Chapter 324: Chapter 322: We Are the Champions
"The cause of this emergency meeting, I believe everyone is already clear."
Chihara Aie switched her screen to the PPT and said seriously, "I hope everyone can read it and then share your thoughts."
The photos in the PPT were unmistakably of Shirakawa Sawahei, with a watermark saying "this scoundrel must be punished." However, unlike before, this time the photos were not just of him alone, but showed him with a blank expression pinching the cheeks of a girl slacking off!
"How outrageous! To blatantly pinch a girl’s face like that! This is an action only childhood friends would do."
"They must be a couple! Their relationship is definitely a romantic one!"
"Who has Shirakawa Sawahei’s Twitter account? I want to show him what a Huaxia boxing tradition means..."
The video meeting was a cacophony of chatter, and Chihara Aie cleared her throat softly, gently clicking the mouse.
"Then please look at the next slide."
On the screen appeared another photo of Shirakawa Sawahei leaning over to Tsukimi Sakurazawa’s ear. Perhaps due to the angle and lighting, his full face wasn’t visible, but judging from the silhouette and profile, there was no doubt he was the lifetime enemy of the Kaori Guard Team — Shirakawa Sawahei!
"Hiss..."
The crowd gasped simultaneously, each with the same thought emerging in their minds.
What a player!
"Due to the protest from the Little Angel Holy Temple Team, the third photo concerning Asano can’t be shown... However, based on the intel our informants risked their lives to bring back! There’s evidence that Little Angel Asano has also been tormented by this scoundrel Shirakawa Sawahei!"
"Ladies... dealing with the Demon King Shirakawa is no longer just a matter for us few in the Kaori Guard Team... now even Little Angel Kaori is gradually falling into his clutches..."
"That’s right... If it weren’t for the desperate suppression of rumors by members of the adjacent Holy Temple Group, it wouldn’t just be our Lord Hayakawa rumored to have an affair with Shirakawa Sawahei!"
Chihara Aie continued, "Previously, our guard team devised two plans to crusade against the Demon King, both of which ended in failure..."
"This is our shame..."
The members of the guard team nodded solemnly in sync with Chihara Aie’s tone, mourning silently...
"However, our second crusade, despite failing, still brought us some new insights!"
"Supporting Orikin Ise Yu, trying to let her date the Demon King Shirakawa... This mission ended because of some erroneous judgments, leading us to believe she could conquer Shirakawa Sawahei without any help..."
"But fellow members! Today! Just today! Our Light Music Club members brought us triumphant news!"
"Ise Yu Yuzhijin... has finally succeeded in wooing Shirakawa Sawahei..."
At this moment, all the guard team members seemed to hear the familiar BGM of ’We Are the Champions’ ringing in their ears...
"Awesome! We finally did it... We did it!"
"The Demon King Shirakawa... has fallen (with a crying tone)..."
"Lord Kaori... we protected you..."
Chihara Aie smiled knowingly, gesturing at her colleagues in the video to calm down by gently pressing her hands downward.
"Calm down... calm down."
"Right now, the most important thing is not to celebrate, but to confirm the accuracy of this news..."
"What? Could it be fake news again!?"
"That’s so infuriating! Another decoy!"
"No."
Chihara Aie clasped her hands, supporting her chin on the back of her hand and said seriously, "The key issue is... what if Shirakawa Sawahei is playing two-timing?"
"Or even... possibly three-timing!"
The sound channel of the video call filled with another round of gasps.
"According to reliable information, the photo of Shirakawa Sawahei and Tsukimi Sakurazawa was taken at the fireworks festival..."
"At that time... he was helping Tsukimi put on earrings..."
"..."
"What to do... Captain... Should we just watch Shirakawa Sawahei continue like this... affecting Lord Kaori’s reputation?"
"Everyone be quiet... listen to me..."
Chihara Aie frowned, "The primary goal now is to confirm whether Shirakawa Sawahei is actually in a relationship... If he really has been conquered by Ise Yu, then we have to make this known to the whole school!"
"In other words! We have to turn him into a married man! So that he can no longer have any rumors with Lord Kaori!"
"Members who agree, please express your support."
"Great idea!"
"I agree with this course of action!"
"I also agree!"
"Is there any event coming up where everyone will be present?"
"Yes! The sports festival is one!"
"Good! Then it’s decided, the sports festival it is!"
Everyone expressed their attitude, though a few were still somewhat worried... After all, the previous two strategies had failed... Who can guarantee success this time?
If... if they fail to cement Shirakawa Sawahei and Ise Yu Yuzhijin as a couple and instead solidify the rumors about him and Lord Kaori...
Hiss... Frightening...
No... no, this must be an illusion...
Amidst the lively discussion, a few odd ideas were laughed off... Even their creators found the notion somewhat absurd...
Honestly, is the world line controlled by Shirakawa Sawahei? Child of the Plane and such... were just excuses by Mita Takuma’s group for their failure...
...
Two days passed in a flash. During this time, the girl slacking off was very cautious, avoiding going to school with Shirakawa Sawahei. She also deliberately staggered her maid cafe part-time shifts to avoid him. Everything seemed so careful...
For Shirakawa Sawahei, it was nothing special. It was just that, for a while, having someone inseparable from him not around took some getting used to. His solution was simple: to eliminate a rumor, create another even more enticing rumor to divert everyone’s attention. Over time, those baseless things would naturally lose their grounds to proliferate.
So now, the key was how to introduce a new, bigger rumor into everyone’s view to catch their focus.
How about... saying I secretly dated Hayakawa Kashi?
Hmm, no, that wouldn’t work... in that case, forget about Miss Kaori, even the Black Hearted Lolita wouldn’t let me go. She would definitely use all her influence to extinguish the topic’s momentum.
I’ve heard that her Little Angel Holy Temple Team has been developing quite significantly recently. Although it’s not as powerful as the veteran Kaori Guard Team, it still packs a punch... Getting into trouble with them would definitely be a hassle.
Dating is not an option... I might as well take the opportunity to boost Miss Kaori’s favorability... Sports festival... Invite her to participate in some events together?
But I just said yesterday I wouldn’t participate... It’s quite embarrassing to go back on my word so quickly...
Never mind! I’m going for it!
Having made this decision, Shirakawa Sawahei shifted his focus from how to solve the rumors about him and Ise Yu Yuzhijin to how to naturally invite Hayakawa Kashi to join the sports festival...