Nakano Ichika: It's Time to Come Clean

That familiar large hand just happened to grasp the chewing gum in her hand.

Yukino looked at Fushimi Makoto with a puzzled expression, only to see him say in a serious tone, "This is mine."

Yukino: "..."

Utaha also remained silent for a second.

The two beautiful girls with long, straight black hair simultaneously showed expressions of disgust.

"Didn't you just say you weren't going to eat?" Utaha asked, somewhat annoyed.

"I've changed my mind." Fushimi Makoto didn't let go.

Yukino, her face darkening, raised her hand and slapped his arm. "I've decided to throw this piece of chewing gum away."

"That's a waste!"

"You think I don't know what you're thinking, Mr. Pervert?"

"I don't understand."

After a few words of bickering, Yukino finally decided to throw away the piece of chewing gum.

Originally, neither she nor Utaha cared about such a small matter, but Fushimi Makoto, and now they were both too embarrassed to eat that piece of chewing gum anymore.

After all, they Fushimi Makoto changed his mind at the last minute was clearly because that piece of chewing gum was stuck to Yukino's thigh!

"Pervert," Utaha muttered under her breath.

Fushimi Makoto wore a regretful expression, staring at the trash can and muttering, "You guys don't know how to save money, it's shameful."

Yukino couldn't stand him anymore, so she stood up with disgust and decided to move to a different spot to stay away from him.

As soon as she stood up, a fragrant breeze wafted towards her.

Immediately afterwards Nakano Ichika sat in the spot where Yukino had just been.

Yukino: "?"

Utaha: "?"

Nakano Ichika seemed oblivious to their expressions. She even moved closer to Fushimi Makoto, asking with a grin, "Wasn't my performance this morning amazing?"

"Absolutely amazing." Fushimi Makoto a laugh and gave a thumbs-up in admiration.

"It's alright, after all, I'm a professional. If I couldn't even get through such a simple shot, wouldn't I be letting you down after all this time... Hey? Yukinoshita, why are you pulling me? Didn't you say you didn't want to sit anymore?"

Nakano Ichika wanted to continue acting, but Yukino was too lazy to cooperate and grabbed her arm.

Utaha watched the show with her arms crossed.

She wouldn't help Yukino, even though she was also hostile towards Nakano Ichika.

This scene was witnessed by Hayato Hayama and his group of boys. They looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally someone whispered, "Has Fushimi fallen into a trap?"

"Let me tell you something you don't know."

"Um... should we go and help them out?"

"Screw that! Fushimi has stolen so many beautiful girls, getting him into a love triangle is exactly what we wanted to see."

"That's right, that's right."

The group of boys were happily gossiping when Aota suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Look to Fushimi's left."

Everyone looked over and saw Yumiko while Yukino and Nakano Ichika were bickering, Yumiko had secretly moved to sit to the right of Fushimi Makoto.

Everyone was taken aback. "There's another expert?"

Hayato Hayama had been too lazy to speak until now, finally spoke up, "Why don't you take a look to your right rear?"

Everyone was taken aback and quickly turned their attention back to each other.

Several girls, including Nakano Nino, were staring intently at Fushimi Makoto, refusing to look away.

"So there's a master here!" Everyone was shocked.

Reminded by Hayato Hayama, Aota and the others even noticed that Eriri Spencer Sawamura was the same way.

"Fushimi deserves to die!"

At that moment, the male students reached a consensus.

Hayato Hayama looked away and lowered his head to check the notes on his phone.

It contains a lot of information he and Fushimi Makoto discussed online.

Since the success of his first short film, he has found something interesting to do at school.

Therefore, he has no interest in gossiping; all he can think about now is making progress.

Yukino and Nakano Ichika were arguing for a while, but in the end, Fushimi Makoto in to maintain order, "Let me say something fair."

"You say it." Yukino and the other two quickly turned their heads.

Then, their gazes sharpened.

Only now did they notice Yumiko, who was standing right next to Fushimi Makoto.

So some people even managed to escape in the chaos?

Nakano Ichika couldn't hold back any longer.

Meeting the girls' sharp gazes, Fushimi Makoto calmly said, "We can talk about arguing later. Right now, what we should be focusing on is those onlookers outside."

"Outside?"

This time, including Yumiko, all the girls looked out the window.

They then realized that there were indeed quite a few figures on the roadside outside the house.

Moreover, they all excitedly raised their phones, clearly targeting their group.

