Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 223 Beautiful Girl Index

[Aoyama Rika: Mika-nee and Mizuki won't be back for lunch, are you going to treat me to lunch?]

[Aoyama Rika: Reply to me when you wake up.]

—System, Kendo.

[Begin Kendo Instruction]

At 9:30, Tianyu Elsa arrived at the hotel and began her "teacher's way" instruction again.

After training, Aoyama thought about it and decided to invite her to dinner so that she could hear about his relationship troubles.

That should at least make her give up a little, right?

"Want to have lunch together?" Aoyama asked.

“I’ll treat you!” Elsa Tianyu replied instantly.

I know you're a beautiful girl, but you don't have to be this beautiful—if a B or higher qualifies you as a beautiful girl, then her answering speed is at least an A.

Aoyama Rika also made an appointment to meet with Ueko.

Being with two beautiful girls is nothing special, but next up is lunch, so Aoyama Ritsu has to make a move.

Elsa Tenyu also borrowed the bathroom—Mika Ono's.

After showering, the two went to the restaurant to meet up with Ai.

Last night, while we were having barbecue, I saw that Shang Ai already knew that Tianyu Elsa came to train every morning, so I wasn't surprised by her appearance.

"It's my treat today," said Elsa Tenyu.

Seeing that Ai was looking at Aoyama Ryo, she asked him to explain: Why did you have two people treat you at the same time?
“I only invited her to dinner; I didn’t ask her to pay,” said Aoyama Risa.

“I’ll treat you,” said Ai. “We agreed yesterday that I would treat Aoyama-kun, so there’s no reason for Tenyu-kun to pay for it himself.”

Oh?
Let's see who has the higher "pretty girl" index.
Someone like Aoyama Osamu, who loves beautiful girls, has no reason to miss this war.

“Yesterday Aoyama-kun invited me, today I’m inviting him,” said Amayu Elsa.

"Wait!" A member of the audience sitting in the first row was pulled onto the stage. Aoyama said, "Yesterday, it was Mika-nee and Mizuki who invited you."

“They invited me, but I won’t eat. I thought you were inviting me.” Elsa Amagi’s eyes, as blue as the sea, were fixed on Aoyama Rin.

"Since Tianyu has said so, shall we let her pay?" Mikami Ai asked Aoyama Ri with a smile.

Note that this is not admitting defeat in the 'Battle of the Girls', but rather a strategic retreat.

Aoyama Ryo dared not let Amayu Elsa treat him to a meal, and the two could not have any contact.

“It was Meihua and Meiyue who treated her to dinner. What makes us think we should treat her? You pay, don’t try to back out,” he said.

Seeing that Shang Ai looked at Tianyu Elsa, she said, "Let me treat you."

Elsa Tianyu nodded.

Here, Aoyama Riki warns those who possess the "Beautiful Girl Who Buys Me Food" talent that they must never use the talent on more than one beautiful girl at the same time.

hotel restaurant.

The seating area is surrounded by sofas and screens with distinctive Hakata patterns. The three people feel as if they are in a teacup or an exquisite birdcage, almost like a small private room.

The air conditioning was just right, neither too cold nor too hot.

For lunch, we opted for today's set menu, which was designed by the head chef. It's said that the chef personally selected the ingredients for each dish from the market.

Today I had sushi rice.

“Since Tianyu is here too, I’ll repeat what I asked you to do from beginning to end,” Aoyama Risa said.

He talked about how he confessed to Mika Ono in Okinawa, and also about the 'second confession' that Ai Mikami suggested.

Finally, he asked, "What do you think I should do before confessing my feelings a second time?"

"You were rejected?" Elsa Tenyu asked again to confirm.

He smiled when he saw Shang Ai.

“But I won’t give up,” said Aoyama Risa.

Elsa Tianyu looked at him with increasing admiration, and her appetite seemed to improve.

The blonde girl is indeed beautiful, but there's definitely something wrong with her!

“If you’re afraid of rejection, you can try testing the waters first.” She even offered suggestions.

