"So... you just went and asked for her contact information?! What are you playing at?"
Kiryuin looked at Amane, who was gulping down bubble tea next to her, with a puzzled expression.
Hmm, she was the one who paid for the bubble tea.
While she was paying at the Palette cafe, an Amane suddenly appeared next to her, ordering a super luxurious bubble tea with extra toppings that made even Kiryuin envious.
Then she said to put it on Kiryuin's tab. Kiryuin immediately wanted to smash the cheapest bubble tea in her hand onto Amane's harmless face, but there was a long queue, and under everyone's gaze, Kiryuin had no choice but to begrudgingly pay for Amane's drink too.
"Getting her contact information is a victory. Ryuuen once plotted against Horikita Manabu and Shiraha, but after I saw through it, I had Horikita Manabu call a teacher to notarize it, which broke the deadlock. This matter also started because of Ryuuen, so it's like using his own methods against him."
Amane said, scooping a large spoonful of toppings into her mouth with a spoon, her face immediately showing a blissful expression.
"Hmph, but you're targeting that innocent little girl. Eat so fast, you might choke to death."
Kiryuin said through gritted teeth.
"When an avalanche happens, no snowflake is innocent. The individual points I exchanged for, did she really not use any? Whether she supported it or not, she gained real benefits. Since she's a beneficiary, isn't she on the same side as Ryuuen?"
Amane's excuse left Kiryuin somewhat speechless.
It sounded somewhat reasonable, but something just felt off.
"So what are you going to do next?"
"First, transfer thirty thousand points to Miss Jiye."
"What? Thirty thousand? Hurry up and pay me back for the bubble tea!"
Kiryuin saw that Amane had actually transferred thirty thousand points to Himeno, and quickly seized the opportunity to demand her bubble tea money back.
"I drank it by my own skill, why should I pay you back?"
Amane rolled her eyes at Kiryuin and continued with the transfer.
"You shameless fellow! If you don't pay me back, do you believe I'll bite you! You know I'm a spendthrift, yet you still extort me, damn it!"
Kiryuin's beautiful features were somewhat distorted with anger.
She looked quite cute.
"Nyah nyah nyah, I won't give it to you. If you have the guts, bite me."
Seeing Amane even stick her tongue out at her.
Kiryuin bit down without thinking... Both of them froze there, staring wide-eyed at each other.
Kiryuin's face instantly turned red.
Just as she was feeling a bit flustered, Amane's phone rang.
To check the message, Amane took a step back, and Kiryuin also took the opportunity to separate.
While Amane was looking down at her phone, Kiryuin quickly turned her back and covered her face.
Kiryuuin Fuuka!!!
What did you just do?!
Why did you... that guy.
Although sweet... soft like pudding, but since... Just as Kiryuuin Fuuka's head was about to smoke.
"What? Points? Of course, they're points to buy information from you. Hmm? You don't have any? You don't have what? Do you think others will believe I'd innocently transfer so many points to you? If you want to talk, come to the back of the dorm building. You'll get the answer you want there."
Amane hung up the phone.
"Let's go, the fish has bitten."
"Eh? Oh..."
Kiryuin answered, as if possessed.
Neither of them mentioned what had just happened on the way back, but Kiryuin kept stealing glances at Amane the whole way.
This idiot, how can she act like nothing happened after something like that?
Is it a feigned retreat to lure me in? What a cunning strategy, this woman is truly vicious, but I like it.
Ahem, I like it a little bit... just a tiny bit.
When the two arrived at the open space behind the dorm building, Himeno was already anxiously waiting there.
"Yo, that was fast."
Amane gave Kiryuin a look.
Kiryuin, who had grown up with Amane since childhood, immediately understood what Amane meant.
She immediately began to stretch her wrists.
"What are you doing?"
Amane looked at Kiryuin strangely.
"Didn't you tell me to..."
Kiryuin gestured towards Himeno with her eyes.
Then she made a throat-slitting motion.
"Sigh, next time let's just talk, Fuka, could you please watch the intersection and make sure no one comes in?"
Amane rubbed her forehead.
Their coordination could only be described as non-existent.
"What secrets are you two whispering... why won't you let me hear?"
Himeno saw Kiryuin's throat-slitting gesture and immediately became wary, so she loudly questioned her.
"Since you want to talk, how about you turn off the recording first?"
Normally, when two parties communicate, even if the volume of their voices changes drastically due to emotional shifts, the change in emotion would still be discernible. However, someone like Himeno, whose voice is very loud but shows no emotion, sounds very fake, almost as if it's intentional.
The reason for such behavior is likely to prevent any 'vacuum period' in the recording.
"What recording? I don't know what you're talking about..."
Immediately after, the sudden vibration of a phone caught Himeno off guard.
"Then how about we talk like this?"
Amane showed the screen of her phone.
It was Amane who was calling Himeno.
The biggest drawback of recording with a phone is that the recording function turns off when an incoming call is received. If one wants to record a call, they only need to click the record button again on the call interface.
This small function perfectly countered Himeno's actions.
Himeno reluctantly took out her phone, and in front of Amane, first hung up the call, then turned off the recording.
"That's a good girl, Miss Jiye. You should know what I want. Give me what I want, and 30,000 points are yours, and you won't hear any rumors about it in school."
Amane laid out her conditions.
Himeno did not immediately object nor agree.
"What if I refuse?"
"You can't refuse."
Amane said confidently.
That seemingly innate confidence made Himeno feel inferior.
But sometimes, one cannot rely solely on intuition to make decisions.
"You're too confident. The initiative is in my hands. Even if I refuse, you have no other choice but to spread rumors, don't you?"
Although Himeno was afraid of Amane and the white-haired girl.
But after thinking it over, she still felt that Amane would not use violence, otherwise, she could have just directly coerced her with violence, there was no need to play so many games.
If she really thought that, Amane would certainly mock her mercilessly if she knew.
The prerequisite for using violence is that Amane cannot resolve Himeno through conventional means.
But in Amane's eyes, a rumor would be enough to give her a hard time.
Words can be truly fearsome.
Rumors can easily devour a person completely.
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