At the Shinomiya Residence.
Inside Hayasaka Ai's room.
Kaguya Shinomiya began typing with her two-finger method.
She'd used a flip phone before—so her typing speed was ridiculously slow after switching to a smartphone.
"Hayasaka—are you sure if I say this, he will believe me? He's so suspicious. He will definitely feel something is wrong." Kaguya said worriedly.
Put herself in his shoes.
If she won, she would definitely mock him greatly—so why would she consider the other person's feelings?
This is like the protagonist of some manga.
When he was a child, his parents were killed by a bad person—but at the end of the story, the male protagonist chooses to let go, feeling: "Ah, this person had his reasons for killing my parents—and my parents are already dead—so I can't let him die too—after all, he didn't do it on purpose."
It's pretty much that feeling.
Kaguya Shinomiya didn't think the other party was a fool.
"What you said is indeed very reasonable." Hayasaka Ai pondered.
Given Sakura-chan's personality—he definitely wouldn't believe it—and might even think Kaguya Shinomiya had laid another trap for him to fall into.
Sakurai was very suspicious—especially with such abnormal things—he would definitely notice!
"Hayasaka~" Kaguya whispered: "How about I concede? I'll just dance for him once—it's not that difficult…"
"No!!" Hayasaka Ai said firmly.
A man and a woman alone together—and the woman dances for the man—this doesn't look right no matter how you see it!
Especially since this man is her boyfriend!
'If I agree to this—wouldn't I be cuckolding myself?'
…Although in those dreams she'd been having recently—there was also a similar illusion of cuckolding herself.
"Why not?" Kaguya said, misplacing some characters as she typed.
She quickly deleted a few words—then typed again with her very cute two-finger method.
"If I concede and explain the reason to him—Sakurai-kun might give up on making me fulfill the bet—this possibility isn't—"
"No, Kaguya Shinomiya." Ai-chan felt she could give up on fantasy early and choose to fight.
For example—by being a sore loser.
"But Hayasaka—my brother said that members of the Shinomiya Family must adhere to the spirit of contracts—and I've always thought that was one of my strengths."
The brother she referred to was Yunying Shinomiya—who, like Kaguya, had received the Shinomiya Family's Spartan-style education.
Kaguya's adherence to the spirit of contracts was also influenced by him.
"Yunying-dono?" Hayasaka's mind recalled memories of him.
He was a man who liked to wear suits—with a sinister expression.
Yunying was the third son of the Shinomiya Family—and because he was born to a secondary wife, his faction had very little influence within the Shinomiya Family—making him the least likely to inherit, apart from Kaguya Shinomiya.
Kaguya was said to have inheritance rights—but it was basically impossible for her to become the family head because she was female.
The zaibatsu of the island nation would never allow a fragile woman to be the family head—just as the people would not easily elect a woman to be prime minister. Fujiwara Chika's dream might have to wait a long time to be realized.
"Aside from his poor character—he's still a competent older brother. He can even be called a 'good person' compared to my other two brothers." Kaguya Shinomiya even laughed at her own words.
There really weren't any good people in the Shinomiya Family.
Kaguya even considered herself a bad person.
Last year—and even in the first half of this year—she had been thinking in the Shinomiya Family's way—which was prioritizing self-interest.
'People don't help others without reason.' She originally thought so.
People who would do that were fools—mere insects.
But there seemed to be too many fools in the Student Council.
Shirogane Miyuki was the silliest one—followed by Sakurai Saki, who, she heard, even went to help the Kendo Club this time, just because of a request from Minister Kojima, without even any compensation.
Although Fujiwara Secretary often didn't understand common sense—she was unexpectedly warm—and Kaguya liked her very much.
Although Ishigami Accounting's grades were not good—he had been working hard recently. Kaguya knew about the junior high incident—which was why she cared so much about Ishigami, even helping him study before exams.
Even Iino Miko—who often dropped by the Student Council—that cute junior who wasn't a Student Council member—was a free-spirited and genuinely considerate good person—though her methods were somewhat inflexible.
"Kaguya Shinomiya—you've changed so much." Hayasaka Ai looked at her gentle expression, a smile also appearing on her face.
Since joining the Student Council—Kaguya Shinomiya had become more willful—but she had also become less cold and much softer.
Kaguya Shinomiya, who lived on the moon—had finally found her own sun and could receive warmth.
"I know—you think I'm being willful again." Kaguya Shinomiya understood her too well.
"…Not really." Hayasaka Ai said helplessly.
Well—a little bit.
Since she joined the Student Council—her own pressure had increased a lot.
"Kaguya Shinomiya—if you don't reply soon—he'll reply first."
"It's all your fault, Hayasaka—stop talking to me—let me think about how to type." Kaguya Shinomiya looked down.
"…There will be a read receipt when the message is read." Hayasaka Ai was afraid she didn't know.
"I understand that much. After downloading Line—I immediately searched for features that wouldn't embarrass me."
After all—she was completely new to smartphones—if she didn't learn about them—she might end up in another embarrassing situation like last time.
Kaguya was referring to the time when she discussed having children with the Student Council members.
"You are indeed very farsighted in this regard."
"Why do I feel like you've been subtly criticizing me lately, Hayasaka?" Kaguya Shinomiya frowned.
"I really haven't."
Hayasaka felt deeply wronged—this time, she was genuinely praising her.
But it seemed—
She had been subtly criticized by herself so much lately that she would automatically overthink things.
"Oh no—he sent a message."
"Let me see—'This time, you won the exam. I accept the bet—but cross-dressing and dancing is really not okay. How about you change it?'"
The words were plain—but Kaguya Shinomiya somehow saw Sakurai Saki's struggle in them.
That feeling of having fought with his pride for a long time before considering changing the bet.
"Isn't this great? He gave Kaguya Shinomiya an out."
"But if I just agree so easily—wouldn't it be too strange?" Kaguya asked.
"It's okay—if you agree, he might feel relieved—and as for whether he'll regret it later—he probably will." Hayasaka Ai was ruthlessly backstabbing Sakurai Saki to reduce contact between her boyfriend and Kaguya Shinomiya.
Is this a woman's possessiveness? How terrifying.
"Oh—then I'll just say that Hayasaka was pleading for him—so I'm letting him off." Kaguya Shinomiya said, speeding up her typing.
Hayasaka Ai's eyes widened—her face filled with shock.
Wait! Why drag me into this!
On the other end—Sakurai Saki sighed in relief as he looked at the message from Kaguya Shinomiya.
It was a good thing his girlfriend was her maid—otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape cross-dressing and dancing.
[Today's Outcome: Sakurai Saki's Loss!]
(Did not see Kaguya Shinomiya's defeat CG)
Patreon Rene_chan...kindly support