"Testing the waters?" Aoyama leaned forward slightly.

"Physical contact".

"Physical contact?" Aoyama frowned, feeling uneasy.

"Words can lie, but the body can't. Of course, it's not physical contact that can be classified as criminal harassment, it's just simple things, like holding hands."

Aoyama slowed down his eating pace and listened attentively.

Elsa Amayu continued, "The results are divided into 'breaking free' and 'not breaking free'; breaking free is further divided into 'disliking' and 'being shy'; not breaking free is divided into 'having a good feeling' and 'being able to confess'."

"Do you have experience? It sounds feasible." (See above for curiosity.)

Elsa Tianyu nodded: "What I got was a hateful breakup."

Actually, it's not that I dislike it.

Even if forced to choose between liking and disliking, Aoyama Riki would choose liking.

But liking something and doing something are two different things.

"We can give it a try," he pondered.

It's not a hug, and it's certainly not a kiss; it's just holding hands, so it shouldn't be considered offensive.

“However,” he hesitated again, “holding hands also carries risks. Although I haven’t confessed, it still shows my feelings. She might just tell me to stop daydreaming.”

"Wishful thinking?" Seeing Shang Ai laugh, she used this word to accompany her meal, and she ate with great relish.

"Aren't you going to think of a solution for me?" Aoyama Ryo pointed at her with eyes as sharp as chopsticks.

“Holding hands is quite radical.” Jian Shang Ai has always been a conservative. “You can test the waters without explicitly stating your feelings.”

"A way to express your feelings without actually saying them?"

"It's hot, so share an umbrella; say you have sand in your eyes, pretend you're uncomfortable, and ask her to look at your eyes; you can also tell her palm readings." (See above for a quote.)

Aoyama Ryo thought it was excellent!
It's much better than just holding hands!
“You can also ask her to help you apply sunscreen,” Elsa Tianyu added, then looked at Ai Jianshang, “This is much better than my suggestion. Ai Jianshang, do you have any experience with this?”

Seeing Ai, I knew without even looking that Aoyama Ryo was already smiling.

“I’m not the type to rely on experience,” she explained slowly. “I never do practice problems to learn.”

Seeing that Aoyama Risa's smile had disappeared without her even looking, she still looked, because it would make her smile again.

As expected, Aoyama Ryo's expression remained calm.

The expression on someone's face when they realize they're wearing their pants backwards in public is the same as his.

She smiled faintly at him.

It's like noticing someone's pants are on backwards; you won't point it out or tell your companions, but you can't help but smile to yourself.

“The plan is excellent, but I dare not,” said Aoyama Risa.

"You dare not?" Tianyu Elsa was puzzled.

“After all, I was rejected before.” Ai expressed her understanding.

"You're afraid just because you've been rejected?" Elsa Tianyu was even more puzzled by this.

Aoyama sighed, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.

"So what do you plan to do?" See above for more information.

“My plan is that if I win the Jade Dragon Flag championship, I’ll do as you say and pretend I got sand in my eye,” Aoyama Rido said.

"E." See above for Ai's review.

Specifically: timid as a mouse.

“Aoyama-kun,” Elsa Amayu looked at him, “you can easily endure the pain of swordsmanship, so why don’t you dare to pursue happiness?”

“Perhaps, pursuing happiness requires even greater courage.” Aoyama Ryou’s expression seemed to genuinely compare the amount of courage required for the two.

"I don't understand." Tianyu Elsa gently shook her head. "Happiness is rare, and luck plays a bigger role. Why not strive for what you can achieve yourself?"

"Are you advising him to pursue other girls?" Jian Ai asked curiously.

“Mm.” Elsa Tianyu nodded.

"Is it okay?" See above for more information.

"Everyone has the right to pursue happiness." Elsa Tenyu firmly believes in this.

She smiled when she saw him.

Aoyama Ryo felt a headache coming on.

Regardless, he knew how to proceed to the next step, and another stone leading to the other side of the river surfaced.

"Check, please." After lunch, I saw Shang Ai paying the bill.

