People bring their own maids to the training camp

“Nagamo-senpai will definitely be lulled into a false sense of security.” Chihaya nodded. “This plan has a very high success rate, but it can only fool him once. Next time, he will definitely be more vigilant.”

"So I apologized to Nagumo, and then what?"

"Then, I will invite Nan Yun to dinner alone. At that time, you can leave with the others. I will reserve a private room."

"Huh? What happened to the fight? That's not what we agreed on when we met yesterday?"

"His plan was too audacious, so I rejected it," Chihaya replied succinctly. "Besides, you've already received the funding from us, right?"

"Waiting for me here?" Guilongyuan suddenly felt like he had been tricked. It turned out that what he said yesterday was all just empty promises, and the real content was only revealed after he signed the contract and took the money.

"You didn't suffer any losses, did you? I'll handle everything else."

"Alright, alright, after all, this amount of money is pretty easy for you guys to earn." Kiryuin scratched his head. "But who's really in charge here? Don't you have a clear leader?"

"Whoever's plan is the most cost-effective, we'll go with it. This time, you just need to cooperate with me, senior." Chihaya took out her phone. "Then let's exchange contact information first."

“Okay.” Kiryuin and Chihaya exchanged numbers and added each other as friends on the chat app.

"I've already emailed Senior Nagumo, and we've scheduled a meeting for this afternoon, so you still have a morning to memorize these things."

The two were currently in Chihaya's room, which allowed them to loudly plot their scheme as if no one else was around.

Moreover, this way there's no need to worry about the conversation being overheard by Nagumo's people. In any case, they would never come to the door of the first-year girls' dormitory to eavesdrop. At most, they would report that Nagumo Kiryuin had entered Himechi Chihaya's room.

"That's true. If it were anyone else, Nagumo might not have kept the appointment." Kiryuin nodded as he looked at Chihaya without makeup. "You're stunning even without makeup, and with makeup, you're definitely the best in the whole school. I'm telling you."

"It's just empty fame." Chihaya didn't care at all. After all, he was a boy, and he couldn't possibly be complacent about being praised for his good looks.

If it weren't for the need to cross-dress, Chihaya would really want to train to become a muscular man immediately.

"Are all young ladies this modest?"

“That depends on how old the young lady is. Sometimes being good-looking isn’t necessarily a good thing for a young lady.” Chihaya replied while pouring Kiryuin a cup of tea. “If you’re interested in the future, I can help you find a job in the clan.”

"No need for that. I'm used to being free and easy, and I don't like being tied down."

"Alright."

"You're not here to study but also working part-time as an HR person, are you?"

"That's not necessarily true. Not everyone has this opportunity. Senior sister should be the second person I've invited."

"So there's someone ahead of me?" Kiryuin asked curiously. "Would you mind telling me who it is?"

"It's inconvenient, but I can tell you, senior, that person is really strong! Maybe I can introduce you two in a few days."

"Next time, for sure." It was clear that Kiryuin didn't want to meet; she was just treating him as a part-time worker.

After all, she had already been defeated by Nan Yun in the second year, and she wasn't needed for the matters between the third year students.

Therefore, Chihaya's place is one of the few places where she can earn extra money, so it's best not to be too formal in her words.

"Anyway, just play yourself this afternoon, and I'll take care of the rest," Chihaya said finally. "Tomorrow morning, you'll get the news that Nagumo got his comeuppance."

97. Nagumo

Chihaya and Nagumo agreed to meet at a coffee shop in the Keyaki Shopping Center.

Public places are quite safe for both parties.

Therefore, Nagumo readily agreed to go upon learning the location, since it was afternoon tea time, not dinner time. Girls are always reserved, and Nagumo knew this well, but he was confident that Chihaya would have dinner with him after afternoon tea.

