Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

[Sasaki Nozomi: If so, I would like to thank her in person /bows]

[Sasaki Nozomi: It's okay if it's not / Cute]

Looking at these messages, Shimada Sho asked himself, "Yukine, did you do what happened to the Sasaki family?"

My mind went quiet for a moment.

"Does Mr. Thug know what this is about?" Yukine Kamishiro asked in return.

Shimada Sho was taken aback.

he knows.

But his current identity is Mr. Thug, a possessed spirit, and theoretically he shouldn't know what happened to Nozomi Sasaki's family.

He participated in those things under the identity of Shimada Sho, including fighting at Owada Financial Center, taking back the shop after the district public prosecutor intervened, and helping Sasaki Nozomi out of a predicament on the bus.

Mr. Thug didn't know any of this.

"I don't know, tell me," he replied matter-of-factly.

"Himi's family encountered some trouble before."

As expected, Yukine Kamishiro began to recount the story. "Their family had borrowed money from loan sharks, and their shop was almost seized, but someone helped them later."

"Who helped?" Shimada Sho asked.

"A classmate, the boy who sat in front of me."

"..."

Shimada Sho realized that he might have asked something he shouldn't have.

“Mr. Thug has met him.” Her tone remained calm as she explained, “The person Yuki was holding in the activity room last time.”

Shimada Sho didn't know what to say.

"Nozomi said that on the bus that night, some delinquents harassed her, and it was that boy who saved her. Later, he went to Owada Financial Center to stand up for Nozomi's family. After that, the district prosecutor's office came, and the shop's paperwork was resolved."

“That boy… is quite skilled.” Her tone carried a faint smile. “He’s no less capable than Mr. Thug.”

"...He's just good-looking, that's all." Shimada Sho mumbled in response, "And he's pretty handsome too."

"Really?" Yukine Kamishiro's tone was emotionless. "Mr. Thug thinks he's handsome?"

"Just saying."

"And what about the girl next to him? Does Mr. Thug think she's pretty?"

Shimada Sho's heart skipped a beat.

What happened after school today seems to have passed on the surface.

But from beginning to end, Yukine Kamishiro never asked anything.

When Yuki Ayase deliberately asserted her dominance, he simply watched quietly from the sidelines.

It wasn't that they didn't intend to ask, but rather that they were waiting for themselves to come online.

Now, the conversation naturally turned to girls.

Shimada Sho could only feign ignorance, "What girl?"

"A girl named Chizuru Amami transferred here today. She's a national idol and very cute." Yukine Kamishiro answered his question, her tone seemingly calm, but Shimada Sho always felt that there was something more to her words.

She added, "And Yuki, Mr. Thug has also met her."

"..."

"Both girls were hovering around him. He didn't push away Yuki when she took his hand, and the way Amami Chizuru looked at him didn't seem like that of an ordinary classmate."

At this point, the young lady changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Thug, what do you think their relationship is?"

Shimada Sho felt sweat beading on his back.

"Maybe... just an ordinary classmate," he said dryly.

"Is Yuki also one?" the young lady asked again.

Her tone was very calm, but Shimada Sho heard it as a question.

Then he recalled what had happened that afternoon.

At that time, Ayase Yuki held his hand and called him Sho-kun, while Amami Chizuru stood beside him with a wronged look on her face.

The young lady saw everything.

After thinking for a moment, Shimada Sho could only reply, "Maybe Yuki is enthusiastic towards everyone?"

"She was only enthusiastic towards Shimada."

"..."

“Chizuru-san too,” Yukine Kamishiro added. “The way she looks at Shimada-san is really strange.”

Chapter 181 Yuki Ayase's Secret

The young lady spoke in a calm tone, leaving Shimada Sho speechless.

She doesn't talk much, but when she does, she hits the nail on the head.

He couldn't find a good reason to brush it off.

"Mr. Thug, why aren't you saying anything?"

When Shimada Sho remained silent, the young lady asked again.

He could only shake his head, "I'm not quite clear about your classmate relationship."

"I see." Yukine Kamishiro didn't ask any more questions.

The living room fell silent, with only the ticking of the wall clock.

Shimada Sho leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling in thought.

He was trying to figure out how to change the subject.

Just then, my phone suddenly vibrated, and a new message popped up in the notification bar at the top of the screen.

