Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

Most importantly, he could also tell that Tanaka Taiwa would no longer treat him the same way he had before.

For Tanaka Taiwa, this was clearly the side he most wished to see.

“Hey, hey, hey, Shiratori Kashiwa is talking to you, and you’re not saying a word. That’s a bit impolite.”

Just as Tanaka Taiwa was still in a daze, Irumada Minami’s voice came from beside him.

If she could, Irumada Minami wouldn’t want to have any interaction with Tanaka Taiwa, nor would she want to say a single word to him.

But now, Tanaka Taiwa’s silence was a bit impolite, as if he looked down on Shiratori Kashiwa.

As Shiratori Kashiwa’s deskmate and best friend, Irumada Minami naturally couldn’t remain silent at this moment.

Hearing Irumada Minami’s voice, Tanaka Taiwa also snapped back to reality.

“Um… I’m sorry, I was a bit rude just now, but I didn’t mean anything else. I was just thinking about some other things. Shiratori Kashiwa, I apologize to you here.”

Saying that, Tanaka Taiwa bowed directly to Shiratori Kashiwa.

Seeing Tanaka Taiwa apologize to her, Shiratori Kashiwa, who had originally thought he was disrespecting her, merely rolled her eyes at him, then turned her gaze back to Hojo Saki Rei.

Tanaka Taiwa then continued, “I came to find Rei-kun, naturally, because this morning, Rei-kun and I had an agreement that I would have something to tell him at noon.”

Tanaka Taiwa stopped there, not saying anything more, just waiting for Hojo Saki Rei and the others to speak.

Seeing Tanaka Taiwa like this with Bai Niao and the others, Hojo Saki Rei also felt it was quite normal.

If he were Shiratori Kashiwa, Hojo Saki Rei would also ignore Tanaka Taiwa, just like Shiratori Kashiwa.

After all, the things Tanaka Taiwa had done before were truly excessive.

Although the things he did didn’t cause much harm to Hojo Saki Rei.

However, because of what Tanaka Taiwa did and his collusion with Haruta Sanjirō and the others, Shiratori Kashiwa was hurt.

Thinking of this, Hojo Saki Rei suddenly recalled Shiratori Kashiwa’s pig-like appearance at the time and couldn’t help but feel a little amused.

“Is that so, Rei-kun?”

“Rei-kun, why do you still want to hear from a guy like him? Have you forgotten what he did to you before?”

“Although I know he has indeed apologized to you, Rei-kun, you don’t have to accept his apology for something like this.”

“I know I can’t interfere with Rei-kun’s life, nor should I interfere with anything concerning Rei-kun, but I still suggest that Rei-kun should not have any dealings with him.”

“Otherwise, who knows what he’ll do to trick you next?”

Although she received Tanaka Taiwa’s response, Shiratori Kashiwa also said these words to Hojo Saki Rei at this moment.

Evidently, regarding what Tanaka Taiwa had done before, she truly could not forgive him.

Of course, even if she forgave him, she probably wouldn’t want to have any interaction with him.

Hearing Tanaka Taiwa say this, Irumada Minami, who was beside him, nodded in agreement.

In her eyes, Shiratori Kashiwa, her deskmate and best friend, was the most important.

She naturally stood by her best friend’s side.

As for Hojo Saki Rei, she also knew what kind of person Hojo Saki Rei was, so her attitude towards Hojo Saki Rei was naturally very good.

But as for Tanaka Taiwa, forget it.

Although the things Tanaka Taiwa had done before hadn’t hurt her, and she didn’t have much interaction with Tanaka Taiwa.

However, from the bottom of her heart, she truly didn’t want to bother with him.

As for Tanaka Taiwa, his mood was extremely heavy when he heard Shiratori Kashiwa’s words.

Although what Shiratori Kashiwa said was indeed very unpleasant for him.

But he also knew that what Shiratori Kashiwa said was sincere.

She truly didn’t want to have any other relationship with him.

On Hojo Saki Rei’s side, he saw Tanaka Taiwa’s embarrassed expression.

