Dinner, Shiina's Misunderstanding, Older Sister and Younger Sister / Late-Night Talk, Kushida the Little Fool's Grievances

Oh, so it's because of Karuizawa's past behavior that you're worried she might kick some people out in the future, right?

He should have discussed this issue with Kushida and thought about how to limit Karuizawa's influence, instead of coming to him to complain.

Can he offer any useful insights?

"But wasn't her suggestion this morning quite good? And it received a lot of support. Aren't you being a bit overly worried?"

"How about we test her abilities this time? Our Class D' s situation can't be that bad, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hirata Yosuke's furrowed brows showed no sign of easing, and his worries remained unresolved.

But he finally let out a long sigh of relief, as if to say that the matter was temporarily put aside.

"What you said makes sense."

After that, they didn't say anything more, just drank their drinks one sip at a time, and finally went their separate ways.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 123 and 115: Dinner, Shiina's Wrong Shiina, Sister and Sister

"So, my dear lady, what's wrong with you this time? Who has offended you?"

After parting ways with Hirata Yosuke, Hoshino En waited outside the coffee shop and spotted the three of them sneaking around.

He extended his right hand to Sakayanagi Arisu had difficulty walking.

Who else could it be?

Sakayanagi Arisu glared at him, but still obediently stretched out her left hand.

However, her outstretched left hand did not touch Hoshino En's right hand; instead, it was blocked by Ichinose Honami.

"Stop!"

She darted between Sakayanagi Arisu and Hoshino En, separating them and supporting Sakayanagi Arisu's left hand.

"That's exactly why I followed you here, Hoshino-kun!!"

Seeing her holding Sakayanagi Arisu's hand tightly and making such a statement so openly, Hoshino En was stunned for a moment.

One tap, two taps, three taps... Hoshino En was stunned for a long while.

The expression on his face slowly became very strange.

Noticing his expression, and the actions of Sakayanagi Arisu and Ichinose Honami, Shiina Hiyori, though a beat slow to react, Shiina Hiyori.

As we all know, classic foreign literature never shies away from depicting this aspect; this seemingly innocent and naive girl is, in theory, actually a great scholar. Hiss

The shackles of gender, forbidden love, thrilling relationships... a whole host of related plots surged through Shiina Hiyori's mind.

I never expected... I never expected that Ichinose had this in mind!!!

Then Ichinose Honami herself realized what was happening.

"Wait, Hoshino-kun, that's not what I meant, I..."

No explanation needed.

Hoshino En raised her hand, palm facing her, making a stop gesture.

"I understand. I'll leave Sakayanagi to you today."

"Alright, this isn't the place to talk. Let's find a quiet place to chat."

Hoshino En circled around to Shiina Hiyori, who was almost steamed by her own steam, took her hand, and pulled her forward.

"Shiina, stop spacing out, let's go."

"Oh... oh."

"Star--"

Seeing the zero distance between them, Ichinose Honami wanted to intervene, but Sakayanagi Arisu, realizing what was happening, grabbed her right hand tightly, preventing her from succeeding.

Suddenly pulled, Ichinose Honami stumbled.

"Classmate Sakayanagi?"

She turned to look at Sakayanagi Arisu beside her, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Ichinose, I think we need to have a serious talk."

Sakayanagi Arisu grinned, her eyebrows curving like a crescent moon, but there was no hint of a smile in her slightly exposed eyes.

No, not only was there no smile, but a strange emotion also lingered in her eyes.

"Let's not bother Hoshino-kun and Shiina. Let's have a private chat about things that are between class representatives!"

"Come on, let's go."

The dinner went surprisingly smoothly, and Hoshino En helped Shiina Hiyori ease her worries. ★″

"Shiina, what are you thinking? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would abandon personal friendships just because of class rivalries? I can tell the difference between public and private matters. You need to have confidence in yourself!"

"Is that so? I understand."

With a shy blush on her cheeks, Shiina Hiyori nodded somewhat awkwardly.

However, the blush on her face suddenly deepened, and she leaned closer to Hoshino En's ear, her voice suddenly becoming much softer.

"By the way, Hoshino-kun, Classmate Sakayanagi and Ichinose... what's going on with them?"

She asked as if she were whispering.

Following her question, Hoshino En also looked across the table.

Across from them, Sakayanagi Arisu and Ichinose Honami were having dinner and whispering to each other, looking very close, like sisters who weren't related by blood.

"I don't know either."

Hoshino En confessed truthfully, but he could guess a thing or two about it.

"Perhaps her parents were worried that she would be taken advantage of by a rich young man with a bad temper, so they instilled in her the idea of [staying away from the opposite sex and uniting with the same sex]; plus, she has a younger sister, so she is the older sister herself, which is why she felt the idea of [protecting her younger sister] towards someone like Sakayanagi who is petite and physically weak!"

"But... why do I feel like Classmate Sakayanagi is more like the older sister? Ichinose is more like the younger sister?"

Upon hearing this, Hoshino En looked at it more carefully.

Across from her, Sakayanagi Arisu indeed exude an aura of an older sister, while Ichinose Honami was taller and more voluptuous, blushed and looked as shy as an innocent little sister.

Hoshino En: "..."

