"Over the past academic year, we are pleased to see that the students have gotten along harmoniously and helped one another..."
In the corridor, the school leaders' "passionate" speech continued to play.
anwhile, Bai Yi, frustrated and angry, threw the black card Spencer had obtained onto the ground. Planting her hands on her hips, she glared at the girl in front of her and demanded,
"Are you out of your mind? We are here to find Sakuramiya Hitomi! Are you really that desperate for a few tens of thousands?!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Spencer crossed her arms and tilted her head in displeasure. Looking much like an annoyed rabbit, she wore an expression that scread, 'Kill
if you have the guts.'
"But didn't Yan Huan tell us to go look for the cards?"
"This is just a ga, okay?!"
"Well, who knows where she is right now? Don't we have to wait for the other students to find her together anyway?"
Spencer tilted her head to the other side, her clear blue eyes looking at Bai Yi.
"Besides, don't you have that superpower that can just blow Sakuramiya Hitomi out of hiding? Didn't it end up being useless anyway?"
"I..."
Bai Yi had not expected Spencer's mind to work so fast at such a critical mont. Failing to gain the upper hand in the argunt, her cheeks puffed out, and she turned into an angry Pink Pufferfish.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing..."
Ye Shiyu, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines all along, rely surveyed the surrounding environnt, already forming thoughts of moving out on her own.
It was An Le who smiled helplessly and stepped between the two to break up the fight.
"...Spencer's actions don't seem to be completely useless."
Right at that mont, Ye Shiyu suddenly spoke up, causing Bai Yi to bristle with anger.
"What do you an by that, Ye Shiyu? I am the one who taught you how to do your makeup and dress up, and you are actually taking her side?!"
"..."
Ye Shiyu turned to look at Bai Yi as if looking at an idiot. She did not say a word, simply pointing toward the front of the corridor.
There, shockingly, stood over a dozen won in suits, each with a different height and appearance.
They were all expressionless, their eyes locked dead onto the card in Spencer's hand.
"Seize the card... operation comnced."
After speaking in such a rigid tone, the suit-clad won began to slowly approach Ye Shiyu and the others.
Bai Yi was startled. Watching the dozen or so people advancing in perfect synchronization like they were piloting chas, she imdiately realized sothing was wrong.
"Are these... things created by Sakuramiya Hitomi's Reality Barrier?"
"It appears so."
Ye Shiyu nodded and said.
As soon as her voice fell, Sakuramiya Hitomi's voice slightly interrupted the school's speech, echoing across every corner of the island.
"Card number 6 has been successfully redeed! The card was hidden on the third-floor rooftop terrace!"
At this mont, on the third-floor rooftop terrace, Sakuramiya Hitomi took the "number 6" card handed over by a clone and spoke into the microphone.
This was her defensive strategy...
Since she could monitor everywhere indoors, finding the cards was a breeze.
By having her clones secure the cards ahead of ti, she could then broadcast their discovered locations.
According to common sense, once a card was found in a specific area, people would stop searching that sa area.
Therefore, upon hearing the news, the students would disperse and leave the third-floor rooftop terrace.
Although Yan Huan had added a second condition to this ga—finding Sakuramiya Hitomi—everyone's attention would undoubtedly be drawn to the cards first.
And as long as she could stall for ti, that would be enough for Sakuramiya Hitomi.
"Hehe, President..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi pinched the card in her hand and smiled slightly.
However, right at that mont, she happened to see what was printed on the back of the black card.
It was a group photo of the Student Council, taken at the end of the day they all went to the ani convention together.
With the sun setting in the west, everyone stood together, smiling radiantly like blooming flowers.
Below it, a line was written:
"That day, I teased Vice-President Sakuramiya, who did not know much about ani conventions. Her shy appearance was very cute."
"..."
Looking at that photo, Perfect Sakuramiya pursed her lips.
Because only she knew that on that day, apart from the group photo with everyone...
The President had taken a solo photo exclusively with her.
'If I had not been so reserved that day, and had invited the President to take a photo earlier, there would not be just that one picture...'
Thinking this, in the next second, Perfect Sakuramiya tightly gripped the photo in her hand.
She forcefully tore her gaze away, once again sharing her vision with the other Sakuramiya clones.
"Get back..."
She saw that in the corridor, Ye Shiyu rolled up her sleeves and raised her mobile phone at the clones.
'Heh... Ye Shiyu, I have long been prepared for your hypnosis...'
But as Ye Shiyu raised her phone, sothing utterly terrifying occurred.
