Classroom of the Elite: The Eroge

by LanceSennin

When Ayanokouji Kiyotaka wished for something that can interest him in his new school, he didn't think it would be something like this. After waking up with some weird texts appearing around him and finding out that he is some kind of 'Protagonist' with the power of raising 'Flags', will he be able to survive what's about to come his way? Inspired by SaintInfernalNeos' fic.

16. Sharing a Room is a Couple Thing!

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"I know they're probably just happy to see their friends again and hang out, but it feels like a lot of them actually want to go to school even though they don't like studying."

Kiyotaka hummed to himself. As he watched his classmates' interactions with each, he was also in deep thought.

From what he knew, most teenagers his age didn't really like studying and were only in school to hang out with other people and be popular. It was a trait that's prominent in many of his classmates which he noticed from the start, although there were people like Yukimura, Hirata, and Horikita who treated the school as an actual school and not as a glorified social club.

"I suppose I could say that they're like this because it's Friday already... but I don't think it's just that."

It was indeed a rare sight for Class D to be enjoying a school day, but it makes sense when it was already Friday and another weekend was drawing near. However, it's not just that.

About two weeks after their midterms, the students were now just waiting for the month to end.

It is currently the 29th of May, and the next week would mean three things. One would be the start of a new month. Second, it also means that they would be able to receive their monthly point allowance. Third, it also means that their final examination was drawing nearer, which honestly made some of them nervous because their midterm examination felt like it happened only yesterday, and now they were about to take another set of tests in a few weeks time.

They did have some motivation, though. A luxury vacation at an island was waiting for them if they pass their final exams! Just the thought of it was enough to motivate those who weren't fond of studying to ensure that they would get a passing grade at least.

Everyone else's efforts on keeping themselves behaved and dedicated to that goal eased the burden for one Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. Between balancing his own efforts in contributing to the class, keeping track of everyone else, handling a bunch of girls who were his heroines, and the scarcity of his precious sleep hours, things were... manageable, so far.

After the skirmish at the recently-opened bathhouse with his heroines, the system was apparently nice enough to give him a two-week vacation from the craziness that he had been enduring for some time now. In other words, there were no 'special events' or 'bonus scenes' or anything else of the sort that happened for two weeks.

How nice of his superpower to be thoughtful.

"Anyone up for a trip to the onsen later, anyone?"

"Oooohhh, that sounds tempting! It's Friday, after all!"

Speaking of which, the bathhouse immediately became an instant attraction for the students of the school. The day after he and his heroines enjoyed a bath that he wouldn't be able to forget anytime soon, the place grabbed the attention of some students from Class B who, in turn, spread the word to the whole school.

And from there, the place was always seen being visited by students and teachers alike.

At the very least, Kiyotaka was able to feel what it's like to go to a public bath, as he had no plans of going there again, at least until there's an instance where he can take a bath in peace without being a victim of the system's crazy schemes.

"Maybe we can try the normal pool this week instead of the onsen? What do you say?"

"Ehhh? You guys go there on Friday? Why not do it over the weekend when there's really nothing to do?"

"Because it feels so much more relaxing when you take a bath right after classes!"

Kiyotaka listened to that particular conversation quietly, and was immediately reminded of what happened when he went to that place.

"I would have enjoyed it even more if we took a bath and nothing more," he sighed to himself.

After thinking about it for some time now, Kiyotaka realized that he, in fact, did not hate having to take a bath with his heroines. The idea itself was pleasing and it was a way for him to get rid of stress. However, washing their backs wasn't part of that and it only made things awkward between him and some girls, most notably Ichinose and Sakura.

Ever since that day, the two couldn't keep themselves together in front of him to the point that they can't even conduct a proper conversation with him.

Kiyotaka couldn't blame them, though. He basically made them experience pure sexual bliss by simply washing their backs with a wet towel. As a matter of fact, it was surprising that most of his 'heroines' didn't see it as a big deal... except for Chiaki and Arisu, of course.

Those two ended up becoming more obsessed with him that it's only thanks to his White Room training that he could handle them. One became a sly fox who looked like she could pounce on him at any moment, while the other couldn't help but breathe heavily whenever she was around him like an animal in heat.

Anyways... back with Sakura and Ichinose.

He hoped that this phase wouldn't last long, especially since Sakura needed him to help her out with the upcoming final exams. Ichinose, he had no problem giving her all the time she needs to get over how she acts around him. She was in another class, after all.

She'll get over it... at least he hoped so. The system was on his side when it came to making his heroines happy, right?

"Good morning, Ayanokouji-kun!"

"It's good to see you again, Ayanokouji-kun!"

The young man could only sigh as he was pulled out of his thoughts by two familiar voices.

Karuizawa and Kushida waltzed into the classroom while waving at him, ignoring how their classmates were all staring at them before directing their gazes to the subject of the girls' attention.

"They really don't care about everyone else, do they?" he asked himself with a deadpan tone.

Ever since that day at the bathhouse, things have never been the same for those two girls as well. They used to walk with him to school everyday, as if he had a harem following around (even though he technically has one already) but now,

The only one who still accompanied him when heading to class was Suzune, not that he had any problem with it. In fact, it provided him with a brief period of peace and furthermore, talking with Suzune was akin to a break from the stuff that happens between him and his other heroines.

What bothered him was that the two girls used it as an excuse to hug him every morning.

Yes, to hug him every morning.

"Good morning," he returned their greeting in his usual tone as the girls rushed over towards him.

Kiyotaka was sure that he heard someone from their classmates scream as if there was a ghost the moment Kei wrapped her arms around his neck from behind in a hug.

"Don't you ever get tired of saying that in the same voice every time?" she chuckled while burying her face into his neck. It was clear that she was enjoying this despite the attention that she was receiving from everyone.

Kiyotaka sighed. He didn't bother to stop her because one, it was too late and two, definitely a bad move on his part if he tries to go against the system.

"I'll stop doing it when you stop hugging me in the morning," he said flatly.

"You never had a problem with me hugging you before, so what's this about?" Kei asked as she released him and took a step back.

Every time they did this in the past, he was very lucky that no one saw them in the act, which was no doubt the work of the system. However, today must be the day where his superpower thought it would be the perfect time to screw him over by letting their classmates get a front-row view of it. The worst part is that everyone is here, and the two girls were actually the last ones to arrive.

He shook his head. "It's not the hugging that I dislike. You two keep on doing this in class even though we're surrounded by our classmates. We only got lucky before but now, it's over. They can see what you're doing."

This time, it was Kushida who spoke.

"Does it really matter, Ayanokouji-kun? I can do what I want and it's not like anyone can stop me from hugging you, hehe~"

This time, almost the whole class screamed as they watched Kikyo hug him from the side, as she buried the side of her face into his arm.

"I'm surprised that you, of all people would say that," the young man thought while trying. his best not to admit to himself that being hugged like this by his two heroines felt pleasing.

A certain black-haired girl watched the interaction with a weird look on her face. She was used to this by now but like Kiyotaka, they could have chosen to do this when they're not in front of everyone else.

"Must you two keep on doing that?" Suzune sighed. "All of our classmates are staring at the both of you, if you're not aware of it by now.

Kei turned towards her. "Horikita-san, if you just let go of your cold facade for a moment and try doing the same, you'd understand why it feels good to hug Ayanokouji-kun."

"Karuizawa-san, if Horikita-san doesn't want to do the same then just let her be. Even though we already told her that she should try hugging as well..." Kikyo sighed, but her thoughts were a different story. She wanted to laugh but had to resist the urge to do so. "Heh. Horikita has always been too stuck-up to even consider hugging someone else. I mean, she literally asked us if friends also hug! How pathetic is that?!"

"Both of them do look like they're enjoying it..." Suzune thought as she observed the three students. Contrary to what Kikyo thought, the girl did think about hugging Kiyotaka too since friends do it as well, but couldn't bring herself to do it, mostly because of their current location. "I refuse to do such a thing here, of all places. Perhaps... when we are alone, then I could do it."

Meanwhile, the rest of the class had finally snapped out of their trance. Aside from Koenji who was too busy cleaning his nails, they were all in disbelief upon seeing both Karuizawa and Kushida acting all lovey-dovey around Ayanokouji, who was the farthest thing from being popular with girls.

Well, maybe he does hang out with them regularly along with Horikita and they knew it, but they never thought he would be close enough to these girls that they would hug him out of the blue.

The fact that he didn't look anything special only made it worse.

"Kushida-san seems like she's growing closer to Ayanokouji-kun as of late, don't you think?"

"I noticed that too..."

"I never thought Karuizawa-san would be close to him as well... doesn't she hate boys?"

"Yeah, that's what I know about her. She even said it herself after our first day here."

"Wasn't she studying with Ayanokouji-kun for the midterms? I think I remember seeing them both at the library once."

"Yeah, they were with our other classmate who has red hair!"

"Her name is Sakura. At least get that right..."

