Hatsuka: I Wish Riku Liked Me

Rikki: [Who told you not to tell us you were coming? Our teacher is a sixty-year-old auntie, are you relieved now?]

Hmm, it seems there won't be any yuri (lesbian) storylines.

Riki felt relieved. Turning her head, she saw a pair of snow-white legs, then looked up to see a full chest and a calm face drinking panda juice. Hachiman Mairin.

The cool girl is here.

"Are you here to see Chu Hua? She'll be here soon. You seem quite worried about her," Hachiman Mairin said as she sat down next to Riki.

"After all, she's the Lead Singer, so we still need to care about her. Let's boost our friendship!" Riki said, adding that regardless of what Chu Hua said, her gravity might be swallowing her up.

"Is that so?"

Riki noticed that Hachiman Mairin was silent. Come to think of it, he realized that he rarely spent time alone with Hachiman Mairin. Usually, Rikki was around or they were at Mujica. This situation was rather ambiguous, but the cool girl probably wouldn't think that way. After all, all she was thinking about was Rikki's strong fingers.

"How are you and Rikki doing?" Hachiman Mairin suddenly asked.

"Very well, did Rikki say bad things about me again?" Riki became wary.

Beware of the emergence of another traitor to China.

"No, she said a lot of good things about you," Hachiman Mairin said, pausing before looking at Riki: "Don't argue with Rikki. If your relationship doesn't improve, I might..."

You might stab me to death?

Riki noticed that Hachiman Mairin had a conflicted expression on her face, completely unlike her previous carefree demeanor.

"It's alright, forget about it." Hachiman Mairin stood up, turned to look at Riki, and smiled, "Anyway, let's deduct a thousand points from you for now. We gave you too many points before, and we need to adjust the balance."

Does this also need to be balanced?

Hailing, do you have a problem with me?

They always gave me points when we first met, so why are they all detracting from my impressions lately?

Or is it that my hidden MMR is very high?

"Take good care of Rikki," Hachiman Mairin said with a gentle smile as she left.

Riki looked at the cool girl, and soon saw Mikumura Shioka jogging over, her forehead covered in fine sweat. She smiled happily when she saw Riki.

"Riki, you've come to see me!" Mikumura Shioka said with a smile. "I asked my teacher for leave, so I'll go home to rest first. Let's go back together."

Have you forgotten that I'm not part of your family?

Oh well, I promised to see her anyway, and I also need to ask about the work conflict between Mujica and Sumimi.

Riki noticed that Mikumura Shioka still had a happy smile on her face. She sat down next to her, took out a bento box, and looked at Riki's empty hands strangely.

"Didn't Riki bring a lunchbox?" Mikumura Shioka asked in surprise. "Then let's eat together. Don't refuse, okay? Sakiko and I usually eat together in the break room too."

Sure, I'm hungry anyway.

But why do you only have one pair of chopsticks?

"Here... ah." Mikumura Shioka used chopsticks to pick up an octopus sausage and put it to Riki's mouth.

Riki bit off the sausage without touching the chopsticks.

Mikumura Shioka blinked, picked up another mouthful of rice, and put it into Riki opened his mouth, their lips touching.

Riki looked at the Mikumura Shioka.

"Riki, you don't need to worry about it too much. We're not outsiders," Mikumura Shioka said with a smile. "I grew up in the countryside, so I don't mind these kinds of things."

Riki understood; it seemed they really were Chu Hua's brothers.

After finishing their bento boxes, Riki and Mikumura Shioka went to her house together. Her house was still as clean and tidy as ever, but it lacked a sense of life, as if she only took a shower and slept when she got home. The rest of the furniture had hardly been touched.

"Chuhua, is everything alright with Sumimi?" Riki asked.

Mikumura Shioka shook her head gently and smiled, "It's nothing. My manager, Miss Sanae, said that her work schedule has been a bit messy lately, and she'll try to stagger Mujica and Sumimi's work so I can have some rest time."

Riki nodded. That's good. After all, Miss Sanae is a professional. Listening to her is fine.

"Also, I'm really happy that Riki cares about me," said Mikumura Shioka. She thought for a moment and added, "By the way, Riki hasn't gone on a date with Sakiko yet, right? How about we do a mock date now?"

"Simulation?"

A simulated universe, right?

"After all, Riki wants me to rest, and it would be boring if I didn't do something," said Mikumura Shioka proudly, wagging her index finger. "Otherwise, I would have gone outside to play."

"Fine, go ahead and simulate it," Riki said helplessly.

Mikumura Shioka smiled happily, got up and sat down next to Riki. Their arms were pressed tightly together, and Lu Yi could feel the softness, elasticity and warmth of Chu Hua's arms.

Chu Hua, no offense, but is it really that hard to develop a sense of distance over a whole season?

What if someone takes another picture of me without my consent?

"So now let's pretend we're shopping on the street. I... you can pretend that Sakiko sees something he likes and then what?" Mikumura Shioka asked.

Riki thought for a moment, and realized that if it were Sakiko, he definitely wouldn't be willing to buy it and would try to pull him away quickly so as not to waste money.

"Ignore it for now, find an opportunity to secretly buy it and give it to Sakiko," Riki said.

"Bubu~ You're wrong. Sakiko is very rich. There's no need to do it secretly. Just give it to her directly." Mikumura Shioka with her hands crossed.

That's because your version is outdated.

The World Championship is about to start and you're still studying your MSI opponents.

Riki didn't say anything, Mikumura Shioka asked again, "What if I'm very upset because of work and can't find anyone to comfort me?"

"Drop everything and go find her," Riki said without hesitation.

Mikumura Shioka was stunned by Riki's thoughtless words, staring blankly at Riki, her eyes shining.

