But for some reason, after sitting here for an hour, Uesugi Sakura hasn’t caught a single fish.

Looking at the fish bucket beside him where Todaka Keichiro has caught three fish, he knows what the gap means.

"Could it be that all the fish have been caught by you?"

Todaka Keichiro laughed loudly: "It’s all about timing and fate! Uesugi, even you have days like this!"

"Oh ho!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the float in front of him moved and started to sink, creating ripples.

A fish is on the hook.

He quickly reeled in the line, and with a lift of his hands, a silver-scaled scad was pulled out of the water.

"Uesugi! Uesugi! Quick, help me get this one!"

Hearing Todaka Keichiro shout so excitedly, Uesugi Sakura helplessly netted the fish for him and put it into his fish bucket.

Todaka Keichiro looked at the four fish in his bucket and happily said:

"Haha! A bountiful catch!"

Uesugi Sakura looked at him, speechless, "Are you sure you’re a newbie? I remember we started learning to fish together."

"Uesugi, don’t blame me, it’s a matter of luck, a matter of luck." Todaka Keichiro smiled brightly, full of happiness, "Timing and fate!"

"Why can’t I catch a single one?"

Sitting by Uesugi Sakura, Seisa Takeshun, who was also fishing, said to him, "Senpai, I haven’t caught one either."

On the other side, Umezu Nana said, "Me neither."

Todaka Keichiro stretched his head to greet them both, repeatedly saying, "It’s a matter of luck, a matter of luck!"

The two just glanced at him and ignored his gloating look.

The fish caught could be given to the girls behind to prepare for cooking.

This get-together also had divided tasks, the boys fish, and the girls do the barbecue cooking.

There are more guys from Todai and more girls from the Art College.

Of course, you could choose to fish or barbecue as you wish, helping out proactively was no problem either.

Todaka Keichiro whispered to Uesugi Sakura:

"Uesugi, did you see that girl over there doing the barbecue?"

Uesugi Sakura turned to glance at the girl and commented, "Tan line, tank top, ponytail... gyaru? Hm...? You like this type? Wasn’t your ex a very quiet girl?"

"Hey~ it’s good to change tastes, plus her goody-goody personality was just an act."

"Really?" Although Uesugi Sakura only met that girl once, he didn’t think she was pretending.

"She was my ex, wouldn’t I know? I think it was exhausting for her to keep up the act," Todaka Keichiro recalled, a bit nostalgic, "Forget it, let’s not talk about it."

He sneaked another glance at the tanned gyaru behind him, patted his fish bucket, and said to Uesugi Sakura:

"Uesugi, believe it or not, I’ll use these fish to woo her soon."

"Come on, these fish can only keep her grilling for ten minutes, ten minutes, can you really make a move?"

Todaka Keichiro laughed silently, grabbed the fish bucket’s handle, and stood up immediately:

"Just wait, I’ll have good news for you."

He carried the fish bucket and walked towards that girl.

Uesugi Sakura watched his back as he walked away and then turned back to continue fishing.

The water was calm, the wind was calm.

The blue of the sea and the blue of the sky met, both as vast and wide, truly a sea-and-sky blend.

Ten minutes later.

Uesugi Sakura, still waiting for the first fish to bite, was greeted by Todaka Keichiro plopping down beside him.

He immediately let out a sigh.

Uesugi Sakura asked nonchalantly, "How did it go, lucky boy?"

"Timing and fate!"

"What?"

"She only thought I was there to have her grill fish! Damn, wasn’t my hint clear enough?"

Todaka Keichiro thought more and more, holding four skewers of cumin-grilled fish, "That’s my battle trophy! The only trophy!"

He casually handed one to Uesugi Sakura, "Here, have one."

Uesugi Sakura took a skewer with his right hand, staring at it, "Maybe she heard you but pretended not to."

"Why would that be?"

"Simple."

"What?"

