Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"Did you cheat on your grade?"

Shimada Sho gave a wry smile, "You have so little faith in your brother?"

"Who, who said you're my brother!" Hoshino Yuuki's ears turned red. "I just think it's really abnormal that you, who usually have such bad grades, suddenly got first place in the grade."

"I've reviewed."

"Even with revision, you can't expect to improve that much all at once..."

"That's my special talent."

Hoshino Yuuki stopped talking, seemingly too lazy to engage in idle chatter with him.

When the bell rang, Shimada Sho was tidying up his books when Hoshino Yuuki suddenly pulled something out of her desk and placed it on his desk without turning around.

"Mom asked me to bring this to you." Her voice was curt. "If you're not going to eat it, just throw it away."

Looking at the bright yellow oranges on the table, Shimada Sho smiled happily.

My younger sister is the best.

While eating an orange, Shimada Sho looked around.

The school's differential treatment is very obvious.

This classroom is not only larger, but the desks and chairs are also much newer than those in Class C.

Above the blackboard hangs a calligraphy banner that reads "Diligent and Hardworking," and several potted green plants sit on the windowsill.

From now on, Shimada Sho will be attending classes in this class, and he wants to get familiar with the environment.

But there's really nothing to be familiar with.

He wasn't a new transfer student; everyone had seen each other in the hallways, cafeteria, and convenience store before.

I won't mention Hoshino Yuuki in front of him. To his right is a short-haired girl wearing glasses, who seems to be Hoshino Yuuki's friend. Her name is Haruko or something.

I had met Shimada Sho at school before, and we had met again when he returned the money.

Further ahead was a tall boy.

I don't know his name, but I've seen Shimada Sho a few times in the corridor, though we've never spoken.

The other person turned around unintentionally, noticed Shimada Sho's gaze, and gave him a kind smile.

Shimada Sho returned the smile.

That's how you get to know someone.

"Hey."

While Shimada Sho was still looking around, Hoshino Yuuki spoke up again.

There was no formal title; they were basically just calling him by his name.

"What's wrong?" Shimada Sho looked up and answered.

"Take it."

Hoshino Yuuki held a notebook in her hand and pushed it onto his desk, saying, "Give it back to me tomorrow."

Shimada Sho took it and saw that it was a study notebook with cute character drawings.

Thanks.

“It’s not a free loan.” Hoshino Yuzuki replied in a stiff tone, “Mom told me to keep an eye on your studies. If you fail the next test, I won’t be able to explain it to you.”

"Alright." Shimada Sho gave a wry smile.

It seems that with Yuzuki around, it will be difficult for me to just coast through my time at school.

He opened his notebook, which was filled with important notes on Chinese literature and history.

Just like the last one, the handwriting is neat and the text is marked in different colors.

"Aren't you a science student?" Shimada Sho asked casually.

“Science students also need to study Chinese literature and history.” Hoshino Yuzuki’s voice sounded slightly embarrassed. “Do you want it or not? If not, I’ll take it back.”

"Want to want."

Shimada Sho put his notebook away, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the girl with glasses on his left secretly glancing in their direction.

When she noticed Shimada Sho looking at her, she quickly lowered her head and pretended to be doing homework.

In the front row, a girl with short chestnut hair turned around confidently and rested her arm on Hoshino Yuuki's desk.

"Yuzuki, is this your boyfriend?"

Hoshino Yuzuki's pen tip snapped off the lead with a "snap".

"Lu Jian!" Her face flushed bright red instantly. "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Oh, don't be angry~" The girl named Lu Jian waved her hand with a grin, "I was just curious, I've never seen you care about any boy like this before, even borrowing his notes~"

"That's because he's my brother!"

"Brother?" Lu Jian blinked. "Don't you only have one heir..."

"Deer sighted!"

Hoshino Yuuki suddenly stood up, pushing her chair back with a jarring sound.

The students who were chatting in the classroom all quieted down and looked over.

Hoshino Yuuki took a deep breath and explained, "First of all, he is my stepbrother; secondly, I borrowed the notebook at my mother's request; and also..."

