My love index is at its maximum.

"Let go, you bastard!!!"

Yui Kikawa screamed sharply and swung her right hand violently. Seeing that she couldn't break free, she simply raised her foot and kicked Tazaki Tsukasa directly in the abdomen.

This is nothing more than showing off one's limited skills in front of a martial arts master.

Tazaki Tsukasa deftly dodged, and the instant he released her right hand, he was already behind her, wrapping his arms around her.

What are you going to do?!

The blonde girl gasped in surprise, her feet instantly leaving the ground.

Tazaki Tsukasa scooped her up by the waist and threw her onto the bed. Then, he used his arms to hold the girl's legs, took out handcuffs from the system, and cuffed them directly to her ankles.

Click.

The whole world suddenly fell silent.

Chapter 155 A Massive Social Disaster Scene Among Boys and Girls

Who would carry handcuffs with them?

Qichuan Yui's first thought was of the police, and her second thought was of a pervert.

At Tazaki Tsukasa's age, there's no way he could be associated with the police.

So, this guy is a freak...

"Kikawa-kun..."

Tazaki Tsukasa sat on the edge of the bed, his arm wrapped around the other person's leg: "I think we should..."

The blonde girl covered her chest with her hands: "Pervert!!!"

"Although my behavior may seem like that of a pervert, please allow me to explain..."

"Don't touch me!"

"Can we have a proper talk?"

"Go away!"

Yui Kikawa raised her hand and slapped Tsukasa Tazaki's head hard, her cold eyes looking as if she wanted to kill him.

Tazaki Tsukasa's face darkened. He grabbed her hands and opened the system again.

[Item purchased: Handcuffs. Cost: 500]

Current available funds: 1537750

Click.

The world fell silent once again.

With her hands and feet handcuffed, Yui Kikawa froze completely.

Running in two pairs of handcuffs?

What kind of pervert is this...?

The blonde girl remained kneeling with a blank expression, her hands cuffed to her chest, staring intently at Tsukasa Tazaki in a pose of saintly prayer.

The scene at this moment is just like some of the "humiliation of saints" stories.

Tazaki Tsukasa met her gaze and said with great enthusiasm, "If you're feeling unwell, Kikawa-san, please let me know and I'll adjust your position for you."

Yui Kikawa's body trembled violently.

Isn't that enough?

What pose do you want me to strike?

Tazaki Tsukasa also sensed the ambiguity in the words, and tilted his head slightly in embarrassment. At this moment, he was also a little unsure of what to do, so he could only bite the bullet and explain, "You have to talk to me..."

Kikawa Yui lowered her head, biting her lip: "I don't want to talk!"

ok.

Tazaki Tsukasa breathed a sigh of relief.

She said she didn't want to talk, not that there was nothing to talk about, which means that the conversation could continue.

"I threw away one of your necklaces, and now I'm giving it back to you."

Tazaki Tsukasa took out the silver necklace he had just bought and put it on her. His fingers traced the skin of the girl's neck, so delicate that one wanted to stay there forever.

Kikawa Yui remained kneeling, neither resisting nor accepting.

"Of course, this is a gift from me now, I hope you won't mistake it for the one from before."

"What do you want to say?" Yui Kirikawa asked, looking up.

Her eyes were deep and clear, an essential azure blue like the sky.

Tsukasa Tazaki tilted his head and smiled brightly: "I don't think we should be strangers. What do you think?"

Kikawa Yui stared at him for a moment, then looked past him and onto the sea outside the window. Fishing boats sailed from left to right, leaving short white trails as they entered the azure sea.

After a moment's hesitation, she said coldly, "I don't know you."

With a bright smile, Tsukasa Tazaki asked her, "What's the date today?"

"number 20."

"The 20th, June 20th."

Tazaki Tsukasa glanced at his watch and continued, "June 20, 2021, one minute before 6 p.m., you are with me now. Because of you, I will remember this minute. From now on, we are friends for one minute."

Qichuan Wei's gaze returned to his face, slightly puzzled, unable to figure out what he wanted to say.

The world remains hot, and all conscious creatures have avoided the menacing sunlight; even seagulls have stopped foraging.

