Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Fortunately, they were alone. If Mr. Yamabuki had seen his precious daughter holding hands with her blond boyfriend for a while, she would have blushed and been embarrassed, and the whole thing would have been exposed on the spot.

"I'm sorry, I'll be more careful in the future."

Upon hearing his teachings, Minami Yamabuki readily admitted her mistake and kept his words in mind.

“I didn’t mean to blame you, you don’t need to apologize.” Shiratori Xiu didn’t intend to blame her, he clarified, and then pointed to the empty chair next to him, “Anyway, please sit down first. Now that we’ve reached a consensus, let’s discuss the plan in detail.”

Although dealing with Minami Yamabuki's scumbag father can't be done with a pre-set script, you usually have to rely on improvisation to deal with him.

However, the plan still needs to be discussed, especially to finalize the core action guidelines.

Although Minami Yamabuki made a few mistakes the day before yesterday, she played the role of an incurable love-obsessed daughter very well.

When Yamabuki Minami saw his invitation, she obediently went over and sat down.

The rest area of ​​the internet cafe is not very spacious. The seats are separated, consisting of two tables and a few chairs.

"We'll probably have to discuss this for a while. I'm going to buy some drinks. What would you like to drink?"

After she sat down, Shiratori Osamu intended to start the discussion, but after thinking about it, he stood up instead.

A month-long fake boyfriend is something that needs careful consideration.

"Do you have Kagome orange juice?"

Minami Yamabuki loves orange juice, but after saying it out loud, she felt it was inappropriate.

After all, they weren't in a supermarket or shopping mall, but in an internet cafe, and their requirements were too detailed.

"I think so, I'll go check."

"Thank you for your help. If you don't have Kagome, other orange juices will also be fine."

"You are welcome."

Upon learning of her needs, Shiratori Osamu strode away.

While internet cafes in Japan offer free drinks, vending machines have a much wider selection.

Furthermore, they weren't online today, so they weren't real guests and couldn't enjoy the complimentary drinks.

Since someone was waiting for him, Shiratori Osamu found a vending machine and bought two bottles of orange juice. He was too lazy to choose; as long as it quenched his thirst, that was fine.

"Is this the Kagome orange and carrot flavor?"

Back in the common lounge area, Shiratori placed the drink in front of her and sat down again.

"This is the one, thank you. How much is it?"

Minami Yamabuki was pleased to find that the internet cafe had Kagome orange juice, and then reached into the pocket of her JK uniform skirt.

Although she spent 50 yen the day before yesterday, almost running out of her allowance, she still had a few thousand yen left for daily expenses.

"You don't need to pay, it's on me."

Shiratori Osamu shook his head and refused, saying it was just a drink and there was no need to split the bill.

Moreover, in just three days, Minami Yamabuki brought him a reward of 110 million yen, plus a lunch... He could have treated her to a big meal, let alone just a drink.

"Thank you."

Minami Yamabuki had already taken out some change from her skirt pocket, but realizing he was going to treat her, she hesitated for a moment before putting it back.

Seeing that she was actually going to give him money, Shiratori Osamu couldn't help but glance at her sideways.

In fact, even though Japan has a social culture of splitting the bill (AA system), not all Japanese girls will voluntarily split the bill with others.

"The taste is alright... She seems to really like orange juice. The day before yesterday, she asked her mom to get her orange juice at home."

Having resolved the issue of splitting the bill, Shiratori Osamu inserted a straw and began drinking his beverage, quenching his thirst and savoring the flavor.

Although he bought water and a lunchbox at the convenience store before going to school today, he still bought too little because studying is too physically and mentally taxing.

In particular, the intense focus on studying mathematics, which kept his mind working like crazy all day, left him physically and mentally exhausted and somewhat lacking in energy.

Aren't you thirsty?

After drinking half a bottle in one go, Shiratori Osamu suddenly noticed that Yamabuki Minami was staring at him, and he was a little puzzled.

"A little."

Minami Yamabuki, caught peeping by him, quickly grabbed a straw and drank her beverage.

