Practical Teaching: A Guide to the Training of a Humanoid Succubus

"I see, but why is he giving me benefits?" Ichinose was confused. "Doesn't he want me to be a tool? Why would he give me benefits?"

"Ichinose, do you still remember your original purpose?"

"My purpose? Of course..." Ichinose suddenly realized, and for a moment, he felt a sense of clarity: "He will help me join the student council?!"

"That's right. So, you still have a great chance." Dongfang Yi smiled even more happily: "But this is just the general situation. There are also some other rare emergencies."

"emergency?"

"Yes. For example, in order to better control you, he might try to trick you into voluntarily surrendering your loyalty."

"Pledge of allegiance?" Ichinose repeated in a low voice, his heart tightening.

"It's a handle. After all, everyone has secrets. Some people will be obsessed with trivial matters or mistakes they made in the past. Some people have some strange habits that they don't want others to know. I believe Ichinose has some too."

"I..." Ichinose hesitated to speak.

She thought of the mistakes she made in the third year of junior high school, and her heart was filled with guilt, regret and uneasiness.

I wonder if Mom's condition has improved? Sorry to disappoint you, I...

I will definitely be a good child.

"Okay, I'm not a piece of trash like Nanyun Ya. I don't care about other people's secrets. Of course, if you want to tell me, I will listen carefully, hehehe~"

The guy on the other end of the line was completely clueless and was making a lot of noise like a carefree child. Ichinose could even hear the sound of him rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Are you playing a creepy old man?

Ichinose's thoughts were interrupted and tears flowed unconsciously from the corners of her eyes. She gently pressed her chest, as if a warm current suddenly flowed through there.

She answered softly, her voice so soft that even she couldn't hear it clearly: "Yeah."

"We probably don't have much time left now. Simply put, once you've given away your secret, because you subconsciously fear it's leaked, you'll constantly deceive yourself, forcing yourself to trust the person who heard the secret, in order to comfort your restless self." Dongfang Yi returned to the topic: "Ultimately, the ultimate goal is to reach the highest level of deception."

"The highest level of deception?" She wiped the liquid from the corners of her eyes and asked softly.

"It's just deceiving yourself." Dongfang Yi said concisely.

"...I don't think this is a good thing."

"I think so too, but we can use it." Dongfang Yi smiled like a fox who stole sesame oil: "Please listen carefully below."

"I'm listening."

"If Ichinose wants to become a student council member and Nagumo tries to use her power against you, we can use her as a pretext."

"Just follow the plan?"

"If he wants it, then give him something to hold against him. For example, there was a boy in my class who really liked me. He repeatedly showed me his affection, but because I didn't like him, I wrote vicious blog posts complaining about his behavior every day. Eventually, he found out, and the boy committed suicide by jumping off a building. That's when I started feeling guilty."

Dongfang Yi slightly modified Kushida's version to incorporate Ichinose's personality and continued: "Therefore, I am guilty, and I want to spend the rest of my life being a good person, bringing light to others, to atone for the sins in my heart."

"Higashigashi-san has actually experienced something like this?" Ichinose covered her cherry lips, feeling extremely surprised.

"What?" Dongfang Yi on the other end of the phone was silent: "......"

"Higashigata-san? Are you still there?" Ichinose continued to ask when he received no response.

"Ichinose-san, spreading rumors is a legal responsibility." Dongfang Yi said faintly on the other end of the phone, "I'm just trying to give you something to hold against you. Can you please not pin it on me?"

"Is that boy still alive?"

"I broke three legs." Dongfang Yi answered immediately.

Suddenly, he realized: "Wait! The sack on the bridge! I'm talking about the setting! I really didn't have it! And that was a man, a man! My XP is absolutely normal! Ichinose, you have to believe me!"

"Well, I believe Dongfang-san."

The kind-hearted Ichinose decided to play dumb.

"...I have a feeling my innocence is about to be exposed."

For the first time, Dongfang Yi felt that telling a story too realistically was not a good talent.

Maybe inviting Ichinose to the dinner party was not a good idea, as it might destroy his network of connections.

But now, we can only continue to discuss the plan.

He said listlessly, "Once you submit the secret, Nanyun will basically have no questions about you. Ichinose-san, if everything goes well, you'll be able to continue to be elected as a student council member. Just modify the version of the secret I just taught you. Do you have any questions? I'm about to boil the water~"

"...What if I want to refuse?" Ichinose asked softly.

"Do I need to be taught how to refuse? Why should I be so nice to him... No, that's not it." Dongfang Yi coughed and said, "If you want to refuse, just meet him, listen to what he says, and give him a response on time."

"...How should I do something like this?" Ichinose had never done anything like this before.

"Well, confident people look the other person in the eye when they're talking. But right now, Ichinose, you have to always remember that you're a heartbroken, self-doubting guy." Dongfang Yi became interested again when talking about acting. "And this kind of guy is the easiest to play."

"Simple?"

"Look a little lost, speak a little more mournfully, wipe your eyes, make the corners of your eyes a little red, and most importantly - look down at your toes."

"Look down at your toes?" Ichinose tried to lower his head.

But all you can see are the majestic mountains.

"Oh, I forgot, you are too rich, you can't see your feet when you look down. In short, you should constantly look away from the other person's face."

"...Houfang-san is really naughty."

Ichinose had a hunch that Dongfang Yi was deliberately teasing her.

She thought about Sakura beside this guy, and the way he looked at her...

For a moment, I seemed to understand something.

"Well, this shows that I'm quite childlike." Dongfang Yi on the other end of the phone didn't realize he was being seen through. "I lower my head more often. When I don't know what to say, I just say 'Yeah, OK, Really?' That's pretty much it."

"Um, okay, really?" Ichinose repeated it softly and took note of it silently.

"If you want to explicitly refuse, I shouldn't need to teach you. But if you're hesitant, just insist on saying, 'Nanyun-senpai, I don't trust myself right now and want to go back and think about it,' and you'll basically be able to get away with it."

Dongfang Yi said with a dry mouth:

"You, understand?"

"Then, Dongfang-san, what do you think I should decide?" Ichinose was a little curious about Dongfang Yi's thoughts.

"I don't know. The decision on this matter is yours, not mine. I believe Ichinose will handle it." Dongfang Yi cleared himself of the responsibility without hesitation: "By the way, remember not to say that I taught you~"

"Thank you. I understand. But why does Dongfang-san trust me so much?"

"Ichinose-san, I'm not trusting you."

"Eh?"

"There are only wrong names in this world, but there are no wrong nicknames. I'm Dongfang Yi, and I'm not just talking. I'm out of my mind. See you later."

After showing off, Dongfang Yi ran away at the speed of light.

Only Ryuichinoze remained in the toilet cubicle, staring blankly at the phone that had ended the call.

She gently placed the phone against her chest, as if she could hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

Perhaps, it is not surprising that the girls in Class A are still reluctant to part with their love letters even after they have been torn up.