Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

The sensation of her fingers brushing against the scar made Karuizawa feel nauseous, and she began to gag uncontrollably.

"Karuizawa? Are you in the bathroom?"

Just then, the voice of my roommate, Chiaki Matsushita, came from outside.

"Okay, just a moment, I'll be right there."

Karuizawa replied quickly.

Because of the sound of water, Matsushita Chiaki did not hear the unusualness in Karuizawa's voice.

A few minutes later, Karuizawa walked out of the bathroom, having already made up her mind.

After leaving the Rabbit Group's room, Kamio Tatsuya did not choose to go back to his own room, because if he went back now, Koenji would definitely be exercising.

He's not a muscular guy, so he's not interested in Koenji's body.

Around 9 p.m., the sky was undoubtedly completely dark, and an endless expanse of stars came into view.

This is a sight that cannot be seen in the city at all, because a large number of neon lights would obscure the starlight.

Shiina would probably love this view.

Thinking of this, Tatsuya Kamio took out his phone to invite Shiina to come to the deck to look at the stars.

However, looking at the students holding hands on the deck like couples, Tatsuya Kamio breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, this should be called Kamuro.

Or would it be better to call both of them over?

No, no, no, I have a feeling something bad is going to happen.

Just as he was hesitating, someone suddenly struck up a conversation with him.

"Kamio? What are you doing here?"

Kamio Tatsuya finally understood Sakura's feelings, but he didn't throw his phone away.

"Kushida?" Tatsuya Kamio turned around and saw Kushida standing behind him. "Are you alone?"

"Hmm, are you disappointed?"

Disappointed my foot! How can you talk like that?

"What's there to be disappointed about?" Tatsuya Kamio put away his phone. Okay, now he didn't need to call anyone. "Want to watch the stars together?"

"Kamio actually likes stargazing? I always thought you weren't romantic at all." Kushida's surprise didn't seem fake.

"What kind of image do I have in your heart?"

Even Tatsuya Kamio couldn't help but complain.

What do you mean by not understanding romance? I was just thinking about whether to call Shiina or Kamuro to come out and look at the stars.

"Hmm, he seems to be someone who doesn't care about anything?"

What kind of prejudice do you have against me?

"You seem to be in a pretty good mood lately?"

Tatsuya Kamio immediately changed the subject.

"Really? You noticed."

Kushida looked very happy.

Yes, because you haven't criticized Horikita in front of me for several days now.

Chapter 147 Hirata didn't have a hat on his head at all.

"The stars are so beautiful!" Kushida leaned on the railing, looking up at the starry sky and Milky Way that he couldn't see in the city. "It would be even better if Horikita wasn't on this ship."

This is the Kushida I know. He must have been possessed by someone just now, right?

However, Tatsuya Kamio wisely refrained from responding to her comment, otherwise it would have gone on and on.

Besides, this is the deck. Although the light is dim, aren't you afraid of being overheard if you speak ill of Horikita so openly?

"Sorry you heard my complaint."

"It's okay, it's not the first time anyway, and you seem really relaxed. You just blurted out what was on your mind without even realizing it."

Kushida gave a slightly awkward smile.

"Because compared to Horikita, Kamio-kun seems to think I'm more useful."

"You mean this exam?" Kamio Tatsuya glanced at her. "Getting the students in the class to sign that agreement is indeed your forte, and you've proven that you've done a really good job."

Kushida is really childish. I was just making her do chores, but she was actually happy about it.

What Kamio Tatsuya didn't understand was that for Kushida Kikyo, simply choosing her instead of Horikita was already a huge recognition.

In that instant, Kushida felt that the emptiness in his heart had been filled.

Looking at Kushida's satisfied expression, Kamio Tatsuya wanted to ask her what had happened between her and Horikita, but considering that they were on the deck and there were many people around, he decided against it.

"By the way, Karuizawa asked me about you earlier today."

"Karuizawa?"

Kamio Tatsuya was taken aback by the news that Kushida had suddenly given him.

“Yes, she asked me what kind of person you are.” Kushida nodded. “I said you are a very gentle person, and I also mentioned the time you accompanied Sakura to get her camera repaired.”

gentle?

Azazel?

Haha, I can be anything but gentle, didn't I? You misjudged me.

But what could Karuizawa possibly want from me?

"I see."

"Did you do something to make Karuizawa-san like you?"

Hey, what exactly are you mocking?!

"Don't joke around, I don't remember ever doing anything that would make her like me." Kamio Tatsuya rolled his eyes at Kushida, who was making fun of him.

After watching the stars with Kushida for a while, Kamio Tatsuya suddenly felt sleepy.

"I'll head back now; it's almost time for me to go to bed."

"Okay, goodnight then."

Back at the dormitory, Hirata immediately came to greet him, his face showing some apology.

