Hayakawa Kashi took the cup, holding it gently in her hands, and the Whimpering Monster sat down, puzzled, "Didn’t you just meet with Shirakawa recently? Is there something else you needed to discuss now?"
"Well, there’s a little something." Little Arrogant glanced nonchalantly at Black Hearted Lolita and said, "It’s about the upcoming sports festival issues... there are still some things to discuss."
"Miss Morihara! Are you looking for me today for something? If it’s important, let’s talk in the room!"
The newbie editor Morihara Tomona seemed about to say something but was quickly whisked away by the sharp-eyed idler, instantly reducing the stand-off of seven at the scene to five.
"If it’s about the sports festival, can’t you just find a chance to talk at school tomorrow..." Black Hearted Lolita insinuated wildly, "After all, there shouldn’t be anything particularly urgent, right?"
Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t play along and asked, "In that case, shall we also go to the room and talk..."
The Whimpering Monster and Black Hearted Lolita raised their voices, calling out one after another.
Hayakawa Kashi’s eyes glided over the faces of the two young girls, curiously asking, "What’s wrong?"
"Well... Hayakawa is a guest after all... Our tea party hasn’t ended yet... Talking about business the moment you arrive, it’s quite rude not to let you taste anything."
"Exactly! It’s too impolite to treat Hayakawa like that!"
Evil Little Arrogant chuckled lightly and nodded, "Then I’ll just have a taste... Shirakawa, is this cup yours?"
"Then, let me borrow it."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Black Hearted Lolita: ???
Little Transparent: Σ(ﾟДﾟ;)
What the heck, isn’t Black Hearted Woman supposed to have a cleanliness obsession? Yet she’s using someone else’s teacup to drink?
Tsukimi Sakurazawa hurriedly said from the side, "Actually, we have new tea sets here! Completely unused! Hayakawa, how about using this one?"
"Doesn’t that just mean more washing? Wouldn’t that be troublesome?" Hayakawa Kashi matched Black Hearted Lolita’s acting, faintly furrowing her brows.
"It’s not trouble! Not trouble at all! Besides... Shirakawa hasn’t tasted it yet either, how about letting him have a taste too?"
"Well... in that case..."
Evil Little Arrogant watched the tense expressions of Asano Nazuki, Tsukimi Sakurazawa, and the others for a while before finally smiling and nodding lightly, conceding, "Then let’s have Shirakawa enjoy Tsukimi’s craft."
"Alright, alright... let Shirakawa drink... Shirakawa, quickly have a taste!"
Black Hearted Lolita breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly feeling fortunate about the victory for herself and the Whimpering Monster. But after a moment, she suddenly felt something was off...
From the start... we seemed to be prepared to let Black Hearted Woman drink... How come she just circled around us twice, and we easily conceded?
Holy cow! I’ve been fooled by her! She never planned to drink in the first place!!
At this moment, Asano Nazuki seemed to feel her ears and cheeks lengthening a bit...
"Hayakawa?" Shirakawa Sawahei gave a helpless glance at Little Arrogant, hinting at her to behave, then took a cup from the new tea set and said, "Tsukimi, brew a cup for Hayakawa first."
"Eh? But... Hayakawa said she wanted to wait until you’re finished..." The Whimpering Monster seemed momentarily lost in Evil Little Arrogant’s logic, muttering blankly, "It doesn’t seem right..."
"Hayakawa, if my friends turn silly because of you, you’re fully responsible."
While the Whimpering Monster focused on the tea ceremony, and Little Transparent was watching intently, Shirakawa Sawahei found an excuse to pull Hayakawa Kashi into the kitchen to fetch a cup and water, whispering closely with a lowered voice.
"Is Shirakawa covering for someone?" Little Arrogant asked, holding a white cartoon cup, glancing sideways at him.
"Not... speaking of which, if you’re bored, just tease your sister; why suddenly take an interest in my friends?"
"That sounds quite harsh, Shirakawa."
"Even if it’s harsh, wasn’t it your doing? Hayakawa." Shirakawa Sawahei paused, "So, what did you come to discuss today?"
"I already said, it’s about the sports festival."
Sensing the conversation reaching a point, Evil Little Arrogant withdrew some of her playful attitude and softly said, "That organization... we’ve almost figured out the background; it’s definitely an Extreme Organization."
"It’s really Extreme?" Shirakawa Sawahei was evidently surprised. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn’t believe that Tsukimi Yamadori and Tsukimi Sakurazawa would have an Extreme Organization background.
Is there such a strange Extreme Organization? And the heir is !?
"Moreover, it’s an Extreme organization combined with this district and several others." Little Arrogant added, "The background of both paths are deeply linked, though they behave lawfully on the surface. However, they are quite aggressive. Their expansion has never stopped."
"Even a conglomerate like the Hayakawa family finds it troublesome?"
"Naturally, they don’t dare mess with us, and we don’t want to mess with them. As long as nobody disrupts each other’s interests, there wouldn’t be any conflicts."
Shirakawa Sawahei instinctively glanced at the Whimpering Monster, thinking it surprising that Tsukimi Yamadori was this strong... So, as the heir of the organization, wouldn’t the Whimpering Monster become some kind of Extreme Queen?
Goodness, it’s like stepping into a classic urban novel.
"So, how did the test go for Shirakawa today?"
"It should be no problem... their concerns... I shouldn’t touch them."
He was indeed on point; Tsukimi Yamadori worried he had ulterior motives with the Whimpering Monster. Unfortunately, Tsukimi purely treated him as a close friend, so the situation Tsukimi Yamadori feared wouldn’t occur.
"That’s good." Miss Kaori nodded, "It seems Shirakawa has saved me from repaying the favor once again."
"This can still be saved?" Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but laugh, "Hayakawa really is an interesting girl."
"If you don’t want it, you could apply to cancel it with me, Shirakawa."
"Of course not to cancel..."
"Shirakawa~ why is getting water taking so long; are you whispering over there?"
Tsukimi Sakurazawa, sitting by the sofa, waved and called out, "Hayakawa, it’s ready... do you want to try some?"
He and Evil Little Arrogant exchanged a glance, instantly putting aside the thought of continuing their conversation and instead moved toward the group.
"Hayakawa~ please have some."
Evil Little Arrogant took the teacup, first lightly sniffing it, and suddenly chuckled, "The aroma of this tea reminds me of Master Koga’s work."
Tsukimi Sakurazawa: "..."
"Who’s Master Koga?" Shirakawa Sawahei also picked up a cup and took a sip, only to find his mouth full of flavor, the aroma spreading, subconsciously gaining a bit more respect for the Whimpering Monster.
It seems Tsukimi Yamadori wasn’t exaggerating; the Whimpering Monster’s skill in the tea ceremony was indeed quite profound...