The alley, which had been noisy for more than ten minutes, finally became quiet again.
Wu Yi waited for a while, then kicked the wall behind him with his heel and looked towards the back corner of the alley.
"Okay, you can come out now, everyone has left."
About two or three seconds after the voice was heard, a familiar blush quietly peeked out from behind the wall, and the little face under the plain mirror that was used to hide the real appearance was quite nervous.
"No...Are you okay? I seemed to hear someone yelling very loudly outside..."
"It's okay. It's just a brief pain while the bone is being fixed. It will be completely healed in about a week."
Wu Yi shrugged to indicate that it was not a big problem.
"Okay, let's go back. I think that guy won't show up in school again from now on."
"Really? That's good..."
The girl heaved a long sigh of relief upon hearing this, as if she had regained her peace of mind.
But there is no way to know which one she felt relieved about, probably... it was both.
After all, he is a kind child.
"By the way, classmate Wu Yi, please wait for me for a moment."
Calling out to Wu Yi who was about to turn around and walk towards the alley entrance, Sakura Airi raised her arms and stretched her hands behind her head.
She slowly took off the headband that bound her ponytail, let her long hair casually drape behind her, took off her glasses and put them away, then clasped her hands in front of her, walked cautiously step by step to the former, raised her face a little nervously and shyly.
This is her image as the graphic idol Shizukutoki.
"How does it look...?"
"It looks like it came from the Nakano family."
Wu Yi answered without hesitation.
Eh?
The girl was stunned by the completely unexpected answer.
Naka... Nakano? What is that?
"It's just nonsense, don't mind it, I mean it's pretty."
Wu Yi thought about it seriously and added another sentence.
"This look suits you very well."
"Thank you, thank you..."
The girl whispered her thanks.
So the two of them continued to follow the original route to the dormitory building. On the way, Sakura Airi took the initiative to raise her doubts.
"Speaking of which, classmate Wu Yi, how did you know that person would follow me at that time?"
"Guess."
Wu Yi blurted out, and after a pause, perhaps feeling that it was a bit embarrassing to say so, he explained.
"Well, it's not all guesswork. I had a brief chat with him yesterday and found that he was already a fanatic. He would definitely not accept being rejected like this, and he would definitely take action later."
"On the other hand, Sakura, although you arrive at the classroom at about the same time as others every day, you have never come with others, and I have never heard anyone say that you are seen walking alone on the road. Putting aside the fact that you are an Akarin, I guess it is likely that you choose a road that almost no one takes every day when going to and from school."
"So combining the above two points means that in the near future, there may be perverts following lone girls on remote roads with few people."
"In the morning, all the shops in the shopping mall open for business and clean up. If one shop doesn't even open its door, it will definitely attract attention. But it's different in the afternoon. Moreover, today is a weekday, so there are not so many students going to the shopping mall. Leaving the lights on and hanging a 'temporarily out' sign on the door won't lead to direct reports."
After saying such a long string of things, Wu Yi finally made the final decision.
"To sum up, I was worried when I saw you leave the classroom alone this afternoon, so I followed you to check on you. I didn't expect that my expectation would actually come true."
“So, that’s how it is…”
In fact, they were just some very simple inferences, but they still made the girl's cheeks slightly flushed with excitement, and there seemed to be little stars twinkling in her ice-blue eyes.
So, Wu Yi and I really have similar feelings...
"Ah, the horse washing tower."
Wu Yi seemed to have thought of something important. He suddenly stopped walking and slapped his forehead.
"It's broken, it's broken, it's broken."
"……What's wrong?"
Sakura Airi had no idea what was going on.
Wu Yi held his forehead with one hand.
"I suddenly remembered that I didn't leave a phone number on the warranty card yesterday in order to catch that guy's handwriting. Now that guy is about to be arrested, let alone work, which means that even if the camera is repaired, no one will be able to notify me... Forget it, the worst that can happen is that I have to make two more trips."
"Eh? It's okay, I can handle this kind of thing myself when the time comes..." Sakura Airi habitually didn't want to trouble others.
"No, you can't."
Wu Yi shook his head.
"My name is on the warranty card. It's useless even if you go there."
"That……"
Sakura Airi hesitated for a moment, and then said something that even she couldn't believe.
"Let's go together then!"
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Suddenly I realized that the number of manuscripts I have saved is exactly one chapter more than the multiple of three, so I might as well just write four today.
Volume 74: Chapter But I Reject
"I see. Let's go together when I get the camera."
Wu Yi agreed to the girl's request, and the two returned to the dormitory building not long after.
By this time, those who should have returned to the dormitory had basically already returned, and those who wanted to participate in club activities didn't have time to hang around outside, so no one noticed this novel combination along the way.
Taking the elevator to the fourth floor, Wu Yi stepped out, turned around and waved to Sakura Airi who was still in the elevator behind him.
"Then I'll go first."
"Uh-huh……"
The girl also waved back with a hint of shyness.
