"Jaden, regarding that Hayasaka matter..."
Erina leaned in Jaden's embrace, slowly mentioning Ai Hayasaka.
"There's nothing to worry about. I'll deal with her problem after the match is over."
"But Shinomiya..."
Although Erina's perspective was clear, she was fundamentally a good person, especially towards her own people.
Even during the time she was immersed in her psychological trauma, apart from her truly twisted perspective on some matters, she was only easily misunderstood because she was too tsundere.
So, after spending a lot of time with Kaguya Shinomiya, she was a little worried about what would happen next.
Mainly, after getting to know Kaguya Shinomiya, she knew that Kaguya absolutely hated betrayal.
Before making friends, she would even proactively tell the other person a secret that one would highly want to share but whose impact wasn't too significant, and then have another person try to subtly probe. If the person she considered a friend didn't reveal it, Kaguya Shinomiya would trust them more, but once they revealed it, they would no longer be friends, no matter how good their relationship was.
It could be said that if it weren't for this test, Kaguya Shinomiya might have had more friends.
And among her current so-called friends, although there were a few others besides Erina, the only one she truly trusted was Ai Hayasaka-but Ai Hayasaka, coincidentally, was a spy.
Just hearing about such a thing was unbearable, let alone having Kaguya Shinomiya endure it as the person involved.
"Erina, that girl might be much tougher than you think. Besides-while it's practically confirmed that Ai Hayasaka is a spy, being a spy doesn't necessarily mean taking the most direct route to being exposed. Identities can be reversed."
Jaden's eyes became a little deeper.
"For now, this is enough. After this... hmm, it mainly depends on what Ai Hayasaka truly thinks of Kaguya Shinomiya. I promise, as long as she herself wants to save herself, I will pull her up."
Of course...
Jaden was different from Erina.
If Erina was white, he was black.
He never called himself a good person, and even Erina knew very well that aside from showing some restraint towards her-Jaden was fundamentally still that extremely wicked person.
So.
If someone deliberately sought their own death.
Then... there was no other way but to make that person die more miserably and be of greater use.
Today's three matches were continuous.
Even if there was a rest period in between, it wasn't particularly long.
So, after Jaden briefly talked to Erina about Ai Hayasaka, he walked towards the fighter tunnel again.
And not long after, Karura Kure appeared beside Erina.
"Erina, did you talk to Jaden about that matter?"
Hearing Karura ask this, Erina, who was looking in the direction Jaden had left, shook her head.
"Ah!?"
Karura seemed a bit surprised, but Erina, who had been clinging to Jaden like a kitten and acting spoiled just moments ago, stood up now, wearing a very elegant and confident smile. Just seeing this smile instantly calmed Karura's surprised heart.
She had initially come for Jaden.
But now...
- The more she interacted with Erina, the more she trusted her from the bottom of her heart!
Initially, she just thought the food made by this Nakiri employer was delicious.
Then, she felt that Erina was very gentle towards her. Even knowing that her goal was Erina's lover, she was able to clearly separate their public and private lives and treat her with tolerance.
After that, she felt that Erina's attitude toward handling things was very mature, and there were many things worth learning from her.
Now-she felt that Erina-sama was an undoubtedly great existence worthy of her following!
It was precisely because of this... that Fuki Kure felt despair!
Because the two of them, as members of the Kure Clan, came here to poach someone, but now their main attacker seemed to have been conquered by her love rival!
This was the point that made Fuki Kure's mentality explode the most.
- That old geezer who dotes on his great-granddaughter protected Karura too well!
"Karura, Jaden told me before that the two of us are responsible for two different battlefields-everything in the arena is up to him to solve; he will keep winning."
"And everything outside the arena is up to me... So, even if we discover the matter of Toyo Electric installing bombs in the arena, it's our concern-Jaden only needs to win against Julius in the arena, as for the rest..."
When she reached this point, Erina's violet eyes narrowed slightly, and a very confident smile, the kind she used to show when she used Shokugeki to flatten a club's building, appeared on her face.
"It doesn't matter."
"If you asked me to face that Julius head-on in the arena, I would certainly be beaten to death by him. But in this position, whether it's setting bombs or anything else... it doesn't matter."
"Just like Jaden said he will definitely win, I also have no intention of losing to the opponent here."
"So, let's go handle this matter now, Karura."
Hearing Erina say this, Karura nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Sister Erina!"
Jaden did not know about Erina and Karura's situation, but he encountered Fuki Kure in the fighter tunnel.
"Something wrong?"
Jaden was startled for a moment, while Fuki Kure leaned against the wall of the fighter tunnel, watching Jaden with amused black-irises-on-white-scleras eyes.
"Erina didn't tell you, did she..."
Fuki Kure was someone who had studied a vast amount of the Kure Clan's knowledge.
Although she lacked actual combat experience, she had learned the 1300-year-old Tea Ceremony (tact and manipulation) of the Kure Clan.
So, when she said this, she deliberately paused, trying to pique Jaden's curiosity.
After all, human imagination is powerful... especially when suspicion arises.
She had intended for Jaden to imagine things on his own, but after seeing her pause, Jaden simply waved his hand.
"Then don't say it. If Erina didn't tell me, it means it's something I don't need to know. I don't want to hear it."
Ah!?
Fuki Kure, lacking practical experience, was completely thrown off by Jaden's unexpected response.
But after a moment of thought, she ultimately said it anyway.
"...The people from Toyo Electric installed bombs inside the arena."
Fuki Kure said this, and just as she was about to say something else, she saw Jaden ignore her words and walk right past her, so she quickly called out to stop him.
"Wait a minute!"
Hearing the call, Jaden slowly stopped and turned his head to glance at Fuki Kure.
"Bombs are bombs... Since Erina didn't tell me, it means she's confident in handling the situation herself."
Jaden said this, and then his expression instantly turned cold. The terrifying aura pressed down on Fuki Kure, making it difficult for her to even breathe.
"Don't underestimate Erina-she is much stronger than you can imagine."
Leaving this sentence behind, Jaden continued walking toward the arena.
Fuki Kure watched Jaden step into the arena for a long while, and then let out a deep sigh.
How is one supposed to poach him!
And...
Fuki Kure looked at Jaden's retreating figure and couldn't help but roar in her heart.
- Why aren't you two married yet!
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