Honami Ichinose, Diary in Hand

There's a subtle, slightly unpleasant feeling.

But it's alright.

Looking at it another way, isn't she just shamelessly enjoying someone else's boyfriend?

Hmph, let whoever wants the official girlfriend position take it.

It doesn't matter as long as I'm not the one who gets dumped!

But...

Oh right, besides confessing my feelings, there's something else I want to tell him.

Because she was so focused on confessing her feelings, Kushida Kikyo almost forgot that there was something even more important for them as Advanced Nurturing students.

"I found out the rules for the summer exam." Turning her head away, as if changing the subject, Kushida Kikyo abruptly began a new topic. "Just as I suspected, it's survival on Uninhabited Island."

"But the difference is that there are additional rules governing competition."

She casually began explaining the spoiler exam rules that Asakusa Toru himself had written in his Diary.

Actually, from the perspective of class competition, she didn't need to say these things to Asakusa Toru at all.

After all, they were in different classes and were supposed to be competitors.

But, well, she was in Class D, and Kushida Kikyo simply didn't care about class competition.

What a crappy Class A! Let whoever wants to go go.

Graduation privileges?

Who cares?

Rather than keeping this information to ourselves, we might as well just share it with this guy.

Although the thought that he might share the information with classmates like Ichinose made me feel a little awkward, even if I didn't say anything, once it was written in the Diary, the information would probably be as good as flying everywhere.

Okay, none of these are reasons.

She only wanted to tell Asakusa Toru.

Purely personal motives, without any selfish motives related to class struggles or interests.

Ideally, he'd even be able to boast about his own abilities.

Many people will praise and boast about themselves, but she only cares about his praise.

Of course, on the surface, she had to act as if nothing was wrong.

Kushida Kikyo never acts cute.

... Not counting the very beginning.

That's not called acting cute; it's releasing stress, venting the resentment caused by those guys in the class that led to this wrong behavior.

She doesn't do that kind of thing anymore.

I will no longer bury my head in someone's chest and complain, nor will I hold someone's little hand and cry.

Now, she is a mother.

"... Horikita plans to save up to buy a survival suit. Although she doesn't intend to advance with Class D, she doesn't think Class D will let such an opportunity pass by and squander their allocated points." Kushida Kikyo rested her head on her broad thighs, turned her head to sniff the air, and then stuck out her tongue in a mocking manner.

"I can already picture the chaos that will ensue in Class D during the exam..."

Thinking about this, Kushida Kikyo felt utterly hopeless.

There are those who want to fully enjoy island life, those who believe that as long as they endure for seven days they can get a lot of Class Points to fill their pockets, and those who are good at micromanagement and consider that 300 Class Points will achieve a 300-150 half-price discount event.

Just by thinking about it casually, she could guess how Class D would split up.

She also had to think of a way to mediate the conflict and act as a peacemaker in advance.

I really want to abandon those guys and ask Asakusa Toru to take care of me for seven days.

But it can't be lost.

She chose it herself.

"..." Asakusa Toru Kushida Kikyo's hair and played with it, his expression strange. "Saving money to buy a survival outfit and all that, I really don't know what she was thinking."

"You're not going to buy it too, are you?"

Chapter 187 Ichinose Honami, holding Diary

Asakusa Toru was pondering a very serious question.

Should he tell Kushida Kikyo not to buy any survival kits?

If he could tell her, he wouldn't be able to see Horikita Suzune's extremely ugly, cold face when she heard that no personal belongings were allowed during the Uninhabited Island Exam. For a while, Asakusa Toru Tetsu unexpectedly missed seeing her sour face.

The thought of Horikita Suzune scrimping and saving to buy a completely useless survival kit made Asakusa Toru want to laugh.

But not telling them seems a bit inappropriate.

Kikyo's mother kindly shared information about the exam rules with her, Kikyo's mother kindly gave her her soft, fragrant body to her.

But then they let her go and make a mess of things with Horikita Suzune, which is a bit heartless.

More importantly, in Asakusa Toru's mind now, Kushida Kikyo is basically considered one of his own.

He still can't bring himself to harm his own people.

Didn't you see he's stopped flirting with Handprint Sister in his diary?!

No, we should now respectfully call her little Angel.

"... I won't buy it."

Fortunately, Kushida Kikyo's response relieved him of the need to ponder the answer to the question and to choose between telling her or not telling her.

Let Ms. Horikita go and cut back on food and clothing; that's enough.

