Tokyo: Restricted Tutor

"I'm... I'm fine."

"Saki Rei-kun, thank you..."

Looking at Hojo Saki Rei in front of her, Kono Mika spoke with some difficulty.

Asuka, who was beside her, was still somewhat stunned when she looked at Hojo Saki Rei.

Although she had heard Kono Mika talk about Hojo Saki Rei before, and learned how Hojo Saki Rei had rescued her from the people from the school Guilds.

However, that was all just hearsay.

She didn't think Hojo Saki Rei truly possessed such strength.

But everything that had just happened made her truly realize how strong Hojo Saki Rei's power was.

"Is he really just a normal high school student?"

Asuka thought to herself.

At this moment, she finally understood why Kono Mika liked Hojo Saki Rei so much.

"It's good that you're fine. Let's leave here first."

Hearing them say they were fine, Hojo Saki Rei felt much more at ease, reaching out and leading the two of them out of the alley.

As for the people from the off-school Guilds.

They were all knocked to the ground by Hojo Saki Rei, crying out in pain.

When they saw Hojo Saki Rei leading the two girls out, although they were somewhat unwilling, they were powerless to do anything.

"Saki Rei-kun, are you okay?"

Just as Hojo Saki Rei led Asuka and the other girl out of the alley, the people outside the alley all made way for the three of them.

Asahi Rinka, who had followed Hojo Saki Rei here, immediately realized what had just happened when she saw the people lying on the ground in the alley and then looked at Hojo Saki Rei in front of her.

"I'm fine, what could happen to me?"

"Let's go, back to eat!"

Saying that, Hojo Saki Rei continued walking back the way he came.

Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika exchanged glances and also followed.

"Do you know why they cornered you in the alley?"

Inside the restaurant, Hojo Saki Rei looked at Kono Mika in front of him and spoke.

At this moment, Kono Mika's mood had relaxed considerably after arriving at the restaurant.

Hearing Hojo Saki Rei asking her, she could only recount how the incident occurred.

Asuka, who was beside her, also joined in describing the course of events.

"So, it's highly likely that these people were hired by Haruta Yoto and his group?"

Asahi Rinka asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Yes, that should be the case."

Hojo Saki Rei nodded, agreeing with the answer she gave.

After all, Hojo Saki Rei remembered that Haruta Yoto had indeed said that he had a name within the off-school Guild organizations.

In other words, Haruta Yoto could call upon people from outside the school to help him do things.

"Looking at them, they should belong to those Guilds. Otherwise, how could they dare to directly corner students in an alley on the street?"

"Only those from the Guilds would dare to do something like this."

Asahi Rinka continued.

Although she had never joined the off-school Guilds, she had enough understanding of them.

"People from the Guild?"

"Mika, leave this matter to me!"

Asuka, who was beside them, had originally not intended to interrupt when she heard Hojo Saki Rei and the others talking.

However, when she heard the words "Guild", a cold killing intent immediately flashed in her eyes.

Immediately after, she spoke.

Her words instantly stunned Hojo Saki Rei and the others.

After learning that these people were very likely from the off-school Guilds, Hojo Saki Rei knew he had gotten into trouble.

Of course, with his current strength, Hojo Saki Rei didn't put this bit of trouble in his eyes.

What he was worried about was Kono Mika!

If those people came looking for trouble with him, Hojo Saki Rei would make sure they wouldn't return.

But if they went looking for Kono Mika, then Kono Mika would be in danger.

So for Hojo Saki Rei, his biggest worry at the moment was Kono Mika's safety.

However, he himself hadn't even thought of a good way to resolve this matter, yet Asuka had already spoken up and said she would handle it.

For a moment, not only Asahi Rinka but even Hojo Saki Rei was somewhat stunned when he looked at Asuka.

No, how could she, a girl, handle these things?

Hojo Saki Rei couldn't quite figure it out.

"How about I ask my mother to send a bodyguard for Mika to protect her safety?"

Asahi Rinka also found Asuka's words a bit hard to understand.

But Kono Mika's safety was indeed important, so she spoke.

"Um... Rinka-san, Saki Rei-kun, this matter isn't actually that serious."

Looking at Hojo Saki Rei and Asahi Rinka in front of her, Kono Mika spoke.

She naturally knew that Hojo Saki Rei and Asahi Rinka didn't understand what Asuka meant by saying that.

But, as Asuka's best friend, how could she not know Asuka's identity?