"Seriously, what the hell does that guy have that I don't? I'm better than him in every way, so why can't Kushida-chan hang out with me instead?"

"I don't know, because you're a disgusting pervert?"

"Ike's one as well! And it's not like I'm assaulting anyone..."

Kiyotaka listened to everything that came out of classmates' mouths and if he could, he'd laugh at them. If only they knew that he never wanted this to happen in the first place...

"Ayanokouji-kun, do you mind if I ask a question?" said Hirata, who took initiative by asking the person who had the answers.

"What is it?" the young man replied as Kikyo finally let go of him while giggling.

"I think I speak for everyone else here when I say that you seem pretty close with Horikita-san. However, it's not just her. You also seem to have a close relationship with Kushida-san. And like what I implied when I asked you to be one of the class tutors, both Karuizawa-san and Sakura-san are also comfortable being around you."

Kiyotaka did his best not to roll his eyes, even though everything that Yosuke said was true. "What point are you trying to make here?"

"I'm not trying to assume anything, but are you possibly dating one of them?"

Several people across the room immediately turned to Kiyotaka for an answer, feeling both anticipation and nervousness for what he was about to say. Will he say yes or no, that was the question in their minds at the moment.

"You think I'm dating one of them, simply because I'm close to these girls?" he questioned. "Am I not allowed to be friends with them?"

"I do apologize if I'm making you uncomfortable with my question, Ayanokouji-kun." Hirata smiled nervously, wondering if he might be stepping on a landmine with his sudden question. "A lot of us are simply curious because it's what we have noticed."

"Does this mean you actually know that I've been going through this for weeks and you only said something now?" Kiyotaka asked in his mind.

"Hirata-kun, it seems that you might have been influenced by everyone else in what they think," Suzune spoke up on behalf of Kiyotaka. She noticed how he was being overwhelmed with these senseless questions and decided enough was enough. "You are assuming things. None of us are dating Ayanokouji-kun."

"I don't think so, Horikita-san."

All pairs of eyes immediately turned towards Kikyo, who had a thoughtful expression on her face as if she was considering something.

Suzune raised an eyebrow at her. "What do you mean by that, Kushida-san?"

Kikyo merely smiled and turned towards Kiyotaka, who stared at her curiously, wondering what the girl had in mind.

"He's worth more than a stupid mask," she thought as she approached the young man.

His eyes widened slightly when Kikyo grabbed his head and pulled him towards her, their lips touching each other in a kiss. Kiyotaka was too overwhelmed with her bold move to notice the looks of disbelief that were etched on everyone's faces at what they're seeing.

"NO! WAY!"

"Oh my..."

"You've gotta be kidding me..."

"He actually got Kushida-san to fall for him?"

"I mean, he does spend a lot of time with her and Horikita-san."

"It still feels surprising that Kushida-san likes him! I always felt like she's the type of girl who only wants to be friends and nothing more."

Kikyo took initiative in their kiss despite being inexperienced, moving her lips around like she was supposed to. She even moaned in his mouth, a clear sign that she was enjoying it. Compared to Chiaki's passionate kiss and Arisu's hungry liplock, Kikyo was more possessive, like she was a cat that was marking its territory.

Kiyotaka didn't do anything to stop her but he made no effort to return the kiss either, because he didn't want their classmates to have a front-row viewing of a possible makeout session. He would, however, admit to himself that being kissed by Kikyo wasn't bad and it was enjoyable... just like Chiaki and Arisu.

Kikyo continued the kiss for about twenty seconds before finally pulling away. For a brief moment, she dropped her mask in order to give Kiyotaka a sultry wink, something that made him blush momentarily before shaking it off.

[You have gained 20 Affection Points with Kushida Kikyo!]

And with that, Kikyo stepped back and faced everyone else, her usual smile present on her face but not saying anything more.

"Does this mean you are dating Ayanokouji-kun, Kushida-san?" asked Yosuke as everyone in the room looked towards the beige-haired girl for a confirmation of sorts.

"Hmmmm~ who knows?" she said innocently, taking a step back and putting on a thoughtful look which didn't do anything to calm anyone down.

"EEEHHHHHH?!" was the collective reply from their classmates. That wasn't a confirmation but it sure as hell wasn't denial, either.

Suzune watched the interaction that happened with eyes of interest and a bit of longing. It bothered her to see Matsushita and Sakayanagi kissing Kiyotaka a few weeks ago at the bathhouse and she knew it, but she didn't exactly know why. And now it felt the same with Kikyo, but on a different scale because she was her friend and Kiyotaka was... someone important to her.

"Do I... want to do the same thing as Kushida-san? And everyone else?" the girl thought to herself with a conflicted expression.

On the other side of things, everyone else had varying reactions to what just transpired. Most of the girls were already gossiping about the possible relationship between Kushida and Ayanokouji, particularly how it could have blossomed. The rest of them were too taken aback to say anything but they were of one thing: there's more to this issue than meets the eye.

The boys were a different story, with some of them kneeling over in despair at seeing Kushida kissing another man and the rest. However, there were also a few of them who had different reactions from everyone else.

Koenji only threw a little glance at what was happening, yet it was enough to make him smirk in amusement. Sudo grinned; the red-haired teen was surprised like everyone else, but now he could have an edge over Ayanokouji by teasing him about this. It did make him wonder what Ayanokouji's relationship with Horikita was, though... because it seemed like those two were closer than Kushida.

Yamauchi had the most prominent reaction, as he felt his soul shattering into a million pieces from seeing Ayanokouji scoring big with a cutie like Kushida.

It was supposed to be him! He should be the one who's kissing Kushida-chan, not that bastard Ayanokouji!

"Ike! You're not gonna react to this? He just kissed Kushida-chan!" he barked at his partner-in-degeneracy as anger slowly began to grow within him.

To Yamauchi's surprise, Ike only let out a sigh and shrugged his shoulders. It's as if all the life had been sucked out of him.

"I'm not really surprised. Even someone like me could see how Kushida-chan was close to him. That just confirmed it."

Yamauchi looked horrified. He felt like he had lost a valuable ally. "What, so you're just going to give up like that?! We can still get Kushida-chan back if we try!"

"Dude, I know the moment I lose. I'm not gonna chase an impossible dream," Ike shook his head and tore his gaze away from Kushida. He may be giving up on the girl, but it hurts him to even look at her right now.

"Oi, dumbass."

The boy quickly turned to the side, where he saw Sudo standing there with a menacing look on his face.

Ike was already shaking in fear of what Sudo could be thinking at the moment. "W-What do you want?" he stuttered.

"Don't think I haven't forgotten that bet we made after our first month here," Ken grinned madly.

"NO, I WAS HOPING YOU FORGOT ABOUT THAT!" Ike shouted, horrified.

He thought he lucked out when their midterm results were announced. Ike immediately saw that Sudo got a higher overall score than him and feared that the red-haired athlete would bring up the bet they had weeks before but to his surprise, his classmate never said anything. It's like Sudo was too focused on his massive improvement to even remember the wager they had, and Ike felt grateful for it.

Until now, of course.

Ken smirked. "I never forgot about it. I just wanted to make it seem like I did to give you false hope."

"C-Come on, Sudo-kun..." Ike said nervously, raising his hands in defeat. "We're friends, aren't we? Let's just call the bet off and move on from it!"

"You better send me a photo of those burning magazines, or you won't like what's going to happen."

Ike immediately assumed a dogeza position on the floor and started begging for forgiveness. "Have mercy on me, Sudo-sama! Don't make me do it!" he cried.

Ken only let out a laugh before returning to his seat, ignoring the wailing boy who was pleading for mercy.

"Seems like you got what you deserved, huh?" Shinohara commented with a smirk of her own, feeling great satisfaction at seeing her neighbor experience some well-deserved karma for his stupidity.

She'll make sure to watch him burn those porn magazines that he had just for the fun of it.

While everyone else was more or less losing their minds from seeing the cutest girl in class give the resident loner a full-on kiss on the lips, Kiyotaka shifted his attention to the girl who just made things even more complicated for him.

"Why did you do that?" he deadpanned.

"I just wanted to," she smiled innocently.

"You gave them the wrong idea."

Kikyo smirked at him. "Maybe it wouldn't be wrong if we went out for real."

Kiyotaka tried to say something in return, but stopped himself. She definitely had a good point about a kiss not pointing to the wrong sign if they were just dating. However, again, he had to consider all of his other heroines too and not just Kikyo. She may not like it, but it's what he has to do.

"Hold it right there," a voice said from behind them, causing the two to turn their heads towards the girl who spoke.

Matsushita Chiaki stood there with a blank look on her face, as everyone else turned their attention to her this time. No one could tell what she had in mind but it was different for Kikyo and Kiyotaka. They could already tell that the brunette had something mischievous up her sleeve.

