Accidentally getting hit right on the mark, Takanashi Kou's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly waved his hand in denial.
Actually, Tachibana Yui was just speaking casually. As for her childhood friend Takanashi Kou, she didn't really suspect him much, so at this moment she didn't notice that Takanashi Kou's words didn't match his heart.
However, Takanashi Kou's comical display was clearly seen by Hikari and Akane. Hikari's face was expressionless, while Akane raised her eyebrows slightly, and then suddenly curled her lips.
"Hikari-kun~"
"We're short one batter for baseball, can you come out~"
"Hikari-kun, come play baseball with us~"
It seemed that through the corridor window, they had seen Hikari's figure.
Hikari heard the voices of several gyaru girls, Natsuha and Ruri and others, from the baseball field outside the window.
Hikari couldn't be bothered to chat with Takanashi Kou, and Takanashi Kou was also busy explaining things to Tachibana Yui at the moment, so Hikari decided to go out and play with Natsuha and the three gyaru girls.
However, when he saw that Akane was also going to leave with Hikari, Tachibana Yui suddenly called out to stop her, "Akane-chan, wait a sec, I still have a few things about the manager's work to ask you."
Hearing her best friend's words, Akane had to stop in her tracks.
"Hikari-kun, go ahead and play with Natsuha-chan and the others first, I'll come find you later," Akane said to Hikari.
"Alright," Hikari nodded in agreement, then turned and left.
Before leaving, Hikari glanced at Takanashi Kou, who was still there, then quickly looked away, his expression remaining calm.
Even though this guy Takanashi Kou clearly had some thoughts about Akane, Hikari wasn't worried.
Because, first of all, Takanashi Kou currently seemed like a normal person, with the white light above his head at most faintly tinged with green, and besides, Akane had the Pure Love Origami Crane he'd bound to her and the Pure Love Amulet he'd given her.
Moreover, Akane, who had already been learning from him for some time now, had combat power far exceeding that of an ordinary person.
If Takanashi Kou really dared have any crooked thoughts, considering Akane's obvious dislike for him, she'd probably pull out a baton and beat him half to death.
So Hikari left calmly.
Seeing Hikari leave, Takanashi Kou finally let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't know why, but just now when Hikari was here, he felt very uncomfortable.
Especially when meeting Hikari's gaze, he felt like he couldn't breathe.
'Maybe it's just because I got too tired playing baseball earlier and didn't rest properly…', Takanashi Kou shook his head.
'Sigh, why would Akane-chan choose such a pretty boy as a boyfriend. Besides being good-looking, what else is he good for?'
Looking at Akane, standing tall beside Tachibana Yui, beautiful like a lotus emerging from water, Takanashi Kou couldn't help clenching his fists, his eyes filled with jealousy toward Hikari.
He just couldn't understand why Akane, who always ignored other boys, even him, the outstanding ace of the baseball team, the number one seed, treated Hikari with such gentleness and obedience.
Thinking about how Hikari could freely embrace Akane's perfect body, kiss that breathtakingly beautiful face, a burning anger rose in Takanashi Kou's heart.
'Those… obviously should've been mine, right?'
'Whether it's that slender waist, those round hips, or that massive bust… they all should belong to me, Takanashi Kou, right?'
At this moment, Akane had also finished talking with Tachibana Yui.
She seemed to sense something, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes as she glanced at Takanashi Kou.
Takanashi Kou, who had been watching, quickly looked away, not daring to meet her gaze at all.
Although her insight wasn't as sharp as Hikari's, Takanashi Kou's reactions were so obvious that Akane naturally knew he had thoughts about her.
If it weren't for the fact that her good friend Tachibana Yui was here and had a decent relationship with this guy, she would've definitely made Takanashi Kou understand why flowers are so red.
"Yui-chan, I'm going out to play ball with Hikari-kun and the others," Saying that, Akane turned to leave.
Seeing her about to go, Tachibana Yui just waved her hand without saying anything, but Takanashi Kou suddenly couldn't hold back and shouted, "Akane…"
Akane ignored him.
"Akane-chan…"
"Nanao-san!"
