["Warning! The swimming club's captain, Katsuragi Sayaka, is very likely to encounter a minotaur incident inside the swimming club after school this afternoon! Host, please be careful!"]
Hikari had just received a photo from Sumeragi Rikka showing a fresh, jade-like fingertip with rippling dewdrops on it, and was quietly amused. He had just arranged the next time to go over and report work to her when suddenly a warning detection from the Pure Love radar rang in his mind.
He pulled out the warning paper crane that had been previously bound to Katsuragi Sayaka, and sure enough, the crane's wings were trembling slightly.
This alarm surprised Hikari a bit.
Not mainly because of Katsuragi Sayaka herself, but because of the location.
After all, the reason he bound a warning paper crane to Katsuragi Sayaka was that Hikari had already known that this household guardian's younger stepsister would sooner or later be threatened by someone connected to that household.
What he hadn't expected, though, was that this threat wouldn't happen at the Asou apartment, but at school.
Kareki Tsunetaka, the household guardian, was a hardcore shut-in; he probably wouldn't even leave home for an earthquake, basically impossible to show up at a place so far and crowded like the school.
Yet the warning pointed to somewhere in the school, and it had something to do with the swimming club.
Thinking it through, Katsuragi Sayaka had joined the girls' swimming club, which was all girls, no boys.
Maybe some boy, attracted by her beauty, intended to make a move after school?
If not that, then… a teacher?
Hikari's thoughts spun quickly, and vague suspicions formed.
"Sigh!", He sighed a little, feeling somewhat moved.
For Katsuragi Sayaka's protection, the responsibility mostly fell to household guardian Kareki Tsunetaka, so he hadn't expected other minotaurs to target Katsuragi Sayaka.
'This world really is dangerous; one must always be alert.'
As usual, he reminded himself inwardly.
Hikari returned to class.
He calmly finished the day's lessons with nothing much happening.
When school was dismissed, he walked toward the swimming club.
After quickly walking up several floors in the building that houses the swimming club's office, he finally saw that familiar, high-ponytail, graceful figure downstairs and immediately walked over.
Unaware, Katsuragi Sayaka was walking forward with a calm face, seeming to be thinking about something.
Only when Hikari got close, almost colliding with her, did she notice the boy in front of her looked very familiar.
"Hikari-kun?", Thinking it a coincidence, Katsuragi Sayaka greeted Hikari in surprise.
"Sayaka? What a coincidence. Where are you headed?", Hikari replied, then asked casually.
"Oh, I'm planning to go to the swimming club," Katsuragi Sayaka said.
"To train at the swimming club?", Hikari asked.
"No, I can't train these days. See, I'm wearing my school uniform, I intend to go to the advisor's office," Katsuragi Sayaka answered truthfully.
Hikari made a thinking face, paused for a few seconds, then said, "How about I accompany you?"
"Eh?", Katsuragi Sayaka was a bit surprised.
"Besides, didn't you say this morning you were going to my place to pick up luggage? We can head to the Asou apartment on the way; you can just come pick up your luggage then. It's more convenient," Hikari explained casually.
"Oh, yes! Hikari-kun, you're so thoughtful! Please wait for me a bit; I'll come down as soon as I finish," Katsuragi Sayaka nodded gratefully.
"Do you want me to go up with you?", Hikari wanted to nip the minotaur incident in the cradle.
But Katsuragi Sayaka shook her head and smiled, "I can go up myself. I'm not an elementary school kid; having Hikari-kun accompany me would be too much. Also, the advisor specifically called me, so please wait for me a bit, Hikari-kun."
"All right, just come down quickly."
"Mm-hmm! I'll be quick, thank you, Hikari-kun!"
Hearing Katsuragi Sayaka, Hikari didn't insist; he smiled and agreed, then watched her go upstairs.
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Katsuragi Sayaka arrived at the swim club advisor's office, knocked lightly, and only after a voice replied did she politely push the door open.
