Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

Looking at Shiyu who was struggling with her head down in front of him, Xingjian folded the resignation application in his hand into a suitable square shape and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.

"Take off the filter first and look at the problem from an outsider's perspective."

He walked straight past Kasumigaoka Utaha, his face looking no more solemn and serious than Utaha's.

"...Don't be like me, always unwilling to believe that you misjudged someone—and then hurt others."

His tone was filled with regret and self-mockery that was never there in the past.

"…………!"

When Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly raised her head, the boy who passed by her had already walked into the teacher's office at the end of the corridor.

He should have gone to submit his application to the Retirement Department.

……

……

The three-time principle.

After going through a very unsuccessful friendship experience and a period of distrust in the world, this is the rule that Xing Jianqing set for herself in interpersonal communication.

If a friend offends him three or more times, or does something that he cannot understand or accept three or more times, then he will re-examine the relationship.

He had originally planned to leave Aki's house that day because he didn't know that "Aki was planning to force Kato to stay and play games together" and "Kato would leave at lunch time", but Aki's repeated changes of mind made him give up the idea.

These days, Xingjian took off the so-called friend filter and looked at all of An Yi's behaviors towards him objectively - he always said that he regarded himself as his "best friend", but he always said one thing and did another.

He hadn't even heard of what Eriri had just mentioned about "going to Tomoya's house to comfort Tomoya."

After all, he was too trusting of others - he originally thought that Tomoya Aki's character should be similar to that of Eriri Utaha and the others, at least he was trustworthy.

But after the experiences of the past few days, I have to put a big question mark on this "character".

After submitting his withdrawal application to the teacher, the black-haired boy sighed inwardly and slowly walked down the stairs of the teaching building.

Finally, he arrived at the laboratory building, stopped in front of the door of the science laboratory, and then reached out to open the door.

"Futaba—I have something to discuss with you... hm?"

This time there was no expected greeting of “You are so annoying for disturbing me again and again”, nor was there any familiar figure holding chalk and writing furiously in front of the blackboard.

Xingjian glanced around the laboratory and finally found a girl lying on the table in the corner, seemingly taking a rest.

Still wearing the white coat, the girl with long gray curly hair buried her head in her hands, with her glasses lying quietly on the table to her left.

“…What?”

Xingjian curled his lips, then slightly slowed down his pace and walked towards her -

Finally, he sat down in the seat in front of the table where Futaba was sleeping, turned around, and looked at her sleeping face with his hand on his cheek.

The gray-haired girl who slept without wearing glasses had her eyes quietly closed, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly with the breeze - her fair and bright little face was like a Western doll, and her peaceful and calm sleeping face gave people a lovely feeling of peace and tranquility.

To be honest, this was the first time he saw a girl named Futaba Rio taking a nap in the science lab. It was quite a rare sight.

Maybe no matter how quietly Xingjian moved, she would inevitably make some noise. The girl lying on the table moved her arms, and in her half-asleep and half-awake state, she faintly made a whimpering sound similar to that of a kitten waking up from sleep.

Finally, Futaba was woken up and slowly raised her head. She rubbed her eyes sleepily, and her voice was a little lazy and subtly irritated.

"...Again, Azusagawa? What's going on this time? I told you about that Sakurajima-senpai before—hmm."

But just as she opened her eyes, what she saw was the face of the black-haired boy right in front of her.

"........."

"........."

Futaba's words, which originally contained a hint of complaint, suddenly stopped, and the laboratory instantly returned to its original silence - only the rustling sound of leaves blown by the wind outside the window remained.

"Hey, good afternoon."

The black-haired boy blinked in confusion, while the gray-haired girl's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Futaba on lunch break, you're really rare—hmm."

"Knock before you come in, you bastard...!"

Before Xingjian could say the three words "scene", her cheek was suddenly pushed back by Futaba's palm.

Futaba, who has always been steady and reliable, looked a little flustered this time for some reason - she quickly grabbed the glasses beside her, turned sideways and tried to put them on with some clumsy movements, but she almost dropped the glasses from her hand several times because she was too caught off guard.

"...Observing a girl sleeping without her permission is really disgusting. Please don't do it again next time."

Her somewhat embarrassing behavior ended after dozens of seconds. Futaba put on her glasses steadily again with a rosy face. She turned around and looked at Xingjian with a somewhat annoyed and cautious look.

"Otherwise, your Americano won't even have mustard in it. I'll just put chalk in it."

Wait, at least put something edible in there.

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I'm curious which side has more people in Shuangye or Hui stock now (dog head)

Today's update is over~ I'll continue the rest tomorrow

Aki Tomoya cannot predict the future: Chapter 11: A turbulent future (Part 3)

"Hey... okay, okay, don't be angry. It's my fault, it's my fault."

Adhering to the principle that a real man can bend and stretch, Xingjian smiled and apologized straightforwardly.

"But it seems worth the price of admission to see Futaba lose her composure like this."

Well, this guy really doesn't think he did anything wrong. (Laughs)

"By the way, Futaba, did you mistake me for Azusagawa just now?"

"Ah, yes. I thought he would come to me. He's been asking me for help a lot lately."

