In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 96. Control

"Um, due to health reasons, I will be temporarily taking over the classes that Ms. Shoko is in charge of this week and next week."

At the start of the first class, a man wearing glasses and with a shiny head appeared in the classroom.

After placing his lecture notes on the podium, he read out this surprising fact.

Exclamations of surprise echoed throughout the classroom.

In everyone's impression, Ms. Shoko is the kind of teacher who would drag herself to class even if she had a fever, and she rarely asked for leave.

With final exams approaching, it's a time that should be given high priority. Taking a week off during such an important period is bound to cause a lot of discussion.

The discussion continued until the end of the midday class.

Xun didn't pay attention to the Chinese language class at all in the morning. As soon as get out of class ended, he slumped onto his desk and sighed as if all his strength had been taken away.

The commotion caught the attention of the young lady beside him.

"Hoshino-kun, you look strange. Were you too tired last night?"

It was something that sounded perfectly normal, but when it came from Mizukami's mouth, Kaoru keenly sensed another layer of meaning in her words.

"Ah... I regret it so much..."

Even though I know perfectly well that my relationship with Ms. Shoko is that of teacher and student, crossing that line without permission... could very well lead to the end of this relationship.

These are risks that should be taken into account; these aspects should be considered when making that step.

Xun frantically scratched her hair, making groaning noises.

"What's wrong? Did Hoshino-kun finally lose control of his 'thing' and take advantage of his poor little sister? Is that why he looks so regretful?"

How could anyone do that!

Kaoru rolled up her textbook and tapped the young lady on the head, oblivious to the occasion.

"Hoshino-kun, you're too violent. I should really hate you."

Mizukami, who was covering his head, glared at her angrily, but his tone was surprisingly cute.

"In that case, I'll enjoy the bento all by myself."

"No... Fine, I've made up my mind, Hoshino-kun, I forgive you."

The young lady forgives people far too quickly.

As Hoshino Kaoru opened the bento box Rin had made, she heard the sound of a chair being moved beside her.

He instinctively thought it was the young lady, but when he looked up, he realized it was someone else.

"Ah... Kobayashi?"

It was Kobayashi, whose expression showed slight dissatisfaction.

She opened her bento box without a second thought, then stuck her chopsticks into it. The meatballs filled her mouth completely, and she couldn't even speak.

After swallowing the meatball, she let out a hum and raised her face to glance at the bewildered young lady in front of her.

"What are you looking at? What do you want?"

The cheek on the water twitched slightly.

The feeling of having her food taken away... and Kobayashi's defiant gaze made her, who rarely acted on impulse, furrow her brows.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Kobayashi continued to exchange fried pork cutlets for meatballs from Kaoru's bento box.

In the blink of an eye, only one was left, but she still had no intention of stopping.

The young lady standing behind her finally couldn't hold back any longer and reached out her right hand to her shoulder.

"that......"

"I won't give it to you."

Kobayashi kept picking up meatballs from the bento box, stuffing them into his mouth, chewing them vigorously, and then swallowing them.

Just as she was about to make her move on the last meatball.

"That's enough, Kobayashi. You've eaten enough."

He used chopsticks to block her attack in mid-air.

"None of your business."

Ignoring her protests, Kobayashi continued to reach for the meatballs with his chopsticks.

Finally, he swallowed the last meatball while it was still on the water.

"Ah, thank you for the treat! Lunch was delicious, Hoshino-kun~"

As she stood up to leave, Kobayashi deliberately bumped into Mizukami's shoulder, knocking the chopsticks from the slender young lady's hand.

"Hoshino-kun, why were you indifferent to Kobayashi-kun from the very beginning?"

"If you just want to see Kobayashi and me argue about this, isn't that a bit too malicious?"

The shoulder on the water tilts to the right, and a smile is on his face... but the sensation it evokes is quite dangerous.

Although it was only for a moment, a dangerous reaction, the kind only a young lady would have, appeared on her face.

"No...that's not how it is!"

My ideas were all guessed!

Kaoru stood up in alarm, but... lying to the young lady was obviously pointless.

"Hoshino-kun is really good at lying, and... isn't her perverse sense of humor a little too much?"

The young lady moved closer.

She gently straightened his collar, then his tie.

This should have been a heartwarming moment... but driven by her physical instincts, Kaoru had already developed a strong urge to escape due to panic.

The young lady's revenge will be absolutely brutal!

"Say something, Hoshino-kun."

Mizukami tightened the tie around Kaoru's neck, and the feeling of suffocation forced him to lean his upper body towards the other person.

The distance between their lips was shortened to twenty centimeters at that moment.

The young lady's face was clearly reflected in her pupils.

"Mizukami-kun... As far as I know, there's only one thing that can happen at this distance."

"If you want to kiss... I'm fine with that, but... aren't there too many people around?"

"Poor and pathetic Hoshino-san, she has absolutely no intention of reflecting on her actions."

She spoke in a sweet voice from the water.

"Be my servant, and I will reluctantly forgive you for everything that just happened."

We will never bow down to evil forces!

"If you refuse, I'll let Hoshino-kun experience a seven-day desert trip."

That's so mean!

Kaoru was thinking of another way. The young lady wouldn't lie; everything she said was absolutely true.

She said she would do that, and she definitely would.

"This week...this week won't work, and next week won't work either."

Xun waved her hands. She saw the young lady's face turn gloomy in an instant.

"However... summer vacation is fine. I'll be Mizukami-kun's servant for a month during summer vacation!"

He mentioned conditions, and Shui Shang has never liked people haggling when talking to him.

However, this level is... perfectly acceptable.

Moreover, she couldn't detect any lies in Kaoru's words.

She prefers a willing approach, while achieving her goals through coercion... While this is convenient, it often leads to a lack of satisfaction, and reaching her destination in this way is utterly devoid of enjoyment.

She didn't want to do this, but when it came to dealing with Hoshino-kun... this was the only way.

Even if there's no fun involved, as long as the goal is achieved, that's enough.

She felt that the changes she had undergone were strange, completely different from the principles she had followed before.

"It's all because of you that I've become like this."

Mizukami stared at his face with an inscrutable expression.

"Hoshino-kun, be prepared."