What Are We to Each Other Now? / Let's Check Out the Rental House!

Rolling her eyes at her, Sakayanagi Arisu raised her hand and poked her waist, grumbling as she said:

"Don't be overly curious about your master's communication partners."

Her words, actions, and expressions conveyed a subtle resentment that even Kamuro Masumi could clearly sense.

"... You have a boyfriend?" she suddenly blurted out her guess.

"Huh?" Sakayanagi Arisu wore an utterly absurd expression. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Eh, isn't that right?" Kamuro Masumi said casually, shrugging her shoulders.

"I thought you must have fallen for someone and that's why you got a boyfriend."

Otherwise, why would you suddenly ask me about Kissing?

"Don't joke around." Sakayanagi Arisu amused by her own amusement. "Me? Boyfriend?"

Masumi- san, are you mistakenly thinking that my investigation into the person behind the Diary is because I like him?

This is the first time I've heard a joke of this magnitude.

But... were my emotions that obvious?

She frowned.

"Enough, that's enough, Masumi. Please don't say such stupid things in front of me again." She raised her head slightly and looked at Kamuro Masumi, who was a little taller than her. "I think you've been starting to lose your sense of priorities lately?"

Was I being too respectful?

"..." Kamuro Masumi was silent for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "I never said anything about serving you as my master from the beginning, did I?"

Sakayanagi Arisu shut her mouth. "..."

Suddenly, she began to find Masumi, whom she usually used so easily, to be incredibly annoying.

This guy's a bit off.

Have I been too lenient with myself?

It's time to give them a warning.

"Is that so?" She turned the cane in her hand and gently placed it on Kamuro Masumi's shoulder. "Masumi- kun, don't forget, you've always been in my hands."

Ah, I thought we could become friends.

Chapter 133 What is our relationship now?

I overslept.

Turning her head to look out the window where sunlight was faintly filtering through, Kushida Kikyo sighed silently.

Yesterday, I unwittingly fell into his trap and half-heartedly gave in.

Although it wasn't that she was unwilling.

But I always feel like I'm being treated like a woman who'll do anything as long as there's love?

Seriously.

"...I'd like to ask for a day off." Looking up at the clock on the bedside table, Kushida Kikyo picked up her Personal Terminal, which had been left aside the night before.

It's still May, Class D' s Class Points remains at 0 points; the midterm exam results haven't been released yet.

Actually, it wouldn't matter if she just skipped class.

But after thinking about it, she decided to ask for leave.

She was too lazy to face her classmates on this warm day anyway.

Take a day off.

But...

"That guy is really carefree." Looking at the empty room except for herself, Kushida Kikyo curled her lip.

After tidying up the mess a bit, he ran off to class without even waking me up, leaving me alone in his room.

... Never mind, she wasn't planning on doing anything anyway.

Although she felt a little left behind when she realized she hadn't been woken up, she was surprisingly happy when she realized that someone probably didn't want to disturb her sleep.

"... Speaking of which, what exactly is our relationship now?" For some reason, this question, which she had never thought about carefully before, popped into Kushida Kikyo's mind.

It began with mutual threats, escalated with closer contact, and reached its climax through intimate physical contact.

They were definitely not lovers. After all, he had clearly expressed his dislike for romantic relationships, so she certainly wouldn't shamelessly try to date Asakusa Toru.

But they're not friends either. After all, no friend would go to such lengths; she wouldn't insist they're friends after doing so much for them.

Judging from their actions, they seem like friends, venting to each other and making demands of each other, doing the same things all the time.

But... Kushida Kikyo didn't really want to admit it.

After all, this kind of relationship is devoid of any emotion.

If that's the kind of relationship she has, then she has no reason to get angry with him, no reason to be difficult with him, and no reason to do something like squatting resentfully in front of his dorm room, ignoring the stares of others.

Therefore, she didn't want to.

Asakusa Toru said he would be her emotional dumping ground.

If it becomes that kind of relationship, wouldn't that be a step backward?

I can't think of anything.

No matter what word is used to describe her, it seems inappropriate; no matter what word is used to describe her, it will feel awkward.

But if I had to say... well, the only titles she could accept besides 'Kikyo' were probably 'Mom'.

So, are they mother and son?

... Ha ha.

What nonsense are you thinking?

Let me take a look at this old Diary.

Although her Diary had automatically updated when she was squatting outside someone's door yesterday, she had absolutely no interest in reading that lousy diary at the time.

