I practiced as a monk alone in Japan.

Chapter 201 A Match Made in Heaven?
The sunset was still very bright, far from turning from orange-red to dim.

However, the temperature in the room was much colder than expected.

She was looking at herself.

A chilling gaze fixed upon myself.

It was as if her eyes were gun barrels that could shoot freezing lasers, and that I would turn into a frozen statue in front of her, and then shatter at the slightest touch.

"What did you say?"

Asagiri Rin's voice, chilling to the extreme, appeared.

Gen Tsukino blinked. "What did I say?"

"Say it again, what did you refresh?"

The girl's hands were clenched tightly, clearly indicating that there were some things she cared about quite a bit, even though she had been pretending to be indifferent, she was willing to break that facade at this moment.

Gen Tsukino turned his head to look at the refrigerator.

The refrigerator seems too small to hide the body of an adult, even if it were dismembered.

"Didn't you hear everything?"

"I'm asking you, is it true or false?"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, there was no hint of joking in his words.

Her already fair face now looked almost sickly pale, and the boy realized that he might have been thinking too simply.

Some things can cause far more harm than a single sentence.

She probably didn't even realize that the utter despair in her eyes was far more evident than her outward composure.

Gen Tsukino's initial idea was very simple.

It's simply that this matter shouldn't be hidden for too long. Even if Kazama Sakura were willing to cooperate with the deception, there's no need. Because the power of a lie lies in the fact that the longer you deceive, the more terrifying its accumulated power becomes.

You think that if it goes on for a long time, it won't matter anymore.

But it's like an arrow shot from a distant direction; as long as it hits the center of the eye, it doesn't matter how long it flew.

Gen Tsukino didn't hesitate for long, or rather, he had already made a decision as soon as the matter was brought up.

No matter how mysterious her intuition might be, what was her reason for asking this question? It could be genuine intuition, or it could be information from other sources. After all, for a family like that, knowing about a high school student's activities would be very easy.

But Tsukino Gen would always answer the same way he does now.

"Isn't this something you should have expected? You should know me very well."

His words sounded like he had no remorse.

But at this time, it seems a bit too cruel.

She felt it was somewhat cruel to acknowledge the kindness she had shown him.

Is this how you answered me?

The girl was stronger than I imagined. Even though the turmoil in her heart was more intense than I expected, her eyes didn't redden, and her voice didn't tremble excessively. She was just cold, as if she had lost all emotion, and her voice was overly mechanical.

Gen Tsukino sighed softly; this was one of the few times he had shown this emotion.

"Because I didn't want to lie to you, and perhaps you already knew about this?"

Why do you think that?

"After all, it's your card that's being used."

"Heh, I didn't expect you to be so shameless. Using the card I gave you to book a hotel room, is there anyone in this world more despicable than you?"

How do we overcome certain difficulties? We can't just say that sincerity is enough, can we?
Gen Tsukino was certainly not that naive, and the girls around him were no ordinary people.

Kiyono Mizuki and Kazama Sakura were alright, because in their eyes, these girls were already lucky ones who had escaped from despair thanks to them. But they didn't think they had done anything of great kindness to this girl.

Although I had no intention of using this 'favor' or my own charm to coerce them into cooperating with me, that's just how things sometimes are. Even if you don't want to accept it, you have to admit that you've been affected by this situation and benefited from it.

Therefore, Gen Tsukino is not pretentious.

Hearing Asagiri Rin say this, he answered very frankly.

“You should have known about my bad situation long ago, and I never said I was a good person. You have the option to refuse now, which is fair.”

Asagiri Rin tilted her head slightly.

The curtains weren't drawn, preventing the wind from getting in, but that didn't stop the setting sun from shining on her exquisite profile. Even her high, straight nose seemed to cast dappled shadows.

"You said the same thing to Kazama Sakura?"

"Ah."

"What a bunch of idiots."

She didn't sit down again, but simply picked up her schoolbag.

Tsukino Gen turned his head to look at the other person's figure, "Is today's club activity over just like that?"

The girl paused slightly, but her gaze didn't linger on Tsukino Gen. She simply spoke in an eerily calm tone.

"ended."

She took a step and walked towards the door.

Gen Tsukino didn't try to stop her. She stayed quietly in the classroom, leaning against her chair, watching the bright sunlight outside the window.

It was so grand, so grand, that it seemed to illuminate everyone's insignificance, baseness, and wickedness.

Asagiri Rin stepped outside, she was as cold as a moving ice sculpture. But as soon as she stepped out, she saw a tall girl appear on the other side of the corridor.

Her steps faltered, and she paused in that direction.

She seemed to notice her unusual emotions immediately.

She didn't come forward, nor did she greet him with the same enthusiasm and energy as before.

Sakura Kazama stood still, watching Rin Asagiri slowly turn around to face her.

