I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

"I want to drink it too!"

Upon hearing her say that, a smug look immediately appeared on Ximiao's face, as if to say that he had expected Arisa to say that.

He took out an identical carton of strawberry milk from his backpack and placed it on Arisa's desk.

"Hmph~ I knew you'd say that, Arisa, so I bought yours too!"

Just when Nozomi thought the girl would be pleasantly surprised, she turned around and found that Arisa was holding her cheek with one hand, looking at her with a half-smile.

This immediately deflated the previously brimming confidence of Nozomi, who then weakly asked the girl a question.

"Arisa, do you... not like strawberry milk?"

"This is too sweet, a bit cloying."

"Huh? That's it..."

The expression on Nozomi's face visibly turned disappointed, as if she had been hit hard.

But what Arisa said next left him completely stunned.

She was playing with the box of strawberry milk, her beautiful wine-red eyes fixed on the dejected Xi Ling.

"However, I still want to drink it—but not the one I have in my hand..."

Upon hearing what Arisa said, he immediately perked up, seemingly wanting to make amends, and asked somewhat eagerly.

"Which one is it? I'll go buy it for you."

Looking at the dazed Nozomi in front of her, who was cooperating with her so well, Arisa could no longer suppress her smile and slowly leaned close to the boy's ear, whispering something to him.

It was noticeable that a blush was quietly appearing on Nozomi's fair face.

Soon.

A rustling sound and the clattering of desks and chairs came from the classroom. The boy who had been sitting in his seat was now kneeling on the desk.

"Is that how it is..."

"Not bad~ I didn't expect you to be so cooperative, Mio. I thought you would refuse."

Arisa looked at the breathtaking view before her and couldn't help but sigh.

Then came the boy's voice, which trembled slightly with shyness.

"Stop talking!"

Author's note: Σσ(?Д?；) I...I...I didn't do anything!!!

Chapter 52 Is it really going to be this big?

in the afternoon.

The third stall in the men's restroom.

In Hanako's room, the girl was sitting at the table, taking small bites of the taiyaki that Nozomi had brought her.

"How are you? You seem quite happy today. It's like the idea I gave you worked!"

In this way, it seems that she has done right by the "tribute" that Xi Ling brought her.

There was Xiling, who had already changed into a leotard and put on a jacket, ready to leave for the gymnasium.

After hearing that Hanako-san, who always found things troublesome and gave him perfunctory answers, had asked about the situation on a whim, she also stopped in her tracks.

"It really did work... and the effect was better than I expected..."

From the entrance hall at the beginning to the classroom this morning, it was as if he had flipped some incredible switch on Arisa.

After saying goodbye to Hanako-san, Nozomi first returned to the classroom, picked up her and Arisa's schoolbags, and then headed towards the gymnasium.

……

"Pass the ball!"

"He drove straight into the paint and went for a layup!"

On the basketball court, watching Arisa, who was in even better form than usual today, scoring baskets one after another.

In contrast, the girls who were her opponents found even defense somewhat difficult, and even Arisa's teammates were struggling to keep up with her pace.

Hio, who was sitting on a bench by the court, couldn't help but feel a little ashamed after seeing this scene.

Soon, as the club activities for the day came to an end, the club members, who felt several times more tired than usual, began to complain.

"Wait... Qianya, what's wrong with you today? You seem to be flying!"

"Really? It's alright..."

Completely unaware of what she had done, Arisa stood beside Nozomi, holding a clean towel and wiping away the fine sweat that was still pouring out of her body.

The girls who gathered around were there to give her a good talking-to.

As they approached, they discovered that not only was Arisa acting strangely today, but even Nozomi, who was in charge of slacking off, was behaving differently than usual.

There's definitely some juicy gossip to be had!

Sensing the gossip emanating from the two, the girls' intentions instantly changed.

Before Arisa could exchange more than a few words with the boy, she was forcibly taken away by several girls and headed towards the changing room.

Only a bewildered Ximiao was left sitting alone on the bench, not quite understanding what was going on with them.

