Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 203 A Girl's Heart: Deeper Than the Night, Brighter Than the Sun

The reason why Miyako Yaeko didn't sit with Aoyama Risa was to avoid attracting attention.

But now, what's the point of everything she did before?
“She’s not quite there yet,” said Aoyama Risa. “I’m sixteen now, and we’ve known each other since we were seven. We’ll be ten years old next month.”

Seeing that Ai turned to look at Aoyama Rin, she smiled and said, "You remember it so clearly."

Aoyama Risa felt the same way as Miyako Yaeko at that moment.

“I have a good memory,” said Aoyama Risa.

Seeing that Shang Ai nodded gently, she said, "After all, he's ranked 40th in the whole school."

It's fine for someone ranked 40th or lower to say this, but for the person ranked first to say it... depending on the situation, you could choose between the words "detached from worldly affairs" and "arrogant" to describe her.

"In short," Aoyama Osamu abruptly changed the subject, "I only date beautiful girls I've known for more than ten years."

The beautiful girl was the fourth condition, which he secretly added.

"So, right now, the president is the most likely candidate?" Kana Higashiura looked around.

Kobayashi Shiki and Aizawa Jun, however, felt that Mika-senpai and Mizuki-senpai were the most likely candidates.

But they can't be more perverted than Aoyama Osamu, so I can't say.

“Don’t talk like everyone likes me and I can just pick anything,” Aoyama Osamu replied.

This is his true state of mind.

The women he's met so far seem to have a crush on him, but he still doesn't dare to think that everyone loves him.

She can only be described as a heartthrob.

Moreover, as a man, he doesn't pursue popularity based on appearance; he prefers to have his problem-solving abilities recognized.

Those who acknowledge swordsmanship skills like Tianyu Elsa do not count; that's the system's ability.

“Ten years,” Tianyu Elsa pondered.

“Speaking of ten years, when I was working at a Chinese restaurant, I often heard the boss humming a Chinese song called ‘Ten Years.’ Let me sing it for you!” Aoyama Risa changed the subject again.

"Okay~" Amakusa Sawa clapped her hands gently, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Aoyama Risa.

Aoyama Ryo finally survived this round.

After having barbecue, it was already late at night.

"Send us back?" Ai asked Aoyama.

"So, I won't take the bodyguard's job, okay?"

"Who would bring a bodyguard when eating with friends or classmates?" Jian Ai asked, puzzled.

Female liar!
"And yours?" Aoyama Risa asked, looking at Miyako Yaeko.

“I brought it with me when I came, but since I didn’t know how late we would finish eating, I sent them back first,” said Miyako Yaeko.

There's another female con artist!
Aoyama Rika hesitated for two seconds before replying, "Okay."

“I’ll be right back,” he said to the others—mainly the Ono sisters.

The three left the guesthouse and headed towards the hotel.

The area has a rural feel, with narrow roads and lush weeds on both sides. Cows graze there during the day, and the streetlights are spaced far apart.

Aoyama Risa had his right hand in his pocket and was using his phone as a flashlight in his left.

“I was just joking, don’t mind it,” said Ai.

“I don’t mind. I will repay you tenfold if I have the chance,” said Miyako Yaeko.

He looked at her.

A said, "It's so hot." B replied, "Yeah, it's so hot." A took off the earphones from her hair, looked at B, and C's voice came through the earphones: "Are you hot? I'm at home, I don't feel it."

The way A looks at B is the way A looks when they meet the one they love.

She could have simply said, "I'm not talking to you," but to amplify the humiliation, she deliberately avoided words and used her eyes instead.

it is good!
Aoyama cheered in his heart.

He remained silent, watching the show.

Miyako ignored her and asked the innocent onlooker directly, "Are your three requirements—cooking skills, a cheerful disposition, and ten years—true?"

“It’s fake,” Aoyama Rimi replied instantly.

"You lied to Tianyu?" Jian Shangai said.

"Please don't escalate this to the level of deception." This would make Aoyama Rin's conscience uneasy. "The so-called three requests are simply to convey one meaning—"

"It's not just Elsa Amayu, but she's not interested in any men at all?" Yaeko Miyayo confirmed.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm extremely interested in pretty girls, I'm just not interested in romance."

