Kushida Kikyo: I'll Make Sure You Can't Get Out of Bed!

"I see."

After leaving Hashiba Hikaru's embrace, Horikita Suzune straightened her slightly wrinkled tracksuit, a blush still lingering on her pretty face.

"Let's use this place as our meeting point for the Forest School. Should we make a mark or something?"

After Horikita Suzune tidied her clothes, Hashiba Hikaru made a mark somewhere in the clearing of the dense forest so that she could find the place more easily next time she came.

"So, will we meet at the same time tomorrow as today?"

Horikita Suzune imprinted the mark the boy made in her heart and asked another question.

"Hmm... Tomorrow will be the first day of classes, and there might be some unexpected situations. Let's meet at the restaurant at lunchtime and then arrange a time."

Hashiba Hikaru felt that communicating without a mobile phone was really inconvenient. If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult to make changes at the last minute, so she could only make decisions under more secure circumstances.

"I know what to do."

Horikita Suzune nodded slightly. After her relationship with the boy in front of her changed, many new thoughts arose in her mind. However, they were currently in the process of taking exams, and no matter how much they cherished each other, they both had to deal with more important matters.

"Okay, let's hurry back then."

The two returned along the same route, only separating at a fork in the road, each heading to the boys' and girls' dormitories respectively.

After the black-haired girl disappeared around the corner of the woods, Hashiba Hikaru stopped in her tracks.

"This is really..."

The boy glanced at his System Panel. He had officially reached this point with Horikita Suzune, and a new notification had naturally popped up on the System Bar.

[Horikita Suzune and you have officially become a couple. She has decided to face her feelings for you. Horikita Suzune Stock has risen by 30, currently at 200.]

"Finally two hundred?"

Although I didn't buy this stock very early, only 3,000 shares were issued, and now the price has risen to 200, which is already a significant gain.

After finishing her meeting with Horikita Suzune, according to the time management arrangement made on the bus, Hashiba Hikaru had to meet two more people before dinner: Kushida Kikyo and Ichinose Honami.

He turned around again and plunged back into the lush forest.

At this moment, in a grove of trees far from the girls' dormitory, a pretty girl with short hair was standing under a tree. Not far away was an open space developed by the school. She quietly looked at the road in the distance, waiting for a certain figure to appear.

About five or six minutes later, when Hashiba Hikaru walked in, he looked around for her. After all, the time they agreed on on the bus was clear, but the location was vague, and he would have to search for a while to confirm it.

"Light!"

Because they were already far from the school building and there was no one around, Kushida Kikyo immediately called out when she saw Hashiba Hikaru, whom she had been longing for.

"Um?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Hashiba Hikaru's gaze immediately locked onto the person standing under the tree. The boy smiled slightly and quickened his pace towards the other person.

"Light!"

With another sweet voice, Kushida Kikyo rushed into Hashiba Hikaru's arms, instantly transforming into an octopus and clinging tightly to the boy's body.

"Why are you using so much force? I'm over here now."

Hashiba Hikaru, worried that she might lose her balance, reached out and put her arm around the girl's slender waist.

"I haven't been close to the light for so many days, I urgently need to replenish my energy!"

Kushida Kikyo pressed her face against Hashiba Hikaru's chest, first feeling the familiar warmth, but she soon smelled a different scent.

It's a girl's scent, and it lingers on her chest and collar.

"Wait... whose scent is that?"

Kushida Kikyo is also a unique girl. Unlike Sakura Airi and Ichinose Honami, she is the type who will immediately ask questions once she notices something unusual.

"Whose smell? What?"

Hashiba Hikaru pretended to understand, staring blankly at the short-haired girl.

"Here... and here..."

Kushida Kikyo's expression changed slightly. She angrily pointed to several spots on Hashiba Hikaru's chest and snapped, "Were you intimate with another woman before you came to see me? Otherwise, why would you leave a scent here?"

Who exactly is it?

"... Kikyo so smart, how could she not guess?"

Hashiba Hikaru simply smiled, her tone gentle.

"Snort!"

Kushida Kikyo snorted coldly, "You think you can get away with this? Who is it anyway?"

"Do you really want to ask, Kikyo? It might not be the name you want to hear."

Hashiba Hikaru didn't say the name directly, but instead gave hints for the other person to guess.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Kushida Kikyo's expression changed slightly. To the best of her knowledge, she and Sakura Airi were both Hashiba Hikaru's lovers, while her real girlfriend was Ichinose Honami. These people were unlikely to be true.

That's a newcomer.

But who exactly is it...?

The girl's expression suddenly changed, and her gaze went straight to Hashiba Hikaru's eyes.

"Could it be that woman, Horikita Suzune?"

"... You guessed right."

Hashiba Hikaru snapped her fingers and confessed directly to her.

"It really is her?!"

Upon hearing the confirmation, Kushida Kikyo asked, somewhat speechlessly, "Why?"

"Hmm... the specific process is a bit complicated to explain, but didn't Kikyo already notice the signs before? Why is she still so surprised now?"

"..."

Kushida Kikyo took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her emotions that were about to erupt.

"Because I don't like her!"

This is the answer that has never changed in the girl's heart.

484

Chapter 484 Kushida Kikyo: I'll make sure you can't get out of bed!

Feeling the rustling of leaves in the forest, Kushida Kikyo's emotions were quite complicated. The joy of seeing her beloved was like being doused with cold water, instantly dissipating without a trace.

