Why is the Demon King like this?

Chapter 85: A Win-Win-Win Situation (Please Subscribe!)

Keisuke Ao walked out of the club building and arrived at the courtyard where Ai Komatsu had arranged to meet.

Because it was Monday and there was a large event coming up, there were still many students left at the school, and the atrium was bustling with people coming and going.

The entire atrium was unusually quiet, with not a single couple in sight.

Komatsu Ai was sitting on a bench by the flower bed, fixing her hair and light makeup with a small round mirror. She didn't seem flustered at all; instead, she seemed to be looking forward to it.

"Good afternoon, Komatsu Ai-senpai."

"Ah, Qinggui-kun! Please come and sit down!"

She rose slightly, carefully gathered her skirt, sat down to the side, and then tucked back the strands of hair that had fallen as she lowered her head, her movements appearing graceful and lovely.

"I'm sorry to trouble you to make this special trip."

"It's alright, please let me see that letter." Aokiji sat down next to her without hesitation. "Don't you have training this afternoon, senpai?"

"The brass band practiced for a long time over the weekend, so we're taking a break today." Although Ai Komatsu was the senior, she answered in a well-behaved tone, then took out a drink and a letter from her bag and handed them to Keisuke Ao.

"Have some water, Qinggui-kun. Also, here's a letter I received today—I just found it in the shoe cabinet."

Because she didn't leave the school at noon, Ai Komatsu didn't know exactly when the letter was put in.

Keisuke Ao took the envelope. It was bulging inside, as if it contained other things, and it felt like it was made of a hard material.

"Hasn't it been opened yet?"

Xiaosong Ai shook her head vigorously. She wasn't stupid. Why would she open it if she knew there was something scary inside?

Keisuke Ao wasn't afraid, but he was also worried that the messenger might have deliberately disgusted Ai Komatsu by stuffing something filthy inside.

Avoiding Ai Komatsu's gaze, she flicked her wrist, using an invisible force to tear open the thin envelope, causing the contents and letter to fall to the ground.

"what!"

A piece of animal bone tied up with black hair rolled to Ai Komatsu's feet, startling her so much that she almost jumped off her chair.

Keisuke leaned down to examine it, picked up the letter with two fingers, and flicked it to spread it out.

A string of printed characters cut from a magazine was glued onto the letter paper with red glue, forming a sentence in a crooked and messy way.

—This person clearly watches too many cartoons. Isn't it more convenient to just print it out?

"You bitch, I'll destroy you! Destroy you!"

Bitch?

Keisuke Ao noticed that Ai Komatsu's expression changed slightly, and she looked terrible.

"This is so cruel—" She covered her face and sobbed, "Qinggui-kun, you have to help me!"

"Strictly speaking, our president has not yet granted your wish."

Keisuke Ao said in a gentle tone, "However, I certainly won't stand idly by in the face of something so outrageous!"

"Really?" Ai Komatsu's face showed a tearful yet hopeful expression.

Keisuke Ao's smile grew even warmer: "Of course, but it would be best if Ai-senpai Komatsu also discussed this with her boyfriend."

"Ugh, Keisuke, I don't have a boyfriend!" Ai Komatsu patted Keisuke's shoulder shyly.

"Is that so? I think I heard before that you have a boyfriend."

No!

With a few words, Qing Guijie appeased the somewhat pretentious and foolish woman. He casually poked at the bones on the ground with a piece of paper and said, "These should be rabbit bones, which are relatively easy to get. The hair, however, is human hair—"

Komatsu Ai was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Had Qinggui unintentionally said something powerful and terrifying?

How could a normal person tell what kind of animal the bones were?

Anyway, it looks just like a human finger —

"Don't worry about that thing, Qinggui-kun!"

Ai Komatsu grabbed Keisuke Ao's arm and pleaded, "I'm a little scared, could you please take me home?"

"Ah—this might not be convenient. Although I really want to take my senior home, Dr. Shiraishi needs to see me this afternoon and asked me to come over."

Seeing that Ai Komatsu was still not giving up, Keisuke Ao added, "I'll have one of the boys in my class take you. He plays soccer and he's very strong."

"No need, that would be too much trouble for you, junior."

Upon hearing this, Ai Komatsu immediately withdrew, awkwardly waving goodbye to Keisuke Ao.

After Ai Komatsu left, Keisuke Ao naturally didn't go to find Chizuru Shiraishi—this pay thief was having a headache over the medical issues at the tournament and wished he could travel directly to after the tournament.

To avoid being conscripted, it's best to keep your distance from doctors for the time being.

Keisuke Ao sat in his chair, crushing bones and hair on the ground with his foot, and then took out his phone to call his company president.

"President, do you think it's possible that Komatsu Ai-senpai has a boyfriend?"

"————What does this have to do with me?" Hoshino Fujiko asked in a calm tone with a hint of doubt.

"Well, I just suddenly feel like I'm quite popular."

A clear inhalation sound came from the other end of the receiver.

Before Hoshino-sama conceived her classic monkey theory, Ao Keisuke continued, "In student days, apart from club competition, it's probably only romantic entanglements that would lead to such twisted hatred, right?"

I plan to start my investigation from this angle.

"Whatever you like!"

"President, with your attitude, I strongly suspect you're hiding something from me. Have you already discovered the truth?"

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The president hung up the phone unilaterally. Aokiji nonchalantly put away his phone. He had only made the call to see if Hoshino Fujiko was really hiding any information he didn't know.

It's hard to say whether the president was hiding any information, but she doesn't seem as interested in Ai Komatsu herself as expected.

That's a bit strange, considering that yesterday afternoon she even called out to Xiaosong Ai to find out what was going on.

Given the young lady's personality, this is quite unusual.

The Demon King seemed to be deep in thought. Of course, besides considering Hoshino Fujiko's matter, he also had his own purpose in approaching Komatsu Ai.

Ever since he promised Arisugawa Asuka that he would deal with the scandal, he had been looking for a suitable person to create a scandal. If it weren't for Hoshino's troublesome personality, she would have been a great partner.

After all, no one dared to harass this young lady.

However, maybe he and Ai Komatsu will hit it off now, if this senior really does have a boyfriend as he says—

Keisuke Aoki didn't mind cooperating with his senior's performance and giving her a ride; this ball tournament was a great opportunity.

Upon closer reflection, if this deal goes through, the club will have another complete activity record, Ai Komatsu will be able to get rid of the threat of threatening letters, and she can use one scandal to cover up another, fulfilling her promise to Arisugawa.

A win-win-win situation is achieved.

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