"Kagome's orange juice is pretty good." Seeing her flustered and somewhat panicked reaction, Shiratori Osamu glanced down at the drink in his hand and suddenly spoke up.

"Right? I've loved drinking this since I was a kid, and it's very nutritious."

Finally, he got his thoughts. He was very happy to hold Yamabuki Minami, who was drinking juice through a straw, in his arms. Under the table, his legs couldn't help but touch each other.

The reason she was staring at Shiratori was because she noticed that Shiratori-san had bought the same orange juice as her, which was her favorite drink... She really wanted to know Shiratori-san's thoughts and experiences.

"Next, we'll discuss the plan. Before we start, let me think about the key points."

Seeing her beaming smile, so easily satisfied, Shiratori Osamu smiled.

"Uh-huh."

Minami Yamabuki wasn't very good at devising strategies for impersonating her boyfriend, so she just nodded.

Having settled the matter, Shiratori Shu took another sip of orange juice and began to ponder.

Before formulating a strategy, he suddenly thought of something and opened his personal panel.

[Character Profile: Sincerity]

[Character Introduction: Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon!]

[Personalization Effect: When you treat others with sincerity, it's easier to touch their softest spot and gain their trust.]

"There's no option to enable it... Does this effect description indicate it's a permanent passive skill?"

Upon seeing the character descriptions for this world line convergence reward, Shiratori Osamu seemed to be deep in thought.

Frankly, this reward seems a bit lackluster and won't do much good for Kao Dong University's goalkeeping.

Furthermore, the trigger condition (treating others sincerely) seems a bit strange. What does it take to be considered sincere? The scope of the judgment is not explained either.

"Shiratori-san." Just then, Yamabuki Minami, who was quenching her thirst with a beverage, glanced at him a few times, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"What's wrong?" Shiratori Osamu turned his head to look at her.

“Um…” Feeling his gaze, Yamabuki Minami became a little nervous, her eyes darting up and down before finally settling on his hand on the table. Her cherry lips trembled as she murmured, “May I shake your hand? Because you just said I should shake your hand more often, as a way to desensitize myself.”

She had just thought about it carefully, and Shiratori-san was right; desensitization exercises were absolutely necessary.

She's too shy and blushes easily; she blushes just from shaking hands. If her dad saw her like that, it would be disastrous.

"of course can."

Upon hearing this request, Shiratori Osamu naturally turned his hand, which was resting on the table, around and moved it in front of her, allowing her to do as she pleased.

"Excuse me."

When she saw him place his hand directly in front of her, Minami Yamabuki's face flushed and her cheeks turned red. After hesitating for a moment, she finally mustered up the courage to take his hand.

Seeing her place her hand on his palm, Shiratori Osamu wanted to say that what she was doing was not shaking hands, but holding hands.

However, after feeling Yamabuki Minami's slender, delicate, cool, smooth, and incredibly soft hands, Shiratori Osamu decided not to point it out. Instead, he closed his palms and gently enveloped her hands.

Chapter 39 Such good looks, yet so innocent!

"so big!"

Minami Yamabuki was shocked to see her hands completely covered.

Without comparison, there is no difference. She hadn't noticed before, but now that her hand was being held, it was hard for her to ignore it even if she wanted to.

Shiratori-san's hands are very large, at least a size larger than hers, with distinct knuckles, even skin tone, and faint blue veins visible on the back of her hands, making them look quite beautiful.

After the shock came shyness.

"This is a desensitization exercise, a necessary exercise to fool Dad."

With her face burning, Minami Yamabuki pursed her lips, lowered her head slightly, and tried to encourage herself.

Holding her cool, soft hand, Shiratori immediately became fully focused and began to think seriously.

"I'll pretend to be your boyfriend for a month. Judging from the reward of 60 yen per month, as long as I don't mess this up, there will be more to this story."

"But it's not that easy to avoid messing things up."

"As the saying goes, the highest level of deception is to be nine parts truth and one part falsehood, but how do you do that?"

