In practice, I originally just wanted to be a slacker.

Okay, we're back to the topic again. This guy is so annoying...

Just as Kamio Tatsuya was pondering how to deal with her, Kiryuin simply raised her hand and placed it on Kamio Tatsuya's neck.

Suddenly feeling the weight pressing down on him, Tatsuya Kamio instinctively lowered his head to bring himself to the same level as the other person.

"Speaking of that purple-haired girl from last time, what happened to her?"

Because they were so close, Tatsuya Kamio was even able to smell the fragrance emanating from Kiryuin, a scent completely different from that of Shiina and Kamuro.

Moreover, in this position, Tatsuya Kamio's face and Kiryuin's chest made intimate contact.

Even if you don't say it, it's still very tender.

However, now was clearly not the time to worry about that. Kamio Tatsuya bent down, broke free from Kiryuin's arms, and then stood up straight again.

"Masumi is sleeping in and doesn't want to go out. Also, Kiryuin-senpai, just talk, please don't touch me."

Kiryuin was somewhat surprised by Tatsuya Kamio's straightforward answer. She looked at Tatsuya Kamio, then at Hiyori Shiina behind him, and seemed to understand something.

"Is that so? Young people these days are really something else."

"what are you talking about?"

"No, it's nothing." Kiryuin shook his head, then suddenly exclaimed, "You've really grown taller! You weren't even as tall as me when we first met, but now you're so tall."

Kiryuin is over 170cm tall. Although the exact height is unknown, she is probably no shorter than Ryuen, making her quite tall for a girl.

At this school, even including the teachers, Tatsuya Kamio had never seen anyone taller than her.

However, since the start of the school year, Tatsuya Kamio's height has been growing like a bamboo shoot.

Although I haven't measured it, judging from the fact that I met Sudo once before and no longer needed to look up at him, he should already be over 180cm tall.

"Thank you for the compliment, it's probably because of good genes."

"Really? That's right. According to statistics, about 3% of 17-year-old boys in Japan are over 181 cm tall."

Looking at Kiryuin who was reciting the statistics, Kamio Tatsuya knew that the guy hadn't understood what he meant.

Sorry, my genes aren't native to the Japanese.

However, Tatsuya Kamio didn't intend to explain; let her think what she wanted.

Just then, the bookstore door opened, and people began to walk in one after another. Shiina tugged at Tatsuya Kamio's clothes.

Afterwards, Kiryuin did not linger and quietly waited for the students to enter the bookstore.

And Tatsuya Kamio's prediction was correct; the people queuing up so early were indeed all there to buy the Dragon Clan.

These people learned about this book through various channels and decided to buy it and read it.

The bookstore didn't stock up much, and by the time it was Tatsuya and his friends' turn, they were almost out of stock.

Kamio Tatsuya was very pleased to see this scene.

Hehe, the more I sell, the more commission I get.

"Gen Urobuchi, what kind of pen name is that? It's really interesting."

Hearing Kiryuin's complaint, Kamio Tatsuya pursed his lips in annoyance.

What's wrong with this pen name?

What did I do to offend you? Did I eat your rice?

One day, Gen Urobuchi's pen name will become a nightmare for many netizens!

I will make Gen Urobuchi's name known throughout the world, so that people will tremble at the mere mention of his name!

"Speaking of which, is Kiryuin-senpai's wallet okay? It's the end of the month."

Kiryuin is the kind of person who spends all her points, so it's basically impossible to expect her to save money. Therefore, Kamio Tatsuya wanted to tease her again.

However, Kiryuin picked up the book in his hand and waved it around, looking completely unconcerned.

"Don't worry, I ate grass for half a month for this."

Eating grass...

Well, the mountain vegetable set meal can definitely be considered a grass-based meal.

But this guy eats grass every day and still doesn't lose weight in his chest. Is that a natural talent or something else?

"Junior, I have a feeling you're thinking about something rude."

"No, it's your imagination."

Kamio Tatsuya silently turned his head away and prepared to pay the bill.

"Really? Your gaze seemed to have lingered on my chest just now. What's wrong? Do you like it?"

No, I really can't do anything about this guy.

Why don't you say this when the sun isn't shining?

I'll have to test your abilities then!

"Kiryuin-senpai, Hiyori and I are going to the coffee shop to read some books later. If you don't have anything else to do, we'll be going now."

After paying the bill, Kamio Tatsuya just wanted to leave immediately, and his words clearly indicated that he wanted to get rid of him.

"A coffee shop, huh?" Kiryuin pondered for a moment. "Speaking of which, junior, you led Class C straight to our class in this year's first-year exams."

"That's what happened."

It's not surprising that Kiryuin knew about this, because it was a big deal, and the news spread throughout the entire school on the very day the exams ended.

Kiryuin simply doesn't care about other people's affairs, not that he has closed off his own information channels.

"Wow, you're really impressive. I'm starting to have a lot to admire you for doing something so thankless."

"I thought you were surprised that I was able to help him get promoted to Class C."

Upon hearing this, Kiryuin chuckled.

“How could that be? From the first moment I saw you, I knew you weren’t an ordinary person.” Then she picked up the book again. “Besides, how could someone who can write something like this at the age of fifteen be an ordinary person?”

wait wait wait!

