Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Shimada Sho and Hoshino Yuzuki got off the car and followed the crowd toward the school gate.

There were quite a few people at the school gate today, and several student council members were standing under the rain pavilion maintaining order.

Shimada Sho glanced around and spotted that familiar figure.

Yuki Ayase, dressed in a neat school uniform and holding a folder, stood at the very front.

Today she braided her long hair into a side braid, letting it hang over her shoulder, making her look less sharp and more gentle.

When she saw Shimada Sho walking over, her gaze first lingered on his face for a moment, and then naturally shifted to his side, landing on Hoshino Yuzuki.

The fleeting glance was barely noticeable, but when the gaze returned, a smile had already appeared.

"Good morning, Sho-kun." She greeted Shimada Sho first.

Then he looked at Hoshino Yuuki and said, "Good morning, Hoshino-san."

"Good morning." Hoshino Yuuki's reply was brief, her gaze lingering briefly on Ayase Yuki's face before she said nothing more.

Yuki Ayase turned a page of the folder in her hand, her voice flat and even: "Hoshino-kun is a little later than usual today."

"...Traffic jam on the road."

"I see. I thought it was for some other reason."

Hoshino Yuuki paused, turning to look at her: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, just something I said offhand, Hoshino-kun, don't take it to heart." Ayase Yuki smiled slightly, without going into further explanation.

Shimada Sho: "..."

It's hard not to be suspicious when you say things like that, isn't it?

But there was nothing he could say.

This woman now feels hostile whenever she sees another woman around her, regardless of their identity.

Unfortunately, he couldn't adjust the situation and could only let it be.

Fortunately, Hoshino Yuuki had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

After glancing at Yuki Ayase, she stepped into the school gate.

As Shimada Sho followed behind her and passed by Ayase Yuki, he heard her say in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Sho-kun, have you moved in with your sister?"

Shimada Sho asked in confusion, "How did you know?"

He didn't remember telling Ayase Yuki about this.

“Haruko told me,” Yuki Ayase replied calmly.

Shimada Sho didn't ask any more questions.

Haruko and Yuzuki are best friends, so Yuzuki must have told Haruko.

After arriving at school, Haruko told Ayase Yuki.

Thinking of this, he stopped asking questions and said, "I'll go in first."

“Okay~” Ayase Yuki replied with a sweet smile, without stopping her.

Nodding, Shimada Sho followed Hoshino Yuuki into the school gate.

The two walked side by side toward the teaching building. The morning light slanted across the greenery on both sides of the path, casting interlaced patterns of light and shadow on the ground.

After walking for a while, Hoshino Yuuki slowed down.

"Hey."

"Ok?"

"What's your relationship with that Ayase Yuki?" she asked Shimada Sho curiously.

His answer was straightforward: "Classmate."

"Just classmates?"

"if not?"

Hoshino Yuuki glanced behind her, at the school gate still visible in the distance, and turned back to ask, "Not your girlfriend?"

“…No.” Shimada Sho denied without hesitation.

"Tch!" Hoshino Yuuki scoffed. "Nobody would believe that!"

He quickened his pace and walked into the teaching building.

Shimada Sho followed helplessly and explained again, "It's really not the kind of relationship you're thinking of."

Although he and Yuki Ayase had misunderstandings and inappropriate contact.

But it was all a series of coincidences and twists of fate.

It has absolutely nothing to do with male-female relationships.

Unfortunately, Hoshino Yuuki wouldn't listen at all.

She didn't say it out loud, her tone displeased, until she entered the classroom: "What does this have to do with me!"

Having said that, she didn't care about Shimada Sho's reaction at all, and like a proud white swan, she raised her neck and returned to her seat.

Shimada Sho gave a helpless, bitter smile and offered no further explanation.

After watching her return to her seat, I went over to her as well.

At that moment, he noticed that quite a few students had come to the classroom.

Tenkai Chizuru has also arrived.

Right now, I'm sitting in her seat, flipping through a textbook.

He looked serious, but he was actually holding the book upside down.

As Shimada Sho walked by, he picked up the book and turned it upside down for her.

This action made Tenkai Chizuru blush deeply.

Chapter Twenty-Two Supplementary Clauses

"The book is upside down."

Shimada Sho stood by the table, looking expressionlessly at Amami Chizuru, the girl who had been spying on him.

