Real teaching, but diary flow

Her words, actions, and expressions conveyed a subtle resentment that even Masumi Kamuro could clearly sense.

"...You have a boyfriend?" she suddenly blurted out her guess.

"Huh?" Sakayanagi Arisu wore an utterly absurd expression. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Eh, isn't that right?" Kamuro Masumi said casually, shrugging her shoulders.

"I thought you must have fallen in love and that's why you got a boyfriend."

Otherwise, why would you suddenly ask me about kissing?

"Don't joke around." Sakayanagi Arisu was almost amused by her own amusement: "Me? Boyfriend?"

Masumi-san, you don't mistakenly think that I've been investigating the person behind the diary because I like him, do you?

This is the first time I've heard a joke of this magnitude.

But... were my emotions that obvious?

She frowned.

"Enough, that's enough, Masumi-san. Please don't say such stupid things in front of me again." She raised her head slightly and looked at Kamuro Masumi, who was a little taller than her: "I think you've been starting to lose your sense of priorities lately?"

Was I being too respectful?

"..." Masumi Kamuro was silent for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "I never said anything about serving you as my master from the beginning, did I?"

Sakayanagi Arisu shut her mouth: "..."

Suddenly, she began to find Masumi, whom she usually used so easily, to be incredibly annoying.

This thing is a bit out of sorts.

Have I been too lenient with myself?

It's time to give them a good talking-to.

"Is that so?" She turned the cane in her hand and gently placed it on Kamuro Masumi's shoulder: "Masumi-san, don't forget that you've always been in my hands."

Ah, I thought we could become friends.

Chapter 133 What is our relationship now?

I overslept.

Turning her head to look out the window where sunlight was faintly filtering through, Kikyo Kushida sighed silently.

Yesterday, I unwittingly fell into his trap and half-heartedly complied.

Although it wasn't that she was unwilling.

But I always feel like I'm being treated like a woman who'll do anything as long as there's love?

Really.

“…I’d like to ask for a day off.” Looking up at the clock on the bedside table, Kikyo Kushida picked up her personal terminal that had been left aside the night before.

It's still May, and Class D's class score is still at 0 points; the midterm exam results haven't been released yet.

Actually, it wouldn't matter if she just skipped class.

But after thinking about it, she decided to take a leave of absence.

She was too lazy to face her classmates on a warm day like this.

Take a day off.

but......

"That guy is really carefree." Looking at the empty room except for herself, Kikyo Kushida curled her lip.

After tidying up the mess a bit, he ran off to class without even waking me up, leaving me alone in his room.

...Never mind, she wasn't planning on doing anything anyway.

Although she felt a little left behind when she realized she hadn't been woken up, she was surprisingly happy when she realized that someone probably didn't want to disturb her sleep.

"...Speaking of which, what exactly is our relationship now?" For some reason, this question, which she had never thought about carefully before, popped into Kushida Kikyo's mind.

It began with mutual threats, escalated with closer contact, and reached its climax through intimate physical contact.

They were definitely not lovers. After all, he had clearly expressed his dislike for romantic relationships, so she certainly wouldn't shamelessly try to date Asakusa Toru.

But they're not friends either. After all, no friend would go to such lengths; she wouldn't insist they're friends after doing so much for them.

Judging from their actions, they seem like friends, venting to each other and making demands on each other, doing the same things over and over again.

But... Kikyo Kushida didn't really want to admit it.

After all, this kind of relationship is devoid of any emotion.

If that's the kind of relationship she has, then she has no reason to get angry with him, no reason to be difficult with him, and no reason to do something like squatting resentfully in front of his dormitory, ignoring the stares of others.

So, she didn't want it.

Asakusa Tetsu said he would be her emotional dumping ground.

If it becomes that kind of relationship, wouldn't that be a step backward?

"......" I can't think of anything.

No matter what you use to describe her, it seems inappropriate; no matter what you use to describe her, it will feel awkward.

But if I had to say... well, the only titles she could accept besides 'Kikyo' were probably 'Mom'.

So, are they mother and son?

......Ha ha.

What nonsense are you thinking?

Let's take a look at this old diary.

Although her diary popped up and updated on its own when she was squatting by someone's door yesterday, she had absolutely no interest in reading that lousy diary at the time.

After all, based on past experience, that guy wouldn't write anything interesting when there's nothing much going on at school.

However, I still need to read the diaries, after all, there's still that... reading points?