However, he also received reports from his subordinates about Kiryuin Fuuka entering and leaving Himemiya Chihaya's room. This inevitably made Nagumo think a little more—but he quickly began to doubt himself. Was Kiryuin's behavior a little too obvious? If Himemiya Chihaya was instructing Kiryuin Fuuka, then this was a trap.

However, since Kiryuin's actions this time were completely undisguised, it's not necessarily related to that aspect. After all, such boldness basically means that Senza had already issued a declaration of war against him.

This is undoubtedly a very foolish move, unless the other party believes that they have everything under control.

Nagumo believed that, based on his understanding of the current situation, Himegami Chihaya wouldn't make such a foolish arrangement.

The second possibility is that the two know each other, and Kiryuin was just visiting.

Regardless, Nagumo will definitely keep the appointment.

However, before going to the appointment, he also arranged for a few of his classmates to go to that coffee shop in advance to have coffee, pretending to be normal customers.

......

Coincidentally, in addition to Chihaya and Kiryuin who were present, Hayasaka and Kushida were also there early on Chihaya's side.

However, the difference lies in the fact that Nagumo responds to all changes by remaining unchanged, while Chihayakata waits for the enemy to tire himself out.

The agreed time was 4 p.m., but Nan Yun deliberately arrived a few minutes late, while his classmates reported the situation in real time through a chat software.

At 3:50, Chihaya and Kiryuin arrived at the coffee shop, the latter appearing to be displeased.

At 3:52, he greeted Hayasaka Kushida, who was not far away, and explained that the person he had arranged to meet was Nagumo.

At 3:55, Hayasaka and Kushida chatted for a while before returning to their seats.

At 3:59, Kiryuin complained about Nagumo's lack of punctuality, asking how he could be the vice president.

At 4:02, Kiryuin suggested that Chihaya urge Nagumo to hurry up, but the latter refused.

Looking at the "live broadcast" sent to his phone screen, Nangumo thought for a moment and felt that it was unlikely that Chihaya was the operator, but he could not completely rule it out.

However, being any later would be excessive, since he was only using the opportunity to test the waters. Being late is extremely ungentlemanly, but Nagumo naturally had a reason prepared for it.

"Sorry, sorry, I've been so busy with student council work that I didn't realize I was a few minutes late." Nan Yun placed the file bag in his hand on the inside of the table. "Good afternoon, Hime-kun and Kiryuin."

"Senior Gui'an Nanyun."

"Hmph." Kiryuin played his true colors, wanting to roll his eyes at Nagumo.

"Maple blossoms!"

"Okay, okay, hello Nagumo-kun."

"It's rare to see Kiryuin like this," Nagumo said with a smile. "The two of you have a really good relationship."

“After all, we’ve known each other since we were little,” Chihaya said with a smile, then brought out the explanation she had prepared beforehand, “We met at the dojo, but Kaede was always second place, so she trusts me more.”

"Tch." Kiryuin did not deny it.

Nagumo had also heard the rumors that Senzai easily defeated the basketball team members before the middle school entrance exam. Although he was skeptical, he knew how strong Kiryuin was.

Kiryuin's height and long legs are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also highly practical: he possesses excellent athletic ability and fighting skills, making him a formidable opponent not only for second-year girls, but also for second-year boys.

Unfortunately, the only problem is that he's incredibly lazy, and he doesn't put in any effort for most exams—otherwise, Nagumo wouldn't have been able to integrate the entire grade so easily.

"I invited Senior Nagumo today because I heard that there was some unpleasantness between Kaede and you, so I thought I could mediate between them." Chihaya revealed her purpose directly to Nagumo, "However, Kaede is stubborn and unwilling to admit it."

"I!"

"Hmm?" Chihaya smiled and glanced at Kiryuin. With just a simple interjection, Kiryuin deflated like a punctured balloon.

"Please excuse my poor appearance, senior." Chihaya said apologetically to Nagumo. "The thing is—"

Except for concealing her own and Hayasaka's names, everything Chihaya told Nagumo was true.