Based on past experience, that guy wouldn't write anything interesting when there's nothing much going on at school.

However, I still need to read the diaries, after all, there's still that... Reading Points?

According to the information she shared with Horikita Suzune, Reading Points will not accumulate if you don't read for a day, and the functions that are unlocked due to the accumulation of Reading Points will be delayed.

Just like the message she left back then, Horikita Suzune started her account a day later than her.

... Although it probably wouldn't do much even if it weren't turned on.

But perhaps something new will happen when it reaches 62 points.

Anyway, let's see. Since she didn't watch it yesterday, it means she and Horikita Suzune are already on the same starting line.

... How annoying.

Just as Kushida Kikyo opened her Personal Terminal to send out the message requesting leave, a series of unread messages popped up as soon as the terminal screen lit up.

Without a doubt, it was that woman, Horikita Suzune, again.

"..."

Kushida Kikyo was speechless.

Does this guy really have nothing better to do all day?

Even if all else fails, she could find another man. Why does she have to cling to her all the time?

I should have just ignored him in the first place.

What's the point of mirrors? In the end, you still look stupid.

I could analyze your diary without it, right? Where did your Academic Ability, which allowed you to get perfect scores on exams, go?

Ignoring Horikita Suzune's message, and finding Chabashira Sae to unilaterally inform her of her leave request, Kushida Kikyo locked the screen and casually tossed the terminal aside.

The Diary quietly fell into her hands.

Actually Kushida Kikyo no longer cared much about who the person behind the Diary was; it didn't matter whether she found them or not.

Even if the other party exposes something again, or says something nonsensical, it probably won't matter.

Anyway, some guy who's obsessed with his own body will always do something.

With her proud, fair neck slightly raised, the girl gently opened her Diary.

Then, she saw the words "someone left the school" at the back of the Diary.

Is it true or false?

Class 1-D.

The teacher on stage was delivering a hypnotic lecture with a blank expression, but almost everyone in the audience was quite distracted.

"Hey, will we be able to get a better idea of what to buy in a few days? I really want to buy so many things!"

"Speaking of which, I took another closer look at Ichinose's contract. No matter how I look at it, it seems like we don't have to pay back a single penny as long as we don't have 300 Class Points? Is Ichinose really Angel?"

"... Even if I had to pay them back, I wouldn't really want to. I really don't understand why Hirata would want to protect them."

"Shh, don't say things like that, Hirata will be unhappy."

"Speaking of which, why didn't Kikyo come today? She didn't reply to my messages."

"I think it happened once before, probably during her period. Should we go visit her during lunch break?"

"No way! You have to bring a gift when you visit, right? I don't have extra money for that. If I had to visit every month, how much would that cost? Don't start that."

The cacophony of voices from her classmates around her made even the usually attentive girl lose focus.

Horikita Suzune's attention had long since left the blackboard.

"..."

Is Kushida Kikyo really on her period? Is there a reason why she didn't reply to my read messages this time?

Although she could somewhat convince herself, Horikita Suzune still felt that something was not quite right.

... Am I being too easy to deal with?

Chapter 134 Let's go check out the rented apartment!

Haneoka Girls' Academy

"Yesterday's live performance was amazing!"

Surrounded by classmates, excited exclamations echoed back and forth.

This should have been her favorite and most enjoyable time, given her vanity; the feeling of being surrounded and praised by others was what she cared about most.

But today, Chihaya Anon seemed a little... absent-minded.

The reason lies in the 'yesterday' that everyone is hotly discussing.

Yesterday's live performance and yesterday's diary.

Yesterday's live performance wasn't very successful. I made a series of mistakes when I first came on stage to play, but fortunately the rest of the performance was quite successful. Overall, the result was good.

However, this positive outcome angered Soyo.

Because of Soyo's emotions, even the lamp seemed quite uneasy at this moment.

This is the point she cares about most.

Secondly, what she cared about was the information about 'Toyokawa Sakiko' that she had written in her Diary yesterday.

Something must have happened to Sakiko that made her cry and run away when she heard "Haruhikage," and that made her so suddenly choose to leave the band that once played songs like "Haruhikage" together.

To find out the answer... besides asking the person directly, perhaps the only thing we can do is go and take a look at the address written in the Diary.

Class begins, get out of class ends.

After the initial commotion, the students, who had been excited for a while, quickly stopped surrounding them and started talking about other topics, returning to their usual routines.