"Excuse me," the hotel restaurant manager said, bowing slightly. "Our superiors have instructed that this gentleman's meal will be free of charge."

She looked at Aoyama Rin.

“Pay today,” said Aoyama Risa.

"No need," the person in charge added with a smile, "It doesn't matter when you dine with anyone, or who you dine with." Aoyama Ryou could only express his helplessness to Mikami Ai.

Finally, it was Miyako Yaeko who treated everyone to a meal.

If we follow the rule of 'whoever treats the guests is the most beautiful girl,' then Miyako Yaeko's beauty index surpasses that of Mikami Ai and Amayu Elsa.

On another note, it seems that Aoyama Risa didn't ask Miyako Yaeko to treat him to a meal.

I don't know how to handle this.
After leaving the restaurant, the two said goodbye to Elsa Tenyu.

"Are you really planning to win the Jade Dragon Flag championship before pursuing Senior Meihua?" Jian Shangai still found this decision too unbelievable.

"It was just a casual remark, but I was genuinely nervous," said Aoyama Rido.

"come on."

"Thanks"

"Excuse me, sorry to bother you." A boy wearing a high school uniform stopped the two.

"Hello?" Aoyama Risa tentatively returned the greeting.

"Excuse me, are you a couple?" the boy asked.

Just as Ai was about to say something, Aoyama Riki answered first: "No."

She was speechless with frustration. It was as if Aoyama had invited her to travel to China together, but he had instead ridden a motorcycle and said he wanted to drive himself.

The boy's reaction was exactly what I expected; his eyes lit up.

Aoyama Osamu's motorcycle, as it was about to completely sink into the sea, would also reflect such a bright light.

"That's great!" The boy looked at Mikami Ai. "Um, you're really beautiful. Could I have your contact information? I'm Uchida from Kansai Gakuin. I'm here in Fukuoka to participate in the Dragon Flag competition and will serve as a general!"

Seeing Ai look at Aoyama Rie: "Should we give it to you?"

"No," Aoyama Rimi replied instantly.

"Sorry," replied the boy from Shangai.

"You two," the boy looked at them, puzzled, "didn't you say you weren't a couple?"

"For now," said Aoi before Aoyama could speak.

“Regardless of whether we are a couple or not, I don’t want her to give her contact information to other people,” Aoyama added.

While a motorcycle might not be able to take you to China, it could go to Hokkaido. Therefore, Ai decided to give Aoyama a motorcycle as a birthday gift.

"I'm sorry." The boy bowed.

After straightening up, he said to Aoyama Risa, "I just heard you mention the Jade Dragon Flag. You must be a contestant too, right? I hope we can face off in the competition."

Aoyama smiled.

After the boy left, the two continued walking towards the elevator.

"What do you mean by 'temporarily'?" Aoyama asked with a smile.

“From now on, in public, I allow you to call yourself my boyfriend.” After saying this with an air of superiority, he explained, “Didn’t we agree that if we weren’t married by twenty-nine, we’d find each other—isn’t that ‘temporary’?”

"This is my first time working part-time as a boyfriend. How much is the hourly rate?"

"100 yen."

"That's so low!" Aoyama Risa couldn't understand. "I thought you'd quote at least 1,000 yen."

Back when I was in the fortune-telling department, I would give Ai a thousand yen as easily as giving someone a tissue.

“Because protecting me is what you should do, and I treated you to a meal,” Ai said.

Isn't it just a free meal?!
—System, come out here!
The two walked into the elevator.

“Oh, right,” said Ai, as if remembering something, “you can try to test Mika-senpai like this.”

"What?" Aoyama Risa snapped back to reality.

"When someone asks for your contact information or invites you to dinner, you can ask Meihua, 'Should I give it to you?' or 'Want to go out for dinner?'—this is somewhere between 'having a grain of sand in your eye' and 'holding hands,' and it's a pretty good transition."

"I'll treat you to dinner another day!" Aoyama Rikami added Mikami to his list of good people.

