Hoshino Jun has always been a person who values loyalty and righteousness.
Although Takasaki Yusuke had tried to frame him multiple times, Hoshino Jun still made sure to fulfill Takasaki Yusuke's dying wish.
Upholding the noble virtue of a good person, he repaid evil with kindness, feeding Kato Nana until she was full.
"Hoshino-kun, can you promise Nana something?"
A gentle breeze brushed the girl's shoulder-length hair. Her eyes were slightly closed, and a hint of joyful excitement showed on her flushed face.
It was contentment.
Clicking her tongue, Kato Nana looked at Hoshino Jun shyly. She looked at Hoshino Jun, who was closing his eyes and contemplating life, and called out softly again.
"Hoshino-kun?"
"I'm listening, go ahead," Hoshino Jun tugged at his belt, then adjusted it.
Hearing his words, Kato Nana pouted again, her expression a little resentful.
She also stood up, clasped her small hands behind her back, and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Nana hopes Hoshino-kun will stop bullying so many people. If Hoshino-kun has any anger, just take it all out on Nana. Please don't hurt other girls anymore."
The girl spoke with righteous indignation, but in reality, she was just jealous.
If it were Takasaki Yusuke, he might have already fallen for his childhood sweetheart's shyness, but Hoshino Jun wasn't so easily trapped by a cute woman.
"Are you telling me what to do?" Hoshino Jun gently pinched the girl's pretty face, frowned, and said sternly, "Don't interfere with my business."
"Hoshino-kun." Kato Nana lowered her gaze, her expression a little despondent, and tears shimmered in her eyes.
Her pitiful, wronged appearance was extreme, but only Hoshino Jun at this moment could understand; only he felt the joy beneath the girl's pitiable exterior.
That joyful heart.
'Hoshino-kun, when you pinch Nana, please do it harder.'
'Please be more rough.'
'Nana can still take it.'
The girl's tender small hand skillfully reached to support the young man's waist.
Unfortunately, Hoshino Jun no longer had time to dally with her. He gently pushed her hand away and scolded:
"Don't push your luck. I still have work soon. You must have heard my conversation with the Vice Chairman in the library just now. I still need to clean the Chairwoman's office."
"Huh? Hoshino-kun, are you saying that beautiful older sister just now was the Vice Chairman?!"
"Yes, I called out several times, didn't you hear me?"
Upon hearing this, Kato Nana blinked blankly. Just now in the library, her mind and body were entirely preoccupied with fending off Hoshino-kun's advances.
She simply had no time to think about anything else.
She hadn't expected the object of her jealousy to be the school's Vice Chairman.
And she certainly hadn't expected to do *that* with Hoshino-kun right in front of the Vice Chairman.
Kato Nana was very nervous, the little drum in her heart constantly beating "thump-thump."
She felt that all of this was simply...
Too exciting.
In the future, would she and Hoshino-kun do even more exciting things than this?
"Hoo~ hoo~ Hoshino-kun!"
Kato Nana hummed and tiptoed, her face flushed, wanting to kiss Hoshino Jun.
But Hoshino Jun firmly pushed her away.
"Ah!" Kato Nana stumbled, caught off guard, and landed on the toilet seat, looking up at the towering Hoshino Jun.
Fierce Hoshino-kun, so handsome.
Actually, Hoshino Jun didn't mean to push her away. It's just that even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs, and Hoshino Jun couldn't bring himself to 'eat' his 'cub.'
"I told you I have things to do. If you're not good, I won't give you any rewards next time."
He tidied his clothes, no longer lingering in the tender embrace.
Opening the restroom door, he quickly rushed towards the main battlefield.
He missed Takasaki-kun. If he didn't come to cause trouble, playing with Nana wouldn't earn him any money. It felt bland.
No sooner had Hoshino Jun left than Kato Nana also ran out, staring blankly as Hoshino Jun's back receded into the distance.
Kato Nana's heart was in turmoil.
'No!'
'Nana must work hard.'
'Defeat the Hoshino Demon, and don't let him hurt other girls anymore.'
'Nana must find a way to make Hoshino-kun stop bothering other girls.'
Even if it was Yamada Kaoru, the young lady of the conglomerate, even if it was Takagi Kachiko, the top student in her grade, righteous Nana would protect them.
Kato Nana was going to take the initiative.
"..."
There were still twenty minutes until class started.
Cleaning Chairwoman Yamada's office would take about fifteen minutes.
Logically, in such a situation, people would usually choose to take the convenient and fast elevator.
But Hoshino Jun refused.
He chose to run all the way to the top floor, then, covered in fine sweat, knocked on the Chairwoman's office door.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Come in!"
Pulling down the doorknob, the first thing he saw upon entering was surprisingly not the Chairwoman smoking or watering flowers.
She stood by the window, facing the airflow, her back to everyone, her straight legs together, her full, perky backside like a juicy peach.
It made one want to take a bite.
Fortunately, his 'fire' had just been extinguished, so Hoshino Jun didn't react improperly when he saw Yamada Ran's slender figure.
"Chairwoman, I apologize. I was delayed by a small matter, so I'm a little late."
Yamada Ran said "Oh," and turned sideways, her pure white dress gently fluttering in the breeze like a quietly blooming lotus.
Her gaze fell on Hoshino Jun's face. She watched the drops of sweat fall from his forehead as the young man bent down to pick up a rag, a little surprised.
