Chapter 170: Is Fujiwara Chika an M?!
"I'm going to die!"
Hayasaka Ai rushed to the bathroom at top speed, frantically turned on the faucet, and splashed cold water on her face.
Looking up at her pale, trembling self in the mirror, she raised her neck and caressed her delicate throat.
While she was in that club.
She had a terrifying, visceral sense of déjà vu, as if a blade could have slit her throat at any given moment.
Besides that.
She also felt like she was being watched by a monster.
And a feeling of being frozen all over, an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
If she had stayed there any longer, she was certain she would have died!
Thinking of the gazes from those girls, gazes that seemed to want to devour her alive, the calm and collected all-around maid Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but shiver.
"Kaguya-sama... if you don't cherish me more, I might really die any day now."
Hayasaka Ai sighed, her eyes unfocused as she leaned against the cold tile.
Negative emotions gushed out like well water.
Slap! Slap!
She slapped her face hard with both hands, the sting of the impact bringing her back. "Get it together, Ai."
She cheered herself up again.
"The plan to investigate Ren Kazama through the people around him can be permanently shelved."
None of those people are easy to mess with. They aren't normal.
"Then I can only approach him directly."
Sigh... for Kaguya-sama's happiness, I'm really working myself to death.
Before that, there was also that task to find a house to complete.
So tired! So tired! So tired!
...
At this moment.
Ren was in the Student Council room.
As for what he was doing... he was resting with his eyes closed.
Well, in reality, he was diligently studying his new ability, the King of Chronos.
The King of Chronos.
It is the power to manipulate time itself.
At the Lv. 6 level.
He can, with a single thought, extract a region of time, or a specific target, from the main timeline.
Then he can arbitrarily manipulate the time of this region or that object.
Simple uses included: Time Stop, Time Acceleration, and Time Deceleration.
More advanced uses included: Time Reversal, Time Travel, Time Stretch, and Time Cut.
[Inorin's Note: Time Reversal and Time Travel are different abilities. Reversal rewinds the "record" of events, whereas Travel moves one's consciousness/body to a different point in time.]
However, his proficiency in using the advanced methods was not yet high enough.
For example, Time Reversal.
Within the scope of the entire Earth, he could currently only reverse time by a few minutes.
If the scope was reduced to a single room, or a single person, the effect would become exponentially stronger.
Time Travel was also only about a few minutes into the past or future.
"The ability of time is indeed very strong, but to unleash its true power, a much higher level is necessary."
Ren felt a twinge of regret in his heart. Lv. 6 was still not enough; his abilities list now included another major doomsday points consumer.
If one day he could become strong enough to integrate all his abilities, he wouldn't have all these worries.
"Hmm? What does Chika-chan want to do?"
Even though Ren had his eyes closed, his Observation Haki clearly sensed Chika stealthily approaching him.
Currently, only he and Chika were in the Student Council room.
Hmm, is he asleep?
Chika leaned in and peered at Ren; he was still motionless with his eyes closed, breathing evenly.
She approached little by little, light-footed as a cat.
Upon reaching Ren's side, she looked at his handsome, serene face and puffed out her cheeks.
She mumbled softly: "It's all your fault, scoundrel. You make me get looked at like a pervert by Toyomi-neechan and Moeha-chan every day."
Ever since that "incident," Fujiwara Toyomi and Fujiwara Moeha had been looking at her strangely.
It made her unable to hold her head high at home.
"Revenge! I must take harsh revenge!"
Chika at this moment was like someone who had eaten the guts of a bear and a leopard, completely forgetting how she was often "taught a lesson" by Ren for her pranks.
"Clang!"
Chika raised her holy sword high—a black marker pen!
Opening the cap, she moved the tip closer to Ren's face.
"I must draw a big turtle!"
She had a firm, righteous goal in her heart.
But as she got closer to Ren's cheek, her gaze involuntarily fell upon his lips.
She pursed her own lips... she... somewhat wanted to experience a kiss...
Although she had already given her first kiss away, it seemed she hadn't experienced a truly sweet kiss yet.
"Wah! What am I thinking!"
As soon as the thought appeared, Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head. Now is the time for revenge! Harsh revenge!
"What do you want to do?"
"I want to draw a big turtle on Ren-kun's face!" Chika answered subconsciously.
After answering, she immediately realized something was wrong.
That voice just now... it seemed to be Ren's!
She looked up and saw Ren looking at her with a half-smile, his eyes wide open.
"Wah!"
Fujiwara Chika was scared stiff and immediately turned to run away.
However, her right hand, holding the marker pen, was caught squarely by Ren, making it impossible for her to escape.
Then, Ren extended his demonic claw.
"Tell me, Chika-chan, will you dare to do it again?"
One hand squeezed Fujiwara Chika's chubby, soft little face, pressing and kneading it repeatedly, making her make a strange, pouting, fish-like expression.
"Wuwuwuwu!"
Fujiwara Chika's eyes welled up with tears, but she couldn't say anything.
Her mouth was being squeezed too hard.
Why did it turn out this way?
Ren, of course, clearly knew her actions from the start, but he didn't stop her. Instead, just as she made her move, he caught her red-handed.
This gave him a perfect reason to tease her.
Now he was deliberately playing with her.
Fujiwara Chika was also strange.
She knew she would be teased for doing such things, yet she continued to do them in the Student Council with relish every time.
Seeing that he had teased her enough, Ren released his hand from her face and instead gently lifted her chin.
