My love is abyss mode

Chapter 89 The Fragile Sister and the Truth (Bonus Chapter 14 for First Subscription)

After saying goodbye to Otani Saya and her boyfriend, Shinkai Shiona remained silent, but she had a big appetite.

After binge eating and drinking at the ryotei, she was still depressed. Shirakawa Momo decided to take Shinkai Shiona back to the hot spring inn. Kuronuma Kiba didn't want to be bored alone in Higashi-Izu, so he accompanied them on a nearly 3-hour bus ride back to Shuzenji Town.

At 4 p.m. in late autumn, the sky was still bright, and the mountains were interwoven with emerald green and fiery red.

Shirakawa Momo lifted the curtain of the hot spring inn and led Shinkai Shiona back to their room on the third floor to rest. Kuronuma Kiba, at the corner of the stairs on the second floor, saw that Inada Miyabi's door was open, walked over and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

A mature and gentle voice rang out as he stepped into the room, looked around, and finally his gaze fell on the simple desk against the wall.

Inada Masayuki sat at her desk writing a report, her back ramrod straight, her long, golden, wavy hair as dazzling as the summer sun.

Her posture was always very upright, just like her serious attitude towards life.

Kuronuma stood in front of the door, carefully considering his words, and said in a serious tone, "Supervisor Inada, I have something very important to ask you, which may involve Shinkai's privacy."

“The supervisor can’t tell you that,” Inada Masashi replied without looking up.

"Let me rephrase my question. Regarding matters within the class and the kendo club, is Inada-sensei's leniency towards Shinkai simply because she is a key member of the class?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kuronuma saw her hand, which was writing, freeze in mid-air, and his expression instantly stiffened.

After a long silence, the pen finally fell again. Inada Masashi took a deep breath, and his reply was tinged with a sigh:

"No, her father is a very important person, and I am indeed not a qualified supervisor."

"Thank you, Supervisor."

Kuronuma turned and left, sorting through the intelligence in his mind as he climbed the stairs.

He felt that Otani Saya and her boyfriend's appearance today was inexplicable, or rather, too coincidental, like waiting for Shinkai Shiona in Higashi Izu.

Most importantly, the villainous aura is too obvious. What kind of bad guy would have "I am the villain" written on his face?
Judging from Inada Masaru's words, Matsuzaka Kanon did indeed lie to him. If Shinkai Shiona's father was a powerful figure, how could he possibly allow her to exist?

Back in his room on the third floor, he pushed open the door, and the scene before him confirmed Kuronuma's guess.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on the tatami mats. The bedding was neatly folded, and Matsuzaka Kanon sat at a low wooden table, leisurely sipping tea, seemingly having waited for quite some time.

Hearing the door open, she turned her head and gave a gentle look, smiling softly as she said, "Welcome back."

Her long, straight black hair fell down, and the alluring beauty mark at the corner of her eye gave her an air of unexpected danger.

It really is a poisonous snake.

"How did you get in?" Kuronuma Fang walked into the room, closed the door behind him, and locked it.

"Pick the lock; in this old-fashioned hot spring hotel, you can open the door with just a wire."

"So Shinkai is the unjust son?"

"I was just about to tell you this. Please have a seat."

Matsuzaka Kanon gestured to the spot opposite her, where hot tea was already laid out on a low wooden table, along with a can of iced cola—the preparations were quite thorough.

Kuronuma sat down opposite her, pulled the metal tab on his iced cola, tilted his head back, took a sip, and quietly waited for the story to unfold.

"Let me think, where should I begin?"

Matsuzaka Kanon lowered her eyes to look at the teacup in front of her; the golden tea reflected her gray eyes and the bitter smile on her lips.

"Let's talk about today's matter first. You've already met Saya-chan. Defeating her boyfriend tomorrow shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"You all think too highly of me. What if I can't do it?"

