Part 29: I Don't Like People—I Like Dogs, Except for Miss Youzi

She changed into a revealing, off-the-shoulder, hip-hugging short skirt that was even more alluring than her previous combat uniform.

The only thing unchanged... was the sheer black stockings that clung tightly to her neck, revealing only her slender arms and the soft skin of her armpits.

However~~~ based on Su Youzi's extensive combat experience.

The black stockings had likely been changed too.

The thickness was noticeably different.

Kujo Ryuko, emerging from the room again, wore black stockings that were thinner and more breathable than before.

They were so sheer that her skin color could faintly be seen through them.

"I've kept you waiting," the lingering shame still faintly bloomed on Kujo Ryuko's face.

The softness in Kujo Ryuko's voice was enough to make the entire Fourth Action Department drop their jaws.

When had they ever seen their superior display such a shy, maidenly demeanor?

"You weren't waiting too long," Su Youzi, feeling no guilt as the instigator, smiled as she waited quietly by the door of Kujo Ryuko's room.

She examined Kujo Ryuko's outfit from head to toe, meticulously.

Even Kujo Ryuko felt a sense of being invaded when a girl looked at her so intently.

Standing before the girl, she felt as if she were completely naked.

A sense of awkwardness flickered, and the fingertips of her hands, clasped behind her back, nervously fiddled with the hem of her too-short skirt.

But... she couldn't say anything.

What her body truly craved was the girl's approving gaze.

Standing in the sunlight, the embarrassed girl tilted her chin up slightly, like a proud black swan.

"You look great."

As the girl's words fell, the shame in her heart seemed to vanish in an instant.

It was like the gentle spring breeze of March, sweeping away all her nervousness and embarrassment.

"It's just..."

The girl's next sentence instantly sent Kujo Ryuko plummeting from the warmth of March back into the cold of October.

The girl's crimson eyes stared nervously at Su Youzi.

Putting on a show of feeling inferior, Su Youzi tugged at the hem of her sailor-style school uniform skirt. "It seems a bit mismatched with Senior Kujo."

"Not at all--" Her head hadn't even processed the words before her body instinctively responded.

"You look great like this, Suwa junior." Since they were both students of Teacher Unohana, it should be fine to call Soga Youzi junior, right?

Su Youzi's eyes curved into a beautiful arc as she looked at Kujo Ryuko, who had spoken without thinking.

The girl's smile was mischievous and light, filled with a deceptive, sinful allure.

Someone like Kujo Ryuko, a girl with such peculiar tendencies.

She did indeed possess quite troublesome traits.

But... thinking in a more positive light.

As long as she didn't let Kujo Ryuko down and treated her with sincerity.

Kujo Ryuko might prove to be more reassuring than most people in this world.

"Senior Kujo, you can just call me Su Youzi, 'So-Yuzu'."

With a light laugh, the forbidden tiger seemed to transform into a cat whose paws were easy to hold.

Su Youzi led Kujo Ryuko downstairs.

"Suwa..."

"I don't really like it."

"Of course~" Su Youzi's voice rose slightly as she lightly hopped down two stairs. "Senior Kujo can also just call me Youzi."

"You..."

"Youzi."

[Ding--]

[Title: Kujo Ryuko's Affection Points +1.]

[Received Affection Boost Reward: Sharp High Heels.]

[...]

"I don't like people--"

"I like dogs."

"Miss Youzi..."

"You're an exception."

The meeting spot with Saotome Yukina was still the crepe shop on the commercial street.

This time... Little Rabbit was already waiting there.

Her beautiful sky-blue eyes nervously stared at Kujo Ryuko; Saotome Yukina always felt that this person was too dangerous.

In every sense of the word.

As someone born into a prestigious family herself, Saotome Yukina didn't have a good impression of the Fourth Action Department either.

"Senpai!!!" Little Rabbit's ahoge on her forehead swayed in the wind.

Damn it--

Why were the Healing Type dorms so far from the Assault Department dorms?

If Shiritsu Megumi Garden Academy wasn't such an unusually large school, Saotome Yukina would have even wanted to use her money-based ability to move into the Assault Department dorms.

"I have to protect Senpai."

