It's Me, Miss Ai Hayasaka

Unlike specialized high schools like Advanced Nurturing Shuchiin represents the purity of bloodlines, the network of relationships, and the 'noble family' that still exists today.

Shinomiya Kaguya attended such a school.

If you want to draw a manga like "Kaguya Shinomiya: Love Is War," then obviously the best choice is to go directly to Shuchiin to learn more about Shinomiya Kaguya herself.

"Okay." Shiina Mashiro didn't express whether she was interested or not, she just nodded directly.

"Go to Shuchiin... how do we get there?" Although the two seemed to have made a decision with just a few words, Shiina Hiyori was still a little confused. "Is Shuchiin a school that we can just go in and visit?"

"Of course not, but no school would refuse a visit from a world-class oil painter, let alone a short-term exchange program, or even a direct transfer," Asakusa Toru said.

"I'll live there for a while, get to know the people and things there, and then I'll choose to tell you the story."

For Shiina Mashiro, whether or not she enrolled in school was clearly not a difficult matter.

What we need to pay more attention to is...

It's a matter of lifestyle management.

She cannot survive alone.

At this moment, Asakusa Toru Advanced Nurturing, could not possibly go with her to Shuchiin to take care of her.

... It's not entirely impossible, but he felt he wouldn't consider such a question before the end of his first year.

But it's okay.

If we're talking about taking care of Shiina Mashiro, isn't there an absolutely perfect candidate right now?

The Perfect Maid.

Hayasaka Ai.

Chapter 272 It's me, Hayasaka Ai- san

The lunch break was surprisingly long.

Or perhaps, too little time was spent resolving the Shiina Mashiro issue.

So, before the lunch break ended, Asakusa Toru surprisingly seemed to have time to meet the second person he planned to see.

Hayasaka Ai.

"Oh, is that so? Then your class must be really amazing."

"Haha, you're really funny. If I had to name classmates you think could be rivals... oh, Ryuen and Asakusa, huh?"

"'Only the two of them might be able to bring you a little more fun while Yamauchi you, Yamauchi-kun'... right?"

"Haha, that's quite impressive!"

The blonde bombshell, wearing a sun hat, wandered around, chatting with the students around her. She picked up on the name that Shinomiya Kaguya had told her to watch out for before she arrived, and quickly chimed in, casually intervening in the conversation and subtly guiding the other person to unconsciously reveal more information.

Unfortunately, the person she found was the legendary Lord Yamauchi.

Although she was wearing a sun hat, Hayasaka Ai's youthful beauty could not be concealed by such a disguise. Just a glimpse of her pretty face was enough to make Yamauchi Haruki almost lose his bearings.

She looks like an unfamiliar pretty girl, not someone from the first grade.

If that's the case...

Even if the words are slightly exaggerated, it doesn't matter, right?

As a result, the boastful person began to lavishly praise himself.

Until the person he was referring to quietly approached.

"Where did this roadside thing come from?" A voice that made your heart stop and that familiar, imposing figure suddenly appeared in front of you.

This instantly brought back memories for Yamauchi Haruki of being kicked away by Ryuen at the end of the Uninhabited Island Exam.

The only difference was that this time, the visitors were not Ryuen Kakeru and his black henchman, but someone else whom he envied and resented immensely.

Asakusa Toru.

"W-What are you doing?" With a hint of bravado but a hint of cowardice, Yamauchi Haruki subtly straightened his back a little.

Although he was a little flustered, he still wanted to show off his charm in front of the beautiful girl.

Besides, although Asakusa Toru is a bit scary, and although I heard that he seems to have checked in at all the bases by himself.

But if you just look at him like that, he's nothing more than a pretty boy, and he's nowhere near as imposing as a big, muscular black man like Yamada Albert.

That's right, he's just a pretty boy!

Yamauchi Haruki silently cheered himself on.

"MAN!"

Without responding to his words, Asakusa Toru delivered a swift and decisive elbow strike to Yamauchi Haruki.

I've wanted to beat this Pseudo-human up for a long time.

Elbow strikes are good; they don't leave obvious marks, but they can still effectively transmit pain.

He aspires to become the "Eelbar Emperor."

Yamauchi Haruki clutched his stomach and staggered back a few steps, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

With a trembling body and shaking legs, Yamauchi Haruki strained to lift her head:

"A sneak attack?!"

"You, all you can do is sneak attacks!" He pointed at Asakusa Toru and said, "In a head-on fight, I could beat you with one hand!"

"Then why not?" A mocking voice rang out, and a cold gaze swept over his body.

