A Lifelong Game

"!?"

He didn't possess any negative attitude that made Rizu tremble.

Shinichi seemed unaware and continued softly:

"When the time comes, please slap me hard, so I can remember the feelings of today and the words I've spoken to you."

"If you can't find the question, just solve it from the answer."

"If you can't find the solution, seek clues from the question."

"If I truly become a desperate fool, then Rizu, use what I've taught you to educate me."

Shinichi turned around, embracing her petite body, feeling the warmth trembling in his chest, and smiling gently at the corner of his mouth.

"Even so, I won't give you this chance."

He didn't want to become Kirisu Mafuyu, educated by his own student, without dignity as a teacher.

He held her like this for a long time before a small muffled voice was heard in front of him.

"...I see."

Rizu suddenly pushed Shinichi away and lifted her head, her eyes shining behind the lens.

Her face reddened, the corners of her mouth lifted, but her eyes stared at him seriously.

"Shinichi-san, let's play a game."

"The time limit is a lifetime, and the rules are very simple. If you can always like me and there are no reasons to dislike me, I win."

"The loser must obey the winner's orders. No matter how extreme they are, they must obey."

Shinichi looked at her in astonishment, but didn't ask what he needed to do to win. Instead, he smiled with interest.

"Are you sure? Do you still remember why you wanted to understand people's hearts?"

"It's because I lose every time I play a game, and because I don't understand why my grandmother always belittled me and didn't want to play with me in the days before she died, so I want to learn about social psychology through learning."

Of course, Rizu understood this.

But she's different now from the past.

"I will never lose in this game."

She spoke with confidence.

"I have clearly analyzed Shinichi-san's heart!"

"Sure, let's make a deal." Shinichi smiled, "I won't lose in this game... cough, cough, cough, never mind."

It was so dangerous that it almost ignited his competitive spirit.

Regardless of whether he could win or not, this game had to end, whether he truly lost feelings for Rizu or he declared his victory at the end of his life.

Therefore, it wasn't a game, but a silent agreement between them, an agreement that Rizu would never let him lose.

"?" Rizu tilted her head and looked at the subtle expression on her face with confusion.

Without paying too much attention, she immediately said, "Shinichi-san, then let's kiss."

"...Why?" Shinichi didn't understand her logical train of thought at all.

Rizu didn't want to explain to him, she just tiptoed, held his face, and kissed him directly.

It also tasted like udon noodles.

After a while.

They separated. Shinichi stared at her already blushing face, pinched her cheek, and said with a smile, "I feel like you're getting more skilled."

In that recent process, with Rizu actively attacking, Shinichi treated himself as a novice to cooperate, and unexpectedly found that her skills were much more adept than before.

Rizu's chest swelled, and she said quite proudly, "Of course! I didn't waste my studies. I found a lot of reference materials beforehand..."

She closed her mouth in the middle of her sentence, turned around, and her tone became serious.

"Although there's a lot of written information on the Internet, it's still quite difficult to apply it in practice..."

"Did you find some videos that aren't suitable for children?" Shinichi immediately revealed his embarrassment.

Rizu ignored his teasing and walked straight to the sofa.

"Why aren't they here yet?"

"They'll be here soon."

Shinichi didn't continue teasing her. He glanced at his watch, brought tea in front of him, and then sat back at the president's desk with a cup of tea.

It didn't take long for the members of the Student Council to arrive one after another, even Mafuyu as the advisor of the Student Council came to school early to prepare for the Student Council meeting later.

6:30 in the morning.

Seven girls were sitting on the sofa, Shinichi stood beside them, and Mafuyu leaned against the wall, folded her hands on her chest, and looked at them calmly.

"Well then, I'll assign the tasks and schedule that need to be completed today..."

Shinichi said, his eyes sweeping over the girls, and his voice didn't pause.

Ichika had entered a deep sleep state, and Nino was trying to wake her up, Miku's eyes were open, but there was no light in her pupils, and Yotsuba's hand waved in front of her without any response.

They were all a group of lazy people who didn't have the habit of waking up early.

Shinichi told them to sleep early yesterday, but they still couldn't muster enthusiasm today.

He sighed quietly and looked at Itsuki, who held a meat bun in her hand and ate with enthusiasm.

This girl could wake up quickly as long as she had something to eat. Shinichi really hoped Ichika and Miku could also have this special skill... As long as they didn't inherit her appetite.

Then, he met eyes with Fumino.

The girl was sitting on the sofa, her blue hair tied into two long ponytails dangling on the side of her body.

She tilted her head towards him.

"(laughing)"

"?"

"(laughing)"

"??"

Shinichi shivered and felt a cold chill down his spine.

For some reason, he read from her smiling face, "You're dead, you know?"

What was happening? Did he provoke her recently?

He didn't say Fumino had small breasts or a big appetite. Sometimes, he would kiss her cheek to tease her, but she would always blush, shyly and happily accepting it...

Soon, a possibility crossed Shinichi's mind.

Yes, that was the only possibility.

—Fumino was jealous.

She might know that he was too "close" to the quintuplets, and now her mood was very unhappy?

Shinichi couldn't be sure, and he didn't know how much Fumino had understood.

Because he didn't dare to confirm, he pretended to be ignorant and turned his face away as if he didn't notice her increasingly sharp gaze.

"I've said before that our main responsibility is supervision and review. Other related tasks are handled by the executive committee, so you can focus on your own classes and clubs..."

After delivering the things that had been discussed and sharing the information, Shinichi was ready to disband the meeting.

"Wait a minute." Fumino looked at the information and stopped Shinichi from turning to leave.

"The Shuchi'in Academy Heart Hunting Festival..."

Looking up, Fumino stared at him with a subtle expression. "Who came up with this embarrassing slogan?"

"Do you want to come up with an embarrassing slogan, don't you?" Shinichi shrugged and said indifferently, "That's the principal's idea and has nothing to do with me. I can't write something embarrassing like that."

"You can know..." Fumino muttered.

Shinichi looked at her with a slight displeasure.

Fumino returned the gaze without showing any signs of weakness.

Shinichi wanted to deny his own taste, but when he thought about what he had said to them, "Village Residents A", "You're a brave one, and Kirisu-sensei is the Demon King." and many more words that made him blush when he remembered them. In the end, he turned away with an expression that said he didn't care.

Fumino didn't feel the pleasure of victory this time.

This guy was such a tsundere. Fumino used to think it was cute, but now she felt confused, whether he was thick-skinned or thin-skinned now?

When Shinichi announced the dispersal of the meeting, the girls also went to their classes to help prepare for the school festival that awaited them.

With the help of classmates Kashima and the Thorn Club, Shinichi, as the main messenger behind the scenes, was not given any tasks. However, that didn't mean he did nothing.

After leaving the student council, he walked towards the school auditorium.