Disclaimer: Prison School belongs to its original creator Akira Hiramoto and the anime series J.C Staff. Shadowdream30 claims no ownership of anything save for any OCs, original scenes.

With the first test run phase complete. The boys now have to make a few adjustments to make the operation a success. But something unexpecting will rise up and throw a wrench into their plan.


Prison Block….


7:00pm

The boys were once again inside the prison cell. Contained in the large room. Shingo was watching the television, had his leg propped up on top of the table, with his hand lazily clasped together, resting his head on his palm. Andre and Jo were playing a little game at the end of the table.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the table, the two partners in crimes were discussing their operation and how to further it.

"It is one week until the 7th of May, we need to find more ways to distract the vice president for 3 hours. It is unlikely that the same trick that Matsuri-dono has pulled will not work again." Gakuto said with a curious tone. "And as you said, we do need to widen that hole for you to successfully escape and come back with no hitch."

Kiyoshi has not said anything for a while. His eyes were not particularly looking at anything, he was thinking. Thinking about the operation and Matsuri (and Etsuko) involvement in the whole deal. He didn't want them to get in trouble in case things go south. They don't deserve anything that will come for them in the near future if something happens.

But his biggest concern was…..and for a good while now…Chiyo.

"But….I don't think it right to keep her in the dark like that…..you have to tell her sooner or later."

He had Matsuri words in his thoughts for a while now and honestly he couldn't stop thinking about it. There was always a moment of thoughts in his head, thinking what if he and the boys did not go peeping on the girls. If they didn't, then they wouldn't have to be doing all of this. He could always try to find a way and tell Chiyo the whole truth, she deserves the truth.

"I'm a coward….."

"Kiyoshi-dono….."

"Huh?"

"Are you alright?"

"Y-Yeah…..I'm fine…I was just thinking that's all….."

"Were you perhaps thinking about abandoning the operation." Gakuto said as he pushed his glasses up from his nose.

"...hey…do you think that breaking out is a good idea?"

"Of course not!"

"Then why are you still aiming to break out?"

"Because, I must get my hands on that figurine set. After all, it only comes once every 4 years. It's a limited edition."

"And I want to go on my date with Chiyo." Kiyoshi added in.

"Then why are you having second thoughts?"

"...I…..I don't know…..I guess I'm having consciousness now…..also…..I lied to Chiyo….twice already."

"Please enlighten me more on that, Kiyoshi-dono."

"I lied to her about me actually having a day off on Saturday…and….I lied to her about…the peeping job."

Gakuto covered his mouth before a gasp could escape. "Kiyoshi-dono…how could you?"

"I don't need to hear that from you!" Kiyoshi growled. "You guys had as much fault in this as I do! I told you it was a bad idea! You guys didn't listen!"

"And you!?" Gakuto retorted back. "Let's not forget you took part in the peeping job with us. And you didn't listen to Matsuri-dono when he warned us about the USC!" He growled.

Kiyoshi's eyes fell down towards the table. His hands curled into a fist, realizing his friend's words.

"You're right…..I didn't listen…..I should've listened…hey…you ever have thoughts in your heads…..about what our life would be like if we didn't go peeping on the girls."

Gakuto took a moment or so to let Kiyoshi words sink into head. "To be honest…..yes."

Kiyoshi's eyes widened at his friend's response. "Huh?"

"I've always had these thoughts in my head…..if we actually listened to Matsuri-dono warnings…..then what would our life look like…..will we have girlfriends…..go on dates…..and get to be in the same heaven that Matsuri-dono is in right now…"

"Gakuto…"

"But most importantly….my figurine…..I would get my hand on that set with no worries."

"...do you only care for some toy?"

"Silence! Says the boy who is trying to get out and go on a date with a girl who is the sister of the ever so fearful president!"

"Hey," Both of them stopped when Shingo interrupted their conversation. "What are you guys talking about?" Shingo asked with his usual smile.

Both the boys started to sweat as they tried to find something to come up with to fool Shingo. He cannot know about their operation or he might rat them out.

"N-Nothing special….." Kiyoshi said with a shaky voice.

Shingo however, was not gonna let this slide. He felt like something was going on between the two boys and he wanted to know what's going on.

"Lately," He said as he rested his hand on the table. Eyeing the two nervous boys. "You two have been getting along pretty well."

"I-Is that so?" Gakuto said with a rather shaky voice.

"You see….we're on the same shift at the moment so…o-of course we're gonna get along."

Shingo eyes narrowed at them. He was not buying it one bit. "Not to mention…you two have been getting along with Matsuri as well….."

"Well…..he is a boy as well….." Kiyoshi was starting to sweat more. He did not like how Shingo was interrogating them. If he knew anything about their operation, then everything they worked hard on would be a giant waste.


Before he could ask them any further questions, the door to the prison opened to reveal two familiar people by the door.

Coming into the room first was the amazon beauty herself, Meiko Shiraki. Who garnered the boys attention the most from the clothing she was wearing. She was wearing his sleepwear, her yellow tank-top hugged against her skin. Her enormous bosom hugged her top revealing her impressive cleavage, and her nipples were poking out of her tank-top. Hugging her hips and bottom was her pink shorts that outlined her curves and hugged her cheeks.

Behind her was Matsuri who was in his casual wear for the moment. Which consist of just a white t-shirt and sweatpants. He was just about getting ready for bed as well. He was behind Meiko, and his eyes were trying hard to look at anything that was not her.

"I'm collecting your wish lists that I handed you before now." She said as she propped her hand against her hips.

The boys were not saying anything. Their eyes completely glued to the tall vice president, more particularly her clothing that she was wearing. Their cheeks were red hot, some of them were practically drooling at the sight.

Matsuri took notice of the boy's reaction and couldn't help but sigh to himself. "Of course they react like this….."

"T….That…That outfit," Gakuto said as he shook in place. His shoulders rolled in circles. "Why…..WHY WOULD YOU DRESS LIKE THAT, VICE PREZ!" He said as he just practically, absentmindedly ran towards the grey hair teen.

Meiko's eyes twitched at the boy's action. Of course the boys would react like this. She twisted her hand that was holding the book and immediately smacked the boy across the face. Blood flew from his mouth.

"IT'S JUST MY PAJAMAS. GET ME YOUR LIST ALREADY!" She said with an annoyed tone.

"Idiot." Matsuri thought to himself with a disappointed sigh. Why is he even helping these boys again?


It only took a few seconds for the boys to turn in their wish lists. Once Meiko had them all in her hands, she began to look through them.

While she was doing that, Matsuri's back was against the bars on the door. His cheeks are still hot from the clothing that Meiko is wearing for her sleepwear.

"Kiyoshi wants a dictionary, that's no problem," Meiko said as she read from the boys' lists. "Andre wants a KGB48 model, rejected. Shingo wants a pomade, denied. Jo wants an ant farm, that's a maybe. Gakuto wants a mobile audio player, rejected."

"N-No. I need it for my English listening lessons." Gakuto raised his hand in defense."

"Do you? Well then, I'll consider it."

"Thank you."

Meiko snaps her finger to get Matsuri's attention. The boy rushes over to her side and grabs the stack of paper from her and hands her the calendar that shows the month of May. She approached the wall and raised her hand and posted the calendar. Unknowest to her, she was giving the boys a perfect view for the boys to see.

