So This Is Where Swimming Comes In? That's Ridiculous!! / Shiina Hiyori Could Become My Mother!

"What misunderstanding did I have? It's only this much, I can understand."

Rather, Sakayanagi Arisu even felt like laughing now.

Logically speaking, Shiina Hiyori, who meets and spends time with En-kun at a fixed time every day, should be the one making the fastest progress, but surprisingly, she hasn't made any progress at all.

It was just a pat on the head, what was there for Sakayanagi Arisu to be jealous of? Shiina Hiyori, and this is all she gets? She almost felt sorry for her.

Seeing that Sakayanagi Arisu showed no unusual behavior, Shiina Hiyori breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, that's good. But En-kun's embrace is much gentler than I imagined. When he held me to sleep before, I felt like I was lying in my father's arms, and I fell asleep instantly."

Sakayanagi Arisu: "..."

Wait! What did she mean by that?

She and En-kun have already slept together??

"Huh? Classmate Sakayanagi, why is your face frozen? Is something wrong?"

Seeing Sakayanagi Arisu's face suddenly freeze, Shiina Hiyori also suddenly panicked.

"Do you want me to help you to the infirmary?"

"I am transferring to QUN:@∧ neighbor·∽≯AI℃△●[ Nothing."

Sakayanagi Arisu waved her hand.

"However, could you please explain in detail what you just mentioned?"

Tsk, I almost fell for her silly, clueless act. I never imagined she and En-kun had already reached the point of "sleeping in the same bed"! Does that mean they'll... ughhhhh!!!

If it weren't for her physical discomfort, she should have been the first person to eat it!

This was the first time Sakayanagi Arisu had ever felt such disgust for her frail body.

"That thing? You mean the thing about me sleeping with En-kun?"

When asked about this, Shiina Hiyori didn't seem embarrassed or ashamed at all, she explained.

"Actually, it was Karuizawa who invited me to have a late-night snack in En-kun's room that day."

"However, since it was so late after we finished our late-night snack, we just lay down on En-kun's bed to sleep. En-kun held us very gently and coaxed us to sleep together."

Karuizawa?

Upon hearing the name of the culprit from Shiina Hiyori, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly realized what was going on.

She had been wary of Shiina Hiyori, who saw En-kun every day, but she never suspected this classmate of En-kun.

Because Karuizawa and En-kun's personal relationship was no secret to the other class representatives, her appearance on stage would only make them suspect that En-kun was trying to interfere in the class competition, which would undoubtedly cause trouble for En-kun; and En-kun hates trouble, so Sakayanagi Arisu passed her over from the start.

But now it seems that En-kun's sudden interference in the Special Exam, and the sudden rise of Karuizawa -kun last month, might have been his order. They've been hooking up for a long time, and their relationship is closer than she imagined.

Once she understood this, Sakayanagi Arisu's face darkened completely.

"Classmate Sakayanagi, you don't look well. Why don't you go to the infirmary?"

"... I'm fine, Shiina, you don't need to go to so much trouble."

"However, regarding the relationship between Karuizawa and En-kun, I'd like to ask you how much you actually know?"

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 149 and 140: So this is where you need to swim? That's ridiculous!!

In addition to analyzing the structure inside the Cruise Ship's cabins, Hoshino En also remained vigilant about the situation outside.

The Cruise Ship departed on the morning of July 2nd and arrived at its destination island—a deserted Uninhabited Island floating alone on the sea, seemingly uninhabited—around noon the next day (July 3rd), when the sun was at its strongest.

After boarding the ship, Hoshino En spent a whole day figuring out the internal structure of the Cruise Ship, and then stood under the scorching sun for an entire afternoon to confirm that the Cruise Ship was indeed circling the Uninhabited Island.

The ship has arrived, Special Exam should begin tomorrow morning.

So, on the night of July 3, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around and the Cruise Ship was temporarily anchored, Hoshino En plunged into the water and swam toward the Uninhabited Island.

Now is the time for him to show the results of his hard work over the past three months!!