The facial features of the dozen won in front of them simultaneously began to writhe, their eyes vanishing in an instant.
They were replaced by another kind of sensory organ entirely unrelated to vision.
"Waaaahhh!!"
The eyeless features of the won scared Bai Yi so much that she hid behind Ye Shiyu, trembling with fear. She felt like she had accidentally stumbled into a horror film.
But Ye Shiyu remained unafraid. She just took a deep breath and shoved her phone back into her pocket.
"Spencer, put the card away."
"Okay!"
Spencer glanced at the card in her hand, pocketed it, and then unleashed her combat form.
anwhile, An Le hid in the back, took out her phone, and transmitted the current intel to Yan Huan.
"..."
In the main hall, Yan Huan heard Sakuramiya Hitomi's broadcast and received An Le's ssage. He imdiately deduced Sakuramiya Hitomi's sche.
In that case, there was a high probability she was hiding near the very first location she announced!!
"Students, keep it up! According to the rules, the hotel staff mbers are also eligible to fight for the cards, so make sure to hurry up!"
Raising his microphone to remind all the students, Yan Huan broke into a mad sprint toward the third floor, leaving the school leader on the podium behind him utterly speechless as he lowered his own microphone.
'These students are absolutely outrageous!'
'Constantly snatching the microphone—am I going to give this speech or not?!'
"Thump-thump-thump!!"
"Charge! Hack down any fat pig who isn't from our gang!!"
In the corridors, students threw open every room, searching for any cards that might be hidden inside.
The staff mbers played by Sakuramiya clones could only try their best to block them, unable to resort to violence.
If anything serious happened, Yan Huan would not even need to lift a finger; she would ruin the High Table Dinner herself.
Yan Huan had figured out her exact mindset, utterly convinced that she would not sabotage her own efforts.
"In such a passionate and youthful ti, I believe the only keyword for our students is: Struggle!!"
Yan Huan sprinted all the way, gritting his teeth, and soon arrived at the third floor.
Pushing open the doors to the rooftop terrace, sure enough, he spotted Sakuramiya Hitomi. She was surrounded by dozens of suit-clad clones, her luxurious red ball gown fluttering in the night breeze.
"Sakuramiya!!"
Seeing Perfect Sakuramiya, Yan Huan took a deep breath and charged straight at her.
Hearing this, Perfect Sakuramiya's body trembled slightly.
She looked back and, seeing it was Yan Huan, could not help but stroke her long hair.
"What a pity. It is not ti yet, President~"
With a wave of her fair hand, the dozens of Sakuramiyas beside her imdiately sward forward. They ford a human wall, wildly grabbing and pulling at Yan Huan's body.
As for herself, she smiled slightly, gathered the hem of her dress, and leaped down from the third-floor balcony.
Like a falling leaf, she landed gently on the outside.
"Ugh!!"
Watching Sakuramiya Hitomi jump from the building, Yan Huan did not even try to follow her. Instead, he simply turned his head and ran.
Along the way, he used the microphone to broadcast to the entire venue,
"Vice-President Sakuramiya was last seen at the beach behind the venue on the first floor! If anyone has found a card, you can go redeem your prize now!"
Downstairs, Perfect Sakuramiya, lifting her skirt and just preparing to run, pushed open a door, intending to slip into the first-floor venue.
As a result, right as she opened the door, she saw several panting senior female students holding a black card, rushing over to find her.
"Ah, it is Vice-President Sakuramiya! We found her!!"
"..."
"Um, um, we found card number one and want to redeem our prize!"
The triumphant smile on Perfect Sakuramiya's face stiffened slightly, but facing the phone caras they held up, she still nodded.
"Alright, no problem."
"Yay!"
The senior female student in front of her pumped her fist, then began reading the card in her hand.
"Wow, did the President take this when Vice-President Sakuramiya first joined the Student Council?"
"Eh?"
Hearing this, Perfect Sakuramiya was slightly stunned and quickly snatched the card.
On the other side was a picture of a cold-faced Sakuramiya standing in front of a bookshelf, cleaning a cabinet.
Below it, a line of text was written:
"My Student Council life began with an accountant who loves two-dinsional culture, and a Vice-President who, despite being incredibly cute, was constantly engaged in a cold war with ."
"..."
Staring at the card in her hand, Perfect Sakuramiya spaced out slightly.
'In the very beginning, the President hated
because I forcefully joined the Student Council using authority and power. At that ti... there definitely should have been a better way... If there was, I would not have been in a cold war with the President for so long...'
