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

Is Megumi Karuizawa cute?

That's definitely cute.

However, Tatsuya Kamio is not someone who has never seen a woman before; it's impossible for him to fall in love with every woman he meets. Moreover, compared to the arrogant and troublesome personality of Megumi Karuizawa, he is much more capable.

Tatsuya Kamio still prefers Shiina's literary girl charm and Kamuro's straightforward, outspoken style.

Karuizawa felt a little embarrassed when she noticed the teasing tone in Tatsuya Kamio's voice.

She didn't know much about Tatsuya Kamio, but both Hirata and Kushida said without a doubt that although Tatsuya Kamio looked like that, he was actually a good person.

Moreover, compared to Hirata, Kamio Tatsuya was even more formidable, managing to subdue Manabe and the others with just a few words.

If I were Kamio's girlfriend, would Manabe and the others still dare to lay a hand on me?

They definitely wouldn't dare!

But even if Kamio is a good person, he certainly wouldn't help me for no reason, because he probably has no interest in my affairs at all; that's just the kind of person he is.

Moreover, Karuizawa remembers very clearly that Tatsuya Kamio once helped the three idiots avoid dropping out of school, and then the three idiots became his blood bank.

Unlike Hirata, he wouldn't help others unconditionally.

So she went to Kushida to ask about Tatsuya Kamio, wanting to know why Tatsuya Kamio helped Sakura.

Unfortunately, she was unable to reach a conclusion.

Even so, even if it means paying a price, I must get his protection!

"I hope you can help me fend off Manabe and the others."

As expected, Tatsuya Kamio was not surprised at all.

"I can hold them off, but why should I help you?"

Karuizawa took a deep breath.

“I can sign a contract with you, just like Ike and the others. When you are about to be expelled from school because of the exam, I can drop out in your place, as long as you help me block Manabe and the others.”

Kamio Tatsuya, who wasn't particularly interested in the matter at first, immediately became interested.

It's certainly not about being interested in having an extra blood pack.

He just said that because he wanted Karuizawa to do things for him in the future, such as passing on information.

She actually threw out such a large stake.

"I'm more interested in why you're so afraid of Manabe and the others than having another scapegoat like you." Tatsuya Kamio smiled. "You're not even afraid of dropping out of school, yet you're afraid of Manabe and the others."

Seeing Karuizawa's increasingly pale face, Kamio Tatsuya leaned forward and moved closer to Karuizawa.

What secret are you hiding?

Looking at Tatsuya Kamio's face so close to hers, and into his deep eyes, Karuizawa felt her heart beating faster and faster.

Then, to Tatsuya Kamio's surprise, he stood up from his seat and fled the cafe.

Kamio Tatsuya, who was left alone in the coffee shop, chuckled softly.

Karuizawa Kei... It seems that the real her isn't really that unreasonable or domineering.

It's really fun.

In the afternoon, Tatsuya Kamio came to the Rabbit Group's room again. Because he arrived early, he was the first one there.

Then, less than two minutes later, the second person arrived; it was Karuizawa Megumi from the same class.

However, when Karuizawa Megumi saw Kamio Tatsuya, her body visibly trembled. Seeing that Kamio Tatsuya didn't say anything, she sat down in the corner of the room.

Then, the other members of the group gradually entered the room.

Unfortunately, now that the exam is over, the discussion has become meaningless.

Even knowing that Kamio Tatsu was also a recipient of preferential treatment, they couldn't release his name due to the previously signed agreement.

Unless it's someone who wants to lose points in Class D at the cost of dropping out of school, there won't be any surprises.

"This is so boring, shall we play some games?"

When Ichinose made this suggestion, she already had a deck of cards in her hand.

"I'm not interested, and fourteen people is too many."

That's right, the standard Werewolf game only has twelve people, and a group has fourteen people. Some of these people are full of conflicts, making it impossible to play freely.

For example, Manabe and his two companions, Karuizawa, and Morishige, Takemoto, and Ayanokoji from the same group.

However, the former is indeed based on a grudge, while the latter is simply the other party's dissatisfaction with Ayanokouji, feeling that Ayanokouji caused them to make a big mistake.

And so, the discussion ended with everyone playing on their phones or chatting. Although no one played together, at least it didn't get too awkward.

Before leaving the room, Karuizawa glanced at Tatsuya Kamio with a complicated expression.

After Karuizawa left, Manabe Shiho and the other two from Class C immediately followed. Seeing this, everyone felt that things were about to take a bad turn.

Is a dispute about to break out?

Ayanokouji looked at the people in front of him.

"Perhaps. I'll go take a look. You guys go back first."

Tatsuya Kamio took the initiative to stop this troublesome matter.

Yukimura had no objection to this. He had looked down on Izawa from the beginning and disliked him. Now that Kamio Tatsuya was taking care of this matter, he naturally did not want to get involved.

As for Ayanokouji, after glancing at Tatsuya Kamio, he left with Yukimura.

Turning the corner, at the emergency staircase leading to the ground floor, Tatsuya Kamio heard Karuizawa's voice.

"What do you want with me in a place like this?!"

"Didn't I already say that? I won't let this go. You're the one who knocked Rika away, aren't you?" Shiho Manabe looked at Karuizawa Megumi, who was cornered by her, and a pleased smile appeared on her face.

"...What? Why me? All I said was that you admitted your mistake!"

Manabe and the other two remained surrounding Karuizawa, unmoved by her words.

