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

Hoya Chukai would only greet someone proactively if he knew them, and that person was none other than Kei Karuizawa.

She had been planning to go out for some fun, never expecting to run into Hoya Chukai here.

"Ah, just helping the boss lady clean up her dorm. What about you, heading out to play?"

Hoya Chukai said, looking Kei Karuizawa up and down to take in her outfit.

Hmm, a T-shirt paired with shorts—a pretty decent combination. It was just a pity that it wasn't a crop top.

That was normal, though; she still had that scar on her abdomen, so she naturally wouldn't be showing it off.

"Yeah, are you here to... clean up Ryuen Shoko's room?"

"That's right. She hasn't been back in days, so I'm tidying up her dorm to keep it from smelling like a week's worth of trash."

"Ahaha, then you go ahead, you're busy."

Kei Karuizawa wanted to say something more to Hoya Chukai, but she didn't know what to say, so she just stood there with an awkward laugh, at a loss for words.

"Alright, I've got work to do. You go have fun if you're going out."

"Um... Hoya-kun."

"Yeah?"

"Can we exchange contact info?"

"Oh, sure, no problem."

Although he didn't know why Kei suddenly brought this up, Hoya Chukai agreed anyway.

After all, he had indeed intended to get close to Kei, but it seemed... things were going even smoother than he had imagined?

He had been so busy with Plan A lately that he hadn't had time to worry about Plan B, yet now it seemed Plan B was progressing quite well on its own?

How strange.

Hoya Chukai quickly pushed the chat with Kei to the back of his mind because he had just caught sight of Ryuen Shoko's dorm.

Are you sure this isn't a pigsty? No wonder she didn't want to come back; who would? It was a complete mess.

"This is too weird, seriously too weird. How can a girl's dorm be this messy?"

Looking at the various pieces of trash and clothing strewn across the floor, Hoya Chukai couldn't help but sigh.

Fine, time to clean it up bit by bit.

First, he gathered all the clothes scattered everywhere and put them into the washing machine.

Luckily, there was still laundry detergent here, otherwise he wouldn't have known how to handle it.

While he might have felt a bit shy about handling a girl's undergarments, first of all, that legendary "girl's scent" wasn't there; instead, there was an indescribable odor. Secondly, these were Ryuen's clothes, which automatically lowered the appeal by a notch. Finally, he was busy, and he was so annoyed by the state of the room that he had no time to think about such things.

Because, just stuffing all those clothes into the washing machine had already given him a headache.

As for the rest... oh, the bedroom was even worse.

The kitchen and bathroom were the best parts; since she didn't cook, the kitchen hadn't been ruined, just used as a storage room. The bathroom wasn't that messy either, as she couldn't possibly spend much time in there.

The real problems were the living room and the bedroom.

After stripping the pile of dirty sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases from the bedroom and moving them to the bathroom to soak, he started sweeping and mopping the floor.

Halfway through mopping, he heard the washing machine finish, so he went to hang the clothes, then washed more things, and went back to sweeping and mopping.

Just like that, by the time he had gotten Ryuen's dorm sparkling clean, several hours had already passed.

"Ah... next time I do this for her, I'm definitely charging money... wait, why did I agree to clean her room again? Oh right, so she can get back here and sleep in her own bed."

He was so busy he had worked himself into a daze, and Hoya Chukai couldn't help but rub his temples to try and calm down.

Perhaps he needed a good rest.

"It should be arriving soon, let me check the contact number Ichinose gave me..."

Since Ichinose had gone to help, she had naturally packed everything up so he could deal with it easily.

Ichinose had left a specific number to contact so it would be convenient when the delivery arrived.

"Hello, I'm the student who ordered the roasted lamb leg. Yes, yes, how is it coming along? It's already done? What sauce? Honey glaze is fine. Right, please help me slice it. Alright, thank you for your hard work. Have the points been transferred? They have? Good, good. Please deliver it to the dorm I specified. Yes, yes, thank you for the trouble."

After quickly finishing the call, Hoya Chukai sent a message to Ichinose to thank her and transferred the points for the cost. After all, she had used her own points to help buy the items, and he couldn't just freeload.

After getting everything settled and seeing that the clothes were hung up, Hoya Chukai nodded to himself. He'd deal with the rest tomorrow... wait, what tomorrow? Tomorrow she can clean it herself; none of my business.

Closing the door behind him, Hoya Chukai greeted the dorm supervisor and left. What a weekend; next week was going to be chaotic again... ah, just thinking about these trivial matters gave him a headache.

"Sigh."

"Why are you sighing as soon as you walk in? Not happy?"

"No, I'm just lamenting how busy things have been since coming to this school."

Hoya Chukai shook his head, said nothing more, and put his apron back on: "Alright, I'm going to start making dinner."

He had specifically bought extra rice at noon, so he could just heat it up for dinner. Neither of them were picky, so a simple meal was enough.

"Fine by me."

"By the way, someone is coming to deliver food in a bit, remember to answer the door."

"What did you buy this time?"

"You'll see when it gets here."

Leaving it at that, Hoya Chukai headed to the kitchen to start preparing dinner.

Less than twenty minutes later, someone knocked on the door.

"Coming."

Ryuen opened the door and saw the delivery person holding a tray wrapped in foil: "This is the right place, right? Let me check... yes, alright, enjoy your meal."

The delivery person was likely in a rush; after handing the food to Ryuen, he hurried away, leaving Ryuen standing there staring at the container, completely bewildered.

What is this?

She placed it on the table and peeled back the foil, revealing a pile of meat packed to the brim.