... Upon closer reflection, since she wasn't short of money, it wouldn't make much of a difference even if she wanted to buy it.

"I'm too lazy to prepare anything for those guys in the class. It's enough to leave the preparations to Horikita." With that, Kushida Kikyo raised her hand slightly, pulled down the barrier in front of her face, and then opened her beautiful lips. "Anyway, I've done more than enough by dragging them to exercise together, hmm."

Her voice became somewhat indistinct.

While it might seem a bit inappropriate to maintain an ambiguous relationship with his "mother" even though he already has a girlfriend, as Asakusa Toru previously stated, the relationships are different and shouldn't be confused.

More importantly, although they had established a relationship, for some reason, Shiranami Chihiro's attitude towards him was no different from usual.

I didn't invite him out on weekends, nor did I rush to pull him into my bedroom. On weekdays, I didn't assert my ownership of him, nor did I openly cling to him to enjoy the charm of the honeymoon phase.

... It's hard to imagine that they're dating.

When they were alone, holding her soft, boneless, fair hand, Asakusa Toru finally got the answer from the girl.

"... Isn't the 20th Honami's birthday?" Shiranami Chihiro lowered her head and said softly, "I think I'll wait until that day to start calling myself his girlfriend."

This was the thought she had pondered all night after seeing the message from Asakusa Toru, which was practically a declaration of infidelity.

She didn't want to retract her declaration of affection, which had already been met with a response.

However, Asakusa Toru's 'declaration of infidelity' still leaves her conflicted.

Although he said that Ichinose Honami had read his message but was not replying, the meaning behind that is probably clear to anyone.

Honami watched as she confessed to Asakusa... Tetsu-kun.

If Honami were to reciprocate that confession, if Honami were to decide to face her own feelings.

So, that means I have to back down...

Waaah...

Shiranami Chihiro is extremely conflicted.

She couldn't betray the deep-seated expectation she didn't want to let go of, but she didn't want to damage her relationship with Ichinose Honami because of this, and she didn't want the group, which should have been joyful, to fall apart.

In the beginning, her purpose in confessing her feelings was simply to give him a push.

... It's all Che-kun's fault.

If he hadn't accepted her confession while simultaneously harboring the same attitude towards Honami, she wouldn't have been so conflicted.

Once she cuts off all hope for either side, she no longer needs to worry about anything else.

However, hesitation is not an option; indecisiveness will not lead to good results.

Since this was supposed to be Ichinose Honami, let's make a decision before Ichinose Honami birthday.

If Honami had responded before that, if Honami had faced his own feelings before that, then...

She can let go.

But not.

She was about to make her move.

On my birthday, I did what boyfriends and girlfriends do with Che Jun.

"When the time comes, please don't respond to my confession via text message or a screen; instead, respond to me face-to-face and directly."

Instead of pulling away from Asakusa Toru's hand, she gripped it tightly in return, and Shiranami Chihiro raised her head and said this.

The girl's eyes shone brightly at that moment.

"Ah, I will." Leaning slightly forward, he touched his forehead to hers, and at such a close distance, Asakusa Toru said this.

Asakusa Toru could understand Shiranami Chihiro's conflicted feelings.

After all, not everyone is as spineless as Sakura Airi, who can obediently accept a declaration of two separate relationships openly and honestly.

Even if Sakura Airi outwardly accepts it, she must be secretly tossing and turning over this matter.

This is the problem that those who are promiscuous will inevitably face.

But it's okay.

He had said that before.

All the emotions, all the entanglements, all the concerns.

--It's all because there wasn't enough love.

If you fill your heart with love, all problems will be solved.

Coincidentally, what Asakusa Toru has in abundance is the energy to pour out his love.

The only thing I need to pay attention to... is probably time management.

As his schedule gets fuller and fuller, perhaps one day his schedule will be completely filled.

But that's only a matter of time.

Not now.

Now, it seems that only one thing remains in the way of a summer trip to Uninhabited Island.

Ichinose Honami's birthday.

Less than two weeks left.

Her attitude and her response directly determined the outcome of this confession and declaration of having two relationships.

"Does Honami want anything for his birthday?"

As the date drew closer, people around me gradually started asking this question.

My birthday is coming up soon.

Have you grown another year older?

Ichinose Honami was somewhat moved.

It's not just the increase in age that's making me feel sentimental, but even more so about my birthday.

Birthdays are quite a special occasion.