Himeno, who had already left her classroom, now walked full of anger toward the door of Class C. She roughly opened the sliding door and stepped inside.
Under everyone's gaze, Himeno openly grabbed Ryunosuke's collar and dragged him away with overflowing emotions.
Ryunosuke didn't resist; he just felt a bit helpless.
(After this, I'm going to be very busy...)
What he meant was explaining this to the other girls. After all, that scene was witnessed directly by both Megumi and Hiyori. To prevent a "backyard fire," he had to give an explanation later.
The students in the class didn't disappoint Ryunosuke either; they began whispering excitedly.
"Hey, hey! Isn't that Himeno-san from Class A?"
"How can she also know our leader, that Tyrant King?"
"This is really unfair!"
"Tch," Yamauchi clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. He lifted his legs onto the desk and said full of envy, "Every day there are beautiful girls clinging to him. Isn't he afraid of kidney failure?"
Yamauchi felt very envious.
(My face isn't that bad either, right? Why do beautiful girls cling to him instead?)
Himeno Yuki from Class A, although her gaze was a bit fierce, if you ignored her eyes, she was an undeniably beautiful girl. At least Yamauchi himself wouldn't refuse if she approached him.
If Himeno knew what this person was thinking, she would definitely land a hard slap on his face.
"Even if I were blind, I wouldn't glance at a creature like you!"
Meanwhile, Hiyori looked toward Ryunosuke's departure with a slightly dimmed gaze. However, in the next second, a short message from him came to her phone.
The message contained an explanation so Hiyori wouldn't misunderstand and not be angry, that this was most likely related to the Student Council election—an explanation that was quite reassuring to Hiyori's heart.
Hiyori held her phone and felt relieved. "Akasaka-kun has given this much explanation, there must be nothing wrong."
She felt very calm.
On the other side, Ryunosuke also sent a similar message to Megumi so she wouldn't misunderstand.
Megumi just glanced briefly then turned off her phone while puffing out her cheeks.
"Even though you've given an explanation, I'm still annoyed!"
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Meanwhile, Ryunosuke who was pulled out by Himeno had arrived at the building's rooftop. He said very resignedly.
"At least tell me first before coming. So I can ask for permission. You're basically telling me to skip class, you know?"
Himeno didn't care about his complaints. She leaned her hands on the guardrail and asked in a demanding tone.
"Are your words from that time still valid?"
Ryunosuke was stunned for a moment. "Which words?"
Clearly he didn't realize which problem was being discussed because Himeno spoke halfway.
Himeno gripped the railing tightly, her voice sounding like she was gritting her teeth. Suddenly she turned around and grabbed Ryunosuke's collar, trying to lift him up. However, because of her petite height, she could only reach with difficulty and couldn't lift Ryunosuke's body at all.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Himeno pretended as if nothing happened, released her hands, and tidied Ryunosuke's collar while looking for a reasonable excuse.
"Look at yourself, your shirt is wrinkled like this and you just stay quiet. Let me tidy it up a bit."
Ryunosuke commented with a flat face. "Don't think I don't know that you failed to lift me earlier..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Himeno's face turned bright red. She grabbed his collar again and shouted scolding him.
"Don't carelessly expose a woman's weakness, bastard!"
Seeing her exploding in anger, Ryunosuke instead felt this girl was cute like an angry cat. He reflexively wanted to pet her fur, so he reached out and stroked Himeno's head.
"Hmm... the texture is pretty nice."
Himeno swatted away Ryunosuke's naughty hand with feelings of embarrassment and annoyance.
"I'm talking serious business with you, don't stroke my head!"
But Ryunosuke didn't listen and continued stroking her head. Himeno tried to swat it away again, but Ryunosuke dodged and stroked again with an enthusiastic expression. Clearly he was starting to get addicted to playing with it.
Seeing she was no match for Ryunosuke, Himeno directly bit his arm so the man would stop. Ryunosuke finally stopped because his arm hurt, then said resignedly.
"I give up, can we talk seriously now?"
Himeno released her bite, leaving a thread of saliva on Ryunosuke's arm. She then clicked her tongue in disgust and spat to remove the taste of sweat in her mouth. It tasted salty; she wanted to buy mineral water to rinse her mouth.
Coincidentally, Ryunosuke had a bottle of mineral water and offered it. Himeno didn't hesitate to open it, drink a little, spit it out, then close the bottle again.
Himeno stared at him with a sharp look, trying to intimidate and break down his mentality. Unfortunately, it was completely useless. Ryunosuke went straight to the core of the problem with a flat face.
"Just say it, what business do you have looking for me?"
"Do you really not know, or are you playing dumb?!" Himeno threw the mineral water bottle at him. Ryunosuke caught it and said resignedly.
"If you don't tell me, how could I possibly know?"
Seeing that he seemed to really not know, Himeno stopped playing around. She leaned her hands on the railing, stared at the scenery in the distance, and said to him who was behind her.
"Do you know Ichinose is having problems?"
Ryunosuke's eyes flashed for a moment. He pretended not to know and shook his head. Himeno let out a long sigh and told everything in detail. She suspected that the perpetrator was most likely Nagumo Miyabi. In this matter, her guess was correct.
The reason Himeno was looking for Ryunosuke was because of the promise he made at the KTV previously. As long as Class A gave him full support, then Ryunosuke had to guarantee protection for Honami.
And Class A had already fulfilled it by giving all their votes. However, because Ryunosuke was considered not keeping his promise, Himeno came to demand an explanation.
Ryunosuke shrugged casually, signaling that he understood and would resolve it. Seeing his attitude like this, Himeno seemed to realize something. Her pupils shrank in shock. She quickly stepped in front of him and asked in an angry tone.
"Did you actually already know this would happen from the beginning? Answer me!"
Facing Himeno's demand, Ryunosuke didn't speak and chose to remain silent. However, his silence instead became an indirect confirmation.
Himeno grabbed Ryunosuke's collar again with a disbelieving expression. "Why?"
Ryunosuke couldn't refute Himeno's question... Because for the sake of his plan this time, he had indeed used Honami and had known about this incident beforehand.