Tokyo: My debt collection methods are a bit off.

Despite it being summer, she gave off the feeling of early winter.

"Don't say anything unnecessary."

Saionji Ayako picked up her hot tea and took a sip. Her slender white fingers turned the page of "Wandering" in front of her and she read it carefully.

This is a book borrowed by Hoshino Jun, a purely Chinese version, written by Lu Xun, a great writer from a neighboring country.

The beautiful woman was engrossed in her favorite book, while Hoshino Jun gazed intently at her. In the quiet library, the two seemed to form a beautiful picture.

Hoshino Jun let out a soft laugh: "I didn't expect that you, Vice Chairman, could actually understand it."

"Your words are also superfluous."

"How could it be superfluous?"

“If I’m not being pretentious, do you think I’m some kind of pretentious, boring person pretending to understand?” Ayako Saionji retorted.

Jun Hoshino shook his head and looked out the window, where he could see the ivy climbing the walls on both sides of the path, which shimmered with a faint green light under the warm sun.

Meanwhile, Ryuichi Saionji, who had been summoned by Jun Hoshino via text message, was walking towards the green light.

When he saw Hoshino Jun sitting opposite his aunt Saionji Ayako, his mood brightened.

'Hoshino Jun is quite alright; he's very conscious of keeping his distance from his aunt.'

The idea had barely formed in his mind when Ryuichi Saionji's brows furrowed immediately.

He saw Hoshino Jun's fingers and, imitating how a little person walks, slowly climbed onto his aunt's palm.

He pinched it, then smiled.

It seemed like they were deliberately provoking him.

"Baka! What is this bastard doing? Is he going to break his promise?"

Ryuichi Saionji was furious. What he couldn't accept most was that someone dared to defile his sacred aunt.

Now that Hoshino Jun has accepted Kachiko's gift, he actually dares to put his sinful hand on his aunt's hand.

Simply unforgivable.

"Hoshino Jun, you're asking for it!"

Jun Hoshino saw Ryuichi Saionji's anger, but he was contemptuous and disdainful.

【Ding! 】

[Malicious insults detected from Ryuichi Saionji!]

Choosing not to pursue the matter will result in acquiring a C-level emotional debt.

Hmm, a daily flirtation.

Obtain the eighteenth debt related to Ayako Saionji.

[It has been determined that Ryuichi Saionji is unable to repay this debt of gratitude, and the debt has been automatically transferred to his aunt, Ayako Saionji.]

"Has the chairman sent someone again?"

With her hand constantly being clenched, even the aloof beauty from the literature department couldn't help but feel a strange emotion when she looked at Hoshino Jun.

"No, I just felt that the vice chairman's hands were cold and wanted to help warm them up."

"Ok?"

Saionji Ayako frowned, about to pull her hand away.

Hoshino Jun quickly changed her tune, squeezing her hands, which felt as cold as ice: "Just kidding."

"Don't say anything carelessly next time."

Clearly, Ayako Saionji was not a person who liked to joke, and after spending some time together, Jun Hoshino felt that this seemingly delicate woman...

Actually, he's even colder than the seemingly aloof chairman.

The difficulty level of the strategy is very high, but fortunately, Hoshino Jun's main target is not her; she is just a side target.

On this bright and sunny noon, Hoshino Jun decided not to disturb Saionji Ayako's reading. He quietly watched her earnest expression, his warm hands melting away the icy coldness of her palms.

Only Saionji Ryuichi, who was not far behind them, became increasingly anxious, staring intently at Hoshino Jun's hand, his back teeth almost grinding to powder.

"Baka yarou, that was supposed to be my seat, I was supposed to be reading with my aunt."

"Hoshino Jun, what are you doing?"

Ryuichi Saionji clenched his fists, cursing Jun Hoshino under his breath again and again.

He vowed that if Hoshino Jun dared to break his promise, he would definitely explain to Yamada Kaoru the matter between Hoshino Jun and Takagi Kachiko.

