Is it a problem to have a harem in a stranger heroine?

"Well, Kasumigaoka-senpai makes a lot of sense."

However, the lonely emotion only stayed in Kato Megumi's eyes for a few seconds, and was replaced by a hint of relief, which was contrary to what Shiyu had in mind, and made her wish to see Kato Megumi "disappointed" come to nothing.

"Kato-san, what are you thinking about?"

"What I'm thinking is, what's the point of the senior leading this doomed drama?"

Kato Megumi's divergent thinking suddenly caught Shiyu's attention, and the latter narrowed her eyes.

This is Shiyu's habit when thinking.

Shiyu knew in advance that Xiaobaijun was sure to win today, but Xiaobaijun's final vote of "no" was indeed unexpected.

"There are no meaningless things in the world, there are boring things, but Xiaobaijun is not the kind of person who would waste time on boring things. If he has that kind of time, he would rather spend time with girls."

"Kasumigaoka-senpai has a point."

"If the 'result' is meaningless, then what's meaningful is the 'process'?"

Shiyu asked Kato Megumi for confirmation, and received a helpless nod from the latter.

"Senior, it seems he wants to create a 'world where no one gets hurt'."

After sighing softly, Kato Megumi looked at Shiyu:

"How is Kasumigaoka-senpai feeling?"

"My mood?" Shiyu raised an eyebrow and pointed at herself. "If it weren't for what happened last time, to be honest, I would be in a very good mood~"

Shiyu thought for a moment, and when she thought about how she had almost "broken up" with Aki Tomoya, she didn't care anymore.

She leaned close to Kato Megumi's ear, sharing a secret like best friends.

"Honestly, I've been wanting to yell at Tomoya-kun for a while now. Before I was with Shiro-kun, I was constrained by personal feelings, but after being with Shiro-kun, I realized it wasn't necessary. I didn't expect Tomoya-kun's behavior today to give me the opportunity! I bet Sawamura-san is thinking the same thing as me. She's been pissed off by Tomoya-kun before, but she still has to put on a smile when we meet. She must be so upset she wants to throw him away with her twintails, right?"

"That's it." Kato Megumi clasped her hands together, "In this way, Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san both found meaning in the process, right?"

Kato Megumi's words were like a revelation, instantly waking Shiyu from her smug joy.

This little white guy, does he think so much? !

"Since Kato-kun said that Shiro-kun created 'a world where no one gets hurt', what about you? What meaning do you derive from it?"

"My meaning..." Kato Megumi sighed, but still raised her head, "As Kasumigaoka-senpai saw, it's a lesson."

"Senior, he made me see the reality firsthand, witnessed Aki-kun's madness and hysteria, and shattered my fantasy of a 'peacemaker'."

"That's true..." Shiyu also sighed, "Ryouye-kun is really going too far. No matter how much he cares about you, he shouldn't do such a thing."

Shiyu changed the subject and moved the topic back to Kato Megumi.

"Sawamura-kun and I owe Tomoya-kun a favor, and we can't leave until we repay it. But you, Kato-kun, don't have any favors to repay, right? Why did you vote 'Abstain'?"

Kato Megumi scratched her face.

"Actually... well... although I'm embarrassed and it seems inappropriate to say this in front of Kasumigaoka-senpai, but if Kasumigaoka-senpai wants to hear it, I will still tell her."

"Please speak." Shiyu said neatly.

"Because I also owed Ami-kun a favor, and maybe even Ami-kun himself didn't realize it."

"If Amami-kun hadn't invited me to join 'Flash Girls', I wouldn't have been able to meet him again. Without 'Flash Girls', I might not have found the opportunity to meet him again, and I wouldn't have had the courage to talk to him. He would still be unaware of my existence, and he would most likely be with Kasumigaoka-senpai."

Shiyu's mouth twitched.

"That's really not what I like to hear. Also, it seems like there's a story between you and Xiaobai-kun that I don't know about?"

"That was a long time ago, it was very interesting~" Kato Megumi smiled charmingly, "After I joined the club, I found that Aki-kun cared about me, but I cared about the seniors."

Kato Megumi grabbed the crossbody strap with her hands, her cherry lips trembling slightly.

"Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. I've always wanted to get over the fact that Ami-kun likes a senior. Ami-kun used to be a good guy. I think Ami-kun and Kasumigaoka-senpai or Sawamura-kun would be good together, and I've worked hard for that."

"I understand that." Shiyu nodded. "When Xiaobai-kun and Lunye-kun had a conflict before, I know you played a big role in mediating. Otherwise, the conflict would have erupted long ago."