A smirk then took over her features. "Maybe I have to remind you who Ayanokouji-kun's first kiss was, Kushida-san~"

Clenching her fists, Kikyo felt the sudden desire to bash this girl's face with a rock, as their classmates began whispering about what Chiaki just revealed.

Like with Kushida, the young man did nothing to stop Matsushita from approaching him while she kept her eyes on him the whole time. By now, he had learned to simply let things run their natural course instead of trying to stop it.

As a wise tortoise once said, "One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."

He wasn't surprised when the girl leaned down and kissed him on the lips as well, but it did not mean that he didn't like it. Kissing Chiaki again felt just as good as the first time.

[You have gained 10 Affection Points with Matsushita Chiaki!]

The girl ended the kiss after a few seconds of enjoying it. Kiyotaka didn't bother scolding her or anything, because Kikyo already caused everything to fall apart. Chiaki did end up making it worse though, and it was evident from the new reactions on everyone's faces.

Oh, he could already tell that the whole school will know about this. He'll have to start preparing for that outcome starting now.

"E-Even... Matsushita-san..."

"T-Two... he's got two girls falling for him..."

"How... How does that guy do it...?"

Unfortunately for them, their jaws would reach past the floor and likely end up going underground when Karuizawa suddenly spoke.

"Oh no, you don't!" she cried.

The girl had been watching ever since Kushida kissed him and seeing that made her jealous. It became worse when Matsushita went ahead and kissed Ayanokouji for the second time, which was when she realized that she did not want to be left behind anymore.

Consequences be damned! She may not be successful in making Kiyotaka her fake boyfriend, but being her real one? That's one thing that she won't let anyone else have, not Kushida, Matsushita, or Sakayanagi, or any other girl.

"I'm not being left out this time!"

With that declaration, Kei rushed towards Kiyotaka and closed the distance between their lips. For a few moments, she stayed like that because Kei had no idea what to do and only moved when Kiyotaka did it first. He brushed his lips against hers, taking initiative and prompting Kei to do the same. After a few seconds of teaching the blonde girl how to properly 'kiss', she started doing it on her own.

The brown-haired teen was actually surprised that she gave him her first kiss, not that he did not see it coming, but it was just unlike her to do such a bold thing in front of the whole class. Then again, it may likely be the system's influence again.

A few more seconds passed, and Kei finally separated from him. "Y-You... You better take responsibility, alright...?!" she pouted while blushing, trying to hide her embarrassment from kissing him in front of other people as well as to mask how she felt about the kiss they shared... which was heavenly.

[You have gained 25 Affection Points with Karuizawa Kei!]

"I guess..." he muttered, knowing that the girl will only get angrier if he doesn't say anything. "Will the headaches today ever end...?"

Kikyo glared at Kei, while Chiaki merely smirked. This was the second time she had kissed Kiyotaka, so she knew damn well that she was in the lead ahead of everyone else. In Suzune's case, she turned her head away from the scene with a conflicted look on her face, but it's clear that she was thinking deeply about something.

For everyone else, it took them about ten seconds to finally snap out of their trance and react properly to what happened.

"K-K-Karuizawa-san..." Airi mumbled, feeling both shocked and sad that not only her friend, but three other girls all had their eyes on Kiyotaka.

"He's got three girls after him..." said Hasebe, feeling half-interested and half-hesitant about knowing more regarding Ayanokouji and how this all came to be.

"I want to be like him for real!" Okitani grinned, feeling envious of Kiyotaka's insane luck with the opposite sex but also felt motivated to be the same as him.

"He legit has a harem! I knew he was the protagonist from the start!" said Sotomura, pushing up his glasses as light shone on them as if he was an anime genius.

Amongst all of them, Yamauchi once again had the most noticeable reaction, standing up from his seat and stomping over towards Kiyotaka's desk.

"That's it! I want answers!" he shouted, pointing at Kiyotaka in an accusing manner. "Since when were you that close with the girls, Ayanokouji?! I've seen you talk with them but I've never seen you do anything! What the hell's your secret, you bastard?! How do you keep on attracting these beautiful girls?!"

"Yamauchi-kun?"

"Yes, Kushida-chan?!" Yamauchi quickly turned towards the girl, dropping his anger completely just from Kikyo paying attention to him. "Have you finally realized how I'm better than him? Don't worry, don't worry, I'll forgive you. I'm not someone who'll get angry at a girl for making a little mistake, hehe..."

The boy waited for Kikyo to apologize for choosing Kiyotaka, who was completely lame compared to his totally awesome self, but never received anything. All he got was a cold aura from the girl that was anything but friendly.

"If you talk like that to Ayanokouji-kun ever again, I won't hesitate to cut them off," she then made scissor gestures with her fingers all while retaining the smile on her face.

Almost immediately, Yamauchi retreated back to his seat like a coward while covering his crotch out of shame and fear, especially fear. He felt like his pride as both a student and a man had been shattered completely.

Nobody felt bad for Yamauchi Haruki... at all.

"Hmph! You truly interest me, Ayanokouji-boy! For that, I shall give you this."

Koenji's booming voice caught everyone's attention as he pulled out a small card from his pocket, before throwing it towards Kiyotaka's desk.

The young man picked up the card and saw that it had a picture of Koenji with his usual smile (which he ignored) along with a phone number. It was most likely the man's number, but why would Koenji give it to—

"Call that number whenever you need help dealing with women," the blonde man folded his arms and laughed. "You look like you're about to lose your mind with how many of them flock around you."

With that, everyone's attention shifted from the resident loner to the resident narcissist, as the boys began to ask him what he meant by those words.

Kiyotaka breathed a sigh of relief now that the attention was on Koenji and not him, as he observed the card that was given to him.

To his own surprise, Kiyotaka considered calling the number on the card, which was obviously Koenji's. Of course, he would do it some other time when he's alone because attention's the last thing he wanted to have right now.

"I'll keep the thought in mind. Koenji's not the type to mess around and as far as everyone is concerned, he hasn't really 'helped' anyone else in the class. He just does whatever he wants to do, but no one can deny that he brings results."

Who knows? Maybe Koenji might be able to help him with his problem.

Not that he expected the man to help him deal with the system but if it meant being able to handle ten girls who had the hots for him and counting, then he would accept the help without hesitation.

This does bring up one particular question, though...

What exactly does Koenji know about dealing with girls who all have their attention directed towards you?

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After the first bell rang and Chabashira-sensei arrived, the chaos that had ensued earlier began to subside. After all, none of them wanted to create a scene with their teacher around.

Homeroom then began but the damage has already been done, and Kiyotaka was sure that he would feel the consequences of Kikyo, Chiaki, and Kei's actions soon enough.

"...a new month is starting next week, and I can only assume that all of you are eager to receive your points. I am not allowed to say anything but if I had to give my opinion, you have a good chance of getting an increase in your class points, which also means an increase—"

Chabashira-sensei suddenly stopped in her little speech when he saw someone knocking at the door. The woman widened her eyes upon seeing the school chairman right outside the room, with a young girl standing right behind him.

She looked at her class and spoke, "I'll be right back, everyone. Remain in your seats," before heading out to speak with the chairman.

Everyone else turned to the door as well as a result, and they were quickly hit with a wave of nervousness upon realizing who it was.

The chairman of the school was right outside their classroom, talking with their homeroom teacher. Most of them were already worried, thinking that the chairman was here to give them a slap on the wrist for their attitude and such.

On the other hand, people like Kiyotaka and Suzune were simply curious. What was the chairman doing here? Is it because they are truly in trouble for something they did? Was it just an important thing between him and their teacher? Or perhaps an announcement of sorts that concerned the students?

After about a minute of waiting, Sae walked back inside and stood at the podium before clearing her throat.

"Attention, everyone," she told her class. "Today, it appears that a guest will be staying in your classroom for the rest of the day. She may not be your classmate, but I expect all of you to treat her as if she was one."

A guest? Now this was something that none of them saw coming.

The first thing that crossed most of their minds is that it would be a higher-up of the school, but it wouldn't make sense because Chabashira-sensei told them to treat this 'guest' as if he/she was their classmate.

Perhaps it would be someone younger then... maybe a student from another class who's 'visiting' them? But is that even allowed, when the school was really strict about students' attendance?

Either way, homeroom just became more interesting for the students of Class D now.

"I wonder who it could be," Kiyotaka thought to himself, forgetting about his incoming dilemma regarding his heroines for now in favor of seeing who this 'guest' was.

Sae turned to the door, where the chairman stood. "You can come in now."

A young girl wearing an orange blouse with a blue ribbon, a short-length sailor skirt, and black thigh-high stockings then walked inside the room, immediately getting the attention of everyone there due to her overall appeal.

She had straight magenta hair that was tied into twin tails and laced with red ribbons, and gradient dark-red eyes. It felt as if she could charm almost anyone with her gaze alone and if not, she could entrance them with her body because of how attractive she was.

The girl stood in front of them and smiled, before doing a curtsy.