For example, Kiryuin initially went out to cause trouble, but was later bribed.

"What happened? You could have earned much more." Guilongyuan pouted with considerable dissatisfaction when this was mentioned. "But you were reported and didn't earn much money at all. Back then, the seniors made a fortune from this."

"Just because you didn't make money doesn't mean I did!" Nan Yun thought to himself. He was a victim too, wasn't he? You aided and abetted the wrongdoer and now you're complaining?

"That's what happened, senior. Maple just wanted to earn some pocket money. There won't be any more similar situations in the future."

"It's alright, I don't really care. Making money is nothing to be ashamed of!" Nan Yun said in a very magnanimous manner. "I understand completely, this has nothing to do with Kiryuin-kun."

However, Kiryuin looked at him with an expression that said, "You stupid idiot, what do you know?"

In front of Chihaya, Nagumo wanted to maintain his composure, so he tried his best to avoid looking at Kiryuin's expression.

Although he was thinking about picking up girls, Nagumo also analyzed whether there was a problem with Chihaya's statement. Theoretically, this shouldn't be a staged act by the two of them, since it would be quite difficult to carry out, and his intelligence also indicated that the other party was a group, not just two or three people.

Furthermore, they also interviewed some people who had conducted transactions offline, and only a few of the last buyers said they had seen Kiryuin. Some of the people involved even said that they were threatened by Kiryuin to take them to the person who sold the questions.

There seemed to be no problem, Nagumo pondered.

At least for now, he couldn't find any obvious flaws, so he could only accept the other party's apology.

However, we need to be more vigilant towards Chihaya Hime.

Even though they were all girls in the same class, it was much easier to fool Ichinose Honami. Nagumo couldn't help but think, "As expected, the young lady is still hard to win over; she's completely watertight."

“We’re all classmates, so any misunderstandings can be cleared up. How about this, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight, would you two do me the honor?” Nan Yun suggested.

“Of course.” Chihaya immediately agreed.

"I'm not going." Kiryuin crossed his arms, looking like he didn't want to be overly friendly.

“Maple.” Chihaya nudged Kiryuin with her elbow.

"I've already prepared dinner in advance, it would be a waste not to eat it."

"Then, is it alright if I have dinner with Senior Nagumo?"

"No problem at all."

98. He thoroughly scolded Nan Yun.

Chihaya and Nagumo had a very pleasant conversation. Although Kiryuin said he wanted to go back to his dormitory, Chihaya still agreed to have dinner with Nagumo.

According to the plan, this was the time for Chihaya and Nagumo to be alone, while Kiryuin was responsible for dealing with Nagumo's subordinates. However, the problem was that Kiryuin did not know where Nagumo's people were. There were many people in the coffee shop, and although most of them looked somewhat familiar, she could not recognize them.

Then Hayasaka appeared and followed Kiryuin.

"Kaede, why did you leave alone? What did Chihaya say?" Hayasaka asked, patting her shoulder and giving her a meaningful look.

"She said she wanted to have dinner with Nagumo."

"Is that so? Looks like I don't need to cook tonight. Kikyo, shall we go out to eat?" Hayasaka called out to Kushida, but her arm was linked with Kiryuin's. "Kaede, is that restaurant you booked good? Let's try it too~"

Hayasaka then lowered his voice and said, "The two people next to you wearing XX brand shoes and XXX brand shoes, those two are from Nagumo."

"Only two?" Kiryuin also lowered his voice.

“These two will probably go over for dinner, pretending it was by chance, so I’ll try to steer them away from the topic, and then you’ll be in charge of dealing with them.”

"Huh? Didn't you say there wouldn't be any fighting?"

"Does the fact that the surveillance cameras didn't capture it mean they didn't understand the situation? Besides, they wouldn't dare do anything to you," Hayasaka continued. "So you can do whatever you want; there won't be any problems with Nagumo."