"But... this might really be my wishful thinking..." Kato Megumi's voice trembled slightly, and she looked up at the sky, "No matter how hard I try, I can't make Aki-kun give up pursuing me without getting hurt. Every time I give in, every time I ask for peace, he thinks I'm giving him a chance."

"I've also been bound by this favor. I'm really grateful to Ami-kun for letting me and my senior meet again. I helped him complete "Flash Girls" and repay his favor. I really thought I could become friends with Ami-kun, but maybe...really...it was just my wishful thinking."

Shiyu figured it out, including the reason why Kato Kei voted "abstention".

"So, Kato-san, you..."

"That's right." Kato Megumi moved her bangs down to cover her eyes.

"A few days ago, I begged Senior again to give me a chance, and he agreed..."

"Promised to let me see the reality..."

PS: Reward progress report 55 (229/10000), 7 updates are owed, this is a normal update.

Thanks to [Romeo08] for the soap, [Saon Prison] for the soap, [Dimension Fox] for the spicy strips, and [Dian Niang I Hate You] for the 4 spicy strips.

After the update last night, everyone responded very well. I read the comments and interjections one by one. Well... I can only say that I shouldn't have said last night that this long plot was over. There will be an explanation later.

There will be another update in the evening.

Chapter 307 Bai Ye's overall plan, the love battle never ends

"This little white-kun——"

Shiyu held Kato Megumi's hand, her face full of anger.

"What kind of 'world without hurt' is this? Kato-kun, do you want to give Xiaobai-kun a hard time? I support you!"

Kato Megumi wiped her eyes and smiled through her tears.

"It's okay. After this incident, I found that the senior is silly in daily interactions, but when it comes to serious matters, he is very clear-headed. Nothing can escape his eyes."

At this point, Shiyu no longer wanted to provoke Kato Megumi. She deeply understood how difficult it was for Kato Megumi. After all, both she and she were bound by "human feelings". She felt that the distance between them was suddenly shortened in spirit.

"Why didn't you say anything today, Kato? Shiro-kun probably wanted to teach you a lesson as well as comfort you. Otherwise, it would be totally inconsistent with Shiro-kun's gentlemanly persona."

"Well..."

There is one thing Kato Megumi doesn't want to tell Shiyu.

Her position during the party was to the left of the port of Bo Island and to the right of senior sister Shiyu, right in the middle of the table, neither biased nor too far away.

When Bai Ye stood up and walked towards Bo Island to go out to sea, she noticed that Bai Ye's hand was with four fingers closed together and the thumb tucked inside the four fingers.

Each hand movement has its own explanation, like when you are relaxed, your five fingers are naturally open, when you are nervous, your hands will tremble, when you are angry, your hands will be clenched into fists, and when four fingers are closed and the thumb is tucked inside the four fingers, it means holding something.

Later, when Hamima went out to sea to move a chair, Kato Megumi noticed that she put her hand into her skirt pocket, but there was nothing in her hand when she took it out, which meant that she put something into her pocket.

Maybe the senior has known Hasima-san for a long time?

With this as a premise, Kato Megumi knew that everything was under Bai Ye's control, so she calmed down and thought about why Bai Ye did this, and the result was not beyond her expectations.

She noticed this by accident, and she didn't want to tell Shiyu, so she changed the subject.

"Because I think that no matter whether I choose to support, not support, or abstain, the final result will develop in the direction that Senior hopes for. Senior has already arranged everything. Moreover, since Senior knows that I am a 'peacemaker', I will only choose to not support Senior's departure or abstain."

Shiyu narrowed her eyes. According to what Kato Megumi said, she also felt that there was something strange about Xiaobai-kun's behavior, but Aki Tomoya was too noisy and kept attracting her attention.

"According to what you said, Xiaobai-kun has been maintaining a draw?"

"Yes."

"I understand."

Shi Yu also sighed to the sky, and couldn't help but admire Bai Ye's brilliant plan in her heart.

Kato Megumi smiled slightly.

"It seems that Kasumigaoka-senpai has also figured it out."

"Ah...this little Bai Jun really arranged everything so clearly that even I fell for his tricks."

Shiyu and Kato Megumi walked into a convenience store to buy some water, and then came to the rest area of the convenience store.

"It's so hot and you're still talking all the way here. Kato-kun, why don't we sit down and enjoy some air conditioning?"

"Ok."

Shiyu raised her head, drank half a bottle of water, and told him what was in her mind.

"The key to everything lies with Hyodo-san, who is unavailable today. She is Schrödinger's eighth person."

"Before Hyodo-san announced his inability to attend, Tomoya-kun believed he had a sure win. With four votes to four, and the possibility that you, Kato-san, might abstain, or at worst, deny Shiro-kun his right to vote, Tomoya-kun was definitely going to the party."

