Chika Fujiwara Cried Too
Ah, it's Little Kaguya!
She had known Shinomiya Kaguya since elementary school, and had only seen her like this two or three times.
So, Little Kaguya missed me at home, which is why she came to school to see me?
With a feeling of being deeply moved, Fujiwara Chika quickly stood up to greet her friend.
Until Little Kaguya, in front of the whole class, the teacher on the podium, and more than a dozen girls she didn't know, tearfully called out "Chika- mama" and then threw herself into her arms.
He even rubbed his hand against her chest forcefully.
It was only at this moment that Fujiwara Chika belatedly realized what Little Kaguya had just shouted.
For a 16-year-old girl, even the development of some parts of her body can be considered too mature.
However, hearing the term "Chika's mother" from a close friend I've known since childhood still felt a bit too advanced.
Not to mention we're still in the classroom!
Feeling the shocked gazes around her, and seeing Shinomiya Kaguya Fujiwara Chika entered a state of unprecedented chaos.
In Little Kaguya's subconscious, was I already positioned as her mother?!
Chapter 156: Fujiwara Chika also cried.
"Waaaaah, Chika- chan, I don't want to leave you! I want to stay with Chika- chan forever!"
"My dear Little Kaguya, don't cry, don't cry. Chika will always be by your side."
After a period of chaos, Fujiwara Chika seemed to have actually awakened some strange attribute.
After sensing Shinomiya Kaguya's unusual behavior, she learned how to Kaguya almost instantly, even adopting the role of Kaguya's mother.
If someone who knows her well saw her like this, they probably wouldn't believe that this is still the same carefree, innocent, and naive girl she used to be.
However, no one can see her maternal side now, because this is the chairman's office of the Shuchiin Academy, and students are not usually allowed to enter or leave.
But Shinomiya Kaguya is different.
Because the current chairman of the Shuchiin Academy is none other than her elder brother, Shinomiya Kouguang.
Although the relationship between the two is not very good, because Shinomiya Kaguya recently awakened her Ripple and her status within the family has been greatly enhanced, she naturally has the right to freely enter and leave this office, as she has gained more family privileges.
Anyway, since Shinomiya Kouguang isn't at the Shuchiin Academy now, there's no need to worry about the two siblings bumping into each other in such an awkward situation.
Therefore, after Shinomiya Kaguya caused such a commotion in Fujiwara Chika's class, Hayasaka Ai quickly took measures to bring her young lady and Fujiwara Chika, whom she was holding tightly and refusing to let go, to the chairman's office.
"Miko, please explain the situation of Lady Kaguya to Miss Chika. I'll go and deal with what just happened now."
Seeing her young mistress in this state, a helpless Hayasaka Ai could only Yotsuya Miko.
As a capable maid, she now had to mitigate the impact of her young mistress's recent actions.
The eldest daughter of Japan's richest Shinomiya Family, hugged the second daughter of the politically powerful Fujiwara Family and called her "Mom," saying things like they would be together forever.
It's easy to imagine that even if Shinomiya Kaguya transferred schools right now, what she did today would be enough to be talked about in the Shuchiin Academy for ten years.
Looking at Kaguya Shinomiya, who was still clinging tightly to Shinomiya Kaguya Fujiwara Chika, Hayasaka Ai felt a headache coming on.
Didn't our young lady secretly express her dissatisfaction with Fujiwara Chika's figure before? How come she's become so attached to her now?
She just hoped that her young mistress would come to her senses soon. This matter had blown up too much, and even if she tried her best to suppress the impact, it would probably spread everywhere in no time.
Let the young lady who caused all this mess deal with it herself.
Meanwhile, Fujiwara Chika, filled with doubt, looked curiously at Yotsuya Miko, the girl she was meeting for the first time.
She didn't know what the other person's relationship was with Shinomiya Kaguya, nor did she know why Shinomiya Kaguya kept muttering strange words like "I don't want to leave" in her arms.
"Anyway, this is roughly how it happened..." After Hayasaka Ai left, Yotsuya Miko could only bite the bullet and explain to her.
At Houtonji High School, looking at this scene of "deep mother-daughter affection," Miyauchi Hiyage felt that the Diary was indeed quite gentle.
At least until now, Shinomiya Kaguya has not yet escaped her "Little Kaguya" state.
