Chapter 170: Osada-san's diation
I think about what I should do with this girl who failed to escape...
She gives off suspicious vibes, but...or maybe not? Like, is she just shallow or sothing?
I get the sense she's not actually a bad person...
Well, this is just based on our brief interaction, so I can't be sure.
"Why did you co to see ? What's your reason? Do you know anything about the letter?"
The girl just shakes her head with teary eyes.
...Now I'm starting to feel guilty...
Does she really not know?
I ponder for a mont.
...Would soone really approach at such a conspicuous ti in the first place?
Even when I ntioned the letter, her reaction was more out of curiosity than 'Oh, I know that power word!'
Would rumors started by first-years really spread this ti of year? If it's just among first-years, maybe...
Maybe I got a little too heated...
Still, I can't rule out the possibility that she's a minion or underling...
I'll ask, just in case. Calmly, without anger.
"...You really don't know anything about the letter, do you?"
Hinako "...No. What are you talking about?"
Huu. All I can do is sigh... She approached !
I feel embarrassed that I got all worked up thinking, Maybe there's a hint?!
"...Then why? Why did you co to see ?"
Was it Hinako Ootori? She looks apologetic,
Hinako "...I heard Kousuke-kun-senpai had a rough ti with girls twice in a row last year. Has anything suspicious happened?"
*That was blunt.*
"...Nothing but suspicious stuff. Seriously, what's with all this?"
Hinako "Oh, Japanese NTR...!"
My wounds are poked by a junior girl I just t, who mutters, "Really?"
I'd finally started to forget about all that lately... What a tactless girl...
An awkward silence fills the empty classroom.
Maybe she finally realized—Ootori-san makes a face like "yikes" and starts to say sothing, but then knock, knock! The sound of knocking echoes in the empty room, followed by the clatter of the door opening.
The one who cos in is Osada-san...
The distant sounds of lunchti chatter can be heard.
Osada-san looks at us with an exasperated expression,
Osada "...Ootori? Sorry, Saito-kun, she's one of our juniors. She's totally the type who can't read the room. Apparently she's a returnee kid or sothing..."
Hinako "...Oh... Yakuza girl."
"She calls Osada-san 'Yakuza girl'...?"
Huh? When Osada-san glares at her, Ootori-san goes perfectly still.
Osada "...She's always like this. No delicacy, no common sense, not a bad kid, just a weird one who's super rude, but... my friend dotes on her. Co on! Apologize!"
Hinako "...I'm sorry... That was rude..."
Ootori-san gets teary-eyed as Osada-san corners her...
She checks with about what Ootori-san asked and starts critiquing her.
For a senior, the way she's grilling her—about what she asked, how she talked, all of it—is relentless.
Now that Ootori-san's been scolded, I don't need to pile on.
I add just a little,
"...Don't do anything that stands out, okay? If you need sothing, call after school or after club."
Hinako "...Yes, sorry about that. If you'd like, please call Hinako. You too, Yakuza girl-senpai?"
Osada "Are you mocking us? Didn't she say sothing about strategists?"
She did! At that, Ootori-san goes,
Hinako "...Yes! Who's your favorite strategist?"
"...Jia Xu or Chen Gong?"
Hinako "So plain!"
That's rude. I ended up having a whole discussion with Ootori-san...!
Hinako "Hehehe! Well, as for ? My last na's Ootori, first na's Hinako, so I'm basically the reincarnation of Fengchu—Pang Tong himself!"
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Hinako "I'll co play again!"
"...Don't co just to play."
In the end, it was a miss.
Hinako Ootori had nothing to do with the letter...
I t a weird junior girl.
Seriously, what the heck...
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Letter side Osada Ai
Hinako "You didn't have to get so mad at !"
The Ootori I t the other day suddenly dropped by our classroom during lunch and started talking all cryptically, so Saito-kun freaked out and took her outside. The class went wild!
I know her, but this self-proclaid active strategist is so reckless and unconventional.
I chased after them and found Saito-kun confronting her.
Ootori dug into Saito-kun's old wounds, stirred up the whole scene, and then happily started talking about strategists from Romance of the Three Kingdoms as she left.
As we're heading back to the classroom building together, I start scolding her as we approach the stairs,
"...You know?"
I'm about to tell her off, exasperated,
Hinako "...Kousuke-kun-senpai isn't a bad person, and I just don't get it. Why all in a row? ...He ntioned the letter. What are these three letters? Do you know?"
Ootori's eyes are serious and sharp as she stops and stares at on the stairs.
Her expression is gentle, but she's listening intently.
I consider dodging the question, but...
"Saito-kun isn't a bad person. Actually, I think he's a good guy. Ryo-kun feels the sa way. ...But."
I pause there.
Ootori listens quietly. The bustle is distant.
I check around , just in case,
"...Three letters? I know about two. Because I sent one."
Ootori looks so happy,
Hinako "...This just got interesting. See? My conspiracy theory was right, wasn't it?!"
Sigh. I let out a breath and suggested to Ootori that we talk after school.
I've got a lot going on too... Soti around Golden Week, probably...!
Hinako "Then please call Hinako!"
I really don't want to...
She looks at with sparkling eyes and a cute, radiant face.
"Hinako? You have Yukaricchi and Mishima call you that too, right?"
Ootori beams,
Hinako "If we're solving the mystery together, we're one team, right?"
Ootori can't read the room, but her intuition is sharp.
I thought she was a mysterious girl who might figure sothing out with a different approach from .
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