Damn it!
Why do I have to run errands for them?
The more Asano Toru walked along the path toward the west area, the angrier he got.
I’m a man! Show some presence, Asano Toru!
Whether it was Yaegaki Ruri or Amamiya Shizuru, they both ordered people around so willfully.
From this you could see just how high and mighty they usually were.
Truly something else. Do the girls in the big city normally have servants helping them?
Hm? Those two…
It seemed they really did.
No way! After I go back, I definitely have to ask them for a tip!
After briefly escaping the sea of bitterness, Asano Toru suddenly felt like he was back in form again.
As the only reliable male present, Asano Toru felt it was necessary to display his iron-blooded methods and let them understand just whose orders they ought to listen to.
Hmph hmph!
Yaegaki, go to the main teaching building and buy me a bottle of Pocari Sweat. Don’t ask why you have to run that far.
Amamiya, don’t sit idle either. Go to the drinking fountain in the southeast corner and fetch me a cup of water. Why do this? Because I feel like it!
Clang!
The drink bottle dropped from the vending machine, and the crisp sound interrupted Asano Toru’s fantasy.
He bent down, took the drink out, and fed a few more coins into the vending machine.
After all, he was pretty thirsty himself.
As for Komatsu Ayame?
I figure he would definitely buy his own share just like me, right?
In that case, there was no need to waste this money.
Today’s expenses had already seriously exceeded the budget.
Damn it! Why don’t vending machines print receipts? How am I supposed to get reimbursed by the company!
***
Because he still had to put the vertical banner back, by the time Asano Toru arrived, Komatsu Ayame had already returned one step ahead.
“Huh? What are you doing here?”
Asano Toru noticed that Komatsu Ayame seemed to be waiting for him on purpose and had not gone back to Yaegaki’s side.
“Of course I have important business to tell you.” Komatsu Ayame said.
Then he seemed to notice the extra bottle of drink in Asano Toru’s hand.
“Did you buy this for me? How thoughtful.”
“This isn’t for you.”
Asano Toru immediately sidestepped, dodging the hand Komatsu Ayame stretched over.
With that skill level, you still want to snatch my stuff?
“This is for myself. If you want to drink, go buy your own.”
Komatsu Ayame could only pull his hand back, crestfallen.
“Fine. I was originally going to give you some hints, but looking at it now, forget it.”
“What hints?” Asano Toru’s ears pricked up.
“Of course, the matter we discussed before, about helping you defeat Yaegaki Ruri together.”
……
First of all, we never discussed it and settled it.
But at this moment Amamiya Shizuru was not at his side.
If she didn’t want this intel, then let me take a look!
Asano Toru made a snap decision and held out the bottle of white-peach-flavored Mitsuya Soda he had bought for himself to Komatsu Ayame.
“This is the one I specially bought for you.” Asano Toru said words that went against his heart.
“Then… here.”
Komatsu Ayame took out a 100-yen coin and handed it to Asano Toru.
“No need, no need.” Asano Toru hurriedly waved his hands. “Since I specially bought it for you, how could I take your money?”
“This has to be given. I’m not a delinquent.”
Under Komatsu Ayame’s repeated insistence, Asano Toru very “reluctantly” tucked that coin into his own pocket.
“All right.” Asano Toru rubbed his hands with an expectant look. “So now can you say what the clue actually is?”
Komatsu Ayame looked left and right, and only after confirming there was no one around did he quietly lean in.
“Do you know? Actually, Yaegaki Ruri is a little afraid of Amamiya Shizuru.”
……
What does that mean?
Is this saying “Gin is actually a little afraid of Kogoro Mouri”?
Seeing Asano Toru’s face full of disbelief, Komatsu Ayame didn’t explain either.
He only smiled mysteriously.
“I hope you two can make good use of this point, okay~”
“Wait!” Asano Toru called him to a stop. “That’s the only line?”
Doesn’t that equal saying nothing at all?
“Ai, fine.” Komatsu Ayame sighed and added another sentence.
“If possible, you can go look at the school forum more often. It’s still pretty lively on there.”
After saying that, he waved at Asano Toru and walked toward Yaegaki’s side.
Why can’t you say it a little more clearly!
Everything has to be guessed by me. If I could guess it, why would I even ask you!
—————–
At this time, the exchange between Yaegaki Ruri and Amamiya Shizuru had clearly also reached its end.
When Asano Toru returned to the covered walkway, he happened to hear the sentence in which Yaegaki Ruri declared war on Amamiya Shizuru.
A duel? Asano Toru couldn’t hold it in on the spot.
So everything, all of it, originates from the two of you’s private grudges?
That’s way too funny.
Unfortunately Asano Toru didn’t carry a camera with him.
If this stretch were recorded and released, the other party might immediately be ruined.
So this is what Yaegaki Ruri is like over there with you people. With me she’s completely different, okay~ If you have the courage, tap the video and take a look.
Such a dark thought popped up in Asano Toru’s mind.
But I don’t really have the chance. Why doesn’t Komatsu Ayame do something like this?
Asano Toru thought of him.
After all, if you went by his words, doing this would be very dishonorable, but it would definitely be effective.
To a large extent, wouldn’t it even better match his goal?
Good heavens, what a dark thought.
What made me become like this?
That’s right, I must have been influenced by Amamiya Shizuru!
But he couldn’t restrain his curiosity, so Asano Toru still asked.
“How could I possibly do such an evil thing!”
Komatsu Ayame said with deep disgust.
“Asano-kun, you need to straighten out your thinking. I am a person who serves the light. I would never do something so dark!”
Hm?
When you said “I will assist us in defeating Yaegaki Ruri,” did you ever think that kind of thing was equally immoral?
Asano Toru roasted inwardly.
“Hmph hmph.” Komatsu Ayame continued talking to himself anyway.
“Anyway, even if I said it you definitely wouldn’t understand. Asano-kun, you are a complete typical ‘air player.’ The way I see it, you can’t even tell what the two tags ‘corruption’ and ‘gap’ actually mean.”
How dare you look down on me?
Don’t look at me like this. I have also watched The Student Council President and the After-School Student Council Room, That Which Was Imposed on the Public Morals Committee Member, and The Cute Kouhai at the Convenience Store!
***
Seeing that Yaegaki Ruri and Amamiya Shizuru were about done talking over there, Asano Toru felt it was about time.
It was time to come out and end this farce!
“So slow!”
The first thing Amamiya Shizuru said when she saw Asano Toru was a complaint.
How impressive. The first thing out of her mouth was the honest truth.
It was clearly different from other people, and nicely embodied what the new generation’s maverick style was supposed to be.
“Boyfriend-kun~”
On the other side, when Yaegaki Ruri saw Asano Toru, she crooked a finger, a shy blush rising on her cheeks.
“Can you walk me home together today?”
This is exactly the kind of question I was guarding against!
Asano Toru looked toward Komatsu Ayame with eyes full of hope.
He only hoped that the words said earlier would be useful, and that given the two of them had similar experiences, the other boy would step in and help a little.