"Tell me or not! Qianya, you need to know the principle of leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist!"

"If you don't share the juicy gossip with your best friend, you'll be cursed by the heavens!"

Inside the locker room.

Looking at the girls staring at her with serious expressions, Arisa sighed helplessly, and then slowly said in a rather boastful tone.

"We...reached home plate!"

"Eh—when did this happen?!"

No... you're secretly doing something big behind your best friend's back, right?

Seeing that the others' reactions were exactly as she had expected, Arisa, sitting in her chair, couldn't help but smile slightly.

"It happened last weekend~ As for today..."

Recalling what happened that morning, Arisa subconsciously licked her lips, as if savoring something.

This completely piqued everyone's curiosity.

After a while.

Having finally escaped the entanglement of a group of girls, Arisa changed into clean clothes and quickly found Nozomi sitting on the bench before leaving.

on the way back.

Not knowing what the group of girls wanted with Arisa, Nozomi asked about the situation earlier out of curiosity.

"Is there something important they want to discuss with you, Arisa?"

"It's nothing serious, they just want to hear some gossip~"

They're clearly beautiful and have great figures, but they're just too shy to talk to guys. They're practically going crazy thinking about dating.

Even Arisa would shy away from that group of girls, since she was the only one in the entire club who was in a relationship and had even brought her boyfriend along.

Even Arisa couldn't help but sigh; even now, she still felt a lingering fear.

Seeing that Arisa looked a little tired, Nozomi, who was walking beside her, didn't ask any further questions.

She just silently wondered to herself just how terrifying it was that even Arisa couldn't resist those girls who wanted to hear gossip...

Fortunately, since he became an assistant in the women's basketball team, no other girls have approached him to talk, so he escaped unscathed.

The two boarded the tram, heading to the apartment again to tutor Arisa, whose math grades were terrible and whose other subjects weren't much better.

Although, because of Arisa and Honoka's haphazard efforts, even Nozomi couldn't guarantee the effectiveness of the tutoring.

As the two of them arrived at the apartment door, Ximiao took the key out of her pocket, unlocked the door, and pushed it open to go inside.

Because of the large temperature difference, Ximiao sneezed several times in a row in the entryway, just by taking off her shoes.

Then he called out towards the living room.

"Fanxia-nee~ We're back!"

"I know..."

Seeing the two carrying their schoolbags and walking into the living room, Fanxia, ​​sitting on the sofa, rolled her eyes at Arisa, who was following behind Ximiao.

This time, Arisa was somewhat prepared and didn't let Nozomi enter the living room alone, lest this reclusive snow woman continue her antics.

but…

She was dressed in a revealing outfit of a tank top and hot pants, which still made Arisa, who was wearing a conservative school uniform, feel a bit awkward.

On the contrary, after rubbing Fanxia's back last night, Ximiao had developed a certain resistance to Fanxia's revealing outfit.

After putting down his schoolbag, he poured two cups of oolong tea and handed them to the two girls, not giving them any chance to cause trouble.

however.

His idea was good, but in reality, Arisa "accidentally" knocked over her teacup, spilling oolong tea all over her clothes.

"Oh dear~ my hand suddenly trembled for no reason... Now my clothes are covered in oolong tea."

"Go change your clothes, Fanxia-nee. Can you lend Arisa a set of clothes to wear for now?"

Before Fanxia on the sofa could answer, Arisa directly rejected his suggestion, and even took the opportunity to tease her.

"Her clothes are too tight for me~ Mio, didn't you take one of my sports jackets before? I can wear that."

"Oh right, I almost forgot about this!"

After saying that, Ximiao was about to get up and go to her room to get her coat.

Just then, Arisa, who was sitting on the cushion, reached out and started unbuttoning the shirt that had been stained with oolong tea.

In a few quick movements, she took off her shirt, folded it neatly, and placed it aside, leaving only her black lace bra, which bound her soft breasts with an oppressive feel, completely disregarding the fact that Mio was still present.