CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 423: SHIRAKAWA SAWAHEI AND SHIRAKAWA KAORI

"What should we do now, call him up and denounce him!?"

"Shirakawa is such an old scumbag, there’s no way a few words of reprimand would shake him... unless... even Xiao Mo thought he went too far! Then let Xiao Mo go and reprimand him!"

The slack-off girl glanced at the naive Tachibana Tomoku, and immediately abandoned this unrealistic idea: "Let’s think of another way..."

"How about! We wait for him to come back and give him a piece of our mind!" suggested the cute little Ise Yu: "Let him know how despicable it is to ditch friends for flirting!"

"That’s useless," Tsukimi Sakurazawa said sadly, "Shirakawa wouldn’t care about this kind of torment... if we don’t bother him, he might even be happy about it."

"Darn, if only Konatsuori were here. Shirakawa seems to still owe her a favor... from when he lost to us during Orikin’s birthday... Ahhh, my ace is already used up, what a pity..."

"But... using that agreement couldn’t bring him back right now, could it? If it’s Shirakawa’s style, he certainly wouldn’t give us any chance to intercept."

"You’ve got a point..." Tsukimi sighed melancholically and said, "If only there was an old man glowing white now to guide us to find Shirakawa..."

The slack-off girl was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thrilled, patted Tsukimi’s shoulder.

"Sakurazawa-chan!! Sakurazawa-chan!!!"

"What, what... has the glowing white old man appeared? Or is it Shirakawa?"

"No..."

Tsukimi, following the slack-off girl’s gaze, saw Hayakawa Kashi wearing a baseball cap, leisurely getting on the train, scanning the seats, then walking towards the three of them.

The two girls froze for two seconds, and only when the Evil Little Arrogant reached them did they come back to their senses.

"Excuse me, is this seat taken?"

"N-no..."

Hearing the slack-off girl’s answer, the Evil Little Arrogant nodded slightly, then calmly sat down beside her.

Tsukimi Sakurazawa: "..."

Ise Yu Yuzhijin: "..."

The two girls exchanged a glance, and finally the former fan of the Evil Little Arrogant, the cute little Ise Yu, spoke first...

"Um... Hayakawa?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you... come alone?"

...

The black car stopped in front of the Hot Spring Villa. Asano Nazuki stretched out a small hand, indicating Shirakawa Sawahei, who got off first, to help her out of the car.

This place is a small mountain in the Northern Kanto Mountain Range, about a two-hour drive from the ski resort in the mountains where Akihisa High School’s forest school is located — it wouldn’t usually take that long, but now it’s the end of November, and the places north of Kyushu Island have begun to see snowfall, needless to say about the mountain weather.

Unlike the well-known, tourist-flooded Hokkaido snow scene, this little place doesn’t stand out. Yet, the snow scene is beautiful. The snow volume doesn’t match that depicted in Kawabata Yasunari’s "Snow Country" about Niigata, but it does have a subtle charm.

Once out of the car, the little girl lifted her charming face, caught a few snowflakes, and said contentedly, "Looks like it’s going to snow again, Little White Face~ Hurry up, we’re going in."

"What? Not using an umbrella?"

"Definitely not." The Black Hearted Lolita rolled her eyes at him: "Am I that delicate?"

Shirakawa Sawahei took a look. In front of him, the little girl was wearing a black woolen coat, with snowflakes dotting her, forming clusters of little floral patterns as they melted together. Her rosy lips appeared particularly seductive against the pure white icy background. Pouting, she voiced a bit of displeasure.

"Hurry inside, I’m freezing."

"Didn’t they have heating in the car just now?"

"The car is the car, outside is outside."

That makes sense... but you’ve been outside for less than ten seconds.

"Forget it, let’s go, you’ve already booked the place, right?"

"Of course, you promised to accompany me today, no sneaking off. And no cajoling me to sleep and then having a secret meeting with that Blackhearted woman."

"..."

"Hello, do you have a reservation?"

"Yes." The Black Hearted Lolita gave Shirakawa Sawahei’s name, and upon hearing it, the receptionist’s smile brightened a little as she said, "Welcome, we’ve been expecting you. Please take your luggage this way, we’ll have someone handle it for you."

"Please follow me."

Shirakawa Sawahei nodded slightly, carrying a large bag and following the woman in the kimono. The Black Hearted Lolita intended to follow but seemed to remember something, quietly asking, "Can I see the registered names?"

"Is there something you need?"

"The list isn’t registered, right? Um...change it for me." The Black Hearted Lolita cleared her throat, glancing in the direction Shirakawa Sawahei walked to: "Change the guest name...Shirakawa Sawahei...to Asano Sawahira..."

"Alright, please wait a moment..."

"Hold on!"

Asano Nazuki hesitated for a second, feeling that switching to Asano Sawahira might be satisfying for her, but not lethal enough against the Blackhearted woman...

And there’s a risk of getting caught by Little White Face and being in trouble...

"Better change it to Shirakawa Kaori for me~"

The kimono-clad receptionist wisely refrained from questioning such high-profile guests about their privacy. She acknowledged and started registering the check-in list.

The names, Shirakawa Sawahei and Shirakawa Kaori, were written together. The Black Hearted Lolita took a look, snapped a photo to commemorate it, intending to use it as a trump card to unhinge Hayakawa Kashi in the future...

"Little...Shirakawa Sawahei? Shirakawa?"

The Black Hearted Lolita didn’t have to wait long before she found Shirakawa Sawahei in the room. The previously visited spooky-themed hot spring inn couldn’t compare to this professional natural hot spring. Their hot spring venue was on the mountain, and guests needed to climb a section of bluestone steps to reach the natural hot spring.

Earlier, that hot spring inn, only a resort with a hot spring, couldn’t measure up to this professional establishment. Plus, they had previously frightened the little Asano Nazuki, and even the artificial hot spring might have been filled in by now.

"Little White Face~ Quick, quick, it’ll snow soon, the natural snow scene hot spring here is rare! I want to take photos later, you help me take them."

"Did you bring a DSLR?"

"Why not bring it? It’s a rare visit. Of course, I want to leave some memories." The Black Hearted Lolita said rightfully, "It’s not like I’m planning to secretly shoot you, why do you react so much."

"..."

Initially not considering it, Asano Nazuki’s words suddenly made Shirakawa Sawahei a bit worried.

This girl...won’t be so demented as to secretly photograph his full-body image to blackmail him...