"So, I want to ask Kushida, can you do me a favor?"
"Could you please make an appointment with Karuizawa in the name of 'I have something to talk to you about' or a 'girls' gathering' where there will be no one around?"
"Actually, it's just to help me create a... place where no one can confess."
"Eh? Such a thing..."
The smile on Kushida Kikyo's face became a little stiff, and she wrung her fingers in embarrassment, "Doesn't this mean that I lie to Karuizawa? If she is deceived, and it turns out it's you... she will definitely be angry..."
She didn't want to get involved in this kind of trouble.
Especially since this thing sounds so unreliable.
Seeing that she wanted to refuse, Kazehara Tetsu immediately came up with a trump card.
"Please, Kushida! The only person I can trust now is you!"
His voice was slightly louder, attracting the attention of several students passing by.
"I know this is a bit overwhelming, but I really have no other choice. If you are Kushida, who is known as the 'angel', you will definitely understand this feeling of being helpless when you want to express your feelings, right?"
"You are so kind, you are always willing to help others, and you will even lend a helping hand to other classmates when they are in trouble... Can't you help me, this poor secret admirer?"
"Just bring her here. If she gets angry later, I will bear all the responsibilities! I will never say that it was you who helped me, just that I shamelessly asked for the opportunity!"
This is a moral kidnapping.
Moreover, it is a moral kidnapping targeting Kushida Kikyo's weak point.
What she cares about most is her "perfect image" in the eyes of others.
If this request is rejected now, it will still be in full view of the public.
What if this man goes around saying "Kushida Kikyo is actually very cold and unwilling to save anyone"?
Then wouldn't the character she has worked so hard to create become stained?
Kushida Kikyo bit his lip, mentally scolding all the eighteen generations of Kazehara Tetsu's ancestors.
This bastard definitely did it on purpose!
But she had to show an expression on her face that said, "I was finally moved by his sincerity."
"Alas..."
She sighed softly, her eyes full of helplessness, "There is really nothing we can do about Kagihara. Since you have mentioned this..."
She hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Then... okay. I'll help you this time."
"Really? Thank you so much, I knew Kushida is the kindest person in the world!"
"Shh... keep your voice down!"
Kushida Kikyo made a silent gesture in a panic, then lowered his voice, "However, if Karuizawa asks why I'm not here..."
"Then say you suddenly feel unwell, or there is something urgent and you have to take a step forward."
Kazehara Tetsu had already thought up an excuse for her, "You can even say that you forgot to send a message to inform her. For you who are too busy for your friends, everyone will forgive this small mistake."
This excuse is cliché, but it works.
"Then... where is the location?"
"This is the address."
Kazehara Tetsu pushed the phone over, and what was displayed on the screen was an area near the bottom of Cruise Ship.
It was specially chosen by him, far away from Guest Room and surveillance, and very suitable for doing some "bad things".
Of course, it is Manabe Shiho and their "bad things".
"The time will be set at eight o'clock tonight."
"At that time, it will be troublesome for Kushida."
Kushida Kikyo looked at that address, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
That place... isn't it a little too remote?
Is this really a confession?
But looking at Kazehara Tetsu's seemingly harmless smile and the fact that she had just agreed, she could only suppress this doubt in her heart.
"I know. Then... I will try my best."
She stood up and managed to maintain a smile, "If there's nothing else, I'll go get ready first."
The moment Kushida Kikyo's back disappeared around the corner of Lounge Area, the perfect smile seemed to still stay in his mind.
However, Kazehara Tetsu knew very well that the moment she turned around and crossed the blind spot, that delicate mask-like smiling face might have collapsed in an instant.
He turned on his phone again and used the Hidden Account that he had not used for a long time.
Enter the search bar according to the ID account provided by Shiina Hiyori.
At the same time, the outdoor cafe on the fourth floor of Cruise Ship.
Although most of the scorching sun was blocked by Sun Umbrella, the heat rising from the sea was still disturbing.
Manabe Shiho was stirring the ice coffee in front of him out of boredom.
"Really, that woman named Karizawa makes people angry just looking at her."
Yabu Nanami, who was sitting opposite her, also complained, "You are obviously just a Class D Underachiever, but you still dare to be so arrogant."
"That's it."
Yamashita Saki echoed, "I don't know what Hirata Yosuke likes about her. Apart from her face, her personality is simply terrible."
Listening to the complaints of his companions, a layer of gloom appeared on Manabe Shiho's originally pretty face.
Not only because she couldn't stand Karuizawa Kei's attitude, but also because of the "Rika" incident.
"Buzz..."
The mobile phone placed on the table suddenly vibrated, and the screen lit up, showing a new message.
Manabe Shiho picked up the phone carelessly, thinking it was nonsense from the class.
However, when she saw the sender's column clearly, she couldn't help but frown.
There is no avatar, no nickname, not even the unique ID prefix of This School.
A blank.
With some doubts, she clicked on the message.
"Do you want Karuizawa Kei to kneel down in front of you and apologize? Do you want to severely retaliate against that hypocritical woman?"
"Clang!"
Manabe Shiho's hand shook violently, and he almost lost his grip on the phone and dropped it on the table. It hit the coffee cup next to him and made a crisp sound.
"What's wrong, Shiho?"
"What did you see? You were so scared."
"No, nothing..."
Manabe Shiho subconsciously turned off the screen and glanced around in a panic.
There were students coming and going around, everyone was doing their own thing, no one looked here, and no one looked suspicious.
No one is watching.
Her heart was beating violently, and the horrible feeling of being peered into her heart was very heavy.
Who is it?
Who knows what she is thinking?
"Who are you? Stop joking, this kind of prank is not funny at all."
"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that we have a common enemy. Or... you are not as loyal as the rumors say, and you just want to let Rika be wronged and let it go?"
This sentence accurately penetrated Manabe Shiho's weakness.
"Are you kidding..."
Manabe Shiho gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.
She was angry that the other party looked down upon her determination.