"Miyako-san? Why are you—"
Before Ayanokoji could finish speaking, Amane quickly slipped into his room.
"Oops, we almost got caught, huh? What were you just about to say?"
Amane blinked.
She vaguely remembered Ayanokoji seemed to be about to say something to her just now.
"..."
Ayanokoji silently closed the door.
Then he went to the kitchen.
"Miyako-san, would you like something to drink?"
"A glass of milk, please."
"I only have barley tea here."
"Eh? Then... water is fine."
"You're really not picky, are you?"
Ayanokoji walked over with the hot water kettle and poured Amane a glass of water.
From how quickly the steam occupied the inner wall of the glass, it was clear that the water was quite hot.
And since the hot water kettle had no insulation, Ayanokoji had most likely just been boiling water.
"What made you think of coming here today? I thought Miyako-san would be more interested in girls' rooms."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's sharp tongue was not to be underestimated.
Amane picked up the glass and her gaze wandered around the room.
"It's quite normal to occasionally get tired of delicacies and try some coarse grains for a change, isn't it?"
Amane took a sip of water.
From Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's perspective, Amane's every movement, compared to her lively demeanor in class, possessed an added elegance and composure befitting a young lady.
Even when just drinking water, her unhurried manner was as if she were savoring coffee or some other uniquely flavored beverage.
"Is Miyako-san planning to take my virginity?"
Pfft.
Amane spat out a mouthful of hot water.
"Cough cough cough, Ayanokoji!!!!! What kind of nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly be interested in you in that way! My heart belongs to Suzune, wholeheartedly... I'm loyal, you have no chance."
Amane originally wanted to say wholeheartedly, but halfway through, she suddenly thought of something and changed to a more cautious way of speaking.
"What a shame, I thought I was finally going to have some romantic luck today."
Ayanokoji said regrettably, but his expression didn't change at all.
This made him seem a bit strange.
"Romantic luck? It seems hard to associate you with that word, right? Speaking of which, you're not bad-looking. I originally thought I'd see girls without clothes when I came to your dorm or something."
Amane said casually, bringing up a slightly suggestive topic.
"How could that kind of thing happen? Frankly, I can't even imagine what a girl without clothes would look like."
Ayanokoji's response was a bit stiff, but he was still able to have a normal social conversation.
"Eh? I thought boys were good at imagining this kind of thing... It's okay if you can't imagine what a girl looks like, but can you remember what Tsukishiro Changcheng looks like?"
As soon as Tsukishiro was mentioned, Ayanokoji's eyes sharpened.
"You've met him?"
Ayanokoji's voice didn't have any fluctuations, but intuition told Amane that he was nervous.
Indeed.
Ayanokoji knew that Tsukishiro's purpose in coming to the school was to take him away.
"He wants Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to drop out of school."
Amane directly stated Tsukishiro's intentions.
Ayanokoji was about to say something when he saw Amane's half-smiling expression.
He knew that Amane had set a trap for him.
Once he answered rashly, he might fall into Amane's trap.
"This is really an unexpected disaster for me, so what was the final result?"
No matter what happened.
Tsukishiro must have ended in failure.
Otherwise, with Tsukishiro's position and strength, he would have done everything possible to make Ayanokoji Kiyotaka drop out of school.
The fact that Ayanokoji was still safe and sound now showed something.
"I easily made that guy run back crying."
Ayanokoji was first a little surprised, then sincerely happy, and then returned to calm.
It was hard to imagine these emotional changes appearing on a person's expressionless face.
"If he leaves, he will definitely not let it go. Next, he may bring a guy who will give everyone a headache..."
Ayanokoji looked out the window at the scenery in the distance.
"Isn't it Ayanokouji Atsuomi? Why are you making it sound so mysterious?"
Seeing Amane blurt out that man's name, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, he was planning to find some way to prevent his father from interfering with his rare campus life here.
Seeing Amane's confident look, he knew that Amane had a way to help him, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly visited him, but it might require him to pay a certain price.
"Do you know that man?"
Even without saying his name, Amane knew that this was Ayanokoji's test.
Testing Amane's attitude towards Ayanokouji Atsuomi.
"Of course I know him. Ayanokouji Atsuomi, that bastard, is the culprit who made my childhood terrible. I will never let him go no matter what... Now that we've gotten straight to the point, I hope Ayanokoji-kun can answer a question for me. Do you want to be taken back by him?"
As soon as Amane asked the question, she saw Ayanokoji Kiyotaka quickly shake his head.
"I like this place very much. Here, I can enjoy the campus life that I have never experienced before. I have no intention of dropping out of school at all, but that guy has a lot of power outside, and he is not on the same level as Tsukishiro at all. Miyako-san, are you really ready?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's worries were not unnecessary.
If it was just Tsukishiro, there would be many ways to deal with him. Although he symbolized a certain will of Ayanokouji Atsuomi, he was not the person himself after all, so some people with family backgrounds could easily deal with Tsukishiro.
But if you mistakenly thought that Tsukishiro was nothing more than that, then you would be very wrong. As Ayanokouji Atsuomi's shadow, that guy would not have a fair duel with you.
"Of course, if there is anyone in this school who can stop your father, it is probably me. Otherwise, do you think my Miyako surname is just for show? Of course, I can't help you for nothing. We can make a deal."
Amane showed a triumphant smile.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka didn't react. He knew that the price of freedom was high. There was no free lunch in the world. If you wanted to be free, you had to pay some price.
He was no match for Ayanokouji Atsuomi now.
If the other party used pressure on the school's higher-ups to make Ayanokoji Kiyotaka drop out of school, he would have no choice but to follow that guy obediently.
Therefore, without knowing what Chairman Sakayanagi could do for him.
He could only choose to bet on Amane.
"Tell me about your deal. I don't think I have any special value."
Whether it was academic ability or physical ability, from Ayanokoji's existing stats, Ayanokoji could be classified as a worthless student.
Faced with such a student, everyone would want to choose to give up.
But only Amane knew that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was not as simple as he seemed.
"The deal is very simple. I will help you block all external threats from Ayanokouji Atsuomi, so that you can enjoy campus life here. In return... I hope you can take action and work hard with the class to aim for Class A."
Amane's conditions sounded familiar to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"Chabashira-sensei has also said similar things to me..."
It seemed that Chabashira-sensei had already started tricking this unlucky guy.
"Whose guarantee is more credible, Chabashira-sensei's or mine? I believe Ayanokoji-kun already has the answer, right?"
Amane had absolute confidence in her promise. If even she couldn't stop Ayanokouji Atsuomi, then no one else could.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka pondered for a moment.
Finally, he chose to believe Amane.
"Deal."
"Now that the deal has been reached, I happen to have some small things I want to trouble Ayanokoji-kun with..."
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