Chapter 10

Rather than being stolen from, she actually finds more pleasure in the thrill of being caught in the act; in that sense, she is indeed a masochist. Next is Manabu Horikita, who hopes his sister can make friends, and he only has Akane Tachibana as a confidant in the student council. Thinking of this, Yuan Yuyuan cannot help but feel a bit puzzled. Although he wouldn't defect to Nagumo, Manabu Horikita seems to act as if he has nothing to fear, showing no concern that he might take the benefits without delivering, yet he doesn't strike one as such a foolish person. This implies that Nagumo will take the initiative to stir up trouble and won't let him sit in that position and play the fence-sitter, which is the only way he would firmly stand on Manabu Horikita's side. "Capable, authoritative, and prone to making empty promises—this guy will surely be a devious politician in the future." Yuan Yuyuan stops overthinking; compared to girls, his priority remains the mission at hand. According to Manabu Horikita's description, Nagumo is a bellicose and lecherous person, and he must completely suppress this variable.

"Good morning, Yuyuan. Why do you look so listless?" Early the next morning, Ichinose is chatting animatedly with Chihiro Shiranami, only to look up and see Yuan Yuyuan walking into the classroom with sleepy eyes. Yuan Yuyuan sits at his desk listlessly, "Good morning, Honami. I find it strange too; I clearly slept longer than usual. Maybe I was just too tired yesterday." After saying this, Yuan Yuyuan flops onto his desk and doesn't move. "Then you need to pay attention to your rest. Excessive fatigue is not good either." Ichinose gently strokes Yuan Yuyuan's head and smiles, "It feels like the Yuyuan of today is a completely different person from yesterday. Yesterday you were like an adult, but today you've suddenly become like a child." Yuan Yuyuan feels Ichinose's hand petting him like a dog and is just about to lift his head to say something when he sees the murderous look in Chihiro Shiranami's eyes directed at him. Is it because her mother is petting him? Could it be the legendary Oedipus complex? Yuan Yuyuan reaches out and gently pinches Ichinose's cheek. "Alright, Honami, stop petting me. Let me sleep a bit more; wake me up when class starts." Ichinose blushes slightly, "Mm, I understand." Meanwhile, the sight of Chihiro Shiranami beside them, whose eyes look like they are about to spit fire, makes Yuan Yuyuan feel like a mistress caught by the original spouse. So it was a... lily, after all. He didn't expect that two lesbians would appear in little Class B at the same time. Thinking of this, he is no longer sleepy, so he turns around and starts fussing over Ichinose.

"How was your day yesterday, Honami? Is it a bit uncomfortable since school just started? No matter what trouble you run into, you can always come to me." "Run into? But weren't you just very sleepy, Yuyuan?" Ichinose finds it a bit strange, but she just assumes Yuan Yuyuan is not fully awake and made a slip of the tongue. "I went to KTV with everyone yesterday, but because you had things to take care of, I didn't notify you. You wouldn't blame me, would you, Yuyuan?" After saying this, Ichinose blinks her innocent, large eyes at Yuan Yuyuan. But Yuan Yuyuan doesn't see it at all; his attention is focused on Chihiro Shiranami, and he discovers that the latter is indeed looking at him with a murderous gaze. "How could I? But I really wanted to go sing karaoke with you, Honami." "Then it's a deal. You must show up next time, Yuyuan." Oh no. Yuan Yuyuan was so engrossed in observing the jealous reaction of the lesbian that he ended up trapping himself. But as long as he makes an excuse that he is too busy and really doesn't have the time when the day comes, Ichinose's personality shouldn't lead her to say anything, right? "Of course! Next time for sure!" "That's great. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to integrate into the group. It seems I was overthinking it."

At this moment, the bell for class rings, and simultaneously, Hoshinomiya walks into the classroom reeking of alcohol, waving at the students of Class B. "Go... good morning, students. My head hurts so much. You must not become adults like this when you grow up, hic." "Alright, that's all for today. The teacher needs to go back to the infirmary to rest for a bit." After class, Hoshinomiya drags her useless body out, swaying as she walks. Yuan Yuyuan watches Masumi, who is peeking in from outside the window, and walks out with a smile. "What are you doing? I told you to come find me, not to go stealing things again. But Masumi really is an honest and trustworthy child." Masumi follows behind Yuan Yuyuan with her head down as they head toward Class D. Suddenly, she asks Yuan Yuyuan with belated realization: "Tch, do I have any other choice? And who told you to call me that? What if others misunderstand?" "So you didn't even notice that I've been calling you that all night?" Yuan Yuyuan looks at this girl, who possesses a kind of beauty born of a missing brain stem, with pitying eyes. "We're almost at Class D. Don't forget your mission. If Masumi breaks our agreement... I can't guarantee that Masumi's secret won't be leaked, you know." "You!... I understand."

Yuan Yuyuan knocks on the door and walks into Class D with Masumi. After the entire class turns their attention to him, he says, "Suzune should have told you all the purpose of my visit this time, right? I wonder what you all in Class D have decided." At this moment, a handsome, athletic guy with a friendly smile stands up; he must be the heartthrob Yosuke Hirata that Horikita Suzune mentioned. "You must be Yuan, right? My name is Yosuke Hirata. Horikita-san has told us..." At this moment, a rough, echoing laugh interrupts Hirata. The owner of the laugh is a burly, blonde man, Rokusuke Koenji. "Hahahaha, so it's Yuan-boy. Could it be that you, who possess beauty second only to mine, have fallen to the level of a low-life information broker? That is not beautiful at all." Yuan Yuyuan glances at the heartthrob Yosuke Hirata and finds that he is still smiling, seemingly unbothered by being interrupted. "Give it a rest, Koenji. You, who were assigned to Class D, actually have the nerve to call yourself beautiful here. A man who is average but confident is truly pathetic." Koenji, however, remains proud and continues to laugh loudly. "Hahahaha, assigned? But beautiful me never needs to care about others' evaluations; this only shows that the school lacks eyes to discover beauty. What a pity, Yuan-boy. Your beauty could have been mentioned in the same breath as mine, yet you chose to degenerate into this kind of business." "Spare me. I feel ashamed to be mentioned in the same breath as you." A delinquent with dyed red hair, seeing the two chatting as if no one else were around, gets angry, stands up, and rebukes Koenji. "Koenji, what do you mean by that? If you know something, why don't you just tell us?" Koenji doesn't even look at him, calmly picking up a mirror to groom his hair. "Hahahaha, what a pity, Redhair-boy. I have no obligation to tell you. Your look of exasperation because you can't figure it out is truly ugly." Yuan Yuyuan watches the students of Class D, whose interest has clearly been piqued, and inwardly thanks Koenji for his meddling. "Alright, alright, there isn't much time left, so let's save the irrelevant talk for later." Yuan Yuyuan looks at the surrounding students of Class D with a friendly smile, "So, what is everyone's choice? How about sending a representative to talk?" Yosuke Hirata steps forward again without hesitation. "I'll do it. Could you tell us, Yuan-san, what exactly this information is about?" "Of course. Hirata-san should have heard what I said about the assignments earlier. There is a pattern to how this school assigns classes, and I have other information regarding private points. I can't say anything more specific than that. Suzune should..."