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"Um..."

When he couldn't find the address just now, Kitagawa Ryo looked like he couldn't wait. Now when he really wanted to go, he fell into a dilemma again:

"Well, would it be better to buy a gift?"

"...I remember that Ms. Karuizawa has received gifts from the young master many times. There seem to be four handmade dresses alone."

"That's so that Kei can wear clothes suitable for all seasons."

Kitagawa Ryo was a little embarrassed by what Mr. Isaki said, so he stopped and explained:

"And Megumi also said that he was only wearing it for me to see."

"I think giving gifts too frequently is not a good thing for the growth of you and Miss Karuizawa, Master."

Mr. Isaki reminded cautiously:

"And what surprised me was that Ms. Karuizawa was able to accept them all without leaving anything on the floor."

"It's because I must let her accept it."

Kitagawa Ryo retorted subconsciously.

"..."

Mr. Izaki seemed to have no intention of speaking anymore. He seemed to have realized Ryo Kitagawa's thoughts.

"grandfather."

The two of them walked on the roadside for a long time before he felt Kitagawa Ryo pulling on the hem of his clothes, and even called him grandpa as usual.

Kitagawa Ryo lowered his head and apologized to him:

"sorry."

"Grandpa, I should understand. If I want something, even if it is a star in the sky, maybe you can pick one for me. It has been like this from the beginning. You have always been with me growing up. of."

"Although I'm a little self-righteous, I really hope that I can become a being who can be relied upon by others like my grandfather."

Kitagawa Ryo smiled at him and stepped on the squares on the roadside in small steps:

"That's why I feel that living alone is great, but there is no way to live alone for a long time."

"It's like a turtle that is turned over on its head. Without the help of its companions, even if it can turn over again, it will take a long time."

"If grandpa thinks that if I do this, I will only treat Hui as a girl who cannot be independent, then so be it."

"Because I can't ignore the fact that she can't stand up alone. I want to help her. I have to help her."

Mr. Izaki just nodded silently after hearing this:

"This is the young master's own choice, I will not interfere."

"Well, I chose it myself."

The next second Ryo Kitagawa finished speaking, a familiar figure wearing a white sleeveless dress appeared in his field of vision.

"benefit?"

ps: Horikita Suzune's animation, manga, and novel characters are quite different. I'll try my best to write about a fairly normal girl. You don't need to overly demonize the character_(:з」∠) _

ps2: Thank you for reading and subscribing. There will be another update in the evening. Because there are classes, it will be updated later. You can also get up and watch it tomorrow morning.

ps3: The book Horikita Suzune read and the metaphor used at the end that it is difficult for a turtle to turn over alone come from volume 4.5 of the original work.

Megumi Karuizawa's Autumn Lies: Chapter 8: You're Dead

"benefit?"

In the corner of his vision, Kitagawa Ryo saw an extremely familiar figure that almost made him think it was a phantom.

He is very familiar with this white sleeveless dress, because it is a piece of clothing that he personally watched the master who hired him make it bit by bit. It was also one of the gifts given to Karuizawa Megumi last summer.

Even to this day, the scene of Karuizawa Megumi holding the skirt of this white skirt spinning in front of him often appears in Kitagawa Ryo's dreams.

Karuizawa Megumi didn't seem to hear Kitagawa Ryo's call. She seemed to be talking on the phone with someone, and kept running towards a parked bus not far away.

Kitagawa Ryo almost subconsciously followed the figure of the other party and rushed towards it, but he was still a step too slow. The bus closed the door a few seconds before he arrived, leaving only a puff of exhaust gas before starting to leave.

Just when Kitagawa Ryo was feeling a little annoyed, he realized that Mr. Izaki had stopped a taxi at some point. He quickly opened the back door and got in.

"Master driver, please follow the bus in front."

As soon as he sat on his seat and pulled up his seat belt, Kitagawa Ryo hurriedly pointed to the bus in front of the driver, which was about fifty meters away.

"Okay, sit tight."

