My love index is at its maximum.

"Tazaki-san, what should I do?"

"Hmm...yes."

?

Right to what?

Ueda Masao looked up in confusion and saw that Tazaki Tsukasa had his eyes half-closed, his gaze wandering, and the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, his expression revealing a sense of enjoyment.

"T...Tazaki-san?"

"Ugh... Ouch!"

Tazaki Tsukasa, clutching the flesh on his thigh that had been pinched hard, endured the pain and said without changing his expression, "Repeat what you just said. I need to analyze it carefully."

Shimamoto Kana rolled her eyes at him, put her hands back on the table, and interlaced her fingers.

Although Ueda Masao had some doubts, he dared not presume to know the ways of a master, so he could only repeat his thoughts as instructed.

After listening, Tsukasa Tazaki nodded calmly, "You just want her to wait for you for three months, why make it so complicated? Just say it directly, right?"

"Things aren't that simple..."

"Ask her out, and I'll put in a good word for you."

"But……"

"What's her phone number? I'll call her for you."

"Huh? Oh... okay."

Masao Ueda nervously gave out a number.

When Tazaki Tsukasa called, he said simply, "My name is Tazaki Tsukasa. I'd like to talk to you about our relationship. Please come to the pond in the courtyard now."

I hung up the phone, picked up my schoolbag, and walked out the door.

Ueda Masao paused for a moment, then quickly followed. There was something he didn't quite understand: why Tazaki Tsukasa hadn't mentioned his name, but Tazaki Tsukasa seemed reluctant to speak, so he didn't dare ask.

"Never mind... I'll leave it all to Tazaki-kun. I'll just watch from a distance..." he thought, feeling relieved, and his hurried steps gradually slowed down.

A gust of wind blew from behind, causing the gentle and elegant Shimamoto Kana's long hair to flutter. She sighed wearily and sent a message to Kuriyama Sakura.

【Kuriyama-kun, come watch the play in the courtyard. But be prepared, because I have a feeling... things are starting to take a strange turn.】

After sending the message, she tidied her hair, put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, and walked down to the courtyard.

……

"Who should I ask to pay for dinner tonight...?"

In the corridor of the teaching building, Onodera looked at the colorful profile pictures on the Line interface and felt conflicted.

Let's find Akiba, a second-year student. He's good-looking, tall, and a member of the basketball team. It's something to be proud of.

With that in mind, she used Line's calling function to make the call.

"Hey, honey, let's have dinner together."

"Oh, sorry, I have club training today. Can you wait for me for a bit?"

"Never mind then, maybe next time."

Onodera hung up the call, thinking to himself that besides his mother, there were plenty of other suitors, so why waste time waiting for him?

"Hey darling, wanna come over to your place tonight?"

"Hey, baby, appear in front of me right now!"

I made several calls, but they all seemed to have made prior arrangements and were all unavailable.

Onodera kicked the classroom door hard in anger; there was only one person left in his contact list.

This Ueda Masao is just average-looking, and his family background is only average. If he weren't so soft-hearted and easy to boss around, I would have dumped him long ago.

Never mind, I'm going to choose him since I'm all alone today.

Just as she was about to contact Ueda Masanami, an unknown number called. After answering, the caller coldly said, "My name is Tazaki Tsukasa. I'd like to talk to you about our relationship. Please come to the pond in the courtyard now."

Who is this person? Why should I... Wait, Tsukasa Tazaki?

A slender figure, but with a handsome appearance like a beautiful boy straight out of an anime, flashed through my mind.

Onodera's mind went blank, her blood pressure spiked, and without saying a word, she ran towards the courtyard.

The fact that they chose to discuss their relationship in the courtyard, a popular spot for socialites, already makes their intentions quite clear.

He must like me; he's going to confess his feelings to me!

Onodera rushed down the stairs and into the courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with students at the end of the school day, but she didn't want to pay any attention to them.

Running along the stone path, I came across a flowerbed enclosed by a wooden fence, where the gravel path was cut off.

Beyond the flowerbeds lies the pond.

In the clear pond water, brightly colored koi carp frolic and swim freely, the lush green moss grows vigorously, and dragonflies hover low above the water's surface, occasionally touching the water and creating ripples.

Onodera ran along the pond, catching a glimpse of a dazzling white shirt out of the corner of her eye. Then, she seemed to hear the prelude to love's arrival.

Ahead, a clean-cut and handsome young man stood by the pond, staring blankly at the carp. A gentle breeze blew by, and the water shimmered, reflecting golden light.

As if understanding human nature, the carp in the water darted towards him one after another, vying to stick their heads out of the water, behaving affectionately and obediently.

