8 COTE
Due to her pride and obsession, Kushida wouldn't let go of the chance to gain a very significant secret of someone.
What Kushida wanted to do was simple. She had sent Haruka over, assuming I would've taken her there and then, which, in fact, was not wrong. Had Karuizawa not come, I really would've been fucking Haruka.
But the dorm room, however, remained locked.
Attempting to barge in was futile. Why bother? The idea of her having a separate key for my dorm room was plausible, yet Kushida wouldn't dare to make such a move.
A slave with a rebellious heart was in the end still a slave.
It was most likely that she was going to glue herself to the door and try to record the audio. After her session with me, she might've thought it was impossible for Haruka to not moan loudly.
Though the audio recording held no threat to me, for Kushida, it proved valuable. Her aim was to convince Haruka of its potential danger. Turning Haruka's fear towards the recording into a valuable card.
In a way, Karuizawa's timely arrival spared Haruka from potential embarrassment. Though, it wasn't anything serious in the first place; I would never allow Kushida to harm Haruka.
While I was having these thoughts, a considerable amount of time passed in a silent exchange of gazes. Any longer, and people might get suspicious.
Having completed my selections, I approached the counter. Once again, Kushida followed me. "Say, Tatsuya-kun, why was Hasabe-san allowed to leave? Did I make a wrong prediction? I was certain you would sing her sweet lullabies and devour her—"
She turned silent for a second since she didn't want the cashier to hear it. The cashier was a young adult, and his eyes naturally followed Kushida's figure.
That was just the charm she held.
Kushida offered a faint smile to the cashier as I settled the payment for my items before leaving. The cashier shot a jealous glance toward my way, something that happened quite often.
"Well you're not wrong, just your luck was a bit bad. I was indeed planning to get intimate with Haruka."
"Aww~ look at you using the word intimate as if you aren't a perverted rapist, hehe..." She giggled while covering her mouth and my lips twitched.
"You can stop following me now, y'know," I said after we entered the lift again. My finger paused just before the floor buttons; depending on her answer, the situation might change.
"But you haven't told me how you'll help the class, Tatsuya-kun. I was hoping you'd give me a bunch of private points that I would then share with the class. You promised to help me increase my status, didn't you?" She smiled sweetly, and there it was, the answer I was hoping for.
A smile slowly found its way to my face as I pressed the 12th-floor button.
"Hmm?" Kushida was confused understandably; the 12th floor onwards was the girls' dorms.
"You're right. That would be the best. It'll make Haruka happy, the hatred and fear for me in the class will diminish significantly, and I'll be able to keep my promise to you."
We walked out of the lift, and Kushida's smile widened upon hearing my words.
Though her smile started receding the more I continued to walk. By the time I stopped walking, her smile had faded completely.
Kushida gritted her teeth while standing outside her room. I unlocked it using the spare key I had before stepping inside.
I turned around and smiled at her, the boundary of her room separating us, "Let's have dinner, Kushida."
...
I made my way to Pallet Cafe a bit nervously. It was an intimidating place for a loner like me. I really wouldn't have come if it weren't for Horikita who was calling for me.
I was really curious about her mental state and having a conversation with her was the best method possible. In fact had she not invited me I would've been the one trying to initiate a conversation.
Her gaze was wandering in class which was very Un-Horikita-ish. If her goal was still to defeat Tatsuya she would've already been trying to find a way to win against him and appear focused in class.
I wonder what they talked about alone. It was quite obvious that Horikita had followed him on impulse in the morning. The expression she made while chasing after him was quite... strange.
Could it be something related to her brother? I can't seem to find any other reason Horikita would be so agitated.
Just as I was going to continue my useless pondering I noticed the increase in crowd along the path I was taking.
I really hoped Horikita had reserved a seat, it would be sad if we had to talk while standing. Alternatively, if we had to change places I wasn't keen on being seen with Horikita alone.
If only I could reign my curiosity in I could've avoided this meeting at Pallet as well.
I quickly entered the cafe trying to avoid any familiar eyes. I scanned through the crowd and in a split second spotted Horikita at the corner of the bar.
She was sitting alone sipping on coffee. I made my way towards her and swiftly sat down opposite her. I really liked the spot she chose, people won't be able to see us easily through the crowd.
"You're late." She said, without even bothering to greet me. I looked at the time on my phone, it was 6:01 p.m.
"...By a minute." I muttered and all I got was a "Still late," in response.
"Alright, my bad," I admitted defeat, there was no point in arguing with her. She was probably trying to make a light-hearted joke which failed. I guess isolating yourself from others for almost a decade has a significant impact on your humor.
She was almost as bad as me and that was a feat I couldn't even imagine for a normal human.
Should I tell her that?
"You can order whatever you want, it's on me since I invited you here." She brushed her hair behind and shifted in place, appearing to be more comfortable now.
"... I'll pass."
"Hmm? Why?"
"I'm not in the mood for anything right now."
"Are you sure? Isn't it a very lucrative offer considering we're all low on points thanks to a certain some—" She paused before turning quiet.
She probably wanted to blame Tatsuya but realised due to her forceful intervention the class lost more points than it needed.
We could've just accepted their expulsion and not gone against Tatsuya yet because of her impulsive decision the class lost 300,000 private points.
Since the air was turning awkward I opened my mouth.
"Is there anything you wanted to talk about?" The primary goal of our meeting was to be laid out by Horikita. My own objectives were secondary at the moment.
"Are you really not going to order anything? Don't worry I promise I won't try to coerce you into anything nor will I make any demands." She continued to insist completely ignoring my question.
She really wasn't going to let it go huh...?
But since it was direct confirmation of no strings being attached it was probably fine to order this time... right?
****
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Succumbing to her offer once again I ordered a French Vanilla Càfe. I was curious about it, sweetened coffee was something I usually never had.
Or rather while I was used to caffeine, coffee itself was something I had yet to try.
Horikita raised a brow at my order, "I didn't know you had a sweet tooth."
"Not really, I'm just curious about how it tastes. I've never had coffee before."
"Well, that's surprising. I thought everyone's had coffee at least once in their life."
"That's a very bold assumption."
"I guess it is." After muttering that her gaze turned serious, "Ayanokouji-kun, I would like to apologise for wasting your points during the Mid-terms. I'll be sure to pay you back in due time." She spoke sincerely and I didn't know how to respond.
"But I gave you those points on my own accord, you don't have to repay me."
"You said you wanted me to hold on to them, did you not? With that in mind it's only natural I return the points to you."
But that was just an excuse to help you out...
Was what I wanted to say but I'm sure Horikita wouldn't listen.
"Doesn't that mean you're in debt to Kushida and Hirata as well?"
"Not really. Both of them really wished to help the class, unlike you and even if I tried to repay Hirata he wouldn't accept it. He's more stubborn than me regarding the class."
Oye, you're forgetting Kushida.
"Alright, but are you sure about this Horikita? The points you'll have to return to me could prove useful later on. Just like how they did in the Mid-terms."
Horikita turned silent for a moment before sighing, "There's no need to."
