A Line? Absolutely Not!

But what's wrong with you?

Are you planning to seduce me?

"Yes, you guessed right." Shuichi Kanda. "Actually, I also have a younger sister. Although I've never met her, I don't know why, but when Katsuragi talked about his sister, I felt a sense of empathy."

"Shuichi, do you have a younger sister?"

This was the first time Kushida had heard Shuichi Kanda talk about his family.

"Hmm." Shuichi Kanda smiled, then sat up. "Alright, dinner's ready. What do you want to eat tonight?"

Since it's already dinner time, let's invite Kushida to dinner.

Seeing that Shuichi Kanda clearly didn't want to talk about family matters, Kushida had no choice but to change the subject to dinner.

"Anything is fine with me."

Either is fine, but that's the hardest part, you idiot.

Can you eat spicy food?

"Is it spicy? I'm pretty good at handling spicy food, right?"

Kushida tilted his head and gave an uncertain answer.

"Then let's make a simple green pepper and shredded pork rice bowl."

As it turns out, most chili peppers in Japan are not spicy; at least the Shuichi Kanda bought weren't spicy at all.

After finishing the meal, Kushida washed the dishes for Shuichi Kanda and left, which made Shuichi Kanda feel like something was missing.

Oh, by the way.

She didn't scold Horikita today.

The next morning, Shuichi Kanda and Katsuragi met in the dormitory lobby and then went to school again.

The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Counseling Room.

That's right, it's the place where Chabashira-sensei once called me over. The biggest difference between that place and the teachers' office is that there are no security cameras there.

In other words, Mashima- sensei had already considered that what Katsuragi was about to tell him might be something that couldn't be revealed to others, which is why he chose this place.

"Knock knock knock! Sorry to bother you!"

After knocking on the door, Katsuragi said something in a loud voice.

"Come in, Katsuragi."

The voice of Tomoya Mashima teacher of Class A, came from inside the room.

Having received permission, Katsuragi pushed open the door and went inside, with Shuichi Kanda following closely behind.

"Ms. Mashima, I'm so sorry to trouble you even though it's summer vacation."

Upon seeing Mashima, Katsuragi immediately bowed apologetically.

"No, helping students solve their problems is also part of a teacher's job." Tomoya Mashima shook his head. "But why are there students from other classes coming along?"

"About this, I actually have something to ask of you, Mashima- sensei."

Shuichi Kanda stepped forward, bowed to Mashima- sensei, and then said with a smile.

"If you have something to say, you should go to Chabashira, not me. Besides, given how much she values you, she shouldn't refuse your request as long as it's not unreasonable."

Tomoya Mashima shook his head, directly and outright rejecting Shuichi Kanda's request.

"No, I just want Mashima to hear a story."

"Story?"

Mashima frowned, and Katsuragi was also a little confused.

"If Mashima is willing to listen, then I will begin."

Tomoya Mashima nodded. Listening to a story shouldn't be a problem, right?

Then Shuichi Kanda began.

Once upon a time, there were twins, the older brother named Kohei Katsuragi, and the younger sister named Yukie Katsuragi...

As soon as Shuichi Kanda spoke, Mashima looked at Katsuragi Kohei, who was also frowning, clearly not expecting the situation to develop this way.

Shuichi Kanda continued his exaggerated retelling of the story, but Mashima's expression gradually became strange.

"Later, the twins' grandparents and parents all passed away one after another. The brother and sister stayed at the home of relatives. In order to ease the burden on their relatives, the brother went to a school that offered free tuition."

However, the school's rules were so strict that they couldn't contact the outside world, and they couldn't even send a gift to their sickly younger sister on her birthday...

At this point, Shuichi Kanda deliberately glanced at the shopping bag in Katsuragi's hand.

"However, just when the older brother was feeling very sad and disappointed, his very caring homeroom teacher somehow found out about it and secretly sent his sister a birthday present..."

It's fake, so obviously fake!

Has no one ever told you that your acting is exaggerated?

"Ahem, Mashima, my story is finished. What did you think of it?"

Not very good!

Mashima really wanted to shout it out loud, but the real-life inspiration for the story was right there standing there; how could she possibly say it?

Besides, are you trying to morally blackmail me? Someone as honest as Katsuragi would never come up with such an idea.

Mashima immediately realized that this method was Shuichi Kanda's idea.

The purpose was to get Mashima to help him voluntarily.

As teachers, we are undoubtedly free to act as we please.

Furthermore, as a teacher who cares about students, isn't it normal to take the initiative to help them after learning about their difficulties?

No country will lack teachers of such high moral character.

Therefore, it's not difficult to get help from Mashima; all we need to do is let Mashima know about it.

Because Katsuragi couldn't bring it up, Shuichi Kanda couldn't bring up asking Mashima- sensei for help, or even mention helping at all.

If Mashima had taken the initiative to show care for his students by giving a birthday gift to one of their younger sisters, no one could find fault with it. In fact, even if the school found out, they might award him a banner recognizing him as an outstanding teacher.

