Chapter 83: Wariness of the Seniors.

With mixed feelings, Horikita returned to the class and silently sat down in her seat.

"Is everything alright?" Ayanokouji asked all of a sudden and Horikita was surprised.

"Do I appear otherwise?" Horikita asked back.

"You seem out of it."

Hearing that Horikita was about to retort but ultimately decided not to.

"Maybe, I'm fine though. Nothing to worry about." She said and took out a book from her bag.

Ayanokouji, seemingly losing interest, replied, "If you say so..." And turned to look outside of the window.

...

She tried to distract herself.

That was the plan.

But in the end, her mind would wander back to the conversation she just had. The warmth that made her feel relaxed and the vulnerability he showed for the first time.

Not to anyone else... but her.

The human heart was the most predictable yet unpredictable thing in the world. In simpler words, it was as complex as it was simple.

Horikita didn't realise it but the hatred and disgust she had for Tatsuya were long gone, instead inexplicable emotions rose.

At this moment the door slid open and a student walked in. Such a trivial thing was not worth attention unless it was one of your friends.

Yet the low murmurs that erupted in the class told Horikita who had come even without raising her head.

Just like he promised, he instantly went up to the podium of the class and announced that Horikita had nothing to do with his plans and that she wasn't worth working with.

He also said that the reason he called for her in the night was to gather some information regarding her brother, the Student Council President.

Upon knowing that she was the Student Council President's younger sister a few astonished gazes flashed towards Horikita.

But the girl in question was like a stone sculpture, not moving her head from the book she was reading. As if whatever was happening in class had nothing to do with her.

The faint sounds of her flipping the pages over rustled in the class and Tatsuya finished his declaration before moving back into his seat.

Whether the class believed him or not was unknown.

...

She stared at herself in the mirror quietly before making a decision.

It was 5:30 pm.

The time of appointment was 5:45 pm.

Her eyes were full of resolve and they shone brightly.

It was time to change things.

...

Elsewhere.

"Nagumo," Manabu said coldly as he stared at the blonde youth in front of him.

Nagumo who was called by the Student Council President for no apparent reason was surprised.

"You seem to be angry, Kaicho?" Nagumo smiled with a puzzled expression but his expression changed as a hand flashed past his eyes and wrapped around his neck.

Bang!

His back collided with a wall and his expression changed into one of surprise. Yet he remained unmoved and silently stared at the furious Elder Horikita.

"I told you to keep your distance from him. Did you not understand?"

"I'm perplexed. I don't seem to have done what you're accusing me of."

"You think I'm blind, Nagumo?"

Nagumo was going to retort but the grip on his neck was getting tighter. He glanced at the camera on the wall and fell into thought.

Soon he decided there was no point in continuing this farce.

"You're misunderstanding. I don't intend to do anything drastic, you could just see it as me satisfying my curiosity."

Manabu loosened his grip and Nagumo rubbed his neck. "You're quite heavy-handed." He joked but Manabu wasn't in the mood to jest.

"The saying 'Curiosity killed the cat' isn't without reason. Don't overstep your bounds, he's not someone we need to concern ourselves with. Your actions will not only harm you but others as well."

Nagumo suddenly understood what happened.

He's worried about his sister.

He thought and an amused smile surfaced on his face.

Manabu frowned but ignored him walking back to his seat.

His behaviour was pissing Nagumo off. This was not the man he admired.

He lost his smile and asked, "Are you planning to leave it all to mere luck? Spending day by day hoping nothing wrong happens?"

"Since when have you become so foolish, Nagumo?" Manabu sighed, understanding the disappointment of his one-year-young admirer and self-proclaimed rival, "It's not that I'm leaving it to chance but that I don't have any other choice!"

Nagumo's face darkened and he wanted to retort but to be honest he was indeed being a bit impulsive.

"You don't have to worry Kaicho, I only intend to talk with him for a bit. I'm a bit curious about him." Nagumo said so but the subtle intent in his words was accurately understood by Elder Horikita.

His eyes narrowed to pin size and he didn't dare look around, acting normal. He realised the implication of Nagumo's words.

An invisible enemy could be anywhere...

It was truly a dire situation.

"He's not here Kaichou, he's currently talking with one of his 'friends' in Pallet Cafe."

"I see. I guess I was worrying too much." Manabu said before rubbing his eyes. Nagumo noticed the dark circles but he couldn't understand one thing.

"If you're so worried about her why don't you have her forcefully removed from the school?"

It was certainly odd. If he cared so much about his sister then why not instruct her to leave? And even if she refused there were several methods to forcefully have her expelled.

Manabu was well aware of Nagumo's thought process but he could tell he wasn't mature enough.

He didn't blame him. Nagumo's plan of controlling the entire second year was still in motion. Nagumo still had a few faults that would take some more time to fix.

Not to mention he was obsessively engrossed in some kind of 'OAA' application. He wasn't aware of the details but if Nagumo's appeal to the school was approved then it would surely bring some major changes to the school.

"That wouldn't accomplish anything. If he has any kind of plans for my sister then forcefully interfering might just unnecessarily anger him." A glint flashed through his eyes, "Whether that plan exists or not, whether that plan is harmful or beneficial, it is yet to be seen. We can only move slowly and watch silently."

Nagumo fell silent hearing the grim tone of his senior.

They were akin to trapped insects in a spider's web, with any vain attempt to break free risking the awakening of the dormant spider, ready to devour them.

They could only hope that the spider wouldn't pay attention to them and leave, ignoring them as if they didn't exist.

A single ripple might bring about unforeseen consequences.

Since the bugs were unaware if the spider was malicious or benevolent—

They could only squirm silently.

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A/N- After writing Chapter 91 I have decided to take this book a step further. While the original intentional of the book was to simply satisfy my horny thoughts it has clearly gone beyond that.

Might as well develop it as much as I can.

I look forward to it, hope you guys enjoy.

Also I fell asleep yesterday and forgot to upload... I'll post another one today (⁠─⁠.⁠─⁠|⁠|⁠）

In case anyone's wondering what happened to the cover of the book check this paragraph comment and see for yourself. Webnovels getting feisty huh...