After returning yesterday, Saeko called her father, asking about the Musashi Dojo and self-taught swordsmanship.
However, according to her father, self-taught swordsmanship didn't exist at all. On the contrary, the swordsman Musashi Geiken from the Musashi Dojo, due to injury, could no longer wield a sword. It was highly likely that the Musashi Dojo would soon become a second-rate dojo.
Saeko didn't say anything about Shinnosuke to her father; she had her own plans.
Right after the midday class ended, she looked for Shinnosuke, wanting to have lunch with him to thank him for his help yesterday.
The problem that had been bothering Saeko all this time was easily resolved by Shinnosuke. As long as she practiced swords with him regularly, she wouldn't have to worry at all about the increasingly burning brutal desire in her heart.
She could become like an ordinary person, no longer having to worry about turning into a "monster."
'Another enemy! The young lady of the Busujima family!'
Ai's hug tightened.
'Shinnosuke-sama! Didn't I only go abroad to study for a few years? Why are there suddenly so many beautiful girls around him?'
"Ai, is there enough space in the student council room?"
"Of course, please follow me."
Ai released her hug from Shinnosuke, the confidence of a queen radiating clearly.
'Who dares to claim invincibility? Only me, Ai!'
Four beautiful girls with different styles each had their own characteristics; even their hair colors were different. Kazama and Bo followed behind them from a distance, afraid of being caught in the crossfire of this smokeless war.
"Shin-chan, this is really too much."
Kazama looked at Shinnosuke, who wasn't tense at all, surrounded by beautiful girls, and couldn't help but comment.
However, in his tone, there was a hint of sourness that was difficult to detect.
Damn it, he was the one who came first! He asked his mother to prepare two lunchboxes, one for Shinnosuke, but looking at the current situation, there was no way Shinnosuke would have a chance to eat his lunch!
This brat was really enviable!
Suotome, Sawamura, Busujima—any of these family names were very famous in Japan. Even if he worked hard to get into Todai and get a good job, so what?
Shinnosuke only needed to choose one of them, and he could easily live a happy life forever!
"After all, he's Shin-chan; this kind of thing is also normal."
Bo, on the other hand, didn't find anything strange; this was Shinnosuke's usual style.
Bo never criticized him and was also the person who understood Shinnosuke the most. Even if Shinnosuke wanted to play childish games, he would join in. Shinnosuke was also very kind to him. Although their personalities were different, they were close friends.
As for Kazama and Shinnosuke, they were more like beloved rivals; the tsundere Kazama was always easily controlled by Shinnosuke.
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During the morning lessons, Hiratsuka was actually more tired than her students. Just putting the textbooks in the office, preparing to have a simple lunch in the teachers' cafeteria, she encountered Shinnosuke's group.
On Shinnosuke's right was Suotome Ai, on his left was Sawamura Eriri, behind him followed Busujima Saeko and a girl Hiratsuka didn't quite remember, but upon closer inspection, she was also a beautiful girl.
Kazama and Bo followed far behind, ignored by Hiratsuka.
'That brat! It's just as I thought. There are already so many beautiful girls around him?'
'Didn't he say he only liked mature, sexy, and gentle women? Sawamura doesn't fit that description at all!'
'Suotome and Busujima beside him do have good figures, but they're also not very mature.'
'If this trend continues, Shinnosuke will definitely be chopped with an axe.'
'Or is this brat too bold, wanting to build a harem at Shuchi'in Academy?'
'Isn't he afraid that the families behind them will cause trouble for him?'
"Shinnosuke! Remember to come to my office after school!"
Stopping Shinnosuke now was definitely inappropriate; let him come see her after school, then she would find a way to educate this brat.
Coincidentally, Yukino was looking for her, wanting to establish a club. Maybe Yukino could help educate him, correct his bad habits.
Yukino's cold personality shouldn't be able to be conquered by Shinnosuke, right? And Yukino wasn't Shinnosuke's type at all—not gentle, not mature, and her body was as flat as a board.
"Okay, Shizuka-sensei."
Seeing Shinnosuke agree, Hiratsuka turned around and left, not wanting to watch and feel annoyed. Seeing Shinnosuke surrounded by beautiful girls made her angry; it felt like something that belonged to her was being taken away, a feeling that couldn't be expressed in words.
Ai glanced at Hiratsuka, feeling nothing. Although there were so many beautiful girls around Shinnosuke, she remained very confident.
The man she had set her sights on since childhood, liked by many people, was a very natural thing.
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In the student council activity room, Kaguya was thinking about her war plan.
"How can I make Nohara Shinnosuke like me very much?"
Due to the change in the world line, coupled with the school merger, the relationship between Hayasaka and Kaguya was no longer hidden. Although at school Hayasaka still had a gyaru style, she always followed Kaguya, and everyone knew that her relationship with Kaguya was not simple.
"Hayasaka, this matter still needs to trouble you. Please help me investigate more useful information!"
"Kaguya-chan wants to investigate what?"
Fujiwara Chika beside her became interested and immediately approached Kaguya.
"This is a secret plan! This is the key to my victory over that woman named Suotome Ai!"
Kaguya's expression at this moment was mysterious, and she was also very confident, just like Ai when she first came to Futaba Kindergarten.
Ai, who had just entered school, immediately became the student council vice-president. Yesterday, after parting with Shinnosuke, she came to the student council and gave Kaguya an unpleasant surprise, which was why Kaguya had such great hostility towards her.
"Kaguya-chan, do you really want to be enemies with that terrifying woman?"
Chika patted her full chest, looking very frightened.
From any point of view, Suotome Ai, the woman who would inherit the Suotome family, was a difficult opponent.
Kaguya's only advantage might be that they were all still students, and Kaguya was the student council president of the school, as well as Ai's senior.
Apart from that, Kaguya didn't seem to have any absolute advantage over Ai.
Even in terms of family background, the Suotome family was superior to the Shinomiya family. Ai's father wasn't seriously ill like Gan'an but was in his prime, only in his early forties.
The Suotome family's business was spread all over the world, covering finance, real estate, mining, and various high-tech companies.
Ai had been confirmed as the only heir to the Suotome family, unlike Kaguya, who still had several older brothers, so the inheritance rights would not fall to her at all.