Yamauchi Haruki's face immediately turned a mixture of red and white:

"I was ambushed and I'm not feeling well. I'll go back and get myself in better shape. You'd better not leave!"

After uttering such a harsh remark, Yamauchi immediately fled.

Anyway, he was an insignificant person, but the fact that he still had the strength to run away, despite controlling his strength, surprised Asakusa Toru somewhat.

When it comes to saving face, Yamauchi's willpower is surprisingly strong.

"Haha..." As he ignored Yamauchi and turned to look at Hayasaka Ai Yamauchi, the girl chuckled somewhat awkwardly, "Should I say your friendship... is really good...?"

What's going on?

Why did they suddenly start hitting people?

Who is this guy?

I hope I'm not the next one to get beaten up.

Hayasaka Ai hesitated, thinking she might retreat and try to gather intelligence on a different target.

"Isn't that the clown?" Asakusa Toru his eyes. "Stop talking nonsense."

"Let's find somewhere else to talk and grab a bite to eat."

Instead of being beaten, a simple and direct invitation followed immediately.

"Eh... eh..." Hayasaka Ai's expression was a little subtle.

Her gaze secretly swept over Asakusa Toru from head to toe.

Although covered by clothes, one could still discern a good physique, remarkably handsome features, sharp, sword-like eyebrows and eyes, and an extremely casual expression.

... Not up to par, but definitely a scumbag.

With just his looks, he could probably seduce a lot of girls.

Although she's pretty, it's not that she doesn't like handsome guys.

But to invite me to dinner right off the bat without even a casual conversation... isn't that a bit too disrespectful?

I won't let you take me away with just a wave of your hand.

She's here to gather information, not to play around with men.

Even if you say it like that... and that's how you approach someone...

Hayasaka Ai could finish her refusal, Asakusa Toru waved his hand:

"Isn't this the person you came to see?"

Wow, what's wrong with this person? How can they be so confident?

"Hmm, allow me to correct and add something." Looking at Hayasaka Ai's expression, Asakusa Toru paused for a moment and said, "Shinomiya Kaguya sent you here precisely to find me, didn't she?"

Hayasaka Ai froze slightly.

When the name Shinomiya Kaguya was mentioned, even if she didn't believe it, she had no choice but to admit it.

He's exposed himself.

Or rather, being caught red-handed by the person in question.

She was a maid in the Shinomiya Family, specifically Shinomiya Kaguya's maid.

But this is a private matter; at least, a student studying in a closed environment in Advanced Nurturing would obviously not know about her relationship with Shinomiya Kaguya.

But he did say the young lady's name.

Hayasaka Ai: "..."

"Phew." She let out a long sigh. "I understand."

Hayasaka Ai raised her hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Please take me to a meal, sir."

"Let me start by introducing myself."

There's always an opening line needed when meeting strangers.

"But to be honest, you should know my name."

It wasn't because his identity had already been revealed in his Diary, nor because Shinomiya Kaguya knew who he was.

Rather, it's because...

I've been active at the Sports Festival all morning; my name is displayed on the electronic screen.

If you were to say you came in here to gather information and didn't know I was Asakusa Toru, that would be funny.

"Asakusa Toru... classmate?" Hayasaka Ai hesitated for a moment before choosing to give the name she knew.

With a smile, Asakusa Toru softly announced the other person's name while confirming his own:

"Yes, it's me, Ms. Hayasaka Ai."

Hayasaka Ai: "..."

This feeling of having your name suddenly called out when you've never given your name and are trying to keep your identity a secret...

How eerie.

Feeling slightly awkward, Hayasaka Ai began to gather her thoughts again.

If we want to go back in time to the very beginning...

That would probably have to be back to over a hundred days ago, the start of the first year of high school at Shuchiin.

Kaguya Shinomiya's actions began to feel subtly out of place, and Kaguya Shinomiya words and expressions occasionally seemed somewhat 'disjointed'.

But logic is entirely autonomous.

At the time Hayasaka Ai was unaware of these details; she only came to understand them through deduction and observation afterward.

But in any case, if we're talking about a beginning, that was definitely the time.

The unusual behavior was one aspect, but another was that Lady Kaguya Shinomiya had begun to pay attention to something that was originally very insignificant to her.

This year's list of Advanced Nurturing first-year students.

As a graduate of one of the top universities in the country, Hayasaka Ai naturally had some understanding of Advanced Nurturing, but that was all she knew.

For the Shinomiya Family, who live in Shuchiin, Advanced Nurturing are as common as the roadside.

No matter how you compare them, they can't possibly be better than Shuchiin.