Restricted Fantasy I Chapter 327: What is Wrong With Wanting Everyone to be Happy

"Tap, tap, tap."

Afternoon, First-Year Departnt Teaching Building, top floor.

Ye Shiyu gripped her mobile phone with an expressionless face as she turned from the stairwell into the corridor. Following closely behind her was an equally gorgeous girl, her fists clenched and cheeks puffed out in anger.

At this mont, both of their gazes were fixed entirely on the tightly shut door of the Student Council Office at the end of the corridor.

They were here to...

Forcefully call her to account!!

"Bang!"

"Sakuramiya Hitomi!!"

The door was violently pushed open. Inside the room, Sakuramiya Hitomi, who was in the middle of writing a proposal, raised her eyes. She looked toward the entrance at Bai Yi, whose sweet voice echoed from behind Ye Shiyu, and could not help but freeze for a mont.

"Ye Shiyu, Bai Yi, do you... need sothing?"

Facing the two nacing girls, the Self-Doubting Sakuramiya did not act dismissively. She set down her pen, stood up, and looked at them.

"Sakuramiya Hitomi, what exactly is going on with you and Yan Huan being partners for the High Table Dinner? Did Yan Huan really agree to be your lead dance partner?"

Since General Ye Shiyu was inarticulate, Commander Bai Yi took the initiative to launch the first attack!

"Ah, so you already know about this..."

Sakuramiya Hitomi pursed her lips. After thinking long and hard, she took another deep breath and looked at them.

"Speaking of this matter, there is actually sothing I have been pondering for a very long ti and wanted to discuss with you..."

Sakuramiya Hitomi spoke solemnly; clearly, whatever she was about to say was no trivial matter.

However, hearing Sakuramiya Hitomi personally admit it, the body temperatures of Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi instantly skyrocketed.

One had spent all this ti turning over a new leaf like a monk abstaining from worldly desires, while the other had been acting like a lovestruck maiden eagerly anticipating a dance with her boyfriend at the High Table Dinner.

And now, soone had intercepted their opportunity right in the middle of it all?

"Hold it right there. What do you want to discuss?"

Seeing this, Bai Yi charged out from behind Ye Shiyu, completely transforming into an angry pink pufferfish as she bared her fangs and demanded,

"Just tell , does Yan Huan agreeing to dance with you have anything to do with your superpower?"

Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi, who had been organizing her words, blinked and subconsciously nodded.

"Well, you could say that, right? However..."

She was indeed not lying, because the version of herself that successfully got the President to accept the ball invitation was born from the Barrier.

Without the Barrier, without a more excellent version of herself to take over, the real Hitomi might never have accomplished such a feat in her entire life.

But this honest and sincere answer did not clear the air. Instead, it made Bai Yi completely overheated.

Let us not forget, she had already been mocked by the Self-Doubting Sakuramiya once before!

"Hah, Sakuramiya Hitomi, I truly never expected you to be such a despicable person!

"I was wondering earlier why you suddenly split apart right in front of

the mont I paused ti. It turns out your superpower leveled up again, and you have been using it this whole ti!

"And to think I was actually worried I had done sothing to you that day?!

"If I had known you were this kind of person, I never would have saved you back in Sakura Country!"

The more Bai Yi spoke, the redder her face beca, and the smoother her logic flowed.

After all, the incident where Bai Yi stopped ti and accidentally made Sakuramiya Hitomi explode was still vivid in her mind.

At the ti, she was confused as to why there was a Barrier reaction on Sakuramiya Hitomi's body when she was not even indoors.

But now she finally understood. This girl had been secretly using her superpower behind their backs all along!

"No wonder you took the initiative to demand we stop using our superpowers the mont you ca back. It turns out you are the one who cannot survive without your superpower, you useless thing!

"Do you know how I have been living recently?

"I listened to your proposal! Even when I scored a pathetic twenty-sothing points on the weekly exam, I held back and did not use Indifference to change my grades!

"And yet you... yet you..."

Sakuramiya Hitomi, who was initially feeling a bit of a guilty conscience while listening, along with Ye Shiyu who stood united in hatred behind Bai Yi, could not help but glance at her upon hearing this. Their silent stares seed to ask:

'Is failing an exam without using a superpower sothing to be proud of?'

"..."

Feeling the gazes directed at her from both the front and behind, Bai Yi's small face flushed even redder.

Growing more anxious, she hastily tried to implicate others to bolster the persuasiveness of her argunt.

"There is also Ye Shiyu! Not only has she stopped using Hypnosis recently, but she has also learned a lot of new things from . You could say she has completely turned over a new leaf, right?"

She turned back to look at Ye Shiyu, only to see the girl firmly nod her head, despite her expressionless face.

