Battling Through the Night / She Really Does Seem Like a Total Goofball

In contrast, Kyousuke didn't care about Kirino at all; he even gloated that she missed a great meal.

Section 631, Chapter 589: A Battle That Lasted All Night

Shuya stood at the door, watching everyone leave one by one, and then returned home.

They're all gone?

"Yes."

Only Haruno remained in the living room, lounging on the sofa watching TV.

She hadn't mentioned leaving before, and the others tacitly refrained from asking her why she wasn't leaving.

Haruno asked, "Hey Shu-chan, have things progressed between you and Mai and the others?"

Shuya replied, "I'd say so."

But his answer did not satisfy Haruno.

She asked thoughtfully, "Was the strange phenomenon you caused in Tokyo related to my sister?"

"No."

"Sigh, this younger sister is really no good."

Haruno snorted twice, thinking that Yukino was really too weak:

"She clearly likes you, so why is she acting so awkward? I really don't know who she takes after."

"Anyway, it doesn't resemble you, but that's a good thing."

Shuya made a comment.

After he finished speaking, he walked over and ruthlessly grabbed her head and shook it. "But you shouldn't be so reckless; you blurted out everything just now."

Haruno grabbed his hand. "Hey, I didn't say it out loud. And it's not a big deal, is it? It's just that Ms. Tsuruko and I forced ourselves on you, why are you being so dramatic? You were quite happy afterward, weren't you?"

Shuya spat out. "You think you can justify drugging me?!"

Haruno chuckled and said, "Well... didn't you realize there was a problem with you too?"

"Good grief, you're trying to play the victim card with me."

She shifted the blame again. "This is a method I heard from the club president, so blame your dad if you want!"

"You're trying to shift the blame for this? Wait, why did my mom tell you about this?"

Shuya was dumbfounded. What on earth was that old woman, Hanazawa Sakura, thinking?

Her mind is so muddled.

"Alright, alright, I just can't do anything with you."

Haruno had a "you really are..." look on her face as she forcefully pulled his hand onto her front armor.

Please forgive me then.

Shuya confused. "You don't think that if I do this, I'll forgive you for everything, do you?"

"Huh? Isn't that right?"

Haruno pressed his hand down firmly and asked with a smile.

Shuya remained silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "... It can't be said that it isn't."

He wanted to stay angry a little longer, but she was just too big.

"Let's go take a shower."

"No~"

He grabbed Haruno, who was pretending to struggle, by the waist and carried her away.

The two quickly disappeared into the bathroom...

---A very harmonious dividing line---

Saturday morning.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph hmph hmph..."

Wearing only a shirt, Haruno was leisurely cooking breakfast.

Shuya sat on the sofa, watching the morning news without looking to the side, exuding an aura of righteousness.

"Although the Earth Federation has been established for many years, there are still many impoverished places in the world."

He began to lament the hardships faced by the people.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's a sage now, so it's normal and perfectly reasonable for him to worry about the affairs of the world.

"Shu-chan, what are you saying? Come sit down, I'm ready."

After Haruno finished speaking to him, he carried the food out of the kitchen.

Her steps were still a little unsteady, a sign of the all-night battle she had fought the previous night.

If even a superhuman like her could become like this, one can only imagine how intense yesterday's battle must have been.

However, she will recover quickly, so there's no need to worry.

Shuya looked at Haruno, recalling yesterday's battle, and couldn't help but sigh that she was truly a fairy.

Haruno is usually a cunning and quirky woman, but when she feels that she might Shuya, she will take the initiative to do something to make amends.

For example, yesterday she stayed behind and used her excellent skills to win over Shuya.

Such a beautiful woman with a great figure, who knows how to entertain, speaks wittily, has a good grasp of men's psychology, and is highly skilled in combat, is making Shuya increasingly unable to resist her.

None of those vixens in the Alliance are as strong as her; I really don't know who the real vixen is.

"Eat."

Haruno smiled slightly.

She greeted us and sat down, her loose collar trembling as the buttons were stretched taut.

Beneath the thin white fabric, something strange seemed to be seeping through...

Shuya: "..."

Haruno glanced at him and chuckled, "Hey, you're really energetic."

She deliberately adjusted her posture and provocatively pulled up the hem of her shirt.

"... You're so sexy."

Shuya could only manage to utter this one sentence.

Haruno smiled and said, "Don't you like it?"

I love it so much!

Shuya replied honestly, then sat down and began to eat.

Haruno picked up a piece of bread, took a bite, and asked, "By the way, what were you saying on TV just now?"

Shuya casually replied, "I forgot."

"Oh."

Having lost his sage-like state, he felt nothing.

After lunch, the two exercised for two hours, took a shower, rested for a while, and then went out separately.

Haruno went to do voice acting, while Shuya went to the filming location they had visited yesterday.

He arrived a little late; everyone else had already arrived.

Today marks the start of official filming, and the set is very busy.

A large number of scholars and officials walked around, Aoki Shin was walking around supervising the work, Horiuchi Susumu was discussing acting with the two lead actors, and the other scholars and officials were all busy with their own work. No one had time to come over and tease Shuya.

Only Mai, who was also quite free and had come to visit, casually asked, "You look refreshed; did you have a good day yesterday?"

Shuya nodded subconsciously. "To be honest, that's true."

"I see, I see~"

Mai's tone didn't change much, but it was noticeably strange.

Section 632, page 590: She seems to be truly silly.

However, Mai didn't say anything after that and went straight to another topic:

"Mr. Aoki and Mr. Horiuchi both came over to ask me about yesterday's events; they're just waiting to see you make a fool of yourself."

Her words were exactly what Shuya had expected; those two middle-aged men were indeed heartless.

"It's good that I'm late."

Shuya was quite helpless; it seemed this matter would take some time to resolve.

... Anyway, my embarrassing history is going to get another one.

After learning of their reaction, he stopped talking to anyone and simply squatted down with Mai to watch them film.

The actual filming proceeded slowly.

After several hours of filming in the morning, we finally finished shooting the scenes at home. Then the group went to the school, but they still weren't finished filming until five or six in the afternoon.

Shuya's scenes were selected and filmed first by Horiuchi Susumu.

He knew Shuya was busy, so he tried his best to make things convenient for him. This wasn't a special privilege; other popular actors would be treated the same way if they made similar requests.

Everyone is patient enough to wait for the newcomers to finish filming, but they have busy schedules, so it's not something you can just wait for.

In short, it didn't matter whether Shuya and Mai went to the set or not before the first episode was finished filming.

They can attend school normally afterward.

This might seem like a chance to relax, but it's not actually the case.

Afterwards Shuya will definitely be busy promoting IS and the album, and there's also a grand celebration banquet to hold, so he won't have time.

Oh, and what about Ayase and Kirino...?

With these Shuya and Mai arrived at Shinjuku Station.

They would then have dinner with Hyakka, and then Mai would go home while he and Hyakka prepared for the 8 or 9 o'clock IS live broadcast.

After waiting at the station for a while, the three of them successfully met up.

As soon as they met, Hyakka said, "I've spoken with your father and the scholars."

What were their answers?

"Your father was too lazy to care, the literati all agreed, and then Mr. Gojo and I also made arrangements."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Shuya nodded; he hadn't worried about that either.

Hyakka then asked, "Did your filming go smoothly today?"

Shuya: "Not bad."

Mai smiled and said, "He didn't have many scenes, and filming wrapped up a long time ago. We were just watching from the sidelines."

"If that's the case, you didn't need to do the voiceover beforehand at all. It's so annoying that everyone keeps asking me and Haruno about you."

Hyakka complained, "Even the club president is asking me."