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"Really...it won't hurt?"
Although their conversation could easily lead to misunderstandings, in reality, Asuna Yuuki was simply applying medicine to Asagiri.
Seeing the dozens of bruises of varying sizes on the other person's upper body, Yuuki Asuna felt her heart ache. She moved very gently, afraid of using too much force and causing Asagiri pain.
"Put some effort into it, Yuuki-kun... oh no, Asuna."
Feeling the almost imperceptible gentle pressure from Asuna Yuuki, as if caressing a work of art, Asagiri smiled reassuringly.
"I'm not some fragile porcelain that breaks at the slightest touch, there's no need to be so gentle."
"But……"
Asuna Yuuki pursed her lips, and finally just sighed helplessly. She increased the pressure slightly as she worked on Asagiri's bruised body, and asked softly.
"Why? Why work so hard?"
"Because I'm the lead singer."
Asagiri replied in a serious tone, "The lead singer has to work incredibly hard."
Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki looked speechless and retorted.
"We're a team that's just clearing dungeons, not a band, so why are you talking about a lead singer..."
"The principle is the same."
Asagiri suppressed her smile and said in a flat tone.
“I am the captain of this team. Since I hold the most important position, it is only natural that I must have the ability to shoulder everything, including the lives of the three of you. Of course, this is only part of the reason. More importantly…”
At this point, Asagiri paused slightly before speaking with eager anticipation.
"Just imagining myself braving a hail of bullets and shattering those elite Blackwatch soldiers is just so exciting."
Asuna Yuuki's expression became somewhat complicated, and she murmured to herself.
"I wanted to say that this is a manifestation of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), but you've gone to this extent... it seems to have completely transcended the realm of chuunibyou..."
"This isn't just me being childish, this is..."
"Okay, I know, it's because you're a coward, right?"
Asuna Yuuki smiled gently, put away the medicine-applying supplies, and then looked out the floor-to-ceiling window at the now pitch-black sky. She raised her hand to tuck her long hair behind her ear and said softly, with a hint of shyness.
"Um... it's already past eleven o'clock... the trams should have stopped running by now..."
"Yes."
Asagiri wasn't like the typical male protagonist in school romance anime who couldn't understand human speech; he immediately understood Yuuki Asuna's hint and then extended an invitation with a smile.
"In that case, why don't you stay at my place tonight?"
"Yeah, that's true."
Yuuki Asuna was secretly delighted and couldn't wait to reply.
"After all, your house is quite far from mine, so there's no need to waste money taking a taxi, but... I didn't bring any pajamas..."
"Wear mine."
"it is good."
Yuuki Asuna shyly replied, and only after Asagiri brought her clean clothes did she step into the bathroom. After all, she had been training for several hours and was definitely sweating. Going to bed without showering was something that Yuuki Asuna, who had a slight obsession with cleanliness, could not accept at all.
not to mention……
Asuna Yuuki turned on the tap and watched the hot water gradually rise in the bathtub. In the slightly hazy mist, she blushed and murmured to herself.
"Will we sleep together tonight...?"
……
The ending did not disappoint Asuna Yuuki.
At Asagiri's invitation, she lay down on the same bed with him. When the lights in the room went out and it became quiet, she could even hear her own heart beating faster than usual because of nervousness and shyness.
"that……"
Yuuki Asuna mustered her courage, reached out her hand, and gently grasped Asagiri's hand. The warmth from her palm made her feel a little more relaxed.
"That Ashikaga teacher... can she really be trusted? Not only you, but I also displayed extraordinary physical abilities in front of her, qualities that most people don't possess. If the truth about the players is revealed to the world later, will she...?"
"Will not."
Asagiri grasped Yuuki Asuna's hand and replied in a smiling voice.
"How should I describe Ashikaga Miwa... As a direct descendant of the Ashikaga shogunate, she is a true aristocrat. Unlike Shinomiya Hikari, the nouveau riche chairman of Shuchiin Academy, Ashikaga Miwa is a pure idealist. That's why she raised her criticisms and dissatisfaction with the current atmosphere of Shuchiin Academy in the board meeting. She doesn't care at all... No, if she knew that the two of us were players, she would only think that this is better, after all, we are both students who entered the academy in high school."
"Ashikaga Miwa's idea is simple: since her opinions would be vetoed by the ideologically corrupt Shinomiya Hiromitsu if she raised them in the council, she would let the students of Shuchiin University witness it firsthand, thereby changing their stubborn belief that Shuchiin University, as the most famous and best high school in Sakura Province, does not need to make any changes at all."
“Shuchiin High School is different from ordinary high schools. Most of the students at Shuchiin have extremely powerful backgrounds. Since we can’t persuade Chairman Shinomiya Hiromitsu and can’t achieve top-down change, we hope that most of the students will be motivated to change and change the atmosphere of Shuchiin from the bottom up.”
That's roughly the idea.
Hearing Asagiri's words, Asuna Yuuki was somewhat stunned.
"This...this...it sounds so complicated..."
"It's not complicated."
Asagiri reached out her other hand and gently stroked the long hair of Asuna Yuuki, who was sleeping on her side, and said with a smile.
"To put it bluntly, it's because Ashikaga Miwa needs me. After all, a student like me who doesn't take Shuchiin seriously at all, yet is better than anyone else in Shuchiin, is a once-in-a-lifetime find."
"Pfft."
Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but laugh out loud, speaking gently.
"While it's true, who else would be so blunt as to call themselves a once-in-a-lifetime student? Isn't that a bit too shameful?"
Asagiri retorted bluntly.
"It feels... less shameful than sleeping in the same bed on the first day of dating."
Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki's pretty face instantly flushed red, and she pretended to stand up and retort angrily.
"I'm leaving."
"Oh ho, threatening me?"
Asagiri retorted very seriously, "As the leader of justice, I absolutely do not accept any threats!"
"Tch...you really have a lot of confidence."
Despite saying that, Asuna Yuuki obediently lay back down on the bed.
After several hours of intensive training, even she felt quite tired and was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
However, before falling asleep...
"I……"
Asuna Yuuki gently tugged at Asagiri's hand and spoke in a voice barely audible.
"As a couple, shouldn't we kiss before going to sleep?"
Asagiri immediately replied, "This is exactly what I've been waiting for."
Then, their lips met again.
"You...you shouldn't touch me like that..."
Feeling Asagiri's hand slip inside her clothes, Asuna Yuuki's eyes welled up with tears. She instinctively grabbed Asagiri's hand and whispered.
"I...I'm not mentally prepared...and I'm really tired today, I'm not feeling well..."
Before Asagiri could say anything, Asuna Yuuki herself became flustered and hurriedly explained.
"Of course, it's not that I don't want to, I really want to do *that* with you... but... this is my first time, so I need to prepare myself mentally for a while. Don't worry, it won't take too long. Just rest well today, and when I'm ready, I'll definitely come to you, and then we'll do *that*..."
Seeing Asuna Yuuki's adorable appearance, where she was clearly too shy to speak but still stammered out an explanation, Asagiri couldn't help but smile, gently stroking her long hair and whispering with a smile.
"Don't panic, just take it one step at a time."
Hearing Asagiri's words, Asuna Yuuki finally breathed a sigh of relief. She moved closer, pressed her cheek against Asagiri's chest, and curled up in his arms, speaking softly.
"I'm glad you understand... then..."
Asuna Yuuki blushed slightly, pursed her lips, and then took Asagiri's wrist, suppressing her shyness, and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"If you promise not to act impulsively..."
"It's okay to touch it a little longer."
……
Meanwhile, inside an unfinished building outside Tokyo.
"The Grip of the Underworld"
Kotoko Iwanaga leaned on her cane with her left hand, and slowly extended her right hand, aiming it at the spirit creature dressed like a sumo wrestler in front of her. Her slender, fair fingers slowly clenched.
The next second, a pale demon hand with sharp black nails emerged from the void, grabbed the sumo spirit, and, following Kotoko Iwanaga's movement, tightened its fingers, crushing the spirit into pieces.
"solve."
Seeing that Kotoko Iwanaga had successfully dealt with the sumo wrestler-like spirit creature, a man with a cleaver still on his head and blood streaming down his face said with tears of gratitude.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness! Thank you so much, Your Highness! Now we can move back in. Thank you so much!"
Kotoko Iwanaga turned her head, looked at the deceased, raised her hand to adjust her white beret, and then spoke with a smile.
"You're welcome. This is my duty as the god of wisdom."
Immediately afterwards, Kotoko looked out at the unfinished building and the bright moon hanging in the sky. Because she had successfully resolved the case, she was in a good mood and couldn't help but hum a song and murmur to herself.
"Sigh, it's finally the weekend, but I still have to deal with the requests from the yokai. I'm so busy that I don't even have a chance to invite Asagiri out on a date and spend some time together. I wonder what he's been doing all this time..."
……
Meanwhile, in the bedroom of Fujiwara Chika's house.
Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Chika Fujiwara, who was sitting there eating snacks, and frowned slightly, her face showing concern.
"Chika, I always feel... there's something wrong with Utsunomiya Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko in my class, and Yuuki Asuna in your class."
Fujiwara Chika turned around, her face showing a simple look of confusion, and tilted her head.
"Something's not right? Is there? Do you suspect these three people are 'players' like us? What's your reason for suspecting them?"
"There's no reason yet...."
Kaguya Shinomiya seemed to be deep in thought before speaking softly.
"I just have a gut feeling that if this so-called game has some kind of selection criteria, then that eye icon app will definitely choose Utsunomiya Asagiri as a player. I don't know why, but I always feel that he is very suitable... no, not just suitable, I think he will become a perfect 'player'."
"Huh? You think so highly of him? I don't think I've ever heard you praise someone like that before, and..."
At this point, Fujiwara Chika revealed a slightly meaningful smile.
"And he's a really handsome guy too."
"Do not make jokes."
Kaguya Shinomiya raised her hand, smoothed her long black hair, and spoke in a flat tone, her beautiful red eyes devoid of any emotion.
"I won't waste my time on things like this until I get the power I want."
86
Chapter 86 Kotoko Iwanaga's Green Premonition
"Power..."
Fujiwara Chika tilted her head, revealing a simple and sweet smile, and said with a grin.
"I'm not really interested in that kind of thing, hehe~"
After saying that, Fujiwara Chika looked at Shinomiya Kaguya's face and smiled with interest.
"I volunteered to participate in the dungeon for two reasons, firstly because I wanted to protect you, to protect my important friend, and secondly..."
At this point, a strange excitement suddenly appeared in Fujiwara Chika's eyes.
"This game itself is quite interesting!"