Hashiba Hikaru, however, wore a wry smile. Looking at the girl before him, he began to explain, "I know you don't like her, but what's done is done, so let's not dwell on it."

"... What happened?"

Listening to the other person's gentle voice, Kushida Kikyo tried to compose herself, wanting to know what had happened.

"Are you asking how Horikita and I got together?"

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly and reached out to put his arm around Kushida Kikyo's waist again. Although the girl was in a bad mood, she did not refuse at all and obediently snuggled into the boy's arms again.

"Explaining these things from the beginning would be a bit complicated, but we only recently got together, so this is the answer I can give you."

"Do you like her that much?"

When Kushida Kikyo snuggled into Hashiba Hikaru's arms, she smelled that unpleasant fragrance again, so she simply reached out and unzipped her tracksuit.

"Take this off, I don't want to smell her scent!"

"Okay, okay."

Hashiba Hikaru had no choice but to take off her tracksuit jacket, leaving only her short-sleeved shirt underneath. It was still winter, but because of her long-term training, she didn't feel cold.

That's more like it.

Although Kushida Kikyo had just thrown a tantrum, seeing Hashiba Hikaru being so cooperative immediately calmed her down considerably. She knew she wasn't his official girlfriend, and her outburst was just to get him to coax her.

"Hehe, no matter what, Horikita and I have already taken this step, so Kikyo has to accept it."

Hashiba Hikaru hugged her again, and because he was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt, he could better feel the warmth of the girl's body.

What if I don't accept?

The girl hummed softly.

"There's nothing I can do if you don't accept it. I've decided to take it all, and Kikyo isn't allowed to leave me!"

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and expressed her thoughts in a rather "domineering" manner.

"Hmph, that's going too far. Forcing me is one thing, but now you want me to share you with an annoying woman?"

Upon hearing this, Kushida Kikyo's anger had long since dissipated, and a sweet smile appeared on her face as she pressed her pretty little face tightly against the boy's chest.

"Let's get down to business, since the Special Exam have already begun."

Hashiba Hikaru put her arm around her, arranging the conversation between the two.

Although Kushida Kikyo seemed very angry just now, the boy who knew her well knew that she was actually very easy to coax, and in some cases, a hug would be enough.

"Oh well."

Kushida Kikyo understood the purpose of this meeting: besides being intimate with her man, she also wanted to exchange some important information or discuss certain situations.

So, for the next half hour, Hashiba Hikaru Hashima and Kushida Kikyo discussed the group assignments.

The situations in the girls' group and the boys' group are quite different, and her perspective is also different from Horikita Suzune's, because the short-haired girl is the [leader] of a group in the first year.

Why should I take the lead myself?

Hashiba Hikaru cared about this, since the students in Class D were generally not very good at anything, and if someone dragged the class down, the problem would be immediately apparent.

"Because everyone asked me to, I couldn't refuse."

Kushida Kikyo was also somewhat helpless. Although she didn't have to maintain her "little angel" facade when she was with Hashiba Hikaru, she still had to keep her gentle mask when facing outsiders. This had always been the girl's way of surviving.

"I heard you and Horikita are in the same group. You two need to coordinate well with your group members and make sure you don't fall too far behind."

After realizing this, Hashiba Hikaru felt she should give him some more instructions.

"I know that, but I'm still quite confident. Even if I don't get first place, getting into the top three is definitely no problem."

Although she was put in the position of [person in charge], Kushida Kikyo paid special attention when selecting group members. Most of them were people with good athletic ability. In such Forest School, the test content would definitely be related to athletic ability.

"That's good. Although our boys' group has been formed, we haven't decided on a [person in charge] yet. We'll have to wait until after dinner tonight."

Hashiba Hikaru's group almost entirely consisted of the elite boys from Class A of the First Year, and everyone quickly decided to appoint him as the [leader]. However, since there were members from other classes in the group, it would be better to wait a bit.

"If Guang were to take on the role of [person in charge], everyone would feel at ease."

Kushida Kikyo smiled. She really wanted to be in the same group as him in the Special Exam, but due to the various rules of the Special Exam, such an opportunity had never come.

"Well, it's always better to be cautious, no matter what. Better safe than sorry."

The two chatted casually, but after discussing serious matters, Kushida Kikyo suddenly remembered something else important, which immediately dampened her spirits.

"What's wrong?"

With his remarkable observational skills Hashiba Hikaru Hashima naturally noticed a change in the girl's emotions and quickly asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

"Yes, there's something that's making me very unhappy."

What is it?

"Hikari, do you remember when my birthday is?"

Kushida Kikyo suddenly raised her head in his arms, staring intently at the boy's face.

"Of course I remember, wasn't it January 23rd?"

Hashiba Hikaru gave the answer almost without thinking, but the next second he realized, "Right, today is January 17th, which means..."

"Yes, we'll still be here on your birthday. We can't go back to school until the exams are over."

Kushida Kikyo's brows furrowed, and a look of melancholy appeared on her face. If it weren't for this exam, she could have her man all to herself on her birthday, but now that everyone was here taking the exam, the time and place were not quite right.

"This..."

Hashiba Hikaru had forgotten about this before, as he had been busy with Student Council matters and then focused entirely on exam preparation after Chie Hoshinomiya announced the Special Exam. He had no idea that Kushida Kikyo's birthday would be disrupted by the exam schedule.