Your Mom's Treating Me Like a Dog to Train, Is She?! (Continued)

Companion: Asakusa Toru.

Reason for accompanying him. "He's my father."

Hearing Asakusa Toru say, "Because I'm his father," Ryuen Kakeru's eyes widened, and he showed an expression of disbelief.

"I'll get you—" He was about to utter the curse when his homeroom teacher Sakagami Kazuma, who had followed him, interrupted him.

"Ryuen, let's go inside. Don't waste time at the entrance."

Although he was the class advisor, Ryuen Kakeru wasn't the type to obey so easily.

However, the door to the room was already open, and all eyes inside turned to them, as if what they had said before was nothing of importance.

It was subtle, giving him a feeling that he had lost if he took it seriously.

But his mother's compliance gave him a feeling that he had truly accepted this father.

"You motherfucker, you deserve to die!" Ryuen Kakeru Sho cursed through gritted teeth at the nonchalant Asakusa Toru. He entered the house before Asakusa Toru.

Unexpectedly, this appears to be a conference room.

Even on Luxury Cruise Ship, there are meeting rooms designed for holding conferences.

The meeting room was spacious enough that it could accommodate the class advisors of both classes B and C, the leaders of both classes, and the 'related parties' they brought with them.

There are still many empty seats.

Sakayanagi Arisu had already sat down on the side before them, and sitting a few chairs away from her was Mashima Tomoya, the homeroom teacher of Class B.

Meanwhile, Sakayanagi Arisu's guide dog, Kamuro Masumi, naturally sat beside Sakayanagi Arisu, never leaving her side.

Besides that, there didn't seem to be any other people.

Surrounded by a large round table, Ryuen Kakeru casually pulled over a chair and sat down like an old man.

"So, what about the school?" He raised his eyebrows rather bluntly. "No, it's not like the homeroom teacher 'relayed' it, is it?"

He had brought Asakusa Toru over here on the grounds of confronting the school authorities directly, so it would be a huge disappointment for him if he ended up talking to the homeroom teacher again.

"Don't rush." The words weren't spoken by the homeroom teacher, but rather by someone slowly walking behind him...

Asakusa Toru sat down on another empty chair next to Sakayanagi Arisu.

Ryuen Kakeru: "...?"

Sakayanagi Arisu: "...?"

Kamuro Masumi: "???"

"What the hell are you doing sitting over there!" Ryuen Kakeru roared. "I'm your partner now!"

"Is that so?" Asakusa Toru blinked.

"Is that so!"

Seeing Ryuen Kakeru shouting angrily, Asakusa Toru sighed, got up from the seat next to the Little Princess with great regret, and sat down a few chairs away from Ryuen Kakeru with a look of disgust.

"...You motherfucker, you really deserve to die." Ryuen Kakeru took a deep breath and decided to stop criticizing this guy.

The conference room door clicked shut. Sakagami Kazuma glanced at the seat where Asakusa Toru was sitting, then at the seat where Ryuen Kakeru was sitting. After a moment's hesitation, he moved a few seats away from both of them.

Ryuen Kakeru gave up on criticizing.

"Hehehe..." However, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had been watching, let out a light, bell-like laugh, "If you really don't like it, you can sit here with me. I wouldn't mind at all."

Her words had two layers of meaning.

On the surface, this was done in front of Ryuen Kakeru as he tried to win over Asakusa Toru, displaying a friendly attitude in an attempt to provoke conflict between the two.

Prior to this, she had never had direct contact with Asakusa Toru.

Although we occasionally brush past each other on campus, this is probably the first time we've had such a close, face-to-face encounter.

Surprisingly, he seems to be quite an interesting person.

Although Asakusa Toru was the one who took over her class's base, forcing her to let Kito seize Ryuen's base, he was the culprit behind this current 'negotiation'.

On the contrary, Sakayanagi Arisu felt that she couldn't bring herself to dislike this man.

Of course, she must have been full of resentment before meeting her, after all, it was she who ruined her plans, and it was she who, under the instigation of that damn Diary, messed up the normal exam.

But that was all the fault of the evil Diary.

He was just a pawn that looked quite useful.

Overwhelming physical abilities, keen observation skills, seemingly decent leadership, and an unexpected sense of humor.

To put it bluntly, the moment Sakayanagi Arisu saw Asakusa Toru, an idea popped into her head.

I want him.

I want him to be used by me.

They wanted to snatch this guy away from the Diary, from Ichinose Honami, and right under Ryuen Kakeru Sho's nose.

Therefore, another layer of meaning in her words was directed at the 'Diary'.

Instead of working for Diary, why not serve the lovely, beautiful, and intelligent genius, Lady Sakayanagi Arisu?

"That's wonderful!" Overjoyed, Asakusa Toru jumped up from his seat.

Just as he seemed about to return to his position next to Sakayanagi Arisu, Ryuen Kakeru gritted his teeth and almost spat out the words, muttering, "You really should be given those damn drugs!"

Others might not understand what he was saying, but Asakusa Toru would.

Because it was in front of Asakusa Toru that he uttered the curse, "I'll force-feed you two strong drugs."

Ryuen Kakeru could obviously tell that Asakusa Toru wasn't infatuated with Sakayanagi Arisu at first sight and that's why he kept asking to sit next to her.

This guy is just acting like this because he wants to annoy me.

He's just being a jerk!

