Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

This was definitely not a military expedition to punish him, and Luo Zhen immediately felt relieved.

He swallowed the confession that was already in his throat and walked over to sit beside her.

"What's wrong, Niijima-senpai? What could be bothering you so much? Tell me and I'll cheer you up."

Shinjima: "Stop teasing me... Seriously, this is a job the principal pushed on me, and it's really, really giving me a headache."

Shinjima Makoto rubbed his Jingming acupoint, turned to Luo Zhen, and explained to him seriously.

......As Luo Zhen listened, his expression became more and more strange.

He couldn't help but speak:

"A student from our school was taken away by the police? The reason was that they assisted in the trafficking of illegal drugs? ...Is it such a big deal?"

Hmm... Shinjima nodded with a bitter look on his face.

Luo Zhen had actually heard that in some schools where the pressure to get into college was very high, some students would take banned drugs to enhance their concentration in preparation for exams.

Moreover, this tendency is increasing year by year. The more famous the college entrance examination is, the more likely it is to be admitted, and everyone is becoming more and more competitive.

But to be honest, although Shujin Academy is also a preparatory school, there are also many students with special talents in sports, such as Ryuji Sakamoto and the Yoshizawa sisters.

Even the students of this school have to rely on drugs to survive. This is really outrageous. Let's destroy it quickly.

Shinjima sighed and held his forehead:

"After all, this just happened, so I'm still not entirely clear on the specifics. Based on what the principal said, it's very likely that our students aren't eating for themselves, but simply... how should I put it, wanting to 'earn some extra cash'?"

Luo Zhen: "Ah, I see. So, you're really just using them as a tool to help deliver the medicine? Putting them in envelopes or something like that."

That’s right, Shinjima nodded.

After all, the target customers of this drug are students preparing for the college entrance examination. If adults and students come into contact with it, it will definitely arouse suspicion and it is a big loophole.

But even if they are from different schools, as long as they are in contact with each other, the vigilance of both the target customers and the passers-by will be greatly reduced.

The students who were taken away by the police were most likely greedy or forced by the gangsters to help act as middlemen in the transaction.

But Luo Zhen understood this matter.

He asked directly, "What does this have to do with you, Niijima-senpai?"

"You couldn't have been the one delivering these medicines, could you? If something went wrong, it went wrong. After Kamoshida, Shujin's reputation had already plummeted, so what more could they be afraid of? Why did the principal look for you?"

Shinjima: "...It would be nice if the principal was as open-minded as you."

The daughter of the president of the Luo Zhen family looked exhausted and had no words to express her suffering.

According to her, the principal came to her to explain the matter because he really wanted her to [resolve the matter].

This was a rather vague and shameless statement, but it was exactly what the principal had said.

Shinjima Shinru said:

"The principal cares deeply about the school's reputation. As you said, the Kamoshida incident already caused Shujin's reputation to plummet. I heard that many of the financial backers... uh, should I use that word? Or investors or something? Anyway, they have already withdrawn their investment."

"The principal's mental state is also very bad. It seems that he has been suffering from insomnia for a long time. He believes that Xiu Jin can no longer withstand any storms. He hopes that I can quickly find the students in the school who are involved in this matter and resolve it as little as possible..."

Luo Zhen: "This is too unreasonable. I'll take you to see the principal and get rid of this matter."

Without saying a word, Luo Zhen immediately took Niijima Makoto's wrist and stood up.

To be honest, when Luo Zhen heard that "the principal is in a very bad mental state", he made a face in his heart.

He knew the reason very well: it was because the Phantom Thieves had been using his palace as a training room for some time.

Luo Zhen and Akechi Tamako would take turns to lead the team, do team building with their newcomers, fight monsters in the principal's palace to practice cooperation, and often directly beat his shadow body.

This would of course make him in a very bad mental state.

If it had continued for a while longer, his palace would have been destroyed naturally, without the need to wait until the secret treasure was stolen.

But this is a different matter from that.

Just because the principal is a rotten person doesn't mean he can push such adult responsibilities onto Shinjima Makoto.

Luo Zhen's expression was very serious, which moved the student council president who was a year older than him.

"Niijima-senpai, you're just a high school student. How can you afford to ruin someone else's life? Even if you have a prosecutor sister, it's not a big deal."

"You shouldn't have to stop everything yourself. You're just a child, and you should still be acting like a spoiled brat in front of adults, so don't force yourself."

"... Luo Zhen... Wu~!"

Shinjima Makoto wrinkled his nose and covered his face on the spot.

…She actually cried.

Luo Zhen didn't expect her mood to change so quickly, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Seeing Shinjima covering her face and crying like this, Luo Zhen hesitated for a moment and chose to push her against the wall.

When Shinjima looked up in confusion, she found that Luo Zhen had deliberately turned his head away and not looked at her.

Luo Zhen's explanation with a squint:

"I learned this from that famous TV show. You can cry without worrying about it. No one else can see it, not even me. No one will know how embarrassed you are."

“…Puff! Ha, hahahahaha…!”

Shinjima was amused by Luo Zhen's stupid words, and he was literally crying and laughing.