If this scene were put in a romance movie, it would probably get a close-up shot of nearly half a minute.
But the reality is the reality. Although today's elevators are smart enough to detect if a foreign object is caught and immediately cancel the door closing and open it, they still cannot detect the concentration of the sour smell of love in the air to decide whether to delay closing the door.
It may have been only three or four seconds, and with another crisp ding, the elevator door slowly closed towards the middle after detecting that no one had entered or exited during the interval.
During this time, Sakura Airi kept waving her hand, until the elevator door was completely closed and her figure disappeared from sight, then she slowly put down her hand.
Then... he clenched his fists and jumped a little on the spot with excitement.
The elevator vibrated slightly.
On the other side, Wu Yi, who had just walked into the elevator lobby on the fourth floor, suddenly stopped.
A familiar figure was waiting for him in front.
"It seems you are really popular."
Chabashira Sae, who was leaning against the wall, opened his eyes with a smile on his face.
Between her fingers was a lady's cigarette that had been lit not long ago. The white smoke that had been floating straight up was fluctuating due to the airflow caused by her talking.
"Do you have any other plans next? If you have time, let's chat?"
"Well, is this considered special care from the head teacher?" Wu Yi tilted his head and looked at her.
"Of course... not."
Chabashira Sae picked up the cigarette, took a deep puff, and then exhaled slowly.
"If I had to say it, it should be regarded as a request from a poor fellow who is extremely eager to be admitted to Class A but cannot."
"……oh?"
Wu Yi showed a slightly interested expression.
The scene changes to a familiar coffee shop.
Maybe they were afraid that customers would get bored of listening to the same music every day. Yesterday when I came, they were playing soothing light music, but today they changed it to elegant piano music.
In the upper-class atmosphere, the female teacher picked up the coffee in front of her and took a sip.
"How is it going? Are you getting along with them smoothly?"
"grass……"
When Wu Yi heard this, he was concentrating on a small bamboo basket of toasted butter bread in front of him.
He stopped munching on his bread and butter and looked up, a puzzled look on his face.
"To be honest, Chabashira-sensei, what you said is just like an aunt who is a homeroom teacher at a prestigious school. After being begged by her sisters, she is forced to put her distant nephew into her class for the sake of their past relationship. Although she may have never met the nephew since childhood and is not familiar with him at all, she still has to force herself to show her concern in private from time to time."
"...Don't talk nonsense. I don't have a nephew as old as you."
Chabashi Sae almost couldn't help rolling his eyes at this strange yet inexplicably fitting metaphor.
Apart from anything else, is she that old?
"You know what I'm talking about. You left Yukinoshita's group and set up your own business. I'm not interested in what happened between you and Yukinoshita, but what I want to know is what plans you have for your small team."
"Self-employed? Small team?"
Wu Yi sneered.
"No, no, no, I think you've been mistaken about one thing. I never said I wanted to form my own team. And Chabashira-sensei... you didn't think that Kouenji would join me after the incident with Sudo last time, did you?"
"Isn't it?" Chabashira Sae asked without hesitation.
"Definitely not."
Wu Yi answered her even faster.
"Although there may be a slight difference from the actual situation, in theory, he is indeed the same as me. Especially as the one who will inherit the Koenji Zaibatsu in the future, how could he easily be willing to be inferior to others?"
"So what is your relationship now?" The female teacher frowned slightly.
"If I really have to say, I think we are more like temporary partners." Wu Yi shrugged. "For example, if I think something is interesting and I am ready to do it, and he also thinks it is interesting, then he will express his desire to join us, and then I will agree if I think it is okay, that's all."
"So this interesting thing includes promotion to Class A?" Chabashira Sae took another sip of coffee.
"I think it is not included."
Wu Yi said lightly.
"Teacher, I think you haven't forgotten the deal that Kouenji wanted to make with me in the student council meeting room. Although I didn't agree to it at that time, it doesn't mean that others won't agree to it either."
"So he can use the same method to buy points from other graduating students, easily save up 20 million and transfer to Class A before graduation."
"……really."
Chabashira Sae felt somewhat helpless.
Although this method sounds ridiculous, it is indeed a way to get into Class A.
A method reserved for the super rich.
Moreover, she had to admit that for someone like Kouenji, being admitted to Class A was almost unattractive and was just a bonus at best.
After all, regardless of whether he graduates from Class A or not, this guy will eventually become the next boss of the Koenji Zaibatsu.
Even if others successfully graduate from Class A, they can only work for others.
This is what is called class stratification, which even the omnipotent Holy Grail cannot solve.
"But I anticipated this, so I made two preparations..."
Chabashira Sae reached into his suit jacket, which was bulging across his chest, and pulled out a folded piece of printed paper that still had a hint of body temperature and fragrance.
Wu Yi reached out to take it, spread out the paper, and saw some names written on it, followed by an evaluation of the owners of these names.
He whispered it.
