The strategy of the other world of the love game

Thinking of this, Hoshino Ruby's mind suddenly became clear.

Yes, that's right, that's for sure.

Her feelings for Ryosuke Ezaki were not romantic at all.

True love is a passionate feeling like the one she has for her mother.

So, she didn't fall in love with Ryoma Ezaki.

She was just curious about Ryoma Esaki.

Well, that must be the case!

Ruby Hoshino finally sorted out her messy heart and convinced herself.

But she overlooked one very important thing.

That is the emotion of love, which cannot be defined.

It has thousands of forms, and each person has a completely different look in their mind.

However, at this moment, Ruby Hoshino, who has not yet realized this problem, has ushered in a rare clarity of mind.

She raised her head, and the white stars in her eyes became much brighter.

"Chiyin, what did you want to talk to me about? Now I can talk."

"Eh? Really?"

Kurokawa Akane looked at Hoshino Ruby with a little surprise.

It had only been five minutes since she rejected me, and she had regained consciousness in just these five minutes?

"Yeah, I'm fine now."

Hoshino Ruby smiled and took the initiative to move a chair and sit next to Kurokawa Akane.

"That's right, I also have something I want to talk to you about."

Kurokawa Akane looked at Hoshino Ruby, whose attitude suddenly changed, and the sense of crisis in his heart gradually grew.

"Ruby, to be honest, I feel like we might want to talk about the same topic."

There was a hint of sharpness in Kurokawa Akane's eyes.

Hoshino Ruby smiled slightly.

"I want to know what you and Ezaki-kun talked about during the show."

"I want to know what Ezaki-kun is like in his daily life."

The two girls spoke almost at the same time.

"As expected, Ruby, have you started to care about Ezaki-kun?"

Kurokawa Akane's tone became a little sharper.

"I'm just a little curious."

Hoshino Ruby's smile continued. She now firmly believed that she was only curious about Ezaki Ryoma, so she naturally had a clear conscience.

"But Akane, you've been in the troupe with Ezaki-kun for such a long time, and you spend a lot of time together on weekdays. Why do you still want to spend this little time during the recording of the show to contact Ezaki-kun?"

"If you really like Ezaki-kun, can't you just pursue him privately?"

Chapter 32: Ruby and Akane's First Battle

Faced with Ruby Hoshino's counterattack, Kurokawa Akane, who took the initiative to attack, was a little panicked.

"I... I'm not attracted to Ezaki-kun, I just don't want to spend the entire show doing nothing and not having any scenes in the show."

Kurokawa Akane hurriedly explained, but this statement sounded like a case of trying to cover up one's own guilt.

"Oh~, I see."

Hoshino Ruby nodded, but her mocking expression showed that she didn't believe even a single punctuation mark.

“That’s really the case!”

Kurokawa Akane emphasized weakly, and seeing that Hoshino Ruby remained indifferent, she was forced to fight back again.

"What about you, Ruby? You keep saying that you're just curious about Ezaki-kun, but is that really all you're curious about?"

"Of course. I've only known Ezaki-kun for a few days, and we only meet on the show. My understanding of him is limited to his appearance on the show."

"So, isn't it normal for me to be curious about what he's like in his daily life outside of the show?"

Hoshino Ruby acted as if it was a matter of course, but her lengthy explanation was inconsistent with her clear conscience.

These words were meant to convince Kurokawa Akane, and also to convince herself.

"I'm not questioning whether it's normal for you to be curious about Ezaki-kun, but are you really just curious about Ezaki-kun?"

However, Kurokawa Akane immediately exposed the loophole in Hoshino Ruby's words and spoke sharply.

"If you, Ruby, fell in love with Ezaki-kun, you would also be curious about him, right?"

"Uh......"

Hoshino Ruby was caught off guard. She didn't expect that she had just sorted out the logic to convince herself, but in less than two minutes, Kurokawa Akane found a loophole.

Not only did she fail to convince Kurokawa Akane, but even her newly determined mind began to become confused again.

"How...how could it be? How could I possibly like that guy?"

Hoshino Ruby looked flustered, with her cheeks flushed.

"I've only known him for a week! How is it possible that I've already fallen in love with him when I don't even know him very well?"

"I'm not such a frivolous girl, okay!"

Hearing this, Kurokawa Akane shook his head and said.

"Ruby, whether you like someone or not has no direct correlation with how long you've known him."

“There are many people in this world who fall in love with someone at first sight.”

“There are also many people who suddenly realize they like each other after being together for a long time due to a certain opportunity…”

As he spoke, Kurokawa Akane's tone became a little confused.

I questioned whether Ruby Hoshino was just curious about Ryoma Esaki. Then, was my frustration towards Ryoma Esaki's indifference and distance on the show really just because I didn't have the opportunity to perform on the show?

Is it true that he is so proactive in contacting Ryoma Ezaki, just because he wants to become a couple with Ryoma Ezaki on the show?

Kurokawa Akane himself wasn't sure.

She had the courage to question Ruby Hoshino, but she didn't have the courage to question herself.

On the other side, Ruby Hoshino was also upset by Kurokawa Akane.

Of course she understood this because she first fell in love with Hoshino Ai when she accidentally saw her performance on TV.

The sparkle that struck her heart made her fall in love with Hoshino Ai at that moment.

