Scheming in the real world? I can also do a little.

Nine parts truth and one part lie is still incredibly authentic.

"She has developed in every aspect—morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor—but she has never had friends since she was a child, nor has she interacted with her peers. I gradually discovered this problem while chatting with Ayanokoji after you left, otherwise, I wouldn't have said that I needed the help of you two."

Hoya Chukai ate his fried chicken while asking the others not to stand there, but to sit down and chat slowly: "To be honest, I'm a guy, and there are many aspects of privacy I can't help with; I need the two of you to assist. Among the 160 people in our grade, you two are the ones I find most suitable. In my opinion, your warm hearts are the easiest way to help this little princess understand worldly relationships."

As he spoke, Hoya Chukai began to go to the door to put on his shoes, feeling that he needed to stock up on some drinks in his dorm. Beer alone wasn't really suitable for them: "I'm going to buy some juice. Is there anything you want to drink?"

"Ah, anything is fine for me." "Um, isn't this too much trouble for you?"

Look at that—what is a fake angel versus a real angel? It's clear at a glance.

"Hey, it's fine. I need to restock anyway. If you don't have any objections, I'll just buy whatever."

Putting on his shoes and grabbing his phone, Hoya Chukai went to the supermarket to buy drinks.

The trip there and back was very quick. By the time he returned to the dorm, Ichinose and Kushida had already started chatting with Ayanokoji.

The way they chatted was basically one question and one answer. Through the conversation with Ayanokoji, the two of them completely confirmed that what Hoya Chukai had said earlier was true.

This little princess really didn't understand anything at all.

"Come on, everyone, strawberry milk should be fine for everyone, right?"

"No problem, thank you."

He gave each of the three a bottle of strawberry milk and put the rest in the refrigerator.

Who knows what other lost little girls he might encounter and bring back to the dorm later?

For no reason, Hoya Chukai began to feel that his future dorm life might be very exciting.

"Eat something, it'll get cold if you don't."

Hoya Chukai said, picking up the Arrow of Time from the side; he finally remembered that he needed to study.

Nonsense, if he didn't study, was he going to die in front of Shiina tomorrow? He couldn't afford to provoke that girl who was pitch black on the inside.

"Arrow of Time? I didn't expect you to read this kind of book, Hoya-kun."

"It's just because I'm exchanging books with other classmates. If I don't read it properly, she'll lecture me tomorrow."

"Oh~ her~"

Facts proved that even little angels liked to gossip.

The gossipy expressions on the faces of Kushida and Ichinose made Hoya Chukai feel vigilant. By the way, Ayanokoji, why are you making that expression too? Have you been assimilated?

(Although I don't know why I should do this, since they are all doing it, following along must be the right thing to do.)

Ayanokoji's performance, with his thoughts clearly laid out, was indeed no different from an ordinary girl at this moment.

"Who is it? Could it be Shiina-san? She really likes recommending books to people."

Ichinose stated the answer directly. There was no helping it; her social skills were too strong, and in just two days, she had already had preliminary exchanges with quite a few girls.

That was why she could directly say the name Shiina Hiyori.

"Shiina-san? That's the student from Class C, right? Wow, Hoya-kun, I didn't expect that besides classmates from Class A, you wouldn't even let your own class off."

Good for you, Kushida, settling personal scores, are we?

Hoya Chukai's face turned black. How could you say it like that?

"Following your logic, does that mean I've also taken down the girls from Class B and Class D?"

Although he didn't say it explicitly, it was clear he was alluding to the two gossiping girls.

Watching the expressions of the two change, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alright, my attitude toward those two is the same as it is toward you two. Don't let your imagination run wild."

"Then you bringing her food..."

"It was just on the way; there's nothing else to it. Alright, put your gossip away. Compared to me, you two should first look at that little princess who is so thirsty for knowledge."

Hoya Chukai pointed to Ayanokoji, who was still pretending to have a gossipy expression... No, wait, how did your style change just because you gender-bent?

Did the reserved person turn into... a ditz?

Or perhaps... a silly, sweet girl?

After escaping from this inexplicable wave of gossip, Hoya Chukai breathed a sigh of relief. He continued flipping through the book, reading the story of the Arrow of Time.

The time of the second day passed like an arrow, and soon the three girls said their goodbyes and left.

Clearly, the three girls had forged the beginnings of a friendship. It was truly a joyous and congratulatory occasion.

Anyway, it had nothing to do with Hoya Chukai. He just wanted to read his book properly and get some rest.

His brain capacity had been consumed a bit too much today.

Closing his eyes and opening them again, the alarm clock started ringing punctually at seven o'clock.

Slapping the alarm clock, a yawning Hoya Chukai began to change his clothes efficiently.

Putting on the school uniform he had dried and collected yesterday, and throwing his original clothes into the washing machine, he prepared to go out to eat.

Today was only the third day; he still had to continue collecting information.

"Yo, morning." "Morning."

In other classes, you might still hear some noise, but in Class C, there was only a deathly silence.

After all, the king of Class C, Ryuen Shoko, was currently sitting in her seat, legs crossed, reading a miscellaneous book.

Yes, a miscellaneous book; she didn't like reading, and she was content just passing exams with low scores.

"Yo, Boss, morning."

"Morning."

Hearing Hoya Chukai's greeting, Ryuen Shoko responded instinctively, but she quickly looked up and, with lightning speed, pinned Hoya Chukai onto the desk once again.

