Chapter 56: AyanokōJi Kiyotaka’s Curiosity

"Even if you find a way to get back at him, how many points do you have? Oh, by the way, I don't even have enough points to eat, let alone lend you anymore again."

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka observed that Ike Kanji was still planning to walk into the lion's den, so he put forward his own thoughts.

It was indeed too tiring to be a part of a friendship circle.

If he hadn't been a little curious about what had happened to Ying Ye Zhenshi, he wouldn't have bothered to get involved in the matter.

"Also, about your performance just now, your evaluation in Kushida's heart should have dropped as a result, maybe even lower than even Ying Ye Zhenshi. At least, he hasn't yet taken the initiative to find fault with anyone else in the class so far and get involved in anyone else's problems."

"Ayanokōji, whose side are you even on?"

"I'm just telling you the truth."

"Piss off."

Ike nearly exploded because of Ayanokouji's frank analysis.

Thinking of how his goddess would flirt with such a guy every day, and the fact that she was being lied to, he just couldn't stand it.

"I am on your side, but it still comes down to the facts. If he's really not a good person, his true colours will definitely be exposed one of these days. It's better to just wait. Before then, if you don't want to change your target, you should keep looking for opportunities to interact with Kushida Kikyo, so that she won't have time to contact Ying Ye Zhenshi, and you may find some unexpected surprises that way. I've observed Ying Ye Zhenshi, and he almost never takes the initiative to contact Kushida Kikyo, which I don't know the reason for yet."

Fearing that the crazy guy with a revenge-addled brain in front of him would mess things up, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji had no choice but to encourage him to give up for the time being.

Ayanokouji was basically sure about his conjecture that Ying Ye Zhenshi had a very problematic disguise.

'Are you from somewhere like the White Room too?'

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was very curious about Ying Ayr's origins.

On the other hand, Ike remained unconvinced still.

Since he didn't have any more points and he couldn't think of any other way, he knew he had to give up temporarily.

He would continue to operate the forum post first and find another opportunity to get close to Kikyo Kushida, so 'that guy' had no chance to woo her.

But when the school day was finally over, Ike nearly vomited blood again.

He watched as Kushida Kikyo made an appointment with Ying Ye Zhenshi before leaving.

"My condolences. It looks like Kushida was already taken away. But they don't seem to have developed their relationship into that of a boyfriend and girlfriend yet. I hope you still have a chance."

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka looked over at Ike Kanji.

Haruki Yamauchi beside him also looked at the scene a little lost.

"It looks like I have to change my target again."

Yamauchi had some secret thoughts in his heart though.

"I will never, ever let him get away with this."

The feud created as a result of 'his wife' having been stolen away was now irreconcilable, and Ike's deep look appeared as though he was ready to eat someone alive.

"What a bunch of fools."

The students in the class looked at the idiots, comprised of Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudo Ken, who had already established themselves with the "fun title" of the idiot trio in class D.

Hirata really wanted to persuade Ike otherwise, but he felt that if he went over to have a chat, it might end up causing a fight to break out.

With that being the case, he couldn't go over to persuade him.

And in the school cafeteria, since it was just after school ended, it was quite lively with many students coming and going.

Ying Ye Zhenshi and Kushida Kikyo came to the cafeteria together, as they were looking for a place to eat.

This was not the first or second time an attempt to make such an appointment was made.

The girl beside him, though, was very curious about Karuizawa Kei's sudden changes, and the reason why she was getting so close to Horikita Suzune.

Since she couldn't get a wink out of Karuizawa, she kept approaching Ying Ye.

It was just that she hadn't gotten any news out of Ying Ye Zhenshi either, making her feel even more bitter.

Those who didn't know about the real situation would have thought that Ying Ye Zhenshi had committed some heinous crime to have made Kushida so unhappy.

"Ying Ye-kun, let's sit over there."

The two of them seemed to be of the same mind and didn't mention anything about the post, nor did they say anything about Ike's shenanigans.

After finding some seats like a blooming couple, Kikyo Kushida sat next to Ying Ye Zhenshi.

"Ying Ye-kun…"

Before Kushida Kikyo could even finish her sentence, Ying Ye Zhenshi seemed to already know what the girl was going to say.

"Even if you act cute like this, you know I won't tell you, Hanada-san."

Ying Ye Zhenshi responded a little gently.

He had really underestimated a girl's ability to seek out gossip.

She had really kept pestering him just to ask the same question over and over.

And it was all his fault that he was getting pestered since he really couldn't refuse a cute girl.

He could only protest her advances while making others angry about it.

"You really…! It's unfair to reject me before I have even finished saying anything. And I have figured you out. You keep saying the wrong name again and again because you just want me to get angry and leave. Although you usually look cold, you are actually a good person at heart, right? Don't try to lie to me."

Kushida Kikyo accused him very cutely.

Now she had become more and more familiar with Ying Ye Zhenshi's tricks.

He habitually resisted others' advances, and at the same time, he felt very uncomfortable with her behaviour such as when she acted cute or acting like a baby.

'If you already know what's up, then the normal thing to do would be to leave already!'

Ying Ye Zhenshi didn't deny what she said and just continued to eat.

"Really! You're being like this again."

Kushida Kikyo complained.

Finally, she just decided to change the subject.

"Hey, do you have any goals for coming to this school?"

Considering the lack of information, she thought that perhaps piercing through from another angle might help to open him up.

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