Light Novel Chapter 69

幕前 (Makumae, lit: Before the Story) is the sixty-ninth chapter of the light novel series of The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
==Plot==
This chapter is told from the perspective of Maimaki Mai.
The story begins during the cold season, with university entrance exams looming — a stressful time for all students under 20. Mai reflects on the bustling scenes of students studying frantically in public spaces like family restaurants, their tension resembling a life-or-death battle. Sitting alone at a restaurant counter, Mai absentmindedly plays with her ponytail and gazes outside. Now an ordinary high school senior preparing for exams, she contrasts her current, mundane life with her past as the track-and-field club president.
Recently, Mai has found herself excusing herself from real studies, opting to read books instead, partly influenced by Yokodera Youto. The books she has been exploring includes including classic Japanese literature such as Run, Melos! and I Am a Cat, poetry by Miyazawa Kenji, and international works like War and Peace and The Metamorphosis. Tsukushi also ventures into light novels, with Welcome to the N.H.K standing out as a favorite due to its exploration of life's meaning and existential struggles.
She likens the novel to Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko's "Yokodera-kun Notes," which were burned atop a hill under a cedar tree, a decision made by Youto and Tsukiko themselves. Although the notes no longer exist, Mai cherishes a single surviving fragment, left behind after the fire. Borrowing it from Youto, she treasures this piece, reading it many times.
She begins to share a snippet from said fragment, setting the stage for the next chapter. 
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