"You know, Sakayanagi is quite assertive; I doubt any girl could dominate her as a younger sister." Liu

However, since they were whispering, he would respect their wishes and not deliberately inquire or investigate—after all, it was just that Ichinose was being manipulated by Sakayanagi again.

After dinner, as usual, Hoshino En escorted the three of them back to their rooms, but Sakayanagi Arisu decided to go back with Ichinose Honami.

"Be careful, don't break them."

"Don't worry so much, I know what I'm doing."

Sakayanagi Arisu stepped forward and leaned against Hoshino En, nuzzling her cheek against his chest.

Then, she took a step back and watched as Hoshino En led Shiina Hiyori down the elevator.

"Hoshino-kun, whose room do you think Ichinose and Classmate Sakayanagi will go to tonight?"

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Hoshino En heard Shiina Hiyori ask this question.

Hoshino En: "..."

"No, Shiina, why would you ask such a question? Isn't that a huge leap in your thinking?"

"Two close girls, out of shyness and respect for each other, probably won't be completely open with each other so quickly; they'll definitely need to proceed gradually for a while longer."

"But in those classic works... the next step is always like this."

"That's a Western classic! Their culture is more unrestrained, and a bit shameless. Don't learn that too!"

"Is that so?!"

After escorting Shiina Hiyori to her room, Hoshino En returned to her own floor for the time being.

Kushida the Little Fool, should probably be with her friends right now; he'd better wait a bit longer.

Meanwhile, on the other side--

In the quiet elevator, Sakayanagi Arisu was still holding Ichinose Honami's hand, but the expression on her face slowly turned somber; Ichinose Honami looked like she was avoiding her, but perhaps considering Sakayanagi Arisu's delicate body, she didn't struggle too hard, only symbolically shaking her arm—more like playful banter between friends than struggling or resisting.

"So, Ichinose, what exactly is your purpose in deliberately keeping Hoshino-kun at a distance from other girls? At first, I thought you wanted to have Hoshino-kun all to yourself, but during dinner, I didn't see any indication that you wanted to get close to Hoshino-kun —what exactly are you trying to do?"

"You haven't shown any ill will towards anyone, so why do you do something so obstructive?"

"I..."

Ichinose Honami opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but her voice eventually fell silent.

To be honest, she now feels that her previous idea was a bit foolish and a bit nosy.

It's a little embarrassing to confess to someone else.

As she watched the floor numbers gradually increase, her heart began to beat faster, and her breathing became rapid.

Bite--

The elevator stopped; it was Sakayanagi Arisu's floor.

"Fine, since you don't want to talk about it, I won't press you."

Sakayanagi Arisu released her left hand from Ichinose Honami's and walked down the elevator alone.

"The road ahead isn't far, I'll head back by myself. You should go home and get some rest too."

"I think we'll become close sisters, not enemies, right?"

Da, da, da--

After saying this, Sakayanagi Arisu didn't give Ichinose Honami a chance to reply, and she limped towards the dormitory building.

Her figure gradually disappeared between the closing elevator doors.

First Semester of First Year:

Chapters 124 and 116: Night Talk, Kushida the Little Fool's Lament

"My injury is fine. I've rested enough today and can go to class tomorrow, so don't worry."

Sitting half-up on the bed, Kushida Kikyo looked at her classmates gathered around her bed, a standard, bright smile on her face.

However, due to the shadows cast by the lights, none of the students surrounding her noticed that the smiling "Little Angel's" eyebrows were already deeply furrowed.

Kushida Kikyo is having a bit of a mental breakdown right now.

After being escorted back to her dorm by Hoshino En in the morning, she belatedly realized something: why had she been so compliant with Hoshino in the first place?

Even with Hoshinomiya Chie teacher of Class B, watching over her, she didn't need to act like an obedient little lamb and let Hoshino do as he pleased!

She really is sick!!

This antagonistic feeling has been lingering in her heart for a long time, and it is now even affecting her demeanor when facing other people.

She smiled as she looked at her classmates who had completely blocked her room, but inside she was cursing them out.

Damn it, what are these flies doing buzzing around here? Don't they know the patient needs rest? Get out of here right now!!

But in order to maintain her public image, she couldn't bring herself to say anything to drive him away, so she could only force a smile and put on a brave face.

Perhaps sensing that she wasn't in a good mood, her classmates, who were worried about her and had come to visit her, finally remembered this.

"Well... we'll be going now. Kushida, take care of your injury. See you in the classroom tomorrow."

One by one they left, Kushida Kikyo's room finally returned to its quiet solitude.

However, while others are easy to fool, Wang Meiyu, who has the best relationship with Kushida Kikyo, is not so easily deceived.

After everyone else left, she remained in Kushida Kikyo's room, constantly busying herself with her needs.

Wang Meiyu did all the laundry, cooking, and cleaning, and even wiped Kushida Kikyo's body when she was sweating and uncomfortable.

Even Kushida Kikyo couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh to Wang Meiyu in front of her.

"Xiaomei, you've had a hard day. Um... why don't you go home and rest for now? I'll be fine on my own."

"Really? You really don't want me to stay with you tonight? What if you fall off the bed tonight, Kikyo- chan? What if you get a leg cramp?"

Ugh, ever since Hoshino used her as an example in class this morning, Xiaomei has become even more clingy.