As she raised her hands to straighten the paper on the wall, her enormous boobs bounced in place. They hugged against her skin, poking out of the two watermelons were her nipples, as they poked against her tanktop. Her back side was completely exposed as well, her pink shorts hugged tightly against her skin, outlining her butt.

Matsuri's cheeks flushed red as he tried to look the other way. The poor teenage boy tried his best not to look at Meiko with any ill or perverted intention, but the more he looks at her, the more he starts to lust for her.

It really bothered him, and honestly it just makes him feel ashamed of himself, he didn't want to become any worse than the boys that were present at this moment.

Speaking of boys, his eyes wandered over to the four boys (Gakuto, Shingo, Jo, and Andre) were all enjoying the view. Their cheeks flushed red, their breathing became heavy, drools leaking from their mouths.

"Of course…"

"The vice-prez always runs around with her breasts and panties exposed, so I didn't think much of it," Shingo said with a lustful tone. "But you know, this is pretty amazing."

"It seems like covering up makes it even more indecent." Andre said.

"Tank tops and hot pants are your true favorites." Gakuto said with the same tone.

"I want to kiss that ass." Jo said with a cough.

To the side, Matsuri was not approving of this one bit. He was giving a low growl and gave them the death glare. His eye was developing a twitch.

"M-Matsuri….." Kiyoshi said to him. The boy looked at him, unintentionally giving him the glare which scared him. "W-What's wrong?"

"Nothing…..just the usual." Matsuri said as he looked at the other.

"Alright," Meiko said as she turned around and headed to the door. "Everyone check and confirm your schedule."

Kiyoshi's eyes were on the schedule (all while the boys were looking at Meiko). Kiyoshi's eye caught something amiss with the schedule.

"E-Excuse me, Madam Vice President?"

"Yes?" Meiko responded as she looked over her shoulders and Kiyoshi.

"Um…..isn't next Saturday's work the same as always?" He said as he pointed at the calendar.

"Huh?" Matsuri thought to himself as he got a closer look at the calendar.

"It's what's written there," Meiko said as she faced the boys. "On that day, the track club's regional meet is being held. You guys won't be doing your usual work so that you can help with it."

Both Matsuri, Gakuto, and Kiyoshi all had similar expressions. The track meet will indeed cause some problems for them to operate their operation breakout.

"Um…..I have a question….." Gakuto raised his hand with a nervous tone.

"Granted."

"What exactly is the nature of this work, and where will it be?" He asked the most concerning question ever.

"That day you will split up into groups; Kiyoshi, Gakuto, and Shingo will be purse-watching details. Andre and Jo will be miscellaneous."

Gakuto and Kiyoshi eyes sneak a glance at Shingo whose eyes were on the president.

To the side, Matsuri was rather concerned. "With Shingo in the group, it will be difficult for Kiyoshi to escape…..but maybe…..having Shingo in the group just maybe work."

"Alright is that all," Meiko asked the boys with no response. "Very well then." The grey hair vice president turns her body around and heads to the door. Matsuri opens the door for her as she leaves, followed by Matsuri who closes the door behind him and follows.

Leaving the boys in their own thoughts. Andre, Shingo, and Jo were looking at the calendar, feeling satisfied with the whole ideal.

"Looks like things will be easy on that day….." Shingo said with the boys agreeing with him.

While the boys are quite pleased, Kiyoshi and Gakuto were on the opposite spectrum. This could change everything on their plan.


With Matsuri and Meiko


Matsuri was walking alongside the tall amazon beauty, his mind was more to himself than being distracted by the girl beside him.

"With Shingo in the group, it's gonna be really difficult for them to continue with their plan…..but perhaps…..it won't be that bad. Maybe we can try to convince Shingo to be with the group. Hopefully this doesn't cause too much trouble."

"Hitoyoshi."

"Huh!?" Matsuri was startled by Meiko's voice and instantly faced her. "Y-Yes."

"You really didn't need to come. I could handle myself with the boys." She said looking over her shoulders.

"O-Oh! Um….sorry. I-I know you can handle yourself and all. But I really wanted to come along just to check on the boys…." He said as he scratched the side of his cheek.

Meiko had a small blush on her cheeks as she looked at the boy with an annoyed pout. She takes a long step ahead of him. As soon as she was ahead, she stopped him in his tracks and set her hands on her hips, giving the boy a glare.

"I understand that you tend to care for the boys' safety and all. But if you ask me I think you're wasting your time with them." She said as she rested her arms under her bosom. Unintentionally pushing them up. "If you still believe that those boys can change, I highly doubt that will ever happen."

Matsuri's eyes laid on the vice president for a second before they looked towards his feet. "Well, to be honest I don't really have that much confidence that they're willing to change." He said with a hint of annoyance. He really did want to believe that they could change, but given their recent behavior so far, that doesn't look like it's happening anytime soon.

Meiko took notice of this behavior. Some parts of her felt sympathy for the boy, given that he is the only boy who is not in prison and wants to protect the guys. But the other half just felt that Matsuri was wasting his time.

"Then why do you continue to look out for them…."

"Well, aside from that it is my duty as a temporary guard and all. But it's just that…..it was my fault that they got caught in the first place. If I was just a little more assertive, then they would've never been in prison…heck they would've stayed out of trouble in general."

The boy still felt guilt for not asserting himself. If he was just more assertive, then none of this would happen. And it doesn't just stop there, there's Kiyoshi's whole breaking out plan. He just let him go with it. True, he is helping out this time, but at what cost. For them to end up in more trouble and him ending up in prison with the boys? Even worse, with Etsuko roped into this mess, it just made him feel even more guilty.

Meiko's eyes softened somewhat at the boy's body language. "Was I too hard on him? Damn it…..I need to be more considerate…wait, why am I even thinking about that!?" She shook her head.

Meiko took a deep breath before she spoke. "Hitoyoshi…." She managed to get the boy's attention. "I-If….If you are having any trouble at all…..you could…..um…well…..t-talk to us about it…..alright."

Matsuri's eyes widened in surprise. There it was again, Meiko was being rather considerate to him lately. While he didn't mind, it was just rather…..strange. Why was she being a little nicer? Did he miss anything during his time with the USC?

"Um…..y-you're willing to help?"

"D-Don't misunderstand me! Just because you're a boy you're still a member of the USC. And to top it off, you're a student too. And as student council, we're here to help students regardless of their genders!" She said as she pointed her nose the other way. Her cheeks felt hot.

"Oh…..r-right. Of course. Thank you, Vice President." He said with a smile.

Meiko's cheeks grew hotter. Her eyes batted the other way. Her heart was beating fast.

"Damn it, Meiko! Calm down! He's just being his usual dumb, naive self! Stop getting excited!"

"Good evening Vice President." The two were startled by the voice of the fearful crowmaster herself, Mari Kurihara.

Meiko instantly turned around, her body straightened as she faced the president. Matsuri followed suit, his eyes on the president.

"G-Good evening, Madame President!" They both said in sync.

Mari's eyes widened in shock and was honestly caught off guard. Her eyes couldn't help but to wander to Meiko and over to Matsuri, both posing the same pose.

"He really is a splitting image of Meiko when she was young." She thought to herself as a small chuckle escaped her lips.

"M-Madame President?" Meiko asked.

"Nothing. Just thinking to myself," Mari said as she looked at Meiko with a serious look. "Anyways, how did Etsuko perform?"

