Tokyo: Idol Girls have absolutely no bad intentions!

"Today is also rainy."

"Umbrella is closed, please put it away and go back in the rain."

The monologue, devoid of any action, was more heartbreaking than the lyrics, or rather, it broke Ito's heart. Asada's wet hair was loose over her shoulders, and she let down her rolled-up coat.

She stood up, staring intently at Ito, waiting for his reaction, waiting for him to make a choice.

You've already gotten home soaked in the rain, it's raining as it should have been, and you've already irresponsibly run away from the situation, so at least give a definite answer!

Agent...

Ito's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

But Mori, standing beside him, seemed to sense something, his fingers tightening subtly as he gripped a small piece of fabric at the corner of Mori's clothes.

She tried her best to maintain a smile, and even clapped lightly first, her voice tense: "You sang...very well, Asada-senpai."

Hayakawa, on the other hand, clearly didn't want to see the situation spiral out of control or head towards some irreversible outcome.

She enjoys entertainment, but not entertainment built on ruins.

She broke the silence by slapping the wheat drink on the table in her usual relaxed tone.

"Very good, but still a little worse than me."

She deliberately cleared her throat, as if she was about to start singing again.

"Auntie!" Moriue whispered, stopping Hayakawa.

The living room seemed to have returned to its usual state.

Only the sound of rain outside the window and the silent gaze between Ito and Asada, who stood in the center of the living room, remained.

"Yujin, do you want to take a bath with me?" Asada was the first to reveal an angelic smile. "After sweating, your body feels sticky, right?"

"N-No, that's right." Ito responded instinctively, her sweat dripping from nervousness.

"Hmm~!" Mori raised his voice, "Yujin, what are you saying!"

"Yu, I didn't expect you to say something like that so directly." Hayakawa winked and whistled.

Despite being teased, Ito felt that it would be really good if it ended like this.

Does escaping really work?

Chapter 227 "The Rules of Love That Shouldn't Be Taught by Bad Friends"

Yesterday's turmoil has quietly passed, and the rain continued all night without any sign of stopping. Just like the song "Shouting with All My Might," no matter how much you pray, you can't change the unwanted ending.

Surprisingly, Mori didn't stay overnight. Although she kept saying she "didn't want to start sleeping in separate beds as a married couple ahead of time," she couldn't avoid it the moment her mother called.

Mori was about to brush it off with the excuse that he was "spending the night at a classmate's house," but Asada, whether intentionally or not, coincidentally called out Ito's name, making the person on the other end of the phone immediately realize what was going on.

He propped himself up with his textbooks to completely cover his face, trying his best not to let Mr. Toji on the stage see Ito's little actions.

The rule against sleeping included not wanting to cause any trouble, so Ito listened attentively to the lesson, something he hadn't done in a long time.

But we must first set aside textbooks that have never been turned before discussing this fact.

Thursday, the first day after free time ended, Ito wasn't without things to do at school.

Since the flyers are distributed outside the school, the same promotion should be carried out inside the school. Compared to outside the school, this is obviously much easier.

First, he posted on the forum of Hibiya High School. After much persuasion, he got Nagano Sae to agree to Ito publishing the advertisement. Then, with her extensive connections at the school, the publicity was a breeze.

With all that resolved, only one non-issue remains regarding Saturday's music festival performance.

Wearing red-soled high heels and red half-rimmed glasses, Ms. Totsugi, who was trying to appear mature and sophisticated, was still the same as before Ito left. However, after the test results came out, her face showed a rare hint of anger.

Fortunately, Ito, with his 28th place ranking in his grade, was not within the scope of their attack.

"Snapped!"

Mr. Toji slammed his textbook heavily on the podium, making a dull thud that silenced the students. His gaze swept over each student with their head down, finally settling on Ito in the last row.

Remembering that the head teacher asked her to find a reason for her drastically declining grades, the only explanation was that it was caused by Ito, who spent his days sleeping, dating, and flirting with girls.

Could it be that it's Rie Toji's fault?

How could that be! She puts her heart and soul into every lesson, afraid of missing any point, and even voluntarily sacrifices her blind date time for extra tutoring...

I'm getting angrier and angrier!

Mr. Toji threw a piece of chalk at Ito's head, who was clearly lost in thought, and adopted a stern tone, saying, "Ito-kun, we are now going over the test papers."

"What do you mean by taking out a textbook?"

Suddenly hit on the head by white chalk, Ito wanted to explain, but at the moment his eyes met those of Mr. Toji, he wisely chose to keep quiet.

Don't stoop to the level of a menopausal woman.

Seeing that Ito did not react, Ms. Toji felt powerless, as if she had punched cotton. She suddenly remembered the rumors she had heard in the office recently, and her eyes turned malicious. Just as she was about to say something, the bell rang on time to signal the end of get out of class.

"Ito-kun, come to my office with me~" Ms. Totsugi said, carrying textbooks almost as tall as her. "If you do that, I'll help you keep your girlfriend a secret~"

"Perhaps I can offer you some assistance, after all, helping students is a teacher's responsibility."

She's finally able to recognize her own identity... but there's something strange about what she's saying.

