Although Kaoru had long considered the rumors and gossip, ever since his relationships with Ichinose Honami and others gradually became public, everyone had tacitly accepted him as a lecher.
Suppressing Nagumo Miyabi and seizing the Student Council president position—these should have been the hottest topics about him.
However, as Tachibana Akane and Asahina Nazuna successively became his girlfriends, the way people looked at him grew increasingly peculiar.
They suspected he suppressed Nagumo Miyabi because he had his eyes on Asahina Nazuna.
He hadn't even spared Tachibana Akane, his senior.
One could imagine what kind of lecher Kaoru was in the eyes of most people.
Moreover, some had noticed his ambiguous relationships with Morishita Ai, Kiryuin Fuka, Amikura Mako, Sakayanagi Arisu, and others.
They pessimistically estimated that once the third-year executives retired, the Student Council would become Kaoru's harem group.
The president could recruit his little girlfriends at any time.
By then, even if Kaoru wanted to play maid role-play in the Student Council, there would likely be no obstacles.
In truth, Tsubasa Nanase had noticed these rumors long ago.
After all, Kaoru was currently the most famous student at ANHS.
Whether it was his suppression of Nagumo Miyabi or his possession of a harem, both were enough to shock Tsubasa Nanase.
Some rumors were even more alarming, such as Kaoru taking a liking to this year's first-year students and preparing to hypnotize a few junior female students, just as he had hypnotized Asahina Nazuna and Tachibana Akane last year.
Tsubasa Nanase was initially skeptical; she felt she should minimize contact with this person as much as possible, even though she knew the Hypnosis App was an impossibility.
But now, she was genuinely starting to believe these rumors.
Leaving aside the matter of Kaoru collaborating with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, why did he want to help her seek revenge?
Kaoru's reason was that it would reduce the number of enemies.
Under normal circumstances, Tsubasa Nanase might have believed this explanation, but faced with this lecherous individual, she instinctively recalled all sorts of rumors.
It was possible this person had taken a fancy to her.
Though Tsubasa Nanase tried her hardest not to let her thoughts stray in that direction, the notion inevitably surfaced.
Why did Ayanokoji call Kaoru?
Why did they coincidentally leave their phones behind and then conveniently double back?
She had deliberately revealed her past earlier, yet Kaoru showed little surprise.
Even with two people already dead, not even Ayanokoji Atsuomi's influence had caused Kaoru to bat an eye.
It was as if, to Kaoru, neither the White Room nor Ayanokoji Atsuomi mattered—he showed little interest in either.
From his reaction, Tsubasa Nanase saw no hostility or hatred, only disdain.
The crucial point was that Kaoru still hadn't provided a decent reason: why was he helping Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and why was he opposing the White Room?
As Tsubasa Nanase carefully reflected on her experiences over the past few days, she realized that whenever she was with Kaoru, his gaze always lingered on her faintly, as if there were something peculiar about her.
Girls were more sensitive to such gazes, even though Kaoru hadn't actually done anything to her.
"So, the benefit you actually want... is me, isn't it?"
When Tsubasa Nanase said this, she was testing Kaoru.
If he denied it, it would mean she had indeed been overthinking things, and she would only feel awkward for a while.
But if he didn't deny it, Tsubasa Nanase felt it was all the more important to express her stance clearly.
To be honest, Kaoru's reputation was terrible.
With so many girls around him, Tsubasa Nanase's opinion of him was extremely poor.
The only reason she was willing to join the Student Council was because he might have the ability to help her get revenge.
Otherwise, few girls would willingly throw themselves into his arms.
At this moment, Tsubasa Nanase fixed her gaze intently on Kaoru's face, her slightly stern eyes unblinking, showing just how seriously she was taking this question.
"Yes, I like cute girls."
Kaoru answered straightforwardly, without a hint of concealment.
Tsubasa Nanase hadn't expected him to be so direct.
She had thought it would take some back-and-forth to force this answer out of him.
Stunned for a moment, she quickly regained her composure.
"Do you want to keep a pretty face in the Student Council?"
Tsubasa Nanase was growing angry. "Is the only reason you want to help me get revenge because I'm cute?"
She was being polite enough not to point at Kaoru and accuse him of lusting after her body—how shameless.
Kaoru, however, found it strange.
Every young girl he had met seemed to take it for granted that they were cute, and indeed, they were.
"I can't accept this!" Tsubasa Nanase's attitude was resolute. "Mitoma-senpai, you should care more about your own girlfriend instead of making moves on others."
The girl's righteous expression inexplicably gave Kaoru the feeling he was engaging in backroom deals with her.
Following the plot development, should he be threatening her harshly right now?
At this moment, Tsubasa Nanase was wearing her spring uniform.
The light blue long-sleeved shirt clung to the girl's figure, with her trembling large breasts straining the buttons tightly, revealing faintly outlined contours.
She sat on the sofa, legs mostly pressed together, the hem of her skirt revealing full thigh curves.
The black knee-high socks made her calves appear slender and long, tempting one to imagine the smooth sensation of caressing them with a palm.
Paired with her slightly angry pretty face, Kaoru somewhat understood the appeal of backroom deals.
"Having you join the Student Council counts as making a move on you?"
Kaoru smiled faintly. "If even this counts, then I've already made moves on many people."
"You just said you like..."
Just as Tsubasa Nanase was about to say something, Kaoru interrupted her.
"Yes, I do like cute girls."
Kaoru was very candid. "But am I making a move on you right now?"
Tsubasa Nanase was momentarily speechless, but soon said: "I'm not your trophy. If you don't intend to pursue me, I think we can still cooperate."
"No."
Kaoru flatly refused.
"Why not?"
Tsubasa Nanase found this unbelievable. "Do you really plan to pursue me?"
"I can't give you that guarantee."
Kaoru said. "For example, if you suddenly fall for me, can't I make a move then?"
"Don't worry, I won't like you!"
Tsubasa Nanase glared at him angrily. Was she that stupid?
Knowing how many girls were around Kaoru, who would voluntarily throw themselves at him?
"Maybe I'll force you to like me."
Kaoru chuckled.
Tsubasa Nanase's expression turned unpleasant, her voice growing cold: "Is this how you always treat girls? Did you also force Senior Ichinose and the others?"
Even now, she still had the mind to worry about Ichinose Honami.
"Do you know what backroom deals mean?"
Perhaps because both were being frank, Kaoru couldn't be bothered pretending anymore, watching the girl's reaction with interest.
As expected, Tsubasa Nanase's eyes turned completely cold, her pretty face frosty, as if she had heard something particularly disgusting.
[Ding, wish completely fulfilled - wanted to be looked at by Tsubasa-chan with garbage-disposal eyes 🥵🥵!]