"Dummy Natsuki, when will we awaken?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Sorry, dummies can't talk."
"Tch." Zhuzhu pouted, looking a little aggrieved. "Why can everyone else awaken, while Shoko and I are the last ones left... You didn't leave us until the end on purpose just so you could bully us, did you?"
Amamiya Natsuki stared at her in shock. "You actually figured out my plan, Zhuzhu?"
"Damn it!"
Zhuzhu clenched her little fists, so angry she nearly hit him.
So this guy really was doing it on purpose!
Every time, he left Shoko and her until last, then made them choose which one of them would be left behind. He never bullied anyone else—he only picked on her and Shoko. That was too much! Absolutely too much!
"There are only so many mushrooms, and we only get one a day, so of course there has to be an order." Amamiya Natsuki patted Zhuzhu's little head and explained, "Besides, Hayasaka and Elder Sister Haruno haven't awakened either. You're not the only ones at the end."
Zhuzhu bit her silver teeth, her voice small and aggrieved.
"Then why don't you bully them? Why do you have to pick on Shoko and me?"
Amamiya Natsuki replied gently:
"Of course, it's because I like you and Shoko, Zhuzhu."
Hearing Amamiya Natsuki's 'confession,' Zhuzhu didn't react much, but Komie-san hurriedly lowered her head, her ears quickly turning crimson. She couldn't help it; this quail girl really was thin-skinned.
"You like us, so you bully us every day?" Zhuzhu tilted her little face up and couldn't help complaining. "Are you a third-grader or something?"
Most people would have been embarrassed by Zhuzhu's complaint, but Amamiya Natsuki had no shame whatsoever. He gave her a thumbs-up and smiled.
"Lord Zhuzhu really is clever. You saw right away what