When someone is on the phone, if you hand them food, they will instinctively put it in their mouth—no matter what it is.
Hakuto was no exception. To be honest, he hadn't even seen what Miku was holding just now.
He had simply reached out on reflex, taken it, and stuffed it into his mouth without thinking.
Got it!
Next time someone is on the phone, just shove a laxative into their hand!
That way, you can... Hehehe~
After hanging up, Hakuto turned to look at Miku beside him, only to find that, for some reason, her face was so red it looked like it might start dripping blood.
"Hmm? Miku, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"
"N-nothing..."
Hakuto asked with concern while finishing the cookie he had been nibbling on, chewing twice before swallowing it.
Seeing him do this, Miku's already flushed face turned an even deeper shade of red, as if she had transformed into a humanoid steam engine.
Hakuto was even more confused now. Sure, he knew he was good-looking, but not to the extent that a simple action could make a girl blush like this!
(;一_一) What a headache...
Miku shook her head and quickly changed the subject. "Shiratori, is everything settled on your end?"
"It was nothing."
It really was a trivial matter. Hakuto didn't believe that Hoshinoumi would actually expel him over a small scuffle.
"Let's go back to the booth."
"Mm..."
When Hakuto and Miku returned, the other four were still huddled together, deep in discussion.
Hakuto slowed his pace, walking up behind them and leaning in to listen.
"Shiratori-sensei must be mad, right? He's definitely mad!"
"Well, Yotsuba, you did ask him for a leave just so you could help the sports club..."
"It's fine, it's fine! If Shiratori tries to hit you, I'll stop him!"
"Ah?! No way, Ichika! You won't be able to hold him back! When Shiratori-sensei fought the sports club members, he knocked them down one by one!"
Ichika almost couldn't hold in her laughter. She figured Yotsuba really wasn't thinking this through.
If Hakuto were truly mad, why would he bring Yotsuba back with him?
Just to have more spectators?
"Nino! How did you apologize to Shiratori-sensei the other day?"
Nino, who had been put on the spot by Yotsuba's question, froze for a moment. Once she calmed down, she realized that the situation wasn't a big deal at all.
Her earlier reaction was just out of concern for Hakuto.
"Me? I just apologized normally..."
Of course, she wasn't about to tell the truth.
That day, even she wasn't sure what had happened. One moment she was apologizing, and the next, Hakuto asked her if she wanted to see his tattoo.
At the time, Nino had thought he was trying to sweet-talk her before sending her on her way—just like what Yotsuba was feeling now.
In the end, she had spent 80,000 yen just to see the tattoo. But at least it wasn't a bad outcome.
Still, she didn't think Hakuto was actually angry. It was just that Yotsuba was being overly sensitive.
"If I give my entire month's allowance to Shiratori-sensei, do you think he'll stop being mad?"
The moment Yotsuba said that, Hakuto's eyes instantly lit up!
Hearing this, Itsuki thought for a moment before replying.
"Shiratori-sensei doesn't seem like the kind of person who cares about money..."
Nino & Hakuto: No! He is (I am!)
"Would one month's allowance be enough...? What about two?" Yotsuba muttered to herself, unaware that the person she was talking about was already crouching beside her.
"Yotsuba... What are you doing squatting here?"
"Ahhhhhh!"
Hearing Hakuto's voice, Yotsuba's bunny-ear headband stood straight up in shock, pointing up like antennas!
"Shiratori-sensei..."
"Have you finished copying the test paper 100 times?"
The mention of the test papers nearly brought Yotsuba to tears. It was pure torture, even worse than being beaten up!
"Shiratori-sensei, I was wrong... Can I not copy the test?"
"Aren't you always so eager to help others? Just think of it as helping me copy 100 test papers..."
"No waaaay!"
A tiny white flag seemed to rise above Yotsuba's head, signaling her complete surrender.
"Shiratori-sensei, I'll give you my allowance..."
"I'm not interested in your allowance..."
Honestly, when Yotsuba offered her entire allowance, Hakuto was a little tempted.
But after thinking about it, he decided against it. He didn't like gaining something for nothing, and besides, this fight wasn't entirely Yotsuba's fault.
When Yotsuba realized that Hakuto wasn't taking the money, her bunny ears drooped again.
However, he then added:
"If you don't want to copy the test, there's another way..."
"What do I need to do?!"
"That depends on what your booth still needs..."
Hakuto didn't want Yotsuba to do anything for him—he just wanted her to focus her energy on her own group.
"What we need..."
At that moment, Itsuki slowly raised her hand.
"Um... I think we're running low on cookies..."
"But I don't know how to bake cookies... And aren't we running low because you ate too many, Itsuki?"
Hearing this, Hakuto instinctively glanced at Nino.
Sensing his gaze, Nino pointed at the oven on the booth's counter.
"The oven's out of power. Otherwise, I could make them on the spot."
"That's easy. As the guy the school hired to keep things in order, I have a little bit of authority..."
Hakuto—Master of the Universe at His Fingertips!
"Yotsuba."
"Yes!"
"I remember there's a small diesel generator in the school's management room. Go get it."
"Huh? Will the manager even let me take it?"
"Just mention my name. If that doesn't work, say it's for Hiratsuka-sensei."
"Got it!"
Receiving her mission, Yotsuba swiftly ran toward the school.
If Shizuka were here to witness Hakuto shamelessly using her name like this, she would have landed a punch straight to his face.
"How many cookies do you have left?"
"A few, but not enough for the whole day..."
"Then start packing them up now. It's getting late. You don't want customers showing up and having nothing to sell."
Saying this, Hakuto glanced at Itsuki, who could only respond with an awkward smile.
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