Therefore, she felt it was necessary to explain to Hojo Saki Rei and the others.

Before Hojo Saki Rei and Asahi Rinka could ask, Kono Mika continued, "Saki Rei-kun, actually, Asuka is Suzuki Takumi's daughter."

"Suzuki Takumi?"

Hojo Saki Rei looked at Asuka with some confusion, then turned his head to look at Kono Mika.

Who was Suzuki Takumi? Hojo Saki Rei didn't know at all, so he was somewhat confused by Kono Mika's answer.

"Suzuki Takumi is the Chairman of the Black Dragon Society. You must have heard of the Black Dragon Society, right?"

Seeing Hojo Saki Rei's reaction, Asahi Rinka immediately saw that he didn't know Suzuki Takumi at all and spoke to explain to him.

As Asahi Rinka's words fell, Hojo Saki Rei finally reacted.

Immediately after, he was completely stunned.

Originally, when he heard Asuka say she would handle this matter, Hojo Saki Rei was still somewhat confused, wondering why she, a girl, would take care of this.

Those people were all from off-school Guilds!

But now.

After hearing Kono Mika's introduction and Asahi Rinka's mention of the Black Dragon Society.

Hojo Saki Rei finally knew why Asuka had said that.

The daughter of a Black Dragon Society big shot wanting to deal with a Guild member, wasn't that easy and simple?

As for those Guilds, Hojo Saki Rei had heard a little about them.

He just didn't expect that Asuka, such an exceptionally beautiful-looking girl, would have such a formidable old father.

He, who had just been worried about Kono Mika's safety, finally felt relieved at this moment.

If Asuka were to step in and resolve this matter, those people would likely no longer dare to trouble Kono Mika.

While Hojo Saki Rei and the others were still eating at the restaurant.

On the other side.

Tomoda Minako.

After finishing lunch, Tomoda Minako came to the office and sat comfortably at her desk.

Ever since Haruta Yoto was expelled from school, Haruta Sanjirō had stopped harassing her, which made Tomoda Minako feel an unprecedented sense of relief.

After all, she no longer had to spend time rejecting Haruta Sanjirō's pursuit.

And she no longer had to face various attempts at persuasion from other Teachers.

However, just as she was preparing for her lunch break, a figure actually walked into the office at this moment.

Moreover, this person was coming straight for her.

"Minako, this is my identification. I am now representing the nation and would like to inquire about information regarding a student at the school you are in."

Upon seeing a stranger entering the office and coming straight for her, Tomoda Minako immediately took precautions. However, before she could speak, the other person actually took out an identification and threw it onto Tomoda Minako's desk.

Seeing the identification the other person threw out, Tomoda Minako picked it up and took a look, only then confirming that the other person was not lying to her.

Of course, as a covert agent of the Yamaguchi Organization, very few people knew her identity besides those from the Organization.

Now, to have a nation's staff member come looking for her, it meant that the other party had obtained her identity information from her superior.

In that case, she naturally had the obligation to cooperate with the other party's work.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Since the other party had already revealed their identity, Tomoda Minako naturally had no need to continue concealing hers. Looking at the staff member in front of her, she spoke decisively.

"I would like to understand some basic information about this student!"

Seeing Tomoda Minako being so cooperative, the staff member also breathed a sigh of relief. He then quickly took out a photo and placed it on Tomoda Minako's desk.

"This student is named Hojo Saki Rei. Don't ask me why I'm investigating information about him; just tell me everything you know."

"Of course, if you don't have much of an impression of this student, you can just hand over his file to me. There shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"

The staff member spoke again after handing the photo to Tomoda Minako.

However, at this moment, he saw Tomoda Minako actually standing frozen in place.

Seeing this scene, the staff member couldn't help but furrow his brow.

"Could it be that student has something special about him? Or is it that you cannot help me with this matter?"

Seeing Tomoda Minako like this, the staff member asked.

"Huh?"

"That's not it."

"Actually, the student you want to know about is now a member of our Organization. I was just a little surprised, and I don't know why you are investigating him."

"Some time ago, people from the Organization already tested him, and he successfully passed the test, so he is now a member of our Yamaguchi Organization."

Hearing the staff member's words, Tomoda Minako finally reacted and quickly said.

The reason she was frozen in place just now was precisely because she was too shocked.

