Chapter 400 Misunderstanding
Horikita knew Ryuuen’s bad taste too well, but she also knew that the request made by Ryuuen at this moment was just to satisfy himself and would not have a negative impact on the class, so there was nothing wrong with agreeing to Ryuuen’s request. The only thing she had to sacrifice was a little bit of shame.

If it was before, Horikita would have refused because of her proud self-esteem, but now Horikita doesn’t think it’s embarrassing even if she embarrasses herself in front of Ryuuen. Maybe it’s because the two of them were a couple for a while, so Horikita is not so averse to dancing in front of Ryuuen.

Speaking of dancing, Horikita feels both familiar and unfamiliar. She practiced dancing for a while in elementary school, but as she grew older, she hasn’t danced for a long time.

Changing clothes here is already a piece of cake for Horikita. The familiar fabric, Horikita vaguely remembers that she wore this maid outfit in the kitchen to cook for Ryuen before, but time has changed, and when she put on this outfit again, Horikita felt a lot of emotion in her heart.

Ryuuen also felt a little nostalgic. The Horikita in front of him overlapped with her a few months ago. He vaguely remembered that when Horikita wore a maid outfit for the first time, she was shy and ashamed.

“What dance would you like to see?”

Horikita’s voice brought Ryuuen back from his memories.

“You should eat first. As for dancing, you can do whatever you know.”

Ryuuen watched Horikita eat very quietly. She didn’t eat slowly because she was indeed very hungry, but she also noticed Ryuuen’s gaze. It was very strange. Horikita couldn’t understand the emotion in his eyes. His gaze was clearly on her, but she felt that Ryuuen was looking at someone else. There was no focus, no expression, he was just watching Horikita eat.

It was rare for Ryuuen to be so quiet. If it were in the past, Ryuuen would definitely be chattering nearby. Horikita also knew that was in the past, so she was very clear that the distance between the two of them at this moment was difficult to break.

After eating curry and clearing the tableware, Horikita, wearing a maid outfit, danced for Ryuen in the small dormitory. Ryuen thought that Horikita would dance some international dance, Latin dance or the like, but unexpectedly, Horikita danced a piece of Kagura, a folk sacrificial dance, which is divided into Mikagura and Ura-Kagura. Horikita danced Mikagura.

It wasn’t long and the movements were smooth, but the maid costume still lacked a bit of temperament to match the dance. If it was changed to a shrine maiden costume, it might be more attractive.

“Your family has a good relationship with the shrine?”

“No, it’s just that my dance teacher worked as a part-time shrine maiden, and the dance she taught me included Kagura.”

Ryuuen understood. No wonder Horikita asked him what dance he wanted to see. Horikita’s teacher must have taught her many dances, and Kagura was just one of them. Not everyone who danced Kagura was related to temples or shrines.

“Satisfied? Can I take my clothes and leave now?”

Horikita knew that he had been here for a long time, and it would be inappropriate to stay any longer in every sense.

Ryuuen nodded. Horikita had fulfilled all his requests, so there was no need to embarrass her. Although their relationship was not good now, they could barely be considered friends. It was just a few pieces of clothing, so it was okay to borrow them. In other words, those were originally bought by Ryuuen for Horikita, but Horikita did not take them away.

“Take all the clothes in your closet with you. They were originally tailor-made for you. There’s no use for me to keep them after you leave.”

Horikita was somewhat touched. Did Ryuen want to completely cut off all ties with her? He wanted to clear out all things related to Horikita in the room!

“Those are not my clothes. I don’t want them.”

Horikita was not going to accept it.

“I give it to you, and it’s yours.”

“I never accepted it.”

“You’ve worn every one of them, haven’t you? If you don’t want them, I’ll just throw them away.”

“You!” Horikita didn’t know why she was angry. They were clearly just some clothes, clearly just some clothes that Ryuuen didn’t want, but Horikita actually felt a powerless feeling of being abandoned, just like when she was abandoned by her brother when she was a child.

Horikita had no doubt that Ryuuen would throw the clothes away like garbage, but that was something Horikita didn’t want to see, so Horikita chose to take the clothes away.

“Okay, I’ll take the clothes, but there are too many clothes in the closet, so you have to help me move them to my room.”

This still requires Ryuen’s help. Horikita is being too demanding, but Ryuen did not refuse. There are indeed a lot of clothes in the closet, more than a dozen sets of large and small, and it is normal to have only a few sets. It is understandable to help Horikita move.

The two dormitories were not far from each other and could be reached quickly by elevator, but Ryuuen only delivered the clothes to the door of Horikita’s dormitory and did not go in. Horikita did not force him to go in, and the distance between the two grew larger and larger.

The clothes were carried twice. The second time, Ryuuen saw the milk on the table and remembered that it was left for him by Kikyo. However, Ryuuen himself did not like milk very much, and there were still a lot of drinks left in the refrigerator, so Ryuuen gave it to Horikita together with the clothes.

Horikita saw the big bottle of milk on her clothes and was confused: “What does that mean?”

“It’s meaningless. If I can’t finish it, I’ll give it to you. If you don’t want it, the only way it can end up is to throw it away.”

It’s the same rhetoric, but it works every time, so Horikita can only accept it.

The two no longer had much communication. After Ryuuen left, Horikita sorted out her clothes by herself. Each piece of clothing carried a little memory. When the memories began to overflow, sadness came as expected. She obviously didn’t like him that much, but why did she regret it?

Horikita didn’t cry, but her brows were filled with melancholy.

Horikita poured a glass of the bottle of milk. It had been quite some time since it was taken out of the freezer in the store. The bottle was covered with a layer of water droplets. The milky white liquid that was poured out was icy cold. It was sweet, but Horikita felt a spicy taste.

Putting the remaining milk in the refrigerator, Horikita threw herself into her work, trying to divert her attention, but every now and then, she would go back to look at the clothes in the closet.

Originally, there were only a few sets of uniforms issued by the school in her closet, but now it was filled to the brim. There were still a few pieces that couldn’t fit in, so Horikita had to fold them on the bed.

But soon, the blind student discovered the highlight. Horikita frowned, because there was one set of clothes missing from the ones Ryuuen sent.

Horikita knew very well how many sets of her clothes there were in Ryuuen’s closet. After all, she had worn every set, and sometimes Ryuuen would take photos to record them. Ryuuen would send the photos to her, and the angles of each photo were very tricky, accurately capturing Horikita’s little expressions.

Horikita looked through the photos in the chat history and confirmed that a JK suit was indeed missing.

Horikita breathed a sigh of relief and even wanted to laugh out loud.

In Ryuuan’s closet, when they were moving clothes, there were only Ryuuan and herself. It was obvious that Ryuuan had hidden a set of clothes.

As for why he kept it to himself, Horikita felt that it was because Ryuuen had not completely let go of himself.

In fact, there are many reasons for losing a set of clothes. It cannot be ruled out that it was damaged by Ryuuen, or lent to someone else, or taken away by Ichinose and other people. Horikita did not want to think too much about these messy reasons. She believed that Ryuuen still had some memories of her.

In fact, the JK suit was just worn by Kikyo.

(End of this chapter)