She couldn't help but laugh as she punched the man in front of her, a schoolmate who was a year younger than her:

"Stupid, you're so stupid! I've also seen that TV show, and the men in it are 17 years younger than the women... I'm not that much older than you..."

As he kept complaining, Shinjima couldn't help feeling aggrieved, and big tears welled up in his eyes.

She rested her forehead on Luo Zhen's chest, trying hard to hold back her sobs:

"I'm sorry... Lend me your chest for a moment, I'll be fine soon..."

"...Also, it doesn't matter if you see it... Just don't tell anyone..."

Luo Zhen: "Yes, I promise."

Luo Zhen maintained the proper wall-dong posture and did not touch the strong girl at all in the end.

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......So that's it.

By the time the next class came, Luo Zhen had already returned to class.

There was a large wet spot on his chest from Shinjima's tears, so he had to button up his coat to cover it up.

He himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all, and even joked that it was a medal of honor...which made Shinjima burst out laughing and punch him.

...and then.

As soon as Luo Zhenyi walked out of the student council room, Niijima Zhen lay down directly:

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What have I done?!!! (? ? ?? )”

This is how ugly people with an explosive sense of shame end up!

As the student union president, he skipped two classes in a row and had no intention of returning to the classroom.

She was pounding the floor and rolling around in the student union room, and she really wanted to smash some more tables, chairs and benches!

It was that last bit of self-control that made Shinjima, tired of howling, sit back in his seat and lie there like a dead fish that had been played with:

“…I hate myself so much…”

Why am I so shameful and useless...

Shinjima Makoto looked at his palms which were both hammered red, and his mind drifted away.

...Since when did it start that I could no longer treat Luo Zhen as a simple junior fellow student?

This is not a romantic issue.

...On the contrary, it's at the level of self-esteem.

His sister trusts him, his classmates talk about him, and even many girls like him.

The unreal prejudice (not really prejudice) against him spread throughout the school, and everyone was making fun of him. The scene could almost be described as bullying.

In fact, unknown to Luo Zhen, Shin Niijima tried several times to reverse his reputation and stop his classmates from making fun of him about his relationship with the scumbag Poseidon.

......But her attempt to stop it had no effect at all. On the contrary, Luo Zhen was not affected by the public opinion at all.

He really does what he wants and doesn't care about other people's opinions or gossip at all.

Then, this kind of ridicule spread...

I don't know when it started, but it seemed like it changed from a joke about him to an expression of respect.

Now when you hear someone say something like “It’s that scumbag!”, there is basically no malice in their words, but rather curiosity and respect.

Shinjima didn't understand at first and thought it was totally unreasonable.

...But gradually, after he moved in as his neighbor, Shinjima began to understand the reason.

Because Luo Zhen is a real man.

He had no intention of hiding his relationships with the opposite sex and had always been open and honest about them.

The girls who were practically living with him at his house, and Gao Juan and the others at school, were all very eye-catching women.

And they obviously knew each other's existence, and they also knew that Luo Zhen was maintaining intimate relationships with so many people at the same time.

But they never made trouble because of this, and Luo Zhen maintained a perfect friendly relationship with all of them... It's simply a miracle.

If this goes on for a long time, those who originally wanted to watch the so-called Shura Field farce will naturally be dumbfounded, and then they will become impressed.

Luo Zhen really managed to stabilize several boats without using any deception or trickery.

His neighbor Shinjima knew even better that the man took care of all the housework and cooked several meals a day, yet he was still able to maintain his top academic level.

"...This is truly amazing. I admire you so much..."

In fact, just taking care of his sister's life and his studies has exhausted Shinjima Makoto.

That's why she couldn't bear more pressure, especially this unreasonable pressure that she shouldn't have to bear.

Of course, she didn't break down because of this incident.

She had been accumulating resentment since her sister put pressure on her to have a relationship with Luo Zhen.

...She doesn't like this kind of thing, she really doesn't like it.

She didn't want to force herself to smile for others, and she didn't like being forced by her sister to dress up and go on a date with a junior whom she didn't like.

She knew that Luo Zhen was a good young man, highly appreciated by important figures, and must have outstanding abilities.

But the more this happened, the more rebellious she felt.

She didn't want to admit how good Luo Zhen was, and secretly hoped to see him make a fool of himself... but all failed.

Oh no, he does have some jokes to offer.

For example, he is sometimes very wooden and would tell jokes that are not funny at all, only to make himself laugh.

But the more this happens... the harder it is for me to hate him, and instead I only feel inferior.

I had clearly revealed such a huge flaw to him just now.

Even if he does something more extreme, I can't muster the energy to resist him...

…but he didn’t do anything.

He is even more serious than her ideal serious boy, to the point of being a little silly and cute.

"...Am I unattractive? Am I really not treated as the opposite sex at all?"

Shinjima Shin, with an empty mind, was about to fall into blind self-loathing again.

Why am I so useless and incompetent...

My sister’s expectations and my teacher’s expectations.

"[You need to be a good student with excellent academic performance and good character, and make achievements in the student union, so that you can get a recommendation from the school.]"

...But haven't I done enough? I've tried so hard, even doing things I don't like!

"[At school, you should help your teachers more and do more favors. It will be beneficial in the future.]"