Hmm?
What did she mean by that?
I couldn't just let her brush it off.
"Why? Do you not plan to participate in class battles?"
"Class battles huh... I guess that's appropriate considering the situation. There's nothing much I can do, the class is completely under Yamamoto's control."
Horikita...
Don't tell me you've given up.
"Do you trust Tatsuya?" I asked, my question laced with a double meaning.
"It's not that I trust him but that his abilities are undeniable. He's academically and physically superior."
"But Class battles won't be as simple as sports and academics don't you think Horikita? With how large the gap is if there's only one way to increase our class points it almost feels like a hopeless battle. In that sense isn't it natural that school might hold a different kind of exam that focuses solely on Class Points? Remember what Chabashira-sensei said— academics aren't the sole factor for accepting students."
She listened to my words quietly and I continued.
"I admit Tatsuya has superior abilities. I don't think many can compare to him in our grade but future battles might not depend on individual capabilities but the class as a whole. Do you think Tatsuya is the right one to lead the class?"
I guess this was an accurate representation of Tatsuya's charisma. The pure confidence he held had influenced this cool beauty to such a degree.
"But I've already made a mistake. While we're here drinking coffee most of our classmates are eating free meals in the cafeteria... because of me."
"You did it for the class' sake though. Isn't it fine to make mistakes? You won't grow if you don't make mistakes."
"Stop trying to sound like an adult," She scoffed before taking one last sip of her coffee. While she didn't seem to pay attention to my words I was sure she was thinking about it.
This wouldn't do. I had to reinforce the idea of battling Tatsuya into her mind, it would be disappointing if she just gave up.
But just as I was about to speak my phone buzzed and coincidently my drink also arrived. I thanked the waiter before opening my phone. I had set notifications on for only any media or photo.
I pressed the notification and saw something completely unexpected... Just for a second, my eyes travelled to her and she looked at me with a confused expression, perhaps puzzled by my behaviour.
I handed her my phone and took a sip of my coffee.
Immediately I noticed a blend of smooth coffee and subtle vanilla undertones. The coffee brought warmth, while the vanilla added a mild sweetness, creating a balanced and creamy taste.
It was quite pleasant.
I ignored Horikita's shocked expression and took another sip.
"Why..."
She muttered in disbelief before turning towards me. I didn't want to face her rage so I answered instantly, "It's on our class's group chat. The number is anonymous, probably using a secondary burner account. They probably used the invite link that was made in the beginning so it's impossible to trace who it was."
Of course, we could use private points to immediately get the name of the individual from the school. Though, It would be quite hard for us to track the user down if they were using a sub-account.
But no matter what, the sudden release of this photo would affect Horikita's life in Class D quite significantly.
Horikita listened quietly as she squeezed my phone hard. Thankfully she didn't have the strength to break it.
"I can't believe him..."
Perhaps Horikita already knew who it was, or rather she knew why the photo was suddenly sent to our group chat.
Of course, the group chat was in chaos but neither Horikita nor I wanted to participate in it. In fact, Horikita was not even part of the group chat. That was how isolated she was.
And now this photo made things even worse.
Horikita's expression twisted into a frown as she turned to me, "No need to misunderstand."
I see, so that was her answer. I was inclined to believe her but the rumours about her and Tatsuya would only escalate from here on.
The photo was quite suggestive after all.
It was Horikita and Tatsuya sitting together on a bench alone at night. But that in itself wasn't the biggest problem.
They were practically glued together and staring into each other's eyes.
The outrage was understandable.
-x-X-x-
After inviting her, Kushida walked in with heavy steps.
The option of refusing was long gone from the table. I also suspected that she might even be looking forward to it despite not realising it herself.
The way she acted last time was quite... wild.
Nonetheless, Kushida sat down and started scrolling her phone, ignoring me. I didn't mind it and went to the kitchen.
It's been a long time since I've cooked chicken. Feels odd considering I made it every day due to the almost daily gym sessions.
After washing the chicken I started the cooking process. At the same time, I was wondering if I should join the gym back. It feels odd to have this much muscle without having put in the work for it.
Maybe due to this reason, I haven't been very appreciative of it, at least looks-wise. I loved the strength that came with it wholeheartedly though.
I guess I'll check it out tomorrow.
Soon the chicken was ready and the rice was cooked as well. After adding a serving of curd I handed one portion to Kushida and sat down opposite to her with my own portion.
Kushida looked at the food with a raised eyebrow.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it looks better than I expected."
"You thought I couldn't cook?"
"I guess, you give the feeling of someone who's been spoiled from birth."
That couldn't have been more false. Far from being spoiled, I've not even seen the faces of my parents for years.
They weren't really dead but for me, it couldn't be any different. Of course, it didn't matter that much and as such I've never really considered being 'sad' or 'depressed' over it.
It's not like we cut contact but our relationship got numb over time. I guess the only thing that kept them calling me was the 'love' they still had for me as I was their child.
"Why'd you go silent?" Kushida asked interrupting my line of thought.
Hmm, there really was no point in thinking about the past, what mattered was to make the future.
"Nah, just reminiscing. Been a long time since I've seen them."
"Huh?"
"They live overseas."
"Wait so you're not from here?" Kushida asked while chewing her food. She wouldn't compliment me but considering she wasn't complaining I guess the food was good.
"I am, but I've been living alone. They send me money." I also took a bite while answering her and damn. I really am a good cook.
"Oh, that reminds me," I lifted my phone and eyed Kushida, "The thing I asked you. Did you do it?"
"I was going to do it today but I'm still confused. How'd you even convince her to meet with you so late at night after what happened in class?" She looked especially curious.
Perhaps due to knowing Horikita's nature from middle-school Kushida found Horikita's behaviour even more ridiculous.
"Does it matter?"
"Of course it does! Not knowing what could make Horikita-san curious enough to walk alone at night to meet you is heart-wrenching!"
"I'll tell you later but first upload the picture." I demanded and Kushida rolled her eyes before asking, "School Forums or Class Group Chat?"
I was about to say School Forums but paused. If that image was uploaded there Manabu would annoy me to no end. I really did not want him to find a way to convince Horikita to leave school.
It would ruin the fun I was having.
Of course, I'd still have access to Horikita considering I didn't care about the school but it was better to have her here.
"Class."
I answered and silently finished my meal. Kushida used a burner account I prepared for her and used the group invite link that was made at the beginning of the school.
I was the one who made the link and made it permanent so that it doesn't expire. I just knew it would come in handy later and now was the time to use it.
Kushida used the link and joined the chat. Just as she was about to be questioned by her classmates she uploaded the picture and left the group.
After a few seconds, she used her main ID to spectate the chaos on the chat while eating her food.
Guess she was having fun.
I had secretly made her hide in a blind spot when I was talking with Horikita. My plan wasn't just to confuse Horikita with the confession, it was to let her know I was serious.
I wanted to let her feel as if I had an obsession with her. Knowing Horikita she wouldn't accept a normal confession.
"What's the point of doing this?" Kushida asked suddenly and I paused.