Fortunately, the house was cool and pleasant.

The perfect girl knelt on the bed, her blonde hair tied into a small bun at the back of her head.

A minute can be very long or very short.

After it had all passed, Tsukasa Tazaki said, "Okay, we're friends now. That's a fact, and you can't refute it because that minute has already passed, and you can't get it back."

The use of three "already" emphasizes the established fact.

"Why?" Qichuan asked, staring at the drifting light particles. "I never have any expectations of others, including you. So I don't think we need to be friends."

"Before answering why, let me ask you a few questions." Tsukasa Tazaki lay down beside her, hands behind his head: "Do you like chocolate?"

“I’m not interested,” Yui Kichikawa said, shaking her head. “I neither like nor dislike it, I just have no interest.”

Tsukasa Tazaki nodded and continued, "What do you think of the Jurassic era? Isn't the San Francisco Bridge beautiful? Is The Matrix your favorite movie? How long has it been since you saw a summer festival fireworks display?"

"It's noisy!"

Qichuan Wei glared at him, thoroughly annoyed. "Why do you care so much?"

"answer me."

"No interest!"

“No, these are what you’re interested in!” Tazaki Tsukasa took a deep breath, his gaze lingering on her cold, stern chin. “On the contrary, those aristocratic courses are what you’re not interested in.”

"foolish!"

Kikawa Yui snorted and muttered under her breath, unable to contain herself any longer, "Saying such clumsy things on purpose only proves that you are a hopeless idiot."

Tazaki Tsukasa rolled over happily, pressing his nose against the girl's thigh. Smelling the faint, sweaty scent, he squinted his eyes and asked contentedly, "What do you think of me?"

Qichuan silently shifted his thigh, his eyes showing slight disdain.

"Don't you think I'm smart, witty, have a great sense of artistry, and most importantly, I'm handsome?"

"The behavior is artistic..." Yui Kikawa pursed her lips and raised her hands: "Does that mean carrying two handcuffs and handcuffing them to someone else?"

"Well...you could say that, since humiliated saintesses often appear in works of art...just kidding, don't be angry."

Under the blonde girl's mocking gaze, Tsukasa Tazaki stopped her nonsense and curled the corners of her lips: "Before answering your 'why' earlier, I'll ask you one last question. Do you remember that time on the overpass at dusk when we disagreed on the definition of friendship?"

"I don't remember!"

Qichuan Wei spoke coldly, her lips slightly parted, revealing her pearly white teeth.

“You said that only those who compete with each other and help each other improve can be considered friends. I said that as long as you agree with each other in your heart, you are friends. Judging from our situation, you have been a genius since you were a child, and no one can compete with you, so you don’t have any friends. While I don’t have many friends, I am already quite rich compared to you.”

"So?" Yui Kichikawa asked casually, her gaze indifferent. "You want to convince me?"

Tazaki Tsukasa smiled slightly, a very serene smile.

I don't want to convince you.

"Then what exactly do you mean by spouting all this nonsense?"

"I'm a genius too, you get it?"

Yui Kikawa stared blankly at his face.

Although he had a smile on his lips, his eyes were very serious; he wasn't joking.

The room fell silent, and silence filled their ears like water.

Tsukasa Tazaki lay beside her, staring at the ceiling, occasionally glancing casually at Yui Kikawa's face.

One minute.

three minutes.

five minutes.

She remained the same expressionless girl, with only slight changes in her eyes and the shape of her lips; her breathtakingly beautiful face appeared exceptionally empty.

"Say something."

Tsukasa Tazaki stretched his neck and urged, "You keep everything bottled up inside. Are you really planning to be Eriri forever? I do like Eriri, but only in the two-dimensional world. If the real-life Eriri were to jump around in front of me, I'd punch her and make her cry."

Kikawa Yui's face remained expressionless; she merely pursed her lips slightly and said in a hollow voice, "Everything is like a fried potato; no one can preserve its original appearance."

Tazaki Tsukasa burst out laughing, thinking that this remark was quite Wong Kar-wai-esque, and that she and the little tablet might get along well.

Kikawa Yui glared at him coldly.