Sakura Harassment Letter Incident, Shiina Queen's Mission

"Bang!"

A fist slammed into the glass tabletop inside the KTV Room, making the glassware and drinks tremble.

"Mio, don't be like that," Hiyori urged.

Clearly, Sakura Airi, sitting beside them, had also been startled by her volatile temper.

"Sorry, Airi. But I really can't help it. How could our school actually have such a pervert?"

Ibuki and Hiyori had learned about Airi's troubles from her own lips.

Ever since she enrolled, she had been receiving harassment letters from an Unknown Fan. The disgusting nature of the language used in them kept escalating, as if an evil spirit had been clinging to Airi's side since the start of the school year.

"Wait!" Ibuki suddenly thought of something. "Airi, that Yamauchi and Others from your class, didn't he get expelled for doing bad things? Have you still been receiving those harassment letters since he was kicked out?"

Ibuki's implication was that she suspected this was also the handiwork of Old Man Yamauchi!

However, this time, Ibuki had truly wronged Old Man Yamauchi.

While he was still at school, he hadn't yet discovered Sakura's True Face; otherwise, he certainly would have had ideas.

In the original story, Yamauchi foolishly thought that a woman like Sakura would be easy to pursue, and during the upcoming Deserted Island Exam, he was ruthlessly exploited by Ayanokōji because of this.

However, Old Man Yamauchi was already a private citizen, and currently, he was living comfortably outside of Gao, having completely escaped the sea of misery that was Class D.

The kind-hearted Sakura quickly denied it. "No, it's not Yamauchi... I still receive those letters now."

"Tsk, that's troublesome then. Right now, we don't even know if the person is a student or an adult. We can only be certain that it's someone within this Closed Campus..."

"Hiyori, do you have any good ideas?" Ibuki pinned her hopes on Hiyori.

She wasn't good at finding people, but once they were found, she could give them a good kick!

Hiyori was scrolling through her Student Terminal, seemingly checking some content, her beautiful brows furrowing from time to time.

"Hiyori?" Ibuki called her name again.

Hiyori put down the terminal, snapped back to reality, and said to them, "...I'm fine, I was just looking at something."

"Airi."

The somewhat nervous Sakura nearly jumped to attention upon hearing Hiyori call her name.

She was very worried that her own troubles would annoy these two hard-won friends, and she somewhat regretted speaking out of turn earlier.

"You don't need to be nervous. We will definitely help you find this bad guy! Just go about your life as usual for now. You don't need to be too frugal with your points either; I'll have Kaede transfer some to you... just consider it a loan, you can pay it back later."

Hiyori cut off Sakura's intention to refuse before she could even start.

This reminded Sakura of Tennoji from last week. The rapport between him and Hiyori was so strong that they had practically said the same thing...

"Also, if any emergency happens, remember to contact us first. Airi, you must contact us, okay?"

"Mm... thank you both."

Hiyori nodded. "It's getting late. I'll have Ibuki take you back, and we'll invite you out again another time."

She gave Ibuki a look, and she nodded in understanding.

"Oh right, Airi, don't forget to take the new school uniform back with you. I have your measurements, so let's go shopping together next time to buy some clothes~"

Sakura felt a weight lift off his shoulders; being able to go home now felt like a huge relief.

Afterward, Ibuki and Sakura left the KTV Room, chatting and laughing as they went.

Hiyori took out her Student Terminal and sent a message to summon Tennoji Kaede.

Then, she switched back to the personal Twitter interface of Xiaoshui.

She saw that under every single post, there were some extremely unsettling comments.

It looked like a fanatical fan was relentlessly stalking Xiaoshui's true identity.

"Do you believe in the word 'fate'? I do. We will be together forever from now on."

"Did you notice we made eye contact? I certainly did."

"To ignore me like that, how cruel. Or did you just not notice me?"

Tennoji Kaede put away his terminal, stood up, and said, "Morishita, I have something to attend to, so I'll be heading off. It was a pleasure meeting you."

"Mm... remember to call me Jie next time. I found that it actually sounds quite nice~" the poker-faced beauty instructed earnestly.

"Uh, haha, alright Ai-jie, I've got it, Ai-jie."

She seemed very satisfied, and Kaede took his leave.

Watching Tennoji Kaede's retreating back, Morishita Ai lowered her gaze.

He is an interesting man as well...

After Kaede returned to the KTV Room, he saw Hiyori sitting there alone.

"It seems everything went smoothly. If you are willing to accept Sakura, I am more than happy to see it happen."

He sat down next to Hiyori, keeping a very close distance.

"Kaede has been out for quite a while... How much do you know about that Stalker Culprit?"

"I haven't told you guys about this yet... but I have a suspect I'm about eighty or ninety percent sure about. Once I get the evidence, I'll send him to keep Yamauchi company. Don't worry."

Hiyori nodded slightly. "I trust Kaede."

Kaede gave a helpless smile. "Don't overthink it! I'm really not that kind of person. Isn't Sakura cute? Besides, I really hate the behavior of extreme fans like stalkers."

"I was talking about the scent."

"Huh?"

"I said there's a strong smell of women's perfume on you, along with a hint of nature... Where did you go just now, Kaede?"

Hiyori narrowed her eyes, feigning curiosity.

Ah, this... It really doesn't matter what their personality is like; the innate radar skills of women are truly fierce!

Kaede felt awkward, so he spilled everything: meeting Ai-jie's Master, treating him to a brand-new Ice Cream, and learning the Forest Breathing technique.

Shiina looked at Kaede with the expression one might reserve for a lunatic.

Kaede: ...

"I'll give Kaede two days to resolve the stalker matter. Otherwise... I won't go to your dorm next time..."

Kaede quickly stood up and snapped to attention. "I guarantee I will complete the mission assigned by Queen Shiina!"

He felt like he had seen a whole new side of Hiyori again.

The next day, Tennoji Kaede arrived at a Digital Store near the Beech Shopping Center.

A sleazy-looking Otaku Clerk was currently chatting away tirelessly with a petite Beautiful Girl, who was clearly showing signs of distress.

This culprit who had been harassing Sakura was, on the surface, quite skilled at communicating with customers and very familiar with 2D culture, always bringing up topics that people found interesting.

Without a word, Kaede stepped right into their space and said to the petite girl, "You're done, right? I've been waiting for a long time. Can it be my turn now?"

"Ah, I'm sorry!" She wore an expression of "being saved" and quickly gave up her spot to Kaede. "Please, go ahead."

Kaede walked up without ceremony, meeting the Stalker Culprit's darkened, foul expression head-on.

"...Customer, what do you need? This shop offers repairs and trade-ins, as long as you have enough points..."

Kaede casually tossed the Recorder he had collected from Kushida last time, letting it roll to the other side of the counter.

He said coldly, full of rogue attitude, "Cut the crap. Don't you know which class I'm from?"

"If you can't fix this recorder, you won't need to keep working in this shop anymore. Go find our Tyrant and take it up with him yourself!"

The petite girl, who had originally intended to leave on her own, heard Kaede's "wild words" and suddenly decided to wait outside the shop door.