However, if Katsuragi asked Mashima for help, then it's a different matter—it would be considered a teacher helping a student commit a violation.

So, whether it will work out or not depends on Mashima- sensei's next answer.

"The story is touching, but it's too cliché." Mashima stood up. "Besides, the teacher had already sent the gift for Katsuragi's sister long before Katsuragi told him."

Moral blackmail successful!

Anyway, Mashima- sensei, you are truly a good teacher.

Katsuragi pursed his lips and bowed to Mashima without saying a word. Clearly, he understood that some things could not be said aloud.

Chapter 152 Queuing? That's impossible!

After leaving the school, Katsuragi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shuichi Kanda.

"Thank you, Kanda, even though we're not in the same class."

With that, he bowed to Shuichi Kanda.

"Don't mention it, Katsuragi. Even if we're enemies during class competitions, we can still be friends in private."

Katsuragi is undoubtedly a person you can get to know well, and he is an upright person. If Shuichi Kanda is planning to start a company after graduation, this guy will definitely be a good helper. It's not a bad thing to build a good relationship with him in advance.

However, this guy has one flaw: he's not good at judging people, and Yahiko Totsuka is a prime example.

However, this does not diminish Katsuragi's excellence; this problem can be avoided by placing him in the right position.

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's reply, Katsuragi smiled.

Several days had passed since he helped Katsuragi, and nothing interesting had happened during that time. Then, one day, Shuichi Kanda heard an amusing story.

A witch has come to the school's Keyaki Mall! Her divination is incredibly accurate!

And this happens to be somewhat related to the Kanda Family.

The Kanda Family manages land for the gods, and because the family headquarters is in Tokyo, they own large tracts of land Tokyo.

It's even possible that the area where this school is located was under the management of the Kanda Family.

In addition, most of the folk shrines in Tokyo are under the jurisdiction of the Kanda Family, so it is said that each generation of the Kanda Family has a priest or shrine maiden who can communicate with the gods.

Therefore, if we were to ask who in all of Japan understands divination the most, the answer would undoubtedly be the priests or shrine maidens of the Kanda Family.

Shuichi Kanda himself is a time traveler, so he is very interested in this kind of thing. He thinks that the occult is actually science, but because he only learned about the history of the Kanda Family in school, he never had the opportunity to learn about this.

Now that a fortune teller has come to the school, how could he not be curious?

However, it seems too strange to go for a fortune telling session alone, so should I ask someone to come with me?

Should I call him Kushida?

But it feels like I see her every day lately, and I also need to maintain relationships with other people occasionally.

Speaking of which, there's someone I haven't contacted in ages.

[I heard there's a very accurate fortune teller at Keyaki Mall. Want to go check it out?]

I received a reply shortly after sending the message.

[The eldest son of the prestigious Kanda Family actually hires someone to do fortune-telling? What kind of international joke is this?]

The eldest son of the Kanda Family?

Kamuro, what nonsense are you spouting?!

I'm just an outcast from the Kanda Family, thrown into this school by them. And I think I was even adopted, right?

[What kind of rich kid am I, you idiot? So are you going or not? If not, I'm going to find someone else to go with me.]

Looking at the message Shuichi Kanda sent, Kamuro sighed and then dialed Shuichi Kanda's number.

What time tomorrow?

Kamuro's voice came through the phone, but for some reason, it seemed to carry a hint of anticipation.

"Tomorrow morning, I think. I heard they open at 10 a. m., but it's supposed to be super popular, and I don't want to wait in line, so I'd like to get there by 9:30 a. m."

"Okay, considering your physical condition, let's meet in the lobby at 8:30 tomorrow."

MD, are you being polite?

Kamuro, do you have any manners at all?

Don't be angry, don't be angry. It's normal for a puppy to become rebellious if it's not comforted for a long time.

"Then let's meet in the lobby at 8:30 tomorrow."

After saying that, Shuichi Kanda hung up the phone and went straight to bed to sleep.

In Kamuro's room, after Shuichi Kanda hung up the phone, Kamuro hummed a little tune as he opened his wardrobe.

To be honest, I've been seeing Shuichi Kanda and that Kushida Kikyo together a lot lately, which is making Kamuro a bit anxious. But things change, and I have to take this opportunity to get closer to them!

The next day, Shuichi Kanda woke up relatively early, but because he hadn't kept the air conditioning on all night, he felt a bit sticky and uncomfortable.

There was no other way but for Shuichi Kanda to take a bath.

After leaving the bathroom, I touched my wet hair, hesitated for a moment, then took out a hairdryer and dried it completely.

For breakfast, Shuichi Kanda made sandwiches.

Toast two slices of bread, then slice the tomatoes, followed by frying the eggs, then preparing lettuce, ham...

Finally, sandwich all the ingredients together between two slices of bread, and a delicious egg sandwich is ready.

Looking at the sandwich in his hand, Shuichi Kanda checked the time again; it was just eight o'clock.

After hesitating for a moment, I sent a text message to Kamuro.

Are you up yet? Have you had breakfast?