Chapter 40
"...Just now, was it a surprise?"
"Hmm...it's quite a surprise indeed." The person on the other end continued her words, "Bai Shi just called me and asked for your contact information. He's obviously your cousin, but you didn't even leave me your phone number?"
Nakamori Akimi, who hadn't thought of this at all, said, "This is a strategy. I want him to come to you to confirm it in person, so that I can fool your teammates tomorrow. Fuji, you didn't let anything slip, did you?"
"Of course. After all, this concerns your reputation, Nakamori."
As early as knowing that Shiraishi Kuranosuke might come today, Nakamori Akimi had already discussed it with Fuji Shusuke.
In order to avoid revealing her true identity in front of the Seigaku gang and arousing the suspicion of Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Nakamori Akimi told Fuji Shusuke that she would deal with Shiraishi Kuranosuke, and he just had to cooperate randomly.
"But I'm curious about what you said, Nakamori, that caused Shiraishi to react like that."
"I told him I have two personalities, one that loves him and one that loves you. I didn't expect him to actually believe it."
Anyway, it was fake, but Nakamori Akimi said it very smoothly and analyzed it at the same time.
"As for my cousin, that was a misunderstanding. I don't know why Bai Shi introduced the relationship between him and me to you like that. Maybe I acted too well, so he really believed this outrageous thing."
In fact, Nakamori Akimi originally wanted to talk about his IQ problem, but due to various considerations, he finally settled on his perfect acting skills.
Fuji Shusuke must have been shocked by these words. He was silent for a few seconds, then said: "Nakamori, do you know who you look like now?"
Nakamori Akimi thought about it seriously.
"A scumbag full of lies?"
A light laugh came from the other end. "He's a genius storyteller with a wild imagination."
"Come on, if I really become a storyteller, anyone who reads my work and believes my words will have to reshape their worldview."
Nakamori Akimi, who was particularly self-aware, complained expressionlessly.
The laughter over there became even more hearty.
"If that's the case, then I'm relieved."
"What?"
"I've been having trouble coming up with an excuse to explain what happened that day, so I've been having a lot of trouble lately."
"…What did you do?"
"I discussed this with Atobe briefly, and he told me that in order to conceal the existence of the system, you, Nakamori, went so far as to destroy your own reputation and lied about having a split personality."
"So did you tell them I was sick that day?" Nakamori Akimi quickly replied. "It sounds a bit like insulting, but it's a good excuse. Almost everyone at Hyotei already knows about it, so it's pretty easy to verify."
"No." Fuji Shusuke just said so much, but the result was unexpected. "I just thought that maybe in this game world, the assimilated objects are easy to trust others, so I told them that we just lost a bet in the big dare."
There was a pause of a few seconds, with a look of melancholy.
“I didn’t expect they actually believed it.”
Nakamori Akimi reasonably suspected that what Fuji Shusuke wanted to say was that those people's IQs had decreased.
"Maybe that's why Bai Shi believes me."
"As for Shiraishi, maybe, or maybe..." The other party laughed and didn't continue. "The one who has reshaped his worldview should be adding you as a friend now. It's fun chatting. Let's talk about it tomorrow, Nakamori."
After hanging up the phone, Nakamori Akimi indeed saw the friend addition message.
Is his profile picture a rhinoceros beetle?
Nakamori Akimi looked at the huge black beetle and fell into deep thought.
She remembered that Shiraishi Kuranosuke seemed to like not only insects, but also... poisonous weeds?
In other words, is there a possibility that this guy is just a fool in disguise, and is actually a ruthless character who kills people without anyone knowing?
In a weird way, Nakamori Akimi accepted his friend request and changed the note:
A comedic role in the second week.
[Comedy role in the second episode: Akihiro~ (heart.jpg)]
As soon as Nakamori Akimi approved his application, Shiraishi Kuranosuke sent a super cute emoticon.
The idea of him being a tough guy must have been just her illusion.
After talking a bunch of nonsense, Shiraishi Kuranosuke got to the point. He came to confirm the time and arrangements for tomorrow with her.
Didn't he know that Fuji had already informed her?
[Comedian in episode 2: I know, I know. I just want to find some topics to talk to Qiushi about.]
There is strong love between the lines, but it's a pity that she is an imposter who took the blame.
"Why--"
Nakamori Akimi ruthlessly crushed this unexpected love, once again emphasized to him his false illness of split personality, and hypocritically condemned his indecisive and improper attitude, and then ended the conversation hastily.
"Tsk, if this continues, I'm going to have a split personality."
Nakamori Akimi, who had been acting with others every day, fell into the soft bed out of exhaustion. He just closed his eyes to rest for a while, but suddenly opened his eyes again. Oops, he forgot about the one at Rikkai University.
She opened her phone and saw the previous reply.
Kirihara Akaya failed to ask her out this week, so he tried to make an appointment for next week. It seemed that he was determined to treat her to dinner to thank her, and he also said that he could come to Tokyo to see her.
Coming to Tokyo to find her? Kirihara Akaya? He shouldn't lose himself.
Nakamori Akimi, amused, texted him back and agreed to the date next week. But forget about coming to Tokyo; she'd rather go to Kanagawa, since there were two other troublesome guys there that she had to deal with.