Clearly, she highly acknowledged this conclusion.

Looking at Bai Yi, who had co to forcefully call her to account, the Self-Doubting Sakuramiya opened her mouth. However, her expression gradually cald down.

As her hesitant buildup dissipated, she instantly shed her usual approachable deanor, and her sense of oppression sharply intensified.

She looked calmly at the two girls before her and suddenly asked in a mild tone,

"Then what if I told you that using my superpower only made

better and did not affect the President at all? What do you plan to do about it?"

"You..."

Hearing this, Bai Yi imdiately froze in place.

"T-Then of course we would..."

"Use your superpowers on the President to make him change his mind?"

"..."

Bai Yi remained silent, while Ye Shiyu tightly gripped her mobile phone.

Seeing them like this, Sakuramiya Hitomi took a deep breath. She looked at Bai Yi and continued her interrogation,

"I want to ask, what do you an by 'do you know how we have been living recently'?

"Why does it sound like you not using your superpowers on the President is so sort of grand boon bestowed upon him?

"Just because you like the President, and because you gave him flowers, he is obligated to accept? If he refuses, it is his fault? And if soone else gives him flowers and he accepts, that is also his fault?

"Nothing is even remotely set in stone between you two, yet you are already rushing to act like his girlfriend. Aren't you being a bit too shaless?"

Even though the Sakuramiya Hitomi standing before her was petite, her words forced Bai Yi into continuous retreats.

She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and silently shrank back behind Ye Shiyu.

She also secretly threw a glance at Ye Shiyu, the aning clear:

'Hurry up and tell her off, I cannot hold her off anymore!'

Receiving the signal, Ye Shiyu did not even look at her, rely furrowing her brows.

But just as she was about to speak, Sakuramiya Hitomi shifted her gaze to her and continued,

"And you too, Ye Shiyu. Do you think your turning over a new leaf is sothing worthy of praise?

"You have done so many wrong things in the past, yet no one has called you to account for them. Oh, and now, just because you are doing what a normal person should do, the President is supposed to be utterly devoted to you?

"Are you telling

that a criminal covered with cris should have their virtues extolled just because they were law-abiding for a single day?"

Listening to Sakuramiya Hitomi's harsh questioning, Ye Shiyu froze slightly, her grip on her mobile phone involuntarily loosening.

But...

Sakuramiya Hitomi, panting slightly after her intense verbal barrage, covered her forehead and took a deep breath. Looking at the two girls in front of her who clearly still refused to admit defeat, she could not help but say,

"I know my words are falling on deaf ears, and you two will not just let this go...

"However, I absolutely do not want to end up like An Le, fighting you to the bitter end. But I also cannot just sit back and watch you interfere with

or make a move on the President.

"Therefore..."

At this point, Sakuramiya Hitomi pursed her lips, turned her head to look at Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi, and stated,

"Um, actually, my possessiveness is not that strong.

"As long as the President is happy, I do not mind him being with several girls, and I am very willing to accept everyone.

"Whether it is you, An Le, or Spencer...

"Moving forward, we can all be harmonious and happy. We won't have conflicts or cause trouble for each other. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"This way, all of our problems will be easily solved."

Evidently, this was what she had originally intended to discuss with the two of them.

Recently, she had considered a great many things.

It was not just the arrangents before the ball; every aspect of the aftermath had to be thoroughly planned out as well.

Her dancing with the President was known by the entire school, and everyone naturally knew full well the underlying implications of the matter.

Thus, it was almost inevitable that the other Hosts would not let it go so easily.

They would either settle scores with her later, fighting back and forth and ruining her happy daily life, or they would use their abilities on the President afterward—be it Hypnosis, ti stopping, or Pleasure Manipulation.

None of these outcos were acceptable to Sakuramiya Hitomi.

So, after turning it over in her mind ti and ti again, she could only co up with this compromise.

If everyone just took a step back, wouldn't that completely resolve the issue?

"..."

But the mont those words left her mouth, the two girls before her—who had rely been silent and unyielding just a second ago—both revealed expressions of sheer horror.

Even Ye Shiyu's expressionless face utterly collapsed for the first ti. Terrified, her pupils shrank slightly as she stared at the Sakuramiya Hitomi in front of her as if looking at a monster.

"..."

"Sakuramiya Hitomi, you... you-you-you... have you gone mad?"

Bai Yi was so frightened that she kept hiding behind Ye Shiyu, and even Ye Shiyu subconsciously stepped backward.

Objectively speaking, it looked as if the two shivering girls were banding together for support, trembling with fear in a pitiful, weak, and helpless manner.

