The goal of life is to break up all couples

In a sense, he is very similar to Hayato Hayama, both of them hold the idea of ​​"everyone gets along well".

"I see."

Matsueda Azusa nodded and agreed without hesitation: "Although logically speaking, there is no need for us to take action in this situation where success is basically impossible... However, since you have asked sincerely, I will reluctantly agree to it for Miura's sake..."

"and many more."

Yumiko Miura suddenly interrupted.

Matsueda Azusa looked at her with an expression that said, "I knew it." As expected, Miura had been planning something all day, and now she couldn't help but speak. Ebina was probably part of her plan.

"Matsueda, I'm telling you... I've told you this so many times, but it seems like you haven't taken it to heart at all. It seems like you don't take it seriously unless I bring it up formally. So, if that's the case..."

Miura Yumiko stood up suddenly, pointed her index finger at Matsueda Azusa, and challenged her: "Then I solemnly declare war on you. The stakes are the position of Minister of the Supervisory Department!"

Was this her plan? It seemed Miura Yumiko's desire to usurp the throne was unstoppable.

"Oh wow? I didn't expect you to be serious, Miura..."

Matsueda Azusa also stood up and confronted Miura Yumiko: "Very good, I accept this challenge! I'll let you experience it for the first time in a long time and recall why I became the Minister of Supervision! Tell me, what is the content of the challenge? Who can kill the Minister of Household Affairs first?"

Ebina Hina quickly waved her hand. "There's no need to go to that extreme... Let's just spare his life for now! I want to continue admiring the extraordinary friendship between Tobe and Ooka Daiwa! If this continues, their love triangle will fall apart, which would be a shame."

Miura Yumiko waved her hand, signaling Ebina to stop talking. She raised an eyebrow at Matsueda Azusa provocatively: "Why are you the head of the Inspection Department? It's simply because you established this club ahead of time. Ha, a weakling like you is just an ordinary person born in an era where I don't exist! Just take a good look at what the sense of responsibility of a head of the Inspection Department means!"

"Wow, so arrogant!"

Matsueda Azusa rubbed his neck and shoulders, feeling a surge of anger. "No wonder you're so confident. The client is yours, the commission was decided by you, and it even happened within your own small group. So you think you've got a sure win? You're truly brave and resourceful. But... in front of me, all this is futile!"

"Who can't say harsh words? Let's see what we really say!"

Miura Yumiko slammed her fist on the whiteboard. "The challenge is to see who can be the first to convince Tobe to give up pursuing Himena without affecting the existence and relationships of the small group! The challenge starts when the school trip departs in a week."

Matsueda Azusa also slammed his fist on the whiteboard. "I'm more than happy to do that. I accept this challenge!"

"Oh! So awesome!"

Aside from Yana, who was completely unaware of the situation and saw Kyona clapping, Hikigaya Hachiman and Numizu Kazuhiko exchanged a glance—it felt like they had become just another part of these two people's play...

And then there's poor Ebina Hime. While this worry is certainly her own, it's also definitely being exploited—and yet she doesn't seem to mind it.

Under Hikigaya Hachiman's gaze, Ebina Hina scratched the back of her head with a grin. This girl... actually volunteered to be a part of this play? What a terrifying woman.

Miura Yumiko waved a finger at the other members nearby and said confidently, "As for assistance, I won't take advantage of you. I have the support of the rest of the group, and I can stay with them during the school trip. It's a huge advantage in every way, so... Hikigaya and the others will all go to assist you."

"Hmph, then let me show you the bond between members of the Supervisory Department! Someone like you, a latecomer who's already thinking about usurping power the moment you join, won't understand."

Matsueda Azusa put his arm around Hikigaya Hachiman's neck and said, "Let me show you how powerful our Hikigaya Vice Minister is!"

Hikigaya Hachiman was horrified: "Wait, Budai! Why did you only mention me? Don't forget Wen..."

Onmizu Kazuhiko put his hand on Hikigaya Hachiman's shoulder and said with Matsueda Azusa, "Let me show you how powerful our Hikigaya Vice Minister is!"

The penguin screamed: "Hey! You're a traitor!"

209

Chapter 209 Floor lamp...? !

After school.

Songzhizi walked out of the school gate in a nonchalant manner.

I didn't expect that I would be impeached by the initiating minister in my own club, and coincidentally received a commission... I'm afraid that Yumiko Miura had planned it all along.

It seems that his control over the Supervisory Department has indeed weakened, and even Miura, his defeated general, has the courage to disobey him again.

However, this is quite interesting. Miura actually brought up the love affairs of people in his own small group as a challenge, which must have made him very determined.

"Drip!"

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang with a notification sound indicating that a text message had been received.

