The Beginning of Educating Suzune Horikita

"You didn't speak to that student named Hase even once in these few hours, even though you talked to everyone else, Honami Ichinose."

After they had parted ways, Honami Ichinose, who had thought she was in the clear, was suddenly questioned by Chihiro Shiranami.

"Eh...? That's because..." Flustered, she blurted out an explanation, only to realize she had fallen into a trap the moment the words left her lips.

Sure enough, the moment Chihiro Shiranami heard her, she asked in an eager voice, "What exactly happened? Could it be... did he confess to you?"

Why did she immediately jump to the conclusion of a confession? Even though that was, in fact, the truth...

Honami Ichinose fell into distress, but she quickly came up with a countermeasure.

"Didn't I go for an interview to join the Student Council this morning? Unfortunately, I didn't pass, but Hase-kun did, so I was just feeling a little jealous."

It wasn't an airtight excuse, but Chihiro Shiranami broke into a very happy smile upon hearing it:

"That's great!... Ah, I don't mean about you failing. It's just that Honami Ichinose belongs to everyone, right? Amikura-san?"

"Whoa, that's so cheesy!" Even so, Asako Amikura still smiled, "Let the past be the past, Honami Ichinose. You have to look forward!"

Let the past be the past... huh?

Honami Ichinose maintained her usual smile.

"Alright, we've sung and we've eaten, let's part ways here."

"Don't use such strange phrasing to describe it!" Masayoshi Hashimoto gave a wry smile, but knowing that Toru Hasegawa was trying to shoo him away, he waved his hand, "Anyway, it's only been a week since school started, so you'd better be prepared for me to keep bothering you!"

"Sure, feel free to come find me if you want." Toru Hasegawa nodded. Regardless of anything else, he had already become a force that could not be ignored in the other's eyes.

"But for this month, please don't keep talking to me about these kinds of things. Even if it's just for this short month, I want to do all sorts of other things."

Masayoshi Hashimoto agreed to his request: "Fine."

The two parted ways.

If nothing else had happened, Toru Hasegawa wouldn't have minded going for a run on the track with Masayoshi Hashimoto, but he really had other things to do right now.

He opened his phone, found the name Suzune Horikita, and sent a message.

[Toru Hasegawa: I have something to discuss with you. It's about your brother.]

[Suzune Horikita: ?]

[Suzune Horikita: Have you forgotten what you promised me?]

[Toru Hasegawa: I can't help it. The other party brought it up themselves, and I think it's better to discuss this in person. Are you free now?]

Having said that, Toru Hasegawa didn't think Suzune Horikita would be busy, because she was a twisted person.

Simply put, she believed friends were unnecessary, so generally, no one would ask her out.

The result was that she was inevitably free.

[Suzune Horikita: Where are you now?]

[Toru Hasegawa: Behind the school building. I'll wait for you there.]

Answering a question with a question, huh? It's a pity I won't hand the initiative over to you.

Toru Hasegawa thought indifferently and casually tapped on her profile, which displayed her real-time location inside the dormitory building.

It seems there is plenty of time.

Toru Hasegawa stepped forward at a leisurely pace.

"What exactly did my brother say to you?"

Behind the school building, Suzune Horikita, who had been waiting there for a while, asked eagerly the moment she saw Toru Hasegawa.

Judging by the light sheen of sweat on her forehead, she must have run over here.

"There's no rush for that. Let me return your points first."

"Huh?" Suzune Horikita showed an expression of disbelief for a split second, but she quickly recovered, "I see. Are you the type to keep your promises? Then why weren't you here when I arrived?"

"Even though I didn't break my word, I still felt a bit uneasy. The points you gave me are of no use now, so there's no problem in returning them. As for the latter question... you ran too fast." Toru Hasegawa shrugged, acting indifferent.

She was too eager, which also reflected from the side just how much her brother meant to her.

Suzune Horikita took the bait, as expected. She noticed Toru Hasegawa's somewhat peculiar phrasing: "What do you mean by what you just said?"

Once it involved her brother, her mind turned quite fast as long as the person himself wasn't present.

"That's a secret." Toru Hasegawa flashed a bright, toothy grin, but her attention was immediately drawn elsewhere.

After the points were returned, Suzune Horikita couldn't wait even a second longer:

"Do you have any other excuses now? Can you tell me?"

"Oh my, since the points have been returned, I no longer have any reason to keep getting involved with you." Toru Hasegawa smiled, "Let's part ways here."

"Are you playing games with me?" Suzune Horikita said coldly, blocking Toru Hasegawa as he tried to leave.

"Are you really that desperate to know things concerning your brother?" Everything was going according to Toru Hasegawa's plan. "If that's the case, why don't you go ask him yourself? After all... you are his sister."

"I don't intend to let you reveal any more; you just need to tell me exactly what my brother said to you, word for word." Suzune Horikita's attitude was extremely firm, radiating an aura that said, "Don't even think about leaving until you make things clear."

"Alright, alright, I think I get it now." Toru Hasegawa made a standard gesture of surrender. "You're quite useless, Suzune."

"What?!" Suzune Horikita froze in place. "I've already entered this school, how could my brother... how could he possibly say something like that? Are you lying to me?"

"I'm sorry, although I didn't repeat it word for word as you asked, that was the general gist of it. Suzune, you are looked down upon by your brother." Toru Hasegawa made a remark intended to stir the pot.

Suzune Horikita took a deep breath, regaining a bit of her composure. "I don't recall giving you permission to call me by my first name."

"Well, regarding that point, I am repeating exactly how your brother addresses you."

"You..." Suzune Horikita had never wanted to punch someone so badly, but she held back. "Is that all?"

"Don't be so impatient, we're only just getting to the main point now. After all, I was asked to do quite a few things." Toru Hasegawa wore an intriguing smile as he took a step toward Suzune Horikita, bringing them closer together.

Toru Hasegawa was more than a full head taller than Suzune Horikita, yet she stared up at him with a gaze that refused to back down.

"You failed from the very beginning, Suzune."

"I'll choose to ignore your rude choice of address." Suzune Horikita didn't dwell on that point. "Me? Failed? What on earth are you talking about?"

"Do you still not understand? From the moment you were assigned to Class D, you had already failed."

Following this sentence from Toru Hasegawa, Suzune Horikita's eyes slowly widened.

Everything that had happened since entering this school flashed through her mind like a slideshow.

"What, did, you, say?"