Kato Megumi nodded, adding another element to the topic.

"As long as the seniors remain silent and vote last, the final result will not change."

"That's right!" Shiyu crossed her legs, not knowing whether to be happy or distressed.

"There are seven people on the table, and everyone thinks there will be a result. Me, Sawamura-san, the Hajima siblings, and Tomoya-kun are all fixed votes. Everyone has tacitly agreed that Shiro-kun will not leave the club, which is equivalent to six fixed votes. The decision-making power falls into your hands, Kato-san."

Kato Hui nodded. She had realized during the party:

No matter which path you take, the final choice will be in your hands.

"It's three to three. Amami-kun will definitely seek Hyodou-san's support. On the surface, Hyodou-san is Amami-kun's cousin and isn't familiar with everyone in the club. Sawamura-san assumed she would support Amami-kun, so she was the first to object."

Using this as an excuse, Eriri got angry and vented her dissatisfaction with Aki Tomoya.

Afterwards, just like what happened in reality, in order to win, Tomoya Aki will veto Byakuya's voting rights, which arouses Shiu's anger. Then she vetoes the voting rights of the Hajima siblings, and finally Byakuya votes himself out of the club. The score is 2 to 2, and the final decision falls into Kato Megumi's hands.

"If you had voted 'I don't support Shiro-kun leaving the club,' Kato-kun..."

"Then he will agree to call Hyodo-san and hint to him that he should split the vote. This is because he is Icy Tail's agent and has various ways to get Hyodo-san to avoid being blamed."

"Hyoudou-san won't accept the video call because she has a commercial performance today. She can use the excuse of 'putting on makeup backstage' to refuse the video call, and no one will think it's inappropriate. As for the audio call, she can also use the excuses of 'it's too noisy' and she can't hear clearly, or 'something else might have to happen suddenly' to hang up the phone, leaving the decision to Ami-kun and disclaiming any responsibility she doesn't know how to handle. Everyone will understand."

"No matter how things develop, the tie will not change, and the seniors will give me the final choice."

Shiyu suddenly remembered that Xiaobaijun suddenly went out in the afternoon a few days ago, probably to meet Hyodo Michiru.

"Are you so sure, Xiaobai, that you won't mess up?"

Kato Megumi shrugged.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sawamura-san will listen to their seniors, right?"

Shiyu smiled silently for a moment and nodded helplessly.

Kato Megumi continued:

"Letting Kasumigaoka-san and Sawamura-san vent their pent-up frustrations made me realize reality. He exposed Aki-kun's true colors, and I'm sure he'll calm down after this. He also proactively invited the Hasima siblings to play Flash Girls, acknowledging them as members of the club and saving their reputation."

"Senior has done everything he can to achieve 'a world where no one gets hurt', well... except Aki-kun."

Shiyu thought the same thing as Kato Megumi.

Thinking about it afterwards, Xiaobaijun, who had been silent the whole time, was like a general who was firmly behind the scenes.

As for this "war", Xiao Baitiao had already simulated everything on the sand table. He only needed to watch everyone quietly and could decide the outcome with a single finger.

"This little Bai Jun, he's gained quite a lot today..."

"Now, Xiaobai-kun is still a member of "Shining Girls" in name, but in reality, their relationship is ambiguous. If he suddenly leaves the club one day, no one will be surprised and will put the blame on Tomoya-kun."

"The key point is that I don't dislike what he did at all. Has he taken everyone else's feelings into consideration?"

Accepting the Hashima siblings helped Kato Megumi face reality, consolidated her relationship with Shiwa, Eriri, and Kato Megumi, struck a blow to Aki Tomoya's arrogance, and successfully reconnected with Hashima Demi, giving her a positive reason to leave the "Flash Girls" club at any time.

The above are all Bai Ye’s gains.

Kato Megumi put down the water bottle, smiled, and gently twisted her hair with her slender fingers.

Is the senior’s target everyone?

Kato Megumi was still not sure, but there was one thing she knew.

"It seems like Senior has won this battle of love brains?"

"Love Brain Wars, Kato-san also understands this?"

Shiyu smiled and stopped fiddling with her hair.

"Since Kato-kun knew about Shiro-kun's plot in advance, didn't you plan to come up with a countermeasure? A small revenge on Shiro-kun for toying with us in the love war?"

Shiyu gestured with her fingers to make a "small" gesture.

"No, I like you just as much as Kasumigaoka-senpai. If you're not angry, why should I be?"

Suddenly, Shiyu rushed to Kato Megumi like an arrow, put one hand on her shoulder and held her hand with the other.