According to the information she shared with Horikita Suzune, reading points will not accumulate if you don't read for a day, and the functions that are unlocked due to the accumulation of reading points will be delayed.

Just like the message she left back then, Horikita Suzune started her account a day later than her.

...Although it probably wouldn't matter much even if it weren't turned on.

But perhaps something new will happen when it reaches 62 points.

Anyway, let's see. Since she didn't watch it yesterday, it means she and Horikita Suzune are already on the same starting line.

...How annoying.

Just as Kikyo Kushida opened her personal terminal to send out the message requesting leave, a series of unread messages popped up as soon as the terminal screen lit up.

Without a doubt, it was that woman, Horikita Suzune, again.

"..."

Kikyo Kushida was speechless.

...Does this guy really have nothing better to do all day long?

If all else fails, she could find another man. Why does she have to cling to her all the time?

I should have just ignored him in the first place.

What's the point of mirrors? In the end, you still look stupid.

Even without analyzing diaries, I could do it, right? Where did your academic ability, which allowed you to get perfect scores on exams, go?

Ignoring Horikita Suzune's message, Kushida Kikyo unilaterally informed Chabashira Sae of her leave request, then locked the screen and casually tossed the terminal aside.

The diary quietly fell into her hands.

Actually, Kikyo Kushida no longer cared much about who the person behind the diary was, and it didn't matter whether she could find them or not.

Even if the other party exposes something again, or says something nonsensical, it probably won't matter.

Anyway, some guy who's obsessed with his own body will always do something.

With her proud, fair neck slightly raised, the girl gently opened her diary.

Then, she saw the words "someone left school" at the back of the diary.

...Really?

......

Class D, first year.

The teacher on stage was delivering a hypnotic lecture with a blank expression, but almost everyone in the audience was quite distracted.

"Hey, will we be able to get a better idea of ​​what to buy in a few days? I really want to buy so many things!"

"Speaking of which, I took another closer look at Ichinose's contract. No matter how I look at it, it seems like we don't have to pay back a single penny as long as we don't have 300 class points? Is Ichinose really an angel?"

"...Even if I had to pay them back, I wouldn't really want to. I really don't know why Hirata-kun would want to protect them."

"Shh, don't say things like that, Hirata-kun will be unhappy."

"Speaking of which, why didn't Kikyo come today? She didn't reply to my messages."

"I think it happened once before, probably during her period. Should we go visit her during lunch break?"

"No way! You have to bring a gift when you visit, right? I don't have extra money for that. If I had to visit every month, how much would that cost? Don't start that."

The cacophony of voices from her classmates around her made even the usually attentive girl lose focus.

Horikita Suzune's attention had long since left the blackboard.

"..."

Is Kikyo Kushida really on her period? Is there a reason why she didn't reply to my read message this time?

Although she could somewhat convince herself, Horikita Suzune still felt that something was not quite right.

...Am I being too easy to deal with?

Chapter 134 Let's go check out the rented apartment!

Haneoka Girls' Academy

"Yesterday's live performance was amazing!"

Surrounded by classmates, excited exclamations echoed back and forth.

This should have been her favorite and most enjoyable time, as she was extremely vain and surrounded by others. The feeling of being fawned over and praised by others was what she cared about most.

But today, Chihaya Aine seemed a little... absent-minded.

The reason lies in the 'yesterday' that everyone is discussing so enthusiastically.

Yesterday's live performance and yesterday's diary.

Yesterday's live performance wasn't very successful. There were several mistakes when I first came on stage to play, but fortunately the rest of the performance was successful. Overall, the result was good.

However, this positive outcome angered Su Shi.

Because of Su Shi's emotions, even the lamp seemed very uneasy at this moment.

This is what she cares about most.

Secondly, what she cared about was the information about 'Toyokawa Shoko' that she had written in her diary yesterday.

Something must have happened to Xiangzi that made her cry and run away when she heard "Haruhi Kage," and that made her suddenly choose to leave the band that once played songs like "Haruhi Kage" together.

To find out the answer... besides asking the person directly, perhaps the only thing we can do is go to the address written in the diary and take a look.

Class begins, get out of class ends.

After the initial commotion, the students, who had been excited for a while, quickly stopped surrounding them and started talking about other topics, returning to their usual routines.

Chihaya Aine, unusually, did not feel regret or disappointment, but instead pulled the lamp that had been hanging its head down into the corridor.

Is she still worried about Su Shi? Or is it...?