Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 221 [Kendo B] Lottery

Aoyama Ryū felt a pang of nostalgia.

but!

The saying "offering favors for no reason" is perfectly applicable to the situation of falling in love; it's as fitting as a bank robber and stockings.

[Aoyama Osamu: What is it?]

[See Love: We care about your progress]

[Aoyama Osamu: Feel honored, you're the first to share this joy—my kendo rating has improved, it's now B!]

[See Love: Hmm?]

[See Shangai: I don't care about the swordsmanship; what I care about is the novel's progress.]

A woman driven solely by profit.

That's not right either. "The Girl Who Rules the World" has nothing to do with her, so what could she possibly be after?

Simply a love of books?

Aoyama Risa reluctantly changed her assessment of Mikami Ai from "profit-driven" to "a lover of reading"—although liking novels written by the system and liking reading are two different things.

Jian Shangai usually enjoys reading.

[Aoyama Ryo: Everything went smoothly, but I've been busy lately and haven't written much.]

[See Shangai: My parents are also looking forward to the new novel.]

[Aoyama Osamu: Are you threatening me?]

[See Shangai: You're far too easily threatened.]

[See Love Online: How are the kendo club's practice matches going lately?]

[Aoyama Rika: We've lost everything.]

[See Shang Ai: I know that. What I want to know from you is how everyone performed, especially after they lost.]

[Aoyama Osamu: I don't observe other people's hobbies.]

[See Shangai: But don't forget, you're also a member of the Athenian Philosophical Research Department, do something meaningful!]

Aoyama Risa couldn't help but laugh.

[Aoyama Rika: So, what are you doing?]

[See Shangai: I've been in Hokkaido lately.]

[Aoyama Rika: What are you doing?]

[See Love Online: Our relationship isn't close enough for me to tell you everything, is it?]

[Aoyama Osamu: Don't give me that crap! If you weren't in Fukuoka, you have no right to say I'm not doing my job!]

[See Love Online: You really want me to go to Fukuoka?]

Qingshan Li stopped.

[Aoyama Ri:? 】

Did he mean it?

How did this person get a perfect score in Chinese?

[See: Aoyama-kun, you're so useless as the head of the Fukuoka branch, you actually had to get headquarters involved.]

[Aoyama Osamu: I really want you to come to Fukuoka, please come soon!]

I wanted her to experience the power of [Kendo B].

I saw that Shang Ai didn't reply.

Was he busy? Or had he finally won a verbal exchange?
On the tram back to the hotel, Aoyama received a reply—a video.

The video was completely black, with no visuals, as if the phone was being secretly recorded in a pocket.

"I plan to go to Fukuoka today." —Ai Mikami's voice.

"Today? Why so suddenly? Didn't you say the 23rd?" The elegant and charming female voice was so captivating that people couldn't help but respect and admire her just by hearing it.

"My classmate misses me."

"Oh?" The elegant woman smiled. "Is it Mr. Aoyama?"

Aoyama Risa felt dizzy, as if he had been struck hard on the head by a bamboo sword launched from Hokkaido.

In the video recording, Ai Mikami seems to know what Aoyama Ri's reaction will be, pausing for a moment as if appreciating his expression.

“It’s a secret,” Ai replied.

The elegant woman smiled even more broadly: "I'll go to Fukuoka with you. I've been wanting to meet Aoyama-kun for a long time."

Aoyama Ryo's face was pale. The female office lady who was secretly watching him even wondered if she could use "Are you alright? Did you have heatstroke?" as an opening line to start a conversation?
“It wasn’t him who said he missed me,” said Ai.

"Besides him, who else would say 'I miss you' and ask you to go?"

"Mom, you guessed it yourself. I've tried my best."

The mother and daughter laughed at the same time.

Horrible, horrible, so horrible! I want to go back to Tokyo, no, I want to go back to China!
Does Fukuoka have a Chinese consulate?

[See Love Online: Have you finished watching?]