Even if.

He and Kachiko Takagi registered their marriage today.

"You bastard, I will never let you get away with this."

"This time, prepare to face my even more ferocious rage."

【Ding! 】

[Malicious insults detected from Ryuichi Saionji!]

Choosing not to pursue the matter will result in acquiring a C-level emotional debt.

With each system notification, Hoshino Jun seemed to hear Saionji Ryuichi's grief-stricken voice ringing in her ears.

The more anxious and angry he became, the happier Hoshino Jun was.

From the moment he dared to threaten Hoshino Jun, Hoshino Jun would not let him get away with it.

However, the time is not yet right, and the sword of Damocles has not yet fallen.

[It has been determined that Ryuichi Saionji is unable to repay this debt of gratitude, and the debt has been automatically transferred to his aunt, Ayako Saionji.]

After securing the twentieth debt, Hoshino Jun released Saionji Ayako's hand.

"I'm going to use the bathroom."

"Um"

Ayako Saionji glanced at him, a slightly unusual expression appearing on her face, like a spring breeze melting snow.

"Remember to wash your hands."

"Pfft~!"

Hoshino Jun couldn't help but chuckle: "You don't let me joke around, but the vice president himself is quite humorous."

Is it funny?

Ayako Saionji's thin lips moved slightly; she wanted to say that she wasn't joking.

She really does find fault.

Watching the boy's receding figure, Ayako Saionji ultimately couldn't bring herself to say something as vulgar as, "Don't hold my hand if you've peed on it."

She lowered her head to continue reading, but her gaze unconsciously drifted back to the hand that the boy had just held, and the rare warmth still lingered on it.

The temperature is very comfortable.

If only it could always be this warm.

"."

It seemed that some kind of special perfume had been sprayed in the bathroom, which neutralized the odor.

Then, the wind blowing in through the window carries away the smells, making it not much different from the outside.

After entering the bathroom, Hoshino Jun simply washed her hands and then waited for Saionji Ryuichi, who had followed her in.

"You idiot, what are you trying to do, you bastard!"

Enraged, Ryuichi Saionji slammed the bathroom door shut, grabbed Jun Hoshino's clothes fiercely, and roared angrily.

【Ding! 】

[Malicious bullying detected from Ryuichi Saionji!]

Choosing not to pursue the matter will result in acquiring a C-level emotional debt.

"It's only a C grade, then I'll refuse to accept it this time."

"What did you say?"

Before Ryuichi Saionji could react, he was struck violently in the abdomen. The intense pain nearly numbed him, and he collapsed to his knees in front of Jun Hoshino.

Before he could even speak, Hoshino Jun pulled a letter from his pocket and slammed it into his face.

"What the hell do you want?"

Jun Hoshino crouched down and grabbed Ryuichi Saionji's hair:

"We agreed on this yesterday, why are you changing your mind today?"

"So you're just messing with me, aren't you?"

Meeting Hoshino Jun's icy gaze, Saionji Ryuichi's anger gradually turned into bewilderment.

"what happened?"

"Can't you fucking see for yourself? Why are you asking me?"

Hoshino Jun released him, pointing down at the letter that had fallen to the ground, as if he were the bully who had wronged his classmate.

Ryuichi Saionji, clutching his aching stomach, blinked innocently, then bent down to pick up the letter from the ground and slowly opened it.

Then his expression changed instantly.

Because the contents of this letter were exactly the same as the one he had someone write yesterday to insult Hoshino Jun everywhere, and several sentences in it were his own ideas, he remembered them clearly.

"How could this happen? I didn't do this."

"Not you?" Hoshino Jun said angrily, "If it wasn't you, then who the hell is it that I'm cursing myself?"

"Oh, I get it. You want to be a fence-sitter, right? You want me to help your aunt fight against your aunt, but you also want to help Yamada Tsukasa mess with me, right?"

"But have you ever thought about this? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Did you think you could control me just because of Takagi Kachiko?"