"Nice to meet you all. My name is Amasawa Ichika. Pleased to be your acquaintance~"

Her voice and eyes were enough to send a lot of males in a frenzy, as they were instantly drawn to the girl's appeal. Considering how down bad some of the boys are, it can be said that they were seduced by Amasawa's voice alone.

"She's so cute and hot! I wonder how— OW!"

"Be quiet, idiot! Chabashira-sensei is just there, you know?"

"I was just complimenting her!"

"You were thinking of something else, I can tell!"

"She's not our classmate? What's she doing here, then?"

"Maybe she's supposed to be our kouhai, but she lives here in the school as a relative of one of the teachers or something..."

"That makes sense... but Wang-san over there is almost the same height as her."

"Apologize right now!"

"What did I say?!"

Kiyotaka remained quiet in his seat, but kept his attention glued towards the magenta-haired girl who introduced herself. Despite her young appearance, he could tell that there's more to her than what she's letting on.

"I don't believe that this is only a coincidence," he said in his mind. "The chairman of the school wouldn't do this for some random person. This Amasawa Ichika has to be someone of importance for the chairman himself to accompany her and have her introduced as a guest."

His questions would immediately be answered when a pink screen appeared above the girl, which was a familiar sight for him at this point.

"Hm. I'm not surprised that this girl is a heroine, but this does bring up more questions. Like, for instance, how could some girl be recognized as a heroine? Unless I'm right and there's more to Amasawa than what she's letting on."

Despite being seated at the back of the classroom, the young man was able to read the information that's presented in the 'summary' for this Amasawa Ichika.

[Amasawa Ichika: 'Excited Kouhai']

[Relationship Status: ?]

[Affection Points: 0/100]

[Heroine Summary: Ichika is a student of the White Room, raised as a part of the 5th Generation. She is manipulative, cunning, and has a streak for teasing people she finds interesting. She possesses extraordinary abilities, the best of her current generation, but is inferior to you as a whole. She was sent to this school by your father to 'keep an eye on you' as well as to report your progress to him. In truth though, she has wanted to meet you for so long after reading your file in the White Room and currently looks up to you not just as a senpai but as a god of some sort.]

After reading through the girl's summary, Kiyotaka felt genuine surprise at learning that Amasawa was someone who came from the White Room, and that she was sent to this school by his father.

If he had to be honest, it left him dumbfounded.

"This is an extremely foolish move on his part. Sending this girl here will only make me aware of what he's going to do to bring me back on his side. What the hell is he planning?"

For what seemed like the first time, Kiyotaka felt lost and he didn't know what to do.

Even though that man was barely present in his life, Kiyotaka knew that he would want nothing more than for him to return to the White Room. Heck, after Matsuo helped him escape, there were already search parties with the sole mission of bringing him back but they were unsuccessful, of course.

Even now, Kiyotaka was completely sure that his father was doing everything to bring him back on his side. How else would that man know that he went to school here?

And yet, all that his father sent to go after him in this school... was a girl. A girl who admires him, is a heroine chosen by the system, and is only given the task of 'watching over him'... instead of someone who was dedicated to the mission of bringing him back.

He may hate that man more than anyone else, but Kiyotaka knew that his father can't be this dumb... even though the thought of it was pretty funny.

His eyes widened slightly as he had a moment of realization. "Wait... is the system behind this situation? Did it cause things to turn out this way?"

Ichika only smiled at everyone as her eyes roamed around the room, as if she was looking for someone. It was only when her gaze landed upon a certain brown-haired teen that her smile became completely different.

Instead of smiling out of politeness, it turned into one that showed eagerness and excitement.

"Seeeeennpaaiiii~!"

The girl took off like a rocket towards the young man who was sitting at the back in peace. She was so fast that almost no one saw her move.

Only Kiyotaka could keep track of her and just from her eyes, he knew that she was heading towards him. However, he didn't do anything in response and simply stayed in his seat, as he was greeted by a flying Ichika who jumped towards him with open arms.

"This is gonna hurt," was his only thought before the collision.

Everyone's eyes widened and let out a gasp as the magenta-haired girl jumped over the desk and tackled their classmate with all her weight, causing Kiyotaka to fall off his chair and hit the floor, with Ichika right on top of him.

"Ayanokouji-kun!" Kei and Kikyo both cried out at the same time, worried that he hit his head or something.

Fortunately for them, Kiyotaka wasn't really harmed, though the impact did hurt a bit since he hit his head.

"Ow."

After taking a moment to let the pain subside, he raised his head to look at the girl who tackled him to the ground like a professional football player. If it was any ordinary person, he would have stood his ground and remained unmoved, yet this girl managed to get him to fall over. Well, that's to be expected from someone who's also from the White Room.

"I'm so happy that I finally met you, senpai. I've been wanting to meet you for so long~" Ichika cooed, nuzzling into his chest like a cat that got separated from its owner.

As she said those words, three new notifications appeared above him which was a sight that he was completely used to by now.

[You gained 90 Affection Points with Amasawa Ichika!]

[Ichika Route has been Unlocked! You can now see 'Heroine Status' with Amasawa Ichika!]

[Your current status with Ichika has changed to 'A God and his Servant'!]

Kiyotaka raised an eyebrow at that last one, ignoring that he almost maxed out her current affection level in one sitting. "Does she really see me like that? I wonder what it means exactly..."

The first thing that came to his mind is that this girl looks up to him so much to the point that he's some kind of god in her eyes and she wants to serve him... or it could be about some kind of weird religion where he's a prophesied savior of some sort... or it could just be that this girl was submissive towards him.

"I suppose this is something to think about later," he shook his head to get rid of his current thoughts. There were far more pressing matters than thinking about what a certain 'relationship status' meant.

"That's gotta hurt..."

"Think he's okay?"

"I think so... I wonder why she did that to Ayanokouji-kun all of a sudden."

"You think she knows him?"

Meanwhile, everyone else winced from how their 'guest' suddenly tackled their classmate out of nowhere and for no reason. As soon as Kiyotaka recovered though, some of the boys quickly got jealous from the attention that he was receiving from the girl whom they just laid their eyes on.

"Oh, come on. He already has three of our girls after him, and now Amasawa too?!"

"I'm jealous. I want to get tackled like that by a beautiful girl too!"

"This is so unfair! How can that bastard have such a smokin' sexy kouhai all to himself?!"

"Who knows? It seems like Amasawa knows him, though."

"Because he's the protagonist, that's why."

Kiyotaka's heroines remained quiet, yet different thoughts were lingering in their mind regarding this 'guest' who showed up outside of their classroom out of nowhere, and was now lying on top of the young man as if it was her territory.

"This isn't the 'Nanase' that he was talking about... this is someone else who also knows him," Kikyo narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth in anger. The annoyances just keep on increasing, huh?

"This girl... Ayanokouji-kun knows her, I can tell. Why else would Amasawa-san tackle him to the floor? And why do I feel like keeping Ayanokouji-kun away from her?" Suzune thought to herself, subconsciously frowning at the scene that's happening before her while being unaware of the growing jealousy inside her.

Kei narrowed her eyes at Ichika. She already had to deal with Kikyo and Chiaki earlier, and now there's this girl. "This girl is trouble, I can tell."

Unlike the others, Airi had no malicious intentions in her thoughts. She was simply curious about this girl who seems to know Kiyotaka. "I wonder who she is..." she thought in confusion.

In Chiaki's case, she had a stoic look on her face, but she was already thinking of ways to show Amasawa Ichika that she has to get in line, because the younger girl was clearly in her spot.

Knowing that the longer they stay in their current position, the worse things will turn out for them.

"Would you mind getting off of me now? You're making things more complicated for us both," he told the girl who was seemingly enjoying the position that she was currently in.

Ichika only smirked. "But I love it when I'm close to you like this, senpai. Don't you like it too~?"

Not having time for the girl's teasing, he gently pushed Ichika off of him, allowing Kiyotaka to sit up properly. It also allowed him to see the frowns that were present on Suzune, Kikyo, and Kei's faces. They weren't just directed towards their 'guest', but towards him as well.

"Why are you all giving me those looks? I'm the victim here," he said to himself.

After returning his chair to its proper place, Kiyotaka was about to sit down and ignore the presence of the magenta-haired girl who was standing next to his desk whilst giggling to herself, only for his attention to be drawn towards the chairman walking inside the room instead.

"Ayanokouji-kun," the man spoke, gaining his attention immediately. "I assume you would like to know the reason why this girl knows you?"

There's no doubt about it. Chairman Sakayanagi knows that Amasawa is a student of the White Room. No wonder he accompanied the girl to his classroom.

Kiyotaka already had a feeling that that would be the case, since Arisu did mention that she and her father visited the White Room in the past. Perhaps listening to the chairman would give him some more context on what's happening, because all that he was sure of at the moment is that the system is responsible for this and somehow caused Ichika to be here despite not being a student of the school.

With that, he responded to the chairman's question with a nod.

