Asahina: My Dream Is to Become a Shrine Maiden

"Okay, then I'll ask something that concerns me." Hino took another deep breath to compose herself, "Did you manipulate Honami to cheat in the exam?"

Upon hearing this, Shuichi Kanda suddenly realized what was going on.

I see.

That's the reason.

Then Shuichi Kanda laughed.

What are you laughing at?

"It's nothing," Shuichi Kanda said casually. "If that's the question, I can tell you with certainty that I haven't influenced Honami in the class competition. Asking me this means you want to see your Class C move up to Class A?"

"So what if it is?"

"Not so great." Shuichi Kanda's lips curled into a playful smile. "But isn't it a bit too early for you to tell me this? You're in Class C now, there's Class B above you. If you want to challenge me, you'd better think about how to get past Sakayanagi first."

"I will. My purpose in coming here is simply to confirm whether you have influenced Class C through Honami."

Fine...

"It seems the fact that Honami isn't a traitor to the class has put your mind at ease."

Hino somewhat embarrassed and annoyed that Shuichi Kanda pointed out what she was thinking. After Shuichi Kanda, she turned and left.

Having achieved her goal, she didn't want to stay there for even a minute longer; she utterly loathed this feeling of being constantly controlled by others.

Besides, people were already walking towards them from a distance, and she didn't want to be misunderstood.

Not long after Hino left, students from a short distance away came over.

"Shuichi, you actually know Hino from Class C?"

Looking at Kushida's smiling face, Shuichi Kanda always felt that it was a fake smile.

"I only saw him once today when I had dinner with Honami, what's wrong?"

"Really? How did Hino- chan know about your new room, Shuichi?"

Shuichi Kanda. "Right, how did she know?"

Seeing Shuichi Kanda pause slightly, Kushida also paused for a moment. Wasn't Shuichi planning to attack that guy?

"This guy, is he stalking me?" Shuichi Kanda frowned. That wasn't a good habit. "What kind of person is he?"

Since the most comprehensive intelligence agency in the grade Kushida, was right here, Shuichi Kanda certainly wouldn't go to such lengths to inquire about Hino.

"Hino..." Kushida looked up and began to organize the information.

"Please come in anyway."

With that, Shuichi Kanda grabbed Kushida's hand and pulled her into the room, figuring she was probably there to see him too.

After pouring water for Kushida had already finished organizing the information about Hino.

"According to my information, Hino is somewhat similar to me. I've gone out with her a few times before, and each time she always made an excuse to leave beforehand."

Speaking of this, Shuichi Kanda also recalled what happened at noon today. After lunch, Ichinose and his group planned to go out and play some more, but Hino made an excuse and slipped away first.

Although she said she had a headache, she didn't look like she had a headache just now.

"So, in other words, she's not actually good at getting along with her classmates, and she's just pretending?"

Kushida nodded, agreeing with Shuichi Kanda view.

"Actually, this is quite common. Girls have a strong team spirit, and generally they won't say anything even if they have some dissatisfaction."

At gatherings among girls, unless there are special circumstances, it's unlikely that anyone will be the first to suggest going home.

Is this ordinary?

Shuichi Kanda was somewhat bewildered. Generally speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't be a big deal, right?

No wonder girls' gatherings often last a whole morning or afternoon; this is probably the reason.

"Shuichi, stop thinking about other women, let's play together, okay?"

Kushida was even more enthusiastic than before, and looking at Kushida's slightly long hair, Shuichi Kanda's heart also warmed.

"Speaking of which, I've never asked you before, Kikyo, why did you decide to grow your hair long?"

Afterwards, looking at Kushida leaning against him, Shuichi Kanda gently brushed his fingers through the tips of her hair.

"Huh? Shuichi doesn't like me having long hair?"

Kushida was a little flustered, even though Kamuro and Ichinose both had long hair.

"No, that's not it. I actually prefer long hair to short hair."

Kushida immediately calmed down. She was now getting more and more involved, and even the casual remarks of Shuichi Kanda would make her feel flustered.

At the same time, gaining the approval of Shuichi Kanda would make her very happy.

"Hehe, that's good." Kushida laughed happily. "Actually, I felt like I should grow my hair out when Horikita cut it short."

As she spoke, she looked at Shuichi Kanda with anticipation.

Looking at Kushida like this, Shuichi Kanda smiled.

"Hmm, I've noticed that."

Sure enough, Kushida smiled happily again.

"So easy to coax," Shuichi Kanda muttered to himself, "She's practically a different person than before."

After spending a while longer cuddling together, Kushida's phone rang, and she realized that she had an appointment with someone else.

I only walked this way because I saw Shuichi Kanda talking to another woman, and then I couldn't stop and I'm already completely late.

Seeing Kushida hurriedly pick up his phone to apologize, Shuichi Kanda sighed, "What a busy person he is."

"Let's go out together then. The afternoon sun is shining brightly, and I'm also planning to go out and enjoy the scenery."

"Okay, let's go take a shower together then."

Half an hour later, Shuichi Kanda and Kushida walked out of the room together and headed outside.

Kushida and his companion had arranged to meet at the pool, Shuichi Kanda planned to go to the second-floor deck to enjoy the sea breeze.

"An iced cola."

Upon arriving at the second deck, Shuichi Kanda spoke to a staff member nearby, then sat down on a chair under a parasol, gazing at the distant scenery and seagulls.

Shuichi Kanda had just done a lot of exercise, so he decided to replenish his sugar levels.