Sakuramiya Hitomi thought this, but her thoughts were quickly interrupted by the senior female student in front of her.
"Um, Vice-President... can we redeem the prize now?"
"Ah, of... of course."
Perfect Sakuramiya clutched the card tightly to her chest and nodded hastily.
But when she raised her eyes, she saw Ye Shiyu behind them. The girl's face was cold, her eyes glowing with purple light as she charged fiercely toward her.
"Sakuramiya Hitomi!!"
In the corridor behind Ye Shiyu, the suit-clad clones had collapsed in droves.
Clearly, there had been a massive battle with the other Modifier Hosts.
"Eek!"
Startled by Ye Shiyu, Perfect Sakuramiya's expression shifted slightly. She imdiately waved her hand, slamming shut and locking the heavy doors connecting the first-floor corridor to the outside.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
From the inside ca terrifying sounds of a door being smashed, frightening the senior female students who had successfully redeed their prize.
"W-what happened?"
But when they turned around, Vice-President Sakuramiya had long since fled.
Outside, there was only the golden beach, the gentle night breeze, and...
The speech from the student parents' representative.
"Children, as parents, we actually know that you have your own thoughts. But whether it is the parents or the school, there is no doubt that we all hope to nurture your healthy growth!"
Perfect Sakuramiya sprinted wildly across the beach. At the sa ti, her eyes darted frantically as she controlled her clones scattered throughout the entire venue to snatch cards and obstruct Yan Huan, Ye Shiyu, and the rest...
But right at this mont, many students who had co out onto the beach spotted her.
Of course, many of them were not out looking for cards; they had just co out to play in the water or chat with drinks in hand.
"Vice-President Sakuramiya, redeem the prize! Please!!"
Yet still...
Hearing that sudden shout, Perfect Sakuramiya paused in her tracks again.
Forcing a smile, she turned her head and nodded.
"N-no problem..."
"Perfect timing. Head of Discipline Ashley is right over there, so we do not have to run anymore. Here, this is card number four!"
'Ashley?'
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi hastily glanced at Ashley not far away.
Sure enough, the mont she saw Sakuramiya Hitomi, Ashley picked up her phone.
A few seconds later, Yan Huan's voice resounded throughout the entire venue.
"Three cards have already been redeed! Everyone must seize the ti! Currently, Vice-President Sakuramiya is located on the side beach!" "..."
Right as this broadcast sounded, Yan Huan ca rushing down from the second floor.
What was even more terrifying was that Ye Shiyu and her group on the first floor also dashed out from the side and spotted Sakuramiya Hitomi.
"She is over there!"
Gritting her teeth, Sakuramiya Hitomi tucked the "number four" card into her bosom.
She could not help but glance down at it.
Surprisingly, it was a photo candidly taken by Yabashi Ki.
In the image, Sakuramiya Hitomi's Kyogo Ward villa could vaguely be seen.
The second-floor window was wide open, and inside Sakuramiya Hitomi's boudoir stood her older brother with an awful expression on his face, examining the ladder Yan Huan had abandoned by the wall.
From the first-floor main doors, Sakura Jing burst out like a mad dog, shouting curses at Yan Huan.
anwhile, Sakuramiya Hitomi, wearing her pajamas, was sitting on the shared bicycle Yan Huan had unlocked, looking back and saying sothing to her older brothers.
On the other two sides were Yurianna and Ashley, furiously pedaling their bicycles to flee the scene.
Below it was written:
"My relationship with Vice-President Sakuramiya's older brothers is not good... but whatever. At least that night, we watched the fireworks over the lake in Kyogo Ward for half the night."
Looking at the card in her hand, Perfect Sakuramiya clenched her fists.
'If... I could have been a little more forceful back then, and persuaded my older brothers earlier...'
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!"
Right at this mont, an ethereal reminder sounded beside Sakuramiya Hitomi's ear.
"Second floor, near the multidia room. Yabashi Ki is there doing who knows what... do you want to go out and take a look?"
'Yabashi?'
'That's right...'
'If Yurianna and Ashley leaving earlier was to place these cards around the venue, then what was Yabashi's task?'
Sakuramiya Hitomi narrowed her eyes, sprinting toward the other side of the beach to evade the relentless pursuit of Ye Shiyu, Spencer, and the others behind her.
At the sa ti, she observed the depths of the quiet second-floor corridor, where Yabashi Ki was muttering sothing and then attempting to open the door to the multidia room.