It took her a while to come to her senses. She coughed lightly and smiled, "That's true. If it were Sakiko, he would definitely be very happy... So, the next question is, if I wanted to run away from many things, what would Riki think?"

"Weren't we talking about Sakiko?" Riki asked back, "Why are you being talked about now?"

Mikumura Shioka waved her hands hastily, her face flushed, and said, "Of course I was talking about Sakiko. I just said it casually to make it easier for Riki to understand. After all, this is a 'simulation,' so just think of me as Sakiko."

Riki thought for a moment. If Sakiko ever started to run away from things because of his pressure, he wouldn't blame Sakiko, because these things were too heavy for a high school student like her. He would only say—

"I'll take care of the rest for you, because I like you," Riki said with a smile.

Mikumura Shioka stared blankly at Riki's smile, her purple eyes shimmering, tears welling up and streaming down her face, gathering at her chin before dripping down.

Why are you crying?!

"I'm so sorry!" Mikumura Shioka panicked. For some reason, her heart was beating fast when she looked at Riki. She hurriedly smoothed her golden hair and said, "I was just touched to see how much you like Sakiko."

Of course, Sakiko and I have a pure love relationship.

Seeing that Mikumura Shioka was in good spirits, Riki stood up and said, "Then I'll head back first. Mujica is going through a very important time; you mustn't have any health problems."

"Mmm!" Mikumura Shioka nodded and smiled, looking at Riki: "Please take good care of me in the future too."

"Of course, we're friends." Riki patted his chest.

The true value of stealing a lucky charm!

Watching Riki's retreating figure, Mikumura Shioka returned to the sofa, sat down, and hugged a cushion, her face flushed a deep red.

"Why am I projecting myself onto Sakiko? Riki likes Sakiko." Mikumura Shioka muttered to herself, staring blankly at the key she and Riki had gotten together on Lover's Bridge.

Every time Riki spoke just now, she treated Riki's words as if they were spoken to her.

That feeling... made her heart race.

"No, no, I'm here to try and bring Riki and Sakiko together, how can I think about anything else?" Mikumura Shioka quickly shook her head.

But how happy she would be if Riki liked her.

Mikumura Shioka lay on the sofa, lost in thought.

"Next time, I'll try a mock date with Riki again. This time I was just overthinking it. Riki likes Sakiko. I was just too happy for Sakiko. Hmm... I'll try again next time."

Mikumura Shioka covered her face with her hands, her cheeks burning red.

Chapter 189 Chu Hua: If only Riki liked me.

In the early morning, Riki had just woken up when she heard Toyokawa Sakiko making a phone call on the stairs outside her room.

"Yes, Grandma, I'd like to discuss my father with you. Please don't hang up yet."

Are you talking about Toyokawa's father?

Riki woke up immediately.

Fengchuan's father was, after all, Sakiko's Old Man, and Riki couldn't beat him every day. However, he hadn't found a suitable way to deal with him, so the final solution after their two previous encounters was to trust the wisdom of future generations.

But we can't rely on the wisdom of later generations either. Should we trust the wisdom of Rokko?

In his words, the first choice is the ancient martial art of Mud Cart Iaido.

Don't ask if it's real ancient martial arts, just tell me if it's Iaido.

"Yes, Grandmother, I agreed to what you said before. Father hasn't changed. He still gambles and drinks all the time. I think we should let him change his environment." Toyokawa Sakiko sighed deeply from outside the door.

If I type 1, can Sakiko be sent directly to the underworld?

There's a peerless warrior at the gate of the revival match, dressed in all black and wearing the number 24 jersey; your father won't be coming back.

"Eh, should I go find Dad?" Toyokawa Sakiko asked in surprise, then hesitated, "Riki can indeed help, but... I know."

What? I'm going to fight Toyokawa Noboru?

Is it true or false?

We have no choice but to fight now!

Riki stood up and started warming up. Wakaba Mutsuki, who had just come out of the bathroom after brushing her teeth, looked at Riki strangely.

Mu, brushing your teeth now reminds me of what happened yesterday.

No, I must defeat the lustful demon within me.

It's over.

Toyokawa Sakiko pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Riki was already awake, she was taken aback and said, "Riki, how did you wake up by yourself?"

"Sakiko, a person who can't wake up on their own is called a dead person," Riki said tactfully.

Toyokawa Sakiko said awkwardly, "You're right."

She muttered to herself, "I usually have to wake her up."

Um?

Are you questioning the eldest son of the Lu family?

"Sakiko, starting tomorrow you don't need to wake me up anymore. I'll get up by myself, so you won't feel wronged." Riki waved his hand.

Damn it, Sakiko really looked down on me.

You're treating me like Rebecca, who's going up against Adam's Heavy Hammer, aren't you?

Toyokawa Sakiko walked into the room with her hands behind her back and snorted, "Is that so? Then Riki cook for herself from now on, so she won't wrongly accuse me."

Her amber eyes looked at Riki, filled with a bright and cheerful smile.

Sakiko, how dare you use my magic against me!

That was actually the right choice.

"Master Celestial Dragons, you should just forget what I said," Riki sighed.

"What, you're not being wronged anymore?" Toyokawa Sakiko said with a smile.

"It's not me who's wronged, it's Master Sakiko who's wronged."

Sakiko, this is the end.

I have already severed my own life and fallen from the Emperor Realm. If you continue to press my advantage, I will have to go all out to ascend to the highest level and unleash the Dark Turmoil.

First, give me a peck on the lips, then I'll make you tutor me mercilessly.

I'll exhaust you.

Seeing Riki sigh, Toyokawa Sakiko couldn't help but laugh, and said brightly, "Don't worry, waking Riki and cooking for her are things that make me happy every day. I won't abandon you."

Loyalty, subject!