Tsukishiro Takes Direct Action

"They don't treat me like a child anymore."

Sakayanagi covered her head directly with the blanket, indulging in a childish tantrum with a mix of annoyance and relief.

She kept refusing to leave, refusing to let Aoyama go to see his girlfriends, even after being spanked and having his past issues brought up again.

"Just say you want me to sleep with you, don't be shy." Aoyama put his phone on the bedside table, pulled up a corner of the blanket, and sat on the bed.

It looks like it's about to fall asleep.

"Who wants you to sleep with me?"

Through the mocking face revealed when the blanket was pulled back, Sakayanagi gritted her teeth and gripped the blanket, pulling it down further.

She couldn't pull it at all, even though she felt inexplicably more energetic today.

Is it the effect of that medicine from Aoyama?

Remembering the medicine she had taken not long ago, Sakayanagi had the idea to experiment, so she simply lifted the blanket and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Give me your cane."

"I think you might not need that kind of thing anymore."

Seeing that Sakayanagi's face was rosier and more energetic than ever before, Aoyama stood in front of her, making a gesture as if he would catch her if she couldn't stand up.

"How could that be possible?" Sakayanagi pouted, but seeing Aoyama's encouraging look, she put her legs on the ground.

The idea that she could walk freely without a cane simply by taking one pill is completely unscientific.

If you dare make me fall to the ground, I'll cry right then and there.

After getting a spanking from Aoyama, Sakayanagi decided it didn't matter how much she lost face in front of Aoyama; after all, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Look.

It still can't get moving, can it?

After taking a step with his unsteady right leg, Sakayanagi, as usual, tried to use his cane for support, but when he found he couldn't, he simply fell down.

"You can stand up, Arisu." Without moving, Aoyama spoke earnestly and quickly.

In his line of sight, Sakayanagi fell to the ground before he could even put any force on his right foot.

Big liar.

Is it really possible?

Upon discovering that Aoyama was motionless, Sakayanagi immediately felt a pang of grievance.

Upon hearing Aoyama's serious words, she quickly controlled her right leg and pushed it forward.

Half a second later.

Sakayanagi discovered that the situation she had anticipated—not having enough strength—did not occur.

She stood firmly on the ground with her feet apart, without relying on any external force.

"Am I... am I dreaming?"

The warm tears welled up in her eyes, but Sakayanagi looked up and stared intently at Aoyama, who was smiling.

She had long since given up hope that she could stand up without any assistance.

"Dreams can't be this real. It's okay, take a few more steps." Reassured, Aoyama sat down in the chair in front of his desk.

Ke Xue's abilities certainly did not disappoint him.

As a derivative of APTX4869, that special drug was indeed just as miraculous.

"Thank you, thank you so much, Shiki."

Unable to contain her excitement, Sakayanagi slowly paced around the room, then began to jog.

Finally, she jumped directly at Aoyama and crashed straight into his arms.

"Even if it's just for a short time, I'll be content with Shiki."

After being caught by Aoyama, Sakayanagi wrapped her arms around Aoyama's neck and pressed her cheek against his.

Being able to run freely on the ground for a short while was, for her, a dream she had long forgotten.

"This is a reward."

After giving Aoyama a quick kiss on the cheek, Sakayanagi wanted to leave Aoyama's embrace and continue to enjoy the gift that had come so easily yet was so precious.

"Who said it's only for a short time?"

With his arms wrapped around Sakayanagi's slender waist, Aoyama held her soft, small body tightly in his arms, lowering his head to gently inhale the faint fragrance emanating from her smooth, silver hair.

The power of science is just that unreasonable.

"You mean, from now on, I can run and move around like this freely?" With her hands on Aoyama's chest, Sakayanagi unconsciously gripped his clothes tightly.

She was terrified that Yamashita words would be, "This is just a joke, how could that be?"

If what Aoyama said is true, then Aoyama's kindness to her is comparable to a life-saving grace.

"Don't worry, I'm not like you. I wouldn't joke about something like this." Feeling the girl in his arms trembling, Aoyama rubbed Sakayanagi's head.

Knowing how much Sakayanagi longed to be able to move freely, he didn't even have the thought of jokingly telling Sakayanagi, "Do you need to be so excited?"

Although he couldn't empathize with Sakayanagi, he could understand how excited Sakayanagi was at that moment.

"How can I ever repay you, Shiki?"

After lying on Aoyama's chest and enjoying Aoyama gentle head pats for a while, Sakayanagi slowly calmed down.

She was deeply indebted to Aoyama and didn't know how to repay him.

"How about I repay you with my body?"

Suddenly having this idea, Sakayanagi took the opportunity to suppress his embarrassment and said it aloud.

She didn't dislike Aoyama; in fact, she could clearly say she liked him a little. That's why she wasn't very resistant to getting close to Aoyama.

If another boy had spanked her when she wasn't looking, she would have killed him long ago.

Literally, it means making those who dared to sexually assault her disappear from this world.

The time I took the bus to the forest school, I deliberately didn't bring my medicine so that Aoyama could take care of me and enjoy the feeling of being cared for by him.

"If it's just out of gratitude, then let's forget about it." Holding Sakayanagi's soft body, Aoyama stood up and put her on the ground.

