After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

"I don't know, but I have more than you do. If you start a conversation about your friends, I'll never be the one who gets hurt. Let me be clear, I don't have any Japanese friends in college, but I do have a ton of international student friends."

What restrains Chaoyang is only money, never the lack of an object.

While the two of them were chatting nonsense, the person waiting at the door seemed to notice a slight noise in the corridor.

Came over quickly.

"It's Miss Kikuchihara. Good afternoon. Long time no see."

"It's been a long time since we last met, Mr. Su, and it's an honor to meet you, Ms. Yukinoshita. My name is Kikuchihara Mi, and please take care of me, as this is our first meeting."

After saying that, Yukinoshita extended her left hand and politely responded to Kikuchihara Mi's greeting. The two shook hands briefly.

Chaoyang had told Yukinoshita about this person before. Although they had never met, he knew who it was the moment he heard the name.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Yukinoshita, for your active assistance in our work. We also hope that you can return home and reunite with your family soon."

"..."

Hearing the word "family," Yukinoshita's face showed a bit of mixed emotions. She wanted to say something, but she only moved her lips and finally said nothing.

Chaoyang looked at Kikuchihara Mi with some surprise. He knew her position and identity. She was usually very busy and rarely had the opportunity to visit her in person.

Chaoyang asked curiously

"Ms. Kikuchihara, why are you standing at the door waiting? Knock and go in, only someone is home. Also, I wonder what brings you here today?"

Kikuchihara Mi gave a wry smile.

"I've rung the doorbell several times. I'll tell you about what happened later."

Chaoyang thought about it and thought it was probably because Sandwich hadn't come back yet. As for Pochi, he saw through the peephole that it was a stranger, so he didn't dare to open the door or ask any questions.

"Well, since we happened to meet you two, do you have time now?"

"Yes, a little, but I have to go to university for classes later. As for Yukinoshita..."

Chaoyang looked at Yukinoshita while answering. Of course, he couldn't make a decision for Yukinoshita on his own.

"Hey... I'm fine. I never thought I'd have so much free time without going to school."

Of course, Yukinoshita is also limited by her financial situation, but at least she can stay home and read all the time. The most comfortable person in this family is Pochi. She is the only one who enjoys her life without going to school and can play guitar and talk to her heart's content every day. The only drawback is that since she doesn't live alone, she has to be a little considerate of the impact on others.

"Thank you both."

Kikuchihara Mi bowed in thanks and immediately took out her phone.

"Hey... drive the car over here."

Soon after Kikuchihara Mi's call ended, a black car slowly drove up to the apartment building. Chaoyang and Yukinoshita followed Kikuchihara Mi out of the apartment and got into the car. The interior was spacious and comfortable, with soft seats.

"It's a different car model from last time."

"Ah, because the higher-ups are starting to pay more attention to us, the department budget has been significantly increased. If we don't spend all of the budget, when the year-end budget review comes around, the savings will be deemed unnecessary and will be cut. So, taking this opportunity, the boss has decided to replace all the office equipment, claiming it's old and unusable."

The driver sitting in the front seat said it without anyone asking him.

Chaoyang sweating profusely

[Can this be said? 】

"Sato!"

Kikuchihara Mi immediately blushed and shouted something that sounded like the driver's surname.

"Boss, the Japanese know about this kind of thing anyway, so it doesn't matter if we educate foreigners."

“No wonder people call civil servants tax thieves.”

Chaoyang touched his chin and remembered this hot knowledge.

Yukinoshita felt a little shy.

"Come to think of it, Yukinoshita, your father is not only running a company but also a county councilor, right? Does a councilor get a salary?"

Yukinoshita didn't really want to say it, but thinking that she was upright and had no need to hide, she finally said it coldly.

"...The monthly salary for council members varies depending on the prefecture. In Chiba Prefecture, council members receive 81 yen per month... There are two end-of-term bonuses each year, which are roughly three to four times the monthly salary. ... Su-kun, I don't know what the conversation culture is like in China. I understand the cultural differences, but in Japan, you generally don't ask about other people's income or other specific economic topics. Just a reminder that this is considered impolite in Japan."

"Oh, is that so? I'm sorry, Yukinoshita. I didn't mean to."

"It's okay, I don't mind. I'm just reminding you because I think you might suffer in the future."

Chaoyang clasped his hands together again and looked apologetically at Yukinoshita who was sitting next to him.

40. But, I refuse!

The car continued to travel through the city and finally stopped in front of a cafe that looked ordinary on the outside but had a very exquisite interior.

Entering the cafe, Kikuchihara Mi led them to a private room with elegant interior decoration.

When they sat down, Chaoyang didn't know whether Yukinoshita minded sitting next to her, but Yukinoshita still patted the chair next to her to indicate that she should sit down.

Kikuchihara ordered some drinks and light meals, then got down to business.

"Ms. Yukinoshita, have you ever thought about returning to school life?"

"Hey?"

Yukinoshita rested her hand on her chin as she began to gather her thoughts. Chaoyang had mentioned this a few times before, but he was just a foreign student, lacking the power or the credentials to pull off something like this.

I didn't expect to be asked this question suddenly today.

"If possible, I would love to."

Although she could learn knowledge by herself, the underlying logic of the Yukinoshita family's elite education made it extremely uncomfortable for her to do almost nothing at home all day. This was one of the reasons why she took Pochi to work part-time.

"That's great. We've already completed the high school transfer procedures for you. We've also forged your academic records up to junior high school in this world. Not just Ms. Yukinoshita's, but Ms. Goto's as well."

"Yukinoshita is fine... I'm afraid Pochi doesn't want to go to school... After all, her original dream was to drop out of high school, and her parents don't exist here."

"Why do you want people to go to school so badly?"

Chaoyang asked curiously.

