Chapter 331: Chapter 329: Chihara’s Lack of Strategy, Hayakawa’s Scant Wisdom
The screen gradually lit up, suddenly showing a short video only a dozen seconds long. Everyone held their breath, quietly waiting for the video to play.
The figure of Shirakawa Sawahei appeared in the frame. Perhaps because his back was facing the camera, his expression was not visible. He slowly dribbled the ball in the center of the screen, with a girl in front of him, arms spread, nervously getting into a defensive stance.
The video played for a few seconds, the two adjusted their positions slightly, and then Demon King Shirakawa suddenly moved. The girl’s defensive posture hadn’t had time to retract when she was pulled into his arms while he shot the basket.
The hoop was hit accurately, the girl covered her face in the Demon King’s arms, and the video timely added pink special effects and BGM...
Quite a few members of the Holy Temple Group on the scene couldn’t help but reveal an envious look...
Whoa, so handsome... my girl heart is about to explode...
The girl on the stage lightly coughed, tapping the table seriously: "This girl in the video is the president of the Calligraphy Club, Tsukimi Sakurazawa... Many freshman colleagues may not have heard this name... But it’s okay, let’s continue to watch the next segment."
The curtain on stage briefly blacked out, then switched to another video. This time, in front of Demon King Shirakawa, stood the little angel they protected—Asano Nazuki.
In the screen, the little angel smiled like a blooming flower, with a trace of smug and satisfying smile at the corner of her lips, looking incredibly sweet. Seeing the little angel’s smile like this, the hearts of all the Holy Temple members melted, no longer caring about Shirakawa or not...
"So cute... can I screenshot this image of Lord Angel and set it as my wallpaper?"
"Lord Angel is indeed cute from all angles at 360 degrees... I really can’t tell when we can make her smile like this again..."
"It was Shirakawa! Demon King Shirakawa made Lord Angel smile so sweetly... What’s going on, what is this world coming to?"
"Captain, is there a high-definition version... no... a Blu-ray version!"
"Stop talking so much, let’s continue watching." The female captain said with heartbreak: "Keep watching..."
The video continued, the music tempo unchanged. Asano Nazuki also spread her hands to defend, but the difference was, when Shirakawa Sawahei was about to pick her up to shoot...
Perhaps due to a significant height difference, Shirakawa Sawahei had to lower his angle more than before to easily pick her up... and the consequence was his body inevitably tilted forward some, until he crashed headfirst into the little lolita’s forehead...
With a bang, the Black Hearted Lolita and Shirakawa Sawahei made a rocket headbutt on the spot, both stepping back, the little lolita sitting down bewildered.
Who am I? Where am I? What did the pretty boy do?
The unheld basketball also fell to the ground, coincidentally hitting the Black Hearted Lolita’s little head and bouncing away... The entire shot suddenly looked a bit bleak...
The Holy Temple members couldn’t help but fall silent.
"This is our little angel Asano, the main reason she couldn’t come to school today."
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"Everyone, don’t be quick to draw swords... According to reliable information, our little angel wasn’t seriously hurt, the basketball didn’t fall from a great height... The main thing is that her head got a bump from Demon King Shirakawa..."
On hearing this, the speed of drawing swords instead accelerated.
"Captain! Please order! Lord Angel was hurt all because we didn’t protect her well enough! Brothers and sisters! Who will come with me to kill Shirakawa this villain!"
"I will!"
"Count me in!"
"Add me!"
"Calm down first!" The female captain waved her hand on the stage: "Don’t panic! Panicking is useless! As far as I know, Demon King Shirakawa is now visiting and taking care of the little angel in her hospital ward as repentance..."
"Then we should definitely go! What if he strikes the weak and helpless Miss Kaori again?"
"Have you ever thought...where did these videos come from?" The female captain asked solemnly.
This question made all the Holy Temple members calm down. One girl pondered for a moment and asked: "Could it be Demon King Shirakawa deliberately released them?"
"The purpose is to...lure us in?"
The female captain slowly shook her head.
"Actually...this video evidence...was shot by the Kaori Guard Team..."
"What?"
"It’s them!"
"Impossible! Why were they able to capture them!"
"I know you’re shocked, because I was even more shocked when I first heard." The female captain said in a deep voice: "Perhaps, this time...the target we should deal with is not Shirakawa Sawahei!"
"But the organization that reaps the benefits without lifting a finger—the Kaori Guard Team!"
She slowly stood up, her eyes firm: "Fellow brothers and sisters, our Little Angel Holy Temple Team, as a burgeoning organization, has always valued harmony, never taking the initiative to clash with the veteran organization Kaori Guard Team, but unexpectedly...they’re so intolerant...Seeing our Holy Temple Team grow stronger...they’ve schemed with such a plan to kill with a borrowed sword!"
"Think about it, if we go all out against Demon King Shirakawa, who benefits the most? Of course, it’s their Guard Team! Once we’re in the fray, they wouldn’t face immense pressure, they can use us as cannon fodder...such wolfish ambitions...hiss..."
"However...hmhm..."
"Captain, why are you laughing?"
"Hmph... I laugh at Chihara for being tactless, and Hayakawa for being short-sighted! No matter how strong Shirakawa Sawahei is, he’s just one person, if I were planning, I’d surely not bet on this!"
"So! The priority task now is to deal with this Kaori Guard Team’s wolf-and-tiger devouring plot! Shirakawa Sawahei is just a red herring!"
"Captain’s insight! How do we tackle the Kaori Guard Team then?"
"It’s obviously this sports festival." The female captain said with high spirits: "I’ve heard they’ve invested a lot in this matter... What we have to do is not let them succeed!"
"Brothers and sisters! In this battle with the veteran organization, we must showcase our Holy Temple Team’s prestige, let them know what a surging wave truly is!"
"Charge!!"
Beneath the seemingly calm situation at Akihisa High School, undercurrents began to surge...
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On the other side, when Shirakawa Sawahei arrived at the hospital, he happened to run into Miss Kaori peeling apples for her sister.
"No! I won’t eat it! There’s something wrong with the apples you peeled!"
"Nothing’s wrong, I ate apples from here before."
"I just don’t want it! Why do you peel the apple without breaking the skin! Does peeling it in one circle give you a sense of accomplishment?"
"While my sense of accomplishment doesn’t need to come from small things like this, peeling an apple with an unbroken skin is indeed quite fun."
"Hayakawa Kashi! You’ve changed! You’ve turned into the shape of a pretty boy!!"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."