He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

There was only blood, no wounds.

why?

"Ugh ugh ugh~~ Akaza cousin~~~ You're so noisy~~" Nikaido woke up.

"Cousin, are you... are you alright?"

"My head... wait, it's alright now?"

Nikaido stood up, dusted himself off, stretched, jumped around, and touched his head, showing no signs of discomfort.

Strange, I just took a punch to the head from Yoshioka, and I felt like I was about to get a concussion from him, and blood was spurting out, but now I'm perfectly fine.

......

The two sisters looked at Shirakawa by the campfire at the same time.

......

When Shirakawa saw the police officers walking towards him, he stretched out his hand as if waiting to be arrested.

I beat Yoshioka up like that; legally speaking, it should be considered mutual assault, and I'll definitely be questioned by the police.

Unexpectedly, the police walked right past him to inspect the defeated delinquents from Sakura High School.

"You're involved in a gang fight. Come with me to the Metropolitan Police Department."

The thugs stood up, clutching their injuries, and followed the police.

"Officer, what about me?" Shirakawa pointed to himself, then to Yoshioka on the ground.

The policeman glanced at him, ignored him, and left with more than ten delinquents from Sakura High School.

Several doctors in white coats got out of the ambulance, carried a stretcher, and jogged to lift the unconscious Yoshioka onto it and take him away.

Within minutes, all the injured and all those involved in the case were properly treated.

The student council members maintained order, scattered around, and chatted quietly with the students.

Immediately afterwards, Hoshimiya Shio appeared out of nowhere, stood behind Shirakawa, took out a microphone, and loudly announced: "Please don't panic, the bonfire party will proceed as scheduled."

As soon as he finished speaking, the students returned to order and went about their business as if nothing had happened.

Shirakawa stood there, stunned and bewildered.

This...that's it?

"Well done, Shirakawa." A woman patted him on the shoulder from behind.

This sound is...

"Matsushima?"

"It's me, long time no see."

Matsushima smiled, dressed exactly the same as she had at the Nagasaki club, wearing a tube top that revealed her fair shoulders, adorned with cherry blossoms and bamboo.

"What are you here for?"

"Talking about business with Hoshiguchi Shio, wow, I never expected to witness such an exciting scene."

Hoshimiya Shio put down the microphone and, along with Hoshimiya Rin, walked up to Shirakawa.

"you..."

"Shirakawa, you don't actually think the police arriving so late is just a coincidence, do you...?" Matsushima said.

278. Do I really like Shirakawa?

Just now, Hoshimiya Shio and Matsushima were discussing matters concerning the principal in the student council office.

Of course, the two did not reach an agreement. There were many female students in the Nagasaki club who were controlled by the principal. Even though the principal was no longer there, those female students were still timid and fearful, worried that their "handles" would be exposed. They were very pitiful.

The Matsushima doctor calmed them down, gave them a generous compensation, and dismissed them all.

Because of Principal Kato, these girls have become like this. Matsushima is determined to find the principal who deceived her, to torture him inhumanely, and to dump his body in the wilderness.

Seeing that Matsushima had made up her mind, Hoshimiya Shio didn't try to persuade her further. She could only contact the new principal at the Education Bureau.

Just as their negotiations were nearing their end, they suddenly heard a man shouting Shirakawa's name.

Xing Gongxi was about to call the police and security personnel who were waiting nearby.

But then a dark shadow flashed past the window, and the phone that Matsushima had just picked up was snatched away...

...

"So, you deliberately waited until I defeated Yoshioka before letting the police in?"

“Yes, I don’t want them to ruin this wonderful show,” Matsushima said.

With a cold expression, Xing Gongxi walked around behind Bai Chuan, lifted Bai Chuan's clothes, and reached out to stroke his back.

"What, what are you doing?" Shirakawa took a few steps forward and pulled up his clothes.