Her expression looked rather frightening, not just ordinary frightening. Before, no matter how terrifying she appeared, I had the courage to approach and speak to her, but now, this aura made me feel as if my steps had frozen, unable to move forward an inch.

She stood there gazing at herself, the two of them separated by a great distance.

However, Sakura Kazama kept having the illusion that the other person would rush up at any moment. This made her involuntarily want to retreat, as if avoiding the girl's direct gaze was the better choice at the moment.

But in the end, she didn't choose to run away; instead, she raised her head and bravely met his gaze. Then...

Kazama Sakura then saw Asagiri Rin extend her hand to her.

She thought it was some kind of gesture to greet her.

But then they discovered that the other person was raising their middle finger.

"Eh?"

"Ta-ta-ta-ta."

Asagiri Rin picked up her schoolbag, turned around, and left, seemingly not intending to give the girl any more of her expression.

Go through the stairwell, turn the corner, and then head down.

Her steps were steady and powerful, seemingly unaffected by her emotions, just like her usual self.

"Rin? You're home so soon?"

Karen Saionji, who had reappeared on the first floor at some unknown time, seemed like an NPC that regularly spawned in this area. She was somewhat surprised to see him come down.

Asagiri Rin glanced at her briefly, then walked out of the activity room building without saying a word, her whole body bathed in sunlight.

Even bathed in sunlight, she still seemed unable to find any extra warmth in her body.

Back in the car, Morita Kaoru, sitting in the driver's seat, was somewhat surprised that the young lady had gotten off so quickly; it usually took an hour or two.

Is it because of that incident?

The card was used, and in such a sensitive and strange place. As a semi-assistant to Asagiri Rin, Morita Kaoru naturally had a responsibility to notify her, even if she had considered beforehand whether doing so would have too much of an impact. However, she had to be loyal to the Asagiri family. So it was only natural.

However, it seems that the consequences of this matter have escalated too quickly.

Is my young lady more decisive than I imagined?

"You're going back so soon?"

Morita Kaoru asked tentatively.

Asagiri Rin glanced at her indifferently, "I'm not going home."

"Is it a paper airplane?"

"Not at all."

"That is.?"

……

"What did you say to Xiaolin?"

Kazama Sakura returned to the activity room, while Tsukino Gen seemed unchanged, still looking as calm and collected as ever.

She was a little confused, as if the two people were completely different styles, but there were only the two of them in the classroom just now, so how could it be that nothing happened?

Whether or not she would give herself the middle finger is secondary; the young lady's eccentric personality is well-known throughout the school.

"It's nothing, I was just stating some facts."

"The truth? You didn't mean to say we were..."

"Is this something that can't be said?"

Gen Tsukino looked at the other person.

Kazama Sakura instantly understood everything. It was something like this that could cause her emotions to fluctuate so drastically, and make her appear so gloomy and terrifying.

but
"You don't have to say it."

Sakura Kazama didn't mean to blame the boy; she was just thinking that this might not be the situation Gen Tsukino wanted to see. So, she instinctively wanted to comfort him.

It's absurd to try to comfort yourself by ignoring such things.

Gen Tsukino shook his head. "It was bound to happen sooner or later, and I expected this situation. She's a different person from you. I know there are things you can tolerate, but that doesn't mean she can."

"This is not about who is noble or inferior, or who is clear-headed or confused. It is simply the inevitable result of different upbringing and different personalities."

Listening to Tsukino Gen's eloquent explanation and seeing his calm and gentle expression, I felt a sense of peace.

Kazama Sakura thought for a moment, then simply walked over to the boy and took his hand.

"You know, no matter what happens, I will never leave your side."

Gen Tsukino looked at her and nodded with a smile.

This is not the time to express gratitude, because it would reveal that you are actually a vulnerable person and not as strong as you think.

Once the hidden corners of one's heart are discovered, all defenses crumble instantly.

Then he heard Kazama Sakura say something.

"That's why I can get along well with her, but I think you'd regret it if things continued like this, wouldn't you?"

Is it a pity?
of course.

Who could blame her? Asagiri Rin was such a special girl, the kind of girl you'd never forget after just one glance. Not to mention, the main reason she came to this school was because of her.

It was just a simple promise, but who could have imagined that everything that followed would be so complicated and tangled?

"Some things cannot be defined by whether they are regrettable or not."

"But we have to try," she said softly, taking the boy's hand.

Gen Tsukino looked at her, somewhat puzzled. The woman who was comforting him was so radiant that she seemed to have lost her humanity, like a god.

she says.

"Don't feel like you're wronging me or anything. I understand better than anyone how much of a pity it would be to miss out. And to be honest, I feel a little ashamed."

Her smile was somewhat bitter.

Gazing at the boy.

"Seeing you two together, I often feel that you two are a match made in heaven."

……

(End of this chapter)