Will Kamuro Masumi Be a Good Girl

Although Hirata Yousuke and Kushida Kikyo organized study sessions to help the underachievers of Class D prepare for the midterm exams.

It was impossible to get them up and running that quickly.

At the very least, everything remained the same today.

Therefore, during the time after school today, Karuizawa Kei still came to the track field for her special training with Chihaya Rei as usual.

If anyone were to observe carefully, they would notice that Chihaya Rei and Karuizawa Kei were doing some kind of training in a shaded area of the track field every day after school.

As it happened, Kamuro Masumi had noticed this.

Unlike her usual habit of glancing a few times and walking away, Kamuro Masumi specifically found a set of steps a few dozen meters away from them today and sat down.

She took out her phone and pretended to look at it, while actually watching every move Chihaya Rei and Karuizawa Kei made from afar.

At this moment, Kamuro Masumi saw Chihaya Rei first lift Karuizawa Kei's lower leg, then squeeze Karuizawa Kei's arm, and even pat her back in the process...

In short, there was all sorts of physical contact.

Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but feel a bit depressed; it must be because the weather was too hot.

She couldn't help but complain in her heart, what on earth are these two training for? It's so sickeningly sweet.

And doesn't that blonde girl feel like she's being taken advantage of?

A look of disgust appeared on Kamuro Masumi's face; she had been watching for over half a month and could barely stand it anymore.

"You were... actually pretty impressive this morning."

After finishing a set of punching movements taught to her by Chihaya Rei, Karuizawa Kei's cheeks were flushed, and she spoke softly during a break to wipe her sweat.

She was naturally referring to the argument between Ike Koji's group and Shinohara Satsuki's group that morning.

The two groups had blocked the area around Karuizawa Kei's seat that morning to curse at each other.

Karuizawa Kei had also found it incredibly noisy.

Then Chihaya Rei suddenly popped up and lectured everyone involved in the argument, even calling them idiots, which made Karuizawa Kei feel a bit thrilled just listening to it.

"You could do it too."

Chihaya Rei stood with one hand on his hip, answering with a relaxed expression.

"I definitely couldn't..."

Karuizawa Kei's mouth twitched slightly.

Although her persona in class was that of a tough gyaru, didn't she know exactly what she was worth?

To make her stand up and curse at people, especially people who were already worked up?

She wouldn't dare, so it was better to just eat melon and watch the show.

"What are you afraid of? Be confident, don't lose points." Chihaya Rei said with an indifferent expression.

Upon hearing this, Karuizawa Kei's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation in her heart.

"Then if I stand up and get bullied by them, will you help me?"

Chihaya Rei raised his eyes to meet hers, revealing a kind smile: "That would depend on the specific situation."

"If you were trying to break up the fight like Hirata, I would help you."

"But if you joined the argument and were just shirking responsibility like Shinohara and the others, I'd grill you right along with them."

"Eh, is that so..."

Karuizawa Kei dragged out her voice with a hint of regret. After a pause, she glanced at Chihaya Rei and used a casual tone again:

"I didn't expect you to know people from Class A?"

Chihaya Rei gave a hum.

Karuizawa Kei was stunned for a moment; was that it?

She blinked her eyes and probed further: "What is that girl's name? I saw she was carrying a cane, I was just a bit curious."

"Sakayanagi Arisu, she's a naturally evil little brat."

Chihaya Rei's mouth curled up.

"Pfft!" Karuizawa Kei couldn't help but laugh, "Hey, what kind of strange nickname is that?"

"And... I saw you two chatting quite happily, you actually talk about her like that?"

She took the opportunity to ask.

Chihaya Rei figured it was probably because Sakayanagi Arisu always wore a deliberate, faint smile, which led others to think she was chatting happily with him.

He was certainly enjoying himself, but that wasn't necessarily the case for Sakayanagi.

"It's fine, she doesn't mind."

Chihaya Rei gave a light hum and explained: "She carries a cane because she has a weak heart and isn't used to walking for long periods, so she needs a support."

"Oh..." Karuizawa Kei nodded thoughtfully, "Are you two very close?"

"I wouldn't call it that; she just unilaterally views me as an opponent to defeat or an amusing toy."

"Why? Did you do something to her?"

Karuizawa Kei breathed a sigh of relief, yet she couldn't help but feel curious about what Chihaya Rei had said.

This time, Chihaya Rei didn't answer, but his gaze toward Karuizawa Kei held a bit more depth: "You've been talking quite a lot today."