'As expected, President. Even if you couldn't find
by then... did you still prepare a backup plan to ruin the ball?'
Right now, with her running all the way and Yan Huan's group chasing all the way, most of the ti before the High Table Dinner ball had already passed. It wouldn't be long before the ball began.
If the ball started and Yan Huan still hadn't entered Perfect Sakuramiya's Reality Barrier, then she would have no choice but to completely ruin the ball.
Although the band for the ball was hired in person by Sakuramiya Hitomi, there was nothing she could do about things like the lighting.
The crucial issue was that the indoor Reality Barrier was not a single, complete entity. Instead, it was cobbled together piece by piece, purely to counter Bai Yi's ti stop.
Bai Yi's ti stop could consistently break one barrier, which was why Sakuramiya nested barrier after barrier to mitigate the risk.
But this also brought about the disadvantage of inevitably having to rely on reality's electricity and lighting.
'So... I must stop Yabashi Ki from going to the multidia room and sabotaging the ball's lighting.'
"Sakuramiya Hitomi, halt!"
But behind her, Ye Shiyu had already caught up like a relentless ghost.
To the side, Spencer's blonde hair had also begun to shine like the sun, preparing to display her Golden Bull Great Strength.
"Stop them!"
Seeing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi had no choice but to dispatch her clones once again to intercept them and Yan Huan.
'But over on Yabashi's end...'
'Do I have to open a barrier and put him...'
Sakuramiya Hitomi pondered for a second and suddenly thought of a solution.
The next second, Sakuramiya Hitomi's voice ca through the broadcast,
"Everyone, a new bonus ga has just been added!"
"The Student Council's accountant, Yabashi, has now transford into an evil galga demon, seeking to corrupt the High Table Dinner ball!"
"He intends to use the multidia room to broadcast a live stream of him capturing the loli Satsuki-chan right as the ball starts! Therefore, everyone must stop him!"
Hearing that voice, Yabashi Ki, who was squatting at the entrance of the multidia room trying to get the door open, stiffened slightly.
Sweat could not help but bead on his forehead. Glancing around, he couldn't help but pat the bag slung over his shoulder and murmured,
"How did Vice-President Sakuramiya know I brought galga rchandise?!"
But that was no longer the crucial point. The crucial point was:
"Now, capturing Yabashi-kun will also reward you with two cards, aning a total reward of one hundred thousand!"
"Everyone, please hurry and stop this restricted-rating galga from invading our High Table Dinner!!"
The mont the announcent ended, Yabashi Ki heard a dense clatter of footsteps coming from the nearby corridor.
"Where is Yabashi Ki? I will end his life!"
"Ah, that Yabashi-kun, is he the one who accidentally dropped his phone in the crack of his bed and ended up broadcasting 'Good morning, Onii-chan' all morning?"
"..."
Hearing the growing clamor around him, Yabashi Ki could not care about anything else and hurriedly bashed the door open.
"Crash!!"
Inside, he was more than familiar with the multidia room's equipnt.
He quickly sat down and unzipped his bag. Looking like a martyr about to make the ultimate sacrifice, he gritted his teeth and declared,
"Dammit! Since it has co to this, I might as well use the galga Satsuki-chan's BGM to attract their attention!"
With that, he took out a USB drive and plugged it in.
Opening the files on the USB drive, Satsuki-chan's fully dubbed voice lines lay quietly inside.
Yabashi Ki tightly gripped the mouse and fiercely clicked one of the play buttons.
"Ah... ah... ah... Onii-chan's... woo..."
But strangely, the voice only echoed within the multidia room. The external speakers, which were originally connected to the equipnt, did not broadcast the sound.
"...Eh?"
Inside the multidia room, Satsuki-chan's emotion-filled moans rose and fell in succession.
Dumbfounded, Yabashi Ki slowly turned his head. Behind him, the room was already packed with schoolmates, all of them completely bathed in the moaning sounds filling the multidia room.
The boys were all holding back their laughter, while the girls all had dark expressions, looking at Yabashi Ki with faces full of utter disgust.
"Yabashi-kun is so disgusting..."
"..."
'It's... It's over!!'
To the side, a staff mber in a black suit reacted swiftly, yanking out the multidia data cable. Only then was the equipnt stopped from broadcasting the audio to the entire venue.
"...There's still a chance! I can still connect via Bluetooth, and then pipe the audio... Hey, hey, hey! Listen to
explain!!"
Before he could even finish speaking, the girls grabbed Yabashi Ki and dragged him away from the spot.