She picked up the Chinese textbook from the table, rolled it into a tube, and gently tapped it on Lu Jian's head.

"If you keep talking nonsense, write your own reading notes next week."

Shikami immediately clasped her hands together and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Lady Yuuki, please spare my life!"

As Shimada Sho watched this scene, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

So this is what my sister is like in class.

He has quite an air of authority.

"Ring ring—"

The school bell rang.

Shimada Sho took out his textbook and officially began his first class in the new class.

Actually, it wasn't much different from the classes he took in Class C.

Apart from one specially appointed teacher, the rest of Class A consists of the original teaching staff.

Even the homeroom teacher was Natsumi Yonekura, who taught Chinese literature.

The teachers and teaching methods remain the same; apart from the change in classmates, everything else is basically unchanged.

Under these circumstances, Shimada Sho was incredibly skilled.

I didn't feel unfamiliar at all, and time flew by during class.

Before I knew it, it was afternoon.

When the school bell rang, Shimada Sho packed his bag and left the classroom as usual.

As I walked down the corridor, I glanced unintentionally in the direction of Class C.

Most of the students here have already left.

Ayase Yuki's seat was empty.

"If the young lady comes, she'll probably be in the same class as her best friend, right?"

Shimada Sho pondered for a moment, then quickly turned his gaze away and went downstairs.

……

As dusk falls, the lanterns in front of the Imperial Garden begin to illuminate the scene.

Shimada Sho pushed open the door of the convenience store, and the wind chimes tinkled.

"Genji-kun~" Takikawa Rena was scrolling through her phone on the counter when she saw him come in, and her eyes lit up.

"Perfect timing! I have an appointment to see a movie today, I'll be going now!"

"You watch movies every day, don't you?" Shimada Sho expressed his sympathy for his hobby.

"No, not every day. Yesterday was just a drinking day~" Takikawa Rena chuckled as she picked up her bag and patted Shimada Sho on the shoulder as she passed by. "By the way, Genji-kun, is your girlfriend coming today? I'm really looking forward to seeing you two~ Good luck!"

"I told you she's not my girlfriend."

"Okay, okay~"

The wind chimes rang out, and the shop manager disappeared around the street corner.

Shimada Sho changed into an apron, placed his phone on the shelf, and started recording.

Then I sat down at the cashier and opened the registration form.

There weren't many customers in the evening, except for a few students buying drinks and office workers buying cigarettes.

Time flew by and it was already past eight o'clock.

Shimada Sho sat behind the cashier and felt bored for the first time.

When I was working before, Chizuru Amami would come over.

Even if you don't do anything, just talking to someone will keep you from being bored.

She didn't come today, and Shimada Sho felt a little uneasy.

He took out his phone and decided to watch videos to pass the time.

But then, my phone vibrated.

A notification popped up at the top of the screen; it was a message from someone on Line.

Shimada Sho opened the message; it was from Amami Chizuru.

[He's an idol: Video/00:15]

It's a 15-second selfie video.

When Shimada Sho saw the white cover, his eyelids twitched violently.

Yesterday it was just pictures, and today it's a video?

And this cover...

His finger hovered above the screen, and he hesitated for a second before clicking play.

The video was filmed in the bathroom.

Warm yellow light, misty water vapor.

The camera starts at the neck and slowly pans down.

Collarbone, chest, white foam covered the key areas, with the full curves faintly visible at the edges.

Water droplets slid down the skin and disappeared into the depths of the foam.

The camera continues to pan down.

A flat stomach, a small navel, and a narrow waistline.

Further down... the foam just covered the last line of defense.

But the barely visible gap at the base of her legs, and the edge of the foam partially exposed, revealing a pale pink skin unlike any other skin tone, was even more alluring than full exposure.

The two legs were gently separated in the water, the water rippled, and the bubbles floated with it.

The video is only fifteen seconds long.

After reading it, Shimada Sho realized that he had been holding his breath without even realizing it.

Immediately afterwards, another message popped up.

[It's my idol: Today's food/shy.]

[It’s an idol: ごMaster様, 日はピンクじゃなくて, 白です]

Today it's not pink, it's white.