Sakura Airi: "Actually, I'm the Bad One"

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Ichinose Honami's dormitory.

Since it was Girls' Gathering today, all the girls who came were quite close to her, including Ando Sayo, Himeno Yuki Minami Kozue, who recently joined, as well as Shiranami Chihiro. The five of them were chatting around the table, their voices sweet and their atmosphere harmonious.

"Won't we be bothering Ichinose? After all, you haven't been able to spend much time with Classmate Hashiba lately, have you?"

Ando was somewhat worried. Ever since the incident at the Sports Festival, she didn't dare to discuss their relationship in front of Hashiba Hikaru and could only talk to Ichinose Honami alone.

"No, I'm not only supposed to stay with light, you guys are important too."

The pink-haired girl smiled sweetly, expressing how much she valued friendship.

"I think what Ando meant was that, after being busy for so long, now that the exam problem is solved, Ichinose probably really wants to spend some time alone with Classmate Hashiba."

Himeno chuckled and said, "After all, you two are still in the honeymoon phase, so you'll always want to be together, right?"

"Well... that's true."

Ichinose Honami showed no embarrassment and openly admitted her feelings.

Of course, she wanted to sleep with Hashiba Hikaru every night, but that wasn't possible. She had to give him his own space, otherwise it would put too much pressure on him.

This is Ichinose Honami's love motto; she doesn't want Hashiba Hikaru to feel uncomfortable.

"So, I think our Girls' Gathering only have one event a month, so that Ichinose can spend as much time with Classmate Hashiba as possible before the Final Exam."

"Yes, I think it's pretty good."

The girls in Class A of the First Year all adore the couple Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami. Watching these two class leaders work side-by-side every day gives them a real sense of the joy of shipping them up close.

After all, the two are a standard high-quality male-female couple, and they are very well-matched in terms of height, appearance, and Comprehensive Ability.

Even though many girls initially harbored feelings for Hashiba Hikaru, by this point, they had all hidden those feelings, unwilling to disrupt the class atmosphere or bear the blame for hurting other people's feelings.

"But I heard..."

Listening to everyone's discussion, Shiranami Chihiro couldn't help but ask, "Classmate Hashiba has been getting quite close to other girls lately, hasn't he?"

"Is there?"

Ando touched his hair clip, pretending to ponder, and asked, "Does Shiranami- kun know something?"

"Could it be that popular post from last time? Wasn't it already debunked?"

"I don't think this is just a baseless rumor, because..."

Shiranami Chihiro boldly argued her case. After putting aside her love for Ichinose Honami, she hoped that the other person could be happy. Therefore, she would only turn a blind eye to Hashiba Hikaru's various merits, while her shortcomings would be magnified countless times.

"Is there really some intelligence?"

Himeno became interested and stared intently at Shiranami Chihiro, while Ichinose Honami was also curious and her gaze fell on the frail girl as well.

"I just heard about it..."

The post that sparked a heated discussion on the Campus Forum last time was just something for others to gossip about, but Shiranami Chihiro directly listed the girls who had appeared there as key targets for observation. Unexpectedly, she actually discovered something and even took photos.

"Chihiro-chan, if you have any inside information, just say it. We won't blame you. Didn't you notice that Ichinose is also very interested?"

Himeno Yuki moved closer to the girl, her little face showing a very curious expression.

"Does Ichinose really want to see this?"

Shiranami Chihiro looked at the person in question, the pink-haired girl she admired. Upon hearing these words, she simply nodded gently, her expression remaining tender.

"Sure, I'm also curious about what could make Shiranami so serious."

"Oh well."

Shiranami Chihiro a deep breath and slowly selected a picture from her phone's album. This was the picture the girl had obtained by asking the poster for their account. When the poster learned that she was a girl in Class A of the First Year, they were quite generous in sending her the picture.

"Come and let me see."

"What's this?"

After several girls gathered around, the contents of the photo immediately came into view.

But the next moment, everyone fell silent.

The photo was clearly taken secretly, from a somewhat obscure angle. It was taken on the girls' floor of the student dormitory. The boy that everyone is quite familiar with was holding the hand of another girl as they walked out of the elevator. The girl had long red hair, a great figure, and from the side, she was definitely a beautiful girl.

"This..."

"Could it be a composite image?"

Himeno Yuki glanced at Ichinose Honami's expression and suddenly regretted her earlier insistence on seeing the photos.

"Where did Shiranami get this photo?"

The pink-haired girl suddenly asked, studying Shiranami Chihiro's face, a faint smile still playing on her lips.

"It was... given to me by the person who posted it."

Unable to withstand the pressure of the girl's gaze, Shiranami Chihiro immediately showed the chat history from that day to Ichinose Honami. While the other girl was reviewing the chat history, she felt her back was soaked with sweat.

The other three girls, seeing Ichinose Honami staring at the chat history with her head down, didn't dare to say anything. They had initially thought it was just a joke, but the appearance of this photo really startled them all.

Could it be that Classmate Hashiba really cheated on his wife?

What should we do?

The girls were all a bit conflicted. Since the start of the school year, although Hashiba Hikaru wasn't the class representative for Class A of the First Year, everyone knew very well that he was the one who led them step by step to where they were now. Without him, they would never have been able to maintain their class's advantage.

"This photo is fake."

After a while, Ichinose Honami calmly said after reading the chat history.

"Huh?"

"Really?"

"This photo is fake...?"

Shiranami Chihiro looked at the girl's face with some confusion, and then heard her explanation.