Incidentally, her name is currently at the top of the 'bad women list,' with Yaeko Miyase in second place.

The two were on different floors, and Ai went down first.

"Shall we have dinner together tonight?" Aoyama Risa asked.

"Okay, my treat." Seeing Shang Ai wave, he left before the elevator doors even closed.

Her generosity in treating others and her youthful charm are definitely no less than those of Elsa Tenyu.

The elevator doors slowly closed. Aoyama Risa put his hands in his pockets, wondering whether he should train [Speed] or continue practicing swordsmanship when he got back.

Aside from the Jade Dragon Flag, swordsmanship is not used; in comparison, speed is used more frequently.

An increase in speed also benefits swordsmanship.

Practice [speed]. Suddenly, Aoyama Risa had a question.

When Shang Ai asked him, "Do you want to give him other people's contact information?", was she also testing him?
will not.

impossible.

She asked this because of their previous agreement that they had the right to supervise each other and not allow each other to get close to the opposite sex.

Aoyama Ryo didn't go back to her room; instead, she went to the gym.

—System, speed.

[Start Your Quick Guide]

【speed↑】

That evening, the eight of them made plans to eat ramen together.

[Akika Gasai: This isn't just any ramen; it's the flagship store of Ichiran Ramen!]

Akika Gasai has an intellectual appearance, but surprisingly, she is a noodle enthusiast.

The Aoyama Ono family had been in Fukuoka for several days, and none of them had considered going to this place.

For them, Ichiran Ramen's main branch is a place that is not a must-visit, but that people mention and think is worth checking out.

[Ono Mika: Risa, we're not going back. Let's go straight over there. You and Mika come with us.]

[Aoyama Rika: Okay]

“You can ask her right now, ‘Don’t you mind?’” Jian Shang Ai laughed.

"I know what I'm doing." Aoyama Ryo had a meddlesome expression on his face.

“I was afraid she would say, ‘I don’t mind, what’s the big deal?’” Seeing Shang Ai’s smile, he went from watching the fun to teasing her.

The two were inside the tram, with Aoyama protecting her.

"There's something I'd like to confirm with you," said Aoyama Osamu.

"what's up?"

"When you were approached during the day and asked me 'Do you want to give them your contact information?', it was probably just part of our mutual monitoring agreement, right?"

Seeing that Ai had thought about it for a moment, she couldn't help but laugh, knowing why Aoyama Rin had asked that question.

"Do not laugh!"

"Pfft~" She laughed even harder.

Aoyama Ryo's face began to flush.

Finally, when she saw Ai, she even covered her mouth with one hand and grabbed his clothes with the other to prevent herself from falling over from laughing so hard that she was completely exhausted.

Tears welled up in my eyes from laughing.

"I'm sorry." Jian Shang wiped away her tears.

“Oh, right.” She wiped her face as she looked up to explain, “I’m not apologizing for laughing at you, but as a lady, laughing like that is something I should apologize for.”

“When we get back to Tokyo, we’ll have another swimming contest, and the loser has to dogeza!” said Aoyama Osamu.

He saw that Shang Ai didn't say anything.

She wiped her eyes, her expression turning serious.

"What's wrong?" Aoyama Ryo asked, looking at her.

"The eyes." Seeing that Ai frowned slightly, "Take a look for me, it seems like something got in there."

Aoyama Risa leaned closer and stared at her for half a second. The reason she only realized she had been tricked after half a second was because Aoi's eyes were too beautiful.

Eyes that have just shed tears are as clear as spring water.

But the laughter inside was truly awful!

"Based on my probing, even if you don't like me, you at least don't hate me!" Jian Shang Ai said with a smile.

"Hmph." Aoyama Ryo looked away.

Seeing that Shang Ai was in his arms, she couldn't see his face; all she could see were the boy's burning red ears.

She controlled her breathing, suppressed her laughter, and also controlled her rapidly beating heart.

Looking into the eyes of a tearful girl, or a handsome boy who shows concern, carries the risk of falling in love.

(End of this chapter)