Su Youzi reached out and pinched Little Rabbit's soft cheek.

As usual, Su Youzi ordered two Strawberry Cream Crepes, one to feed Little Rabbit, and the other... Su Youzi moved it in front of Kujo Ryuko.

Little Rabbit's eyes seemed to be glaring fiercely.

Although... Little Rabbit's fierce but cute appearance was also very charming.

Ever since Teacher Unohana Chiyo, Little Rabbit had gradually felt a strange sense of crisis.

But... she couldn't quite understand why.

Su Youzi glanced at her phone.

Feeding Kujo Ryuko didn't increase her affection points by even a single point, but... the double compensation mechanism was still in effect.

She had gained another "ATM girl."

In the game, Little Rabbit's favorite affection gift was Strawberry Cream Crepes.

And Kujo Ryuko's was late-night double feature movie tickets.

If there was a chance, she should find an excuse to take Kujo Ryuko to the cinema.

She wanted to see if, after reaching "Dependence" in affection, giving a girl her favorite things and doing the things she liked most could directly increase affection by 1 point.

Kujo Ryuko was the best test subject.

Thinking this, Su Youzi suddenly clasped her hands together and looked at Kujo Ryuko, "Senior Kujo..."

"Hm?" Kujo Ryuko, who had been looking at the wide-eyed Little Rabbit with interest, immediately retracted her fierce expression.

"Could you please teach Saotome student Mixed Martial Arts?"

As a Senior Superintendent of the Fourth Action Department, Kujo Ryuko might be unexpectedly suited for this job.

"What!"

"Eh!"

A situation where only Su Youzi benefited appeared.

However, before that, Su Youzi still had to go to the supply department to pick up some supplies.

For example... the shampoo she had twisted and broken last night.

Supply Department--

"..."

"There's no citrus-scented shampoo?" Su Youzi frowned as she looked at the unfamiliar senior student working part-time at the supply department.

"I'm very sorry!" The girl bowed to Su Youzi. "But there really isn't the type of shampoo that junior student described."

The shampoo Su Youzi always liked was a kind only available at the school's supply department, not found in regular supermarkets.

But... she had always bought it from the school's supply department.

Just then, Su Youzi's familiar teacher from the supply department hurried over, "I'm sorry, Su-student..."

"She's a new student and not very familiar with the supplies in the department."

The middle-aged female teacher took out the familiar type of shampoo from the warehouse.

But--

Su Youzi looked at the middle-aged female teacher in front of her.

She suddenly smelled something a little off.

Ever since she realized someone's affection for her was 99 points, she had felt something was not quite right.

She liked the sweet and refreshing scent of citrus fruits, which was why she had been buying supplies from the school's department.

Coincidentally--

The supplies at the school's department were often to her taste.

"Teacher knows about these shampoos..."

"And the shampoo and laundry pods I often buy... where do you get them?" Su Youzi asked, feigning casualness.

"Huh?" The middle-aged female teacher's eyes suddenly became vacant.

It was the kind of vacant look Su Youzi was incredibly familiar with, having seen it countless times.

[Mental Manipulation].

Then, she thought of something else.

Su Youzi looked at Kujo Ryuko beside her. "Oh, right."

"Senior Kujo, does your room... have a night light?"

"Is it pink and blue, or some other color?"

"A night light shaped like a floating jellyfish."

Although she didn't quite understand why Su Youzi would suddenly ask such a question, Kujo Ryuko firmly shook her head. "No."

Su Youzi's hand, holding the supply bag, tightened.

Why?

Even though more than a year ago, she had told that person... that she got into Shiritsu Megumi Garden Academy.

That person hadn't even bothered to reply, just slammed the door and locked her out.

And yet... behind her back, they had taken care of her with almost meticulous detail.

What kind of person is that?

Really, what kind of person?

Her eyes suddenly felt a little sore.

"What's wrong? Senpai..." Little Rabbit asked with concern, grabbing Su Youzi's hand.

"What's wrong, Youzi..." Senior Kujo helped Su Youzi with the bag.

Pop--

Saotome Yukina's ahoge on her forehead stood straight up.

Why, why does this person get to do that!

The girl's eyes were teary. She hadn't even called Senpai by her name directly yet.

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