CHAPTER 444: CHAPTER 438: SOFT GRINDING AND HARD BUBBLING

After last night’s conversation with Little Arrogant, besides scoring a scarf for free, Shirakawa Sawahei got the information he wanted.

The little lolita didn’t run off randomly; she went home.

Of course, upon learning this, Shirakawa Sawahei clearly became more uneasy.

Asano Nazuki! Were you really heading home? I can’t even bring myself to call you out!

Anyway, the die is cast. The kiss is kissed, and the... well, not entirely done... everything’s a foregone conclusion now. The only thing left is to pray that the Black Hearted Lolita acts reasonably.

Last night, Evil Little Arrogant suggested he could apply for Asano Nazuki’s age verification early to prevent Asano Fūsei from dragging the old player to court.

Shirakawa Sawahei, of course, was very annoyed and glared at her to vent his dissatisfaction.

Do you really think you’re funny? Huh?

The beginner ski slope was quite crowded, mostly filled with students from Akihisa High School. Only a few naturally gifted ones had started attempting the intermediate slopes. Shirakawa Sawahei definitely belonged to the gifted group; after only a brief practice, he was already finding the beginner slope rather boring.

Still, Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t just leave the three girls behind. The Lazy Girl showed a bit more athletic talent, and after practicing all day yesterday, she could already ski with some flair, able to stop safely and avoid simple obstacles.

Tsukimi sakurazawa and Tachibana Tomoku both had issues with balance. But after watching them ski for a while, Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly realized that the Crybaby’s lack of balance was different from that of Little Transparent...

"Shirakawa! How about the two of us ski together once? When we reach the bottom, let’s do that drift and snow spray move together!"

"I’ve said it before, I can’t do such a cringy move; it’s too embarrassing."

"Hey? What’s the big deal? It’s not cringy at all. Come on, try it... just once, I won’t bother you again..."

Once again, the Lazy Girl deployed lines like, "I’ll just try, won’t go in," to entice Shirakawa Sawahei. And old player Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t withstand her persistent nagging and reluctantly nodded.

What? You think it was mainly because of the nagging that he agreed? Come on, with such thick winter clothes, how could he feel any softness under normal circumstances!

"Alright, just once."

"Yeah, just once."

Soon after...

"Ah~ Shirakawa, that felt amazing just now... so cool... can we do it again?"

"Again? What do you take me for?" Shirakawa Sawahei said coldly, "We agreed just once. Do you think I’ll fool around with you again? You think Shirakawa Sawahei is someone who can be casually persuaded?"

"Shirakawa~ please~ it won’t matter... didn’t it feel great just now~ relax~ no one will see us..."

"..."

Shirakawa Sawahei let his guard down; he didn’t resist.

Thus, the evil Demon King Shirakawa fell once more to the relentless pleas of Heroic Girl Ise Yu... He considered for a moment and realized that maybe the winter clothes weren’t that thick after all...

Could it be that the Lazy Girl’s were too big? Or maybe she wasn’t wearing much underneath?

Crybaby: Stare~ (Death Glare)

Mine is clearly bigger!

The whole morning was spent with the three girls from the Calligraphy Club. Shirakawa Sawahei skied for a bit, but then was busy helping Tsukimi, teaching Tachibana to maintain balance, and control power. The only pity was that the "Empress of Grace" title remained with Little Arrogant and wasn’t removed; otherwise, Little Transparent would have learned to ski a bit faster.

The morning belonged to the three girls from the Calligraphy Club, and naturally, the afternoon was time for Little Arrogant. For time management master Shirakawa Sawahei, this was just basic operation.

Hayakawa Kashi: ?

This girl got up in the morning. Last night, she managed to suppress the old player’s aura, took advantage of Asano Nazuki’s situation to hit back a few times, and her mood was quite pleasant. However, upon receiving Shirakawa Sawahei’s message, her good mood began to fade.

Hah, men.

Having not gone out all morning, Evil Little Arrogant decided to make phone calls in her room—some of which had come in yesterday but she had yet to return.

First, the earliest calls were undoubtedly from her grandparents. Asano Nazuki went home for no reason, and it looked suspicious; being very fond of the little lolita, they couldn’t accept that.

Based on their understanding of their precious granddaughter and her current unusual behavior, it’s very likely she was hurt by a boy!

That’s right, it’s probably a player!

Players are hateful... wait... if their daughter was hurt by a player, what’s going on with you as her dad?

You’re even more hateful! Give me my knife!

Asano Fūsei: ?

This is definitely a case of using public office for private gain! Damn, you clearly hold a grudge against me for past events! Just because I have goji berries in my thermos, doesn’t mean I won’t dare to make a three-year pact with you!

Poor middle-aged Long Aotian was once again made a scapegoat. Helpless, he decided to call his reliable eldest daughter to ask if the Black Hearted Lolita had indeed been hurt by a player.

In the face of so many inquiries, Hayakawa Kashi straightforwardly gave a standard answer to each one.

"I don’t know."

Asano Fūsei and others were speechless, while the Black Hearted Lolita sighed with relief. Although she wasn’t sure if her sister truly didn’t know or was protecting that awful pretty boy Shirakawa Sawahei, at least in front of her grandparents and parents, Asano Nazuki could maintain her good-girl image...

Between me and the pretty boy... there probably wasn’t much? It was just kissing for a while... hugging a bit... we’d done such things before... but this time it lasted longer, the place was more special, that’s all.

Shirakawa Sawahei... pretty boy... what did he mean by his last words...

Could it be... he likes me? So he wants to confess and be with me?

The little lolita felt that this wasn’t just speculation; it was basically confirmed.

Doesn’t like me? Impossible! How could any boy on this earth not like me! That pretty boy must’ve been suppressing his true feelings! That’s why he deliberately treated me so poorly!

Hmph~ so childish...

However, after reaching this conclusion, the little lolita, who initially aimed to snatch Shirakawa Sawahei from Hayakawa Kashi, suddenly felt a bit lost...

Clearly, my original goal was this, and it’s mostly achieved now...

But why?

Why... do I still feel so uneasy inside...