Someone whispered to their companion.

"No way, so young..."

"So what if he's young? I was right next to him just now, watching him grope and pull at that little girl. Luckily, her older brother came."

"The kidnapper should just die."

A young woman looked at Aki Tomoya with a look of disgust.

"Call the police and let them handle it."

Aki Tomoya, who was lying on the ground with his mind still blank, suddenly snapped back to reality upon hearing words like "kidnapping" and "call the police." He quickly got up and tried to explain:

"No, I didn't, I just mistook someone for someone else..."

Being mistaken for a kidnapper and taken to the police station would truly be a social death. After all, Japan is a society that places great importance on reputation, and a social death is even more terrifying than a physical death.

Reputation is very important!

This is why recently in Japan, many men have been falsely accused of being perverts or kidnapped by female devils on trains, and they can only watch helplessly as the other party extorts them.

Because in Japan, the crime of groping is based on presumption of guilt, meaning that if you cannot prove that you did not touch a woman, she can almost always sue you and win.

Simply put, if a young girl (or an older woman) is so shameless as to accuse you of being a jerk, how could you possibly lie?

Kidnapping is the same principle. If a primary school student pulls the alarm in their hand, you can't explain yourself no matter what. Don't think that things in comics are all imagined. Creation comes from reality, you know?

Once labeled a pervert or kidnapper, in addition to going to jail and paying fines, the biggest blow is that once a man is imprisoned for such a crime, he may face the complete ruin of his reputation for the rest of his life.

Those without partners will find it difficult to find a wife, office workers may be laid off and face difficulties in finding new employment, and even the older women in the neighborhood will gossip behind their backs.

"Kitahara-kun, it's me, it's me! It's Aki Tomoya! I really mistook you for someone else, please believe me!"

In his panic, Aki Tomoya saw Kitahara Sosuke standing close by and looked at him pleadingly, as if grasping at a straw, hoping he could help explain things clearly.

On the other side, Kitahara Sousuke also saw Aki Tomoya's face clearly. The boy's glasses had already broken when they were kicked away earlier, and he only picked them up and put them on his face now, which is why he didn't recognize the other person immediately.

Honestly, Green had no grudge against him; at most, they were competitors. Even if he disliked Green, he could label this guy a kidnapper...

"Kitahara-kun? Rintoki-kun, what... is going on?"

A cool voice came from behind him. Kitahara Sousuke turned around and saw silky smooth hair that resembled a dynamic ink plum blossom, gently unfurling in the crowd. Her hair was as black as ink, and she had a delicate nose and almond-shaped eyes that were bright and sparkling. The "high-mountain flower" named Kasumigaoka Utaha was blooming beside him.

...And then there's Kato, who passively activates his invisibility skill whenever he's in a crowded place.

"Senior, Kato-kun." Kitahara Sosuke nodded slightly as a greeting to the two of them. "It should just be a misunderstanding."

This is a trivial matter that won't kill Green, especially since Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi are also there.

"That's right, it's just a misunderstanding..."

Aki Tomoya stood up, awkwardly dusted himself off, and loudly explained to the people around him.

When the people around heard that the parties involved said it was a misunderstanding, and there was no more excitement to be had, they shook their heads and dispersed.

"Hey, isn't this guy a kidnapper?"

Kitahara Airi clutched Kitahara Sosuke's sleeve, staring blankly as her brother greeted two (or three) people familiarly. Besides that annoying bespectacled man from before, there was also a large-breasted woman with long black hair. Damn it, she had such a great figure, bigger than Marina and Airi combined...

The girl immediately became alert, a strange sense of hostility rising within her: "Hmph, Ellie's only in the second year of junior high this year, she has a bright future ahead of her..."

"You mistook someone else's sister for that arrogant blonde? Even if you're going to make up an excuse, you need to..."

After hearing Aki Tomoya's explanation, Kasumigaoka Utaha scoffed and was about to mock him when her gaze swept over a golden figure behind Kitahara Sosuke, and she couldn't help but pause in surprise.

"Hmm, apart from the face and the shorter stature... they do look a bit alike."

Chapter 183 Let's Change the Female Lead

"Nice to meet you. My name is Aki Tomoya, and I am a student at Toyonosaki Private Academy. I was really sorry for mistaking you for a member of our club."

Aki Tomoya awkwardly touched his glasses; one lens was broken, and the other was dirty. He could only give Kitahara Sosuke a "resentful" look, but couldn't say anything.

Kitahara Sosuke calmly looked back, his heart unmoved, as if he hadn't kicked him at all.

With his clumsy and emotionally inept personality, Aki Tomoya will eventually get a good lesson from someone; this time, he just happened to run into his own trap.

Even if Airi and Eriri share some similarities in their personalities, such as being tsundere, having blonde hair, and being flat-chested... no, Kitahara Sosuke is quite certain that his little sister will be very large in the future, she just hasn't developed yet.

The fact that they can confuse high school students with junior high school students is already somewhat ridiculous.

Aren't you supposed to be childhood sweethearts?

