I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Hmm hmm hmm~ What good luck! I was just worried about not having any clues when suddenly a cat that looks like it was originally a human appeared."

Yuu Tenkuji wouldn't believe that this had nothing to do with her own experiences.

I just don't know if it came to the infirmary on purpose or if it was just a coincidence...

Chapter 85 I will be the victor in this game! (32/55)

While pondering this question, before anyone else entered the infirmary, Yuu Tenkuji climbed back through the window and cleaned up the footprints as quickly as possible.

Just as he was about to leave, the female nurse from the infirmary pushed the door open and walked in. She was taken aback when she saw him, then smiled and teased him:

"Feeling much better? You've only been lying down for a short while, haven't you? Why don't you lie down for another class? Don't worry, I won't tell your homeroom teacher."

With a charming smile curving her warm, jade-like red eyes, the school nurse seemed to have a naturally friendly personality, casually tapping his shoulder as she walked over.

Even though she hadn't touched him much, Yuu Tenkuji inexplicably felt like she was being taken advantage of.

Surprisingly, I didn't find her annoying. Her mature and beautiful face, with its cheerful and friendly smile, seemed to have the same effect as mine, easily winning the favor of others.

"Not bad, your shoulders are quite broad. Do you work out?"

...She's just a bit shady; she doesn't seem like a female teacher. Instead, she seems like a female pervert.

She looked at herself with great interest through her deep red eyes that seemed to draw people in.

"I'm very interested in your body fat percentage. Would you like to come to the nurse's office after school? Don't worry, it's just a body fat measurement. I won't do anything strange to you. After all, I'm a proper teacher."

"No, thank you, teacher."

Easily freeing himself from her soft hand that was sliding towards his chest, Yuu Tenkuji walked out quickly with an awkward yet polite smile, closing the door to the infirmary behind her.

...I never imagined that such a beautiful and sexy school nurse would actually be a woman who likes to seduce younger men.

Tenkuji Yu subconsciously touched the spot where she had been touched. For some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his blood seemed to rush faster with excitement.

He's clearly not the kind of person who's easily tempted.

……

After leaving the infirmary, Yuu Tenkuji headed to the computer lab to look for clues.

There were no unexpected incidents this time. It seems that I am also quite popular in this world. I just told the teacher in charge of the classroom and I got the right to use the computer unconditionally.

He quickly wrote a program that allowed him to easily access the Toyonosaki Academy database and retrieve the student handbook, as if he were back home.

"Iroha Isshiki... No, not here."

The search results show that there are many people with the surname Isshiki, but there is no cute girl named Isshiki Iroha.

Even the back office of the Ministry of Education was rudely entered by Yuya Tenkuji, but he couldn't find even one person with the same name, "Iroha Isshiki," among all the junior and senior high school students in Tokyo.

Unconvinced, he searched for the names "Kasugano Sora" and "Tachibana Kanade" again. However, although he could find the names of other students and teachers who had appeared in the trial, he couldn't find the names of the people who left the deepest impression on him.

After turning off the overheated computer, Yuu Tenkuji leaned back in his chair, covered his eyes with his arm, and exhaled all the air from his lungs.

Surprisingly, he is a very insecure person.

They need the company and love of others to face everything with the same strength and confidence as usual.

In this unfamiliar world, all the people he could rely on, embrace, and love were gone, as if they had never existed.

For Yuu Tenkuji, this was a direct blow to his weakest point.

Even so, in the murmurs that no one could hear, there was still a calm and steady composure, as cool as ice.

"If there's a mastermind behind this, then this makes perfect sense..."

"This is still a trial, but unlike Qiong, this guy who suddenly barged in seems to want to use this method to crush me."

"Insufficient information, let's assume this for now—"

"If I give up the will to live, or give up the search for the truth and obediently live as an ordinary student in this world, then the cover-up will be a victory."

"My victory is whether I have found the truth of this world or recalled the memories of reality."

Now it's clear what to do next.

Creating an enemy can not only unite two originally hostile teams, but also make a resting lion bare its claws and fully enter hunting mode.

Once you know what you want to do, strive to do your best towards that goal.

When you know who you're going to crush, you train hard to crush that guy.

It's a very simple principle.

"It's also a very simple game."

Lowering his arm, Yuu Tenkuji curled his lips into a mocking smile at the light bulb.

"And the winner of this game will be me!"

With this declaration against the unknown and even uncertain existence of this dark secret, Tenkuji Yu stood up, dispelling all confusion. Her gaze was sharp and determined as she walked toward the door with an unstoppable sharpness.

"sky--"

Just as she was about to ask him if he had found out anything, the male teacher from the information technology class instinctively fell silent upon meeting his gaze, involuntarily stepping aside and clutching his arm as if stung by a sting.

Surprised and slightly fearful, he watched the student leave the computer lab before finally catching his breath, as if relieved of a near-death experience, and muttering in disbelief:

"Ten, Tenkuji-kun... why does it feel like he's going to get into a fight with someone..."

If that's the case, I wonder if his opponent will even survive...