"It's okay, I've already called Rika over, you'll find out soon enough, won't you?" Manabe shook his phone, a smug look on his face.

it's over...

Karuizawa had only one thought in his mind at that moment: this was the emergency staircase on the ship, a place that few people would use, and there were no security cameras here.

As Manabe and the other two approached, and seeing the menacing smiles on their faces, Karuizawa was overwhelmed by memories of the past.

"No, don't come any closer..."

Karuizawa seemed to have anticipated what was about to happen. He stood in the corner, holding his head and making sounds that sounded like crying.

Seeing Karuizawa's unusual behavior, Manabe's face became even more excited.

"This unusually fearful attitude... Karuizawa-kun, you must have been a bullied person before, right?"

Before the person named Rika could even appear, Manabe grabbed Karuizawa's hair, forcibly lifted her head, and slammed it against the wall.

"Hahaha, you think playing the victim will work? Where did your arrogance go?"

"Crack!"

Just as Manabe was feeling arrogant and pleased with himself, the sound of a camera shutter suddenly rang out, silencing the stairwell instantly.

"That was quite a show," Tatsuya Kamio said with a mocking expression as he put away his phone on the stairs. "How many points do you think I can get from Ryuen with this photo?"

"You, what do you want to do?"

Manabe's arrogant expression vanished instantly, and even the two girls behind her turned pale.

As for Karuizawa, he was staring blankly at Tatsuya Kamio.

"Get lost, I'll pretend I didn't see it this time."

Kamio Tatsuya would naturally not do anything to them here, but Ryuen might be a different story.

He sent the photo to Longyuan the moment he took it.

Even Ryuen knows to find a secluded spot to beat someone up, yet you guys act so recklessly. It was only Tatsuya Kamio who noticed this; if it were anyone else, they would probably become pawns in someone else's scheme against Class C.

So Tatsuya Kamio wasn't trying to trick them, but rather to teach them a lesson so they wouldn't be such bad teammates!

Chapter 149 Dragon Garden will pay for me.

Manabe and the others glanced fearfully at Kamio Tatsuya, then opened the door next to them and left.

As for Karuizawa, he was squatting in the corner, hugging his knees and crying uncontrollably.

"This school is really interesting. You seem so strong on the surface, but you've actually been bullied before. And judging from your reaction just now, only prolonged bullying could cause such a stress response in you, right?"

Stress response is an adaptive response of the body and mind to threats or challenges, but Karuizawa's current condition can be described as a mental illness.

To put it more bluntly, that means the job was done.

For example, Karuizawa is like this: whenever faced with violence, she will involuntarily experience extreme fear and her body will become uncontrollable.

The reason why Karuizawa Kei became like this is because of the nearly ten years of bullying she endured from elementary school to junior high school.

People speak ill of you, put thumbtacks in your shoes indoors, put animal or insect carcasses in your desk drawer, throw dirty water on you when you enter the toilet, and write filthy and obscene words on your uniform.

Karuizawa has experienced every form of bullying imaginable and witnessed, from having her hair pulled and being punched and kicked in a corner where no one could see her.

It was because of this tragic past that Karuizawa chose to come to this school, and that he forcibly changed his personality, wanting to become strong and superior at all costs.

She had already succeeded, but unfortunately, from today onwards, all good things will be out of her reach.

Tatsuya Kamio walked up to Megumi Karuizawa, looked at the girl with tears streaming down her face and the puddle of water at her feet, and shook his head. He thought to himself, "How could she have such a weak mental fortitude?"

Kamio Tatsu didn't know what she had suffered before, but judging from her current reaction, this woman named Karuizawa Megumi must have suffered from quite serious psychological trauma.

"If you don't want more people to see you looking so stupid, come with me."

Karuizawa looked up at Tatsuya Kamio's back, struggled to get up and followed him.

The third floor consists of guest rooms prepared by the school for the students.

In addition to the four-person rooms provided free of charge by the school, there are also single rooms, which can be used by paying a certain number of points.

boom!

As the door closed, Karuizawa's body trembled violently.

Seeing Karuizawa's disheveled appearance, Tatsuya Kamio curled his lip.

"Go and pack your things. We can talk later."

Karuizawa walked blankly into the bathroom, and soon after, the sound of running water could be heard.

Kamio Tatsuya looked at the room number, then picked up his phone, and after thinking for a moment, decided to ask Shiina for help.

【Hiyori, may I borrow one of your clothes?】

Soon, news came from Shiina.

[My clothes, Tatsuya probably can't wear them, right?]

No, what are you thinking?

How could I possibly wear your clothes? Don't be ridiculous!

I don't have a cross-dressing fetish!

After thinking for a moment, Kamio Tatsuya briefly explained to Shiina what had just happened—that Manabe Shiho had bullied Karuizawa.

Shiina is very tight-lipped, so there's no need to worry about her telling anyone.

Moreover, Karuizawa needs someone to stabilize her emotions right now, and Shiina's temperament is just right.

By the way, Tatsuya Kamio is going to tell Shiina about going to Class C. She should be very happy about that.

Shiina didn't keep Kamio Tatsuya waiting long; a few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

Kamio Tatsuya got up and opened the door. Shiina, dressed in casual clothes, was standing outside, holding a bag that looked rather bulging.

"Come in first."

"Then excuse me."

After entering the room, Shiina looked around at the room, which could only be used by those who paid money.

"It feels no different from the room we live in."