[Yuki: Is Yukine still angry with me?]

Shimada Sho was somewhat surprised to see who sent the message, and upon reading the content, his eyes widened in surprise.

Did the young lady and Yuki Ayase have a falling out?

He instinctively reached for the message, his finger already hovering over it.

“Mr. Thug,” Yukine Kamishiro suddenly spoke, interrupting him, “You should reply to Nozomi first and tell her that I sent Ichiyo.”

Shimada Sho's finger, which was about to click on the message, froze in mid-air.

Although it wasn't said explicitly, he understood.

The young lady didn't want him to see her chat history with Yuki Ayase.

Sending a reply to Sasaki Nozomi's message was a common tactic used by the young lady to change the subject.

Shimada Sho didn't say anything. He moved his finger away from Ayase Yuki's message and clicked back to Sasaki Nozomi's chat box to type a reply.

But he didn't open it, yet he couldn't resist Ayase Yuki's constant sending.

In the meantime between replying to Nozomi Sasaki's message, several new messages popped up at the top of the screen.

[Yuki: Because of her poor acting skills, she was seen through by Sho, but she blamed the assistant. Yukine's temper is truly worthy of a young lady. /laughs]

[Yuki: You've read my message but aren't you going to reply?]

[Yuki: Then I'll change Yukine's nickname to "The Failed Fisherman".]

Shimada Sho's eyelids twitched as he looked at these messages.

The so-called acting and seeing through things—it's obvious without even thinking—must refer to what happened last week.

The young lady pretended to be angry and went fishing, hoping to get him to reveal his identity.

But he eventually saw through her intentions and started acting along with her.

Judging from the news, it seems that the young lady is blaming Ayase Yuki for not carrying out the order properly.

On the other hand, she is a sharp-tongued young lady with terrible acting skills.

only……

This woman is such a good actress!

She was the one who reminded me at the time.

If Ayase Yuki hadn't said that the young lady had gone to the activity room beforehand and paid unusual attention to him, he would never have guessed that the young lady was acting.

But now, she's full of disdain for the young lady.

It's as if she's really a bad actress.

She's such a good actress.

Shimada Sho sighed inwardly and asked, "Yukine, did you and Yuki have a fight?"

Now that he's seen the message, he can't pretend he didn't.

Therefore, it is both reasonable and ethical to ask.

"It was just a minor disagreement," Yukine Kamishiro responded calmly.

Shimada Sho then asked, "What was the plan she mentioned?"

"nothing."

The young lady continued to give perfunctory answers.

She clearly didn't want to talk about it.

It might be uncertain whether he actually noticed it or not.

Shimada Sho didn't press the matter further.

The fact that the young lady went to Yuki Ayase's house for the dinner party shows that she and Yuki have a good relationship.

As clever as she is, she probably never imagined that it was her best friend who secretly told on her.

Perhaps, in the young lady's eyes, just as Yuki said, she felt that she had seen through her.

And now, they're even verbally attacking me in return.

That woman is really...

While Shimada Sho felt both amused and exasperated, he also had some doubts in his mind.

He had been wondering why Yuki had told him those things.

And what exactly were her and the young lady's plans back then?

"Nozomi replied." Yukine Kamishiro's voice interrupted Sho Shimada's thoughts.

He looked down and saw that Nozomi Sasaki had already replied to his message.

[Sasaki Nozomi: It really is Kamishiro-kun! Thank you!]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Is that short-haired girl a friend of Kamishiro-kun? I want to thank her in person/bows]

"Mr. Thug, please go back for me," said Yukine Kamishiro. "Just tell her that it was Ichiyo who went."

Shimada Sho thought for a moment and then typed a reply.

[Kamishiro Yukine: It's Kiryu Ichiyo, my bodyguard. You're welcome.]

[Kamishiro Yukine: It's good that things are resolved. You can let me know if you need anything in the future.]

The message was sent, and the other party replied instantly.

[Sasaki Nozomi: Okay! Thank you, Kamishiro-kun!]

[Sasaki Nozomi: Kamishiro-kun, get some rest. Goodnight/Moon]

Shimada Sho looked at the last message and smiled slightly. The little girl was quite polite.

Just as I was about to log out of Line, a new message popped up at the top of the screen.

[Yuki: If you're upset because I didn't show you around my room today, I'll give you a proper tour next time.]