"Scumbag." (From a user named Jian Shang Ai)

"It's late at night, on a deserted path. You'd better be polite to me, or I'll do something befitting a scumbag."

"What can you do?" Miyako asked, curious about this.

She found the locker incident in the changing room very interesting, and she was happy to see it happen again.

"I'm going to pounce on you in the roadside weeds and take what I want most from you. If you dare to refuse or resist, then I will..."

An old woman suddenly appeared in front of them, standing there like a spirit bound to the earth.

"..." Aoyama immediately shut up, like a dog seeing a person and picking up a brick, like a bear hearing the cocking of an AK.

The two beautiful girls started to smile more.

After walking over.

"Why didn't you bring a light! It's terrifying! Aren't you afraid of mosquitoes?!" Enraged, Aoyama Rin even insulted the old woman.

"By the way, what I want most is your learning style," said Aoyama Risa.

"Number 40, your persistence is commendable, but the thought that you're still number 40 despite your persistence is a little sad," Jian Shang said with a smile.

Miyako Yaeko didn't speak. She objected to using rankings to address others, not because she had high moral standards, but because she herself was number 2.

They were escorted to the hotel entrance.

“That’s it,” said Aoyama Risa.

“Aoyama-kun,” seeing Ai looking at him, he hesitated for a couple of seconds before saying, “Don’t mind it.”

He was referred to as number 40, and he deliberately mentioned that he had known Miyako Yaeko for ten years.
Aoyama Ryou sighed softly: "I've taken so much material from you, how could I not understand you? Your sarcasm is just a mental game, it doesn't target other people's self-esteem."

She gazed at him with love.

"Did I say something wrong? Was it actually aimed at my pride?"

"Good night."

"Hey?"

Seeing her smile, the night breeze ruffled her long hair, the strands fluttering gently.

“Don’t forget,” Miyako Yaeko casually reminded him, “Kami Ai’s goal is to make you fall in love with her, and then tell you that you are just friends.”

"That was close!" Aoyama Risa almost forgot.

She smiled without saying a word, a few strands of black hair swirling in front of her delicate, flawless face.

"Goodnight," said Aoyama Risa.

"Good night," the two said.

Aoyama walked back alone, without turning on his flashlight.

The night sky over Okinawa is ablaze with stars; it's a summer night that makes you want to take a deep breath.

Halfway there, he worried that the old woman hadn't left and that his sudden appearance might frighten her, so he turned on his flashlight again.

The old lady hasn't left yet.

"Good evening," Aoyama Risa greeted him.

The old woman smiled kindly.

Aoyama Ryo initially intended to leave directly, but after a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Do you need any help?"

“When I was young, I waited here for my boyfriend to elope with me. We promised to go to Tokyo together, but he never came. Back then, there were no streetlights on the island,” the old woman said.

"My classmate was just joking. I'm not a jerk," Aoyama explained.

"I'm just reminiscing about Okinawa without streetlights, not my boyfriend."

The appearance of the "Obik" episode in "Ultraman Tiga" might be because there really are people like Obik who miss the past.

Aoyama turned off the flashlight.

He also thought of the 'past', his mind churning with memories, scene after scene replaying in his mind, things that were already from a previous life.

He hadn't walked far when he saw a vending machine, and he couldn't help but smile.

The vending machine was his past, but now it's his present.

For a while, he followed an older man to restock vending machines late at night.

To save money, the government would choose to use vending machines instead of streetlights, which would send him to many dark and gloomy places. When he went back during the day, he wouldn't remember that he had been there at night.

Aoyama took a picture.

I originally planned to post it in a group chat called "Heading to Okinawa" to ask everyone what they wanted to drink, but considering my financial situation, I ended up only posting it in my family group chat.

[Aoyama Rika: What would you like to drink?]

[Ono Mizuki: Grapes!]

[Ono Mika: Slightly sweetened black tea, thank you~]

after awhile.

[Aoyama Rika: [Photo: I won the prize, another bottle for me]]

[Ono Mizuki: Hmph, I've never won a prize before]

[Mika Ono: I saved the price of one bottle]

After a while.

