Chapter 337: Chapter 335: Clash of Kings (Part 1)
"Shirakawa~ what’s up with you, why are you looking at me so weirdly..."
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t answer the question, instead, he asked, "Is your tea party over?"
"It’s still going on... do you want to try the tea I made~"
Black Hearted Lolita: ???
Tsukimi Sakurazawa, you traitor, didn’t you just say not to let the pretty boy drink tea! How did you switch teams in the blink of an eye??
As expected... am I the only one left fighting until the end?
Black-hearted woman... a battle between kings is always a fight to the bitter end, never backing down... even though I once led thousands of troops, I can’t avoid fighting alone...
"Shirakawa, you still haven’t said what’s going on with the sports festival’s promo video." The slacking girl complained, "Since we brainstormed this together before, it’s only fair we get to know, right?"
"..."
"Yeah, yeah... about the sports festival promo video, you guys have probably made it already, right? Is there a sample?"
"Shirakawa, you didn’t really film it, did you?"
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the slacking girl who brought up the topic, and said lightly, "Don’t worry about the promo video; Hayakawa and I will take care of it..."
"Tch... Shirakawa sounds just like those people from the planning team." The whimpering creature complained, "I thought for sure Hayakawa wouldn’t agree to this... I wonder how they convinced her to go along with it..."
"I know about this!" The slacking girl raised her hand, offering her inside scoop: "I overheard someone discussing it during Light Music Club... Hayakawa was originally going to refuse, but when she heard it would be shot with Shirakawa, she reconsidered and agreed!"
"I can’t believe you’d trust such a rumor-oriented inside scoop." Shirakawa Sawahei retorted with a cold expression.
"It’s not a rumor, my friend was right there! Saw it with their own eyes!"
"Nani! Shirakawa! Since when did you secretly make a move on Hayakawa Kashi behind my back!"
"I didn’t make a move! Wait a minute... why would I need to hide it from you if I did?"
"Well, Shirakawa actually makes a good point... these inside scoops are often just hearsay. Unless Hayakawa herself shows up and confirms it, it’s really hard to be certain..."
Black Hearted Lolita pretended to be a good person, trying to give Shirakawa Sawahei an out. But the true aim was, of course, to draw a line between him and Hayakawa Kashi. Unfortunately, before she could finish, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Asano Nazuki: ?
No way... it can’t be that coincidental...
For some reason, Black Hearted Lolita felt inexplicably nervous...
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the slacking girl, seemingly asking her with his eyes if anyone else was expected today. The answer was clearly a negative.
If Hinata Rion isn’t coming... then who else could it be?
Could it actually be Hayakawa Kashi? Is Black Hearted Lolita’s jinxing skill maxed out? How could it work that fast?
Not only was Black Hearted Lolita somewhat anxious, even Shirakawa Sawahei was starting to feel nervous. He thought for a moment, then walked over and opened the door.
"Sorry to intrude, Mr. Shirakawa... um... is Teacher Hei Bai here?"
A familiar face appeared behind the door, it was the bespectacled professional editor, Morihara Tomona.
"You’re looking for me? Miss Morihara?!"
Seeing the editor’s face, Asano Nazuki let out a sigh of relief, and Shirakawa Sawahei also slightly relaxed.
Thank goodness... thank goodness this world line isn’t controlled by Hayakawa Kashi...
"Come on in, Miss Morihara." Shirakawa Sawahei said, opening the door wider. This action prompted Morihara Tomona to step back a bit to make space for him to fully open the door.
A certain Little Arrogant, who was standing in the area blocked by the door’s line of sight, also took a step back, becoming visible to Shirakawa Sawahei.
"What a coincidence, Shirakawa."
Shirakawa Sawahei: ???
Black Hearted Lolita: ???
Who the heck comes all the way to someone’s doorstep and says what a coincidence! What kind of greeting is that.
The two stood at the door, quietly staring at each other for a moment, until Morihara Tomona couldn’t help but break the silence, "Um... do Mr. Shirakawa and this lady know each other?"
"We know each other..."
"Shirakawa’s tone seems quite reluctant, well, considering she’s an uninvited guest, it’s natural to feel some annoyance." Evil Little Arrogant sighed regretfully, "Seems like I really don’t know how to read the room... I thought Shirakawa wouldn’t mind this..."
"..."
"Hayakawa, just running to someone’s doorstep to act will inconvenience others, you know." Shirakawa Sawahei quipped, "You’re not even your little sister’s character..."
"Hmm? Do you find it annoying?"
"Not really annoying right now..."
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the four girls in the room and added silently.
Might get annoying later...
"Um... can I come in first?" Morihara Tomona asked a bit awkwardly, "I have some work-related matters to discuss with Teacher Hei Bai... but it looks like you two will be chatting here for a while..."
"No such thing... Miss Morihara, please come in. Hayakawa, you come in too."
"Excuse us."
"Excuse us."
As Little Arrogant and Morihara Tomona entered, the whispering among the girls on the sofa came to an abrupt halt, and they looked on with varied expressions.
"Hayakawa~ are you also here to hang out with Shirakawa?" The whimpering creature cheerfully asked first, "We’re having a tea party, care to join us?"
"Shall I pour you some tea? Or would you like water?"
"Thank you, Tsukimi... water is fine."
Hayakawa Kashi glanced at everyone, with a faint smile on her face, pausing for a moment as she looked at Black Hearted Lolita.
"Can I sit here, Asano?"
Black Hearted Lolita: shivering.jpg
"No... not really... I’m a bit shy..." Little Lolita said, instinctively moving closer to Little Transparent, trying to avoid the demon that is Hayakawa Kashi.
"Shirakawa~ do you have any cups for guests at home?" Tsukimi Sakurazawa got up from the sofa, and headed toward the fridge while looking back to ask. Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment and said, "Just use that white cup in the cupboard. It’s new."
"Hmm? Why do you have two white cups in your cupboard? Are these two black cups on the table yours?"
"Both are new." Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the slacking girl, and said speechlessly, "The black cup is mine, and the other is Ise Yu’s."
"What’s the point... why buy two sets of cups... Shirakawa, that’s such a waste..."
"Er... I bought those." The slacking girl quietly raised her hand.
"Huh??"
Damn Sister Rion, if it weren’t for her constantly egging me on during shopping, would I have gotten mad enough to buy an extra set of couple’s cups and pick out matching ones to prove myself? All because I was afraid she would start babbling nonsense about me and Shirakawa again!