[Aoyama Rika: Don't come any closer!]

[See Love: I'd like to treat your family to dinner tonight [emoji: laughing]]

Qingshan didn't want to talk to her, but there was one thing he had to ask clearly.

[Aoyama Rika: Will Mom come?!]

[See: Aoyama-kun, that's my mom.]

[Aoyama Osamu: Please answer the question!]

[See Shangai: This is work, not travel.]

[Aoyama Osamu: Please.]

[See above: Not coming.]

Aoyama Riki was saved.

With his eyes closed, the morning light outside the car window flickered before his eyes, and he had a feeling that the surgery was successful, and he and his hospital bed were being wheeled out of the operating room by the nurses, and the corridor lights seemed very bright.

The reason he's so afraid to see his parents is entirely due to his past life.

He didn't want to recall the specific details, but in short, that experience left him with a psychological shadow that was enough to cause a birthmark to appear on his body in the next life.

It's not nice to say it like this, but the fact that Ono Mika doesn't have parents made him feel somewhat relieved.

His psychological trauma was that severe.

Back at the hotel, the Ono sisters had no idea what Aoyama Ryo had gone through and assumed he had gone to the gym as usual.

“Starting today, I can go out and have fun just like before,” said Aoyama Risa.

"Why?" Ono Mizuki asked, puzzled.

Ono Mika was also looking at him.

“Your swordsmanship has improved.” Aoyama Ritsu showed off the Noh noodles in his hand. “I just went to find the general of Tsukushigaoka, the one who beat me on the first day. I defeated him.”

"There are still two days of competition left, are you really sure it's okay?" Ono Mizuki asked to confirm.

“It’s alright,” Aoyama Risa said with a smile. “Besides, there are only two days left. It’s time to reduce the amount of exercise and get my body and mind into the best condition.”

“Then let’s continue going out together starting tonight.” Mika Ono nodded. “Don’t worry too much about the outcome of the Jade Dragon Flag competition.”

For both of them, the outcome of the Jade Dragon Flag contest was indeed unimportant.

They don't fight.

Aoyama Riki doesn't fight, but he's worried that the system will do something sensational again, like 'sweeping through the gym'.

Miyako Yaeko is far more adept at handling this kind of situation than the system.

With a ticking time bomb looming over him, he needs to plan ahead and try his best to win the Jade Dragon Flag Championship—actually, winning against Miyako Yaeko would be even more useful.

“Oh, right.” Aoyama remembered something, “Kami Ai came to Fukuoka today and said she wanted to invite our family to dinner.”

Both sisters were looking at him.

“There’s really nothing between her and me.” Aoyama knew what they were thinking.

"What if she wants something with you?" Mika Ono asked.

“My friends saw you two walking together in the club building and they all said you looked great together!” Ono Mizuki said.

“That’s just an appearance,” Aoyama said casually.

He was pursuing Ono Mika and asked himself if he had done anything to wrong her—his kiss with Mikami Ai was an accident.

Not only in behavior, but also in mentality, so they are not afraid of what anyone says.

"She's treating tonight, shall we go?" Aoyama Risa returned to the initial topic.

“We already have plans for tonight.” Mika Ono felt a little awkward.

Qingshan thought for a moment: "Are the Sunny Day Band also coming today?"

“Yes.” Mika Ono nodded.

"You'll have to go eat with your senior by yourself." Ono Mizuki picked up a piece of tofu, examined it for a while as if looking for worms, and then put it in her mouth.

"Why?" Aoyama Risa laughed. "Why not just have everyone come together? Let Mikami Ai treat us all!"

This is perfect revenge for being harassed!

But for Aoi, can treating someone to dinner really be considered revenge? Because they had dinner plans tonight, the two sisters didn't go out during the day.

They studied while chatting with the Sunny Day Band and planning their travel itinerary.

Aoyama Ryo went to the gym to practice [quickly].

At half past nine, Tianyu Elsa comes.