Songzhi Zi clicked on it to check it out.

The sender of the letter turned out to be Chihaya Aine?

Huh? This guy's a little too familiar. Last time, I had an extra ticket for the show, so I invited him along, but what's going on this time?

Chihaya Aine: Matsueda-san! I found the light! Please help me!

Azusa Matsueda looked at this incoherent text message blankly, feeling a little confused.

If she found Gao Songdeng, then she found him. Isn't that a good thing? Why ask him to help? And what kind of help can he provide?

[Matsueda Azusa:? 】

[Matsueda Azusa: Congratulations on finding someone, but how can I help?]

Chihaya Aine: As soon as Touma saw me, he started running away. I couldn't catch him! He's already disappeared!

[Chihaya Aine: And when I first saw her, she was standing at the very edge of the overpass, looking like she was about to jump off! Super dangerous!]

Chihaya Aine: I've asked my bandmates to help find him, but there's been no news... There's no other way, so I can only ask Matsueda, who used to be a teammate of Tomo, to help... Please!

Huh? Wait… No way!! Is it really going to turn into a floor lamp?!

Didn't you already ask Shiina Riki to guide the lights? It's completely ineffective! What on earth have you been doing during this time?

Matsueda Azusa gritted his teeth. There was no other way. No matter what, he couldn't just watch Takamatsu Dengzhen jump off the overpass, right?

He quickly quickened his pace, calling a taxi while replying to the message.

If he took the subway slowly, who knows if Takamatsu Deng would have turned into pieces of Takamatsu Deng by the time he got there.

By then, it will become——Chihaya Aine: What? So I have to fight for it myself.

That's a bit too hellish.

If that kind of thing really happened, even Matsueda Azusa would be left with a psychological trauma.

[Matsueda Azusa: I'll be there right now! Where exactly is the location? Also, first inform Takamatsu Deng's family about this, and then call the police immediately!]

Are you kidding me? Someone's about to commit suicide, so why don't you call the police? What can a bunch of students like you do? Of course you should check the surveillance and find the person...

But there is also a strange point: if Gao Songdeng really wanted to jump off the bridge, why did he run away when he saw Chihaya Aine approaching? He jumped directly down, and Chihaya Aine had no time to stop him.

Was it because she didn't want to scare other innocent people? Or was she simply stressed and instinctively ran away when she saw someone chasing her? It felt like both were possible. After all, it was Takamatsu Deng... Matsueda Azusa had no idea what she was thinking.

[Chihaya Aine: Okay! This is where I first saw the light...]

【Chihaya Aine: Address Location】

Songzhi Zi clicked it and took a look.

Oh, isn't this the bridge he was about to jump off when he was preparing the purple clay teapot a long time ago, but was stopped by Toyokawa Shoko?!

What a coincidence.

Now Songzhi Zi had no doubt at all that Gao Songdeng wanted to jump off the bridge. After all, he could put himself in his shoes.

But no one knows where Takamatsu Touma will go after being chased by Chihaya Aine...

If Chihaya Aine and her bandmates couldn't be found after searching everywhere, then it meant that they were at least not in their school or in the places they usually frequented.

Should we first go to the places Crychic used to frequent? Or the nearby planetarium? But will people preparing for purple sand hide in these places?

Matsueda Azusa took a taxi and rushed all the way to the bridge. He rushed over to take a look, and sure enough, there was no sign of Takamatsu Deng.

He was chased from here in the beginning. Even Takamatsu Deng wouldn't be able to go around in a circle and run back.

After asking Chihaya Aine about the situation, they found out that they still hadn't found anyone, but they were sure that Takamatsu Deng was definitely not at the school. Chihaya Aine had also contacted Takamatsu Deng's family through the school and learned that Takamatsu Deng was indeed not back home.

Now things get serious.

Then I went to the planetarium that Takamatsu Deng used to go to often, but I didn't see her there.

In desperation, Matsueda Azusa had to buy the ticket with her own money and ran to the only oceanarium nearby and went straight to the penguin exhibition area to try her luck.

However, he didn't expect that he would actually get this luck.

Songzhi Zi saw from a distance a small Takamatsu Deng squatting on the ground, hugging his knees with his hands, staring at the penguins behind the glass in a trance.

It seems that Gao Songdeng has no intention of using purple clay at the moment - at least it is not very convenient in the aquarium.

He first took out his cell phone and sent the location to Chihaya Aine, then slowly and carefully approached Takamatsu Deng.

As Songzhi Zi approached, a shadow fell, covering Gao Songdeng. She subconsciously raised her head: "Zi...?"

Takamatsu Deng looked surprised and confused, having no idea why Matsueda Azusa suddenly appeared here, but her legs were already moving on their own, as if she was about to run away again in the next second.

