Chapter 488: Chapter 480: Asano Nazuki: My time is up!
If I suddenly kissed Little Arrogant right now... what would happen?
Out of nowhere, this thought popped into Shirakawa Sawahei’s head, leaving him a bit dumbfounded.
It’s one thing to crave a Little Lolita... but now I’m even starting to have such bold thoughts about Miss Kaori... what’s happening to me?
Thinking about it carefully, it doesn’t seem like this is the first time. Ever since Black Hearted Lolita kissed him in the hot springs, Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly found the lips of a girl to be amazingly soft. Like cherry blossoms, warm and beautiful with a subtle fragrance...
Occasionally seeing Tsukimi sucking on a straw while drinking milk tea in the activity room, or seeing the time-wasting girl at home flipping through doujinshi with a pout... Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but focus his gaze on the girl’s little mouth.
Then he’d look away.
Then he’d look again.
I’m a righteous protagonist... this phrase hasn’t appeared in his internal monologue for quite some time. Because a righteous protagonist doesn’t have an old pervert switch.
The only thing worth being thankful for is that he hasn’t fallen to the point of staring at Little Transparent... of course, part of it is because he still has a conscience, but the more important reason is...
Tachibana Tomoku is very sensitive to other people’s gazes, so if she notices, she’ll probably catch him red-handed...
In any case, the old scumbag knows he’s not a gentleman anymore, so he’s always been very careful to avoid Asano Nazuki’s plain Attacks. After all, if the mood gets heated in such situations... one kiss won’t be enough...
He’d have to kiss a lot! And it wouldn’t just be the lips.
Miss Kaori naturally noticed the change in Shirakawa Sawahei’s gaze right away. She curled her lips and said slowly, "You mistook me for Nazuki, didn’t you? Shirakawa?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
He very guiltily looked away, feeling a bit annoyed as he refuted, "No, not at all, I don’t even understand what you’re talking about, Hayakawa!"
"It’s fine if you don’t understand. I thought you mistook me for my sister, Shirakawa."
"I didn’t!"
"Really didn’t?"
"Really didn’t!" The old scumbag recalled the situation when he kissed Asano Nazuki before, turning his head to deny it, "The situation between Nazuki and I isn’t as weird as you think."
"How weird is it then?"
"In short, you’re thinking too simply about us. It wasn’t like this when I kissed her."
Little Arrogant sneered at these words, "Oh? So how was it exactly? Could you describe it to me briefly?"
"..."
"Let’s talk about something light-hearted." Shirakawa Sawahei suggested, "Starting from just now, Hayakawa, you’re really cute."
"I know."
"..."
This conversation is going nowhere.
"You did feel a criminal impulse just now, didn’t you?"
"Absolutely not."
Miss Kaori chuckled softly, "I see, then, Shirakawa?"
"What?"
"Can I ask you a question? Although it might be a bit presumptuous."
A sense of foreboding flashed in Shirakawa Sawahei’s heart...
That familiar feeling, it’s coming, it’s coming...
Surely the Hayakawa family wouldn’t be this ruthless?
"Can I refuse?" the old scumbag hesitated for a moment before slowly asking.
"No."
"Then why did you ask so tactfully?" Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, silently prayed for a moment, then took a deep breath and nodded.
"Go ahead."
"Do you prefer Nazuki... or..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "???
"...or do you prefer your other friends from the Calligraphy Club more?"
The old scumbag, who barely escaped death, let out a cold sweat and secretly sighed in relief.
That was scary... I thought Little Arrogant was going to perfectly inherit the will of the Hayakawa family.
"As friends, I like all of them. As lovers, I can’t answer that."
The standard answer perfectly solved the death question that spans the Hayakawa family’s generations!
"Is that all?" Evil Little Arrogant raised an eyebrow in dissatisfaction and pursued, "If as friends, I force you to choose one between Nazuki and the others?"
"Can I refuse to answer?"
"You can."
After a pause, Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly chuckled, "Why is your sister the subject to choose from, usually people would make themselves the condition to ask, right?"
"Fine then." The girl didn’t shy away from the topic, gazing steadily into Shirakawa Sawahei’s eyes, "Including Nazuki, if I force you to choose one between me and them?"
The surprise on Shirakawa Sawahei’s face hadn’t dissipated yet when the flood of information in his mind made him pause.
Little Arrogant’s question... should also have the qualifier of "as friends," right?
Is it added? Or is it that...
Even without the qualifier, just the question itself seems difficult... whether as friends or otherwise.
How could anyone choose? On one side is Tsukimi, Little Transparent, and the time-wasting girl, with whom he spends every day, and on the other is Miss Kaori, who is gradually becoming more familiar instead of a stranger...
The girl’s gaze was clear and calm, as if she were asking Shirakawa Sawahei about something trivial. Facing that calm gaze, the chaotic thoughts in Shirakawa Sawahei’s mind suddenly quieted down.
If it were Tsukimi, or Tachibana Tomoku asking him this question, would the situation be the same as now?
Perhaps not... Little Transparent wouldn’t ask this question, as for Tsukimi...
Unprompted, a scene from when Tsukimi sakurazawa first introduced herself flashed in Shirakawa Sawahei’s mind.
"My name is Tsukimi sakurazawa, taken from the imagery of the moon first appearing, the luster of cherry blossoms. My mother said that the essence of the name also comes from a Song poem from Huaxia. Nice to meet you all, I hope we can get along well in the Calligraphy Club!"
"Mr. Shirakawa? You’re here early, do you have something to do? That’s fine, our Calligraphy Club is quite free, just don’t quit the club!"
"Mr. Shirakawa... it’s time to submit the club’s results, but don’t worry, I’ve already handled it for you all~"
"Mr. Shirakawa... you’re really treating me to this? To thank me for last time? You don’t have to take it so seriously, I just wrote it casually..."
"Mr. Shirakawa, the crepes last time were delicious, can you take me to that place again? Have to work part-time... ah, sorry, sorry, we’ll arrange it for next time."
"Hey, Shirakawa, is it okay if I call you that? I found another great restaurant this time, I heard the family set menu is discounted, let’s pretend to be siblings!"
"Shirakawa~"
"Shirakawa?"
From deep within his heart came the trembling voice of Tachibana Tomoku, and Tsukimi’s familiar bright face kept flashing before his eyes... As memories surfaced one after another, Shirakawa Sawahei’s previously calm gaze once again began to waver.
Evil Little Arrogant slightly frowned, seemingly wanting to say something, but the door suddenly burst open, pushed by Black Hearted Lolita.
"Little White Face! I knew you’d be here! Haha~ Hayakawa Kashi, you still want to fool me! How could I possibly be fooled by... eh? You, you all... how come..."
Much to Asano Nazuki’s surprise, there was no hint of panic or shock between the Black-hearted Sister and Little White Face she’d caught red-handed. Instead, after Shirakawa Sawahei’s initial surprise, his face showed more of a relieved gratitude.
As for Miss Kaori, she naturally looked calmly towards her silly sister, her gaze revealing no hint of emotion.
Asano Nazuki: !!!
I’ve seen that expression on the Black-hearted Woman before!
I’m doomed!