As they neared the school gate, Shuichi Chiba and Tsuki Akiyama parted ways to avoid any gossip.
He trailed a few steps behind the two sisters, watching as the student council's discipline committee members at the gate conducted appearance checks. The committee head, accompanied by a few subordinates, greeted Tsuki Akiyama with admiration.
"Any troublemakers ignoring the rules today?" Tsuki Akiyama paused to inquire about the committee's work.
"No, everything's been going smoothly," Replied the discipline committee head, a cute girl with long hair. After responding, she curiously asked, "President, why did you change your hairstyle today?"
Tsuki Akiyama sneaked a glance at Shuichi Chiba behind her and calmly explained, "I just felt like switching things up. Does it not suit me?"
"No, no, it suits you perfectly." The committee head waved her hands quickly. "You look a bit more gentle like this, President."
"Oh! Sis, you did change your hairstyle." An Akiyama finally realized, looking surprised and clueless.
Tsuki Akiyama glared at her younger sister in annoyance. She had changed her hairstyle yesterday, and it took until today for An to notice after someone else pointed it out—how dense could she be?
Also, they were at school now, and her true nature was starting to show.
"Ahem." Tsuki Akiyama cleared her throat, giving her younger sister a look to remind her to maintain her composure. An Akiyama immediately straightened up, her expression becoming more serious.
After briefly discussing the day's duties with the discipline committee, Tsuki Akiyama and her sister entered the school.
With their striking looks and outstanding academic performance, the two sisters naturally drew attention and sparked conversation wherever they went, easily becoming the center of attention.
However, despite being in the spotlight, Tsuki Akiyama's thoughts were elsewhere—'Is Chiba following behind me now? Would this count as some kind of 'stalking play'?'
"Chiba, I have something good. Do you want to take a look?" Hachiya Uchida said excitedly, looking around sneakily.
"Nope." Shuichi Chiba decisively refused.
"Eh? Why? Aren't you even going to listen to what it is?" Hachiya Uchida felt a bit down after being rejected.
"It's obvious it's something related to lolis again."
Shuichi Chiba wasn't confident in his judgment, but he was quite sure of Hachiya Uchida's preferences.
Tsuki really wanted to turn around and check. But he had previously ordered her to act the part of the perfect student council president at school, only letting her true self show when she was alone with him.
Her curiosity was gnawing at her. Was Shuichi Chiba staring at her now, perhaps entertaining some strange fantasies about her?
Finally reaching a corner, she pretended to glance back casually—only to feel a pang of disappointment.
Shuichi Chiba wasn't looking at her at all. He was engrossed in a conversation with Hachiya Uchida, whom he had run into right after entering the school gate.
"It's true, but it's really cute. You'll regret it if you don't take a look." Hachiya Uchida said temptingly, unwilling to let it go.
"Let's reject juvenile aesthetics, starting with us," Shuichi Chiba said, patting his shoulder. "Speaking of which, I'm more concerned about whether your parents will come to school today."
"…" Hachiya Uchida' face immediately turned into a bitter melon face. "They'll come at noon… By the way, Chiba, weren't you visited by the teacher on Friday? What happened afterward?"
"Teacher Nagase admitted that her judgment was hasty and accepted the application I filled out." Shuichi Chiba replied honestly.
However, Hachiya Uchida completely didn't believe it. He comforted him, "It must have been terrible, right? But don't worry, I won't pry into the details or mock you, especially since I'll be in the same situation soon."
"I'm not the same as you; I'm not a lolicon." Shuichi Chiba said with a sideways glance, not in the mood to prove his point.
"Damn it, even you, Chiba? Are lolis not deserving of love? Is that blatant discrimination?" Hachiya Uchida protested angrily.
"You can shout even louder, and then your parents won't have to discuss your progress survey with Teacher Nagase; they can just directly process your withdrawal." Shuichi Chiba said, stepping aside a half-step to avoid any potential backlash.
"…" Hachiya Uchida fell silent immediately.
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The first period on Monday was English class. The English teacher was a passionate middle-aged man with decent skills, but there weren't many students in the classroom paying attention.
Shuichi Chiba thought that if the teacher were a beautiful woman in black stockings, even if her teaching level was poor, everyone would probably be more motivated to learn.
Once they got through the first period, it was time for physical education.
Unfortunately, it was already October, and summer was over; swimming class was a thing of the past. Shuichi Chiba realized he would have to wait until next year to experience that.
After changing into gym clothes in the locker room, the students gathered in groups to head to the gym. Seizing the opportunity, Shuichi Chiba made a quick trip to the school's convenience store to buy a lollipop.
The only downside was that there were no spherical ones; only flat lollipops were available, but it was better than nothing.
Arriving at the gym with his flat lollipop, Shuichi Chiba easily spotted Tsuki Akiyama among the crowd.
The gym uniforms at this school consisted of white short-sleeved tops and deep blue shorts. Tsuki Akiyama, dressed in this uniform, radiated a youthful energy.
Her long, fair legs stood out, even though they were slightly slimmer than Fumika Ogawa's.
Tsuki Akiyama noticed Shuichi Chiba's gaze; while maintaining a nonchalant expression and talking to her classmates, she quietly slid her fingers lightly and rhythmically across her left thigh.
Shuichi Chiba had keen eyes, and he could clearly see the trajectory—it was definitely a signal.
That was a bit exciting…
The usually aloof student council president was secretly doing this little act; who could resist?
"Chiba, what are you looking at?" At that moment, Hachiya Uchida patted Shuichi Chiba's shoulder from behind.
"Looking at legs." Shuichi Chiba replied calmly, since even great authors appreciated this sort of thing—it wasn't anything to be ashamed of.
Hachiya Uchida scoffed, "What's there to see? They're all old women now."
"Uchida."
"What?"
Shuichi Chiba turned and patted his shoulder. "As long as you keep liking lolis, we'll be good brothers without any conflicts."
"Huh?" Hachiya Uchida looked completely bewildered.
"By the way, I want to ask you something." Shuichi Chiba placed a hand on his shoulder. "Do you have any single, beautiful sisters or aunts at home?"
"What do you want to do?" Hachiya Uchida suddenly looked at him sideways.
"I have a distant cousin who's thirty and still single. His family is pushing him to get married, so he asked me to help him think of something." Shuichi Chiba casually made up.
He wasn't the type to passively wait around, and how many outstanding shopkeepers would come knocking on their own? Meeting even two Ogawa ladies would probably exhaust all his luck.
So, to run a successful shopping street and attract more excellent shopkeepers, he ultimately had to rely on himself and find ways to expand his channels.
And being at school, the students here were his best resource; Tsuki Akiyama was a great example.
Hachiya Uchida didn't suspect anything. "I do have a cousin; she's quite pretty…"
"Don't go by your own taste," Shuichi Chiba interrupted immediately. If they went by Hachiya Uchida's taste, it would only leave elementary school girls.
How could elementary school students run a store?
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