***
Saturday's practice match started as scheduled, and Nakamori Akimi and Shiraishi Kuranosuke successfully met at the gate of Seigaku.
After a confusing self-introduction, someone raised questions.
"Cousin? Bai Shi, when did you get a cousin? How come we didn't know?"
Kenshin Oshige looked at these two people with a puzzled look on his face. They had no similarities at all.
"Distant cousin, don't you know it's normal?" Immersed in role-playing, Shiraishi Kuranosuke put his arm around Nakamori Akimi's shoulders and solemnly introduced him to his teammates, "This is my cousin, Nakamori Akimi. Please take good care of her."
After saying this, he opened his arms wide, as if he was giving a speech with great pride, and with his head held high, he instantly received disdainful looks from his teammates.
"I don't know why, but Shiraishi's brain seems to be getting worse lately. Maybe we should take him to a neurology department?"
A few people gathered together and "whispered", but the volume was loud enough for people to hear.
"I didn't expect Shiraishi to have such a kawaii cousin."
As soon as Ichishi Yuji said this, the blonde Koharu beside him grabbed his shoulders and shook them madly, "What Yuji! Are you planning to cheat on me? For a woman?"
"How could that be, Xiaochun? Heaven and earth can attest to my love for you. You must believe me!"
Yuji Ichiuji held his hand affectionately, with love in his eyes.
Then the two of them started flirting with each other every day. People around them were used to it, but only Nakamori Akimi was shocked and speechless.
She finally understood why Keigo Atobe told her not to care about these two people. With the looks of them, the probability of Tsukishima Sakuramu falling in love with them was even smaller than that of the bald guy next to him!
"Akira, look, everyone's still so energetic. Are you starting to miss the days at Shitenhoji? Do you want to consider moving back to Osaka?"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke came up to her with starry eyes, and tried his best to persuade her to give up that boring place of Hyotei and return to the happy big family of Shitenhoji.
Nakamori Akimi... She rejected Shiraishi Kuranosuke's proposal very coldly.
She felt that she still loved Hyotei very much, even though the golden light there was dazzling and the personality cult was rampant to the point of monarchy, but it was still better than being socially dead in front of the public.
She's not that thick-skinned yet... maybe.
As for Shitenhoji, how did this magical school recruit such a group of magical guys?
It is said that all the students in this school are good at comedy, so Tsukishima Sakuramu is...
How did she manage to fit in so perfectly, given the vastly different ethos of these four schools? Is this the gift of an otome player?
Nakamori Akimi was greatly shocked.
At this time, everyone from Qingxue also arrived one after another.
"Ah, it's you!"
Momoshiro Takeshi, whom she had met a few days ago, jumped out and pointed at her and shouted exaggeratedly.
"That one's for Fuji-senpai... Ngh!"
Kikumaru Eiji behind him suddenly covered his mouth and whispered in his ear: "Don't you remember what Fuji said to us?"
Momoshiro Takeshi then remembered what Fuji Shusuke had said to them that day. He turned to look at Fuji Shusuke, who was looking at him with a gentle smile.
Although the other party didn't say anything and was smiling as usual, Momoshiro Takeshi still shuddered all over.
If he were to speak out and let others know about it, causing Senior Fuji to lose face in front of them, he would definitely die a miserable death!
"To Fuji? What?"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke asked doubtfully.
How come even Taocheng and the others know Qiushi? Has Qiushi made such thorough preparations to piss him off?
He had never expected that he had caused Qiushi such indelible harm. He must make up for this mistake at all costs and cooperate with Qiushi! Have fun with her!
Shiraishi Kuranosuke silently clenched his fist to encourage himself, and his whole body radiated the aura of a saintly father.
Nakamori Akimi, who was standing by, accidentally caught a glimpse of him and confirmed again:
This guy is really out of his mind.
"You gave me a gift once."
Fuji spoke slowly, attracting everyone's attention.
Making something out of nothing? What are you trying to do?
Nakamori Akimi tried to signal with her eyes, but unfortunately Fuji Shusuke squinted his eyes and she couldn't make eye contact with him at all.
"Gift?"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke instantly forgot the promise he had just made in his heart. He turned around and looked at Nakamori Akimi with tears in his eyes.
"Qiu Shi, you've never given me a gift."
…
Akimi Nakamori only wanted to give him six points.
Let’s not talk about her. Isn’t that bottle of “Tears of the Ocean” the gift that Tsukishima Sakuramu gave you?
Suddenly, there was a "click" sound and the sound of a camera was heard. The silent Mitsuru Zaizen perfectly recorded the moment when Shiraishi Kuranosuke shed tears.
"Blog material, get it."
He looked at the person in the photo and nodded with satisfaction.
"Ah, Zaizen, you actually took a secret photo! Quick, send me a copy!"
The other people in Shitenhoji completely ignored their minister's sad moment, and excitedly gathered around Zaizen Mitsuru and began to ask for the photo.
The scene was in chaos.
"You guys, delete it now!"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke, having come to his senses, joined the melee.
In a corner where no one was paying attention, Fuji Shusuke also put away his silent phone, and his smile became more unpredictable.
What an interesting reaction.
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