“You, you, you… What on earth are you doing?!”
Finally regaining her senses, Yatogami Tohka’s cheeks flushed red as she grabbed the collars of the two, forcibly separating them.
“Origami… You, you, you, how can you do this kind of thing in public? Do you have no shame at all?!”
Origami licked her lips expressionlessly, as if still savoring the taste, her gaze filled with resentment as she swept it toward Tohka without saying a word.
At this moment, Shiori was already so frightened by Origami’s bold action that she couldn’t even think properly, her mind a complete blank.
The Ai, Mai, Mei Trio also took this opportunity to gather around Origami, bombarding her with questions.
“Origami-san, when did your relationship with Shiori-san progress to this stage?”
“Origami-san, you two must be happy! Even though gender is an issue, as long as there’s love, it’s fine! By the way, what does kissing feel like?”
“It’s just too much to handle.”
Origami’s expression remained as calm as ever.
“In fact, it was just last night. I spent it at Shiori’s house, and we’ve already.”
“Ohhhhh!!”
With Origami’s words, all the students in the class, as well as the crowd outside the classroom, exploded with excitement.
This was practically breaking news, no less shocking than Shiori’s rapid rise to the top of the Raizen High School Top 10 Beauty Ranking in just a few days.
Many male students were heartbroken.
Origami was also a top-ranked beauty, and her stoic attribute was particularly popular among boys.
But today, the two beauties on the list had ended up together, leaving the boys with no chance at all.
Some even speculated whether the other beauties on the ranking list would also…
The Ai, Mai, Mei Trio blushed furiously at Origami’s answer, so embarrassed that steam seemed to rise from their heads.
Just imagining the scene of two perfect beauties tangled together made their heads spin.
They couldn’t believe how bold the two were, having even done that already!
Yatogami Tohka immediately stood up, loudly explaining.
“Don’t listen to this person’s nonsense!”
At the same time, Shiori finally snapped out of it and, together with Tohka, shouted in unison.
“Origami-san, don’t spout such nonsense so seriously!”
However, by now, everyone was so shocked by the news that they had no interest in listening to Tohka and Shiori’s explanations.
Origami looked aggrieved, a tear welling up at the corner of her eye as she pretended to be pitiful.
“So mean… Clearly… Clearly, you were so eager for me last night, and now you want to deny it… Uuuuu…”
“I…”
Shiori was about to say something, but the Ai, Mai, Mei Trio immediately shot her angry glares and handed Origami a tissue.
“Shiori-san isn’t planning to toy with Origami-san’s feelings, is she?”
“Shiori-san, that’s not right!”
“It’s really too much to handle!”
Shiori wanted to cry but had no tears. She tried to explain, but the words stuck in her throat.
In this situation, no matter what she said, it would sound like an excuse, and in the end, she might dig herself even deeper.
Behind Shiori, Tohka was on the verge of exploding with anger, but the most infuriating thing was that as she saw Shiori not trying to explain, Origami took the opportunity to throw her a provocative glance.
“Shi… Shiori, let’s go!”
Without waiting for a response, Tohka grabbed Shiori and pulled her to her seat, ignoring everyone else.
Shiori could only shake her head helplessly.
It seemed clearing up this misunderstanding would take quite some time…
On the other side, the Ai, Mai, Mei Trio were still comforting Origami.
“Origami-san, let’s have a proper talk with Shiori-san later. Please don’t be sad anymore.”
“Yeah, yeah, we’ll definitely make Shiori-san admit her mistake and apologize to you!”
“It’s really too much to handle.”
The trio’s voices weren’t loud, but since they were so close to Shiori, she naturally heard everything.
A black line appeared on her face.
It seemed today’s troubles were far from over…
Seeing the trio march toward her with fierce determination, Shiori couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
Just then, Teacher Tamaki walked into the classroom carrying a few books.
“Everyone, class is about to start. Hurry back to your seats.”
The noisy classroom instantly fell silent.
The Ai, Mai, Mei Trio reluctantly returned to their seats, already planning to find Shiori after class for a detailed discussion.
Seeing this, Shiori let out a sigh of relief.
Origami also returned to her seat, but as she passed by Shiori, she suddenly leaned down, bringing her lips close to Shiori’s ear and whispering softly.
“If you really want to do that kind of thing, I won’t refuse.”
The warm breath on Shiori’s ear made her entire body go weak, and her face flushed all the way to her ears.
When Shiori turned her head, she saw Origami already back at her seat, her ever-expressionless face showing a hint of a smile.
Shiori’s heart raced.
At that moment, as Origami smiled, she looked just like an angel, sending a wave of emotion through Shiori’s heart.
Not far away, Yatogami Tohka witnessed the scene, her jealousy flaring.
She was so angry that she snapped the pen in her hand without realizing it.
“Everyone, the Shuxue Lvxing is in one week. Where do you want to go?”
Teacher Tamaki, oblivious to everything that had happened, said.
“Before class begins, everyone, share where you want to go, but don’t pick places we’ve visited before.”
Teacher Tamaki’s words set the whole class buzzing with excitement.
“Let’s go to Nara! I want to see the deer!”
“Shuxue Lvxing should be in Kyoto!”
“I think Nagoya sounds good too.”
“Yokohama, Yokohama, Yokohama!”
As for where to go for Shuxue Lvxing, Shiori wasn’t particularly interested, but Origami beside her was different.
Her eyes sparkled, as if lost in thought, but it was clear she was looking forward to the trip.
Shiori couldn’t figure out why Origami was so excited. In his impression, Origami wasn’t usually interested in these things.
Then, out of curiosity, he checked Tohka’s reaction.
Ever since Shiori had sealed her, Tohka had stayed in Tengū City and never left, so just hearing about Shuxue Lvxing was enough to excite her.
After a lively discussion, it was finally decided that this year’s Shuxue Lvxing would be in Nara.
***
Meanwhile, Wan Mie, who was lazing around sleeping, was suddenly awakened by a phone call.
“Who is it, calling me so early in the morning…”
Wan Mie groggily loosened her grip on Shinomiya, who she had been hugging tightly, and picked up the phone from beside the bed.
“Wan Mie-san, our Shuxue Lvxing destination has been decided—it’s Nara. You should get ready~”