Chapter 245

A significant number of students at the school still believe that she and Hitori were dating Ishikawa Hayato at the same time.

184. Movement and Stillness

After realizing his current situation, Kita sat heavily in the chair.

She began to think about it. She knew this was a troublesome matter, and she knew that an argument was inevitable when she got home tonight.

But this sense of urgency also made her put aside her plan to postpone it any longer and begin to seriously consider her own feelings.

Our first meeting last semester, our conversation on the rooftop, the class change, reaching out to her for our first performance... the water park, and the kiss that night after the show.

These beautiful memories, so important that they immediately surfaced when she thought about them, gave her the answer quickly.

Ultimately, her hesitation wasn't due to feelings, but rather because she worried about whether Ishikawa Hayato could maintain the relationship and handle it well, which led her to back down.

Now that she sees that Ryo-senpai and Gotou-san have started living with him and seem to be getting along quite well, she has made her decision.

What kind of relationship she wants is her own business, and even her mother has no right to interfere.

Having chosen Ishikawa Hayato's side, she was prepared to disregard her mother's approval or disapproval. Whether her mother agreed or strongly opposed it, even if she was angrily kicked out of the house, there was nothing she could do.

That was her decision.

She turned her head and glanced at Ishikawa Hayato had already arrived at school and was being pulled aside by several classmates to ask questions.

Unlike her, many other students in the class failed their make-up exams.

He smiled in the crowd, but the smile was different from the one he usually wore when he was with them; it seemed a little listless.

When other girls approached him, he acted completely nonchalant.

Even when he was in a crowd, she only glanced at him briefly, and he noticed her gaze was directed at him.

He shrugged, as if there was nothing he could do about the situation.

Kita chuckled softly in response.

But the next moment, she saw the casual expression on Ishikawa Hayato's face vanish quickly, replaced by a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Kita.

This is... really annoying.

That's what she thought.

"The rooftop is the place where mortals can set foot, the closest they can get to the sun. That statement should be correct, right?"

After Ishikawa Hayato arrived on the rooftop, he walked around with his arms and legs spread wide, and said things that seemed completely inexplicable.

As soon as he finished speaking, he sat down on the stone embankment of the flower bed with a relaxed expression, looking at Kita with a smile.

Summer was over by then, and the sunlight on the rooftop wasn't as intense as before.

The bright yet gentle light, the perfect temperature of the surrounding granite, and the expansive view from the rooftop create a very comfortable atmosphere.

Kita had come up to the rooftop with him, also came over.

"What exactly are you trying to say, Hayato-kun? Night Raid, Group 69.49'36135?"

She looked at Ishikawa Hayato with a helpless expression.

"Please sit down, ah..."

As soon as Ishikawa Hayato finished speaking, he remembered something and quickly began rummaging through his pockets under Kita's questioning gaze.

He quickly took out a handkerchief, placed it on the surrounding stone, and said happily.

"After preparing for so long, I finally got to use it."

"You actually prepared this?"

She said that, but she still sat down with a smile.

This could be described as gently placing the jade buttocks.

Ishikawa Hayato explained happily after she sat down.

"Am I not now closest to the sun? Sitting beside me, the red sun~"

After Kita sat down, he began to wonder how much Ishikawa Hayato had learned from that brief glance, and hesitated about how to tell him his thoughts.

Hearing Ishikawa Hayato say that so suddenly, she paused, her mind in turmoil.

"Don't joke around like this."

She playfully nudged him with her shoulder, feigning anger Ishikawa Hayato chuckled, deliberately swaying from her light bump, and then followed up with a question.

"Ikuyo, what happened this morning?"

This feint and opportunistic tactic left Kita quite helpless. She had just told her not to joke around, but now it was the Kita who couldn't be fooled anymore.

Choosing someone like that as a boyfriend would definitely make you completely under his thumb, but it's obviously too late to think that now.

Kita sighed inwardly. Her gaze swept across the rooftop, and after a long hesitation, she seized the opportunity to speak.

"Hayato-kun... I've thought about it for a long time, and in the end I still think... it's okay to be one of your four girlfriends."

She looked at the ground, thinking, and spoke slowly, finally shifting her gaze to Ishikawa Hayato's face to confirm.

What do you think...?

Her tentative expression betrayed too much compromise.

Even with his heart racing and his mood lightheaded, Ishikawa Hayato could still see this, and he could even see the resolute determination in her compromise.

She would choose to accept it, and she would also choose to retract her compromise because of a single sentence from him. That's the decisiveness of his girlfriend who runs around like this.

His girlfriend is worried that he'll date someone else.

Although Ishikawa Hayato's heart was pounding at Kita's suggestion to get back together, he took a deep breath, suppressed his turbulent emotions, and spoke patiently.

"Four girlfriends are enough. Any more and I won't be able to hug them all. I don't want to be a fool who picks up a sesame seed and loses a watermelon."

Ishikawa Hayato, realizing his sincerity was lacking, laughed as he recalled the events.

"Actually, I didn't initially intend to get to know everyone in the band like this. Well... it's not that I didn't want to at all, but after feeling that everyone might like me, I hesitated for a long time before making the decision."