I looked Kushida in the eyes for a few seconds silently as she started growing nervous, wondering what happened.
I smiled softly, "It's to expel her of course."
"..."
Kushida's eyes widened before her expression distorted into a frown, "How is this going to help in any way?"
"Love." I chuckled, "There's not many other methods I can utilise at the moment to expel her."
"Wait can't you just reduce her scores in the final exams? You have more points than you can use for god's sake!"
"I did consider that but I guess this isn't a renowned school for no reason. They already have something like a guidebook established for the ways points can be used. Chabashira-sensei refused to elaborate but perhaps I won't be able to lower exam marks using points next time. It could also be that one exam point would equal a million points or so. I might be loaded with private points but do you think Horikita's going to dare to gamble with her scores again?" I scoffed.
Horikita was a straight Grade A student. Even if I wanted to expel her it would take 30-50 million points and that was just nonsensical. In the odd case it was possible I would never waste that many points just to 'expel' Horikita.
I told her I talked with Chabashira-sensei but that was a lie. It was Ayanokouji who asked this and I just remember their conversation from Volume 7. It was a good volume, I still remember it to this day.
"Hmm..." Kushida hummed and I snatched her phone.
"What—?" Before she could gather herself I picked her up by the collar and threw her on the bed, "Wai—!"
I clamped my hand over her mouth and leaned into her soft body. I nibbled on her ear before grinning, "Dinner isn't over yet. It's my turn now."
Kushida briefly struggled before suddenly stopping and accepting her fate. She knew this was going to happen the moment she walked into my room.
Or maybe she was anticipating this from the beginning.
What a naughty girl.
It's time to test the System Store.
-x-X-x-
I leaned into her and caught her lips. Kushida didn't object and just let me do what I wanted. After kissing for a few moments my hands started roaming her body.
Such was the bliss of strength. Here I was, far away from my mundane life on earth kissing an absolutely beautiful girl. She was mine to play with and I could do whatever I wanted.
Even if I were to kill her right now, at this moment, no one could object.
I squeezed her large bust before diving in for another kiss. The sheets on the bed wriggled and distorted.
Kushida's silent moans rang in my ears like the most melodic tune known to mankind and I grinded my erection along her soft supple legs.
Kushida felt it, I was sure of it. After all, I had increased the heat radiating from it. This was by far my favourite ability.
I changed the size of my dick to 8 inches and decreased the girth a bit. I wanted to pummel her deep, to the point I might penetrate her cervix.
"Mmh~❤"
Like an animal in heat, I licked her along her nape and Kushida tilted her head up. Her face was heating up, probably remembering how she acted last time.
I didn't stop licking her and licked not only her lips but her cheeks as well.
"Fucking pervert..." Kushida mumbled as I grasped her neck in my hands and gave her another deep kiss. Her breath was starting to fail and my arousal continued to grow.
I separated from her after swallowing her sweet saliva. I stood before her and grabbed her leg before pressing her soft fair feet against my dick, grinding it along her sole.
"What the..."
Kushida's face heated up in embarrassment and confusion as I continued to grind my dick against her feet. I was actually browsing the store but I didn't want to let her go for a single moment.
I increased the heat radiating from my cock once again as Kushida's toes subconsciously curled against it. My cock was twice the size of her feet and I moved her feet along my dick through my pants.
Kushida just sat in silence allowing herself to be harassed while not knowing what to do. The pure bafflement on her face made my dick twitch and I pressed her feet harder against it.
[Touch of Pleasure- Morph your body into one of pleasure. Anyone you touch will feel pleasure course through their body. Whether you want to use the ability through your hands or mark your entire body as a pleasure point, it is your choice. Longer exposure to this ability may lead the target to feel obsessed with the host, in rare cases, it can cause intense mental struggles. Proper usage may lead the host to subjugate the target making them an eternal slave.]
Touch of Pleasure was 1000 SP. A bit expensive but worth it. I added it to the System Cart and continued to browse the store.
Suddenly, my eyes were drawn to a certain item.
A pair of handcuffs were worth 100 SP? What the fuck? I quickly looked through the description and finally understood why.
[Cuffs of Eternity- After an individual is convinced to wear these they will be forever loyal to the user. Their thoughts or individuality will remain unchanged but they will never consider another male or female besides you. They will only feel lust towards you and no one else, forever, for eternity. Cuffs will automatically disappear after an hour. After disappearing the Cuffs of Eternity will be branded on the body of the user and target, whenever the target is in danger of any kind the Cuffs of Eternity will alert the user.]
I... Wow...
I was speechless. Such a godlike item was only 100 SP. This was perfect, I immediately added one to the cart.
I browsed through some more options before adding 'Whip of Pleasure', 'Desperate Choking', and 'Intoxicating Smell'.
[Whip of Pleasure- A whip enchanted with the ability to give pleasure to the target who is struck with the whip. The whip has a ratio of 80% pleasure and 20% pain. With proper and strategic use you can convert anyone into a masochist by warping their senses of pleasure and pain.]
[Desperate Choking- The longer and harder you choke someone the greater arousal they feel. Beware, overdoing it may kill the target.]
[Intoxicating Smell- An adaptive ability that grows stronger the more you use it. Your body releases pheromones that cause the target to feel their lust rise when they are near you. (Note-By paying extra System Points the host can add selective targetting to the ability. With this you can make sure others beside your target don't feel anything.)]
They were 100, 100 and 300 System Points respectively but it was still a surreal feeling. The more system functions I unlocked the more I realised that the system wheel wasn't the best function.
It really made me look forward to how this system would develop. I had thought that it was a simple gacha and multiversal travel system but I couldn't be more wrong.
A certain gut feeling told me that the moment I leave this world there might come a significant change to the system.
But future thoughts aside I gestured for Kushida to get up. She yanked her foot away from my hard hot erect dick and didn't move for a few seconds before sitting on the bed with a hardened expression.
Did this girl find me rubbing her feet on my dick humiliating? No way, hahaha.
"Undress me,"
Kushida glared at me as if saying, "Can't you do it yourself?" But my own glare silenced her. She needed to know her place, it was best to not let her misunderstand my softness as a weakness.
With a reluctant face, she grabbed the button of my pants and opened it, letting my pants pool around my legs. My erection was hard pressed against my underwear and the shape was clear for her to see.
Kushida subconsciously gulped upon seeing that my dick was threatening to break out of my underwear.
She hesitantly grabbed the edges of my underwear with her fair dainty fingers and pulled it down in one single motion.
My dick burst out and wiggled in front of Kushida as she stared at it in a daze. This was the first time she was seeing it with focus, last time on the bed I hadn't let her get a good view of it and there was no need to mention the rooftop.
She was in so much panic at that time that she couldn't have possibly paid much attention to details.
A smile leaked out on my face and I instantly used Touch of Pleasure on my dick and also let Intoxicating Smell out.
Immediately I noticed Kushida's nose twitching as her body turned stiff. She looked at me with confusion and my smile widened as I grabbed her hand and placed it on my steaming dick, just like on the rooftop.
