The Student Council Office
Horikita Manabu looked at the photos Akasaka had provided him and felt a headache coming on.
"Seriously, what are you up to now?"
Horikita Manabu looked at Akasaka and asked.
Akasaka merely shrugged, took Ichinose's hand, and waved it in front of Horikita Manabu.
"You can see for yourself, President. Ichinose is my girlfriend, but Miyabi Nagumo had the nerve to harass my woman even though he knew that. A man can be killed, but not humiliated! President, you have to stand up for me!"
"If he doesn't compensate me with at least a million Personal Points today, I'm not letting him off the hook."
Miyabi Nagumo scoffed. "You're trying to extort me, Akasaka. Besides, you two... are you really dating?"
Miyabi Nagumo looked meaningfully at the two of them. Ichinose had only been holding his hand, yet she was already flushed and staring blankly into space.
Akasaka clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking, She can't even handle holding hands.
By then, Ichinose Honami's mind had gone completely blank, and Akasaka had her hand firmly in his grasp.
She knew this was most likely Akasaka's way of teaching Miyabi Nagumo a lesson, and that she ought to play along. But... but...
The more Ichinose thought about it, the redder her face became. Akasaka was still holding her hand. He wasn't doing anything else inappropriate, but she had never held a boy's hand before!
Akasaka had stolen her first time holding hands with a boy just like that. Oh... Akasaka was so mean...
Ichinose Honami's thoughts were running wild, and she had no idea what was happening around her.
Akasaka gave her hand a gentle tug, and she finally came back to her senses.
"What are you thinking about? You've been spacing out."
"Whoa!" The sudden shock was too much for Ichinose, and she jumped to her feet.
Everyone turned to look at her. Embarrassed, she immediately sat back down, steam practically rising from her head.
Akasaka sighed, pulled her into his arms, and whispered into her ear.
"Play along with me. I promise Miyabi Nagumo won't dare bother you again. You have to cooperate, understand?"
Ichinose nodded lightly against Akasaka's chest to show she understood. Her face was already as red as could be, and her heart was fluttering like a startled fawn.
Akasaka didn't care about any of that. Right now, all he wanted was to make money. Women would only slow him down.
He looked at Miyabi Nagumo and said, "I have photographic evidence that you harassed my girlfriend. So, how are we going to settle this?"
Miyabi Nagumo lounged on the sofa, completely unconcerned, and gave him a helpless look.
"Please stop making a scene, Akasaka. I only rested my hand lightly on her shoulder. That doesn't count as harassment, does it? Don't slander me. I could sue you for defamation."
Horikita Manabu gave Akasaka a look, indicating that Miyabi Nagumo had a point.
But Akasaka started acting like a scoundrel.
"Then what if I went and flirted with your girlfriend? Would you still be able to say that so calmly?"
Miyabi Nagumo raised an eyebrow and said magnanimously, "Go ahead and flirt with them. I can calmly say it again. But I should warn you, I have quite a few girlfriends. Can you handle them all?"
"I've dated almost every girl in the second year. There must be around twenty of them. Want me to make you a list so you can go flirt with them? Ha ha ha!"
Miyabi Nagumo threw his head back and laughed. He didn't mind Akasaka going after any of his girls.
Those girls had only been a front, anyway. He didn't cherish a single one of them. If Akasaka wanted them, he could have them. But Akasaka's next words made him lose his composure.
"Oh? How about I go flirt with our senior, Asahina Nazuna?"
Miyabi Nagumo shot to his feet, his eyes bloodshot.
"You..."
Realizing he had lost his temper, Miyabi Nagumo sat back down. His gaze turned vicious.
Akasaka let out a mocking laugh. "What's the matter? You told me I could flirt with whoever I wanted. Why the big reaction? Can't take it when it's your turn?"
Faced with Akasaka Ryunosuke's taunts, Miyabi Nagumo didn't respond right away. Instead, he said coolly,
"Asahina... rejected me when I asked her out. Pick someone else. She isn't my girlfriend."
I scoffed. "So you can go after my girlfriend, but I can't go after your childhood friend? If you won't let me, that's all the more reason I'm going to. I'm set on winning Asahina Nazuna over!"
"You!" Miyabi Nagumo stood up again, his fists clenched so tightly they crackled.
Asahina was his bottom line. He wouldn't let anyone touch her.
Even though she had rejected him and dumped him, he had already decided she belonged to him. He wouldn't let anyone else lay a finger on her.
With the two of them poised to fight, Horikita Manabu slammed his hand on the desk and cut off their argument.
"That's enough! What kind of behavior is this? And you call yourselves Student Council members? You'll each copy the Student Rules three hundred times. I want them tomorrow."
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