Chapter 9

"Nakamori-san lied while we were eating just now."

Nakamori Akimi, who was still thinking about how to approach Fuji Shusuke, just came down to get a glass of water when she ran into the target person, who then quietly exposed her lie.

"You clearly went to the kitchen, so why did you say you were going back to your room? What are you hiding, Nakamori-san?"

Although his tone was very gentle and there was a smile on his face, it was really difficult to judge the feeling Fuji Shusuke gave people. Nakamori Akimi felt a chill down his spine under his gaze.

"Did Fuji-kun see me?"

"Yes, it's not just you. I also saw Atobe." Fuji Shusuke slowly opened his eyes, a cold light flashing in his icy blue eyes. "The kitchen was cleared out in advance. What did you and Atobe say and do in there? Nakamori-san should know it very well."

He couldn't have heard everything.

Nakamori Akimi urgently recalled his conversation with Atobe Keigo. They had mentioned Tsukishima Sakuramu and the game, but not Fuji Shusuke. Even if he knew something, he probably wouldn't think of fixing the program; that would be too bizarre. In short, what he heard was nothing more than something he already knew, and it shouldn't have much impact on their mission.

"I didn't expect Atobe to betray his and Sakuramu's relationship for you."

Uh-huh!

Did she hear it wrong? What did Fuji Shusuke just say? It was as if they were on different wavelengths. Nakamori Akimi was still engaged in the spy war, while Fuji Shusuke was already here spilling the beans.

"I thought Atobe's feelings for Sakura were deep, but now it seems they're just that. Sakura actually rejected me for him, but I didn't expect you two to be secretly doing this behind her back!"

Nakamori Akimi was still confused, and Fuji Shusuke started to accuse her and finally gave her a sneer.

What a psychopath! What do you mean she and Atobe betrayed Tsukishima Sakuramu? Why didn't you say you and Tsukishima Sakuramu betrayed Atobe Keigo? Everyone knows Tsukishima Sakuramu is just playing the game. If you don't turn evil, you should at least be full of love and hate and chase your husband to the crematorium. But you turned out to be a pure love-brained person! No wonder you need external help to fix it.

Although Nakamori Akimi didn't know what Fuji Shusuke's original personality was, from the information that Atobe Keigo showed her, she could vaguely tell that he was a good boy with good morals, at least his values ​​were not problematic. But the one in front of her...it was hard to judge.

"Fuji-san, you must have misunderstood something. The relationship between me and President Atobe is not what you think..."

Although the person in front of him was not a normal person, Nakamori Akimi still tried hard to explain in order to prove his innocence, but Fuji Shusuke simply didn't listen.

"Misunderstanding? A man and a woman alone in a room, even trying to cover up, what kind of misunderstanding could there be?"

The sarcasm on Fuji Shusuke's face became even stronger, which made Nakamori Akimi furious.

Anyway, she's bound to take the blame, right? Okay, if that's the case, don't blame her for being so harsh.

"I!"

"No two."

Just when Nakamori Akimi couldn't stand it anymore and was about to fight back, a voice with an obvious warning tone came from behind.

"Tezuka?" Fuji Shusuke frowned, his expression becoming even uglier. "Why are you here?"

"Fuji, you are so rude. This is something without any basis..."

Obviously, he heard a lot and strongly disagreed with Fuji Shusuke's approach, but he was interrupted the next second.

"Enough Tezuka, if you still have memories, you wouldn't say that. Why am I the only one who remembers, but you all have forgotten!"

Fuji Shusuke held his head in pain, and glared at Tezuka Kunimitsu with resentment. Then he glanced coldly at Nakamori Akimi, left after saying "Take care of yourself".

"I'm sorry, Nakamori-san. Fuji hasn't been in good shape lately and often says some... weird things. I hope you don't mind if it's offensive."

Tezuka Kunimitsu looked helpless, his usual stern face now had a hint of melancholy. He also didn't know what had happened to Fuji recently, as he had inexplicably changed after his trip to Hyotei.

"No, it's okay. I don't mind. Tezuka-san should go check on Fuji-san first. He's definitely not in a good state."

It's not just wrong, it's extremely wrong, okay? Although he strongly condemned it in his heart, in front of innocent people, Nakamori Akimi had to pretend that nothing had happened and fooled the person away.

"I'm so sorry, I'll take my leave now."

Watching Tezuka Kunimitsu chasing after Fuji Shusuke as he left, Nakamori Akimi punched the air in anger.

It was so frustrating, so frustrating. If she hadn't been afraid of affecting the subsequent program repair, she would have punched him just now - even though there was a high possibility that she would not be able to beat him.

Then she tossed and turned with this extremely depressed mood, and as expected, she got a pair of panda eyes the next day.

"Oh my god, sister, didn't you sleep last night? Why are your dark circles so big?"

After playing basketball with her crush and witnessing Tsukishima Sakuramu faint, Nakamori Rie not only slept soundly last night but also had a wonderful dream. Nakamori Akimi, unable to sleep, was forced to listen to her sleep talk all night.

