Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 205 The Sea Has Not Yet Turned Blue
Aoyama Riki's ears turned red, as if they were on fire!
What am I doing? How could I do such a thing? Has the sea breeze clouded my judgment?!
He glanced sideways and, by the faint starlight, saw Ono Mika holding her phone, laughing with Ono Mizuki.

In the white light of the screen, a gentle smile graced her face.

“Mizuki wants to go for a walk.” Ono Mika smiled and looked at Aoyama Osamu.

“It’s too late now!” Aoyama Risa laughed.

“I told her that we are on our way back and will be there soon. Let’s go for a walk together during the summer vacation.”

"Will we keep walking until the sea turns blue?"

"The sea turned blue?"

"Dawn breaks."

"That's too long!" Ono Mika laughed heartily.

Aoyama Riya laughed.

Yes, this is the kind of atmosphere a walk should have, so why the sudden suggestion to dance? Dancing is fine, but what about what comes next?
Mika Ono's attitude, as if nothing had happened, relieved him.

Let's just pretend nothing happened.

"I wonder how well I've learned these past few days," said Aoyama Ryo.

"I feel great, how about you?"

"It's not as good as home. I have a very weak willpower, and I get affected when there are many people around."

"It's true that you didn't concentrate at home. Try harder when you get back tomorrow."

“Yes.” Aoyama nodded. “During summer vacation, when we go out to play for a few days, we can temporarily put our studies aside.”

"You and Mizuki are fine, but I can't," Ono Mika said with a hint of envy.

The way she expresses envy is the same as a mother's envy of her child or a sister's envy of her brother—more than envy itself, it's about making the latter happier.

"That's right! Once I win the Jade Dragon Flag championship again, I'll start playing it next semester!"

"Are you sure?"

"Nine percent!"

"Wow, that's amazing!" Mika Ono composed herself slightly and pretended to be serious. "I won't ask you where you learned kendo."

Aoyama Risa couldn't help but burst into laughter.

She smiled again.

“That way, I’ll have plenty of time next semester to help you prepare for the cultural festival and try to get a referral,” he said.

Ono Mika's smile faded: "Actually, I'd rather get into university on my own than get a referral."

Aoyama glanced at her and understood her feelings.

Because of her relationship with Miyase Yaeko, even though she was already qualified for a referral, she couldn't help but wonder: Is this some kind of preferential treatment from Miyase Yaeko?

"No matter what, let's do our best at the school festival!" Ono Mika laughed again. "I don't need it, but Akika and Sakura might."

“Even without a referral, one should still enjoy their youth to the fullest,” Aoyama added.

"Ok!"

The guesthouse is right in front of us.

Once you go inside, say goodbye to Ono Mika, and go back to sleep, the matter of tonight will be over.

Aoyama Ryo finally felt completely relieved.

The two tiptoed into the guesthouse and said goodbye in the living room.

"I enjoyed the walk in the evening. Thank you for inviting me."

"The last time we took a walk together was in spring."

“Yes.” Ono Mika recalled the spring night when Aoyama Riku picked her up from the dental hospital and the two of them went home together.

"Good night," said Aoyama Riki.

"Goodnight." Ono Mika smiled at him and turned to leave.

Aoyama Risa breathed a sigh of relief, took one last look at Ono Mika, and then turned and walked towards the three-person room.

Mika Ono took out her phone and sent a message to Mizuki Ono.

[Ono Mizuki: Where are we?]

[Ono Mika: In a little while, about ten minutes]

She planned to scare Ono Mizuki, and the thought of her sister being startled by her sudden appearance made her smile.

My arm was suddenly grabbed.

Then, Ono Mika was pinned against the wall.

Her heart raced with fright. After a while, she finally came to her senses and looked up to see Aoyama Risa staring at her, blocking her way with both hands.

"Reason?" Ono Mika's heart pounded even harder.

Aoyama Ryo stared at her for a moment, said nothing, and then pressed his lips to hers.

It's very slow.

Those who approach can stop at any time if they don't want to continue, as if they are testing the edge of a cliff; while those who are approached can certainly avoid it if they want to.