Both of them were significantly taller than Sakuramiya Hitomi, yet at this mont, they were forced into a corner solely by the pressure of Sakuramiya Hitomi's oppressive aura.

Seeing that both of them were badly frightened, with even Ye Shiyu displaying a slightly pale face, Sakuramiya Hitomi blinked and asked in confusion,

"Is there a problem?"

Hearing this, Bai Yi, whose eyes had lost focus from fear, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and subconsciously retorted,

"T-T-T-Then if that is the case, on what grounds do you get to dance with Yan Huan at this High Table Dinner?"

"..."

Is that really the issue here?!

Are you a complete idiot, Bai Yi?!!

Hearing this, Ye Shiyu's face darkened, and she turned around to glance at the brain-dead idiot beautiful girl behind her.

eting Ye Shiyu's murderous glare, Bai Yi was slow to catch on, finally realizing that she too must have lost her mind to actually argue along Sakuramiya Hitomi's line of logic.

"Ah, so that is what you were worried about... Hmm, I thought about it this way: the High Table Dinner is not just happening this year, after all. From now on, the President can dance with a different person every year. That way, everyone gets a turn, right?"

Facing Bai Yi's retort, Sakuramiya Hitomi, having prepared for this, offered a slight smile as she replied.

But Ye Shiyu simply could not listen to this any longer. She was so horrified that her entire body broke out in goosebumps. Staring at Sakuramiya Hitomi as if looking at a madman, she coldly declared,

"Sakuramiya Hitomi, your brain is truly defective... Did you honestly think I would ever accept sharing Xiao Huan with others?"

Upon hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi pinched her chin and pointed at Bai Yi while speaking to Ye Shiyu, "But, you two look like... you have a pretty good relationship, no?

"Could it be because you hate Spencer, or An Le?"

At those words, Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi quickly exchanged a glance. Both instantly showed looks of extre disgust and stepped slightly away from each other.

"You better give up on that idea right now, Sakuramiya Hitomi."

"Exactly, exactly!"

The two of them stood on opposite sides and glared at Sakuramiya Hitomi with intense loathing, causing her to raise an eyebrow.

Facing their hostile gazes, Sakuramiya Hitomi sighed, her face continuing to remain calm in the face of change.

"Alright, it was only a proposal anyway. If you don't accept it, that is fine too.

"I just... wanted everyone to be happy, that is all.

"Regardless, I have already prepared myself to make enemies of you both simultaneously and to protect the President from your threats."

The mont she spoke, Ye Shiyu tightly gripped her mobile phone and said with a cold face,

"I will not use Hypnosis on Xiao Huan! I have already... turned over a new leaf!"

Her words blocked the mouth of Bai Yi, who had been just about to speak from the side.

If even the forrly most evil Ye Shiyu was not going to do anything to Yan Huan, would she, Bai Yi, shalessly use Indifference to sneak food?

Hmm...

"That is for the best, naturally..."

Sakuramiya Hitomi pinched her chin and nodded. Soon after, she curled a finger at the two girls before her and whispered,

"Then do you want to attack

now? You can, you know. I will entertain you."

"..."

Ye Shiyu gripped her mobile phone tightly, staring at the petite Sakuramiya Hitomi in front of her.

Suddenly, she felt the atmosphere in the entire room drastically change the instant the other girl spoke.

The setting sun outside the window was faintly tinged with a bloody red, as if thousands of centipedes were coiled around it, dyeing the interior of the room in an incomparable gloom.

Ye Shiyu's hand trembled slightly, but she found it unbelievably heavy—so heavy that she could not even lift her mobile phone.

"..."

Her eyes trembled as she looked toward Bai Yi beside her, only to see her tightly gripping her pocket watch without making any further movents.

Ye Shiyu furrowed her brows, finally feeling the sudden shift in common sense and the rules governing the entire room from deep within her mind:

[Use of superpowers is forbidden in this area.]

[Double Gravity in this area.]

[Hostility toward Sakuramiya Hitomi is forbidden in this area.]

[Speaking is forbidden in this area.]

A Barrier?

When was it deployed?

Ye Shiyu's eyes trembled slightly, unable to suppress the shock in her heart.

Had she gone too long without using Hypnosis, causing her skills to rust?

Yes, Ye Shiyu only just realized that ever since she turned over a new leaf, her proud zero-fra activation ability had actually beco quite sluggish.

If she wielded her zero-fra activation skill, she could not turn over a new leaf.

But after turning over a new leaf, she could no longer execute a zero-fra activation...

Was this the curse of turning over a new leaf?

Ye Shiyu could not help but think this way.

"..."

Looking at the two girls who were simultaneously silenced and immobilized, Sakuramiya Hitomi slowly raised her hand.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

Just as Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi thought sothing terrifying was about to strike them, the Sakuramiya Hitomi before them rely snapped her fingers.