The two sisters already knew about this, and although they trusted Aoyama Rin, they still secretly watched for a while during their training.

"Isn't Li going to get arrested?" Ono Mika asked worriedly.

"Senior Tianyu is so pitiful." Ono Mizuki couldn't bear it.

Before watching it, they felt they trusted Aoyama Osamu a lot; after watching it, they felt they trusted him too much.

We can't let him be alone with Elsa!
◇

Hokkaido, suburbs of Sapporo.

The path was winding but smooth, and the weather was sunny and warm.

Grassland, fence—a cow slowly chewing licorice on the grass; a red-winged, unidentified bird perched on the fence.

There are gardens in the grassland, with flowers in full bloom, and a summer villa is built among the flowers.

A long, gravel driveway stretched from the main road all the way to the front of the summer villa.

At the intersection of the main road and the gravel road, there is a sign that reads "Private Property".

I saw that Shang Ai and her mother were riding horses, having just returned from looking after the calves.

After taking a shower, I saw Ai call Miyako Yaeko.

"What kind of bad idea is this now?" Miyako Yaeko's slightly amused voice came from across the room.

“I’m going to Fukuoka,” Ai Mikami said.

There was silence on the other end of the phone; it was so quiet that one might doubt that a call had even taken place.

She smiled slightly upon seeing Shang Ai.

“Before, I called Aoyama Risa ‘Aoyama-nii’,” came Miyako Yaeko’s voice quietly.

"You don't need to tell me about your strange fetishes." (See above for disdain.)

"I did this so that when Aoyama Risa hears the word 'brother,' she will think of more than just Ono Mizuki."

"How could you bear to treat Meiyue as an enemy?" Jian Shangai looked even more contemptuous.

“Aoyama Risa’s heart has been locked by the two Ono sisters, and I will try anything to break the chains—so I have no objection to you going to Fukuoka,” Miyayo Yaeko said.

“You really need to see a psychologist,” Ai Jianshang advised.

Miyako Yaeko chuckled softly.

In a 12-episode TV series where each episode is one hour long, if an actress lets out even one laugh like that, it's enough to be included in a promotional video or the opening credits.

“Whatever your purpose,” Miyako Yaeko continued, “whether you want Aoyama to fall in love with you, prove that you are more charming, or you like him, I hope you can distract him.”

Distracted?

This sounds a little cruel.

"I have some bad news for you. Aoyama Risa has deleted Amayu Elsa's contact information." Miss Mikami only wanted information about the kendo club's training, but the intelligence officer had clearly misunderstood.

In terms of beauty, both Ai and Yaeko are slightly better than Elsa.

However, Elsa Tenyu has blonde hair and blue eyes, and does not have the drawbacks of Westerners such as rough skin.

Even such a beautiful girl had her contact information deleted, which must have shaken their confidence a little.

Miyako smiled nonchalantly.

“Without this level of dedication, why would I let you join in?” she said.

"What will you do if he falls in love with me in the end?" Jian Shang Ai laughed as if it were a joke.

"It'll be fun if you fall in love with him." Miyako Yaeko laughed as if she found it amusing.

"You're laughing so happily, are you chatting with Aoyama-kun?" I saw my mother come out with her freshly washed hair tucked in.

“In my mother’s heart, your position has been replaced by Aoyama Osamu,” Mikami Ai said to Miyako Yaeko.

"Not Aoyama-kun?" the mother asked curiously.

Miyako Yaeko died instantly.

So, faced with her 37-year-old mother who was still full of curiosity, Ai had no choice but to show her call records to prove that she was not talking to Aoyama Osamu.

"Little Eight!" The mother smiled upon seeing him.

◇

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

The Ono sisters invited Elsa Amamiya to lunch as a form of compensation and also as a way to keep her quiet, hoping she wouldn't spread the word about Aoyama Osamu's 'abuse' of her.