Although the driver didn't know what was going on, seeing Ryo Kitagawa's anxious look, he agreed without hesitation, and then walked forward slowly at a speed that was inconsistent with his rhetoric. After all, it was an urban area with a speed limit.

Fortunately, the bus in front also needs to stop at a stop. Kitagawa Ryo felt that the taxi should be able to catch up within no more than one stop.

"Did the two guests forget anything important in the car?"

The driver asked with interest as he turned the steering wheel to avoid pedestrians. Although he could receive more than ten or twenty orders a day, it was quite rare to encounter someone who would chase a car right away.

"...Um."

Kitagawa Ryo was also embarrassed to speak, so he nodded vaguely.

"Yes, one of his very important things was lost there."

But Kitagawa Ryo didn't expect that Mr. Izaki, who was sitting next to him, suddenly started winking at him:

"That's my young master's treasure. If someone knocks or touches it, tsk."

Before he could finish his words, Kitagawa Ryo, who had already calmed down, pushed his arm angrily.

The driver smiled kindly when he heard this, and took advantage of the opportunity when the bus in front of him entered the stop to directly close the distance and quickly stop on the side of the road.

Kitagawa Ryo asked Mr. Isaki to pay the fare, and he opened the car door first and got out of the car. This place seemed to be the entrance of a large shopping mall, and people were almost rubbing shoulders. He stood on tiptoe and tried hard to find himself in the crowd. The figure of Karuizawa Megumi.

"Excuse me, please give way."

"Sorry, give in."

Kitagawa Ryo soon discovered Karuizawa Megumi who was walking towards the mall. There seemed to be three girls beside her. He stared at it while pushing the crowd away hard, but when he finally reached the entrance of the mall, By that time, the specific location of Karuizawa Megumi had been lost again.

Mr. Izaki, who had already paid the fare, also squeezed through the crowd and came to Kitagawa Ryo. He squinted and looked at the floor layout hanging at the entrance of the mall. The first floor was mainly for daily necessities, and the second floor was mostly for luxury goods. There are mostly boutiques, mostly watches and accessories, the third floor is mainly small restaurants, and the fourth floor is a cinema.

Looking further down, the second negative floor is the parking lot, and the first negative floor is dotted with a large number of snack shops, as well as various milk tea shops and coffee shops.

The time was around two o'clock in the afternoon.

After confirming the information, Mr. Isaki quickly approached the handrail of the escalator and turned his attention to the first floor below. As expected, a large number of junior high school and high school students gathered there.

"Master, go look for it on the first floor."

Quickly realizing what Mr. Isaki meant, Kitagawa Ryo nodded quickly and went down the stairs to the first floor.

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Emi Eura is playing with her somewhat long nails. During school, both the teachers and the discipline committee have always strictly prohibited the behavior of deliberately growing long nails, but now during the summer vacation, she has grown one on purpose. After a month, slightly sharp nails about four to five centimeters long appear.

"Did Emi get a manicure?"

Xiao Xi and Yuzi who were with her asked about this obvious fact very discerningly.

"Well, I did it yesterday. How was it?"

Emi Emi showed her hands in front of the two of them a little proudly. The ten fingernails were dyed in different colors and were accompanied by various carvings and patterns, which looked very delicate.

"So lovely."

"It matches Emi very well."

Xiao Xi and Yuko quickly nodded and praised. Ever since Karuizawa Megumi fell into the turmoil, Emi Eura has naturally become the core among the girls. However, unlike Karuizawa Megumi, who is slightly weak and can easily be pushed away by her classmates, Emi Eura Huimei is much stronger. Even outside the school, the two of them do not dare to neglect each other.

"Who are we waiting for today? Emi's boyfriend?"

Seeing that Emi Emi was in a good mood today, Xiao Xi also took the initiative to make a joke.

"How can it be?"

Emi Emi glanced at her sideways:

"But I heard that you seemed to have broken up with your boyfriend from the next class."

"I got tired of him after getting along for a while. It didn't matter if I dumped him anyway."

Xiao Xi shook her head and said nonchalantly:

"I heard that girls who are in love become cuter."