Ono Mika avoided the view and turned her face away.

The chirping of insects was clearly noisy, yet it also sounded distant, like an echo coming from somewhere.

“I’m sorry.” Aoyama Risa released her.

Ono Mika lowered her head.

After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Get some rest." She walked towards the double room.

"Sister Meihua," Aoyama called out to her.

Ono Mika stopped in her tracks.

Aoyama Rika took a deep breath: "I didn't do this on a whim, nor did I think that you would indulge me in anything because of our relationship. I... I'm serious."

Ono Mika didn't say anything.

“I don’t ask for anything, I just hope you understand that everything you just did was not a joke, nor was it impulsive,” Aoyama Ryou said.

“Yes, I understand,” Mika Ono replied.

After waiting for a while, Ono Mika still didn't turn around.

Aoyama Risa said, "Good night."

".Good night."

After hearing Aoyama Ryou's footsteps disappear, Ono Mika did not return to her room, but went to the bathroom instead.

She braced herself against the wall, and it took her a while to recover from her dizziness.

What should Mizuki do?
"Ryo, what are your thoughts on the future of the three of us?" Mika Ono murmured to herself.

She had thought about it herself.

She would rather Aoyama Rika and Mizuki's relationship be one of love, and her feelings for them be one of family forever.

Ono Mika's beautiful, delicate face, tears, as clear and cold as moonlight on a river, streamed down her cheeks.

No matter how many times she had to choose, her sister's happiness would be her first priority, followed by Aoyama Osamu, and then herself.

Aoyama returned to his room, put his hands behind his head, and lay quietly on the bed.

He didn't regret pulling Ono Mika back at the last minute. Losing face didn't matter. The only thing that made him feel a little regretful was the thought that tonight's events might affect their relationship.

He was rejected by Mika Ono.

Ono Mika doesn't like him.

Even if I like him, he's not my absolute favorite. There are still some things that are more important than liking him.

Life inevitably involves setbacks, and systems are no exception. In the Jade Dragon Flag competition, you must be careful.

Deliberately changing your mindset won't work.

Forget about sayings like "Failure is the mother of success," "Without pain, one will never know their limits, nor understand themselves," and "You won't grow up when no one says 'no' to you!"
Aoyama Riki only wanted to succeed immediately.

Happiness can be found even without knowing one's own limits or needing to exert effort to understand oneself.

No one needs to say no to you!
I really admire Elsa Tenyu.

—No, Aoyama, you are more disappointed than her because you invested more emotion in her; she never intended to succeed from the beginning.

—For Elsa Amamiya, the confession was merely the starting point of a battle.

—Even Elsa Tianyu can persevere, Aoyama, can't you do the same?

—Are you really someone who is good for nothing except the system and your appearance?
Aoyama Risa took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

Breathing seemed to filter out my emotions, and the knots in my heart lessened.

On July 4th, Aoyama Rika got up at four o'clock.

I didn't see Ono Mika again in the corridor.

Stepping out of the guesthouse, gazing at the remaining stars in the night sky, Aoyama Rika took another deep breath.

He suppressed his wild thoughts, such as what she was thinking when she went for a morning run with him the other day.

—System, speed.

[Start Your Quick Guide]

Yesterday I was thinking that as long as I'm fast, no one can catch up with me.

It turns out that whether you can catch someone or not doesn't depend on speed, but on whether that person wants to be caught.

Stop!

Completely focused!

Ignoring human emotions, the weather remains sunny and bright today.

At six o'clock, Aoyama finished his morning exercise.

"You're finishing so early today?" Elsa's golden hair was slightly disheveled. "Are you worried about me?"

Aoyama glanced at her, then turned to look at the sea and couldn't help but smile.

“It seems not.” Even Elsa, who had been watching him the whole time, couldn’t help but laugh.

"Let's go back." Aoyama Ryo stood up.

Elsa Tenyu reached out her hand to him.

"You'll be exercising for one less hour today. Can you get up on your own?" Aoyama asked. "But the intensity is higher," Elsa Amami replied, her face flushed but not out of breath.