"Then please, if you would follow me to my office, I'll explain to you what you want to know." The man then turned to the homeroom teacher of Class D. "Is that fine with you, Chabashira-sensei?"

"Yes it is, sir." Chabashira nodded as well, while her mind went to different places with this new development. "Good. Take that little shit off my class for now so I don't have to see his face until homeroom ends."

"Thank you," Chairman Sakayanagi bowed in thanks to the woman, before turning his attention back to the young man. "Please follow me, Ayanokouji-kun. You too, Amasawa-san."

Before Kiyotaka could follow the chairman out of the classroom, he first turned towards the magenta-haired girl who was just beside him.

"After you, senpai~" she smiled.

Sighing, Kiyotaka bowed his head and excused himself from the class, with Ichika following after him happily.

Everyone else watched him leave and had no idea about what to feel about it. A lot of them were confused and completely lost on what just happened that they wanted answers, while there were also those who were more curious about Amasawa and who she is exactly.

In Suzune, Kei, Kikyo, Chiaki, and Airi's case, all of them couldn't help but feel that Amasawa's presence will change a lot of things, especially since she seems to know about Kiyotaka.

Could it be that she's a friend of his outside of the school? A childhood friend of his? Someone who has a crush on him? A family member?

It was a question that they had no answer to... for now, at least.

---

As soon as he entered the chairman's office, Kiyotaka sat at one of the couches and watched his magenta-haired companion follow him inside. He expected Ichika to sit beside him but to his surprise, she plopped down on his lap like it was the most obvious seat for her.

"Why are you sitting there?" he asked in his normal deadpan tone, genuinely confused why she would sit on his lap instead of the couch.

Ichika turned her head slightly to give him a cute smile. "Is it not the duty of a senpai to be taking care of their kouhais? Plus, I just chose the most comfortable seat inside this room, senpai."

"She's completely different from Nanase... and I don't know if that's a good thing," he thought, staring at the girl for a moment. "Whatever you say."

Kiyotaka was trying to get a good read on this girl and her intentions regarding him, even though he already read her 'summary'. However, despite looking into her eyes and even observing her body language, this girl truly was like how her 'summary' described her to be.

This girl, who happens to be a student of the White Room, who also happens to be the best of her generation, who also happens to be someone that his father sent to this school...

...simply admired him.

Kiyotaka wondered just how far this 'admiration' she has for him will go, but placed the question in the back of his mind for now. He could figure that out later but for now, this sudden meeting with the chairman is a more important matter.

Speaking of which, the older man had just stepped inside the office and closed the door, before sitting on the couch opposite to the two teenagers.

"Do not worry, I will not take much of your time," he smiled, ignoring how Amasawa was sitting in a rather unorthodox way. "Now, Ayanokouji-kun, I assume you already know who I am?"

"You're the chairman of the school. You're also Sakayanagi's father," Kiyotaka explained what he knew about him like it was common knowledge.

"Oh, you already know Arisu?" Sakayanagi asked, earning a nod from the young man. "That's good, this makes things easier."

Kiyotaka wondered what this meeting would be about; he could only guess that it's to discuss Ichika and the circumstances that led to her appearance here, but this could also be about the White Room itself and what Sakayanagi's father knew about it.

"This may sound surprising to you, Ayanokouji-kun, but I knew your father."

Kiyotaka blinked in surprise.

Okay, that was something he didn't expect. While he knew that Arisu and her father had visited the White Room before thanks to her 'summary', he had no idea that the man was acquainted with his own.

"I also know where you come from and what you've been through up until now. I have to say, you have my deepest sympathies. Growing up in the White Room is something I would not wish on anyone. I don't know any details about how you escaped, but the act itself is nothing short of a miracle."

Kiyotaka gave a nod of acknowledgement. "How did you come in contact with that man?"

"That is a funny question with quite an interesting answer, Kiyotaka-kun. You see, I haven't been in contact with Ayanokouji-sensei for a long time now. But you can say that we are simply after the same goal, and that is to create a society that's filled with people who can shape the foundation of the world with their own abilities."

"That man is taking a completely different approach when it comes to a goal like that," Kiyotaka thought.

"It has been years since the last time your father and I spoke to one another. However, when he called a few days ago and said that he knew you were attending school here, I couldn't hide the truth from him."

"Did he want me back?" the young man asked.

"Naturally, yes. However, I refused him strongly because one, I did not want you to go back to that place. Two, you are now a student of this school and you cannot be pulled out simply because someone said so. Three, Arisu would be sad if you left. She has wanted to meet you for so long, after all."

Those first two reasons were things that he could expect, but Kiyotaka didn't count for the third one at all. Did Sakayanagi-sensei really have to mention his daughter? And was he actually serious about it?

Regardless, Kiyotaka felt the need to thank the older man for his actions even though it was unnecessary.

"Thank you for intervening, Sakayanagi-sensei, but you didn't have to. That man has lots of connections and he could certainly do something against you for aiding me. This is my problem and I'll deal with it on my own."

"Think nothing of it, Ayanokouji-kun. While your father is indeed powerful, I do not fear him," the chairman stated firmly. "Letting you attend this school might not make up for what you missed in your childhood, but as long as I am here, you can be guaranteed that I will keep you safe."

Kiyotaka nodded gratefully, before shifting his attention to the girl who was sitting happily on his lap. It was time to get some more answers regarding Amasawa.

"So what does this talk have to do with this girl?"

"You have not realized it already?" asked Sakayanagi-sensei. "Amasawa-san here is also a student of the White Room."

He already knew that Ichika was a White Room student from reading the information that was provided to him by her 'heroine summary', but the chairman didn't know that. As a result, Kiyotaka pretended to look surprised as Ichika started to giggle at the expression on his face.

"If that's true, then is she here to bring me back?"

The older man poured himself a cup of tea and chuckled. "I'll let Amasawa-san explain her side of the story."

With that, Kiyotaka turned his full attention to the magenta-haired girl, who finally began to speak.

"Well... it wasn't in my mission to bring you back, senpai. I was only told to keep an eye on you and tell your father about your progress in this school. To be honest, I'm perfectly fine with what I was told to do," the girl revealed.

There it is. Her answer was just the same as what her 'summary' said, and it confused him even more now that he heard it from the girl herself. It seems like it really is the truth.

"Are you serious?" he asked.

Ichika chuckled and shook her head. "I have no reason to lie, senpai."

"That confirms it. This whole scenario is happening because of the system's intervention," he thought. "I don't know how, but it must have influenced that man to do this."

Well, he wasn't wrong for thinking like that. The system alters reality on a regular basis, so influencing one man even from afar shouldn't be too much. And there's just no way that man would be foolish enough to willingly send a valuable asset to the White Room just to 'check on him'.

His father couldn't be that idiotic, could he?

"Is that all?" he asked the girl. "He didn't say anything to anyone else about me? Someone he gave another mission to? Or are you the only one he sent to this place?"

"If I knew, then I'd already given you the answer you wanted, senpai."

...well, he had no reason to doubt her. From her 'summary' alone, Amasawa isn't trying to lead him to his doom. Plus, the system has never lied to him before and was painfully blunt with its intentions.

"All right," he nodded in acknowledgement. "Thank you for being honest, Amasawa."

"Senpai, if you really want to thank me, then you can pat my head~?"

Kiyotaka thought of ignoring her, but decided not to do it because it might make her sad. He then shrugged mentally, deciding to give in and do what the girl wanted.

He raised his hand and patted her head slowly as if to say, "Good job." Ichika responded by immediately surrendering to how good it felt and then smiling in happiness at receiving a headpat from the young man.

[You have gained 20 Affection Points with Amasawa Ichika!]

[Relationship Status 'A God and his Servant' has been maxed! Relationship Status with Amasawa Ichika has been upgraded to 'My Sexy Kouhai'!]

[Congratulations! You have unlocked the Achievement: 'Gotta Go Fast'! You gained +10 in Charm!]

The three notifications that appeared afterwards caused his eyes to widen in surprise, especially since it involved something that should happen in a matter of weeks, not in the span of a day.

"That's... one hell of a headstart..."

If Kushida was vulnerable to his advances, then Amasawa must be completely weak to it.

He almost maxed out the girl's first affection level by simply sitting and allowing himself to get tackled to the ground by Amasawa. And now, just from receiving a headpat from him, his 'relationship status' with her leveled up? And it all happened within the day.

...does she really think that highly of him? Is that why he gained a ton of Affection Points with her so easily?

Deciding to ponder about that question later, Kiyotaka turned his attention back to the chairman.

"How did Amasawa get here, Sakayanagi-sensei?"

The chairman took a sip of his tea. "Ah, yes. After I declined your father's demand, he instead offered a compromise wherein he would send one of his assets to keep an eye on you and your progress in this school. After all, he still wants to test you and see how you fare against other talented people since you are supposed to be his 'Masterpiece'."