Takanashi Kou tried a few different titles, but Akane still had no intention of responding.
Seeing her completely ignore him without even looking, Takanashi Kou became a bit irritated.
As the ace of the baseball team, he actually had a few girls confess to him normally.
But with a beautiful childhood friend like Tachibana Yui, and still coveting Akane, he didn't care for those ordinary girls and simply didn't accept them.
But as a proud person, he had never been treated with such coldness.
Looking at Akane, walking away without even turning her head, Takanashi Kou finally couldn't hold back anymore.
He suddenly said sarcastically, "Nanao-san's taste in boyfriends hasn't changed at all…"
Hearing Takanashi Kou's sudden comment, Tachibana Yui was a little stunned and didn't understand what he meant.
And Akane, who was just about to leave, also suddenly stopped.
Seeing her stop, Takanashi Kou curled his lips with joy, looking rather smug as he continued, "Nanao-san, your standards for boyfriends seem to have always been the same. That previous Katase Shoya guy was also fair-skinned and handsome, and now Hikari-kun is the same type."
"But that Katase Shoya guy was horrible at baseball, a silver spear candle head. Every time he played against us, he lost in all kinds of ways, never winning once. And this current Hikari-kun, your boyfriend, is quite similar to Katase Shoya, only more handsome and more popular with girls, hehe."
Upon hearing Takanashi Kou's words, both Akane and Tachibana Yui immediately frowned.
As normal high schoolers, they could instantly hear the sarcasm in Takanashi Kou's words.
Although he didn't directly insult Hikari, and even complimented him for being handsome.
But he first compared him to Katase Shoya, then said Katase Shoya was terrible. Wasn't that basically saying Hikari was also terrible?
And then saying Katase Shoya was good-looking but useless, and that Hikari was even better looking, adding a "hehe" at the end.
Obviously mocking Hikari as even more good-looking but still useless.
Even though Tachibana Yui had pretty much decided that Hikari was a frivolous and unfaithful guy, she still felt that her childhood friend Takanashi Kou's words had gone too far.
After all, those were all baseless assumptions without any evidence.
And Hikari didn't seem to have done anything to offend him, yet he spoke so harshly.
Most importantly, Akane was right there.
Saying such things in front of her about her boyfriend.
That was really too much.
Tachibana Yui frowned, about to tell Takanashi Kou to shut up, "Kou-kun…"
But before she could finish, Akane cut in first, "Takanashi Kou, what kind of bullshit are you spouting? Did you forget to take your meds before leaving home today?"
Akane showed a displeased expression, immediately launching a personal attack without hesitation.
Hearing foul language from Akane's delicate little mouth, both Tachibana Yui and Takanashi Kou were stunned.
But that wasn't the end, Akane pointed at Takanashi Kou coldly and said, "I don't care if you ate shit or what today, to make your mouth so foul and disgusting."
"But let me make one thing clear: I never developed a romantic relationship with Katase Shoya. The only person I like is Hikari-kun."
"And then, what my boyfriend looks like, whether he's good or not, what the hell does that have to do with you? Takanashi Kou, do you think being dark and ugly like you makes you manly and excellent?"
"Hilarious. Takanashi Kou, just look at your shiny bald head that looks like a monkey's butt talking."
"You're not even worth a single strand of Hikari-kun's hair."
"If you don't believe it, ask your childhood friend Yui-chan. Is your face even comparable to Hikari-kun's? It's like a toad trying to compare to an angel, utterly disgusting!"
"So revolting!"
Having been trained by Hikari over time, Akane's little mouth now fired off like a machine gun, shooting out a barrage of highly aggressive words.
Seeing this vicious scene from Akane, both Tachibana Yui and Takanashi Kou were stunned.
They had never seen anything like this.
In their impression, although Akane wasn't timid, she had always been gentle and kind.
But today, Takanashi Kou had only sarcastically mocked Hikari a little, and Akane directly went berserk, launching an all-out verbal assault on him.
With such intensity, it completely caught both of them off guard.
Especially Takanashi Kou, who bore the full brunt of her insults. His face alternated between red and white, both furious and speechless.