"Are you very tired?"
"Not really. I just encountered a bit of resistance while carrying out the task the Chairwoman assigned, so I dealt with it. Please don't worry, Chairwoman."
Hoshino Jun grinned brightly, casually pulling up the collar of his shirt to wipe away sweat, inadvertently exposing his firm, toned abdominal muscles.
The outline of his pectorals was also faintly visible.
Seeing this, Yamada Ran carefully observed Hoshino Jun's facial expression, finding him truly casual. He quickly lowered his clothes as if nothing had happened.
'I'm a bit sloppy today.'
Yamada Ran should have been disgusted, but for some reason, a trace of unnatural light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"What kind of resistance did you encounter? Tell me."
"Oh, it's nothing really. It's just that when I was talking with the Vice Chairman, I happened to run into her nephew. That person seems quite displeased with any man who gets close to the Vice Chairman, so he tried to mess with me a bit. But I handled it all, so please rest assured, Chairwoman."
Hmm?
Yamada Ran narrowed her eyes. Intelligent as she was, how could she not know Hoshino Jun was referring to Saionji Ryuichi?
'If it's Ryuichi, that scoundrel can indeed cause Hoshino Jun a lot of trouble with his money.'
To be honest, Yamada Ran had long been displeased with Saionji Ryuichi. He was almost nineteen, yet he still followed his Little Aunt around all day.
What kind of behavior was that?
"He's normal. That kid is very concerned about the Vice Chairman."
Yamada Ran slowly sat down on the sofa, her curves jiggling from the movement, and her long legs crossed.
After a pause, she continued, "You don't need to worry about him. I'll take care of that problem for you in a moment. You just focus on your 'attack' from now on."
"Yes! I will do my best to 'attack,' please rest assured, Chairwoman."
Hoshino Jun stood up straight, saluted, and his cheerful demeanor made him seem a little foolish.
This was somewhat different from the impression Yamada Ran had of him before.
But upon closer consideration, he had given up easily obtainable immense wealth to take on her extremely difficult task.
Wasn't that foolish?
It was said that strong young men often had a bit of foolishness in their inner world. Was this Hoshino Jun's true self?
Not very believable.
But his physique was really good.
Eight-pack abs.
Recalling the photo full of toned muscles, and the glimpse she just caught inside his shirt, a faint blush appeared on Yamada Ran's cheeks.
A feast for the eyes.
This idiom doesn't just describe men looking at beautiful women; beautiful women also enjoy looking at handsome men.
Human nature is the same.
In fact, women's lust can be even more intense than men's, but they are far more capable of enduring it than men.
Perhaps sensing Yamada Ran's occasional glances, Hoshino Jun's eyes lowered, and he pretended nothing was amiss, diligently cleaning every corner of the office.
Except for the very beginning, he hadn't deliberately shown off his physique, always keeping Yamada Ran in suspense.
Look, just look.
Hoshino Jun believed that Yamada Ran could control her actions, but he didn't believe that Yamada Ran could control her eyes and imagination.
Especially since Yamada Ran was a woman in her thirties, at a 'wolf-like' age, yet unhappily married and with a troubled family, a resentful wife confined to her chambers.
Was her usual aloof and cool demeanor just a protective facade she put up?
He'd uncover it and find out.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling—!"
The afternoon class bell rang. Hoshino Jun rolled up his sleeves, wiped his sweat, then bowed to Yamada Ran and took his leave.
"Chairwoman, the cleaning is finished. I'll take my leave now."
"Hmm, go ahead!"
Yamada Ran, lying in the armchair, had a calm expression, her eyes tightly closed, seemingly resting, with no apparent issues.
But Hoshino Jun noticed that from the moment he entered until now, more than ten minutes had passed, and Yamada Ran hadn't smoked a single cigarette.
The 'smoking beauty' who usually had a cigarette in hand, why had she quit smoking today?
Yamada Ran, ah...
If you open your eyes and look at me, I don't believe your eyes are empty.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Yamada Ran's voice suddenly sounded a little annoyed.
Her plump, white, round 'assets' also seemed to be throwing a tantrum, bouncing fiercely once.
"I didn't get my phone." Hoshino Jun smiled and turned to leave the office.
Never mind.
It was Wednesday today, there was still some time.
He would just plant a seed for now.
Tomorrow, he would administer a stronger dose.
"..."
After school in the afternoon.
Hoshino Jun first went to the library and read with Saionji Ayako as usual. The afternoon was very peaceful.
Saionji Ayako was reading normally.
As for Hoshino Jun, he downloaded a short video app and immersed himself in stories about rich women and handsome young men, ultimately selecting a few more plausible routes for in-depth study.
Neither of them disturbed the other until it was time to go home, when Hoshino Jun bid farewell.
The sun slowly set in the west, the lingering afterglow gradually disappeared, and the sky was stained with a faint orange hue.
The distant mountains, against the backdrop of dusk, became deep and mysterious.
"Beep beep!"
At the school gate, a black commercial van stopped. Hoshino Jun glimpsed Saionji Ryuichi and Takagi Kachiko inside the vehicle, then chose to get in.
He had sought out Saionji Ryuichi himself.
"You're going to be in trouble."
As soon as Hoshino Jun got in the car, he made a startling statement to Saionji Ryuichi:
"The Chairwoman knows you're an obstacle and has already told me she's going to deal with you, so I can focus entirely on my 'attack.'"