But Matsueda Azusa didn't look at her. Instead, she rested her chin on one hand, staring at the penguins in the aquarium and casually complaining, "Ah... speaking of penguins, they're actually quite interesting. I heard from a friend named Bipenguin that the Latin etymology of this word means fat. When you think about it this way... don't you think these penguins are a bit like a group of office workers with metabolic syndrome, rushing around outside? Hmm... but actually, they look much more relaxed than office slaves."

"?"

Gao Songdeng stopped.

She looked blankly at Matsueda Azusa, who was making strange comments about penguins, and subconsciously responded: "Penguins...are office workers?"

Seeing Takamatsu Deng's response, Matsueda Azusa secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed his bet was right.

It's no use running after her and trying to talk to her; it'll just make her run away. You have to let her want to communicate.

In order to achieve this, Matsueda Azusa's first thought was to find a topic starting with the penguin in front of him.

Well, but… actually, he had a thousand cool and idol-drama-esque openings in mind, but he was afraid that if he was too handsome, the other person would fall in love with him—no, just kidding. After all, Matsueda Azusa only knew how to attack others, and comforting them wasn't something a jerk like him could do.

Matsueda Azusa turned to look at Takamatsu Deng and asked, "Don't they look like him?"

Gao Songdeng shook his head vigorously: "Not really. Penguins...will collect a lot of beautiful stones."

210

Chapter 210 Ah, why is the penguin so bad!

"That's not necessarily the case."

Matsueda Azusa glanced at the group of plump penguins behind the glass wall and said casually, "Penguins don't just collect pebbles for no reason. In other words, if 'pebbles' are a symbol, then office workers are also collecting these stones every day."

Gao Songdeng looked at Songzhi Zi, blinking in confusion, not knowing what to say because she didn't quite understand what this meant.

"It's very similar. Adelie penguins diligently collect small stones to build their nests, and gentoo penguins carefully select a beautiful stone to propose marriage—oh, and the same goes for the ring-billed penguin."

Songzhi Zi counted on his fingers: "And sometimes Adelie penguins will secretly steal the stones used by other penguins to build their own nests..."

"So, ignoring the specific form, it's really no different from a salaryman working his ass off to buy a house and get married."

Takamatsu Deng showed a somewhat surprised look - although she also knew this knowledge, she had never thought about it in the direction explained by Matsueda Azusa.

After Matsueda Azusa's explanation, the originally cute penguin suddenly became not cute at all, but looked like a bald, Mediterranean, beer-bellied, middle-aged office worker...

Gao Songdeng quickly shook his head and threw the strange vision out of his mind.

No, if I keep thinking like this, all those penguin band-aids I carry with me will start to look weird... putting band-aids with images of middle-aged office workers on my body...

I have goose bumps all over my body.

Matsueda Azusa glanced at Takamatsu Deng.

Strange, she doesn't look like she wants to end her own life? If she doesn't care about her own life anymore, and feels that life has no meaning, then there's no need to care about what penguins look like.

After all, if Matsueda Azusa was about to jump off the bridge and someone rushed over and said something like "Why are you so bad at the band performance?", he would just agree: "You're right", and then continue to count down from three, two, one before jumping down.

Seeing Takamatsu Deng lowering his head and saying nothing, Songzhi Zi took the opportunity to get straight to the point and asked: "Why do you want to give up your life?"

Gao Songdeng looked up at Songzhi Azusa blankly, completely unaware of why he asked such a question. She even subconsciously looked back, and only after finding that there was no one else behind her did she realize that Songzhi Azusa was talking to her.

Somehow, for a moment, the figure of Matsueda Azusa in Takamatsu's sight overlapped with the figure of Toyokawa Shoko. She stared at Matsueda Azusa in a daze, and for a moment she forgot to answer.

Seeing that Gao Songdeng didn't respond, Song Zhizi had to ask again: "Deng, why did you commit suicide? No matter what, life is above all else."

Gao Songdeng finally reacted and replied subconsciously: "I don't... want to give up my life."

"?"

Songzhi Zi was silent for a moment.

Hmm... Based on what he had just observed, he certainly didn't think Takamatsu Deng wanted purple sand. So, in other words, Chihaya Aine was mistaken, right?

Matsueda Azusa continued to ask: "Then why did you run away? When Chihaya saw you on the bridge, she thought you were going to commit suicide. But as soon as she called out to you, you ran away."

"...Azusa, do you know Chihaya-san?"

Takamatsu Deng lowered his head and hesitated for a moment: "Because... Chihaya-san has always wanted me to join her band. But I don't want to form a band anymore..."