Kikuchihara Mi asked Chaoyang curiously

"Isn't that what you wanted?"

Chaoyang dug deep into his memory and it seemed that he had indeed mentioned it a few times before, but because Yukinoshita came again later, he had forgotten it because there were too many things to do.

He touched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"...Uh, I completely forgot. Sorry."

"We've also assessed that returning you to a more ordinary school life might make this world more stable. And you're just high school students in that world, right? If you indulge yourself for too long, you'll have a hard time adapting when you return to your original world. Ms. Goto, will you be able to keep up with your studies by then?"

Hehehe, I know right away you haven't seen Lonely Rock. And what about academics? Pochi's grades are appallingly bad. If it were just bad grades, it would be fine. There are so many students with poor grades, and most of them can be attributed to a lack of study. Pochi is the kind of person who listens and takes notes diligently most of the time in class, yet manages to get single-digit scores. Because of Pochi's influence, Kita later on began to rapidly decline into high school. Even Hongxia's mother was feeling a bit worried.

Then Kikuchihara Mi added another sentence.

"As a reward this time, if you allow Ms. Goto to go to school with you, I will give you a reward of 50 yen."

"Tsk, it's not even as high as a county councillor's monthly salary. ...But if Pochi is talking about it, just give him some advice. It's like I came here for nothing, 50."

"Can I take this as your agreement?"

Chaoyang remembered that Yukinoshita wanted to live outside and repay Chaoyang's favor. He turned to Yukinoshita and said.

"Yukinoshita, you go next."

Yukinoshita was actually tempted, as she could earn money and repay Chaoyang's favor. However, after hearing Chaoyang's words, she finally lowered her eyes silently, bit her lips, and spoke in a cold voice.

"...No, I probably can't do this. Goto-san, you're still a bit intimidated by me. You're more suitable for this."

According to Yukinoshita's inner logic, this was just Chaoyang giving her what she still owed her and nothing had changed.

Chaoyang thought for a while and barely guessed what Yukinoshita was thinking.

[Tsk… The people who came to Oregairu are really a bit dramatic, thinking so much about such a small thing.]

Chaoyang was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore.

"I see. I'll do it then. I'll be alright then. My class is about to start, and if I don't leave now it'll be too late."

"We will drive you to the university. If you have any difficulties later, please contact us and we will do our best to help you."

"OK OK."

Chaoyang's answer seemed a bit casual and he didn't take it too seriously.

After leaving the coffee shop, the car quickly started and drove towards Chaoyang University. On the way, Chaoyang and Xueshita were both immersed in their own thoughts and did not talk much.

Soon after, the car arrived at the university gate. Chaoyang said goodbye to Kikuchihara Mi and Yukinoshita.

When we met again, it was already evening.

Chaoyang stood behind Pochi who was absorbed in practicing guitar.

"Pochi-chan."

While speaking, he put his hand on her shoulder.

"Wow……"

As usual, Pochi was startled and trembling all over. He took off his headphones and turned his head to look over tremblingly.

"Morning, morning sun... evening, good evening, welcome back."

"I have something to tell you."

"Ah... Wh, what's going on?"

Seeing Chaoyang’s serious look.

Pochi had a bad feeling.

[Are you finally kicking me out because I've been eating too much lately?... Wuuuuu o(╥﹏╥)o Don't do that.]

"You won't go to school with Yukinoshita? You'll agree, right? Please, Pochi-chan~~"

Chaoyang felt that it was a piece of cake, as Pochi was worst at rejecting others.

"...Yes, I'm sorry... I... I really don't want to go to school. I'm sorry!"

After loudly apologizing, he immediately fled back to the safety of the closet.

Chaoyang stood at the closet door, stunned by the sight of Pochi's escaping back.

Is Pochi someone who could refuse so categorically? I always thought she wouldn't refuse even if I insisted. Amazing? I managed to change Pochi in such a short time. I guess I'm stronger than Kita and Nijiga combined, hmm.

Thinking of this, Chaoyang's frustration at being rejected disappeared and he proudly puffed out his chest.

"What are you playing at?"

Sitting at her desk, Yukinoshita stared at the rising sun in silence, letting out a sound almost like a sigh. She looked away, and after a moment of silence, she finally found her words and spoke again in a cold voice.

"…Ms. Goto must have been acting this way because of something. Otherwise, she wouldn't have rejected me so completely."

Meanwhile, Pochi in the closet recalled the incident when the band met two JKs.

Absolutely, absolutely, I can't agree to this. The people in this world are completely different from those in my old world. In elementary and middle school, I was just ignored at best. If I went to high school here with only girls like that, I wouldn't survive more than three days. I'm so disliked. Although I'm very grateful to Chaoyang, this is impossible!

41. Find a breakthrough

"Is there anything I can do? I didn't expect Pochi-chan to be so resistant."

Chaoyang scratched his head and asked Yukinoshita for help.

"Is it because you bullied her so much that Ms. Goto no longer trusts humans?"

Yukinoshita didn't even look at Chaoyang. It was obviously a joke, but her cold tone made Chaoyang think that she simply wanted to attack someone.

However, Chaoyang recently revisited the Oregairu light novel, which alludes to Yukinoshita's past experiences, unlike the anime, which couldn't fully depict them due to space constraints. She did experience various forms of sexual harassment, slander, and hostility, which is why she's naturally unfriendly, like a porcupine. It's understandable, though.

"As expected, it's not possible. You're still in the early stage of Yukinoshita. You haven't developed to the late stage yet. Just ignore what I said. It's my problem to discuss this with you."

Chaoyang replied immediately, and before she could say anything back, he knocked on the closet door.

"Pochi-chan, can you come out for a moment?"

After waiting for 3,4 or seconds, the closet door opened a little.

One of Pochi's eyes is revealed.