COTE : Backed By Black Technology System

After leaving the school, Katsuragi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Kanda Shuichi.

"Thank you, Kanda. Even though we're not in the same class."

He bowed to Kanda Shuichi.

"You're welcome, Katsuragi. Even if we're enemies during class competitions, we can still be friends in private."

Katsuragi was undoubtedly someone worth getting to know better. He was honest and straightforward. If Kanda Shuichi planned to start a company after graduation, Katsuragi would be a great help. Building a good relationship in advance wasn't a bad idea.

However, Katsuragi had a flaw: he wasn't good at judging people. The case of Totsuka Yahiko was an example.

But this didn't affect Katsuragi's excellence. As long as he was placed in the right position, this problem could be avoided.

Hearing Kanda Shuichi's response, Katsuragi smiled.

A few days had passed since helping Katsuragi, and nothing interesting had happened. Then one day, Kanda Shuichi heard an interesting rumor.

A witch had come to the Keyaki Mall Shopping Center! Her fortune-telling was very accurate!

This had something to do with the Kanda family.

The Kanda family managed land for the gods, and because their headquarters was in Tokyo, they owned a lot of land in the city.

It's even possible that the school was on land managed by the Kanda family.

In addition, most of the private shrines in Tokyo were under the Kanda family's jurisdiction. It was said that each generation of the Kanda family had priests or priestesses who could communicate with the gods.

So, if anyone in Japan knew the most about fortune-telling, it would undoubtedly be the Kanda family's priests or priestesses.

Kanda Shuichi, being a time traveler, was very interested in this. He believed that mysticism was actually science. But since he only learned about the Kanda family's history at school, he never had the chance to learn about this.

Now that a fortune-teller had come to the school, how could he not be curious?

However, going alone for a fortune-telling session seemed strange. Should he ask someone to go with him?

Should he ask Kushida?

But it felt like he had been seeing her every day lately. He should maintain relationships with others too.

Come to think of it, there was someone he hadn't contacted in a while.

[I heard there's a very accurate fortune-teller at Keyaki Mall Shopping Center. Want to check it out together?]

He received a reply shortly after sending the message.

[The eldest son of the Kanda family inviting someone for fortune-telling? Are you joking?]

The eldest son of the Kanda family?

Kamuro, what nonsense are you talking about?

I'm just a discarded child of the Kanda family sent to this school, and I think I was adopted too?

[What eldest son? Idiot. So, are you going or not? If not, I'll find someone else to go with me.]

Seeing Kanda Shuichi's message, Kamuro sighed and called him.

"When?"

Kamuro's voice came through the phone, sounding a bit expectant.

"Tomorrow morning. I heard it opens at ten, but it's very popular. I don't want to queue, so I want to get there by nine-thirty."

"Alright, considering your physical condition, let's meet in the lobby at eight-thirty tomorrow."

...

Don't get angry, don't get angry. It's normal for a dog to act out if it hasn't been comforted for a long time.

"See you at 8:30 in the lobby tomorrow."

After saying that, Kanda Shuichi hung up the phone and went straight to bed.

In Kamuro's room, after Kanda Shuichi hung up, Kamuro hummed a tune and opened her wardrobe.

To be honest, seeing Kanda Shuichi always hanging out with Kushida Kikyo recently made Kamuro a bit anxious. Now that the tables have turned, she must take this chance to get closer to him!

The next day, Kanda Shuichi woke up fairly early. Without the air conditioner on all night, he felt a bit sticky and uncomfortable.

He had no choice but to take a shower.

After coming out of the bathroom, he hesitated for a moment before taking out a hairdryer to completely dry his hair.

For breakfast, Kanda Shuichi made sandwiches.

He toasted two slices of bread, sliced some tomatoes, fried an egg, and prepared some lettuce and ham...

Finally, he put all the ingredients between the two slices of bread, making a delicious egg sandwich.

Looking at the sandwich in his hand, Kanda Shuichi checked the time. It was just 8:00.

After a moment of hesitation, he sent a message to Kamuro.

"Are you up? Have you had breakfast?"

"I just woke up."

So, she hasn't eaten yet.

"Come down and eat."

The secret to raising a pet: occasional hand-feeding can increase affection!

Then, Kanda Shuichi put down the sandwich he made and made another one following the same steps.

Knock, knock, knock.

Right on time.