"What did you buy?"

"Oh, roasted lamb leg. You said you wanted some, right? So I asked the cafeteria to help make it."

Hoya Chukai brought out the rest of the dinner at that moment: boiled green beans, blanched spring greens, and scrambled eggs with chives, which, along with the roasted lamb leg, made for a perfect meal.

Well, they probably wouldn't be able to finish it all tonight; the portion was truly massive.

He hadn't expected the roasted lamb leg to be this large; looking at the size of it, two plates wouldn't even be enough to hold it.

No wonder it cost so many points.

"You really are a..."

Ryuen Shoko looked... somewhat touched?

Chapter 75: The Beast Within Gradually Awakens (10/10)

Regardless of what Hoya Chukai usually did, the surprise he provided this time truly caught Ryuen Shoko off guard.

The roasted lamb leg looked expertly prepared and must have cost a significant amount of points. She hadn't expected him to take her offhand comment to heart and actually go through the trouble of asking someone to make it.

She knew the cafeteria didn't sell this, which was why she had mentioned craving it when they were at the supermarket.

Hoya Chukai must have spent quite a while on it, and it likely cost a fair amount of points as well. The cost of mass-producing cafeteria food versus preparing a specialized dish was different; Hoya Chukai had spent nearly four thousand points on this lamb leg alone.

"You really are..."

"Alright, stop making that face. Here, seeing as your body is mostly recovered, I'll allow you one can tonight."

He brought over a can of beer he had specifically bought on his way back—one that wasn't chilled—so she could have one to relax.

"I... I understand."

Taking the beer, Ryuen Shoko popped it open immediately. She looked at Hoya Chukai and tapped the table: "You, drink with me."

"Fine, fine, I'll drink with you, I'll drink with you."

Hoya Chukai picked up a can of beer as well, and after the two clinked their cans together, they began their dinner.

Ryuen Shoko didn't ask him why he was being so good to her; she was too afraid to know the reason.

If the reason turned out to be different from what she hoped, she might be very hurt.

When a person turns into a certain type of individual, aside from their innate personality, the rest is largely shaped by their environment and family.

Ryuen had been a well-behaved child in elementary school, but due to certain reasons, she gradually became a delinquent in middle school. She needed to toughen herself up, so she trained her body even harder than in the original story, believing that was the only way she could defeat all her opponents.

She had to become the boss so that when she encountered trouble, she could send her underlings to solve the problems.

On Monday, when she stood up and declared she would become the king of Class C, she had been sweating bullets. She didn't know if there were any hidden talents in the class, and even Albert had been defeated only because she had exploited his slight arrogance.

Defeating the big guy with three punches sounded impressive, but only the parties involved knew the truth. Ryuen Shoko understood exactly what had happened with Albert; he had underestimated her during the first punch, and for the following two, he had been unable to stand steadily because of the first, leading to his inevitable collapse.

Otherwise, Ryuen could have defeated the big guy, but whether she could have finished it so cleanly would have been another matter entirely.

Perhaps she would have had to wear Albert down bit by bit through sheer tenacity? Who knew.

"What's wrong?"

"Another can."

"Hey, we agreed on just one."

"I said another can."

"...Fine, another can, but no more after that."

Looking at Ryuen Shoko's expression, Hoya Chukai ultimately couldn't bring himself to force her to stick to just one beer.

Forget it, let her have a bit more. Her body should be mostly recovered by now, so a little extra shouldn't hurt.

Sometimes, Hoya Chukai just couldn't bring himself to be firm. He was that kind of ordinary person—he had a ruthless streak, but not enough of one. Especially with people he knew well, it was hard for him to issue strict commands.

This was his weakness, and also a trouble he would have to face.

"Mmm... so hot."

Although he said she could only have one more, one led to two, and after a few rounds, Ryuen Shoko gradually started drinking more.

The meal was finished, and now the two were snacking and drinking, gradually becoming a bit tipsy. Feeling a wave of heat, Ryuen Shoko simply took off her top.

"Should I turn on the air conditioning?"

"No need, just taking off a layer is enough."

"Mmm..."

With her fair, pale body exposed right there, Hoya Chukai's eyes went straight.

Numbed by the alcohol, he had long since lost his usual composure; as a virgin, he had always relied on distracting himself to endure such moments in the past. But today? He couldn't hold back, staring fixedly at Ryuen.

"What, staring so hard? Is it good to look at?"

"It is."

Realizing Ryuen had caught him staring, Hoya Chukai couldn't help but glance away, taking another sip of his drink to try and mask his embarrassment.

But Ryuen Shoko didn't stop her behavior; instead, she leaned directly toward Hoya Chukai and plopped herself down onto his lap. "What's wrong? Didn't you want to look?"

"That... I didn't want to that much."

How should one describe having a beauty in one's arms... it was incredibly stimulating, making this young man feel the blood rushing to his head... or perhaps, one should say, rushing elsewhere?

"Is that so? Then are you sure you don't need to take a good look? Or you could even touch, if you like~"

Ryuen was becoming increasingly bold, leaning right against Hoya Chukai and stroking his neck. "I could feel it when I sat on your lap this morning."

"Feel what?"

"Someone wasn't being very well-behaved, were they?"

Ryuen smiled and wiggled her hips, clearly feeling a slight protrusion pressing against her from beneath.

She had never experienced this kind of stimulation before.

Perhaps it was the alcohol, but both of them were letting their guards down, and Ryuen Shoko simply opened her mouth right there. "Feed me."

"Huh?"