Honestly, Kaoru hadn't really expected anything to happen. After all, normally, girls wouldn't just let anyone look under their skirts for no reason. Even though Kamuro Masumi seemed a bit rough around the edges, she wasn't some kind of gyaru, and it was pretty unlikely she'd lift her skirt for him just for money. But to his surprise, it seemed like she actually had a tiny bit of interest in granting his request.
"Please, Kamuro-san, I'll even get on my knees for you, you can step on my head if you want, I'll lick your feet right now if you say so." Kaoru had no sense of shame. If Kamuro Masumi nodded, he'd do it without hesitation.
"Hey, hey, hey, who said anything about you kneeling!" Kamuro Masumi face was bright red.
"And having you lick my feet would be a reward for you, not a punishment!"
Sakayanagi Arisu said quietly, "So this is what you two get up to behind everyone's backs?"
"As if! I just… whatever, being around this guy is making me stupid!" Kamuro Masumi trailed off, suddenly feeling a bit of regret. She really hadn't expected Kaoru to have absolutely no bottom line or principles. Now she was the one stuck, not knowing what to say next.
"Is me licking your feet not enough for you?" Kaoru asked.
Kamuro Masumi glared at him fiercely. Damn it, she couldn't let this guy get away without fighting back.
"I'll agree to that filthy request of yours. Just you wait, Mitoma!"
Seeing the unwilling look on the girl face, Kaoru was stunned for a moment, then suppressed the joy in his heart and put on a look of surprise.
"Kamuro-san, I was just joking, really. You don't have to take it seriously. I went too far, I'm sorry."
"It's too late to say that now. Once I've made up my mind, I never change it!"
Kamuro Masumi saw his reaction and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly. As expected, he's all talk. Heh, but she never actually planned to let Kaoru see her panties. She only said he'd get to look underneath, but never specified what kind of underneath.
Kamuro Masumi planned to put on safety shorts, tease Kaoru as much as she wanted, and then, right when he was dying to see, lift her skirt and show him the safety shorts underneath.
'idiot'
Masumi Kamuro was quite satisfied with this idea.
"So you were planning to wear safety shorts, huh?" Kaoru suddenly said.
Masumi Kamuro was startled, a flash of panic in her eyes. She quickly looked away, but stubbornly retorted, "What safety shorts?I have no idea what you're talking about."
Crap, how did he figure that out?
Masumi Kamuro felt her scalp tingle, completely at a loss. Was she really going to have to lift her skirt in front of Kaoru?
Luckily, Arisu Sakayanagi came to her rescue just in time.
"I don't care what you two are planning to do, but Mitoma-kun scheme is honestly quite thrilling." She pressed a hand to her chest.
"This kind of game that skirts the edge of the rules—one wrong step and you'll fall straight into the deepest hell. Even angels make mistakes sometimes. Aren't you worried about yourself, Kaoru Mitoma-kun?"
"Rather than worrying about myself, I'm more curious about how the school would react." Kaoru glanced at her small chest. The girl body looked soft and delicate, but he wondered what it would feel like to touch—probably not much, maybe just enough to feel those little red buds.
Arisu Sakayanagi was already used to the way he looked at her. There wasn't much lewdness in his gaze; it was more like he was looking at something else entirely.
"What if the school announces they're going to punish you?" She thought Kaoru would take a long time to ponder, or maybe shake his head and sigh, but to her surprise, Kaoru answered right away.
"Use personal points to make the school revoke the punishment."
Sakayanagi Arisu fell silent. She had to admit, this guy really had something.
"Once the school punishes you, all your personal points become unuseable, right?"
Kamuro Masumi looked at him like he was an idiot.
"What if I bribe the school before they announce the punishment?"
Kamuro Masumi was momentarily stunned.
"But you didn't do that," Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly said with a smile.
"Because you thought the school wouldn't punish you, so you didn't bother with it. Am I right?"
Kaoru was silent for a moment.
"If the goal is to simulate society and cultivate real talent, I think the school will tolerate people who push the boundaries a little."
Just like Nagumo Miyabi said, the winner gets to set the rules. From another perspective, those with real power can ignore the rules altogether.
After all, Kaoru had seen the unspoken rules with his own eyes before, so it left quite an impression on him. If he didn't have some skills of his own, maybe he'd have ended up drinking with people just to keep his spot in his own idol group.
"Heh, I think the school will just turn a blind eye to this level of scheme" Sakayanagi Arisu smiled. Kaoru thought, luck probably played a part in it too.
"Oh, almost forgot, midterms are coming up. I'll leave Masumi to you for now," Sakayanagi Arisu reminded him, "Don't go too far, I still need her later."
"Wait, weren't you the one who promised to tutor me?" Kamuro Masumi face darkened, and what did she mean by 'still need her later'?
Kaoru was speechless too.
"This is the first time I've seen someone so openly plant an insider on the other side."
"Mitoma-kun, your opinion of me is a bit unfair," Sakayanagi Arisu looked at him, displeased.
"Hey, I haven't agreed to this yet!" Kamuro Masumi irritably ruffled her hair. Why did she feel like she was just some object being passed around?
"But I see you're happy when you're with Mitoma-kun, Masumi. Or do you hate my decision?" Sakayanagi Arisu had a cheerful smile on her face.
Since Kaoru was performing better and better, she was indeed thinking about having Kamuro Masumi follow him around. Yeah, that way she wouldn't have to do something as silly as warning Kaoru like she did just now.
"Who would be happy hanging out with this guy?" Kamuro Masumi complained. Sakayanagi Arisu blinked. If she didn't want to, why not just refuse outright?
"Just so we're clear, if you hand Kamuro-san over to me now, I can't promise I'll return her in the same condition," Kaoru said, looking seriously at Sakayanagi Arisu.
"Are you planning to steal someone favorite thing, Mitoma-kun?" Sakayanagi Arisu replied with a bright smile.
"Not necessarily. I'm pretty interested in you too." Even if a pet has an owner, if the owner doesn't have an owner, that doesn't mean he can't make a move!
Kamuro Masumi, standing off to the side, wanted to cover her face. Could these two please stop talking?
She was the one they were talking about, and she was right here!
"Heh, let's talk about it later."
At the end, Sakayanagi Arisu dragged out her words a little, as if hinting at something, her eyes full of teasing. Tch, sooner or later I'll make you wear those cat paw socks.
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