Shinomiya Kaguya Question

"Shinomiya Senpai..."

Shinichi unconsciously looked back.

"Don't worry, I've already informed everyone beforehand that I'll come to talk to you about school matters. We have about three minutes to talk," Kaguya said quickly.

"If you finish talking within this time, you won't be suspected by the president and others."

"Do you doubt...?"

Shinichi took a deep breath, and a strange smell from the men's restroom suddenly entered his nose, and he quickly held his breath again.

Guessing Kaguya's intentions, Shinichi spoke cautiously again.

"Do you want to tell me something? Right. If the student council is disbanded, I won't be able to continue helping you and Shirogane Senpai flaunt their love in the name of love and war..."

"Please don't use those terms," Kaguya blushed slightly and coughed. "Also, you don't need to worry about me and the president anymore; it's better to say that you can't help at all."

The identity of the double agent was almost revealed.

"That's embarrassing..."

Shinichi saw that Kaguya didn't care about this issue, and a clear answer formed in his mind, making his expression slightly serious.

"Okay, let me get straight to the point."

Kaguya didn't give him enough time to prepare.

"You should also know that Hayasaka Ai has been my servant since childhood, and Fujiwara Chika is my closest friend."

"Although according to the Shinomiya family motto, we shouldn't interfere in this matter for them... If we don't gain anything, it might make the situation more complicated."

"But only from the perspective of 'Shinomiya Kaguya,' I feel the need to say something for the sake of my family and close friend."

Shinichi really wanted to complain, but Kaguya didn't get to the heart of the matter even after a lot of talking.

But he didn't dare. Besides, the aura emitted by the other party was serious, and she would never tolerate any frivolous response.

So Shinichi waited for the next words.

Kaguya lightly opened her red lips.

"Have you noticed the relationship between Hayasaka and Fujiwara-san?"

"..."

"It seems you've noticed. Even I, an observer, can see it clearly. How could you, as someone involved, ignore it?"

Kaguya looked at him with a half-smile but not really smiling. "With Asada-kun's sharp observational skills, it's impossible to be that slow, right?"

Shinichi remained silent for a moment and nodded. "As Hayasaka said, we both know each other's feelings. As for Fujiwara Senpai, she hasn't officially declared her position, and I can't draw any conclusions."

"Can't decide?" Kaguya said gently. "In this case... If Fujiwara-san confesses to you, will you reject her immediately?"

Shinichi's eyebrows raised.

Kaguya sighed helplessly.

"Hayasaka, I don't know if it's revenge on me or just to show off, but she told your story... Including your first kiss last Saturday."

Shinichi swallowed his saliva.

Hayasaka really said it. It was true; the intuition at that time wasn't an illusion...

"Asada-kun, because you've kissed her, you can't avoid taking responsibility, right?" Kaguya tilted her head and smiled very gently at Shinichi.

"I don't know when you plan to get married, but judging from the recent situation, there seems to be confusion between you and Fujiwara-san... Of course, this is just my personal knowledge, maybe it's just my imagination? It doesn't matter."

"Fujiwara-san is my friend, and I don't want to see her hurt... So if the time comes when I have to speak openly, I hope you can reject her gently."

She spoke with a mocking tone but with a superior and firm tone.

"Even though she always laughs and jokes, seems emotionless, and her personality is as bad as cancer on Earth. In reality, she would easily cry over trivial matters. I never know her rationality and where the line of sensibility is?"

"However, there is only one thing I know for sure."

Kaguya held back her smile, and her voice was filled with a cold tone, pressing directly on the throat of the person in front of her.

"I swear in the name of the Shinomiya family that if you betray the relationship between those two, I, Shinomiya Kaguya, will never forgive you!"

"If you don't like her, just reject her. If you like her, treat them well. Respecting them also means respecting yourself. Please give an answer that is not as crude as a man."

"I will never allow someone to ride two boats—"

Before she finished speaking, Shinichi spoke calmly.

"Sorry, but I'm not in the same situation."