"Maybe he's a little too attached to his bed."

Nakamori Akimi perfunctorily dealt with it listlessly and began to put on makeup to cover it up.

"I heard that after today's physical training, they will draw lots to form groups for sparring. I wonder who Master Atobe's opponent will be."

Nakamori Rie was still dreaming of seeing Keigo Atobe's heroic figure, but when the afternoon groups were announced, Keigo Atobe received a bye. While others were playing in the scorching sun, he was leisurely lounging under a parasol, drinking juice and even having the leisure to apply sunscreen. A truly refined person.

Otherwise, people would be white.

Nakamori Akimi glanced at her well-defined arms and gave up on comparing them. She was ostensibly here to help, so she should just focus on her own job.

Just as she was concentrating on her work, the phone in her pocket beeped twice, and a message alert sound came. She took it out and saw that someone with the note "Bitter Melon King" had sent her a message. This was her new note to Keigo Atobe.

[Bitter Melon King: Hmm? Slacking off?]

Nakamori Akimi knew that he was not talking about the training camp, but about the damn plan to get close to Fuji Shusuke.

[Nakamori Akimi: I can't do anything. He caught us in the kitchen yesterday and accused me of getting involved with you and Tsukishima Sakuramu. If you approach him now, you'll only see a farce between us. (Punch a little man.jpg)]

Obviously not expecting this, Atobe Keigo looked over from afar. After a few seconds, he looked towards Tsukishima Sakuramu.

He was saying that when he ran into Tsukishima Sakuramu last night, her expression looked a little strange, full of resentment. So this is why. Ugh, what a hassle.

At this time, Nakamori Akimi sent another message.

[Nakamori Akimi: But when I confronted him yesterday, he mentioned it, and it seems like he doesn't know why he retains his memories.]

Don’t you know the reason?

[0587, Have you figured out a way to fix the program?]

The blunt questioning caused the other party's phone to freeze for a few seconds.

[Sorry, our R&D staff are working hard on this, please be patient]

"Too slow. What about the cause of the confusion? You don't really expect the two of us to figure it out, do you?"

Please rest assured that our programmers are currently conducting simultaneous tests and we believe that the results will be available soon. In the meantime, we hope that you can find out more useful information, which will help us detect the cause more quickly.

It was all just clichés. To put it bluntly, there was no progress at all. Atobe Keigo snorted coldly and unilaterally cut off the conversation with the other party.

[King Bitter Melon: Since we can't get any information from Fuji Shusuke, let's start with both him and Tsukishima Sakumu. Try to get them alone together. Without outsiders present, they'll definitely reveal more information.]

[Nakamori Akimi: Eavesdropping? That's a good idea. Can 0587 monitor what they say?]

[Bitter Melon King: No, their control over the current situation is limited.]

That would be completely useless, wouldn't all the control range be used on those supporting cannon fodder? Thinking of Rie's abnormal behavior, Nakamori Akimi silently complained.

[Nakamori Akimi: So your villa should be equipped with surveillance cameras, right? Is there sound? Can you see clearly?]

If it were like the surveillance facility at Hyotei, we would be doomed.

[Bitter Melon King: There is none of that here.]

[Nakamori Akimi: ...You're not planning on eavesdropping yourself, are you? Have you ever heard of this? It's easy to be discovered!]

[Bitter Melon King: It seems you have a lot of experience, so go ahead.]

Huh? Are you kidding me?! Nakamori Akimi started bombarding the other person with messages in disbelief, but unfortunately, the other person didn't reply to any of them. Just as she was busy typing the messages, a shadow suddenly appeared before her eyes.

"Nakamori, your hair is messy."

The warm fingertips brushed past her ears, causing an unknown ripple. Nakamori Akimi trembled all over, looked up with horror, and met the eyes of Keigo Atobe who was looking at her.

Atobe’s almond-shaped eyes… so beautiful.

The enlarged face flashed for a moment, and an inappropriate thought flashed through Nakamori Akimi's mind, but Tsukishima Sakuramu's resentful "Kagego" made her react quickly. At the same time, she caught a glimpse of Fuji Shusuke's back as he chased Tsukishima Sakuramu away.

...acting? Now they had some time to themselves. And then what? She couldn't possibly chase him out in public. That would be too unreasonable, right?

"Stay here."

Then Keigo Atobe chased after him in a very reasonable manner, looking exactly like a boyfriend who was rushing to appease his jealous girlfriend, although this boyfriend behaved a bit like a scumbag.

But she still wanted to say this: Atobe Keigo was incredibly efficient! No sooner had he planned something than he created an opportunity. Wait, so what did he mean by sending that message just now? Was he trying to trick her?

"Sister, you and Atobe-sama..."

Rie Nakamori, who was not far away, looked at her in shock, and the people who were nearby also glanced at her casually.

Nakamori Akimi was silent.

Since she has been left with such a mess, don't blame her for talking nonsense in a reasonable manner.