Soon, a Pepsi with ice was placed in front of Shuichi Kanda.

With one bite, Shuichi Kanda felt instantly healed, and a blissful expression involuntarily appeared on his face.

Ah! Coke has to be iced!

"You're really taking it easy, Kanda."

Just as Shuichi Kanda was enjoying his solitude, a soft sigh came from beside him.

Then, when Shuichi Kanda turned his head to look, the other person was already sitting next to Shuichi Kanda.

The citrus scent of perfume immediately filled his nostrils, making Shuichi Kanda feel slightly lightheaded.

"Asahina, is there something you need from me?"

The person who arrived was Asahina, a student from Class 3-C (formerly Class 3-A). Her outfit was different today than before, but the only thing that remained unchanged was her signature sunflower hair clip.

And the amulet bracelet she was wearing.

"Is there something you need from me, senior? Aren't you afraid people will misunderstand if you stand so close?" Shuichi Kanda looked Asahina up and down before looking away.

"What's there to misunderstand? I don't have a boyfriend, so there's no reason to misunderstand." Asahina turned to the side, looking at Shuichi Kanda with interest. "Could it be that you're afraid of being seen by your girlfriend?"

Ha, you think I'm afraid?

You probably don't know what the magnanimity of the first wife is!

Shuichi Kanda slight, cold laugh.

"I'm just afraid people will misunderstand you as a frivolous woman. After all, I just got your childhood sweetheart expelled from school, didn't I?"

Shuichi Kanda thought that Asahina's expression would change after this was brought up, but to his surprise, the other woman seemed completely unconcerned.

"Yako and I aren't in that kind of relationship, and my wishes don't allow us to be together."

Asahina's words piqued Shuichi Kanda's interest. Was he forbidden from being with Nagumo? However, Asahina quickly changed the subject.

"More importantly, what did Kiriyama talk to you about yesterday?" Asahina asked with a curious expression. "It wasn't about asking you to help Class 3-B get promoted to Class A, was it?"

"I can't resist anymore," Shuichi Kanda, a smile creeping onto his lips.

In fact, the moment he saw Asahina, he knew what the other man was there for.

Although Asahina is Nagumo's childhood friend, their relationship isn't actually that deep. The reason for this is that Asahina is a Shintoist.

The largest branch of Shintoism at present is the deity worshipped by the Kanda Family.

Because other churches are just places of faith where people pay protection money, which is basically just for peace of mind. But with the Kanda Family, miracles have actually happened.

Asahina's ancestors seemed to have benefited from miracles, so even in her generation, she still devoutly believed in the gods.

Therefore, Asahina advised Nagumo from the beginning not to clash with Shuichi Kanda. However, little did she know that her advice would become one of the triggers for Nagumo to cause trouble for Shuichi Kanda.

Therefore, in Asahina's view, Nagumo's current predicament is a punishment from the gods, a divine will, so she doesn't blame Shuichi Kanda or anything like that.

Of course, Shuichi Kanda unaware of these matters, whether it was about Shintoism or the fact that Asahina was a Shintoist.

In his view, Asahina's purpose in coming here was probably the same as Kiriyama's: to prevent them from interfering in the third-year students' struggle.

Shuichi Kanda naturally had no intention of hiding this, nor was there any reason to hide it.

"No, that's not it. Kiriyama just wants me to stay out of third-year matters. But Asahina- senpai, you're not planning to ask me to help you guys, are you?"

A strange smile appeared on Shuichi Kanda's face.

If Asahina it up and I refuse, it will inevitably hurt our relationship. However, if I preemptively address the issue, Asahina probably won't bring it up again.

However, Shuichi Kanda seems to be overthinking this.

"Of course not, after all, the students in our class were your enemies back then." Asahina shook her head.

Shuichi Kanda nodded upon hearing her words.

This is a sensible person, that's good.

"I'm just here to confirm Kiriyama's purpose. After all, if you're on Kiriyama's side, we'll have absolutely no chance."

As she spoke, she deliberately winked, which was very mischievous and cute.

Chapter 330 Asahina: My Dream is to Become a Priestess

Looking at the mischievous and adorable Asahina, Shuichi Kanda couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't worry, I won't help Kiriyama." Shuichi Kanda reassured Asahina first, then a mischievous smile appeared on his lips. "But you'd better be prepared, there might be a 'surprise' waiting for you when you get back to school."

Shuichi Kanda deliberately emphasized the word "surprise," making Asahina uneasy. Could it be that Class A still had some hidden surprise in store?

Asahina felt a little uneasy and quickly pressed for an answer.

"Kanda, can you... can you explain yourself clearly?"

"Hmm~~" Shuichi Kanda curled the corners of his lips, looking at Asahina with amusement, "It's not impossible, but why should I tell you?"

For a moment, Asahina was speechless. Yes, why tell me? But judging from Kanda's tone, it wasn't that he didn't want to tell me; so, it meant a deal was involved?

Having figured this out, Asahina looked at Shuichi Kanda again.

"So what do you want? Let me make it clear first, I won't agree to any unreasonable demands."

What do I want? That's the question I asked.

However, Shuichi Kanda hadn't figured out what to do with her either.

Seeing Shuichi Kanda in thought, Asahina suddenly panicked.

No way, I was just saying it casually, and he actually started thinking about it? He... he won't make any unreasonable demands, will he?

Shuichi Kanda long time but couldn't come up with a good solution.

Well, whatever, it doesn't matter whether I tell her or not.