"She was a great help, Madame President. With her added as a volunteer, it does make great help with Hana absent."

"Good to hear. Because she will be needed for tomorrow as well."

"Huh? Tomorrow too?" Matsuri asked with a curious tone.

"Is something wrong?" Mari asked the boy with a glare.

Matsuri flinched back and raised his hand in defense. "N-No! I didn't mean it like that! I was just c-curious, that's all."

Mari sighed to herself. Her face reads that she was rather…..annoyed. "Well since you're here, that saves me the trouble of finding you."

"Madame President?" Meiko was curious as well.

"Starting tomorrow Hitoyoshi. Instead of your usual duty…..you will be given a special task."

"A…..special task….."


School Yard (The Next Day)


May 1st (6 Days Until Operation Breakout)

9:00am

The boys were formed in their usual line formation. Standing in front of the two members of the council. Meiko and Etsuko. But no Matsuri.

The boys took notice of the absent sixth boy who was not here today. Usually he was here all day aside from the other day. But now he wasn't.

This also concerned Gakuto and Kiyoshi, given that he was a crucial member to the group. Granted, Etsuko is here, but Matsuri wasn't.

"Starting today! You guys will be repairing the hut, and the others will be clearing the field. Proceed your work safely."

"Um…..I have a question, Vice President." Gakuto raised his hand.

"Granted."

"Um…..what happened to Matsuri-dono?" He asked the one question that was on everyone else's minds.

Meiko simply pushed her glasses from her nose. "If you have to know…..Hitoyoshi is on a special assignment."

"Huh? What type of special assignment….."

Meiko sighed to herself feeling rather irritated or annoyed. "He's going shopping, with the Madame President."

"...WHAAAAAAA!?"


Outside of the School


Matsuri's back was against the wall as he was leaning against it. His eyes were focusing on his feet, not trying to look at the girls who were giving him either a stink eye or just giving off concerned looks. Thinking that he was just trying to pick up some bait.

The boy was honestly used to it though. Not much he could do besides just let them stare and assume what they think.

Matsuri's clothing was different from his usual uniform garb he wore for school. This time he was in his casual wear. He wore a black and red zipper jacket. Leaving his torso open to reveal his white t-shirt. He wore blue jeans with his sneakers.

The boy was more comfortable in his usual clothing. Not to say that the uniform was bad, but sometimes he was more used to more loose and casual wearing than to wear something that looks or make him look expensive.

Matsuri sighed to himself as he continued to wait for Mari. But he wondered to himself…what exactly got him into this situation to begin with…..


Flashback


"YOUR DAD WANTS YOU TO GO TO MY SISTER BIRTHDAY PARTY!?"

"Trust me, I'm not too fond of the idea as well." Mari said with a hint of annoyance in her tone.

Meiko herself was not too keen on the idea either. Madame President!? Going to a party!? With a boy no less!?

Just the thought of it made her sweat in place. "M-Madame President! Are you sure you want to do this!?"

"I don't." Mari simply said before opening her eyes. "But, my father insisted that I go…..regardless of my refusal. He says that it will possibly give me a better understanding of Hitoyoshi." She said as she glared at the nervous boy.

Matsuri sinked his head between his shoulders. He really didn't like how Mari STILL did not trust him. But to be honest, he was expecting that no less.

"But…with your sister's birthday on the 3rd of May. I suppose I need to come with a gift of my own." She said as her eyes laid on the boy once more. "So, Hitoyoshi."

"Yes!" Matsuri responded with an alarmed tone.

"For your special assignment. I want you to accompany me tomorrow…..we're going shopping."

"...huh?"


End of Flashback


"Is this a really good idea…." Matsuri said to himself as he was having second thoughts about this whole idea of accompanying the President.

"Sorry I am late." The voice of the fearful president sounded from the side of him. The boy looked to his left and his eyes caught a good look of the dress she chose to wear.

Mari walked towards him in clothing that could make any man fall for a young woman like her. The crow hair president wore a long black dress that hugged against her skin. Outlining her ample bust. Her dress wrapped around her body, hugging close to her skin, giving a good view of her stomach and hips. For leg wear she wore a see through stockings that illustrated her thighs.

Matsuri's face was completely red from her clothing, she was dead drop gorgeous from the clothing she was wearing. The entire theme suited for someone like her. He hates to admit it, but she definitely looked absolutely gorgeous. Even more so than Meiko (something he really felt ashamed of thinking).

"Hitoyoshi?" Mari asked with a raised brow.

"...huh?" Matsuri's eyes blinked.

Mari took notice of his strange behavior and grew a smirk. "Are you lost for words, Hitoyoshi?" She said as she set her hand on her hips, thrusting it to the side. "Can you not control yourself?"

"Whaa!? N-No! Nothing like that! I was….um…I just…..you look really…..um…p-pretty." He said in a low voice.

"Thank you for the compliment." She acknowledged.

"Um…..so…where did you want to go first…"

"Well, given that it is your sister's birthday. What does she like?" She said as she raised her hand to her chin.

"Well…..she does like cute things. Nothing special, just like really cute animal dolls."

"Really now…well then, I suggest we try Hikarigaoka Ima Main."

"Hikarigaoka Ima Main?"

"It's a shopping mall here in Nerima…" Then it just occurred to Mari. "Oh, now that I remember. You just moved here before you transferred to Hachimitsu Academy, did you?"

"Um…y-yes." Matsuri nodded with a hint of somber. Hints of memory of his previous life before he moved to Nerima.

Mari took notice of his behavior and bit her lip. Deciding to change the topic, she coughed to gain his attention.

"It is fine. I shall lead the way." She said as she walked by him before going up ahead.

The boy follows her closely behind. Despite following her instructions, he still felt a little nervous being alone with the fearful president. To be honest, he has not been alone with the president for a long time. The last time he ever interacted with her was when she interrogated him. After that, he didn't really feel safe around her (granted he didn't feel safe around the USC) he just didn't want to overstep his boundaries around her.

Unaware, Mari eyes took a glance over her shoulders at the boy who was following with his head down.

"This could be a good advantage for me. I could use this as an opportunity and reveal you for the pervert you are. No matter how you try to hide it." She smirked to herself.


School Yard…..


"Unbelievable. Life is truly unfair. Unjust. I am outraged."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Kiyoshi asked his friend who was mumbling to himself.

"I'm talking about Matsuri-dono and his date with the President!" He said with tears in his eyes. His fist clenched with fury. "I'm truly outraged by this! It's completely unfair!"

"Calm down Gakuto," Kiyoshi raised his hand in defense trying to calm his friend down. "And besides, it's not even a date. Matsuri is just accompanying her to go shopping."

"Still," Gakuto sniffled, still bitter. "It's not fair."

"Is Spect-san still whining over there?" Etsuko came over to the boys with an annoyed look. "I already told you it's not what you think it is."

"But I'm still furious about the whole thing," He said as he wiped his eyes. "However, this is a rather dangerous mission though."

"What do you mean?" Kiyoshi asked with a quirk eyebrow.

"He's together with the fearful president." He said with a serious look. "If I were to know anything, it would seem that she is setting up a trap for Matsuri-dono."

"A trap?" Etsuko asked, bringing her finger to her chin and tilting her head. "What type of trap would she set for Matsuri?"

"Think about it. Madame President is an absolute goddess. A true beauty. Someone like Matsuri-dono would definitely fall victim to her trap."

