Tokyo Psychic

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When did your relationship become so good?

"Hmm... Nina is a very cute child, it's normal for everyone to like her."

As An and Subaru said this, they mischievously poked Akira's neck, "When are you planning to make your move on her?"

"You noticed that too?"

"I guessed, but I didn't expect you to be able to keep quiet about things and not make them clear to her."

"If I really explained things to Nina... she'd probably be so shocked she'd have a stress reaction."

“Hey, aren’t you spoiling her a bit too much?” An and Subaru thought about it and realized that it was true. So they sighed with regret, “Nina is indeed very naive and very sensitive. But you can’t keep it from her forever.”

"I'm planning to go back to my hometown during summer vacation, and then take her on a side trip to Kumamoto." Akira Kurusu said slowly, enjoying Anwa Subaru's soft little hands rubbing her shoulders and back. "You should have heard Nina mention it, right? She experienced school bullying when she was studying in Kumamoto."

"right."

"According to Nina's description, those people also seemed to have their desires twisted, and they really thought about killing her during the bullying."

"..." An and Subaru stared in shock, their fingers freezing in place.

Akira Kurusu's tone was tinged with heartache, "That undisguised violence terrified Nina, who wanted to fight back, so much so that she didn't dare to move. And now she still regrets not daring to fight back, and is also terrified of those terrifying classmates."

"Are you preparing to..."

"I want those people to repent."

Akira Kurusu watched Serina Izayoi playing with her friends on the beach. "Then, I'll take that opportunity to visit her parents, in front of them..." Before she could finish speaking, Serina Izayoi ran over, waving her arms with a big smile.

"Amamiya Amamiya!" Izayoi slowed down as she approached Akira Kurusu to avoid getting sand on him.

The girl squatted down in front of Akira Kurusu and handed him a dark, gooey thing. "Look! It's a mussel!"

What happened to the mussels?

"Didn't you know? Mussels are a symbol of unity and cohesion. They attach themselves to rocks or connect with each other using their byssal threads to protect each other's weaknesses in harsh living environments, thus resisting attacks from predators."

Jingqin Rencai said, "Aren't we the 'End' band? Mussels are perfect for us!"

“Then you can take pictures of them and post them on the band’s Twitter.”

"Okay! I'll go talk to Hongxia and the others right now!" Then I saw Jingqin Rencai excitedly running away with the lump of mussels.

The girl's slender shadow moved swiftly across the beach.

The sunlight reflected off her fair skin, making it so bright and dazzling that it was almost hard to look directly at her.

She is running in the sunlight.

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(February is almost over, and all my tickets are about to expire, so please give me some!!)

149. Haha, I'm not jealous at all. (Please click "Refresh Chapter Content" in the upper right corner)

(The problem with this chapter actually lies in the "photos." I started writing at 2 a.m., and the original plan was to show off to my new harem, but by the time I got to that part it was already 5:54 a.m. I was rushing to meet the perfect attendance requirement, which resulted in the chapters being disjointed. Please forgive me...)

(The modifications have now been completed.)

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The damp sand rubbed between her toes, and the sun made the backs of her feet burn. Yamada Ryo's feet were soaking in the water, and the nail polish she had applied after taking a bath the night before shimmered pearly under the seawater as she bent down to pick up a mussel.

Mussels are dark brown, but their tops are often worn down to reveal white prismatic layers that gleam in the morning sunlight of Atami.

Ichi Nijika lay on the beach, her knees, calves, and small feet pressing beautiful marks into the soft sand.

She was holding up her phone to take a picture of the mussels arranged in a ribbon pattern in front of her.

"Hongxia, is this edible?"

Yamada Ryo held up the mussels in his hand and asked Iji Chi Niji Natsumi a question.

In fact, while she was speaking, she had already begun trying to pry open the seashell.

"You can't eat it, the one in your hand has been dead for a long time," Akira Kurusu, who happened to be passing by Yamada Ryo, quickly stopped him.

Yamada Ryo looked at Kurusu Akira with some puzzlement, "This area is so deserted, there isn't a single restaurant or entertainment facility open."

What kind of entertainment facilities do you want?

"Shouldn't the point of that statement be that there are no restaurants currently open?" Yamada Ryo pointed to an ice cream shop next to a few palm trees in the distance. The roller shutter door was locked, and there was a very new notice on it.

[Our store plans to conduct a four-day staff training program, during which time operations will be suspended.]

Following the direction Yamada Ryo pointed, Akira Kurusu looked over and saw that all the shops along the coast, which offered a clear view of the entire beach, were closed.

After a brief moment of thought, he removed the mussel from Yamada Ryo's other hand, then turned her finger and moved it toward Toyokawa Shoko, who was with Izayoi Nina searching for crabs on the beach.

