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The appearance of the system window signaled the end of this duel.

Yuzuru looked at the pair of blue eyes that were still fixed on him and remained silent.

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell Iori that you just harassed a student."

Seeing that he didn't respond, Ooka Momiji's beautiful eyes flashed slightly, and she picked up a pen and wrote a threatening message on a sticky note.

Is this considered being enraged out of embarrassment?

Yuzuru found it somewhat amusing, but outwardly remained calm as he wrote a reply.

"In what way did I harass you?"

"You were touching my hand the whole time we were playing karuta."

"..."

Yuzuru was speechless for a moment.

"In karuta matchups, it's inevitable that we'll run into each other," he explained.

"Then why are you hooking my hand?"

"I want you to let go."

The two went back and forth on the sticky note, neither able to convince the other.

However, judging from Ooka Momiji's unusually serious expression, she was clearly very curious about the secret of Hanyu Tetsu's sudden increase in strength, and kept writing to ask him how he did it.

Yuzuru felt a slight headache coming on from Ooka Momiji's competitive nature.

If I tell her that I won by shuffling the cards, will Ooka Momiji kick me in the face?

"It's too late today, I'll tell you next time."

After thinking for a moment, Yuzuru wrote down words of procrastination on a sticky note.

Maybe the other person will forget by the next time we come. Even if they don't forget, we can just tell them the truth.

Ooka Momiji stared at that line of text for a long time before finally letting go of the pen and not asking any further questions.

That's enough for today.

She spoke, her clear, cool voice breaking the long silence in the study.

As Yuzuru got up to pack his things, Iori Muga, who had been waiting by the door, came in and asked, "Young Miss, how was your study progress today?"

Ooka Momiji remained seated, arranging the karuta cards on the table, her tone indifferent, as if she were talking about something trivial.

"I have benefited greatly today. Mr. Yuzuru's abilities are even better than I imagined."

This statement can be seen as fulfilling her previous promise: "If you can beat me, you will be my full-time math teacher from now on."

"Thank you for your recognition, Miss Hongye."

Upon hearing the girl's comment, Tetsuya Hanyu responded with a smile.

"These are my notes for today. Please check if there are any omissions and give them to me next time you come."

Ooka Momiji put all the sticky notes from their exchange into a notebook, closed it, and handed it over.

Yuzuru understood immediately, took the notebook, and put it into his backpack.

As soon as he left the study, Iori Muga accompanied Yuu Tetsu to the elevator and took out a check from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Hanyu-kun, this is the check from last week."

Yuzuru took the check and glanced at the number on it.

1.8 million yen.

Last week's salary was exactly the same, not a penny more, not a penny less.

After saying goodbye to Iori Muga, Habu Tetsu left the luxurious villa located in the center of Kyoto.

When I got home by taxi, it was already 10:20 p.m.

He first took a shower to wash away his fatigue, then changed into comfortable pajamas before sitting back down in his computer chair and taking out Ooka Momiji's notebook from his backpack.

He took out the sticky notes one by one and looked at them again.

The girl's handwriting was fluent and neat, with a unique style, and even the paper seemed to retain a faint fragrance.

Instead of destroying the sticky notes, Yuzuru put them all into an empty box.

It wasn't that he had any particular collecting hobby; he simply found it interesting that looking at these words allowed him to clearly imagine the young lady's embarrassed and smug expression at the time.

After tidying up, he picked up his phone, opened Line, and found that Sonoko Suzuki's profile picture was still lit up.

After thinking for a moment, Yu sent a message to the other party.

"I've just gotten off work and am home now."

Almost instantly, Sonoko Suzuki's reply popped up.

"You've worked hard, Yuzuru-kun~ As a reward for you, I'll give you a treat on our date~"

The girl's message was accompanied by a playful wink emoji.

Yuzuru was taken aback, not expecting her to tease him.

"When?"

"Hmm... let me think... if you don't have anything else planned, how about this weekend?"

Yuzuru didn't really have any other plans, and he had promised Suzuki Sonoko a date next time, so he naturally couldn't break his promise.

"Sure. I'll let you know in advance if I have plans for the weekend."

He nodded in agreement.

A video call invitation popped up shortly afterward.

Yuzuru answered the call casually.

In less than a second, the video screen lit up.

"What are you doing, Yuzuru-kun~"

The image shows Sonoko Suzuki's face. The girl is not wearing her signature headband, and her smooth bangs fall naturally, making her look exceptionally pure and lovely against her fair and delicate face.

"I was organizing today's data and just wanted to see what you were doing," Yuzuru asked, looking at her bright smile.

"Hehe~ Of course, I went shopping with Ran~ We bought a lot of clothes~ They're all so pretty~" Sonoko Suzuki happily held up her shopping bag, showing him her spoils.

"That's all?"

Yuzuru couldn't quite understand the pure joy girls felt when they bought nice clothes, but it also showed that Sonoko was indeed a girl who was easily satisfied.

"By the way, Yuzuru-kun, were you with Sonoko last night?"

A clear female voice rang out, and Ran Mouri, with her long black hair, suddenly peeked out from the side and squeezed into the frame, asking curiously.

"Hmm... what's wrong?" Yuzuru asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Are you and Sonoko a couple? I asked Sonoko, but she wouldn't say," Ran pressed.

Yuzuru glanced at Sonoko Suzuki, who was blushing and turning her head away in embarrassment, and nodded with a smile in acknowledgment.

"I guess so..."

"Hmph~ I already told you, we're a couple, and you still don't believe me~" Suzuki Sonoko straightened her back immediately after receiving confirmation and retorted to her best friend.

"But you said before that you were just pretending to be a couple?" Xiaolan was still a little confused.

"Can't we turn this fake relationship into a real one?"

Sonoko Suzuki laughed and reached out to tickle Ran, and the two immediately started playfully fighting in front of the camera.

However, Toru Hanyu's attention was drawn to a new notification that popped up in his field of vision.

[Mission: Go on a second date with Sonoko Suzuki]

[Reward: Beginner Skill (Trial Card x1)]

Sure enough, only by having deep interactions with these popular characters can the system tasks be triggered.

Whether it's Ooka Momiji, Suzuki Sonoko, or even Conan who is passively triggered to solve cases, they all prove this point.

I just don't know whether this tendency to trigger a murder whenever I encounter Conan is a good thing or a bad thing.

"I've already decided where we'll go for fun~" In the video, Sonoko Suzuki breaks free from Ran's "clutches" and says mysteriously to the camera.

"Then I'll have to wait and see."

The two chatted for a while longer until Sonoko Suzuki hung up the phone, at which point Toru Hanyu began to plan his week's schedule.

Meanwhile, as the video call ended, Sonoko Suzuki was still gripping her phone tightly, clearly feeling her heart beating abnormally fast.

"Sonoko, are you really looking forward to this date?" Ran Mouri asked, looking at her with some confusion.

"Of course! Just like when you and Kudo went on a date at the amusement park, weren't you excited too?" Sonoko Suzuki retorted confidently.