Futaba awkwardly pushed her glasses up, the blush still lingering on her face. She smoothed her fluffy gray hair with her hands, then tugged at the wrinkles on her white coat, her facial expression returning to its usual rationality and composure—or so it seemed.

"Xingjian, it seems you and him haven't met yet."

"Well, we've met before. I'd run into him occasionally at school, but he obviously didn't notice me, so we never spoke to each other."

After all, it's not a very familiar relationship.

"So, you and Kunimi probably haven't met either."

"I only heard that he was from the football club...I think that's it? I don't really care about that, so I don't remember it clearly."

"I heard that from Azusagawa. Well, Kunimi and I met because of Azusagawa, so we're not that close."

"Hey... I thought you three had a good relationship."

Futaba said lightly, "That's not the case," and then walked aside with her hands in her pockets.

It seems like we are really unfamiliar with each other.

"By the way, your lightbulb-like transparency is still so strong today. Could it be a lifelong sequelae?"

"Hey, this kind of continuous magic is pretty cool, isn't it?"

"I hope it's not a perpetual trap."

While Futaba was joking around with Hoshimi as usual, she slowly walked to the podium, set up the beaker and started to prepare coffee.

"Enough small talk. I'm glad you woke me up so I could have a cup of coffee before leaving school. What do you want from me?"

Xingjian was no longer surprised by Futaba making coffee in the laboratory. He sat up from his seat and walked to the podium, standing against the wall.

"It's still the issue of predicting the future that I mentioned last time."

"Why, what went wrong?"

"Futaba, your sixth sense is really strong."

"You can guess this kind of thing with a high degree of accuracy without even needing a sixth sense. After all, the mere fact of [predicting the future] is already different from the planned future."

Futaba spoke in a fluent and natural tone, some words that were a bit illogical, and it seemed that she didn't care whether Hoshimi could understand the meaning.

"I've told you before that predicting the future is ultimately limited in time. It's impossible for Aki Tomoya to predict the last day of his life."

"Ah, it's probably just like writing a novel, with a beginning, a middle, and an end, right?"

"That's roughly how it should be understood—the future he foresaw was just a phase in his life. According to his description, it should only be from now until a few years from now. He has no recollection of what happened after that, right?"

It seems to be true, he did not mention what happened after he was with Kato.

"Hmm... then this predicted future isn't just his own."

"……What's the meaning?"

"For example, in the future that Ren Ye foresaw, he and Kato were together - so he also indirectly foresaw Kato's future."

Xingjian looked out the window with an intriguing expression.

"Then the future of the others around him..."

"Of course he knows what their relationship will be like in the future."

Futaba gently stirred the beaker filled with the rich aroma of coffee beans with a glass tube, her tone very matter-of-fact.

"For example, if I could foresee the future, then the changes in my interpersonal relationships would naturally be within my observation range. Whether it's family or friends, as long as I keep in touch, it means that their existence will be traceable in my future."

"........."

"Just like you and I are friends now, if this relationship doesn't change, I foresee that you will still be my friend in the future a few years from now."

"........."

"Why did you suddenly stop talking? I thought this was something that was easy to understand."

"Ah, indeed. I soon understood it, too."

Xingjian frowned, nodded and stopped asking questions.

That was what he felt was odd.

In this case, Utaha Kasumigaoka and Eriri Sawamura should also exist in Tomoya Aki's future.

And the future of the two of them...Akira Tomoya should also know.

So here is the key point that makes Xingjian a little confused.

Since Tomoya Aki will slowly get together with Kato Megumi in the future, what will be the relationship between these two people and Tomoya Aki who will be with Kato in the future?

And knowing how the relationship would change in the future, what kind of mood did Akito Tomoyuki have as he repeatedly avoided their explicit or implicit confessions?

His attitude...

Because he thought of a certain possibility, Xingjian felt subconsciously uncomfortable.

"...If you're confused, just figure it out yourself. You're the best at that, aren't you?"

Futaba looked at Xingjian quietly who was in deep thought, and finally just handed him the coffee she had just brewed.

"No milk. If you want sugar cubes, go get them over there."

"Okay, thank you."

Hoshimi took the coffee handed to him by Futaba as a matter of course - he had drunk it many times before when he visited the science laboratory.

Actually, he didn't drink much coffee before, let alone the bitter American coffee. But he would not refuse Futaba's kindness, and in the end, he actually liked the taste of coffee.

"Hey Futaba... next time, how about we try a different flavor and some healthy green tea?"

"No, it's my lab and I'm in charge."

"Hey...at least think about it. Can your body handle drinking coffee all the time?"

"........."

"Forget it, if you don't like it, then don't force it."

"...First of all, you'd better pay attention to the movements of the other members of your club."

Seeing the black-haired boy take her coffee and start to savor it carefully, a hint of imperceptible satisfaction rose in Miss Futaba's usually calm eyes.

"This syndrome isn't uncommon... After that guy Azusagawa's girlfriend developed puberty syndrome, a similar phenomenon occurred with a schoolmate of his."

"Eh……"

"Your club is full of strange people with different personalities, so it's inevitable that they'll be involved in this kind of thing. So you should pay more attention - after all, you've been through it before, so you should be able to spot anything unusual right away."