“I saw what grew on your back just now,” Hoshigumi said. “I suppose your amazing regenerative abilities are related to that thing.”

Matsushima watched him with great interest.

It seems that his spider form is no secret.

Shirakawa didn't answer; as for gods and abilities, it was enough for Jackie to know.

“Fine, if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t press you. But,” Hoshigumi pointed to the students around her, “they all saw what happened just now. I’ve already had the student council tell them to shut up and keep this secret to themselves.”

"Um... thank you."

Surprisingly, Hoshimiya Shio's ability to accept things was quite good.

"I'm helping you this time, so don't show off in front of others in the future. Your super strong recovery and combat ability are such that if those high-ranking officials knew about it, you might be lying in some research institute as an experimental subject right now."

"I...I understand." Shirakawa nodded.

I didn't expect this woman to care about me so much.

"Shirakawa, don't let Hoshimiya Shio's current state fool you. She was incredibly worried when you were fighting Yoshioka!" Matsushima laughed.

"Shut up!" Xing Gongxi snapped.

Matsushima shut her mouth, but when she thought of Hoshimiya Shio looking out the office window earlier, with that worried look in her eyes and her unconsciously clenched hands, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

The dignified head of the Xinggong family is known for his decisive and ruthless actions; it's truly unexpected that he also possesses such a pure and innocent side.

"Ignore her," Hoshimiya Shio grabbed Shirakawa's shoulder and pointed at Fukada, who was lying on the ground covered in dust. "What do you plan to do with this woman?"

Fukada looked terrified and was at a loss for what to do.

One is a ruthless chairman, and the other is a spider monster whom he had plotted against. He certainly won't have a good ending.

"Hey, Fukada?" Shirakawa asked, "Why is the start time of the plan different from what you said? Are you lying to me?"

"I... I'm sorry, it was Yoshioka who changed it without my permission. He... he knew we had talked about it privately, so he deliberately changed the time," Fukada hurriedly explained.

“I advise you not to trust this woman,” Hoshimiya Shio glanced at Fukada as if she were trash. “Insidious, vicious, she moves between innocent boys, swindling them out of their money and time, and taking pleasure in toying with them. She’s an absolute scumbag.”

"Then why did you still let her be the vice president?"

“Her unique popularity can indeed help the student council get a lot done, and I’ve turned a blind eye to her actions. But now, the students have accepted that she’s the culprit who brought Yoshioka here, and her advantage in the student council has completely disappeared. She’s no longer of any use, and she’s no longer fit to be the vice president.” Hoshimiya Shio stepped forward and reached out to Fukada, as if asking for something.

Fukada, trembling, took the student council armband out of his pocket and handed it to Hoshimiya Shio.

"Alright, Shirakawa, the rest is up to you. Do you want her to be your subordinate, or do you want her to leave high school altogether..."

“Of course,” Matsushima stepped forward, bent down, pinched Fukada’s chin, and examined her closely. “She’s good-looking. It would be nice to have her work at our Nagasaki club.”

Fukada turned her head, the gauze on her face just falling off, revealing her swollen and purple cheeks. Her clothes and hair were covered in dust, and even her lower abdomen had Yoshioka's clear shoe print on her clothes.

She looked at Shirakawa, her eyes filled with a humble, pleading expression.

.....

Shirakawa sighed.

"She just came to my rescue, so... let her fend for herself."

"you sure?"

"Given her current state, she won't cause any more trouble. Let it be. She's already in her final year of high school and will be leaving school soon. A few more months won't make a difference."

"Since the parties involved have said so, then let's just leave it at that." Hoshigumi Shi said no more.

"Ha, that's it? How boring." Matsushima let go of his hand.

Fukada breathed a sigh of relief and scrambled away.

Today is the most tragic day of her life.

They were threatened, intimidated, and beaten.

She didn't even want to participate in the fireworks display afterwards, and ran towards home.

But for her, the real nightmare had only just begun.

......

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."