Aoyama reached out his hand.

Before Elsa Tenyu grasped his hand, he said, "After the Jade Dragon Banner ends, I will never touch Kendo again. I only want to get a recommendation through Kendo."

What he actually wanted was a promise from Miyako Yaeko to help him unconditionally just once.

For Elsa, recommendations or promises make no difference.

"You don't like kendo?" Elsa Tenyu asked.

“I’m somewhat interested, but I wouldn’t say I like it,” Aoyama replied.

"You don't like kendo, but you just want to use it to fulfill your own desires?"

"Yes."

Elsa Ama stood up by herself: "It's cloudy."

"Ok?"

"It's not that there's no sun, it's just that the sun is temporarily obscured until I figure it out."

“Is that so?” Aoyama nodded.

This is good news for him, because Elsa Tenyu has always liked swordsmanship, not him.

The two walked together toward the guesthouse.

Before everyone else had gotten up, Aoyama went back to his room to wash up.

We'll all have dinner together at 7 o'clock.

"We'll catch our flight after dinner," Inoue Misato announced today's schedule.

"Can't we go back this afternoon?"

"I really want to play for another half day."

"I want to rent a bicycle and take a boat to the island to ride it."

"The final exams aren't over yet." With just one sentence from Mika Ono, everyone's doubts were dispelled.

"Ryo, would you like some soy sauce?" Ono Mika picked up the soy sauce.

"Give me a little." Aoyama Riya was gradually getting used to eating poached eggs with soy sauce.

"Mika-senpai is so good to Aoyama-kun." Higashiura Kana's words seemed like flattery, but actually contained a teasing tone that Aoyama Ryo might be spoiled.

“Yes, even I’m jealous,” said Mizuki Ono.

Everyone looked at Ono Mizuki, who was blowing air and then slurping up the broth noodles. After sucking the noodles into her mouth, she tilted her head back and chewed carefully, her eyes slightly narrowed.

So cute! — That's what everyone was thinking at that moment.

"Just by uploading a video of Mizuki eating, you can create an account with a million followers, right?" Amakusa Sawa exclaimed in admiration.

“I will definitely keep an eye on it!” said Shiki Kobayashi.

The girls all looked at him, as if he had just said he liked lolis.

“From now on,” Aoyama Osamu said to Inoue Misato, “before you commit to a relationship, check his phone.”

"What relationship are you trying to confirm? Ugh!" Inoue Misato said, looking down at her food.

The atmosphere at the dinner table became pleasant.

hum~
Aoyama Rika picked up her phone, expecting news of seeing Ai and Miyase Yaeko, but instead—

[Jun Aizawa: My phone needs to be checked too!]

Since you know this, why don't you reflect on it?

“Touhou-kun,” Aoyama Risa said.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" asked Kana Higashiura, who was teasing Misato Inoue.

"Aizawa's phone."

What do you mean?!

"Check Aizawa's phone before confirming your relationship with him," Inoue Misato retorted.

"You!" Kana Higashiura's face flushed red. "So, Captain Amane, you're going to check Aoyama-kun's phone too!"

“Aoyama-kun has no interest in swordsmanship; he only uses it as a tool. I need to reconsider my feelings,” said Elsa Amayu.

".Eh?"

The atmosphere suddenly dropped—or perhaps not, as Inoue Misato and Amakusa Sawa exchanged glances.

"How did you know?" Higashiura Kana asked, taken aback.

“Aoyama-kun told me this himself.”

Everyone then looked at Aoyama Ryo.

“To tell you the truth,” said Aoyama Risa.

“This just proves that Aoyama is an honest person who wouldn’t deceive other people’s feelings,” Aizawa Jun began to express his gratitude.

“That’s right, Aoyama may be a pervert, but he’s a good person.” Kobayashi Shiki also remembered the kindness.

But for Aoyama Ryou, both of them were seeking revenge.

Tianyu Elsa thought about it carefully and nodded, saying, "That's certainly honest."

“The key is kendo, isn’t it?” Amakusa Sawa couldn’t help but say. “Amakusa-kun, the opposite sex you like is a boy who likes kendo, not Aoyama-kun.”