Previously, when he pretended to be the blonde boyfriend and visited, his strategy was very clear: to mix the real and the fake. He used the fact that Yamabuki Minami was hopelessly infatuated with love as the main point, and he was the blonde who was so favored that he was fearless. Combined with the ultimate move of staying overnight, he made a decisive move.

That's the script, but because the class monitor's scumbag father was too difficult to deal with... he had no choice but to take a risk, further escalating the conflict and forcibly bringing Mrs. Yamabuki into his camp.

The difference between a day and a month is not just a word; the time difference is so significant that the previous methods are definitely no longer applicable.

His thoughts were racing, as were those of Yamabuki Minami.

Unlike linking arms, the feeling of palms touching felt special and intimate, making her heart race uncontrollably.

"His hands are so hot."

"If I suddenly suggest shaking hands, will he think I'm being too hasty?"

"Ah... I'm so embarrassed, my face is burning. Will anyone see us shaking hands here?"

"If students from Takeno High School saw us, wouldn't they think we were a couple?"

Minami Yamabuki felt guilty, looking around with her head down, wary of someone appearing around the corner.

After a period of anxiety, someone finally arrived, but he was a man in his thirties, not a student.

"You can't see me, you can't see me..."

Upon discovering someone's presence, Minami Yamabuki was overwhelmed with shame, keeping her head bowed low and refusing to look at the other person.

A thirty-year-old otaku man passing by was out looking for food and drinks when he noticed people holding hands in the rest area, and his eyes lit up.

Because Minami Yamabuki has very fair skin, long and slender arms that are as beautiful as lotus root arms, and she is wearing a JK uniform with a shirt and pleated skirt, she is obviously a beautiful young girl.

Just as he became curious and wanted to take a closer look, his gaze suddenly fell on Shiratori Osamu. Startled, he quickly looked away and hurried away.

"It's a delinquent! I absolutely can't make eye contact with such a dangerous person. I'm outta here."

He didn't dare linger for a moment and slunk away, determined to take a longer route back to his private room.

As his footsteps faded into the distance, Yamabuki Minami, who was afraid of being recognized, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What is his reaction now?

With the tension eased, Minami Yamabuki suddenly became curious about the reactions of the people around her.

Driven by curiosity, she mustered a bit of courage and peeked over the side.

She didn't see it clearly at first glance, so she stole another look.

"He didn't seem nervous at all; his expression didn't change at all. He was just thinking seriously."

“That’s true. Shiratori-san is often with hot girls, so he’s probably used to hugging and kissing on the street. Shaking my hand is nothing to him.”

After seeing his profile clearly, Minami Yamabuki suddenly felt disappointed, even frustrated.

She felt she was overthinking things; it was just a handshake, yet she was indulging in wishful thinking and wild fantasies.

The other person is Shiratori-san, the number one delinquent at Takeno High School. He's never short of girls and always has hot girls around him. How could he possibly have any emotional fluctuations because of a simple handshake?

Shiratori-san must have a lot of dating experience, after all, he is tall and handsome, and every Valentine's Day, girls from different grades would run to school early in the morning to secretly stuff chocolates into his desk drawer.

How did she know this? Because every year when she gave all the boys in her class a chocolate as a token of her loyalty, she remembered that the two of them had been sitting next to each other in first grade, and she would slip one into their bowls every year... and as a result, she saw a lot of their favorite chocolates.

The difference between obligatory chocolate and bosom chocolate is actually quite easy to distinguish.

The former can be any shape, square, rectangle, sphere, or even pentagon, but it cannot be heart-shaped, as heart-shaped chocolate represents one's destined chocolate.

With so many girls liking him, Shiratori-san must have had countless ex-girlfriends.

“He and Seto-san are just friends, but they can hug and kiss. Although I am not friends with him, he said I should do more desensitization exercises.”

"If that's the case, then it shouldn't be a problem if I'm bold enough to hold his hand, right?"

Thinking that she had never been in a relationship, while Shiratori-san was very experienced in love, Yamabuki Minami, feeling jealous, turned her head and stole another glance at him through her hair. When she confirmed that he did not react, her gaze fell on the clasped hands on the table.

People with good academic performance usually have strong initiative and execution skills.