The student beside him elbowed Yahiko. "Totsuka, there's a cute girl looking for you."
Shiho stood at the door with a shy demeanor.
Yahiko's face reddened as he stood up. He didn't expect his "spring" had finally arrived, especially since the one looking for him was a sweet girl. He hurried out with an innocent face.
"Sweet girl, what business do you have looking for me?"
Shiho said with a flushed face, "There's something I want to tell you, can you come with me for a moment?" She deliberately glanced around and said in a coquettish tone, "There are too many people here, I'm embarrassed."
Yahiko's cheeks blushed unnaturally, and steam seemed to come out of his nose.
"Okay! No problem!"
Yahiko stepped away enthusiastically. Many other male students looked at him with envy. However, if they knew later what actually happened, that envy would surely turn into mocking laughter.
Shiho deceived him again to the narrow alley she already knew. Same recipe, same tactics. Albert skillfully restrained him, and Ryuen casually took his hand then pressed it onto Shiho's other spare jacket.
Now both of Shiho's spare jackets were unusable. Ryuen promised to replace them with two new clothes before the girl would calm down.
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On the other side, Ryunosuke.
At his house, he was looking at the memory card contents and couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Hahahaha! Unexpected, unexpected, Ryuen, you can also use such lowly methods. Truly beyond expectation." Ryunosuke hit the table while laughing until his stomach hurt.
However, he had no intention of stopping those actions. After all, he didn't like Yamauchi either, so just let him learn his lesson this time. He didn't expect that after Sudo was expelled, the plot changes would become so drastic. From physical provocation it changed to honey trap tactics (seduction). This really... the future seemed increasingly difficult to predict.
"Never mind, let's go out to find food, I'm hungry." Ryunosuke got up to go look for food.
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Meanwhile, Yahiko who had just been released was lying face down on the ground while moaning painfully. Not because he was beaten, but because his fragile heart was severely wounded.
"You've gone too far! How dare you use honey trap tactics to ensnare me!!!"
Shiho sneered disgustedly. "Being caught in such a trap proves you're not a good person either."
"Manabe-chan!"
"Don't call me by that name! Disgusting!"
Shiho stepped on Yahiko's face and rubbed it hard.
Ryuen snorted coldly. "Stop fooling around, Manabe. Next you go seduce Akasaka from Class D, that's a request from our informant."
Shiho removed her foot disgustedly. "Why me again? Why not just tell Ibuki to do it?"
"Besides, if I keep appearing, people will get suspicious, right?"
Ryuen thought for a moment. "You're right too, if you keep appearing it's indeed easy to be suspected. In that case, let Ibuki go."
"Huh?" Ibuki pointed at herself. "You're telling me to seduce a man? You'd better just tell me to fight, that's more satisfying."
"Will you go or not?" Ryuen asked in an impatient tone.
"Won't!"
Ibuki crossed her arms in front of her chest, showing a firm attitude of refusal.
Just as Ryuen was about to force Ibuki to go, Hiyori immediately stopped him.
"Let me go instead."
Everyone was startled simultaneously, looking at her with full confusion. Hiyori's face was adorned with an unnatural blush, but she still insisted.
"I'll pay attention to the boundaries, you don't need to worry."
Hearing that, the others finally gave up. Ryuen approached her, patted her shoulder, and tried to comfort her.
"Don't force yourself, Shiina."
"You are our strategist. If the situation doesn't allow it, just give up immediately. Don't force yourself to do something you don't want to do."
Hiyori hugged tightly the book Ryunosuke had given her. "I understand."
Shiho sneered dissatisfiedly. "Really playing favorites. With me, you've never been that gentle."
She kicked the trash can beside her again in annoyance, a sight that was already normal for them.
Hiyori then took on this great responsibility. She went to the place Ryunosuke usually passed to intercept him.
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On the other side, Ryunosuke had just left the supermarket with two plastic bags in his hands; clearly he had bought many items. When about to return to the dormitory, he saw Hiyori had been waiting quite a while on a park bench.
Hiyori, who was holding the book Ryunosuke had given her, greeted with a wide smile.
"Good afternoon, Akasaka-kun."
Ryunosuke raised his plastic bags and walked over. "Good afternoon, Shiina-san. Why are you here?"
Hiyori patted the bench beside her. "Won't you sit and chat with me?"
"In that case, excuse me..." Ryunosuke sat down beside Hiyori.
Hiyori's eyes sparkled as she held out her book. "The 5 Centimeters per Second book you gave me, I've finished reading the top and middle parts. When will you release the final part?"
This was Hiyori's real purpose. As a true bookworm, how could she stand being left hanging at a crucial part of the story. That's why she enthusiastically volunteered, in order to collect the final volume from Ryunosuke.
The two had now become reading friends. Ryunosuke asked Hiyori to check his book content to see if it was ready or not. If it was ready, he would use Hiyori's connections to send his manuscript to a publisher. After all, the girl's father had shares in a publishing company; it would be a shame not to utilize such connections.
Hiyori was also very happy with this arrangement. That way, she could read the book contents earlier than anyone else. The two immediately agreed to become work partners as well as close book friends.
Through quality checking by Hiyori, the manuscript would be sent to her father's publishing company for a publishing contract.
Ryunosuke could get additional income from outside school through these connections—a mutually beneficial strategy.
Hiyori's reading desire was fulfilled, while Ryunosuke got additional point coffers.
Ryuen and the others hiding nearby felt something was off. Seeing Hiyori's happy face that didn't look like acting, they began to realize the problem.
Ibuki spoke up in a suspicious tone. "Why do I feel Shiina looks very happy?"
"Don't tell me that man is her old boyfriend?"
Everyone fell silent, realizing this oddity.
Hiyori's relationship with that man was clearly unusual, otherwise, how could they laugh and chat so closely.
Ryuen's molars were almost crushed from frustration. He had never seen Hiyori that happy in front of him.
Who exactly was that delinquent?
Seeing Hiyori so engrossed in chatting that she forgot the plan Ryuen had laid out, the Class C leader stroked his chin and thought: (It seems this plan needs to be modified a bit...)