He opened the door, and sure enough, Kamuro Masumi was standing outside, but her outfit was a bit different today.

Although she still had the three hairpins, her clothes were something Kanda Shuichi hadn't seen before.

She wore a white short-sleeved shirt with letters on it and light-colored slim-fit pants. The shirt was tucked into the pants, showing her slim waist and well-developed chest.

She wore black low-heeled sandals with thin straps, exposing her fair feet and toes painted with pink nail polish.

She also had a handbag on her shoulder and a sun umbrella in her hand, looking completely different from her usual style.

"Come in."

Kanda Shuichi stepped aside to let her in.

"Excuse me."

She actually said that? How rare!

After entering, Kamuro Masumi noticed that the place looked the same as before.

Meanwhile, Kanda Shuichi had cut the sandwich into four pieces, simply cutting it diagonally.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Milk is fine."

"Sorry, I don't have milk. How about yogurt?"

"Sure."

He took out two boxes of yogurt, poured them into cups, and placed them on the table.

"Let's eat."

In the end, Kamuro only ate one of the four sandwich pieces, saying she was full.

Well, she's easy to take care of.

Then she drank the yogurt in one go, licking her lips to clean off the white, sticky residue.

Is it really this exciting so early in the morning?

In the end, Kanda Shuichi only ate two sandwiches, and the remaining one had to be put in the fridge for someone else to eat later.

As soon as he stepped out of the dorm, Kanda Shuichi looked at the sky and sighed.

"It's only a little past eight, but the sun is already so strong."

"No worries, I brought an umbrella."

Kamuro opened the umbrella that Kanda Shuichi had seen earlier and held it up high to shield him from the sun.

But standing on tiptoe like that must be uncomfortable.

"Give it to me, I'll hold it."

Kamuro didn't argue and handed over the umbrella.

Maybe it was just his imagination, but after using the sunshade, Kanda Shuichi felt it wasn't as hot. However, as he walked, sweat still kept dripping from his forehead.

Do girls not feel the heat?

Even though Kamuro's hair was so long, her forehead wasn't sweating at all.

"What are you looking at?"

Noticing Kanda Shuichi's gaze, Kamuro turned to look at him.

"You don't seem to sweat much."

"Girls have a lower body temperature than boys and lose body heat more easily. Didn't you know that?"

Sorry, I didn't know. They didn't teach that in biology class.

"Let's get a cold drink first. This weather is unbearable."

As they entered the Keyaki Mall Shopping Center, a blast of cold air hit them, making them feel much better.

"I don't mind, but if we waste time now, the line might get much longer later."

Kamuro pointed to the already forming line.

Kanda Shuichi checked the time. It wasn't even nine yet, and there was already such a long line? What's going on?

"Queuing an hour early? Are these people crazy?"

Kanda Shuichi looked puzzled.

"Isn't this normal?"

Normal? Are they too free?

"So what do you want to do? Line up now or get a cold drink first?"

"Get a cold drink!"

"Looks like you want to wait in line longer." Kamuro put away the sunshade and said indifferently. She wasn't tired anyway.

"Hmph! Line up?"

Kanda Shuichi sneered.

After spending about ten minutes, Kanda Shuichi and Kamuro Masumi walked out of the cold drink shop and saw that the line had almost doubled in length.

If the information was correct, and it took fifteen minutes to finish one group, starting from ten o'clock, the end of the line would be around twelve o'clock.

The reason it was one group was that the fortune-telling here served two customers at a time.

But this wasn't a problem for Kanda Shuichi.

"Let's go."

"Line up? You'll have to stand for over two hours. Can your body handle it?" Kamuro Masumi looked at Kanda Shuichi doubtfully.

"Line up? Would the eldest son of the Kanda family line up?"

Kanda Shuichi sneered and pulled Kamuro towards the front of the line.

The two at the front seemed to be senior students. Hopefully, they were second years, or third-year C or D class students.

"Hello, can we bother you for a moment?"

The couple, who were happily chatting, turned to look at Kanda Shuichi and Kamuro Masumi. The guy was immediately attracted to the beautiful Kamuro.

Noticing his gaze, Kamuro hugged Kanda Shuichi's arm and took a half step back, hiding half of her body behind Kanda Shuichi.

The girl with him pinched her boyfriend when she saw his silly expression.

"Ahem, what do you want?"

"20,000 private points to let us take your place."

Not wanting to queue, Kanda Shuichi used his money power!

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