Having finally found Hoshino En Kamuro Masumi around noon and spent the entire afternoon baking in the sun with him. "..."

°+48№§er=◆※zero@<∥,: In this case, does she still need to follow?

No, in this situation, she probably wouldn't be able to keep up either, right?

Never mind, I'll call and ask first.

She called Sakayanagi Arisu.

The call connected, and all I could hear was a noisy background noise and the sounds of various girls chatting.

Although it was a jumbled mess, Kamuro Masumi still managed to make out some sounds. She could hear the voices of Ichinose Honami, the class representative of Class B, and Hiyori Shiina, who always went on Shiina Hiyori with Hoshino En at the library.

"Kamuro, is there something you need? Didn't I tell you that a message would have been fine?"

A slightly annoyed voice came from Sakayanagi Arisu, whether she was disturbed by the girl or annoyed by the girls who were connected with Hoshino En.

"You did mention it, but this matter is quite serious, so I think it would be clearer to discuss it over the phone."

["... Has En-kun hooked up with another girl?!?"]

As soon as she said that, Kamuro Masumi felt the environment opposite her instantly quiet down. Apart from Sakayanagi Arisu's breathing, there was no other sound.

"It's not that serious... I should have told you already, right? Although Hoshino doesn't really have any boundaries, he's not the type to flirt with girls everywhere, so you can rest assured."

"I'm sorry, I'm really worried right now!"

Seeing that Ichinose Honami and Shiina Hiyori immediately turned to look at her when she deliberately mentioned Hoshino En's name, and even Ichinose Honami's followers Shiranami Chihiro, Kushida Kikyo and her accessory Wang Meiyu did the same, Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't feel at ease at all.

Although she didn't object to her En-kun for other people—she'd seen this many times and was quite open-minded about it—it didn't mean she could accept so many random people who seemed to appear out of nowhere all at once.

It's one thing if the first two are familiar, but she remembers that in Kamuro's report, En-kun didn't have any intimate private contact with the latter three!

Although she had watched Shiranami Chihiro being comforted by En-kun after her breakup, that was two months ago. Could it be that this naive little girl was completely won over by En-kun in one fell swoop?

Are the little lambs in Private Class B really that easily swayed? And if you're swayed, don't take it out on other people's men!!

"But if it's not that En-kun has hooked up with someone new, then what do you want from this call?"

Why is she being so aggressive? Whose temper is she provoking?

Kamuro Masumi sensed something was wrong; if she dawdled any longer, she would definitely be bossed around to death by Sakayanagi.

Wu then reported directly without any hesitation, "Hoshino En jumped into the sea, it seems she's trying to swim to the island that the Cruise Ship keeps circling."

Even she, after spending an afternoon idly watching the outside world with Hoshino En, had already sensed that something was amiss.

"I said, that must be the Uninhabited Island where this Special Exam is being held, right? Did you ask him to gather intelligence?"

On the other end of the line, Sakayanagi Arisu did not respond immediately; only the faint sounds of other girls' chaotic conversation could be heard.

"Sakayanagi?"

"... Kamuro, get ready."

Once the chaotic background noise subsided, Masumi Kamuro heard Sakayanagi Arisu say this from across the Kamuro Masumi.

"Huh? What, what preparations?"

"What else could it be but preparation? Of course, it's preparation for En-kun to pull Class A down. This time, he's going to do it himself."

Sakayanagi Arisu sorted things out: Class A is currently divided because of the conflict between Katsuragi- kun and her ideals. Even if she wanted to help, Katsuragi- kun, who leads the class, might not necessarily adopt her suggestions;

Class B is full of naive and innocent kids who might get sold out by En-kun during this exam and even help him count the money.

Although the Dragon Boy in Class C has his own methods, En-kun has already seen through him. Even if he can stop En-kun, he won't be able to have any effect on him.

As for Class D, Karuizawa Kei is currently in charge; she's one of En-kun's people, and En-kun currently holds the advantage of having prior information...

