The Cultural Festival Begins!

There's no reason why the US wouldn't know about this.

However, if they know about this but don't take action, there are only two possibilities: one is that they can't afford to offend the Kanda Family, and the other is that they believe the immortality elixirs released every year are fake, just a way for the Kanda Family to fool the public.

However, if the Kanda Family truly makes the US wary, then they probably wouldn't become the US's subordinate.

Therefore, the second possibility is more likely. The US believes that the Kanda Family's claims about immortality elixirs are just a way to fool the public.

If that's the case, then things are much easier to discuss.

Thinking this, Shuichi Kanda smiled. It seemed he might not need to reveal his hand tomorrow.

So, Shuichi Kanda moved over and sat next to Kiryuin, then hugged her tightly.

"Thank you so much, senior."

Shuichi Kanda Kiryuin suddenly hugged him, somewhat confused.

"What? You're so cheesy!"

"What cheesy stuff? You're really not cute."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Kiryuin immediately objected, shoving Shuichi Kanda, grabbing his collar, and pulling him in front of him.

"Huh? I'm not cute? If I'm not cute, why did you bother me for so long?"

"The reason I've been fussing for so long is because you're so stubborn. Besides, how long you fuss has little to do with whether someone is cute or not, right?"

"You think I'm going to be stubborn? Fine, then let's settle this today!"

With that, Kiryuin lunged at Shuichi Kanda.

Shuichi Kanda's face turned green. Damn it, you've recovered, but I haven't!

However, Kiryuin was just saying that; after all, she had been tormented for so long and had exhausted a lot of her energy.

So, the two only played around for a bit before stopping.

I'm hungry.

Kiryuin's sudden remark made Shuichi Kanda stop as well; he realized he was hungry too.

"Okay, what would you like to eat?"

"Aren't you a great cook? I'll leave it to you." Kiryuin said with a grin, resting his arm on the table and propping his chin up.

"You really think I'm a chef?"

Shuichi Kanda glanced at the ingredients in the refrigerator, then at his own food reserves, and nodded.

After that, Shuichi Kanda busied himself in the kitchen.

He said he was busy, but it was really just a pretense. After all, he was quite tired, so he just made some noise in the kitchen and used the Gourmet Tablecloth to order food.

After eating and drinking his fill, Kiryuin suddenly lay down on the floor and remained motionless.

"Ah, I feel so sleepy after eating, it's so comfortable."

Looking at her like this, Shuichi Kanda although she was usually quite boisterous, at this moment she was no different from an ordinary girl.

After taking the bowl to the kitchen and recycling it with the Gourmet Tablecloth, Shuichi Kanda went to the balcony to take out the bed sheets he had washed earlier to dry.

Only after he took the item out did he realize that he hadn't put laundry detergent in the washing machine when he put it in.

Therefore, the bright red stain in the middle of the bed sheet is still there, and for various reasons, it occupies a considerable area.

"Well."

Shuichi Kanda; it seemed the sheets were unusable.

Give it to me.

Shuichi Kanda heard Kiryuin's voice behind him and turned around to see her sitting up, looking at the bed sheet Shuichi Kanda his hand with a smile.

Since the other party said they wanted this item, Shuichi Kanda naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Do you want it to air dry?"

"No need, I'll just wash it again when I get back anyway."

With that, Kiryuin stood up, walked to Shuichi Kanda, took the sheet from his hand, folded it up, and deliberately folded the red part inwards, so that from the outside it looked like an ordinary sheet.

"Alright, I'm going back now. You can fix the clothes you ruined."

Watching her casually pick up the folded bed sheet, Shuichi Kanda shook his head, then took out a paper bag from a previous clothing purchase from the cabinet under his desk and handed it to her.

"Use this to put it in."

"How considerate, junior."

"Of course, senior."

After seeing Kiryuin off, Shuichi Kanda took the mattress from the bed to the balcony to air it out, since the battle had been so intense that even the bedding had been affected.

However, Shuichi Kanda was rather used to this kind of thing.

After all, Kushida is a water-spraying princess...

After tidying up his room, Shuichi Kanda went out again and went to the Co-shoot Naked Cafe in Class 2-A of the school.

"It's over here too. I was really looking forward to seeing everyone's different outfits. I heard Matsushita insisted on wearing a maid outfit; I really want to see that."

Upon returning here, Shuichi Kanda heard his classmate Onodera's reflections.

"You actually want to see a maid?"

Sudo, who was traveling with her, was somewhat surprised by Onodera's words.

"Is that not allowed? I like cute things too, and I'm not really suited to wearing maid outfits... after all, my feet are quite thick."

"You'll only know if it suits you after you wear it."

After making a brief rebuttal, Sudo squatted down and brought his gaze close to Onodera's thighs.

It's worth noting that the school uniform skirts are quite short, so from Sudo's current position, he could probably see up the other person's skirt if he just looked up.

So when Sudo knelt down in front of Onodera was immediately dumbfounded.

