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“I don’t recall him having this kind of business.”

Uesugi Maya looked down at Fujiwara Ai with a disdainful gaze, her voice suddenly deepening: "If you want to confide your relationship troubles, I suggest you find a professional psychologist; it won't cost much."

"Rather than a source of worry, it's more like—"

"Whatever happens, we have no interest in it and we don't care."

Before Fujiwara Ai could finish speaking, Uesugi Maya interrupted her with barbed words.

Hit by the chill, Fujiwara Ai was clearly a little angry, so she calmly retorted: "I don't know what your relationship with Takahashi-kun is, but I don't think you have that right."

"Didn't I?" Maya Uesugi turned to Makoto Takahashi and asked.

"Yes." Takahashi Makoto rubbed his temples, looking troubled.

"You heard that. As for our relationship, it's none of your business." Uesugi Maya turned her gaze back to Fujiwara Ai, her attitude so harsh it was almost sarcastic.

Her reputation is well-deserved; she is indeed [Hell Girl].

Seeing that Fujiwara Ai was making a face as if she was "swearing revenge on her stepmother for deceiving her into eating the poisoned apple," Takahashi Makoto quickly stepped in to ease the tension:

"Fine, Aye, she was introduced by Lengzi after all, let's give her some face."

"Tsk." Uesugi Maya glanced at him with a cold look, like a cat that had eaten cat food but couldn't be tamed.

Makoto Takahashi stepped forward, smiling gently, and asked, "Fujiwara-senpai, can you make this brief?"

“I originally wanted to ask Yuki directly, but Kashima told me that Yuki had stepped down as student council president and that if I needed help from the student council, I could come to you in the first year,” Fujiwara Ai explained the situation concisely.

The Tsurumizawa student council has a channel to help students deal with various difficult problems.

The name "Angel" for Tachibana Yuki largely stems from this. When Makoto Takahashi first heard about it, he always thought it was a way for her to win people's hearts.

After he became the vice president of the student council, no one had ever used this channel. He never expected that Fujiwara Ai would come to him. It must be thanks to Kashima Reiko.

However, the request for help from the eldest daughter of the Fujiwara family must be quite challenging, probably comparable to skydiving.

"It's not as simple as just having relationship troubles, is it?" Makoto Takahashi asked.

"Yes, I really have no other choice. My father has always been against my current relationship; he's too stubborn..."

The loudspeaker in the corridor rang the bell for the morning meeting, interrupting Fujiwara Ai's narration once again.

Makoto Takahashi put on a serious expression and said to her, "Fujiwara-senpai, please come to the student council president's office at noon to explain the situation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uesugi Maya shot him a sharp, piercing gaze toward his neck.

"I am extremely grateful." Fujiwara Ai thanked her and then turned to leave along the corridor.

"Are you out of your mind?" Uesugi Maya asked coldly.

"No."

Takahashi Makoto looked at her with innocent eyes, while Uesugi Maya's delicate face tightened, her voice carrying a hint of reprimand:

"This is not a love problem at all. Do you know who her father is? This is a minister's family matter."

"And then?" Takahashi asked nonchalantly.

“Even if it were Ritsu, he wouldn’t get involved in such matters,” Uesugi Maya said, emphasizing her words.

That's why I'm interested.

Makoto Takahashi reached out and pinched the back of her neck, watching Fujiwara Ai's figure disappear into the distance: "Didn't I tell you? I am the God of Pure Love."

Maya Uesugi's face instantly darkened.

"You're my partner in justice, have you forgotten?"

Not only was Makoto Takahashi going, but he was also taking her with him: "This is our first commission, Aya. Once I have my own shrine, I will appoint you as a shrine maiden."

"Go to hell, you idiot." Uesugi Maya kicked him and turned to walk towards the classroom door.

"Remember to come to the student council at noon."

When Makoto Takahashi returned to the classroom with his thick, hardcover notebook, Supervisor Chihaya was already standing on the podium, chatting with everyone about what had happened during the winter break.

Only after he returned to the classroom did she begin to explain the arrangements for the new semester.

The third semester is relatively short. From the students' perspective, it mainly consists of Valentine's Day, White Day, promotion exams, and the graduation ceremony.

Junko Shiraishi will graduate in March. Makoto Takahashi asked her once, and she said she had no plans to continue her studies or go abroad for further education. Instead, she wanted to spend her time learning how to manage household affairs.

Makoto Takahashi persuaded her to give up the idea, pointing out that managing household affairs was the job of a maid, and even Reiko Kashima might not do it herself.

After the morning meeting, the restless atmosphere in the classroom dissipated.

As class began, Makoto Takahashi opened the book he had borrowed and found that there were no markings on the pages. Remembering what Maya Uesugi had said, he picked up a black pen.

Long stretches of inner monologue, spanning several pages, are a headache to read, and even time seems to slow down as a result.

As the sunlight streamed through the window, its angle gradually increased, and with the ringing of the bell signaling the end of the last class of the morning, the classroom became lively again.

"Acheng, I'm going to training. See you tomorrow."

Nekoya Hina waved goodbye energetically, and Takahashi Makoto nodded to her, closed his book, and stood up from his seat.