Kiyoshi was now starting to get worried. If what Gakuto was saying is true, he wonders if Matsuri would be safe either way. But this is Matsuri, the one boy who has not gone peeping at the girls. The one who avoided this mess.

"No way, Matsuri will be fine," Etsuko spoke up with a bright smile. Gaining the boy's attention. "Matsuri isn't the type that would fall victim to the President's seduction. Plus he's not dumb like you guys." She said with a toothy grin.

The boys gave her a deadpan look. That comment was entirely unnecessary, but in some ways it was true. Still not necessary though.

"And besides…Matsuri already has his eyes on someone else anyways….." She said with a sly smile.

This caught the boys' attention. Matsuri? Already has his eyes set on someone? The one boy who refused to do anything perverted, has his eyes on a girl at this school!?

"Wait? Y-You're serious?" Kiyoshi asked first, completely dumbfounded.

"W-Who is it? Is it Chiyo?" Gakuto dared, getting a flinch from Kiyoshi.

"Nope." Etsuko proudly said.

Kiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief. Good thing it wasn't Chiyo, because if she was the girl he had his eye on. Their friendship would be weird.

"So, who is it then?" Gakuto was very eager to know whose girl he had a crush on.

"I'm not telling. That's something for you guys to find out for yourself." She said as she skipped over towards the direction where the Vice President was.

The boys were just left with a dumbfounded look plastered on their faces. They felt a little dejected from her response, but it looks like it was a secret between those two only.

"I know she has faith in Matsuri and all, but I can't help but to still be worried about him."

"All we can do is to have faith in Matsuri-dono. And hope that he doesn't fall into her trap. But Kiyoshi-dono," Gakuto said as he pushed his glasses up from his nose. "That should be the least of our worries. Our worries should be on Shingo."


Shingo was pulling the cart wagon that was filled with waste and disposable items from the field. He was pulling the cart over to the refuse waste area, where Kiyoshi and Gakuto were working.

The boy was absent mindedly thinking to himself as he was pulling the wagon over the designated area. He wore a smile on his face thinking to himself.

"Looks like I'm gonna be paired with Gakuto and Kiyoshi for the purse watching position on Saturday," He said with a hum in his singing. "Kind of think of it, we haven't talk to each other in a while ever since we've been thrown in prison."


"What do you think we should do about Shingo-dono?" Gakuto whispered.

"...to be honest, I say we should put him in the group."

"But what if he's onto our plan….."

"Hey come on, don't be like that. Maybe we should put him in. He's not gonna rat us out."


As soon as Shingo got over to the area. He caught some words of what they were saying. He didn't caught all of what they said, but he did caught onto one:

"Mh? What do they mean by 'put in'?" He thought to himself.

Curious about what they were talking about. He crouched down to a good level behind the rubble and listened closely to their conversation.

"Impossible." Gakuto retorted.

"It's not impossible. He isn't such a tight-ass guy."

Shingo's face paled at their conversation. "Eh? I can't hear them well. Something about putting in and asses….don't tell me."

"But Shing-dono doesn't have a motive." Gakuto said with a curious look.

"He wanted a pomade, so if we convince him that I can buy it by getting outside. Couldn't we get him in the team with the pomade?"

Shingo started to sweat. His hand clasped over his mouth. "What do they want to get in where after making it slippery with pomade!? And what the hell is with that whole thing about getting outside!?"

"He would get into the group surprisingly well."

"He won't get in."

Shingo flinched and quickly got up from his position and pulled the cart to where he was going. His face was still pale, having the wrong thoughts in his head.


Hikarigaoka Ima Main…


Matsuri and Mari stood in front of the expansive shopping mall that stood in front of them. The tall white and brown concrete building stood in front of them with multiple floors for them to explore.

"Whoa…..I never thought that there was a mall like this in Tokyo."

"Of course…..and this is one of the most expansive shopping centers here in Tokyo."

"Well um…it sure is big….." Matsuri said being rather concerned about entering the mall.

"Well then, Hitoyoshi," She said as she turned around and faced him with a smile. "Shall we."

Matsuri flinched with a blush and nodded. Mari turned around with a twirl. Her long raven hair reached near Matsuri's face as he caught a whiff of the perfume she had on. His cheeks flushed red, but quickly shook his head and quickly followed her.

Mari was left to her thoughts, a serious look was worn on her face.

"Let's see how long you can stay composed once I finally reveal the true beast you are." She smirked to herself victoriously. Hoping that while they're at it looking for a gift for his sister. She can finally put her plan in action and test just how noble he is.


Matsuri and Mari were inside the mall. The mall was rather huge from the inside. It sported many shops for them to explore from the first floor all the way to the third floor. Right near the middle of the shopping center was a staircase that led the way towards the third floor.

Many people walked around the mall, having conversations with one another. Going into and outside of the shops that were imported into the store.

Matsuri and Mari went towards a map that was labeled and told them where the stores were at.

"So then, if we're gonna be looking for something cute. Then perhaps a toy store would do good. While we're there, is there anything in specifics that she would like."

Matsuri shook his head. "Not really…she usually just takes any stuffed animal or dolls. Although I think she has too many of them. Oh! And while we're at it, she also has a weakness for sweets."

"Really now?" Mari turned her head and looked at Matsuri over her shoulder.

"Yeah," He said with a genuine smile. "Whenever we go to some store, Ritsu would always want to get some sweets. She mainly goes for the donuts." He said with a small chuckle.

Mari raised a brow at him. "You seem to get along well with your sister."

"Well, I mean she is my family. Sure there are times when we fight. And she does get on my nerves from time to time. But I do love her…..and she loves me. She just has a sharp tongue, that's all."

Mari couldn't help but to make a small smile with a chuckle. The teenager shook her head, trying not to fall for the boy's "genuine" personality.

"Then let's go." She said with haste as she walked over to the stairs and headed to the shopping store they needed to go to.

Matsuri quickly followed behind her. The boy still was worried that she has some ulterior move and will try to find some way to get him in prison. Wouldn't surprise him, but he still felt a little hurt if that was true.

Mari on the other hand. Was all the more ready to push him to the limit. And prove to her father that he's not innocent at all.


The two made it to a toy store, within the store there were many stuffed animals that were placed within a large box. Some were hanging on the wall and shelves and there were few that were placed on the ground.

Along with the wide variety of stuffed plushies and toys, there were costumes that were hanging on the shelves. These costumes consisted of princess costumes and dresses for little girls to dress up in.

Matsuri's eyes wandered through the store shelves, looking for a plush toy that his little sister would like. The boy couldn't help but to smile to himself. With all the mess with the boys he's been getting himself into and the whole situation with Meiko. This is exactly what he needed.

But he still had his worries. And that problem that worried him was right beside him. And he wished he hadn't looked, Mari was bending over, leaning to get a "closer" look at the plush that was on the shelves.

The dress that Mari wore hugged against her skin rather nicely as it outlined her plump butt. Giving him a good view of her ass.

Matsuri's eyes quickly averted the view and tried to focus on the toys that were around him. She really was trying to get a reaction from him. Matsuri wasn't too surprised though, he knew something like this was gonna happen. But still.

Mari's eyes partly looked over her shoulders and gazed at the boy behind her. "Hmm…so from Meiko reports it's true. He does make a few glances. But he will not make a move on me."

Mari had to admit. This was going to be rather a challenge for her trying to reveal his true colors. But she will not give up.