"Wait, wait a minute, Sudo?"

"These are the feet of a great athlete, the result of rigorous training. Well, they certainly don't feel like those of a maid..."

Sudo rested his chin on his fingers and spoke his thoughts verbatim, seemingly unaware that his posture was somewhat inappropriate.

"That's so embarrassing!"

Onodera's face quickly turned bright red, and after saying those words, he disappeared from sight.

"What happened to that girl...? She just ran away because she wasn't suited to be a maid?"

Shuichi Kanda's lips twitched twice as he witnessed all of this.

Sudo... isn't he just too oblivious?

From the Sports Festival until today, Onodera seems to have completely changed his opinion of Sudo, and has even developed feelings for him.

However, although Sudo had liked someone before, he understood what it felt like to like someone.

However, he has never been liked by a girl as a member of the opposite sex, so even now, he has not realized that Onodera likes him.

"Don't you understand? That's why Onodera suddenly left."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Sudo scratched his head and then nodded.

"It's simple, because she likes you."

Shuichi Kanda didn't beat around the bush and pointed it out directly to him.

Sudo was dumbfounded. "What did you say? Onodera... she... towards me?"

"Yes, I'm not mistaken about that."

"No, no, that's impossible."

Sudo instinctively retorted, but Shuichi Kanda's tone was anything but joking. However, given his long-standing experiences and his own self-awareness, he still subconsciously denied it.

"That kind of thing... would that guy even be interested in someone like me?"

"Don't underestimate yourself, Sudo. It's about time you faced your own limitations."

Shuichi Kanda patted him on the shoulder and walked into the house. The rest was up to him; after all, love was a very private matter.

That's about all the help Shuichi Kanda can offer.

"No, things are starting to get a bit chaotic. I'm going to browse the stalls and calm myself down."

Watching Sudo's departing figure, Hirata walked over to Shuichi Kanda.

"Shuichi, was what you just did... really okay?"

"What do you mean?"

"I think it's better not to interfere."

Hirata, of course, also noticed Onodera's feelings for Sudo, but his choice differed from Shuichi Kanda's; he felt it was better to stay by her side and watch over her.

"Is that so? Everyone has their own destiny. Take Sudo and Onodera, for example. If I don't enlighten Sudo, he probably will never understand Onodera's thoughts."

Rather than waiting for Onodera to confess his feelings and then being forced into a relationship, it's better for Sudo to understand the other person's thoughts sooner and use this time to think carefully about how to handle this relationship.

He's completely different now than when he started school; with his current mindset, he should be able to think things through before making a suitable decision.

After hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Hirata nodded, as if that was indeed the case.

Chapter 359 Cultural Festival, Opening Ceremony!

After greeting Hirata, Kamuro and the others who had gone to the changing Kamuro to change clothes returned, chatting and laughing all the way.

"Shuichi, you're back."

Upon seeing Shuichi Kanda, Kamuro immediately strode over, followed closely by Kushida, while Hasebe and Sakura lagged behind.

Seeing what the others were doing, Kei Karuizawa gritted her teeth and followed.

The others, meanwhile, found a spot in the classroom and started chatting, sharing their experiences and feelings about the trial operation today.

"Yeah, I walked around the school and it was pretty nice. If you guys are free tomorrow, you can go check it out too."

At this point, Kamuro and the others all wore wry smiles.

"It's probably not going to work out. Today was just a trial opening, and there were so many people lining up outside to take pictures. If it weren't a trial opening, we probably wouldn't be able to keep up right now."

Shuichi Kanda was speechless; this business was simply too good.

However, this must be very tiring, but seeing that these girls seem to have a lot of energy, let's just let them be.

"Okay, but you should still be careful not to overwork yourselves."

Don't worry, don't worry.

Shuichi Kanda smiled, then looked at Hasebe, Sakura, and Karuizawa.

Are the three of you getting used to it?

The first to respond was Kei Karuizawa. As soon as Shuichi Kanda asked, she immediately spoke up and began to fawn over him.

"I'm fine with it. I'll be happy as long as I can help."

Karuizawa's words surprised the others. Karuizawa was usually a rather assertive girl, but her words just now were extremely humble, as if she were trying to please Shuichi Kanda.

"No, Hui, you were a great help too."

Shuichi Kanda didn't speak, but Kamuro affirmed Karuizawa's contribution on his behalf.

"Masumi said so, it means you really helped a lot."

Looking at the harmonious atmosphere here, Hasebe felt immense competitive pressure and couldn't help but sigh, while Sakura just stared at Shuichi Kanda word.

It seems that just being able to look at Shuichi Kanda like this is enough to make her happy.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Hasebe sigh, Shuichi Kanda couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

"No, it's just that the competition is so intense."

Hasebe sighed again, then glanced around at the students. Seeing that no one else was around, Hasebe squeezed to the front and quietly asked, "Hey Shuichi, how big of a fishpond are you planning to build? Can your body handle it?"

Shuichi Kanda, as were Kamuro and Kushida.