Her dainty hand made contact with my dick and her soft cold fingers wrapped around my cock.
Just for a split second, I noticed her body jolt in surprise.
This is going to be so much fun...
Her soft cold hands wrapped around my cock and she stared at it in a daze. Even before I forced or instructed her to she began moving her hand slowly.
It was clear her mind was not in the right place. Had I accidentally used too much of the abilities?
The effects of [Intoxicating Scent] and [Touch of Pleasure] were clear to display. Maybe the effect on normal people was higher than I thought.
I felt my mind go blank from the pleasure. I finally realised something, it was not the sex that was the most arousing or pleasing.
It was the situation.
This strong-willed girl with immense pride was on her knees stroking my cock with misty eyes. Not realising that she was pleasing the one that she despised, the one she hated the most.
Kushida mumbled something but I wasn't able to hear her but the heat in her eyes and the confused look on her face were priceless.
"Faster, move faster," I said and Kushida looked at me with a blank expression. She tilted her head before increasing her grip on my cock. Then she quickly gave me a handjob.
It was much better than I thought. Kushida hadn't realised it but she was jerking me off with my cock aiming at her face or rather she had subconsciously aimed my cock at her own face.
These abilities were too terrifying. I'm still shocked by her behaviour, if I were to go a step beyond I could actually turn this entire school into one big orgy and no one will be able to stop it.
Just thinking about it made me shudder. It was a blessing that I had the option to selectively target people. Just imagine the normal air you breathed till now transforming into one which would cause you unbearable lust.
The possibilities were endless, and only my own imagination was the limit.
As Kushida jerked me off I was reaching my limit. I stroked her soft hair while praising her, calling her a 'good girl' but she didn't respond though her face turned a notch redder, anticipating the hot seed that was about to give her a whitewash.
A second later globs of cum landed on her face and Kushida instinctively closed her eyes. I made sure to not overdo it and yet coat her entire face with strings of white seed.
Kushida blinked innocently before licking the cum off her lips and the surroundings. She even used her fingers to scoop the remaining cum before licking it off like it was a treat.
The sight of it made my dick shoot back up.
I had underestimated the abilities given by the system. Kushida was so muddle-headed that she wasn't even consciously aware of what was happening.
I cast clean on her face and that made her extremely confused but she didn't have the mental capacity to register what I just did.
The thought of the troubles of the future made my dick twitch and I leaned back on the bed. I grinned, "Come and give me a blowjob."
Kushida nodded and opened her cute little mouth wide, giving me a full view of it. Her mouth-pussy was extremely alluring and wet.
She gobbled down my dick and awkwardly moved her head along my shaft, her tongue randomly licking the underside of my cock and the cockhead.
I grinned maliciously before turning [Intoxicating Scent] off. It was far more potent than [Touch of Pleasure].
It made me wonder for a second why [Touch of Pleasure] was so expensive but immediately I realised the true capability of this ability.
It was greater than I imagined.
Since I turned the scent off Kushida's eyes regained colour and she lifted her head in surprise.
"Wha—" her eyes were immediately filled by the view of my massive cock. She was stunned silly and I didn't give her time to clear her mind.
"Why'd you stop? You were sucking my cock like the horniest dog in the world a second ago."
Kushida instantly flushed red with embarrassment and anger yet she couldn't deny my words.
What the hell is happening?
Was probably her thoughts but considering a second ago she was sucking me off by her own will I wasn't lying.
"You clearly did something you jerk!" Kushida retorted.
"Huh? That's odd. Are you trying to say you weren't just giving me a sloppy..." I stopped and Kushida's face couldn't have turned more red. Her pride was thoroughly crushed and she didn't have a logical way to argue out of it.
She wasn't going to accuse me of mind-control now would she? Hahaha.
"Shut up!" She yelled in disgust. It was not the act itself that was disgusting, but the fact that she was voluntarily doing it. That was probably the most absurd thing Kushida found.
I instantly cupped her cheeks, subtly gripping with a bit of strength. Kushida turned silent and our eyes were merely an inch away from each other.
"How long can you keep resisting? Keep pretending? Your body itself is craving me so much that you have no control over your actions."
"Grrrr...." Kushida growled, not wanting to accept the fact that she was enjoying time with her rapist.
Last time she might've made some excuse, and while I didn't know what it was I had a fair guess that she must've thought I had actually added aphrodisiac to the coffee.
But what excuse was there now?
Since I was cupping her cheeks I pulled her face over to my cock. My cock rested on her face covering one of her eyes. Kushida struggled a bit but I glared at her, she glared back but only a few seconds later averted her eyes. The intense smell of my cock blasting against her nose caused it to cutely twitch.
"Good girl," I smirked before commenting.
I poked her teeth with my cock, telling her to open up and Kushida's eyes glinted for a second before she obediently opened her mouth.
Not wasting a second I plunged my dick down her mouth and even Kushida gagged but I didn't let her go. She continued to gag on my cock as I facefucked her roughly.
"Slok... Slk... Slrp..."
Her mouth made wet sounds as my balls smacked her chin repeatedly.
I also slowly increased the girth of my cock making it hard for Kushida to keep it in.
Her mouth was slowly being stretched and Kushida started getting scared. To her, my cock was simply getting harder and the harder it was getting the more her mouth was stretching.
Panic started shrouding her eyes and she grabbed my legs trying to pinch and scratch but I paid her no mind and continued to thrust into her mouth-pussy.
Enough of this nonsense.
I'm going to completely tame this bitch today.
I filled her mouth to the brim before pulling out. Kushida was about to cough it all out but I sternly objected her from doing so.
For a split second Kushida's expression distorted before she swallowed it all, panting heavily.
"You beast!" She angrily looked my way and my arousal grew. I pulled her towards me and got on top of her. After pushing her into a mating press I slammed down with 'sufficient' force.
What did 'sufficient' force mean?
Well...
"AAAH~!❤"
Kushida went cross-eyed and let out a loud moan instantly. With a round of furious thrusts, she had completely lost her sense of reasoning.
Mostly due to the fact my dick was still imbued with Touch of Pleasure and that my dick was shaped to perfectly fit her cunt.
Soon, I finished inside her and sighed with pleasure. Kushida's body twitched as she took panted breaths.
Smiling I separated from her before reaching towards the empty space under the bed. After that, I summoned the Whip of Pleasure.
As soon as I pulled it out I miscalculated and a crackling noise instantly burst in the room. Kushida, still red-faced, looked at the whip in my hand with shock.
"Tatsuya you..." Her eyes were slowly getting fearful. "Where'd y-you get that from?"
"Does it matter?" my eyes roamed her fair soft glistening body and let the whip fall to the ground.
"It does! And what the hell do you want to do with that!?" She responded.
I realised that I could control the whip telepathically, if I wanted it to curl it would curl if I wanted it to become straight like a ruler it would do so.
In a sense, it could also become a weapon depending on the sharpness or bluntness.
"You're smart enough aren't you Kushida? There aren't many uses for a whip after all..." I paused and my eyes were fixed on her thighs.
