Jhin received a notification from Tachibana Chizuru, saying that three new transfer students would be enrolling at Mihama Academy, and reminding him to come over and say hello today.
Thus, Jhin and Gabriel parted ways on the path to school that morning. Before leaving, he also managed to dispel Gabriel's notion of wanting to sneak back home to play games.
"Gabriel, Mihama Academy isn't far from Shuka High School. Don't let me catch you skipping class to go back and play games."
"I'm not that kind of person." Gabriel, whose little scheme had been seen through by Jhin, didn't panic. She picked up the bento box Jhin handed her and strode firmly toward the school, expressing her determination.
Seeing Gabriel walk away, Kazami Kazuki lightly tugged on the corner of Jhin's clothes and teased, "Little brother, why does it feel like you're raising a worrisome little kitten?"
"You have the nerve to talk about others," Jhin pinched Kazami Kazuki's smooth, tender little face, "You're just as much of a handful."
"How am I a handful?"
"What kind of person eats instant noodles for three days just because cooking is too troublesome?"
"Whose fault is it that my little brother doesn't come over to cook for me every day? This lonely big sister had no choice but to eat whatever."
Jhin felt even more helpless. "Aren't Amane and the others at school? You can go there to eat."
"You'd actually make your big sister walk to school alone in this hot weather?" Kazami Kazuki coughed twice deliberately, as if to show she was still a delicate young girl. "Such a mean little brother."
Jhin raised both hands. He couldn't out-argue Kazami Kazuki, and even if he won, there would be no good outcome. "I surrender. I'll come over and cook for you from time to time, or you can just come next door to eat."
Kazami Kazuki nodded with satisfaction. As the big sister, failing to accompany her little brother through his push-ups made her feel she had lost face. She had to regain the upper hand in some other way. "Let's go, time to meet the new transfer students."
"Oh? You don't know what the transfer students look like either?"
"I'm not so bored that I stare at Tachibana Chizuru all day."
Of course, her little brother was an exception. She'd never get tired of looking at him.
"Sister, you look really good in your school uniform," Jhin casually paid her a compliment.
"Oh?" A trace of surprise flashed in Kazami Kazuki's deep red eyes.
According to Komine Sachi's report, Jhin's favorite uniform is the school uniform. To praise me so suddenly...
My little brother is also a healthy, energetic boy. This is perfectly normal. I'll find a chance to do push-ups again today.
As soon as Jhin and Kazami Kazuki walked into the Mihama Academy classroom, they were instantly surrounded by the girls.
Suou Amane, like a large-bodied lioness on the hunt, clearly targeted Kazami Kazuki and hugged her. "Kazuki! Why didn't you come find me during summer vacation?"
"Amane, how many times have I told you? Don't hug me like that. Don't you feel stuffy?"
"Eh? Not at all~" Suou Amane, whether intentionally or not, continuously smothered Kazami Kazuki's face with her chest.
Little brother, save me!
Kazami Kazuki's internal cry for help didn't reach Jhin. He was being cornered against the wall by the other girls. Seeing their serious expressions, he thought an interrogation was about to begin.
I shouldn't have done anything to offend everyone, right?
Michiru Matsushima flipped her golden ponytail and spoke first, "Jhin, what do you know about the transfer students?"
"Huh?" Jhin was stunned. You're all so serious, and this is what you're asking?
"Do you know or not?"
"I don't know. Even if Chizuru and I are close, I wouldn't go asking about transfer students in advance. That wouldn't be right, would it?"
Sakaki Yumiko felt that Jhin's words had a hidden meaning, indirectly criticizing her. She frowned in displeasure, "Are you talking about me?"
"No, no, Yumiko, you're being too sensitive."
"How am I sensitive?" Sakaki Yumiko's thoughts went astray, her pretty face turning bright red. "Don't try to take advantage of me!"
I misspoke. You're not sensitive. Not at all.
Sakaki Yumiko became even more displeased. She reached out and kabe-don-ed Jhin. "Are you saying I'm frigid?"
Irisu Makina whispered to Komine Sachi in the back, "What's wrong with Yumi-Yumi? She seems different from usual, to be able to say something like that."
"Maybe 'that time' has come..."
"Oh~" Irisu Makina suddenly understood. She clapped her hands together with a "pa" sound, and with an innocent smile, said something not at all innocent: "So she's in heat. It's her fault for being the slowest."
In a way, Irisu Makina was right. During a certain late-night girls' talk at Mihama Academy, Sakaki Yumiko had learned that she was the only member among them who hadn't had any intimate contact with Jhin.
Even that idiot Michiru Matsushima had already kissed Jhin long ago.
How could she passively accept this fact? In her heart, she also blamed Jhin for not being proactive enough. Hadn't she made her own intentions obvious enough?
What Sakaki Yumiko could never have imagined was that it wasn't Jhin who wasn't proactive. It was her long-standing cold demeanor, combined with the craft knife she never parted with, that made Jhin maintain a gentlemanly attitude towards her.
Jhin didn't want a "bold move" on his part to be met with a sneak attack from that craft knife.
Under Sakaki Yumiko's "answer wrong and I'll stab you" gaze, Jhin overheard the conversation between Irisu Makina and Komine Sachi and had a sudden realization.
So Yumiko is just hiding her true feelings!
Jhin mentally thanked the considerate Irisu Makina for the timely information. He reversed their positions, pinning Yumiko against the wall in turn, and, while she still looked somewhat bewildered, stole her first kiss.
The girl's silky, raven-black hair spread across the white wall. Her purple eyes were wide with shock.
Her slender hands, placed on Jhin's chest, seemed to have lost all strength, offering only symbolic resistance.
The breathtaking, yet just-right pressure on her chest was intoxicating. Sakaki Yumiko simply closed her eyes and savored the feeling of her first kiss.
A girl being forcibly kissed against the wall by a boy, with two girls behind them cheering the boy on, one girl puffing her cheeks out in jealousy, and two other girls hugging each other exuding a "citrus-flavored" atmosphere. No matter how you looked at it, this did not seem like a proper classroom.
Tachibana Chizuru happened to push the door open and walk into the classroom. The smile on her face vanished without a trace upon seeing this "vicious" scene. She quickly told the three people behind her to wait a moment and rapidly shut the classroom door.
Tachibana Chizuru stood at the podium, her voice heavy, offering a smile that didn't reach her eyes, "Class is starting! Everyone, please return to your seats!"
"Whoa, Chizuru's about to blow! Run!" Irisu Makina cried out. Everyone scrambled back to their seats with the agility of rabbits, sitting upright and proper.
"Ahem..." Tachibana Chizuru cleared her throat and put on a gentle smile. "Alright, you three may come in now."
Three girls wearing Mihama Academy uniforms walked into the classroom. At the same time, the system's long-absent voice rang out in Jhin's mind.
"Contact with commission-related personnel detected. Automatically accepting commission."
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