"Really?" asked Kiyotaka. "That's his reason for sending Amasawa here? Definitely influenced by the system."

"When I told Ayanokouji-sensei that you were in the lowest class, he was actually pleased. He then told me that he will personally take his chosen asset to the school and a few days ago, he arrived here with Amasawa-san and relayed her supposed mission to me. She was really eager to meet you, by the way."

"I figured..." he muttered, earning a cute giggle from Ichika.

Eager to meet him as in 'tackling him to the ground like a cat who was separated from its owner' eager? Yeah, he could definitely see how excited she was.

"So what now? If Amasawa's here to 'keep an eye on me', as she said... then that means she'll be staying in this school from this point onward."

"You're right, Ayanokouji-kun. Amasawa-san will be staying in this school from now on, but since she is a year younger than you and the class arrangements have already been decided, she cannot join your class. Because of that, she will live with you instead and will be treated as a guest to the school."

Kiyotaka's mind backtracked for a few seconds, particularly at some certain words that the chairman said. "Wait, what do you mean 'live with you'? Are you saying that she'll live in my unit?"

"What do you think it means?"

The young man stared at him for a few moments, as though he was waiting for Sakayanagi-sensei to say that he was only kidding, but nothing happened.

It was all the confirmation he needed to realize that he was being serious.

"I get to live with senpai?!" Ichika asked, sounding ecstatic. "Sounds fun, let's do it~!"

"Not gonna bother arguing against this because this has the system written all over it," the young man sighed to himself. "However, that doesn't mean I can't ask for the reason why this is happening."

The system really planned for this to happen, huh? Not only did it influence that man to send Amasawa here but it also caused things to happen as they did. The girl hugging him in front of everyone and the chairman's decision to assign her to his dorm unit were a result of the system's intervention.

"Why have her live with me? Surely there are still unused dorm units around that she can use, right?" he

"You are correct. However, your father wished for Amasawa-san to be able to keep you in her sights as much as possible, and this was my only solution to that because being your classmate is out of the question."

"That makes almost no sense at all..." he complained in his thoughts, before sighing in defeat. There's no other outcome for him even if he tried. "Alright, I'll let her live with me. But I want something from you in return, Sakayanagi-sensei."

The older man flashed a gentle smile. "As long as it's within my power, I'll see if I can grant it."

Kiyotaka smiled to himself. The request that he had in mind will surely make things easier not just for him, but also for the girl who was now his roommate.

---

Ike Kanji didn't think that this would be how he ends his month.

Don't get him wrong, he was really happy and proud of himself for passing the midterm exams. He was even motivated to put in the same effort for their finals because of the vacation that they were promised, but it only lasted until he saw Sudo's test scores.

A month ago, he and Ken made a bet regarding how they would fare in the midterm examination. It was because of a petty argument that the bet was created and looking back at it, Ike felt even more of an idiot for being so eager to push through with the wager.

The winner would simply be determined by who has the higher score between them and, to his complete surprise, Sudo ended up with a higher overall score than him. But to an even bigger shock, it seemed like the guy forgot all about the bet because he was too busy celebrating his accomplishment.

At first, Ike thought that he was free from the punishment that Sudo had for him, which relieved him greatly. After all, his collection of naughty stuff was important to him and he didn't want to burn any of it! It would destroy him to say goodbye to his treasures!

But he was wrong.

Apparently, Sudo only made it seem like he had forgotten about the bet and reminded him of it today... right after he watched Kushida-chan kissing Ayanokouji (which also hurt a lot).

Despite his pathetic attempt in apologizing and his pleas to simply forget about the wager, Sudo insisted that he honor his side of the bet otherwise he'll face the consequences. It's not like he could deny it, though. No matter how someone looked at it, it was his loss and Ike had no one to blame but himself.

It was he who came up with the idea of setting up the stakes for that bet he and Sudo made. It was he who agreed to his classmate's terms. And it was he who failed to gather a higher score in his midterms.

So, as he stood next to a barbecue grill (that Sudo let him borrow as added insult to injury), he placed another set of his beloved magazines as well as some of the doujinshis that he bought and stoked the fire underneath the metal bars.

"I thought it would be harder than this, honestly..." the boy said in his mind. He had been standing out here for an hour now, behind the dorm building where he could burn some of his stuff without being caught or anything.

What he placed on the grill just now was the last batch of magazines and doujins that he had. Within the past hour, all that he had been doing was dumping the materials that he supposedly treasured into the fire that he made.

Kanji had nothing more and yet, despite all this, he didn't feel anything about it.

Honestly, he expected himself to kneel over and be overly dramatic about burning his magazines and doujins, but he didn't do anything like that. All that he had been doing for the past hour was standing nearby, watching his belongings burn.

It's not as if he didn't care about these things, though. They still belonged to him and he paid a good amount of points for those doujins but in spite of that, the only thing he did was watch in silence.

"Here I thought you'd be crying your eyes out while burning these, but you're just standing there and doing nothing," a familiar voice spoke up, getting his attention right away. "I guess those things were just trash, and you chose to let them pile up in your room without ever thinking of throwing them away."

He turned around to see Satsuki walking towards him with a smug look on her face. The girl was thoroughly pleased with recent events, especially because she wanted Kanji to lose his wager with Sudo.

Of course, she wouldn't miss an opportunity to laugh at the pervert's misfortune.

"They're not just porn magazines, you know?" he sighed. Ike didn't really like bantering with Shinohara right now, and for good reason. "Believe it or not, there's a reason why I have these things."

"Oh? Do tell. I'd love to hear it," she said in a sarcastic tone.

He stared at her for a brief moment, wondering if it would be a good thing to tell her something so personal but eventually shrugged to himself. Maybe once he does, she'll stop with the insults and bantering... for the rest of the day, at least.

"In my old school, I had a completely different life. The me that you keep seeing everyday? I wasn't like that back then. If anything, I was more like Yukimura or the Professor in how I acted," Ike explained.

Satsuki smirked, obviously unconvinced. "So you're a nerd back then. Am I supposed to feel bad for you now?"

"I don't need your pity," he glared at her, surprising the girl at how angry he looked.

It wasn't anything like how he would get angry at Ayanokouji or Sudo... it was completely different and it felt like he was really giving in to his emotions.

"I hated how I was back then. I hated how I was ignored like I was the plague. I hated how I got pushed around if I did something to get someone's attention. If I had to be honest, I'm treated better here than my old school."

Shinohara snapped out of her trance after taking a moment to recompose herself. Never before had she seen him like that and it caught her off guard.

"Okay, so what does this have to do with those stupid magazines?"

Kanji took a deep breath, which was successful in calming himself down. "Some guys from another class saw me having lunch on my own one day, and they felt bad for me, I guess. They called me to their table and we hit it off from there. Those guys were huge perverts and I know that I'm gonna sound really hypocritical here, but they were down bad. If you think I'm bad, then they're worse."

"If you're the one saying that those idiots are worse than you, then it must be serious. What exactly did they do?" the girl asked, now looking more interested in knowing more.

"Hmm... I remember there was a little hole in the wall of the girls' changing room at the gym in our school, and they always used it to peek at our classmates or any other girl who changed clothes there."

"And you never took a peek at your female classmates through that hole?"

"I only did it once but after that, I didn't do it anymore."

She laughed. "Really? I find that hard to believe."

"You're the one asking questions," Ike shrugged. "After I had my turn getting a peek at the girls, we were caught in the act by some of their friends and chased us all down. I managed to slip away but my friends? They weren't so lucky. I watched them get beaten up and because of that, I never wanted to peek at girls again because the same could happen to me."

Satsuki wanted to catch him in the act and accuse him of peeking again right after that incident, but stopped herself when she thought about it more deeply.

Of course, she knew that this idiot was a pervert from the start. Kanji made that perfectly clear during his introduction but apart from that, all he did was ogle the girls at every opportunity he could get, as well as making perverted comments about their bodies.

She couldn't think of an instance where he did something as bad as watching the girls change clothes... or even getting close to them in order to cop a feel or something. At most, all he did was 'admire' her classmates from afar and say a lot of disgusting stuff regarding their bodies.

Maybe... there was some merit in what this idiot was telling her, after all.

"Was that all that they did?" she asked, wanting to know more.

"Well... I guess there's also the regular hangouts that we've had. They'd invite me to one of their houses, and we'd talk about the things we like about girls. We also read a lot of magazines and doujins from their collections. Those dudes were hoarders, I tell you..."

The blue-haired girl remained quiet after that. Of course, Ike could be lying about all of this just to save himself, but it didn't feel like that at all.

It's crazy, but... it felt like everything he said just now was the truth.

"Hmph. Don't think that just because you were influenced by idiots, you're absolved of your wrongdoings. You're still a pervert in my eyes," Shinohara folded her arms and pouted.