The reason Hojo Saki Rei was able to be noticed by her was because she discovered many unreasonable aspects about him, which allowed Hojo Saki Rei to become a member of the Organization.

But this staff member wasn't staying at the school. As a result, the other party actually discovered Hojo Saki Rei, this talent, which naturally made Tomoda Minako feel very shocked.

"So he's from your Yamaguchi Organization. No wonder I said he couldn't possibly be that powerful. In that case, everything makes sense."

"However, before coming here, I had already sent the combat video of this student to my superior. Besides my superior, several high-level officials of the nation are also very interested in this student."

"Since he is a member of your Organization, I will personally explain the situation to those high-level officials. Otherwise, I fear they might try to snatch him from your Organization."

The staff member said with a smile.

Although it was a bit regrettable that he couldn't recruit Hojo Saki Rei immediately, thinking that Hojo Saki Rei had already entered a secret national Organization, he also felt somewhat happy about it.

As for Tomoda Minako, when she heard these words from the staff member, she was somewhat confused.

Why did this staff member in front of her come here? Tomoda Minako didn't know at all.

After all, this was just the school vicinity, how could anything else happen?

Also, the combat he just mentioned, what was that about?

Was he talking about the time Hojo Saki Rei rescued Kono Mika?

Tomoda Minako found it a bit hard to understand what he was saying.

"Actually, the reason I discovered this student is because I came here to find you about another matter. Discovering this student was just a coincidence."

Just as Tomoda Minako was still thinking about when this staff member saw Hojo Saki Rei fighting, she heard the staff member speak again.

"Excuse me, is there something you came to find me about? Or has the Organization assigned me another task?"

Tomoda Minako asked with some confusion.

After all, if her superior had any tasks, they would definitely inform her through Shogata Rieko.

However, now another staff member of the nation had come, which naturally made Tomoda Minako very curious.

What matter required another staff member of the nation to come find her specifically, instead of her superior directly notifying her?

Could it be that this matter was so important that even her superior couldn't know about it?

But if even her superior couldn't know, why would the nation let her know?

Seeing the look of confusion on Tomoda Minako's face, the staff member showed no hesitation.

"Actually, your superior is currently undertaking another task during this period, so she has no way to notify you. This matter can only be conveyed to you by us, which is why I came here."

The staff member stopped after saying this.

As for Tomoda Minako, after hearing the other party's explanation, she nodded.

If things were truly as this staff member said, then this matter would make sense.

"Actually, the people above sent me here just to tell you one piece of news: a very capable spy is hidden by your side. This spy is about to take new actions during this period, so the higher-ups want you to pay more attention. If possible, it would be best to catch this spy."

"What? There's a spy here with me??"

Hearing the shocking news from the staff member in front of her, Tomoda Minako was completely stunned!

Because this was something she had never expected, that a spy would be hidden right beside her.

Moreover, she had never discovered this fact before!

If it weren't for the people from above sending someone to tell her, she might have remained in the dark, and other information might have been passed from her to that spy without her even knowing.

"That's right, in fact, the high-level officials of the nation only recently came to this conclusion, but they are still not sure who the spy is."

"So the people above haven't put too much pressure on you; you just need to keep an eye out occasionally."

"If you can find that spy, then it will be considered a great achievement; even if you can't find them, no one higher up will say anything."

The staff member continued.

"Okay, I will definitely pay attention to this matter!"

"Don't worry, as long as that spy reveals a weakness in front of me, I will definitely be able to catch them!"

Tomoda Minako said with certainty.

Before, she didn't know there was a spy beside her, so that was fine. But now that she knew a spy existed beside her, how could Tomoda Minako let them go?

Moreover, her abilities gave her a significant advantage in catching spies.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have noticed Hojo Saki Rei's difference so quickly.

"Alright, in that case, I will leave now."

"Once your superior's work task is completed, they will contact you. If you get any leads on that spy during this time, you can also try to contact me."

Saying this, the staff member directly took out a mobile phone and handed it to Tomoda Minako.

It was clear that this mobile phone was their main communication tool; only through such specially made phones could they contact each other.

After doing all this, the staff member then left the office.

"I didn't expect such a spy to be hidden beside me. But who could this spy be?"

Watching the staff member's retreating back, Tomoda Minako couldn't help but have faces flash through her mind.

However, after everyone had passed through her mind, no one suspicious appeared.

"That spy has started taking action recently. If they can't be found, I'm afraid it will affect the Organization. But who exactly could that spy be?"