Kaguya fell silent in surprise, as if finding it difficult to understand the meaning of this sentence.

Shinichi was not shaken by this and repeated it again.

"I'm not just riding two boats... Or I don't plan to just ride two boats."

"If they want, I don't mind learning to jump from eight boats to Minamoto Yoshitsune. If they don't want, I can also row a small boat and ride the wind and waves. If they are willing to accept me. It's as simple as that."

"Hah...?"

As if hearing words deviating from common sense, Kaguya took a step back, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

"Do you know what you're talking about? How is this possible..."

"Senpai, you don't understand, right?" This time, Shinichi laughed.

"There's a cowardice that makes it hard to let go, and there's also foolishness in realizing an unreasonable dream. Why is someone like that liked?"

"Why can't I be like Shirogane Senpai, who always devotes himself to one person and never wavers? Such a man should be popular, right?"

Shinichi shrugged.

"Honestly, my relationship with Fujiwara Senpai is not that deep, but I admit I was once interested in her. So if she confesses to me, I won't immediately reject her but acknowledge everything to her like now."

"As for Hayasaka, she knows my situation and is still willing to express her feelings to me. She is also willing to support and accompany me behind... Therefore, I will do it for these feelings and responsibilities."

"Maybe you think I'm crazy and suffer from a mental illness called delusional scum. Shamelessly, I want to be greedy and fulfill the fantasies every teenager has."

"But." Shinichi looked at her with clear eyes.

"I know what I'm doing."

"Respect and appreciate your treatment. Be kind and don't hide anything."

"When the person I like overlaps with someone who likes me, no matter how many there are, I will do my best to respond to their feelings seriously and appreciate my own thoughts to make a choice."

"This is also the reason why I stand here and keep working hard."

He bowed towards the other party and bowed.

"I'm really sorry!"

"My actions may make your family and close friends feel guilty, and you may need to comfort them, so I apologize in advance here."

"But besides that, I have no intention of acknowledging my mistake to you. If you're not pleased, you can send someone to drown me in Tokyo Bay. Besides, I don't have room to refuse. I just hope you can give me some time. Write a suicide letter and allow me to give it to the 'girl I like.'"

In the last sentence, Shinichi added a special emphasis.

Kaguya's expression had completely disappeared, her eyes as cold as freezing, and her silent aura even more intimidating than before.

There was no vibration in Shinichi's voice, but every word and sentence was spoken with utmost seriousness.

"Shinomiya Senpai, this is not a joke, and I don't mean to make you angry. I'm telling you this because I believe it deeply from the bottom of my heart."

"If you don't plan to deceive me, I will continue to be a scoundrel and keep doing foolish things that you think are impossible until that day comes."

"Yes, I like Hayasaka Ai, I have a crush on Fujiwara Chika, and I also have an ambiguous relationship with another girl—"

Shinichi smiled thinly.

"The law doesn't state that high school students can't have multiple girlfriends, right?"

"..."

Kaguya remained silent, but the air around them felt like it dropped ten degrees. Her indifferent and unfamiliar eyes never left Shinichi's face.

Shinichi paused for a few seconds and then said:

"For the future, I will let my future self handle it, so you don't need to worry."

"If you need to worry, don't worry until you and Shirogane Senpai start a serious relationship. You clearly have too much time to take care of yourself."

Without waiting for a response from the other party, he looked at his phone. "Exactly three minutes... We have to go."

Shinichi walked directly around Kaguya, who exuded a cold aura, and headed towards the restaurant seating area.

With that calm gaze, it seemed like he wasn't paying any attention to her at all.

"You can convey everything I said to Fujiwara Senpai, Hayasaka, and the others, and I'll only do what I can with my best abilities."

He spoke these words calmly, turned his back to Kaguya, and took confident steps.

"Sigh..."

Only after the joy in the restaurant warmed his stiff expression again, Shinichi sighed in relief. It felt like he had narrowly escaped death.

He hoped that after saying those words, he could see the sun tomorrow...