After all, that smile was like the strongest lion in the pride baring its sharp fangs at its prey.

Recalling Tenkuji Yu's appearance just now, the computer science teacher couldn't help but shake her head, somewhat conflicted about whether to tell the headmaster about it, yet afraid of becoming the target of his troubles later.

……

Unaware that a teacher had already mentally identified him as a delinquent about to go and fight somewhere, Tenkuji Yu left the computer lab, quickly concealing his imposing aura and naturally blending into the students.

During the next few breaks, he toured the vast Toyosaki Academy, memorizing every potentially crucial spot and leaving no stone unturned in his investigation.

Unfortunately, they didn't encounter a second black cat—or rather, they didn't find anything useful.

Tenkuji Yu wasn't in a hurry. After all, the secret about the black cat hadn't been uncovered yet, and he had only been awake for a few hours. It would be strange if he could gather all the clues so quickly.

With the experience from the last trial, he was able to handle the current situation more maturely. While constantly gathering intelligence, he also quickly integrated into his identity in this world and soon became the center of attention in the class again.

They spent the day quietly and obediently. When the school bell rang, students poured out of the classrooms one after another, and the corridors and playground were soon filled with a cacophony of voices.

Declining her classmates' invitations to sing and go shopping, Tenkuji Yuu subtly adjusted her presence in the crowd, stopping in the shadows near the school gate to wait for the black cat to come and go home with her.

However, ten minutes after school ended, the black cat did not appear as promised.

Chapter 86 Another Cat (33/55)

Twenty minutes later, they still couldn't find a single cat hair.

Thirty minutes later, only a handful of people were entering and leaving the school, and he still couldn't hear the cat's footsteps within a ten-meter radius of him.

Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the time and decided to stop waiting aimlessly and instead actively search for the cat.

Until sunset, he circled the entire campus again, asking all the teachers and students he encountered along the way, and even borrowed a computer from the computer lab to secretly watch the school's surveillance footage.

Just as a bad premonition rose in his heart, the cat that had made eye contact with him seemed to have vanished into thin air. Neither human eyes nor electronic eyes could see its figure, and there was no trace of it passing by in any corner.

There were no cameras inside or outside the health care room. If Yuu Tenkuji hadn't been so confident in her memory, she might have wondered if she had been lying in bed for too long and was just hallucinating about meeting the "Black Cat Princess."

On the contrary, he became even more convinced that he had encountered a beautiful black cat that could speak human language, was shy, and had very beautiful eyes like jewels, and was very likely a beautiful girl in disguise.

That was also one of the keys to "defeating the conspiracy," so it couldn't be taken lightly.

"Is there some reason why you suddenly can't come to see me? Or have you suddenly fallen victim to some shady scheme?"

Before the school gates closed, Yuu Tenkuji left Toyonosaki. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time before subconsciously walking towards his home.

However, he soon realized something was wrong.

"I attend a different school, and Qiong isn't in this world, so where will I live?"

The current Tenkuji family originally belonged to the Kasugano family, but it was inherited by Sora after her parents passed away; and the siblings' property is shared equally, so it's not a problem for them to treat the house as their own.

So the question now is, in a world without Qiong, where is his home?

Without hesitating for too long, Yuu Tenkuji found her current address from her student records.

It's not my original home, nor is it my old home in Tenkuji, and it's not even in Chiba.

It was a luxury apartment building in Tokyo.

"Was this setting deliberately changed by someone behind the scenes? What's the point?"

Frowning in bewilderment, Tenkuji Yu followed the map and quickly arrived at the luxury apartment building.

Just as he was about to take out his key card from his bag, he suddenly saw a pair of ruby-like cat eyes among the flowers nearby.

"Am I particularly destined to be with cats today?"

Upon discovering it wasn't the black cat, Yuu Tenkuji was somewhat disappointed, but then smiled helplessly.

He didn't rush to open the door. Instead, he walked towards the flowerbed and, just like in the infirmary, gave the cat a friendly smile.

"Sweetie, I'm not a bad guy~"

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking or even take a step, the cat wagged its tail and slowly approached with elegant cat steps.

Despite having equally glossy black fur and being undoubtedly top-tier in the cat world in terms of looks, this cat is different from that haughty little guy. Not only is she very affectionate towards people, but she is also more voluptuous, making her a veritable queen among cats.

He simply crouched down and reached out his hand, and the cat with ruby-like eyes nuzzled his cheek and affectionately licked his palm.

"Meow~"

Even its calls are melodious and pleasant, so sweet they make your heart itch, like a gentle and charming girlfriend whispering sweet nothings in your ear.

Yuu Tenkuji quickly abandoned this somewhat dangerous idea, grabbed the cat by the armpits, and picked it up.

Without any resistance, and even wagging its tail happily twice, he took the opportunity to determine the cat's gender—it was female again.

Are they sisters?

Muttering with some doubt, Yuu Tenkuji raised his eyes, only to find that the cat's expression seemed to be frozen on its face, staring at him in disbelief, its tail standing straight up in shock.

—No, this is way too humane.