"You seem to have a good relationship with Mitoma."
Horikita Suzune looked expressionlessly at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.
Was he blind?
"The school should have sent you a notification, right? Are you the VIP Student?"
"No," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka obediently took out his phone and showed it to her, then slowly added.
"Won't Mitoma get angry if you're with me?"
In an instant, Horikita Suzune shot him a sharp glare, causing him to immediately shut his mouth.
"Sometimes, you really talk too much."
"But you two seem like..."
"I have nothing to do with him," Horikita Suzune coldly stared at him.
"Besides, even if I did have something with him, it's none of your business, right?"
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka fell silent for a moment, then sighed.
"It's just that Sudou seems to like you. If you had a boyfriend, I'd have to advise him to give up."
Horikita Suzune was taken aback.
Sudou Ken liked her?
"Please make him give up quickly. If you can't do it, I'll step in and reject him myself."
Without a hint of hesitation, Horikita Suzune was even ready to act immediately, personally confronting Sudou Ken to shatter his unrealistic fantasies.
The thought of him liking her filled Horikita Suzune with a sense of disgust, making her feel utterly uncomfortable.
This feeling was probably the aversion a top student felt toward a sports-oriented student.
She had never imagined having any connection with Sudou Ken.
"It's not that exaggerated. Sudou has his strengths. Although he's not as good as Mitoma, he's quite athletic, and he even said he'd always listen to his wife in the future."
As he spoke, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka noticed Horikita Suzune staring intently at him.
"It's rare to see someone like you speak up for others."
"Well, he's a friend. That's what friends do."
"Hmm, why emphasize Mitoma-kun?" Horikita Suzune said softly.
"Are you curious about him?"
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka replied. "Because he and Katsuragi from Class A were the core of the deserted island exam. I think Class A's excellent performance is closely tied to him."
"I can understand your thoughts, but I can tell you that everything about him has nothing to do with you. Please don't dig deeper." A cold glint flashed in Horikita Suzune's eyes.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka immediately surrendered, seemingly helpless.
"Alright, alright. I won't be curious about your affairs anymore."
Seeing this, Horikita Suzune steered the conversation back on track.
"In this exam, the VIP Students hold a significant advantage. If we can't identify them in time, I'm afraid this exam will end without any results."
"Yeah, the VIP Students' advantage is huge."
"About these VIP Students, I'm really curious about what this 'strict adjustment' means. Could it be that they're not randomly selected by the school?"
"Judging from the grouping, there seems to be some pattern. For example, most of the students in your Dragon Group are top performers, right?"
"Are you talking about exam results?" Horikita Suzune pondered for a moment.
"That makes sense, but it's probably not the case. Otherwise, Yukimura-kun and Kouenji-kun would also be in the Dragon Group, not Kushida-san."
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka glanced at Kaoru Mitoma, who was not far away, and said.
"If there's a chance, I'd like to see the lists of other groups."
Just looking at our own group makes it hard to uncover the truth.
We need more samples.
Horikita Suzune understood this as well, but she replied.
"I hope you'll at least put in the effort to achieve a decent result."
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka scratched his head, puzzled.
"I'm just an ordinary student. I can't do that, can I?"
However, Horikita Suzune wasn't buying it.
"Why did you follow me at the last moment on the deserted island?"
"Because I was worried something might happen to you."
"No, you're more proactive than usual, and you even dragged me out to scout the situation at the beginning." Horikita Suzune's gaze was sharp as she stared at him.
"During our conversation, you kept sneaking glances at Mitoma-kun. You're hiding something from me aren't you, Ayanokouji-kun?"
'This woman's instinct is incredibly sharp' Ayanokouji Kiyotaka thought with a hint of surprise.
Before he could respond, Horikita Suzune turned her gaze away and said indifferently.
"Never mind, I'm not interested in your affairs. Although I don't know why you've suddenly become so proactive, you definitely can't win against Mitoma-kun."
He can't win against Kaoru Mitoma?
Hearing this, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka felt an extremely rare emotional fluctuation within him, or perhaps it was the impulse to prove himself after hearing something ridiculous.
Noticing his silence, Horikita Suzune took a sip of her coffee.
Could this be considered a successful provocation?
At that moment, the wind chime at the café door rang again, producing a clear and pleasant sound.
A petite girl with a cane walked slowly into the café, followed by a slightly taller girl.
Horikita Suzune was slightly taken aback.
She didn't recall seeing them on the uninhabited island.
"Hehe, you actually arrived early. It seems Mitoma-kun has accepted my conditioning quite well."
The girl's voice was like a clear flowing stream, but her words left Horikita Suzune stunned.
Not only that, but Kaoru Mitoma's reaction was even more jaw-dropping.
"Good morning, Master."
Like a loyal servant, Kaoru Mitoma stood up and considerately pulled out a chair for her.
Faced with this scene, not only did Horikita Suzune look astonished, but the girl behind her was completely shocked.
"W-Wait, what are you saying? Is that title for real!?"
Kamuro Masumi couldn't help but shout and this was also the question Horikita Suzune wanted answered.
"Hehe, don't get too worked up, Kamuro-san." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled slightly.
"Right now, Mitoma-kun is undoubtedly a pervert. I've come to accept that wholeheartedly."
"I know that, but what exactly have you been hiding from me?" Kamuro Masumi felt utterly confused.
She and Kushida Kikyou were Kaoru Mitoma's pets, and Kaoru Mitoma was Sakayanagi Arisu's pet.
What kind of relationship was this?
"Right now, it's just to let her have her fun. Another day, it'll be her turn to call me Master" Kaoru Mitoma said without any sense of shame.
After all, it was just a title.
"Just letting me have my fun?" Sakayanagi Arisu looked genuinely hurt.
"Even though you did such terrible things to me back then, no matter how much I cried for help, you still pinned me down on the table, forcefully took off my clothes, and then had skin-to-skin contact with me..."
Before she could finish, Kaoru Mitoma reached out and pinched her cheek, preventing her from speaking further.
"I thought you wouldn't be able to handle it, but it turns out you're just as much of a pervert as Kamuro-san."
"Ugh..." Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't speak, only blinking her eyes.
Meanwhile, Kamuro Masumi was visibly displeased.
Since when was she a pervert!?
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