"Guang told me that he investigated the anonymous poster's IP address, and it's highly likely that the poster is someone from the first year. During this time, he also discovered that someone had started targeting our class, and the first target was Guang himself."

"So I think these photos must be photoshopped, designed to throw us into disarray and create a distrust of light, so they can take advantage of our vulnerability."

Ichinose Honami slowly analyzed, "Don't forget, our class still has many enemies."

"I see."

As a clever and quick-witted girl, Ando Sayo immediately chimed in, "I always thought this photo was weird. I recognize almost everyone in the first grade, but I've never seen this girl before. How could it be a real photo?"

"Yes, yes, everyone should stop overthinking it."

"Shiranami, do you understand now?"

"Uh... I see. I was overthinking it. Sorry."

In Shiranami Chihiro caught a fleeting glint of sharp light in Ichinose Honami's eyes, so she dared not continue to denounce Hashiba Hikaru and could only agree with everyone else.

Soon the girls' conversations shifted to other topics, such as cosmetics, online celebrities, and various variety shows.

Everyone tacitly skipped over any topics related to romance, as if everyone present was single.

Ichinose Honami smiled and continued to preside over the Girls' Gathering, but what she was thinking in her heart is probably only known to heaven.

The girl told such a flawed lie in order to firmly grasp the initiative in her own hands.

A relationship is a matter between two people, and she wouldn't show any signs of losing her composure in front of others. Ichinose Honami prefers to talk to Hashiba Hikaru alone, rather than discussing these issues with other girls.

Anyway, she's going to spend the night at her boyfriend's dorm tomorrow.

The answer will be revealed soon.

384

Chapter 384 Sakura Airi: I'm actually the bad guy.

Unlike the lively atmosphere in Ichinose Honami's dormitory, in Sakura Airi's dormitory, two figures sat facing each other across a table, the atmosphere somewhat heavy.

Their conversation also revolved around a particular photograph.

"These are the photos I took, Airi. That Classmate Hashiba is definitely not a good person!"

True to her word, after Hasebe Haruka Hashiba Hikaru, the blue-haired girl immediately went to her friend's dormitory and showed her the photo she had taken of the boy walking out of Kushida Kikyo's dormitory, hoping that she could open her eyes and recognize the scumbag.

"This..."

After seeing the photo, Sakura Airi began to observe her friend's expression. Hasebe, the girl opposite her, was the first female friend she had made at this school, and she cared a lot about his feelings.

"Am I wrong? This guy already has a girlfriend, yet he's still entangled with Kushida, and he even dares to provoke Airi. Don't you think he's going too far?"

Due to her own upbringing, Hasebe Haruka already disliked being stared at by men and had an even greater aversion to lecherous people. This terrible incident only made her more indignant.

"I don't think Haruka needs to be so angry."

Sakura Airi chuckled dryly to reassure the other person. As one of the few people who knew about the relationship between Kushida Kikyo and Hashiba Hikaru, she felt very calm and had nothing to be angry about.

"Why? This guy is already two-timing her, and he even wants to have a third one! I absolutely will not allow Airi to be deceived by him!"

Upon hearing the other person's words, the blue-haired girl not only didn't calm down, but became even angrier.

"Isn't he just taking advantage of his good looks and grades? I really don't know how Kushida could have fallen for him? And Ichinose, such a pretty girl, why is she his girlfriend? She must have been tricked."

As she spoke, Hasebe Haruka's words directly brought up other people, mainly to denounce Hashiba Hikaru.

"Haruka... actually..."

Looking at her friend's angry expression, Sakura Airi felt conflicted. She hesitated whether to tell her that she was also Stealthy Cat, but if she did, the other person might not be able to accept it.

"Actually what? Airi doesn't still have any illusions about him, does she?"

Hasebe Haruka and grabbed Sakura Airi's arm, saying nervously, "You absolutely mustn't do anything foolish. That guy is absolutely not good enough for you."

"..."

After a long silence, Sakura Airi suddenly thought of something. She directly clicked on her computer screen and switched to the playback page of a certain video.

"What's this?"

The blue-haired girl was puzzled after seeing her actions.

"Haruka, would you like to hear a song? I have a song I'd like you to hear."

Sakura Airi clicked play, and the unique melody of "Hikari" began to fill the room. When the intro ended, the girl's voice flowed out.

"This is..."

Hasebe Haruka was initially puzzled as to why the other person was suddenly playing music for her, but after hearing that familiar voice, she suddenly realized what was going on.

"It's clear that we can move forward, but without you, it's meaningless."

"No matter where you go or what you do, the happy times you shared will remain etched in your heart and will never disappear."

"Let's light up my pitch-black world once again."

"Come to my side and light up my world."

"Stay like this, don't leave."

After the song finished playing, the blue-haired girl stared blankly at the smiling Sakura Airi: "Did Airi sing this herself?"

"Yes."

"Wow, that's amazing! This song is so good, why haven't I heard it before?"

Haruka Hasebe praised her precious friend with delight.

"This song... was written for me by Hikaru."

"?"

The girl, who had just been smiling, froze. She touched her arm in disbelief, wondering if she had misheard.

"What did you say, Airi?"

"I said, Guang wrote this song for me; he did both the lyrics and the music. I was just responsible for singing it."

Sakura Airi sat down next to her friend, her tone softening, "Haruka just said that Hikaru is the one who's bothering me, but actually, most of the time, I'm the one who takes the initiative."

"Just because of this song?"

Hasebe still seemed unwilling to accept it.