Tianyu Elsa thought it over carefully and nodded again.

Jun Aizawa and Shiki Kobayashi fell silent.

This time, it's a war between beautiful girls. It's not that the beautiful girls abandoned Aoyama Osamu; they don't care. They're just jealous.

No.

As their relationship with Inoue Misato and Higashiura Kana deepened, they also developed a more spectator-like attitude towards Aoyama Osamu's chaotic situation.

Which is more lethal, a tennis racket or a bamboo sword? That's their question.

Kana Higashiura didn't know what to say.

What she needed to do was not to make Elsa Amamiya like Osamu Aoyama, but to help provide opportunities for Elsa Amamiya to like Osamu Aoyama.

"Should we consider these things after the Jade Dragon Flag event is over?" Ono Mika tentatively suggested.

“That’s right!” Elsa Amayu suddenly realized. “Aoyama-kun, regardless of whether I will continue to like you, being with you will definitely improve my swordsmanship. After the final exams, I hope to see you every day.”

Ono Mika glanced at her, then at Aoyama Osamu.

“I might go to the men’s club.” Aoyama Risa said in a flash.

“I’m going too.” Elsa Tianyu continued her 'killing'.

Jun Aizawa was conflicted, hoping she wouldn't come, because if a girl came, the boys couldn't go shirtless anymore.

It's hot.

After breakfast, everyone packed their luggage and headed to Naha Airport to return to Tokyo on ANA.

[Aoyama Osamu: Are there any places to practice kendo?]

[Yaeko Miyayo: Don't you want to join the women's kendo club anymore?]

[Aoyama Osamu: Perhaps it was a mistake from the very beginning.]

[Yaeko Miyayo: The police station dojo in the port area is a nice place.]

[Aoyama Osamu: Can I go?]

[Yaeko Miyayo: Of course]

"What are you talking about?" Ono Mizuki asked on the train home.

Aoyama showed them his phone.

“Your relationship with Miyako is getting better and better,” Ono Mika said.

"The next book is a collaboration with her, so I won't owe her any favors," Aoyama Osamu explained.

"I don't care anymore," Ono Mizuki said lightly. "Brother, whether you're with Miyako, Mikami, Amahane, Amakusa, or even... Sister, whoever you're with, I'll support you!"

Aoyama Ryo subconsciously wanted to say, "Does that include yourself?", but felt it was too frivolous.

Mizuki Ono is serious.

Did she discover something during her walk last night?
"Thank you." He smiled and ruffled her hair.

Mika Ono and he exchanged a glance across Mizuki Ono.

hum~
[Yaeko Miyayo: It's already agreed, you can go directly there.]

[Aoyama Osamu: Thank you]

[Yaeko Miyayo: To avoid any accidents, I'm telling you in advance that I have many relatives in the police station's dojo.]

It seems that the police system is one of the strengths of the Gong family.

That's precisely why it needs to be so powerful; it will be able to help resolve any problems that arise in the future.

[Aoyama Rika: Like Kuseon-sensei?]

[Yaeko Miyayo: Mostly]

Aoyama Ryūsuke sensed something was wrong.

[Aoyama Ryou: You specifically reminded me, could it be...?]

[Yaeko Miyayo: My grandfather is staying there and refuses to leave.]

[Aoyama Ryou: Can you hide our relationship?]

[Yaeko Miyagi: Do you really think that my family wouldn't know the name and face of a male friend of the same age who has ridden in my car? And Aoi's parents already know you've had several part-time jobs.]

That's incredibly detailed!

Aoyama Riki had no idea how many jobs he had held!

How can he say, "I used to do part-time work in XXX, so it's only natural that I know XXX?" in the future!
[Yaeko Miyagi: I've seen your matches in the kendo club, and my grandpa is really looking forward to seeing you!]

She was in a good mood.

Aoyama Risa was driving a minivan when he swerved to the left to avoid a Bentley in front of him, and ended up crashing into a Toyota Century—a special edition for the Chinese market.

(End of this chapter)