as Fang Zheng was about to head home as usual, Serenji Haruna suddenly came up to him.
"Yuuki-kun, do you have time later? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"It's not really anything major..."
Serenji Haruna looked around before asking Fang Zheng in a low voice.
"Um... are Kushida and Kyoko not getting along very well?"
"Kushida...? You mean Kushida Kikyo?"
Fang Zheng was briefly taken aback by Serenji Haruna's question before realizing who she meant.
"Is there a problem? They seem to get along normally to me."
"But Kushida has invited Kyoko out several times, and Kyoko turned her down every time..."
"You know that's normal behavior for Kyoko, right?"
Fang Zheng shrugged, not particularly concerned about it. He had noticed long ago that Kirizaki Kyoko was not the type who liked getting close to people. She seemed quite popular in class and appeared to have a good relationship with everyone, but in truth, the only people who could really be called her friends were Fang Zheng and Serenji Haruna.
In Fang Zheng's opinion, Kirizaki Kyoko was a lot like Hoshii Miki. On the surface, she was a lively, adorable girl who was easy to approach and seemed able to get along with anyone. But actually earning her approval was incredibly difficult. After capturing Kirizaki Kyoko, Fang Zheng had curiously asked why she had joined