His lips curved slightly upward, his eyes gazing at the fish with eyes as clear as water. The last rays of the setting sun bathed his profile in a flawless glow, making him appear from afar like a god descended to earth.

Onodera was momentarily stunned, afraid of ruining the scene before her, and chose to stop and not move forward.

Hearing the noise behind him, Tsukasa Tazaki scattered all the fish food he had picked up into the water and turned around to look.

Those clear, bright eyes sparkled with a dazzling light, as if all the stars in the sky had been crushed and contained within them.

Is such a face even possible in real life?

A simple exchange of glances.

Onodera felt she had already fallen for him; those two gazes were like Cupid's arrows, piercing her heart in an instant.

With a shiver, she felt as if something was flowing out from the depths of her heart.

Chapter 47 Why are you so skilled at this, Eri Onodera!

【Ding】

[Onodera Eri's stock is now available on the market]

[Issue Price: 10]

Number of shares issued: 1000

As a notification about a new stock listing flashed before his eyes, Tsukasa Tazaki glanced at Onodera.

She drew her eyebrows, applied mascara, put on blush, applied lipstick, dyed her hair orange with dark brown hair, and altered her skirt so that it barely covered her mid-thighs, revealing her two snow-white thighs.

Then, he frowned and stood still.

Students walking back and forth in the courtyard, especially female students, couldn't help but glance at him a few times when they passed by the pond.

Tazaki Tsukasa didn't care about those gazes. After all, he had a handsome and refined appearance, as well as a charming artistic youthful aura, which meant that he had to endure the admiring glances of these girls.

What he was thinking was—aside from his legs being alright, there wasn't a single thing about this Onodera-kun that he liked. Wasn't the system's stock selection criteria a bit too poor?

Seeing that Tsukasa Tazaki didn't speak, Onodera was thinking of taking the initiative to strike up a conversation, but as soon as she took a step, Tsukasa Tazaki gave her a cold look.

"what……"

Onodera couldn't help but blush and make unhealthy noises.

Did it actually make that kind of sound?

It's so embarrassing.

But who could resist seeing his face?

Kuriyama Sakura walked down from the club building, took a small sip of water at the drinking fountain in the courtyard, took out a white handkerchief from her pocket to wipe her lips, and went straight to the pool to eavesdrop openly.

Kana Shimamoto somehow got hold of a bag of fish feed and stood beside her feeding the fish.

Behind an oak tree not far away, Ueda Masanami secretly observed with a nervous expression.

Pigeons swooped past the oak trees and flew towards the tennis court. Two boys followed behind, tennis rackets in hand; Wilson's racket gleamed in the sun.

After thinking for a moment, Tsukasa Tazaki said to her, "Onodera-san, I..."

"I am willing!"

The sound was loud enough for people nearby to hear.

While feeding the fish, Kana Shimamoto accidentally spilled a handful of food into the pond. The carp scrambled for the food, splashing up a lot of water.

you……

What are you willing to do? You wouldn't happen to be lusting after Tazaki-san's body, would you?

You're thinking about ass!

And you think you can just do this because you're willing? Even I, as your teacher, wouldn't want Tazaki's innocence to be ruined by you, and the hundreds of girls at Kitagawa Academy wouldn't want you to do it either!

Kuriyama Sakura touched her earlobe in confusion. She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to observe how Ichitazaki Tsukasa would handle the conflict between dreams and love, but now it seemed that things had gone off-topic.

Ueda Masanami, hiding behind the oak tree, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. A weight was lifted from his heart, and he looked at Tazaki Tsukasa with eyes full of admiration.

As expected of a master, Onodera was already willing to accept the conditions before even stating his request.

Onodera jogged over to Tsukasa Tazaki's side, leaned forward slightly, reached out and grabbed the hem of Tazaki's shirt, revealing an innocent smile as he said, "Tazaki-kun, I do."

Her neatly styled bangs above her eyebrows swayed with her movements, releasing a strong scent of perfume.

Tazaki Tsukasa felt somewhat uncomfortable. Compared to the cheap perfume she was wearing, he was much more captivated by the light, natural fragrance of Hoshino-sensei or Shimamoto-sensei.

He took two steps back and waited for the smell to dissipate before saying seriously, "You've got it wrong. I asked you out because of Ueda-kun."

"Ueda?"

Onodera's eyes darted around a few times, his eyelashes trembled rapidly, and then he asked in a daze, "Who is he? I don't know him, I've never seen him, and I have nothing to do with him. Tazaki-san, you asked me out to talk about dating, right? That's great! I've always liked Tazaki-san, ever since... uh... ever since I first saw you somewhere, I've liked Tazaki-san."