"Please take care of me again this year, Tenma-kun."

  "Likewise Taki-san."

  A cute, normal girl with a long bck ponytail was the school president of this sidori Taki. Her body might be average, but it was far better than his girlfriend, who was less than average.

  "Did you think something rude about me?!" Eriri showed her tiger teeth, wishing to bite down on Masa.

  "No, I just think that you are cute."

  "I know that you are not!"

  Midori smiled with a ugh and said, "Your retionship is as close as ever."

  "Right?" 2x

  "I wonder whether I get a boyfriend this year." Midori sighed helplessly, feeling a bit jealous of their close retionship.

  "You want to get a boyfriend, Midori?" Kato Megumi asked, appearing surprised even though her expression was as bnk as ever.

  Yup, as Masa's girlfriend was Eriri, then Kato Megumi also existed, and naturally, his retionship with Megumi was close.

  This beautiful girl with a short bob hairstyle and perfect proportions, somehow strangely enough, had a low presence, which made her ignored by many.

  Naturally, Masa's retionship was close with Megumi, but in the end, he chose Eriri instead of her.

  "I might not have thought to have one before, but when I saw Tenma-kun and Sawamura-san, I just couldn't help but think that it might be wonderful to have one. We're already in our 2nd year and will be in the 3rd grade year. By then, we will have to focus on our studies and think about our future." Midori might be a student cil president, but even so, she was simir to any high school student who was ed about their future.

  Still, before they bee an adult, as they think about their future, wouldn't it be wonderful for them to taste the feeling of love?

  So, Midori couldn't help but wish to have one, especially when she saw the closeness of Masa and Eriri.

  Or rather, she was also retively close to Masa, especially when they sat o each other during their first year. Unfortunately, except for being a close friend, he didn't seem ied in further deepening their retionship.

  Oher hand, Megumi fell silent, thinking of the memories that she shared with Masa in the past year, yet in the end, Eriri was the one who was chosen. Still, even if Eriri was a little silly, she uood why Eriri was chosen, and as the two were best friends, she also wished for their happiness, but it was just...

  "By the way, are you really going to retire, Tenma-kun?" Midori suddenly asked.

  "I do." Masa nodded and answered this question calmly, even though many had questioned him or tried to stop him. After all, his popurity was high, and even those from overseas watched his videos. If he wished to, he could have bee the most popur i influencer, but in the end, he retired.

  "Why? You have been w hard for it, right?"

  "In the beginning, I just wao gain tuition for my future studies, and as I have gained enough, I should foy studies.

  "Whiiversity do you want to enter?"

  "Medical faculty, Tokyo Uy."

  "Now, I uand why you want to retire." Midori sighed, then asked, "Though, if you want, you should be able to get into a better uy overseas, right?"

  Stanford, Oxford, and even Johns Hopkins Uy.

  If Masa's aim is to bee a doctor, he should be able to ehose best uies in the world, right?

  "If I do, this girl will be lonely."

  Masa patted Eriri's head, who looked at him worriedly.

  "More importantly, in the end, I will be w in this try, and instead of entering an overseas uy, it is better to enter a domestiiversity so I make a better e."

  "I see..." Midori nodded. "I fot about the e parts."

  The other uies might have a better rank in the world, but in the end, Masa would be w in the try, so there was no doubt a domestiiversity was better as it could help him to build a e, especially through the alumnus circle.

  Still, Eriri sighed in relief, then g to his back si least, she khat she wasn't a burden for him to chase after his bigger dream. Instead, as expected, this guy was as crafty as ever, sinstead of a famous uy in a fn try, being in the domestic would give him advantages, and frankly, whehought of all of his businesses, it was even more nonsense of him to go to the uy in the fn try, which made her relief even further.

  "By the way, what about you, Sawamura-san?" Taki looked at Eriri, who g to Masa snugly with a helpless expression, then asked, "Are you also going to the medie faculty?"

  "I will die if I study that hard."

  Yes, Eriri's grade might be better since Masa often taught her, but she knew well about her limit, and unless she used all of her time to study hard to even 15 hours daily, then it was impossible for her to be admitted into Tokyo Uy.

  "I will joiokyo Uy of the Arts."

  Eriri wao improve her arts, and she khat Tokyo Uy of the Arts was the best choibsp;

  "Ah, you are right." Taki nodded, fetting the fact that Eriri was good at arts. Still, she hadn't finished her questions, and this time, she looked at Megumi. "How about you, Kato-san? Have you thought about the future?"

  "Hmm..."

  Megumi fell into a long silence as she hadn't thought of her future since she thought she would work with Masa for a long time, yet he suddenly decided to retire, making her lose the dire for her future.

  "Have you thought of a career in the media industry, Megumi?" Masa suddenly asked.

  "Media?"

  "You are knowledgeable about this area, right?"

  "That's true."

  Megumi nodded since she had been w with Masa for the past year, so it was normal for her to uand the media as she had to help Masa.

  "If that's the case, why don't you aim for Waseda Uy?"

  "Waseda?"

  "It's a uy with many famous people from the media circles. Writers, directors, television staff, movies, and many raduated from there."

  "Will you still be in the media, Masa?"

  "I do."

  "Then, I will ehere."

  "...."

  Taki eechless and asked, "Is it okay for you to make such a decision so easily, Kato-san?"

  "It's a good uy, after all, and my parents will support me if I am accepted to this uy."

  Yet, the truth?

  Eriri sighed and uood her best friend's thought. Even if Megumi's face was as bnk as ever, she knew well deep inside... still, Masa had made up his mind, so she couldn't say anything.

  'Yet, if they really do...'

  Strangely enough, she could five them somehow.

  "How about you, Taki-san? You have been asking us. Have you thought about your future?"

  "Hmm..." Midori fell into a deep silehen said, "I do."

  "Huh? Really?"

  "Yes, but somehow, it is much more b thahree of you."

  "What is it?"

  "The uy aside, I will try to bee a civil servant." Midori was like any other; she just wished for stability, and being a civil servant fitted her wish.

  "Do your best then."

  "...you are not making a ent about it?" Taki thought that pared to their wish, she felt a lower thought, yet uedly, Masa enced her.

  "Why should I? There is no lh about a job. Everyone just works hard to live."

  Living was hard, and choosing a stable job wasn't something shameful.

  Or rather, if Masa didn't have this ability, then he would choose to bee a civil servant, too, sidering the eic situation of this try. It might appear like a tedious job, but when no one knew when they would be id off, then wasn't it better to choose a job that had no possibility of being id off?

  "Thank you." Midori smiled softly at his words. "I am gd to hear that."

  "No problem."

  "...." Eriri and Megumi.

  "By the way, I brought souvenirs from my trip." Masa then looked at the boys, who were staring at him, and called them, "Masamume, Tora, e here. I have some for you two."

  "...." 2x

  Did you only remember us now?

  Yet, whewo could join, one young man looked at this group with a helpless and envious gaze before his expression became determined.