He also knew that Tanaka Taiwa was truly turning over a new leaf.

Thinking of the times Tanaka Taiwa had falsely accused him before, Hojo Saki Rei shook his head.

Then he said, “Forget it, he has already received his just deserts, and now we are, at most, just ordinary classmates. Who hasn’t made mistakes? The most important thing is that these matters are already in the past.”

“If he is truly willing to change and stop doing such things, then I can forgive him.”

“Alright, let’s not talk about this for now. If you don’t catch up now, Rinka-san might have already finished eating. Since you’re going to eat, you should all go together.”

As Hojo Saki Rei said these words, his gaze fell on Irumada Minami and Shiratori Kashiwa.

Hearing Hojo Saki Rei’s words, Shiratori Kashiwa, who had originally wanted to say something more, immediately nodded in agreement.

Although she didn’t know why Tanaka Taiwa came to find Hojo Saki Rei this time, these matters were Hojo Saki Rei’s own business.

Moreover, her relationship with Hojo Saki Rei was, at most, just very good.

As for being Hojo Saki Rei’s girlfriend or anything, she was not.

In front of her, Asahi Rinka still existed.

She also knew that Hojo Saki Rei said these things because he didn’t want her to stay here and disturb them anymore.

Thinking that she should also go eat now, and besides, she was already hungry.

So, she directly pulled Irumada Minami and left.

“Phew!”

Seeing Shiratori Kashiwa and Irumada Minami leave, Tanaka Taiwa also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Tanaka Taiwa entangled here just now, and the words he said to Hojo Saki Rei, made Tanaka Taiwa feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, the person who said those words was the girl he liked.

Thinking of the idiotic things he had done before, Tanaka Taiwa now felt nothing but regret.

But he also knew that he probably wouldn’t get Shiratori Kashiwa’s forgiveness in a short time.

In that case, it was better for him after Tanaka Taiwa left.

Lest they spend too much time together and Tanaka Taiwa gets angry at him again.

“Let’s go.”

Although he didn’t know why Tanaka Taiwa came to find him this time, Hojo Saki Rei also knew that he was truly planning to change.

Since that was the case, Hojo Saki Rei didn’t want to talk about the past anymore, only thinking that since Tanaka Taiwa came to find him, there must be something.

“Rei-kun, aren’t you going to ask me why I came to find you?”

The two continued to walk forward, and when they reached the staircase, Tanaka Taiwa, who was following behind Hojo Saki Rei, finally asked this question.

Hearing Tanaka Taiwa’s voice, Hojo Saki Rei, who was walking in front, just shook his head.

“Let’s talk about it upstairs. Since you came to find me, you must have something to say. Since you have something to say, then I will naturally wait for you to say it.”

“As for what it is, I’ll know once you tell me.”

Hojo Saki Rei said as he walked up the stairs.

Tanaka Taiwa, who was following behind, immediately realized after hearing Hojo Saki Rei say this that Hojo Saki Rei truly wasn’t going to hold the past against him anymore.

Thinking of this, a smile once again appeared on his face at this moment.

Not long after, when Hojo Saki Rei and Tanaka Taiwa arrived on the rooftop, Tanaka Taiwa immediately expressed his thoughts.

“Rei-kun, regarding what happened before, the reason I targeted you so much was all because of Shiratori Kashiwa. It’s because I liked Shiratori Kashiwa so much that…”

At this point, Tanaka Taiwa didn’t know how to continue.

Bringing up this matter made him feel somewhat that what he had done was too unfair to Hojo Saki Rei.

But at this moment, he saw Hojo Saki Rei raise his hand, interrupting the words he couldn’t speak.

“Just say whatever you want to say. A man shouldn’t be so wishy-washy. If you can’t say it, then don’t say all these extraneous things. Besides, I already said that I won’t pursue the past anymore. Just tell me your purpose for coming to find me today.”

Hojo Saki Rei didn’t care at all about what Tanaka Taiwa said regarding the past.

After all, he truly didn’t want to talk about those past matters anymore.