"...Emi, isn't it Karuizawa you're dating today?"

On the other hand, Yuko, who had a somewhat timid personality, observed the words for a long time before speaking hesitantly.

"Yes. Anyway, I haven't seen Hui for a long time. I really miss her."

Emi Emi smoothed her hair:

"And I guess she's wearing a white sleeveless dress today."

Yuko and Xiao Xi looked at each other, as if they didn't believe Emi Eura's words. It was Emi herself who first actively instigated them to bully Karuizawa Megumi in the class, but now the other party acted like a waiter. Looking at a good friend's best friend, this contrast made the two of them feel a little chilly in their hearts and they did not dare to speak anymore.

"Ouch."

Emi Emi estimated that the time was coming. She leaned against the wall and glanced at the two of them lightly:

"Be careful for a while and it's best if you don't say anything."

After seeing the two people nodding in assurance, Emi Emi quietly leaned against the wall and continued to play with her nails. She had a bag slung over her shoulder, just like an ordinary woman shopping.

Sure enough, after only about two minutes, the figure of Karuizawa Megumi appeared in the sight of the three of them.

Emi Emi stretched her body and walked out. The strong sunlight passed through her body and cast a huge shadow on the wall, like a bird of prey with its wings spread out, ready to hunt.

"Hui, here."

The huge raptor flapped its wings.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm not late."

As expected by Emi Eura, Megumi Karuizawa was wearing that white sleeveless dress today.

She trotted over to the three of them and subconsciously apologized first.

Emi Eura looked down at Karuizawa Megumi with a bit of pleasure. She could feel the anxiety and fear almost overflowing from the other party. This emotion stimulated her doubly. She held Karuizawa Megumi's shoulders almost wantonly. Said to her:

"It's okay, we didn't wait long anyway."

"Hui's clothes look very nice today, but will the white ones be resistant to stains? If they are splashed with water or stained with other things, they should be difficult to wash."

Immediately afterwards, she seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and apologized pretentiously:

"Don't worry too much Megumi. I will advise them after everyone's emotions have passed."

Emi Emi took her hand and led her to the mall affectionately:

"You must be tired from running here. There happens to be a very good coffee shop on the first floor of the shopping mall. Let's go buy something to drink."

Naturally, Karuizawa Megumi was speechless, and the other two followed Emi Eura inside like puppets.

"A glass of iced Americano, triple the amount of pearl mango latte."

After walking into the coffee shop, Emi Eura also pretended to order drinks for the four of them. After placing the order, she turned to Karuizawa Megumi and said:

"The iced American style at this restaurant is definitely worth drinking. I drank it with Xiao Xi, Yuko and the others last time, so I won't order it this time. Huike wants to try it."

Karuizawa Megumi quickly agreed:

"oh oh."

The four of them took their receipts and found a table in the coffee shop to sit down together. The polished tabletop was like a bright mirror, shining brightly on the four people sitting at the table. For Karuizawa Era, She said that the last time she had such an experience was at least two months ago, so that now she felt a sense of freshness and embarrassment that she had not seen for a long time.

The meal preparation speed in this restaurant was faster than Karuizawa Megumi imagined. Just when she opened her mouth to say something, the waiter had already brought four drinks. The iced American cup was different from the other three. He was quickly assigned to Karuizawa Megumi.

The dark brown liquid was mixed with transparent ice cubes. Karuizawa Megumi had never drunk an iced American before. In other words, she originally hated bitter things.

She couldn't take a drink for a long time, and Emi Emi on the other side had no intention of drinking the drink in her hand. Only the other two drank cautiously, not even daring to make too much noise when sucking the straw.

"Is this store pretty good?"

Jiangpu Huimei turned her attention to Xiao Xi and Yuko. As soon as she said a word, the two people nodded quickly, and the sound of sucking straws suddenly became louder. They drank one after another, as if they were eager to create a happy atmosphere. Lively environment.

Karuizawa Megumi watched Emi Eura's eyes shift towards her, and she quickly put her lips on the straw, intending to hold back and take a sip.