Jounan Academy, Rooftop—
"Yuri, did you suddenly want to see me for something?"
Holding his two teddy bears, with Erica and Liliana following behind, Sora smiled as he spoke to Yuri, who had been waiting here for some time.
"Yare yare, Yuri, you're finally not willing to fall behind and want to take the initiative, huh?"
Erica's voice, her pair of cyan eyes continuously sizing up Yuri with a mischievous smile.
Not only Erica, but even Sora and Liliana were surprised. Yuri was a shy and introverted girl, and this was the first time she had taken the initiative to invite them out.
Of course, Yuri had actually only invited Sora. Erica and Liliana, who were almost always inseparable from Sora, had come along on their own.
"No… it's not me, Erica, don't misunderstand!"
The pure miko's face instantly flushed red as she waved her hands repeatedly, trying to deny it.
"Heh… then why did you invite the prince out? Yuri, you're becoming less honest!"
A teasing glint flashed in Erica's cyan eyes as she spoke in an obviously deliberate tone.
"You really misunderstood, actually…"
Pure Yuri was no match for Erica; after just a couple of sentences, she completely lost the argument. Embarrassed, she was about to say something but suddenly stopped herself.
"Actually, what is it?"
Not letting Yuri off the hook, Erica continued with a wicked smile, pressing for an answer.
"Actually… actually…"
For some reason, Yuri couldn't say what she wanted to say anymore. Her face flushed red as she stood there helplessly, anxiously glancing in a certain from time to time.
"Yuri, don't be nervous, it's okay, just tell us slowly."
With a mischievous curve at the corner of his mouth, Sora stepped forward and gently poked Yuri's forehead, wearing a kind and comforting expression.
"I… I… ugh…"
After being teased by Sora, Yuri's face turned even redder. Her already fragile sense of shame finally reached its limit. The girl let out a small whimper, covered her face, and then ran down from the rooftop as if escaping.
"Hehehe, Yuri seems especially interesting today!"
Watching Yuri run away, Erica's eyes flashed with a strange light, and a meaningful yet mischievous smile appeared on her face.
"King, just now…"
Liliana step forward, frowning slightly, ready to report something to Sora.
"Shh… don't say it out loud, Liliana, or it won't be fun anymore."
Pressing a finger against the girl's lips, Sora naturally sensed that a certain young lady had been hiding not far away all along. A strange and devilish curve appeared at the corner of his mouth…
…
"Ugh… Kaoru, it's all your fault, all your fault! We clearly agreed on this, and you just embarrassed me to death!"
A pair of small pink fists kept pounding on Miss Kaoru's chest. Yuri was almost ready to hate Miss Kaoru to death. It was clearly her who asked Yuri to help call Sora, but when it came to the crucial moment, she chickened out and left the mess all to Yuri.
"Yuri, I'm sorry, you know, I was also… really embarrassed."
Miss Kaoru's voice was full of apology and endless shyness.
Yes, shyness. Just using that word to describe Miss Kaoru felt a bit unbelievable. That Miss Kaoru, who was even more masculine than the boys, could actually be shy!
Well, today Miss Kaoru was indeed a little different, or rather, abnormal.
Her usual male attire was gone, replaced by the kind of short skirt uniform worn by the girls at Jounan Academy. Her originally chest now stood proudly, with exquisite curves—every part that should be prominent was prominent, every par that should be perky was perky.
Her face was flushed red, seemingly very unaccustomed. Miss Kaoru's arms were still blocking her chest, wearing an infinitely… bashful expression!!!
Just by changing back into female clothes, anyone familiar with her would surely be shocked. The usual handsome boy who looked like he stepped out of a manga was gone, replaced by a genuinely spirited and cute beautiful girl!
"Well, Kaoru, what are you going to do? Didn't you say you had something important to talk to Sora about? Why don't we go now?"
Yuri didn't really blame Miss Kaoru; on the contrary, she understood her very well. Seeing her close friend suddenly revert to female clothes, Yuri felt a strange shyness rising in her heart.
Although she was simple-minded, she wasn't stupid. Kaoru suddenly changing back to female clothes and wanting to see Sora—could it be that Kaoru also…
Her face blushed even more deeply. The miko's little head couldn't help but start to imagine wildly.
"No! I… I'm not ready yet. Let me think about it first."
A trace of panic flashed in her expression. Just thinking about those old family members forcing her to do that kind of thing made Miss Kaoru so ashamed and angry she felt like dying!
If it were anyone else, it would be one thing, but just looking at her current appearance, that bastard Sora would definitely mock her mercilessly!
Absolutely!!!
"Then… think it over again. But next time, I'm not going to help you talk to him."
Yuri's face was red as she whispered. This was no longer a matter of friendship or not; when Erica and the others had interrogated her before, she had been embarrassed to death.
