Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

Anyway, when the time comes, Hojo Saki Rei can just explain to her why he went to the small forest with that girl.

As for Asahi Rinka saying that the small forest is a place couples often go to, and using that to conclude that Hojo Saki Rei and that girl also have something going on, Asahi Mafi, being an adult, naturally wouldn't take that seriously.

Seeing that Asahi Mafi didn't want to continue talking, Asahi Rinka also didn't want to stay here anymore.

She turned around and walked outside.

But as she walked, thinking about the things Asahi Mafi had said, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

After all, having known Hojo Saki Rei until now, he didn't seem like the type of person who would lie at all. She also thought there was no need for Hojo Saki Rei to deceive Asahi Mafi about anything.

"Could it be that this was all my fault? Did I misunderstand him?"

Asahi Rinka couldn't help but start reflecting on her own.

The next day.

That is, Saturday.

Originally, today was a holiday, and Hojo Saki Rei was supposed to go to the lighter's house to tutor the lighter in martial arts.

However, because of the school's sports day, he woke up early in the morning, washed up, and then rushed to the school.

Just as he arrived at the school entrance, he saw Asahi Rinka getting out of a car.

Originally, Hojo Saki Rei thought that after Asahi Rinka got angry yesterday, she definitely wouldn't bring him breakfast.

But he didn't expect that when he saw Asahi Rinka getting out of the car, she was carrying two breakfast boxes in her hand.

After seeing this, Hojo Saki Rei's lips couldn't help but slowly curl upwards.

After parking the car, Hojo Saki Rei happened to run into Asahi Rinka on the way to the teaching building.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect us to be so fated, to meet on this road so early in the morning." Looking at Asahi Rinka walking ahead, Hojo Saki Rei couldn't help but say this from behind her.

But after the words fell, Hojo Saki Rei felt a little awkward.

After all, this sentence seemed like he was greeting Asahi Rinka, but in reality, it wasn't a greeting at all.

"Saki Rei-kun, what were you just saying? Could it be that Saki Rei-kun doesn't even want to greet me anymore?"

Just as Hojo Saki Rei felt that his sentence didn't sound like a greeting and was feeling a little awkward, Asahi Rinka, who had turned her head, suddenly said this.

Facing the words spoken by Asahi Rinka, Hojo Saki Rei couldn't help but feel even more awkward.

"Rinka-san, good morning."

Although a little awkward, Hojo Saki Rei still said a greeting again at this moment.

"Saki Rei-kun, good morning!"

Just as Hojo Saki Rei thought Asahi Rinka would ignore him, he saw that Asahi Rinka's originally slightly serious expression also began to brighten at this moment.

Immediately after, he saw Asahi Rinka bowing to him and saying with a smile.

Seeing this, Hojo Saki Rei was stunned for a moment.

Originally, he thought Asahi Rinka definitely wouldn't pay attention to him or anything. After all, regarding the misunderstanding that happened yesterday, Hojo Saki Rei really didn't think Asahi Rinka would act as if nothing had happened.

And he also thought that Asahi Rinka should still be angry at this time.

Even if she brought him breakfast, she definitely wouldn't let him eat it easily.

But he didn't expect that after just one night, Asahi Rinka seemed to have forgotten those unpleasant things and was even greeting him with a smile at this moment.

"What's wrong? Saki Rei-kun, you look a little unhappy?"

Just as Hojo Saki Rei was still thinking about those things, Asahi Rinka's voice was heard again.

Coming back to his senses, Hojo Saki Rei looked at Asahi Rinka in front of him with a surprised expression.

At this moment, he somewhat doubted if his memory was faulty, and if Asahi Rinka hadn't been angry at all yesterday.

Otherwise, why did Asahi Rinka in front of him act as if nothing had happened yesterday?

"No, let's go to the classroom first."

Although he felt very surprised by this, since he saw that Asahi Rinka had recovered, Hojo Saki Rei didn't want to dwell on it anymore, and saying so, he walked towards the classroom.

