Like Sakura Airi, Kushida Kikyo was no longer wearing the tracksuit she had worn for a week, having changed back into the Advanced Nurturing High School uniform.
Under the night breeze, the shoulder-length hair of the girl who had emerged from the ship fluttered slightly, while her skirt swayed in arcs that were somewhat dangerous, creating an indescribable beauty.
If Ike Koji had been here, his eyes would probably have been drawn straight to that intermittently visible skirt hem, and he would have worn a lecherous grin.
Yet the girl herself seemed completely unaware of it as she slowly approached.
"Why are you out here by yourself?"
Kushida Kikyo raised a hand to smooth aside the hair blocking her view, came before Fang Li, and gave him an incomparably sweet smile.
Class D's little angel was as adorable and captivating as ever, like a beautiful camellia that could intoxicate anyone.
Unfortunately, the camellia was merely a disguise.
The girl before him was no pure camellia, but a rose containing deadly poison.
Of course, Fang Li had not seen her poisonous-rose side for an entire semester.
Coupled with that flawless, sweet smile, even someone who knew her true nature might forget how dangerous she was in a moment of distraction.
Fang Li looked at Kushida Kikyo without showing excessive intimacy or deliberately keeping his distance.
"I just came out to get some air," Fang Li replied casually. "What about you? Why are you here?"
Unlike Sakura Airi, Kushida Kikyo was an extremely popular social butterfly.
A girl determined to befriend everyone surely would not miss the celebration party jointly held by Classes B and D. She would definitely be there.
Yet she had appeared alone on the deck, which surprised even Fang Li.
Even if she herself had not wanted to