"Hitoyoshi," Mari called him, getting a flinch from him. "Could you come over here and look at this."

"Um…..huh….sure." Matsuri shook with a blush on his cheeks.

He walked over to Mari, once he was by her side. "W-What did you want me to look at?" He asked with a shaky voice.

"Come closer." Mari said without facing him.

Matsuri gulped in fear. He didn't know what she was trying to do, but he complied either way. He bends over to see what she was looking at. As soon as he was on her level, the crowmaster leaned over towards Matsuri's side. She slid over to him until her bare shoulders were touching the boys.

Matsuri could smell the perfume that emitted from her body. Her smooth shoulders rubbed against his. The boy tried not to let her distract him.

"Um…..s-so what toy are you looking at."

"This one." She said as she moved closer to his side of his face. She moved her hair out the way, making sure that the boy had a good view of her sides.

Matsuri's eyes couldn't help but to look to his side and spotted Mari, who was rather too close to him. He had to admit. She was rather gorgeous. Especially when she has make-up on. He could make out the lip gloss that she had on her rather plump soft lips.

The boy quickly shook those thoughts out of his head and looked at the plush that was a pink rabbit with a rather goofy look while holding a small carrot to itself.

"O-Oh! You must mean this rabbit. Y-Yeah I t-think this could work!" He said as he grabbed the plush and raised his body up. "Um….l-let me pick out a gift too." He said as he hurried over to the other side of the store, mainly to collect his thoughts.

Mari couldn't help but to smirk to herself. She managed to get him where she wanted. While he didn't make any moves. She was motivated.

"Keep at it. I will reveal your true identity."


The two were walking side-by-side with each other. Matsuri was carrying a bag that had a reasonable size plush toy in the bag, along the smaller size that Mari picked out for her.

"I seriously think she has enough toys honestly." Matsuri said to himself with a nervous chuckle.

"Why'd I even go for the big plush toy? My mind was somewhere else."

"So then," Mari said, getting his attention. The crowmaster slid her hair from her face and looked at the boy with a rather seductive look. "Is there anywhere else we should go to?"

"Um…..well…..we can try going to a store that has sweets. We can give her some candies or something."

"Very well then….." She said as she continued on ahead, leading Matsuri to where they had to go.

"Let's see how long you can maintain your so-called "innocent act…Hitoyoshi?"


The two wander through a candy store. Many candies of a wide variety were placed all over the place. Among shelves, inside of big grates and displayed through windows.

Matsuri's eyes wandered through the shelf in front of him. He tried his best to try and ignore Mari, but she was proving to be quite assertive. By getting rather close to him.

"She's really trying…I need to be careful and try not to make any sort of moves….."

While Matsuri was thinking to himself, Mari was busy, looking at the candies trying to think of a way to trap Matsuri.

"There isn't much I can do aside from physical contact.… and I refuse to do anything risky, especially in public space." Mari thought to herself with a fierce blush.

Her eyes glanced over her shoulders, noting that there were a couple of men's that were watching her. The men and young boys mainly were giving her some perverted looks. She could feel their eyes wander upon her figure. From her torso to leg.

Mari growled at their stare. This was the main reason why she hated men. They all were after the same thing in a woman's body.

"Trash…every. Single. Last. One. Of. Them." She looked towards Matsuri who was grabbing a bag of candies and inspecting it. "And Hitoyoshi is the same….and I'm gonna prove it."

Mari's eyes turned and caught a glance at a box of pocky sticks. Then an idea struck her. A risky one, but it will have to do.


The two were sitting outside of the shop, finishing their shopping inside of the candy store. Matsuri was eating some macaroons that he got himself.

The boy was nervous all over as he was sitting next to the president who had her legs crossed over her other leg. She had picked out a box of pocky sticks for her treats. Just as long as she remained to herself, then there was nothing to worry about on his end.

Only to realize how wrong he was.

"Hitoyoshi….."

Matsuri flinched, in a shaky manner, he turned his head around. "Y-Yes…..M-Madame President…."

"Have you ever heard of the Pocky game?" Mari asked as she slicked closer to Matsuri.

Steam exploded from the boy's face, a deep blush flushed on the boy's cheeks. Just what the hell was this girl thinking about now!?

"Y-Y-Yes….." Matsuri answered with sweat.

"Well then, how about we play a little…just to pass the time."

"I-I mean…..well it's…you do know what the Pocky game is…..right…."

"Of course….." She growled with a small blush. "A game where two people eat at each end of the stick and try to eat towards the middle. Whoever pulls away from the stick first loses."

"S-So why do you want to play the game…..with a boy of all people."

"Well, it's mainly a test…yes….a quick test." Mari said with a smirk.

"Let me guess…..a test to see how noble I am." Matsuri asked with a nervous tone.

"Of course. I'm just gonna come out and say it, but the other reason why I'm doing this is to just test if you truly are not a disgusting beast like the boys we threw in prison." Mari said with a hard glare.

"Y-You're really persistent you know."

"Well, I am the president of the USC of the school. I will try anything to make the school a safe place. Now then," She brought her finger inside the box and brought out the stick. She holds it in place once again looking at Matsuri. "How about we wager on this."

"Huh?"

"If I pull away first, then I shall give the boys their free time on Saturday."

Matsuri perked at this. "Really?"

"Yes," She said before she opened her eyes. Giving him the hard glare. "However, if you pull away…..then you can forget about the boys getting their free time. So then…..do we have a deal."

Matsuri pondered on this for a while. Was she being serious? Will the boys get their freetime on Saturday? Then that would mean they would not have to go with their breakout operation and be in more trouble. He has to do it. Even if it is a trap.

"A-Alright….I'll do it." He said with a firm stare.

Mari made a smirk to herself as she slipped the stick through her luxurious red lips.

"Of course, even if he doesn't pull away, I will still give the boys their free time on Saturday. But if his lips meet mine. And cannot control himself…that would be the perfect time to catch him in the act." She thought to herself.

Matsuri cheeks flushed red, feeling hot air around his body. His body trembled as he tried to calm himself down. His eyes darted between Mari and the stick that she had in her mouth through the other end. He could hear his heartbeat beat from the other end. But he really needed to do this if he wanted the boys to avoid getting into any more trouble. Even if this was obviously a trap set up for him.

He closed his hand into a fist and bites at the other end of the stick. He slowly opened his eyes and met face to face with the president's fierce glare with her blue eyes piercing through his brown eyes.

Matsuri was completely red as she took a bite on her end. Inching closer to his face. Matsuri took a bite from his end, inching closer to her. His eyes were unable to look anywhere else as he was dead locked towards Mari.

Mari herself was feeling hot as well. Her cheeks flushed red as small beads of sweat rolled against her skin. She was just as nervous as the boy, never really encountering a boy this close. While she doesn't hold any feelings towards him, she was just doing this to test his nobility.

The president took another bite, inching very close to Matsuri's lips. She took note that the boy's brown eyes were trying to look away from her. She couldn't pinpoint it, but she could tell that he was about to lose control of himself.

Matsuri began to tremble as he took a glance at her red lips that were inching closer to him. The stick pulled against her lip.

He took another bite. Right when he opened his eyes, he took notice of how close he was to her. His expression matched hers, Mari eyes grew wide in shock, he could hear her breathing at a rapid pace.