Yamada Ryo looked at Toyokawa Shoko's beautiful figure, which was dazzlingly white under the sunlight, and suddenly realized.

Then, a look of indignant righteousness appeared on her face, "Damn chaebols!"

"You seem to be a complete novice when it comes to the meaning of the surname 'Toyokawa'."

"It really is the first day I've found out." Yamada Ryo scratched his hair. "After all, it's impossible to associate her miserable life with that of a chaebol heiress."

"It's hard for a normal person to feel that there are actually very well-off families in the cold."

Yamada Ryo paused for a moment, then casually asked Kurusu Akira, "Do you think... if I asked Shoko to borrow a million yen, would she agree?"

"What are you planning to buy with the million you borrowed? You just asked me that question yesterday."

"I don't know." Yamada Ryo didn't know what she wanted to buy with the one million yen. After thinking about it for a while, she asked him uncertainly, "Maybe it's because... having a big number in the bank account feels cool?"

"Money borrowed always has to be repaid. What if you can't resist and spend all of that million?"

"The large and powerful Toyokawa Group probably wouldn't bother with a nobody like me, would they?"

“The bigger and more powerful a family is, the more likely they are to argue with small people to the bitter end.” Akira Kurusu suddenly looked Yamada Ryo up and down.

Yamada Ryo noticed Kurusu Akira's gaze and instinctively covered his chest, which wasn't actually heaving much. "Your look just now was disgusting."

"Ryo is a 'beautiful girl' in every sense of the word. Maybe she'll be kidnapped by the Toyokawa family and forced to work as a maid to pay off her debts when she's heavily in debt."

"Is it to serve Xiangzi? Being a maid for a young lady must pay very well, right? That one million is..." Yamada Ryo suddenly realized that this was a super high-paying part-time job that he could get for free. Moreover, he could get an advance of one million in salary.

So she looked eager to try.

Unexpectedly, Akira Kurusu shook her head with some regret, "Shoko is the heir of the Toyokawa family. If Ryo really is sent to work as a maid because of debt problems, Ryo, as a newcomer, probably will not be qualified to serve her."

"Huh? Does that mean I'm supposed to serve tea and water to those old men who are like beasts in human form, the kind you only see in TV dramas?"

“Wrong. With a figure like Ryo's, which can hardly be considered ‘sexy,’ she’d probably end up in some young master’s bed.” Akira Kurusu suddenly revealed a somewhat malicious smile. Strictly speaking, the only “young master” in the entire Toyokawa family right now is himself.

Yamada Ryo was completely unaware of the truth and was shocked by the harsh treatment he would receive, so he reluctantly gave up the idea of ​​borrowing money. "Alright, it's almost noon now, where should we go for lunch?"

"Nina just said she wanted to play beach volleyball, and Momoka has already gone to a nearby equipment shop to help her make some arrangements... After we finish playing volleyball, everyone should put on their sun-protective clothing and go for a walk around town. We can come back for swimming in the afternoon."

"It really is just sightseeing. I thought there would be a lot of boring and tedious forms to fill out and visits to learn from."

"You don't like it?"

"I just want to have more events like this in the future." Yamada Ryo suddenly sighed, recalling the process of going from "expectation" to "disappointment" and "tiredness" every time he went on a study tour.

Lying on the beach, using her body as cover, Ichiji Niji Natsu finally finished editing her post and clicked "post." She slowly got up, then brushed the sand off her knees. Only then did she realize that Yamada Ryo and Kurusu Akira had already walked and talked for quite a distance.

Hey! What are you guys talking about?!

Ichi Niji Natsumi chased after her.

Akira Kurusu suddenly turned around, "Nijika!"

Ichi Nijika quickly stopped in her tracks, looking at him strangely, "Why did you suddenly make such a stern face? It's scary."

"Can I ask you for a favor? Consider it a reward for teaching you how to grill last night."

"Please speak!"

Can I take a photo with you?

"Huh? We're all friends, isn't this a group photo...?"

"I mean, just wearing a swimsuit."

"Hmm?... " Ichiji Nijika looked down at her outfit, her expression a little unnatural. "It's a bit embarrassing."

"I won't post it on my Twitter account, it's just for my personal collection... I might occasionally take it out to show off to a few girls I know very well." Akira Kurusu coaxed patiently, "Everyone, including Ryo Yamada, will appear in the video."

"Well... alright then," Ichiji Nijika breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.

Even the gentlest and most cheerful girl will resent having her "photobook-like" pictures posted online, attracting a large audience.

After all, she was just an ordinary high school girl, not some idol who had to show her face and sacrifice her dignity for fame and career.