"Why, yes I am. I'm a pervert and I'm proud of it," Ike did the same as her and smirked, showing no regrets for his actions. "It's not like those guys forced me to join them. I may have wanted to have friends but in the end, I chose to hang out with them. And just to tell you, ugly? I don't regret it. At all."

"I still don't get how your 'friends' have anything to do with those things you're burning right now," she pointed out, ignoring the jab he sent towards her as she was already used to it by now.

Ike blink a few times in realization. "Oh, right. Well, these porn magazines weren't really mine. All of these belonged to them. They just gave these things to me as some kind of souvenir for hanging out with them, I suppose."

"You brought those with you when you came here?" she asked, completely surprised at the fact that his collection of magazines weren't bought around here. She was even more surprised to learn that those things didn't belong to him. "How did those things even go unnoticed by the teachers? Surely they must have checked our belongings when we came here!"

The boy shrugged. "I have no idea."

"Okay, so you're telling me... that you didn't buy these things here? Other people gave them to you?" she asked, looking at him for confirmation.

"I bought the doujinshis here but other than that, pretty much. What a waste of points, though... I enjoyed reading them, but now I have to burn them."

"Huh... what do you know? Maybe he's not as bad as I thought he was."

If Satsuki had to be honest, she wasn't really expecting the idiot to honor the bet and would back out because he valued these things too much. However, she was clearly wrong in that aspect because here he was, honoring his side of the wager and wasn't even complaining about it.

"So the reason why you have these things..." she paused for a moment, trying to think of the right words to say. "...is it because they remind you of how you used to have friends that stick by your side?"

"Well, I'm not going to deny that reading these magazines is fun. It's always a good feeling to appreciate a girl's body, but I guess that's also part of the reason."

"Then why didn't you tell Sudo-kun that? Maybe he would have understood your situation and you wouldn't have to go through this."

"It wouldn't matter. I still lost, so I have to do this," he shrugged again. "Besides, it's not like those boys I mentioned remember me. They probably moved on with their lives. They're just like my old classmates, they never really cared but still... they were people that I called 'friends'. That's not gonna change anytime soon."

Much to her own surprise, Satsuki began to feel bad for him. Kanji may have started that wager with their classmate for the wrong reasons but despite being on the losing end, here he was, honoring the terms of their bet and not even caring that he spent points in buying some of this stuff.

He was right... what a waste of points if he was going to get rid of them, anyway.

The atmosphere between them became quiet for the next few minutes. The only sound that could be heard were the scorching flames from the barbecue grill. While Kanji turned his attention back to his books that continued to burn in the fire, Satsuki seemed like she was contemplating something in her mind.

After the last stack of magazines and doujins were reduced to nothing but ash, Shinohara finally spoke again.

"Hey, uh... do you want to go get something to eat?" she asked, a hint of a blush dusting her cheeks.

Ike turned to her, looking surprised at the girl's question. "I'd rather wait until the month ends before spending any more points. I'm kinda drained right now on points..." he chuckled nervously.

"You don't have to. I'll pay for us both."

Now he was really surprised. For as long as he knew this girl, she would never ask him to eat with her or anything similar, let alone pay for the two of them. As a matter of fact, it was already shocking that they weren't having one of their usual banters right now.

For a better comparison, they were like oil and water despite being classmates and neighbors at the same time.

And yet... Shinohara asked him if he wanted to join her for a meal.

"This isn't you trying to ask me out on a date, is it?" he asked jokingly, an amused grin forming on his face.

"Haha. In your dreams, pervert," she rolled her eyes in amusement, before chuckling to herself. "So what do you say?"

Kanji shrugged. "I'd be an even bigger idiot to decline an offer from a cute girl, so sure. I guess I can leave this grill out here for now and let the fire die out first."

"Cute? I thought I looked ugly in your eyes?" she asked as they began to walk off.

"Ah, that was just me messing around with you since we argue a lot. If I had to be honest, you're pretty cute yourself, Shinohara-san."

Satsuki immediately stopped in her tracks as she heard that last statement from him.

"D-Did he just...?" she thought to herself, shifting her gaze to the ground which hid her face from sight. Her cheeks slowly began turning red as a sign of her growing embarrassment.

Ike quickly noticed how his companion stopped walking all of a sudden. She was looking at the ground, so he couldn't see her face at the moment.

"Shinohara-san? Are you okay?" he asked out of concern.

"S-Shut up and just follow me...!" she snapped at him with a red face, before resuming her walking. Satsuki tried ignoring a strange feeling that was building up in her chest, but it continued to bother her regardless. "This is nothing... I just feel embarrassed about treating a guy to some food. Yeah, that's it...!"

The boy only looked at her in confusion for a few moments, before shrugging and then following after her.

Who knows? Shinohara might just be going through her period right now, that's why she snapped at him.

---

"Aren't you excited, senpai? We're going to be living in the same room together~"

"I'm just glad you didn't say anything regarding that in front of our classmates earlier."

At the same time, walking through the hallway of the 4th floor of the first dorm building, were Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and his newly-established roommate.

After their discussion with Chairman Sakayanagi was over earlier in the morning, the two returned to Class D's classroom. Upon getting there, Kiyotaka noticed that homeroom had already ended and Chabashira-sensei had already left.

Because their teacher was already gone, both Kiyotaka and Ichika were bombarded by questions from their classmates. The boys confronted Kiyotaka about his possible relationship with Amasawa who was supposed to be a 'guest', while the girls questioned Ichika regarding her relationship with Ayanokouji and how she knew him.

Kiyotaka simply ignored the boys who kept on asking him, while Ichika entertained the girls by answering their questions with even more questions. Fortunately for them, it wouldn't last long because Majima-sensei would arrive after a few minutes in order to start their second period.

Where did Ichika sit for the remainder of the day?

Since she was considered a guest to the school and the rest of the teachers were made aware of her presence by Chabashira-sensei, Ichika sat at a lone chair near the door, giving her a good view of the whole class as they went through the day.

After all their classes ended, Kiyotaka didn't want to take any chances and quickly left the classroom with Ichika following after him. He knew that if they stayed, they would be questioned endlessly once again.

And now, they were on their way to his dorm unit. Wait, scratch that. Their dorm unit. They were going to be living together from now on, after all.

"You don't have to worry about me saying anything, senpai. I wouldn't throw you to the wolves like that," she chuckled. "But you're pretty lucky, you know? You get to live with such a cute girl like me."

"I can't even imagine why..." he replied dryly as his thought went elsewhere. "It's strange, though... the only ones who didn't approach Amasawa earlier were Horikita, Kushida, Matsushita, Karuizawa, and Sakura. Even when classes ended, none of them approached her, or even me."

It wasn't a coincidence that the only people who didn't question Ichika were also his heroines.

At best, they were only jealous of Ichika because of what she did in front of everyone earlier. At worst, they could be planning something big and might confront Amasawa later on, which he hoped wasn't the case. Kushida was bad enough, he didn't want three other heroines to give in to jealousy in a bad way.

At the very least, he can be assured that Sakura isn't the type of person to act like that. Bless her soul.

After opening the door to his unit, Amasawa didn't waste any time and rushed inside, before quickly making herself comfortable on his bed.

"That's about what I expected from her," Kiyotaka sighed internally as he went inside and closed the door. He then sat down on the chair by his desk, allowing himself a moment of rest because he knew that the day wasn't for him just yet.

He now had to figure out how to deal with his current situation, which was Amasawa being his permanent roommate from now on.

If Kiyotaka had to be honest, having a roommate didn't really sound bad... it might even be an interesting scenario. However, Amasawa was... something else.

If only she was more like Nanase, who was sweet, caring, kind, and didn't bother him much unless she had something to ask...

"I'll end up missing her presence at this rate," he sighed to himself.

"Ne, senpai~" Ichika's voice filled his ears. "Can you give me a kiss? I've always wanted to receive a kiss from the famed 'Masterpiece' of the White Room."

Kiyotaka shot her a blank stare.

Seriously, is this girl obsessed with him that much? And does she even know the things she's asking him to do? Earlier, she tackled him to the ground with a hug like it was nothing and now she wants him to kiss her?

It's like he's dealing with an Arisu who can walk and seemingly has no sense of shame.

Kiyotaka could only hope that he can get used to this... the system would help him, right?

Especially against a fellow White Room student... right?

"If that's your way of flirting with me, then I have to say that it's a horrible way of doing so, Amasawa."

"Oh come on... I just want to know what it feels like to kiss you, senpai," Ichika then pouted and her eyes turned downcast. "Am I not pretty enough for you?"

He winced for a moment at seeing her sad look, fearing that it might cause the system to do something. Thankfully, nothing happened and he was able to quickly formulate a response.

"If you want me to do that, you're going to have to earn it first."

The sad look on Ichika's face instantly disappeared, and was replaced with a smirk. "Is that what you told Karuizawa-senpai and those other girls in your class whom you also kissed?"

Kiyotaka blinked a few times, surprised that she knew about what happened with him and his other heroines earlier.