Kushida fell silent but I could practically taste the growing fear in her. The strong-willed Kushida also had her limits.
"I don't care what you want to do but I don't accept it. You're absolutely crazy!" She yelled.
"How'd you know I'm crazy?" I asked jokingly before flicking my wrist. The Whip of Pleasure snapped towards Kushida who froze in fear and before she could understand the whip curled around her neck and started choking her slowly.
"Gggghh-?"
She tried to tear it off but nothing worked. Laughing I yanked her off the bed and she fell on the ground, still trying to escape from the hold of the whip.
I also stopped it from getting tighter but at the moment if Kushida couldn't escape she would undoubtedly suffocate.
But I didn't care.
With the whip in hand, I pulled out a few pairs of the overpowered Cuffs of Eternity and threw them on the bed.
Grabbing Kushida by the hair I started thrusting inside her pussy uncaring of whether she was getting choked or not.
Kushida's pussy throbbed violently almost sucking my cock which surprised me. I then paid attention to Kushida's expression. She had stopped trying to tear the whip off. Instead, she was trying to crawl away as I banged her.
With one hand reaching towards the sky, her eyes were becoming hazy. Knowing she would probably die if I continued to strangle her I finished inside her and let the whip loose.
Kushida, as if receiving god's favour, gasped for breath and started crying. Tears streamed down her face but it didn't move me in the slightest.
I grabbed her and threw her on the bed before using the Cuffs of Eternity to bind her hands and legs to the edges of the bed. Kushida looked at me with pitiful eyes, completely terrified.
She didn't dare speak one word. Her body trembled from the abuse but if this was all she could take then she was in for a wild ride.
This bitch was really trying to accuse me of rape on the rooftop. How audacious.
"... Please... Please let me go... I'm sorry... Please... I won't try anything against you... Please... Tatsuya... Please..."
I took out a tape from the drawer of my study table and slapped it on her mouth, sealing it. I also cast clean while she was distracted, I wanted to test something.
"Hmmp!! Hmmph! Hmmp-!!!"
She was surprised but I felt another wave of fear from Kushida. She was probably sinking deep into despair if her muffled cries were anything to go by.
In this room, there was only me and her. With her mouth duct taped, she had no escape left. I was free to do whatever I wanted with her and laws were something I didn't care about.
That was something Kushida realised and understood.
This was the source of her fear, the real reason the strong-willed Kushida listened to my whims.
I was no different than a madman in her eyes.
Snip!
I snapped the whip in my hands and it made a violent sound causing Kushida to flinch and try to struggle but how could she possibly escape from the Cuffs of Eternity?
A lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Poor Kushida.
I stood at the side of the bed and lifted the whip under the 'anticipating' eyes of Kushida and flicked my wrist.
Pat!
"Hgggggg!!!!!!"
The whip collided against her thigh and Kushida's entire body strained as she curled her body. I don't really know how much pain she's feeling but I was controlling my strength approximately enough to not make her bleed.
I struck again, this time her right thigh. I also stepped closer, taking a feel of her soft breasts once again.
Kushida was looking at me with fright. Her pitiful eyes were almost tired of crying.
But that was weird... I had just started.
"Hmmph! Hmph! Hmmph! Mmmmhp!!!"
Kushida was trembling, begging me with her eyes to stop.
I guess I'll go easy on her.
For the next hour, I continued to whip her, from various angles, with sometimes more strength, sometimes less.
Kushida's body was fully covered with red lines, showcasing my artwork.
The bed was also completely soaked. Kushida had cum multiple times during this BDSM play. The Whip of Pleasure was true to its name.
While the red marks looked brutal they may not be as terrifying as it appeared. After all, I was controlling my strength and the pain percentage was also only 20%.
"Oye!" I patted Kushida's face but she had already fainted. I patted her a bit more and Kushida finally came to her senses before looking at me.
"Hmmph!!! Hmph!"
She was trying to say something but I sneered and let the Cuffs loose. Then something surprising happened.
As soon as Kushida was free from the binds she directly leaped from the bed and kneeled in front of me.
Completely naked, she pressed her head down at my feet.
"Hmmp..." She was mumbling something but I was still a bit shocked. Had I gone overboard?
I discreetly took a photo and grabbed Kushida's hair lifting her. Yanking the tape off forcefully I waited for her words.
"Please stop... I'll do whatever you want... Just- please stop... hiik... hiik." She started crying but her head remained at my feet. Her body trembled with each word she uttered.
For a moment I paused but words spilled freely from my lips, "So you'll be an obedient slave?"
"...Yes." she didn't hesitate for a second and an unknown feeling surged into my chest making me a bit uncomfortable.
It was similar to being unable to scratch an irritating itch.
Ah...
Enouement.
I remember now. So that's what this is.
The bittersweet feeling of a certain relationship coming to an end.
The relationship dynamic that Kushida and I had officially ended today. From now on we weren't 'partners' in a 'contract' anymore but a slave and master.
I guess this was inevitable or rather this was the only path I had laid out for her but what I hadn't expected was for her to break so easily.
I was disappointed.
I roughly grabbed her by her hair and lifted her. Her face was a sobbing mess of relief and resignation.
No matter how strong-willed Kushida was, in the end, she was a 16-year-old teenager.
Pa!
I slapped her hard and her face snapped to the side. A red mark instantly appeared on Kushida's dazed face.
An entertaining fact was that the moment she was slapped I noticed a sweet-scented fluid dripping down from her pussy.
"Masochistic bitch," I muttered clearly enough for her to hear and Kushida was stunned.
"N-No—"
Pa!
I slapped her again and her legs were going numb. Kushida shuddered but before she could clearly feel what was happening with her body I slapped her again.
This time it was clear that she had cum.
Just a few slaps...
Kushida turned pale with fright from the realisation and her mind turned into a mess. It was clear from her expression.
She stumbled back and used the wall for support. Her head was hanging in shame.
"On your knees,"
She flinched but instantly got down.
"Come over here, you aren't a human anymore but a dog. A bitch in heat, nothing else. I expect to not hear a single human word."
Kushida looked at me with shock not expecting such a depraved command but I had already lost interest in her. I was going to play with her to my heart's content, whether she was still 'human' after I was done could be checked later.
She looked at the floor and I could see her body shaking. She placed her hands on the floor and crawled to me step by step, her face still aimed at the floor.
I sat on the edge of the bed and soon Kushida had crawled to the space between my legs. She looked at me with a broken smile and a twisted expression.
"Woof."
"..."
Hahaha.
Where'd all your pride go now huh Kushida?
I criticised her in my mind knowing full well that I was just an extremely lucky individual.
I would still be wasting my life away in that lonely apartment if not for this system.
But now due to this luck, I had stripped Kushida of what made her her.
I gestured to my cock, "Clean it."
"Woof woof."
She was really scared huh...
She lifted her petite hands as tears streamed down her face and wrapped her cold soft hands around my cock.
I would never get tired of this feeling.
It just made me more and more excited for the real 'Jade Beauty', the ice queens of Xianxia.