"Advisor Sato, did you call me over for something?", Katsuragi Sayaka asked the middle-aged man sitting behind the desk with some trepidation.
Advisor Sato was their swimming club's advisor. Although he mostly handled the boys' swimming club, he could also meddle with the girls' club matters.
Advisor Sato looked up, saw Katsuragi Sayaka's backpack slung over her shoulder, and casually asked, "Captain Sayaka, are you heading home?"
"Mm," Katsuragi Sayaka nodded.
"Going alone, or with someone?", Advisor Sato asked casually, feigning nonchalance.
"With a classmate," Katsuragi Sayaka answered honestly.
"A boy or a girl?", Advisor Sato prodded further.
"A boy," she still answered honestly.
"Oh? A boyfriend?", Advisor Sato suddenly showed a teasing smile on his face.
Katsuragi Sayaka's fair, pretty face flushed instantly, "Uh… no, no!"
Advisor Sato got up and went to the window, drawing back the curtain to look downstairs.
Sure enough, there was a boy standing there, looking like he was waiting for someone. A faint sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
'Heh! Such a handsome boy, and she says he's not a boyfriend?'
'It's just fooling yourself! But it's fine, making a move right now would feel even better!'
As those wicked thoughts surfaced, a malicious smile involuntarily appeared on Advisor Sato's face.
Although Katsuragi Sayaka didn't notice anything strange, seeing Advisor Sato quiet for a while, she took the initiative, "Um, Advisor Sato, if there's nothing else, I'll head back. I have some things to do and want to see the supervisor."
"Captain Sayaka, are you planning to skip swim practice again today?", Advisor Sato suddenly turned and eyed her coldly, his tone displeased.
Katsuragi Sayaka's expression immediately grew nervous; she bowed slightly and said apologetically, "Yes, sorry. I plan to rest today, I'm feeling a bit… unwell."
Advisor Sato sneered, "Captain Sayaka, your supervisor told me that you've been a bit lazy lately. As captain, you haven't shown up for training for days. You must know that one's example influences others, your behavior sets a poor example, Captain Sayaka!"
As he scolded her, Advisor Sato stepped forward with a coercive air toward Katsuragi Sayaka.
At the end of his words, his voice suddenly rose several decibels, startling Katsuragi Sayaka into a tremble.
At the same time, Advisor Sato's hand reached out toward the towering mound under Katsuragi Sayaka's uniform shirt.
Although frightened, Katsuragi Sayaka reacted quickly and stepped back, perfectly avoiding his lecherous grab.
"What are you doing, Advisor Sato?", Katsuragi Sayaka clutched her chest and demanded loudly.
Advisor Sato dropped the act. Looking at the shapely figure of the high school girl before him, his eyes full of naked desire and evil, he threatened in a cold voice, "Sayaka, do you still want to continue serving as the swimming club captain? If you do, then stand still and don't move."
He reached toward her enticing body again.
Once more, Katsuragi Sayaka dodged in advance.
Seeing Advisor Sato's vexed gaze, Katsuragi Sayaka spoke seriously, "If I can't fulfill the responsibilities of being captain, then I won't be captain, but I cannot accept a teacher's threats and violations!"
Hearing the girl's upright words, Advisor Sato was surprised and frowned.
But he quickly smiled again, "Oh, so you don't care about being captain? Then you wouldn't mind if the girls' swimming club was disbanded either?"
"Since you haven't been showing up recently, others have been slacking off too. There seems to be quite a few members skipping practice. If I kick you and those people out, the girls' swimming club might no longer be necessary, might as well disband it or merge it with the boys' club," Advisor Sato spoke with a cold sneer as if he had thought this through long ago.
"This…", Hearing Advisor Sato, Sayaka, who had just been resolute, now hesitated.
Because Osaka High originally didn't have a girls' swimming club; it was only established through her efforts.
She naturally didn't want to see her hard work scrapped.
