Preparation

That night, after Rinya finished everything he had to do, he did not return home.

Because he saw the unspoken plea written all over the girl's face, he offered a faint smile and, without saying much else, chose to stay the night at Matsushita Chiaki's home.

Even so, the girl seemed to remain constantly aware of the boundaries she should maintain; to avoid damaging their relationship, she deliberately dressed modestly and slept toward the edge of the bed.

Rinya, of course, silently took note of these details...

Although the night passed in silence, as he watched the girl sleeping with such surprising peace beside him, he understood that there were some things that truly needed to be discussed with her.

After all, the surveillance had been exposed, and no matter how much he hypnotized that person's consciousness, he could not change the hatred those people in the shadows held for her.

"Mm~"

"Is Yeye still not sleeping~"

With her long hair slightly covering her face, she turned over to reveal her charming cheeks. The girl asked in a lazy, soft voice.

"Lazybones, it's getting late, you know." Rinya rested his hands behind his neck, his expression as calm as ever, though there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes that had never been shown to anyone else.

"I don't want to, I still want to sleep a little longer." The girl whispered like a kitten.

Hearing this, Rinya smiled gently and didn't say anything more.

Because today was the first day of the holiday, and seemingly having thought of something, he casually opened his phone and, as expected, found that everything was developing just like the story in his mind.

The first message on his phone was a notification from the school: "To celebrate the arrival of winter break, the school will provide a two-week luxury cruise for all students."

"Heh~ so it really did come." A glint of light appeared in Rinya's eyes.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance to the side, amused, and said: "Chiaki, doesn't peeking like that affect your eyesight?"

"Eh, you found out so quickly~"

"As expected, there are simply no secrets when I'm with Yeye."

The girl, having been called out, opened her bright, lively eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

"But Chiaki, after this, there are some things you should understand." At this moment, Rinya's tone suddenly shifted, and he said seriously.

"So, does that mean Yeye wants to teach me martial arts?"

Matsushita Chiaki, who guessed the meaning behind Rinya's words immediately, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Talking to you is truly effortless."

"But you only guessed half of it~" Rinya said meaningfully.

"Oh~ then what is..." The girl couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Seeing this, Rinya didn't dawdle and directly gave her a rough explanation of his special ability regarding internal energy.

Once he saw that the girl understood the gist of it, he then voiced the thoughts in his heart.

"Actually, my original intention was to properly teach you martial arts."

"However, you have seen it too."

Rinya's expression gradually became solemn. "The cruise trip the school is starting next will definitely not be as simple as it appears on the surface."

"So, Yeye thinks it's most appropriate to place a seal of internal energy on me, is that it?" Before the boy could continue, the girl spoke up first.

Hearing this, Rinya, who usually needed to say a lot when speaking to others, honestly felt a bit unaccustomed to facing a girl like Matsushita Chiaki who reacted so instantly.

As he nodded in praise, he couldn't help but continue: "That's right, but I will still prioritize your choice. If you don't want to use that method, I will send people to protect you when the time comes."

"It... it's just taking off my clothes, isn't it..."

Hearing this, the girl's voice first grew quieter, but then, as if she had suddenly thought of something, she raised it a little and said: "Tch, I... I'm not afraid."

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Watching the girl, whose blush had already spread to her neck, Rinya couldn't help but smile faintly: "If you can't do it, then forget it. Don't make things difficult for yourself."

"Who... who said that."

"As long as it's Yeye... I'm willing." Although she was too shy to look up, her voice remained incredibly firm.

"Is that so~"

Looking at the girl who was clearly very shy by nature, yet still gritted her teeth and spoke with such determination.

Rinya felt a stir in his heart.

"Then, we have to go board the ship later. Since we still have time now, let's start immediately."

"Th... that fast?" Matsushita Chiaki subconsciously said with a trembling voice.

After all, she had to undress until she was flawless in front of a boy; even though he was the person she liked, the naturally reserved girl couldn't help but tremble.

"If you regret..."

"No, I won't regret it. That way, Yeye won't have to worry about me, right?"

Before Rinya could finish his sentence, the girl interrupted him first.

"..."

Hearing this, Rinya couldn't help but find it amusing that he would actually be rendered speechless by a retort.

"It really is a bit unsettling how clever you are."

Shaking his head lightly, the boy walked behind her.

"Chiaki, let's begin."

"Mm~"

As the words fell, the girl shed her clothes one by one, and her exquisite body, as if carved from white jade, was finally revealed to the boy's eyes~

In order to infuse a stream of energy with a limited duration into the body of Matsushita Chiaki.

This time, Rinya was destined to put in quite a bit of effort...

Meanwhile, on the top deck of another cruise ship, it was unlikely anyone would have guessed that the usually cold-blooded and ruthless Ryuen Kakeru was actually drinking with Koenji Rokusuke of Class D.

Although the other party remained focused on admiring himself in the mirror, it seemed he was listening carefully to every word Ryuen Kakeru said.

"How about it? I'll tell you who the guy that gave you amnesia is, and in exchange, you help me deal with Class D from the shadows this time."

"Oh my, Ryuen, I think you might have made a mistake. While I do have a subconscious curiosity, I wouldn't go so far as to help you deal with my own class for it."

With that, Koenji stood up and walked away.

"Boss, should we..." Albert, standing by his side, cracked his knuckles, the sound sharp and crisp, as he asked with a cold expression.

After being toyed with that night, he had spent his time in the hospital filled with rage, replaying the other party's agile moves countless times, waiting for the day he could land a single full-force blow.

"No rush... I've already made arrangements~"

"This guy isn't someone you can deal with using brute force alone~"

Ryuen Kakeru watched the man walking further and further away, his eyes filled with malice.

It seemed that he was still brooding over what had happened that day.

Although, in truth, he wasn't even sure who it was that had fought with Koenji, he was determined to take revenge for this humiliation no matter what.

Because the fingerprints left on his clothes from that punch had later been identified, and they really did belong to that person.

While Ryuen Kakeru's face remained as calm as water, a raging murderous intent was likely already burning in his heart...

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