The more you react to such a jerk, the more excited they become; the more they'll just get into it.

So, after muttering that curse under his breath, he waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a fly.

"If you want to sit, then go ahead and move over. She already let you sit there, so just sit down." Although his face looked disgusted, like he had swallowed a fly, Ryuen Kakeru still said this.

Asakusa Toru Tetsu happily sat down next to Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Oh, nice to meet you. Come, Little Princess, let's shake hands." Asakusa Toru, Sakayanagi Arisu, extended his hand in a slightly condescending manner.

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't quite react at first.

When she saw an extra hand in front of her and heard the words "shake hands" in her ear, she instinctively reached out and grasped it.

"Yoshi yoshi yoshi, Little Princess is so great!"

It wasn't until Asakusa Toru in front of her, happily praised her that she suddenly realized what was happening.

Your mom treats me like a dog, doesn't she?!

"... Look, it seems that Asakusa- kun is more interesting than I imagined." Forcing a calm expression, Sakayanagi Arisu casually withdrew her small hand and looked away.

"Classmate Sakayanagi is a bit more delicate than I imagined." Asakusa Toru put away his playful attitude and smiled.

It's so soft and boneless that you might not even feel its weight when you hold it in your hand; compared to girls of the same age, it's more like the hand of a younger child.

This is Sakayanagi Arisu's hand.

I've seen Sakayanagi Arisu in various places before, but this is the first time I've seen her so close.

Her hands were softer than I imagined, and she was weaker than I imagined. Even if I were to hold her down and give her a good spanking, I would at least need to find a way to solve her heart problem.

Otherwise, people would really die.

Asakusa Toru never really intended to fight the Little Princess as an enemy from the beginning.

It wasn't because he was repressed that he decided to become a simp; it's just... to put it bluntly, there was no one in this school worthy of being regarded as an 'enemy' by him.

Who deserves it?

Koenji Rokusuke? A high-end version of a gorilla. Not only does he not care about anything, but if it really came down to a fight, his opponent wouldn't be a match for him in terms of current strength.

Ryuen Kakeru? Dragon Boy is a bit too humorous; his intelligence and fighting skills are both a bit mediocre. For Shiina's sake, he doesn't plan to mess with Ryuen Kakeru Sho.

As for Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, needless to say, he already wrote in his diary yesterday that he was still indulging in dancing with Yamauchi in the pigsty.

Although the Little Princess seemed quite hostile towards him, she didn't even deserve to be called an enemy.

Love-struck Brain, Civil War Phantom God, riddled with flaws, and incredibly abstract to play.

It makes you want to punch her in the stomach, but you're also afraid she'll die.

Asakusa Toru for a long time, and he really couldn't think of any way to punish her other than verbal attacks before dealing with her frail health.

I might as well just treat her like a little devil.

Poke her, tease her, wave a foxtail grass in front of her eyes.

Finally, they kicked her cane off, hung it up, and used it to tickle her.

Grab it in one swift motion, and refine it instantly!

... It seems more like Hakimi than the little devil.

Oh no, am I going to turn into Straw Hat Boy?

"Cough cough."

Just as it seemed that everyone present had their eyes fixed on Asakusa Toru and Sakayanagi Arisu, a soft cough rang out.

Before anyone knew it, a projector had been set up in front of the conference room, and the face of a middle-aged man was clearly visible in the projection.

A middle-aged man with gray hair, glasses, and a suit, looking noticeably older than his actual age.

Judging by his face alone, most people would probably think he's a man in his forties or fifties.

Standing on the cusp of middle age and old age, he still retains some of the demeanor of a middle-aged man.

Sakayanagi Narimori.

The Advanced Nurturing chairman, and the father of Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Hello, Chairman."

"Hello, Chairman."

The greetings and introductions from the two class teachers rang out in unison, as if in perfect unison.

Ryuen Kakeru then shifted his gaze from Asakusa Toru and Sakayanagi Arisu, and instead raised an eyebrow at the figure on the projection.

Oh wow, so this is the legendary... Chairman Sakayanagi.

His gaze lingered on Sakayanagi Narimori's figure for a moment, then shifted back and forth between Sakayanagi Narimori and Sakayanagi Arisu.

Soon, a smile crept onto his lips.

"Chairman Saka-Yanagi, good afternoon." Ryuen Kakeru deliberately emphasized the name Sakayanagi before greeting him.

As soon as he finished asking the question, he looked extremely surprised.

As if he had discovered something, his gaze once again began to shift back and forth between Sakayanagi Narimori and Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Ah, Sakayanagi, Sakayanagi, Sakayanagi... Could it be that the chairman and that 'Little Princess' over there are related by blood?"

He spoke as if he hadn't known anything before, and had only realized it by accident.

"That was truly rude of me. I was a little rude to the 'Little Princess' before, and I apologize for that."

At this moment, Ryuen Kakeru looks like a very polite... good student.

Quite bizarre.

It was so eerie that Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"If you have a problem with my surname, you can say so directly, but don't use this sarcastic and insincere way!" Sakayanagi Arisu, slamming her hand on the table.

"Mmm, sarcastic, sarcastic." Asakusa Toru, sitting next to her, repeated her last words as if cheering her on.

Instead, it became even more sarcastic and unsettling.

Sakayanagi Arisu's face flushed slightly.

A young girl's blush speaks louder than any shy words.