Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 181 Drop Tower

Mio Takahashi's sudden question, coupled with the sudden pop-up system interface, startled Seiya Shiratori.

A thought flashed through my mind: Mio Takahashi definitely knows something.

Then he saw Mio wrinkle her nose and realized that the scent of his perfume must have been noticed.

When you have many women around you, there will be awkward moments like this. It was the same when I was dealing with Saori, Shione, and Suzune.

Even after experiencing it many times, and while he could outwardly pretend nothing had happened, a sense of guilt inevitably lingered. Shiratori Seiya instinctively wanted to deny it, but the words caught in his throat, and he frankly said:

"I just accompanied Lingyin to the training office."

He paused, then looked up at the girl's flawless face and explained:

"She moved here because she wants to pass the entrance exam for the Tokyo University of the Arts next year, so her sister arranged for Lingyin to train here. Today happens to be her training test, and I took her there..."

【'Mio Takahashi' Affection Level: 83→80】

Seeing the notification pop up in the corner of his vision, Shiratori Seiya thought to himself, 'Just as I expected.'

Even if you've openly confessed, if you still harbor even a little affection for the other person, you won't be happy to hear that the person you like is with someone of the opposite sex.

Fortunately, the favorability rating didn't drop too much and was still within an acceptable range.

"Oh."

Mio Takahashi responded expressionlessly, but in her heart she felt that it wasn't that simple. The perfume on him was almost soaking into his clothes. No one would believe that just being sent to a training center would cause such a mess.

She had a vague idea of ​​what had happened, but she didn't want to reveal it. If he actually told her, she might feel bad.

She pursed her lips, turned her head away, and fell silent.

After waiting for a while, she suddenly turned her head again, her peach blossom eyes fixed on Shiratori Seiya, looking sullen.

You won't tell me unless I ask, right?

【'Mio Takahashi' Affection Level: 80→78】

Seeing that Mio's favorability rating jumped again, Shiratori Seiya realized what was happening. Meeting Takahashi Mio's gaze, several thoughts flashed through his mind, but he was unsure of any of them.

He thought for a moment and asked softly:
"Jealous?"

His words struck a nerve, and Takahashi Mio's rosy lips trembled slightly. She feigned disbelief, giving him a disapproving glare, and said:
Why would I be jealous?

The words she uttered were slightly raised in pitch, and the student in the front row turned to glance at her. Mio Takahashi quickly realized her mistake, coughed lightly, and asked in a low voice:
"Did that little rascal say anything to you?"

Is that what you're worried about?

Shiratori Seiya was somewhat surprised, but seeing Mio's nervous expression, he felt a mischievous urge and asked with a half-smile:
"What did you say? You think Lingyin would talk badly about you to me?"

"You didn't say anything?"

Mio Takahashi's eyelids twitched, and she felt a little strange. Based on her analysis of Suzune Hojo's personality, she should have told Seiya Shiratori about this.

It's not just Hojo Suzune; I feel like even if it were Hasegawa Saori or Hojo Shione, they would definitely have told him the same thing, right?

Just as my thoughts settled, Shiratori Seiya's voice rang in my ears:

"However, now that you mention it, I do remember that Lingyin actually told me that she went to your party that night."

"?!" Upon hearing this, Takahashi Mio's heart skipped a beat, her pupils contracted, but on the surface, she glanced at him nonchalantly, then raised her hand to prop up her ear and turned her head, asking lightly:

"Oh, she probably didn't say anything nice about me, did she?"

Although she felt disgusted by every woman who had an ambiguous relationship with Shiratori Seiya from the bottom of her heart, Hojo Suzune had helped her once, and for a moment she didn't know how to face her.

In particular, Hojo Suzune's declaration that night made her feel a burning and crazy love.

If I were loved by someone like that, I probably would have succumbed to their love long ago, right?

Thinking this, a pang of sadness welled up in her heart again.

Shiratori Seiya, you bastard, do you think you like me even half as much as she does?
"Actually, it's alright, she didn't say anything..."

Shiratori Seiya only said one sentence, then fell silent again.

Mio Takahashi waited for a while and noticed that he suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence, as if he really wasn't going to say it.

He's as hateful as those missing chapters in comics and novels, like a feather tickling her heart, making her feel itchy.

She endured it for a moment, but finally couldn't hold back any longer. She turned her head, reached out, and pinched Shiratori Seiya's hand angrily. No longer pretending, she stared at him with wide eyes and said sullenly:

"Are you going to tell me or not?!"

Seeing that she finally couldn't hold back anymore, Shiratori Seiya tilted his head back and laughed:
"Just tell me if you want to know. I thought you didn't want to know. How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"

Shiratori Seiya was thick-skinned and tough; even pinching him didn't cause any reaction. Takahashi Mio sighed helplessly, bit her lip, and turned away defiantly, saying:

"fine."

However, just two seconds after she turned her head, she suddenly heard the other person's voice in her ear:
"Next time you have this idea, call me along."

"..."

Mio Takahashi's eyes widened, her red lips parted slightly, and her fingers unconsciously clenched.

She didn't turn her head, and Shiratori Seizaki said unhurriedly:

"Human nature is the most selfish thing. Most people can't stand seeing someone who was originally inferior to them suddenly rise above them. After all, even brothers can turn against each other."

"And speaking of which, Mio, you're really an idiot. Before you did something like this, you must have known they wouldn't give you a good look, right? Even if no one had exposed you, they wouldn't have been convinced..."

Upon hearing this, Takahashi Mio finally couldn't hold back any longer. A mist rose in her peach blossom eyes, and she turned to Shiratori Seiya, biting her red lips, and said:
"I...I...it's not that I didn't think about contacting you, but you've always been busy, haven't you? Besides, you don't like those kinds of occasions, right? I know that..."

She muttered, lifted her leg from under the table, and gently kicked Shiratori Seiya.
"Besides, this is my own business. Bringing you here makes it seem like I'm treating you like a tool..."

"Incorrect."

Before she could finish speaking, Shiratori Seiya raised his hand to stop her and said directly:

"First of all, who said I don't like these kinds of occasions? I heard from Lingyin that they used to bully you a lot, right? Aren't your enemies my enemies too? My principle for dealing with enemies has always been 'kill'. No hesitation, no dragging things out. Just like in a sword duel, you have to kill them with one strike to the throat. You have to crush them until they doubt their existence and can't even feel jealousy. That's how it works."

"Secondly, I'm your boyfriend, right? When we first started dating, I told you, Mio, that I would fulfill my duties as a boyfriend. Isn't it only right that I stand up for my girlfriend? How am I being treated like a tool?"

【'Mio Takahashi' Affection Level: 77→87】

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(End of this chapter)