Kushida lifted my cock and started licking it. Her wet tongue slid along my cock in a rhythmic motion. She thoroughly cleaned my cock and I made my dick twitch.
Kushida understanding what I wanted took my cock into her mouth and went as deep as she could.
Eventually, she stopped at 6 inches. I raised an eyebrow and Kushida flinched before trying to break through her gag reflex and continue down.
I had made my cock 8 inches and it was truly a sight to behold. Kushida couldn't stop crying as her mouth was stretched to its absolute limit.
"Gohgg~❤, gawk—!❤"
She choked but I placed a hand on her head. I didn't exert any force but Kushida didn't dare go back on her own.
"I'm proud of you!" I praised her and Kushida who was swallowing my cock looked at me with a broken expression.
"Boof!" She couldn't bark properly because of the meaty cock in her mouth but she tried nonetheless.
She was really dedicated to her role. It would be funny if she accidentally barked for me in front of others.
I stroked her hair before filling her mouth with cum. Her eyes widened as loads of cum burst into her mouth, the quantity so much that it spilled from her mouth onto the floor.
I continued to fill her mouth with cum before letting go. Kushida forcefully swallowed whatever she could but a puddle was formed beneath her from the leaked cum.
Gulp~
She looked at me with teary eyes and smiled lightly. She had probably guessed that I was done for the day.
I smiled back before raising my leg and slamming her face into the puddle of cum with my foot.
"Lick it clean, don't make a mess."
Kushida's eyes widened but all that came out was—
"...Woof."
She extended her red juicy tongue and scraped the cum off the floor with my foot firmly planted on her head.
She truly resembled a dog.
This was her life from now on, she was my human pet till the day I died.
...
Tatsuya woke up the next morning and seeing the empty room sighed.
Feeling a bit lightheaded, he made himself some tea before wearing the school uniform. As a law-abiding citizen, he couldn't skip school even if he wanted to.
Wait, skipping school wasn't against the laws...?
Whatever.
After he was ready he walked out of his dorm room and entered the lift.
But someone interesting happened to be in the lift as well.
"Good morning."
"Morning," Tatsuya replied back and Ayanokouji nodded before turning silent. Tatsuya stood next to him and didn't speak further.
"Horikita was quite mad." Ayanokouji for some reason decided to talk to Tatsuya which made Tatsuya raise an eyebrow in interest.
"What for?"
"The photo which was posted to the Class Chat Group yesterday."
"Oh... Yeah, I wonder who did that," Tatsuya paused for a second before staring at Ayanokouji, "What's that got to do with Horikita being mad at me?"
"But you're the one who posted it, did you not?"
****
Tatsuya heard that and chuckled before ignoring him. Not receiving an answer Ayanokouji also became quiet.
He had no doubt it was Tatsuya who leaked it.
The moment Horikita mentioned the fact that Tatsuya had confessed to her he had an inkling of what Tatsuya wanted to do.
But what really interested him was the fundamental reasoning behind what Tatsuya was doing.
Was his goal Horikita, or was his goal reaching Class A?
Depending on the situation Ayanokouji felt that he might have to pull some strings.
While he was unsure of his intellect, the strength Tatsuya displayed was overwhelming and Ayanokouji even felt that he was holding back.
One of the major reasons he had come to this school was to prove his father wrong and if there was anyone who had a chance then Ayanokouji felt like Tatsuya might be the one.
The one to defeat him.
Even though he didn't believe it was possible, the very fact that it could be true made Ayanokouji hopeful.
Real Genius vs False Genius.
He hoped to see an ending to it.
Tatsuya had no idea about what Ayanokouji was thinking and his blank stoic look didn't give any clues.
They exited the lift together and unintentionally walked together.
"Was the Whiteroom ever difficult?" He suddenly asked and Ayanokouji looked at Tatsuya silently.
"How much do you know?" Ayanokouji felt this was the right time to gauge the amount of information Tatsuya had. That way he could make some assumptions about Tatsuya's identity.
Tatsuya didn't have any plans for Ayanokouji, he was a fan of Classroom of The Elite. Now that he had the opportunity to directly ask some things he followed his heart.
"I know almost everything from its formation to its current state, especially the Beta Curriculum you 4th Generation Students endured. I'm still surprised you didn't drop out."
"I see," Ayanokouji accepted Tatsuya's words, "My circumstances were a bit special."
"Adaptability huh," Tatsuya muttered, "Well, I guess it doesn't matter. Oh by the way, Don't think I'm a Whiteroom student. With the information I have it might seem suspicious but you don't have to worry about tha—"
"I'm pretty sure you're not from the Whiteroom."
Ayanokouji interrupted him and Tatsuya paused.
"Quite the bold words, don't you think someone who knows about the Whiteroom and still challenges you has to have a high probability of being from the Whiteroom?"
"Not necessarily," Ayanokouji said, "But it's better to assume you're not from the Whiteroom. It would be disappointing if you were."
"Hahaha, there's a saying 'frog at the bottom of the well doesn't know the depth of the ocean', do you believe it's impossible for anyone from the Whiteroom to defeat you?"
Tatsuya had read the novel, but experiencing this level of confidence in person was quite interesting.
"I may not know the depth of the ocean but I know the vastness of the sky. When it comes to the Whiteroom it's different. No matter how much the children receive the same education they will never reach this height."
Even Tatsuya went silent upon hearing that. As expected of the character that he found fascinating when he was young.
"Alright, alright. I have an idea of why you've come to this school Ayanokouji and I don't mind helping you but till then you don't plan to interfere with whatever I'm doing, right?"
"I don't even know what you're planning, how can I interfere?"
Tatsuya rolled his eyes, he would be a fool if he believed him.
"So you'll interfere if you know what I'm doing?" Tatsuya played with his words and Ayanokouji sighed.
Tatsuya didn't really care he was just teasing him. Whatever Ayanokouji would try was futile. In front of absolute power, all schemes were trivial.
"I didn't mean that, I'm a bit bad with words."
"What's the point in pretending in front of me? I'm pretty sure you can hold quite a decent conversation if you weren't lazy." Tatsuya chuckled.
"If it's a challenge you want then I'll give it to you soon. Just be patient and wait quietly. Go to the gym as much as you can your current state is a bit pitiful. We'll be having some fun during the summer break."
"I look forward to it, Demon of The Fourth Generation."
Saying this Tatsuya sped up and left him behind. His voice faded away and so did his figure.
"..."
"A force of habit I guess..."
Ayanokouji muttered to himself and continued to walk at his current pace, gradually Tatsuya disappeared from his view.
They didn't mention Horikita during the conversation because, in the end, she was irrelevant.
Tatsuya's plans for her were a bit far from now and Ayanokouji had lost his interest in her after the recent conversation.
Ayanokouji's original plan was to passively and quietly observe the growth of these hidden gems.
Just how much could they grow on their own?
Ayanokouji didn't doubt that if Tatsuya weren't in this school and Horikita or the other class leaders didn't satisfy him he might've taken matters into his own hands and forcefully made them grow behind the scenes.