To avoid future conflicts, he does not accept advances or confessions from girls with ulterior motives.

"I... I--" Looking up at Aoyama's serious expression, Sakayanagi wanted to tell Aoyama that she hadn't said those words entirely out of gratitude.

But after what Aoyama said, she was also a little confused about herself. Was she influenced by her desire to repay a debt of gratitude, which led her to say words that sounded like a confession?

"There's plenty of time in the future, no need to rush to give an answer." Aoyama rubbed Sakayanagi's head, which was scrunched up in a ball. "Today is clearly a day to celebrate, let's think about our worries later."

"Now, come with me for a walk, I'm craving some cake."

Sakayanagi's ability to walk again without crutches is definitely something to celebrate.

"Hmm." Her expression softened slightly, Sakayanagi nodded. "Thank you so much, Shiki."

"Then it's your treat tonight, Arisu."

Aoyama removed his hand from Sakayanagi's head and walked towards the entrance.

"Wait for me."

He took a step toward the cane and then stopped, turning around to catch up with Aoyama Sakayanagi.

After leaving the house, she took the initiative to place her hand in Aoyama's palm.

Chapter 298 Tsukishiro Takes Direct Action

"Do you think the students in the class will mistake me for your girlfriend, Aoyama Shiki?"

The evening after his evening walk with Sakayanagi, Aoyama treated Morishita Ran, the current leader of Class A, to a meal at a café in the Keyaki Mall.

The plan to engage Class B ahead of schedule and offer them some concessions was something that naturally needed to be discussed with Morishita Ran, who was in charge.

"I doubt it. First of all, we don't address each other by our first names."

Looking at Morishita, who usually didn't show much emotion but was not at all dull, Aoyama calmly replied.

This was, in fact, the first time he and Morishita had met alone. Despite it being he who had pushed Morishita to become the class leader, their relationship wasn't as close as the other students imagined.

"It seems so." Morishita had been slumped over the table with his arms crossed for over ten minutes, maintaining a lazy, half-awake expression.

"However, it seems that Aoyama Shiki isn't curious why I address people by their full names."

Aside from using nicknames to address classmates, Morishita always uses their full name for all his classmates.

"I'll tell you if I want to." Aoyama didn't care about the form of address. "If there are no problems, I'll call the leader of Class B."

"As long as Class B agrees to hold the competition earlier, it should be fine, right?"

"Yes, my goal is to embarrass the school on the day of the exam."

Aoyama hasn't told Ichinose and Amikura about this yet. After all, Morishita is the leader of Class A, and he's very discerning about things that aren't urgent.

Anyway, Ayanokoji jump around as much as he wants. He has people in all three classes, B, C, and D. Except for Tsukishiro, who is favored by the times, he has the advantage of Ayanokoji and popular support.

"Then leave this to me, you can go back now." Her ponytail fell to the table, Morishita's expression remaining calm.

Will it work, sis?

After staring at Morishita's somewhat lazy but unwavering gaze for a few seconds, Aoyama pondered for a moment and then nodded.

Anyway, the official exam is in about ten days, so there's always time to fix any problems.

Since Morishita has volunteered, let her do as she pleases.

They discussed and selected ten events to compete in, and began practicing to prepare for the Special Exam.

Apart from Class D, which remained focused solely on studying, all three classes (A, B, and C) showed signs of urgently preparing for the Special Exam.

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the four classes to submit their competition projects. Without any major problems, the four class advisors quickly received the ten projects submitted by their respective classes.

First-grade teachers' office.

Apart from Sakagami, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-C, the other three homeroom teachers all looked at the projects submitted by their students with different expressions.

"Let me take a look, Sae." Suddenly appearing from behind the chair at the cold-faced Chabashira, Hoshinomiya leaned close to Chabashira's desk and took in the project list for Class D.

Because the information needs to be made public, the Hoshinomiya isn't afraid of breaking the rules.

Wow, they're the same!

"Let me see Mashima too."

After stroking the high ponytail of the Chabashira several times, Hoshinomiya went to Mashima's desk to look at the project forms submitted by Class A before finally receiving Sakagami's.

"Except for Class C, we're all the same. It's pitiful that you're being ostracized, Sakagami."

With a playful smile and her fingers propped on her chin, Hoshinomiya, ever the troublemaker, announced the matter to all the teachers in the office.

[Project 1: The highest scorer in the written math test wins. One person participates, and the command center can change the answer to one question.]

[Project Two: The participant with the highest score on the English written test wins. Two people participate, and the commander can change the answer to one question.]

[Project Three: The highest scorer in the Chinese language written test wins. Three people participate. The command center can change the answer to one question.]

[...]

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[Project Ten: The highest scorer in the history written exam wins; dozens of participants; the command center can change the answer to one question.]

Class ABD submitted completely identical projects, including the exact same number of participants, without any alterations.

There's something wrong with it no matter how you look at it.

"I'm going to find the principal."

After letting the teachers in the office discuss it for a while, Mashima collected the project forms submitted by the four classes and then went to the principal's office.

The students have expressed their dissatisfaction, and as their teacher, he should stand up for them.

Since the new Acting Chairman proposed reforms, all that has been achieved has been negative.