Originally, Takanashi Kou thought Hikari and Akane were just newly dating, maybe even just met, and that she was tricked into falling for him.
So he was jealous, feeling like Hikari had stolen the meat from his plate, and said those derogatory things out of bitterness.
But now, just mentioning Hikari had made the normally gentle Akane explode like this. It was beyond anything he or Tachibana Yui could've imagined.
After Akane's machine-gun-like barrage, the atmosphere became extremely awkward. Both Tachibana Yui and Takanashi Kou looked embarrassed.
Akane, on the other hand, remained calm with a hint of icy coldness in her expression, her eyes like still water as she stared at Takanashi Kou with cold indifference.
Since he had picked a fight first and never expected Akane to retaliate so sharply, Takanashi Kou couldn't even find words to reply. He felt extremely guilty.
Under Akane's gaze, he turned his head away, not daring to meet her eyes, his gaze flickering.
Tachibana Yui on the side wanted to mediate between her two close friends but didn't know how to begin. She raised her hand several times, then let it fall helplessly.
"In the future, don't badmouth Hikari-kun in front of me. Because no matter who it is, if they do that, I'll turn hostile immediately!"
Leaving that cold warning, Akane walked straight out of the room, heading toward Hikari, who was outside at the baseball field.
Only Tachibana Yui and Takanashi Kou were left behind in awkward silence.
"Yui-chan… Akane…", Takanashi Kou looked embarrassed as he turned to his childhood friend.
Tachibana Yui frowned and scolded, "Kou, you really went too far. Even though I don't really like Hikari-kun either, he's still Akane-chan's boyfriend. They're in a relationship."
"And yet you said that kind of thing in front of Akane-chan, that's just too much!"
Hearing Tachibana Yui's rebuke, Takanashi Kou also realized that his jealousy had made him blurt things out.
But he still stubbornly said, "I… I was just worried Akane-chan would be tricked by that Hikari guy. Don't you think that pretty boy gives off a really frivolous vibe?"
Tachibana Yui rolled her eyes, "What's it got to do with you? Just go focus on your baseball."
Not wanting to hear Takanashi Kou make more excuses, Tachibana Yui turned and left the room, quickly heading after Akane. She seemed to want to apologize to her, since they were close friends.
"Akane-chan, I'm really sorry. Kou-kun is just a muscle-head who talks nonsense sometimes… I apologize on his behalf. I'm sorry to Hikari-kun, and to you."
Hearing her apology, Akane waved it off and said calmly, "It's fine."
She didn't actually forgive Takanashi Kou's offense toward Hikari. She just didn't want to hold it against Tachibana Yui.
After all, the one who insulted Hikari was Takanashi Kou, not Tachibana Yui. Yui was just his childhood friend, and this had nothing to do with her.
'Still, how can a disgusting guy like Takanashi Kou have a childhood friend like little Yui? It's really hard to understand,' Akane began thinking to herself.
She had actually been considering introducing her best friend and good girlfriend to Hikari for a while now.
It was a little selfish on her part, but also for her own satisfaction.
Tachibana Yui had crossed her mind.
But before, she'd hesitated. After all, Yui had Takanashi Kou as a childhood friend, and they seemed pretty close, so she didn't think too much about it.
But now, Akane couldn't help thinking more deeply.
A low-quality guy like Takanashi Kou, did he really deserve someone like her bestie Tachibana Yui?
Yui had a good personality, was pretty, and had a great figure.
Rather than letting her continue with Takanashi Kou, why not let her get closer to Hikari and join his support squad…
Akane stared at Yui's pure, charming face, silently considering in her heart.
She made up her mind!
She had to pull her best friend out of that pit and let her experience the excellence of a high-quality man like Hikari.
Staring into Yui-chan's big, watery eyes, Akane suddenly made a firm decision.
On the other side, Takanashi Kou still didn't know, that the offensive words he had just spoken had already made Nanatsubi Akane develop the thought of stealing him away without any sense of guilt, and had also greatly strengthened her motivation to put this thought into practice.
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