Tomoda Minako's beautiful eyebrows furrowed at this moment.

And just as the staff member had reached the school entrance, Hojo Saki Rei and a few others happened to be walking into the school grounds from outside the school.

Looking at Hojo Saki Rei and the others not far away, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the staff member's eyes.

"Truly heroes come from youth! I didn't expect this student to have already joined the Organization at such a young age. His future is surely limitless!"

The staff member praised Hojo Saki Rei in his heart.

"Saki Rei-kun, there's something I want to say to you. Could I trouble you to step aside and talk with me for a few minutes?"

Just as Hojo Saki Rei and his group had just entered the school, Asuka immediately said this.

In fact, when Hojo Saki Rei rescued her and Kono Mika, Asuka's impression of Hojo Saki Rei was already very different.

Thinking of the strength Hojo Saki Rei had shown earlier, she couldn't help but have another thought in her heart.

It was just that she was somewhat uncertain whether Hojo Saki Rei would agree to the request she was about to make.

It was precisely because of this that she spoke much less than usual during dinner, and her gaze had been fixed on Hojo Saki Rei.

Hearing Asuka say this, Hojo Saki Rei's steps paused slightly, and even Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika looked at Asuka with some disbelief.

While eating just now, they had noticed that Asuka's gaze had been lingering on Hojo Saki Rei, but because Asuka had only recently met Hojo Saki Rei, Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika hadn't thought much of it.

But now, after hearing Asuka say this, a sense of crisis couldn't help but arise in the hearts of Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika.

"Could it be that Asuka also likes Saki Rei-kun? Doesn't that mean I have another competitor?"

Asahi Rinka thought to herself, her gaze also falling on Asuka's face at this moment, seemingly wanting to know what Asuka wanted to say to Hojo Saki Rei.

"No way? Originally, just Asahi Rinka was already troublesome, and I wasn't sure I could compete with her. Now, my best friend actually likes Saki Rei-kun too? What should I do?"

Kono Mika's gaze had also fallen on Asuka's face at this moment, and at the same time, the sense of crisis in her heart suddenly increased.

In fact, both Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika were very confident about their looks.

However, facing Asahi Rinka's confession, Hojo Saki Rei didn't directly agree.

So Asahi Rinka naturally worried that Hojo Saki Rei might not like girls of her type.

Although Kono Mika hadn't confessed, she also knew that becoming Hojo Saki Rei's girlfriend would likely be very difficult!

As a result, Asuka's appearance now made both of them suddenly feel a significant increase in pressure.

After all, like them, Asuka was not only very beautiful in appearance, but her figure was also comparable to theirs.

If Asuka really fell for Hojo Saki Rei, they weren't sure if Hojo Saki Rei would agree to her.

"Asuka-san, is there something you need to tell me?"

In fact, while eating just now, Hojo Saki Rei had already noticed that Asuka had been staring at him.

He just thought that since he had just rescued Kono Mika and Asuka, she might just be very curious about him, so Hojo Saki Rei didn't think too much about it.

But now, upon hearing that Asuka wanted to talk to him alone, Hojo Saki Rei couldn't help but think of many things.

"Could it be that she also wants to confess to me? If that's the case, what should I do?"

Hojo Saki Rei also thought to himself.

If this were before, Hojo Saki Rei would never have had such a thought, but during this time, Hojo Saki Rei had come to realize that he was indeed quite outstanding.

Most of the beautiful girls he met, regardless of age, had a lot of goodwill towards him.

Furthermore, he had just rescued Kono Mika and Asuka, so it wasn't impossible for Asuka's favorable impression of him to increase sharply at this time.

So if she wanted to confess to him or something, Hojo Saki Rei wouldn't be surprised at all.

It was just that he was a bit conflicted about whether he should continue to reject her at this time as well.

Rejecting Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika put no pressure on Hojo Saki Rei at all.

However, if he were to reject Asuka, Hojo Saki Rei would be somewhat afraid.

After all, her father was a big shot in the Black Dragon Society!

Therefore, Hojo Saki Rei was somewhat apprehensive about whether or not to reject her.

It was precisely because of this that when looking at Asuka in front of him, Hojo Saki Rei was a bit unsure what to say at this moment.

"Haha, Saki Rei-kun, don't worry, I'm not going to confess to you."

"I just have some personal questions I'd like to ask Saki Rei-kun. If Saki Rei-kun is free, I hope Saki Rei-kun can give me a chance."