"So I invited Riri Nobi to transfer schools, but you failed. Sae-chan will go to Tokyo." Upon hearing this, Kiba Kuronuma's eyes flashed with surprise: "The person who defeated Ishiguro was Nobi-senpai?"

"Yes, it's a talent that's truly enviable."

"You arranged all of this?"

"Otherwise, why would the study tour be located in Izu?"

As she spoke, Matsuzaka Kanon unbuttoned her gray cardigan, took off the sleeves, and neatly folded them on her knees: "Chitose probably didn't tell you that I'm the student council vice president."

After hearing her explanation, Kuronuma finally understood the whole story.

Last night, when Chitose Toyama told Riri Nobi about transferring schools, he didn't understand the purpose. After all, third-year students will graduate next March and won't be eligible to participate in the next competition.

If this was a backup plan prepared by Matsuzaka Kanon to defeat Otani Sa's boyfriend, then everything makes sense.

No, she had two plans in mind, with no distinction between them.

As for the location of the study trip, as long as the student council provides a location that includes Izu, Matsusaka Kanon can give Shinkai Shiona some guidance.

Kuronuma Kiba put down his cola, stared at Matsuzaka Kanon's bony neck, tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, and said with a smile, "It seems that Matsuzaka-senpai's parents have divorced, and she's here today to pay the price."

"If we can reach an agreement."

"Now, you need to be qualified to pay the price. Tell me the whole truth first."

"Let me think about it." Matsuzaka Kanon placed the cardigan beside her lap, picked up her teacup and took a gentle sip, the rising steam casting a hazy mist over her beautiful gray eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, she put down her teacup and turned to look at the fiery red lacquer trees outside the window:

“Saya was Shionai’s only friend in elementary school. She was an unjust child, and only someone as carefree and arrogant as Saya would play with her.”

"Momo wouldn't lie to me, so how can I trust you?" Kuronuma Fang asked coldly, a playful glint in his black eyes.

The information provided by Shirakawa Momo contradicts Matsuzaka Kanon's account. If Otani Sa is a villain deliberately arranged, how can the act of pushing Shinkai Shiona down the stairs be explained?

"I was there when you pushed me down the stairs. Do you think I'm a cruel and heartless older sister?"

Matsuzaka Kanon raised her hands, gesturing a distance of about 15 centimeters in front of her, a gentle smile playing on her lips:
"It was only the first level, just normal roughhousing between children. But Shionai was just beginning to realize the malice her family had shown her, so this incident was a childhood trauma for her."

"So you arranged for Otani Sa to appear so that I could help her overcome her psychological trauma?"

Kuronuma nodded thoughtfully, sorting through the information in his mind, and found that there were still many doubts.

As expected of a venomous snake, it is both dangerous and alluring.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip. The elegant and delicate aroma of the black tea bloomed on his tongue: "What a thoughtful gesture! Otani Sa actually agreed."

“Saya has always cared about Shionai and has always felt guilty for joking too much. This morning I asked Shionai about her schedule and told Saya, and she immediately set off.”

Matsuzaka Kanon brushed a strand of long hair that had fallen beside her ear behind her ear, turned around and looked at Kuronuma Kiba, a bitter feeling rising in her gray eyes: "Now, can you tell me the other conditions?"

"No, there are still some things I haven't figured out." Kuronuma Kiba put down his teacup, picked up his cola again, and scrutinized her with his dark eyes.

Otani Sa was connected to Matsusaka Kanon, and she deliberately guided the selection of locations for the training trip in order to dispel Shinkai Shiona's psychological trauma.

What was her purpose in doing this?
When we met last time in the mountaineering club, Matsuzaka Kanon said she wanted revenge, and she probably did. But in the end, it was the Matsuzaka family that was hurt, namely her biological parents, who divorced.

Most importantly, why did Matsuzaka Kanon target herself?

Kurogane couldn't understand why the person who broke through Shinkai Shionai's childhood trauma had to be herself.

(End of this chapter)