But why insist on saying it as "personal collection," which is easy to misunderstand?

Ichi Nijika kicked the sand off her feet. We're all good friends from the same band, so isn't it a bit insincere to say that?

She glanced casually at Akira Kurusu beside her and noticed that the boy's Hawaiian shirt was unbuttoned, revealing his clear and smooth muscle lines.

You'd never guess from normal circumstances that this guy actually has a pretty good physique...

At this moment, Yamada Ryo suddenly interrupted their conversation with some puzzlement, staring into Kurusu Akira's eyes and saying, "I don't remember I agreed to let you take swimsuit photos, did I? Don't let my appearance fool you, I actually value personal privacy very much."

Then, under the bewildered gaze of Ichiji Nijika, Yamada Ryo spoke eloquently, “After all, my family has very strict discipline.”

"It's just selective parenting!" Ichiji Nijika couldn't even count how many times Yamada Ryo had violated that so-called "strict parenting."

Yamada Ryo coughed twice, seemingly unfazed, then tossed his bangs, striking what he thought was a very cool pose. "Anyway, I..."

Lai Qixiao interrupted her very decisively, "During the study tour, I will treat you to all three meals a day."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yamada Ryo rushed over, grabbed his hand tightly, and shook it, "Tell me, how many pictures do you want to take?"

"Ryo!" Seeing Yamada Ryo's fickle and shameless behavior, Ichiji Nijika felt increasingly embarrassed and wanted to say that she didn't know her... But thinking of their friendship, she quickly called out to her friend, ran over and grabbed her and Kurusu Akira's arms to separate them, and then bowed very seriously to Kurusu Akira to apologize.

At this moment, Momoka Kawaharaki had already approached with a handcart carrying all the equipment needed for beach volleyball.

She was so shocked when she saw the boy and girl pulling and tugging at each other that she was speechless.

So he counted on his fingers the relationships between each band member on the beach, and even the non-band members and Akira Kurusu... and in an instant, sorrow welled up in his heart.

Is there any hope for this band?

Kawara Momoka thought with a touch of sadness.

Could it be that we can't even make it through one semester and are going to break up because of complicated relationship problems?!

......

[Showing Off the Best (Yuki Mishima): Ren! Ryuji! Where did your club's study trips go?]

[Yellow Flash (Ryuji Sakamoto): Seaside Park. I arrived yesterday afternoon and the coach immediately arranged for me to train with the senior members of the track and field club.]

[Showing off your best: Haha, that's really pathetic!]

[Yellow Flash: I know you're going to brag, take it back, I don't want to hear it.]

(A set of photos was uploaded by "Show Your Best").

[Showcasing the best: To be honest, Mr. Kamoshida arranged for our volleyball team to go on a trip to Yasuo Inaba City this time, where there's the very famous 'Ishiwa Onsen'!]

[Showing Off the Aces: Ah, Coach Kamoshida is so kind! He said something like, 'Everyone has worked hard in training, but it's important to remember to balance work and rest, so everyone must take advantage of these few days to relax as much as possible'...]

Mishima boasted about this, adding that he was currently playing volleyball with his seniors in the club, and that a high-achieving student from the University of Tokyo who was also on a study tour nearby had joined them. Although the student looked very refined, he was very athletic, and even Kamoshida had to take notice of him.

As a result, the chat room, which was specially set up to play Valorant, was suddenly filled with voices of envy and jealousy from the boys, as well as various complaints about the study tour arranged by the school.

After all, as a college that has recently experienced a series of scandals and was once pushed to the forefront of the media, Xiujin College obviously has to take full consideration of safety in all aspects for study tours, which require registration and reporting.

Let's just say it's to make those reporters talk less and to make things a little harder for the students.

In short, this year's study tour arranged by Xiujin can be described as the most "boring" ever. The theme is no longer something as light and carefree as "enjoying the spring and summer" or "exploring the cicadas' song". Instead, it has become "extracurricular knowledge expansion" that makes students feel dizzy just by looking at the itinerary.

At that moment, the avatar of the person named "Attic Thinker" lit up in the chat room.

(A photo was uploaded by "The Attic Thinker".)

On the boundless sea, sunlight dances on the waves. A boy holding a volleyball leans against the sea, flashing a bright smile at the camera.

[The Thinker in the Attic: What a coincidence, I was just playing beach volleyball with my club friends.]

A group of boys looked at the sunlight, waves, and beach behind Akira Lai in the photo, and thought about the current situation of "female dominance" in the Department of Mental Health Education. The entire chat room fell silent for a moment.

Then, just a few seconds later, the wailing and outcry of the crowd flooded the chat with over 99 comments.