See? The two sisters will try to make amends after seeing what the system has done!
After lunch, the Ono sisters took a nap, while Aoyama Osamu stayed alone in the kendo room.

I sat cross-legged, reflecting on the swordsmanship I had practiced over the past few days, which was a way of resting my mind with my eyes closed.

Twenty minutes later.

—System, draw a prize!

[Start the lottery]

What will be the reward for improving your Kendo skill from C to B?
—At least it's a reward that can refresh and invigorate the mind, right?

[Talent: The Beautiful Girl Who Buys Me Food]

Aoyama Ryo looked at it again and confirmed that it was a talent, not a one-time 'chance'.

—What is its specific function?
[The Girl Who Buys Me a Meal: If you say "Want to eat with me?" to a beautiful girl, she will treat you to a meal.]

Oh!
It's still somewhat useful!
Qingshan Ideal is to find someone to try.

Who to look for?
Mika Ono? Does she need talent to treat everyone to a meal?
Ono Mizuki? Worth a try, after all, she only wants to use her brother's money.

However, how could he bear to let Ono Mizuki, whose dream was simply to have 200,000 yen, treat everyone?
Then see Shang Ai? She already invited her.

Miyako Yaeko is not present, the same applies to Amakusa Sawa, and Amamiya Elsa is not suitable.

Upon closer reflection, it turns out that the talent "Beautiful Girl Who Buys Me Food" is completely useless.

Outrageous!

He, Qingshan Li, is a dignified man with the help of a system. How could he not even be able to live off a woman once?
—System, Kendo!

[Begin 'Kendo' instruction]

As evening approached, the four girls from the Sunny Day Band, along with Ai Mikami, a member of the Athens Philosophy Research Department, arrived in Fukuoka almost simultaneously.

However, the two sides use different modes of transportation.

Sunny Day Band is like the Shinkansen bullet train, and seeing love is like an airplane.

"We'll split up and then meet up at Hakata Station," said Aoyama Risa.

“Okay!” The Ono sisters nodded.

That's the only way to do it.

Fukuoka Airport is located in Hakata Ward, very close to the city center.

In the crowd, seeing Shang Ai dressed casually in slim-fit jeans and a stylish white T-shirt, wearing sunglasses, 99 out of 100 people would mistake her for a celebrity.

The remaining person is Aoyama Osamu.

"Why are you being so high-profile?" he asked, puzzled.

"High-profile?" Seeing that Shang Ai was equally puzzled, "I didn't bring any bodyguards."

"."

That's true. For a beautiful girl like Ai Mikami, it's one thing to wear a school uniform in Tokyo, but it's quite normal for her to cause a sensation by appearing at the airport in her private clothes.

"You heard it too, I didn't bring any bodyguards. My safety during this period is the responsibility of the branch office," said Ai.

Behind the sunglasses, her face appeared even whiter and more delicate.

Also because of the sunglasses, when she slightly raised her face, she had an arrogance she had never shown before, and her lips were red and alluring.

"Invite me to dinner?" Aoyama tried to say.

“Every day is fine.” Jian Shang Ai crossed her arms.

She really is a beautiful girl.

"Komori!" A mother, seeing her daughter, excitedly went to greet her in the Fukuoka dialect.

At this moment, the only person who could disregard Jian Shang'ai was her mother.

The mother accidentally bumped into her.

Seeing that Aoi had fallen into Aoyama Risa's arms, Aoyama Risa instinctively hugged her and lowered his head to make sure she was safe.

I caught a whiff of her soft, fragrant hair.

In his arms, against his skin, lay the warmth of a young girl's living, breathing body.

I'm completely captivated; I wish it could stay like this forever.

Like a couple reunited after a long separation, they couldn't contain their emotions and, ignoring their surroundings at the airport, couldn't help but embrace.

“This was an accident.” Aoyama Risa released her.

"What are you explaining?" Seeing that Shang Ai was puzzled, she tucked a strand of her hair behind her slightly hot ear.

(End of this chapter)