Hanakawa Kaori, who had spent the entire morning catching up on sleep, stretched lazily, jumped up energetically, looked up at Takahashi Makoto, and stretched out her hands:

"Brother, I need to charge."

"Still not well-rested?"

Makoto Takahashi gave her a gentle hug, and the two walked out of the classroom together through the back door.

Upon seeing Uesugi Maya waiting in the corridor, her expression turned extremely unpleasant.

"Good afternoon, Maya-neechan."

Hanakawa Kaori flashed a bright smile and waved to greet her: "Did you two have another fight? You were in class, weren't you?"

"Ha, they're not done arguing yet."

Uesugi Maya raised her terrifying, three-white-eyed gaze, even the corners of her eyes revealing a sharp, piercing edge: "She actually said she would support you unconditionally, how utterly foolish."

"Brother?" Hanakawa Kaori turned around and looked over.

"Let's talk as we walk, let's go to the student council first."

Takahashi Makoto strode towards the stairs, his expression calm as ever: "Don't keep the guests waiting. Shall we go, Sachiya?"

"She said she would go to the art club with Reiko and Junko, as for Fujiwara."

Uesugi Maya followed behind him, uttering cold words: "A cliché story, an unapproved romance, a difficult choice, why do you insist on stepping into the mud?"

“You’re right, Aya.”

Makoto Takahashi detected a hint of poetry in her cool tone and said seriously, "Do you remember our promise in October? The day we went to see a movie, at the billiard hall, that was my last wish."

He exuded an aura of unwavering determination that Uesugi Maya simply couldn't comprehend.

Protecting love?

If Takahashi Makoto had any compelling reason to do it, she believed it was only this naive idea.

"Although I don't know what happened, I will still support my brother."

Hanakawa Kaori's gaze darted back and forth between the two of them before she said in a serious tone, "I believe there's nothing my brother can't do."

Maya Uesugi raised her hand and pressed it against her throbbing temples, unable to speak.

Descending the stairs, under the clear winter sky, the three of them walked through the courtyard bathed in warm sunlight.

Seeing that Uesugi Maya's pink lips were pursed into a straight line and she remained silent, Takahashi Makoto struck up a conversation with her, asking, "Did you know Fujiwara-senpai before?"

“I’ve only heard of his name,” Maya Uesugi said in a flat, monotone voice.

"Fujiwara-senpai...is it Fujiwara Ai-senpai from Class 2-D?"

Hanakawa Kaori, walking beside Takahashi Makoto, thought for a moment and quickly locked onto her target: "I've heard of her. I think she's the daughter of some minister and she's in the track and field club."

Uesugi Maya probably doesn't know Fujiwara Ai as well as Hanakawa Kaori.

Makoto Takahashi patted Hanakawa Kaori's head. After considering all the information, he finally became certain that Tachimi Yuki was not hostile to Uesugi Maya at the time, but rather that she was furious because she had failed to guide her not to leave the circle.

In Uesugi Maya's view, Tatsumi Yuki was angry with her, but the reason for her anger was not important.

To clear up the long-standing misunderstanding, the real "villains" need to explain the situation to Maya Uesugi.

Makoto Takahashi couldn't guess whether doing this would ease the tension between Maya Uesugi and Yuki Tachimi.

The only opportunity I can take with me, given this chance allowed by Tachikuni, is to contact Fujiwara Ai, gather as much information as possible, and then consider how to proceed.

Arriving at the student council after a long absence, Ai Fujiwara was already waiting for her in the third-floor corridor.

Makoto Takahashi greeted her, pushed open the door to the student council president's office, and sat down on the sofa on the balcony. Maya Uesugi sat down beside him with her knees together.

"Here, Fujiwara-senpai, please have some tea."

Hanakawa Kaori brewed some hot tea, served it to the three of them, and then left the student council president's office with light steps: "I'm going to get the lunch boxes."

After she left, Fujiwara Ai picked up the hot tea with both hands, glanced at Uesugi Maya with her unfriendly gaze, and then turned her gaze to Takahashi Makoto.

"I have a boyfriend, and we've been dating for about three years."

"An ordinary, pitiful family, so poor that they have nothing but love." Uesugi Maya said sarcastically, probably reciting a poem.

It's clear she hates Fujiwara Ai. Although [Hell Girl] is also cold-hearted towards others, Uesugi Maya is in a particularly bad mood today because of Takahashi Makoto's insistence on interfering.

Fujiwara Ai ignored her and continued, "My father has always been against our relationship, but I have an older brother and a younger brother, and he is just stubborn."

"Isn't it something like asking you to get married?" Takahashi Makoto asked.

"No, he was just against my relationship, but we were truly in love. We went home together this year, and then something terrible happened."

Fujiwara Ai gave a vague answer, while Uesugi Maya stared coldly at her, continuing to speak sarcasticly in a strange tone:

“A father who is respected is one who firmly controls the discourse, both at home and outside, and values ​​his family.”

"Uesugi-kun, could you please stop talking now?"

Fujiwara Ai turned to look at Uesugi Maya and smiled politely: "No one will like this third-rate script."

"A daughter, a daughter who thinks she's clever, an incurable fool."

"you--"

The atmosphere suddenly became intense. Takahashi Makoto reached out and grabbed Uesugi Maya by the back of the neck, while picking up a cup of hot tea with his other hand.