In a practical education, scheming against people? I can also do a little.

"Oh~ so you ran into Sakayanagi, did you?"

The way Ryuen Shoko spoke carried an indescribable ambiguity, and this tone, which sounded suspiciously like jealousy, made Hoya Chukai pull a "confused old man looking at a smartphone" expression.

What the hell is going on!

"I told you, I was just gathering intelligence."

"Oh, and what did you find out?"

"Class A is divided."

"Divided, so what?"

"So we can't hit Class A too hard; we need to boil the frog in warm water."

"Explain in detail."

Ryuen Shoko shifted into a more comfortable position, listening to Hoya Chukai's report: "Sakayanagi and Katsuragi are the two main factions in Class A right now, and there are still many neutral parties, so Class A isn't united."

"Mm, and then?"

"But Katsuragi's strength isn't on par with Sakayanagi's. Sooner or later, Sakayanagi will defeat him, so we might need to support him in the future to keep him standing against her."

"We need to support him?"

"Yeah, as long as this standoff continues, Class A won't be united—unless they face a major crisis. That's why we can't just cut them off in one go; we have to boil the frog slowly."

"Use a bit more strength."

"Huh? Boss, I can't use more strength here, it has to be slow."

"I meant use a bit more strength with your hands."

"Oh, oh, right, got it."

Hoya Chukai was currently kneading Ryuen's legs, serving her.

After all, he had left her behind to go out and have fun earlier.

It was definitely not because she had regained some of her strength and he was afraid of her.

"Alright, continue. What else did you find out?"

"She won't react to our actions. She won't make a move until Katsuragi falls."

"Oh? She plans to just watch the show?"

"Yeah, after all, Katsuragi is the one officially in charge right now."

"Oh~"

Ryuen Shoko nodded, her eyes narrowing as she continued to enjoy Hoya Chukai's massage.

After waiting a while longer, she rolled over: "Come on, knead my back."

"You got it, Boss."

Well, he might as well treat this as a perk; just get it done!

That was the only way he could deceive himself.

Chapter 67: Even though we're in the same bed, why aren't I happy? (1/10)

Whether it was a perk or not, Hoya Chukai didn't know.

But he was truly exhausted.

So what if it was for a beautiful woman? It was still manual labor.

After serving this "master" until she was comfortable, Hoya Chukai prepared to head to the living room to rest.

Watching him leave, Ryuen Shoko asked casually: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to sit in the living room."

"What, you can't stay in the bedroom?"

"I can, I can, I'm just afraid of disturbing you."

"I'm not afraid."

"Understood, I'll go grab my things."

Since she had put it that way, it was obvious that if Hoya Chukai went to the living room to read, it wouldn't look good.

He helplessly grabbed his book and sat on a chair in the bedroom to read.

Ryuen Shoko played on her phone on the bed, and the two of them stayed in silence for quite a while.

Oh, Ryuen Shoko did get thirsty halfway through and went to get some wine, but Hoya Chukai stopped her. On this matter, he didn't give in to her, instead firmly insisting she drink brown sugar water.

"I'm not that fragile."

"But your body probably hasn't fully recovered yet, you can't drink alcohol."

Nonsense, let her have another hemorrhage? The last time, the large bloodstains on the sheets and duvet cover were impossible to wash out; if it happened again, he would pass out from frustration.

Even if he had money, it wasn't meant to be spent like that.

Hoya Chukai's rare display of firmness had Ryuen Shoko staring him down for nearly three minutes, but in the end, she yielded to him and resigned herself to drinking the brown sugar water.

As for the beer? Hoya Chukai had put it back into the refrigerator.

Damn, she actually dared to drink ice-cold beer; does she think she can just keep wrecking her body the moment her cold gets a little better?

It wasn't until past ten o'clock at night that Hoya Chukai went to take a shower, tossing his dirty clothes into the washing machine to start a load, and while he was at it, he took down Ryuen Shoko's clothes as well.

Well, he didn't dare hang her clothes on the balcony; it would be nothing but trouble if someone saw them.

The boys' and girls' dormitories were on opposite ends of the building, so if you had a girl's school uniform hanging on the boys' side, what were you supposed to say?

Explaining it would only make things more complicated, and the more you explained, the messier it got, so it was best to just keep others from knowing.

"Here, your clothes are washed and placed right here."

"Got it."

Ryuen Shoko, who was still leaning against the bedside playing on her phone, watched Hoya Chukai walk to the door and continue, "Then just turn off the lights when you're ready to sleep."

"What, where are you going to sleep?"

"I'm going to the living room, why?"

"Come over here and sleep."

"?!"

If it were anyone else, Hoya Chukai would think the person was interested in him or dropping some kind of hint.

But Ryuen Shoko... he didn't dare think about it, and even if there were hints, he had to pretend there weren't.

He was afraid that Ryuen Shoko would sit on him and crush him to death.

