Asano Nazuki was indeed furious.
She had never imagined that one day she would be stood up in public for several hours!!!
What is this? This is an insult to her charm! Extremely malicious!
She felt she had to vent her anger properly. When that pretty boy sent a friend request, Asano Nazuki sneered and decisively rejected it.
Ha, men, I'll show you what a girl's pride is.
In the second round, Asano Nazuki was still fuming, again tapping the screen aggressively, as if trying to poke Shirakawa Sawahei to death through the internet.
It wasn't until the third round that her tantrum slightly subsided. She remembered her purpose, suppressed her remaining resentment, and accepted Shirakawa Sawahei's request.
She followed her persona and sent a few words of explanation. Although a normal person wouldn't believe such a far-fetched excuse, it didn't matter.
This lady just wants that pretty boy to know, I am very angry now!
Very angry!
However, after being angry for a while, the little loli calmly thought it over and felt it was a bit unsatisfying to stop here, so she without thinking smashed her phone screen and then took out another phone to take a picture and send it over.
"…Shirakawa, do you know any shops that can repair screens…"
Followed by an emoticon resembling QAQ trying to act cute.
Shirakawa Sawahei replied with a puzzled face: "Then how did you take this photo…"
Asano Nazuki was stunned for a moment, feeling that her high intelligence was suddenly on a downward trend.
"Borrowed a classmate's phone to take it." Asano Nazuki quickly made a clever save.
"Oh."
Shirakawa Sawahei paused: "Apologies for today."
"It's okay, did you run into some trouble, Shirakawa?"
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a moment, then typed: "Yes, a bit."
"If you can, you can confide in me, Shirakawa." Asano Nazuki, the Little Angel persona activated again: "I'd be happy to listen to your troubles."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome~ We're classmates after all~" Asano Nazuki sent a cute smiling face.
Seeing Asano Nazuki seemed to have forgiven him, Shirakawa Sawahei put his phone back in his pocket.
Hmm, she seems quite easy to pacify.
Asano Nazuki waited for a minute.
Two minutes…
Five minutes…
???
"Don't you have anything to say, Shirakawa?" Asano Nazuki couldn't help but ask.
After a while, Shirakawa Sawahei replied: "Nope."
Asano Nazuki was so angry that she smashed another phone.
Don't stop me, I'm going to kill that pretty boy! No one can talk me out of it!
...
Ise Yu Yuzhijin saw Shirakawa Sawahei texting someone on the train and couldn't help but curiously ask: "Shirakawa, who are you chatting with?"
"Asano."
"Eh? Shirakawa, you got Asano's Line number too… how come, I thought I could have Asano all by myself for a few more days…"
What is this weird sense of possessiveness, Shirakawa Sawahei wondered: "Do you like girls?"
Cute little Ise Yu paused awkwardly, then gingerly said: "Shirakawa… just because I don't accept your affection doesn't mean I'm into girls…"
"I do like normal boys after all…"
Shirakawa Sawahei fell silent for a moment and looked away.
A girl this abnormal claiming to like normal boys, there must be something wrong with this world.
Huh? Wait, when did I ever express any feelings?
After being delayed by after-school tutoring, Shirakawa Sawahei chose to grab dinner at a ramen shop to save an extra trip. Ise Yu Yuzhijin first called home, found that her dad and mom were not around, and decided to join Shirakawa Sawahei for a meal.
In the ramen shop, Ise Yu Yuzhijin suddenly remarked that studying at the school library seemed inefficient, and the learning atmosphere wasn't strong. She recalled a place very suitable for study activities and quite safe.
Shirakawa Sawahei responded with a few perfunctory words; anyway, she was paying, so it didn't matter where they studied.
"In a few days, I'll take you there, Shirakawa. Super fun, every time I go, I get lost in the sea of knowledge and can't extricate myself."
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at her.
The thing that keeps you hooked is probably not anything serious.
Besides the usual study time in the evening, Shirakawa Sawahei borrowed some books from the library on acting techniques.
Books like "The Actor's Self-cultivation" and "Six Essays on Acting" were helpful for Sharpening Shirakawa Sawahei's skills. When skill levels are low, reading often provides more experience than training.
He wasn't intending to pursue a career in acting, just found Tachibana Tomoku's skill interesting and saw possible future uses. Since he had time now, more knowledge wouldn't hurt.
Hmm, could also find books on piano sometime to enhance music literacy.
...
The next day, Akihisa High School, class C1.
Ishida Koji arrived at the classroom early.
As a delinquent, being late or ducking out is typical. Arriving on time is a disgrace, a shame to all delinquents nationwide.
Yet, for his woman Ai Bang, he had to bear this shame.
Just last night, two of the gang's underlings caught a culprit while staking out at the lockers. This was a real shock to him.
Even those two losers did better than me. How can I still stand beside Ai Bang and accompany him to the throne of the strongest delinquent?
Ridiculous! I must perform well and show Ai Bang that only I, Ishida Koji, can be the man he relies on!
We're destined partners!
It seemed the Goddess of Fortune shined on Ishida Koji today. Not long after he was pretending to sleep at his desk, a girl sneaked in, inching towards Tachibana Tomoku's desk.
Ishida Koji perked up, instantly alert.
Golden opportunity, truly a golden opportunity!
Just as the girl's hand reached for Tachibana Tomoku's desk, he sprang up, shouting, "Don't move!"
The girl was so scared she raised her hands.
The few others in class looked over confused.
She didn't know why this delinquent suddenly burst out angrily, timidly asked, "Wh-what's wrong…"
"You have the nerve to ask what's wrong!"
"What's that in your hand?!"
"Tell me, what is it!!?"
The poor girl, frightened out of her wits, didn't know why this fierce delinquent was suddenly saying such things.
"N-nothing…"
"You're still arguing! The glue in my desk yesterday, you poured it, didn't you?!?!"
"I-I didn't…" the girl cried out innocently.
Seeing the situation clearly, those around realized she had crossed a delinquent, a bold move.
"Asshole! I hate people pulling such petty tricks behind the scenes! Daring to mess with me, are you courting death?!"
"I really didn't…" the girl almost burst into tears. She was only carrying out someone else's orders, trying to do something disgusting to Tachibana Tomoku. Who would mess with a delinquent for no reason?
Even the teachers turned a blind eye to that bunch, right!
"Bastard! Parasitic worm of society! Don't you have any shred of human dignity?!" Ishida Koji continued to roar, carrying the shameless lie to an extreme, his voice so loud it seemed about to pierce through eardrums.
For a tough manly man, this volume was just a piece of cake. In a real man's conflict, he could roar even louder.