As for Asahi Rinka, after seeing Hojo Saki Rei say this, she didn't hesitate to link her arm through his and skipped along after him as before.

"Saki Rei-kun, I want to ask you a question, I wonder if it's convenient for you."

They had only walked a few steps when Asahi Rinka asked again at this moment.

Hearing Asahi Rinka's voice, Hojo Saki Rei turned his head to look at her, and then saw her somewhat serious expression.

After seeing this, Hojo Saki Rei also realized that Asahi Rinka must be asking about yesterday's matter at this time.

"What is it? Just ask whatever you want to ask."

"Why talk about convenience? I'm not doing anything else right now, so of course it's convenient."

Hojo Saki Rei answered directly.

In fact, when he came to school today, Hojo Saki Rei was already prepared.

As long as Asahi Rinka was still like yesterday, Hojo Saki Rei would definitely not hesitate to start explaining to her about yesterday's matter.

Since Asahi Rinka was now asking him proactively, he was naturally very willing.

"Actually, yesterday I saw you go to the small forest with a girl. Of course, I wasn't deliberately following you, but when you went to the javelin area, I bought two bottles of water for you, and when I went to deliver the water, I saw you go to the small forest with another girl."

Asahi Rinka was a little worried that Hojo Saki Rei would say she was following him when she mentioned seeing this scene.

So when she said this, she specifically mentioned that she wasn't following Hojo Saki Rei, but just happened to run into him.

"And then? What's your question?"

Facing Asahi Rinka's hesitant tone of voice, Hojo Saki Rei suddenly felt like laughing in his heart.

He didn't expect Asahi Rinka to have such a cute side.

She was clearly very anxious inside, but at this moment, she was still considering his feelings.

However, when he thought about this, Hojo Saki Rei also felt a little sorry for her. After all, not everyone can accept encountering this kind of thing.

"I just want to ask, what's your relationship with that girl, did you know each other before?"

When Asahi Rinka asked this question, she was indeed very worried that Hojo Saki Rei would get angry.

At this moment, after hearing Hojo Saki Rei say those words, she immediately felt relieved.

However, she was also worried that asking the question so directly would make Hojo Saki Rei uncomfortable or something, so when she said this, her gaze towards Hojo Saki Rei also carried some caution.

Seeing Asahi Rinka like this, Hojo Saki Rei directly shook his head and laughed out loud.

"Rinka-san, you weren't sulking at me yesterday because of this, were you?"

After hearing Asahi Rinka ask about this matter, Hojo Saki Rei didn't answer her immediately, but instead asked back at this moment.

As for Asahi Rinka, when she saw Hojo Saki Rei actually laugh out loud and look at her with that sharp gaze, her heart also started to panic.

However, when she saw Hojo Saki Rei like this, she was also somewhat happy.

Because Hojo Saki Rei could ask her in such a tone and talk to her like this, she could confirm that Hojo Saki Rei and that female classmate actually didn't have any other relationship.

However, at this moment, she didn't know how to answer Hojo Saki Rei.

It's not like she could nod at this moment and say that she was sulking at Hojo Saki Rei because of this matter, right?

Seeing Asahi Rinka hesitant to speak, and even a little afraid to meet his gaze, Hojo Saki Rei felt it was even funnier.

"It seems I guessed correctly. You were so cold towards me yesterday because of this matter."

"I was wondering why you suddenly asked me so many questions yesterday, and even asked me seriously if I had a girl I liked."

"So it was because of this."

Shaking his head, Hojo Saki Rei didn't say anything more and continued walking forward.

At this moment, Asahi Rinka became even more worried because of Hojo Saki Rei's actions.

"Saki Rei-kun, just tell me, is there really any relationship between you two?"

"I brought you even more delicious breakfast this morning. I woke up early and spent two hours making this breakfast."

Although she had already confirmed in her heart that she had misunderstood Hojo Saki Rei, Asahi Rinka still wanted to know what kind of relationship that girl had with Hojo Saki Rei.

So when she saw Hojo Saki Rei walking forward, she quickly continued to ask at this moment.