This madwoman was truly beautiful to look at, but her methods were genuinely ruthless.

She was significantly more intense than the original version, and no matter how he looked at it, she was extremely dangerous. No, he couldn't mess around.

"Um... Boss, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What, have you grown some guts? Are your wings getting stiff? Not only did you make me drink brown sugar water, but now you want to defy me?"

Wait a second, what the hell did this have to do with brown sugar water? Making her drink it was for her own good to avoid all sorts of trouble later.

As for sleeping together... that was just too stimulating.

"Um... this doesn't comply with the student handbook regulations."

"When have I ever followed those?"

"I'm a very restless sleeper."

"If you dare reach your pig trotters over here, I'll break them directly."

Great, not only was he forced to sleep there, but he couldn't even touch her.

No, what was the point of this?

Although the bed was a double bed—the school did a great job in that regard, allowing students to have a comfortable sleep—it was still a bit cramped for the two of them.

Hoya Chukai wanted to say something else, but looking at the expression on Ryuen Shoko's face, he chickened out.

She was still a bit weak right now, but that was only for the moment. Who knew how much of her strength would be restored after a night's sleep? If she regained the power to crush skulls with her bare hands by tomorrow, he would be the one getting trampled by her again.

Forget it, forget it, this was the only way.

With a drooping face, Hoya Chukai turned off the lights and silently curled up into a ball next to Ryuen Shoko to fall asleep.

He was in the same bed as a beauty, yet he was so terrified and anxious; oh heavens, how was he supposed to live like this?

"Hoo~ hoo~ hoo~ ZZZ~"

Heh, men.

Hearing Hoya Chukai fall asleep within minutes of lying on the bed, Ryuen Shoko couldn't help but scoff.

That was all the courage he had.

Lying on the bed, Ryuen Shoko found herself unable to sleep.

She had slept too long in the afternoon, so she was feeling quite awake now.

She turned her head to look at Hoya Chukai, but she couldn't see clearly; it was too dark.

Hoya Chukai liked to keep the curtains drawn; he seemed to have a strong sense of vigilance. Even during the day, he kept them closed unless he was opening the windows for ventilation; otherwise, the windows were always shut and the curtains drawn.

Getting up from the bed, Ryuen Shoko could feel that her body had recovered a bit.

She pulled the curtains open slightly, letting the moonlight spill into the room.

Getting back into bed, she could finally see a bit of Hoya Chukai's face.

This face wasn't handsome, just delicate, but it was very pleasant to look at.

Compared to his appearance, his temperament was actually easier to get obsessed with.

His occasional gentleness also added points to his favor.

He was a person with a bottom line, and although that bottom line was flexible, he did indeed have one.

There were some things he wouldn't do, yet there were others he dared to do.

On the very first day at this school, Ryuen Shoko had long prepared herself to stand against the entire class, but what she hadn't expected was that someone would actually support her.

She was surprised, but at the time, she simply hadn't shown it. It was the support of Hoya Chukai that kept the fence-sitters from continuing to watch from the sidelines, causing them to quickly defect to her side instead. Their loyalty might have been lacking, but at the very least, they were obedient.

Her life in middle school had taught her that she needed to make some changes; not only did she have to become more overbearing, but she also needed to be more ruthless.

She was beautiful, and she knew it, but she didn't want people to know her only for her beauty; she needed those guys to know much more than that.

Lying quietly in bed, she looked at Hoya Chukai, feeling that she couldn't quite see through this man.

What on earth was he thinking?

He hadn't rejected her plan, but had merely modified it, turning it into Plan A, while designating his own plan as Plan B.

His heart was more ruthless than she had imagined, or else he wouldn't have resorted to using someone else's hand to commit a crime.

He was also more patient than she had imagined; even after she had pushed things to this point, he was still able to maintain this relationship on the surface, and even when she was this weak, he was still willing to take care of her.

When she was feeling very unwell, seeing Hoya Chukai still joking around with other female students made her feel inexplicably annoyed. He was her person; he was supposed to listen to her.

She went to his room and picked up some alcohol, thinking of drowning her sorrows. Only at this school would they dare to sell alcohol to students. After all, with points in this school, you could buy anything.

She suddenly stood up and leaned over Hoya Chukai, staring at him intensely, as if she wanted to imprint this man firmly into her mind.

She certainly didn't want her person to become someone else's.

Chapter 68: A Stunned Shibata (2/10)

The next day, Hoya Chukai had not lost his virginity, which was truly a cause for celebration~

He had absolutely no idea that Ryuen Shoko had stared at him for two hours yesterday, especially since she had nearly climbed on top of him.

Other girls might have been a bit more reserved, but since Ryuen Shoko had already embarked on the path of a delinquent, she naturally wouldn't feel shy about such things.

As for why she hadn't taken him right then and there... she felt it would be letting him off too easily.

Regardless, she would have to wait until he had achieved some merit before considering a reward, right? For instance, letting him touch her chest or something similar?