"You know what? I'm not even gonna ask how she knew about that," he shook his head and sighed. For sure, it's the work of his superpower and nothing more. "In case you missed it, they're the ones who kissed me. Not the other way around."

"Then would it be fine if I'm the one who kissed you, senpai?" Ichika looked at him with a sultry smile gracing her lips.

"I'll push you away before that happens."

"That's not fair, senpai. You didn't push away those other girls in your class when they did it."

Figuring that answering her yet again will only lead to a never-ending banter between them, Kiyotaka chose to ignore her for now and focus on what's important, that being the matter of Ichika's presence in his dorm unit from now on.

The first issue that he had in mind... is the issue of where Ichika would sleep.

Obviously, the first that came to his mind is to buy a futon for the girl to sleep in. Yes, a place for Ichika to sleep in. There's no way he would let her sleep on his bed while he spends nights on a futon. This was still his room and it was his bed.

But the big problem with that... is the possibility of Ichika sneaking into his mattress regardless.

Even though it hasn't happened yet, he could already tell that this girl could think about doing such a thing just to mess with him or tease him in any way. If it's not one of those reasons, then she would do so just to sleep next to him.

And in that instance, buying a futon would be pointless in the long run because the younger girl wouldn't even be interested in using it.

"I have one question for you, Amasawa. If I buy you a spare futon, will you use it as something to sleep in or will you sneak in my bed instead? Answer that honestly."

Ichika blinked a few times in surprise, before she smirked.

"Oh dear, oh dear... you're accusing me of possibly sleeping in your bed already, senpai? That's cruel of you..."

"Answer the question already."

"Hmm... nope. A futon's no fun. I'd rather sleep next to you, senpai~" she giggled. "Don't you think that would be better than sleeping separately?"

"If it was Nanase, she wouldn't even think of being in the same bed as me," Kiyotaka sighed mentally. "I thought so."

Okay, buying a futon is definitely out of the question and now, the only option left is what his kouhai wants in the first place.

"All right, I'll allow you to sleep in my bed," he relented while folding his arms across his chest. "But you have to follow these rules."

Ichika straightened her posture, as she began to listen like an obedient student.

"First off, don't even think of going to sleep without having any clothes on."

Ichika gasped softly.

"How impure of you, senpai. Are you perhaps saying that I'm going to sleep right beside you while being naked?" she asked in complete shock, as her face turned red from the thought of sleeping in her birthday suit next to Kiyotaka.

Truth be told, it wasn't in her mind to do something like that but now that her senpai suggested it, Ichika felt that the idea had merit...

'I'm not taking any chances," the young man argued.

He was just being careful, that's all. Amasawa was already proving herself to be way bolder than Sakayanagi in her advances and honestly, he wouldn't be surprised if this girl asks if she could join him in the shower in the future.

"You know, senpai... the fact that you think I'll be lying on your bed next to you with no clothes on... it makes you sound like a pervert!" she giggled, recovering from her embarrassment as she threw him a seductive look. "Do I turn you on like that~?"

Kiyotaka merely rolled his eyes. He had no idea if he made things worse by even suggesting the idea, but he made his intentions clear.

"I assume you already understand my point, so moving on..." He then walked to the nearby drawer and opened the third compartment. "Second rule, you'll be changing the bedsheets every week. I used to change it every two weeks, but now it's more appropriate that it gets changed on a weekly basis. Understand?"

Ichika nodded with a smile.

"And third, which is the most important rule, please don't do anything weird while we're in the same bed. Because of certain circumstances, I rarely get enough hours of sleep everyday and when I do lie down to rest, I don't want anything disturbing me. Is that clear enough for you, Amasawa?"

"No disturbing senpai at all. Got it~"

Kiyotaka doubted that the girl truly understood his last point because it didn't feel like she was taking him seriously, but he'll see if she did later on tonight. For now, though, he was satisfied at the girl's obedience and willingness to listen.

"I'm glad we see eye to eye on that," he gave a satisfied nod and sighed. "Now, is there anything you want to eat for dinner?"

Ichika smiled.

"I'll be happy with whatever you make, senpai."

---

Kiyotaka prepared a simple dinner consisting of udon and onigiri for him and his companion. He had to admit, having someone to eat dinner with him was a better experience than being alone, though it would have been better without the constant teasing from Ichika.

After finishing dinner, Kiyotaka went straight to the bathroom for a shower since he still wanted an early rest today, especially after everything that he went through.

Looks like the month won't pass without the system messing with him one more time for good measure, huh?

After a nice and refreshing shower, Kiyotaka brushed his teeth and immediately threw himself on his bed. He positioned himself right next to the wall, leaving some space for Ichika since they were going to be occupying the same bed.

Considering everything that happened today, the young man was glad that it was only 8:03 in the evening. He still had time for a relaxing sleep for 10 hours or more with nothing to bother him, unless his companion decides to be one.

"You're already giving me space, senpai? How kind of you~" Ichika's voice rang in his ears once again, as he turned to face his smirking kouhai, who had just finished taking a shower and brushing his teeth like him. "I also appreciate you lending me one of your shirts... hmm, I think I want to keep this for myself!"

There she stood, right next to the bed while wearing one of his shirts which was way too big for her that it reached her thighs. Her hair was also let down, which gave her a completely different look than her twin-tailed appearance.

Kiyotaka only sighed. He was glad that he asked the chairman earlier to let Ichika have the benefit of being given the same 100,000 point allowance like for every other student here. If he didn't, then he would have been forced to ask someone like Wang to lend Ichika some clothes.

For now, he decided to lend the girl one of his shirts... but that also led to another problem, in the form of what Ichika wore down there.

The girl only wore her panties and nothing more, which actually amused her. For Kiyotaka, it was a good thing that his shirt acted as a dress for her because of its size. That way, he wouldn't have to see her underwear... unless this girl decides to mess with him by letting him have a peek, of course.

"Don't even think about it," he warned her. "Tomorrow, we're going to the mall to buy you some clothes with the points you were given. You're only borrowing my shirt, remember that."

Ichika's eyes brightened in happiness. "A shopping date with senpai? I can't wait!"

Kiyotaka wasn't surprised that she interpreted his words in that way, so he just sighed in exasperation. "Just remember what we talked about earlier..."

"Don't worry, don't worry. I remember the three rules you told me, senpai. But look at me right now," Ichika smiled seductively as she struck a sexy pose in front of him. "Don't I look good~?"

Instead of replying to her question, Kiyotaka only turned around, facing the wall instead, which earned a giggle from the magenta-haired girl.

"Good night, senpai~"

As he felt Ichika lying down beside him, Kiyotaka retreated into his thoughts.

"This has got to be the most bizarre day that I've ever had..." he said to himself. "Even more than the bathhouse that appeared out of nowhere a few weeks ago, and that was already quite a handful to deal with."

The only saving grace he had was that it was a weekend tomorrow, so there was no need for him to wake up early. He could sleep in if he wanted to but then again, he wasn't the only one who's living in this unit anymore. He would have to wake up before his roommate in order to prepare breakfast for the two of them...

Either way, he had two days to himself and he wasn't going to waste any of it.

However, all of that won't do anything against the shitstorm that would be waiting for him when he goes back to school next week.

Sure, it'll be the start of the month next week with their monthly points being deposited to their accounts but it wasn't just that.

Kiyotaka didn't need someone to tell him that kissing three of his classmates would come back to bite him in the ass, because he already knew that it would. There's also the fact that he has an unknown relationship with the 'guest' who arrived in their classroom earlier in the morning, which will surely cause a lot of students to find out about Ichika.

As a matter of fact, he was completely sure that by now, his name was starting to become a hot topic among the 1st year students. Knowing his classmates and how much a lot of them were into gossip, there's no doubt that news of today will quickly spread around the school.

Heh... he could already see the news reaching Class A and Sakayanagi's possible reaction to it... she'll probably try to kiss him again to get even with Chiaki. With Class B, it would likely end up in Ichinose avoiding him even more out of embarrassment, which he hoped would not happen. In Class C with Shiina... who knows? The girl was too innocent for her own good, so she might not have a big reaction compared to his other heroines.

Oh, and speaking of which...

"Amasawa," he called out to the person behind him. "Are you asleep yet?"

Ichika chuckled softly. "I'm still here, senpai. Why? Do you want to do dirty things with me~?"

"Would you mind doing something for me?" he asked, ignoring her last question.

"Hmm... as long as I can ask for something from you in return, senpai, then sure~"

"I want you to check on Class C and keep an eye out for them."

"Class C? Is there someone who caught your attention from that class, senpai?"

"Not really someone. More like the class itself as a whole because of what I've learned about it," he replied, remembering a certain excerpt from Hiyori's 'summary' that he kept in mind up until now...

...about her class being seemingly led through violence.

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MINASAN, YONDE KURETE ARIGATŌ! AISHITEMAAAAASUUUUU! *starts playing air guitar*

-Lance