Chapter 315: Chapter 313: The 500-Year-Old Beauty
"Shirakawa, I suddenly have a great idea! It can help you make money!"
"What idea?"
"Come over here..."
"...."
"Come on over..." The girl who loved to slack off tugged at his school uniform and whispered a few words into his ear. After hearing them, Shirakawa Sawahei’s face darkened, and he lightly smacked Ise Yu on the head.
"What kind of harebrained idea is that! You’re banned from having dinner tonight."
"???"
"Shirakawa! I’m doing this for your own good, anyway! Being my assistant isn’t shameful!"
"No way, who knows what kind of weird things you’ll make me do."
"I won’t, at most, I’ll just have you help me finish some work I can’t complete on my own."
"Once I learn it, won’t you just have legitimate reasons to push all your work onto your assistant?"
"I definitely won’t push it all onto you!"
"What’s this about an assistant, Orikin, what are you two talking about..." The Clingy Creature asked suspiciously, "Why does it feel like you two are keeping secrets from us..."
"No, nothing like that! I’m discussing a business plan with Shirakawa."
"With your so-called business plan, I might as well set up a stall and start my own business."
"Huh? Shirakawa, are you planning on starting a business?" Tsukimi Sakurazawa exclaimed, "Then I want to invest!"
"What are you going to invest in?"
"I’ll invest with my face! Shirakawa, you can make good use of my image, who knows, my commercial value might skyrocket in the future~"
"Well, I’m afraid I won’t live to see that day."
"How mean! I’m sure it’ll happen sooner than you think!"
Just as Shirakawa Sawahei was about to make a snarky remark, he suddenly remembered what the Clingy Creature said about commercial value, and a memory flashed in his mind, Evil Little Arrogant had once teamed up with him to exploit the commercial value of a rich target...
Holy crap, am I really that short-sighted!
With a level 5 piano skill, am I actually working at a cafe??? I heard people in high society love listening to concerts, with my skills, just performing a few sessions as a guest for Slatter could probably equal several months’ salary at a cafe...
Thinking of this, Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but glance at the Black Hearted Lolita...
This girl... is currently considered Slatter’s student...
If it’s Nazuki, she can definitely make it happen, right?
[Wait for me.]
Shirakawa Sawahei found an opportunity and quietly sent a message to Asano Nazuki. Upon seeing the message, the Black Hearted Lolita was overjoyed and almost laughed out loud.
Pretty boy... finally got some sense!!!
He finally doesn’t want to work hard anymore!!!
I’m finally about to defeat the sly woman head-on!!!
No, I need to check how much money is left on my card... ask my grandpa for more! This time, I must capture that pretty boy!
"Shirakawa... stop playing with your phone! We haven’t finished our discussion yet... I can’t believe you don’t trust me! You might regret it in the future!"
"Then tell me, what kind of commercial value will you have?"
"Hmm..."
The Clingy Creature thought for a moment and exclaimed, "How about becoming a Calligraphy Beauty met once in five thousand years!"
"Does Neon’s history even go back five thousand years?"
"Then four thousand years!"
"That spot’s already taken."
"Then three thousand years! I can’t back down any further on this one..."
"That one’s taken too."
"Nanī! How unfair of those who came first... Oh well, I’ll just settle for being a Tea Ceremony Beauty seen every five hundred years."
Wow, is she becoming half a Hannai Hashimoto?
"Weren’t you talking about calligraphy just a moment ago?"
"Mastering both calligraphy and tea, it’s no big deal for a beauty like me..."
"Eh? Sakurazawa, you know tea ceremony too? It looks so cool..."
"It’s alright... honestly, learning tea ceremony can be quite bothersome. Remembering the steps was so hard in the beginning..." The Clingy Creature said with some frustration, "I spent a lot of time when I learned it..."
Shirakawa Sawahei wasn’t all that surprised by Tsukimi Sakurazawa’s sudden revelation of her tea ceremony skills. He had heard about it from Tsukimi Yamadori, who was actually the Clingy Creature’s mother. Plus, when Tsukimi got serious, her aura perfectly matched activities like calligraphy and tea ceremony, reminiscent of a classical beauty.
"I see those tea ceremony masters on TV always purify themselves before brewing... do you do that too, Sakurazawa?"
"For more formal occasions, probably... but I haven’t done it many times... it’s really more about cultivating the right mindset; purifying oneself is just a ritual to calm down..."
"That’s so impressive!! Sakurazawa, will I have a chance to drink the tea you brew in the future?"
"Of course! I’ll bring the tea set to the Shirakawa family and brew for you all... By the way, Shirakawa, do you still have the tea leaves my mother gave you?"
"I still have some."
"Great~ Look forward to my good news... Shirakawa... Shirakawa?"
Tsukimi Sakurazawa waved her small hand in front of Shirakawa Sawahei, questioning, "What are you thinking?"
Shirakawa Sawahei snapped back to reality, lightly looked at the Clingy Creature, and said, "Nothing much..."
"If there’s nothing much, why were you zoning out~" the girl mumbled, then started talking with everyone about the idea of winning the lottery to get rich. Shirakawa Sawahei watched her quietly, hardly registering a word.
Tea leaves... those precious tea leaves, ones even Asano Fūsei admired...
Coming from the Hayakawa family, wealthy enough to do whatever they wanted.
How could a seemingly ordinary Tsukimi family have such rare tea leaves and give them away as gifts?
Why was Tsukimi Yamadori so different from her daughter? Why did Tsukimi Sakurazawa get so nervous when talking about her mother?
At this moment, he suddenly realized he might have missed quite a few clues about Tsukimi...
Could it be... the one investigating me behind the scenes is actually the force behind Tsukimi?
Thinking about this, Shirakawa Sawahei’s expression relaxed a bit. If it really was from the Clingy Creature’s family, at least they wouldn’t harbor much malice towards him... After all, he and she were such close friends, they wouldn’t just turn against him like that.
But... since we’re all friends, why would her family investigate me without reason?
Right now, everything is still just speculation. Shirakawa Sawahei decided to slowly probe and find out for himself.
When the club activities ended, the Black Hearted Lolita couldn’t resist sticking around, constantly staying close to Shirakawa Sawahei as he packed his things, looking quite pleased. He was about to instinctively push the Little Lolita away but remembered he wanted her to stay.
"You wait for me outside. I need a word with Asano."
The girl who loved slacking off obediently followed Tsukimi and Tachibana Tomoku out the door. The Calligraphy Club’s activities room was finally cleared.
Asano Nazuki smiled smugly, jumped onto the club room’s table with her legs crossed, feet slightly raised, striking a very tempting pose, and said coolly.
"Have you made up your mind?"
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The slender, fair little leg swung gently in front of him, a tantalizing sight. Fortunately, she wasn’t wearing any black stockings, or there’d surely be another massacre by Awei.
"Made up my mind about what?" Shirakawa Sawahei smacked the Little Lolita on the head, exasperated, "Sit properly. Who taught you to sit like that?"
"...Pretty boy! You!!"
"Quit ’you-ing’ me, sit properly, I need your help with something."
When the Black Hearted Lolita heard this, she perked right up, turning her head and saying, "Hmph, with an attitude like that, it’s hard for me to help you..."
"Then I’ll go find Hayakawa Kashi."
"You! Come back here! I didn’t say I wouldn’t agree!"
The Black Hearted Lolita was frantic, "How dare you look for her! I’ll never let it go!"
"So, will you help or not?"
"Hmph... I know what you want to do..." The Black Hearted Lolita raised her chin confidently and said, "Isn’t this just a small matter? With me helping you, what’s there to worry about?"