Kushida Kikyo has been extremely irritated lately!
She had finally obtained her admission letter to Advanced Nurturing High School, thinking she could bid farewell to her past and start a new life in a place where no one knew her.
To her utter shock, Horikita Suzune—who had attended the same school as her since middle school, whose way of doing things she couldn’t stand, and who potentially knew about her dark history—had also come to this school.
And they ended up in the same class!
Unpleasant!
Irritating!
A total headache!
A constant stream of negative emotions surged into her heart.
Yet, Kushida Kikyo still had to smile every day and greet Horikita Suzune in a friendly manner.
Otherwise, not only would the persona she painstakingly built in class collapse, but Horikita Suzune might also stop paying attention to her entirely, causing her to lose the chance to “become friends.”
Yes, even though she was disgusted by Horikita’s “dead person” face, couldn’t stand her self-righteous personality, and mocked her naive “I-can-do-anything” arrogance, Kushida Kikyo still wanted to become friends with Horikita.
She wanted her to open her heart and confide her troubles, her unhappiness, and even…
everything to her “good friend.”
And then, she could enjoy exposing this person’s ugly side to the fullest in front of everyone!
However, no matter how hard she tried, this beautiful fantasy always remained stuck at the starting line.
“I don’t want to get to know you.
Goodbye.”
“Don’t show up in front of me.
You annoy me.”
“I don’t need things like friends.
I can do everything alone.” …
Time and again, time and again, she was rejected mercilessly by that woman.
And those boars in heat in class, self-righteously telling stupid jokes, bragging about their laughable grades, and those lecherous eyes staring at her chest during swimming class…
Men really are a bunch of trash!
And Sakayanagi Arisu—acting all cute to gain sympathy from the guys in class.
I saw through your self-righteous personality long ago; I’m just too lazy to expose you.
Karuizawa Kei—clinging to Hirata Yosuke and bossing me around every day, calling it “helping a friend.”
Koenji Rokusuke—what “conglomerate young master”?
Looking in a hand mirror all day long, making me lose face so badly on the bus.
…
On the school path in the evening, the twilight turned red, then darker, until it fell completely into darkness.
On the dim path, only Kushida Kikyo walked silently…
She walked with a smile, but as night fell, her originally bright and clear eyes became lifeless and silent.
Finally, she stopped next to a secluded grove.
This was a remote path; even during the day, few people passed by.
Kushida looked around for a moment, confirming that no one was on the road and there were no cameras nearby.
She took a deep breath and slowly raised her snowy-white, fleshy long leg toward the nearby railing…
“Ah—I’m so sick of this!” Bang—!
“Why did that kind of woman come to this school?
Why was a bitch like Horikita Suzune—who thinks she’s so great just because she can study and walks around with that dead face—put in the same class as me!”
“Go die!” Bang—!
Bang—!
“Why can’t someone like that just die already!” Bang—!
“Those boars in class!
Don’t you know it’s exhausting for me to hang a smile on my face for you every day?
If you have any sense, just hurry up and die!” Bang—!
Bang—!
Bang—!
One strike after another…
Kushida Kikyo continuously released the dissatisfaction in her heart upon the outside world.
The iron railing let out a miserable screech of suffering, and the entire railing began to vibrate from the kicks.
Her poisonous curses and the railing’s wails echoed along the empty school path…
“Go die!
Go die!
GO DIE!!” “EVERYONE JUST GO DIE!!” Creeeeeak—Snap—
Kushida’s rage reached its peak.
She took all the resentment she had accumulated toward Horikita Suzune and the students in class and vented it on this one kick.
With a loud “Clang,” the railing was kicked completely out of shape, denting inward into a “C-shape.”
Slowly letting out a breath, Kushida retracted her poisonous expression and tidied her hair, which had become messy from the exertion.
She transformed back into the Kushida Kikyo who wore a sweet smile and wanted to be friends with the whole school.
“Haha, that feels much better.
Time to go back now…”
Adjusting her small shoulder bag, Kushida hummed a happy tune and walked away from this silent place with light “tap-tap” steps.
All that remained was a twisted railing that looked like it had died with its eyes open.
“Hum~ Hum~” “Hum hum~” “Hum hum hum~” …
A few minutes later, from that dark grove where no one would have expected anyone to be, three small heads quietly poked out from behind a pitch-black tree trunk.
Mikage Touji: “Wow, what a brutal scene…”
Morishita Ai: “That woman…
is she a Jorōgumo?”