Seeing Sayaka's hesitation, Advisor Sato seized the moment and threatened, "All right, Sayaka, captain. I don't ask for much. Just let me t*uch your perfect things once, and come with me one more time, and I'll drop this matter and even quietly open backdoors for your club later."
He advanced again.
"No… no!", Katsuragi Sayaka still clutched her chest and retreated, pushed into a corner, her eyes filled with helplessness and her face turning despairing.
Perhaps due to the difference in status, or personality, or the weight of his words, whatever it was, Katsuragi Sayaka couldn't raise much resistance and could only tremble.
Her body tensed but shook continuously, like a lamb awaiting slaughter, powerless to resist the impending misfortune.
Advisor Sato had completely lost patience now; he wanted nothing more than to force this voluptuous student beneath him.
With his ability, he believed that once they had a relationship, he could make her completely infatuated with him.
Eyes gleaming with strong lust and malice, Advisor Sato suddenly lunged at Katsuragi Sayaka in the corner.
At that moment, the door he had earlier locked suddenly swung open.
The heavy door slammed inward, hitting the face of the lunging Advisor Sato.
BANG!
A loud crash rang out. Advisor Sato's nose was the first to be crushed by the thick wooden door, and bright red blood gushed from both nostrils.
Then his whole face was pressed, and his entire body was pinned under the fallen door.
A handsome youth stepped onto the fallen door and strode into the office.
"Hik… Hikari-kun?", Katsuragi Sayaka, not yet recovered from the terror of the attempted violation, looked at the suddenly appearing familiar figure in astonishment.
"STUPID!", Maybe because he was the sports advisor or maybe because he was a minotaur himself, Advisor Sato's body was relatively fit; though knocked down by the door, he quickly pushed it aside and cursed loudly.
Before he could get up, he looked up and saw Hikari in the office and was also very surprised.
"Sayaka's… boyfriend?", Seeing Hikari's face, panic crept across his features.
To Advisor Sato, it was like being caught trying to violate someone's wife and then found by the husband, instinctive panic.
But he wasn't purely afraid.
After all, he still held a major advantage in status.
"Hey! You student, how dare you kick in my office door? Such rudeness, who taught you that?", he snarled.
"You damned brat, aren't you afraid of being expelled? Still coming here, what, you want to fight?", he ranted at Hikari approaching.
But Hikari had no patience for words. He bent, grabbed the man by his collar, and hoisted him up.
Thunk!
A right hook landed, denting his cheek, and several teeth flew out.
Blows rained down, and Advisor Sato's face soon looked like a pig's head.
Then Hikari threw him onto the door panel and stomped down hard on his crotch.
Crack!
The sound of the wooden door breaking accompanied the cracking of eggshells.
Advisor Sato's agonized wails followed, but he could only utter a single sound before the pain, enough to render him no longer a man, knocked him unconscious.
["Ding! Detection: Host successfully thwarted the minotaur Advisor Sato's scheme and saved the girl Katsuragi Sayaka, successfully promoting the spirit of pure love!"]
["Reward received: Pure Love Points +100!"]
"Let's go," Seeing the minotaur on the floor completely unconscious, Hikari grabbed the arm of the stunned Katsuragi Sayaka and pulled the dazed girl from the office.
They left the swimming club area, crossed the academic building, and didn't stop until they had passed through the school gate and a few more seconds had gone by, when the stunned Katsuragi Sayaka finally came back to herself.
"Hik… Hikari-kun?", Katsuragi Sayaka murmured.
"Did I hurt you when I grabbed you?", Because his body had grown stronger, Hikari sometimes could do a lot of damage to an ordinary person. Looking at Katsuragi Sayaka's still well-developed chest aside, yet otherwise slim figure, he asked casually.
"No… no!", Katsuragi Sayaka hurriedly shook her head.
"Still scared from that Advisor Sato just now?", Hikari asked.
"Mm… a little," Katsuragi Sayaka nodded.
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