Intelligence Heaven's Blessing

"Excuse me, classmate, could you please give up your seat? This is a priority seat for the elderly, it would be better to let this old lady sit."

The blond hunk didn't even look at the tea-haired girl; instead, he pulled out a mirror that looked quite luxurious and began to comb his hair.

"Pretty girl, do you know that this mirror is called the Mirror of Pure Beauty? Oh! My god, I am so beautiful!"

The blond hunk struck a flamboyant pose, as if he were the only person in his world.

Clearly, the poor tea-haired little sister had been rejected, which led to that classic scene—

"Could someone please give this grandmother a seat?"

Amasawa Reigetsu:?

Is this even human behavior? If he were that old lady, he would have smashed the window and jumped off the bus already, wouldn't he? This girl looked like she could put on a good act, but her social intelligence was this bad!?

Old lady: Protagonist, save me! I'm dying of social embarrassment (இωஇ ).

Amasawa Reigetsu: (Whistles)

As if sensing the old lady's gaze, Kushida Kikyo's eyes also shifted directly toward Amasawa Reigetsu, staring at him with a pitiful, delicate expression.

It was exactly what he needed; Amasawa Reigetsu had just been wondering whether to hit this tea-haired classmate with a suggestion to make her suffer a social death and see how she would react—

The lingering awkwardness still hung in the carriage, and the impeccable, sweet curve of Kushida Kikyo's lips had yet to fade.

Amasawa Reigetsu watched her, his black bangs hanging down to shadow his pale gray eyes, which emitted a turbid glow.

"Induction" activated.

The perfect smile on Kushida Kikyo's face stiffened abruptly. Those watery eyes, which had been playing the part of a delicate, moving damsel, seemed to have all their luster drained away in the unguarded eye contact, becoming vacant and hollow. However, the trance lasted only for an instant—as her eyelashes trembled violently, the mist of vacancy was swept away as if by a gale, and her pupils quickly refocused, contracted, and returned to their original clarity.

No one could have noticed such a subtle change, except for Ayanokoji, who was always being blown up in the White Room.

And precisely because of that, just as Amasawa Reigetsu was preparing to plant a suggestion in Kushida Kikyo—

"Chu♡"

A strange sensation brushed against Amasawa Reigetsu's right cheek. Why did it feel a bit like...

"I was kissed? Impossible, impossible, the person on my right is Ayanokoji Kiyoko, right?!"

Amasawa Reigetsu's pupils regained their clarity in the face of this sudden turn of events, the suggestion to Kushida Kikyo was interrupted, and the induction ended.

Kushida Kikyo looked dazed for a split second before looking elsewhere, continuing her desperate search for a kind-hearted person to give up their seat.

However, our Amasawa Reigetsu had a lot to think about. Who was playing this prank!? Could it really have been Ayanokoji who kissed him? Was she teasing him? Was the White Room drugging him as revenge, and was this actually a dream?

Amasawa Reigetsu looked sharply to his right and saw Ayanokoji Kiyoko looking at him with an expressionless face. Judging by the moist state of her lips, it was indeed her who had just kissed him.

But, why?

Amasawa Reigetsu looked blankly at the expressionless Ayanokoji, but she didn't say anything.

Ayanokoji: ( ᗜ ‸ ᗜ )

The two stared at each other like this for a while, until the bus reached the stop—

"Chu♡"

Ayanokoji, like a kissing machine, kissed Amasawa Reigetsu again. For her, it was the same spot as before, but...

Amasawa Reigetsu was looking at her right now!! They were mouth-to-mouth, okay!!? Is this right?!

Amasawa Reigetsu's heart was beating fast. Rather than excitement, he was actually a little scared now. This was Ayanokoji, the girl who could practice calligraphy while holding a piano and not say a word, right?! Had the White Room finally decided to silence him...

Ayanokoji Atsuomi: You have anything to say!

Amasawa Reigetsu: Nothing left to say, please do it quickly! (A single tear at the corner of his eye)

"Get off, Rei." Ayanokoji grabbed Amasawa's arm and tugged, signaling that it was time to get off, forcibly pulling Amasawa back from his Three Kingdoms world.

"Oh... oh." Amasawa was dragged along by Ayanokoji, and as they walked, a devious idea formed in his mind.

"Ayanokoji." Ayanokoji turned back at the sound.

Amasawa's pale gray eyes stared into Ayanokoji's light brown pupils, emitting a turbid glow.

Induction, activate!

"Don't grab my arm, hold my hand instead... okay?"

Amasawa's heart was pounding wildly. He didn't know why, but halfway through the suggestion, he felt his own lack of confidence, and he had even added a... "okay?" That was so pathetic! But he felt like it might work this time?

Ayanokoji's light brown pupils showed absolutely no reaction, perhaps due to the lack of highlights? Amasawa was already used to his inductions failing on this weirdo.

But Amasawa, who was focused entirely on Ayanokoji's pupils, didn't notice that a faint flush was now climbing up Ayanokoji's cheeks.

Fingers interlaced.

It turned out that both of their hearts were beating very fast.

"I'm in Class A."

"Class D."

"We aren't in the same class... How did you end up in Class D?"

"...I scored exactly 50 points on every exam."

"Are you an idiot?"

"Hmph."

Facing Amasawa's mockery, Ayanokoji decided not to retaliate and instead covered his mouth.

"Kissing maniac."

"Perverted brainwashing freak."

Amasawa Reigetsu: ?

Bro gives you a term of endearment and you call him a freak? If you keep acting like this, bro is really going to turn you into a magical girl.

"Why did you leave back then?"

"..." Amasawa did not answer.

"Because of the snow?"

"I should have known better than to leave."

"What do you mean?"

"I've discovered that you're a closet pervert."

"BOOM!!!"

Amasawa Reigetsu instantly slammed his elbow into the tree beside him, creating a thunderous sound.

"Cough, cough, cough!!!" After forcefully coughing up a clot of blood, Amasawa Reigetsu watched Ayanokoji flee in a panic and couldn't help but sigh to himself:

Did I just flip some kind of strange switch?

Girls' Dormitory, Ayanokoji's room.

Ayanokoji looked at herself in the mirror; the flush on her face had yet to fade. Having her psyche modified so forcefully... it was a first. If Amasawa were to use his ability at full power... ♡

Ayanokoji Kiyoko dared not continue that line of thought. She simply climbed into bed and pulled the covers over her head, skipping even the first-period homeroom. But she was supposed to have gone, so did Ayanokoji end up going in the end? Perhaps only Amasawa Reigetsu knows. Never underestimate the intelligence network of Class A! (Amasawa Intelligence Form)

Amasawa Reigetsu: So that's the reason for your escapism!??