His face suddenly came close to hers, his expression fierce: "Do you dare to do it again?"
Ren's sudden proximity startled Chika for a moment.
But she quickly pouted, looking like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water: "Of course I dare!"
"Tsk, in that case, I'll have to use my ultimate move."
With that, Ren slowly approached Chika's face.
"!!!"
Chika was startled.
Is... is he going to kiss me?
Thump-thump-thump-thump!
Her heart began to beat faster, hammering against her ribs.
As Ren drew closer, his hot breath brushed against her cheek.
Chika actually trembled and, in a moment of panic and anticipation, squeezed her eyes shut.
"???"
Ren looked bewildered.
I didn't restrain her at all; she could have clearly dodged by taking a step back.
This expression... and her drum-like heartbeat...
Ren, a seasoned veteran of romance, could confirm it. She had feelings for him.
Deliberately teasing me every day, letting me bully her... she definitely has a masochistic streak! An M!
Having reached this conclusion, Ren naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.
He pressed his lips directly onto hers.
To his surprise, Chika's body, which had been frozen, suddenly reacted, and she took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck.
Then followed a deep, passionate kiss. He pressed his advantage, his tongue parting her lips, exploring her mouth. She responded clumsily at first, then with surprising enthusiasm, completely lost in the moment.
"I wonder if the President is thinking of me in the Student Council?"
Kaguya fantasized, opening the door to the Student Council room.
"!!!"
The scene inside made her freeze on the spot.
The President... and Chika... were kissing! Passionately!
Why? I was here first! I've been trying so hard!
Kaguya didn't know how to react; she was completely flustered.
To be honest.
Having already gone through the simulated life game with Chika, she had long anticipated something like this.
Because she knew very well that Ren was a very responsible person and would never abandon them.
But now it seemed only she was falling behind.
Noticing Kaguya's presence, Ren reluctantly pulled back, a thin string of saliva connecting his lips and Chika's.
Fujiwara Chika opened her dazed, misty eyes in confusion, then met Kaguya's vacant gaze....
Oh no!
...
"So, after you played a prank, the President deliberately... bullied you?"
Kaguya sat majestically on the sofa, while Chika stood before her, head bowed and looking wronged.
However, her face was flushed bright red, her lips were swollen, and her eyes were still signaling desperately to Ren.
Ren smiled faintly; this girl still knew how to be shy.
Seeing that she had received plenty of benefits just now, and feeling the warmth of her hand in his, Ren spoke up for her.
"That's right. Chika wanted to draw a turtle on my face, and I caught her, so I punished her a little."
"Punished..."
Kaguya's expression was complex.
Was that really a punishment? They both looked like they were enjoying it...
In reality, Kaguya's heart was already clear.
She had seen Chika's initiative just now, with her arms wrapped around his neck.
If she hadn't walked in, she didn't know what the passionate Chika would have done next.
Kaguya sighed, "Since the President says so, I'll forgive you this time, Chika-san."
Chika immediately brightened upon receiving "forgiveness."
Ren's expression, however, grew even more peculiar and strange.
Wasn't this a private matter between me and Chika?
Why did she need to be forgiven by Kaguya-san?
Chika looked as if she had been granted a great pardon.
After a moment's thought, he used his ability to speak directly into Chika's mind:
"Do you like me?"
Chika flinched, looking around nervously.
"What's wrong?" Kaguya looked at her.
Chika quickly shook her head: "Nothing! A breeze came in, it's cold."
Kaguya glanced at the wide-open window and nodded slightly.
She continued to ponder the matter between the two of them.
"Don't look around, I'm communicating with you using my inner voice."
Fujiwara Chika stole a glance at Ren, then lowered her head and muttered in her mind, "How could I like you? Idiot! Baka-Ren!"
Ren squinted at her: "You were very proactive just now, you know. Your arms were around my neck."
"I... I was just... off balance!"
Chika still wanted to argue.
But Ren pressed on, his mental voice soft but firm, "I like Chika-chan, and I'll be responsible for Chika-chan. Can you tell me your answer?"
"..."
Chika didn't answer.
She actually thought a lot in her heart.
Ever since she first gave herself to Ren, her mindset had been changing daily.
She didn't know if there was something wrong with her.
Every day, she increasingly craved Ren's attention.
Every day, she increasingly craved being "bullied" by Ren.
It was... just like the legendary masochistic state (M).
Therefore, she couldn't confirm whether her feelings were love... or simply a masochistic tendency.
Chika was very confused and perplexed by this.
Yet, her body couldn't help but draw closer to Ren, like a moth to a flame.
Her thoughts were completely known to Ren at this moment.
He hadn't expected that Chika's fear was actually about becoming a "pervert."
This truly made him laugh and cry at the same time.
So he took the initiative to say in her mind: "Chika-chan, whether it's masochism or being a pervert, I will accept it unconditionally."
"Rather, what I like is this real Chika-chan."
These words were excellent, almost instantly shattering Chika's conflicted mental wall.
She glared at Ren in embarrassment and annoyance, huffing in her mind: "It's not a masochistic state! I'm normal!"
"Alright, whatever you say," Ren indulged her, then pressed, "So, can you give me an answer?"
This time, Chika became decisive.
Her tone in her mind was indignant: "Hmph! It's all your fault! Since I gave you my first time, I can't marry anyone else, I can only marry you, you scoundrel! You have to take responsibility!"
But Ren could feel the intense, overflowing happiness from her inner voice.
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