Just as Hojo Saki Rei and the others were still letting their imaginations run wild, thinking about whether Asuka was going to confess to Hojo Saki Rei or something, Asuka clearly stated this at this moment.

Hearing Asuka say this, Hojo Saki Rei and the others finally let out a sigh of relief.

Of course, while sighing in relief, Hojo Saki Rei also felt a little awkward.

"Huh?"

"Asuka-san, what are you saying? That's quite embarrassing."

Hojo Saki Rei quickly replied at this moment.

Although he did think it was very likely that Asuka wanted to confess to him or something, he couldn't possibly admit it at this moment!

Of course, after saying this, his heart became more active at this moment.

"What's wrong with me? Why have I become so narcissistic lately?"

Hojo Saki Rei thought this to himself, then his gaze swept towards Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika.

"It's all their fault! If it weren't for them, how could I possibly be this narcissistic?"

Then he quickly shifted the blame onto Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika.

"Saki Rei-kun, are you free?"

While Hojo Saki Rei was still thinking about these things, Asuka continued.

"Free, of course I'm free."

Since the other party wasn't going to confess to him or anything, Hojo Saki Rei naturally had nothing to worry about and immediately nodded at this moment.

As for Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika, after seeing Hojo Saki Rei nod, they also exchanged glances.

"Since you two have something to say, we'll head back to the classroom first."

Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika said in unison.

If Asuka had shown affection for Hojo Saki Rei, they might still be worried.

Since Asuka had already said she wasn't confessing to Hojo Saki Rei, they had nothing to worry about.

"Shall we go over there?"

Asuka pointed to a flower bed at the school, and then walked towards it.

Seeing her walk ahead, Hojo Saki Rei also followed at this moment.

"Asuka-san, is there something you want to tell me?"

Following behind Asuka to the side of the flower bed, Hojo Saki Rei asked with some confusion.

At this moment, he was also a bit curious, wondering what Asuka would say to him.

If Asuka wasn't planning to confess to him, then what did she want to say? Why couldn't she say it in front of Asahi Rinka and Kono Mika?

"Hehe."

"Saki Rei-kun, you don't need to be so nervous, I won't eat you."

Seeing Hojo Saki Rei's confused and worried expression, Asuka said with a smile.

Asuka was originally very beautiful, and with this smile, Hojo Saki Rei was instantly stunned.

Although he had seen and interacted with many beautiful women, Asuka gave him a feeling that was different from the others.

Seeing Hojo Saki Rei staring at her as if in a daze, Asuka suddenly felt a little embarrassed and quickly turned her head away.

"Saki Rei-kun, actually, I called you over because I just wanted to discuss something with you. It's about whether I could invite you to be my private tutor."

Asuka said at this moment.

"Huh? A tutor?"

Hojo Saki Rei had never thought about this matter at all.

Before coming here, he had thought countless times in his heart that Asuka might say something else to him, like asking him to join the Black Dragon Society or something; these were all very normal possibilities.

But he never expected that Asuka would actually want him to be her tutor.

"Actually, before this, I had also learned some martial arts, but my martial arts were just seen as flashy moves by others."

"Even those people today, I had no way to deal with them."

"Saki Rei-kun, you also know what my father does, so I was very interested in martial arts from a young age, but the martial arts those Teachers taught me were not powerful at all."

Just as Hojo Saki Rei was still thinking about what Asuka wanted him to teach her, he heard Asuka speak again.

Moreover, the words she spoke also greatly surprised Hojo Saki Rei.

After all, Hojo Saki Rei's first impression of Asuka was that she was a gentle and beautiful girl, and a very pure one at that.

Shouldn't such a little beauty be studying things like dance, or perhaps music and painting?

Yet she actually told him that she had liked martial arts since she was a child.

For a moment, Hojo Saki Rei was somewhat at a loss for words.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the task of rescuing Kono Mika, obtaining 1500 reward points.]

[New task updated: Please accept to become Asuka's martial arts tutor. Task difficulty: !]

Just as Hojo Saki Rei was unsure whether he should agree, the system suddenly popped up with this message at this moment.

After seeing the task released by the system, his hesitation instantly vanished, and he had no intention of refusing at all.

Since obtaining the system, all the tutoring tasks Hojo Saki Rei had accepted were based on the system.

When the system didn't release a task, he didn't want to be anyone's tutor at all.