Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 150 Koito must be among us!

At 3:40 p.m., the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

Aoyama looked satisfied; his studies had been progressing well recently, and his daily instruction had gone smoothly.

I ranked 37th in the midterm exam, and my goal for the June monthly exam is to 27th!

Although I wanted to take another look at today's notes to reinforce my memory, staying in the classroom would interfere with my duty and make Ai wait too long, so I had to put the textbook away.

Osamu Aoyama visited the Department of Philosophy Studies in Athens once again.

After meeting up with the elegant and beautiful girl, Aoi, the two head to the mystery novel club.

"What are the evaluation criteria for the mystery novel club? Is it the richness of the collection?" Aoyama asked.

"The amount of reading and the level of understanding are more important."

"Given your reading volume and understanding of mystery novels, are you qualified to evaluate the two clubs?"

“I’ve looked at some, but it mainly depends on you,” said Jian Shang Ai.

"rely on me?"

"You are very knowledgeable about detective novels in 'Detective A,' so be confident."

"That's just because I'm very familiar with the novel's title; I picked it up when I was choosing books at the library!" Aoyama Osamu quickly explained.

Seeing that Shang Ai had stopped and looked at him, she said, "It's not just the title of the novel. In 'Detective A,' Detective A comments on various mystery novels from time to time. Can this also be done by borrowing books as material?"

"I can just read the critics' comments."

"You cheated?"

"In our industry, this is what we call sourcing."

Seeing that Shang Ai's confident and composed expression had disappeared, she pondered for a moment and said, "Let's talk about the importance of increasing the 'book collection'."

"Does the referee change the judgment criteria according to his own needs?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Seeing Ai's expression, it seemed like it was all Aoyama Risa's fault.

In Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling described magic and magical creatures in detail. Did she really understand magic and magical creatures?
“We can pause the event, prepare first, learn more about this, or ask for outside help,” Aoyama suggested.

"foreign aid?"

Just give up on your efforts.

"Besides the mystery novel club, the school also has a mystery club and a mystery game club. How about asking members from those two clubs for help?"

“Good idea.” Jian Shang smiled. “It will also be a test for the other two clubs.”

Young lady, let me tell you something: never ask someone for help when they can't help you.

"Let's go!" Jian Shangai said with the confidence of someone who had read five thousand mystery novels in an instant.

The two first went to the Deduction Department, which seemed to know the most about reasoning.

"Sorry, we're busy right now," the reasoning department replied.

"What are you doing?" See above for more information.

"We're going to the student council room for our defense in a little while."

"Thesis defense?" See above for curiosity.

"To explain whether reasoning is necessary!"

When Ai gives Aoyama a look—it's a good opportunity to get to know them.

Aoyama retorted, "Do you think I'm stupid?!"

He no longer trusts the look in someone's eyes when he sees love. When something goes wrong, there's no evidence at all, just like when someone borrows money, they always borrow 520 or 1314.

“If you don’t mind, please let us go with you,” said Ai.

"Of course!" "Please be sure!" There were six people in the reasoning club, and the four boys all had hearts in their eyes, as if they had been kissed by an angel.

While they were talking, Aoyama Ryo saw an entire wall of "Detective A" in the activity room.

How much does it cost?
Aoyama felt sorry for him.

It's not that I'm upset about the money spent on the mystery department, it's that I'm upset that that money didn't end up in my own hands.

One of the books was placed in a special spot and had a library label on it.

Isn't this the book that Ono Mizuki wanted to borrow but couldn't? He subconsciously reached out to take it.

"Don't touch it!" The atmosphere in the reasoning department was as tense as a bowstring.

The head of the reasoning club walked over seriously and pushed Aoyama Risa's hand away.

“This is God.” He introduced “Detective A” to Aoyama Osamu.

Aoyama Ryo's expression turned serious: "I completely agree."

The members of the Reasoning Department shook hands with him one by one, a sign that the group recognized him.

When a husband wins an Ultraman skill guessing game and proudly accepts the admiration of elementary school students, his wife will give a slight smirk.

They went to the student council room.

Not only the mystery club, but also the mystery novel club and the mystery game club are included.

The three of them shared a room, the atmosphere so serious it was as if it were a jar containing only two male crickets.

The student council president sat at the head of the table, with striking black hair and snow-white skin; his appearance alone was enough to make people submit.

She glanced at the audience and said, "I received the Reasoning Club's activity plan for June, and we plan to study 'Detective A'."

The members of the reasoning department all nodded in unison.

Aoyama Riya nodded.

"Mystery Novel Club, you plan to work on 'Detective A' in June and July."

"President, we want to change it to June, July, August, and September, and dedicate all our time to studying 'Detective A'!" The reasoning club raised their hands. "Shut up!" The secretary lightly lifted her glasses.