"Ah, ow, ow, ow! Boss, why are you messing with me again?"

"Tell me, how many girls did you bring back to the dorms last night?"

"I was just gathering intelligence, it doesn't even count as—ow, ow, ow!"

"I asked you how many girls you brought back to the dorms? Give me a straight answer."

"Three, three... it's going to snap, it's going to snap!"

"Three? You've got some nerve, don't you? So, how were the girls from Class B and Class D?"

"We were just seriously discussing matters, there's no 'how were they' about it... Awoo!"

"And what did you manage to discuss?"

"We discussed how to deal with Class A. Plan B is already half-finished, really, please let go, it's actually going to snap!"

"You're telling the truth?"

"The truth, truer than gold, ow, ow, ow!"

"You'd better not let me find out you're playing me, otherwise... heh heh."

Escaping from Ryuen Shoko's grip, Hoya Chukai couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he had survived.

But... who the hell was spreading rumors about him? Ah!

Chapter 31: You, No. Big Black, Yes!

Regardless, he had managed to survive.

Rubbing his arm, which had been ravaged by Ryuen Shoko once again, Hoya Chukai returned to his seat in misery to continue the class.

He had arrived just in time for class anyway, so naturally, it was time to start before he could do anything else.

So, after Ryuen Shoko gave Hoya Chukai a look, she sat in her seat and began to listen to the lecture.

Listening to lectures was a very dull and tedious affair, and for most of the students in Class C, sitting through such classes was truly agonizing.

The academic performance of the students in Class C went without saying; they were just a bit above the passing line, generally hovering around sixty or seventy points. Compared to Class A and Class B, the disadvantage was, needless to say, exceptionally large.

But fortunately, under the intimidation of Ryuen Shoko, everyone still listened to the lecture honestly and earnestly.

Perhaps this was the survival strategy of Class C. If the leader of Class C were a weak little girl like Ichinose, even if she screamed at the top of her lungs for everyone not to play around, not to sleep, and to listen carefully, there would still be a few people who wouldn't do so.

But with Ryuen Shoko's sufficient intimidation here, it was enough to make everyone behave.

Yes, everyone was behaving, but Ryuen Shoko herself wasn't behaving very well.

It wasn't that she was slacking off during class, but rather that after class, she dragged Hoya Chukai back into discussing how to stir up trouble.

Even though Hoya Chukai had said there was no rush, she seemed very impatient.

She was anxious, and Hoya Chukai was anxious too; it was lunchtime, and he wanted to eat.

It was twelve o'clock, and instead of eating, everyone was here holding a meeting with her? Even if you are the king, man is iron and rice is steel.

"Still the same thing, we need a suicide squad member."

Stretching out his finger, Hoya Chukai repeated the phrase: "Without a suicide squad member, this matter cannot be completed."

"A suicide squad member? I have one. Albert."

Ryuen Shoko snapped her fingers, and the dull-witted, silent black student sitting over there stood up.

"What do you think of him?"

"He's a bit bulky, do you have anyone a bit more delicate? And someone with guts."

"Delicate and with guts? Your requirements are really difficult."

Ryuen Shoko looked at another student: "Kaneda Satoru."

"Here!"

Kaneda Satoru suddenly stood up, his back straight as a board.

"How about this one?"

"Are you sure he has guts? Is he a suicide squad member?"

"Do you want to guess if he dares to listen to me?"

"Alright then, I'll give it a try."

Since Ryuen Shoko said it like that, Hoya Chukai really had to give it a try.

This plan requires a death-defying pawn who follows orders to the letter; whether they are burly or not is secondary, but they must be obedient—absolutely subservient.

"Come on, go bang your head against the wall and let me see."

"Huh?"

Kaneda Satoru looked completely bewildered. He hadn't expected Hoya Chukai to say something like that. He looked at Ryuen Shoko in confusion, and this reaction of his only served to prove that Ryuen Shoko had been bluffing just a moment ago.

"Bam!"

Slamming her hand against the table, Ryuen Shoko was infuriated by Kaneda Satoru's expression: "Did you hear me or not? I told you to hit the wall!"

"I, I heard you."

Having received the order, he couldn't help but look at the wall beside him. He took two deep breaths, tilted his head back slightly, and prepared to strike.

"Forget it, never mind, you won't do."

But Hoya Chukai's next sentence stopped him in his tracks. That single "you won't do" had already sealed his fate.

He turned around in a hurry, speaking to Hoya Chukai in a panic: "No, please give me another chance, really."

"You, hit it."

Hoya Chukai didn't waste any breath on him, instead looking at Albert. Albert's reaction was completely different from Kaneda Satoru's; he went straight for the wall with a loud thud.

With a dull, muffled sound, everyone couldn't help but stare at his head.

That hit was truly ruthless; a large bump had already formed on his forehead.

"Fine, you're the one."

Compared to Kaneda Satoru, Albert's reaction was what satisfied Hoya Chukai. He nodded and said to Ryuen Shoko, whose face was dark with anger: "This big guy will work; he'll have to do for now. I still need to refine the plan; he doesn't quite match the role I originally envisioned."

Not quite a match, yet still the perfect choice.

When Hoya Chukai first designed this plan, he had indeed chosen Albert, but he quickly gave up on the idea. He was worried that Albert was too sturdy, making it difficult to provoke the other party into making a move.

But now, it seemed he was the only option, which meant the script would need some adjustments. Hmm... that would require some serious thinking.