His lips were closer to hers. Too close. The two locked gaze at each other's eyes, this was too close for comfort. Mari tried to keep her composure as she determined to not pull away. This was getting dangerous for the both of them.

There was little space between them. Their lips inching closer to each other.

Determined to finish this and prove to the school and her father just how much of an untamed beast he is. She attempted to take another bite, finishing the stick.

Before their lips could meet. They both stopped when they noticed a crowd of people, mainly the guys, were taking photo shots and were recording videos of the two. Taking note of this, Matsuri quickly withdrew from the stick. His body twisted the other way with his hand covering face in embarrassment. A heavy blush flushed all over his face.

Mari blinked a couple of times before she could process what just happened. That small moment got rather intense between the two and she thought she would have to withdraw from the match if Matsuri was not going to back down.

Luckily, (and goodness enough) if it wasn't for those perverts who were in the bystanders, the match possibly would've continued. Good thing Matsuri was the one who withdrew.

Mari took the moment to calm herself before she spoke. "Well then…..I believe I won then."

Matsuri pouted as he looked over his shoulders at her. "You were just trying to find a way to get me in prison!"

The teen girl rose from her sitting position and looked over at Matsuri.

"Anyways, I believe we have prolonged here, long enough. Is there anything else that we need for the party?"

"Oh!" Matsuri springed up and looked at his bag of goodies. "Right, so I got Ritsu her present and some sweets. You got her present. I'll be making the cake while we're there."

"Oh? You're going to be making the cake?" Mari said with an raised eyebrow. "I never knew you cook."

"O-Oh….yeah I do. I don't do anything special. I just make the basics, you know ramen, rice and curry. Any of the basic stuff. Just don't try to get me to do anything fancy, because I don't think I'm on that level." Matsuri said with a chuckle.

Mari just looks at him with a curious gaze. This boy was just full of surprises. Not only did not ever make a move on her once, nor have he talked anything about her with any lecherous perversion.

"So what Meiko said in her reports was true. Hitoyoshi seems to be rather more different than the other boys…..but no. I refuse to let him trick me. Now for the final test."

"Before we go, there's somewhere I would like to go…"

"Um…..s-sure. What did you have in mind…"


Mari was rummaging through some clothing that consisted of black frilly undergarments and bras that were hanging above them.

Matsuri on the other hand, had his face completely down towards his feet's, his face was deep dark shade of red. And his body desperately trembled in place.

"WHY ME!?" He screamed in his thoughts.

The store that Mari chose was something he expected, but not expected at the same time. The shop was filled with clothes but the section they were in was in the women's section and it mainly consisted of many things that would make any man have their own fantasies.

Hanging on each of the aisles were undergarments; bras and underwear. Hanging in rows from top to bottom. The bras came in all different sizes of cups for the women, including the sizes for the underwears.

Showing on display were mannequins with hourglass figures had bras and underwears, snuggled onto them. Despite them being just props for the women to see how they would look on a person, they still provided a fantasy image for boys like Matsuri to have unnecessary thoughts in his head.

All the boy could do was to not look up and just keep his thoughts to himself, unless otherwise called by Mari, he would have no choice but to look up and see what she wants. But he will not like it.

"Calm down, Matsuri…..just calm down…" He repeated to himself. "I just need to k-keep to myself. Yeah, just k-keep it to myself….."

"Hitoyoshi?"

Matsuri flinched under her voice. "Y-Yes…..M-Madame P-President?"

"Why are you looking down at your feets?" Mari asked with a knowing smirk. Despite Matsuri not facing up, he could tell from her tone.

"I-I um…just thought that it would be kind of rude of me looking up that's all."

"Oh," Mari's tone of voice says many of what type of expression she is experiencing. "Is this store stimulating you?"

Matsuri's heart raced a mile. Why did she have to say it like that?! Was she having fun with him, knowing that he is at a huge disadvantage right now!?

"N-Not really no…I'm j-just don't want to be rude that's all." Matsuri tried to cover his shame.

"In that case," Mari walked up to him. Just stopping a few inches from him. "Could you take a look at this?"

Matsuri's body trembled in place. Sweat rolled off of his skin. Was she really telling him to look up at her? But what does she have with her that made her ask? He had no choice but to look up. So he did. Matsuri looked and god wished he didn't.

"What do you think of this bra?" Mari asked with the smirk still printed on her face.

The outfit she had in her hands was nothing but an undergarment piece set. An exquisite looking black frilly bra that had a small red ribbon tied in front of it. The bra looked to be just her size for her ample breast, as she (purposely) raised against her chest just to show off.

Matsuri's face exploded red from the undergarment. He immediately shifted his head the other way.

"WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Hitoyoshi…I need you to look at this." Mari said her expression wore a serious tone.

"Um…..I…..uh….." The boy was completely lost for words. He didn't know what to do or even say to the undergarments she had in her hands. "W-Why are you asking me!?" He asked in panic.

"I just want your opinion. I don't see anything wrong with that."

"There's a lot of things wrong with this whole scenario!" He said before he snapped his head towards her, showing his crimson face.

Matsuri got up from his seat and looked at Mari with a pouting expression. "Why are you even asking ME about this!? Could've you just brought any of the girls with you. Like Hana, Vice President or heck even Chiyo!?" He said with a bit of a crack in his voice.

Mari's eyes narrowed at the boy. "Well, those WOULD be valuable options. But I believe there is something wrong with your statement," She said as she crossed her arms under her bust. The bra she was carrying was tossed to the side. "Hana would've been the perfect choice for this, but she's still out of commission. And as much as I acknowledge Meiko, she doesn't exactly…..have her own independence thoughts. She will basically just say or agree to anything that concerns me."

Matsuri blinked a few times. While he knows that Meiko is very loyal to the president, he can't help but to agree with Mari. Meiko does not have independent thoughts to herself and will only remain loyal to her.

"As for Chiyo…well from our episode the other day, you could tell that I and her…don't exactly see eye to eye." She said with a hint of somber in her voice.

"Oh….." Matsuri's eyes downcast at that. "Um…..sorry to hear that."

"B-But that's the only reason why I have to rely on your response. And since you're the only one present. It would only make sense to rely on you…for the moment at least."

Matsuri sinked his head between his shoulders at that last remark. Even through all of that phase they went through, digging into his personal records and trying to get information about what happened to Yoshimiya.

True, he understood that this was all to protect the school, but he still felt hurt from the whole crisis he had suffered through.

Mari lost herself for a moment before she shook her head. "A-Anyways, what do you think?" She said as she raised the bra to her breast.

The boy quickly flinched as his eyes gazed upon the bra that she had in front of her. He quickly shifted his gaze to the side.

"Um…..I-I think it suits you." He admitted.

"And that's your response."

"Well…..I mean….huh…..black….seems to be your preferred color anyways…" He said before his eyes shifted gaze towards the bra and snapped the other way. "Although…..I think t-the ribbon is a bit to c-cute for someone like you."

"Really now? If I were honest, I actually like the ribbon. It's cute." She says before she tilted her head looking at the ribbon.

"I mean sure…well if you say so…why not try it on."

"I guess that would be a good solution. I shall go try this on. Can I trust that you will stay out here and not cause any sort of trouble." She said as she narrowed her eyes at the boy.

Matsuri flinched under her stare before he straightened his body and bowed. "Y-Yes! You won't be hearing any trouble from me! I promise!"