[Aoyama Rika: [Photo: I won the prize, another bottle for me]]

[Ono Mizuki: Hmm?]

[Mika Ono: I posted it a second time, and I still won again?]

[Aoyama Rika: I won again.]

[Aoyama Rika: [Photo: I won the prize, another bottle for me]]

[Ono Mizuki: Huh?!] [Ono Mika: How many times have I won this time?]

[Aoyama Rika: [Photo: I won the prize, another bottle for me]]

[Aoyama Osamu: This is the fourth time]

Aoyama Osamu was stunned. He posted the news in the "Heading to Okinawa" group and also in the "Athens Philosophy Research Department" group.

As a result, he ended up paying more money because there weren't enough bottles to go around for everyone.

hateful!

Remember: Beware of vending machine traps!
Back at the guesthouse, I left the girl's drink at the door and planned to send her a text message after I left.

Back in the three-person male dorm room, two men were waiting for him.

"What's going on between you and Fiora?!" The two were about to press for answers.

"More than that," said Aoyama Risa, who was drinking some beverage that was touted as the world's best but tasted so-so, "I'd like to know how your progress is."

The three chatted for a long time, offering each other advice and making preparations for tomorrow.

After the two fell asleep, Aoyama Ryo left alone.

He wanted to practice kendo, but he didn't have a bamboo sword and didn't want the system to barge into the girls' room.

—System, speed

[Start Your Quick Guide]

As long as he runs fast enough, the pretty girl can't catch him!

Start running by listening to the sound of the waves, use the waves to increase resistance, sprint over short distances, sprint with the wind, sprint against the wind.
It's like someone performing a mime on stage.

The waves are dangerous, especially at night. If it weren't for the system controlling his body, Aoyama Risa would never have taken the risk.

He'd rather drag the tire along.

Elsa Tenyu watched this scene from afar and smiled.

"Starting today, I will work even harder!" She took out her bamboo sword and began to wield it.

When Aoyama Risa was so tired that she lay down on the beach to rest, the equally exhausted Tenyu Elsa quietly left.

July 3rd, the third day in Okinawa.

At four o'clock in the morning, Aoyama Risa met Ono Mika again in the corridor.

"It seems I didn't sleep well before I got home." She looked slightly troubled.

“This is good news for me,” Aoyama Risa said with a smile.

Ono Mika also smiled.

The two started their morning run.

"I think it's not just Tianyu who likes you."

"Apart from Inoue Misato and Higashiura Kana, the rest of them have a little bit of it."

"Inoue and Higashiura couldn't possibly have none at all, could they?"

"You can't say that!"

At 4:30, the seawater turned slightly blue, and Ono Mika went back to sleep for a while.

As Aoyama Risa ran until five o'clock, he was thinking that Miyako Yaeko and Mikami Ai should be here by now, and the two of them appeared just then.

Also appearing at the same time was Elsa Tenyu.

“I arrived half an hour early today. I didn’t expect you to be up so early,” she said to Aoyama Rika.

Just as Aoyama Risa was about to say something, Amamiya Elsa said again, "Let's begin, don't waste time."

Whatever, I'm going back to Tokyo tomorrow anyway, and the two of us won't have any more contact.

Qingshan is slow, they are slow; Qingshan is fast, they are fast.

This proves two things:
First, the reason he grabbed Aoyama Risa's sleeve earlier was because Miyako Yaeko and Mikami Ai were teasing him—his anger level is 50%.

Second, the three beautiful girls are just as fast as him—his rage level is 80%.

—System, transform!

[Instructions for Getting Started with Running]

Aoyama Risa leaned slightly forward, his slender body giving him the appearance of a cheetah.

Muscles tensed, the whole body was gripped, and the feet suddenly kicked out.

He felt a small, clearly perceptible force explode in his calf, like gunpowder exploding.

He tore through the air like lightning, and in an instant he had already rushed far away.

"So fast?!" Tianyu Elsa exclaimed in surprise, gritting her teeth and speeding up.

Neither Miyako Yaeko nor Mikami Ai pursued her.

"Aren't you going to pursue her?" See above for more information.

"His expression changed," said Miyako Yaeko.

Aoyama Riki was transformed into a sophisticated instrument.