Uesugi Sakura took a bite, the grilling was well-done; he stared at the dead fish eye and said:

"She just didn’t fancy you."

"Come on, I think I’m pretty handsome, a Todai student, a pride of heaven, that should score points."

"You said ’you think’ you’re handsome," Uesugi Sakura said calmly.

"...Why, why don’t I have a girlfriend!"

Hearing Todaka Keichiro’s outburst, Seisa Takeshun teased, "Hang in there, Todaka, this get-together is your opportunity."

He hung his head, "The first chance is gone, and the second one doesn’t look promising."

Uesugi Sakura put his phone away and suddenly asked him, "Can you give me another skewer?"

"Here." Without looking up, Todaka Keichiro handed over another skewer.

"Thanks."

Uesugi Sakura took it and was about to stand up.

"Hm? Where are you going?" Todaka Keichiro, sitting on a rock, looked up and asked.

Uesugi Sakura pointed towards where the girls were fishing and said, "My wife called me over, this skewer is for her."

Todaka Keichiro looked at Hanamaru Hanabi chatting happily over there, then looked back at him, eyes wide with anger, "And what about fishing? Aren’t you fishing anymore? You haven’t caught your first fish today!"

Uesugi Sakura pointed to the fish skewer in his hand and just smiled, "You’ve got fish, I’ve got a wife."

He walked away.

Todaka Keichiro watched his retreating back, beat his chest with regret and anguish, exclaiming:

"Timing and fate!"

...

Uesugi Sakura arrived beside Hanamaru Hanabi.

He saw her dangling her feet outside, swaying leisurely, but her fish bucket was empty, so he offered a grilled fish in front of her.

Hanamaru Hanabi saw the grilled fish, smelled its aroma, and looked up at him:

"Did you catch a fish, Sakura-kun?"

"I didn’t catch any either. This was caught by my classmate, he caught a whole four, quite impressive."

"I see... thanks, Sakura-kun..."

Uesugi Sakura sat beside her and noticed that no one was at the nearby fishing spots, "Where’s Rika and the others?"

"They all caught fish and took them to be grilled."

"Didn’t Hanabi-chan catch any?" Uesugi Sakura sat beside her.

"No, I didn’t."

Uesugi Sakura looked at her hair being blown by the sea breeze, at her delicate face being caressed by the wind, "Hanabi-chan... what’s your relationship with her...?"

Hanamaru Hanabi took a small bite of the grilled fish, and said softly, "Hanabi... is just Hanabi, although she’s a bit more capable, if she doesn’t allow Hanabi to come out... Hanabi can’t come out."

"She says she does it all for your good, is that true?"

"It should be... I guess," Hanamaru Hanabi answered ambiguously, "Hanabi always feels she likes Sakura-kun too much."

At this moment, Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly drew close and whispered in his ear:

"Sakura-kun did great just now."

The freshness of the girl along with the cool sea breeze made her words linger on his ear.

Uesugi Sakura realized that the yandere side of Hanabi was coming out.

"Earlier... you could feel it?"

"What do you think, Sakura-kun?"

"I feel, sort of weird."

"What’s bothering you, Sakura-kun? Hanabi-chan doesn’t mind it."

"Feels like I’m dating two people."

"It’s all the same, Sakura-kun, as long as you know that sometimes Hanabi can be more assertive."

Hanamaru Hanabi said this while having finished half her grilled fish.

"Sakura-kun."

"Yeah." Uesugi Sakura looked out at the horizon.

"Just now I saw you glancing at another girl, is it her?" Hanamaru Hanabi pointed at the tanned grilled fish girl.

Uesugi Sakura turned back, noticing she was staring at that girl, he quickly said:

"Don’t, don’t tie her up again."

Hanamaru Hanabi turned back, "Sakura-kun? Why so anxious?"

"I worry about you."

Hanamaru Hanabi’s calm face immediately smiled: "That’s good then."