No, let's think about it from another angle. Has Eriri really fallen so low that she has to compare her figure with that of a middle school student who has just entered puberty?

Kitahara Sosuke tried to recall his past interactions with Eriri.

"I'm Kato Megumi from the same school, and I'm a member of... Aki-san's club."

Kato, whose presence was barely noticeable, began to introduce himself in a low voice.

"Don't omit the most important thing, it's the blessing software game doujin circle, Kato-kun!"

Aki Tomoya emphasized this point.

"Names are so hard to pronounce!"

"..."

"I am Kasumigaoka Utaha, a third-year student at the same school."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's gaze swept over Airi, then unconsciously landed on the girl's chest, revealing an interested smile.

Tsk, it's even a little bigger than that arrogant blond guy's. I wonder if Sawamura will be so ashamed that he'll commit suicide on the spot if he finds out he lost to a middle schooler?

"stare--"

Hiding behind Kitahara Sousuke, with only half her body showing, Airi stared warily at the three people opposite her. Putting aside the boy who seemed to be a kidnapper, Kato-senpai seemed to be a very ordinary student, not a bad person. But that pretty upperclassman, who was almost too beautiful, seemed to have something strange in her eyes just now.

"My name is Kitahara Airi, and I am currently a first-year student at Seifu Academy."

Encouraged by Kitahara Sosuke's gaze, Airi puffed out her cheeks and reluctantly stepped out from behind him.

For the sake of outsiders, I can't embarrass that idiot Sosuke.

"What are you doing here, junior?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha asked casually.

"My sister has recently become very interested in cosplay, so I came today to buy her an outfit to play with."

Kitahara Sosuke weighed the small leather suitcase in his hand; inside was the Saber knight outfit he had just bought.

"She's a cosplayer? No wonder she's so cute. Junior, can I take a picture with your little sister?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kitahara Airi in surprise. Although she was the ultimate academic genius and literature girl who consistently ranked first in her grade at school, she was actually a hidden otaku who knew a lot about cosplay.

"..."

Kitahara Sosuke was speechless. "Senior, you're supposed to be one of the seven most beautiful girls in the academy, the unattainable beauty. What are you pretending for, acting like you've never seen anything like this before?"

The so-called "flower on a high peak" does not refer to a flower that grows on a cliff, but rather to a Japanese idiom that describes something that can only be admired from afar and cannot be reached, similar to the Chinese expressions "unreachable" or "unattainable."

Cunning, sharp-tongued, and fond of making sarcastic remarks, Kasumigaoka Utaha consistently ranks first in her grade academically, has a perfect figure, and is a nine out of ten in looks. She is the so-called "other people's child." Even if ordinary boys admire her, they only dare to admire her in their hearts and do not have the courage to send her a love letter. That's why she is called "the flower on a high mountain."

This senior student actually asked my sister for a photo? Something's fishy...

Kitahara Sosuke looked at Airi, who also looked up and cautiously asked for his opinion.

Although my first impression of this pretty upperclassman was so-so, the fact that she complimented me on being cute made her seem like she wasn't a bad person.

"Go ahead, it's just a photo, the senior is a very nice person..."

Kitahara Sousuke said helplessly.

"oh oh."

Ellie walked over. She was about ten centimeters shorter than her senior, but that didn't matter. Both of them were rare beauties, and they had different styles. Ellie was cute, while her senior was cool and aloof!

"Click."

The image freezes on two beautiful girls with different styles sticking together.

Kasumigaoka Utaha put away her phone with satisfaction. She still had the same golden twin tails and the same petite and slender figure, but her chest... was enough to give that blond loser a good meal.

"When you take your cosplay photos, remember to let me see them too!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha gently patted Airi's head, a smile playing on her lips. She couldn't help but think, "If only it were Eriri, I've never touched that girl's head before."

"Understood, Sister Shiyu."

Ellie nodded obediently.

"Senior, we'll take our leave now."

Kitahara Sosuke and Airi didn't linger. He didn't know why, but just taking a photo together, his little sister suddenly seemed much closer to her older sister. Was it just his imagination?

The farce is over.

After Kitahara Sosuke left, Aki Tomoya, along with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi, tried throwing hats a few more times on Detective Slope, but unfortunately, they all failed.

After experiencing more than a dozen failures and almost losing all his patience, a gust of wind finally blew by, and the fateful encounter was repeated. Unfortunately, Aki Tomoya's expression did not show any surprise, but only confusion and bewilderment.

"No, something's wrong. I don't feel that sense of destiny from back then..."

"Excuse me, An Yi, senior, it's getting late, I have to go home now."

Kato's light, airy voice rang out. The girl was holding a white beret in her arms—no, it was now covered in dust and bits of grass.

Even the good-natured Kato was now slightly unhappy.

"Excuse me, that's all for today."

Aki Tomoya nodded. He was also losing interest. He didn't know why, but he felt that something was wrong, yet he couldn't find the reason.

"Ethics Guy, since we can't find the problem, have you considered changing the female lead?"

After Kato Megumi left, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had been silent all along, suddenly came over and spoke.

"Ok?"

At this time, a breeze blew by.

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