"I...I know, this is practicing reading backwards, training reverse thinking..."

Chizuru Amami blushed and tried to argue, completely unaware that the notebook in her hand was an exercise book, not a textbook, and had nothing to read.

Shimada Sho didn't expose him, nodded, and went back to his seat.

However, as soon as he sat down, Tenkai Chizuru, who was in front of him, put down her book and took out her phone.

"Om-"

Shimada Sho's phone vibrated.

[He's an idol: Sho-kun, can you come out for a moment?]

After reading the message, he looked up and saw that Tenkai Chizuru had her head down and was typing on her phone under her desk.

The blush on her face had not yet faded.

[Conquer Tokyo Academy: What are you doing?]

[It's my idol: I have something very important to ask you.]

Shimada Sho sighed, got up, and walked out of the classroom.

There weren't many students in the corridor during the morning break; occasionally someone would pass by from the other end with a water cup.

He walked toward the end of the corridor, where there was a relatively secluded water room that few people usually went there.

He stopped at the door of the water room, and just as he pushed the door open a crack, he heard a series of light footsteps behind him.

Chizuru Amami peeked out from around the corner, and after confirming that no one was at either end of the corridor, she quickly followed him in.

The water room is not very spacious, with rows of stainless steel faucets arranged along the wall, and the school gate can be seen from the window.

"what's up?"

After entering, Shimada Sho turned around and looked at Amami Chizuru, who had followed him in.

After she stopped in front of him, she looked around nervously, then reached for her collar.

"..." Shimada Sho already knew what she wanted to do.

Chizuru Amami pulled the silver necklace out of her collar.

The pale blue gemstone gleamed softly under the fluorescent light, and a silver chain hung down to her collarbone.

Clearing her throat, Tenkai Chizuru said in a serious tone, "Sho-kun, please look at me."

"What?" Shimada Sho could only look over in agreement.

At the same time, relax your facial expressions and gradually lose focus.

This was a function he made up to get Chizuru Amami to wear the necklace.

To gain her trust, you have to cooperate; there's no other way.

"Yay!" Seeing that he had been hypnotized, Tenkai Chizuru happily clenched her fist.

She was very satisfied with the result, and immediately stepped forward, getting closer to his face, and whispered, "Yesterday's...we need to do another one."

Shimada Sho did not react.

She held up one finger, emphatically stating, "Besides Ayase and Kamishiro, Hoshino is also not allowed to get too close. This is a supplementary order."

Shimada Sho maintained a blank expression, but couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

This girl is really serious. She clearly doesn't know anything about his relationship with Hoshino Yuuki, but she started overthinking things after seeing the two of them going to school together in the car.

"……good."

Upon hearing his response, Tenkai Chizuru revealed a triumphant smile.

But she hadn't taken the necklace back yet, lost in thought.

Soon after, he added, "And... kiss me."

Her voice trembled as she spoke, and her face showed tension; it was clear she had mustered all her courage.

But this requirement...

Shimada Sho was in a real dilemma.

This girl has already set conditions, and now her demands have increased.

Yesterday it was mostly about "talking to me more" and "taking the initiative to contact me," but now it's jumped straight to actual contact.

He suspected that she might have recently watched something she shouldn't have.

But no matter how much you resist in your heart, you can't refuse out loud.

Otherwise, the hypnosis wouldn't hold up, and the necklace's effect would be exposed.

He knew better than anyone what would happen if she took off that necklace.

He didn't want to see Tenkai Chizuru, whose emotions were completely unrestrained and who could make things uncontrollable, a second time.

Therefore, they had no choice but to continue performing.

He took a step forward, raised his right hand, and braced it against the door panel beside Tenkai Chizuru with a soft "thump".

Her lower back was pressed against the tiled wall, and he had her trapped between his arms and the wall, with nowhere to retreat.

The distance between the two people was suddenly brought extremely close.

If you can't refuse, then you can only try to make her refuse.

Shimada Sho's plan was to scare her away with this extremely intimidating posture.

Based on his understanding, Tenkai Chizuru was the type of person who had the desire to steal but not the courage, and would definitely find an excuse to run away.

That way, he can end things smoothly.

But to everyone's surprise, Tenkai Chizuru did not dodge.

After he pinned her against the wall, she only showed a flustered expression at the very beginning.