"You should know very well that since En-kun dared to bring me out despite the pressure from Father, and has decided to take action, he must have already prepared a plan to deal with me alone; there's nothing I can do this time, so don't count on me."

["Perfect timing, haven't you always been resentful of him? Then take this opportunity to see how he goes against the higher-ranked class."] Pi

"Ha--!!!"

Kamuro Masumi felt like her world was collapsing. Was Sakayanagi going to abandon her?

Also, she was initially very resentful, but after Hoshino En figured her out, she had no complaints about that guy anymore. The past is the past, the present is the present; don't try to convince her of her present state with past ideas! (Runs away)

"Then, what should we do now?"

"Let's see what kind of solution Katsuragi- kun can come up with, shall we? Otherwise, what other solutions do you have?"

"Oh, if you want me to take the stage after this, you can try to subtly sabotage Katsuragi- kun. However, I won't force you; if anything goes wrong, you'll have to deal with it yourselves."

After saying that, Sakayanagi Arisu hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello!! Hello!!!" Part 2

No matter how much Kamuro Masumi responded, all she could hear was the "beep beep beep" of the phone being disconnected.

Taking the phone from her ear, Kamuro Masumi stared at the "Call Ended" message on the screen, a torrent of angry words stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered or swallowed.

Isn't Sakayanagi basically saying, "You're all about to die, I have no ideas, you're on your own"?

Should we seek Katsuragi's help?

But that guy is too honest. How could he possibly outmaneuver Hoshino, that bastard who can juggle multiple girls without causing any trouble?!

If I can't figure it out, I should talk to Hashimoto and Kito and hear their thoughts.

She pulled up their private group chat and briefly sent out a message explaining what had just happened.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 150 and 141: Shiina Hiyori is the woman who could become my mother!

Hashimoto Masayoshi: [What's there to be conflicted about? Didn't the Princess already say she was going to make things difficult for Katsuragi?]

After reading the message from Kamuro, he was the first to send his opinion.

Kito Hayato's answer was even more straightforward.

Kito Hayato: [Do as Classmate Sakayanagi says.]

Kamuro Masumi: [... Didn't you guys consider cooperating with Katsuragi and the others to stop Hoshino En this time? If he succeeds this time, he'll only become more and more difficult to deal with.]

Hashimoto Masayoshi: [The Princess must have thought of this a long time ago. She's not worried, so why are you?]

Because she's currently focused on figuring out how to tear apart her love rival and kick out the other woman, she hasn't been paying attention to this at all!

Kamuro Masumi really wanted to say something, but she dared not Sakayanagi Arisu behind her back—if these words reached Sakayanagi's ears, who knew what kind of treatment she would receive?

6. Hashimoto Masayoshi: [Then let me ask you, why did you choose the Princess instead of siding with Katsuragi?]

Sixth, because she has something on me!

Kamuro Masumi wanted to scream, but she wasn't stupid enough to tell someone who didn't know she had a weakness, even if that person was her classmate or comrade-in-arms.

Fourth, of course, "abnormal" people like Hoshino En who can read minds don't count!

Then, the advice from the taciturn Kito Hayato arrived.

Kito Hayato: [Since we've chosen Classmate Sakayanagi, let's not have any doubts and just do as she says.]

These two are even more suited to be "lackeys" than she is.

Kamuro Masumi cursed as she turned off her phone and walked towards her room.

There's no way to follow this now, so we can only wait for tomorrow's "show".

The next day, July 4th, at 8:00 AM.

"Attention all students. If you have time, please gather on the deck. We will soon see the island. You will surely see some very interesting sights in a short time."

The ship's intercom broadcast the voice of Mashima Tomoya, the homeroom teacher of Class A, with a meaningful tone.

"Looks like the exams are finally about to begin."

In a restaurant, Sakayanagi Arisu sat quietly at a table on the side, eating her late breakfast.

"Ha~~~ Ugh..."

She yawned, her tired face filled with resentment at not sleeping well.

"Honestly, knowing there's an exam today, you guys were having way too much fun yesterday!"

While chewing her food, she complained to the "culprits" around her.