My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

After leaving school, Kouta went straight to the shop where he worked.

Jeff Yamamura has only been dead for a day; now is not the time to resign.

On the way, however, after recalling what Kei had said to him at noon, Kouta started to daydream again.

This is not Kouta's fault.

Because Hui told Kōta at noon that she wanted him to leave work early and come to her house.

As for why Hui invited him to her house, it was naturally an open secret.

Upon arriving at the store,

Kouta secretly observed that everything was normal, and no one discussed that Yamamura Jeff was "absent".

That's normal, since many people occasionally need to take a few days off.

Kōta thought he could get through his part-time job normally today.

During the break, Maeda Chie casually asked Kouta in the staff lounge, "By the way, Fujiki-kun, have you seen Yamamura-kun? I haven't seen him at school today. I wonder where he went?"

The voice just fell.

Kouta's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged, and he looked puzzled: "Yamamura Jeff, I don't know him, I don't know."

"I see, I thought so too."

After Maeda Chie finished speaking, she left.

Kouta was left standing there, his expression grave: 'Chie Maeda has never liked Jeff Yamamura, so why is she concerned about him today?'

'Could it be... that she knows something!'

"No, don't be paranoid. I did something perfectly; there's no way Maeda-senpai could know. He's probably just being kind and genuinely concerned."

Yes, that must be it.

Chapter 266 Ordinary

Geng Tai calmed his mind.

Nothing much happened after that.

There are fewer customers on rainy days, and the workload is much lighter than usual.

The wall clock was approaching 7 o'clock.

Kouta's mind flashed with the image of Satoshi, and he instantly lost all interest in working. Without hesitation, he went straight to the store manager, Ryosuke Mizota, to ask for leave.

His salary was bound to be deducted again, but thinking about the happiness to come, he felt no pain at all at losing that little bit of money.

However, just as Kouta was about to leave through the back alley of the shop, he was stopped by Chie Maeda.

"Fujiki-kun, you... took leave again?"

Maeda Chie leaned closer, her beautiful face less than a centimeter from Kouta's. Kouta could clearly smell the perfume on Maeda Chie's body, and he could even feel the warm breath she exhaled as she breathed on his face.

The two were in an ambiguous position; from a distance, if you weren't paying attention, you might think they were leaning against each other.

Gollum~

Kouta swallowed silently. Apart from Kei and Asuka, this was the first time he had ever been so close to a girl.

He involuntarily took a step back to create some distance.

However, this action caused Maeda Chie's bright eyes to dim.

Seeing this, Kouta could only sigh helplessly and then changed the subject, saying, "There is something I need to take care of."

Maeda Chie seemed to force herself to cheer up, and with a forced smile, she looked up at Kouta and asked, "Were you with that pretty girl from yesterday?"

"Um, how did you know, senior?"

Chie Maeda smiled dejectedly, her eyes seemingly revealing a hint of resentment, and said, "I noticed it yesterday. After all, if the relationship isn't very close, a girl won't let a boy touch her body."

"Is that so!" Kouta immediately recalled Maeda-senpai's behavior of sticking close to him earlier.

"Hey, Fujiki-kun, who is that girl to you?" Maeda Chie suddenly asked.

Kouta felt that hesitation would only make things worse, so he simply said, "Hui is my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?!" Maeda Chie was very surprised. Although she had thought about this yesterday, she was still shocked to hear Kouta confirm it with his own voice.

In Maeda Chie's view, no matter how you looked at it, Fujiki Kouta and that unbelievably beautiful girl from yesterday were from completely different worlds. What kind of outstanding man couldn't a girl of that caliber get? How could she possibly be interested in the ordinary Fujiki Kouta?

Kouta, unaware of Maeda Chie's complex inner thoughts, politely replied, "Yes."

Chie Maeda realized her lapse in composure, regained her smile, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just a little surprised."

"It's nothing, you're too kind, senior."

"Fujiki-kun is such a kind person. I can understand why that girl chose you."

Kouta was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Not at all, you're too kind, senior."

“I’m not joking. It seems that Fujiki-kun has many other talents that I haven’t discovered yet, which are enough to win over that girl.” Maeda Chie’s voice seemed to have a deeper meaning.

