Unspeakable bubbles

Sakakibara Ikuko put her index finger to her lips and gently shushed him.

After recognizing Yuko, Naoe fell silent.

"We'll talk about it when we get back," Yu Zi whispered in her ear, her words tinged with barely suppressed excitement.

Naoe Akimoto suddenly had a bad feeling.

The two silently returned to their dormitory, and she hesitated to speak the whole way.

Section 30, Chapter 030: The New Game

Silence fell between them as always after they returned to their dormitory.

It's unclear what Sakakibara Ikuko was thinking, but Akimoto Naoe thought it was a good thing; at least she wouldn't have to be so careful with her words anymore.

She was very afraid of her roommate, Yu Zi.

Not only her, but Naoe felt that no one in the class dared to disobey her.

Why... a twisted personality and off-the-charts physical abilities?

Or was it the teacher who was always protecting her?

Naoe believed that these were only superficial factors, and there must be deeper reasons behind them.

Naoe vaguely sensed the reason, but couldn't say it out loud.

"Naoe, what are you thinking about?"

Coming to her senses, she found Yuko looking at her with great interest.

She actually started talking to me? I should have been out of her interest by now.

"I'm thinking about that new transfer student." Naoe used Bubble as a shield.

“Yes, that’s right, Bubble.” Sakakibara Ikuko smiled and said, “What a good child.”

"..."

"Has it started?" Naoe silently murmured to himself, knowing that a new victim had appeared.

Actually, it's no different from usual.

The new student is bullied; they'll replace her when she loses interest.

It started a long, long time ago, and this cycle has continued until now.

'Kimiko is finally free. She's had a really tough time, it's been going on for so long.'

Naoe calculated that Kimiko had been suffering for almost a whole semester, making her an even more unlucky person than the previous unlucky ones.

“I want to try something different this time,” Sakakibara Ikuko said.

"Oh," Naoe responded. She felt a little sorry for the bubble, but there was nothing she could do; everyone had gone through that.

Sakakibara Ikuko stepped forward and hooked her arm around her neck. "I have something to tell you..."

Naoe Akimoto was initially quite calm, but as she listened, her brows gradually furrowed, and in the end, she was completely stunned.

"Yu...Yuzi," she stammered, her mind churning, "Are you serious?"

"Ok?"

Sakakibara Ikuko touched her chin with her right hand, looking quite surprised: "Is there a problem?"

What's wrong? There's a problem everywhere!

"Wouldn't it be better to do it the way it was before? Yuko, you personally teach that unruly newbie a lesson. I'll help you too, that way..."

"That would be so boring."

A hint of melancholy appeared on Sakakibara Ikuko's beautiful face as she repeated, "That's really boring."

“But, isn’t this going too far?” Akimoto Naoe finally spoke up, as what Yuko had asked her to do this time had really crossed her bottom line.

“You,” Sakakibara Ikuko sighed as she looked at her roommate, “we’ve known each other for years, and you’re still so useless.”

"It's rare for you to say this to me like this, so I'll let them off this time."

real or fake?

Naoe Akimoto was truly flattered.

“However,” Sakakibara Ikuko changed the subject, “you have to do it for them.”

"what?"

“I mean,” Sakakibara Ikuko said with a cheerful smile, “since Naoe is so compassionate, she should take their place.”

In an instant, Naoe Akimoto felt as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

“Yuko, I didn’t mean that… I’ll do it, I’ll do it, okay?”

Naoe Akimoto forced a smile and raised her hands: "I surrender, really. Just kidding. I've always been on your side, Yuuko, you know that."

Sakakibara Ikuko chuckled, "Really, I was just kidding. We've known each other for so long, why would I bully you?"

"Haha," Naoe Akimoto breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehehe," Sakakibara Ikuko laughed as well.

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Good morning, Kimiko.

"morning"

Good morning, class monitor.

"Good morning."

As they walked, Kimiko's smile grew wider and wider.

These past few days, everyone seems to have changed. They've stopped bullying me and have even become friendlier.

She knew exactly what was going on; the 'game' was over, and her turn was finally over.

She was initially quite worried.

Based on the original situation, she guessed that her friend Bubble would be the next to be bullied.

However, several days passed, and the thing she was worried about didn't happen to Bubble.

It seems she's finally gotten tired of it.

Thinking of this, Kimiko felt even happier. Just a few days ago, her life had been bleak, but now Kimiko felt that sunshine was everywhere.

"Bubble, are you still struggling in class?" Looking at her friend, Kimiko smiled sincerely.

She felt that Bubble was her lucky star, and her life had changed since Bubble came.

Ah, what a happy day!

"I still don't quite understand." The little girl smiled shyly.

"It's okay, we have Kimiko."

"Yes!" Bubble nodded emphatically.

It feels really good to be relied on, especially for someone like Kimiko who used to live a repressed and insecure life; she particularly likes this feeling.

'Please rely on me a little more.' Before she knew it, this thought had arisen in her mind.

Kimiko suddenly felt motivated and started paying attention in class.

Because of her past experiences, even though she was the class monitor, she was perfunctory in class.

Look, the teacher doesn't care about us, everyone bullies me, what's the point of listening attentively in class?

Things are different now!

I need to pull myself together; Bubble is waiting for me to teach her.

And so, Kimiko spent the whole day immersed in studying.

Whether in class or out of class, keep trying, keep trying even harder.

Kimiko

"Kimiko!" A somewhat impatient voice startled her, and she looked up.

"Naoe, is something the matter?"

"Hey, what are you reading at this hour? You're not the kind of person who takes things seriously, are you?"

For some reason, Naoe Akimoto seemed very impatient.

"I'm the class monitor, so I have to set an example."

After a pause, Kimiko added, "I also need to help Bubble catch up with the progress."

Looking at the empty seat next to her, Kimiko realized that Bubble had already gone home.

"Sorry, I'll be leaving now." Thinking that today was Naoe's cleaning day, she stood up from her seat and began to pack her things.

"Go? Where do you want to go?" Akimoto Naoe said in a strange voice.

"Huh?"

Kimiko paused for a moment, then said, "Um, I have to go back to my dorm. Bubble is waiting for me."

"No, no, you can't go anywhere. At least not until the classroom is cleaned."

Kimiko froze; she knew Naoe's smile all too well.

In the past, those who bullied her always laughed like this.

But, isn't it already over?

Naoe Akimoto frowned: "What's wrong? You don't want to?"

After a long while, Kimiko lowered her head and said, "...I understand."