"Mm…"
Miss Kaoru was also a little embarrassed at the critical moment and replied softly.
In a corner where no one could see, the two girls stopped talking. Their faces were red as they glanced at each other, then—
And then, nothing happened after that!
…
Sora felt that all day long, the classmates around him were acting a bit strange. No matter where he went with Erica and the others, those guys would quickly hide far away.
Sora was puzzled in his heart. It seemed like he hadn't bullied them at all? Even if he let Erica beat them up, it was only to scare them a little.
Besides, if you want to hide, then hide. But what's with all those sinister cold smirks one after another?!
Well, let them have their conspiracies and cold smirks. Sora was too lazy to care.
He continued to hang out with Erica and the others, while a few degenerate guys did everything except study properly. Athena and Liliana were another story; as for Metis, she did what her master did. Whether it was sleeping or playing games, this equally smart little girl learned very quickly and got the hang of it in no time!
Finally, after burning through another day of youth and time, it was time to go home from schol—
"Um, classmates, what exactly are you all doing here?"
Looking at the large group of fierce-looking guys blocking the way in front of him and the others, Sora had several black lines appear on his forehead.
"Down with the evil Kusanagi Sora!"
"Give us back Athena-chan! Give us back Metis-chan!"
"Die, cruel Sora!"
…
Reading the words on the long banners they were holding, Sora suddenly realized that these guys had come to punish him!
Without a trace of anger, Sora and Erica both showed a sly smile. Liliana furrowed her brows with a slightly expression, while Shizuka nervously clung to Sora's clothes, hiding her little head behind him with a worried look.
"Hahaha… Sora, you finally angered everyone to the point of wrath!"
"You bastard, you're the scum of the scum, the worst of the worst! You just laze around all day, so why are you better than all of us? It's not fair, it's not fair!"
"Even if that were all, from middle school to high school, how many honors have you stolen from me?!"
"My beloved little sisters have all been ruined by you, you bastard! Using Erica and Liliana, bullying and monopolizing Athena-chan and Metis-chan, today you, this heinous villain, will accept the righteous punishment from all of us!"
A tall and imposing figure stepped forward, passionately delivering a long speech. It was none other than our long-unseen classmate Takagi.
Takagi was very happy today. He had finally been waiting for this day—to punish that bastard Sora!
Having endured so much, today he would let the evil Kusanagi Sora and the whole world know the fury of Takagi!
As one of the leaders of this "Sora Punishment Squad," Takagi was already prepared. Even if he had to fall alone today, there were thousands more like him. No matter what, they would punish this bastard and vent the anger they had held in for years!
"Down with Sora! Down with Sora! Down with Sora!"
Hearing the loud and orderly outs echoing throughout the campus, even Sora couldn' help but take several steps back.
Oh my goodness, what on earth had he done to anger these guys so much that they hated him like this?! "Kusanagi Sora, surrender now. You have nowhere left to run!"
"Yeah, yeah, we won't tolerate your evil deeds anymore. Hand over Athena-chan and Metis-chan!"
"Erica, Liliana, Shizuka, the era of Kusanagi Sora is over. Come over here quickly!"
"Down with Kusanagi Sora, down with fascism!"
…
One by one, the comrades shouted wildly and gleefully. Just like Comrade Takagi, these were all people who had long harbored deep resentment against Sora!
Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents, but in the eyes of these comrades, the evil Kusanagi Sora was practically invading their grandmother's home!
Why is it that Sora, who spends all day goofing off, is better than them who work hard? Why do Erica and Liliana have to follow this guy? Why is it that the adorable Athena-chan and Metis-chan only get teased and bullied by Sora, instead of by them? Why…
There was so much anger and injustice to these comrades, Sora was like a heavenly favored child who had stepped in golden dog poop—this was unfair! They refused to accept it!
"Hahaha… Sora, take my wrath! This time you won't escape!"
A wild laugh rang out, seizing the perfect timing and advantage. Comrade Takagi absolutely did not believe Sora could get away this time. Clenching a chubby fist, he swung it toward Sora.
Bang!!!
"Ah…"
The imagined scene of Sora being punched and flying away did not happen. Instead, Comrade Takagi screamed in pain, a big red foot stamped on his face, and his body flew backward.
"Tsk tsk… you guys really have guts! But—"
Kicking Comrade Takagi away, although Sora felt these kids were lively and energetic, he had no mood to play such boring games with them.
"Athena, let's get to work!"
Lifting Athena up, Sora wore a mischievous smile.
Did these naive guy really think that just because there were more of them, they could topple the mountain that is Sora? How adorably foolish!
"Hmph!"
With a light snort, although Athena was very reluctant to be bossed around by the detestable Kusanagi Sora, she did not refuse. She immediately activated her power, and a ripple of divine energy spread out, turning everything in its path into stone…