But all these potential developments had no more meaning. Ayanokouji had already judged Tatsuya to be above the level of the students at this school, at least for now.
Maybe the answer to equality and merit he was searching for might be fulfilled by the summer break.
But if Tatsuya betrayed his expectations then after summer break Ayanokouji would take matters into his own hands.
Ayanokouji didn't realise it but due to his own ego, and his observations on day one he had already judged everyone in this school to be inferior.
Even in the Whiteroom, where there were children who were equal to him in his generation, they were ultimately left behind.
As for the other generation of students after him...
Just like you wouldn't remember the shape of every single little stone on the side of the road, both those you studied with and those who taught you would be removed and disappear if they were incompetent.
That was artificial selection.
Whether they could compete with him on equal terms...that wasn't even up for discussion. If his opponent's skill level jumped from five to twenty, or even to thirty, they still weren't anywhere close to a hundred.
That's why Ayanokouji was sure Tatsuya was not taught by the Whiteroom.
...
Soon, he reached the Classroom and noticed something odd. Kushida was standing at the podium of the classroom and the class was looking at her with a confused expression.
But what caught Ayanokouji's attention was Kushida's current state.
Her face was pale and her eyes seemed to be a bit dull compared to her usual brightness.
"Ah, you're here Ayanokouji-kun! Please sit down, I want to announce something before Sensei comes!" Kushida clasped her hands together and looked at Ayanokouji with a cute smile.
Ayanokouji paused for a second before nodding and quietly went to his seat amongst the whispering of the class.
A few more students arrived and Kushida greeted them similarly before asking them to settle down.
No doubt they were curious what Kushida wanted to say.
Ayanokouji glanced at Horikita before whispering, "Do you have any idea what this is about?"
Horikita shook her head, indicating her cluelessness.
Soon everyone was here but there were only a few minutes before Chabashira-sensei arrived so Kushida had to make it quick.
"Everyone!" Kushida clapped her hands, "I know it's been hard these past few days but I've finally made a deal with Yamamoto-kun."
She couldn't address him by his first name to avoid appearing close to him. Her persona was one of kindness and fairness so she couldn't be too friendly with Tatsuya on the surface to avoid suspicions.
How could the 'kind-hearted' Kushida be friendly to Tatsuya after what he did?
That's why Tatsuya had her change the script from 'convincing' him to 'striking' a deal with him.
It would at least appear reasonable.
Kushida didn't like what Tatsuya did but for the class she went and made a deal with him.
"From now onwards Yamamoto-kun will give each student 50,000 private points every month regardless of how many Class Points we have."
Murmurs of shock and suspicions echoed in the class but no one was making a fuss, secretly glancing at Tatsuya every now and then.
"What's the catch?" Horikita scoffed and asked instantly.
Of course, the students had doubts. Would someone like Yamamoto Tatsuya merrily help the class like this?
It was doubtful.
Kushida was about to answer but stopped.
Horikita was puzzled but she instantly noticed the mocking and angry looks thrown her way. She was bewildered but faint traces of anger surfaced in her eyes.
She couldn't even openly glare at Tatsuya to avoid further misunderstandings.
She could only curse at herself for being stupid. The photo that he leaked was so sneaky and suspicious that if she tried defending it more allegations would instantly surface.
Not to mention, no one would believe her.
Horikita might be a bit socially awkward or blunt but she wasn't naive.
Horikita could feel the entire class's gaze on her and felt faintly pressured.
The instinct to defend herself from the rumours Tatsuya spread.
The rationality of knowing that it was futile.
Two chaotic sides of her mind made her stressed but she temporarily ignored it and looked at Kushida silently.
"Yamamoto-kun hopes that when future class battles are held, he'll have full control of the class. As long this condition is fulfilled he won't actively take part in expelling any student of Class D," Kushida spoke with a smile and even Hirata sitting in the front lightly raised his head.
He wasn't originally paying attention but now...
The class was interested in the term 'Class Battles'. They didn't explicitly know what it entailed but they could make a few educated guesses.
"Isn't that great everyone?" Kushida smiled cheerfully, "I really don't want anyone else to be expelled. As long as we agree to Yamamoto-kun's orders we can get 50,000 private points and we won't be in danger anymore!"
Before anyone could object Kushida laid out the benefits.
Horikita was shocked but instantly hid it.
What the hell is this guy planning? Is he really serious about reaching Class A?
"... Really?" Someone subconsciously muttered.
Kushida had laid out the benefits to prevent anyone from objecting but—
Why would anyone reject this!?
Not only were they getting 50,000 private points but they also didn't have to do anything outrageous!
Not to mention the resolved threat of expulsion!
The biggest issue the students had was how versatile private points were. While that in itself is a great thing...
But they were broke!
Someone like Tatsuya could come and casually say, "Bye-bye," and their school life was over!
Even if it were only a verbal promise it immediately made many of the students heaved a sigh of relief.
A conclusion was formed in the minds of the students.
Yamamoto Tatsuya wanted to take the class in control so he expelled three troublemakers to establish his rule. Now that he had the class under control he was dangling a carrot in front of the class.
From this they could be sure of one thing— Yamamoto Tatsuya wanted to reach Class A!
Otherwise, there was no need to sacrifice almost two million private points to soothe his classmates like this.
"Sounds good doesn't it?" Tatsuya suddenly said and the class turned silent, unaware of how to respond.
Seeing this he chuckled before transferring Kushida the points.
Kushida flinched from his gaze for a second before turning away.
She looked at Hirata who was sitting in the first seat of the first row.
"I'll be sending 400,000 private points to you Hirata-kun, please pass 350,000 points to the student behind you and so on."
Kushida then handed 400,000, 350,000, 350,000 and 350,000 to the rest of the rows.
As the students grew happy and excited by the points, Inogashira was one of them she looked at the 150,000 points in her account.
She won't have to eat the bland vegetable set from the free section of the canteen anymore!
She looked back happily only to be confronted by a smiling Tatsuya.
"..."
"Keep the extra fifty and send it to Ayanokouji."
She stiffly nodded before turning around in relief.
Safe!
Tatsuya almost felt like chuckling and at the same time Chabashira-sensei walked in looking at the happy class with confusion.
What the hell?
Weren't they all gloomy and depressed just a day ago?
With a weird expression, she started the lecture.
...
The day went by lunch break was here. The class was bustling with excitement. For the past few days, they were forced to eat free food but now they could eat something good!
Students started rushing out of the class.
Horikita got up and walked to Tatsuya's seat with a frosty expression.
She couldn't stand him anymore.
"You—"
"Yamamoto Tatsuya!!!"
Suddenly an angry yell came from the door of Class D and the remaining students looked at the two students who barged in rather roughly.
Such uncouth behaviour...
The most shocking thing was that it was Ichinose and Kanzaki!
A rare furious expression was clouding Ichinose's face as she took heavy steps towards the smiling Tatsuya.
Horikita felt shocked by Ichinose's behaviour, what the hell did this guy do now? Why was she so angry?