If he were to decide the punishment, he would choose to make Shinomiya Kaguya exit the Little Kaguya state after she calls out "Chika- mama".
Shinomiya Kaguya, fully aware of what she had just done and keenly aware of the gazes of all her classmates, that's what you call a real shameful play, okay?
As for the other girls, when Shinomiya Kaguya called out "Mom" in Fujiwara Chika's arms, their expressions froze at that moment.
Even the expression on her face as she looked at the Diary in front of her became somewhat subtle.
So, if they fail to complete the tasks they are assigned, will they also be punished in this way?
They didn't want to call someone "Mom" in front of so many people.
Thinking of Shinomiya Kaguya's tearful and genuinely emotional appearance, she's practically socially dead!
When girls put themselves in Shinomiya Kaguya's shoes, many of them immediately felt a chill.
It wasn't until quite a while later that someone slowly sent out a question in the group chat.
"Um, I remember Kaguya also accepted a request to become the Shūchiin Academy Student Council President, right? Now that she's done this, will she still be able to fulfill that request?"
In response, Yukino Yukinoshita, the daughter of Chiba Prefecture assembly member, gave a vague answer.
"The current chairman of the Shuchiin Academy is still a member of the Shinomiya Family. As long as the Shinomiya Family maintains its current status, there will definitely be no shortage of people in the school who want to curry favor with Kaguya."
As one of Japan's most prestigious private schools, Shuchiin Academy students are remarkably precocious and possess a far deeper understanding of self-interest than ordinary high school students.
It can only be said that Shinomiya Kaguya's request was originally just of normal or even easy difficulty.
But after this incident, the difficulty of this commission increased to extremely high.
However, as long as Shinomiya Kaguya is willing to pay a sufficient price, she will still find a way to accomplish it.
Yukino Yukinoshita sat in the classroom that the Service Club had just applied for, looking at the requests in her request column.
She accepted the commission to establish the Service Club and quickly approved the application.
The only problem now is that the Service Club has no reputation whatsoever, and she has to complete a request from a student within a week.
The main problem is that the Golden Week is just around the corner, which lasts for a whole week.
In other words, if she cannot complete the commission within two days, she will also have to accept the penalty for failing the commission.
I hadn't taken these punishments too seriously at first, but watching Shinomiya Kaguya being punished was honestly quite impactful for a 16 or 17-year-old girl.
This is a hundred times more unacceptable than Jerry making her walk a large dog in the city.
So, should we take the initiative?
Yukino Yukinoshita pondered this.
It's not just Yukino Yukinoshita's considering how to speed up the completion of her commission to avoid any unforeseen complications; many girls are currently facing the same dilemma.
It's like Bocchi is now starting to tremble.
After all, this is what social anxiety is like: when you're alone, influenced by information from all over the internet, it's easy to make choices that you would never normally make.
Encouraged by everyone in the group, especially by Idol Hoshino Ai and singer Tsukimi Eiko, Bocchi resolutely accepted these requests, determined to make a change.
"As long as I don't want to be punished for failing the commission, I can definitely make changes. I believe I can definitely succeed in forming my own band in high school and become a big celebrity!" This is what Bocchi fantasized about in his mind after accepting the commission at home.
But when she chose to bring her beloved guitar to the classroom, and still didn't dare to say a single word to a classmate all day, she knew that she had overestimated her courage again.
She still couldn't bring herself to strike up a conversation with strangers, even though she already knew the identities of her future teammates through the You Know Who's teasing in the diary.
"Maybe I should just accept the punishment for failing the mission; it shouldn't be too serious anyway..."
As the thought of backing out crossed Bocchi's mind, she even felt more relaxed than when she accepted the commission.
Until she saw the scene of Shinomiya Kaguya being punished by finding her mother.
To be honest, just looking at this scene almost made Bocchi, who suffers from social anxiety and embarrassment, suffocate. It was only after her Diary detected her fragile mental state that the live stream was paused.
Even so, it took Bocchi a long time to finally recover.
One is voluntary social death, and the other is forced super social death. If she had to choose between the two, she felt that it would probably be better for her to die now.
"What to do... what to do," Bocchi-chan stammered, gradually turning into a puddle of mud on her desk.
Of course, not all girls are as prone to mental breakdown as Bocchi.
In fact, most girls, although somewhat worried, after glancing at the daily requests they had received, did not think they would fail at their requests.