Half an hour later, the two left, leaving only Elsa Tenyu on the beach to continue practicing with System Aoyama Risa.

Back at the hotel, after taking a shower, I saw Shang Ai gazing at the beach.

Elsa Amane was resting. After her rest ended, she got up and continued, but instead of running, she practiced kendo.

Surprisingly, she and Aoyama Rin appeared somewhat harmonious.

In another room of the same hotel, Miyako Yaeko, who was carefully observing through binoculars, spotted a smile on Elsa Amagami's face.

Miyako recalled her parents' teachings, which she considered nonsense.

Don't be fixated on love; the person who makes you a better person is the one who's right for you.

Aoyama Osamu hasn't made her better yet, but she has made Amami Elsa, and even Mikami Ai, better.

Training ended at 7:00.

Aoyama Risa and Amamiya Elsa sat on the beach at a distance, gazing at the sea with blank eyes.

After a while, Aoyama Risa, who had adapted to the intensity, was the first to recover.

Tianyu Elsa watched him stand up and walk towards the guesthouse.

It’s really strong.

She lowered her head, avoiding the sunlight, adjusted her breathing, and tried to recover as quickly as possible to catch up.

The sunlight overhead was blocked.

Elsa Tenyu looked up and saw Riki Aoyama standing in front of her, extending his hand to her.

"You're amazing." Aoyama Ryo believed that without the system, it would have been impossible to persist in training for so long.

"Thank you." Elsa Tianyu happily shook his hand.

"From now on, we can barely be considered classmates." Aoyama Ritsu pulled her up.

"Aoyama-kun, you're pretty easy to beat up!" Elsa Tenyu was very excited and wanted to run another lap.

[Kendo Jade Dragon Flag: 51%]

If this continues, the "Kendo Jade Dragon Flag" series will turn into a romance novel.

However, to reiterate, this is not a rating system based on favorability.

Aoyama Risa was simply shocked by her spirit.

The two stopped talking, both exhausted. Aoyama Rin had been training for three hours, while Tenyu Elsa had far exceeded her usual training volume.

As a new day dawned, everyone continued studying until 3 PM as usual.

"Today's activity is diving!" Inoue Misato slapped a non-existent blackboard.

"But there are three activities in total!" Kana Higashiura said like a promoter, "Snorkeling without oxygen tanks, deep-sea diving to explore underwater caves, and underwater scooters!"

"Should we participate in both, or choose?" Amakusa Sawa asked.

Ono Mizuki listened attentively, like a well-behaved kindergarten child.

“I don’t recommend the underwater scooter,” Kana Higashiura said, looking at the manuscript in her hand. “The underwater time is only 15 minutes, but the whole trip takes an hour.”

"Why don't we all choose a project?" Kobayashi Shiki suggested.

Everyone had no opinion.

"Considering that this is almost our first time diving, how about snorkeling?" Aoyama asked.

He can save lives, but a true veteran driver is never about quick reflexes or good skills, but about a high level of awareness of risk avoidance.

“I also think this is the best way,” Ono Mika agreed.

"Mmm~" Ono Mizuki nodded as well. Because she had drunk too much, she was a little afraid of water.

“I was thinking of going to see the cave, but this is fine too,” said Misato Inoue.

"We'll come again during summer vacation!" Kobayashi Shiki said enthusiastically.

Everyone looked at the two of them with smiles.

"Who wants to come with you!" Inoue Misato said disdainfully, then suddenly laughed.

Shiki Kobayashi looked completely mesmerized.

Jun Aizawa steals a glance at Kana Higashiura.

Ono sisters, Amakusa Sa and Aoyama Osamu.

"Aoyama-kun, shall we go on a trip together during summer vacation?" Elsa Amayu asked.

"During my vacation, I just want to be with my family."

"We're classmates now, how long until we become family?"

“I’ll ask about seeing Kagami and Miyako.” Aoyama Risa took out her phone.

"Do I need their permission to become family with you?" Tianyu Elsa asked, puzzled.

Ask them if they want to go diving.

Elsa Tianyu suddenly realized, then smiled slightly: "Sorry, all I can think about right now is you."

Too tacky.

(End of this chapter)