The calm and kind angel, Ichinose, glared at Tatsuya as Kanzaki stood protectively beside her.
"What did you do to Shibata-kun?"
Being questioned by the beauty Tatsuya remained silent. The remaining students in the class sported confused looks.
Ichinose glaring at someone.
That was certainly new.
Kanzaki was also frowning hard, Tatsuya guessed that if he tried frowning more he might get permanent wrinkles.
Tatsuya stood up from his seat and towered over Ichinose. Kanzaki felt a pang of danger and came in front of her.
Ichinose's expression didn't change, "Please tell me it's a misunderstanding."
Maybe Ichinose felt it was wrong to accuse someone so suddenly so she changed her question.
"..."
But all she received was prolonged silence and an expressionless face. She couldn't perceive anything from him.
Lies or truth?
How to know?
"What happened Ichinose-san?" Kushida came and acted as a saving grace for Ichinose, it was becoming awkward.
She didn't have definite proof of his actions so she couldn't continue to accuse him and Tatsuya himself was not saying anything.
"Shibata-kun didn't come to class today," Ichinose spoke after taking a deep breath. "Our teacher ended class early for us so Kanzaki-kun and I thought we'd check up on him. After all, Shibata-kun has never missed class till now."
"I see..." Kushida nodded, "But what does that have to do with Yamamoto-kun?"
"I don't know," Ichinose answered, much to everyone's surprise.
"When Shibata-kun opened the door his complexion was deathly pale. His eyes were blood red and tears were staining his face."
"What!?"
"What happened Ichinose-san?"
"Is he alright?"
A few individuals in the class echoed.
Shibata was a kind and energetic individual, he got along with many people especially Hirata's group since they were both in the football club, they often hung out.
Hirata wasn't in class right now otherwise he might've also had a change of expression from Ichinose's expression.
"What— why would..." Kushida muttered in confusion. "Is he okay?!" She asked in concern.
Ichinose's expression turned dark and she shook her head, "I can't understand what happened. We tried talking to him but after a while, he burst into tears and kept repeating a single thing..."
Ichinose paused and turned to Tatsuya, Kanzaki's fists were clenched.
"I'm sorry Yamamoto-kun I'll drop out, I'm sorry Yamamoto-kun I'll drop out, I'm sorry Yamamoto-kun, I'll drop out."
A wave of confusion and horror passed through the class.
"So, please," Ichinose's eyes softened, while she was angry she was more concerned for her classmate, "Please tell me what you did."
"You're mistaken if you think I've done something." The ever-quiet Tatsuya suddenly spoke and shoved Ichinose aside before walking to the door, "Sometimes people mix up reality and dreams. Try talking to him again."
This was the only answer Ichinose feared.
Her fair hands turned into balls and Kushida patted her shoulder in comfort.
"What should I do... Kushida-san... What should I do now?" Ichinose felt stressed. She couldn't bear seeing her classmate like this.
"Could you tell me all the details, I might be able to help." Suddenly, Horikita who was standing by Tatsuya's side earlier murmured and Ichinose turned to her with confusion.
"No, it's fine, Horikita-san. I'll deal with it on my own." Ichinose's emotionless tone while talking to her made Horikita bewildered.
Ichinose turned around and started leaving. She was intending to ask for help but Horikita's initiative made her mood turn sour.
Kanzaki sighed and turned to the bewildered Horikita, "Both of you are disgusting."
Horikita: "???"
"Not only did you force the class to poverty you're also playing with people from other classes. Is this fun for you two? To mess with other people like this? Both of you were probably laughing together behind everyone's back." His face was full of contempt and he also turned around, leaving.
"A truly disgusting couple." His voice faded away and Horikita instantly connected all the dots.
Her expression twisted into one of fury but the class misunderstood her anger.
Kanzaki is probably going to suffer for insulting them like this.
For the class Horikita and Tatsuya were lovers and Horikita was probably going to complain about Kanzaki to Tatsuya.
Horikita's action of making them lose 300,000 points forcefully was a despicable act. Initially, they thought she was trying to save the class but it must've been an act.
Ayanokouji who was watching the class keenly noticed these details and was speechless.
Poor Horikita.
How could someone be this unlucky?
Horikita rushed out of the class knowing it was futile to say anything. They won't be convinced.
Being seen as someone's lover and being seen as a disgusting evil individual were two completey different things. If there were rumors of such things floating around then it wouldn't take long for it to reach her brother.
That was unacceptable!
...
Seeing Horikita leave the class was stunned. They didn't think she would be so decisive.
"Uhm ano- is Kanzaki-kun going to be okay?"
Kushida herself was stunned, "I... I don't know?"
She wasn't sure what was going to happen. She knew they weren't lovers and the class was misunderstanding but if Tatsuya found out what the class was thinking then he might actually go and harm Kanzaki!
She knew how much of a madman he was.
And if, after bad-mouthing Horikita, Kanzaki was somehow harmed...
Horikita would never be able to recover from this.
"Poor Horikita-san."
But throughout the class the only one with a sour expression was Hasabe. She didn't like this but without Tatsuya's confirmation, she wouldn't go and be a loudmouth.
...
"Stop!" Horikita yelled and found herself on the rooftop of the building once again.
Why did this guy come to the rooftop every time we had to talk? What the hell is wrong with him?
"What is it now?" Tatsuya sounded annoyed but Horikita didn't care.
"Explain to the class right now. Tell them nothing is going on between us."
"What? Hahaha," Tatsuya chuckled and laughed at Horikita much to her annoyance.
"I hate you!" She hissed in anger and Tatsuya continued to laugh.
"I see I see..." He slowly wiped the tears from the rim of his eyes and sat down leaning against the wall, "I thought you wouldn't care about such rumours but I forgot about your brother."
"But that wouldn't make you come here so agitated and angry."
"What happened?"
Tatsuya spoke his concerns and looked at Horikita curiously.
"Why did you post that photo in the Group Chat? Did you not understand that I don't want to be in a relationship with you? Is it so hard to accept a denial? Did it hurt your pride?" Horikita sneered and burst into verbal insults.
"Not only does the class think I'm your girlfriend they're also thinking I've colluded with you to rob the class of their points. Not to mention they think I also know whatever you did to Shibata-kun. I can't accept this!"
Tatsuya's expression changed for a split second before returning to his usual calm facade.
"So you want me to clarify that nothing is going between us and that we were only talking on the bench that night?"
Horikita's eyes lit up and she nodded, "Yes!"
"No."
"Huh? Why!?" She demanded like a child and Tatsuya chuckled.
"Why should I? You're the one who cares about the rumours, not me. Also what proof do you have that I was the one who sent that image?"
"But it's obviously you!"
"Again, do you have any proof?"
"..."
Horikita trembled with anger and just as she was about to leave—
"Alright. I'll tell the class that we aren't a couple and that we were just talking that night. Ah also that you don't have anything to do with my plans."
"... Really?" Horikita paused and asked warily, not trusting him.
"On one condition."
Suddenly Tatsuya smiled softly and patted his leg.
"Sit on my lap for the entire lunch break."