Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"..." Shimada Sho gave her a look that said, "You can guess what I mean."

Fake falls are one thing, but to fake it like this is just too much.

"Aren't you afraid I'll break it?" Hoshino Yuzuki persisted.

Shimada Sho pouted and pointed to the mat beneath her. "Isn't there a mat?"

"I'm your sister!"

"The mat will protect everyone unconditionally."

"You!" Hoshino Yuuki was speechless.

She found that she really couldn't refute it.

"idiot!"

After saying that, he got up angrily and walked back to the girls' line.

Shimada Sho stood there, watching her back, somewhat puzzled.

What did he say wrong?

……

The rest of the physical education class time was spent on various physical fitness tests.

Shimada Sho did pull-ups, ran 50 meters, and did the standing long jump, ranking among the top in each event.

The PE teacher scribbled on the registration form, glancing up at him every now and then with a satisfied look in his eyes.

Tenkai Chizuru's physical fitness test results were not good; she only managed two pull-ups before falling down, and her 50-meter run was also not fast.

But instead of blushing and dodging as before, she generously accepted her results.

He even joked with the girl next to him, "I haven't exercised for three months, and I've regressed a lot."

The girls were touched by her honest attitude and offered her comfort.

Yukine Kamishiro's performance in all areas is well-balanced; while not top-tier, it's all above average.

After finishing each project, she would stand quietly to the side, not chatting with anyone or playing on her phone, only glancing at him occasionally.

Their eyes met from time to time.

Perhaps because of their earlier interaction, Shimada Sho felt that the young lady seemed less composed.

"Alright, test over." The PE teacher blew his whistle. "Put the mats away and return them to the equipment room. Dismissed."

The students dispersed in twos and threes.

Shimada Sho walked to the horizontal bar area, bent down, rolled up the gymnastics mat on the ground, and carried it on his shoulder.

The mat was heavier than he had imagined, and when rolled up, it was wider than his entire body.

He carried the mat toward the equipment room. As he passed the edge of the playground, he saw Hoshino Yuuki walking toward the teaching building with several girls.

Shimada Sho withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward.

The equipment room is located at the far end of the first floor of the teaching building. It's a small room filled with all sorts of sports equipment: mats, vaulting boxes, hurdles, basketballs, volleyballs...

The door was half open, and Shimada Sho carried the cushion inside.

The equipment room was dimly lit, with only a little light coming in through a small window.

Various equipment were piled on the shelves, leaving little space on the floor; it was difficult to even turn around.

He placed the cushion against the wall and turned to leave.

But then, in the blink of an eye, he saw someone.

Chizuru Amami stood in front of the shelf by the window, tiptoeing as she laboriously placed the lid of a vaulting box onto the upper shelf.

She wasn't very tall, but the height of the upper shelf was beyond her reach.

She stood on tiptoe, her arms outstretched, her fingertips barely touching the edge of the lid, but she couldn't push it up no matter what she did.

The lid wobbled between her fingertips, about to fall off.

Shimada Sho walked over, reached out from behind her, steadily caught the lid, pushed it up, and placed it on the upper shelf.

Tenkai Chizuru paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Shimada Sho, the panic in her eyes dissipating.

Instead, tension arose, "Shimada-kun..."

Shimada Sho looked down at her without saying a word.

The equipment room fell silent.

The only sounds were the occasional chirping of birds outside the window and the soft breathing of two people.

Chizuru Amami's gaze began to dart away, moving from Sho Shimada's eyes to his chin, then to his shoulder, and finally landing on the ground.

Her hands were behind her back, her fingers unconsciously digging into the edge of the shelf.

"Chizuru," Shimada Sho said.

Her shoulders twitched.

What are you doing in here?

"I...I've come to return the equipment..." Her voice was very soft.

"Have you paid it all off?"

"……Um."

"Then why don't you leave?"

She lowered her head and did not answer.

Shimada Sho shook his head and then picked up his own mat and placed it on a higher surface.

"Click".

A crisp sound suddenly came from behind.

