Practical teaching, all I want is your reward.

Chapter 210 A Tightly Pinch a Girl's Heart

After some questioning, Toru Suzuki finally understood.

Since the exam officially began, Miki Yamamura has been reporting the Snake Group's situation to Arisu Sakayanagi, but following him is something that happened today.

Suzuki Tetsu had considered the possibility of being followed, but he thought that Sakayanagi Arisu would still have Kamuro Masumi follow him. He didn't expect that this time she would be replaced by Yamamura Miki.

Thinking about it carefully, given Miki Yamamura's strong presence, she might be the best choice to follow her.

"What did you report to her?" Suzuki Tetsu looked at Yamamura Miki's hands. She had been holding her phone the whole time, and when he grabbed her just now, she was pretending to play with her phone.

Miki Yamamura hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Your meeting with Ryuen-kun, and your conversation with this classmate just now."

Netkura Mako looked at her in surprise and hurriedly said, "Why did you have to tell everyone about me? Do you think I have some kind of secret with him?"

"Sakayanagi asked me to record his every move," Miki Yamamura honestly confessed.

Netgura Mako was even more surprised and blurted out, "Do you guys in Class A just play spy games all the time?"

Following classmates and reporting their every move—that's something out of a TV drama, isn't it?

"No, the only person who likes to play these games is Sakayanagi-san. Although she looks petite and cute, everyone has some special quirks."

Upon hearing Suzuki Tetsu's answer, Amakura Asako couldn't tell if he was joking or not, and couldn't imagine that such an innocent little girl was actually a pervert in private.

"Can I see the message you sent?" Suzuki Tetsu extended his hand to Yamamura Miki. "Don't worry, I won't look at anything else. I'll give it back to you in a bit."

Miki Yamamura hesitated for a moment, then took out a handkerchief, wiped her phone, and carefully handed it to Toru Suzuki.

This small gesture made Suzuki Toru a little suspicious, but then he thought that maybe the other person was just a germaphobe, so he stopped thinking about it.

Suzuki Tetsu watched for a while but didn't find anything special. Even his conversation with Ryuen Sho wasn't recorded by Yamamura Miki, probably because she couldn't hear it clearly.

After all, the conversation took place in the corridor, where everyone could be seen at a glance, making it impossible for her to eavesdrop.

The only thing I could do was to peek over here from a distance at the corner of the stairs.

With that thought in mind, Suzuki Tetsu returned the phone to Yamamura Miki.

"Are you going to continue tracking them?"

"Are you really not going to tell Sakayanagi-san?"

"If you expose yourself, it will only cause more trouble, and you don't want to tell her that your plan failed, do you?"

"..."

Miki Yamamura silently averted her gaze, appearing somewhat uneasy as she met Toru Suzuki's eyes.

However, to her surprise, Suzuki Tetsu took the initiative to say, "If you feel tired, I will go back to my room to rest, and then you can go back too."

As if she had heard something unbelievable, Miki Yamamura's eyes widened in surprise, her face filled with confusion, thinking she had misheard.

"Why, why?"

"Because we are classmates, although we have some minor disagreements now, we will definitely work together in the future, so it's okay to help each other out in advance."

Miki Yamamura seemed to have never expected to hear such words, and was somewhat at a loss for words.

“If you think this is too easy, we can go somewhere else,” Suzuki Toru said. “I was planning to spend some time in the library, would you like to come with me?”

For some reason, Asako Amakura felt that this scene was very familiar, especially when she saw Miki Yamamura's expression, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Even though he had already made up his mind, seeing Suzuki Tetsu invite another girl made him feel like something was quietly slipping away from his heart, as if he would miss it if he didn't reach out and grab it quickly.

Netkura Mako regretted it a little; she regretted standing there watching their conversation and should have left sooner.

Her thinking was simple: having a true love interest, getting entangled with Toru Suzuki would be disrespectful to both of them.

However, Asako Amakura did not show any emotion, while trying hard to recall the face of her beloved in her mind, attempting to find the heart-fluttering feeling she once had in her hazy memories.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about me... Stalking is a bad thing in itself. I'm already glad you didn't tell Sakayanagi-san." Yamamura Miki felt uneasy. It was rare for someone to treat her like this, which confused her greatly.

"Are you going to continue following them?" Suzuki Tetsu asked nonchalantly. He had initially thought it would be Kamuro Masumi and was planning to play along. "In that case, why don't you come with me?"

Having come this far, Miki Yamamura could no longer refuse and had no choice but to nod in agreement to his suggestion.

Sakayanagi Arisu probably never expected that another of her spies would be gone. By the time she finds out, she'll probably be completely stunned.

“Speaking of which, should I also keep this a secret?” Netkura Mako suddenly asked.

As a student in Class B, she had been listening here for a long time, which was quite awkward no matter how you looked at it.

"Let's keep it a secret for now, but thankfully you were here, otherwise I really wouldn't have known that Yamamura-kun was behind us," Suzuki Tetsu praised her.

Netkura Mako smiled and looked at him silently, as if waiting for some kind of invitation.

"We're going to the library now. See you later, Net Warehouse."

In an instant, Netkura Mako's smile froze; there was no invitation as he had expected, only his farewell.

The farewell carried a subtle hint of politeness and distance.

Despite trying hard to control her expression, Asako Amakura still felt uncomfortable. It wasn't out of regret, but rather a sense of loss, as if she had expected a share but had been overlooked.

