Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Shimada Sho saw the young lady behind his seat.

An open textbook lay before her, and she was reading quietly.

Hearing Shimada Sho sit down, he didn't look up, but simply said, "Good morning."

"Good morning," Shimada Sho replied.

He took out his textbook and opened it.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the second row and saw that Tenkai Chizuru had also sat down in her seat and was looking down at her backpack.

Everything is normal.

But looking at her face again, the smile that always hung there seemed very strange.

Bond quests are triggered randomly.

Now it seems that her condition is more serious than the last time she was forced to stop for two consecutive days.

Tenkai Chizuru is too excited right now.

This excitement is overflowing from the very core of my being.

Her tone of voice, her attitude towards people, and even the way she walks are all extremely abnormal.

Yet she was unusually lucid.

So much so that others couldn't even tell that something was wrong.

If this continues unchecked, something terrible will definitely happen.

Shimada Sho rested his hands on his forehead, pondering a solution to the problem.

Before I knew it, it was time for class.

The first period was Chinese literature class, and Natsumi Yonekura walked into the classroom to begin her lesson.

Shimada Sho opened his textbook and forced himself to focus his attention on the blackboard.

But its presence from the side and front is just too strong.

Not only does Chizuru Amami speak frankly, but she also becomes very active in class.

He would raise his hand to answer the teacher's questions from time to time, and occasionally he would interrupt the lecture by asking questions.

Yonekura Natsumi was delighted to see this and even cooperated.

The students were filled with surprise and admiration as they watched their lively little idol.

Only Shimada Sho watched with trepidation, fearing she might say something she shouldn't.

Fortunately, she still had a sense of propriety.

Aside from being a little excited and active throughout the class, he didn't do anything unexpected.

"Come out for a moment."

After finally getting through get out of class, Shimada Sho went straight to Amami Chizuru's desk and asked her to chat privately.

When Tenkai Chizuru heard the voice, she looked up with bright, sparkling eyes.

As Shimada Sho walked out of the classroom, he obediently stood up and followed him out of the classroom.

There were hardly any people in the corridor.

Shimada Sho felt unsafe even as he reached the corner of the stairs, so he turned around and went upstairs to the rooftop.

Once they reached the rooftop and confirmed that no one was around, they turned to look at Tenkai Chizuru.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked in a low, serious voice.

Chizuru Tenkai blinked, looking puzzled, and asked, "What?"

"You're not acting right today." Shimada Sho stared into her eyes. "Are you lying to me again?"

"Huh?" Tenkai Chizuru seemed completely innocent. "Did I lie?"

"you……"

Just as Shimada Sho was about to speak, his waist suddenly tightened.

Tenkai Chizuru reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Then she buried her face in his chest and said in a muffled voice, "Shopkeeper..."

"Let go first."

"No." She shook her head, tightening her arms around him. "I feel terrible."

Where does it hurt?

"My body." She nuzzled her face against his chest. "My whole body is burning up, my head is hot, I can't think of anything, I just want to see the shop assistant."

"Is it an act again?"

"No." Her voice carried a hint of grievance. "This time it really isn't. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been like this since last night. I've been tossing and turning in bed and can't sleep. All I can see in my mind is the shop assistant's face. When I woke up this morning, I felt like I was on fire."

Shimada Sho remained silent.

He recalled the messages and voice messages she had sent him last night.

Normally, although she is quite bold, she wouldn't go so far as to make a video call directly.

Given his performance today, it's probably not an act.

【Ding! 】

[The Bond Quest has entered its later stages; current progress: 87%.]

[Note: If the mission is forcibly interrupted, it may cause irreversible damage to the target character's mental state.]

As Shimada Sho pondered, the system suddenly popped up.

Upon seeing the prompt above, Shimada Sho's face darkened.

It's this again.

It happened once before, when I was at a convenience store.

This has happened again.

The only difference is that it shows the progress.

Eighty-seven, it will be over soon.

"Sir, shop assistant." Chizuru Amami looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, but a fascinated smile played on her lips. "Can you help me?"

How can I help?

Tenkai Chizuru tiptoed and brought her lips close to his ear.

As Shimada Sho listened, his expression grew increasingly grim.

"...Are you crazy?"

“No.” Tenkai Chizuru shook her head, her tone serious. “I’m perfectly sober.”

"If you were sober, you wouldn't make such a request."

"But I'm really in pain." Her voice trembled with tears. "Sir, please, just once."

Shimada Sho took a deep breath.

He was thinking that since the mission was almost over, he could just help with his hands one more time.

Practice makes perfect, and there's nothing unacceptable about it.

But now her demands are far more outrageous than using her hands, even exceeding the imagination of this seasoned driver, Shimada Sho, regarding the possibilities of such play.

Chapter 185 Kiryu Ichiyo's Gift

"No."

Seeing the expectant look on Tenkai Chizuru's face, Shimada Sho resolutely shook his head.

"Sir, clerk..." she almost cried.

“Not at school,” Shimada Sho changed his tune. “We’ll talk about it at the shop after school.”

Tenkai Chizuru's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Ah."

"Then I'll wait for the clerk." She let go of his hand, took a step back, and her smile blossomed. "The clerk mustn't lie to me."

"I'm not lying to you." Shimada Sho paused, "but you have to promise me one thing."

"what's up?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Talking nonsense?"

"What you said to Ayase at the school gate just now, and also pay attention to it in class."

Shimada Sho looked into her eyes and said seriously, "You are a public figure. If you say something you shouldn't, it will cause trouble if it gets out, and it may even have a bad impact on your career, understand?"

"Mmm!" Chizuru Amami nodded gently, grinning, "I know the shop assistant is just concerned about me~"

Shimada Sho: "..."

"Don't do that again."

"Okay." Tenkai Chizuru was very obedient.

Shimada Sho, however, was sweating bullets.

The two returned to the classroom, just as the class bell rang.

Shimada Sho sat back in his seat, skipping class this time and just staring at her.

Perhaps the reminder I just gave had an effect.

Chizuru Tenkai stopped acting recklessly.

She sat quietly behind her desk, leaning over it as she wrote something.

Perhaps in a good mood, he was even humming a tune.

"As long as you don't say anything inappropriate, it's fine."

Shimada Sho comforted himself and focused his attention on his studies.

……

The morning classes ended before we knew it.

When the lunch break bell rang, Shimada Sho took out a bento box from under his desk.

Yuki Ayase just happened to send me a message:

[Sho is wings~: Sho-kun, I made a bento/cute.]

Upon seeing this news, Shimada Sho was reminded of yesterday noon.

Yuki Ayase asked him to have lunch together every day.

He didn't agree, but the other party clearly didn't intend to wait for his agreement before bringing him food.

As Shimada Sho looked at the message and hesitated about how to reply, he heard Kamishiro Yukine's voice from behind him.

"Shimada-kun."

Turning her head, she saw a beautifully crafted food box on the table in front of Yukine Kamishiro.

Kiryu Ichiyo stood beside him like a ghost, opening the lid with a blank expression.

"This is for you." Yukine Kamishiro took off the top layer.

Shimada Sho looked at the layer of food piled high, then at the bento box in his hand.

"I brought it."

"Isn't that dinner?"

Yukine Kamishiro looked puzzled and handed the bento box to Ichiyo Kiryu.

She didn't seem to regard the bento box in Shimada Sho's hand as lunch, giving him no chance to refuse.