Among them, Shiina Mashiro was naturally the most composed.
So much so that when Kasumigaoka Utaha came to chat with Shiina Mashiro with a serious expression after class, she became a little impatient when she saw Shiina Mashiro's calm demeanor.
"I bet these punishments for failing missions were all orchestrated by that You Know Who. He deliberately showed us the scene of Kaguya being punished, so you have to be careful when you accept missions in the future."
Shiina Mashiro nodded slightly, but her face remained expressionless.
Because she knew that if she encountered a difficult task, Miyauchi Hiyage would definitely step in to help her.
Moreover, even if she really needed to be punished, Shiina Mashiro believed that the punishment for her failure would definitely be related to Miyauchi Hiyage, so it wouldn't matter.
At this moment, she kept her eyes glued to the images in the Diary, constantly recording Shinomiya Kaguya's wailing expression and the reactions of those around her.
These are materials that she rarely has the opportunity to see, which can make up for her lack of knowledge in this area.
After finishing her story about the You Know Who, Kasumigaoka Utaha started talking about the person who stole Shinomiya Kaguya's request.
"To be honest, I suspect that this was all orchestrated by the You Know Who. He arranged the commission for us and then deliberately leaked it to the second group of girls, so that they would complete the commission without knowing it. Maybe he just wanted to use this method to provoke conflict between us and satisfy his perverse tastes."
Muttering to herself, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought about her current requests. Although they didn't seem like they would fail because someone else took them, she still needed to be more careful.
"Mashiro, remember to keep a close eye on Miyauchi Hiyage in the future. My request is to ask Miyauchi Hiyage for help in order to gain Reading Points. If other girls can intercept my request, they will probably take the initiative to approach Miyauchi Hiyage."
"If you see any unfamiliar girls getting close to Miyauchi Hiyage, remember to tell me," Kasumigaoka Utaha. These past few days, besides consulting Miyauchi Hiyage about the novel's plot during school, she would also occasionally send him messages after school to ask Miyauchi Hiyage.
She had already reached the weekly Reading Points in just two days.
Feeling the Ripple growing stronger within her body, Kasumigaoka Utaha knew she absolutely couldn't let someone else take away her reliable scoring spot.
Shiina Mashiro nodded blankly at those words.
Seeing the other party's clueless appearance, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that she still had to help, otherwise if Miyauchi Hiyage was taken by someone else, Shiina Mashiro would really regret it.
The scene then returns to the Shuchiin Academy.
After Yotsuya Miko explained the situation, Fujiwara Chika, who was originally able to radiate her maternal instincts towards Shinomiya Kaguya, was dumbfounded.
She originally thought that Shinomiya Kaguya missed her mother and her best friend too much when she had a cold, which was why she did such an astonishing thing while her brain was fried.
So, Shinomiya Kaguya, who has been her friend since elementary school, is transferring schools?
Moreover, they have to transfer to a special religious school whose name they've never even heard of.
Although the Fujiwara Family has produced prime ministers and has many high-ranking officials, matters of the supernatural world are of great importance. Before demonstrating her abilities, Fujiwara Chika, the second daughter in the family, had only met some Exorcists from Shinto, but had never personally witnessed their exorcisms.
As for the Jujutsu Society, which is currently just a small part of Reverse Side World underworld, she naturally couldn't possibly know anything about it.
In her mind, the students at that Jujutsu High must all be monks, Shinomiya Kaguya was using this method to escape the oppression from her brothers.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya, who was resting on her chest after crying for so long.
Shinomiya Kaguya is no longer crying, but she feels like crying.
"Ah, Little Kaguya, I'll miss you too! What will I do if you become a nun!"
As she wailed, Fujiwara Chika couldn't hold back any longer and started crying in Shinomiya Kaguya's arms.
If she could, she would also like to lie in Shinomiya Kaguya's arms.
Unfortunately, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't have much of a heart, so all she could do was lean on Kaguya's shoulder to express her reluctance.
This also woke up Shinomiya Kaguya, who had just fallen asleep.
Still not back to her original form, she burst into even louder sobs after seeing Fujiwara Chika start crying as well.
Looking at the increasingly chaotic scene and listening to the cries all around her, Yotsuya Miko truly felt that Shinomiya Kaguya's punishment was also tormenting her own mentality.