Seeing Hojo Saki Rei like this, Tanaka Taiwa took a deep breath.

Since Hojo Saki Rei didn’t want to hear these things, and he didn’t want to say them, it was just as he wished.

However, he also didn’t know how to approach Hojo Saki Rei next.

Thinking of Shiratori Kashiwa’s attitude towards him, he somewhat doubted whether Shiratori Kashiwa would truly forgive him even if he turned over a new leaf.

If she didn’t forgive him, then even if he gained Hojo Saki Rei’s forgiveness, how would he be able to approach Shiratori Kashiwa again?

Thinking of these things, Tanaka Taiwa felt a headache coming on.

If it were him, he would never forgive someone who had done those things to him.

At this moment, he analyzed these things from Shiratori Kashiwa’s perspective, and the more he analyzed, the more rapid his breathing became.

“Is it about Shiratori Kashiwa?”

Seeing that Tanaka Taiwa didn’t say a word, but his breathing became heavier at this moment, Hojo Saki Rei immediately asked.

“Huh?”

“How did you know that, Rei-kun?”

Hearing Hojo Saki Rei mention Shiratori Kashiwa, Tanaka Taiwa was also shocked at this moment.

“If it wasn’t for Shiratori Kashiwa, you probably wouldn’t have come to find me, would you?”

“And as soon as you got here, you started talking about what happened before, and also, before we even came up, I saw clearly what you were thinking when you faced Shiratori Kashiwa.”

Facing Tanaka Taiwa’s question, Hojo Saki Rei said without hesitation.

“I didn’t expect Rei-kun to be so amazing. I hadn’t even said anything yet, and you already guessed it.”

“That’s right, the reason I came here this time is to ask Rei-kun for help.”

Tanaka Taiwa said without hesitation.

Originally, he had some concerns, wondering if Hojo Saki Rei would help him if he told him about this, and also worrying that Hojo Saki Rei would be disgusted with him because of what happened before.

After all, he hadn’t even received Hojo Saki Rei’s forgiveness yet.

Now, if he came to Hojo Saki Rei again to ask for help, Hojo Saki Rei would definitely not be willing to help.

But now, since Hojo Saki Rei had already guessed, he naturally didn’t need to beat around the bush.

Moreover, besides Hojo Saki Rei, there was no one else who could help him with this matter.

After thinking of this, Tanaka Taiwa said again, “Rei-kun also knows that I like Shiratori Kashiwa very much. Although what I did before was too much, those were all just to get Shiratori Kashiwa to notice me.”

“I also know that those things made Shiratori Kashiwa feel disgusted with me, but now, only Rei-kun can help me, so I came to find Rei-kun this time, hoping that Rei-kun can help me. If possible, no matter what Rei-kun says in the future, whatever Rei-kun needs, even if Rei-kun tells me to die, I’m willing!”

Tanaka Taiwa stopped here.

Then, both his eyes fell on Hojo Saki Rei, as if waiting for Hojo Saki Rei’s answer.

Hojo Saki Rei had actually already seen through Tanaka Taiwa’s thoughts just now.

Especially when he saw the situation Tanaka Taiwa displayed after Shiratori Kashiwa said those words, he knew that Tanaka Taiwa came to find him this time probably because of Shiratori Kashiwa.

Of course, besides that, Hojo Saki Rei also didn’t know what else he could help Tanaka Taiwa with.

At this moment, looking at Tanaka Taiwa in front of him, who spoke these words so seriously, Hojo Saki Rei also shook his head.

Although he knew why Tanaka Taiwa had come.

But Hojo Saki Rei also knew that all of Shiratori Kashiwa’s attention was now on him.

And Hojo Saki Rei also knew how much Shiratori Kashiwa liked him.

Although, in Hojo Saki Rei’s heart, Asahi Rinka was the most important.

But now, for Hojo Saki Rei to help someone else pursue a girl who liked him? How could Hojo Saki Rei agree to such a thing?

What’s more, this person was Tanaka Taiwa, someone who had a grudge with Hojo Saki Rei and the others before?