Kouta naturally didn't understand what Maeda Chie was thinking. Although he could grasp some of Chie's "inexplicable" behaviors, this was just his experience from his previous life and didn't mean he understood women's minds. If it were any other woman, Kouta would actually be no different from any other novice.

Maeda Chie then asked, "Hey, Fujiki-kun, how far have things progressed? Have you kissed?"

Maeda Chie still didn't quite believe that Kei would really like Fujiki Kouta, and she had a dark thought that Kei might just be using Kouta as a backup or a shield.

"Huh?!" Kouta was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant. "This, this..."

Seeing Kouta's hesitant expression, Maeda Chie knew that the two had already kissed.

But she was still persistent and asked the most crucial question directly: "So, have you slept with him?"

"Huh?!" Kouta was caught off guard by this bold question. He paused for a moment before shaking his head and waving his hands, saying, "No, no."

After a moment's thought, Kouta still chose to lie, because he felt that telling outsiders about his past relationship with Kei would be disrespectful to her.

Although Kouta doesn't understand women, he knows that this kind of thing shouldn't be publicized.

However, Maeda Chie already knew her answer. Because, through her careful observation, she noticed that Kouta's pupils slightly contracted the moment he heard her question—a sign of surprise.

Then he quickly pursed his lips, a sign that he was about to lie;

When saying "no," the hands unconsciously clenched the hem of the clothes tightly, and the eyes avoided looking directly at oneself; this is a sign of guilt.

Finally, after asking the question, he didn't answer immediately but hesitated noticeably for about two seconds, which was the man thinking about the content of the lie.

In conclusion, it can be determined that Fujiki Kouta lied to himself.

So, the truth is: Kouta Fujiki slept with that pretty girl.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Maeda Chie was utterly astonished: 'That girl actually gave her body to Fujiki Kouta; this goes beyond treating someone as a backup or a shield.'

'Could it be that the girl who made him feel ashamed of himself actually likes Fujiki Kouta?'

Chie Maeda looked up and carefully examined Kouta Fujiki.

'This utterly useless Fujiki Kouta right in front of me!'

What is it about him that makes that girl like him?

'Is it really possible to rely on so-called gentleness?'

'You're kidding me!'

'Could it be that this unassuming, ordinary-looking Fujiki Kouta possesses some hidden talent that I'm unaware of?'

Or is that girl just a complete idiot?

Chie Maeda was a little confused.

His enthusiasm for Kouta was simply a ploy to use Kouta to block out Yamamura Jeff.

As she repeatedly rejected Yamamura Jeff, she realized that his patience with her was clearly running out.

Moreover, she knew that Yamamura Jeff's cousin was involved in organized crime, so if Yamamura Jeff really tried to force himself on her, she wouldn't be able to resist at all.

At this point, finding the seemingly most ordinary and honest Fujiki Kouta as a shield to deflect the conflict was the best solution she could think of.

She didn't care what trouble this would cause Fujiki-kun.

How could Fujiki Kouta compare to the Tachibana Shun in her heart?

Otherwise, how could Maeda Chie have possibly been interested in Fujiki Kouta, who was just another face in the crowd?

Now, with Yamamura Jeff killed by Fujiki Kouta, the biggest fly harassing her is gone, and she also has the video of Fujiki Kouta committing the murder.

'Perhaps, this video can...'

"Senpai, Maeda-senpai, are you alright?"

"Um, ah, I'm fine." Maeda Chie came to her senses and smiled at Kouta.

"Since you're alright, senior, I'll be going now."

"Okay, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Kouta left through the back door with an umbrella, stepped into the alley, his shoes splashing light water as he walked, and quickly disappeared from Maeda Chie's sight.

After glancing at the still-drizzling rain, Maeda Chie turned and went back into the shop to continue working.

A moment later, a notification sound came from her pocket.

Upon entering the restroom, Chie Maeda tapped on an app icon with a dog's head in a hidden folder on her phone.

The app, once opened, features a very simple social chat interface. An account called "Contact Person" sent her a detailed hotel address and room number.

Looking at the address, Chie Maeda's face showed disgust, but she still obediently asked the store manager for leave, found a taxi and rushed over.

Chapter 267 The Guest

the other side.

The club activities at Misaki High School have ended.

The sound of the school bell echoed throughout the campus; in truth, this was the real school dismissal bell.