Karuizawa Kei felt a moment of guilt, but she quickly masked it, puffing out her chest and saying as if it were only natural: "What's wrong with chatting?"

Chihaya Rei gave a symbolic clap, a half-smile playing on his lips:

"It seems Miss Karuizawa still has plenty of stamina. How about we add an extra hour of training today?"

"Are you a devil?!" Karuizawa Kei's expression changed instantly upon hearing this.

"I'll take that as a compliment."

After a month of spending time together, Karuizawa Kei had truly become much bolder in front of him.

Then again, the pointer in his hand only ever hit the air and the ground; it wasn't enough to scare Karuizawa Kei anymore.

Should he tie Karuizawa Kei up with a whip another day?

Chihaya Rei scrutinized Karuizawa Kei's figure, mentally estimating whether the length of his pointer would suffice.

For the remainder of the time, Chihaya Rei didn't give Karuizawa Kei another chance to slack off, instead doubling the intensity of the special training to make up for the time wasted on idle chatter.

By the time the sun had painted half the sky red, the white short-sleeved shirt on Karuizawa Kei's upper body was soaked with sweat, and she hurried off to the dorms to shower after a hasty goodbye.

Girls always care about their image when they are out.

Chihaya Rei, however, planned to head straight to the cafeteria for dinner.

Karuizawa Kei was the one who had been exercising; he hadn't moved much, so he wasn't sweating and wasn't in any rush to wash up.

But before he had walked many steps, a face filled with a mix of haughtiness and disdain appeared before him.

"Isn't this Miss Master Thief?"

Staring at the purple-haired girl standing straight with her arms crossed, blocking his path, Chihaya Rei's brows twitched slightly as he uttered the provocative nickname.

Kamuro Masumi gritted her teeth: "I've already turned over a new leaf."

"That's good then."

Chihaya Rei chuckled, as if congratulating her on her reform.

"So, Class A's Kamuro Masumi, you've been squatting over there watching me for so long—did you finally decide to come over?"

He looked Kamuro Masumi up and down with a strange expression, saying with feigned seriousness:

"Does stalking me give you some kind of thrill?"

"Oh, right, you still haven't shown me that 3,000-word reflection paper."

Chihaya Rei added as an afterthought.

His relentless stream of words made Kamuro Masumi's already overwhelmed brain buzz.

And Chihaya Rei had noticed her a long time ago?

"Who would write something like that for you, ahhh?!"

"And 3,000 words? Do you think this is a thesis?"

Kamuro Masumi was annoyed, her voice rising involuntarily.

Furthermore, the fact that Chihaya Rei wanted to use her precious favor to demand a reflection paper made Kamuro Masumi feel quite disgruntled.

She stared at Chihaya Rei and asked: "You knew I was waiting for you, so why didn't you come over?"

"Didn't you not come over either?" Chihaya Rei shrugged helplessly. "What if you were just sitting there playing on your phone?"

"..."

Kamuro Masumi took a deep breath to steady her heartbeat, deciding not to dwell on that for now.

She snorted coldly and said straightforwardly: "I know everything. You guys in Class D didn't get any private points this month, right?"

The fact that Class D's class points were zero and no private points had been deposited this month was already known to the entire grade.

At the same time, many students in Class D, having spent all their private points and wanting to avoid the Mountain Vegetable Set Meal, had been borrowing points from friends in other classes.

Consequently, Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but wonder if Chihaya Rei had also run out of points.

If she gave him points now, he shouldn't be able to refuse.

"Hmm."

Chihaya Rei nodded subconsciously; why was it that Sakayanagi came to talk to him about this, and now Kamuro was doing the same?

"Do you need points?" Kamuro Masumi said bluntly: "I still have plenty, it wouldn't matter if I gave you some."

She said "give," not "lend."

Chihaya Rei stared at Kamuro Masumi with a look of surprise.

So, Kamuro Masumi had come all this way specifically to give him points because she was worried he had none to spend?

I'm actually a bit touched, what should I do?

Seeing Chihaya Rei remain silent, Kamuro Masumi carefully weighed her words, her tone softening significantly as she spoke:

"After all, you helped me before, so consider this repaying a favor."

"Yes, that's exactly it."

As she spoke, Kamuro Masumi nodded with a serious expression.

"Kamuro, so you're actually a kind and gentle girl!" Chihaya Rei exclaimed with a sigh of admiration.