Fushimi Makoto remained calm. "If you don't want to continue filming with outside interference, then we'll have to find a way."

Yukino paused for two seconds before speaking first, "I agree."

Nakano Ichika and the others had no objections.

Not far away, Aota and the others saw how easily Fushimi Makoto resolved the chaotic crisis, and they muttered to themselves again: Fushimi deserves to die!

Chapter 252 Nakano Ichika: It's time to lay our cards on the table.

"Shura field" generally refers to events like harem intrigue in ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) works, which, if not stopped in time, could lead to extremely terrible consequences.

Whenever Fushimi Makoto is about to get into a dangerous situation, he always manages to find an event that can attract the girls' attention, thus diverting their focus.

He never tried to persuade or directly stop them from fighting, because that would easily backfire.

Although he once jokingly told Nakano Ichika, "You might as well call me Brother Makoto."

But he never imagined that he would end up like Brother Makoto.

He knew nothing of the mournful cry of the kettle or the story of sitting on a boat while holding a human head.

Everyone is here today to complete the filming. Right now, there's a crowd of onlookers outside, and they're even taking pictures with their phones. They might even come to the windowsill to watch at any moment.

This undoubtedly provoked the resentment of Yukino and the others.

If we don't stop it, the subsequent filming will definitely be severely disrupted.

"I'll go talk to them." Yukino stood up.

As a director, she felt obligated to do these things.

But Fushimi Makoto grabbed her wrist. "What are you going to tell them?"

"Tell them to leave and not to bother us," Yukino said decisively.

"That won't do. Many of them are fans of Ichika, and some are your supporters as well."

Fushimi Makoto just used his extraordinary senses to capture the entire conversation of those passersby.

Yukino frowned; she wasn't really interested in the supporters.

Moreover, the supporters Fushimi Makoto probably refer to his own "shipping fans".

Just thinking about it gave her a headache.

"Why don't you let me go?" Nakano Ichika was considering taking on the task.

"You can't go either." Fushimi Makoto shook his head.

"Why?"

"If you go, they'll definitely be excited to take photos with you and get your autograph. Once they show it off to their friends, even more people will come to see it."

"That's right."

Nakano Ichika sat back down.

Yumiko then said, "Makoto, didn't you already have a plan?"

"Almost," Fushimi Makoto said, getting up.

Now everyone's attention was on him.

As soon as he stepped out the door, the students, led by Utaha, gathered at the window.

"It's Fushimi Makoto! He's out!"

A girl in the crowd shouted excitedly.

"What's his plan?" Utaha glanced at Yukino.

Yukino shook her head.

She had no experience in this area, and even though she knew Fushimi Makoto very well, she couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Fushimi Makoto chatted openly with passersby.

"Fushimi-kun, is Nakano Ichika inside? I just saw a lot of people go in with you. I'm a fan of Ms. Ichika."

"Oh, didn't you know? She's currently filming a movie; it's her busiest time."

"Fushimi Fushimi, could you give me your autograph? I'm a big fan of your pairing with Yukinoshita."

"The signature is fine."

"Then please sign your name on my underwear."

"That won't do. What if you're planning to wait until I'm even more famous and then sell the autographed lingerie for money? I wouldn't get a share of the profits, and that would be a huge loss for me."

"..."

"Does he intend to keep talking to them like this?" Utaha was completely confused.

Nakano Ichika smiled and said, "Utaha- senpai, you should trust him."

Yumiko chimed in, "Makoto has his reasons for doing this."

Utaha was taken aback, thinking to herself, "Are you two Fushimi Makoto?"

Yukino was not surprised by Nakano Ichika's reaction.

In her eyes, the other party was a "guardian of integrity".

What she didn't expect was that Yumiko, who was always proud and confident at school, had also become a "guardian of honesty".

Surrounded by onlookers, the group of passersby gradually left after only five minutes.

Even Yukino found it unbelievable.

When Fushimi Makoto returned to the house, everyone immediately surrounded him, bombarding him with questions. "How did you do that?"

"What did you talk to them about? How come they were so obedient?"

Faced with everyone's questions, Fushimi Makoto casually explained, "I just chatted with them for a while and casually mentioned that we were filming and asked them not to disturb us."

"So they agreed?" Utaha looked incredulous.

The same applies to others.

Fushimi Makoto: "Of course, that's not all. I also told them that if they go back early, I'll let them come and play minor roles next time we're filming an ensemble scene."

Everyone was dumbfounded.