Ishigami noticed a strangeness in Onodera's expression, especially after she glanced at her smartphone, but somehow, he felt that it was better not to say anything and pretend that he didn't notice anything.
If he had to say why he made such a decision, it was because he felt that... it just wasn't the time, and he felt like he should talk with her when everything calmed down since even if nothing appeared on her face, he could tell that she was quite agitated.
So—
'Let's talk about Iino's reward.'
Still, while he had to say the reward from Iino was amazing, he also felt worried about Iino's volatile nature, who just wanted to be her loved one no matter how extreme it was. Last night, the overflowing feelings that she had suppressed for so long were broken by him, and he was even soaked wet by it.
However, because of that, he thought that it might be a time to settle everything.
Much time had passed since he dated Onodera, and every little thing they did together had become something he was accustomed to, especially when he had done it with many girls, yet even so, it didn't mean he wanted to break up with her.
If he was being manly, then he had to bear everything, hiding everything from her, never leaking it until he died no matter how hard it was, giving her the happiness that every girl wished from their man who could be entirely loyal to her.
Yet, when he thought about all of the girls that he had made to wait, he knew that he had to give them an answer, or else, sooner or later, they would leak out everything.
Still, there was no need to be in a hurry, and he could take his time, but then again, if he knew the truth, what would he do?
"I have noticed you have been reading a novel in French." Onodera looked at Ishigami and asked, "Can you even understand French?" Ishigami had started to read a novel in the French language due to Chika, who told him to learn the language by reading a novel, but he had only read it at home, so when he brought the novel to the school, she was curious and asked.
"Je t'aime plus que le jour."
All of a sudden, a smooth French line came out from his lips, which caused Onodera and those who heard it to become dumbfounded. After all, the people of this country had an awkward pronunciation, especially when there were no "L" words and no "stir" sound in the language.
Well, those weren't the only reasons, and there were still many, yet there was no doubt that his intonation surprised them.
"What does it mean?"
"I love you more than that day."
"...."
Onodera's eyes felt wet and red as she rubbed her face against his nape. "How corny~!"
'But you love it.'
Ishigami thought as he rolled his eyes and held Onodera's smooth hand, thinking that his learning speed had become faster due to Iino's reward.
[Congratulations, you have received a "Fast Learner."]
Probably due to Iino, who was known as the student with the highest grade in the school and also the smartest, that was why she gave him this reward.
Nevertheless, even though Ishigami knew that Iino was smart, he also knew that she was pretty similar to Shirogane, who was just a hard worker. She definitely wasn't the genius type that could get the rank one at Tokyo University by sitting weirdly and wearing sloppy jeans and a dirty white t-shirt.
Yet, this skill also enabled him to learn many skills that he wished to learn at a fast speed.
Yes, the level that he could gain with those skills probably might not be able to reach a master level, which was Level 5, but it shouldn't be a problem to reach Level 4, which was one of the kinds among the professional level.
Still, the most important thing is that he could learn those skills at a fast speed, which made him think of asking Chika to learn a musical instrument so that it would give them a chance to be together.
"Fujirawara-senpai is so kind to you."
Ishigami looked at Onodera, who said those words to him. He had told Onodera that he learned French from Chika in the student council room, but then again, why did her words give off a strange feeling?
"Not really; she always caused trouble everywhere."
"...." Chika.
Ishigami decided to downplay, making his relationship wasn't that close to Chika, hoping for Onodera to lose interest in this conversation, but—
"What about Shinomiya-senpai? How about her?"
"....."
"Hm... it's hard."
"Hard?"
"She is kind, but she is quite strict."
"She is from the Shinomiya family, after all, so I guess it is normal for her to have a higher expectation than others."
Compared to the other wealthy students in this school, there was no doubt that Kaguya was at the top of the hierarchy, the Empress!
Even if Onodera was a social butterfly with many friends, she would be stiff and feel tremendous pressure from Kaguya, especially when Kaguya's business had controlled many vital things that were needed by the people of this country.
So, it was easy to imagine how scary it was to get into her bad side, right?
Fortunately, Kaguya was gentle, and she had never shown her power except to those who had done too much.
"Still, I think that she is just like any girl, though."
"Really?"
"Yeah, like you, she also falls in love with others."
'Not you, right?' Onodera wanted to ask, but her lips were shut.
Fortunately, Ishigami said, "Ah, not me, okay."
"Oh? Who is it?" Onodera asked excitedly, but Ishigami was speechless. "Do you want your boyfriend to be sent to Southeast Asia?"
"Southeast Asia, huh?" Onodera tapped her chin and said, "I have heard that Singapore or Malaysia is quite good."
"...let's not think of moving, okay?"
As the two chatted and then continued to learn, they planned to go on a date later. Yes, even if her period was still there, Ishigami decided to accompany her before he excused himself to go to the student council. As expected, along the way, he met Chika. "Chika-senpai."
"Oh, Yuu." Chika nodded calmly like an elegant young lady.
"...are you playing a game or something? I admit that your young lady act is quite suitable, but it feels weird."
"I am an elegant young lady!" Chika was furious!
Still, as a young lady, her heart was as vast as the Pacific Ocean, and her chest was as high as Mt. Fuji.
As she thought so, she raised her chest high, then asked, "By the way, Yuu, do you really want to learn a musical instrument?"
"Is that not okay?"
"I will be clear, but I am pretty strict!" Chika's face was of that demon instructor in the anime. "You might love me, and I also like you a little, but even so, I won't pamper you!" As she said so, she tied her hair into a ponytail, tying a white band on her forehead with the word "demon." Naturally, her black ribbon was still perfectly placed on her bangs.
"..."
There were many things that he wanted to say, but he nodded firmly. "Yes. Please be hard on me."
"...I see; you are a masochist, huh? But I don't hate that part of you, so come on! Follow me!"
"..."
Ishigami decided to remain silent since he knew that more words than needed would cause another misunderstanding for this girl.
"So, where are we going?"
Still, he couldn't help but ask this question when they didn't go to the student council.
"Music room." Chika smiled and said, "Due to my previous achievements, I have special access to this room. It's pretty comfy, and no voice will leak out from outside."
"...." Ishigami.
Was this really musical training?
Then, as expected, his guess was correct since he also noticed Chika's strangeness. The moment she opened the music room, she pushed him inside, locked the door, and devoured him like a female succubus.