He looked at Kita, who was listening quietly to him, and spoke earnestly.

"I don't want you to have any regrets, and I don't want to have any regrets in my own life either. Of course, more importantly, I like everyone very much, both in terms of each individual and in terms of our current situation."

As for the future, I don't want to make you sad. I already felt guilty seeing Nijika sad before, and I don't want any of you to be sad again."

After hearing Ishikawa Hayato's words, Kita a long sigh of relief and smiled.

"Being told 'you guys' instead of confessing your feelings to someone you like is a very upsetting thing in itself."

"This is twisted sincerity."

Following Ishikawa Hayato's proud statement, Kita responded swiftly and without hesitation.

"It seems that reconciliation is still not possible."

"No way! I've been waiting for so long!"

"No way! Besides, I was waiting while you were playing with Ryo-senpai and Gotou-san! Ah..."

"Haha... in that case, let's get back together."

"Hayato-kun, you've tricked me again!"

After their playful banter, their nearly twenty-day hiatus in their relationship naturally ended, and they resumed their interactions, which had only been paused to begin with.

Ishikawa Hayato then asked with a smile, as if confirming the question.

"So this time Ikuyo isn't just a temporary girlfriend, is she? Is she aiming for a long-term, even permanent, real girlfriend?"

"That depends on Hayato-kun's performance."

Ikuyo stretched out her arms in relaxation, tilting her head to look at him with a smile.

Her smile, as warm as a spring breeze, carried a hint of teasing and ease, carrying her lightness as she drifted into the distance, only to suddenly return.

Looking at the lovely woman who had become his official girlfriend, Ishikawa Hayato, who had recently become addicted to being fed meat by Hitori and Ryo, had some thoughts in his mind.

Furthermore, Ikuyo isn't as serious as Nijika; they've already had experience kissing.

"Ikuyo..."

He called out to Ikuyo, who looked completely innocent and unprepared for what was about to happen, with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Hmm?... Ugh!"

As she responded, Ishikawa Hayato grabbed her hand, pressed it against her back, and kissed her.

After her initial stunned silence, Ikuyo glanced worriedly to the side. She wanted to struggle, but after a slight hesitation, a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes.

Finally, completely relaxing, he and Ishikawa Hayato shared a passionate kiss, lost in their own world.

But.

Her kissing skills were still stuck on that cool night, while Ishikawa Hayato's kissing skills, honed by his exceptional learning ability and the tempering of Ryo and Hitori, had reached near-maximum levels in just twenty days.

She was completely unprepared and overwhelmed by the unexpectedly superb kissing skills.

She felt the difference after just two moments. The sensations were far beyond her expectations, causing her to grip Ishikawa Hayato's back tightly with her small hands. Her consciousness began to blur, and her eyes even started to roll upwards.

In the end, she felt completely stunned, her mind went blank.

Ikuyo almost lost Ikuyo senses and didn't even know how the kiss ended. She was panting heavily, savoring the feeling of the kiss, which was far more pleasurable than the last one, and couldn't help but yell angrily.

"The technique is amazing!"

Ishikawa Hayato shrank back, but his face still held an uncontrollable smile.

"It's been so long since I Ikuyo, I kind of miss Ikuyo scent, so I couldn't help myself..."

Ikuyo paused, then easily forgave him, though offering a somewhat disgruntled reminder.

"This is at school."

"Eh..." Ishikawa Hayato sighed inexplicably.

Ikuyo's expression turned cold, and he asked him, seemingly knowing the answer already.

"What's the meaning..."

Ishikawa Hayato never intended for it to be just a simple kiss, but seeing Ikuyo's feigned indifference, he couldn't help feeling guilty.

"Last time I saw Ikuyo... well... I kind of wanted to touch... her stomach."

"Abnormal..."

Ikuyo looked at him with shock and disdain, but then quickly glanced towards the rooftop entrance.

Ishikawa Hayato immediately sensed the difference between her agreement and disagreement. After sensing the surroundings and confirming that no one was around, he grinned mischievously and moved closer to Ikuyo.

When Ikuyo turned around and saw his smile, her face stiffened and she was about to back away when Ishikawa Hayato asked her for help.

"Give me another kiss."

If Ishikawa Hayato meant to touch her stomach, Ikuyo would definitely disagree, but if he said he wanted to kiss her, even though she knew he would definitely do it, she would hesitate because of the comfortable experience she had just had.

"Hmm..."

Ikuyo hesitated for a moment.

Finally, Ishikawa Hayato touched Ikuyo's slender, soft waist, which was smooth and delicate yet firm.

The price he paid for gently stroking the girl's private parts was that she kicked him in the calf.

At this point, all four members of the band officially began dating Ishikawa Hayato, but Ishikawa Hayato did not immediately announce this news within the band.

After finishing their classes for the day, they happily headed to the Starry Sky, where they jointly approved the performance proposal that Nijika and Ishikawa Hayato had discussed, and began practicing their playful antics.

After finishing his business, Ryo asked Ishikawa Hayato a question with anticipation.

"Where's the photo from 'The Vocalist Ran Away'?"

Ikuyo looked at Liang with a puzzled expression, her mind full of questions.