Chapter 379: Chapter 376: Lady Tsukimi Wants Double Standards
"So, that’s why my lips are swollen."
In the Calligraphy Club’s activity room, Shirakawa Sawahei made his case about eating hot pot and then fell silent, quietly awaiting the judgment of the crybaby.
Tsukimi Sakurazawa let out a cold laugh and retorted, "You’re saying you just had a takeaway hot pot, and because it was too spicy and too hot... that’s why your lips are swollen??"
"That’s right."
"Do you really believe that yourself!!" The crybaby shouted angrily, "Eating takeaway hot pot and ending up like this, Shirakawa, do you really think we’re fools!"
"Huh? Sakurazawa... When it comes to that, I think it’s possible. I’ve been burned eating hot pot with Shirakawa before... When I got home, my mom even suspected I had a boyfriend... so I think his defense is quite logical..."
The drifting girl spoke in a knowing tone, standing up for Shirakawa Sawahei, while little To seemed to have no doubt about Shirakawa’s explanation. The crybaby, seeing herself abandoned by everyone, grew even more furious.
"What about Konatsuori? Why isn’t Konatsuori on my side?"
"Report, Chief, Kaori said she’s taking a leave..."
Shirakawa Sawahei smirked to himself at her supposed leave. Leave? More like guilt!
The little girl wants to kiss and run? Hmph! You can run, but you can’t hide!
"Anyway! Shirakawa, you can fool others, but not me! Tell me! Who did you kiss!"
"Kiss???? Shirakawa kissed someone else?" The drifting girl exclaimed in shock, "No way, Sakurazawa, where did you get that idea."
"Intuition... I’ve been around Shirakawa for so long... I have that level of observation! He was clearly feeling guilty!"
"I didn’t."
"See! He denied it! Normally, he wouldn’t waste time denying it! Instead, he’d just shut us up with something solid!"
"Wow... such keen observation... does this mean that Sakurazawa can tell what position Shirakawa wants with a single tap?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa: "..."
Don’t apply your past manga settings to reality! You jerk!
"Well... although it sounds a bit strange, that’s pretty much the gist." The old-timer crybaby waved it off, seemingly unconcerned with the drifting girl’s strange analogy.
"Shirakawa! Just confess! Is it Hayakawa Kashi!"
"..."
When it came to this most threatening potential rival, the drifting girl stopped her playful antics and stood by Tsukimi Sakurazawa’s side.
"Shirakawa... you didn’t actually kiss Hayakawa, did you..."
"I can deny that, totally didn’t happen."
"Really didn’t?"
"Really didn’t."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa looked at Shirakawa Sawahei suspiciously and finally withdrew her gaze after a long stare.
"Hmm... seems like he’s not lying..."
"Really? Is Sakurazawa human lie detector for Shirakawa?"
The crybaby ignored the drifting girl’s curious question for the moment, instead, something else seemed to cross her mind.
"Then... what about an indirect kiss?"
The drifting girl recalled the sugar-free Coke incident, froze for a second, and then shrank back sheepishly...
Shirakawa Sawahei also seemed to remember something, hesitated for a second...
I definitely never kissed the Evil Little Arrogant... but I did kiss Asano Nazuki... and the little loli had kissed Miss Kaori before...
Thinking about it this way... could it be that I’ve indirectly kissed Hayakawa Kashi?
"You’re feeling guilty again!" The crybaby shouted furiously, "An indirect kiss! Unforgivable! Shirakawa, do you think you can justify this to the beautiful girls of our Calligraphy Club!"
"What does it matter to you guys if I kissed Hayakawa Kashi or not?"
"How does it not matter! You’re ignoring our beauty by skipping us top-tier beauties and going for someone far away!"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
I’ve never heard such a weird request in my life...
"Anyway... this isn’t something that happened with Hayakawa Kashi... so stop guessing." Shirakawa Sawahei said as he adeptly changed the subject.
"What are you guys choosing between humanities and sciences?"
The drifting girl and the crybaby shot Shirakawa Sawahei a strange look, leaving him somewhat puzzled.
"What’s with these looks?"
"Shirakawa... don’t you know? At this point in time, directly asking the opposite gender what subjects they’re choosing is pretty much like confessing!"
"What kind of theory is that?" Shirakawa Sawahei was bewildered, "I’m just asking what subjects you want to choose."
"Tch, someone who totally doesn’t get the vibe..." The crybaby muttered, then said, "So... Shirakawa, what are you choosing?"
"Sciences."
"What a coincidence! I’m choosing sciences too! What about Orikin?"
"Eh? Sciences? Then I’ll choose sciences too..."
The cute little Ise Yu was conflicted for a moment but ultimately chose love between love and laziness—as it was all due to being in the same class as Shirakawa that she had so many opportunities to interact with him. If she missed her chance at love because of different classes, she’d regret it forever!
"I’m choosing sciences too."
"Ah~ that means our Calligraphy Club is basically all choosing sciences, I wonder what Konatsuori will pick..."
"If only we could all be in the same class... that’d be so much fun!"
"That’d be great... I want to join the Calligraphy Club next semester... Sakurazawa, can I?"
"Of course." Tsukimi Sakurazawa patted her chest passionately, "With Orikin added, our Calligraphy Club’s charm will be unrivaled..."
"Plus, our class will definitely crush others with our looks! Even the school flower Hayakawa Kashi won’t be able to compete with the four of us!"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Tsukimi sounds like she’s setting up a flag...
After some future musings, Tsukimi Sakurazawa turned her attention to reality.
"Hey... Shirakawa, do you think Aunt Higashino will come to the three-party meeting~"
"..."
"Why are you asking about your aunt?" Shirakawa Sawahei looked at her oddly, "What do you want to do this time?"
"Are you still in touch with her?"
"So mean! Why are you so distant, Shirakawa? I’m just concerned about Aunt! Is she coming?"
"No."
"Eh? For the three-party meeting, you’re not calling your aunt?"
"No... what about you? Are you not calling your mother over?"
At the mention of Tsukimi Yamadori, the crybaby’s weak spot seemed to be hit. Her face stiffened, and she whispered, "C-Come of course... why are you asking about my mother! What are you planning?"
"Are you still in contact with her???"