Mari simply nodded and walked towards the fitting room area where she would try on the outfit. Leaving Matsuri to his own thoughts.

As soon as she left, the boy let out a sigh of relief and slumped his back against the pillar once more. The boy's eyes absentmindedly wander over to one of the mannequin's that were up for display wearing purple thongs and bra. The bra cup size looked to be bigger than the Madame President and Hana alike, in fact, they looked just about Meiko size.

For a moment, a thought wandered into his mind as the mannequin was replaced with an image of Meiko. The boy's face exploded in deep embarrassment as he turned the other way. His heart was racing once more.

"I really need to stop having these unnecessary thoughts in my head! Or else I'm gonna end up worse like those idiots!"


Mari begins to undress her dress to try on the bra that she may end up buying. While doing so, her mind was on the boy. She couldn't exactly fathom the thought on the boy's non sexual action against her.

"Just what is it with that boy? This is proving to be quite the challenge than I initially thought. No wonder Meiko has such a tough time."

Mari moves to grab the black bra as she clothed over her bare naked breast. They snuggled against her flesh pale ample bust. She stops for a moment and looks at the mirror. The bra really did suit her style. Mari hovers her hand over her breast. She felt the soft fabric, her fingers traced the detailed line of the bra.

"I tried multiple methods against Hitoyoshi and yet he still has not made a move against me. Am I truly wasting time by trying to prove to my father something that he isn't…"

Mari was beginning to think that this whole plan she had laid out for the boy was just a waste. The boy has so far not done anything against her will. For a moment, she thought back to that moment where she interrogated Matsuri to find out what exactly happened to Yoshimiya. The boy completely broke in front of her.

She shook her head, shoving that memory to the side. "No. I can't give up yet…as much as I don't like this…..this will have to do." Mari said as she moved her hand to her ample bust that was covered by the black bra.


"What's taking her so long….." He asked himself as he looked at his phone. The time reads 1:00pm. They've been at the mall for quite some times now. He had to at least have some time to wrap up Ritsu gifts for tomorrow.

His mind couldn't help but to wander to the boys. "I wonder if Kiyoshi and Gakuto got Shingo in the group. Although I still think that this whole breakout operation is a bad idea….."

His body slumped against the pillar, he couldn't help but to think to himself, wondering if he really put a stop to this whole operation. They would only just get into more trouble if they get caught. And he's really not a fan of lying.

"I would tell them…..I'm just too much of a coward to stand up for myself."

"Hitoyoshi…."

Matsuri's head perked up when he heard his name being called out. His head was towards the dressing room in front of him. To see that Mari's head has poked out from the curtain with the rest of her body being covered behind the curtains.

"Um…..P-President?"

"Yes Hitoyoshi, could you come here?"

"Wait a-what do you mean?" He said with a small blush.

"Just come here." She said as she narrowed her eyes at the boy once more.

The brown hair boy swallowed his fear as he got up from the pillar and cautiously walked over to the raven hair president. He wasn't sure what she was trying to pull this time, but all he knows is that he would just have to comply with her demands.

Once he made it to her, he stopped an inch from the curtains and looked at her. "Y-Yes."

Before he could think, he was suddenly grabbed by the rather strong president grip and he was dragged inside the small room with her. The boy used his hands to stop himself from falling face first to the mirror in front of him. Once he gained control of his body once more, he turned to see face to face with Mari…who was in nothing but the undergarments she was trying on.

A yelp escaped from the boy's mouth before he snapped his head in the other direction. His heart raced faster from her lack of clothing and closeness to his body. A fierce blush flushed on her cheeks as she closed the gap between the two. Her breast pressed up against his. While hers wasn't as big as Meiko, but the fact that her breast was still pushing him still nerved him. Making it worse, she was just in her bra.

"W-W-W-WHY DON'T HAVE YOUR DRESS ON YOU!?"

"Simple, the same reason why you're in here," She said with a small blush on her cheeks. The boy couldn't help but to hear her heavy breathing. She was nervous, but she had something planned for him. "I…..I want you to undress me and put my dress back on."

"HUH!?"

Before Mari could say anything, she pointed to her dress which was hanging on the wall behind him.

"Put my dress on me But before that. Unhook my bra."

"W-W-Wouldn't b-be faster if y-you do it!?"

"Enough already! Just hurry up!" She said before she turned around, her hand retreated to the side of her body with a fist being curled at the end. "Let's just see how well you can stand without losing your cool." She said with a shaky breath before she faced the wall again.

"IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!? WHY IS SHE BEING PERSISTENCE WITH THIS!? THIS IS GOING TOO FAR!"

The boy's head was filled with thoughts right now. Just what is the president thinking about getting him to put her dress back on. She's really putting her own risk out there, just to capture a 'pervert'. This has gone from simple physical body touch to utter right ridiculousness.

"Madame P-President!? Don't you think t-this have gone w-way too far!?"

"It's necessary."

"N-No it's not!"

Mari made a low growl as she snapped her head and looked over her shoulders. "Enlighten me, how is it not necessary!"

"B-Because you're putting your own body at risk here! You can't just tell some stranger to p-put on your dress!" He said with a shaky but determined voice.

"It's all the means of revealing your true colors of course. You are aware of that right?"

"T-T-That's not the point!" He retorted back. "I'm…..I'm just saying that I don't approve of your method at all. Because all your doing is just putting yourself at risk…..what if you were to do this to a complete stranger. Would you still throw your body out in harm's way?"

Mari didn't say anything as she listened to Matsuri's words. It does ring true of what he was saying. If she did use this method against someone else who isn't Matsuri…then that would be a different story if the worst case scenario happened.

"True…..but I can take care of myself. I know self-defense."

"I-I'm sure you do…..but if I were a close f-friend of yours….to be honest…..I would be worried if something happened to you…..I wouldn't know how to react to that." He said in a somber tone. A flash memory of Yoshimiya rushed through his head.

A small gasp escaped from Mari's mouth. From looking at Matsuri body language as his eyes just looked at her with a hint of somber in his eyes. A brief moment a memory appeared in her thoughts. When she interrogated him about the Yoshimiya case, he had that similar look in his eyes. And when he was repeating the same words over and over when he was being carried over to the infirmary.

I'm sorry.

The boy behind her was not (luckily enough) broken down into tears like before. But she could still see him feeling some guilt there. Perhaps she was thinking about this too much, but she couldn't help but to think that he was referring to what had happened to him between him and Yoshimya.

The president bit her lips at the thoughts. She was being too careless around the boy once more. Not thinking about his own personal issues.

"Excuse me, young miss!" A voice from the other side of the curtains called out, causing the two to flinch in surprise. "Is everything okay in there?"

Matsuri started to panic again. He was so caught up with the whole scenario with Mari, he had forgotten that he was in the fitting room with her, with still no uniform on her!

"Yes!" Mari said that caused a yelp to escape from Matsuri's mouth. "I was…..I was just showing my f-friend here…my b-bra." She stuttered.

While Matsuri couldn't see her face, he could tell from her tone that she was nervous. But why was she defending him?

"Is it that boy who was out here a moment ago? Is everything fine?" The employee asked with a worried tone.

"No…..he's a good friend of mine…he will not do anything to harm me." She said with a hint of somber in her voice.

"Well…..okay then. Let me know if you need anything." The employee said before she left.

Matsuri could hear the employee footsteps as they shrunk in sound against the tile floor. After she was gone, the boy's eyes wandered over to Mari who remained still with her arms crossed under her buxom.