Feeling the soft touch coming from his arm, Hojo Saki Rei felt somewhat helpless.

"I don't have any other relationship with that girl at all, and we didn't know each other before this."

"But yesterday, he mentioned something to me, which was that he wanted to hire me as his tutor."

"So yesterday when we went to the small forest, it was just to discuss some issues about tutoring. I don't just take any part-time job; he has to be able to meet some of my requirements before I can agree to him..."

Hojo Saki Rei really couldn't resist Asahi Rinka, so he didn't choose to continue ignoring Asahi Rinka's question and directly gave her the answer she wanted.

"So that's how it is."

"I'm sorry, Saki Rei-kun, yesterday was all my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like that, shouldn't have been so cold to you."

"Saki Rei-kun, please don't be angry with me, okay? I won't do it again in the future."

At this moment, Asahi Rinka, who had received Hojo Saki Rei's positive answer, quickly apologized to Hojo Saki Rei.

And the two hands that were linked through Hojo Saki Rei's arm tightly hugged his arm.

With this hug, Hojo Saki Rei immediately felt the warmth coming from Asahi Rinka.

His gaze couldn't help but glance at Asahi Rinka's chest at this moment. After this glance, he quickly turned his head away.

Simply because only a few days had passed, Hojo Saki Rei felt that Asahi Rinka had grown quite a bit again.

"Look at me, do I look angry?"

Hojo Saki Rei rolled his eyes at this moment, and then asked.

After hearing Hojo Saki Rei's words, Asahi Rinka finally felt relieved.

Immediately after, Asahi Rinka started talking to Hojo Saki Rei about many topics they hadn't discussed yesterday, and while talking, she kept watching Hojo Saki Rei until she saw a smile appear on Hojo Saki Rei's face. Only then did the big stone hanging in her chest truly fall.

And at the same time that Hojo Saki Rei and Asahi Rinka were heading to the classroom.

News about the relationship between Hojo Saki Rei and Shiratori Kashi also spread throughout the school.

At this time, in Class 3, Grade 2.

Many students who learned about this matter also started discussing it animatedly in the classroom.

"What? You're saying Hojo Saki Rei is together with Shiratori Kashi? They're a couple?"

"How is that possible? Shouldn't Hojo Saki Rei's girlfriend be Asahi Rinka? Look at how good their relationship is, and Asahi Rinka brings Hojo Saki Rei food every morning."

"Exactly, exactly. Although Shiratori Kashi from Class Five is also quite good-looking, compared to Asahi Rinka, she's clearly quite a bit worse. How could Hojo Saki Rei choose her instead of Asahi Rinka?"

"Who can say for sure? Didn't you see yesterday that the relationship between Hojo Saki Rei and Asahi Rinka seemed to have changed slightly? Could this be because Asahi Rinka found out about Hojo Saki Rei and Shiratori Kashi...?"

"I don't think that's impossible either. Maybe Hojo Saki Rei doesn't like Asahi Rinka's type, but prefers girls like Shiratori Kashi."

"I think so too. And Shiratori Kashiwa gives off a really good vibe, especially when you're around her, it always feels very comfortable."

"......"

Esashi Ie Takuya, who had just arrived at the classroom, was stunned for a moment after hearing the topic the surrounding students were talking about.

Immediately after, he started listening to the surrounding students continue their discussion.

After listening for a while, he finally understood.

"In other words, Hojo Saki Rei's current girlfriend is Shiratori Kashi, not Rinka-san. Is that right?"

Esashi Ie Takuya thought to himself.

Thinking of this, his lips also curled upwards at this moment without warning.

"Originally, I had already given up, given up on the girl I liked the most. I didn't expect, Hojo Saki Rei, that you would be so disappointing."

"Since that's the case, then from now on, Asahi Rinka, let me be the one to protect her!"

After confirming that Hojo Saki Rei was indeed together with Shiratori Kashi, Esashi Ie Takuya also made a decision, which was to pursue Asahi Rinka again.