The reasoning department is like a cricket being held down by someone's hand.

"Also," the stunning president looked at the mystery game club, "your plans for June, July, and August are also to research 'Detective A'."

The four members of the mystery game club looked at the mystery club and the mystery novel club with expressions that said, "We won."

"You're all researching 'Detective A,' and your activities overlap. If you can't explain the differences, we'll reduce the activity budgets for your three clubs over the next few months, or even temporarily suspend your activities," the president announced coldly.

"No amount of money is too much for the offerings to God!" The reasoning department are at least true believers.

"Budget? How dare you!" The mystery novel club slammed their fist on the table; these were fanatics.

"That's why the Deduction Club is no good! This is an offering to the gods!" the Deduction Games Club also angrily rebuked the Deduction Club.

Aoyama Risa, with his hands in his pockets, glanced at Mikami Ai, who was standing in front of him, out of the corner of his eye.

"Quiet!" the secretary said.

The student council room is quiet.

“We will cut the budgets for the mystery department, mystery novel department, and mystery game department by 50%,” said Yaeko Miyayo.

"No!" The three clubs shouted as if they were one.

"70%."

The three clubs fell silent, as if a music player had pressed the pause button.

“This is the budget,” Miyako Yaeko said. “Every word you say from now on will determine whether club activities will be suspended.”

The three groups dared not speak up easily.

"Excuse me," the Deduction Club asked, "President, have you read 'Detective A'?"

“Of course,” the president replied.

After confirming that the defense would proceed normally and would not trigger budget deductions or event cancellation, the reasoning department breathed a slight sigh of relief.

“Since you’ve read it, you should know how excellent ‘Detective A’ is. It’s perfectly reasonable to spend a lot of time and budget researching it!” the reasoning department said.

Although there were differences in wording, the mystery novel club and the mystery game club generally agreed.

“I didn’t say it was impossible,” the president said. “What’s impossible is that all three of your clubs are planning to spend a lot of time and budget on research.”

She continued, "Only one club can conduct a month-long 'Detective A Research'. If the three of you can meet this requirement, the budget will not be deducted."

"Detective A is a mystery novel, so it should be classified under the mystery novel category!"

"The Deduction Club is the true authority on deduction!"

"It's just that we registered early. After all, deduction is a game, and 'Detective A' should belong to our deduction game department!"

"None of them are willing to withdraw?" Miyako asked.

The three groups remained silent.

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors," Miyako Yaeko said casually. "The winning club will continue its activities, while the other two clubs will have 50% of their June budget deducted."

The three clubs were naturally dissatisfied.

But as soon as they opened their mouths—

"60%."

The three ministers started playing rock-paper-scissors.

"Wait a moment." At this moment, Jian Shangai suddenly spoke up.

All eyes were on her.

The secretary adjusted her glasses; it was clear she wanted to say, "Irrelevant people, shut up," but she knew who Jian Shangai was.

That guy had nothing in his family except money.

“If we just use rock-paper-scissors, the other two clubs will inevitably be dissatisfied. I think it’s more appropriate to decide with ‘reasoning.’ The winning club can also prove that they have enough ability to study ‘Detective A,’” said Ai Mikami.

The eyes of the three clubs lit up.

But they dared not speak.

Miyako thought for a moment and said, "That's a good suggestion."

"But what should we deduce?" the reasoning department asked cautiously.

Just as Ai was about to speak, Miyako Yaeko said, "It's simple, find out who 'Koito' is."

"Koito?" the three clubs said at the same time.

It's not that we don't know, it's that we all know.

During the marathon, he confessed his love to both Miyako Yaeko and Mikami Ai, and even made them both his girlfriends.

"The author of 'Detective A' is also Koito. This 'Koito' must be a fan of 'Detective A,' so this person must be among us!" the mystery club said.

Nani? !
Is it locked now?

Aoyama looked over and saw that the Mystery Club was looking at the Mystery Novel Club and the Mystery Game Club with certainty, and that the Athens Philosophy Research Club was not among them.

"Idiot!" the Deduction Games Club pointed at the Deduction Club and said, "You seriously underestimate deduction!"

"You really underestimate God!" the mystery novel club member retorted, pointing at the mystery club as well.

"You guys are the ones who should look down on our Deduction Department. The culprit is definitely among us!" The Deduction Department acted as if they had realized their mistake, but could only put on a brave face now.

"Quiet!" the secretary said, adjusting her glasses.

"Bring the results to the student council room by Wednesday of this week, along with complete evidence. The winning club will have the right to investigate 'Detective A.' Meeting adjourned," announced Yaeko Miyayo.

(End of this chapter)