Then, this feeling made her feel embarrassed. Why did she care so much?

"Okay, see you later!"

Asako Netura pretended to be relaxed as she said goodbye to him, watching Miki Yamamura bow slightly to her before following closely behind.

That being said, his words probably sounded like a rejection of his confession.

Asako patted her cheeks, trying to cheer herself up, but her mind was racing. Fragments of memories flashed before her eyes like seabirds skimming across the sea, the shimmering light scattering beneath the slightly pungent waves. She suddenly realized that she was on a cruise ship, not in her old junior high school.

She pursed her lips, convinced that her decision was right, but the more she thought about it, the more her chest felt like it was being squeezed tightly.

So, Asako Amakura did what every girl would do at that age.

"Hey, Honami-chan, I think I have a problem..."

Chapter 211 Champagne at Halftime

"Hahaha, finally it's my turn! I'm going to call on Albert. Hurry up and say, 'Welcome back, Master!'"

That evening, in the Snake Group's room, Komiya Yego, who had just won a game, couldn't help but laugh out loud, while the burly black man opposite him remained silent.

"Are all the boys in Class C this weird?" Suzuki Tetsu asked Shiina Hiyori in a low voice.

Perhaps to distance herself from him, Ichinose Honami didn't deliberately stay by his side, but instead stayed close to Hirano Rin.

However, Suzuki Toru sensed that something was off about her gaze tonight.

"I...I don't know." Shiina Hiyori's cheeks were slightly flushed, embarrassed to answer such a question, worried that he would steer the conversation off-topic again.

In fact, it wasn't just Suzuki Toru who was puzzled; many people also looked at Komiya Yogo with strange expressions. The latter, completely unaware, was excitedly giving orders to Albert.

"Albert, please, call me master!"

"Please be normal..."

"Please, I don't understand English, so please say 'dog-shu-jin sa-ma'!"

Haruka Hasebe gave her a blatant look of disgust, clearly unable to bear it: "Are all boys like this?"

“It seems so. There are similar boys in our class.” Wang Meiyu answered softly. She was very reserved here, and the only people she could talk to were Hasebe Haruka and Okiya Kyosuke.

Kikuchi Hayato silently looked away; he must also be one of the boys Wang Meiyu was talking about.

Haruka Hasebe seemed dumbfounded, let out a long sigh, and then looked around. Like Honami Ichinose, she had been observing the reactions of her group members for the past two days.

Unfortunately, she didn't notice anything wrong.

It seems that's how it will end.

Although it was a bit of a pity, at least she had played a few games and the experience was pretty good, so Hasebe Haruka stopped worrying about the preferential treatment and the exam.

Even after the group discussion ended, Komiya Yogo still couldn't get Albert to call him "master," and he almost got beaten up instead.

Just as Suzuki Tetsu stepped out of the room, he suddenly remembered something and stopped. Something suddenly bumped into his back.

Looking back, I saw Miki Yamamura covering her nose with tears in her eyes. She probably hadn't noticed that he had stopped and had bumped into his nose while following too closely.

"Sorry, I didn't expect you to be behind me."

"N-nothing... It must have been my fault for not being careful. I'm the one who should apologize."

Miki Yamamura carefully moved aside, only to bump into Hiyori Shiina, both of them startled.

First, Miki Yamamura realized what was happening and quickly said, "Sorry, sorry, I'm a bit clumsy!"

"Oh, it's okay. I just wanted to ask if you'll be coming to the library tomorrow." Shiina Hiyori smiled, and although she asked in a questioning tone, her expectant eyes made it hard to refuse.

Miki Yamamura hesitated and asked, "Is it really okay to be with someone like me?"

Shiina Hiyori found it strange and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Yamamura-kun also likes reading, right?"

This afternoon, Suzuki Toru brought Yamamura Miki to the library and introduced her to Shiina Hiyori, who was naturally very welcoming.

Perhaps because she was a student in Class A, Miki Yamamura was able to actually read the mystery novel recommended by Hiyori Shiina, which surprised Hiyori Shiina.

"I've read similar novels before, so I'm a little interested, but I don't really understand them." Miki Yamamura seemed quite awkward and uneasy in this situation.

“That’s enough. I’m so glad. It turns out I can make friends with other people besides Suzuki-kun.” Shiina Hiyori smiled happily.

"Actually, you're not exactly someone without friends, are you?" Suzuki Tetsu corrected.

"Stop teasing me, that's not what I meant," Shiina Hiyori muttered. "I know perfectly well that no one in my class will talk to me about novels, and most of the students who are often in the library are upperclassmen."

After saying that, she happily told Yamamura Miki that she had many mystery novels and that Yamamura Miki was always welcome to come to the school library to find her.

After Shiina Hiyori left, Suzuki Toru said to Yamamura Miki, "Are you planning to continue tonight?"

The so-called continuation, of course, refers to tracking.

Miki Yamamura looked around. By this time, most of the members of the Snake Group had left, including Honami Ichinose.

"Until you go back to your room." Then she added quietly, "If you hate it, I won't follow you anymore."

Suzuki Tetsu wanted to tell Yamamura Miki that no normal man would refuse a beautiful girl following him, and would even be happy to have her follow him to his bed.

“First of all, I want to clarify that I don’t dislike Yamamura-kun.” Suzuki Tetsu paused. “Secondly, if Sakayanagi-kun asks you to follow someone in the future, you can just tell me, and I will let you do it. You don’t have to go through all this trouble.”