He looked back and saw that the door to the equipment room had been closed at some point.

As the light dimmed, the light shining through the small window illuminated the girl standing in front of the door.

Tenkai Chizuru locked the door.

Her face was flushed, her eyes were watery, her lips were slightly parted, and her breathing became a little rapid.

She walked through the light and shadow filtering through the small window and came to stand in front of Shimada Sho.

"Shop assistant..."

As they got closer, her sweet voice slowly entered their ears.

Without the deliberate distance maintained in public, the way people address each other has also changed.

Her voice was soft and husky, filled with panting and an irrepressible longing.

"I feel terrible," she whispered, taking a step forward.

Shimada Sho frowned. "What do you mean?"

“It’s just…” Her hand reached out from behind and grabbed Shimada Sho’s clothes, “I feel really unwell.”

"..."

Shimada Sho suddenly had a bad feeling.

The sticky voice rang in my ear again: "Sir, can you help me?"

The question was posed, but she had already thrown herself into Shimada Sho's arms.

Chapter 177 Was it intentional?

Tenkai Chizuru's actions came so suddenly that Shimada Sho had no time to react.

When he came to his senses, a soft, warm body had already thrown itself into his arms.

The girl wrapped her arms around his waist, buried her face in his chest, and seemed to want to embed herself into his body.

Shimada Sho's body stiffened.

He instinctively tried to push her away, but Tenkai Chizuru held her hand tightly, as if afraid she would run away.

"Chizuru," he frowned, "what are you doing?"

“Sir…” she said in a trembling voice, “I’m really feeling unwell.”

Where does it hurt?

“My body… has been acting strangely.” She snuggled her face into his chest. “It’s been like this since yesterday. My whole body is burning up, and I can’t concentrate on anything. Just now in class, I couldn’t hear a single word. All I could think about was the shop assistant’s face.”

Shimada Sho frowned.

Another bond quest.

"Weren't you perfectly fine just now?"

He was a little confused, "Wasn't it normal when you chatted with your classmates?"

"That's an act." Chizuru Amami raised her head, biting her lip, her eyes filled with longing. "I can't let anyone see. Only when I'm with the shop assistant can I not have to endure it..."

Looking at her slightly moist eyes, Shimada Sho recalled the scene at the convenience store yesterday.

At that time, she was leaning against the wall, taking whatever she wanted.

He didn't know how he suddenly got to that point.

At the time, I had no idea what was happening.

All I remember is that when I opened my eyes, I was already on top of her, my hand reaching into places I shouldn't have.

She did not resist at all.

Perhaps it was yesterday's incident that made her dare to openly express her desires now?

Ultimately, it was the mission that caused the problem.

A few days ago, I sternly ordered her to stop doing strange things.

When Chizuru logged back in later, she was a completely different person because of the bond quest.

Not only did they do those kinds of things in the backstage warehouse of the program, but their concepts of family affection and right and wrong also underwent a huge change.

She, who had always longed for family affection, no longer cared about even her mother.

If it turns out like that again...

"Sir," she called again, her voice tinged with a sweetness, "Could you help me?"

"...How can I help?" Shimada Sho's voice was a little hoarse.

Chizuru Amami's face turned even redder.

She tiptoed, brought her lips close to his ear, and spoke in a soft, affectionate voice.

Warm breath brushed against his ear, and Shimada Sho gradually fell silent.

The equipment room became quiet.

The only sounds were the occasional birdsong from outside the window and the intertwined breathing of the two people.

Chizuru Amami kept her head down, her fingers clutching the hem of his clothes, not daring to look at him.

After a long time, Shimada Sho sighed.

"...Just this once."

Tenkai Chizuru's eyes lit up.

……

The equipment room was dimly lit, with only a little light coming in through a small window.

Shimada Sho's hand slowly moved down from the hem of his clothes.

Chizuru Amami buried her face in his chest, biting her lip, and remained silent.

Her body was trembling, but not from fear.

The sound of a PE teacher blowing a whistle came from outside the window, and in the distance, the sound of students running on the playground could be heard.