ตอน 17: 17. Do you want to talk with her?

Extra in the Student Council

17. Do you want to talk with her?

"Have you decided, Ichinose-san? Or do you need more time?" Shuu asked once again.

and this time without hesitation and with strong determination. "I'll take the role," Chizuru replied resolutely.

"Excellent, I'll send you the contract later, you will get it from the director. Also, I don't think Kindaichi-san will refuse it, but if in any case he refuses to work with us, you can find my contact information on my card."

After Shuu had said his piece, he once again focused his attention on Ai, asking, "Is there something else you wanted to do?" Or do you want to act yourself?"

"I still have drama in my schedule; why would I want to act more?" Ai rolled her eyes.

"I guess you're right, then...Do you want to go now?"

"Hmm…" Ai thought for a moment, "I had fun watching you act, so let's go"

"Alright, see you later, Ichinose-san." Then Shuu and Ai said their goodbye to the others before they left and continued their date.

***

".... and that's what happened, Saitou-san." Shuu is on the call. "That's why she's going to live with me for a while till we find another place where she's safe."

"Why did you only inform me now!?" His raged voice vibrated from the phone, which Shuu quickly put far away from his ear.

"It's because I know you're going to behave like this, I know you're worried, but it's better not to make it like some kind of special event or disaster. just make it like some kind of everyday happening like that, and she would forget it faster," Shuu explained his behavior.

"Still!" President Saitou was about to refute it before he stopped himself. " ...." He went silent for a while. Shuu was able to hear Saitou taking a deep breath a few times to calm himself, then he replied, "Then, is Ai alright? Is there any injury or something?"

"She's perfectly fine. Not even a single strand of her hair was damaged," Shuu replied. "And the preparator had also been caught, so we don't have to worry about a second attack." Shuu lied to him.

"Sigh…" Saitou sighed in relief. "You're right. It might be better not to make it more special than this. Miyako also said the same thing just now, Please take care of her." His voice was quite depressed. Saitou doesn't even want to imagine what would happen if Shuu weren't there. It was a good thing Ai's schedule was free, and she spent time with him.

"You don't have to worry, she's in good hands." Shuu said while thinking (President Saitou was seriously worried about Ai, even if Ai were their biggest earner, his worry was more than that). Shuu unconsciously let out a genuine smile. (At least, I don't have to worry about her agency.)

"Do you want to talk with her?" Shuu asked.

"No, it's okay, we will meet tomorrow for her work. I don't think I'm calm enough to talk to her like usual now," Saitou replied. "Also, about looking for a new place to live, I'll also help look for a good one."

"Alright, that would be very helpful. Let's talk about it again in the future, see you later."

"Ahh, see you later…" Just as Shuu was about to hang up the phone, "Once again, thank you for saving Ai," he heard Saitou mutter in a small voice.

As for Ren and Aoi, Shuu also briefly explained to them what had happened in Ai's room this morning. Shuu knew they must have heard it in detail from their subordinate, so Shuu only talked about the conclusion that Ai would live here for a while. Aoi and Ren also understood what to do, didn't mention anything about what happened, and acted like they usually do. They are also happy for Shuu to live with them, even if only for a while.

Shuu usually lives by himself, but he chose to come back to his parents house because it's better for Ai's mental state.

Then Once everything was concluded, just like the day before, they had an enjoyable dinner together. After that, Shuu left Ai with his parents and went to the dojo (training room) beside their house to do his routine workout.

Halfway through his usual workout, someone else entered the training room.

"Shuu-sama, I brought the information that the information team was able to make the preparator spit out."

"Mm," Shuu replied shortly, still continuing his workout. His intention was perfectly conveyed to the newcomer, as she didn't wait long before he read the report.

They were able to get a lot, like his personal identity, assets, family, and what he's been up to until now. They were also able to find out his intention of approaching Hoshino Ai and others. In short, the preparator was Ai's fan, a hardcore one, and he also stalked Ai a few times just so that he could see her more. His love for Ai was undeniable, and as for the reason why he did such a thing, it was because not too long ago, someone tipped him off about the possibility of Ai having a man all this time. At first, he didn't believe it and didn't want to believe it.

But when he was sent a photo of Ai and a man, he snapped.

"Photo?" Shuu stopped his movement and looked at the girl who had been reading the report all this time.

The young girl, with long black hair and purple eyes, wears a navy blue and gray high school uniform paired with black knee-high socks. "Yes," she replied. "We've already checked it. It's a photoshopped one with a random man, but they did it well with the editing. An untrained eye, so they will believe it's real."

"I see…" Shuu said shortly and continued his routine, but his mind was moving nonstop. (As expected, it wasn't just a normal stalker.) Shuu thought,

(I didn't make any blunders until now when I spent time with Ai. It's almost impossible for someone else to know their relationship unless that someone is a professional with a higher skill set than me. And those people wouldn't spend time stalking an idol.)

(Then the only answer would be that place, the place where almost everyone who was there at that period knew that Me and Ai were close. For now, Kindaichi-san is white. At least he didn't seem to be the one who deliberately told others about our relationship. There were many who weren't there today or have already quit, like me and Ai, there's also a possibility there's a leak from Ai's side. Hmm… i had to keep track of all the possibilities.)

"...ma, Shuu-sama!" Shuu was snapped out of his deep thoughts when someone called him loudly. Shuu turned to the one who called him. "What?" He asked.

"Please, assign me as your bodyguard again. If I were there, today's event could have been prevented." The girl stared straight at Shuu.

"But you…" Shuu shook his head and changed his words. "Then let me ask you, Takina. What action will you take next to find the person who tipped that stalker?"

It didn't take a moment for Takina to answer, "It's unthinkable for the leak to come from our side, so I'll start asking from Hoshino Ai's side from her closest person. Just in case, I will also bring a lie detector, then also interrogate them just in case they were skillful with their words. Then, if I still don't find the culprit, I'll start looking from the place that knows both Shuu-sama and Hoshino Ai. If I'm still unable to find the culprit, then I'll start looking from our side," she replied flawlessly in one breath.

Shuu only showed a wry smile upon hearing her answer. "Yeah, denied!"

"But—"

"Let's do it like this." Shuu cut her words and said, "Just like usual, if you're able to defeat me, then you're back as my bodyguard. If not, then come back after you've done some more training,"

"Alright," she replied curtly like usual, but a slight smile escaped, which Shuu saw.

"Takina, you… Tell me you didn't argue with me so we ended up in this situation, and you can measure how far you have grown, did you?"

"There's no such thing," she replied like usual, then prepared herself.

"Well, fine, I'll believe you for now."

A few minutes later...

Takina found herself lying on the floor while having a hard time regulating her breath.

"Looks like you still need more training, huh?" Shuu smirked at her. and ruffle her head, messing up her already messy hair. "You lose, so clean the place, okay?" Good night." Shuu left without giving Takina any time to respond.

Meanwhile, in an old and cheap-looking apartment An orange-haired young man was anxiously waiting on his balcony for his neighbor to come out. Then, when she came out.

"Mizuhara, why can't I find your name in the usual app?" He asked

"Oh, I've already quit there." She said with a very bright smile. She was so happy that she might even be able to fly at this time

"I'll still accompany you to meet your grandmother for a few times, but you really need to find a real girlfriend soon. Well then, I need to tell my grandma about this. See you later." Then Chizuru entered her room, not noticing how flabbergasted Kazuya was at this moment.