In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 50. I will love everyone equally.

Even though she had already bought a lot of things on Saturday, Kobayashi Chio didn't intend to let Hoshino Kaoru off the hook on Sunday. She kept saying she wanted to upgrade her equipment to the latest model, and then she explored the whole of Shibuya to her heart's content. It wasn't until the afternoon that she finally returned home satisfied.

Now Kaoru fully understands how terrifying it is to go shopping with a girl.

After returning home, he studied Spanish, finished his homework, and went downstairs to help Rin serve the more customers than before. They were busy until the evening rush hour ended before they could finally free up some time.

He hadn't rested all day, and as soon as his back touched the soft bed, sleepiness began to flood his mind.

By the time he regained consciousness, it was already the next morning.

Exhausted, Xun arrived at the classroom and had just sat down when the bell rang.

Ms. Shoko eagerly entered the classroom, and the previously noisy surroundings instantly fell silent.

"Everyone, I have something to say first. In the literature competition held last week, the first prize winner was Hoshino. Congratulations to him!"

All eyes seemed to be drawn to something, and they all stopped on Hoshino Kaoru, who was fast asleep, lying on her desk.

With a "bang," Ms. Shoko slammed her handbook onto the lectern, the sound causing Kaoru, who had been asleep, to reflexively stand up.

"Hoshino-kun!"

"arrive!"

Seeing his quick reaction, the whole class burst into laughter, even the young lady at the next table covered her lips, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"What did I just say? If you can't answer, don't blame the teacher for punishing you."

"Well......"

While Kaoru was at a loss for words, Kobayashi, who was not far away, turned around and showed him the notebook that read "First Prize in the Literature Competition".

"Um... I won first prize in last week's literature competition."

Ms. Shoko knew he must have cheated, otherwise how could someone who was asleep know what they had just said?

However, I don't intend to pursue this further. I let him come up and collect the first prize of 100,000 yen, and then I announced some important matters that I would repeat every week before starting the class.

All four periods in the morning were Japanese language classes taught by Ms. Shoko.

Xun was drowsy listening to the lecture. In the four classes, he was punished by standing four times, hit with chalk three times, and had his ears pulled five times.

After finally getting through get out of class, a bunch of girls surrounded Xiaolin and kept talking.

He was so bothered that he couldn't sleep, so he ate his bento box while he was still sleepy.

"Hoshino-kun, you seemed to be studying really hard last night. You were already so sleepy during the first class."

Mizukami Orina moved a chair over and sat next to him, resting her right cheek on her right hand, her expression completely blank...

However, upon seeing her face, the drowsiness that had lingered deep in Xun's mind vanished instantly.

"I heard you brought three girls into my car and did something so outrageous. Does Hoshino-san really think I won't be angry?"

Xun stopped chewing.

The pale purple pupils before him held emotions he couldn't perceive.

The young lady seems to have always been like this.

Anger, joy, and fear will not be shown.

"Sorry...it's not convenient to talk about this here."

Xiaolin was surrounded a few meters away, at a distance where his voice could be clearly heard.

She was the only one who couldn't know about his plans.

"Let's talk about this somewhere else, and I'll explain it to you."

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The school buildings, distributed around the perimeter, are shaped like the Chinese character "口" (kou). Xun and Shuishang are located right in the middle of the "口". Because they are shaded by trees and have public seats, they are perfect for cooling off.

With a click, the can was pulled open.

"Now you understand, right, Minakami-kun? That's why I did this."

The opened can was handed to him, and he politely accepted it, thanked her, and took a small sip.

"Hoshino-san, do you like Kobayashi-san?"

"I wouldn't say I like her. Although she's very cute, she's too vain. I just treat her as a friend."

Kaoru does not intend to reveal the 'system' until she has gained the other party's absolute trust.

In order to avoid the other party realizing that he was lying, he simplified many parts, so it was within his expectations that the young lady did not understand.

"As expected, it's still because of your womanizing. As far as I know, Hoshino-kun can have multiple girls in his heart, just as I predicted. Your womanizing has reached an extremely bad level."

"How could that be! I'm not... cough cough cough."

Kaoru spat out the cola he had drunk. Seeing him coughing and choking, Mizukami handed him a tissue. He wiped his mouth haphazardly and immediately looked up to argue.

"First, if the situation that Mizukami described really happens, I will love every girl equally and will not let them feel unbalanced. I can give everything for any one of them if they need it."

"Secondly, I am good enough that the girls who like me won't mind that I can still have other girls in my heart. Even if they can't accept it at first, they will eventually fall deeply in love with me."

"Third, I know what they want and what they lack. I can discover the strengths in them that others cannot notice, and only I can do this."

"Mizukami-kun, does that mean you can't allow the boy you like to have feelings for other girls? Do you want to have him all to yourself and won't allow him to be with other girls?"

Xun suddenly leaned closer to her upper body, trying to memorize the length of her eyelashes with her eyes.

"You're too narcissistic, Hoshino-kun. I told you three weeks ago that I don't like you."

"Disliking doesn't mean hating, and disliking doesn't mean having no good feelings. I understand now why you've never lied, because you've always been running away from the truth."

"Hoshino-kun, you're standing too close. Please move away from me."

Shui Shang pushed away Kaoru, who was standing very close to him. Kaoru's skin, which was not very rosy and gave the first impression of being unhealthy, now revealed a faint blush.

"It's okay, I'll make you willingly accept my philandering. On that day, I'll face you with the most sincere feelings."

"Hoshino-kun, you talk too much. You'd be better off shutting up."

With slightly flushed cheeks, Mizukami stood up, said, "I must take my leave," then turned around and disappeared from Kaoru's sight.

"The young lady isn't honest enough... just as I thought."

The crisp metallic sound of a baseball being hit could be heard in the surrounding air.

It was after school, and various club activities were in progress.

Kaoru picked up her schoolbag with one hand, stood up, and walked towards the kendo club.