How did she know about this?

Kamio Tatsuya's expression changed slightly. He hadn't told anyone about this except for himself, Kamuro, and Shiina.

Moreover, he believed that Kamuro and Shiina wouldn't go around talking about such things.

"how do you know……"

"I met Mr. Oda sometime after Christmas last year."

Mr. Oda, is this guy referring to Editor Oda?

"It just so happens that Dragon Clan's publishing house is my family's business. Otherwise, why do you think a newcomer's work would gain such popularity?"

Did you help me?

"What do you think."

Seeing Kiryuin's ambiguous smile, Kamio Tatsuya sighed.

Well, I originally thought that all of this was orchestrated by Uncle Sakayanagi, but it turns out that it was all thanks to Kiryuin.

I'm sorry, I just spoke recklessly.

As for doubting Kiryuin, there's no need. The fact that she mentioned Editor Oda already proves that her words are credible.

Besides, given the other person's personality, they probably wouldn't deliberately mention this person's name to deceive me; there's no need for it.

However, it turns out to be your family business, another second-generation heir!

"I understand." Tatsuya Kamio sighed. "Thank you so much, Kiryuin-senpai."

"There's no sincerity involved."

Kamio Tatsuya was speechless, while Shiina behind him was already covering her mouth and chuckling.

"Then shall I give you a book?"

"Just one book? You're so stingy."

"So what do you want? How am I supposed to guess what you want if you don't tell me?" Kamio Tatsuya bluntly spread his hands.

He wasn't very good at understanding the thoughts and feelings of talented girls.

"Hmm, treat me to a small cake at the coffee shop later. I've been eating grass for half a month, and my breasts are getting smaller from hunger."

Hearing this guy's吐槽, Kamio Tatsuya's lips twitched slightly. How did you know what I was thinking just now?

However, it doesn't matter if it's just a treat. After all, as she said, even if the quality of the dragons is excellent, Kamio Tatsuya has no doubt that they can become popular.

However, the publisher must have put in a lot of effort to make it so popular in just one month.

There must have been someone pulling the strings behind the scenes. We initially thought it was Uncle Sakayanagi who did it, but it turns out it was Kiryuin who made the arrangements.

So if it's just these small requests, Tatsuya Kamio wouldn't mind helping her fulfill them.

As for her interrupting his and Shiina's time together, there's no need to worry about it so much.

A dozen minutes later, the three of them sat at a table in the coffee shop. Kamio Tatsuya and Shiina were reading a book. Although the work was written by themselves, they had different feelings when they read it again.

As for Kiryuin, he hasn't even opened the book he bought yet. He's currently busy eating small cakes, and this is already his third one.

"Senior Kiryuin, although I don't care about these points, I still have to remind you that eating too many sweets at once is not a good thing."

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly healthy, and I'm going to make up for all the nutrients I've lost these past few days."

Kiryuin said nonchalantly, and then ordered a fourth serving.

Wow, is this person a reincarnated starving ghost?

Wait a minute, she just said so much and then brought up this book... Could her goal be to get me to treat her to dinner?

Kamio Tatsuya was somewhat dumbfounded.

No, I never expected you to be like this, Kiryuin senior?

You were so aloof when we met before, but it turns out you're actually a foodie inside?

Her image is starting to crumble!

"Hey Kiryuin-senpai, if you're so short on points, why don't you try harder? More class points would mean more living expenses, right?"

As soon as Kamio Tatsuya said this, Kiryuin knew what he wanted to say.

She didn't know much about the feud between Nagumo and Tatsuya Kamio, but she was aware of their current antagonistic relationship.

“You’re right, but I refuse.” Kiryuin refused without even thinking. “Although I could beat that blond guy up, it would be too tiring and not worth the effort, so I really can’t muster any interest.”

"Besides, the second year is basically all in that blond guy's hands. Even if I make any rash moves, I'll be expelled, just like you did with that Koenji."

That's true. Although Nagumo won't easily expel students in order to consolidate his rule, things would be different if there were any rebels.

Having gained control of an entire grade, this powerful force could easily expel someone from school with minimal effort.

"The senior student probably doesn't care about being expelled, right?"

"I don't care, but I'm still very satisfied with the lifestyle at this school, and I don't plan to drop out."

Kamio Tatsuya glanced at Kiryuin with suspicion. This school wasn't really anything special; it just offered individual dormitories and a large amount of pocket money each month.

These are indeed excellent conditions for ordinary students.

But who is Kiryuin? This girl just mentioned that her family owns a publishing house, and before that, Kamio Tatsuya didn't think of her as an ordinary person.

She might be the daughter of a wealthy tycoon, her family is definitely not short of money, and she herself is also very outstanding, so getting a large amount of living expenses should not be a problem for her.

So even if she leaves the school, she can still enjoy similar or even better treatment.

So this school shouldn't be necessary for her, then why is that?

"You're not some runaway heiress, are you?"

Kamio Tatsuya casually remarked, and Kiryuin Masaru's hand holding the fork suddenly paused for a moment before returning to normal.

"What are you saying, you idiot?"

Wow, you're right!

Could it be that she ran away because her family arranged a relationship for her and she was unhappy with it? But I guess she's not without conditions; maybe she'll go home and get married as soon as she turns 18?