And so, Yabashi Ki was dragged all the way out of the multidia room, a look of profound agony on his face as he watched his bag full of rchandise get left behind on the floor.
He was being taken away to be traded for bounty money.
"Today, seeing everyone harmonious and happy, so full of vibrant energy... as the Principal, I am extrely pleased..."
"President... my mission! Aaaahhhh!"
Listening to Yabashi Ki's shrieks through her headphones, which made him sound like he had turned into a boy getting electrocuted, Ashley couldn't help but prop up her cheek speechlessly. She looked toward Yurianna beside her.
"What on earth are the President and Vice-President doing? Turning Yabashi into a galga demon—is this also part of their little roleplay?"
"Well, I don't know either. But doesn't everyone look really happy? It is much better than sitting here together listening to a one-hour speech!"
Yurianna said this, clapping her hands while happily munching on her steak.
"I hope so..."
Ashley replied, though out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Vice-President Sakuramiya sprinting wildly down a nearby corridor, with Ye Shiyu and Spencer fiercely hot on her tail.
Further behind them were Bai Yi and An Le, who were running a bit slower.
"..."
Intuition told her it was best not to get involved with whatever was happening over there.
"Why aren't you whipping her with your tentacles?! Weren't you enjoying it when you whipped us earlier?"
Panting heavily while running in her dress, Bai Yi furiously questioned An Le.
"..."
An Le did not reply to that. After all, her Modifier could currently do little more than instill a bit of pleasure. She simply looked at the dead end up ahead and said softly,
"She has nowhere left to run."
"Tch!"
Up ahead, Perfect Sakuramiya looked at the dead end blocking her path and was forced to halt her steps.
"Huff... huff..."
"Sakuramiya Hitomi, undo the Common Sense Modification you placed on Xiao Huan!"
Behind her, Ye Shiyu stopped with a cold face, her eyes already glowing an eerie purple.
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi did not look at her. Instead, she sighed and said,
"Didn't I tell you? I did not use Common Sense Modification on the President..."
"...Since you want to be stubborn, then do not bla ."
Seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi flatly deny it, Ye Shiyu clenched her fists, clearly uninterested in wasting any more breath.
But seeing the tense standoff escalating between the two sides, Spencer suddenly pursed her lips and spoke up,
"Hold on a sec!"
"..."
Hearing this, both Ye Shiyu and Sakuramiya Hitomi turned to look at her.
They saw Spencer pull the "number two" card she had found out from her pocket and toss it directly to Sakuramiya Hitomi.
"Here, this is for you."
"?"
Confused, Sakuramiya Hitomi still reached out and caught the card.
Spencer brushed her hands together and blinked her clear, sky-blue eyes as she explained,
"I took a look at it. The words on it seem to be sothing Yan Huan wanted to say to you, so it is better if I just give it to you."
"..."
Sakuramiya looked down and saw a picture of a fan on it.
That was...
The birthday gift she had given the President during his supposedly fabricated birthday.
And below it was written:
"When she gave
this fan, I was convinced: she is the most perfect girl in this world."
"..."
Staring at the black card in her hand, Sakuramiya Hitomi pursed her lips.
"Not yet..."
She suddenly murmured this single phrase.
"What?"
Bai Yi and An Le, having just hurried over, failed to catch what she said clearly.
They only heard the sound of the bell echoing throughout the entire venue.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!"
"Alright, this concludes the speech. I hope all the teachers and students will thoroughly enjoy tonight's dinner..."
"In ten minutes, our ball will officially begin! I ask everyone to return to their seats imdiately and prepare to welco the first dance of the ball!!"
The Principal's voice rang out like a large bell, reminding everyone:
There were only ten minutes left until the High Table Dinner ball.
"..."
Listening to that ti announcent, the aura around Perfect Sakuramiya abruptly shifted.
She took a deep breath, raising her eyes to look at the other four Modifiers standing just inches away. She spoke softly,
"The ball... is about to start. I do not have ti to play around with you anymore."
"Are you going to step aside on your own, or... should I deal with you myself?"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!!"
Accompanying her threatening words, an imnse sense of terror instantly weighed heavily on the hearts of everyone present.
An Le pursed her lips, Bai Yi trembled all over, and even Spencer's heart could not help but skip a beat.
None of them spoke. Only Ye Shiyu narrowed her eyes and tightened her grip on her phone.
It was not that Ye Shiyu failed to sense the great terror hidden within Sakuramiya Hitomi's words. With her "Killing Intent Perception
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