"I believe we're done here…" She said before she faced the wall again. "Face the other way while I get ready."

"Um….r-right."


By the School Front entrances


3:15pm

The two walked down the sidewalk in silence. Matsuri was stuck with carrying the bags but made no complaints about it as he just walked behind Mari.

The president was just walking with her thoughts to herself throughout the trip. There were many thoughts in his head right now. Like, why did she defend him for starters. She could've easily just made up something and got him in trouble. Perhaps it was what they said during their argument back in the dressing room that got to her. Or he could be overthinking it as always…..

"Hitoyoshi…."

"Y-Yes ma'am."

"..." Mari stopped in her tracks as if she was thinking what she was going to say. It only took a few seconds before she turned to him. "Yoshimiya…..what was she like?" She asked, glancing at the boy over her shoulders.

"...what was she like…well…there's many things I would like to say, but I'll just be brief." He said, gaining Mari's full attention. "She's rather….open-minded. She's also rather of a deep thinker type of person." He said with a sad smile. "She always had these thoughts in her head and doesn't hesitate when she speaks her mind. Not to mention…..she was rather energetic for someone her type."

"Someone her type…..what do you mean?" She asked, now facing him with a soft expression.

"When I first met her, I thought she was the serious type. You know, someone who focuses more on schoolwork's instead of focusing on outside activities and all. But by the moment we met, she was more than just an academic individual. She speaks her mind out loud. Not afraid to take chances, she's determined. There were many things that I admired about her…..I really did admire her." He finished with a hint of somber in his tone.

Mari raised an eyebrow at the boy. Just from how he spoke of her, it was clear that the two were close friends with each other before she died. But it still made her wonder what had happened to her before the graduation.

Parts of her still believe that he had something to do with it. But was it true? Surely he had not taken those pictures that led her to her death.

She would ask him, but after what happened a few days back, she refused to say anything that would result in him breaking down.

"Well then…" She spoke up before she moved her hand behind her back. "While I'm still not convinced about you…..you could say that today's assignment was…..a decent pass."

"A pass? What do you mean?" He asked as he titled his head curiously.

"I've been thinking about how to test just how noble you say you are. By giving you a test."

"So…..this whole time you were testing me? To see if I were to make a move on you or anything?"

"Exactly." Mari said as she fully faced him. Her arms crossed underneath her breast. "Let's face it, the boys in the prison carry no noble traits with them. But you…you're quite…..unique from the others." Mari said as she narrowed her eyes at the boy in front of her.

"I…..I don't know if I could consider that as a compliment…."

"Take it or leave it as it is. But don't misunderstand me." She said as she approached the boy, getting close to his face as he cowered in fear. "I still don't trust you and I will not be fooled by your charms just as you fooled my naive little sister…."

Matsuri's eyes widened before they descended to his own feet. She was stubborn. Yes, he really wanted to say something…but he didn't have the courage to say anything.

"However," She spoke once more, getting his attention. "From what happened today…I will consider this a start…a pathway for me to actually trust you."

His eyes widened in not surprise, shock but just fear and shock from the inside. Why? Because he feels he doesn't deserve it, especially since she doesn't know what's going on behind her back. He just stood there, his eyes staring at her, as if he's trying to say something. But he couldn't.

"Hitoyoshi…."

"Huh?"

"Are you okay?" She said with a soft look. "Do you not want me to praise you?"

"Huh!? N-No! It's not that but um….s-s-sorry."

"Sorry for what?" She asked with a quirked eyebrow.

"I…n-nothing…I was just….surprised…..that's all."

Mari just stood there, gazing into his eyes, but the boy was still averting her stare. He did not dare look at her.

"Hitoyoshi…" Mari spoke once more as her hands moved to his chin and forced him to look at her. "Look at me and tell me straight. Is there anything you're hiding?"

Matsuri quickly shook head. Giving her his response. Mari just gazed a while longer before letting go of his chin and turning around. Continuing her way towards the school gate with Matsuri quietly following behind.

The boy's heart felt like it was being torn apart. He didn't want to betray Kiyoshi and Gakuto. But he also didn't want the boy's sentences to be extended. But he didn't want to continue lying to the councils.

"Am I just being a coward…I don't know if I can hang in there a little bit longer…"


By the third floor, two students were watching Matsuri and Mari entering the school building, coming back from their shopping trip.

The orange-haired female student leaned her body forward, resting her chin on top of the palms of her hands. A mischievous smile graced upon her lips as her eyes were on the boy who was following behind the president.

"Is that the boy you plan on using?"

Next to her was another female student. This one had a more delinquent look to herself. She had blue hair that was in a boycut style. Just like the rest of the female students in this school, she wore a standard female student uniform. But leaving her jacket open to reveal her white shirt with her buttons undone revealing bits of her cleavage.

"Of course….he'll be great use for our grand plan." The orange-hair teen said with a sly smile.

"Personally, I don't see what makes him special. We could've just easily handled the council ourselves. There's no need for him."

"Oh but you're missing the point, Risa." She answered the now named Risa. "Hitoyoshi is part of the USC."

"From what I heard," Risa said, turning to her friend. "Isn't he only temporary until the boys are released from prison."

"It's still something though. He's been in the council for a while now so he is bound to know some secret weakness to them." The orange-hair teen lips curled into an evil smirk.

Risa pushed herself off the wall as she looked at her friend with a smirk. "So then, how are we going to do this….."

"For now, let's coax him in first. We don't want to scare him away and become suspicious of us now. Once we got him….then we strike."

"What if he doesn't join us?"

"Oh he'll join us…one way or another." She said as she pulled from inside of her jacket and brought out Matsuri's records.

She opens the folder to reveal the paper article regarding the event that happened at Matsuri old school. And the photo of Yoshimiya and Matsuri together. An evil smirk curled upon her lips as she looked onward, walking beside Risa towards their base of operation.


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And you guys thought Matsuri's life couldn't get any more complicated. It is just the beginning…..

And that wraps up chapter 8! Happy New Year! Sorry for the long wait. It was winter break for me since the fall semester ended. So I don't go back to school until mid January. However, I still work, but I get much needed breaks every now and then.

By this point we are nearing the final day of Operation breakout. And Matsuri is facing some internal conflicts. I really wanted to explore more of this side with not just Matsuri, but also Kiyoshi, since he's now aware of the potential dangers that they will be facing if they continue with this operation. This is something that I feel the canon story doesn't really go into a lot. With Kiyoshi lying to Chiyo about Operation breakout and the peeping job. I want to explore more of a consciousness side to his character, and Matsuri will be that one person who will try his best to keep the boys out of trouble.

Sorry if this chapter was a Matsuri and Mari chapter, but I did say I wanted to build his relationship with the council members. Matsuri and Meiko are still the main pairing so don't worry, they'll still have their special interactions here and there. Hope you guys liked the shopping scene between Matsuri and Mari though, the clothing room scene I was originally going to have with Matsuri trying to change Mari clothes like she ordered, but figured it was too much and instead have it as a heart-to-heart moment between the two. While Mari still distrust Matsuri, that little moment does at least pave a pathway for her to gain her trust. But with the Operation breakout still going, you'll have to wait to see.

Also, a certain orange-hair teenager is preparing to make her move. So yeah, things are gonna get fun in the near future…..

Until then, see you in the next chapter!