"Kamio-kun, you're back."

"Well, what's wrong?"

Hirata hesitated for a moment before revealing the truth: "Actually, Karuizawa asked me for your phone number, apparently because he needed to talk to you about something."

Although I felt I shouldn't tell her without your permission, she seemed quite troubled... I'm sorry.

What? That's all?

Kamio Tatsuya couldn't understand at all what Hirata felt apologetic about.

Perhaps because he had experienced the chaos of information leaks in his previous life, Kamio Tatsuya was not bothered at all by the matter of his contact information being leaked.

"It's okay, I don't care about these things."

So what if it's leaked? It's already leaked, what can you do about it?

It's just a phone number, it doesn't matter.

However, it was Karuizawa again. Not only did she inquire about me, but she also asked Hirata for her phone number. What exactly does she want?

And Hirata, you actually gave her my information like that? Aren't you afraid of being cuckolded?

After washing up, Tatsuya Kamio lay down on the bed. His phone, which he had left on the bed earlier, notified him that he had received a new message.

[Kamio-kun, this is Karuizawa Megumi. I'm sorry to bother you at this time, but could you please come to the basement rest area at 2 AM? I have something to tell you.]

Kamio Tatsuya's first reaction upon seeing the message was: Holy crap, another honey trap?

Last time, Ryuen used a similar method to try and lure Kamio Tatsuya to the special teaching building.

If it weren't for Tatsuya Kamio's quick thinking, he probably would have been beaten up.

And now... they've pulled this stunt again.

Are you kidding me?

So Tatsuya Kamio didn't even consider what Karuizawa might be up to and simply rejected her.

Sorry, I don't usually stay up late, but if you really have something to discuss with me, for Hirata's sake, we can meet at the coffee shop on the third basement floor at 8:00 AM tomorrow.

Karuizawa's plan to meet Kamio Tatsuya at 2 AM was definitely to avoid being seen by others, which is why she chose a time when everyone was asleep.

However, because of the vacation, the first-year students slept quite late, so many of them couldn't get up in the morning. Choosing 8 a.m. should also suit Karuizawa's wishes.

On the fourth floor, where the girls' room was located, Karuizawa, lying on her bed, felt a sense of relief rather than disappointment after seeing Tatsuya Kamio's reply.

No matter what, as long as he's willing to see me, that's fine.

I understand. See you tomorrow morning.

Looking at Karuizawa's reply, Kamio Tatsuya silently looked at Hirata, who had just finished washing up and was drying his hair with a hairdryer.

Thinking carefully about how the two of them get along, it seems they lack the tacit understanding that couples usually have.

The next day, after waking up, Kamio Tatsuya washed his face and went to the place he had arranged to meet Karuizawa, a cafe on the third basement floor.

Because it was so early, Karuizawa was the only person in the entire cafe.

She looked over when she saw someone arrive, and visibly relaxed when she saw it was Tatsuya Kamio.

Good morning, Kamio-kun.

Karuizawa looked completely different from usual; he wasn't arrogant at all, and his tone was even somewhat submissive.

"Good morning." Tatsuya Kamio yawned, ignoring Karuizawa's mood, and then picked up the menu. "Would you like something to drink?"

"I don't need it, thank you."

That's surprisingly polite. If you had been this polite to that girl named Rika, none of this would have happened.

Kamio Tatsuya naturally had some guesses about what Karuizawa was going to say, and she felt that it was most likely about Manabe and the others.

After ordering a yogurt and a snack, Tatsuya Kamio finally started asking about the important matter.

"So, what brings you here?"

Karuizawa hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the private room in the coffee shop.

"Can we talk in a private room?"

What kind of talk is this? You don't even want the waiter to know.

Tatsuya Kamio nodded: "Let's go."

Inside the private room of the coffee shop, Tatsuya Kamio and Karuizawa sat facing each other. However, compared to Tatsuya Kamio's relaxed demeanor, Karuizawa appeared very conflicted, her face alternating between pale and flushed.

After a long while, Karuizawa spoke with a bitter tone: "Actually, Hirata and I are not really boyfriend and girlfriend; we are just pretending to be a couple."

As expected, Hirata didn't have a hat on his head at all.

Chapter 148 Karuizawa Megumi's Secret

Hirata and Karuizawa were not actually boyfriend and girlfriend.

When he heard the news, Kamio Tatsu was not surprised, but he was somewhat puzzled.

What does it have to do with me that you're pretending to be a couple?

"Dong dong dong."

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Your coffee is ready, sir."

"Wait a mininute."

A few minutes later, Tatsuya Kamio took a sip of his short-term coffee, and as expected, it was still as awful as ever.

"Just tell me what you want from me. I'm not actually that interested in your relationship with Hirata." He put down his coffee cup. "You're not going to be joking about having feelings for me, are you?"