"Snap!"

The door behind them opened at the sound.

The mont the door opened, the sealed space was lifted, and the rules within the Barrier vanished along with it.

Both of them instantly gasped in shock and stared at Sakuramiya Hitomi.

"I will not do anything to you. You may leave..."

She took one last look at Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi, then slowly walked over to the desk where her proposal lay, sitting back down in Yan Huan's seat.

"My earlier proposal remains valid. You two can go back and consider it."

Upon hearing her say this, Bai Yi's pretty face imdiately dropped, and she was about to start spewing curses.

"I'll consider your—"

But before she could finish, Sakuramiya Hitomi had already turned to look at them with a slight smile.

"Of course, it is fine if you don't consider it.

"As long as you do not make a move on the President, even if you try to take revenge on , I will not do anything to you—just like this ti."

These words that sounded like charity caused veins to instantly bulge on the foreheads of Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi.

It was truly infuriating.

This attitude was exactly like a main partner looking down on a banished concubine of lowly status...

However, Ye Shiyu was no pushover.

She narrowed her eyes at the Sakuramiya Hitomi before her, who was handling the situation with ease, and instantly grabbed hold of her pain point, speaking coldly,

"I hope you can still act like this when we ruin your High Table Dinner."

"..."

With that remark, the smile on Sakuramiya Hitomi's face instantly faded a fraction.

Seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi get anxious, Bai Yi revealed a delighted grin. She hurriedly stepped to Ye Shiyu's side, putting on a front of being 'united in hatred,' and pointed at Sakuramiya Hitomi.

"Exactly, you just wait and see!"

Veins bulged involuntarily on Sakuramiya Hitomi's forehead as well, but she forced out a smile and said mildly,

"You are more than welco to try."

"Hmph, we will see about that!"

"..."

Bai Yi was still uttering harsh words, but Ye Shiyu had already turned and left.

Seeing that Ye Shiyu was gone and she was the only one left in the room, Bai Yi quickly turned to catch up, deeply afraid that Sakuramiya Hitomi would lock the door and brutally beat her up inside the Barrier.

Watching them leave, Sakuramiya Hitomi remained seated but revealed a look of confusion.

"...How did they find out about the President and ?"

Yurianna?

No...

That was unlikely.

Could it be...

In just a few short seconds, she realized sothing. She suddenly raised her head and murmured softly,

"The President?"

At that exact sa mont, under the setting sun, inside the Principal's Office.

"Well, the High Table Dinner is an annual tradition after all, and the ball is naturally an indispensable part of it...

"Although your Student Council is responsible for this event, the necessary procedures absolutely cannot be skipped, Yan Huan."

Principal Hers held a cup of hot tea and spoke mildly.

In front of him, Yan Huan was holding a table full of docunts taken out of a file envelope, examining them one by one.

Just earlier, Yan Huan had arrived, claiming there was a problem with the arrangents for the High Table Dinner and requesting to change the procedures in advance.

But now, every single draft proposal regarding the High Table Dinner had already been stamped and approved by the School Board.

"Besides, haven't you already signed this proposal?"

Hearing this, Yan Huan's movents paused slightly as he looked at the backup copy of the proposal next to his hand.

At the very bottom, his signature was incredibly conspicuous.

"Haa..."

Seeing this, Yan Huan could not help but sigh.

"I understand, Principal."

"Hmm, was there an omission in the process, or are you facing so difficulty?"

"...Not exactly."

"Hmm."

Hers took a sip of black tea before continuing,

"We reviewed this proposal in advance, and we were quite surprised by the massive capital you invested this ti. Even taking that little girl from the Sakuramiya family into consideration, it is still..."

At this point, Hers discreetly leaned closer to Yan Huan, blinked at him, and offered words of comfort,

"So, young man, do not put so much pressure on yourself, and do not be timid. Just go for it boldly!

"With such a massive investnt and careful planning, even if so blunder occurs later on, we will all turn a blind eye to it... Rest easy, rest easy."

Who would have thought that Yan Huan, whose brows had been tightly locked, would suddenly lift his head upon hearing these words and stare passionately at Hers?

"..."

Being stared at so directly by Yan Huan, Principal Hers was taken aback and instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Subsequently, Yan Huan suddenly broke into a brilliant, sunny smile. He grabbed Principal Hers's hand and began shaking it vigorously.

"With those words of yours, my mind is completely at ease, Principal!"

"??"

Having his hand pumped up and down by Yan Huan, Hers was entirely dumbfounded.

Although he did not know why, he could not shake the feeling that...

He had just unwittingly agreed to sothing incredibly disastrous!!