COTE : Backed By Black Technology System

After half an hour of delay, even Ichinose was starting to feel embarrassed and was about to collapse onto the desk when Hoshinomiya-sensei finally finished eating.

"Ah, nothing beats a good breakfast after a hangover. Thank you for waking me up, Ichinose," Hoshinomiya said, still praising Ichinose after finishing her meal.

"Ah, haha~~ hahaha~~~"

In response, Ichinose could only offer an awkward smile.

"Now, let's get down to business! Let's talk about Sae-chan's new clothes!" 

As soon as this was mentioned, Hoshinomiya Chie's eyes lit up, filled with excitement. Even Ichinose beside her started to act a bit mischievous.

Why do you guys seem more excited than I am?

"I checked out a few outfits at the school's clothing shop..." 

"What's so special about those cheap things?" 

Before Kanda Shuichi could finish, Hoshinomiya interrupted him with a disdainful look.

Kanda Shuichi thought they were quite nice.

"Hmph, looks like I have to show you my collection." 

Saying that, she pulled out her phone, fiddled with it for a moment, and placed the screen facing up on the table.

The first picture that appeared made Kanda Shuichi feel a rush.

It was a black backless dress that looked extremely sexy and seductive, but surely this isn't appropriate, right? Sae-chan would never wear something like that at school.

Wait? 

Hold on...

"Is that Chabashira-sensei in this photo?" Kanda Shuichi asked, unsure.

"Bingo!" Hoshinomiya snapped her fingers excitedly. "These are all clothes Sae-chan wore back in high school."

What? Sae-chan wore these kinds of clothes? I can't believe it!

And Hoshinomiya-sensei, you kept high school photos all this time? What are you planning?

After a long discussion, it was decided that Kanda Shuichi would pay, and Hoshinomiya would come up with ideas to arrange an outfit for Chabashira Sae that she could wear at school.

But getting Chabashira-sensei to actually wear it would be tricky.

Even so, the clothes had to be sent first. Whether she wore them, and when, could be figured out later.

Two more days passed.

During these two days, nothing particularly special happened on the luxury cruise ship. Even Sudou and the others had lost interest in mocking Class A, which gave some people in Class A a sigh of relief.

And for some reason, Kanda Shuichi felt like more and more couples were appearing on the ship.

Did they fall for each other in just a few days on a deserted island?

That seems too quick.

Or maybe just friends with benefits?

In that case, it seems even more casual.

But Kanda Shuichi felt he wasn't in a position to comment on others, because right now, on the second deck of the ship, besides Kanda Shuichi, there was another girl.

Yes, it was Horikita Suzune, the beautiful girl with long black hair.

"Hey, Horikita, it's your fault for following me around these past few days. Now, I don't have any chances with anyone," Kanda Shuichi said, looking at the beautiful girl across from him, feeling dissatisfied.

Kanda Shuichi had seen several people try to approach him, but the moment they saw Horikita Suzune's cold aura, they quickly backed off.

Even though Kanda Shuichi knew nothing would ever happen with someone like her, it still annoyed him.

"I helped block those annoying people for you, you should be thanking me," Horikita Suzune said seriously, closing the novel she was reading and looking at Kanda Shuichi.

"So you're saying I should thank you?" 

Kanda Shuichi laughed, really laughed, but it was more of an angry laugh.

"Besides, it's not like you told me how you discovered the flaw in the exam rules."

That's right, ever since they returned to the ship, this guy had been pestering Kanda Shuichi, asking him how he came up with the idea of having multiple leaders.

I still want to know! It was a sudden inspiration, how can I explain that to you? And I already said I'm a genius, why don't you believe me?

"Don't you ever have a moment of sudden inspiration? You're really something."

Damn Kushida! She said she was going to hang out with friends, but didn't come to help out!

Aren't you the one who can't stand Horikita Suzune?

Such a great opportunity, and you still didn't come to help?

I even trusted you so much!

Seeing Kanda Shuichi's upset expression, Horikita Suzune sighed. It had been three days, and she had been annoying him for three days, but his answer was always the same.

Sure enough, are geniuses in this world just unreasonable?

"Alright, looks like it really was just a sudden inspiration."

Of course, none of my actions were hidden from you. Couldn't you tell it was a sudden inspiration?

"By the way, don't you think about Ayanokouji's feelings? That guy has no friends and no girlfriend, and the only one he can talk to, you've taken over. Don't you think that's cruel?"

At the mention of this, Horikita Suzune looked impatient.

"That guy has been going to the pool every day recently. I guess he's hanging out with Ike and his group to watch girls in swimsuits."

Damn it!

I'm so jealous! You're really dead to me, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka!

You're over there enjoying yourself while I'm stuck here with Horikita Suzune, suffering?

And it's at a pool with a bunch of beautiful girls!

"Ah, youth! I also want to see girls in swimsuits!"

Bang!

Horikita Suzune slammed her book on the table, looking displeased.

"I thought you were different from other guys, but turns out you're just another pervert!"

Are you out of your mind, Horikita Suzune?

"Sorry for being the same as the other guys! And what's wrong with men being perverts?" Kanda Shuichi shot back, glaring at Horikita Suzune. "If men weren't like that, could women even have children? If men weren't like that, humanity would have been wiped out already!"

"You..."

"What, what do you want to say? Just admit I'm right! Can you give birth? Huh?"

Horikita Suzune shook with anger but couldn't say a word to argue back.

Seeing her like this, Kanda Shuichi felt great and immediately pressed his advantage.

"Looks like you learned a lot in health class, huh? You should really study these things well. What, you wanna give it a try?"

Hearing Kanda Shuichi's clearly sexual harassment-like words, Horikita Suzune calmed down. She looked Kanda Shuichi up and down, then sneered.

"With a body like yours, are you serious?"

You're asking for it!

In a flash, the tables had turned, and Kanda Shuichi was almost thrown off guard.

A smug smile returned to Horikita Suzune's face, while Kanda Shuichi was shaking with anger.

Fine, I won't forget this. Just wait and see how I deal with you later!

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