Yamamura Miki: “Eh?
Should I say something?”
The three of them never expected that playing “Spiriting Away” wouldn’t lead to an encounter with a monster, but rather with a woman whose face changed faster than a monster’s.
After confirming that Kushida Kikyo wouldn’t return, the three who had been squeezed behind the trunk instantly scattered.
“Mikage Touji, where were you putting your hand just now?
You actually touched Morishita-sama’s thigh!
Speak!
Were you harboring ill intentions?!” Morishita Ai pointed at Mikage Touji and was the first to lodge a complaint.
Mikage Touji rubbed his head.
“You have the nerve to say that?
I was about to go bald from you pulling my hair.”
Yamamura Miki timidly bowed to Morishita Ai: “Sorry, Morishita-kun, I squeezed your shoulder too hard earlier…”
Among the three, Mikage Touji—who was at the front—had instinctively ducked down first when he realized there was gossip to behold.
Morishita Ai, following right behind, had grabbed Mikage’s hair to keep her balance, and Yamamura Miki, at the back, had grabbed Morishita’s shoulders to peer out silently.
“However,” Mikage Touji looked in the direction Kushida had left, instinctively feeling his pocket and rubbing his chin.
“I didn’t expect that Kushida Kikyo to have this side.
I thought at most she was just a bit of a ‘tea’ girl.”
“Mikage Touji, did you record it?” Morishita Ai asked out of the blue.
“…” Mikage Touji looked at the sky; it was pitch black.
“Ah, the weather is so nice today…”
“Just as I thought!” Morishita Ai immediately saw through his attempt to change the subject.
“I thought it was strange earlier.
Why was there a tiny bit of light coming from below?
I thought you were letting your lust get the better of you to peek under Morishita-sama’s skirt, but I didn’t expect your thoughts to be even more wretched!”
“Hey, hey, that’s uncalled for.
I just wanted to grab some leverage first, thinking that maybe one day I could use it for a major comeback,” Mikage Touji couldn’t hold back anymore and argued loudly.
“No need to explain.
You definitely thought her figure was good and she was pretty, so you wanted to use this video to threaten her and force her into those ‘lewd’ things you men like. Read the latest chapters at novelping . com.
Like making her strip naked and watching her humiliated expression,” Morishita Ai raised both hands above her shoulders, making a grabbing motion with her palms, speaking with a straight face as if it were a matter of fact.
“Do you think school is an eroge?
That’s criminal behavior.
If I really did that, you’d only be able to visit me in prison.”
Then, Yamamura Miki also plucked up the courage to chime in: “Mikage-kun, that kind of behavior is not okay.”
“Then what do you want to do?
If we don’t use such good leverage, do you even want to graduate from Class A anymore?”
Morishita Ai showed a smile like a successful plotter and held out her hand.
“Hand it over to Morishita-sama for safekeeping.
I have no interest in threatening that woman.
If you want to use it, come find me.”
“That’s not out of the question.”
Mikage Touji thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
He pulled out his phone and swiped his fingers.
“Absolutely no backups allowed.” Morishita Ai leaned in, staring at Mikage’s phone screen.
“Fine, fine, fine, I’ll let you do the operations, alright?” Mikage Touji rolled his eyes, handed over the phone, and gave up on the spot.
“That’s more like it…”
After finishing the business, the three left the grove and strolled down the school path.
“So in the end, ‘Spiriting Away’ didn’t happen?
As expected, everything in that book was fake!” Morishita Ai said indignantly.
“Of course it was…
Morishita, let me tell you, there are no supernatural phenomena in this world.
Believe in science…” The true esper lied through his teeth.
“It’s decided!
We’ll change locations tomorrow and try again!” Morishita Ai remained stubborn to the end.
“Eh?
Please, no.
Once is enough for this kind of thing.
It’s terrifying!” Yamamura Miki expressed her firm opposition.
“By the way, what are we having for dinner?”
“Ramen!
I want to try that spicy ramen again!”
“You think the last time wasn’t miserable enough?”
“I’ll give you half this time.
We can’t waste food.”
“I object!
I absolutely won’t eat ramen that looks like it will kill a person.”
“Show of hands…
two to one.
Alright, it’s decided—we’re going to the ramen shop!”
“Nani!
Yamamura…
even you…”
“The ramen at that shop was very tasty last time.
I want to try it again.”
“Mikage Touji, accept reality!”
“Chikusho (Damn it)…”