Shugo Chara: Be happy today too

——. [Day 4]

The next day after school.

Aoki An and Yameng separated at the classroom door.

After yesterday's incident, the relationship between the two has rapidly improved.

Even at noon, they would gather together to have lunch and rest.

Especially Yameng, who was worried about how to repay Aoki An at home last night. After discussing with Xiaolan and the others, she could only come up with an appointment with Aoki An to go shopping tomorrow Saturday afternoon.

Xiaosi: Shopping with friends must be wonderful.

Today, Aoki An, Yameng and the guardians are going to Bianli's house. Yameng has to go home to get something first, while Aoki An plans to go to the library to return a book before going home.

So after school, the two said goodbye to each other and parted ways at the classroom door.

After returning the book, Aoki An borrowed another one and left the library.

On the way back, I saw the fork in the road ahead and remembered what happened when I passed by the small playground the day before.

Aoki Yasushi: ...

Qing Mu An paused and immediately changed his route to walk towards the school gate.

Not long after, I heard a noise ahead.

When he got closer, Aoki An realized that there was a football field in front of him.

Members of the football club are training to play football, and on the surrounding lawn, many students are cheering for the players.

The atmosphere is bustling with energy and passion.

Aoki An slowed down his pace while holding a book and couldn't help but look at the field.

It was obvious that the players on both sides were competing against each other secretly and the game was particularly intense. Their coach acted as the referee, watching the field intently, ready to blow the whistle and deal cards at any time.

Yui: "It's great, the energy of young people!"

“……”They are still young people, but they are clearly a bunch of little brats.

Aoki An shook his head. Only anime could make the sports entertainment of little kids so exciting.

She was about to leave, but when she turned around, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the field. She was stunned for a moment and turned her head to look over.

As expected, Soma Kukai made a beautiful spin kick and kicked the ball into the opposite goal.

"Wow!"

"Soma Kukai!"

"Lord Kukai!"

...The classmates nearby cheered.

"Whoa——" the whistle stopped.

Soma Kukai took the handkerchief and wiped his face. He looked slightly to the side and saw Aoki An who was high up. He was stunned for a moment, then his smile widened and he raised his arm to wave at Aoki An.

Aoki Yasu: ...Can you just pretend you didn’t see it?

To be honest, Soma Kukai was also one of her childhood anime idols, but... ever since meeting Tsukuie Ikuto, Aoki Yasu has lowered her expectations for the characters in anime, and no longer has such a strong filter for Soma Kukai.

Looking back on the few impressions I had of Soma Kukai since I traveled through time, they were basically a little far away from Soma Kukai.

The first time was at the Guardians' Autumn Meeting, when Yaoyao heard a little of Soma Kukai's voice.

The second time was the afternoon before yesterday. She was first discovered by Soma Kukai, and then exposed by Fujisaki Nadeshiko.

Soma Kukai's hand was about to leave an afterimage, so Aoki An had no choice but to go over, and saw Soma Kukai showing a bright smile: "Why are you here, Aoki-san?"

The other person's confident and sunny smile radiated warmth like the sun, making Qing Mu An slightly relaxed. "I just went to the library and passed by here on the way."

On the way? He remembered that the closest road from the library to the school gate was near the small playground... Soma Kukai didn't dwell on it too much. He raised his head and drank a sip of water before saying, "You're going to Bian Li's house too, right? Let's go together later."

Huh? Qing Muan looked at him blankly.

Soma Kukai said, "You have never been to Henri's house, have you? It will be more convenient for you if I lead the way."

"Yes." Daichi nodded in agreement with Kukai and gave a thumbs up to Aoki Yasu and Yuie.

I thought it was the same trick that Fujisaki Nadeshiko used to trick Amu into joining the Guardians, but I didn't expect this to be the reason...

The other person's face was full of confidence and sunshine, and Qing Muan nodded involuntarily: "Okay."

"Hey, I'll meet you at the intersection in half an hour."

The intersection was not far from the school, and Aoki An nodded again.

I left the campus, took the bus home, took a quick shower, and then packed up to go to the agreed place.

A dark blue headband was tied into a circle of braids at the edge of the bangs, leaving long hairbands on each side. Qing Mu An wore a white long-sleeved sweatshirt with a dark blue skirt, which was casual and comfortable yet playful.

I wear school uniform all day and rarely go out in casual clothes.

Jiehui's eyes sparkled, and she circled around Aoki An more than once: "An An and Jiehui are the same color, how great!"

Aoki An smiled.

In front, Soma Kukai was wearing an orange sports jacket and earthy green overalls, with his hands in his pockets, kicking pebbles on the ground out of boredom.

Qing Muan stepped forward quickly and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Soma Kukai looked over when he heard the voice, his eyes lit up, "No, I just got here not long ago."

"Then let's go."

Yuie and Daichi are by his side.