Little girlfriend?

Moriue?

Ito followed Mr. Toji to the teachers' office.

During lunch break, the office was empty, with only a few rays of sunlight shining obliquely through the blinds.

Ms. Toji placed the textbook she was holding on her desk with a thud, then gracefully turned around and sat down, crossing her legs in red high heels as she looked at Ito with a leisurely air.

If we disregard Ms. Toji's petite figure, she might actually look quite feminine.

Perhaps he can be on par with Hayakawa.

She slowly picked up her water glass and handed it to Ito, raising her chin slightly: "Go, get me a glass of warm water."

Ito paused for a moment, then took the cup, went to the water dispenser, filled it with about half a cup of warm water, thought for a moment, then poured the water out and filled it with a full cup of hot water.

He had just put the water glass back on the table when wisps of steam rose from it. Mr. Toji squinted at the steam for a moment, then looked at Ito.

But he didn't dwell on it too much and opened the sports drink next to his laptop to drink it.

I didn't want to drink water in the first place.

Then she pulled out a small bag of cookies from some drawer, tore it open, pinched out a piece, but instead of eating it herself, she handed it directly to Ito, her tone somewhat provocative: "Feed me."

Ito frowned slightly, his disdain quite obvious, but in order to satisfy Totsugi-sensei's perverse sense of humor and to find out what Mori-kami had done, he still gritted his teeth and took the cookie, stiffly offering it to Totsugi-sensei's lips.

The latter opened his mouth with satisfaction and took a small bite, chewing slowly, but his gaze remained fixed on Ito's face with great interest, enjoying his current embarrassment.

"It really doesn't taste good." Ms. Toji stuck out her tongue in disgust. "You can have the rest."

Having done all this, Ito stood there, waiting for Mr. Toji to get down to business.

Ms. Toji didn't rush to speak, but instead gestured to Ito to eat the cookie until the last crumb disappeared.

She handed the napkin to Ito, then glanced mysteriously at a deserted corner of the office.

She was a middle-aged woman who exuded an air of authority, dressed in unfashionable clothes.

She beckoned to Ito with her finger and whispered, "Come closer."

Ito, puzzled, leaned closer.

"Squat down," Mr. Toji gestured, "squat down until you're as tall as me."

Ito did as instructed, slightly bending one knee and squatting down so that his gaze was level with that of Mr. Toji, who was sitting in the chair.

Their heads unconsciously drew very close together.

At this moment, Mr. Toji lowered his voice even further and said mysteriously, with a hint of schadenfreude:

"The fact that you helped your girlfriend cheat... has been exposed!"

Ito's first reaction was that it was impossible. After all, given Mori's cautious nature, such a thing as a lightning strike could only happen to other people.

"Don't believe me?" Mr. Toji's tone rose. "I'm just trying to give you a friendly reminder, even though I don't know much."

"Is it Mori?" Ito still didn't believe that Mori would be exposed for any bad things at school; at most, it would be some "fake sex scandal" related to him.

“I already said she’s my little girlfriend, so Chinatsu is definitely the main girlfriend, right?” Ms. Toji thought Ito was very lacking in self-awareness. “After all, no one dares to get close to you at school.”

Please don't portray Morikami as some kind of ferocious beast. Besides, that statement itself is highly problematic. Putting aside Iketani Rin's secret stalking, just consider Nagano Sae and Asada...

Asada? ! ! !

"Is it Asada?" Ito asked uncertainly.

"(o゜▽゜)o☆[BINGO!]" Teacher Toji snapped his fingers, which was a way of confirming Ito's statement.

But then, as if to avoid someone, she quickly leaned down and whispered, "Although I know that because of Chinatsu, and perhaps also Sae, you can't fully unleash your potential."

"But his skills in secretly keeping a girlfriend are so poor! He's actually helping her do something that violates school rules. He should have considered all the consequences!"

"You knew in advance that something bad was going to happen, and then you forced Sae to give you a break." Teacher Toji's tone was reproachful. "It's a despicable quality to shirk responsibility. Besides, I don't even have that much vacation time. Teachers also need enough rest time."

Honestly, if anyone is going to run away, it should be Nagano Sae who is "running away" from herself and expelling Ito. Those are the results of hard work, but they are criticized by Toji-sensei as worthless.

Its strong sour smell can be detected from a great distance.

"Could you tell me more about Asada's cheating?" Ito interrupted Mr. Toji's self-pity, not wanting to be infected by the resentment of an unmarried, older working man.

"You don't know?" Teacher Toji scrutinized Ito, trying to see if he truly didn't know or was just pretending to be an innocent boy.

Ito shook his head. Although he could vaguely guess a little, he still didn't understand.

The cheating and the delayed release of test results are easily linked together.

As for asking Asada last night... he forgot... it definitely wasn't in that situation that he didn't dare say another word to Asada.

..........

As Ito walked out of the office, she took one last look at Ms. Totsugi, who was standing in her work area, waving goodbye.

Walking slowly down the corridor, Ito's expression was strange. So what exactly did Totsugi give the principal to get the teacher's status through underhanded means?

"Like I said at the beginning, I don't know much either."