That feeling is what Ruby Hoshino understands as love at first sight.

It was completely different from the feeling that Ryoma Ezaki gave her.

——Yes, I have experienced love at first sight, so it was definitely not love at first sight for me with that guy!

Hoshino Ruby once again found a reason to convince herself.

But this time, she was not so sure.

She didn't even have the courage to say it out loud so that Kurokawa Akane could refute it.

She was afraid that the excuse she had finally found would be easily refuted by Kurokawa Akane again.

Although the feeling she had when she first met Ryosama Esaki was completely different from the feeling she had when she first saw Hoshino Ai.

But in the following time, Ryoma Esaki, just like Hoshino Ai at that time, lingered in her mind.

In her daily life, she would always think of Ryoma Esaki inadvertently, and would write down some interesting things she encountered and plan to share them with Ryoma Esaki when recording the show.

She even often wanted to meet Ryoma Esaki as soon as possible, but at that time she thought she was afraid that if she was too late, she would forget the interesting things she had written down, because a similar thing happened during the second recording.

That day, she heard an interesting gossip from a classmate at school and wanted to share it with Ryoma Esaki during the recording of the show. However, when she arrived at the set, she couldn't remember it at all. When the words came to her lips, her mind went blank, which made her very embarrassed.

After that, whenever Ruby Hoshino encountered something interesting, she would think about fast forwarding to the recording time so that she could see Ryoma Ezaki as soon as possible so as not to forget him again.

Although she didn't think there was anything wrong at the time, but now thinking back, why was she so eager to share interesting things with Ryoma Ezaki?

Obviously, when they first recorded the show, the communication between the two of them was completely dominated by Ryoma Esaki, and Ryoma Esaki never let the atmosphere between the two of them become dull.

Obviously, all I have to do is follow Ryoma Ezaki's pace with peace of mind, and I don't need to prepare any topics on my own.

What's more, this is a privilege she obtained through a transaction, and she doesn't need to feel any uneasiness in her conscience.

Then why do I still have such a strong desire to share with Ryoshin Ezaki?

The more you think about this question, the smaller the range of answers becomes.

The answer that Ruby Hoshino was unwilling to admit was becoming more and more likely.

Even this morning, she got up early because she wanted to get to the set earlier and meet Ryoma Esaki.

This time, she didn't even have anything she wanted to share with Ryoma Ezaki.

It’s just that I was ignored at the dinner last night and I wanted to make it up to it during the recording of the show today.

Ruby Hoshino didn't even dare to think about why she had such a strong desire to meet Ryoma Esaki today.

She was afraid that if she thought about it carefully, she would find that there was no second answer.

Ruby Hoshino and Akane Kurokawa had a few words with each other, but in the end they both fell into self-doubt.

This initial confrontation ended with both sides suffering losses.

And at this moment, outside the door.

Ryoma Ezaki leaned against the classroom door, listening to the two people in the classroom return to silence, and laughed in his heart.

It seems that my plan of playing hard to get last night was very successful.

Originally, he accidentally kissed Ruby Hoshino yesterday, which caused Ruby Hoshino to notice the problem of distance between them in advance, which was a big crisis for his strategy plan.

But he soon decided to take advantage of the situation.

Since Ruby Hoshino has already realized the strangeness in their relationship, why not just let her know more thoroughly?

Chapter 33: Jiang Qiliang is really playing hard to get

So, during the dinner in the evening, he not only deliberately ignored Ruby Hoshino, but also actively interacted with Akane Kurokawa.

Moreover, he didn't have to worry about his deliberate behavior arousing Ruby Hoshino's suspicion.

Because they had just had that embarrassing misunderstanding in the afternoon and the atmosphere was already a bit awkward, so it was reasonable that he was embarrassed to take the initiative to talk to Ruby Hoshino.

With this operation, Ryoma Esaki successfully turned the crisis into an opportunity.

Of course, Ryoma Ezaki's move was a risky one.

There was also an element of gambling involved, gambling that he had already accumulated some initial favor with Ruby Hoshino over the past few days.

If Ruby Hoshino still doesn't have any feelings for him, not only will his punch hit nothing, but it may even further alienate the relationship between the two of them.

He understood Ruby Hoshino's personality. As long as it was something she liked, she would never give up on it because of fear of loss.

Therefore, Ryoma Ezaki dared to use the tactics of playing hard to get to stimulate her.

The plan will be considered successful as long as Hoshino Lu becomes jealous and envious when she sees how close Ryoma Esaki and Akane Kurokawa are, and gradually realizes that she has developed a possessive desire towards Ryoma Esaki.

But if Ruby Hoshino doesn't have such a feeling, and just thinks that you two are a perfect match and it's really great, then if Ryoma Ezaki contacts Ruby Hoshino again in the future, she might regard him as a philandering scumbag.

But judging from the final result, he made the right bet.

Ryosuke Esaki felt relieved and fortunate, but not surprised, about the result.

This is not a 50-50 bet. Ryoma Esaki is absolutely confident in his methods. It is not difficult for him to capture the heart of a young girl like Ruby Hoshino who is just beginning to fall in love.

After five days of intimate interaction, any other girl who was more unrestrained would have been drunk into a puff by him.

Therefore, for this plan of playing hard to get, Ryoma Ezaki has at least an 80% chance of success.